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Henley, William Ernest. A Book of Poetry. New York. Scribner and Wellford. 1891. 175 pps. 7 X 4 1/2. Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Third edition. Red cloth binding, gilt title. Corner and spine edge bumping. Stains on front cover. Owner's inscription on front end page. Some yellowing of pages. Hinge slightly broken at one page. $27.00
Book #368 from Del Norte County Friends of the Library, Crescent City, Ca
hart,, earl. Mines and Mineral Resources of Monterey County, California : County Report 5. San Francisco. California Division of Mines and Geology. 1966. 142 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex-Library copy, no tears, tight binding. Includes all 47 plates of which 2 are maps. $15.00
Book #183 from Friends of the Calaveras County Library, San Andreas, CA
H. Allen Smith. RHUBARB. Garden City. Doubleday. 1946. 301 pps. 12mo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Green Cover, red & white letters and illusttrations on spine and cover, bookplate on pastedown, slight edgeware on spine. COLLECTION OF EIGHT H. ALLEN SMITH FIRST EDITIONS IS INCLUDED IN THIS ITEM $100.00
Book #00024 from FRIENDS OF THE YGNACIO VALLEY LIBRARY, WALNUT CREEK, CA
H. C. Brunner. The Stories of H. C. Brunner. New York. Charles Scribners. 1917. 320 pps. 8 vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Previous owners signature on front page. Good clean copy, cover shows little or no wear. $40.00
Book #189 from Friends of the Vista Library, Vista, CA
H.G. Molesworth. Three Centuries of Furniture. New York. Viking Press. 1972. 328 pps. 4 to.. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. First American edition. Published in Italy in 1969. Some jacket wear around edges. Pages have slight discoloration around edges but great color plates. $45.00
Book #2 from Foundation for the Monterey County Free Libraries, Salinas, CA
HAAGE, WALTHER. CACTI AND SUCCULENTS - A PRACTICAL HANDBOOK. New York. E. P. Dutton. 1963. 264 pps. 4to. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy in good dust jacket. Translated and revised by E. E. Kemp. Originally published under the title "Das Praktische Kakteenbuch in Farben" in 1961. Dj is scuffed, edgeworn, small chips and tears. Boards and pages are vg+, clean/tight. N 5/04 $13.00
Book #N-25 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HADLEY, FREDRICK BROWN. PRINCIPLES OF VETERINARY SCIENCE. PHILADELPHIA. W.B. SAUNDERS COMPANY. 1929. 550 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Board is soiled on one corner, and is frayed on the bottom with board showing. Edges are bumped. Pages are slightly aged. Book is clean and tight. Part I is on Anatomy and Physiology. Part II is on Diseases. This book is used as a text-book in agricultural schools. nr - 2/05 $10.00
Book #NR146 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HAGEE, JOHN C. PROPHECY STUDY BIBLE. nashville. thomas nelson. 1997. 1608 pps. 6 1/2"x9 1/2". First edition. Softcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Not Ex. Lib. Book. Boards are black genuine bonded leather, with gilt titles on the front board & spine. Previous owner, signed name in ink pen, first endpage. Bible Land Maps in full color, last endpages. All the pages are tightly held & clean. Stated, New King James Version. All the pages are wraped with gilt all around the edges. Leather cover in excellent condition. First Edition Not Stated. wd 4/08. $30.00
Book #WD583 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HAGEL, BOB. HUNTING NORTH AMERICA'S BIG GAME. New York. Popular Science Books. 1986. 478 pps. 8 vo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy in good dust jacket. Dark blue hardback copy w/ very good dust jacket. Good tight condition. Photos of big game. Hunting big game techniques. Outdoor life book. mj 10/02 $10.00
Book #A199 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HAINES, ALICE CALHOUN. FLOWER OF THE WORLD. New York. E. P. Dutton. 1922. 286 pps. 5 1/2"x7 1/2". First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Not Ex. Lib. Book. Boards are covered in green cloth. Boards show slight wear due to age & use. Gilt titles on the front board & spine. Inside front board has previous owners ex. libris. Charles E. St. John. No other marks or smudges on the pages. All the pages are tightly held. Calhoun, is the author of "Firecracker Jane". First Edition Not Stated. wd 12/07. $60.00
Book #WD486 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HAINES, DONAL HAMILTON. LUCK IN ALL WEATHERS. New York. Farrar, Rinehart. 1941. 290 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex lib. book with usual ink stamps & pocket. Book shows shelf wear, with spots on the front board. Dark brown cloth covered boards, with gilt printed titles. D/j was cut, with its end flaps glued to the front end page. B/w Illustrations by Ralph Boyer, are very well done, & beautiful. For its age the spine & binding are tight. All the pages are clean. First Edition not stated. Luck in All Weathers takes you outdoors with the author. wd 11/06. $9.00
Book #WD-72 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HALL, DOROTHY. IRIDOLOGY. new canaan, connecticut. keats publishing. 1981. 241 pps. 5 1/2"x8". First edition. Softcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Not Ex. Lib. Book. The soft cover & pages are in excellent condition. The entire book is in new condition. The cover is in full color. No marks or smudges. All pages are tightly held. With 14 full-color photos & 30 b/w drawings. Introduction by H. David Lyons, M.D. San Diego, California. First Edition Not Stated. wd 3/07. $15.00
Book #WD215 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HALL, GEOFFREY F. D'ARTAGNAN THE ULTIMATE MUSKETEER. Boston. houghton mifflin company. 1964. 166 pps. 5"x7 1/2". First edition. Hardcover. good copy in poor jacket. Not Ex. Lib. Book. The d/j is warn along the top edge. The blue cloth boards show some wear & some faiding. Gilt titles on front board & spine. The front & back boards show the "Genealogical Tree-of d'Artagnan's Family". All the pages are clean, with no marks or smudges. All pages are held tight. This adventure is with "The Three Musketeers". Stated First Printing. wd 2/07. $9.00
Book #WD150 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HALL, GEORGE M. GEOPOLITICS & THE DECLINE OF EMPIRE. jefferson, north carolina. mcfarland & co.. 1990. 244 pps. 6 1/2"x9 1/2". First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Not Ex. Lib. Book. Boards are covered in burgundy, with gilt titles on front & spine. All the pages are clean, on marks at all. The boards show very little wear. Book is like new condition. "Implications for United States Defense Policy". First Edition Not Stated. wd 4/07. $10.00
Book #WD229 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HALL,HOLWORTHY, MIDDLEMASS,ROBERT. THE VALIANT: A PLAY. New York. Longmans,Green And Co.. 1947. 44 pps. 5 X 7 1/4. Reprint. Softcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Keywords: Theater Plays. Book shows ware on spine,a sticker on front 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. also a Royalty Notice sticker on on title page from Baker's Plays Boston. This has caused some damage to the Important notice page. "The Warden" is written in pencil on front board and is neatly underlined throughout the book. Middle page is loose. Even with all the book's problems it is great play and a collectors item. 04/04 JF $5.00
Book #JF179 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HALLERAN, E. E. DEVIL'S CANYON. New York. ballantine books. 1956. 155 pps. 5"x7 1/2". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in blue cloth, with black titles on the spine. Boards show slight wear. D/j was cut & taped to the first endpage. The first & last pages are loose from the spine & binding. All other pages are tightly held. Pages have yellowed due to age. "A man named Quincy swung down off his horse & prepared for the fight of his life". Stated This is an original novel-not a reprint- published by Ballantine Books, Inc. "Quincy was a fighter". wd 6/07. $40.00
Book #WD339 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HAMILTON, MARGUERITE. RED SHOES FOR NANCY. New York. Lippencott. 1955. 224 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. ex-libris copy in good dust jacket. Has the usual markings of a library, as well as the card pocket on the front endpage. Book has normal wear, the back endpage is starting. Binding is somewhat loose, but overall in pretty good condition. bl-2/07 $140.00
