Titles starting with H from David Brass Rare Books, Inc.

1920. A Unique SetFifty Dickensian “Playing Cards” by KydKYD (pseudonym of Joseph Clayton Clarke). [DICKENS, Charles]. A Handful of Cards for all Lovers of the Works of Charles Dickens. A series of fifty original designs by “Kyd.” [N.p.: n.d., ca. 1920's].Fifty-one original pen, ink and watercolor drawings (image size: 3 1/8 x 2 1/2 inches; 91 x 65 mm.) on separate sheets watermarked "Reeves Greyhound Water Colour Paper England", (leaf size 10 3/8 x 6 7/8 inches (264 x 174... more information

1925. First Trade Edition of Kay Nielsen’s “Hansel and Gretel”[NIELSEN, Kay, illustrator]. GRIMM, [Jacob and Wilhelm]. Hansel and Gretel and Other Stories by the Brothers Grimm. Illustrated by Kay Nielsen. New York: George H. Doran Company, [n.d., 1925].First American trade edition (there was no English trade edition), with a “B” on the copyright page. Large quarto (11 1/16 x 8 1/2 inches; 280 x 214 mm.). xi, [3, blank], 15-310, [2, blank] pp. Twelve mounted color plates (with desc... more information

1925. Limited to 600 CopiesSigned and Numbered by the ArtistNIELSEN, Kay (artist). GRIMM, Jacob and Wilhelm. Hansel and Gretel and Other Stories by the Brothers Grimm. New York: George H. Doran Company, [1925]. First American limited edition, comprised of 600 copies numbered and signed by the artist, this being copy no. 49. Large quarto (12 1/8 x 9 1/2 in; 307 x 241 mm). [12], 275, [1], [4, blank] pp. Twelve mounted color plates, with descriptive tissue guards. Ten black and white plates (included in pagi... more information

1636. Second Edition of the Most Famous English HerbalGERARD, John. The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes. Gathered by John Gerarde of London, Master in Chirurgerie, Very much Enlarged and Amended by Thomas Johnson, Citizen and Apothecarye of London. London: Printed for Adam Islip, Joice Norton, and Richard Whitakers, 1636.Third edition of Gerard’s Herball (first published in 1597) and the second edition edited by Thomas Johnson (a reprint of the 1633 edition, with the errata corrected in the te... more information

1769. first edition. Smollett’s Satire on English Public AffairsSMOLLETT, Tobias. The History and Adventures of an Atom. In Two Volumes. London: Printed for Robinson and Roberts, 1769.First edition, second issue (with the title-pages correctly dated 1769), of Smollett’s satire on English public affairs from 1754 to the time of publication. Two twelvemo volumes. viii, 227, [1, blank]; [4], 190, [2, blank] pp. Contemporary sheep, neatly rebacked, with original gilt spines and red morocco gilt lette... more information

1816. first edition. Ackermann’s Colleges[ACKERMANN, Rudolph, publisher]. The History of the Colleges of Winchester, Eton, and Westminster; with the Charter-House, the Schools of St. Paul’s, Merchant Taylors, Harrow, and Rugby, and the Free-School of Christ’s Hospital. London: Printed for and Published by R. Ackermann, 1816.First edition. Large quarto (13 3/8 x 11 inches; 340 x 280 mm.). vi, [1, “Arrangement of Plates”], [1, blank], 56; 72; 27, [1, blank]; 32; 34; 22; 40; 34; 43, [... more information

1816. first edition. In The Original Printed BoardsMALORY, Sir Thomas. The History of the Renowned Prince Arthur, King of Britain; with His Life and Death, and All His Glorious Battles. Likewise, the Noble Acts and Heroic Deeds of His Valiant Knights of the Round Table. [Edited by Alexander Chalmers]. In Two Volumes. London: Printed for Walker and Edwards…, 1816.Seventh edition, preceded only by the editions of 1485, 1498, 1529, 1557, 1578, and 1634, all but the last virtually unobtainable. Two twent... more information

