Danny and the Dinosaur
by Syd Hoff
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1958. Pictorial boards. Very Good +/Very Good. Syd Hoff. A solid, clean copy of the 1958 1st edition, with the $2.50 price at the dustjacket's front flap, both the No. 8249A and 8250A codes and the reference to Minarik's "Little Bear" along the rear flap. Tight and VG+ in its pictorial boards, with... Read More
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Grand Trunk Corporation: Canadian National Railways in the United States, 1971-1992
by Don L. Hofsommer
East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Press, 1995. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR DON HOFSOMMER on the title page AND SIGNED BY HIM ADDITIONALLY ABOVE HIS PRINTED NAME. A flawless copy to boot of the 1995 1st edition. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, 219 pgs. Signed by Author.
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Nicodemus and the Gang
by Inez Hogan
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co, 1943. Pictorial boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. A clean, surprisingly well-preserved copy of the July 1943 stated 2nd printing. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($1.00), Near Fine dustjacket, with almost none of the chipping or tears this fragile dustjacket often takes on. In this case, there's just the slightest hint... Read More
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An Introduction to Mathematical Genetics
by Lancelot Hogben
New York: W.W. Norton, 1946. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. A solid, perfectly serviceable copy of the 1946 stated 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light offsetting along the front panel's fore-edge, light chipping --with several tiny closed tears-- at the spine ends and the panel edges, and mild soiling to the... Read More
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Also geht es auf der Welt
by Robert Hogfeldt
Vienna: Paul Neff Verlag, 1950. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A NICE ASSOCIATION COPY: INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR TO LEGENDARY BOOK PUBLISHER ANTON SCHUTZ, FOUNDER AND PUBLISHER OF NEW YORK GRAPHIC SOCIETY, on the front free endpaper. A very nice copy to boot of the 1950 1st edition. Clean and VG+ in a bright, VG+ dustjacket. Oblong octavo,... Read More
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Perilous Pursuit: The U.S. Cavalry and the Northern Cheyennes
by Stan Hoig
Boulder, CO: University Press of Colorado, 2002. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on the half-title. An immaculate copy to boot of the 2002 1st edition. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 292 pgs. Signed by Author.
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The Dances of Death, Through the Various Stages of Human Life: Wherein the Capriciousness of That Tyrant Is Exhibited: In Forty-Six Copper-plates; Done from the Original Designs, Which Were Cut in Wood and Afterwards Painted, By John Holbein
by John Holbein
London: John Scott and Thomas Ostell, 1803. Half-Leather. Collectible; Very Good. The 1803 1st "John Scott" edition, with the 36 remarkable Holbein copper-plates (and further etched by David Deuchar). A dual text edition, with the descriptions of each plate in both French and English. Bound in half period-calf over marbled boards. A degree of scuffing and wear at... Read More
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Xaviera's Supersex: Her Personal Techniques for Total Lovemaking
by Xaviera Hollander
New York: New American Library (Signet), 1978. Paperback. Near Fine. A nice Association copy: INSCRIBED BY XAVIERA HOLLANDER TO HELEN WOLFF, THE FORMER PROPRIETESS OF "CUM AGAIN", ONE OF NEW YORK'S RENOWNED SEX SHOPS FROM THE 1980s (this one on East 51st St. at 3rd Ave.). A sharp copy to boot of this 1978 pocketbook reprint, a 7th... Read More
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The Happy Hooker: My Own Story (30th Anniversary Edition)
by Xaviera Hollander
New York: HarperCollins (Regan Books), 2002. Original wraps. Fine. INSCRIBED BY XAVIERA HOLLANDER ("THE HAPPY HOOKER") TO HELEN WOLFF, THE FORMER PROPRIETESS OF "COME AGAIN", ONE OF NEW YORK'S RENOWNED SEX SHOPS FROM THE 1980s (this one on East 51st St. at 3rd Ave.). A pristine copy to boot of the 2003 30th anniversary edition of this bombshell... Read More
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Xaviera's Supersex: Her Personal Techniques for Total Lovemaking
by Xaviera Hollander
New York: New American Library (A Bernard Geis Associates Book), 1976. Boards. Fine/Near Fine. Robert Baxter. An impressive Presentation copy: INSCRIBED BY XAVIERA HOLLANDER ("THE HAPPY HOOKER") TO HELEN WOLFF, THE FORMER PROPRIETESS OF "COME AGAIN", ONE OF NEW YORK'S RENOWNED SEX SHOPS FROM THE 1980s (this one on East 51st St. at 3rd Ave.). An all-but-pristine copy... Read More
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Lust Launched
by Don Holliday
San Diego: Nightstand Books, 1965. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. A crisp, bright copy of the 1965 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its bondage-themed pictorial wrappers. A Nightstand Book (NB 1764). Pocket-sized, 190 pgs. "They were strangers to everything but sin!
