Search Results: Authors starting with Y from Appledore Books, ABAA

Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1972. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY LEWIS YABLONSKY on the front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot of the 1972 stated 1st printing. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of light soiling along the rare panel. Octavo, a frightening look at the "modern post-technological society" by the pre-eminent sociologist Lewis Yablonsky.

John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1949. 1st. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. An attractive copy of the 1949 1st edition. Near Fine in a bright, clean, VG+ dustjacket. Octavo, 356 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.

Belgium: Guy Pieters Gallery, 1989. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. SIGNED BOLDLY BY CHRISTO on the half-title. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the catalogue based on the June-July 1989 exhibition held at Belgium's Guy Pieters Gallery. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Text by Masahiko Yanagi, picture commentary by Susan Astwood, photographs by Wolfgang Volz.

Ediciones Mexicanas, 1951. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. The 1951 1st edition, in both Spanish and English. Solid and VG+ (light creasing running toward the inner hinges) in a bright, VG example of the uncommon pictorial dustjacket, with light chipping --and several small closed tears-- along the top-edges, and very mild soiling to the panels. Tall quarto, crisp black-and-white plates. Introduction by the architect Enrique Yanez. (From Yanez's Introduction: "The present book is the first of a series in which it is proposed to show various aspects of our contemporary architecture. Most of the illustrations in this work have been taken from the material selected by the National Institute for Fine Arts for the First Exhibition of Contemporary Mexican Architecture. Both the exhibition and this book have the same object, and are the result of a logical desire that a movement we believe deserving of recognition should be better known. The houses here represented fall within the period 1930-1950, two… Read More

Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1963. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. Taro Yashima. INSCRIBED BY THE TRANSLATOR AND ILLUSTRATOR TARO YASHIMA on the half-title. A solid, presentable copy to boot of the 1963 3rd American printing. ("This story was translated and adapted by Taro Yashima from 'The Golden Footprints' by Hatoju Muku, a contemporary Japanese writer for children."). Tight and VG+ (very light bubbling to the front panel's lower-edge) in a bright, price-intact (and price-clipped), VG dustjacket, with light abrading along the flap-folds and the panel edges. Thin octavo, nicely illustrated throughout by Taro Yashima.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1956. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A handsome copy of the 1956 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine (with just a touch of offsetting at the inner hinges) in a bright, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket, with one very thin band of rubbing to the front panel and very light soiling at the rear panel. Octavo, vintage black-and-white photos thruout complementing the text. A very sharp copy.

Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1962. Cloth. Good +/Very Good -. WARMLY INSCRIBED IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION by Richard Yates on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1962 stated 1st edition. Tight and Good+ (with light water staining at the panel edges and along the rear edge) in a bright, price-intact, VG- dustjacket, with wear at the spine edges and somewhat pronouced rubbing along the spine. Still though, a presentable copy. Octavo, the much-admired author's underrated 2nd book (following the exceptional "Revolutionary Road").

London: Andre Deutsch, 1964. Cloth. Fine/Very Good +. A crisp, very solid copy of the 1964 1st UK edition of Richard Yates's 2nd published work (following the remarkable "Revolutionary Road"). Clean and Fine in a bright, price-clipped, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of wear along the flap-folds and the spine edges. Octavo, 230 pgs. Wonderful dustjacket design by Kenneth Breese.

London: Andre Deutsch, 1962. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. A clean, very sharp copy of the 1962 1st UK edition of Richard Yates's masterpiece. Tight and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Save for one tiny crease at the front panel's top-edge, the dustjacket would be pristine. Octavo, 337 pgs. A superb copy.

Los Angeles and New York: The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles/Rizzoli, 1991. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. SIGNED BY ARATA ISOZAKE AND INCLUDING AN ELABORATE HALF-PAGE DRAWING IN HIS HAND. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the catalogue based on the March-June 1991 exhibition at MOCA (Los Angeles). Clean and Fine in its dark cloth. And in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, 304 pgs., including lovely black-and-white and color reproductions throughout. (From the dustjacket front flap: "Arata Isozaki is one of Japan's greatest architects and a commanding presence in the international architecture world. His distinctive brand of Modernism, combining a respect for tradition and craft with a commitment to modern form and high technology, continues to influence the practice of architecture worldwide.").

London: Watts & Co, 1924. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. The 1924 1st edition. Tight and VG (with light offsetting and foxing at the endsheets) in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light offsetting along the top-edge. Octavo, 240 pgs. An attractive, presentable copy.

Jerusalem: Safrai Fine Art Gallery, 2000. Full leather. Fine. A pristine copy of the 2000 "deluxe" edition. #66 OF 500 COPIES SIGNED BY ISRAELI PAINTER AND PRINTMAKER SHRAGA WEIL (1918-2009) at the limitation. Bound in a sumptuous, full chocolate-brown leather. Blindstamped titling at the panels and along the spine. Tall quarto, high-quality color reproductions of Weil's printmaking thruout. Also includes an As New example of the publisher's printed cloth slipcase.

London: W. Foulsham & Co, 1962. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good +. A sharp copy of this 1962 "Who's Who of the Britsh Traditional Jazz Scene". Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with just a touch of very light chipping at the spine ends. 12mo, crisp, first-rate black-and-white photos throughout.

New York: Thomas Crowell, 1973. Pictorial cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Robert Quackenbush. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR JANE YOLEN on the front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot of the 1973 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, nicely inscribed throughout (in black-and-white) by Robertt Quackenbush.

Boston: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1881. Very Good/Very Good. The 1881 early printing of this children's/juvenile tale of "chivalry in England". Incredibly, including its pictorial, dark-red dustjacket (making this the oldest dustjacket this bookseler has handled). Solid and VG (very light staining along the lower-tips of the preliminaries) in a clean, remarkably well-preserved example of the sturdy dustjacket, especially considering its age. Light creasing along the spine ends, a 1 1/2" chip at the rear panel's upper corner. Several small closed tears as well to the panel edges. Still though, a bright, very presentable, all but completely intact dustjacket.

The Pencil Points Press, Inc, 1927. 1st. Hardcover. A sharp, VG+ copy of the 1927 1st edition. Thick quarto, 488 pgs.

Japanese Sword Society of New York, 1966. Soft Cover. The rare 1966 catalogue of the exhibition held at The Cooper Union Museum. A Near Fine, well-preserved copy in stapled wrappers. Thin quarto, 48 pgs.

Los Angeles: Avenue Entertainment, 1988. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. The September 10th, 1988 Final Shooting Script of "Drugstore Cowboy", INSCRIBED ON THE FRONT COVER BY THE FILM'S DIRECTOR AND CO-WRITER, GUS VAN SANT. Complete in 97 unbound 8 1/2" x 11" typed pgs. Signed by Author.

Boston: International Publishing Co, 1910. Cloth. Very Good. The uncommon 1910 1st edition of this thoughtful look at chess strategy. Dispensing with the typical annotated games and diagrams, this book is all prose and reflects on essential ingredients of successful play such as "mobility", "position", "organization", "grand reconnaissance", etc. A very solid copy to boot. Tight and VG, with bright gilt-lettering to the front panel and lightly-faded lettering and insignia at the spine. Very light foxing and soiling to the preliminaries, otherwise clean as could be. Octavo, 202 pgs., top-edge gilt.