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Exactly Calculated afterJones, Palladio, & the Ancient Romans
Halfpenny, William.  Practical architecture, or a sure guide to the true working according to the rules of that science.  [London]: Tho. Bowles, 1736. 8vo (15.7 cm, 6.2"). [3], 48 ff.; illus.
$600.00
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Over 1100 PagesNearly 900 Illustrations
Hall, Samuel Carter, & Mrs. S. C. Hall (i.e., Anna Maria Fielding Hall).   Ireland: its scenery and character, etc. London: Virtue & Co., [ca. 1880]. Tall 8vo. 3 vols. I: 436 pp., 467 illus. II: 512 pp., 188 illus. III: 204 pp., 217 illus.
$200.00
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Halyburton?”  He Was Wesley’s Protégé . . .
Halyburton, Thomas, & John Wesley.  An extract of the life and death of Mr. Thomas Haliburton...second edition. Bristol: Felix Farley, 1747. 12mo (17.2 cm, 6.75"). [8], 92 pp.
$1350.00


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ArabicArmenianAntiochus
Hamaker, Hendrik Arent.   Specimen catalogi codicum mss. orientalium bibliothecae Academiae Lugduno-Batavae ... [bound with two other works as described below]. Lugduni Batavorum: Apud S. & J. Luchtmans, 1820. 4to (24.5 cm, 9.7"). [4], viii, 264, [4] pp. [bound with] Chahan de Cirbied, Jacques M. Notice de deux manuscrits Arméniens contenant l'histoire de Mathieu Eretz ... Paris: De l'imprimerie Impériale, 1812. 4to. 92 pp. [and] Tôchon d'Annecy, Joseph-François . Dissertation sur l'époque de la mort d'Antiochus VII évergètes sidétès, roi de Syrie, sur deux médailles antiques de ce prince ... Paris: L.G. Michaud, 1815. 4to. Frontis., 68 pp.
$1250.00
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Dutch Bible Commentary by aControversial Scholar/Politician
Hamelsveld, Ysbrand van.  Korte aanmerkingen over het Oude & Nieuwe Testament voor ongeleerden. [with] De Apokryfe boeken. Amsteldam: Martinus de Bruijn, 1791–98. 8vo (22.7 cm, 8.9"). 9 vols. O.T.: I: [4], 388 pp. II: [4], 396 pp. III: [8], [429]–1011, [1] pp. IV: [4], 624 pp. V: [2], 582 pp. VI: [4], 442, [2], [443]–656, iv pp. Apocr.: [4], 456, [4], 342 pp. N.T.: I: [4], 134, [2], 135–187, [3], 189–282, [2], [283]–514 pp. II: viii, 489, [1] pp.
$2200.00
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Catalogue Biography & Bibliography
Hamerton, Philip Gilbert.  The art of the American wood-engraver. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1894. Small 8vo (15.5 cm, 6.1"). 128 pp.
$350.00
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Defending His DEFENSE ofCelebrating CHRISTMAS
Hammond, Henry.  An account of Mr. Cawdry’s triplex diatribe concerning superstition, wil-worship, and Christmas festivall. London: Pr. by J. Flesher for Richard Royston, 1655. 4to (19.9 cm, 7.75"). [16], 295, [1 (errata)] pp.
$800.00

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Defending the Epistles of St. Ignatius
Hammond, Henry.  An answer to the animadversions on the dissertations touching Ignatius's epistles, and the episcopacie in them asserted. London: Pr. by J.G. for Richard Royston, 1654. 4to (19.7 cm, 7.75"). [2], 219, [1] pp.
$275.00
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Broadside Shaker Manifesto
Hampton, Oliver C.  [Broadside, begins:] A short but comprehensive definition of Shakerism. Union Village, OH: United Society of Shakers, [1901]. Folio (31.6 cm, 12.4"). [1] p.
$175.00
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That WATER in the Fountain of Youth Is . . . Serpent Broth?
Harcouet de Longeville. Histoire des personnes qui ont vecu plusieurs siecles, et qui ont rajeuni: Avec le secret du rajeunissement. Paris: Chez la Veuve Carpentier & Laurent le Comte, 1716. 12mo (14.7 cm, 5.75"). Frontis., [14], 248 pp.
$750.00

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Classic Compendium ofClassical Scholarship
Hare, Julius Charles, ed.  The philological museum. Cambridge: Pr. by J. Smith for Deightons, Rivingtons, & Parker, 1832–33. 8vo (22.1 cm, 8.7"). 2 vols. I: iv, iv, 706 pp.; 1 fold. facs. II: iv, 706 pp.
$875.00

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Virginia Discovery inLimited Edition Facsimile
Hariot, Thomas.  A briefe and true report of the new found land of Virginia ... reproduced in facsimile from the first edition of 1588. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1903. 4to (23 cm, 9.1"). xiii, [1], [48] pp.
$100.00

