Smilla's Sense of Snow
by Hoeg, Peter
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1993. First Edition. Paperbacked Boards/Cloth Spine. As New/As New. Sparkling copy all around.
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Philip Hofer as Author and Publisher
by Hofer, Philip
Cambridge: Harvard College Library, 1968. First Edition (Limited). Hardcover. Very Good. This 209 of 500 copies, as new all over. Laid in is booklet entitled "A Brief Note on Book Collecting" by Philip Hofer.
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Hans Hofmann
by Hofmann, Hans
New York: Andre Emmerich, 1969. First Edition. Paper Covers. Near Fine +/No Dustjacket. top corner of front cover slightly bent, spine very slightly rubbed, else clean and tight, no previous owner markings.
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Georges Braque: His Graphic Work
by Hofmann, Werner; Braque, Georges
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1961. First Edition. Cloth. Fine -/Very Good +. some light foxing on endpapers, a very small coffee stain at bottom of dustwrapper, original acetate wrapper missing.
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The Ettrick Shepherd's Poetical Works (5 Volumes) and The Ettrick Shepherd's Tales and Sketches (6 Volumes)
by Hogg, James. (The Ettrick Shepherd)
Edinburgh: Blackie & Sons, 1837. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Hill, D. O. (engravings of). Uncommon complete set of the "new" edition of Hogg's works - certainly after 1837, perhaps as late as 1860s, but decorated cloth bindings are more typrical of the 1840s - uniformly bound in narrow ribbed, cordovan/brown cloth, elaborately blind stamped with harp in... Read More
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Garden Clubs and Spades
by HOKINSON, Helen E. (illustrations). McKinney, Laurence (text and captions). (Hugh Wheeler aka Patrick Quentin)
NY: Dutton, 1941. Sixth Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/VG+. Small octavo, publishers green cloth in slightly soiled pictorial dustjacket. A collection of garden cartoons from The New Yorker's Hokinson. Presentation copy from her to multiple Tony-award winner Hugh Wheeler (Sweeney Todd, A Little Night Music) who, with the nom de plume Patrick Quentin, wrote nearly a hundred murder mysteries.... Read More
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MEMORIALS OF TWO FRIENDS - JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL 1819 - 1921 GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS 1824 - 1892
by Holden, Edwin Babcock. (Lowell, James Russell). (Curtis, George William). Norton, Charles Eliot
NY: The Gilliss Press, 1912. 1st Edition - Limited. Hardcover. Near Fine. Limited edition, only 50 copies, privately printed by The Gilliss Press for private distribution. The author, Edwin Babcock Holden, is identifed as E.B.H. on the author's note page (after the title page). Contents are Curtis's eulogy of (or address about) Lowell, delivered on Feb 22, 1892;... Read More
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Town & County Matters
by Hollander, John
Boston: David R. Godine, 1972. First Edition Limited. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. No. 23/150 signed by the author.
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The Nemesis of Docility a Study of German Character
by Holmes, Edmond
NY: Dutton, 1916. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First US edition, with Dutton title page, the book printed in England from original plates. Blue cloth, 8vo, vii, 264, lacking dustjacket. Private library bookplate on front pastedown and paper shelving label foot of spine. Gilt titles, spine darkened, covers moderately soiled, internals nice. Author makes a compelling case... Read More
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The Autocrat at the Breakfast Table
by Holmes, Oliver Wendell
Boston: Phillips Sampson and Company, 1858. First Edition, Second Issue. Hardcover. VG-. First edition, second issue. Original, brown pebbled cloth binding better than very good save for slight loss spine ends, one corner "shaved" off. Light blue endpapers. Solid binding, uncocked, tight copy. No previous owner names, inscriptions or bookplates and desirable thus. All tissue guards extant, leaves... Read More
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THE ASTONISHING ISLAND: BEING A VERACIOUS RECORD OF THE EXPERIENCES UNDERGONE BY ROBINSON LIPPINGTREE MACKINTOSH FROM TRISTAN DA CUNHA DURING AN ACCIDENTAL VISIT TO UNKNOWN TERRITORY IN THE YEAR OF GRACE MCMXXX-
by HOLTBY, Winifred. BATT (iIllustrated)
London: Lovat Dickson Limited, 1933. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Holtby's social satire "annoted in line and tone" by Batt. 13 full page detailed pen and ink hilarious illustrations. 8vo, black cloth, gilt to spine, 184 pages. Lacks dustjacket.
