Search Results: Titles starting with A from Appledore Books, ABAA

New York: The A.D. Gallery, 1947. Loose sheets. Near Fine. The uncommoon catalogue based on the March-May 1947 exhibition at New York's A.D. Gallery. As introduced on the title page, "The directors of A.D. Gallery take pleasue in presenting Paul Rand in an exhibition of his designs on view from March 31st through May 29th, 1947". Along with a stapled booklet introducing the catalogue, 24 loose black-and-white plates (as issued) of some of Rand's iconic work are contained in a dark, string-tied, card chemise designed by Paul Rand himself. The 24 plates are all in immaculate condition, the chemise shows a bit of wear along the edges and one chip at the front panel. The original string is present and nicely holds the miniature catalogue (the 64mo) together. An ephemeral, early Paul Rand piece.

Leipzig: The Albatross Library, 1937. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. The 1937 1st thus, published in a handsome paperback (with dustjacket!) by the Albatross Modern Continental Library. Clean and VG+ in its green wrappers. And in a bright, VG dustjacket, with very light chipping along the panel edges. 12mo, 248 pgs. plus publisher's ads. Also includes fold-out map toward the rear.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1948. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. The Story of all the AIR FORCES of the AAF whose target was Japan". 1948 stated 1st edition. VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with moderate chipping along the spine ends and panel edges. Octavo, 515 pgs. Light former owner stamp to front endpaper.

New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1928. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. The 1928 1st edition, in its handsome pictorial dustjacket. Solid and VG (former owner inscription at front free endpaper, light soiling to the endpapers) in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light soiling to the panels. 12mo, 141 pgs.

Chicago: The Charles C. Thompson Co, 1910. Cloth. Very Good +. The uncommon 1910 1st edition. Solid and VG+ in its dark-red cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Very light soiling --and just a touch of mild scuffing-- to the panels. otherwise clean as could be and, internally, very sharp, with no writing or markings to speak of. 12mo, dozens and dozens of line-drawn (and a number of engraved) illustrations throughout.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1995. Fine/Fine. The lovely 1995 facsimile re-issue of Clara Tice's 1940 classic alphabet book. A pristine copy, still in its original shrinkwrap. A clean, Fine quarto in a bright, Fine dustjacket.

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1937. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good +. Lois Lenski. SIGNED BY LOIS LENSKI FROM HER HOMETOWN OF HARWINTON, CT on the half-title. A solid copy to boot of the 1937 1st edition. Tight and VG in its dark-brown cloth, with bright gilt-lettering and design along the front panel and spine. Very light rippling to the foot of the pages, light staining along the bottom-edge, otherwise clean as could be internally. And in a crisp, price-intact ($2.00), VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with several very small closed tears along the panel edges and just a touch of light wear at the spine crown. Octavo, nicely illustrated thruout by the author herself.

San Francisco, 1969. Original wraps. Very Good. The March 1969 printing of "AMPERS&ND", an impressive poetry journal with contributions from Charles Bukowski, Doug Blazek, T.L. Kryss, D.r. Wagner, etc. Tight and VG in its stapled, pictorial wrappers, with even offsetting along the spine (where a plastic binder had once been). Internally immaculate, with no writing or markings of any kind.

Baltimore: Bookman Publishing, 1981. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. A crisp, clean copy of the 1981 stated 1st edition/1st printing. Tight and Near Fine in its light blue pictorial wrappers. Octavo, generously illustrated with black-and-white photos on virtually every page.

ORO Editions, 2017. Cloth. Fine/Fine. A superb copy of the 2017 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Tall, thick quarto, high-quality color and black-and-white photography thruout. Major monograph on Los Angeles architect (and Frank Lloyd Wright protege) Aaron Green (1917-2001). Includes a signed thank you note from the architect's son Allan Green.

Rochester, NY: George Eastman House, 1965. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A crisp, clean copy of the 1965 1st edition. VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket with very light, innocuous spotting along the back panel's top-edge. Quarto, oblong, 74 pgs.

Paris: Charavay Freres Editeurs, 1883. A solid, well-preserved copy of the 1883 1st thus. Clean and VG in its printed silver cloth, with tender (but still sturdy) rear hinge. Tall quarto, 8 lovely --and uncredited-- color plates. Text in French.

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.

New York: The Viking Press, 1974. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. SIGNED AND DATED BY HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON on the front blank endpaper's verso. A gorgeous copy to boot of the 1974 1st American edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Quarto, Cartier-Bresson's masterful, crisp black-and-white photography throughout. Uncommon signed by the great maestro and legitimately approaching pristine.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1935. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good +. The 1935 stated 1st edition, in its uncommon dustjacket. Solid and VG (light rubbing along the spine, mild offsetting at the front pastedown and the front free endpaper) in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket. Thick octavo, "essentially the history of the Cooper-Hewitt family and its great work in industry, politics and philanthropy extending over more than a century." (from the front flap).

San Francisco: Inferno Press Editions, 1960. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Very Good. The 1960 1st edition. Solid and VG in its dark laminate boards, with pasted-on wraparound band. Octavo, 42 pgs.

New York: The Johnson Publishing Company, 1939. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. INSCRIBED BY CHARLES SMITH at the rear colophon (which includes artist's biography). A handsome copy to boot of the 1939 1st edition. Bright and VG+ in its gray cloth. Octavo, includes the 6 original abstract color woodblocks. Signed by Author.

Mumbai, India: AJSK Publications, 2000. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A pristine copy of the 2000 1st edition, SIGNED BY BOTH ABU JANI AND SANDEEP KHOSLA on the half-title. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Folio, lavish color photography thruout. Also includes a Fine example of publisher's printed slipcase.

New York: An Olympic Foto-Reader (B.B. Sales Co.), 1968. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. 1968 novelization--with over 60 photographs--of wild, orgiastic, LSD-fueled weekend for a club of bikers and their women. A bright, clean, Near Fine copy in its original pictorial wrappers. One very small and neat publisher's gash running thru the book along the top edge. 16mo, 148 pgs. plus publisher's ads.

New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1950. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. The 1950 1st edition, IN ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, VG dustjacket, with light chipping along the front flap-fold and at the tips, and mild soiling to the rear panel. Octavo, 455 pgs.