Book #BL120 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HAMMOND, INC. WORLD ATLAS. new jersey. hammond inc.. 1980. 352 pps. 9 1/2"x11 1/2". First edition. Leatherbound. very good copy with no dust jacket. Not Ex. Lib. Book. This book is like new condition. Boards are covered with burgundy imitation leather, & gilt titles on front board & spine. There are no tears, marks or smudges. A Contemporary Atlas of The World. With latest & most authentic geographical & statistical information. Stated "Classics Edition". Every page in full color. Front end pages, "Environment & Life". This book is large & heavy, additional postage may apply. First Edition Not Stated. wd 3/07. $45.00
Book #WD217 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HAMMOND-DOUBLEDAY. HAMMOND-DOUBLEDAY ILLUSTRATED WORLD ATLAS AND GAZETTEER. Garden City. NELSON DOUBLEDAY, INC. 1955. 128 pps. 9 3/4 "-12". First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Spine frayed on ends. Edges are worn. Boards slightly soiled. Binding loose but pages clean and tight. Three-dimentional maps, illustrated gazetteerof US, of world & geography. WORLD ATLAS nr - 1/05 $9.00
Book #NR67 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HANF, WALTER. MEXICO. None. Rand McNally. 1967. 136 pps. Folio. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in good dust jacket. Translated by Eamonn J. Doyle. Dj has small tears, color photos on front and back. Book is near fine, pages are clean/tight. N 5/04 $8.00
Book #N-26 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HANFF, HELENE. TERRIBLE THOMAS. New York. Harper & Row. 1964. 29 pps. 6 1/2"x12". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are cloth covered, with black tape for reinforcement. Boards are in white & yellow, with black titles on the front board, white hand written titles on the spine. Boards are in excellent condition. First page was taped, due to the highrise flap. All the pages are tightly held & clean. Pictures by Fritz Siebel. First Edition Not Stated. wd 10-30. $24.00
Book #WD472 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HANING, BOB. CALAMITY AT APACHE WELLS. New York. lenox hill press. 1972. 192 pps. 5 1/2"x8". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy in good dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in light orange cloth, black titles on the spine. D/j is in good condition with clear plastic cover. All the pages are clean & tightly held. First Edition Not Stated. wd 6/08. $19.00
Book #WD613 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HANSON JR., CHARLES E. THE PLAINS RIFLE. New York. bramhall house. 1960. 171 pps. 9"x 11 1/2". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy in good dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in light red cloth, with black titles on the front board & spine. Slight shelf wear along the edges. D/j is in good condition, which is covered in clear plastic. Many b/w Illustrations throughout the book. All the pages are tightly held & clean. First Edition Not Stated. wd 3/08. $28.00
Book #WD547 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HANSON, EARL PARKER. CHILE LAND OF PROGRESS. New York. reynal & hitchcock. 1941. 201 pps. 5 1/2"x8". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in faded blue cloth, with blue titles on the front board & spine. Boards show shelf wear along the edges. Eleven b/w Illustrations. Pages are clean, no marks or smudges. First Edition Not Stated. wd 3/08. $23.00
Book #WD563 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HAPGOOG, CHARLES H. EARTHS SHIFTING CRUST. New York. pantheon books. 1958. 438 pps. 6"x8 1/2". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib.Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in blue cloth, with silver titles on the front board & spine. Boards show wear along the edges. D/j was cut & taped to the first endpage. All the pages are tight & clean. Foreword by Albert Einstein. Authors Note: To the Layman & the Specialist. 15 b/w Illustrations. First Edition Not Stated. wd 10/07. $68.00
Book #WD463 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HARDY, KAY. HOW TO UPHOLSTER FURNITURE. New York. funk & wagnalls co.. 1952. 182 pps. 7 1/2"x10". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in gray cloth, with silver titles on the front board & spine. Edges of book show wear due to use. B/w Sketches by the Author. Author of : "How to Paint & Wall-Paper", "How to Make Your Own Draperies", "How to Make Your House a Home", "Beauty Treatments for the Home", "How to Finish or Refinish Your Furniture". First Edition Not Stated. wd 2/08. $20.00
Book #WD535 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HARPER, DONNA LEE. THE DIARY OF LILLIE LANGTRY AND OTHER REMEMBRANCE. Los Angeles. Arrowhead Classics, Inc.. 1995. 216 pps. 5 1/4 X 8 1/2. First edition. Softcover. Signed by Author. fine copy with no dust jacket. Keywords: Novel Theater Victorian era. ISBN 1886571007.Book has very little ware.Sticker on front of book "Autographed". Owner's name in inside page also. Stories about the most beautiful woman in the world and her contacts with numerous men and women who are now legends. There are photograps of these people. 10/03 JF $13.00
Book #JF-82 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HARRIS, , JOEL CHANDLER. THE TAR-BABY & OTHER RHYMES OF UNCLE REMUS. New York. D. Appleton. 1904. 190 pps. 5 1/2"X8". First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Not Ex. Lib. Book. Boards are covered in light tan cloth, with gilt titles on the front board & spine. Boards show wear. Previous owner wrote return address in pencel on the inside front cover. First half of the book show water marks on the pages. The Illustrations are beautiful, by A. B. Frost & E. W. Kemble. First Edition Not Stated. wd 1/08. $75.00
Book #WD508 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HARRIS, CORRA. A CIRCUIT RIDER'S WIDOW. New York. doubleday, page. 1916. 374 pps. 5 1/2"X7 1/2". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in red cloth, with gilt titles on the cover & spine, Gilt picture on the front board. The boards show wear & fading due to age. All the pages are tight. Lllustrated by Walter H. Everett. First Edition Not Stated. wd 6/07. $27.00
Book #WD342 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HARRIS, W.T. and F. STURGIS ALLEN. WEBSTER'S NEW INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. Springfield, Mass. G. & C.Merriam Company. 1927. 2620 pps. Folio. Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. India Paper Edition. Cloth covers with gilt markings, thumb-index, corners are bumped, edgewear and fraying, spine has foldings on top and bottom, some water markings on back cover. Pages are clean (a few in beginning are folded, taped). Hinges are tender. N 5/04 $35.00
Book #N-18 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HART, JOHNNY. NO TWO SEXES ARE ALIKE. Cleveland. American Greetings Corporation. 1967. 16 pps. 6 1/2" x 6 1/2". First edition. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. No Edition Stated, Assumed First Edition. Red hardcover, purple and blue pages, fine condition. Inscription on last page. Illustrated end pages, illustrated book based on the comic strip B.C. Layout design by Ronald Gratson and Robert Campbell. CR 01-03 $6.00
Book #R-73 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HARWOOD, ALICE. MERCHANT OF THE RUBY. New York. Bobbs-Merrill. 1950. 447 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Red cloth boards have gilt lettering, gently bumped corners, spine has light fading and folds to top and bottom. Pages have deckled edges and are clean/tight. Name plate on ffe. $15.00
Book #N225 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HASS, HANS. DIVING TO ADVENTURE. Garden City. Doubleday. 1951. 280 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex lib. book with usual ink stamps & pocket. Green cloth boards are worn. Gilt titles on spine. Book has 58 b/w photos which are very clean as the pages. The spine & binding are strong for the age of the book. "The boy must learn to swim," said Uncle Fritz when I was four, "and I'll see to it that he does!" The daredevil story of hunters under the sea. Translated from the german by Barrows Mussey. Original edition published in 1947 by Orell Fussli, Zurich, under the title Drei Jager auf dem Meeresgrund. Copyright, stated 1951, by doubleday & co. wd 11/06. $17.00
