How the Whale Became and Other Stories
by Ted Hughes
London: Faber and Faber, 1963. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. George Adamson. A gorgeous copy of the 1963 1st edition of this early Ted Hughes children's book. Clean and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of light soiling along the rear panel. Octavo, nicely illustrated thruout by George Adamson.
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The Earth-Owl and Other Moon-People (Uncorrected Proof Copy)
by Ted Hughes
London: Faber and Faber, 1963. Original wraps. Near Fine. The 1963 Uncorrected Proof Copy of Ted Hughes's 3rd children's book (following "Meet My Folks!" and "How the Whale Became"). Clean and Near Fine in its off-white wrappers, with very light creasing at the panels. Octavo, illustrated thruout by Rolf Brandt.
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La Nappe du Catalan: Soixante-Quatre Poemes et Seize Lithographies en Couleurs de Jean Cocteau et Georges Hugnet
by Jean Cocteau and Georges Hugnet
Paris, 1952. Original wraps. Fine/Fine. Jean Cocteau and Georges Hugnet. #78 of 80 copies (within the larger limitation of 100 copies) printed "sur velinde Rives" and SIGNED AT THE LIMITATION BY BOTH ILLUSTRATORS, JEAN COCTEAU AND GEORGES HUGNET. A lovely copy to boot of the 1952 original edition, in French. Immaculate in its glassine dustjacket, housed in an... Read More
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Early Peter Hujar "Drag" Photography
by Peter Hujar
Single sheet. Very Good. Uncommon New York flyer --circa early 1980s-- from Club SNAFU in Chelsea, boasting 3 examples of early Peter Hujar "drag" photography. Hujar captures in character performers Ethyl Eichelberger, John Heys and Agosto Machado in the club's 5-day performance of "Medea". A single sheet in hot-pink, with several minor folds and wonderful scribbling/snake drawings at... Read More
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An Inquiry Concerning the Means and Expedience of Proposing and Making Any Changes in the Canons, Articles, or Liturgey, or in Any of the Laws Affecting the Interests of the Church of England
by William Winstanley Hull
Oxford/London: J. Parker/ C. And J. Rivington, 1828. 1st. Full-Leather. Collectible; Very Good. 1828 1st edition. Handsomely-bound octavo in gilt-ruled full calf. Decorative compartments, raised bands. Solid and well-preserved and VG. Attractive amorial bookplate at front pastedown.
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Bechamp or Pasteur? A Lost Chapter in the History of Biology
by E. Douglas Hume
Ashingdon, England: The C.W. Daniel Company, 1947. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. The 1947 stated 3rd edition (revised), in its uncommon original dustjacket. A presentable, solid copy. Tight and VG (light offsetting to the endpapers, staining {bleaching} at the fore-edges) in a crisp, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light wear and darkening along the spine, and light chipping to its... Read More
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Old Decorative Maps and Charts
by Arthur L. Humphreys
Halton and Truscott Smith, London, 1926. Hardcover. An attractive copy of the 1926 limited edition. #92 of only 100 copies issued. Half-vellum over brown cloth boards. Clean, well-preserved and VG+. Bright gilt-lettering along vellum spine. 8 raised bands and 7 compartments along spine as well. Top edge gilt, fore-edge and bottom edge deckled. Tall quarto, 51 pgs. of text... Read More
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The Ballad of Aaron Burr and the Angry Waters (and Other Poems)
by Henry S. Humphreys
Cincinnati: The Cordelian Quarterly, 1952. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR HENRY S. HUMPHREYS on the title page. A solid copy to boot of the uncommon 1952 1st edition. #77 OF 200 COPIES ISSUED, which is stated as such and additionally signed by Henry Humphries on the limiation page. olid and VG+ (light spotting to... Read More
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What We Owe to France
by Frank Landon Humphreys
New York: Edwin S. Gorham, 1915. Pictorial boards. Very Good. A handsome copy of the uncommon 1915 1st edition. Clean and VG+ in its blue cloth over gray boards, with bright gilt-insignia and titling at the front panel. Light fading along the spine and light wear at its crown. Otherwise, very sharp, with no writing or markings of... Read More
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Oriental Carpets Runners & Rugs and Some Jacquard Reproductions
by Sydney Humphries
London1910: A & C Black, 1910. 1st. Collectible; Very Good. The 1910 1st edition, bound in a sumptuous, gilt-decorated vellum. Bright gilt-lettering as well to the front panel and spine. Solid and VG, with very light soiling along the front panel. Thick quarto, 416 pgs., top-edge gilt. 24 color plates, each with its original printed tissue-guard.
