Literature from Appledore Books, ABAA

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co, 1925. Cloth. Good +. A perfectly serviceable copy of the 1925 correct 1st American edition. Inscribed at the front free endpaper by Gerrtude Schell (1891-1970), American artist and member of the Philadelphia Ten, a noted group of female painters (1917-1945). Solid and Good+ in its orange cloth, with darekening at the spine… Read more about this item

London: Seeley & Co. Ltd. Full leather. Near Fine. A lovely copy of "The Wit and Sagacity of Dr. Johnson", circa 1890-1900. Miniature, bound in a full navy-blue morocco, also around the turn-of-the-century, by Riviere (stamped by Riviere at the first blank endpaper as well). Beautiful gilt-tooling along the panel borders, 5 raised bands, leather author label, intricate,… Read more about this item

1761. 1/4 leather. Very Good. Very impressive 1761 edition, with the text carefully re-written and re-deciphered from Boccaccio's original by Franco d'Amaretto Mannelli. Clean, solid and VG+, with the text (in its original Italian) crisp and eminently readable, with very milddarkening at a number of te pages. Lovely engraved portraits of Boccaccio (the frontispiece) and Franco d'Amaretto Mannelli.… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Row, 1971. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. Sylvia Plath. A very presentable copy of the 1971 stated 1st American edition. Solid and VG+ (very light offsetting to the endsheets, light cocking at the binding) in a crisp, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with light, inconspicuous staining along the lower-edge of the inside of the jacket. Octavo,… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1957. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. A solid, very presentable copy of the 1957 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (very light spotting to the panels) in a crisp, price-intact ($6.95), VG+ example of the George Salter-designed dustjacket, with very mild wear along the spine ends (one tiny chip at the spine crown)… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. Boards. Near Fine/Very Good +. A sharp, tight copy of the 1930 1st American edition of arguably the Nobel prize winner's best-known work, translated from its original French by Dorothy Bussy. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($2.50), VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping along the front panel's top-edge and… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925. Cloth. Very Good -. The 1925 true 1st edition, conforming to all required issue points ("chatter" {pg. 60}; "northern" {pg. 119); "it's" {pg. 165}; "away" {pg. 165}; "sick in tired" {pg. 205}; and "Union Street station" {pg. 211}). Incredibly, this copy includes 80%-90% of the rear cover of the 1st issue dustjacket,… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1923. Cloth. Near Fine. A very presentable copy of the 1923 1st edition. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its deep-green cloth, with lightly-shaded gilt-titling along the spine. One tiny spot at the spine, otherwise clean as could be. And internally all-but-pristine, with no writing or markings of any kind. Lacking its… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1920. Cloth. Very Good. A tight, very presentable copy of the April 1920 1st edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's immensely successful 1st published book, limited to 3,000 copies in the 1st edition. Solid and VG in its dark-green cloth, with especially bright gilt-titling along the spine. Light spotting and offsetting at the pastedowns… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1920. Cloth. Near Fine. An unsually clean, well-preserved copy of the September 1920 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its dark-green cloth, with bright, unrubbed gilt-titling along the spine. Just a touch of faint creasing at the foot of the spine, the slightest hint of offsetting to the front free endpaper. Internally… Read more about this item

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co, 1943. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. The 1943 original Book Club edition, stated so on the bottom of the dustjacket's front flap and somewhat uncommon even as such. Solid and VG+ to Near Fine (light offsetting at the inner hinges) in a bright, VG dustjacket, with fading and several small closed tears along the… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1927. 1/4 Vellum. Very Good +. Thomas Mann's magnum opus, complete in 2 volumes. THE 1927 STATED 1ST AMERICAN AND SIGNED/LIMITED EDITION. #158 OF ONLY 200 COPIES SIGNED BY THOMAS MANN AT THE LIMITATION OF VOLUME ONE. Both volumes solid and VG to VG+ in their 1/4 vellum over decorative striped boards. Very… Read more about this item

Philaelphia: Lippincott, 1960. Boards. Very Good +/Very Good. The elusive 1960 stated 2nd printing, published in the same year as the July 1960 1st printing. Clean and VG+ in its duotone boards, with a tight binding and very solid hinges. And in a bright, price-clipped, VG example of the stated 2nd printing dustjacket, with its iconic design by… Read more about this item

New York: D. Appleton and Co, 1922. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. The 1922 1st edition (with the numeral "(1)" at the very end of the text), in its lovely picturesque dustjacket. Solid and VG+ (slight lean to the binding) in a bright, price-intact, VG example of the fragile dustjacket, with light chipping and creasing along the panel… Read more about this item

London: John Macrone, 1837. 3/4 leather. Very Good. Along with the "First Series" of "Sketches by Boz", this, the "Second Series" (here offered by itself), constitutes Dickens' first published book. The 1st issue of the 1837 1st edition, with the 20-page publisher's catalogue dated December 1836 at the rear. Tight and VG in its custom 3/4 dark morocco… Read more about this item

London: Chapman and Hall, 1842. 3/4 leather. Very Good. The 1842 1st edition, 1st issue (verso of "Contents" leaf incorrectly numbered "XVI"), in 2 vols. Both volumes solid and VG in their custom 3/4 dark morocco over marbled boards (a handsome "Tout" binding). Tasteful bookplates at each first blank endpaper, light wear to the outer hinges, light scuffing… Read more about this item

New York: The Vanguard Press, 1963. Boards. Very Good/Very Good. A perfectly presentable copy of the 1963 1st American edition (translated from its original French by Xan Fielding). Solid and VG (light staining along the pastedown and endpaper top-edges, mild staining at the top-edge) in a crisp, price-intact ($4.50), VG dustjacket, with light wear and soiling along the… Read more about this item

San Francisco: The Arion Press, 2016. Decorative Cloth. Fine. A pristine copy of this 2016 Arion Press offering, a lovely reprint of Gustav Flaubert's last novel. #88 OF 300 NUMBERED COPIES ISSUED. Clean and Fine in it duotone cloth, with immaculate gilt-titling at the panels and along the spine. Marginalia and frontispiece handwritten by Andrew Hoyem, Arion Press's… Read more about this item

San Francisco: The Arion Press, 2019. Decorative Boards. Fine. Tim Hawkinson. A pristine copy of this lovely 2019 Arion Press rendering of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein". Clean and Fine in its decorative boards, with an immaculate die-cut chemise and pictorial cloth slipcase to match. #85 OF 220 COPIES PUBLISHED (in addition to 26 lettered copies hors de commerce). All… Read more about this item

New York: Robert O. Ballou, 1935. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. A handsome copy of the January 1935 2nd printing (following the 1st printing by 1 month), in the same iconic pictorial dustjacket illustrated by Stuyvesant Van Veem. Solid and VG+ (a touch of light offsetting at the inner hinges) in a crisp, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with very… Read more about this item