Search Results: Reference from Appledore Books, ABAA

Newark, NJ: Antiquarian Bookman. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. The 1960 annual AB Bookman's Yearbook. Solid and VG in its printed wrappers, with light wear along the spine crown and very light spotting to the front panel. Octavo, 456 pgs., an intimate look at the American used and rare book world of 1960.

Newark, NJ: Antiquarian Bookman. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. The 1964 annual AB Bookman's Yearbook. Tight and VG in its printed white wrappers, with very light soiling to the panels. Octavo, 352 pgs., wonderful look at the rare book world in the mid 60s.

Denver: Harry Moll Company, 1949. Original wraps. Very Good +. The 1949 1st edition of this wonderful juggling instructional by Harry Moll. Bright and VG+ in its stapled pictorial wrappers, with one light crease to the lower-tip and light spotting --with just a touch of creasing-- at the rear panel. Oblong 12mo, crisp, very helpful black-and-white photos and diagrams throughout.

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.

Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Co, 1986. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine. A clean, tight copy of the 1986 1st edition. Near Fine in its original green cloth. Thick octavo, 915 pgs.

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1950. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good -. The 1950 1st edition of this charming instructional on swimming, authored by the head swimming coach at Yale and published by Yale University Press. Tight and VG+ (just a touch of soiling to the rear panel) in a bright, price-clipped, VG- example of the pictorial dustjacket, with roughly 1/4 of the rear panel missing. Still though, quite presentable. Octavo, hundreds of black-and-white photos supplementing Coach Kiphuth's text.

Paris: Pierre Beres Libraire Expert, 1939. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. Catalogue No. 22--1939. "Livres, Reliures et Autographes". Well-preserved and VG+ in its original wrappers. And in a VG example of the glassine dustjacket, with light spotting to the rear panel. Octavo, crisp black-and-white plates thruout.

New York: M.D. Berlitz, 1919. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1919 1st edition of this Berlitz Italian verb drill, IN THE UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Solid and VG+ in a bright, VG example of the wonderful dustjacket, with light fading at the panels and very light chipping at the spine crown and panel top-edges. 12mo, 125 pgs.

Biblioteca Nacional Jose Marti, 1985. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good. A solid copy of the April 1985 1st edition of this attempt to bibliographically collect the writings of Cuban women.. Clean and VG in its pictorial wrappers, with light offsetting along the front panel's top-edge and light fading to the spine. Octavo, 210 pgs.

San Francisco: The Arion Press, 2015. Cloth. Fine. A pristine copy of this 2015 offering by San Francisco's Arion Press, a lavish bibliography citing and laying out the first 100 titles the Press has published. #164 OF 500 NUMBERED COPIES ISSUED (in addition to 50 copies for complimentary distribution). Clean and Fine in its oatmeal cloth, with an immaculate leather title-label to the spine. Tall quarto, Foreword by Kevin Starr, Introduction by Glenn Todd, Prologue by Peter Krauss and Preface by Andrew Hoyem, the founder of Arion Press. Also includes a mint example of the matching cloth slipcase.

New Castle, DE and London: Oak Knoll Press & The British Library, 2001. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. An immaculate copy of the 2001 1st thus. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. 1,048 pgs. all told.

Chicago: Normandie House, 1950. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A nice Presentation copy: WARMLY INSCRIBED BY JACK POTTER TO MAXWELL GEISMAR, pre-eminent mid 20th century literary critic and biographer. The 1950 1st edition. Solid and VG in its brown cloth, with light fading along the spine and light soiling at the front panel. Octavo, 95 pgs., 1 of 365 copies isssued. Signed by Author.

Boulder, CO: University of Colorado, 1934. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. 1934 1st edition of this art reference. Including a 1 pg. TLS from the author as well. Clean and VG in its stiff pictorial wrappers. Octavo, 71 pgs.

Paris: Scatopolis: Chez Les Marchands D'Aniterges, 1849. 1/4 leather. Very Good. The 1849 1st edition of this uncommon "scatological" reference. 1of only 150 copies iissued. Solid and VG in its 1/4 leather over marbled boards. Tight and well-preserved, with only light rubbing along the spine and very light fraying at the spine crown. Octavo, 144 pgs., wonderful woodcut to the title page.

Dresden: Verlag Muller & Kiepenheuer, Hanau/M, 1968. Cloth. Collectible; Fine. A handsome example of the 1968 facsimile reproduction, based on the 1911 original edition. Complete in 9 volumes plus the supplement. All volumes very clean and well-preserved. All solidly Near Fine in their green cloth, with bright gilt-lettering and bordering to the spines. Thick octavos, over 5,000 pgs. all told. An exhaustive, seminal reference on the history of German erotica.

New York: Clarkson Potter, 2001. Hardcover. Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR MARY RANDOLPH CARTER on the half-title. An immaculate copy to boot of the 2001 stated 1st edition. Clean and Fine in its pictorial laminate boards. Square octavo, crisp color and black-and-white plates thruout.

New York: PPP Editions and Roth Horowitz LLC, 2001. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. SIGNED BY ANDREW ROTH, THE EDITOR, on the title page. A handsome copy to boot of the 2001 1st trade edition. Crisp and Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, 305 pgs. Lavishly produced and attractively formatted. An increasingly indispensable reference on the 20th century's great photography books.

London: Bernard Quaritch, Ltd, 1929. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. First Edition. 1929 catalogue of recent finds in the worlds of botany, agriculture, forestry, fruit-culture, gardens and gardening, herbals, early and modern medicine and surgery and tobacco. Issued by legendary London bookseller Bernard Quaritch, Limited. VG (with light tape at the spine crown) in its original olive wrappers. Octavo, 141 pgs.

Philadelphia and Washington: The Franklin Inn Club and Ross & Perry, Inc, 2004. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine. An immaculate copy of the 2004 1st edition. Tight and Fine in its crimson cloth, with bright gilt-insignia and lettering at the front panel and spine. Quarto, 203 pgs. "Compiled by David J. Holmes--Including a Descriptive List of the Artwork on the Walls of the Club by William E. Fischelis-- With a Brief History of the Club's First Hundred Years, 1902-2002 by Seymour I. Toll --A Frontispiece by Arnold Roth-- And a Celebratory Poem by Daniel Hoffman Composed for the Occasion"

Lausanne, France: Bibliotheque Historique Vaudoise, 1993. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR FRANCOISE NICOD on the half-title. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1993 1st edition. Bright and Near Fine in its original wrappers, with one very small crease at lower corner of the front panel. Octavo, 170 pgs. plus fold-out map. Signed by Author.