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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In Good Faith: The History of the 4. SS-Polizei-Panzer-Grenadier-Division (2 Vols.)
by Friedrich Husemann
Manitoba, Canada: J.J. Fedorowicz Publishing. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine. Vols. 1 and 2 together, both 1st English language editions, published in 2003 and 2009 respectively. Both volumes immaculate in their pictorial laminate boards. Bright and Fine octavos. Vol. 1: 1939-1943, 436 pgs; and Vol. 2: 1943-1945, 579 pgs.
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Die Guten Glaubens Waren: Geschichte Der SS-Polizei-Division (4. SS-Polizei-Panzer-Grenadier-Division)
by Friedrich Husemann
Coburg, Germany: Nation Europa Verlag, 1999. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine. A bright, clean copy of the 1999 3rd edition. Fine in its pictorial laminate boards. Octavo, 479 pgs. Text in its original German.
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Scenes of Wonder and Curiosity of California: A Tourists's Guide to the Yo-Semite Valley
by J.M. Hutchings
New York and San Francisco: A. Roman and Company, 1870. Cloth. Very Good +. A bright, crisp copy of the 1870 true 1st edition. Clean and VG+ in its dark-green cloth, with light rubbing at the endsheets, a bit of glue residue to the rear pastedown and a small, discreet former owner stamp at the top of the... Read More
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Fifty Years of Golf
by Horace G. Hutchinson
London: Country Life (George Newnes Ltd.), 1919. Cloth. Very Good. A solid copy of the 1919 1st edition. Tight and VG in its green cloth, with bright gilt-titling at the spine. Very light bumping to the tips, nice pictorial ad for the book glued to the front pastedown, 2 neat, small names at the front free endpaper. Thick... Read More
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Mike the Moving Man
by Paula Hutchison
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co, 1958. Pictorial cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Paula Hutchison. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR PAULA HUTCHISON on the front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot of the 1958 stated 1st edition of this charming children's tale of "Mike the Moving Man". Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact ("$2.75"), Near... Read More
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Daniel Berkeley Updike and the British Connection
by Martin Hutner
New York: The Typophiles, 1988. 1st. Original Wraps. Fine. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR MARTIN HUTNER AND BY BOOK DESIGNER JERRY KELLY. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1988 1st edition. Bright and Fine in its original wrappers. Octavo, 20 pgs., 550 copies issued. Signed by Author.
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Max Bill
by Eduard Huttinger
Zurich: ABC Verlag, 1977. An immaculate copy of the 1977 1st edition of this impressive monograph on Swiss painter and architect Max Bill (1908-1994). Clean and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, lovely, high-quality color and black-and-white reproductions throughout. Text exclusively in German.
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Collected Essays (Complete in 9 Vols.)
by Thomas Huxley
New York: Greenwood Press, 1968. Cloth. Near Fine. A very handsome example of this 1968 Greenwood Press re-issue of T.H. Huxley's collected essays, complete in 9 volumes. Save for a tiny former owner name and date stamped to the top-edge of each front pastedown, all 9 volumes are tight and crisp and virtually pristine. Thick, uniform octavos in... Read More
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On the Origin of Species: or, the Causes of the Phenomena of Organic Nature. A Course of Six Lectures to Working Men
by Thomas H. Huxley
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1863. Cloth. Very Good. The 1863 1st American edition. Tight and VG in its original light-brown pebbled boards, with peeling and wear at the spine's paper title label (all-but-unreadable) and very light soiling to the panels. Internally, the pages are crisp and bright but there is light staining at the inner hinges... Read More
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Influence of Food Preservatives and Artificial Colors on Digestion and Health (IV--Benzoic Acid and Benzoates)
by H.W. Wiley, M.D.
Washington: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1908. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. The 1908 1st edition, Vol. IV--Benzoic Acid and Benzoates. Tight and VG in its beige wrappers, with light soiling to the panels. Octavo, 252 pgs.
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A History of Pornography
by H.Montgomery Hyde
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1965. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO MAXWELL GEISMAR, pre-eminent mid 20th century literary critic and biographer. The 1965 stated 1st printing. VG in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light soiling at the panels. Octavo, 246 pgs. Signed by Author.
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Oriental Lowestoft--Chinese Export Porcelain--Porcelain de la Cie des Indes
by J.A. Lloyd Hyde
Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom: The Ceramic Book Company, 1954. Cloth. Very Good. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR J.A. LLOYD HYDE on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1954 2nd edition. Tight and VG in its blue cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Light bumping and wear at the spine... Read More
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Mo Smells the Holidays: A Scentsational Journey
by Margaret Hyde
Mo's Nose, 2009. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Amanda Giacomini. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR MARGARET HYDE on the front free endpaper. A pristine copy to boot of the 2009 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, nicely illustrated thruout by Amanda Giacomini.