1935. Henry Wickham Steed’s Copy of The History of the Times,Deluxe and Extra-Illustrated[MORISON, Stanley, and others]. The History of the Times. [Volume I:] ‘The Thunderer’ in the Making 1785-1841. [Volume II:] The Tradition Established 1841-84. [Volume III:] The Twentieth Century Test 1884-1912. [Volume IV:] The 150th Anniversary & Beyond 1912-48. Part I: 1912-1920. [Volume V:] The 150th Anniversary & Beyond 1912-48. Part II: 1920-1948. London: Printing House Square, 1935[-1952].D... more information

1892. Caxton’s Translation[KELMSCOTT PRESS]. [CAXTON, William, translator]. The History of Reynard the Foxe [done into English out of Dutch] by William Caxton. [London: Sold by Bernard Quaritch, 1892].One of 300 paper copies, out of a total edition of 310 copies. Large quarto. [2, blank], v, [1], 162, [1, colophon], [1, blank] pp. Printed in red and black in Troy and Chaucer types. Wood-engraved title with gothic lettering designed by Morris. Decorative woodcut borders and initials. Reprinted from the... more information

1893. The First Book Published and Sold at the Kelmscott Press[KELMSCOTT PRESS]. [GUILELMUS, Archbishop of Tyre]. The History of Godefrey of Boloyne and of the Conquest of Iherusalem. [Hammersmith: Sold by William Morris, at the Kelmscott Press, 1893].One of 300 paper copies, out of a total edition of 306 copies. Large quarto. xxii, [2], 450, [2] pp. Printed in red and black in Troy and Chaucer types. Decorative woodcut title, borders, and initials. Woodcut printer’s device. Reprinted from Caxton’... more information

1974. [LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB]. THUCYDIDES. The History of the Peloponnesian War. In the Richard Crawley Translation, Revised by R.C. Feetham, Introduced by Peter Pouncey and Illustrated with Woodcuts by A. Tassos. Avon, Connecticut: Limited Editions Club, 1974. Limited to 2000 copies signed and numbered by the artist, this being copy no. 1245. Two quarto volumes. Cloth. Fine in the original glassine dust jackets, one of which has edgewear. Housed in the publisher's original slipcase. ... more information

1902. first edition. A Fine First Edition “Hound” in the Original ClothDOYLE, A[rthur] Conan. The Hound of the Baskervilles. Another Adventure of Sherlock Holmes. London: George Newnes, 1902.First edition in book form (first serialized in the Strand Magazine between August 1901 and April 1902). Small octavo (7 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches; 184 x 122 mm.). [8], 358, [1], [1, blank] pp. With sixteen plates (including frontispiece) by Sidney Paget.Original scarlet cloth pictorially stamped in gilt and black (... more information

1912. first edition. First Trade EditionWith Twenty Color Plates by Detmold[DETMOLD, Edward J., illustrator]. MAETERLINCK, Maurice. Hours of Gladness. Translated by A. Teixeira de Mattos. Illustrated by E.J. Detmold. London: George Allen & Co., [1912].First trade edition. Quarto (11 x 8 1/2 inches; 278 x 220 mm.). x, 181, [1, printer’s imprint], [1, publisher’s device], [1, blank] pp. Twenty mounted color plates (including frontispiece). Title-page decorated in black and white designed (and s... more information

1912. First Trade EditionWith Twenty Color Plates by Detmold[DETMOLD, Edward J., illustrator]. MAETERLINCK, Maurice. Hours of Gladness. Translated by A. Teixeira De Mattos. Illustrated by E.J. Detmold. London: George Allen & Co.; New York: Dodd Mead & Company, 1912. First trade edition. Quarto (11 x 8 1/2 in; 278 x 217 mm). [2, blank], x, 181, [1, printer's slug], [1, publisher's vignette], [1, blank] pp. Twenty mounted color plates with captions to opposite leaf. Title page illustrated in... more information

1851. first edition. First Printing of “The House of the Seven Gables”HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel. The House of the Seven Gables, A Romance. Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1851.First edition, first printing (March 1851), with the last letters (“t” and “h”) of the last words in lines 1 and 2 on p. 149 battered and not complete. Octavo (7 1/8 x 4 7/16 inches; 181 x 113 mm.). [2, blank], vi, [2], [9]-344, [2, blank] pp. With 4 pp. publisher’s advertisements, dated March, 1851, ... more information