Literature from Appledore Books, ABAA

New York: Macmillan, 1975. Cloth. Very Good +. A handsome copy of the 1975 stated 1st printing of the first "Anniversary edition". The elegant Introduction by James Michener ties into the uniqueness of this copy, in which the former owner --a doctor from Trumbull, CT named A.E. Giangrasso-- was called down to Southport, CT to investigate the death… Read more about this item

New York: Jonathan Cape, 1931. Cloth. Very Good +. A very solid copy of the October 1931 stated 3rd printing. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its duotone cloth, with very light spotting along the spine. Lacking its original dustjacket.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1933. Cloth. Good/Good. A serviceable but compromised copy of the 1933 stated 1st edition. Solid but Good only in its gray cloth, with soiling and offsetting at the pastedowns and endsheets, a bit of chewing along the top text-block (not at all affecting the text) and a bit of light staining along… Read more about this item

Tokyo: Kodansha International Ltd, 1971. Pictorial cover. Very Good +/Very Good -. A very presentable copy of the 1971 stated 3rd English language printing, translated from its original Japanese by John Bester. Includes a lovely example of the publisher's original printed Obi (or wraparound band). Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with creasing and… Read more about this item

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1936. Cloth. Near Fine. An exceptionally clean copy of the true 1st edition, the MAY 1936 printing of GWTW. The boards are bright and clean as could, the dark-blue titling at the front panel and spine strong and completely unrubbed. Internally not a stitch of writing or markings to be seen. An easily… Read more about this item

New York: Derby & Jackson, 1858. 1/2 leather. Very Good. Very early American editions (1858 and 1859) of Charlotte Bronte's collected works, published pseudonymously under the name "Currer Bell". All 3 volumes solid and VG in their light-brown calf over marbed boards. 5 raised bands and 2 dark-leather title labels along each spine, matching marbled endpapers, pastedowns and… Read more about this item

London: The Hogarth Press, 1969. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A sharp, clean copy of the 1969 stated 8th impression. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket. 12mo, lovely dustjacket design by Virginia Woolf's sister Vanessa Bell.

London: Ther Hogarth Press, 1971. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A sharp, clean copy of the 1971 stated 9th impression. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with fading along the spine. 12mo, lovely dustjacket design by Virginia Woolf's sister Vanessa Bell.

London: The Hogarth Press, 1971. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A sharp, clean copy of the 1971 stated 11th impression. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light fading along the spine. 12mo, lovely dustjacket design by Virginia Woolf's sister Vanessa Bell.

London: The Hogarth Press, 1970. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A sharp, clean copy of the 1970 stated 11th impression. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket, with one tiny ring along the spine. 12mo, lovely dustjacket design by Virginia Woolf's sister Vanessa Bell.

London: The Hogarth Press, 1972. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A sharp, clean copy of the 1972 stated 6th impression. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with fading along the spine and a touch of light wear at the spine crown. Octavo, lovely dustjacket design by Virginia Woolf's sister Vanessa Bell.

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1972. Cloth. Near Fine. A handsome copy of the 1972 stated 2nd printing, complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes tight and Near Fine in their dark-gray cloth. Also includes a sturdy, VG example of the publisher's printed slipcase, with 2 clean paper title labels (to the front panel and spine). Offsetting at the… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. Edward Shenton. A markedly above-average copy of the 1934 true 1st edition, in a very presentable example of the 1st issue dustjacket (with the T.S. Eliot and H.L. Mencken blurbs). Solid and VG+ to Near Fine, with very light offsetting to the endsheets. There's a touch of… Read more about this item

London: Hester Lynch Piozzi (A. Straham and T. Cadell), 1788. Full calf. Very Good +. A handsome copy of the 1788 1st edition, complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes tight and VG+ in their contemporary-to-the-period full calf, with professionally re-backed spines (raised bands, gilt-bordering and titling along each spine). Uniform octavos, very light foxing to the preliminaries, mild… Read more about this item

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1935. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. Tekisui Ishii. A very prsentable copy of the 1935 stated 1st edition. Solid and VG+ (light spotting along the preliminaries) in a crisp, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with mild creasing at the spine crown and the top-edges. Thick octavo, illustrated throughout (including the dustjacket and… Read more about this item

New York: Pantheon Books (Random House), 1966. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1966 stated 1st American printing. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact ($6.95), Near Fine dustjacket, with just a bit of very light chipping along the spine crown. Internally all-but-pristine, with no writing or markings of any kind. Translated… Read more about this item

The Vanguard Press, Inc, 1946. Pictorial boards. Near Fine/Very Good. Leslie Sherman. A very presentable copy of the 1946 stated 2nd American printing, translated from its original German by A.L. Lloyd. Solid and VG+ to Near Fine in a bright, price-intact ($2.75), VG dustjacket, with very light chipping and creasin --and several tiny closed tears-- along the panel… Read more about this item

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co, 1934. Cloth. Very Good +/Good +. A solid, presentable copy of the 1934 stated 1st edition of John O'Hara's searing first published novel. Tight and VG+, with light spotting to the dark panels. And in a bright, price-intact ($2.50), Good+ dustjacket, with notable chipping at the rear panel's lower-edge and, less so,… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape, 1929. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. SIGNED BY LIAM O'FLAHERTY on the front free endpaper. A bright, sharp copy to boot of the 1929 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (very mild offsetting at the endsheets) in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with mild toning along the spine (as is customary for this title) and… Read more about this item

New York: Charles cribner's Sons, 1962. Cloth. Very Good +/Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the "Nobel Prize" edition of "The Old Man and the Sea", which commemorates Hemingway's 1954 Nobel with a lavish citation on the Scribner's uncommon wraparound band. The band, a printed beige slip hugging the book and dustjacket from flap to flap, adds… Read more about this item