Book #WD-64 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HASTINGS, HELEN KING. A LITTLE WINDOW IS A DANGEROUS THING. New York. g.p. putnams sons. 1959. 255 pps. 5 1/2"x8". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in yellow cloth, with brown titles on the spine. Boards show shelf wear along the edges. D/j was cut & taped to the first endpage. All the pages are tightly held. Stated, by Helen King Hastings & Jean Muir. First Edition Not Stated. wd 4/08. $35.00
Book #WD570 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HATCH, ERIC. GOOD OLD JACK. Boston. Little, Brown & Co.. 1937. 303 pps. 5"x7 1/2". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in green cloth, with blue titles on the spine. Boards show slight warpage. Very little wear to the boards. Some brown spots on the pages. All the pages are tight. Stated First Edition. wd 10/07. $50.00
Book #WD438 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HAUCK, LOUISE PLATT. BELOVED BUFF. New York. Grosset & Dunlap. 1940. 290 pps. 5 1/2"x7 1/2". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in red cloth, blue titles on front board & spine. D/j was cut & glued to first endpage. There are some brown spots throughout the pages. All pages are tightly held. First Edition Not Stated. wd 10/07. $30.00
Book #WD436 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HAUCK, LOUISE PLATT. WILD GRAPE. New York. Grosset & Dunlap. 1931. 193 pps. 5"x7 1/2". Reprint. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in blue cloth, blue titles on front board & spine. Boards show fading & wear along the edges. D/j was cut & glued to first endpage. There are some brown spots among the pages. All pages are tightly held. Stated First Printing, April 1931-Second Printing, September 1931. wd 10/07. $20.00
Book #WD437 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HAUTZIG, DEBORAH. X-MEN, BATTLE OF THE SENTINELS. New York. Random House. 1994. 46 pps. 6" X 9". First edition. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Marvel Comics Step into Reading, Step 3 book, 2nd Grade reading level. Pictorial cover by Dana and Del Thompson, illustrated throughout by Aristides Ruiz and Josie Yee. Based on teleplays by Mark Edward Edens. jc 11/02 $11.00
Book #C-73 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HAWKEN, PAUL. GROWING A BUSINESS. New York. SIMON & SCHUSTER. 1987. 251 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. COMPANION VOLUME TO THE PUBLIC TELEVISION SERIES. $10.00
Book #79 from FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY, CANTON, TX
HAWKES, HESTER. TAMIS NEW HOUSE. New York. coward-mccann. 1955. 30 pps. 6 1/2"x8 1/2". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in blue/gray cloth, with black titles on the front board & white titles on the spine. Illustrated by Betty Matsumoto. All the pages are clean & tight. First Edition Not Stated. wd 1/08. $25.00
Book #WD521 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HAWLEY, BEATRICE. NOTHING IS LOST. Cambridge, MA. Apple-wood Press. 1979. 61 pps. 8vo. First edition. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Keywords: Poetry Women ISBN 09182220602 Book is as new condition. There are 61 selections of Poetry. This is the author's second book of poems. 04/04 JF $5.00
Book #JF156 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HAYES, WILL. THE BIGGEST PINE TREE. Los Angeles. MELMONT PUBLISHERS, INC. 1957. 31 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex-library school book with pocket torn out on inside front board. Front board has a mark on it. Pocket glued to first page. Library stamp and discard stamped on a few pages. Boards and edges in very good condition. Pages and binding clean and tight. A story of how a seed grows and becames lumber and then a home. Illustrated by Don Perceval,Educational Younger Readers, Logging, Forestry nr - 1/05 $10.00
Book #NR76 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HAZELTON, NIKA. THE BELGIAN COOKBOOK. New York. ATHENEUM. 1970. 244 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. PRICE CLIPPED DJ COVERED WITH MYLAR $25.00
Book #47 from FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY, CANTON, TX
HEBER, DAVID M.D. THE RESOLUTION DIET. New York. AVERY. 1999. 209 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. NEW CONDITION,A DIET PROGRAM THAT REALLY WORKS. $35.00
Book #51 from FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY, CANTON, TX
HECKELMANN, CHARLES N. SIX-GUN OUTCAST. New York. arcadia house, inc.. 1946. 303 pps. 5 1/2"x7 1/2". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in blue cloth, with white titles on the spie. Boards show shelf wear. All the pages are tightly held. "Jim Dobson awoke in a strange house in the town of Prairie Wells to find himself in a strange perdicament". First Edition Not Stated. wd 8/07. $20.00
Book #WD385 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HEINDEL, MAX & AUGUSTA. THE MESSAGE OF THE STARS. Los Angeles. the Rosicucian Society. 1800. 700 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. reading copy with no dust jacket. Hinges starting, front and back...title page is missing. Previous owners name appears in front of book along with crossed out scribbles on first page of chapter 1. Contains 36 example horoscope charts. Publication date cannot be found due to missing pages in front of book. bl-4/07 $25.00
Book #BL135 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HELFER, ANDREW. BATMAN: MASK OF THE PHANTASM, THE ANIMATED MOVIE. New York. Bantam Doublday Dell Publishing Grp., Inc.. 1994. 132 pps. 5 1/4 X 7 3/4. Reprint. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Keywords:Children's Comic Books Science Fiction. ISBN 0553481746.Book shows very little wear on top and bottom cover, very tight and clean.Based on the animated movie by Warner Brothers.Batman fights to uncover the mystery behind the Mask fo the Phantasm. 10/03 JF $4.00
Book #JF-84 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HEMINGWAY, ERNEST. THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA. New York. Charles Scribners. 1952. 140 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Beautiful condition, small crease on flap of front cover. Contains Scribner's logo on title page w/o the letter A; however, there is a capital A on the inside flap of the dust cover. This is a possible 1st edition, but is not verified. Photo of author on back cover by Lee Samuels. Has a 3/4" book store stamp inside back cover. bl-9/05 $250.00
Book #BL-50 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HEMINGWAY, ERNST. FOR WHO THE BELL TOLLS. New York. Charles Scribners. 1945. 471 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. VERY GOOD COPY OF CLASSIC HEMINGWAY,NO DJ, PREVIOUS OWNERS NAME ON FIRST PAGE WITH DATE 1945. SOME GLUE MARKS $20.00
Book #12 from FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY, CANTON, TX
HENDERSON, BARBARA, GARRETSON, MARION; WEBER, FRED. THE FIRELIGHT BOOK. Sacramento. California State Department of Education. 1951. 472 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Alturas Elementary School stamp inside front and back boards. Cloth boards have some edgewear along tops and bottoms of boards, spine has folds at top and bottom. Pages are clean/tight. Names on ffe. California State Series. Condition is VG+. N 7/04 $8.00
Book #N235 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HENDRYX, JAMES B. GOLD IS WHERE YOU FIND IT. New York. Doubleday. 1953. 191 pps. 5 1/2"x8". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in brown board & blue tape, with black titles on the spine. Boards show slight wear. Page 189 is torn at the spine & taped on page 190. All other pages are tight to the spine. Here again is Hendryx, at his best writing. Stated First Edition. wd 8/07. $100.00
Book #WD398 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HENDRYX, JAMES B. GOOD MEN AND BAD. New York. Doubleday. 1954. 192 pps. 5 1/2"x8 1/2". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in burgundy cloth, with white titles on the spine. Boards show very little wear. D/j was cut & glued to first endpage. All pages are tightly held to spine & binding. "Jean Barbazan was the most powerful-& the most mysterious-man in the whole frozen expanse of the North". Stated First Edition. wd 8/07. $300.00