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THE PUBLIC AND DOMESTIC LIFE OF HIS LATE MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY, GEORGE THE THIRD COMPRISING THE MOST EVENTFUL AND IMPORTANT PERIOD IN THE ANNALS OF BRITISH HISTORY (2 volumes)
by Holt, Edward
London: Sherwood, Neely, And Jones, 1820. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. First edition, two volumes, bound in red, half leather, spines of which have been charred, with attendant stain to endpapers no affecting rest of text, which is quite nice. Library collection stamp on ffe and title page only. Sturdy, serviceable reading copies of original editions. All plates extant,... Read More
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Jurgen and the Law
by Holt, Guy, Ed
New York: Robert M McBride and Company, 1923. Limited Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Dustjacket. clean copy, gilt stamped decoration, number 1001 of 1080, bookplate front pastedown.
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Rugs: Oriental and Occidental, Antique and Modern--A Handbook for Ready Reference
by Holt, Rosa Belle
Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co, 1901. First Edition. Decorated Cloth. Very Good. Light wear to spine ends and cover corners, gentle rubbing to spine edges, moderate scuffing to rear cover. Previous owner signature in ink at ffe. 31 full-page color plates.
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A HISTORY OF INTEREST RATES
by Homer, Sydney
New Brunswick NJ: Rutgers State University, 1963. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Uncommon, comprehensive historical review of interest rates from 2000 B.C by a partner in the original Salomon Brothers investment firm in New York City. 8vo, red cloth, 617p. Solid copy with three tiny light tan stains on the ffe in unclipped dustjacket that is missing... Read More
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The Art of the Potter: A Book for the Colletcor and Connoisseur
by Honey, W. B.
London: Faber & Faber, Incorporated, 1946. First Edition, Second Impression. Cloth Boards, Gilt Titles. Fine -/No Dustjacket.
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THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT
by Hopper, Hedda. (Hope Harding Davis)
Garden City: Doubleday, 1963. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good. Inscribed by famous Hollywood gossip columnist to Hope Harding Davis, artist and one-time MGM screenriter, and daughter of NYTimes war correspondent Richard Harding Davis and Bessie McCoy, famous Ziegfield Follies showgirl. "For Hope Harding Davis, An old and dear friend of many years - (indecipherable).and his hide.... Read More
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THE CELEBRATED LIBRARY OF HARRISON D. HORBLIT, ESQ. Two Volumes, complete
by (Horblit, Harrison D.)
London: Sotheby & Co, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good.
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Gone Away
by Houghland, Mason
Berryville, Virginia: Blue Ridge Press, 1933. First Edition. Faux Suede. Very Good +/No Jacket. Whitmore, Olive. Stamped pictorial front panel.
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THE WHTE DAWN: AN ESKIMO SAGA
by Houston, James
NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1971. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. An apparently read copy in near fine unclipped dw, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the half title.
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Twenty-Eight Drawings By Barbara Howard
by Howard, Barbara
Toronto: The Martlet Press, 1970. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. Signed by the artist, copy 72 of 275. Book designed by Allan Robb Fleming and hand bound by Joseph Palaga. Folio, hardcover, black buckram, paper label on spine. Near fine.
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THE WORKS OF JOHN HOWARD, ESQ. VOL 1 THE HISTORY OF PRISONS VOL II CONTAINING THE HISTORY OF LAZARETTOS
by Howard, John
London: Printed for J. Johnson, C. Dilly, and T. Cadell, 1791. 4th Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Two volumes, large 4to, uniformly printed and bound. Volume 1 (stated fourth edition, dated 1792): The State of the Prisons in England and Wales, with Preliminary Observations , and an Account of Some Foreign Prisons and Hospitals. 540pp with 492 (text), 23... Read More
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We, The People: The Drama of America (Revised Edition)
by Huberman, Leo. Benton, Thomas Hart (illustrated by)
NY: Harper & Brothers, 1947. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition of the Revised Edition (1947) after the first of 1932, acknowledging the accomplishments of FDR's New Deal. Inscribed by Huberman on the half title to " For ... the best type of We the People. With love, Leo Jan 1948". Leo Huberman (1903 -... Read More
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Adventures Among Birds
by Hudson, H. W.
London: J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd, 1923. Leather Spine/Cloth Boards. Near Fine -/No Dj. One of 750 copies for sale in England. Red leather spine with gently rubbed edges, red leather corners very slightly worn. Binding bright. Text clean. No previous owner signatures or inscriptions. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns.
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TOM BROWN AT OXFORD : PART ONE and PART SECOND (2 vols)
by Hughes, Thomas
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1862. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good+. A pair of 1862 editions, after the first (1861). Perfectly unsophisticated publishers bindings - uniform, mauve, pebbled cloth, blind-stamped. Some cocking, some abrasion to front cover on second volume. Like a pair of sturdy old, comfortable shoes, showing natural age and wear. (No names, inscription, or bookplates which is... Read More
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