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

New York: Vicuna Publishing, Inc, 1970. Newspaper. Very Good +. The 1970 3rd issue of this Al Goldstein-inspired offshoot of "Screw Magazine" called "X". Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its lurid pictorial covers. Newspaper-formatted, graphic black-and-white photos, "subversive" articles throughout.

Last Gasp of San Francisco, 1981. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good. SIGNED BY BOTH F STOP FITZGERALD AND RICHARD MCCAFFREY on the title page. A solid copy to boot of the November 1981 3rd revised edition. Bright and VG in its pictorial wrappers, with light staining along the rear panel's fore-edge and very light wear at the spine. One of the great early punk photo books.

Dublin: Ahakista Limited, 1972. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine. The 1972 signed/limited. #245 of 250 copies signed by Wolf Mankowitz on the limitation. A bright, very clean copy to boot. Clean and Near Fine in its tan cloth, with crisp gilt-lettering at the front panel and spine. 12mo, designed by Liam Miller and printed in Ireland at the Dolmen Press, Dublin. Signed by Author.

Williams and Wilkins Company, 1952. 1st. Hardcover. A NICE ASSOCIATION COPY. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO THE BOOK'S MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHER, JULES WEBER. 1952 1st edition. VG in green cloth with bright gilt and red-designed spine label. Quarto, 208 pgs. Signed by Author(s).

London: Chapman & Hall Ltd. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A handsome example of the complete 12 volume set. Published 1925-1928. Each volume limited to 1,000 copies. 7 of the volumes translated from their original French by Eric Sutton, 4 of them translated by H.B.V. and one of them by Mrs. Wilfrid Jackson. All volumes have held up nicely and are solid and VG to VG+ in their original decorative cloth, with bright gilt-lettering along the spines. Octavos, top-edges gilt, deckled fore-edges and bottom-edges. The 12 volumes are as follows: Vol. I: The Fairy Doll (La Poupee) by Jean-Galli de Bibliena; Vol. II: The Opportunities of a Night (La Nuit et Le Moment) by M. de Crebillon le Fils; Vol. III: The Queen of Golconda and Other Tales by Stanislas-Jean de Boufflers; Vol. IV: Angola: An Eastern Tale by Jacques-Rochette de la Morliere; Vol. V: Rameau's Nephew and Other Works by Denis Diderot: Vol.VI: The Prophet's Cousin (Le Cousin de Mahomet) by Nicolas Fromaget; Vol. VII: The Masked Lady… Read More

New York: New American Library (Signet), 1978. Paperback. Near Fine. A nice Association copy: INSCRIBED BY XAVIERA HOLLANDER TO HELEN WOLFF, THE FORMER PROPRIETESS OF "CUM AGAIN", ONE OF NEW YORK'S RENOWNED SEX SHOPS FROM THE 1980s (this one on East 51st St. at 3rd Ave.). A sharp copy to boot of this 1978 pocketbook reprint, a 7th printing of the Signet paperback. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Signet AE 2730. Uncommon signed or inscribed by Xaviera.

New York: New American Library (A Bernard Geis Associates Book), 1976. Boards. Fine/Near Fine. Robert Baxter. An impressive Presentation copy: INSCRIBED BY XAVIERA HOLLANDER ("THE HAPPY HOOKER") TO HELEN WOLFF, THE FORMER PROPRIETESS OF "COME AGAIN", ONE OF NEW YORK'S RENOWNED SEX SHOPS FROM THE 1980s (this one on East 51st St. at 3rd Ave.). An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the 1976 1st American edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Quarto, graphically, expertly illustrated throughout by Robert Baxter. An enormous bestseller in its day, uncommon as such, inscribed by Xaviera.