Search Results: Authors starting with H from Mare Booksellers

New York: The Thistle Press, 1929. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. First edition. Yellow cloth. No jacket. 339 pp. A work chronicling New York City in the early 1920's, especially its politics and politicians. Hackenburg was a lawyer in New York, as well as a politician, serving on the state assembly. GOOD condition. Mostly minor soiling, heavier to the rear. Uneven fading. Spine darkened, with a vertical crease down its center. Light scuffing and edgewear. Fore edge foxed. Previous owner's signature on the first endpaper. Interior clean, with the text block slightly shaken.

New York: D.S. Bennet, Publisher, 1904. Wraps. Good. Wraps. 32 pp. Black and white photos throughout. An instructional guide to the creation of hardanger embroidery, a craft that flourished in Norway and spread to Germany and Italy before being introduced to the United States in 1901 (according to the introduction). The book provides many illustrations of various lacework, including written instructions on how to create it. GOOD condition. Moderate toning and wrinkling to the covers, with minor soiling and faint spots dampstaining. Minor chipping and tearing along the edges. Faint pencil note on the upper front cover.

La Chaux-de-Fonds: Arts Graphiques Haefeli and Co, 1954. Wraps. Good. Number 294 of an apparent 350 issued of this edition. Greenish paper wrapper folder in rice paper jacket, with unbound signatures of text and plates (housed in their own folders) within. All in a green cardboard slipcase. All text in French. 6 illustrated plates by Edouard Baillods; 6 by Georges Froidevaux; 6 by Claude Loewer. A work apparently celebrating the publishing firm of Arts Graphiques Haefeli, containing philosophical text followed by 18 color plates. Slipcase and outer folder in GOOD condition, with interior being NEAR FINE bearing little wear. Minor browning to the folder. Heavy tearing and loss to the rice paper jacket. Moderate to heavy uneven browning and fading to the slipcase, with light scuffing and soiling.

Stuttgart: Steinkopf, 1926. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Hard cover in dust jacket. With 8 photos and a fold out map. A look at the history of exploration of the South Pole and Antarctica, primarily emphasizing German explorations. GOOD jacket on a VERY GOOD book. Moderate darkening to the jacket, with heavy darkening along the spine. Minor to moderate soiling to the jacket. Some scuffing and edgewear with a triangular half inch chip missing from the rear head of the spine. A few minor tears and frays also present, with a small crease along the upper rear extremity. Minor uneven fading to the book with darkening noticeable to the head and foot of the spine. Interior clean and solid. General minor to moderate browning to the pages. Previous owner's ink inscription on the first free endpaper.

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1888. Tabloid. Good. Large tabloid journal format. Pagination runs 145-160. Black and white illustrations throughout. A single issue of this weekly journal, notably featuring a "Suggested Prologue to a Dramatized Version of 'She'" by H. Rider Haggard. This includes dialogue and stage settings and direction. "She" Is a popular novel by Haggard, being an early work in the lost world and fantasy genre. Also present is an account of a tornado that hit Mount Vernon, Illinois, with a full page of illustrations depicting damage. GOOD condition. Apparently disbound from a larger work, with roughness along the spine edge. Largish pain affecting the upper front cover, mostly in the masthead. General toning, minor soiling and minor scattered foxing throughout. Several small tears along the extremities. Small pencil notation on the upper front cover.

Boston: William D. Ticknor, Publisher, 1835. Pamphlet. Good. 32 pp. A predominately philosophical work musing on ultraism, or the focus on one object, often to the detriment of other objects, and its effects on various institutions, whether religious or secular, although primarily focusing on religion. GOOD condition. Ex-historical society, with a few blindstamps in the interior. Vertical fold crease present. Wrappers soiled and darkened, with some staining. Wrappers mostly split along the spine, tenuously holding on. Scattered soiling in the interior, with offsetting to the title page.