Book #WD367 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HENDRYX, JAMES B. THE STAMPEDERS. New York. Doubleday. 1951. 222 pps. 5"X8". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in blue cloth, with black titles on the spine. Boards & pages are in very good contition. "Adventure is where you find it-& young Til Carter found it in a hurry when he headed north into the toughest country in Alaska". First Edition Not Stated. wd 8/07. $43.00
Book #WD378 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HENRY STEELE COMMAGER. CHURCHILL'S HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING PEOPLES. New York. Barnes & Noble. 1995. 475 pps. 8 vo. Reprint. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Barnes & Noble publication of Churchill's publication arranged for one volume by Henry Steele Commager. Book in fine condition. mj 8/02 $10.00
Book #A-78 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HENRY, HARRIET. WHEN IS A LADY?. New York. E. P. Dutton. 1940. 301 pps. 5"x7 1/2". Reprint. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in orange cloth, with blue titles on the spine. Boards are in good condition. Pages 12-13 have brown spots, & a couple of printed words are missing. All other pages are clear of smudges. Stated First Printing-January, 1940, Second Printing- January, 1940. wd 1/08. $25.00
Book #WD507 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HENZINGER, THOMAS A. HYBRID SYSTEMS COMPUTATION AND CONTROL. germany. springer-verlag berlin heidelberg. 1998. 415 pps. 6"x9 1/2". First edition. Softcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Not Ex. Lib. Book. Softcover in silver & burgundy, with white & burgundy titles on the front cover, burgundy titles on the spine. Book is in excellent condition. Clean & tight throughout the book. ISSN 0302-9743. First Edition Not Stated. wd 7/08. $50.00
Book #WD623 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HERBERT MORRIS. FREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY. Stanford, CA. Stanford University Press. 1991. 547 pps. 8 vo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Blue hardback reprint. Very good copy. Some yellow highlighting on several pages. Contents very tight. mj 8/02 $14.00
Book #A162 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HERBERT, H.L. FANTASTIC UNIVERSE. New York. King-Size Publications, Inc.. 1957. 128 pps. Digest. First edition. Softcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Vol.6 #4,October 1957 in Mylite bag. Including "Soldier From Tomorrow" by Harlan Ellison. Yellowed pages in well-read but clean, tight copy. Two inch spine tear back cover but pages not loosened. jc 5/04 $14.00
Book #C177 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HERRON, Ph.D., J. DUDLEY. HEATH CHEMISTRY. Lexington, Massachusetts. D.C. Heath and Company. 1993. 848 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Teacher's Edition. Cover has slight bumping to bottom edge and slight scuffing. Pages are clean/tight. No markings inside. Near new quality textbook. N 6/04 $18.00
Book #N-59 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HERSEY, JOHN. A BELL FOR ADANO. New York. Alfred A. Knopf. 1944. 269 pps. 8 vo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Fic - Wartime fiction of American Major and an Italian boy. Hardback, spine slightly scuffed. Cover imprinted w/ design of homes and arch. Ex libris copy w/ name plate on front book cover. mj 7/01 $8.00
Book #A-31 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HERSEY, JOHN. HIROSHIMA. New York. Alfred A. Knopf. 1946. 118 pps. 16mo. First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. $25.00
Book #3 from FRIENDS OF THE GLENDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY, GLENDALE, CA
HERSEY, JOHN. TOO FAR TO WALK. New York. None. 1966. 246 pps. 8 vo. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Blue covers with gold print. Covers slightly scuffed. contents in good condition. mj 8/01 $8.00
Book #A-45 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HESTER,, KATHLEEN B.;SHANE, HAROLD G., MASON, BARBARA T.; GUERRA, MAN. ALL AROUND THE CITY, TEACHER'S EDITION. Sacramento, CA. California State Dept. Education. 1969. 96 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Keywords: Reading Teacher's Edition. Book is tight and text is clean. Child's name,with felt pen, on inside board and front page. Also a mark on page 13. Rebus pictures have been used to make the stories more interesting. A guide to creative reading, plans for teaching, and evaluation program. 08/04 JF $10.00
Book #JF210 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HICKS, CLIFFORD B. ALVIN'S SWAP SHOP. New York. Holt, Rinehart & Winston. 1976. 110 pps. 8 vo. Reprint. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Library copy in very good condition. Contents tight, edges are fine. Yellow hardback cover w/ pictoral front of boy with various instruments. Children mystery, Alvin Fernald series. Swap shop to sunken ship. mj 8/02 $10.00
Book #A-37 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HILL, LEWIS. CHRISTMAS TREES: GROWING AND SELLING TREES, WREATHS, AND GREENS. Pownal. A Garden Way Publishing. 1994. 152 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. This is a very clean copy and appears to be like new. There are no creases on the spine, corners appear not to be bumped. Pages are clean/tight. N 6/04 $8.00
Book #N136 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HILTON, FRANCIS W. THE LONG ROPE. New York. Grosset & Dunlap. 1935. 282 pps. 5"x7 1/2". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in red cloth, with white titles on the spine. D/j was cut & glued to the first endpage. Pages 159 through 162 are loose from the binding. First Edition Not Stated. By the same author-Phantom Rustlers, Hell-Crazy Range. wd 8/07. $15.00
Book #WD379 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HINKLE, THOMAS C. BARRY: THE STORY OF A WOLF DOG. New York. William Morrow. 1946. 242 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Usual ex-library markings. Blue cloth boards has some edgewear, bumped corners, label taped to bottom of spine. Pocket missing from ffe. Pages are clean/tight. Pen marks on back ffe. Overall condition is VG. N 6/04 $17.00
Book #N126 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HINKLE, THOMAS C. BLACKJACK: a RANCH DOG. New York. William Morrow. 1946. 224 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Usual ex-library markings. Brown boards have light edgewear, corners are gently bumped, spine has folds to top and bottom with light edgewear and label taped to the bottom. Pages are clean/tight. Liquid mark on all pages along the edge. Ffe appears to be removed. N 8/04 $27.00
Book #N278 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HIRSCH, JOHN. THE SUPER CATALOG OF CAR PARTS & ACCESSORIES. New York. workman publishing company. 1974. 310 pps. 8"x11". Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Not Ex. Lib. Book. The only page with marks is the first end page. Previous owner marked page numbers with pen. B/w pictures throughout the book. You will find a detailed breakdown in the index at the back of the book. This is a top book for information. Stated First printing:April 1974-Second printing:August 1974. wd 2/07. $5.00
Book #WD156 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HITE, SID. DITHER FARM. New York. Henry Holt. 1992. 215 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Book and dj are both in near new condition. No internal/external markings/wear. IMC Review Collection stamp and barcode on ffe. N 6/04 $9.00
Book #N-61 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HOCKENBERRY, DEE. THE BIG B-E-A-R BOOK. Atglen, PA. Schoffer Publishing, Ltd. 1996. 208 pps. 4to. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Book in great condition. Bright white pages with various photographs are tightly bound. The edges and corners of the board are very sharp. Heavily illustrated with hundreds of pictures of bears. $25.00
