The Myth of National Defense: Essays on the Theory and History of Security Production
by Edited by Hans-Hermann Hoppe
Ludwig Von Mises Institute: Auburn, Alabama, 2003. Laminate boards. Fine. SIGNED BY GERMAN-AMERICAN PROFESSOR HANS-HERMANN HOPPE on the title page. (Hoppe, a well-known libertarian, is closely associated with the Austrian School of economics, with Ludwig Von Mises specifically and with anarcho-capitalism). A clean, very sharp copy to boot of the 2003 1st edition. Tight and Fine in its... Read More
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Medieval Number Symbolism: Its Sources, Meaning, and Influence on Thought and Expression
by Vincent Foster Hopper
New York: Columbia University Press, 1938. Cloth. Near Fine. The 1938 1st edition, in bright, solid condition. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its navy-blue cloth, with one very small smudge at the front panel. Internally clean as could be, with no writing or markings of any kind. Octavo, uncommon title in Columbia's formidable "Studies in English... Read More
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Country Paths and City Sidewalks: The Art of J.G. Brown
by Martha J. Hoppin
Springfield, MA: George Walker Vincent Smith Art Museum, 1989. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. A clean, crisp copy of the catalogue based on the March-May 1989 exhibition at the George Walker Vincent Smith Art Museum, Springfield, MA. Bright and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers.
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Practical Measuring Made Easy to the Meanest Capacity by a New Set of Tables (The 1777 10th Edition)
by E. Hoppus
London: J.F. and C. Rivington et al., 1777. Full leather. Very Good +. The 1777 "greatly improved" 10th edition, bound in a modern full-calf, with new pastedowns and endsheets. Light staining at the panels, original text clean and VG+, with no writing and very few markings to speak of. Octavo, engraved fold-out, well over a hundred tables throughout.... Read More
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The Odes of Horace (Book II)
by Horace
San Francisco: The Arion Press, 2019. Cloth. Fine. Dennis Letbetter. A pristine copy of this lovely 2019 Arion Press rendering of The Odes of Horace (Book II). #108 OF 150 COPIES ISSUED, EACH SIGNED BY THE TRANSLATOR, MICHAEL TAYLOR, WHO HERE OFFERS "A NEW VERSE TRANSLATION WITH COMMENTARY AND AN INTRODUCTION" -- AND BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER, DENNIS LETBETTER,... Read More
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The Devil in the Desert
by Paul Horgan
New York: Longmans, Green and Co, 1952. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. AN IMPRESSIVE ASSOCIATION COPY: INSCRIBED IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION BY PAUL HORGAN TO FRANK PACE, HARRY TRUMAN'S SECRETARY OF THE ARMY (1950-53). A sharp copy to boot of the 1952 stated first edition. VG in a bright, price-intact, VG/VG+ dustjacket. 12mo, 63 pgs. "A Legend in Life... Read More
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British Coracles and Irish Curraghs
by James Hornell
London: Bernard Quaritch, Ld, 1938. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. A bright, handsome copy of the 1938 1st edition. Solid and VG+ (light, small tape-ghosts at the endsheets) in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with a touch of gentle darkening to the spine ends and very mild abrading along the rear panel. From the dustjacket's front cover: "In... Read More
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Prometheus the Fire-Bringer (2 Copies)
by Richard Henry Horne
Edinburgh and Melbourne: Edmonston and Douglas and H.T. Dwight, Bookseller, 1866. Original wraps. Very good. The 1864 1st Scottish edition and the 1866 1st Australian edition. THE AUSTRALIAN EDITION IS INSCRIBED BY R.H. HORNE on the title page. Both copies are solid and VG in their original wrappers, with light chipping along the panel edges of the Scottish... Read More
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Figural Humidors--Mostly Victorian
by Joseph Horowitz
Baltimore: FTJ Publications, 1997. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR JOSEPH HOROWITZ on the title page. A very solid copy to boot of the 1997 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, generous, high-quality color plates thruout complementing the text.
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The Hubbles' Treasure Hunt
by Elaine Horseman
New York: W.W. Norton, 1965. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. John Sergeant. The 1965 1st edition (with the correct number bar at the copyright page). Solid and VG to VG+ (light spotting along the edges) in a bright, price-intact (and price-clipped), VG dustjacket, with mild creasing and chipping alongf the edges and light rubbing to the panels. Octavo, nicely... Read More
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Big Top Mania
by Paul Horsman
Nashua, NH: Midway Museum Publications, 1994. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. A crisp copy of the 1994 stated 1st edition. Bright and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Save for a tasteful former owner bookplate to front pastedown, internally very clean. Quarto, 90 pgs.
