Les Oeuvres de François Villon. Les Lais / Le Testament / Poésies Diverses / Le Jargon
by [Halcyon Press] Villon, François
Maestricht: The Halcyon Press / A.A.M. Stols, 1929. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Number 7 of 140 copies. Bound in white paper wrappers with white paper title labels to spine and front panel. Browning, creasing, and a few chips to spine. Several closed tears to edges of wrappers and minor browning to edges of rear wrapper. Printed in black... Read More
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Mariette
by Halevy, Ludovic; Henry Somm (illustrations)
Paris: Librairie L. Conquet, 1893. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. 389 of 400 copies. Initialed by the author. A sweet little story about Mariette illustrated by Henry Somm in the form of vignettes and decorations which surround the print block on each page. The illustrations are pinted in brown ink and the text in black. The border around the... Read More
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L'Abbe Constantin
by Halevy, Ludovic, Madelaine Lemaire [illustrator]
Paris: Calmann Levy, 1888. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to. Very good in 3/4 maroon leather with marble paper boards. Raised bands and intricate gilt tooling and title on spine. Very small white smudge to spine and to corner of front board. Marbled end pages. Front end page is detached but present and slightly brittle. Interior is clean and... Read More
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West Virginia Birds: Distribution and Ecology
by Hall, George A.
Pittsburgh: Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 1983. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Hardcover. Special publication No. 7 from the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. This book is an attempt to put on record the status of the bird population in West Virginia in the 3rd quarter of the 20th century. The focus is on their distribution and ecology, reflecting the... Read More
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The Merry Tales of the Wise Men of Gotham
by Halliwell, James Orchard
London: John Russell Smith, 1840. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. VERY SCARCE. James Orchard Halliwell [Phillipps] (1820-1889) was a Shakespearean scholar and antiquarian. He married the daughter of Sir Thomas Phillipps, the bibliophile, whose surname he took in 1872, despite their falling out over Halliwell's questionable ethics (see below). He wrote several biographical works on Shakespeare, including the Life... Read More
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An Address Delivered Before the Society of Natural History of the Auburn Theological Seminary, on Their Anniversary, August 15th, 1843
by Hall, James
Auburn: Henry Oliphant, 1844. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Wrappers are no longer present. Disbound. Minor foxing - mostly to first and last page. 24 pages. REL/040319.
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A Woman in the Antipodes and in the Far East
by Hall, Mary
London: Methuen & Co., LTD, 1914. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Mary Hall (1857-1912) was a British writer and explorer about whom little is known. However, she was the author of “A Woman’s Trek From the Cape to Cairo”, published in 1907, about her journey from Cape Town, South Africa to Cairo, Egypt, i.e., from one end of Africa... Read More
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Harvard University Press: A History
by Hall, Max
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1986. Paperback. Very Good in Wraps. Paperback. Vg in wraps. Education. EDU109281.
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PRINT - "She mixes cakes in the pantry and sings just like a bird" - from Other Rhymes for Little Readers
by Ruth M. Hallock
New York: Rand McNally, 1911. Very Good. Full color illustration by Ruth M. Hallock. A few light smudge marks to white margins. Includes an additional page with a verse "Miss Tippy Toes." Chipping to edges of pages. Suitable for framing. Size: about 11.5 x 9 inches. Print/111122.
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Deutschland-Allemagne-Germany
by Hallwag
Bern: Hallwag AG, 1957. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. A travel photo book of Germany filled with black and white photographic illustrations from the 1950s. Index of citites included to front. Basic information including population, agriculture, rivers, canals, etc. to rear. Text in German, French, and English. Bound in paper covered illustrated glossy boards with gold spine titled in... Read More
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Organ Physiology: Structure and Function of the Kidney
by Hamburger, Jean; Gabriel Richet, J.P. Grünfeld; Anthony Walsh (translator)
Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Company, 1971. Softcover. Very Good. Softcover. Very good in blue and white illustrated paper wrappers with white title to front and spine panels. Minor yellowing, rubbing, and creasing to wrappers and laminate on wrappers is peeling off. Light highlighting on several pages. Light yellowing to edges of pages. Else is clean and bright with... Read More
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Dictionnaire International Francais-Anglais
by Hamilton, H., and Legros, E.
Paris: Ch. Fourat et Fils, 1883. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Vg in full leather/8vo./gilt lettering to spine with raised bands/marbled endpapers/light wear to front cover Reference. REF1/4042.
