Literature from Appledore Books, ABAA

London: Constable & Co, 1927. Cloth. Very Good. A solid copy of the 1927 1st British edition. Tight and VG in its russet cloth, with very light streaking along the spine. Offsetting at the endsheets and pastedowns, decorative bookplate to the front pastedown. Lacking the dustjacket.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1934. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good +. An impressive, well-preserved copy of the 1934 1st UK edition of Hemingway's 3rd published collection of short stories. Tight and VG (spotting along the front panel's top-edge and along the outer hinges) in a crisp, price-intact ("7s. 6d. net"), VG+ dustjacket, with just a bit of very light chipping… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Row, 1970. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. A solid, well-preserved copy of the stated 1970 1st American edition of this titanic achievement in 20th century Latin American literature . And in the 1st state dustjacket, with an exclamation point rather than a period at the end of the 1st paragraph on the front flap.… Read more about this item

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1964. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A surprisingly clean, well-preserved copy of the 1st American edition. Tight and Near Fine to Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, translated from its original Russian into English by Michael Scammell "in collaboration with the author"

New York: Schocken Books, 1949. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A handsomne example of Kafka's diaries, edited by his friend Max Brod and complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes (Diaries 1910-1913 AND Diaries 1914-1923) are clean and Near Fine in crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjackets. One tiny chip along the spine crown of Diaries 1914-23, otherwise very sharp and… Read more about this item

New York: Ace Publishing Corporation, 1954. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. An especially crisp, clean copy of the 1954 1st paperback edition. Clean, tight and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Pocket-sized, Ace Star 06235.

New York: Grove Press, 1957. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. #71 OF 250 COPIES SIGNED BY THE TRANSLATOR GEOFFREY WAGNER (WHO ALSO WROTE THE CRITICAL INTRODUCTION AND NOTES) on the copyright page. A solid copy to boot of the 1957 1st American edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($3.75), VG dustjacket, with several tiny closed tears… Read more about this item

New York: The Viking Press, 1945. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A solid, very well-preserved copy of the 1945 1st thus, the 1st edition of this collection of Poe's works in the wonderful "Viking Portable Library" series. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($2.00), VG+ dustjacket, with just a touch of very light chipping along the… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1971. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Emil Antonucci. A gorgeous copy of the 1971 stated 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($5.95), Near Fine dustjacket, with none of the fading along the spine usually associated with this copy. One tiny closed tear along the rear panel's top-edge, otherwise clean as could be.… Read more about this item

New York: Coward-McCann, 1953. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. A handsome copy of the stated 1953 1st American edition of Vol. I (of 3 total) of Robert Musil's sweeping masterpiece of mid-20th century Continental (German) literarure. Tight and VG+ (light offsetting at the endsheets and pastedowns) in a crisp, price-intact ($4.00), VG+ dustjacket, with just a touch… Read more about this item

New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy (The Noonday Press), 1960. Cloth. Very Good +/Near Fine. The uncommon 1960 1st American edition, translated from its original German by Louise Bogan and Elizabeth Mayer. Tight and VG+ (with mild darkening to the paper) in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, wonderful dustjacket design by Nancy Webb.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A sharp, very presentable copy of the 1952 true 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine (with bright silver-titling along the spine) in a crisp, price-intact ($3.00), VG+ dustjacket, with one or two tiny closed tears and a touch of very light chipping along the spine crown. The… Read more about this item

New York: Grove Press, 1959. Cloth. Fine/Fine. A lovely copy of the 1959 1st American edition. Solid and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Thin octavo, translated from its original French by the American poet Richard Howard.

New Directions, 1947. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. A solid, presentable copy of this 1947 American reissue, probably the 2nd American edition, following the 1938 Little, Brown 1st American edition. Tight and VG (light soiling to the endpapers) in a crisp, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping along the spine crown and at the tips. Translated from the French… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1959. Cloth. Very Good +/Fine. A sharp copy of the 1959 stated 1st American edition. Tight and VG+ (small blindstamp at the 2nd blank endpaper, very small former owenr stamp opposite it on the half-title, light, occasional pencil to text) in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, Introduction by Nancy Wilson Ross,… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. A markedly brighter copy of the 1938 true 1st edition than one usually encounters. Solid, tight and VG+ (with its customary darkening along the inner hinges and pastedowns) in a crisp, price-intact ($2.75), VG+ dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine crown and 3 pieces of… Read more about this item

New York: harles Scribner's Sons, 1937. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. A very presentable, markedly above-average copy of the 1937 true 1st edition (with the letter 'A' and the Scribner seal to the copyright pg., and the 1937 date at both the title and copyright pages). Tight and VG+, with light offsetting along the inner hinges and… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Edward Shenton. A solid, presentable copy of the 1935 true 1st edition (with the letter 'A' and Scribner colophon on the copyright page). Tight and VG (light offsetting along the panel edges and the spine) in a bright, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with creasing and chipping at the flap-folds… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. Cloth. Very Good. A solid copy of the 1929 1st edition, 1st issue (with the colophon to the copyright pg and the 1929 date at both the title and copyright pgs). Tight and VG in its dark cloth, with light scuffing to the gold title label at the spine and very light… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape, 1932. Cloth. Very Good +. A tight, very presentable copy of the 1932 1st British edition. Solid and VG+ in its orange/brown cloth, with light offsetting to the endsheets and a small, neat former owner name at the front free endpaper. Thick octavo, includes the famous frontispiece (also in the American edition) from a Painting… Read more about this item