History from Appledore Books, ABAA

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… Read more about this item

Princeton, NJ: Van Nostrand Company, 1958. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR J.C. HUREWITZ on the title page. A solid copy to boot of the March 1958 2nd printing. Tight and VG+ (Columbia University armorial bookplate to the front free endpaper) in a bright, VG dustjacket, with mild darkening along the spine, very light chipping… Read more about this item

Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1982. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1982 1st edition, in its much less common hardback. Tight and Near Fine (very small former owner name at the front free endpaper) in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 389 pgs., maps and engraved plates thruout.

1965. Near Fine. 1965 1 pg. handwritten letter by Alger Hiss to the son of Cipe Pineles, pioneering female graphic designer of the 50s and 60s (who at different stages was the art director at "Mademoiselle", Charm" and "Seventeen"). Hiss writes very warmly to the young man, professing how much he had enjoyed Thanksgiving together with the young… Read more about this item

London: Henry Colburn, New Burlington Street, 1825. Full leather. Very Good +. A handsome 1st edition of Samuel Pepys' famous diary, which remains one of the great sources for the study of Restoration England. Complete in 2 thick quarto volumes, with 12 engraved plates, including a folding map. Bound in a gilt-edged full leather (dark-brown calf), with ornate… Read more about this item

Paris: Hermann, 1974. Gabriel De Saint-Aubin. A handsome copy of the 1974 re-issue of this classic 1749 French text. Clean and Near Fine in its purple boards, with lovely pasted-on pictorial to the front panel. A bit of bumping at the spine base and just a touch of scuffing to the panels, otherwise clean as could be. Internally immaculate,… Read more about this item

London: James Bohn, 1845. Hardcover. Very Good. A tight, solid copy of the 1845 1st edition. Bound in 1/4 leather over light-brown boards. Light scuffing to the spine, light rubbing along the panels. Small, neat name and date at the pastedowns, otherwise internally clean as could be. Octavo, 310 pgs.

Paris: E. Plon, 1874. Full calf. Very Good. A handsome copy of the 1874 "edition nouvelle, revue et annotee par Mme B. Carey". Bound in full calf, with bright gilt-ornament at the panels. 5 raised bands, bright gilt-lettering to the leather spine label. Mild darkening along the spine, mild offsetting and spotting to the panels. Internally, very clean,… Read more about this item

Oxford University Press, 1993. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. A tight, very sharp copy of the 1993 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket, with light creasing along the front flap-fold. Octavo, 426 pgs.

New York: Harper & Row, 1964. Leather bound. Near Fine. BEAUTIFULLY INSCRIBED (A WARM, FULL-PAGE INSCRIPTION) BY EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER on the front free endpaper. (Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the 5th child of Rose and Joseph Kennedy, championed the disabled and made work on their behalf one of the great causes of her adult life. She was credited with… Read more about this item

Mexico: Archivo Casasola. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. Exhaustive history of the Mexican Revolution, published in the early 1940s in Mexico in 5 clothbound volumes and in its native Spanish. Overseen by Augustin Casasola, each of the 5 volumes consists of 5 wrappered "cuadernos" (notebooks), which, bound together, make up each volume of this set. Clearly intended for… Read more about this item

The Mothers' Club of Havana. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. A solid copy of the 34 annual program of The Mothers' Club of Havana (1957-1958). Tight and VG in its light-blue wrappers, with light offsetting at the panel edges and along the spine. Octavo, 84 pgs., including wonderful local ads.

Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press, 1995. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY DAVID OWEN on the half-title. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1995 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of fading along the spine. Thick octavo, 421 pgs. Signed by Author.

Cambridge University Press, 1973. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. The 1973 3rd edition of Vol. II, Part 1 of Cambridge University Press's sweeping "Cambridge Ancient History". Solid and VG+ in a bright, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with light soiling to the rear panel. Thick octavo, 868 pgs.

Leiden, Netherlands: E. J. Brill, 2000. 1st. Cloth. As New/As New. An immaculate copy of the 2000 1st edition. As New in a bright, As New dustjacket. Octavo, still in its original shrinkwrap.

New York: Farrar and Rinehart Inc, 1933. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1933 1st edition. VG in its light blue cloth, with silver-lettering and design at the front panel. Light offsetting to the panels, otherwise clean as could be. Octavo, 114 pgs., nicely illustrated by Charles Child. Housed in a custom-made, quarter-morocco box.

Cambridge, MA: Schenkman Publishing Company, 1972. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. INSCRIBED BY DANIEL SCHIRMER TO MAXWELL GEISMAR, pre-eminent American literary critic and one-time editor of Ramparts Magazine. VG- in its pictorial wrappers, with foxing along the front panel edges. Octavo, 298 pgs. Preface by the estimable Howard Zinn. Signed by Author.

Secaucus, New Jersey: Lyle Stuart, 1978. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR (the Havana correspondent for the Washington Post) on the dedication page. A sharp copy to boot of the 1978 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 272 pgs. Signed by Author.

New York: Robert Carter, 1846. 1st. Decorative Cloth. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page. 1846 1st edition. G+ to VG- in its brown cloth, with decorative blindstampinng to the panels. Light spotting along the spine and mild fraying at its crown. Foxing to the preliminaries and, lightly, thru parts of the text. Binding fragile but still sturdy.… Read more about this item

Princeton University Press, 1965. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A crisp, clean copy of Vol. 17 of "The Papers of Thomas Jefferson". Solid and VG+ (with bright gilt-lettering along the spine) in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket. Thick octavo, 677 pgs.