‎Biography‎

‎Housley, Herbert‎

‎Back to the Grindstone : Personal Recollections of the Sheffield Cutlery Industry‎

‎No marks or inscriptions. Minor creasing to some corners, none to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, faint creasing to upper corner of last few pages and no bumping to corners. 174pp. Autobiography of Bert Housley, partner in the family cutlery manufacturing firm of H Housley & Sons of Sheffield. Includes much in general about cutlery manufacturing in Sheffield and the author's views on why Sheffield stopped being at the forefront of this industry. Scarce.‎

‎Houssaye, M‎

‎M. de Berulle et les Carmelites de France 1575-1611.‎

‎Paris, Henri Plon, 1872. 1. ed. 1 etching on plate, 565 p. Large-8°, original softcover.‎

‎Pages unopened. Cover bumped, cut and few pages in the beginning spotted, otherwise very fine copy.‎

Bookseller reference : 202009

‎Houston, Cissy und Lisa Dickey‎

‎Whitney. Die Geschichte einer Mutter über Liebe und Verlust.‎

‎Hamburg: Edel, 2013. 255 S., Ill., 21 cm. kart., broschiert.‎

‎Einband leicht berieben, ansonsten sehr gut erh. ISBN: 9783841902320‎

Bookseller reference : 184418

‎HOUTHAEVE Robert‎

‎Emiel Vanhencxthoven S.J. 1852-1906, stichter van de Kwangomissie (Congo). Het begin van de Belgische missionering in Congo‎

‎234pp., met zw/w ills., in-4, gebroch., genummerd exemplaar: dit is nr.63, goede staat, C103934‎

‎HOUTIN Albert‎

‎Un dernier gallican : Henri Bernier chanoine d'Angers (1795-1859)‎

‎482pp., br., 2e éd.revue et augmentée, qqs.taches d'encre sur la page de titre, peu d'annotations en crayon, sinon en bel état‎

‎HOUVILLE GERARD D'.‎

‎LA VIE AMOUREUSE DE L'IMPERATRICE JOSEPHINE. COLLECTION : LEURS AMOURS.‎

‎FLAMMARION .. Non daté.. In-12 Carré. Broché. Etat d'usage. Couv. légèrement passée. Dos frotté. Intérieur acceptable. 204 pages. 1ère et 4 ème de couverture illustrées en couleurs.‎

‎HOUVILLE GERARD D'.‎

‎LA VIE AMOUREUSE DE LA BELLE HELENE. COLLECTION : LEURS AMOURS.‎

‎FLAMMARION .. 1928.. In-12 Carré. Broché. Etat d'usage. Couv. légèrement passée. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur acceptable. 201 pages. 1ère de couverture illustrée en noir et blanc.‎

‎HOVARI JANOS, TASNADI EDIT, TÜSKES ANNA, TÜSKES GABOR, VASARY ISTVAN.‎

‎Tekirdag tarihinin Macar yazari: Kelemen Mikes.= Mikes Kelemen: Rodosto magyar kronikasa.‎

‎New English Original bdg. HC. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish and Hugarian. 127, [43] p., color and b/w ills. Tekirdag tarihinin Macar yazari: Kelemen Mikes.= Mikes Kelemen: Rodosto magyar kronikasa.‎

‎HOWARD (Michael)‎

‎Les Impressionnistes par eux-mêmes.‎

‎Traduction de "The impressionists by themselves", recueil de "tableaux, esquisses, dessins, estampes, extraits des correspondances et des témoignages des contemporains" publié par Michael HOWARD: oeuvres, correspondances et témoignages mêlés, présentés en 4 grandes parties chronologiques: "1856-1871 - Les années d'étude", "1871-1880 - Les années impressionnistes", "1880-1890 - Les artistes indépendants", "1890-1924 - La vieillesse des peintres ", qui témoignent de la vie des artistes, de leurs relations " ([...] les demoiselles Morisot sont charmantes, c'est fâcheux qu'elles ne soient pas des hommes" (Edouard Manet, 1868)... "Je poursuis la réussite par le travail. Je méprise tous les peintres vivants, sauf Monet et Renoir"... (Paul Cézanne, 1902)) et du contexte littéraire, artistique et historique; nombreuses reproductions couleurs ("200" annoncées); notices biographiques des principaux personnages cités; index; sources et bibliographie. Exemplaire de la présentation reliée, bien complet de sa jaquette. Français‎