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Stud Prowl
by Don Holliday
San Diego: Evening Readers (Corinth Publications), 1963. Original wraps. Near Fine. The 1963 1st (and probably only) edition of this paperback original. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its lurid wrappers, with just a touch of light rubbing to the front panels. Evening Reader #701. "Passion Madness Led Him on a -- STUD PROWL
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Tree in the Trail
by Holling Clancy Holling
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Fine/Fine. Holling Clancy Holling. An exceptionally clean, presentable copy of this early re-issue (with the "$3.00" price and with no date at the title page). Legitimately bordering on pristine. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket, with just the slightest trace of light soiling to the rear panel. Quarto, wonderfully... Read More
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The Influence of Caffein on Mental and Motor Efficiency
by H.L. Hollingworth
New York: The Science Press, 1912. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1912 1st edition, "Columbia Contributions to Philosophy and Psychology, Vol. XX, No. 4". Solid and clean and VG in its navy-blue cloth, with bright gilt-lettering at the spine. Octavo, 166 pgs. #22 in Columbia's archive of Psychology.
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Maya
by Anselm Hollo
London: Cape Goliard Press, 1970. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. SIGNED BY ANSELM HOLLO on the title page. A tight, very sharp copy to boot of the 1970 1st trade edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, also includes a series of 5 laid-in, period postcards of Anselm Hollo's poetry, each issued by Hard... Read More
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Art and Fashion (In Dustjacket)
by Marcel Vertes (Bryan Holme)
New York: The Studio Publications Inc, 1944. Buckram. Very Good +/Very Good -. Marcel Vertes, Picasso, etc.. A handsome copy of the 1944 1st edition, in its fragile pictorial dustjacket. Solid and VG+ to Near Fine in its navy-blue buckram, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. And in a crisp, price-intact, VG- to VG dustjacket,... Read More
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Midnight at Mears House: A Detective Story
by Harrison Jewell Holt
New York: Dodd, Mead and Co, 1912. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. The 1912 1st edition, IN THE UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Solid and VG+ in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light wear at the spine and rear panel edges. 12mo, 337 pgs. A crisp example of the dramatic 1912 dustjacket.
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Turning and Mechanical Manipulation: Intended as a Work of General Reference and Practical Instruction, On the Lathe and the Various Mechanical Pursuits Followed By Amateurs (The First 4 of 6 Volumes Complete)
by John Jacob Holtzapffel
London: Holtzapffel& Co. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The first 4 volumes of this sweeping, comprehensive work, complete in 6 volumes. All 4 volumes are tight, well-preserved and VG in their decorative, blindstamped cloth, with bright gilt-lettering along each of the spines. Small, tasteful former owner inscription at each of the front free endpapers, otherwise very solid and... Read More
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Every Building on the Ginza Street
by Takashi Homma
Ginza, Tokyo: Self-published, 2019. Original wraps. Near Fine. An all-but-pristine copy of this 2019 self-published artist's book, an obvious tribute to Ed Ruscha's seminal "Every Building on Sunset Boulevard". Focusing on Ginza Street, the central thoroughfare in The Ginza, "Tokyo's most famous upmarket shopping, dining and entertainment district". Square 12mo, clean and Near Fine to Fine in its... Read More
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The Ceramic Art of China & Other Countries of the Far East
by William Bowyer Honey
New York: The Beechhurst Press, 1954. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. The 1954 1st American edition. Tight and VG (with light foxing at the top and fore-edges) in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with very light soiling at the rear panel and light wear to the spine ends. Quarto, 238 pgs. of text plus 192 crisp black-and-white reproductions.... Read More
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Useful Plants and Drugs of Iran and Iraq
by David Hooper
Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History, 1937. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. A clean, well-preserved copy of this uncommon Field Museum study of the plants and drugs of Iran and Iraq. 1937 1st (and almost certainly only) edition. Crisp and VG+ in its original beige wrappers. Museum bookplates at the front pastedown and copyright page, tiny former... Read More
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America's First Crusade
by Herbert Hoover
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1942. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY HERBERT HOOVER (TO PROFESSOR ALISON REPPY) on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1942 1st edition, with both the letter 'A' and the Scribner seal at the copyright page. Tight and VG (offsetting at the pastedowns and endpapers, small newspaper... Read More
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I Owe Russia $1200
by Bob Hope
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co, 1963. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. SIGNED BY BOB HOPE on the front free endpaper. A sharp copy to boot of this 1963 collection of jokes and barbs. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light soiling to the rear panel and very light creasing along its top-edge.... Read More
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The Outdoor Girls in Florida
by Laura Lee Hope
New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. A handsome copy of this 1920s reprint. Solid and Near Fine in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light chipping (anda small, clear piece of tape) at the spine crown. 12mo, 204 pgs. plus publisher's ads. #5 in Laura Lee Hope's "The Outdoor Girls...." series.
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The Glass Valentine
by Marjorie Hopkins
New York: Parents' Magazine Press, 1969. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. A sharp copy of the 1969 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with one very narrow crease at the front panel. 12mo, nicely illustrated thruout by Anne Rockwell.
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