Search Results: Biography from Appledore Books, ABAA

New York: Oxford University Press, 1990. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1990 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (with very light spotting to the top-edge) in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Thick octavo, 685 pgs.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1897. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A handsome example of the 1897 1st American edition, complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes solid and VG+ in their navy-blue cloth, with bright gilt-lettering along the spines. Very light rubbing at the front panel of Vol. II, otherwise clean as could be. Thick octavos, 1,067 pgs. all told, deckled fore-edges and bottom edges.

London: A.M. Philpot Ltd, 1925. Cloth. Fine/Fine. A gorgeous, near-pristine copy of the 1925 1st edition. Clean and Fine in its navy-blue cloth. And in a crisp, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket, with no flaws to speak of. Octavo, 148 uncut pgs. Remarkably well-preserved given its age.

New York: New Directions, 1964. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. A clean, solid copy of the Uncorrected Proof. VG+ in its white printed wrappers, with very mild darkening along the spine. 12mo, 234 pgs.

Hartford, CT: Bidwell Publishing Co, 1897. Cloth. Very Good -. The 1897 1st edition. Solid and VG- in its chocolate-brown cloth, with bright silver-lettering at the front panel and spine. Unseemly old newspaper glued to the rear panel, a bit of spotting along the spine and light staining at the rear pastedown and endpaper. Still though, solid and presentable. Thick octavo,

Princeton University Press, 1980. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A crisp, fresh copy of the 1980 1st Princeton edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket, with light fading along the spine. Thick quarto, 372 pgs.

Ontario: The Porcupine's Quill, 1977. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR DAVID BEASLEY on the half-title. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1977 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Oblong octavo, 219 pgs.

New York: Philosophical Library, 1961. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A crisp, clean copy of the 1961 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 118 pgs.

Portland. ME: House of Falmouth, Inc, 1970. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. Uncommon 1970 memoir of Randy Brooks, "the virtuoso with his golden trumpet, from Sanford, Maine, who was a legendary part of the Big Band era". Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with light spotting along the spine. Octavo, 117 pgs.

New York: Robert M. McBride & Co, 1925. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1925 1st edition. VG- (with bright gilt-lettering at the spine and pronounced offsetting to the front pastedown and front free endpaper) in a bright, VG- pictorial dustjacket, with light chipping to the panel edges, one small chip at the spine and offsetting to the jacket's front flap. Still though, a presentable copy of a fragile title. 12mo, 87 pgs. plus bibliography.

ArtsEdition, 2006. Cloth. Fine/Fine. A beautiful copy of the 2006 1st edition of this exhaustive biography of the Swiss clown Grock (1880-1959). Tight and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, hundreds of wonderful black-and-white photos thruout. Also includes the publisher's CD (at the rear pastedown) and laid-in ephemera (a promotional booklet as well as a "Grock" postcard). Text in German.

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1920. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. A handsome copy of the 1920 1st edition of Vol. I, IN ITS UNCOMMON ORIGINAL DUSTJACKET. Tight and VG+ (inconspicuous staining along the top-edge) in a crisp, VG+ example of the elusive printed dustjacket, with just a touch of light creasing and chipping along the spine ends. Octavo, "A critical biography of Carlyle, with complete analysis of his works." (from the front cover).

University of Pennsylvania Press, 1963. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, CHESTER MCARTHUR DESTLER, on the title page. A handsome copy to boot of the 1963 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with light rubbinbg --and very light soiling-- to the panels. Thick octavo, 657 pgs. Signed by Author.

Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 2012. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. SIGNED BY NEIL RUDENSTINE on the title page. An immacuilate copy to boot of the 2012 1st edition. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, 229 pgs. Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 266. Signed by Author.

New York: Atheneum, 1974. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY MARION DICKERMAN on the front free endpaper. A sharp copy to boot of the 1974 stated 1st edition. Solid and VG+ in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with one closed tear at the rear panel. Quarto, 176 pgs. A Review Copy as well, with publisher's prospectus laid-in.

New York: Hunt & Eaton, 1890. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1890 1st American edition. G+/VG- in its navy-blue cloth, with bright gilt title-lettering to the front panel. Some staining to the panels, particularly along the lower edges and spine base. Still though, presentable and, internally, very clean, with no writing or markings of any kind. 12mo, 66 pgs.

Parsons, West Virginia: McClain Printing Co, 1976. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. A handsome copy of the 1976 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with very light soiling at the front panel. Thick octavo, 440 pgs., fold-out map.

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1955. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. WARMLY INSCRIBED IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION BY VAN WYCK BROOKS TO MAXWELL GEISMAR, pre-eminent American literary critic and biographer (1909-1979). The 1955 stated 1st edition. VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine ends and panel top-edges. Octavo, 246 pgs. Signed by Author.

Drake Publishers, New York. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. An impressive copy of the 1972 1swt edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, a number of crisp black-and-white plates complementing Peter Underwood's text. A Review Copy to boot, with the Drake Publishers Review Slip laid-in. Also, an uncommon bound catalogue of Karloff memorabilia issued by his daughter Sara Karloff laid-in as well.

Jullundur, India: Asian Publishers, 1967. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. A true Kennedy rarity -- the 1st Punjabi edition of Theodore Sorensen's 1965 "Kennedy" AND the author's personal copy to boot. Stapled onto the dustjacket's front flap is the "Transmittal slip", which states December 1967 as date of publication, 5,000 as number of copies published and Punjabi as the language. Solid and VG in its light-red cloth, with some streaking and very minor soiling to the panels. And in a bright, VG example of the fragile pictorial dustajcket (a drawn portrait of JFK adorning the front cover), with a 1/2" chip at the spine crown and just a touch of slight creasing along the edges. Octavo, a solid, very presentable copy of this wonderful JFK curiosity.