Book #T-001 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HODGSON, FRED T. MODERN CARPENTRY: A PRACTICAL MANUAL. U.S.A.. FREDERICK J. DRAKE & CO.. 1903. 193 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Possible first edition. Spine and edges with minor shelf wear, slightly frayed. Inside board has stain about an inch and a half in size. Binding good. Pages clean and tight. A complete guide containing hundreds of quick methods for performing work in carpentry, joining and general woodwork, written in a simple every day style that does not bewilder the workingman, illustrated with hundreds of diagrams which are especially made so that anyone can follow without difficulty. House plan supplement. Perspective views and floor plans. nr - 1/05 $20.00
Book #NR94 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HOFF, SYD. DINOSAUR DO'S & DON'T'S. New York. windmill books. 1975. 46 pps. 4"x6". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex lib. book with usual ink stamps & pocket. The boards show slight wear. Pages are clean with no tears. A good hummer book for any little one. With Illustrations by Robert Kraus. Dinosaurs Do get out of bed when their mothers call. wd 11/06. $30.00
Book #WD-43 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HOFFER, ERIC. IN OUR TIME. New York. WILLIAM MORROW. 1977. 114 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Softcover. good copy with no dust jacket. ISBN 068808172X GOOD CONDITION, ALL AMERICAN ESSAYS 20TH CENTURY, SLIGHT WEAR TO EDGES AND SPINE. OWNER'S NAME ON TITLE PAGE. NO OTHER MARKS $30.00
Book #35 from FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY, CANTON, TX
HOFFMAN, ALISA M. QUIET MOMENTS. owings mills, md. watermark press. 1990. 330 pps. 6"x9". First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Not Ex. Lib. Book. Boards are covered in multi color hard board, with blue titles on the cover & spine. Boards are in excellent condition. Gilt allaround the outside edges of the pages. Pages are tightly held. ISBN 0-940863-35-9. First Prize Winner, Virginia A. Carruthers, along with twenty, Second Prize Winners. Book is in New condition, crisp & clean. First Edition Not Stated. wd 8/07. $25.00
Book #WD409 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HOFFMAN, ELIZABETH P. HERE A GHOST, THERE A GHOST. New York. julian messner. 1979. 96 pps. 6 1/2"x8 1/2". Reprint. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are hardcovered, in white & tan, with blue titles on front board & spine. Illustrated by David Kingham. Book is in very good condition, with no other marks or smudges. All the pages are very tight. Stated Second Printing, 1979. ISBN 0-671-32851-4. wd 5/07. $18.00
Book #WD298 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HOGEBOOM, AMY. THE BOYS' BOOK OF THE WEST. New York. Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Co.. 1946. 415 pps. 8 vo. Reprint. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Discarded library book. Illustrator Richard Bennett. Stories - Wild Horses, Indian Life, Covered Wagons and Trails, The Gold Rush, Pioneers and Heroes, Outlaws and Desperadoes, Ranch and Range, The West Today.(Roping Lions in the Grand Canyon, Zane Grey). Front fly page has stains. juvfic mj 9/01 $10.00
Book #A120 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HOLBERG, RUTH. THE SMUGGLERS OF SANDY BAY. Eau Claire, Wisconsin. E. M. Hale. 1962. 192 pps. 6"x8". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex lib. book with usual ink stamps. Shelf worn around cover of boards. Illustrated with b&w drawings by Kurt Werth. 1962 First Cadmus Edition. Pages are very clean. Cindy was a daring little girl who wanted to be a smuggler. Digging for buried treasure on Cape Ann, at a colorful period of American history. wd 10/06. $6.00
Book #WD-25 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HOLBROOK, MARION. WINNING WAYS THREE PLAYS FOR GIRLS. New York. old town. 1932. 61 pps. 5 1/2"x8". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in red cloth, with gilt titles on the spine. Boards are in excellent condition. Contents: Winning Ways, A Dozen Pink Roses, Murderer At Large. All the pages are tightly held & clean. First Edition Not Stated. wd 5/08. $25.00
Book #WD595 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HOLDREDGE, HELEN. MAMMY PLEASANT. New York. G. P. Putnams. 1953. 309 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Third impression 1953 ed. Some penciled marginalia.Includes newspaper clipping with drawings of the mysterious San Francisco mansions of a famous ex-slave woman who became a historical figure. jc 1/07 $15.00
Book #C221 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HOLLAND, MARION. BILLY'S CLUBHOUSE. New York. Alfred A. Knopf. 1955. 182 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Usual ex-library markings. Boards have some edgewear, corners are bumped, spine has fold on both top and bottom. Pages are clean/tight. Some pencil on page edging. Condition is VG+. N 6/04 $9.00
Book #N108 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HOLLIS, JAMES. THE MIDDLE PASSAGE: FROM MISERY TO MEANING IN MIDLIFE. Toronto, Canada. Inner City Books. 1993. 127 pps. 8vo. First edition. Softcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Keywords Psychological Middle Age ISBN 0919123600 Book is tight and clean. A 4 digit number inscribed in ink on front page. Crinkled due to moisture. "This book shows how we may travel the Middle Passage consciously, thereby rendering our lives more meaningful and the secind half of life immeasurably richer." 01/05 JF $6.00
Book #JF234 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HOLLOWELL, JOHN. FACT & FICTION: THE NEW JOURNALISM AND THE NONFICTION NOVEL. Chapel Hill. The University of North Carolina. 1977. 190 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy in very good dust jacket. Usual ex-library markings. Mylar dj has light rubbings. Pages are clean/tight. Condition is VG+. N 6/04 $14.00
Book #N109 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HOLMES, L.P. WATER, GRASS, AND GUNSMOKE. New York. Doubleday. 1949. 218 pps. 5"x8". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in green cloth, with black titles on the spine. Boards are in good condition, pages have yellowed. Stated, Copyright, 1948, 1949. Stated, First Edition. "When Hamp Rudd, the cattle baron, died he left his daughter Loren a legacy of bitterness & hate which erupted in range war". wd 8/07. $25.00
Book #WD377 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HOLMES, MARY J. THE ENGLISH ORPHANS. None. Coates & Co.. 1800's. 270 pps. 5 x 8. Reprint. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Owners name inscribed on front inside cover w/ date of 1903. Burgundy cloth cover, scuffed, pulled away from contents of book. Pages are yellowing and loose. gold deckled edges. Good collectible or reading copy. fic mj 9/01 $22.00
Book #A161 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HOLT, DELORIS L. GOOD FRIENDS COME IN MANY SHAPES. Chicago. Childrens Press. 1973. 36 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Usual ex-library markings. Boards are slightly rubbed, spine has label at bottom. Pages are clean/tight. Condition is VG+. N 6/04 $12.00
Book #N173 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HOLT, GEORGE. NOAH AND HIS ARK. Boston. Little, Brown & Co.. 1950. 48 pps. 8 1/2"x11". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book with all the markings. Boards are covered in yellow cloth, with red titles on front board & spine. Edges around boards show wear. Frount endpage loose from the bottom of spine. Every page has color drawings. Brown spot on page 41 through 48. Stated Published September 1950. Stated First Edition. wd 5/07. $15.00
Book #WD284 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HONNESS, ELIZABETH. THE GREAT GOLD PIECE MYSTERY. philadelphia. Lippencott. 1960. 192 pps. 5 1/2"x8". Reprint. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book with usual ink stamps & pocket. Yellow & black cloth boards show little wear. Illustrated by Eloise Wilkin. By the same author: "Mystery of The Wooden Indian," "Mystery in The Square Tower," Mystery of The Auction Trunk," Mystery At The Doll Hospital," Mystery of The Diamond Necklace". Front end pages have brown water marks on top of pages. No other marks in book. Tightly held pages. Large print for easy reading. Stated, Fifth Printing 1960. wd 3/07. $12.00
