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Slight spine lean; small tears to spine head; lightly rubbed and bumped to boards; hingers gently cracked; bookseller's pressure stamp to front free endpaper, small ownership pressure stamp to title page; minor toning, very good. CDK-84. H. Rider Haggard. She: A History of Adventure. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1887. First edition, first printing. Small Octavo. 317pp + 2pp ads. Illustrated, with two color plates depicting the Sherd of Amenartas preceding title page. Publisher's blue pictorial cloth, stamped in gilt to spine and front cover, patterned endleaves. .

A fine copy. SJK-409. Michael Hague. The Book of Pirates. New York: HarperCollins, 2001. First edition. Signed by Michael Hague.  Quarto. 155pp. Illustrated in color by the author. Publisher's hardcover paper boards, stamped in gilt to spine, illustrated endleaves, original unclipped dust jacket.  .

A fine copy. SJK-410. Michael Hague. The Book of Dragons. New York: HarperCollins, 1995. First edition. Signed by Michael Hague.  Quarto. 146pp. Illustrated in color by the author. Publisher's blue quarter cloth over red hardcover paper boards, stamped in gilt to spine, front cover in blind, illustrated endleaves, original unclipped dust jacket.  .

A near fine copy with only minor scuffs, small scratches or rubbing. A lovely copy and a wonderful example of very fine bookmaking. HFP-470. Frederic M. Halford. Modern Development of the Dry Fly: The New Dry Fly Patterns, the Manipulation of Dressing them, and Practical Experiences of their Use. London: George Routledge and Sons, [1910]. First edition, "Edition de Luxe" of the British Issue, one of 75 copies signed by Halford on the title/limitation page. Two quarto volumes: Volume I: viii, 219 pp. Forty-three plates, many colored, some of tied flies. And illustrations in the text. Frontispiece portrait. Volume II: [4] pp. and nine plates with thirty-three actual mounted tied flies in mounts with heavy card backing. Half red calf over cloth boards, spines in compartments with five raised bands and tooled and lettered in gilt. Marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, others untrimmed. Housed in two custom half red calf drop-down-back boxes lined in felt. Spines of boxes also with five raised bands and… Read More

Boards and corners bumped and with light wear, slight bubbling of the cloth in a couple places. Bookplate of Clinton Congdon Bennett on the front free endpaper. A very good copy. HFP-491. Halford, Frederic M. Modern Development of the Dry Fly: The New Dry Fly Patterns, the Manipulation of Dressing them, and Practical Experiences of their Use. London: George Routledge and Sons, [1910]. First edition. Octavo. viii, 219 pp. Forty-three plates, many colored, some of tied flies. And illustrations in the text. Frontispiece portrait. Publisher's full black buckram, spines stamped in gilt. Top edge gilt.  .

Boards rubbed, minor scrapes to bottom edge of sheets, endpapers somewhat browned, slight toning or light browning to the sheets in places, foxing on tissue guards. A near fine copy. HFP-502. Halford, Frederic M. Modern Development of the Dry Fly: The New Dry Fly Patterns, the Manipulation of Dressing them, and Practical Experiences of their Use. London: George Routledge and Sons, [1923]. Second edition. Octavo. viii, 219 pp. Forty-three inserted plates, many colored, some of tied flies. Illustrations in the text. Frontispiece portrait of the late Edgar Williamson. Publisher's full black buckram, spines stamped in gilt. Top edge gilt.  .

Spine slightly sunned, else fine. LMM-253. John Randolph Hall. Cynthia Miller, drawings. Zootaxy.  Tucson: Chax Press, 1987. Limited edition, No. 18 of 175 numbered copies. 16mo. Unpaginated [24pp]. Paper wraps: blue Fabriano Ingres end sheets and Moriki scarlet covers, hand-sewn concertina-style binding. From the collection of Larry McMurtry, at his home in Archer City, Texas. His book, with personal brand-mark bookplate. .

Wraps sunned and toned, chipped and soiled. Very good. LMM-00142A. James Baker Hall. Getting It on Up to the Brag.  Monterey, KY: Larkspur Press, 1975. Limited edition, No. 96 of 270 numbered copies. Small quarto. 21pp. Softcover, paper wraps. From the collection of Larry McMurtry, at his home in Archer City, Texas. His book, with personal brand-mark bookplate. .

Very minor rubbing to cloth, slight discoloration to the top edge near the head cap, but not displeasing. Other edges a bit yellowed with faint soiling. Text sheets are slightly browned and toned around the edges, and maybe slight foxing but not much. Jacket lightly rubbed and a bit soiled, but still bright and attractive. All in All, an excellent copy in very good condition. HFP-500. Harding, Col. E. W. The Flyfisher & The Trout's Point of View. New Light on Flyfishing Theory & Practice. London: Seeley Service & Co. Ltd., 1931. First edition. Quarto. 208 pages. Illustrated with color and black and white inserted plates. Full green Linen, stamped in gilt on the spine. Top edge stained dark, others trimmed. Publisher's lovely original dust wrapper with mounted color labels on the front cover and backstrip. .

Extremities gently rubbed and bumped; slight offsetting to endleaves; minor toning throughout; jacket lightly rubbed, creased, and torn. Very good. LMM-213. Jean Harlow. Arhtur Landau, foreword. Ezra Goodman, introduction. Today is Tonight (GP-352). New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1965. First edition. Octavo. 271pp. Publisher's maroon quarter cloth over patterned hardcover paper boards, stamped in silver to spine, original unclipped dust jacket listing a retail price of $5.00. From the collection of Larry McMurtry, at his home in Archer City, Texas. His book, with personal brand-mark bookplate. .

