Titles starting with H from Aleph-Bet Books, Inc.

1918. Paperback. 1. (ANDERSEN,HANS CHRISTIAN). H.C. ANDERSEN OG HANS NAERMESTE OMGANG af Rigmor Stampe. Copenhagen: Aschehoug, 1918. 4to, wraps bound in cloth, 270p., Fine. Danish text illus. with photos. ... more information

1952. Paperback. 3. (ANDERSEN,HANS CHRISTIAN). H.C. ANDERSEN, EGET EVENTYR I BILLEDER af Svend Larsen og H. Topsoe-Jensen. Copenhagen: Berlingske Forlag, (1952). 4to, wraps, 78p., crease to front cover, spine wear, Good. Andersen's life, mainly portrayed in photos, with introduction and photo captions in English. ... more information

1946. 1. (KREDEL,FRITZ)illus. H.M.S. PINAFORE adapted from Gilbert & Sullivan by Opal Wheeler. NY: Dutton 1946 (1946). 4to, pict. cloth, Fine in sl. dw. Stated 1st ed. Text, musical notation, and wonderful full page color illustrations by Kredel. ... more information

1947. Paperback. 2. JEWISH INTEREST. HA PININAH HA ANAKEET [THE GIANTIC PEARL] by F. Spiegel. Tel Aviv: Pressa no date circa 1947 (printed in Palestine). 4to, (6 3/4 x 9 1/2"), pictorial wraps, archival spine strengthening, VG+. Striking color illustrations by Elisabeth Herrmann feature sterotypical Arabs and Blacks. ... more information

1834. 2. JEWISH INTEREST. HADASSAH, THE JEWISH ORPHAN written for the American Sunday School Union and revised by the committee of publication. Phil: ASSU (1834). 16mo, cloth backed marbled boards, 188p., edges worn, some foxing, tight and VG. The story of Queen Esther, Mordecai, Haman and the King of Persia with only 3 or 4 references to Christianity. Illus. with an engraved frontis. ... more information

1950. Paperback. 1. JEWISH INTEREST. HAGADDAH SHEL PESACH. This is a circa 1950 Passover Hagadah from Kibbutz Ashdot Yaakov. 4to, stiff wraps, fine. Utilizing part of the traditional text and part contemporary text. The woodblock illustrations are also part traditional and part contemporary depicting kibbutzniks at work in the field, tanks, airplanes and more. Quite interesting. ... more information

1944. 2. MOVEABLE. HA-HA FARM by Thirma & Carlyle Leech. NY: Capitol Pub. 1944. Oblong 9 x 6 3/4"), spiral backed boards, Fine in dust wrapper (dw sl. worn at spine ends else VG+). Featuring 10 full page color lithographs, of which 5 are mechanical tab operated plates that move a mouths and eyes of various animals (pig, cow, duck, rooster and donkey) so they appear to be talking. Text is in verse with the sound the animal makes printed in red in a large font. Great copy. ... more information

1961. 1. (WEISGARD,LEONARD)illus. HAILSTONES AND HALIBUT BONES: ADVENTURES IN COLOR by Mary O'Neill. Gard. City: Doub. & Co. 1961 (1961). 4to, cloth, fine in sl. worn dw. 1st ed. The various colors of the spectrum are explored in twelve poems accompanied by wonderful color illustrations by Weisgard. ... more information

1889. 2. FANTASY. THE HAIRBREADTH ESCAPES OF MAJOR MENDAX by Francis Blake Crofton. Philadelphia: Hubbard Brothers (1889). 4to, (7 x 8 1/2"), brown cloth stamped in black and gold, 236p. Some cover soil and finger soil, overall tight and VG. 1st edition of this strange fantasy adventure story set in fictional countries all over the African continent. Arranged as a series of tales told to his impressionable nephew, each chapter brings another nonsensical, dangerous encounter that The Major manages... more information

1947. 1. MALAYAN INTEREST. HAJI'S BOOK OF MALAYAN NURSERY RHYMES by A.W. Hamilton. Sydney: Australasian Pub. Co. (1947). 4to, cloth, pict. paste-on, fine in dw torn on rear panel. 1st ed. of this unusual book of nursery rhymes from Malaya -offered in Malay and English. Illus. with wonderful color and b&w's by Nora Hamerton and with musical notation for songs by H.A. Courtney. ... more information