Book #WD211 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HOPSON, WILLIAM. A GUNMAN RODE NORTH. New York. avalon books. 1954. 253 pps. 5"x7 1/2". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book with all the markings. Boards are covered in blue cloth, with white titles on the spine. All the pages are tightly held to the spine & binding. No torn pages. Willian Hopson also wrote-"A Gunman Rode North, Apache Kill, Cry Viva!, Gunfighters Pay, The Last Apaches". First Edition Not Stated. wd 5/07. $15.00
Book #WD274 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HORGAN, STEPHEN H. PHOTOENGRAVING IN BLACK & COLOR. Boston. american photographic. 1946. 112 pps. 5 1/2"x8". Reprint. Hardcover. good copy in poor jacket. Not Ex. Lib. Book. The d/j is gild foil, which shows a lot of wear around the edges. The boards are covered in black cloth, with gilt titles on the spine. Stated, Copyright, 1920, 1938, by American Photographic Publishing Co. Second Edition, 1938, Second Printing, 1946. The pages are tight, without any marks or smudges. a fine source of information from camera to chemicals. wd 3/07. $16.00
Book #WD199 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HORSMAN, REGINALD. THE NEW REPUBLIC. harlow, england. pearson education ltd. 2000. 275 pps. 6 1/2"x9". First edition. Softcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Not Ex. Lib. Book. Cover is in red, white & blue, Longman History of America. Cornor on top right of cover shows slight wear. Pages are very clean & tight to spine & binding. B/w pictures throughout the book. Front endpage "Series Editor's Preface" By Mark J. White, Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London. Stated First Published 2000. wd 5/07. $100.00
Book #WD289 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HOT ROD MAGAZINE. HOW TO BUILD A HOT ROD. None. robert e. petersen. 0000. 96 pps. 8 1/2"x11". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in light blue, with navy blue titles on the front board & spine. Boards are in very good condition. Every page in b/w pictures. No marks or smudges on the pages. All the pages are tightly held. A very good Introduction by John Lawlor, Technical Editor. A good useful book, for the Hot Rod fan. First Edition Not Stated. wd 2/08. $60.00
Book #WD536 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HOUGH, HENRY BEETLE. ROOSTERS CROW IN TOWN. New York. D. Appleton. 1945. 266 pps. 5 1/2"x8". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in faded black cloth. Gilt titles on the front board & spine. Boards show shelf wear along the edges. D/j was cut & glued to the first endpage. All the pages are tight & clean. By Henry Beetle Hough, "Country Editor", "All Things Are Yours", "Martha's Vineyard, Summer Resort", "That Lofty Sky". First Edition Not Stated. wd 3/08. $30.00
Book #WD559 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HOUSE OF COLLECTIBLES; HUDGEONS, THOMAS II (ED). OFFICIAL 1985 PRICE GUIDE TO SPORTS COLLECTIBLES. Orlando, Florida. The House of Collectibles. 1984. 261 pps. 4 X 5 1/2. Reprint. Softcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Keywords: Price Guide Collectibles Sports History. ISBN 0876374399. Usual library stamps,date sticker on back page,library pocket loose,and library number taped on spine. Book is tight and clean, slight shelf ware." A century of Sports History is capsulated in this second revised edition!" 03/05 JF $4.00
Book #JF288 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HOUSTON, PAM. MEN BEFORE TEN A.M. Hillsboro, OR. Beyond Words Publishing, Inc.. 1996. 141 pps. 4to. First edition. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. ISBN1-885223-19-6 Illistrated wrappers. Photography by Veronique Vial. Matutinal portraits of the famous and non famous. Text includes: Things men do in the morning, Why we still love men and The man I love in the morning. Houston and Vial capture the true essence of the male species early in the morning. 03/03 JF $25.00
Book #JF-08 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HOWARD M.D., WILLIAM LEE. CONFIDENTIAL CHATS WITH BOYS. New York. edward j. clode. 1911. 162 pps. 5"x 7 1/2". First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Not Ex. Lib. Book. Boards are covered in dark burgundy cloth. The boards show fading due to age. Black titles on the front board & spine. All the pages are tight & clean. Author of, "Plain Facts on Sex Hygiene", "Confidential Chats with Girls", "Facts for the Married", "Sex Problems Solved". First Edition Not Stated. wd 3/08. $24.00
Book #WD552 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HOWARD, LEIGH. BLIND DATE. New York. Simon And Schuster. 1955. 244 pps. 8 vo. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy in good dust jacket. First printing. Slightly soiled dust jacket, otherwise good condition. Clean pages, tight binding. Usual library markings. A novel set in London, about the police themselves as opposed to the crimes they solve. A tale in which no one is completely innocent and the murderer is given the best odds of all. CR 12-02 $5.00
Book #R-24 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HOWARD, OSCAR C. OSCAR C. HOWARD. minneapolis. t.s. denison. 1974. 211 pps. 6"x9". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy in good dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in hardboard, with picture of Oscar C. Howard. Black & Burgundy titles on front board & spine. D/j is covered in clear plastic, which is in excellent condition. All pages are tight & clean, in new condition. First Edition Not Stated. wd 9/07. $26.00
Book #WD435 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HOWE, JOHN. ANTIQUE WHISKEY BOTTLES. San Jose. A & E Print Shop. 1967. 68 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Usual ex-library markings. Purple boards have light smudging. Pages are clean/tight. Condition of this book is fine/near new. This Book will attempt to deal with the most fundamental aspects in building a whiskey collection -- recognition of the bottles, and a norm for establishing their value. N 8/04 $7.00
Book #N302 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HOYT, ROLAND STEWART. CHECK LISTS FOR ORNAMENTAL PLANTS. san diego. livingston press. 1958. 485 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Not Ex. Lib. Book. There are no marks or smudges, all the pages are clear & clean. Boards are covered in black hard cover, with silver & black titles on the front & spine. Boards show no wear, in excellent condition. Preface by Roland Stewart Hoyt on first end page. "There is a growing demand for books on ornamental plants". First Edition Not Stated. wd 3/07. $20.00
Book #WD220 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HUBBARD, DOUGLASS. A NATIONAL PARK ADVENTURE. fresno, cal.. awani press. 1959. 23 pps. 9"x11". First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in gray cloth, with red titles on the cover & spine. Boards are in very good condition. B/w pictures on every page, are true to the story. "My name is Carl. Iam a park ranger-naturalist". First Edition Not Stated. wd 7/07. $35.00
Book #WD351 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HUBBARD, P.M. COLD WATERS. New York. Atheneum. 1969. 180 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy in very good dust jacket. Keywords: Mystery Novel Book has usual library pocket and stamps. DJ is not price clipped and is covered by mylar.Book is tight and clean. "Giffard begins to realize that something odly menacing is going on in the island stronghold, that beneath the cold waters of seeming tranquility there moves a turbulence and a horror of unimaginable proportions." 08/04 JF $10.00
Book #JF207 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HUDGEONS, THOMAS E. II. THE OFFICIAL 1985 PRICE GUIDE TO SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY COLLECTIBLES. ORLANDO, FLORIDA. THE HOUSE OF COLLECTABLES. 1985. 537 pps. 8vo. First edition. Softcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex-library book with usual stamps, markings and pocket. Pages clean and tight. Spine has a couple of creases. Bottom of book has minor black stain. Thirty-eight categories of Sci Fi and Fantasy collectibles are included in this volume, from Activity Books through Comic Books, Decoders and Lunch Boxes to Trading Cards. 537 pages, with 74 pages of prefatory information, and occasional half-tones; plus about 36 unnumbered pages at rear, publisher's advertisments, buyer wants, and seller promotions. nr - 1/05 $15.00