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Report to Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred a resolutionof this House, "instructing them to inquire into the espedience of purchasing additional land for the site of Fort Washington
by Hamilton, Mr
Committee on Military Affairs, 1826. Pamphlet. Very Good. Pamphlet. 19th Congress, 1st Session. Rep. No. 125. Ho. of Reps. Very Good pamphlet. Minor foxing though text remains bright. 5 pages. Maryland. MD/6262.
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A Review of Men and Manners in America, Reprinted from the American Review
by [Hamilton]
London: John Miller, 1834. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Thin 8vo. SCARCE. Contemporary review of an important and popular travel book by Hamilton. It was generally critical of US and discussed American practice of slavery extensively. Three quarter linen backed blue cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Chip to head of spine. Pages are a bit brittle and... Read More
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Es singt es Vogeli ab em Baum
by Hammerli-Marti, Sophie
Basel: Benno Schwabe & Co. 1933. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Veyr good in illustrated paper covered boards. Covers nice and bright; interior clean. 25 songs. Music. MUS1/9210.
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A Theory of Architecture
by Hammer, Victor
New York: Wittenborn Schultz, 1952. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Hardcover. Number 65 of 250 copies. Inscribed by the publisher in ink on the front free endpaper, dated December 14, 1952. Bound in salmon pink paper covered boards with black title to spine. Clean and bright with unopened pages. Slight browning to pastedowns due to glue from covers. Letterpress... Read More
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Public Affairs: The Military and the Media, 1968-1973
by Hammond, William M.
Washington DC: Center of Military History / Government Printing Office, 1996. Hardcover. Near Fine. Hardcover. Interesting Presentation Copy. Inscribed, "For Barry Zorthian With the deepest thanks for your support and assistance over the years! William Hammond January 8 1997. This book and its predecessor covering 1962-68 analyze the factors that shaped the way in which the U.S. government... Read More
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Reporting Vietnam: Media and Military at War
by Hammond, William M.
Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 1998. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. Nice presentation copy. Inscribed "For Barry Zorthian With deepest appreciation for all you've done! William Hammond 6 December 1998."The author was a senior historian at the U.S. Army's Center of Military History. In this book he analyzes how the relations between the media and the military evolved during... Read More
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Helpful Hampton Hints
by [Women's Committee for Hampton]
Baltimore, 1950. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Despite the title, this is not just a book of helpful hints; it is a cookbook filled with entertaining recipes from the mid-1900s. Those of a certain age will remember eating dishes such as sardine and egg spread (!), Ritz cracker pie, chicken liver with mushrooms, sweetbread ring, molded cottage cheese, and... Read More
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Dictionary of International Biography 1963: Volume One
by Handley-Taylor, Geoffrey (ed.)
London: Dictionary of International Biography, 1963. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Vg in red boards/frontis. Reference. REF109291.
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The Ocean
by Hanley, James
New York: William Morrow & Company, 1941. First American Edition, Advance Copy. Paperback. Very Good/Very Good. First American Edition, Advance Copy. Paperback. First American Edition, Advance Copy. VERY SCARCE. James Hanley (1897-1985) was a British writer who was from a seafaring family and spent several years at sea himself. Hanley's brother was the novelist Gerald Hanley. Hanley published... Read More
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To Serve and Protect: containers, conveyances, and cosmic happenings
by Hanmer, Karen
Glenview, IL: Karen Hanmer, 2014. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. Number 9 of 100 copies. Signed by the author. This book was inspired by a call for entries by the Guild of Book Workers with the theme of "vessel." Karen describes the text of her response as 60% memory and 40% casually researched, mostly on Wikipedia. Karen's book focuses on... Read More
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A bibliography of the writings of Irving Bacheller
by Hanna, A. J.
Winter Park FL: Rollins College, 1939. Softcover. Very Good. Softcover. Bacheller was a journalist, editor,and prolific fiction writer, now perhaps best known, if known at all, as the publisher who first discovered and published Stephen Crane. Bound in tan wrapper in very good condition with light smudge on rear cover. 48 pages. BOB/111716.
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Ernest Hemingway: A Comprehensive Bibliography
by Hanneman, Audre
Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1969. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. 8vo. Fine in black cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Interior is pristine with tight binding. Index. 568 pages. BOB/060404.
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Die Lösung: Makulatur Typobilder or The Solution: 6 Waste Paper Typographic Pictures
by Hänni, Heinz; illustrated by Romano Hänni
Basel, Switzerland: Romano Hänni, 2005. Hard Cover. Fine. Hard Cover. Number 34 of 40. Each book is unique. Second Edition. This book includes a selection of proof pages from various early handprinted books by Romano. The pages include handwritten notes and marks for corrections. Because each proof sheet is different, each illustration and also each book is unique.... Read More
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