DIE KINDER-CHOLERA ODER SUMMER COMPLAINT IN DEN VEREINIGTEN STAATEN, IHRE NATUR, VERHÜTUNG UND RECHTZEITIGE ERKENNUNG
by Adolph C. Hexamer
New York: B. Westermann & Co. | L. W. Schmidt, 1858. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair binding. Previous owner's blindstamp to a few pages of text. Textblock cracked in parts. Spot of discoloration to the front board, affecting the preliminaries. Embossed brown cloth with gilt lettering, faded on the spine. OCLC notes two institutional holdings. Fair binding. ... Read More
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THE CHRISTMAS BOOK
by Hezekiah Butterworth | Illustrated by W. L. Taylor, et al.; Illustrated by [1891]
D. Lothrop and Company. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. [1891]. A collection of Victorian Christmas stories (e.g., "How Dot Heard 'The Messiah'") which have their own charm. By the author of the popular Zig-Zag Stories. A bright copy of an uncommon title. Near Fine binding.
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FORTY YEARS OF THE RAJKUMAR COLLEGE. RAJKOT. Vol. VII GENERAL INDEX
by H.H. Sir Bhavsinhji, K.C.S.I. [Compiler] | [Chester MacNaghten]
London; Aylesbury: Printed and Bound By Hazell, Watson & Viney. Ltd, 1911. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. Index volume only, to the seven volume set comprising a history of one of the oldest public schools in India.. The set is a lavish production, in red cloth with splendid lettering and decorations in gilt, and decorative borders to each... Read More
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[ARCHITECTURE] CARLO MADERNO AND ROMAN ARCHITECTURE 1580-1630
by Howard Hibbard
London: Zwemmer, 1971. First Edition. Very Good+ binding. 4to; in the publisher’s blue cloth binding; with titling on the spine in gilt; xvi, 404 pages including the Index; complete with black and white photographs and illustrations; some wear to the boards; the spine is sunned; there is a trivial stain on the upper board; the top edge has... Read More
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[PRESENTATION COPY][GENEALOGY] HAPPY VALLEY
by Thomas Felix Hickerson
Chapel Hill: Self Published, 1940. Fist Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Small Quarto; in the publisher’s blue cloth binding; with titling on the upper board and spine in gold; ix, 244 pages; complete with 25 black and white plates and one folding table; the boards are toned; some fraying to the edges of the spine; a bit... Read More
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[SIGNED] [UNCORRECTED PROOF] A CHOICE OF ENEMIES
by George Higgins
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983. Soft Cover. Near Fine binding. Signed. 8vo.; in teal printed wrappers; 374 pages, which appear to have been originally hand-numbered; this is an uncorrected proof copy, which is signed by Mr. Higgins on the first leaf, which has the title of the book. Near Fine binding.
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[SIGNED] [UNCORRECTED PROOF] PENANCE FOR JERRY KENNEDY
by George Higgins
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984. Soft Cover. Near Fine binding. Signed. 8vo.; in red printed wrappers; 335 pages, which appear to have been originally hand-numbered; this is an uncorrected proof copy, which is signed by Mr. Higgins on the first leaf, which has the title of the book. Near Fine binding.
