Search Results: Authors starting with H from AARDWOLF Fine Books

Institut fur Europaische Ethnologie und Kulturforschung der Universitat Marburg, Marburg, Marburg, 1986; First Edition; Signed; 8vo, 88 pages; illustrated. A volume of writings from numerous colleagues and friends of Robert Bartlett Haas, presented as a tribute on the occasion of his 70th birthday, together with a "bio-bibliography" by Haas himself, in which he reveals his views on life, art, and education, plus a complete bibliography of his books and monographs, articles and prefaces, editorships, translations, professional writings, lectures and appreciations, interviews, articles about, reviews by, and works in progress. Haas, most known for his works on Gertrude Stein (who dubbed him "Bobolink"), Eadweard Muybridge, and William Grant Still, was for many years head of U.C.L.A. Extension’s huge Department Of Art And Humanities, and was instrumental in the artistic "coming of age" of Los Angeles. Considered the embodiment of the Renaissance Man, he was described by… Read More

Harper & Row, NY, 1990; First Edition; 8vo, 326 pages; illustrated. Fascinating story of Hollywood screenwriters and screenwriting, from earliest beginnings to the post war era and HUAC hearings. Chock full of insider stories and thoughtful analysis, liberally seasoned with riotous anecdotes. Very Good Plus in a Very Good Plus dustjacket. Clean, crisp, bright, no chip or tears, no ownership names or any other markings of any kind.

Lucien Vogel, Paris, 1914; First Edition; octavo (7 1/2" x 9 3/4"); 4 pages; Illustrated. Witty narrative on high fashion dress designs suitable for cocktail parties and evenings out, authored by "Hamilton" for Lucien Vogel’s trend-setting Parisian fashion journal, La Gazette Du Bon Ton. Recognized world wide as the epitome of good taste and style, the Gazette was issued monthly between November 1912 and December 1925, minus a hiatus during The First World War. It employed the foremost designers, artists, writers, and critics of its age, and each of the magazine’s illustrated articles was impeccably designed and finely printed in individual single-fold folios on heavy handmade paper, then loosely laid into an outer printed folder. All artwork was produced using the costly pochoir, or stencil, technique of hand coloring. Fine condition, with six beautiful in-text avant garde color pochoir fashion illustrations by Pierre Brissaud. From the 1914 issue of the Gazette. Not a… Read More

Aperture Foundation, NY, 1997; First Edition; oblong quarto, 160 pages. David Hanson’s sobering photographic series of irreparably damaged regions of the American landscape, comprised of four connected series: Colstrip, Montana; Minuteman Missile Sites; Waste Land; and The Treasure State: Montana, 1889-1989. Foreword by Wendell Berry, afterword by Mark Dowie, with additional text by Susan Griffin, William Kittredge, Peter Montague, Maria B. Pellerano, and Terry Tempest Williams. Over ninety striking full-page color photographs bearing witness to the irreversible devastation engendered by corporate unscrupulousness. Fine, in a Near Fine dust jacket that has one small closed edge tear at upper left of the front panel. A clean, crisp, bright, and sparkling copy, with no ownership signatures or any other markings of any kind.

American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, New York, 1948; First Edition; 8vo, 300 pages. Legal analysis of antitrust laws and their relationship to petroleum and natural gas exploration and drilling. Fine, in a Very Good Plus dust jacket. Front pastedown dedicatory bookplate, with family coat of arms, of eminent mining engineer and philanthropist Seeley Wintersmith Mudd, father of Harvey S. Mudd with engraved text reading "From Seeley Wintersmith Mudd to Clifford W. Dunham, junior member, A.I.M.E."

Bert Harsche, Bismarck, ND, 1963; Second Edition; 8vo, 28 pages; illustrated. A detailed photo-illustrated reference guide to identification of frequently altered U.S. coins, cents, and gold coins, plus descriptions of alteration methods commonly used and what to watch out for. Fine, in illustrated wraps.

