31. Hecht, Julie.

Do The Windows Open?

New York, Random House, 1997. 14.5 cm x 21.5 cm. 212 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Fine / As New. Signed and inscribed by author on title page.

32. Hickam, Homer H., Jr.

Rocket Boys: A Memoir.

Advance Uncorrected Proof. New York, Delacorte Press / Bantam Doubleday, 1998. 15.5 x 23.5cm. 378 pages. Original softcover in protective sleeve. Excellent condition, as new.

33. Hinckley, Julian.

“E” – The complete and somewhat mad history of the family of Montague Vincent, Esq., Gent.

First Edition. New York, Duffield & Company, 1914. 8°. 387 pages. Hardcover / Original red cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Ownership-notification on front and rear pastedown as well as on the halftitle. Overall excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear / mild foxing to edges and pastedowns only (very good+/near Fine). Absolutely Rare publication.

34. Hugo, Richard.

The Triggering Town. Lectures and Essays on Poetry and Writing.

First Edition. New York, W.W. Norton & Company, 1979. 14.8 cm x 21.9 cm. XII, 109 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Deckled edges. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Minor closed tear to page 75. Otherwise bright and clean. Contains original review slip from W.W. Norton & Company.

35. Irving, Washington.

Knickerbocker’s History of New York & Knickerbocker Miscellanies.

New York, P.F. Collier & Son, No Year (c. 1920). 14.5 cm x 20 cm. 450. Frontispiece illustration – engraving entitled ‘Dutch Weight’. Original Hardcover. (Black cloth with embossed decoration on front board – title embossed in gilt on spine.) Very Good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Minor pencil markings on rear endpaper. [The Works of Washington Irving].

36. Irving, Washington.

The Sketch Book, Legends of the Conquest of Spain / [Including the Biography of Irving:] “A Life of Washington Irving” by Richard Henry Stoddard.

New York, London The Co-operative Publication Society, Inc., No date (c. 1920). 14.5 cm x 20 cm. 561 pages. Frontispiece illustration – portrait of Washington Irving dated 1851. Original Hardcover (black cloth with embossed decoration – title embossed in gilt on spine). Good condition with minor signs of external wear. Front board a little shaky. Some minor pencil markings on back free endpaper. [The Works of Washington Irving].

37. King, Alexander.

May This House Be Safe From Tigers.

First Edition. Kingswood, Surrey, The Windmill Press Ltd., 1960. 15cm x 22cm. VIII, 374 pages. 23 illustrations by the author. Original Hardcover with original, illustrated dustjucket in protective Mylar. Foxing to the edges. Minor signs of external wear to the dustjacket and a ball pen mark on the front of the DJ. Otherwise in very good condition. Especially the rare dustjacket in excellent condition !

38. Kumin, Maxine.

The Designated Heir.

New York, The Viking Press, 1974. 14.5 cm x 21.3 cm. 174 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed by Author on title-page. Endpaper and half-title are slightly separated.

39. Lawrence, D. H.

St.Mawr – Mockup – This is not the book but a unique Furniture Drawer (Toolbox) made by a D.H.Lawrence enthusiast. The Drawer was made in bookform and has the St.Mawr Emblemata on the cover and the title on the spine. Excellent craftsmanship. Leather covered board.

no place, c. 1930. Folio. Original Hardcover with leather covered boards. Hard to qualify this exceptional piece as Ephemera, but that is what it is. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Dimensions are 45,5cm (high), 34cm (wide), 13cm (thick).

40. Lethem, Jonathan.

You Don’t love Me Yet.

New York / London / a.o., Doubleday, 2007. 14.5 cm x 21.5 cm. 223 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Excellent condition. Signed and inscribed by the author.