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

Orange, CA: Ladd Publications, 1995. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. The 1995 edition of Harry Ladd's U.S. Railroad Traffic Atlas. Clean and Near Fine in its spiral-bound, pictorial wrappers. Quarto, 98 pgs.

Tucson, AZ: UFO Photo Archives, 1989. Boards. Fine/Fine. An immaculate copy of the 1989 1st edition. STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP. Octavo, tight and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Limited to 1,000 copies. A follow-up to Wendelle Stevens's 1981 "UFO -- Contact from RETICULUM"

Tucson, AZ: UFO Photo Archives, 1985. Boards. Fine/Fine. The 1985 1st American editions, complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes limited to 1,000 copies each and both in pristine condition. STILL IN THEIR ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAPS. Octavos, tight and Fine in crisp, Fine dustjackets. Vol 1: "The Mystery of UMMO", Vol. 2: "The Incredible Truth"

Tucson, AZ: UFO Photo Archives, 1990. Boards. Fine/Fine. An as new copy of the 1990 1st American edition. STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP. Octavo, tight and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Limited to 1,000 copies.

Tucson, AZ: UFO Photo Archives, 1983. Boards. Near Fine. An all-but-pristine copy of the 1983 1st American edition of this very uncommon study of the appearance of UFO's over modern China. Octavo, tight and Near Fine in its yellow laminate boards, with just a touch of very light bumping at the tips. Co-written by one of the great underground manufacturers of post-War UFO theories and research, Wendelle C. Stevens.

Berlin: Verlag von Gustav Hempel, 1859. Cloth. Very Good. A solid, well-preserved copy of the 1859 1st edition, professionally re-bound in a light-green cloth, with leather title label to the spine and new endsheets and pastedowns. The original 1859 text bright and crisp and VG, with very light, occasional foxing throughout and very mild staining along the lower-edges of the preliminaries. Octavo, the 3 fold-out plates (plate II is loose) intact and bound-in by the publisher at the rear. Groundbreaking German study of mid-19th century European color theory, including the color theory of both Newton and Goethe.

University Press of Florida, 1985. Original wraps. Near Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY JERRY UELSMANN on the front free endpaper. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the 1985 true 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Oblong octavo, crisp, high-quality reproductions of Uelsmann's black-and-white photos throughout.

Dundalk, Ireland: Dundalgan Press, 1983. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A crisp copy of the 1983 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 224 pgs. Very light, inconspicuous tape at rear panel.

New York: George Harjes, Publisher, 1904. Cloth. Very Good. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR CHARLES WILBUR DE LYON NICHOLS along the margins of his frontispiece portrait. A solid, very presentable copy to boot of the 1904 1st edition of this uncommon look at the elite of America's gilded age . Bright and VG in its purple cloth, with lightly-rubbed gilt-titling along the front panel, very light wear at the spine ends and front tips, and a bit of light spotting to the rear panel. Internally, clean as could be, with no writing or markings (other than the author's wonderful inscription) to speak of. Octavo, includes official lists of "The 150" and "The 400" among the "ultra-fashionable peerage of America", as well as "a few appended essays on ULTRA-SMARTNESS". A nice piece of not only Americana but of turn-of-the-century American social and genealogical history. (Records show that only 1 copy {in 1913} has come to auction since its 1904 publication).

New York: Van Nostrand Company, 1947. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1st edition, 1947. VG+ to Near Fine in its original dark-brown cloth. Octavo, 387 pgs.

Sao Paolo, Brazil: Editora Schwarez Ltda, 1997. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. LAVISHLY INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR TO MOMA CURATOR MILDRED CONSTANTINE on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1997 1st edition. Bright and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Octavo, 231 pgs., fold-out plates. Handsome memoir by this major Brazilian publisher and book collector/ bibliophile. Text in Portuguese. Signed by Author.

Paris: Librairie Ancienne et Moderne Edouard Rouveyre, 1878. Collectible; Very Good. First Edition. Bound in a handsome 1/4 morocco over russet cloth. #41 of 500 copies issued. New endsheets and pastedowns, bright gilt-lettering at the spine. Tight and VG, with the margins to a number of the pages professionally lengthened. Octavo, wonderful frontispiece engraving signed in the plate by Maxime Lalanne. Tale of a 19th century French bookseller.

Havana: Arocha, 1954. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY FULGENCIO BATISTA (former President of Cuba {1940-44, 1955-59}) on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1954 1st Cuban edition (following the original American publication). Tight and VG (with light staining at the rear panel's lower corner) in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light staining to the base of the rear flap. Still though, very presentable and scarce as such, inscribed by the former President. Octavo, 310 pgs.

Paris: Jules Tallandier, Editeur. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. First Edition. Beautiful French children's version of Sherlock Holmes, with all the characters animals. Circa 1908. Rich chromolithography thruout, wonderfully illustrated by R. de la Neziere. Nicely-preserved and VG to VG+ in its original decorative boards, with very light fraying at the front tips. Tall quarto, 64 pgs.

Paris: Editions De La Martiniere, 2013. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. A pristine copy of this 2013 catalogue. Bright and Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Tall quarto, 340 pgs., hundreds of photographs thruout.

Bologna, Italy: Cappelli Editore, 1978. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. First Edition. 1978 monograph on Italian illustrator Sergio Tofano. Bright and VG+ in its pictorial wrappers. Octavo, 89 pgs. Vivid, well-reproduced examples thruout of Tofano's wonderful work. Text in Italian. Part of the "Cento Anni di Illustratori" series.

New York: D. Appleton & Co, 1929. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A handsome copy of this early, 1929 re-issue, with the wonderful A.B. Frost-illustrated dustjacket and drawings thruout. Solid and VG in a bright, price-intact, VG- dustjacket, with light soiling to the panels and very light chipping and creasing along the panel edges. Thick 12mo, 265 pgs. "The original Uncle Remus Book --the only volume which contains the stories of the Tar Baby, How Mr. Rabbit Lost His Tail and other original Unlce Remus favorites"

Millerton, NY: Aperture, Inc, 1982. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. SIGNED BY STEPHEN SHORE on the half-title. A very solid copy to boot of the 1982 1st trade edition. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine (small, neat inscription to author Jean Stein {"Edie: An American Biography"} on the front free endpaper) in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with very light scuffing to the rear panel and light fading --and a touch of soiling-- at the gutters. Oblong quarto, crisp, beautiful color reproductions thruout. A Parr and Badger selection.

New York: House of Books, Ltd, 1944. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1944 1st edition. 1 OF 300 COPIES SIGNED BY MAUGHAM on the limitation page. VG+ in a clean, VG+ glassine dustjacket. 12mo, 56 pgs. Signed by Author.

Belgrade: Yugoslavia, 1961. Cloth. A wonderful curio: The Yugoslavian edition --written in Serbian-- of Mark Wharton's "The Uncooperative Robot". Clean and bright and VG+, with light wear at the tips. Nicely illustrated thruout, maintaining its vibrant colors and whimsical feel. Quarto, 24 pgs.