Yale University Press/ Lederle Laboratories, New Jersey, 1987; First Edition, Limited; 8vo, 111 pages. Limited Edition reproduction of William Harvey’s pioneering study, first published in English in 1653, generally recognized as the foundation of modern biology. Fourth entry in the "Classics In Medical Literature" series, published by Yale University Press in conjunction with Lederle Laboratories. Finely bound in red cloth with gilt titles. As New, in Fine original wraparound dust jacket.

Whitney Museum Of American Art/ Harry Abrams, NY, 1988; First Edition; large 8vo (9" x 11"); 240 pages; illustrated. Exhibition catalogue for the Whitney Museum’s 1988 traveling exhibition of the work of avant-garde American artist Charles Demuth (1883-1935), originator of precisionism and acknowledged progenitor of pop art. Formidable historical and critical text throughout by Barbara Haskell, director of the Whitney. Profusely and beautifully illustrated in striking color and black & white. Fine, in illustrated heavy wraps.

Doubleday & Co., Garden City, 1978; First Edition; 8vo, 248 pages; photo illustrated. Fine, in a Near Fine dust jacket. Clean, crisp, bright, and sharp.

Editions D’Art Albert Skira, Geneva, 1946; First Edition; tall quarto (11 1/4" x 15 1/4"). Finely published portfolio of Paul Gaugin prints, an entry in the Albert Skira "Le Tresors De La Peinture Francaise" Swiss series on 19th century French painting. Four-page illustrated introduction by Louis Hautecoeur, followed by six beautiful full-page laid-in plates tipped onto heavy card stock, suitable for framing. All plates in brilliant color. Printed in Switzerland. Very Good Plus, clean, crisp, bright, corners sharp. Complete with the original protective outer glassine wrap, which has a few tiny chips. All plates Fine. Text in French.

Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, 1992; First Edition; large 8vo, 288 pages. Authoritative study of 18th century American Rococo, published in conjunction with the extensive exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NY and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1992. Text by Morrison Heckscher, illustrated with hundreds of photographs in both color and b&w. Extensive notes and bibliography at the back. Near Fine, in wraps. Narrow sunned margin at top left of the front cover. Previous owner neat signature on f.f.e.p. Clean, crisp, bright, corners sharp, binding tight, sound, and square.

The Rosicrucian Fellowship, Oceanside, CA, 1918; First Edition; small 8vo, 32 pages. Astronomical ephemeris for the year 1907, assembled by famed Rosicrucian, Max Hendel. An original 1918 copy, not a reprint. Near Fine, in printed wraps. Small sunned areas at upper and lower left of the exterior surface of the front wrap, not penetrating to the interior. Clean, crisp, bright, and sharp, with no ownership signatures or any other markings of any kind.

Harry S. Dube, , 1953; "8 1/2" x 11"; 76 pages; illustrated. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Magazine and Program for 1953, with three-page photo-illustrated lead story by Ernest Hemingway describing his fascination with the circus since childhood and giving his impressions of each of the acts scheduled for the upcoming 1954 Ringling season. Unique for a glimpse of Hemingway in a buoyant mood. Full page portrait photo on the facing page, followed by shots posed with a pair of performing bears, and with an elephant raised on its hind legs as the author poses precariously beneath its gigantic foot. Introduction by long time friend John Ringling North thanking Hemingway for his contribution, and urging the reader to buy the newly released novel "The Old Man And The Sea." Fine condition, clean, crisp, bright, no chips, tears, or creases. A beautiful copy.