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It's the Law
by Dick Hyman
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Co, 1936. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good -. A one-of-a-kind copy of the 1936 stated 1st edition. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR DICK HYMAN AND THE ILLUSTRATORS OTTO SOGLOW AND ARTHUR "BUGS" BAER (who wrote the Foreword) on the front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot. Tight and VG+ in a bright,... Read More
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Secret Session
by Jason Hytes
New York: Tower Publications, 1965. Original wraps. Near Fine. A gorgeous copy of the 1965 2nd printing (the 1962 1st printing was originally called "The Doctor & The Dike"). Bright, crisp and very tight. Almost as new. Small former owner stamp at the bottom of the title page. Pocketbook, Midwood 32-527. "They came to his office day after... Read More
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The Teaser
by Jason Hytes
New York: Tower Publications, 1963. Original wraps. Near Fine. A gorgeous copy of the 1963 1st printing. Bright, crisp and very tight. Almost as new. Small, neat former owner stamp at the bottom of the title page. Pocketbook, Midwood F269. "She was burning to learn about sex. He was itching to teach her -- then came graduation night.... Read More
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The Street Walker
by Jason Hytes
New York: Tower Publications, 1964. Original wraps. Fine. A gorgeous copy of the 1964 1st printing. Bright, crisp and very tight. Almost as new. Pocketbook, Midwood F375. "She was the kind who sleeps till noon and lives by night -- the kind who can take over a nice town and turn it bad.
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Chess Review Annual -- 1946 (In a Very Sharp Dustjacket)
by I.A. Horowitz and Kenneth Harkness, Eds
New York: Chess Review (Distributed by David McKay Company), 1946. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A handsome copy of Vol. 14 (1946) of the Chess Annual Review, with all 12 monthly issues nicely bound-in by the publisher and ALSO INCLUDING ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Tight and Near Fine in a clean, price-intact ($3.75), VG+ example of the fragile... Read More
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Chess Review Annual -- 1947 (In a Bright, Crisp Dustjacket)
by I.A. Horowitz and Kenneth Harkness, Eds
New York: Chess Review (Distributed by David McKay), 1947. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. A very presentable copy of Vol. 15 (1947) of the Chess Annual Review, with all 12 monthly issues nicely bound-in by the publisher and ALSO INCLUDING ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Tight and VG+ (light bumping to the front tips) in a clean, price-intact... Read More
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Lavori 1963-75 Works
by Paolo Icaro
Edizioni Pre-Art, 1976. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE ARTIST, PAOLO ICARO, on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1976 1st edition. Tight and VG in its pictorial wrappers, with light spotting along the spine and at the rear panel. Octavo, text in both English and Italian.
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De Gestis Concilii Basiliensis Commentariorum Libri II
by Aeneas Sylvius Piccolominus (Pius II)
Oxford, England: Oxford Uniersity Press, 1967. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Fine. A handsome copy of this 1967 1st thus, edited and translated by Denys Hay and W.K. Smith. Solid and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 268 pgs. Original Latin text on each verso, the English translation on the rectos.
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The Knave of Hearts
by Louise Saunders (Maxfield Parrish Illustrations)
New York, 1925. Pictorial boards. Very Good +. Maxfield Parrish. A solid, very serviceable copy of the 1925 1st edition, in its much preferred dark hardback, with the wonderful pasted-on image ("The Two Chefs") to the front panel. Crisp, bright and VG+, with very light rubbing and wear along the edges of "The Two Chefs" and pronounced scuffing... Read More
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The Elastic Strength of Guns: Prepared and Arranged for the Use of Cadets at the U.S. Naval Academy
by Lieutenant J.F. Meigs and Lieutenant R.R. Ingersoll
Baltimore: Press & Bindery of Isaac Friedenwald, 1885. Boards. Very Good. The uncommon 1885 1st edition. Solid, tight and VG in its bevelled, russet boards, with bright, unrubbed gilt-titling at the front panel. Even fading to the spine, a bit of pencil (largely equations) at the margins. The 4 chapter headings: 1) "The Fundamental Laws of the Elasticity... Read More
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The Jackdaw of Rheims
by Thomas Ingoldsby
Philadelphia: John Winston, 1914. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine. Charles Folkard. A very sharp copy of the 1914 1st thus, with the 12 gorgeous Charles Folkard tipped-in color illustrations. Folio, purple gilt pictorial cloth, light fading on edges and a few tiny marks on the endpapers, else Near Fine. The plates, on heavy stock, were printed on quality paper... Read More
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