Search Results: Titles starting with H from Citation Books, ABAA/ ILAB

New York: H. & D. Folsom Arms Co., no date (ca. 1920). Quarto (11" x 9"), 152 pages, profusely illustrated, some in color. Original pictorial printed paper wraps, stapled, backed in black-lettered blue cloth.Worn: Covers with edge wear including tears & creasing, rear cover with loss & tears now repaired with archival tissue on the recto, last leaf of text with tears (also repaired) just touching text, numerous page corners creased, sporadic soiling, still a serviceable about Good copy.A lengthy & generously illustrated catalog which includes pricing. Focused primarily on firearms & accessories including shotguns, rifles, revolvers, & semi-automatic pistols, the company manufactured their own products under the Crescent trademark but also represented other manufacturers including Parker, Baker, Ithaca, Winchester, Remington, Ivor Johnson & more. In addition to firearms, this catalog also provides an enormous selection of general sporting goods including baseball equipment, knives, ice & roller skates,… Read More

New York: The Macmillan Company, (1942). First edition. Octavo (8.25" x 6.5"), 192 pages, illustrations in text & full page by Marguerite Davis. Original green cloth lettered in black on the spine with pictorial vignette mounted to the upper cover, in pictorial dust jacket.
Slight foxing at the edges of the text block, previous owner's name in ink at the front paste down, otherwise Near Fine in Very Good price-clipped dust jacket, lightly rubbed & age toned (particularly on the verso), with a half-inch tear at the front fold."The story of the lovely Damariscotta region shares with its readers the happiness of a country summer The many illustrations in the book were drawn by the artist in the very cove where the story is laid."
Elizabeth Coatsworth won the 1931 Newbery Medal from the American Library Association for The Cat Who Went to Heaven.

Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1905. First edition. Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 29. Octavo (9.5" x 6"), 448 pages. Publisher's gilt lettered & decorated olive cloth.
Modest wear at spine extremities, corners, & edges, gilt dull, binding moderately soiled, front hinge started (still secure), internally toned, otherwise good or better.
The language of the Haida was suppressed at Native American residential schools during the late 19th & early 20th centuries in favor of the English only dictum. Today, it is estimated that fewer than 50 people speak Haida, most over age 70.

New York: C.S. Hammond & Company, no date, ca. 1930. Jigsaw puzzle, 95 pieces comprising paper printed in color on Upson board. Completed, the puzzle measures 12 inches by 9 inches. Included is the original two-piece box, the top piece duplicating the map.
Couple of pinholes in the corner pieces, slightly toned, box briefly rubbed, otherwise Very Good.
Shows civil divisions, towns, roads, railroads & more.

Hartford, [Connecticut]: H.E. Robins and Co., 1853. Later printing. Octavo (8" x 5"), x & [11] - 402 pages, with engraved half title & full page illustrations from woodcuts. Publisher's red cloth elaborately lettered & decorated in gilt. All edges gilt.
Spine gilt dull, edge wear including shallow losses at the spine extremities, corners bruised, internally toned & foxed, light stain in the lower margin affecting early leaves, previous owner's name & date in pencil at the ffep, otherwise good.
Originally published in 1849. Author Hollis Read also wrote the influential Negro Problem Solved, or, Africa as She Was, as She Is, and as She Shall Be: Her Curse and Her Cure.

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1927. First edition Octavo (8.5" x 6"), 303 pages plus 15 pages of illustrations mostly from photographs. Publisher's green cloth lettered & decorated in gilt
Edges moderately rubbed, light fraying at the spine extremities, spine gilt dull, sporadic foxing & occasional handling marks, a Good or better copy
Chapters include: Why was the old West wild? - The border code - The shot in the dark - "Fanning" from the hip - "Fill your hand!" - "Shoot first and never miss" - Six-shooters and curses - Old Tascosa - Border justice - Booming into Oklahoma - The Wild Bunch - Thirty notches on his gun - Wiping out the Doolin Gang - The outlaw queen - The ill-starred Starr - The man who wouldn't be good - With his boots on - Tilghman's last trail.

Seoul, South Korea: Dijain Hausu, 1994 First edition. Small square 4to, 143, [1] pp, including numerous color illustrations from photographs. Publisher's black-lettered pale green cloth in pictorial dust jacket Ribbon marker sewn in, text in Korean. Upper margins of the covers slightly sunned, otherwise very good or better in lightly soiled dust jacket with moderate edge wear including a two inch closed tear, still better than good. An engaging volume presenting the culture, manners and customs of Korea.

