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

Stamford, Connecticut: The Overbrook Press, 1941. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. A very handsome example of the 1941 1st edition, limited to 250 copies and published by the formidable Overbrook Press of Stamford, CT. Tight and Fine in a clean, VG+ to Near Fine glassine dustjacket, with several very small closed tears along the edges. 16mo, top-edge gilt.

Iowa City, Iowa: The Windhover Press and Bruccoli Clark, 1975. cloth. Fine. John Thein. A pristine copy of the 1975 1st edition, limited to only 150 copies. Crisp and Fine in its olive-green boards."Printed from handset Palatino types on Rives Heavy, a French mould-made paper. The drawing by John Thein is based on a photograph of Fitzgerald taken during the period when the essay was being written" (from the colophon). Edited by John R. Hopkins.

Paris: Editions Le Terrain Vague, 1964. Original wraps. Very Good +. A major Association copy: INSCRIBED BY LOTTE EISNER TO KARL FREUND, THE LEGENDARY CINEMATOGRAPHER OF BOTH "METROPOLIS" (1927) AND "DRACULA" (1931). IN ADDITION TO PHOTOGRAPHING THESE 2 HIGH SPOTS OF EARLY CINEMA, FREUND ALSO DIRECTED "THE MUMMY" (1932) AND "MAD LOVE" (1935, STARRING PETER LORRE). THERE'S ALSO A NICE PROVENANCE TO THIS COPY, HAVING BELONGED TO PEPI AND HERBERT LUFT, BOTH CONCENTRATION CAMP SURVIVORS, AND HERBERT AN IMPORTANT FILM PRODUCER AND JOURNALIST, AND ULTIMATELY EXECUTIVE (VICE-PRESIDENT AND TREASURER OF GETTY PICTURES). A very solid copy to boot of the 1964 true 1st edition of Eisner's seminal biography of F.W. Murnau, a towering figure in German Expressionist cinema, best known for directing the films "Nosferatu", "Faust" and "Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans". (Only 42 when he died {1888-1931}, Murnau still left an indelible mark on early film-making, which included the final 5 years of his life in… Read More

IZIBIZI AMC SDN BHD, 2000. Hardcover. Near Fine. An all-but-pristine copy of the 2000 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its dark, laminate boards, with one tiny crease at the rear panel's lower edge. #324 of only 1,000 copies issued. Oblong folio, wonderful color photography thruout by Alex Wong.

Italy: Palazzo Dei Diamanti (Centro Attivita ' Visive), 1972. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Very Good. The catalogue based on the September 9-30, 1972 exhibition. Solid and Near Fine in its gray boards, with the front pocket included the extra inserted text complete.

Vertigo/DC Comics, 2008. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A pristine copy of the 2008 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, 207 pgs., beautiful, crisp color reproductions thruout.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1963. Pictorial boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. Richard Scarry. A crisp, very nice copy of the 1963 stated 1st edition of this wonderful Richard Scarry-illustrated version of The Fables of La Fontaine. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact ("$3.25"), Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, beautiful black-and-white and color illustrations thruout by Richard Scarry.

New York: Tudor Publishing Co, 1935. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A handsome copy of the 1935 Tudor re-issue, including 12 lavish tipped-in color plates by E.J. Detmold. Solid and VG in its green cloth, with bright gilt-design and lettering to the front panel and spine. And in a crisp, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with light offsetting to the rear panel and very light soiling (and one small closed tear) at the front panel. Quarto, 271 pgs. Also includes a sturdy, solid example of the publisher's pictorial box, with mild darkening at the front panel.

Boston: Gregg Press (G.K. Hall & Co.), 1979. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Fine. A handsome copy of the 1979 Gregg Press re-issue of the great Frederic Brown's 1st novel. Tight and VG+ (with light foxing at the edges) in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 181 pgs.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1955. Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. James Flora. WARMLY --LENGTHILY-- INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR JAMES FLORA on the half-title's verso. A crisp, very sharp copy to boot of the 1955 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact ($2.75), Near Fine dustjacket, with several tiny closed tears along the panel edges. Quarto, wonderfully illustrated throughout (in rich color and black-and-white) by James Flores himself. Also includes a 1 pg. TLS from the author to a close friend of his with whom he had just shared a trip.

Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1973. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Poor. 1973 1st edition. Clean and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light rubbing along the panels and fading at the spine. Quarto, 340 pgs., fold-out maps at rear.

