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

Tokyo: Little More, 2010. Original wraps. Fine/Near Fine. A near-pristine copy of the 2010 1st edition, SIGNED BY REIKO KRUK at the first blank endpaper. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with very light creasing along the panel edges and just a touch of light scuffing to the front panel. Thick octavo, also includes an immaculate copy of the publisher's printed obi. Hundreds of photos related to experimental fashion, theatre and cinema (including a tribute to Werner Herzog's "Nosferatu" and specifically to Klaus Kinski).

New York: Random House, 1937. Hardcover. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A solid, well-preserved copy of the 1937 1st thus, translated from its original French by Merle Haas. Clean and VG (with no internal markings) in a bright, price-intact ("$1.00"), VG dustjacket, with light creasing at the panels and along the spine ends and edges. Quarto, 40 pgs. Beautifully illustrated thruout in vivid color by the author.

New York: Random House, 1938. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Jean De Brunhoff. A very solid copy of the 1938 1st American edition, translated from the original French by Merle Haas. Tight and VG in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with several small closed tears and light chipping along the top-edges and light wear at the spine crown. Quarto, nicely illustrated thruout in vivid color by the author himself.

New York: Random House, 1935. Hardcover. Collectible; Very Good. The 1935 1st American edition (with only 3 previous titles listed and no later dates on the copyright page). Solid and VG in its pictorial laminate boards, with light soiling to the panels and very light staining (not affecting the text or plates at all) along several of the page margins. Quarto, 48 pgs.. wonderfully illustrated thruout by Jesan De Brunhoff.

New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, 1935. Boards. Near Fine/Very Good +. Jean De Brunhoff. A very impressive copy of the 1935 correct 1st American edition, translated from the original French by Merle Haas and published by Harrison Smith and Robert Haas (not the more common Random House re-issue). Tight and Near Fine, with very light soiling to the rear panel. Internally immaculate, with the rich illustrations in bright, vivid color and with no writing or markings of any kind. And in an unusually crisp, price-intact ($3.00), VG+ example of the elusive pictorial dustjacket. Very light, occasional soiling at the dustjacket's panels, several tiny closed tears along the top-edges. Folio, the 3rd title in this beloved series about "the most famous little elephant in the world". The nicest copy this bookseller has seen.

London: Secker & Warburg, 1957. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. A bright, clean copy of the 1957 1st UK edition. Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light creasing at the front panel. Octavo, 140 pgs. Housed in a custom-made, quarter-morocco box.

Birmingham, Alabama: Legal Classics Library, 1987. Full-Leather. Collectible; Fine. An As New copy of the 1987 Legal Classics Library edition, an exact facsimile of the 1904 original printing out of Edinburgh. Immaculate and Fine in full red leather with all edges gilt. Thick octavo, 424 pgs.

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1953. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. Phyllis Rowand. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR MARY FURLONG MOORE on the front free endpaper. A tight, very presentable copy to boot of the 1953 stated 1st printing. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very mild wear and chipping along the spine ends. Nicely illustrated at each chapter heading by Phyllis Rowand.

Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 2004. Cloth. Near Fine/Fine. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 2004 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (one tiny smudge at the front free endpaper) in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Thick quarto, 935 pgs.

New York: Fowler & Wells, 1884. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +. The uncommon 1884 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its decorative, dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Light spotting and a touch of creasing to the panels, no writing or markings to speak of internally. 12mo, 273 pgs. plus publisher's ads at the rear.

Philadelphia: Macrae Smith Company, 1970. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A sharp copy of the 1970 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (just a touch of bubbling to the front panel) in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, dustjacket design by Francis A. Chauncy.

New York: Academic Press, 1951. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. A tight, solid copy of the 1951 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with very light rubbing along the panels. Thick octavo, 707 pgs.

New York: Rizzoli, 2000. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. SIGNED BY THE POETS MARK DOTY, TIMOTHY LIU, DAVID LEHMAN AND YUSEF KOMUNYAKAA --AND BY THE NOVELIST MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM AND THE PLAYWRIGHT EVE ENSLER across their portraits. A very sharp copy to boot of the 2000 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, crisp black-and-white portraits thruout. Introduction by Carter Ratcliff.

Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1899. Cloth. Very Good. A solid, presentable copy of the "second revised edition". Tight and VG in its red cloth, with even, pronounced fading to the panels. Gilt-titling along the front cover and spine still bright. Internally clean, with all 10 maps and 24 plans crisp and bright. 16mo, the first Baedeker title published originally in English. Large fold-out map of The States (which shows one small tear) at the rear pastedown.

Columbus, Ohio: The U.S. Philatelic Classics Society, Inc, 1985. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. 1985 1st thus, "compiled and arranged by subject from the columns in 'Stamps' 1962-1969". Clean and Near Fine in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with very light foxing at the flaps. Quarto, 343 pgs.

New York: Dancy Davis Press, 1923. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good +. Sergei Soudeikine, Nicolas Remizoff, Ralph Barton, etc.. The 1923 1st edition of this beautifully-illustrated catalogue of Balief's Chauve-Souris of Moscow. Crisp and VG+ in its stapled, Sergei Soudeikine-illustrated wrappers, with just a touch of light pencil and soilig to the rear panel. Tall quarto (magazine-formatted), also includes as a wonderful centerfold caricature of New York's glitterati of the early '20s by Ralph Barton.

New York: schwartz & wade books, 2011. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A beautiful copy of this stated 1st edition of the 2011 Caldecott winner. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. No Caldecott sticker attached. Wonderfully illustrated thruout by Chris Raschka.

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co, 1928. Decorative Boards. Very Good/Very Good. John Vassos. A solid copy of the 1928 1st trade edition of this John Vassos-illustrated edition. Tight and VG (light offsetting at the panel edges, very light abrading to the rear panel) in a bright, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the panel edges. Octavo, wonderfully illustrated thruout by John Vassos (with each illustration including its original tissue-guard).

Paris: Pierre Bricage, 1956. Original wraps. Near Fine. J.J.J. Rigal. The lavish 1956 1st printing, limited to 100 copies. 9 original aquatints by Regal (8 within the text, 1 on the front cover) complementing Cassou's text. THIS COPY HAND-SIGNED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE COLOPHON BY BOTH JEAN CASSOU AND J.J.J. RIGAL. A very sharp copy to boot: Clean and VG+ (one light smudge at the colophon, bleeding thru to the next 2 pgs.) in its cream-colored wrappers, with a matching burlap chemise and slipcase, both of which are in bright, Near Fine condition. Folio, includes all of its original tissue guards, signatures loose within the chemise (as issued). Lovely collaboration between poet and illustrator.

New York: William Morrow & Co, 1961. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A crisp, fresh copy of the 1961 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 187 pgs.