Titles starting with H from David Hecht, Bookseller

Philadelphia, , 1841. Dsbd. VG. 8vo. Weekly newspaper prntd. by William F. Geddes, 112 Chestnut Street . 7 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. Dbl. columns, small print. Nearly 10pp. July opinion of Supreme Court of N.Y. re McLeod case on habeus corpus, 2pp. July report on U.S. Navy home squadron, lengthy petition to court by Pennsylvania Hall Assoc., a table on financial condition of Connecticut, 1/2 pg. on the late tornado, a paragraph on New Jersey Railroad advantages & nearly 1 column on last page on NJ Railroad w... more information

Offered by David Hecht, Bookseller (California, United States) +/-

London, , 1853. 1st edition. Orig. gilt cloth, profess. rebkd. w/ gilt spine. . Extremely nice clean fresh copy internally, mostly unopened at top. Also the original blue gilt binding is in nice shape with the Hakluyt emblem gilt saileing ship on front cover still bright. Professionally antique rebacked in matching cloth & gilt lettering like the original. V. minor ex. lib. w/ small paper label on cover & light ep stamps. VG. 8vo. . Volume 1 only (of 2). Volume edited by Sir George T. Staunto... more information

Offered by David Hecht, Bookseller (California, United States) +/-

N.Y., , 1967. Prob. 1st edition. Softcover. . Average wear. Gd. . 12mo. International Press, a leftist press. Favorable examination of Soviet life ( "the growing socialist democracy"), economic reform, foreign policy ("internationalism"), Soviet national interests, much more, in 1960's. ... more information

Offered by David Hecht, Bookseller (California, United States) +/-

London, , 1807. Rmvd. . LIght fxg. to plate margins. VG. 4to. Full pg. frontis copper plate portrait & biography rmvd. from "The Historic Gallery Of Portraits And Paintings, With Brief Memoirs Of The Most Celebrated Men, Of Every Age And Country, Embellished By Engravings In Outline, Of The Finest Specimens Of The Arts, Ancient And Modern." Plate & text pages measure 8 1/4 x 10 5/8 in. incl. wide margins. The engrd. image measures 2 3/8 x 3 7/8 in. From a very rare large paper quart... more information

Offered by David Hecht, Bookseller (California, United States) +/-

Washington, , 1874. . 1st edition. . Orig. cloth. . Nice copy in orig. bdg. w/ light-moderate wear. VG. 8vo. . Author was Clerk of the House of Representatives. Prints Congressional Acts, proposed amendments, message of President Grant, proclamations & orders incl. his Reconstruction actions in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, & Texas. Impt. printing of early Congressional black related civil rights & women's rights bills. Lists members of 42nd Congress, prints debate & passage of Salary... more information

Offered by David Hecht, Bookseller (California, United States) +/-

Williamsburg, , 1942. Tan pictorial wrprs, fascim. 18th cent. production. VG. 8vo. Printed antique-style resembling an 18th century printing w/ fascim. initials, fascim. woodcut page dividers & typefaces. Illustrated, incl. plans & old woodcuts of each building. Describes historically & shows the Old Court House, the Capitol, the Public Gaol, the Raleigh Tavern, the Ludwell-Paradise House, the Governor's Palace, the George Wythe House. This book was given to each person purchasing a block-ti... more information

Offered by David Hecht, Bookseller (California, United States) +/-

N.Y., , 1859. . Orig. cloth. Occas. fxg. A very nice, tight copy in v. well-preserved orig. bdg. Orig. owner's pen name on fly w/ purchase price. VG. . 8vo. . 131 illustrations. With text geared towards use of certain principles for the home incl. principles on heat, heat radiation, temperature, dew, thermometers, qualities of water, air & its pressure, movement, conditions that influence boiling,artificial heat & properties of fuel, charcoal & antracite coal as fuel, fireplaces & st... more information

Offered by David Hecht, Bookseller (California, United States) +/-

N.Y., , 1935. 1st edition. Orig. cloth. Worn copy externally, bkstrp. taped w/ scotch tape. but inside OK. 12mo. The most comprehensive account of Marxism publ. to that date in a single volume. International Publishers. ... more information

Offered by David Hecht, Bookseller (California, United States) +/-

N.Y., , 1908. . 4th edition. . Orig. cloth. . Bdg. wear & soiling. Gd. . 8vo. . Some text illustrs. ... more information

Offered by David Hecht, Bookseller (California, United States) +/-

N.Y., , 1846. . Prob. 1st edition. . Orig. cloth, gilt tooled cvr. & floral spine. . Part of front ep torn away, o/w clean, nice copy inside & out. VG. . 8vo. . On materials, palettes, description of 37 different colors, preparing flesh tints, painting landscapes, glazing, varnishing, cleaning, cost of supplies. 80pp. painter's terms dictionary is condensed compilation from several named manuals. Scarce. ... more information

Offered by David Hecht, Bookseller (California, United States) +/-

Girard, , 1926. Orig. prtd. wrprs. Text browning. VG. 32mo. Detailed work on subject. Little Blue Book No. 1074. ... more information