Exton, PA: Schiffer Publishing Limited, 1981. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Brown faux leather binding in unclipped jacket. 271 pp. Black and white and color photos throughout. A history and study of the making and use of duck decoys along the Mississippi flyway, looking at makers in regions such as Canada, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Mississippi and Louisiana. GOOD jacket on a VERY GOOD book. Moderate to heavy dark scuffs to the jacket, with minor soiling and general toning. Several chips, tears and minor loss along the jacket extremities. Minor fading and edgewear to the book. Top edge a bit dusty.

New York: Cassell and Company, 1879. Hard Cover. Good. Faded lilac cloth colored spine with pastedown paper covers, with the front cover bearing a full color illustration. 228 pages. Black and white illustrations throughout. A collection of stories for children originally published in the Churchman paper. Illustrated by various artists, with two illustrations by Kate Greenaway, one being the frontispiece. GOOD condition. Uneven darkening and fading to the covers, with mostly minor soiling. Minor to moderate scuffing to the paper on the covers, with scuffing and fraying along the spine hinges and head and tail of the spine. Extremities rather bumped and scuffed, with splitting and fraying to the paper. Heavy fading and discoloration to the cloth spine. Small area of staining to the lower rear cover. The previous owner's signature present. Minor to moderate toning to the text block.

Concord, New Hampshire: Amos Hadley, State Printer, 1857. Pamphlet. Good. Pamphlet. 16 pp. An address by William Haile, then governor of New Hampshire to the New Hampshire Legislature, discussing taxes, appropriation of funds, laws, etc. Of note is his plea for less restrictions on suffrage, citing national concerns over the influx of immigrants to the United States. Haile also addresses slavery in the United States citing encroachments of it at the national level and arguing that all constitutional means must be used to stop it from spreading. The governor cites the lack of redress for enslaved people in the court of law, recently upheld by the United States Supreme Court. With an ownership inscription perhaps reading 'John Bartlett Du (?) ing.' GOOD condition. Square area of browning/offsetting on most of the center front cover. Minor pencil notations to the front page, with minor soiling. Light toning to the paper.

Toledo, OH: The Goodrich Printing Company. Wraps. Good. no date, presumed early 1900s. Stated sixth edition. Greenish gray wraps. 269 pp., plus index. With a few black and white photos. A collection of poems by the 'policeman poet' Dell Hair, covering a range of subjects, including Charles Lindbergh and the Spirit of St. Louis and his (pending?) flight to Paris. This includes a photo of the plane and Lindbergh. With poems on war, love, etc. Dell Hair was born in Michigan and after serving in the US Army (allegedly helping to quell the Geronimo uprisings), he served as a policeman in Toledo, before forming his own private security company. GOOD condition. Wrappers chipped, with loss, at the corners. Tear at the upper front hinge. Minor soiling and general fading. Some toning to the text block.

Washington: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture garden/ Smithsonian Institution, 1990. Soft Cover. Very Good. 195 pp. With color photos throughout. A catalog for a 1990 exhibition of art created in the 1980's and reflecting on or portraying issues prevalent in that decade. With work by Laurie Anderson, Jeff Koons, James Coleman and others. VERY GOOD condition. Cover apparently bound upside down on the text block. Minor rubbing and edgewear. Interior clean and solid.

Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1874. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Original cloth with minor ornamentation and titling in gilt. 268 plus 4 pages of ads in the rear. Early edition. OCLC records indicate an 1873 edition perhaps existed, although these records are somewhat unclear. An historical novel on religious themes. Set in France. By Edward Everett Hale, perhaps best known for his "Man Without a Country." In GOOD+ condition. Moderate fading to the front cover, with heavy fading to the spine. Rear cover with minor fading. Minor scuffing and edgewear. Very light soiling to the rear cover. Head and foot of the spine pulled and frayed, with very minor loss of cloth at the head. Interior clean and solid with a previous owner's signature on the second endpaper.