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[SIGNED] THE RAT ON FIRE
by George Higgins
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine binding/Near Fine dust jacket. Signed. 8vo.; in the publisher's red paper-covered boards backed in black cloth, with dustjacket; [3], 4-183 pages; this copy is signed by George Higgins on the half-title page, and dated in the year of publication in his hand 9/13/84.~~Quite a nice First Edition... Read More
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KENNEDY FOR THE DEFENSE
by George V. Higgins
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. A signed first edition copy. Other than the signature on the front free end paper there are no marks. The dust jacket is not price clipped,and is now protected in an new mylar cover. Very Good binding / Very Good dust jacket.... Read More
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THE COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE. UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SUMMER QUARTER [ALBEMARLE COUNTY GEOGRAPHY SUPPLEMENT]
by Lena Miller; Mrs. Abner E. Haden; Mae Pickering; Mae Hildebrand
[Charlottesville, Virginia]: Albemarle County School Board, 1925. Composed by faculty and staff of the Albemarle County Public School system this 32 page pamphlet is liberally illustrated with black and white photographs of the period -- a number of the University, . With a map of the county in color, and statistics for literacy, church membership, crops, and (interestingly)... Read More
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[VIRGINIA] [OFFPRINT] A CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE THE PROSPERITY OF COLONIAL VIRGINIA
by Robert Leroy Hilldrup
Offprint; in gray printed card stock with black tape spine; [410],-428 pages' an offprint of Mr. Hilldrup's article in October 1959 issue of The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography.
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[SPECIAL PRESS] LANDSCAPE PRINTS OF OLD JAPAN. FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY TO THE MIDDLE OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY ILLUSTRATED FROM ORIGINAL PRINTS IN THE COLLECTION OF EDWIN AND MARJORIE GRABHORN
by Jack Ronald Hilliard
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1960. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Folio; in the publisher's printed paper-covered board backed in terra cotta cloth with a paper label; this copy with the publisher's plain (somewhat chipped) wrapper; this edition is limited to 450 copies; the prospectus is laid in; there are no ownership or other... Read More
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[WOMEN'S STUDIES] THE AMERICAN WOMAN AND HER HOME
by Mrs. Newell Dwight Hillis
New York: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1911. Hard Cover. Good binding. Early 20th century perspectives on the role of women in domestic settings -- in which Mrs. Hillis bemoans the rise of the divorce rate; domestic skills are falling by the wayside ("The honely arts of darning and mending and the careful use and preservation of materials, the... Read More
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![[MASONIC] PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOST WORSHIPFUL GRAND LODGE OF ANCIENT, FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. GRAND ANNUAL COMMUNICATION. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, FEB. 14-16, 1950](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/700/571/1048571700.0.m.jpg)
[MASONIC] PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOST WORSHIPFUL GRAND LODGE OF ANCIENT, FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. GRAND ANNUAL COMMUNICATION. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, FEB. 14-16, 1950
by Enoch D. Flowers; William S. Pettit; James N. Hillman
Highland Springs, Virginia: Masonic Home Press, Inc, 1950. Soft Cover. Very Good binding. A substantial record, with the Proceedings of the Grand Annual Communication (298 pp.); a Memorial to the Beloved Dead ([5] pp.); Roster of the Working Lodges Under the Jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Virginia (389 pp.); List of Elective Grand Officers ([4] pp.); and... Read More
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SUDAN TRANSPORT. A HISTORY OF RAILWAY, MARINE AND RIVER SERVICES IN THE REPUBLIC OF THE SUDAN
by Richard Hill
London: Oxford University Press, 1965. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding/Very Good dust jacket. A complete and detailed overview of transportation in the Sudan, from the beginning of steam navigation in 1838 to the modern era of light railways. With 46 pages of photographic illustrations. A clean First Edition copy without marks. The dustjacket has... Read More
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THE AUTHOR: A Monthly Magazine for Literary Workers. Volume I January-December, 1889
by Hills, William H. (editor and publisher)
Boston: The Writer Publishing Company, 1889. Hard Cover. near Very Good binding. Volume I, Nos. 1 - 12. No pencil or ink markings in text. Green cloth binding with gilt lettering. Moderate edgewear to boards. Very small loss at top of front board at spine. Some rippling of cloth on rear board. near... Read More
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[GENEALOGY] THE BOYDS OF BOYDTON
by William B. Hill
Clarksville, Va: Roanoke River Museum, Prestwould Foundation, 1967. Stapled Pamphlet. Very Good binding. 8vo.; stapled pamphlet in printed wrappers, with titling and portrait to the front cover; 14 pages.~~The pamphlet was written by Mr. Hill “For the family reunion held August 20, 1967”~~There are no marks in the booklet. Very Good binding.