Offered by David Hecht, Bookseller (California, United States) +/-

N.Y., , 1864. . Orig. pict. gilt cloth, cover gilt vignette. Bit of minor bdg. wear, some minor fading, occas. v. light fxg. Quite a clean nice copy in attractive bdg. No rear free ep. VG. . 12mo. Frontis & 96 full pg. hand-colored plates plus small hand-colored tp vignette. Cover of book says "The Child's Own Picture And Verse Book. Colored." so assume this is the more expensive hand-colored edition from publisher. Extremely nice brightly hand-colored engraved vignettes with background fl... more information

Offered by David Hecht, Bookseller (California, United States) +/-

N.Y, 1857. Orig.green gilt cloth. Bdg. darkened in some places, some wear at spine head & foot, a small piece of clothing msg. at front joint, eps. soiled. Text clean & nice, no fxg. Gd. . 8vo. . Presentation inscrip. on fly from "Publisher." 19 steel engraved plates w/ tissue guards, both views & portraits, 15 hand-colored wood engravings, 16 fascimiles of manuscripts. Authors incl. Irving, Bryant, Audubon, Everett, Bancroft, Prescott, Lowell, Dana, Webster, Longfellow, Emerson, H... more information

Offered by David Hecht, Bookseller (California, United States) +/-

Cincinnati, , 1874. . 1st edition. Orig. 3/4 calf & cloth, gilt lettered cover. . Loose in binding, no bkstrp. Gd. . Eleph. folio. . Text, tables, then 24 pages of multi-leveled hand-colored rows of facts & events leading to the next page in historical order, showing all cultures, civilizations , political, military, scientific events throughout history from ancient times to 1870's. Measures 15 x 16 in. Rare. ... more information

Offered by David Hecht, Bookseller (California, United States) +/-

Munchen, , ca. 1890-95. Orig. white pict. bds., elabor. hand-colored vignette, title in elabor. rubricated gilt. . Some light to moderate bdg. wear, minor cover soiling, Pages clean & fresh, the hand-coloring delicately done. 1913 pen gift inscrip. Gd. - VG. . 4to. A later edition of vol. 2 of a 3 volume series of cartoons of people w/ animals and German captions by famous German satirist & humorist illustrator. Complete in itself. A volume that could be ordered either w/ plain uncolored engra... more information

Offered by David Hecht, Bookseller (California, United States) +/-

Munchen, , ca. 1890-95. Orig. white pict. bds., elabor. hand-colored vignette, title in elabor. rubricated gilt. . Some light bdg. Pages clean & fresh, the hand-coloring delicately done. VG. . 4to. A later edition of vol. 3 of a 3 volume series of cartoons of people w/ animals and German captions by famous German satirist & humorist illustrator. Complete in itself. A volume that could be ordered either w/ plain uncolored engraved cartoons or hand-colored at additional cost. This vol. hand-colo... more information

Offered by David Hecht, Bookseller (California, United States) +/-

Philadelphia, , 1847. Orig. blue pict. wrprs. . Old brown spotting & fraying, wrpr. tears, a few other tears & light penciling. Fair-Gd. 8vo. Published by George B. Zieber, list of his juvenile publications on rear wrapper. One of "Grandfather Lovechild's Nursery Stories". Engraving on title & last page, & 7 full page engravings, all brightly hand-colored by watercolors. The wood engravings done by Brightly from original designs by Darley. ... more information

Offered by David Hecht, Bookseller (California, United States) +/-

Bethlehem, , 1999. Video cassette in box. VG. Wonderful performance of Handel's Messiah from Nativity Church in Bethlehem w/ some views of Israel mentioned in the Bible cut into the performance. Performed by La Camerata Nouve and Orchestra conducted by Francisco de Araujo. With soloists Beverly Hoch, soprano, Dana Stephenson, mezzo, Gene Tucker, tenor, Jonathasn Deutsch, bass. Produced in Israel. Hope copied onto quality VHS video cassette. 117 minutes long. Color. ... more information

Offered by David Hecht, Bookseller (California, United States) +/-

np,, 1987. No slipcase box. VG. A brilliant & chilling novel by acclaimed Canadian novelist of a futuristic totalitarian society. "A dystopian novel of a world ruled by militaristic fundamentalism in which sexual pleasure id forbiddon." First edition was 1985. Two audiocassettes. ... more information

Offered by David Hecht, Bookseller (California, United States) +/-

Savannah, , 1859. Lightly browned. Folded, a bit of splitting at one fold, also some creasing at folds. Gd. . 4to. MS pen letter measuring 8 1/2 x 10 3/4 in. Dated Savannah, April 9th 1859. Large size script. Addressed to C. Dellinger Esq. Concerns cotton the writer has & change of prices to those just quoted. Gordon has found "mixed cottons quite salable in New York" & quotes a bushel rate. Letter entirely about selling a quantity of cotton to recipient. Dark brown ink script, some bl... more information

Offered by David Hecht, Bookseller (California, United States) +/-