Search Results: Book Design from Appledore Books, ABAA

New York: R.R. Bowker Company, 1977. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. The 1977 1st edition, WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot: Tight and VG+ in a bright, VG dustjacket, with very light soiling at the panels. Quarto, 258 pgs. Signed by Author.

New York and Boston: The Pierpont Morgan Library/David R. Godine, 1973. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. WARMLY INSCRIBED in year-of-publication BY JOSEPH BLUMENTHAL TO LEGENDARY GRAPHIC DESIGNER CIPE PINELES. A solid copy to boot of the 1973 1st edition. Tight and VG in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with very light creasing along the spine crown and very light soiling to the rear panel. Tall quarto, 192 pgs. Signed by Author.

Kansas City: Alfred Fowler, 1921. Stapled wrappers. Very Good +. A very presentable copy of the 1921 1st edition. Crisp and VG+ in its stapled beige wrappers, with very light offsetting to the front panel. Thin octavo, "With a Check-list of the Bookplates"

New York: The Grolier Club, 1996. Cloth. Fine. Antonio Frasconi. An all-but-pristine copy of this elegant offering from New York's Grolier Club, beautifully designed by Jerry Kelly and based on the May-July 1996 exhibition at the club. THIS IS #71 OF 100 COPIES "SPECIALLY BOUND AND INCLUDING A WOODCUT PRINTED FROM THE ORIGINAL BLOCK, SIGNED AND NUMBERED BY THE ARTIST (ANTONIO FRASCONI)." Tall quarto, in its lovely beige cloth. Aso includes an immaculate copy of the publisher's tan slipcase. With an Introduction by Robert D. Graff and an essay by Margaret K. McElderry.

Amsterdam: Stichting CPNB, 1996. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine. 1996 1st edition, in both Dutch and English. A creative look at state-of-the-art (at the time) book design. Clean and Near Fine in its decorative, artistic boards. Octavo, 238 pgs.

Verona, Italy: Edizioni Ampersand, 1996. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A prsitine copy of the 1996 catalogue of Edizioni Ampersand's most recent publications up to date, the series "Le Carte Del Cielo, a collection of 20th century Italian authors. Tight and Fine in its original wrappers. And in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, text in Italian. Features write-ups and illustrations of the first 7 books in this wonderful series. Also includes a 1 pg. TLS from the publisher of Edizioni Ampersand, Alessandro Zanella.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1906. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1906 1st American edition. Solid and VG, with light foxing to the text, fading along the spine and light, general wear to the panels. Thick quarto, 340 pgs., 27 lovely color plates (with their original tissue guards) thruout.

New York: The Typophiles, 1980. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the half-title. ALSO INSCRIBED BY ABE LERNER, THE BOOK'S DESIGNER, at the colophon. A pristine copy to boot of the 1980 1st edition, limited to 500 copies for The Typophiles. Bright and Fine in its duotone cloth. 12mo, Typophile Chap Book 54. Signed by Author.

The Harvard College Library, 1999. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine/Fine. INSCRIBED BY MARTIN W. HUTNER on the half-title, one of the 3 lecturers to deliver this talk on George Parker Winship at the Widner Library at Harvard College, April 17, 1997. A pristine copy to boot:Tight and Fine in its bright, Fine wrappers. Octavo, 53 pgs. Signed by Author.

Rome: Tipografia Dell'Accademia Nazionale Dei Lincei, 1959. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1959 1st edition. Solid and VG in its crimson cloth, with bright gilt-lettered spine label. Octavo, 134 pgs. plus 47 plates. Small, tasteful former owner bookplate to front pastedown. Text in Italian.

Princeton University Press, 1969. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR GEORGE GALAVARIS on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1969 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (with very light soiling along the bottom-edge) in a bright, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with very light chipping at the spine crown and along the panel edges. A tiny bit of soiling too at the panels but still attractive and very presentable. Tall, thick quarto, 269 pgs. of text plus 112 plates. #6 in Princeton's formidable "Studies in Manuscript Illumination" series. Signed by Author.

Alpignano, Italy: Stamperia Di Alberto Tallone, 1975. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine/Fine. Lavish history of the renowned Italian publishing house and printers located just outside of Turin, Alberto Tallone. A crisp, very well-preserved copy. Clean and Near Fine in a Near Fine example of the glassine dustjacket. Also includes a beige cardboard chemise and a matching slipcase (which is lacking its bottom edge). #182 of 470 copies issued. Thick folio, 182 pgs., text in Italian. Also includes the announcement of the 1994 exhibition at the Grolier Club, "Type as Image: the Work of Alberto Tallone Editore"

Paris: Chez Lefuel, Libraire-Relieur, 1822. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. Beautiful 1822 celebration of the French theatre in all its variety, with 12 gorgeous full-page, handcolored plates (and accompanying tissue guards) complementing the text. Well-preserved and VG in its half-cloth (dark green) over decorative marbled boards. Also lightly-nicked original leather title label at spine. Text is very clean, with minimal foxing and no writing or markings of any kind. 64mo, 180 pgs. plus wonderful French calendar for 1822.

Paris: Editions De La Gazette Des Beaux-Arts, 1927. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A solid, well-preserved copy of the 1927 1st edition. Tight and VG in its navy-blue cloth, with very light scuffing to the panels and light spotting at the spine base. Tall quarto, 118 pgs. of text plus 80 crisp, clean plates. Only 600 copies published.

Paris: Editions de la Douce France, 1922. Original wraps. Very Good. Aristide Maillol. #127 of 400 copies issued in this original 1922 limitation out of Paris. Crisp and VG in its off-white wrappers, with light soiling to the panels. Lovely woodcuts and woodblock flourishes throughout by the French sculptor and painter Aristide Maillol (1861-1944).

Paris and Lausanne: Editions Des Catalogues Raisonnes/Bibliotheque Cantonale et Universitaire De Lausanne, 1994. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE EDITOR, ARMAND ISRAEL, on the front free endaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1994 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, 213 pgs., impressive color plates thruout.

Waltham Saint Lawrence, Berkshire, England: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1930. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1930 1st edition, #94 of 500 copies issued. Beautifully produced by Robert Gibbings at his Golden Cockerel Press and adorned with ornaments and initial letters by the formidable Eric Gill. Bright and VG in its gilt-decorated green cloth, with lightly-chipped leather spine label. Quarto, 79 pgs. Top-edge gilt, deckled fore and bottom-edges.

San Francisco: Self-published, 1940. 1st. Hardcover. Near fine. A crisp, Near Fine example of the 1940 1st edition, limited to only 250 copies. This copy from the personal collection of the author, Jackson Burke. Octavo, 25 uncut pages.

Harvard University Press, 1927. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1927 stated 3rd printing, complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes clean and well-preserved and VG+ in their original dark cloth, with bright gilt-lettering along the spines and bright gilt top-edges. Internally immaculate, with no writing or markings of any kind. Thick octavos, 584 pgs., fold-out map. Also includes publisher's original cardboard slipcase.

Terra Alta, West Virginia: Hill & Dale Press, 2000. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. The 2000 1st edition of this very handsome look at the printing process in typefoundries. The beautifully-printed text is complemented by the skillful wood engravings of Karl Mahr. VG in its stapled white wrappers, with light staining (which doesn't bleed thru at all) to the rear panel. Elephant folio (over 18" tall), 15 pgs.