Book #NR43 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HUESTON, ETHEL. THIS ONE KINDNESS. indianapolis. Bobbs-Merrill. 1942. 302 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in burgundy, with red tape along the spine. Gilt titles on the front board, with white handwritte ink pen on the spine. Boards show shelf wear along the edges. D/j was cut & glued to the first endpage. All the pages are tightly held. Stated First Edition. wd 4/08. $30.00
Book #WD571 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HUEY, EDWARD. A CHILD'S STORY OF THE ANIMAL WORLD. Chicago. CADMUS BOOKS. 1935. 355 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex-library with bar code, stamps, markings and pocket. Spine and boards are frayed with board showing. Spine is loose but still connected. Boards are soiled. Front three pages and back two pages are slightly torn. Pages have smudges but are tight. Some pages are dog eared. Illustrated with B & W photos and drawings. A zoo is a place where animals from all over the world are kept so that people can see what they are like and learn more about them. This book is a kind of zoo with the animals in pages instead of cages. This book will help you understand the animals that you see. $15.00
Book #NR89 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HUGHES, KAREN. TEN MINUTES FROM NORMAL. New York. Viking Press. 2004. 346 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author. fine copy in fine dust jacket. FINE COPY FINE DJ, NEVER READ, INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR. COLLECTIBLE AND A WARM, FUNNY STORY OF HER CAREER IN PRESIDENT BUSH'S INNER CIRCLE. $40.00
Book #38 from FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY, CANTON, TX
HUGHES, WILLIAM. AN ATLAS OF CLASSICAL GEOGRAPHY. New York. sheldon & company. 1870. 32 pps. 7"x10". Reprint. Leatherbound. good copy with no dust jacket. This book is for the collector. A sketch of classical geography, & other additions, by the american editor, George Long. Containing fifty-two maps & plans on twenty-six plates. With an index of places. All the maps are in color. The leather covered boards show there age. The spine is worn out. This book is 136 years old. For its age the spine & binding are strong. There are water marks throughout the pages. Front end pages have dog ears with a hole on pages 1 through 10. The Britannia & Gallia maps are lose from the spine. Gilt titles on front board. The book was reproduced, with additions thought desirable. wd 12/06. $50.00
Book #WD-82 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HULME, KATHRYN. WE LIVED AS CHILDREN. New York. Alfred A. Knopf. 1938. 325 pps. 5 1/2"x7 1/2". Reprint. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex. Lib. Book, with all the markings. Boards are covered in faded light blue cloth, with brown titles on the spine. Boards show shelf wear along the edges. The pages are tight. A few pages have spots & smudges. Stated-Published July 5, 1938-First & Second Printings Before Publication-Third Printing, September 1938. wd 3/08. $25.00
Book #WD561 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HUMBLE, JAMES E. WILD ANIMALS OF MODOC COUNTY: A CURRICULUM PUBLICATION. ALTURAS CALIFORNIA. A CURRICULUM PUBLICATION. 1953. 73 pps. 4to. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Ex-library copy with very few markings. One page looks worn. For use in primary grades in the Modoc County schools. Brief descriptions of local animals written by curriculum committee members. Looks like a mimeograph product, but professionally bound. nr - 1/05 $8.00
Book #NR49 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HUNTER, ALICE MARGARET. GRADED READING IN GREGG SHORTHAND. New York. gregg. 1930. 124 pps. 5 1/2"x6 1/2". Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Not Ex. Lib. Book. Book pages are without tears. There is a water stain on all the top edges of pages. Boards are covered in blue cloth, with black titles on the front & spine. Several pages have words written in pencil, by previous owner. Stated "Revised & rewritten by our Editorial Staff in accordance with the Anniversary Edition of the System". Also Stated "Copyright, 1884, 1886, by Charles Scribner's Sons". There are twelve chapters ready for study. Reprint Stated. All pages are very tight to spine & binding. wd 3/07. $15.00
Book #WD190 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HUNTSBERRY, WILLIAM. HARBOR OF THE LITTLE BOATS. New York. Rinehart & Company, Inc.. 1958. 244 pps. 8 vo. First edition. Hardcover. ex-libris copy in good dust jacket. No edition stated, presumed first edition.Dust jacket has slight creasing at the edges and spine, light soiling to back. Light staining to pages and pgs. 56 & 57 have been colored on, though still readable. In the small boat harbor at Honolulu Ring Bradford learns that one of the community of boat dwellers has embarked on a mission of cold-blooded murder. Though there are plenty of suspects there are no clues to the underlying sinister patterns of violence. CR 12-02 $8.00
Book #R-25 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
HURLEY , WILLIAM. DAN FRONTIER. Chicago. BENEFIC PRESS. 1970. 0 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Board is clean with an imprint of glue where sales price was. Small tear on front inside board. Spine and edges have slight edge wear. Pages are clean and tight. The total vocabulary of this book is fifty-seven words. Of these, forty-three are preprimer level, twelve are primer and two are above primer level. Dan Frontier series. nr - 1/05 $10.00
Book #NR53 from Modoc County Friends of the Library, Alturas, CA
Haas, Albert & Jackson, Don D.. Bulls Bears & Dr. Freud. Cleveland & N.Y.. World Publishing. 1968. 179 pps. 8 vo. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Near fine dj. fine. some edgewear $9.00
Book #CB-192 from Friends of Sierra City Library, Sierra City, CA
Haas, Charles. Hazardous and Industrial Waste Treatment. Englewood Cliffs. Prentice Hall. 1995. 352 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Maroon boards with gilt lettering. Front cover just a little bit loose. Pages in excellent condition. $45.00
Book #254 from Mammoth Lakes Friends of the Library, Mammoth Lakes, CA
Haber, Heinz. Walt Disney Story of our friend the ATOM. New York. Simon & Schuster. 1956. 165 pps. Folio. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in poor jacket. Pages have slight tanning. Corners are bumped, edges worn. DJ shows heavy wear with two pieces missing, heavy rubbing on all edges. Full page color illustrations. $20.00
Book #121 from West Melbourne Public Library, Melbourne, FL
Hach. Handbook for Analysis of Surface Finishing Solutions. Loveland, Colorado. Hach Company. 1987. 208 pps. 4to. First edition. Softcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Binding is tight and text is clean. Small tick marks on table of content subjects. Very minor edgewear to cover. Expanded First Edition. $32.00
Book #582 from Friends of the Calaveras County Library, San Andreas, CA
Hacker, Louis M. Alexander Hamilton in the American Tradition. New York. McGraw Hill. 1957. 256 pps. 5.5"w, 8"h appr. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Focuses on the importance of Hamilton's views regarding strong public credit and encouragement of private enterprise in the successful development of the young United States. Pages have yellowed somewhat, otherwise book in remarkably good shape. Cloth and leatherette binding. May be first edition; not guaranteed. $4.00
Book #1691 from Phoenicia Library Association, Phoenicia, NY
Hacker, Marilyn. Presentation Piece. New York. Viking Press. 1974. 117 pps. 7 1/2 X 5. Reprint. Softcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Some scuffing along cover edges and spine. Pages tight and clean. 1973 Lamont Poetry Selection. Pencil slash on front end paper, with price. $6.00
Book #936 from Del Norte County Friends of the Library, Crescent City, Ca
Hackett, Pat, editor. The Andy Warhol Diaries. New York. Warner Books. 1989. 807 pps. 9.5 by 8.5. Reprint. Hardcover. fine copy in very good dust jacket. Some shelf wear to DJ. No price on DJ. Every morning beginning in 1976 Warhol telephoned his friend Pat Hackett and related the events of the past 24 hours. Lots of photos of Andy and the famous people he knew from Liberace to John Lennon. $20.00
Book #673 from Friends of the Nevada County Libraries, Nevada City, CA
Hackman and Daniel Lenihan, Gene. Justice for None. Los Angeles. St. Martin's Press. 2004. 307 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy in fine dust jacket. $2.00