1961. 1. (WEISGARD,LEONARD)illus. HALF-AS-BIG AND THE TIGER by Bernice Frankel. NY: Franklin Watts (1961). 4to, cloth, fine in frayed dw. Stated 1st ed. The story of 3 deer, the smallest of which was Half-As Big, and their encounter with a tiger. Lively 3-color illus. by Weisgard. ... more information

1948. Paperback. 2. DOLLS. (PAPER) HALLMARK DOLLS COLLECTOR'S ALBUM: DOLLS OF THE NATIONS. Hallmark Bros. 1948. Oblong 4to (13 x 10 1/2"), pictorial wraps, covers rubbed a bit and feathers on doll hats a bit sparse on some else VG+ and complete. There are 16 double-sided paper dolls, however there are 2 Swiss and no Australia. Each doll is 6" high, representing various nations. The female dolls all have feathers in their hats, and each doll has a slot of its own. Inside each doll is prin... more information

1950. 2. POP-UP. HALLO THE RAILROAD! (no place) Schreiber Plastical Picture Book ca 1950. Obl. 4to, light cover soil, VG. Featuring 4 lovely color pop- ups, each involving trains. ... more information

1910. 2. WOOD,LAWSON. THE HAMPER OF "MR." BOOKS. Lond.: Warne ca 1910. Sq. 16mo. 6 books in original box, VG. Consisting of Mr. Quack, Mr. Grunt, Mr. Prickles, Mr. Pup, Mr. Trunk and Mr. Fox, each illus. in color by Wood. ... more information

1895. Paperback. 2. SHAPE BOOK. A HAMPER OF MISCHIEF. London: Raphael Tuck no date,1895. 12mo (4 1/4 x 5 1/2"), pictorial wraps die-cut in the shape of a basket holding cats. A few insignificant mends and edge soil, VG+. THe text in rhyme is illustrated with 1 double page, 2 full page charming chromos of cats plus 4 brown line illusatrations in text. ... more information

1. TEXTILE. HAND SHADOW TEXTILE. This is a fabulous children's textile with illustrations demonstrating how to use hand to make shadow pictures of a Goose, a Goat, a Dog and a Camel. Measures 10 x 8 1/4" printed in brown with a brown decoratvie border. Two small areas of sl. discoloration else VG-Fine. A charming child's textile. ... more information

1927. 2. REFERENCE. HANDBOOK OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, METHODS AND MATERIALS by Evelyn Gardner and Elose Ramsey. Chic: Scott, Foresman, (1927). 8vo, red cloth, 354p., sl. soiling and scratching to cloth, pencil annotations in text, VG-. Approaches to teaching children's lieterature to children with historical summary of children's books and bibliographies, index. ... more information

1971. 1. REFERENCE. (PSEUDONYMS) HANDBOOK OF FICTITIOUS NAMES; BEING A GUIDE ... by Olphar Hamst, Esq. Chicheley: Paul Minet, 1868,ed. of 1971. 8vo, cloth, 235p., Fine. A guide to pseudonyms, arranged alphabetially, with index of autonyms and general index. ... more information

1850. DOLLS. (PAPER) HAND-MADE PAPER DOLLS. Offered here are 2 exquisite hand- made paper dolls from the early 19th century. Mounted on a sheet of paper are 2 dolls. Each doll is 5" high with a colored face and each is dressed in a gown of satin, lace and trim. The verso of the paper mount has a calligraphic poem dated 1850. Quite remarkable. ... more information

1917. 3. BAUM,L.FRANK. LETTER. This is a fabulous 1 page typed letter signed by Baum dated July 15, 1917, written to John R. Neill on the event of receiving Neill's artwork for the Lost Princess of Oz. The stationary has a wide pictorial border featuring the covers of Baum's books. The text reads: "Dear Johnny Neill: I'm just in receipt of "The Lost Princess of Oz" and want to express to you my full appreciation of the good work you have done on this book. The pictures are ... more information