‎Howard Hibbard‎

‎Michelangelo‎

‎Volume rilegato in tutta tela con titoli in oro al dorso, sovraccoperta segnata da fattore tempo con usura ed irregolarità ai margini e alle cuffie, tagli e pagine con minima naturale imbrunitura, testo completamente fruibile, con 203 illustrazioni in nero nel testo e fuori testo, prima edizione, numero pagine 347 USATO‎

‎HOWARD LANE BLACKWELL‎

‎1897 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF FUTURE 3-DEGREE HARVARD PROFESSOR AND LECTURER IN PHYSICS‎

‎CAMBRIDGE BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS MASS. Poor. 1897. On offer is an original 1897 manuscript diary handwritten by noted Harvard graduate Howard Lane Blackwell b.1876 d.1965 who writes in an undated journal 105 hand-numbered pages of financial notes and then a personal narrative beginning March 28th1898 and is tell tale of much to come: "3:30 pm with Miss Chandler Sarah E. to Fresh Pond bicycling Bald horse-back rider! She to reception of Seniors to Radcliffe." The writings show a very intelligent young man who is very much into bicycling and thoroughly in the Radcliffe college scene including the music club. Concerts sports and riding our author includes bar music complex mathematical formulae to enhance the narrative. He notes going to Payson Hill Reservoir that his cousin addresses the Immanuel Club of Radcliffe rehearsing the play La Bourre a party at Miss Fleagles part of Lasalle seminary and much much more. BIO NOTES: He earned three degrees from Harvard: A.B. 1899 A.M. 1900 and Ph.D. in Physics 1905. He was appointed to a one year fellowship in Physics in 1906. After that he was comptroller of Harvard 1906 - 1910 lecturer in Physics 1918 and organizer of the Memorial Hall Dining Association. Later he carried on his father's real estate interests. His wife Helen Thomas was the sister of Gertrude F. Thomas writer and poet. The book is in awful shape the cover falling apart but present but all pages present. Overall Poor.; English Language; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF SCHLESINGER LIBRARY HOWARD LANE BLACKWELL HARVARD MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON CAMBRIDGE HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL AMERICANA PERSONAL HISTORY MEMOIR MEMORIAL DIARY JOURNAL DIARIES JOURNALS LOG LOGS AMERICANA antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito papel. . unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 00MV185D

‎HOWARD P DUNHAM‎

‎1927 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF A NEAR 'ZELIG' LIKE CONNECTICUT MAN WHO WORKS AND SOCIALIZES IN THE UPPER ECHELONS OF CONNECTICUT POLITICS‎