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COCONUT CULTIVATION AND PLANTATION MACHINERY
by H. Lake Coghlan; J. W. Hinchley
London: Crosby Lockwood and Son, 1914. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. With photographic plates throughout. Contemporary owner's name on the front pastedown, dated 1914. Some foxing to the pages opposite plates, and slight toning to the text. Silverfishing to the rear board only, minor shelfwear and a small private library number label on the spine. Light brown cloth... Read More
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[LITERATURE] THE NORTON FACSIMILE. THE FIRST FOLIO OF SHAKESPEARE
by Charlton Hinman
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc, 1968. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. Large quarto; in the publisher’s blue cloth with dustjacket; xxvii, 928 pages, with portrait; there is a minuscule gift inscription penned at the bottom of the front endpaper; there are few faint spots to the edges of the textblock; the original... Read More
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KING JOHN AND THE ABBOT OF CANTERBURY. AN OLD ENGLISH BALLAD HEREIN SET FORTH, IN NEW FASHION
by M. W. [William] Hinscliff
London and New York: George Routledge & Sons, 1885. Pictorial Boards. Good binding. A copy of King John and the Abbot of Canterbury, illustrated by William Hinscliff. An amusing, rhyming ditty about the heavy taxes of bad King John. Heavily illustrated, with capitals in red. Illustrated half title and title page. Loss to the fore edge of the... Read More
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[MAPS] MAP OF THE STATES OF VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND..
by Hinton, Simpkin, & Marshall
London: Fenner Sears & Co, 1832. Map of the states of Virginia and Maryland. (with) Plan of Washington and Georgetown. London, published Sept. 1, 1831, by I.T. Hinton & Simpkin & Marshall. Engraved & printed by Fenner Sears & Co. (1832).~~One of the earliest British maps of the US states. Hand-colored. Nicely framed. Excellent.~~Framed 16 1/4” x 21 1/4”~Image... Read More
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THE NEW DIRECTORY FOR BAPTIST CHURCHES
by Edward T. Hiscox
Philadelphia: American Baptist Publication Society, 1894. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Shelfwear and spots of discoloration. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Very Good binding.
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[RICHMOND] THE YEARBOOK OF MANCHESTER DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL. 1944
by Eleanor Pannell (Historian); Wilma I. Himler (Assistant Historian)
Richmond: The Senior Class, 1944. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good binding. A copy of the 1944 Manchester High yearbook. Previous owner's name on the front endpaper. Inscribed to "Bobby" Crump by his teacher, Ms Strauss, on the rear pastedown, and by "Betty," Lavinia Elizabeth Eudailey, above her yearbook section. Real photographs of the students and teachers pasted in,... Read More
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[SIGNED][ARCHITECTURE] MODERN ARCHITECTURE: INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION
by Philip Johnson; Henry-Russell Hitchcock
[New York]: Arno Press for The Museum of Modern Art, 1969. Reprint Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding/Very Good dust jacket. Signed. 4to in the publisher’s tan cloth binding; with burgundy titling; 199 pages; in dust jacket; some chipping to the jacket; two tears with loss on the front of the jacket; a few closed tears to the... Read More
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[RELIGION] A COMPANION TO THE FESTIVALS AND FASTS OF THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH, PRINCIPALLY SELECTED AND ALTERED FROM NELSON'S COMPANION FOR THE FESTIVALS AND FASTS OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND WITH FORMS OF DEVOTION
by Rt. Rev. John Henry Hobart
New-York: Delisser and Procter, 1859. Twenty-second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. 8vo.; in the publisher's brown embossed cloth; 331 pages. a blank [?] following the front endpaper has been removed; there is toning and tidelines throughout.~~By the great High Church bishop of the Episcopal Church. Very Good binding.
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