Typical light toning to spine; minor wear to boards; front free endpaper starting; minor toning. A lovely copy in very good condition. YLP-442. Joel Chandler Harris. Frederick S. Church and James H. Moser, illustrators. Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings. The Folk-Lore of the Old Plantation. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1881. First edition, third state.   Octavo. 231pp + 8pp ads. Illustrated with drawings by Frederick S. Church and James H. Moser. Publisher's red pictorial cloth, stamped in gilt to spine, front cover in gilt and black, patterned endleaves.  Third state copy, with "presumptuous" for "presumptive" in last line of page 9, and full-page ad for this book at rear.   Typical light toning to spine; minor wear to boards; front free endpaper starting; minor toning. A lovely copy in very good condition.   .

A fine copy. YLG-11. Jim Harrison. Russell Chatham, Illustrator. The Theory and Practice of Rivers. Seattle: Winn Books, 1986. Limited edition, No. 36 of 350 copies.   Signed by Jim Harrison and Russell Chatham.   Octavo. 53pp. Illustrated with drawings by Russell Chatham. Publisher's green and beige cloth, stamped in gilt to spine, original cloth slipcase.  .

Fine. HFP-466. [Fly Fishing] Harrop, Rene, Poul Jorgensen, Eric Leiser, John Merwin, S.A. Neff, Jr., and Ernest Schwiebert. A Book of Small Flies. Frontispiece by Al Barker. Arlington, VT: Isaac Oelgart, 1983. First edition, one of 60 copies, our copy is #20. Miniature. (77 x 62 mm.; approximately 2 7/8 x 2 1/8 inches). 105, [2] pages. Hand-colored frontispiece of a fly-fisherman is numbered and initialed by Barker, title printed in brown and black, chapter titles and tail-pieces printed in brown, three feathers tipped in. Brown morocco, boards with single gilt rules, spines lettered in gilt. The order confirmation is in tan wraps with a printed paper label. In a brown cloth slipcase, which is itself housed in a custom fall-down-back case. The book is accompanied by a clamshell case (in a matching binding) containing eight labeled flies on mounts, and the publisher's small bifolium authenticating the order (inscribed and dated by the publisher), illustrated with a hand-colored plate numbered and… Read More

Light creasing, soiling, and chipping to wraps; slight scattered foxing throughout; mild wrinkling to pages. Very good. JPD-455. Nathaniel Hawthorne, editor. Journal of an American Cruiser (Wiley and Putnam's Library of American Books, No. 1). New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1845. First edition. Octavo. 179pp + 16pp catalog. Publisher's original paper wraps, stringbound. Housed in later custom leather and cloth slipcase by James Macdonald co. of New York. .

Light wear, else fine. YLG-110. Gerald Heard. The Riddle of the Flying Saucers: Is Another World Watching? London: Carroll & Nicholson, 1950. First edition. Octavo. 157pp. Illustrated. Publisher's blue cloth, stamped in black, original unclipped dust jacket listing a retail price of 10s 6d net. .

Extremities gently rubbed and bumped, light sunning to spine and board edges; minor toning throughout; jacket a bit sunned, creased, and chipped. Very good. LMM-164. Sven Hedin. F. H. Lyon, translator. The Silk Road. New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1938. First edition. Octavo. 322pp (indexed). Illustrated with 31 plates, folding map. Publisher's light blue cloth, stamped in red to spine and front cover, endleaves in yellow, top edge stained red, original unclipped dust jacket listing a retail price of $5.00. From the collection of Larry McMurtry, at his home in Archer City, Texas. His book, with personal brand-mark bookplate. .

Minor shelfwear; offsetting to endleaves; jacket rubbed, soiled, and torn. Very good. LMM-220. Sven Hedin. Julius Lincoln, translator. A Conquest of Tibet. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1934. Sixth printing. Octavo. 400pp. Illustrated. Publisher's red pictorial cloth, stamped in gilt to spine and front cover, top edge stained black, original unclipped dust jacket listing a retail price of $5.00. From the collection of Larry McMurtry, at his home in Archer City, Texas. His book, with personal brand-mark bookplate. .

Minor shelfwear; slightly sunned to spine ends and board edges; light toning; occasional pencil markings throughout; price-clipped jacket a bit rubbed, sunned, and chipped. Very good. LMM-272. Sven Hedin. Bernard Norbelie, translator. Chiang Kai-shek Marshal of China.  New York: The John Day Company, 1940. First edition. Octavo. 290 (indexed). Illustrated. Publisher's blue cloth, stamped in silver, top edge stained green, original illustrated dust jacket. From the collection of Larry McMurtry, at his home in Archer City, Texas. His book, with personal brand-mark bookplate. .

Slight paper loss to front free endpaper; light wrinkling to half-title, with previous owner's pressure stamped, upper corner clipped; jacket a bit chipped and worn. Very good. KWH-389. Joseph Heller. Catch-22. New York: The Modern Library, 1966. First Modern Library edition.  Small octavo. 443pp + 2pp ads. Publisher's black cloth, stamped in silver to spine, front cover in blind, patterned endleaves, original unclipped dust jacket listing a retail price of $2.95. .

Extremities gently rubbed and edgeworn; boards slightly bowed; jacket a bit sunned, chipped, and torn, tape repair to verso. Very good. LMM-174. Ernest Hemingway. A Moveable Feast. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1964. First edition, with publisher's code "A-3.64[H]" to copyright page. Octavo. 211pp. Illustrated with b/w photos. Publisher's orange quarter cloth over hardcover paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine and front board, original unclipped dust jacket, listing price $4.95. From the collection of Larry McMurtry, at his home in Archer City, Texas. His book, with personal brand-mark bookplate. .