Search Results: History from Appledore Books, ABAA

1965. Near Fine. 1965 1 pg. handwritten letter by Alger Hiss to the son of Cipe Pineles, pioneering female graphic designer of the 50s and 60s (who at different stages was the art director at "Mademoiselle", Charm" and "Seventeen"). Hiss writes very warmly to the young man, professing how much he had enjoyed Thanksgiving together with the young man's family. The letter measures 7 1/2" x 10 1/2" and is in crisp, very nice condition. 2 subtle folds and just a touch of creasing along the top-edge, otherwsise nearing pristine. Also includes the original envelope, addressed in Hiss's hand.

New York: Psychological Dimensions Inc, 1975. Boards. Fine/Very Good. The 1975 1st edition of this uncommon --and pioneering-- Feminist and pro-Choice text. Written by an impassioned Wisconsin grass-roots organizer and advocte of abortion rights, the book is grounded in practical, day-to-day advice and specific political strategies of the moment. A clean, well-preserved copy to boot: Solid and Near Fine in a bright, VG dustjacket, with very light soiling aty the rear panel. Octavo, 127 pg.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1927. Hardcover. A wonderful collection of 115 agriculture leaflets, handsomely bound into a single volume, published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Ranging from March 1927 to February 1936, this collection runs the gamut from Hygiene in Fox Farming to Woodchuck Control in the Eastern States. A terrific glimpse into rural life just before and during the Great Depression, these leaflets were practical and instructional, born of the most basic needs in farming and homesteading. The single volume is a VG, thick octavo, bound in quarter black leather with navy blue cloth boards. With beautifully marbled endpapers and marbled edges. A powerful piece of Americana. and a reminder of the necessary thrift of the period.

Johns Hopkins University Press, 1970. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1970 1st edition. Near Fine in a VG+ dustjacket with a bit of fading to the spine and minor offsetting along the creases of the front panel. Thick quarto, 568 pgs. A perfectly presentable copy.

New York: The Iron Age, 1926. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. Scarce bound reprint from "The Iron Age" magazine, June 24th, 1926. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page. "History of Early Development and Litigation --'Moonshine' War-- More Than 400 Varieties Patented". Solid and VG in its navy-blue cloth, with bright gilt-titling to the front panel. Tall quarto, 12 pgs. Signed by Author.

Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1906. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. First Thus. A Special Report issued by the Department of Commerce and Labor's Bureau of the Census. A formal statistical breakdown of turn-of-the-century numbers on blind and deaf populations, schooling patterns and trends, etc. VG in its navy-blue cloth, with bright silver lettering to the front panel and spine. Tall quarto, 264 pgs. Light staining to the front pastedown, partially-removed small paper label at spine. Small, discreet "American Philosophical Society" stamp at foot of the title page.

New York: Farrar and Rinehart Inc, 1933. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1933 1st edition. VG in its light blue cloth, with silver-lettering and design at the front panel. Light offsetting to the panels, otherwise clean as could be. Octavo, 114 pgs., nicely illustrated by Charles Child. Housed in a custom-made, quarter-morocco box.

College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 2003. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the half-title. An immaculate copy to boot of the 2003 1st edition. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 177 pgs. Signed by Author.

New York: The Stratford Press, 1937. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1937 revised edition, in the uncommon pictorial dustjacket. VG in a bright, VG jacket. Light chipping at the jacket edges, several small closed tears. Octavo, 360 pgs. Memoirs of the "foremost trapper of all the world. Unapproachable forever."

Cambridge University Press, 1973. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. The 1973 3rd edition of Vol. II, Part 1 of Cambridge University Press's sweeping "Cambridge Ancient History". Solid and VG+ in a bright, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with light soiling to the rear panel. Thick octavo, 868 pgs.

London: James Bohn, 1845. Hardcover. Very Good. A tight, solid copy of the 1845 1st edition. Bound in 1/4 leather over light-brown boards. Light scuffing to the spine, light rubbing along the panels. Small, neat name and date at the pastedowns, otherwise internally clean as could be. Octavo, 310 pgs.

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1981. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1981 1st edition. Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Thick octavo, 475 pgs.

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1920. 1st. Original Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1920 study of poison gas and its effects on the soldiers. An IMMACULATE copy-- AND in the original light-brown dustjacket. Bright and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, 165 pgs. 41 vivid color plates illustrating the effects of "chemical warfare" on the body. An obvious medical and scholarly reaction to the horrors of WW I and the introduction of poisonous gas as a widespread military technique.

Leiden, Netherlands: E. J. Brill, 2000. 1st. Cloth. As New/As New. An immaculate copy of the 2000 1st edition. As New in a bright, As New dustjacket. Octavo, still in its original shrinkwrap.

Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press, 1995. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY DAVID OWEN on the half-title. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1995 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of fading along the spine. Thick octavo, 421 pgs. Signed by Author.

Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2004. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine. An immaculate copy of the 2004 1st edition. Bright and Fine in its pictorial boards. Octavo, 236 pgs.

Princeton, NJ: Van Nostrand Company, 1958. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR J.C. HUREWITZ on the title page. A solid copy to boot of the March 1958 2nd printing. Tight and VG+ (Columbia University armorial bookplate to the front free endpaper) in a bright, VG dustjacket, with mild darkening along the spine, very light chipping at the spine ends and the tips, and light wear to the rear flap-fold. Still though, a very presentable copy. Octavo, 286 pgs. plus Index.

Secaucus, New Jersey: Lyle Stuart, 1978. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR (the Havana correspondent for the Washington Post) on the dedication page. A sharp copy to boot of the 1978 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 272 pgs. Signed by Author.

Austin: University of Texas Press, 1984. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the half-title. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1984 stated 1st edition. Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 226 pgs. Signed by Author.

Moscow, Idaho: University of Idaho Press, 1999. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the half-title. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1999 1st edition. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 260 pgs. Signed by Author.