Titles starting with H from The Book Block

Leipzig Poeschel & Trepte, 1926 [1856]. 32mo. (1 3/4 x 1 3/16 inches) in a clamshell case measuring 11 x 8 1/8 inches. Publisher's plain red cloth over boards; the bright yellow clamshell case has a central cut out section into which the book fits, and a silk ribbon to assist in its removal. FINE.Published by the Gesellschaft der Bibliophile to celebrate their annual meeting in Leipzig 23-25 Oct. 1926, the volume contains a foreword signed by B. Lässig and is a facsimile edition of a... more information

Brussels Jean Joseph Boucherie, [1759]. 8vo., full crushed burgundy morocco with a double gilt fillet border surrounding a narrow scalloped border. Spine with five raised bands and understated gilt decoration, title on a black morocco label; a.e.g. The bottom margin of the title has been cut away as has the bottom margin of D1; bookplate removed from the front pastedown.A curious and attractive BOOK OF HOURS displaying a number of different typefaces used in combination. For the most part, the ty... more information

London Printed for A. Millar, 1749. Six vols. 8vo. (6 7/16 x 3 15/16 inches), handsomely rebound in three-quarter acid calf over boards covered with 18th century marbled paper;the books have hand sewn blue-and-white matching headbands. Spines with five raised bands and black morocco labels; all edges sprinkled.FIRST EDITION with the errata leaf in Volume I and with all the cancels called for by Rothschild; Volume V: N8 is an unsigned cancel. It contains an ADDITIONAL CANCEL Overlooked in Rothschild; viz.... more information

London John Bill & Christopher Barker and J. M., 1673. Thick 8vo., full dark red turkey morocco with an all-over design. Slight repairs to the corners and lower joints. A.e.g.; on the fore-edge there is a painted heart and a now indistinct owner's name and the date 1674. The binding was once thought to be by Samuel Mearne, but it appears to be closer to the work of the Queen's Binder A. It is preserved in a fleece-lined, full oasis niger clamshell case with gilt titling.The Bible is p... more information

Northampton Gehenna Press, 1998. Sm. folio. Quarter morocco over hand-made paper sides, protected by a matching clamshell case (all by Claudia Cohen). One of a total of 110 copies (the ten deluxe copies were spoken for before publication), printed on hand-made Italian paper in letterpress by Arthur Larson; Michael Kuch color printed Mr. Baskin's copperplates, which "relate to the poems both centrally and tangentially."Hughes and Baskin are longtime friends and fellow artists. These ... more information

London Bernard Quaritch, 1868. 8vo., publisher's brick cloth with a triple gilt fillet border; in the center of the cover is a gilt design adapted from one of the plates [Death beating on a kettle drum surrounded by a triangular frame of bones, along with the title of the book]. Fine crisp copyHumphreys' main essay, a concise history of the origin and subsequent development of the subject, precedes the plate section, which is followed by a short chapter entitled, The Treatment of the Devi... more information

Verona Officina Bodoni, 1962. Folio (12 x 8 inches), full burgundy oasis morocco, spine and cover decorated and lettered in gilt; t.e.g. In the original cloth-covered board slipcase with red morocco ends. One of 320 copies (this is copy cxxxvi designated for Great Britain), set in various sizes of Mardersteig’s Zeno type and printed at the hand press of the Officina Bodoni on mould-made paper. The English text is from the King James version of the New Testament. The striking title-page was c... more information