Philadelphia: Louis A. Godey, Publisher, 1856. Quarter Leather. Good. Quarter leather with brown cloth decorated with a raised floral design. 572, 572 pp. Black and white and color plates and illustrations throughout. There are 10 color plates depicting fashions, with four others depicting patterns or, in one case, perhaps a fashion embodied in an illustration of a flying woman. A bound volume of Godey's Lady's Book and Magazine, containing all twelve issues for the year 1856. Includes articles on fashion, history, etc., as well as instructions on crochet, knitting and other handicraft. GOOD condition. Cloth rather rubbed and worn in several locations, with general fading, minor soiling and staining. Interior solid, with moderate to heavy browning, minor scattered soiling and foxing.

Boston: S.W. Tilton and Company, 1885. Cloth. Good. Green cloth. No jacket. 293 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. A guide to painting on a variety of fabrics, from technical aspects of paint mixtures and brushes, to considerations of aesthetics and composition. Susan Hale was an author and artist, having spent some time training in watercolors in Paris and Weimar, Germany. GOOD condition. Ex-library with remains of spine label, interior pastedowns and stamping present. Some fading, minor soiling, scuffing and edgewear to the covers. Gift inscription present. Some toning to the paper.

Biddeford, ME: Biddeford Journal Office, Printer, 1886. Cloth. Good. Green cloth with brown cloth spine. 246 pp. A collection of poetry with a focus on the ocean, life at the ocean, sailing and fishing, especially relating to the Maine coast. This includes several poems on Ogunquit, its fishing fleet, etc. GOOD condition. Ex-library. Spine label and interior pastedowns/blindstamps present. Covers faded and scuffed. Minor soiling. Cloth scuffed and frayed along the extremities. Interior hinges cracked. Text block toned.

Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, Edinburgh; Whittaker, Treacher and Co., London, 1832. Half-Leather. Good/No Jacket. Half leather with marbled boards. 334 pp. With an illustrated half-title. Volume 1 only of 3 volumes in the second series, recounting the life of a sailor and the work involved in manning a large ocean going ship. With accounts of trips in the South Seas, to India, etc., primarily focusing on the journey as opposed to the places. Basil Hall was a noted British naval officer, authoring many books on exploration and travel, drawn from his extensive journals. GOOD condition Leather chipped and torn at the head of the spine. with a 1/4 inch piece almost completely detached. Moderate to heavy scuffing along the extremities, mostly affecting the leather. Minor scuffing and fading to the boards. Interior clean and solid with offsetting to the endpapers.

London: Colonnade, Publisher, 1952. Wraps. Very Good. Wraps. 52 pp. Second issue of this little magazine devoted to literature, with a plea from the editors in the rear for more participation from the public. Edited in part by Iain (Ian) Fletcher, a scholar who published this and another short lived little magazine in London. This issue with art and literary criticism, poetry by Donald Hall, etc. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading and edgewear.

Port Townsend, WA: Copper Canyon Press, 1993. Wraps. Near Fine. Printed wraps. 12 pp. A short essay on poetry by poet Donald Hall. NEAR FINE with a hint of toning to the covers.

No Place: No publisher. Wraps. Very Good. No publisher, place or date. States "Reprinted from the New Yorker," with 1964 on the copyright page, but circa 1982. Illustrated wraps, with front cover engraving by Randy Miller. Signed by the author on the title page. 19 pp. A story of Christmas by poet Donald Hall. VERY GOOD condition. Minor toning and soiling to the covers. Owner's signature on the title page.

Richmond, VA: Williams Printing Company. Wraps. Fair. ca 1913. Printed wraps. 10 pp. Reprinted from the Virginia Medical Semi-Monthly, July 25, 1913. A short essay reflecting on habit in human beings, exploring the benefits to 'instinctively' carrying out daily tasks, but also the perils of bad habits in modern society. Citing the stresses of meeting modern demands, the author addresses the use of drugs and alcohol to address 'weaknesses' that a person may feel, while also citing Eddyism, the Emmanuel movement, Christian Science, progressive causes and even the suffragist movement as bad habits or supplements that people use to treat themselves in the face of modern inadequacy. FAIR/GOOD condition. Moderate to heavy soiling to the covers, with dark scuffing, uneven fading and some creasing. Dark dampstain to the upper rear cover, affecting the upper margin of the book. Text somewhat browned.