‎HARTFORD CONNECTICUT CT. Good. 1927. On offer is a super original Roaring 20s manuscript diary handwritten by Howard P. Dunham a politically and socially well placed near 'Zelig' like Connecticut man whose career highlights included Chief office Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue for United States for District of Connecticut two years Elected to Connecticut State Legislature served on Staff Governor Charles A. Templeton 1921 - 1923. Appointed State Insurance Commissioner Connecticut by Governors Templeton and Trumbull in 1923. He also wrote several books concerning the insurance business. While there are no marks of ownership research and associations confirm Mr. Dunham as author. The 49 year old man at the height of his personal society is in touch with many prominent political and business leaders especially on the State government level. Well filled only 17 blank days Howard diary is filled with parties politicians and playing golf and travels lectures and more in the 3" x 5" book. Here are some snippets: "January 5th Inauguration of Gov. Trumbull. Attended Inaugurate receptions of Trumbull Salmon Pallotti and was on Honorary reception committee at Governors Ball eve." "January 13th Mattie's birthday. Dinner at Hfd. Club of Painters and Sculptors 7 P.M. Sat with Jim Stevens Misses Welcher Mrs. Stone Mrs. Potter and Mrs. Hazelton." "January 16th Pratts for breakfast. Commemorative meeting of the adoption of the First Constitution of the colony of Conn. at Centre Church. Tea at Parish home. Supper at Henblien. Saw Swedish Prince." "February 9th Ben Merrill at 12:15. Hamnblien. Nomination as Insurance Commissioner confirmed by Senate. Ned Allen in. Hair." "March 14th Left Kingston at 9:10. Couldn't cross Hudson account of ice break. In N.Y. at 12. Roosevelt Room 944. Lunch at Pennsylvania. Maj. Tuck Mr. Alexander and Stevenson. Eve dinner at Macdougals. "Broadway" at Broadhurst." "April 15th Al Hammers eve. about a meeting of town to rescind vote on school. Took Mr. Warner to Framington and Plainville P.M. Saw Mattie off to Wesleyan at 9:20 P.M. as delegate to D. A. R." "May 4th & 5th Boat trip to Jamestown down the James. Met Cottrell and also State Treasurer… Convention A.M. Dance Country Club. Cox's took us to the crater at Petersburg." "June 24th & 25th Left for Maplewood at 9. At Base of Mt. Washington. Golf at Maplewood. I beat Faulkner and Chapin. Stopped at Turner's Tavern. Room 10. Maplewood hotel eve to see Templeton's….Faulkner and I beat Gov. Templeton and Bob Platt 4 up. I made a 90 at Maplewood last hole in 2. Left for Burlington at 3. Arrived 7. Bad storm. Allenwood hotel Room 6." "July 7th Westport with Gov. Had lunch at Henblien. Drove down in 1:48. Ed Taylor and I beat Gov. Trumbull and Jim Bradley. Dinner at Salmon's eve. Prison Board and Gov. Trumbull Jim Bradley also there." "July 20th Lindberg in town. Saw him at Capitol." "August 27th & 28th Left for Montreal at 10:30 standard. Arrived at 10:30 P.M. Stopped at Windsor Hotel Room 1324. Mgr. Davidson sent up fine flowers…Griffin of the Globe took us on ride around Montreal. Went on the Calcutta. English 1st class warship. Lunch at the Ritz Carlton with Dan Young. Golf at Dummerlea. I got low 91. Dinner Windsor. Dance at Young's." He goes to Quebec. Speaks at the Parliament Building to Canadian Sergeants at Arms. Also dancing at the Piazza of the Mount Royal. "September 22nd Left for Chicago on North Shore Ltd. at 12:05 P.M. from Springfield on car "Loomis". Edgewater Beach Hotel. Room 1567-A. Dinner and Theatre "Chicago" with the Cartwright's." "September 27th & 28th Convention at Cincinnati. John Sage Pres. Union Central took us for an auto ride in P.M. Dinner dance at Gibson eve. Our room 270 very noisy. Met Mr. Soule's son….Cincinnati Convention. Boat ride on Ohio at 2:30. Mr. Earl brought us back from boat "Island Queen." "September 30th Elected to Executive Comm. Of Commissioners. Left at 12:30 for Cleveland. Arrived at 6:50 P.M. room 1070 at the Cleveland." "October 27th Ed down eve. Testified in Superior Court in Fire District vs. Osterlund. Got verdict." "November 5th & 6th Biggest flood since 1854….Flood reached 29.5. Frank Robbins in A.M. Motored to Conn. River Bridge P.M. Great crowds." "November 25th N. Y. on 8:50 train. Waldorf Room 743. Staten Island P.M. and down town. Eve. My Maryland at Jolson….Army-Navy Game. N. Y. Army won 14-9. Dinner with Henry Adams at Metropolitan Club. Eve. Good News at Channing 46th St. Theatre." "December 23rd Dr. Hutchinson at 3. Bot Paige Sedan 415697 at 4 P.M. Sold Jordan to Paige people. F. W. Williams. Attended Internal Rev. party at 1 P.M." "December 2nd Boston at 9:10 A.M. Attended meeting of A. A. A. Statler Hotel. Met Pres. Henry of Detroit. General Manager Smith of Washington etc. Sat at head table. Balche's and Mabel Hewes at house for dinner in eve."; Manuscript; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF HOWARD P. DUNHAM BENNINGTON VERMONT DEPUTY COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE CHARLES A. TEMPLETON CONNECTICUT TRUMBULL ROARING 20S HARTFORD ROARING TWENTIES PRE DEPRESSION ERA AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 0002394

‎Howard Tyrrell Fry,‎

‎Alexander Dalrymple 1737-1808 and the Expansion of British Trade‎

‎Frank Cass Publishers 1970. Published for the Royal Commonwealth Society Imperial Studies series this is number XXIX in that series.xxviii 330pp 4 maps in text. This excellent biography includes a genealogical table and a 38pp bibliography along with a 12pp index. A FINE AS NEW copy in a FINE AS NEW dustwrapper. This book will be POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED UK ONLY . Please email for further details. NOT Inscribed or Signed. Blue Cloth. FINE AS BRAND NEW/FINE AS NEW. Illus. by Black and White Drawing & Maps. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". Hard Back. Frank Cass Publishers Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 009165 ISBN : 0802017177 9780802017178

