Holmes, Harold C (22 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Clean, crisp hardcover in fine condition. Fine DJ.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 42 pages. illustrated. Sqd./Ldr. C Everitt "Breeding The Black-Crested Finch" / Eric Clewlow "The Scheeper's Establishment In Malvern" / P H Tancred "The Red-Browed Finch" / John Wareham "The Red-Eared Firetail" / Miss H Dickmann "The Moscicki Collection" / T R Holmes Watkins "Two More Australian Parrakeets" (SL#122).

Hardcover. Exlibrary markings. Binding and hinges sound. Pages clean, bright. Cloth over boards is clean. DJ, in mylar, has very minor edge rubbing and clipped corner with library label at lower spine. ; Essays: Kerr, Battle of Elkhorn: The Gettysburg of the Trans-Misissippi West. Hall, Planter vs. Frontiersman: Conflict in Confederate Indian Policy. Vandiver, The Civil War as an Institutionalizing Force. Also included is a bibliography of Walter Prescott Webb. ; Walter Prescott Webb Memorial Lectures; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine dust jacket. First Edition. Oakland, California: The Holmes Book Company, 1967. Appears unread. Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket. NO chips. NO fading. NOT a library discard. Bright, shiny, square and tight. Sharp corners. Hinges are perfect. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp, apparently never read. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Delightful account of this important Oakland bookseller, most famous for Western Americana and Californiana. Illustrated with photographs. Index. Bound in the original red cloth, stamped in shiny gold. Complete with dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo. xxiv, 257pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 22.5 x 14.5 cm, xxiv, 257 pp., collection of bookstore logos on end papers, half title, frontispiece portrait of Holmes at his desk, dedication, table of contents, preface, introduction, illustrated, bright red cloth with gilt decoration and printing, subdued gray pictorial dust jacket with black printing in mylar.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Presumed First Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Hardcover in red-orange cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. Patterned endpapers. 257 pp. with index. Illustrated. A fine, bright exmaple in very good dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Frontispiece Portrait (illustrator). 1st Edition. 257 Pp. I Like The Story Of The Purchase Of The 4000 Volume Library, Less Some Better Examples, From Jerome A Hart Of Sf, Mostly Review Copies, For $300, For His Ten Cent Bin, As A Service To The Community By Furnishing Reading Material For Workingmen, And Sold By Hart With Appreciation For That Situation. Fine In Nf Jacket, Trace Of Wear, 1" Neat Split To Front Flap Fold.

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. First Edition. xxiv, 257 pages; illustrations; index; bound in red cloth with gilt lettering on the spine and gilt design on the cover, dust jacket under mylar. Founder and owner of The Holmes Book Company, one of the premier book dealers on the west coast with branches in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and the main 3 story building in Oakland which was a delight to visit for anyone who loved books. Contains his 'Random Reminiscences', among which are accounts of his establishing the company, collections bought and sold, Twainiana material, pioneer letters, noted customers, etc. Very good clean copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Circa 60 pages, adverts, illustrations, facsimiles, plates (some colour), portraits 32 cm.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Circa 60 pages, adverts, illustrations, facsimiles, plates (some colour), portraits 32 cm.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Circa 60 pages, adverts, illustrations, facsimiles, plates (some colour), portraits 32 cm.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Circa 60 pages, adverts, illustrations, facsimiles, plates (some colour), portraits 32 cm.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Circa 60 pages, adverts, illustrations, facsimiles, plates (some colour), portraits 32 cm.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine Minus. 1st Edition. 8vo., 257pp. Beautiful First Edition, Square, tight and clean throughout with just a touch of edge-wear. Very attractive unclipped, though unpriced, dust-jacket, has some mild edge-wear and some soiling to rear panel. Still fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. As new publisher's slipcase. A sharp collectable copy.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Minor dust dulling on margin, no text effected. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: xxiv, 257 p : ill., ports ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes index. Subjects: Antiquarian booksellers California Biography. Autobiography. Illustrated. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Minor dust dulling on margin, no text effected. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: xxiv, 257 p : ill., ports ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes index. Subjects: Antiquarian booksellers California Biography. Autobiography. Illustrated. 1 Kg.

Book Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Holmes Book Co., 1967. 1st Edition . Very Good/Very Good. Book in VG condition in a VG dust-jacket, with minor wear and rubbing. Internally clean, illustrated. 257pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Cloth-backed boards, spine label. Limited to 500 copies. Inscribed by Harold C. Holmes, an antiquarian bookseller and owner of the Holmes Book Co. Slight rubbing to boards. "Conditions of sale" sheet laid in. ; quarto; Signed by Author.

Soft cover. Condition: Good Clean Cond. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Cover Illustrated (illustrator). Paperback : soft cover edition in good plus condition, a typical used book with slight wear to edges and spine. Some minor bumping or creases. Overall good / nice copy of this scarce title. Excellent reading on the subject. A good book to enjoy and keep on hand for yourself. Or would make an ideal gift for the fan / reader in your life. Reading is one of the great pleasures in life. Previous owner's name. Please send us a note if you have any questions. Thank you. Book.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Clarke, W.W.; Wettersten, Harold; Neilson, J.A. (illustrator). First Edition. 32 pages. Features: Interesting photos of unusual work and play inside front cover; Public demands that Congress suppress (Radio) Pirates of the Air; The Divine Comedy of Newspapers; The Rise of an American Race - What Effect Will the 'Old Stock' Have on the People of the Future?; With General Gouraud in the Land of the Crusaders; The Birthplace of the Quaker Poet - the Whittier homestead; Henry Ford's Page - the American home, in its economic aspect, is a business proposition; Editorials - Merchant Mr. Nathan Strauss and his allegation of "the campaign of slander against the Jewish People", the Hall-Mills murder trial, Wooden houses in Britain; The Adventure of Mrs. Farbman; The Cheapest Thing in Europe - Human Beings; Fantastic photo-illustrated centerfold illustrates Where Santa Claus Lives and What He Does; The Boston Tea Party's Last Survivor - David Kennison died at the age of 115; Who Discovered America?; How Victoria Trained King Edward VII - the Queen thought Prince Albert the model of perfection, but Young Wales did not respond. Chats with Office Callers; Q & A; I Read in the Papers - Senator William E. Borah rated highly by Chinese, Iowa Women can now be Legislators, Newspapers train convicts in crime, Dayton, OH druggists rid their stores of salacious and suggestive magazines. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1956 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 1300 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 1300 Volume 545 (1956) - 624 (1961).