Le Film (32 Issues)
by Henri Diamant-Berger, Director; Louis Delluc, Editor-in-Chief
Paris: Pathe Freres, 1919. Original wraps. Very Good +. Hebdomadaire. An impressive crop of 32 issues of this early, very uncommon Parisian trade magazine, issued by "Pathe Freres", one of France's (and the world's) leading film production companies at the time. Spanning 1918 and 1919 (the magazine's 5th and 6th years in existence), this weekly (and sometimes bi-weekly)... Read More
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Nouvelles Devantures et Agencements de Magasins (Complete with 60 Plates)
by G. Henriot
Paris: Ch. Moreau, 1920. Boards. Very Good +. The original edition of this sumptuous collection of deco-ish photographs of Paris storefronts and store fixtures, c. 1920. Complete with 60 loose (as issued) plates, all 60 in rich gravure and all titled and briefly described in the "Table des Planches". The plates are in crisp, lovely, Near Fine to... Read More
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Pierre a Feu (With Publisher's Original Chemise and Slipcase)
by Henri Matisse (Paul Eluard, Louis Aragon, Rene Char et al)
Paris: Maeght Editeur, 1947. Illustrated Wraps. Near Fine/Very Good +. Henri Matisse. A very presentable copy of the 1947 1st edition. #004 of 950 copies issued on "Velin superieur". The book consists of the "5-color cover and the 17 full-page illustrations, including 1 frontispiece and 1 original out-of-text lithograph, 1 wood gouge and 14 unpublished heliogravures composed and... Read More
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View of the State of Europe During the Middle Ages (3 Vols.)
by Henry Hallam, Esq
London: John Murray, 1819. Three-Quarter Leather. Collectible; Very Good. Second edition, 1819, complete in 3 volumes. 3/4 light-brown calf over marbled boards. Gilt-decorated compartments, raised bands, leather title labels. Clean and tightly-bound and solidly VG. Light rubbing along the front and back panels, othherwise very nicely-preserved. Octavos, 1,666 pgs. all told, marbled endpapers and edges. Internally very clean,... Read More
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Neurological Complications of Lymphomas and Leukemias
by Henry M. Williams, Henry D. Diamond et al.
Springfield, IL: Charles Thomas, 1959. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1959 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, part of Charles Thomas's wonderful "American Lecture" series.
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Decoys of the Mid-Atlantic Region
by Henry A. Fleckenstein, Jr.
Exton, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 1979. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good +. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR HENRY FLECKENSTEIN IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION on the title page. A very solid copy to boot of the 1979 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with just a touch of light foxing along the top-edges. Tall quarto, hundreds of crisp... Read More
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The International Style: Architecture Since 1922
by Henry-Russell Hitchcock, Jr. and Philip Johnson
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1932. Cloth. Very Good +. INSCRIBED BY PHILIP JOHNSON on the front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot of the 1932 1st edition of this seminal meditation on "Modernist" architecture. Tight and VG+ in its russet cloth, with very light wear along the spine and one small, discreet former owner... Read More
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An Atlas of the Basal Ganglia, Brain Stem and Spinal Cord
by Henry Alsop Riley, M.D.
The Williams and Wilkins Company, Baltimore, 1943. 1st. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1943 1st edition. IN THE VERY UNCOMMON DUSTJACKET. Thick octavo, oblong, 708 pgs. A VG+ copy in a bright, VG dustjacket with minor chipping along the foot of the spine. Hundreds of detailed pictorial illustrations. With publishers prospectus and index to the plates laid-in. A very... Read More
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Foxhunting Is Different
by Samuel J. Henry
New York: Derrydale Press, 1938. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1938 1st edition, #22/950 copies issued. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the dedication page. Solid and VG+ in its red cloth, with bright gilt-lettering and design at the front panel. Octavo, 170 pgs., illustrated by the great Paul Brown. Small former owner signature at front pastedown. Signed... Read More
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Report of the Board of Health of the City of Brooklyn (1875-1876)
by Henry A. La Fetra, Secretary of the Department of Health
Brooklyn, NY: The City of Brooklyn Board of Health, 1877. Cloth. Very Good +. INSCRIBED BY H.A. LA FETRA, BROOKLYN'S SECRETARY OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH AND THE MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR ISSUING THIS REPORT, on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the uncommon 1877 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its dark-green cloth, with... Read More
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Lorenzo De Zavala: The Pragmatic Idealist
by Margaret Swett Henson
Fort Worth, Texas: Texas Christian University Press, 1996. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the half-title. An immaculate copy to boot of the 1996 1st edition. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 146 pgs. Signed by Author.