‎Howard, Anthony‎

‎RAB: The Life of R.A. Butler‎

‎Hardcover in plastic protected unclipped dust jacket, very good condition. Dimpling to plastic cover and light wear to lower board edges. Pages clean and clear throughout. AD Used‎

‎Howard, Elizabeth Jane‎

‎Ned O'Gorman: A Glance Back‎

‎Paperback in very good condition. CM Used‎

‎Howard, Hannah‎

‎Feast: True Love in and out of the Kitchen‎

‎A new, unread book in excellent condition.‎

‎Howard, Jane‎

‎Margaret Mead - A Life‎

‎527 pages including index. With her daring journeys, provocative ideas and unbounded energy Mead achieved the status of myth throughout the English-speaking world. Remainder mark upon bottom edge. Small chip from bottom of spine of dust jacket else very light wear. Excellent copy. Book‎

‎Howard, Jean, and James Watters‎

‎JEAN HOWARD'S HOLLYWOOD: A PHOTO MEMOIR‎

‎New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc 1989. 248 pages including 346 duotone photographs by Howard and text by James Watters. Folio. First edition. Signed on the title page by famed Hollywood actress and photographer Jean Howard and inscribed by her to her close friend Dorothy Shoemaker. There is also a a separate note to Dorothy from Jean stapled to the blank verso of the front free endpaper. The book is in very good condition: clean and tight in a clean bright dust jacket that is slightly faded along the spine. SIGNED. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Jean Howard. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Book. Harry N. Abrams Inc Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : W2153

‎Howard, Katherine Graham‎

‎With My Shoes Off‎

‎347p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good Signed by the author on flyleaf for Robert Burroughs Autobiography of Secretary of 1952 Republican convention and member of Eisenhower's administration.‎

‎Howard, Oliver Otis‎

‎General Taylor‎

‎New York: D. Appleton & Co. Very good copy in the original gilt-decorated leather. 1892. 1st. 1/2 leather. 8vo 386 pp. Great Commanders Series. Large paper edition limited to 1000 numbered copies. Bound in 1/2 blue leather with gilt-decorated spine and marbled paper over boards; top edge gilt marbled endpapers. Hinges tight and contents clean. Partially unopened pages. . D. Appleton & Co. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : BOOKS061912I

‎Howard, Richard (Translated by)‎

‎Salvador Dali - Diary of a Genius‎

‎NY: Prentice Hall Press 1989 Book. Very Good . Soft cover. RARE copy of this diary of the great surrealist painter Salvador Dali's life "between 1952 and 1963 written at his home in Port Lligat in the south of Spain dramy and self-obsessed it reflects all sides of his protean character illuminating anything that fixed his attention. . .". Illustrated with full color plates. . Prentice Hall Press paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 090021 ISBN : 0132099411 9780132099417

‎Howard, Ron; Howard, Clint‎

‎The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family‎

‎New York: William Morrow 2021. . First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. xviii 393 pages. Foreword by Bryce Dallas Howard. Photos. Index. Signed by both Ron and Clint Howard. A clean attractive copy. <br/> <br/> William Morrow (2021). hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 011016 ISBN : 006306524x 9780063065246

‎Howard-Williams, Jeremy‎

‎Dinghy Sails‎

‎1979. Hardcover. Good. Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons 1979 Good HB ISBN: 0-229-11602-7 hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 003027 ISBN : 0229116027 9780229116027

‎Howarth, Stephen:‎

‎Men of War : Great Naval Leaders of World War II‎

‎Vg/Vg (clean unclipped dj without cuts or loss ) . no inscriptions, contents clean and bright) - delightful copy.‎

‎Howat, William F‎

‎Standard History Of Lake County Indiana and the Calumet Region.‎

‎Chicago: Lewis Publishing 1915. First edition. Hardcover. fair. 4to 471 pages half morocco scuffed lacks its spine <br/><br/>Volume 1 is Historical with extensively illustrated photographs. Volume 2 is Biographical with gravure portraits of the leading figures of the county. Lewis Publishing hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 250459