Authors starting with H from Harper's Books, Inc.

Tokyo: Nippon Camera-sha. (1969).. First Edition. Small quarto. Great juxtaposition of Hamaguchi's documentary work, with extraordinary war and protest pictures. Boards bowed, else near fine in a near fine jacket. ... more information

Tokyo: Asahi Sonorama. (1977).. First Edition. Square octavo. The first book in the noted Sonorama series that published 27 books by the leading Japanese photographers of the time. A presentation copy, INSCRIBED by Hamaya in Japanese to an unknown recipient. Fine in a fine jacket. ... more information

1985.. Rubber blow-up baby toy. Enclosed in bright red, printed cardboard box (original). A multiple sold in Haring's famed "Pop Shop" from the late '80s. Doll is in fine condition. Box has been taped shut and is generally worn. ... more information

Tokyo: On Sundays Publications,. 1983.. First Edition. Spiral-bound 12 mo. Catalogue published in conjunction with an exhibition at Galerie Watari, Tokyo, March 8 - April 8, 1983. With 13 perforated sticker illustrations. Original button included. No copies in OCLC. Fine condition. ... more information

East Hampton: Guild Hall Museum / East Hampton Center for Contemporary Art.. 1990. First Edition. Small square quarto. INSCRIBED by one of the founders of the gallery, Alfonso Ossorio, to writer / photographer Dorothy Norman. Near fine in wrappers. ... more information

NY: New Directions. (1954).. First Edition. Presumably a second issue jacket with the price ($3.00) overshadowed and a new price ($4.50) stamped under it. This copy INSCRIBED by Hawkes in 1974 to bookstore owner Burt Britton. Light shelf wear, else a fine copy in a near fine jacket very lightly age-darkened at the spine. ... more information

[Copenhagen]: Carit Andersens Forlag. (n.d. but 1957).. First Edition. Quarto. Text by Carl Johan Elmquist. Little-known book by Danish photographer Keld Helmer-Petersen with numerous bw images (a few color) of the monuments and tourist attractions of Rome. An uninspiring book, but interesting nonetheless because of the photographer. OCLC locates a single copy. (There is also a reprint done in 1963.) Small stain to the title page, bumped at the bottom front cover; a very good copy in red wrappers in a very ... more information

St. Croix, US Virgin Islands: Fritz Henle Publishing,. 1973.. First Edition. Square quarto. Self-published retrospective. Foreword by Allan Porter. SIGNED by Henle and inscribed to photo-gallerist Lee Witkin: "For Lee Witkin, whose love and / vision for photography I greatly admire / Fritz Henle / June 1981." 24 full-page black and white plates, beautifully produced. Fine in gilt-stamped blue cloth, with the Witkin estate label. ... more information

New York: Peter Blum Edition,. 1994.. First Edition. Quarto. Small print run of 1700 copies, and not to be confused with the second edition published in 1995. Beautifully designed and executed book on the work of Herzog & de Meuron, with texts by five authors including Rem Koolhaas. Photographer Thomas Ruff contributes 8 color images of Herzog & de Meuron projects, including a three page foldout and a tipped-on frontispiece image of the architects. Bottom front corner bumped, else fine in a fine jac... more information

New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc.,. 1979.. First US Edition. A design bible, with a wide variety of topics: from offices to symbols. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped jacket. ... more information

London: Britwell Books,. 1971.. First Edition. Quarto. David Hicks' bible on fabric design. Tape shadows to the pastedowns and endpapers from an old jacket protector, else near fine in a near fine jacket with tape shadows to the flaps. ... more information

New York: Universe Publishing,. 1999.. First Edition. Folio. SIGNED by Tommy Hilfiger and inscribed in the year of publication: "Dear Sandra / All the best / Love / Tommy / Dec 99." Profusely illustrated with images of Rock icons in their different styles of dress. From David Bowie to Snoop Dog, Prince to The Spice Girls, Janis Joplin to Mick Jagger. Near fine in photo-illustrated boards, sans jacket as issued. ... more information

New York: The Macmillan Company,. 1932.. First Edition. Small quarto. Hine's iconic images of the construction of the Empire State Building are the highlights of this book originally intended for children. While Hine rarely strayed from documenting social injustice, the modernist aesthetic employed in Men at Work is a fitting corollary to the real star of this book: the American skyscraper. (Open Book 108-109; Auer 187). Near fine in a very good jacket with small chips at the back panel, spine, and bott... more information

Tokyo: Korinsha Press,. 1994.. First Edition. Tall quarto. 39 double-page black and white images of Japan's nuclear power plants, each rendered with the same tonality. The plants are identified in the rear of the book in Japanese. Fine in stamped boards, publisher's large beige obi. ... more information

London: Other Criteria,. 2003.. First Edition. Slim octavo. SIGNED by Hirst. Book of poetry published to accompany one of the artist's installations. Text only. Near fine in printed red stapled wrappers. ... more information

New York: Alfred A. Knopf,. 1984.. First Edition. Large square quarto. Text by Lawrence Weshler. Wonderful collection of collage-style photographs. Short gift inscription, else near fine in a near fine jacket. ... more information

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World. (1962).. First U.S. Edition. Quarto. Numerous images of London by Evelyn Hofer, mostly black and white, but some color. Text by V.S. Pritchett. A fine association copy, SIGNED by Hofer and briefly inscribed to pioneering photo gallerist Lee Witkin. With a color photograph of Hofer and Witkin laid in. Fine in a near fine jacket. ... more information

London: The Studio Ltd,. 1933.. First Edition. Quarto. Numerous images (black and white and nine color plates, tipped-in, including cover image) of embroidered textiles and instructions explaining different stitches. Fine in a near fine jacket (illustration mounted on the front cover), with a pea-sized chip at the top of the back panel. A common book, but scarce in this condition, especially the jacket. ... more information

Stockholm: LiberForlag. (1978).. First Swedish edition (originally published in Denmark in 1977). Quarto. Holdt's account of his time spent hitchhiking around America. A particularly gripping photo documentary focussing on racial and class inequality. Text in Swedish. Light edge crease rear cover, spine very lightly creased (much better than usual); a near fine copy in original illustrated wrappers as issued of a book seldom encountered in respectable condition. ... more information

London: The Studio Yearbook. (1930).. First Edition. Quarto. Top edge gilt. Numerous black and white photographic illustrations of new influences in architecture, British domestic architecture, the modern home and its decoration, interiors and furniture, pottery and glassware, metalwork, electric light fixtures; six lovely color illustrations complete this exceptional design annual. Some minor foxing (at edges, pastedowns, and end papers), tiny nick to the edges of a few back pages still a beautiful fine co... more information