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FranceSadly Disappointed Him . . .
Harper, Robert Goodloe. Observations on the dispute between the United States and France, addressed by...one of the representatives in Congress for the state of South Carolina, to his constituents, in May, 1797...second edition. London: (Pr. in Philadelphia & repr. by) Philanthropic Press, 1798. 8vo (21.5 cm, 8.5"). [2 (lacking half-title)], 5–109, [1] pp.
$200.00

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Religion Wantsto Be Free
Harris, William.   Observations on national establishments in religion in general, and on the establishment of Christianity in particular. Together with some occasional remarks on the conduct and behaviour of the teachers of it. London: S. Bladon, 1767. 8vo (21.2 cm, 8.4"). [2], 60 pp. (half-title lacking).
$450.00

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AMERICAN BibliographyQuarter Morocco Copy
[Harrisse, Henri].  Bibliotheca Americana Vetustissima: A Description of works relating to America published between 1492 and 1551. New York: Geo. P. Philes, 1866. Large 8vo. liv, 519 pp.
$700.00


My daddie looks sulky, my minnie looks sour,
      They frown upon Jamie because he is poor
Harry Bluff.  Logie O'Buchan.  Within a Mile of Edinburgh Town. / Oh! No, We Never Mention Her. / Oh, Say Not Womam's [sic] Love is Bought. / Dearest Maid, My Heart Is Thine. / Meet Me in the Moonlight. / Tell Me Why Men Will Deceive Us.  Glasgow: Pr. for the booksellers, [ca. 1825?]. 12mo. 8 pp.
$95.00


Harvard Library Catalogue Signed byPresident Quincy
Harvard University.  A catalogue of the library of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Cambridge: E.W. Metcalf & Co., 1830–31. 8vo (24.8 cm, 9.8"). 4 vols. I: xvii, [3], 490 pp. II: [2], [491]–952, [2] pp. III: xii, 233, [1] pp. IV: viii, 224 pp.
$1000.00
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Hester Prynne Arthur Dimmesdale Roger Chillingworth & Pearl
Hawthorne, Nathaniel.  The scarlet letter, a romance.  Boston: Ticknor, Reed, & Fields, 1850. Small 8vo (18 cm; 7.25"). iv, 322, 4 (ads) pp.
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First Edition, Eye-Witness
Hay, Edward.  History of the insurrection of the County of Wexford, A.D. 1798; including an account of transactions preceding that event, with an appendix. Dublin: Printed for the author, by John Stockdale, 1803. 8vo. [4] ff., xliv, 304, xxxvi, [2] pp., fold. map, fold. table.
$1250.00
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He BeatMark Twain to the Use of Pike County Vernacular
Hay, John.  The Pike County ballads. Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1912. 8vo (22.3 cm, 8.75"). 45, [3] pp.; illus.
$150.00

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Hayden's Survey:  Thomas onGrasshoppers & Locusts
Hayden, Ferdinand Vandeveer, and Cyrus Thomas.  Report of the United States Geological Survey of the territories: Synopsis of the Acrididae of North America. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1873. Folio (31.5 cm, 12.4"). x, 24, 262 pp.; 1 plt.
$375.00
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Fossil Flora65 Plates
Hayden, Ferdinand Vandeveer.  Report of the United States Geological Survey of the territories. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1878. 4to (30.4 cm, 11.9"). xv, [3], 366 pp.; 65 plts.
$175.00

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“My Pen Has Been Taken up in the Cause, & for the Benefit, of My Own Sex”
A Biographical Dictionary of & for WOMEN
Hays, Mary.  Female biography; or, memoirs of illustrious and celebrated women, of all ages and countries. Philadelphia: Birch & Small (pr. by Fry & Kammerer), 1807. 8vo (22.3 cm, 8.8"). 3 vols. I: vi, [2], 488 pp. II: [4], 510, [2 (adv.)] pp. III: [4], 512 pp.
$1850.00
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All 6 Volumes: Everything theAMERICAN BUSINESSMAN
Might Possibly! Want to Read About
Hazard, Samuel, ed.  Hazard's United States commercial and statistical register, containing documents, facts, and other useful information, illustrative of the history and resources of the American union, and of each state. Philadelphia: Wm. F. Geddes, 1840. 8vo (26.8 cm, 10.5"). 6 vols. I: xix, [1], 432 pp. II: xv, [1], 416 pp. III: xvi, 432 pp. IV: xii, 416 pp. V: xii, 416 pp. VI: xv, [1], 416 pp.
$1000.00
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Not Perfect butEvocative on Many Fronts
Hazlemore, Maximilian.  Domestic economy: Or, a complete system of English housekeeping ... also, the complete brewer ... likewise the family physician. London: J. Creswick & Co., 1794. 8vo. xxxii, 392 pp. (lacking pp. 331/32, 341–44, 357–62, & 365–84 ).
$350.00
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