Chicago: Illinois: Showmen's League of America, (1975). First edition. Quarto (10.75" x 8"), 448 & [2] pages, profusely illustrated (often in color) Publisher's textured faux tan leather with a mounted metallic plate on the front cover presenting the medallion of the league in gilt & depictions of a flag & eagle in silver.
Trace of wear at the spine extremities & corners, otherwise Very Good or better
Issued in conjunction with the Showmen's League of America convention which was held in Las Vegas November 30th through December 4th, 1975. Presents tributes, reminiscences, and a stunning array of advertising, often in color

St. Louis, [Missouri]: Roberts, Johnson & Rand, Branch of International Shoe Co., no date [1910]. 16mo, 12 pp. including covers, each page illustrated in red & black or by multi-color chromolithographs. Original die-cut pictorial, stapled paper wraps. The lower cover additionally promotes Geo. Weiler, presumably a retailer, of Hanover, Kansas. OCLC locates 3 copies as of 6/18/2023.
Lightly rubbed & soiled, wraps beginning to split below the lower staple, otherwise very good.
The adventures of Tess & Ted told in verse.
"Dear Girls & Boys: We wear Tess & Ted shoes and have tested them ... Tell your Mothers and Fathers that you want a pair of Tess & Ted shoes and you will surely like them."

Santa Fe: Museum of New Mexico Press, (1995). First edition. Folio, xii, 153, [8] pp, profusely illustrated from black and white photographs. Original light brown cloth, lettered in silver on the spine, in pictorial dust jacket. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. "We have not sufficiently been made to feel the presence of women in the history of the West but with the most cursory look at Barbara Van Cleve's pictures one knows immediately and deeply that women were always the heart of this story. "~Thomas McGuane, excerpted from the foreword

[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: published by Hotel Harrisburger, no date, circa 1938]. First Edition. Oblong 16mo (3.75" x 6"), 12 unnumbered pages plus covers, illustrated throughout mostly from photographs, with accompanying descriptive text. Original pictorial paper warps, stapled.
Wrinkled, minor edge wear, lightly soiled, staples rusted, otherwise Very Good.
A wonderful promotional pamphlet for the Hotel Harrisburger which was built by Ray S. Shoemaker in about 1930. Mr. Shoemaker also owned Goose Valley Farm which supplied much of the produce & dairy products for the hotel: "The rich Grade A Golden Guernsey Milk and Cream, along with the delicious vegetables served in the Harrisburger dining rooms, have brought such favorable comment that we would like to take you "behind the scenes" to the Harrisburger's 300 acre Goose Valley Farms."
Writing about the hotel on the last page of text, manager James A. Johnston writes:
"We feel this service will further add to the pleasure of your stay at the… Read More

Judsonia, Arkansas: J.F. DeShong, Hawley & DeShong, Sole Owners, no date (ca. 1910). Broadside, 4to (11" x 8,5') printed on thin paper. Added in manuscript: "Brown" Hotel & rubber-stamped "Three" o'clock, at which time "Mr. DeShong" will advise "on the scientific principles of washing." Folded once horizontally, otherwise Fine. Includes "Directions for using the washer.""Positively the Best and Cheapest Washer ever Offered to the Public for the Following Reasons: First. It is the most durable. Second. It requires less labor. Third. It will do a greater variety of work. Fourth. It will do the same amount of work in less time than any other without wearing the clothes or fulling or shrinking the flannel. It is less cumbersome, weighing only two pounds. The principal feature of this washer is in forcing the hot water and suds through the clothes by compressed air ..."

New York & St. Louis: Pfeiffer Chemical Company, "Revised 1919." Brochure, single sheet measuring 8 inches by 19 inches folded three times vertically forming 8 panels of text. providing instructions for use in several languages, the first panel with illustrations of the product. Not found in OCLC as of 6/7/2023.
Spurious vertical folds, soiled & stained (briefly obscuring text), modest edge wear, good or better.
"Apply with care - do not get Dye in the eyes, sores, cuts or on the scalp and skin."

Heidelbergh Catechism. Baltimore, Maryland: Published by Elias Heiner, 1849. "Revised & corrected, with additional proof texts." 24mo (5" x 3.25"), 55 pages. With: Constitution ... Baltimore: Printed by Sherwood & Co., 1849. 48 pages. Publisher's gilt lettered brown cloth. OCLC locates two copies only (accession # 29415313) as of 1/26/2024.
Worn: Binding faded & soiled, gilt dull, stained & foxed, small label & brief illegible annotation at the front pastedown, still a useful copy.
This copy with the small booksellers' label of G. & L. Marrell of Frederick, Maryland at the front pastedown.
Uncommon, the OCLC entry does not mention the inclusion of the Constitution which has its own title page & separate pagination,
Publisher Elias Heiner, D.D. (1810 - 1863) was ordained in 1833 & served as pastor in Baltimore from 1835 untill his death.

