Reconstruction in Turkey: A Series of Reports Compiled for the American Committee of Armenian and Syrian Relief
by Hall, William H.
NY: American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief, 1918. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Post WWI reconstruction plans. 8vo, green cloth, gilt titles, 243p, with map.
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ANTAEUS (misc lot of 26 copies)
by Halpern, Danilel (editor). Bowles, Paul (consulting editor)
Tangier: Antaeus, 1970. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Lot of 26 copies: numbers 1, 12, 16 (2 copies), 19, 20, 27,28, 29, 30/31 2 copies), 32, 34 (2 copies), 45/46, 51, 52, 54 (2 copies), 57, 58, 59, 60, 64/65, 69. Issue #1 water damaged, so a reference copy, the rest near fine.
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ANTAEUS (Numbers 1-22)
by Halpern, Danilel (editor). Bowles, Paul (consulting editor). John Berryman, Lawrence Durrell, John Fowles, Thom Gunn, W.S. Merwin, Jerzy Kosinski, Gore Vidal, Tennessee Williams, et al (contriibutors
Tangier: Antaeus, 1970. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Run of the first issues, some double issues. Near fine copies.
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THE STORY OF THE PHILLIPINES. THE ELDORADO IF THE ORIENT (salesman dummy)
by Halstea, Murat
Chicago: H. L. Barber, 1898. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good -. Salesman dummy. 8vo, gray cloth, pictorial stamped in red and blue and titles in gilt. Sample pages, random page runs up to page 406, plus 6 pages of promotional materials in rear and blank subscription page. With lots of full page b&w photographs. Rear pastedown has binding... Read More
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The New Vision: Photography Between the World Wars
by Hambourg, Maria Morris and Phillips, Christopher
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1989. First Edition. Black Cloth. Fine/Fine. Inscribed "To Jane Sargeant --- With warm best wishes" and signed by Maris Morris Hambourg. Jane Sargeant was an accomplished artist and the wife of Winthrop Sargeant, noted New York music critic and Sanskrit scholar, and previously married to photographer Walker Evans.
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J. D. SALINGER: A WRITING LIFE (Advance Proofs, Uncorrected)
by Hamilton, Ian. (Salinger, J. D.)
NY: Random House, 1986. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Good. An uncommon Advance Proof (Uncorrected) copy of the book that Salinger successfully prevented from being published. Random House intended to publish the book on August 29, 1986 (as noted on the pasted-on sheet on the advance copy). Salinger objected to Hamilton's quoting from excerpts of Salinger's correspondence in Princeton... Read More
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ZEELY
by Hamilton, Virginia
NY: Macmillan, 1967. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG+/Very Good. Shimin, Symeon. First edition, stated second printing, 1968 (1967). Coming of age story for juveniles of the young Ceylonese Zeely whose heroine is an ancient Watusi queen. Inscribed by Hamilton on the free front endpaper. First novel of author Virginia Esther Hamilton (1936 - 2002) , who wrote 41 books,... Read More
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INSANITY IN ITS MEDICO-LEGAL RELATIONS. OPINION RELATIVE TO THE TESTAMENTARY CAPACITY OF THE LATE JAMES C. JOHNSON OF CHOWAN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. (aka HAMMOND ON INSANITY)
by Hammond M. D., Wm. A.
NY: Baker, Voorhis, 1867. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Good. Second edition of this rare, early American treatise on mental illness. Original brown pebbled cloth, blind double-ruled, gilt titles front, cloth over spine gone, still firmly bound, corners worn, 8vo, 81p, rear cover lightly damp-stained not affecting rest of book. Uncommon.
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Where's Waldo
by Handford, Martin
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1987. First US Edition, 14th Printing. Laminated Pictiorial Covers. As New. Exemplary copy. No previous owner signatures or inscriptions.
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THE MOVEMENT: DOCUMENTARY OF A STRUGGLE FOR EQUALITY
by Hansberry, Lorraine. Lyon, Danny et al (photography)
NY: Simon and Schuster, 1964. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. First paperback edition, Short, narrow stain fore-edge of title page. Text by the African-American playwright of the watershed drama "Raisin in the Sun
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Abbot, John S. C.
by The Path of Peace: or A Practical Guide to Duty and Happiness
Boston: Published by Crocker & Brewster, 1832. Hardcover. VG+. 12mo, publisher's brown, textureed cloth, engraved frontispiece of family scene, vii, 192p. Some loss to cloth at spine ends. Solid unophisticated copy in original binding typical of New England-printed Christian tracts of the period.
