AT THE GATES OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM
by Hempel, Amy
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Near Fine. Octavo. 137pp.(2)pp. Bound in 1/4 light brown cloth over black paper covered boards, spine lettered in gilt a fine copy in nearly fine pictorial dust jacket.
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Cabbages and Kings
by Henry, O.; Porter, W. S.
New York: McClure, Phillips & Co, 1904. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. Octavo. First issue, with "McClure, Phillips & Co." imprint on spine. A lovely, fine copy of author's first book, showing virtually no wear; internally clean and bright, with no markings of any kind, and quite scarce as such. The phrase "Banana Republic" was coined... Read More
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Frank Forester's Fugitive Sporting Sketches; Being the Miscellaneous Articles Upon Sport and Sporting, Originally Published in the Early American Magazines and Periodicals
by Herbert, William Henry
Westfield, WI: F. E. Pond, 1879. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 12mo. 147 pages, 8 pages of ads. Bound in original gray printed wrappers, and quite scarce as such. A very good copy, internally clean, with no markings of any kind; light wear to wrappers.
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Sheridan. A Military Narrative
by Hergesheimer, Joseph
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1931. large octavo, 382 pages; one of 350 signed by the author; 3/4 faux leather over tan cloth. Frontis portrait, illustrated in black and white. Wear at extremities, short tear at head of spine. Internally clean and bright. Very good.
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MIDNIGHT COWBOY. A Novel
by HERLIHY, James Leo
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1965. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine. Octavo. A near fine copy with neat owner inscription ffep. In a near fine clipped dust jacket. 253 pp.
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OBSERVATIONS OF THE APPARENT DISTANCES AND POSITIONS OF 380 DOUBLE AND TRIPLE STARS, MADE IN THE YEARS 1821, 1822, AND 1823, AND COMPARED WITH THOSE OF OTHER ASTRONOMERS. In The Phil. Trans. 1824, Part III, Pp. 1-412
by HERSCHEL, John Frederick William
London: Royal Society, 1825. Original Wraps. Very Good+. Offered is a Very Good+ entire Part III of the Philosophical Transactions for 1824 in plain blue wrappers with date in ink spine, small chips spine tips, mild edge wear, small bookstore sticker front paste-down with off-setting ffep. Pages unopened and ucut. Full title "Observations of the Apparent Distances and... Read More
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Account of the changes that have happened, during the last 25 years, in the relative situation of double stars; with an investigation of the cause to which they are owing. In Philosophical Translations, Pages 339-382
by Herschel, Sir William (1738-1822)
London: W. Bulmer and Co. (printers), 1803. First Edition. Original Wraps. Fine. Quarto. Offered is an entire issue of the Philosophical Transactions, 1803, Part II. Original blue wrappers uncut. "Perhaps Herschel's most notable discovery was that pairs of stars in close continuity-the binary stars-move around each other according to the laws of gravitation; thus indicating the universality of... Read More
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Burning the Reichstag
by Hett, Benjamin Carter
New York (2014): Oxford University Press. First Edition. Fine. octavo, 413 pages; original pictorial boards, no dust jacket, as issued. Professor Richard Dale's copy, with his bookplate on front pastedown. Professor Dale was an author, an expert on international politics and he delivered many lectures befor the United Nations. As new.
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Tourist Season (Inscribed)
by Hiaasen, Carl
New York: G. P. Putnam, 1986. First Edition. Fine/Fine. Octavo, 272 pages; pictorial dust jacket, with price of $15.95 on front flap. INSCRIBED on title page to mystery collector Arthur H. Parson. First printing, with full number line on copyright page. A lovely copy.
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SEABISCUIT. AN AMERICAN LEGEND. The True Story of Three Men, a Great Racehorse, and the Will to Win
by HILLENBRAND, Laura
New York: Random House, 2001. First Edition. Original Wraps. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. Octavo. Advance Reader's Edition. Near Fine in original wrappers. 341 pp. Award winning biography of the thoroughbred racehorse.
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The Dark Wind (Inscribed)
by Hillerman, Tony
New York: Harper and Row, 1982. First Edition. Fine/Fine. 214 pages; SIGNED and inscribed on the ffep thus: "For Pat / Tony Hillerman" - pictorial dust jacket with price of $12.50 on front flap; first printing stated, with full number line on title page. The second Jim Chee mystery and the source of the 1991 movie. A beautiful... Read More
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THE GHOSTWAY (Signed)
by Hillerman, Tony
New York: Harper & Row, 1985. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. Octavo. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY TONY HILLERMAN ON FFEP. First edition, first printing with full number line and $13.95 price on dust jacket flap. A Fine copy in a fine dust jacket. 213 pp.