Richmond, Virginia: Offprint, originally published in the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, 1935. First separate printing, this copy with the author's presentation slip pasted to the verso of the front cover. Octavo (9" x 6"), 36 pages. Original printed, stapled stiff paper wraps.
Covers lightly sunned & soiled, otherwise Fine.
The author was the first state archivist in Virginia. He "worked to make the state's records more accessible and to ensure that local records were stored in fireproof buildings." (~Encyclopedia Virginia).
"The accompanying chart is a graphic presentation of how the Henrico "line" drifted along from county to county (e.g. King William), or along with them (e.g. St. Anne's), as population increased from decade to decade and pushed back the frontier ..." ~Excerpted from the first page.

[Staten Island, New York]: Stone Street Press, (1990). Three volumes, first editions. 24mos (5.75" x 4.75"), unpaginated. Publisher's textured black light card stock with applied, gilt-lettered labels, "Handmade by Malachi McCormick," housed in a hand made paper over thick card slipcase with gilt-lettered labels. Text in Gaelic & English.
Fine copies in slightly rubbed slipcase.
"Prepared for the tenth anniversary of the Stone Street Press."
Includes:Book one, Liadan, Eve, Gormflaith.Book two, Creide, Grainne.Book three, Bui: the old woman of Beare.
"This anthology suggests important ways in which the scope of women's lives was reduced by the organized church. It's been a long time in coming. But great changes in consciousness are afoot in our world today, driven, I think, by an unstoppable force for justice. And all sorts of bastions are losing their walls." ~Excerpted from the introducton in book three.

Volume 1. The Hillbilly and Western Scrap Book, Over 100 Stars, Personal Autographs [in facsimile], Caricatures, Cartoons, Over 125 Pictures, 45 Biographies.
With:
Volume 2. The Hillbilly and Western Scrapbook, Photographs, Biographies, Autographs. Over 200 Stars of Radio, Television, Stage and Screen. (cover titles).
Cincinnati, Ohio: Scrapbook Publishers/ Jordan O. Zimmerman (copyright), 1949 & 1950. First editions Oblong quartos (8.5" x 11"), each with 48 unnumbered pages, profusely illustrated throughout from photographs & art work. Publisher's pictorial, stapled light card covers.
Slight edge wear & rubbing, brief soiling, previous owner's name in ink at the title page of volume 1, easily Very Good or better.
An uncommon tribute & showcase for 1940's & 50's American Country, Western, Folk, & Bluegrass music.
Performers profiled include: Rosalie Allen, Jimmy Wakely, Ernie Lee, Moon Mulligan, Sons of the Pioneers, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Bob Atcher, Bill Boyd, Patsy Montana, Al Dexter, Homer and Jethro,… Read More

Los Angeles, California: Hill Map Company,1939. Original card covers (7.5" x 4"), with 12 pages providing "index to contents" plus 3 maps on a single sheet measuring 22 inches by 28 inches laid in. The maps are printed recto & verso in red & black & present a street map of Los Angeles with index on one side & maps of the western portion of L.A. & Auto Road map of Long Beach & vicinity on the other.Covers lightly age toned, with slight edge wear, otherwise Very Good. The map, once attached, now laid in, is lightly soiled & has a few tiny splits at fold intersects, otherwise Very Good.
Quite uncommon, OCLC locates a single copy at the University of California Los Angeles (accession number 38657118).

Paris: Didot, Nion Fils, Damonneville, Savoye, 1749. "Nouvelle edition." Sextodecimo (6.5" x 4.25"), [8], 543, & [1] pages. Contemporary full mottled calf, the spine in six compartments with a gilt-lettered maroon leather spine label in one compartment, the others elaborately decorated in gilt. All edges red, marbled endpapers, text in French.
Binding rubbed & scuffed, corners worn, previous owner's notes, underlining, & bracketing in pencil throughout, small bookseller label at front pastedown, otherwise Good or better.
A nice example of French mid 18th century binding & printing, particularly interesting are the lovely endpapers & headpieces at each chapter.

Tunis: Saliba Editeur, (1955). First edition, limited to 1400 copies, this # 115. 4to, xvi, 40 pages of black & white illustrations, 181 pp, folding reproduction of the 1860 "Plan de la Ville de Tunis" with glassine overlay showing the street grid as of 1955 in red. Publisher's unprinted card covers in French fold pictorial dust jacket Partially unopened, text in French. Moderate edge wear, covers soiled & foxed, text toned, otherwise Good or better Author Pelligrin's last published work, insightful & generously illustrated