Book #635 from New Berlin Public Library, New Berlin, WI
Hadden, J. Cuthbert. The Great Operas - Tannhauser Wagner. New York. T.C. & E.C. Jack. Unknown. 46 pps. 16mo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. 4 1/2" x 6", Blue boards, wear marks, with a picture on the front in a gilt border. Pages discolored from age. Telling the story of the opera & its history, & something about the music & the composer. 4 colour plates. Gilt edges to top of pages, sides untrimmed. $20.00
Book #1903 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA
Hadida, Sophie C.. Manners for Millions. New York. Permabound Books. 1950. 244 pps. 16 mo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. First Edition (1st thus) Permabook #75--This amusing code of pleasing habits (ca 1932)deals with belching, loud talking, chewing gum, and "Odoriferous Foods"--among many others--how times have changed! Bumped and chipped at spine heel. $5.00
Book #185 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA
Hadman, Ballard. As the Sailor Loves the Sea. New York. Harper & Brothers. 1951. 232 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in good dust jacket. DJ is unclipped; 3/4" piece of DJ missing at bottom of spine, and top of DJ is ragged; pages are uncut; slight canting of the spine; otherwise bindiing is tight and book in very good condition. $6.99
Book #100 from Friends of the Anderson Library, Inc. (F.O.A.L), Anderson, CA
Hafen, Arthur Knight. Dixie Folklore and Pioneer Memoirs. St. George, Utah. Published Privately. 1964. 39 pps. 12mo. Reprint. Softcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Plush tan cover with green print. Binding is tight, book is clean, several pages are creased on the edges. $15.00
Book #416 from Friends of the Calaveras County Library, San Andreas, CA
Hagedorn, Hermann. The Roosevelt Family of Sagamore Hill. New York. Macmillan Company. 1954. 435 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy with no dust jacket. Blue spine with gold lettering, cover is light gray with blue lettering. No markings. Black and white illustrations and 1 photo of the family. $6.00
Book #37 from Christian County Library, Ozark, MO
Haggard, H. Rider. The Days of My Life: An Autobiography. London. Longmans, Green and Co.. 1926. 580 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. good copy with no dust jacket. Presumed first edition. These books are a detailed autobiography of Sir Rider Haggard's life, including the time that he spent in South Africa. Volume I - 294 pp., Volume II - 286 pp., including an index. Both volumes also include photographic illustrations. Both volumes have the previous owner's "Ex-Libris" paste down on inside cover and a small stamp with his name in the front and at the top of the first page of each volume. These are the original red cloth stamped titling on fronts, gilt on spine. There is some fading as would be expected from books this age. $65.00
Book #35 from Friends of the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI
Hagood, Charlotte. Small Quilts. Birmingham, Alabama. Oxmoor House. 1989. 160 pps. 4to. Reprint. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. There are projects for every level of quilting expertise. Choose from one of the ten small quilts presented or make them all! Lots of diagrams and illustrations to help explain the directions. Color photos of each quilt. Book clean, no price clipping, and d/j in mylar cover. $5.00
Book #1061 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA
Hahn, Bula. Jet's Adventures. Lee's Summit, MO. Unity School of Christianity. 1955. 190 pps. 8vo. Reprint. Hardcover. Signed by Author. very good copy with no dust jacket. Pub:Unity School of Christianity, Lee's Summit, MO, 1955, 190 pp, signed: "With All Good Wishes-Bula Hahn", also previous owner wrote his name on top of same page. VG, no bumps, pages slightly brown, otherwise in perfect condition, No fading of red color on book cover. No d/j $25.00
Book #91 from Friends of the Casa de Oro Library, Spring Valley, CA
Hahn, Harold M. The Colonial Schooner 1763-1776. Lyndhurst Ohio. Marob Press. 1993. 176 pps. 11"x81/2". Reprint. Hardcover. Signed by Author. fine copy in fine dust jacket. Near Fine, slight bumping to the corner and spine end, dust jacket is near fine, with small tears on upper edge. 1993 reprint of 1981 edition, #300 of 1500 printed. Signed by author. Clean, tight, an excellent book $80.00
Book #2 from Friends of the Williamston Library, Williamston, Mi
Hailey, Arthur. Airport. New York. Doubleday. 1968. 440 pps. 9.3/4 x7 3/4. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. fine copy in very good dust jacket. Blue cloth ,gilt lettering. small damages to bottom of spine.small clip on bottom of dj and wear on top of dj.jwr 11-13-03 $60.00
Book #0070 from Friends of the Trinity County Library, Weaverville, CA
Haines, Francis. The Nez Perces: Tribesmen of the Columbia Plateau. Norman, OK. University of Oklahoma Press. 1955. 329 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in good dust jacket. D/J is worn at edges--spine chipped but attractive in Mylar jkt. This book combines excitement with historical accuracy. Located in the northwest, they knew Lewis & Clark and at that time Christianity was introduced to these Indians. 42nd in The Civilization of the American Indian Series. Illustrated. Index. Maps. Bibliography with notes. Clean --price Not Clipped. A nice copy. $30.00
Book #857 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA
Halberstadt, April. Farm Memories: An Illustrated History of Rural Life. Osceola, WI. Motorbooks International. 1996. 157 pps. 8.25"w, 10.5"h. First edition. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. An interesting history of daily life and farming practices in the U.S., based on old agricultural magazines, reminiscences, photographs, old advertisements, etc. as well as more traditional sources. Hundreds of b + w illustrations. $5.50
Book #1734 from Phoenicia Library Association, Phoenicia, NY
Halberstadt, Hans. Combines & Harvesters. Osceola, WI. Motorbooks International. 1994. 126 pps. 9"w, 10.5"h. First edition. Softcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Book illustrates the development of harvesting implements and machines: hand-held tools, horse-drawn mowers, stationary threshers, horse-drawn combines, and today's huge self-propelled machines. More than 150 color and b + w photographs of all the leading makes and models of combines used in the U.S. and Canada, as well as photographs of more traditional methods, old advertisements, and historical photographs. $6.00
Book #1735 from Phoenicia Library Association, Phoenicia, NY
Hale, Edward Everett. Memories of a hundred years, vol. 2. New York. Macmillan Pub.. 1902. 321 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. fine copy with no dust jacket. Excellent copy; cover has red, black and gold lettering; spine faded with a little bit of wear at top; very tight binding; no writing; owners bookplate. $20.00
Book #2 from Friends of the Roddenbery Memorial Library, Cairo, GA
Hale, Edward Everett. The Brick Moon. Barre, MA. Imprint Society. 1971. 80 pps. 8vo. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. fine copy with no dust jacket. Illustrated by Michael McCurdy and introduction by Alden P. Johnson. Copy 163 of 1950 editions, signed by artist. Black and Beige cloth cover with gilt title on spione and telescope on cover in grey slipcase with illustrated title plate (slight fading). 18x27 cm (app.) $30.00
Book #33B from Roselle Public Library, Roselle, NJ
Haley, Alex. Roots. New York. Doubleday. 1976. 688 pps. 8 vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in very good dust jacket. VG+ - shelf soil bck bot corner sl. bump $9.00
Book #CB-193 from Friends of Sierra City Library, Sierra City, CA
Haley, Alex. The Autobiography of Malcom X. New York, NY. Grove Press. 1966. 460 pps. Minature. First edition. Softcover. ex-libris copy with no dust jacket. Very worn ex-circulation copy $1.00
Book #23 from Friends of Plainsboro Public Library, Plainsboro, NJ
Haliburton, Tom. Rabbit into Tiger.. New York. Heinemann. 1964. 168 pps. 8 vo. First edition. Hardcover. very good copy in good dust jacket. Mylar jacket on d/j. Illus. with b/w photos to help the novice learn his swings. $14.00
Book #379 from Friends of the Orland Free Library, Orland, CA