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152.HUDSON, W.H. the collected Works. J.M. Dent & Sons, 1922- 23.
£998
8vo. 24 vols. original green cloth, gold medallion profile portrait of hudson on front covers, spines lettered in gilt, front paste-down endpapers with reproduction of a pictorial bookplate bearing hudson’s name and dates, top edges gilt; several volumes with frontispieces; free-endpapers lightly browned, otherwise a very nice set.
one of 750 numbered sets for sale in england. A further 100 sets were for sale in America.
153. HUEFFER, Ford Madox. A call. the tale of two passions. Chatto & Windus. 1910.
£750
8vo., original blind stamped blue cloth lettered in gilt on spine and upper board. A fine copy preserved in cloth chemise and red morocco backed slipcase.
first edition. inscribed by ford to the publisher and broadway producer crosby gaige “for crosby gaige. ford madox ford new york. dec12 1927”.
ford madox ford had written an introduction to crosby gaige’s 1928 publication The Sisters by Joseph conrad.
from the library of the film producer, actor and writer bryan forbes with his bookplate.
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154. HUGO, Victor. the battle of Waterloo. A romantic narrative by victor hugo from les miserables with an introduction by drew middleton military correspondent of the new york times, and an epilogue, the Waterloo dispatch by reginald colby. Westport. The Limited Editions Club. 1977.
£98
4to., original olive green cowhide over marbled paper covered boards, with illustrations reproduced from engravings by edouard detaille. A fine copy in original glassine wrapper with slipcase.
limited edition of 1600 copies signed by drew middleton.
155. HUMBERT, Rev. L. M. the hospital of the saint cross and Alms-house of noble poverty Messrs Parker and Co., 377, Strand, 1868
£250
royal 8vo., original brown cloth by burn & co., upper board ruled and lettered in gilt, upper board centrally stamped with gilt cross, lower board stamped and ruled similarly in blind, spine lettered in gilt, dark green endpapers, all edges gilt; illustrated with thirteen black and white photographs by W savage mounted at large and with numerous woodcut illustrations to text; extremities lightly rubbed and bumped, slight offsetting from photographs, nonetheless a very good copy.
first edition.
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