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Painted Veils (In Dustjacket)
by .James Huneker
New York: The Modern Library, 1930. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. The 1930 stated 1st Modern Library edition, in its uncommon pictorial dustjacket. Solid and VG in its limp, light-green cloth, with a small, neat former owner name and address at the front free endpaper. And in a bright, VG example of the fragile pictorial dustjacket, with very... Read More
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Papermaking by Hand in India
by Dard Hunter
Pynson Printers, New York, 1939. 1st. 1939 1st edition, #366 of only 370 copies signed on the colophon page by both Dard Hunter and Elmer Adler, the publisher. Additionally signed and dated by Adler on the inside front cover. A handsome, tight, VG+ to Near Fine copy. And including a VG example of the slipcase with its printed spine.... Read More
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Golf Simplified: Cause and Effect
by Dave Hunter
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1923. Boards. Very Good +/Very Good. A handsome copy of this 1923 early printing. Solid and VG+ (very light spotting at the pastedowns and the boards) in a crisp, price-intact ($1.00), VG dustjacket, with light chipping along the spine (especially at its crown) and just a touch of chipping to the... Read More
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bimbo and his jacket
by Kay Hunter
Samuel Gabriel Sons, New York, 1935. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Very pretty mid-1930's children's title with rich color illustrations by John Gincano. VG in the uncommon VG dust jacket. Oblong, 8 vo. Neat and unobtrusive inscription on title page. Signed by Author(s).
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Albers: Paintings and Graphics, 1917-1970
by Edited by Sam Hunter
The Art Museum, Princeton University, 1971. Original wraps. Near Fine. The uncomon catalogue based on the January 1971 exhibition at Princeton University's Art Museum. Clean and Near Fine in its off-white printed wrappers, with one tiny stain at the rear panel. Square quarto, includes 2 lovely color screenprints. Essays by Hugh Davies, Peter Morrin, Mary Laura Gibbs and... Read More
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Larry Rivers
by Sam Hunter
New York: Rizzoli, 1989. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. INSCRIBED BY LARRY RIVERS on the half-title. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1989 1st edition of this important monograph on artist Larry Rivers. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with one small closed tear --and just a touch of light creasing-- along... Read More
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Larry Rivers
by Sam Hunter
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1969. Silk. Near Fine/Near Fine. SIGNED BY LARRY RIVERS on the half-title. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1969 1st edition of this comprehensive monograph on painter Larry Rivers (1923-2002). Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Oblong quarto, "246 illustrations, including 66 in full color
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History in Brief of "Leopard" and "Linden", General Grant's Arabian Stallions, Presented to Him by the Sultan of Turkey in 1879. Also Their Sons "General Beale", "Hegira" and "Islam", Bred by Randolph Huntington. Also Reference to the Celebrated Stallion "Henry Clay
by Randolph Huntington
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1885. Cloth. Very Good. The uncommon 1885 1st edition of this wonderful look at General Ulysses Grant's beloved Arabian Stallions "Leopard" and "Linden" and their sons "Beale", "Hegira" and "Islam". A fragile book, given its age, but this copy has held up very well: Solid and VG in its green cloth, with bright gilt-titling and... Read More
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1913 Photo Album of a Month-Long Trip to "Camp Welcome", Saw Mill Bay in Prince William Sound, Alaska
by Mr. G. Fawcett and E.W. Hunt
1913. Original wraps. Very Good +. Wonderful album documenting a month-long camping, hunting and fishing trip (started on June 12th, 1913) among several dozen American friends (mostly couples) at "Camp Welcome" in Saw Mill Bay, Prince William Sound, Alaska. Now a popular tourist destination, Saw Mill Bay was clearly very remote at the time (this trip having taken... Read More
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Peter Hunt's Cape Cod Cookbook
by Peter Hunt
New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc, 1954. Boards. Very Good +/Very Good. Peter Hunt. The 1954 stated 1st edition. Solid and VG+ (light wear at the spine crown) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping --and several small closed tears-- along the panel edges. Still though, very presentable. Octavo, nicely illustrated throughout by Peter Hunt himself. ... Read More
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Last One Home Is a Green Pig
by Edith Thacher Hurd
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1959. Pictorial boards. Very Good. Clement Hurd. The uncommon 1959 correct 1st edition, the Harper & Brothers imprint rather than the later Harper & Row imprint. A solid copy to boot: Tight and VG to VG+ in its pictorial boards, with very light spotting to the panels and very mild wear at the... Read More
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Diplomacy in the Near and Middle East (Vol. I: A Documentary Record 1535-1914)
by J.C. Hurewitz
Princeton, NJ: Van Nostrand Company, 1958. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR J.C. HUREWITZ on the title page. A solid copy to boot of the March 1958 2nd printing. Tight and VG+ (Columbia University armorial bookplate to the front free endpaper) in a bright, VG dustjacket, with mild darkening along the spine, very light chipping... Read More
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Lubricating Oils, Fats and Greases: Their Origin, Preparation, properties, Uses and Analysis
by George H. Hurst
London: Scott, Greenwood & Co, 1896. Cloth. Very Good +. The 1896 1st edition. Solid and VG+ in its navy-blue cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Mild fading along the foot of the spine, light foxing to the preliminaries and along the fore-edge. Octavo, a number of steel engravings and charts throughout. Fascinating study... Read More
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The Notebook
by Harry Hurwitz
New York: Self-published (Larcada Gallery), 1966. Original wraps. Near Fine. Uncommon 1966 artist's book, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR HARRY HURWITZ on the title page. Clean and Near Fine in its stapled, pumpkin wrappers. Also includes the announcement for the June 1966 exhibition in conjunction with the publication of "The Notebook", held at New York's Larcada Gallery... Read More
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The Story of the Pullman Car
by Joseph Husband
Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co, 1917. Cloth. Very Good +. A very solid copy of the May 1917 1st edition. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Just a touch of light wear at the spine crown, one or two tiny chips to the rear panel.... Read More
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