Search Results: Collectibles from Appledore Books, ABAA

Brussels: Editions de L'Universite de Bruxelles, 1973. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. A solid copy of the 1973 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (with former owner bookplate at the front pastedown) in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light wear at the flap-folds and panel edges. Light soiling as well to the rear panel and light chipping along the spine crown. Still though, very presentable. Quarto, 260 pgs., crisp black-and-white plates.

Switzerland: Les Editions de l'Amateur, 1985. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A handsome copy of the 1985 1st French edition (following the original German edition). Solid and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Thick quarto, hundreds and hundreds of crisp black-and-white plates thruout.

Paris: Editions Cercle d'Art, 2005. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. Beautiful 2005 monograph on one of Paris's leading jewellers, "the house of Boucheron". Tight and Near Fine (with one very small stain at the bottom-edge) in a pristine, Fine dustjacket. Folio, 207 pgs., sumptuous color photographs thruout by Guy Lucas De Peslouan.

Bulova Watch Company, 1952. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. Uncommon 1952 Bulova Watch Catalogue of Interchangeable Parts. Clean and VG in its spiral-bound, thick card wrappers, with bright gilt-lettering to the front panel. Other than very light foxing at the endsheets, internally immaculate, with no writing or markings of any kind. 12mo, 160 pgs.

Exeter, England: Webb & Bower, 1982. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1982 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, crisp color and black-and-white plates thruout.

Hewlett, NY: Kalbe Press, 2007. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A very sharp copy of the 2007 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, 232 pgs.

London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, 1959. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A solid, tight copy of the 1959 1st edition. VG+ in a bright, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket. Octavo, 312 pgs. plus wonderful watch-related ads at the rear.

Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire: Self-published, 1992. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS at the Table of Contents. A lovely copy to boot of the 1992 1st edition. Clean and Fine in its pictorial off-white wrappers. Quarto, 177 pgs. Signed by Author(s).

1990. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. A near-pristine copy of this impressive monograph on Fulper Pottery. INSCRIBED BY ONE OF THE BOOK'S AUTHORS --ROBERT DEFALCO-- on the verso of the front free endpaper. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjaclet. Quarto, high-quality color plates thruout.

Tokyo and Rutland, VT: Bijutsu Shuppan-Sha And Charles Tuttle, 1965. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good +. The 1965 1st English language edition. Tight and VG in its blue cloth, with light staining at the panels (which has not bled thru and does not affect the text in the slightest) in a crisp, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with one small closed tear at the bottom-edge. Thick quarto, beautifully photographed in rich gravure by Kiyoshi Sonobe. Another in Tuttle's long line of first-rate studies of Japanese history and culture.

North Clarendon, VT: Tuttle, 2008. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine/Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ALAN SCOTT PATE on the title page. A very sharp copy to boot of the 2008 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, beautiful color plates thruout. Signed by Author.

Japan: A.D./S. Makinai. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. 1st Edition. Lovely catalogue, based on the Japanese exhibition, of Kokeshi Dolls. Solid and VG+ in its original dark wrappers. Oblong, 16mo., crisp color and black-and-white photography thruout. "...presented to the American public under the auspices of the Japan Society of New York, with the cooperation of JETRO, the Japan External Trade Organization"

Bramante Editrice, 1976. Cloth. Fine/Fine. A pristine copy of the 1976 1st edition of Vol. I. only: "Il Veneto e La Toscana". Clean and Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, hundreds of crisp black-and-white (and vivid color) illustrations thruout. Text in Italian.

Paris and Brussels: Les Editions de l'Amateur/Editions racine, 2000. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A crisp, very nice copy of the 2000 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of creasing along the panel edges and spine crown. Thick quarto, beautiful color and black-and-white reproductions thruout.

Paris: Led Editions de L'Amateur, 1991. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1991 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine (with one tiny bump at upper tip) in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of ripling to the front panel's lamination. Thick, tall quarto, 501 pgs., lavishly illustrated thruout.

Dijon, France: Editions Faton, 2004. Cloth. Fine/Fine. A beautiful copy of the 2004 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of creasing to the spine crown. Tall quarto, 440 pgs., crisp color plates thruout.

London: N.A.G. Press, 1948. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. The 1948 4th impression. Solid and VG in a bright, price-intact, VG- dustjacket, with light creasing and wear at the panel edges and flap-folds. Octavo, 299 pgs. plus wonderful period ads at the front and rear.

London: John Baker, 1969. Cloth. Fine/Very Good +. Malcolm Chandler. A sharp copy of the 1969 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping to the panel edges and sunning along the spine. Quarto, 247 pgs., fold-out maps at rear.

Bloomington, Illinois: McKnight & McKnight, 1936. Original wraps. Very Good +. Charming vintage toy catalogues from McKnight & McKnight of Bloomington, Illinois, issued in 1935 and 1936 respectively. Both volumes solid and VG+ in their wonderful pictorial wrappers, with very light, forgivable soiling at the panels. Tall quartos, internally immaculate, with no writing or markings of any kind.

Timonium, Maryland: Gemstone Publishing, 2007. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. An immaculate copy of the 2007 1st thus, which constitutes Volume One -- Issues 1-6 of "The Vault of Horror", from the EC Archives. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, top-quality color reproduction thruout. Foreword by R.L. Stine (of "Goosebumps" fame).