Charles Scribner’s Sons, New York, 1940; First Edition; 8vo, 471 pages; publisher’s beige cloth; black spine titles over a red field. Hemingway’s dramatic semi-autobiographical tale of fate, courage, and death in the Spanish Civil War, released to considerable critical acclaim and recommended for the 1941 Pulitzer prize, though none was awarded that year. Source of the 1943 Oscar nominated film directed by Sam Wood starring Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman. Hemingway dedicated the book to comrade, paramour, and energetic war correspondent Martha Gellhorn, whom he married the following year. Very Good, pastedown margins lightly tanned, clean, crisp, corners sharp, binding tight, sound, and square, no ownership signatures or any other markings of any kind. Second issue dust jacket with photographer Lloyd Arnold’s credit beneath the rear panel photo, publisher’s price of $2.75, and Henry Seidel Canby blurb on front flap. Arnold was chief photographer for the Sun Valley Company and its Idaho… Read More

Lucien Vogel, Paris, 1914; First Edition; octavo (7 1/2" x 9 3/4"); 4 pages; Illustrated. Commentary on fashionable coat designs appropriate for wearing to Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve, authored by celebrated French writer and critic Emile Henriot for Lucien Vogel’s trend-setting Parisian fashion journal, La Gazette Du Bon Ton. Recognized world wide as the epitome of good taste and style, the Gazette was issued monthly between November 1912 and December 1925, minus a hiatus during The First World War. It employed the foremost designers, artists, writers, and critics of its age, and each of the magazine’s illustrated articles was impeccably designed and finely printed in individual single-fold folios on heavy handmade paper, then loosely laid into an outer printed folder. All artwork was produced using the costly pochoir, or stencil, technique of hand coloring. Fine condition, with eight in-text color pochoir illustrations by Francisco Javier Gosé depicting various haute couture coat… Read More

Lucien Vogel, Paris, 1914; First Edition; octavo (7 1/2" x 9 3/4"); 4 pages; Illustrated. A discussion of fashionable hair accessories and gloves for after midnight, authored by Emile Henriot for Lucien Vogel’s trend-setting Parisian fashion journal, La Gazette Du Bon Ton. Recognized world wide as the epitome of good taste and style, the Gazette was issued monthly between November 1912 and December 1925, minus a hiatus during The First World War. It employed the foremost designers, artists, writers, and critics of its age, and each of the magazine’s illustrated articles was impeccably designed and finely printed in individual single-fold folios on heavy handmade paper, then loosely laid into an outer printed folder. All artwork was produced using the costly pochoir, or stencil, technique of hand coloring. Fine, with six beautiful in-text color pochoir illustrations by Georges Lepape. From the 1914 Gazette. Not a reproduction. Text in French.

F. Hernandez Espinosa, Colima, Mexico, 1958; First Edition; privately printed by the author at Talleres Linotipograficos de la Escuela Tecnologica de Colima; 8vo, 218 pages; illustrated. A detailed descriptive monograph of old Colima: its structures, landscape, customs, place names, industries, etc. Illustrated with historic b&w photographs. Fine, in illustrated self-wraps. Text in Spanish.

Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1965; First Edition; 8vo; 683 pages; black cloth; gilt spine titles. John Hersey’s enigmatic fantasy novel examining the peculiarities of racial identity. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket that has a miniscule chip (3/16") at upper right of the spine panel, and shallow clipping of the upper corner of the front flap, which does not affect the printed price. Clean, crisp, bright, no ownership signatures or any other markings of any kind.

Harper & Row, NY, 1984; First Edition, first printing; 4to, 592 pages; illustrated. Authoritative history of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, founded in 1880, including detailed descriptions of the museum’s full range of masterpieces and curiosities. Profusely illustrated with 1,050 photographs, 608 in full color. Fine, in a Fine dust jacket. A remarkable book.

Henry Regnery, Chicago, 1972; First Edition; 8vo, 245 pages; photo Illustrated. Biography of America’s greatest showman, Florenz Ziegfeld, creator of the famed "Ziegfeld’s Follies." Inscribed and signed on the f.f.e.p. by Matilda "Goldie" Golden, Ziegfeld’s indispensable private secretary, who entered his employ in 1923 and assumed immense importance in his life, as confidante and keeper of secrets of the Ziegfeld Empire. Very Good, in a Very Good dust jacket. Clean, crisp, and bright.