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co, 1933. Cloth. Very Good -/Very Good. The October 1933 stated 4th printing. Tight and VG- (light offsetting and soiling to the endpapers and pastedowns, light spotting at the rear panel) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light soiling to the rear panel and light creasing along the panel egdes. Still though, presentable and attractive. 12mo, 254 pgs.

Privately Printed, 1937. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Charming 1937 privately-printed collection of caricatures (more accurately, self-caricatures) by some of the leading artistic lights of the day, such as James Thurber, Rockwell Kent, Otto Soglow, James Montgomery Flagg, John Vassos, Max Beerbohm, Peter Arno, Peggy Bacon, Charles Dana Gibson, Tony Sarg, Ralph Barton et al. A very impressive copy to boot, IN A BRIGHT EXAMPLE OF ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($5.00), Near Fine dustjacket, with one tiny chip at the front panel's lower-edge and another tiny chip (the size of a pinhead) to the spine. Limited to 526 "numbered and signed" copies, though this copy is neither numbered nor signed. Octavo, deckled fore and bottom-edges. The artists's caricatures appear along the versos, informative full-page biographies along each facing recto.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1962. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. A solid copy of the 1962 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG (light spotting to the panels, mild offseting at the endpapers) in a crisp, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with mild soiling to the rear panel and very light rubbing along the front panel. Octavo, 264 pgs.

London: Ward, Lock and Co, 1880. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +. Ernest Vizetelly. An attractive, well-preserved copy of the uncommon 1880 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its dark-blue cloth, with wonderful gilt-tableaux and titling along the front panel and spine. Very light staining along the bottom of the fore-edge, very mild rubbing at the panels. 12mo, "one hundred illustrations, chiefly from sketches by Ernest Vizetelly" (the author's brother), charming period ads (all wine-related) to the preliminary and rear pages. Fascinating history of the Portuguese wines Port and Madeira.

London: Ward, Lock, and Tyler, 1875. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine. The scarce 1876 1st edition, in its chocolate-brown cloth, with a lovely gilt-vignette and elegant blindstamped bordering at the panels. A surprisingly well-preserved copy to boot. Clean, tight and easily VG+ to Near Fine. 12mo, wonderful period ads (all wine-related) along the preliminaries and the rear. "With numerous illustrations (engravings) from original photographs and sketches" complementing Henry Vizetelly's text.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1942. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. Walter A. Weber. The 1942 1st edition, in its uncommon pictorial dustjacket. Solid and VG+ (very light foxing at the pastedowns and endsheets) in a bright, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the tips and the spine ends, and light creasing --with several small closed tears-- along the panel edges. Octavo, wonderfully illustrated by Walter A. Weber. "Prepared by a Committee of the United States Department of the Interior: National Park Service -- Fish and Wildlife Service."

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1982. Hardcover. Near Fine. Joseph Mugnaini. One of the scarcest of all copies within the limitation of the 2,000 copies signed by both Ray Bradbury and the illustrator Joe Mugnaini. This is a "lettered" copy (letter 'G') and, just below the signatures at the limitation, states in blindstamp: "ONE OF 26 PRESENTATION COPIES, OUT OF SERIES". One can certainly assume that almost all of these Presentation copies were given to close friends and family of Bradbury, Mugnaini and the publisher, and that very few of these "lettered" copies reached the market. This is a very sharp copy to boot. Clean and easily Near Fine in its aluminum boards, with both the cautionary slip ("Fragile: This Book Is Bound in Aluminum -- Sensitive to the touch") and the Monthly Letter of the Limited Editions Club laid-in. Quarto, nicely illustrated thuout by Mugnaini. Also includes a handsome, very sturdy example of the matching aluminum slipcase, with just a touch of very faint rubbing at… Read More

New York: Ives Washburn, 1928. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. The 1928 1st edition, IN ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Tight and VG (light soiling along the top-edges, mild offsetting to the front free endpaper) in a crisp, VG dustjacket, with mild dust-dulling at the front panel and light chipping along the top-edges. Octavo, crisp black-and-white photos by the author himself, fold-out map ("Track of the Lucette").

Westbury, NY: Highland House Publishing, Inc, 1981. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR JOAN LUDMAN on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1981 stated 1st printing. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket, with one very small closed tear along the spine crown. Quarto, "with appreciations by David Shapiro and Brooke Alexander and an interview with Jane Freilicher by Fred Deitzel"