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The Philosophy of the Abbe Bautain (In Dustjacket)
by Walter Marshall Horton
The New York University Press, 1926. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. The 1926 1st edition, in its uncommon original dustjacket. Tight and VG+ (light creasing to the front free endpaper, very light wear along the front inner hinge) in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very mild soiling to the panels. Octavo, the "thesis submitted in partial... Read More
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Whaling Wives (In Dustjacket)
by Emma Mayhew Whiting and Henry Beetle Hough
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1953. Boards. Very Good +/Very Good +. The 1953 1st edition, in its uncommon pictorial dustjacket. Solid and VG+ in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping at and along the spine crown. Octavo, a sample of black-and-white photos complementing the text. A nice piece of Americana and an overlooked chapter in... Read More
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Gone Away
by Mason Houghland
Berryville, Virginia: Blue Ridge Press, 1949. Collectible; Very Good. 1949 1st thus, in its duotone suede binding. Clean and tight and VG+, with lightly-faded gilt-lettering to the spine. Quarto, 145 pgs. Handsomely illustrated thruout by Olive Whitmore. Eventually to be reprinted by the great Derrydale Press.
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The Art of Cloth in Mughal India
by Sylvia Houghteling
Princeton University Press, 2022. Cloth. Fine/Fine. An all-but-pristine copy of the 2022 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, vivid color reproductions throughout.
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Square Mile of Murder
by Jack House
Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers, 1961. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A handsome copy of the 1961 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with light soiling and a bit of mild creasing along the rear panel. (From the dustjacket front flap: "Four of the most famous murder cases in the world took place... Read More
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A Morning with the Royal Family
by A.E. Housman
Los Angeles: The Green Horn Press, 1941. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1941 1st thus, 1 of only 125 copies issued. Handsomely done by the Green Horn Press of LA. Solid and VG in its cloth-backed pictorial boards. Very light soiling at the panels, otherwise clean as could be. Octavo, 18 pgs. Nicely illustrated by Frederick Childs... Read More
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The New Hangman: A Play in One Act
by Laurence Housman
London and New York: G.P. Putnam, 1930. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Fine. A crisp copy of the 1930 1st trade edition, in its uncommon dustjacket. VG (with light offsetting at the endsheets) in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. 12mo, 23 pgs., limited to 1,500 copies. Housed in a custom-made box, with leather spine label.
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Obijwa Summer
by James Houston
Barre, MA: Barre Publishers, 1972. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY JAMES HOUSTON on the half-title. A sharp copy to boot of the 1972 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light foxing along the flap-folds. Tall quarto, crisp black-and-white photos thruout by B.A. King. Signed by Author. ... Read More
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Psychedelic Art
by Robert E.L. Masters and Jean Houston
New York: Grove Press, 1968. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. ENIGMATICALLY INSCRIBED BY THE CO-AUTHOR JEAN HOUSTON on the title page. A solid, very presentable copy to boot of the 1968 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with soiling to the panels, especially along the rear panel. Quarto, edited, designed and produced by... Read More
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Texas and the Gulf of Mexico; or Yachting in the New World (2 Vols.)
by Mrs. (Matilda C.) Houstoun
London: John Murray, 1844. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +. A tight, very nicely-preserved example of the 1844 1st edition, complete in 2 octavo volumes. Both volumes clean and VG+ in the publisher's original dark-green cloth, with blindstamped bordering and illustrations of the yacht itself ("The Dolphin") along the front panels. Bright, unrubbed gilt-titling at the spines, in addition... Read More
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To-Morrow: A Peaceful Path to Real Reform
by E. Howard
London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co., Ltd, 1898. Cloth. Near Fine. The exceedingly scarce 1898 1st edition of this seminal tract in utopian town planning and urban design. Written by Ebenezer Howard (1850-1928). the renowned British urban planner and the founder of the "garden city movement", whose goal was "to capture the primary benefits of the countryside and the... Read More
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Cuff Jewelry: A Historical Account for Collectors and Antique Dealers
by Howard L. Bell, Jr.
Self-published, 1994. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good +. The 1994 1st edition, in its pictorial wrappers. An historical study of men’s and women’s cuff jewelry, including cuff buttons, cuff links, shirt studs, bachelor’s buttons, button covers, collar buttons, tie bars/pins, stick pins, and hair jewelry. Slight wear to the edges, minor rubbing and scuffing along the panels. Internally, crisp... Read More
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The Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway: The Story of the High and Dry
by Howard V. Worley, Jr. And William N. Poellot, Jr.
Halifax, PA: Withers Publishing, 1989. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A beautiful copy of the 1989 1st edition. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, 384 pgs.
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Three Poems
by Richard Howard
New York: The Academy of American Poets, 2000. Original wraps. Fine/Near Fine. SIGNED BY RICHARD HOWARD on the title page. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the 2000 1st edition. Clean and Fine in its original wrappers. And in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touchg of light creasing along the spine. Limited to 200 copies... Read More
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