Titles starting with H from McBlain Books

2. H. Nishimura's Lacquer Factory, Okazaki Park, Kyoto ... [cover title]. [Kyoto: Post-WWII]. [12]p. Wrapper. Oblong (21 x 14cm.). Staple rusty. Horizontal crease. Very Good. Brochure extolling their products and giving a brief explanation of the technique of lacquering. ... more information

1966. Barborka, Geoffrey A. H. P. Blavatsky, Tibet and Tulku. Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1966. ills, photos (portraits), index, 476p. Bright blue leatherette. Moderately soiled and worn dj. 23cm. Special focus on Blavatsky's processes of writing. Substantial content about Tibet. ... more information

2001. 1. Yoon, Choong-Nam, editor. Habadu Hangukhak-ui Yoram = the Cradle of Korean Studies at Harvard University. Seoul: Uryu munhwasa, (2001). 296p. Hardcover in original red cloth. dj. 22cm. Fine/Fine. Korean and English text -- it does not appear that the English text is a translation of the Korean text but we don't really know. ... more information

1788. 2. Trusler, James. The Habitable World Described, or the Present State of the People in All Parts of the Globe, from North to South.... London: 1788-1797. 1st ed. 20 vols. bound in 10. 20 engraved second titles, 69 folding maps and plans, 155 plates. Hardcover in solid 19th century 1/2 leather (marbled boards with brown leather backstrips and corners). 21cm. Browning on some plates and maps. Portions (perhaps a fifth or less) of the volumes with significant foxing; the balance is almost without fox... more information

1965. Paperback. 2. [Inscribed by Author] Florit, Eugenio. Habito de esperanza: poemas (1936- 1964). Madrid: Insula, 1965. 104p. Softcover. 23cm. Slightly browned. Very Good. INSCRIBED (by "Eugenio"). Spanish text. Cuban poet. ... more information

1957. Paperback. 3. Florez, Luis. Habla y cultura popular en Antioquia; materiales para un estudio. Bogota: 1957. illustrations, 489p. Softcover in original wrapper. 23cm. Stain in right margin throughout and on wrapper as well. Good. Unopened. Publicaciones del Instituto Caro y Cuervo, 13. Spanish text. ... more information

1995. Paperback. 2. Central de Pueblos Indigenas del Beni [and] Centro de Informacion y Documentacion para el Desarrollo del Beni. Hacia una propuesta indigena de descentralizacion del estado. La Paz: PROADE & ILDIS, (1995). folding charts, folding maps (including two in pocket), photos, 381p. Softcover in originaL wrapper. 29cm. Very Good. Spanish text. ... more information

1858. 3. Johnson, Sarah Barclay, 1837-1885. Hadji in Syria; or, Three Years in Jerusalem. Philadelphia: Challen, 1858. 1st ed. frontis, 12 plates, 303p. plus (4)p. publisher's advertisements. Blue cloth. 18cm. Extremities frayed and rather worn. Ends of backstrip chipped. Significant foxing throughout. Frontis and all plates (and their tissue guards) browned. Good. ... more information

1977. 2. Johnson, Sarah (Barclay), 1837-1885. Hadji in Syria; or, Three Years in Jerusalem. NY: Arno Press, 1977. frontis, illustrations, 303p. Hardcover (blue cloth). 21cm. Very Good/No Jacket. Reprint of the 1858 edition published in Philadelphia. ... more information

1924. 3. Nizami. Ganjavi. The Haft Paikar (The Seven Beauties): Containing the Life and Adventures of King Bahram Gur, and the Seven Stories Told Him by His Seven Queens. London: Arthur Probsthain, 1924. 2 vols. 1st ed. xxix, 288, 212p. plus a few pages of publisher's advertisements at end of both volumes. Hardcover in original blue cloth. Extremities rubbed. Covers dull and somewhat worn. Some internal soiling, foxing and wear. A reasonably sound set but not bright or crisp. Good/No Jackets. Transla... more information

1956. 1. Roth, Cecil, editor. The Haggadah. Executed by Arthur Szyk. Edited by Cecil Roth. Jerusalem & Tel-Aviv:: "Massada-Press" and "Alumoth," n.d. [ 1956 or later]. color illustrations with English translation of Hebrew text on facing pages. Unpaginated (circa 56 double-leaves). Hardcover in blue velvet cloth. No Jacket. Slipcase. 27cm. Book Fine. Slipcase rubbed along extremities. ... more information

1887. 3. Oliphant, Laurence. Haifa or Life in Modern Palestine. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1887. vi, 369p. Hardcover in original brown cloth. 21cm. Chipping at ends of backstrip. Corners frayed. Bookplate and former owner's name on endpaper. Text Moderately browned. Good. ... more information

1958. 3. Haikai and Haiku. Tokyo: Nippon Gakujutsu Shinkokai, 1958. illustrations, map, index, xxv, 191p. Hardcover in original blue cloth binding. dj. 27cm. Jacket unevenly faded. Very Good/Very Good. ... more information

1864. 3. Saffell, William Thomas Roberts, 1820-1891. Hail Columbia, the Flag, and Yankee Doodle Dandy. Baltimore: T. N. Kurtz, 1864. 1st ed. frontispiece, viii, [9]-123p. Recent quarterbinding (marbled boards backed in leather). Some leaves have chipping along fore-edge. Contents Good. An uncommon book. ... more information

1960. Hayyim, Sulayman. Haim's One-Volume English-Persian Dictionary: Designed to Give the Persian Equivalents of the Most Important and the Most Common English Words and Phrases about 60,000 in Number. Teheran: Y. Beroukhim & Sons, 1960. 1465p. Leather. 21cm. Covers scuffed & quite worn. Backstrip partially detached. Fair/No Jacket. First published in 1952. ... more information

1827. 2. Haiti. Haiti: Copy of the Code Rural of that Island. (Translation.) Rural Code of Haiti. [London]: Ordered, by the House of Commons, to be Printed, 25 May 1827. 18p. Old plain marbled wrapper. 33cm. Old stitching gone. Very Good. ... more information

1945. Paperback. 3. Hudicourt, Max Lelio. Haiti Faces Tomorrow's Peace. NY: Association Democratique Haitienne, (1945). Translated from the French by Anita Dlyn Weinstein. photo (portrait), 24p. Softcover in original wrapper. 20cm. Some cover wear and spotting. Text moderately browned. Good. ... more information

1921. 2. Kuser, J. Dryden. Haiti: Its Dawn of Progress after Years in a Night of Revolution. Boston: Richard G. Badger, (c. 1921). 1st ed. frontis, photos, 108p. Hardcover. 23cm. Minor fraying at ends of backstrip and some soiling. Very Good/No Jacket. ... more information

1944. 2. *Rosemond, Henri Ch. Haiti Our Neighbor: A Melodrama of Vivid Life. Brooklyn: Haitian Publishing Company, (c. 1944). Portrait on title page. 95p. Hardcover. dj. 20cm. Jacket faded and somewhat soiled. Very Good/Good. SIGNED by Rosemond on the second title-page. A play that was highly critical of the government and ruling class in Haiti. ... more information

1968. Haiti, Premiere Republique Noire du Nouveau Monde; Son Vrai Visage ... Port-au-Prince: Haiti Visite S.A., n.d. (1968?). ills (mostly color), 160p. Black cloth. Gilt lettering and palm tree on front cover. Lacks free endpapers. Relatively minor staining on outer leaves. Title and text in French, Spanish and English. ... more information