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After the Laughter -- The 2nd Book of Herakut
by Herakut
Germany: Publikat, 2012. Laminate boards. Fine. A pristine copy of the 2012 2nd prnting of this remarkable collection of dystopian art by the renowned duo of street artists Jasmin Siddiqui ("Hera") and her partner Falk Lehmann ("Kut"), who, together, formed Herakut. Clean and Fine in its much less common harback, in laminate, pictorial boards. Quarto, beautifully-reproduced, vivid color... Read More
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Mr. Wizard's Experiments for Young Scientists
by Don Herbert
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1959. Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. Dan Noonan. An all-but-pristine copy of the 1959 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Octavo, nicely illustrated throughout by Dan Noonan.
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Moderne Bauformen: Monatshefte fur Architektur und Raumkunst XXXII. Jahrgang 1933
by Herbert Hoffmann, Ed
Stuttgart, Germany: Julius Hoffmann Verlag, 1933. Cloth. Very Good +. A very solid, well-preserved copy of the 1933 edition of "Moderne Bauformen". Clean and VG+ in its beige cloth, with rubbing to the titling along the spine. Internally very sharp, with no writing or markings to speak of. Thick, tight quarto, hundreds of crisp black-and-white --and a smaller... Read More
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The Adventures of Be-Wee the Gnome and Tales of Happy Common
by Agnes Grozier Herbertson
New York: Cupples & Leon, 1921. Pictorial boards. Very Good. Lilian A. Govey. 1921 1st edition, wonderfully illustrated in vivid color by Lilian A. Govey. Solid and VG in its light-brown boards, with mounted color illustration to the front panel. Light rubbing along the front panel's bottom-edge, a bit of very mild staining at the rear panel. Still... Read More
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Modern French Shop-Fronts and Their Interiors (Complete with 54 Plates)
by Rene Herbst
London: John Tiranti & Company, 1927. Boards. Very Good. The 1927 1st edition of this wonderful collection of photographs of French shop-fronts and interiors. Shot in a lavish gravure, each of the 54 photographs feels deeply-influenced by Art Deco aesthetics. Solid and VG in its beige boards, with light bowing to the panels and wear along the spine... Read More
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Monorails
by Hermann Botzow, Jr.
Simmons-Boardman, New York, 1960. 1st. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1960 1st edition. VG+ in a bright, VG+ dustjacket with several minor closed tears along the jacket edges. Octavo, 104 pgs.
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How I Broke into the Movies
by Sixty Famous Screen Stars (Edited by Hal C. Herman)
Hollywood: Hal C. Herman, 1929. Pictorial cloth. Very Good +. The 1929 correct 1st edition. Solid and VG to VG+ in its navy-blue cloth, with bright gilt-titling and design along the front panel. Light rubbing and spotting along the spine, very mild scuffing to the rear panel. Internally, faint creasing along the top-edges of the preliminary pages, otherwise... Read More
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The Senior Tour and the Men Who Play It
by Steve Hershey
New York: Doubleday, 1992. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A wonderful one-of-a-kind copy: SIGNED BY 18 OF THE LEADING PLAYERS ON THE SENIOR TOUR. All signatures clean and legible and all appearing on 2 pages, the first blank page and its facing half-title page. On the blank page are the signatures of BOB MURPHY, D.A. WEIBRING, GARY McCORD, DAVE... Read More
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Stories of Five Decades (Review Copy)
by Hermann Hesse
New York: Farrar , Straus and Giroux, 1972. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1972 stated 1st American printing, translated from its original German by the formidable Ralph Manheim (who also translated Celine, among others, into English). A Review Copy to boot, with the FSG Review Slip laid-in. Clean and Near Fine to Fine... Read More
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Colour in the Treatment of Disease
by J. Dodson Hessey
London: Rider & Co. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. The 1st edition, c. 1920, of this curious study of color in its approach to treating disease. VG (with tender but still firm inner hinges) in a clean, VG example of the uncommon original dustjacket, with one small closed tear at the front panel. 16mo, 80 pgs.
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Slave Raids in Belgium: Facts About the Deportations
by J. Van Den Heuvel
London: T. Fisher Unwin. Ltd, 1917. 1st. Original Wraps. Good. The 1917 1st edition of this uncommon booklet. G+ in its stapled gray wrappers, with light soiling at the front panel and title page. Octavo, 43 pgs.
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The Mouse and the Elephant
by Joan Hewett
Boston: Little, Brown, 1977. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A clean, crisp copy of the 1977 stated 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, wonderful photography thruout by Richard Hewett.
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Secrets of the Salmon
by Edward Ringwood Hewitt
Scribners, 1925. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. A pretty copy of the 1925 2nd edition. VG in a bright, VG dustjacket with minor rubbing to the front and back panels. Thick octavo, 159 pgs.
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Francesco Clemente: Paintings and Watercolors
by Kay Heymer
Cologne, Germany: Jablonka Galerie, 2005. Original wraps. Fine/Near Fine. A very sharp example of the catalogue based on the February-April 2005 exhibition at Cologne's Jablonka Galerie AND INSCRIBED BY FRANCESCO CLEMENTE on the half-title. Crisp and Fine in its original wrappers. And in a bright, Near Fine example of the wrappered, pictorial dustjacket, with just a touch of... Read More
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