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TALKING GOD
by Hillerman, Tony (SIGNED)
New York: Harper & Row, 1989. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. Octavo. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY TONY HILLERMAN ON HALF TITLE PAGE. $17.95 on front flap of dust jacket. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. 239 pp.
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Seldom Disappointed (Signed)
by Hillerman, Tony
New York: Harper Collins, 2001. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. Octavo. 341 pages; SIGNED by the author on the title page. Price of $26.00 on front flap. First Printing, with complete number line.
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A Thief of Time (Inscribed)
by Hillerman, Tony
New York: Harper and Row, 1988. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. Octavo. 209 pages; pictorial dust jacket with price of $15.95 on front flap. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED on the half-title thus: "For Arthur H. Parson / ya' at eeh! / Tony Hillerman" - First Printing with full number line.
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Skeleton Man (Signed)
by Hillerman, Tony
New York: Harper Collins, 2004. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. Octavo. 241 pages; SIGNED by the author on the title page. Pictorial dust jacket with price of $25.95 on front flap. First printing, with full number line on copyright page. A lovely copy.
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The Ghostway (Inscribed)
by Hillerman, Tony
New York: Harper and Row, 1984. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Fine. Octavo. 213 pages; pictorial dust jacket, with price of $13.95 on front flap. SIGNED and Inscribed on half-title, "For Arthur / Parson / Tony Hillerman" and with owner notation. First printing. Owner name and date on ffep.
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The Ghostway (Signed)
by Hillerman, Tony
New York: Harper & Row, 1985. First Trade Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. Octavo. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. SIGNED on a "Navajo Country" bookplate, which is laid in; 213 pp. A Lovely copy.
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Catherine Herself (Winifred Herself) Manuscript, Typescript
by Hilton, James
[CAMBRIDGE, nd. Ca.1917). First Edition. Very Good. Quarto. WINIFRED HERSELF is actually the working title for "Catherine Herself". Original carbon typescript, ribbon bound into three gatherings: 1-153, 158-337 and 340-527 pp. several endleaves to the second gathering detached, torn and frayed; gaps in collation noted above a consequence of detached leaves now absent; wanting at least one leaf... Read More
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CURRENTS AND COUNTER CURRENTS IN MEDICAL SCIENCE with Other Addresses and Essays
by Holmes, Oliver Wendell (From the Library of J. Christian Bay and Alfred Paul Bay)
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1861. First Edition. Half Leather. Fine. Octavo. First issue, [i-iii]; [i-xii]; [1]-406; dedication page after copyright page and no ads, bound in half tan polished calf over marbled paper covered boards and matching endpapers, gilt lettering on red and brown morocco spine labels, remaining compartments fully gilt decorated, top edge gilt. From the library... Read More
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OVER THE TEACUPS [Tea-Cups]
by Holmes, Oliver Wendell
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Co, 1891. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. Octavo. FIRST ISSUE, (1)pp. ad, listing this title without price following the listing; title with Tea-Cups hyphenated, all edges yellow. 319pp. Bound in olive green pictorial cloth lettered and decorated in gilt depicting a tea-pot under title, with gilt floral border. A near fine, sharp cornered... Read More
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The Mirror of Hell
by Holton, Leonard
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co, 1972. First Edition. Near Fine/About Fine. octavo, 156 pages; publisher's red cloth printed in black. Owner name and date on FFEP, small check mark on author's list of books. Pictorial dust jacket, with $4.95 on front flap. A lovely copy.
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Addresses Upon the American Road
by Hoover, Herbert
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. First Edition. Fine/Very Good. octavo, 390 pages; publisher's blue cloth printed in gilt. First printing, with Scribner's logo and "A" on copyright page. A fine copy, internally clean and bright, with no markings of any kind; dust jacket with slight fading at spine and light wear at edges.
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THE PRISONER OF ZENDA
by Hope, Anthony
Bristol: J.W. Arrowsmith, 1894. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. Octavo. Second issue, with this title listed as vol. XVIII on page 311.This famous title is still in print and is a movie source. 310pp. [2]pp. ads, Bound in rust colored cloth; neat owner's name on free endpaper. A near fine copy with sharp corners, binding showing no... Read More
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I Owe Russia $1200
by Hope, Bob (SIGNED)
New York: Doubleday and Company, 1963. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Very Good. Octavo. SIGNED BY BOB HOPE ON FEP without personalization. A near fine copy in a very good dust jacket, with short closed tears and a faint dampstain on front corner. Dust jacket has very little edge wear. 272 pp.
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