Search Results: Mythology from Appledore Books, ABAA

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1954. Cloth. Near Fine. Arthur Szyk. Handsome copies of both Vols. I and II, as well as the accompanying "Notes" for both volumes. Each volume tight and Near Fine in its dark cloth, with bright gilt subsuming the offsetting titling along its spine. Tasteful former owner bookplate at each front pastedown, otherwise very clean. And in sturdy, very sharp printed slipcases. "Embellished with 60 miniature paintings" by the great Arthur Szyk.

1885. Paperback. Very Good. The 1885 second edition of Vol. 3 ("Battle of the Monkey and the Crab") in the wonderful, late 19th century Japanese Fairy Tale Series. Bound in printed, thin terrycloth, this frail title has held up nicely in its ribbon-tied wrappers. Well-preserved and VG, with lovely color plates thruout. A bit of wear at the panel edges and light foxing to the rear panel. Otherwise very solid --and very handsome.

Suffolk, England: Boydell & Brewer Ltd, 1988. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A clean, well-preserved copy of the 1988 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 214 pgs. Vol. XVIII in Boydell's "Arthurian Studies" series.

London: John Scott and Thomas Ostell, 1803. Half-Leather. Collectible; Very Good. The 1803 1st "John Scott" edition, with the 36 remarkable Holbein copper-plates (and further etched by David Deuchar). A dual text edition, with the descriptions of each plate in both French and English. Bound in half period-calf over marbled boards. A degree of scuffing and wear at the leather, notable chipping and label loss at the spine. Light foxing at specific points in the text but the plates are clean and bright and have held up very nicely. In spite of the (forgivable) flaws, still sturdy and VG-. 12mo, painted by Holbein in the Town House of Basil.

Berlin: Hundertjahrs Ausgabe Im Askanischen Verlag, 1940. Collectible; Very Good. The 1940 1st thus, bound in full vellum and including the original printed dustjacket. Clean and solid and VG+ in a bright, VG dustjacket, with mild darkening and creasing along the spine. Thick quarto, 449 pgs., tipped-in black-and-white plates by Max Von Boehn thruout. Text in the old script, the fracteur. Also includes an uncommon example of the publisher's printed slipcase, which has held up well and is solidly VG. A lavish, wartime edition of "Faust"

Palermo, Italy: Edizioni "Il Vespro", 1978. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. Handsome re-issues of the 19th century Sicilian folktales of Giuseppe Pitre. The 4 volume set, all in their original wrappers AND in their pictorial dustjackets. Light wear at several of the jacket spine ends but still clean and solid and VG. Thick 16mos, 1,686 pgs. all told. Edited by Aurelio Rigoli, preface by Aurora Milillo.

Dublin: Fallons, 1964. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. A very sharp copy of the 1964 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine (with just a touch of wear at the spine ends) in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping at the spine crown. Octavo, 120 pgs.,

New York: The Vanguard Press, 1965. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A solid copy of the 1965 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light soiling to the rear panel. Octavo, nicely illustrated thruout by Lino S. Lipinsky.

Tokyo: T. Hasagawa, 1930. Wraps. Near Fine. A lovely example of this uncommon offering in the "Japanese Fairy Tales" series, published by T. Hasegawa of Tokyo, circa 1930. Clean, bright and Near Fine to Fine in its string-tied terrycloth, with nicely-reproduced color woodblocks thruout. 64mo, text rendered into English by the great Lafcadio Hearn.

New York: Macmillan, 1910. Pictorial cloth. Near Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY JACOB RIIS on the front free endpaper. A crisp, very sharp copy to boot of the September 1910 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial, light-green cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. 12mo, a number of full-page illustrations supplementing the text. Uncommon as such, with Jacob Riis's inscription and in superb condition. Truly a collector's copy.

London: The Fortune Press. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. Handsome early 20th century reprint (c. 1920), based on the 1802 12th edition. The beautiful colored woodcuts photographed from that edition (housed at the British Museum) as well. VG (with light fading at the spine base and several closed tears to the front endpapers) in a bright, VG- dustjacket, with detached rar pael and 1" chip at the spine base. Still though, a very presentable copy. 12mo, 108 pgs., deckled fore-edge.

Brussels: Les Editions Historiques. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The complete 3 volume set of this exhaustive study of Belgian folklore, c early 1930s. Each volume is solid and VG in its mustard-yellow cloth, with bright gilt-lettering to the front panels and lightly-rubbed lettering along the spines. Tall quartos, hundreds of black-and-white photos (and line drawings) thruout.

Paris: Editions De L'Abeille D'Or, 1921. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. The 1921 1st edition, in its original decorative wrappers. Solid and VG, with light chipping along the spine. Internally, clean as could be, with the color plates --and decorated pages-- bright and immaculate. Quarto, wonderfully illustrated by Maurice De Becque.

Berlin: Alfred Holz Verlag, 1958. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. Handsome German retelling of the Peter and the Wolf tale. Clean and bright and VG+ in its decorative cloth. Oblong octavo, beautifully illustrated thruout by Frans Haacken.

New York: Thomas Y. Cttowell Company. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. Gilt-decorated cloth edition of The Rubaiyat, inscribed by the redoubtable Willy Pogany on the half-title. "The First and Fourth Renderings in English Verse by Edward FitzGerald", c. 1940. Solidly-bound and VG-, with light staining at the front panel and light fading to the spine. Quarto, 96 pgs., beautifully-illustrated thruout. Signed by Illustrator.

Philadelphia: Porter & Coates. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. Early 20th century reprint of this classic 19th century German children's cautionary tale. Solid and VG- in its pictorial dark-yellow cloth, with bright gilt-lettering and device at the front panel and spine. Darkening along the front panel edges and light soiling at the rear panel. Still though, attractive and presentable. Quarto, very impressive chromolithographed plates thruout.

London: Frederick Etchells & Hugh Macdonald, 1930. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1930 1st thus, limited to 540 copies and beautifully illustrated by Hester Sainsbury. VG in its light-blue patterned boards, with light offsetting at the front and rear endpapers. Quarto, 179 pgs., deckled edges.

New York: ULAE, INC./St. Martin's Press, 1982. Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. Allegra Goldy. A nice Association copy: INSCRIBED (IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION) BY BUCKMINSTER FULLER TO AUTHOR BRENDAN GILL (THE NEW YORKER, ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST, ETC.) on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1982 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, nicely illustrated by Buckminster Fuller's daughter, Allegra Goldy.