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THEATER OF ARCHITECTURE
by Hardy, Huigh. (Pelli, Cesar)
NY: Princeton Architectural Press, 2013. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/No Dustjacket as Issued. Presentation copy from architect Hardy to Argentinian-born, American architect Cesar Pelli (1926-2019), both signed by Hardy on the title page and inscribed to Pelli on the half title: "Ceasar Can you believe what's happened since we first met? Bravo! Hugh
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Say This of Me
by Hare, Montgomery
Chelsea, VT: Acorn Press, 1981. First Edition. Faux Crushed Leather. Fine/Near Fine -. Gilt title stamped into front cover. Edges and corners sharp, binding bright. Dw with minor coffee stain at front cover, very small closed tear top spine end and top edge rear panel. Exemplary copy.
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English Pen Artists of To-Day, Examples of Their Work with Some Criticisms and Appreciations
by Harper, Charles G. (Walter Crane, Gordon Browne, Charles Ricketts, Sir John Gilbert et al)
NY: Macmillan, 1892. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. Large folio. Publsihers tan cloth stamped device and titles in brown, xii + 300, illustrated with 154 full page plates, decorations and insets. Missing patch of cloth foot of spine and front cover stained with a modest size light colored blotch, but binding solid and internals fine. Organized, by curatorial instincts... Read More
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Letters From an Outsider to an Insider
by Harper, Henry H.
Cedar Rapids: Printed Privately By the Torch Press, 1932. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine -/No Dustjacket. in matching slipcase, which is scuffed and frayed at edges, book itself in marvelous condition, one of 149 copies, with ALS tipped in ffe, spine slightly darkened.
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Bob Hardwick: The Story of His Life and Experiences
by Harper, Henry H. (DeVinne Press)
New York: Issued Privately By the De Vinne Press, 1911. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine -/No Dustjacket. Bicknell. b&w frontispiece by Bicknell, tissue guard, clean and tight copy.
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The Engraved Work of Sir Francis Seymour Haden
by Harrington, H Nazelby
Liverpool: Henry Young and Sons, 1910. Limited Edition. Quarter Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket. Haden, Francis Seymour. #22 of 75 copies, signed by Harrington. Newly rebacked in quarter leather. With 109 plates containing reproductions of 250 etchings. Each plate has tissue guard. Raised spine with five compartments, pressed title and hand tooled decorations. Original cloth boards with gilt pressed... Read More
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WATCHMAN, WHAT OF THE NIGHT
by Harris, Jed
NY: Doubleday, 1963. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good -. Inscribed by the legendary Broadway producer (Our Town) Harris on the ffe to Jane Emerson who with her husband Bob ran the Drama Book Shop in Manhattan for many years.
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The Theory & Practice of Rivers
by Harrison, Jim
Seattle: Winn Books, 1986. First. Hardcover. Very Good. Russell Chatham. Signed by Harrison on the half-title page. Emerald and tan cloth binding with matching slipcase with gilt signature of author. As new.
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Returning to Earth
by Harrison, Jim
Berkeley: Ithaca House, 1977. First Edition - Limited. Hardcover. Very Good. The Court Street Chapbook Series, edited by Scott Sommer and G.S. Giscombe. A chapbook collection of his poems. Stapled spine, bright orange wrappers.
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Saul Bellow, Drumlin Woodchuck
by Harris, Mark
Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 1980. First Edition. Brown Cloth. As New/Fine. Black woodchuck pictorial on front cover attractive. No previous owner signatures or inscriptions.
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Natural World
by Harrison, Jim
New York: Open Book Publications, 1982. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket.
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Natural World: A Bestiary
by Harrison, Jim
Barrytown: Open Book Publications, 1982. First Edition - Limited. Hardcover. Very Good. Diana Guest. From a limited edition, no. 64/250, signed by Harrison and Guest on the half- title page. Sand colored cloth binding with gilt title and handmade end papers.
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THE ARCHITECTURAL FORUM January 1937
by Harrison, W. K. Lacaze, William. Wells, Royal Barry (architecture and design by)
NY: Time Inc, 1937. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Spiral bound, 82pp. Volume 66, Number 1. Covers soiled, internals quite nice. Featured article is about the Chrysler automobile showroom and the Rockefeller apartments in Manhattan.
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Pung Chow: The Game of a Hundred Intelligences, also known as Mah-Diao, Mah-Jongg, Mah-Cheuk, Mah-Juck and Pe-Ling
by Harr, L. L.
NY: The Schilling Press, 1922. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG+. First edition, burgundy pebbled cloth, gilt design and titles front, 78pp. Shallow wear spine tips, gilt to front dulled, internals as new (appears unused).
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