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

London: Frederick Warne & Co. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. 2 of the 4 miniature volumes issued uniformly By Frederick Warne of London to make up "R. Caldecott's Picture Books". Here we have crisp, clean examples of Nos. 1 and 3. Both volumes are tight and Near Fine in bright, price-clipped, Near Fine pictorial dustjackets. Picture Book #1 includes: "The Diverting History of John Gilpin", "The Three Jovial Huntsmen" and "An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog". And Picture Book #3 includes: "Hey Diddle Diddle", "Baby Bunting", "Ride a Cock-Horse to Banbury Cross", "A Farmer Went Trotting Upon His Grey Mare", "The Milkmaid" and "A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go". 64mos., both books illustrated thruout in rich color and black-and-white by the great Randolph Caldecott.

Frankfurt: Zweitausendeins, 1986. Cloth. Near Fine. R. Crumb. SIGNED AND DATED BY R. CRUMB on the title page. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1986 stated 1st edition (1. Auflage). Clean and Near Fine in its duotone cloth. Copyright text in both German and English, all other text (the captions to the cartoons, etc.) in English. Also includes the publisher's laid-in booklet, with the translations into German of all the captions in the book. And also a clean, very sturdy example of the publisher's printed cardboard slipcase.

Frankfurt: Zweitausendeins, 1981. Pictorial cloth. Very Good +. R. Crumb. SIGNED AND DATED BY R. CRUMB on the title page. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1981 stated 1st edition (1. Auflage). Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its pictorial cloth, with very light fading and scuffing along the spine. Copyright text in both German and English, all other text (the captions to the cartoons, etc.) in English. Also includes the publisher's laid-in booklet, with the translations into German of all the captions in the book. And also a clean, very sturdy example of the publisher's printed cardboard slipcase.

New York: Raw Books, 1980. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good +. A handsome copy of the 1980 maiden issue of RAW, one of the seminal magazines of the New York underground literary scene of the 80s. Clean and VG+ in its stapled, pictorial wrappers, with very light creasing and rubbing at the front panel. Articles include "Hommages Posthumes" by Alfred Jarry; "Two-Fisted Painters" by Art Spiegelman; and "Manhattan" by Jacques Tardi. Some of the illustrators include Art Spiegelman, Gerry Capelle, George Griffin, Winsor McKay, Gary Halgren, Mariscal, Patricia Caire, Drew Friedman, Mark Beyer, Francoise Mouly, Bazooka, Jerry Moriarty, Kaz, Bruno Richard et al. Folio, 35 pgs. of tight, very clever insanity. Also includes the laid-in insert, the stapled booklet called "Two-Fisted Painters"

New York: Alred A. Knopf, 1981. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A crisp, clean copy of the 1981 stated 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Thick octavo, 467 pgs. Housed in a custom-made, quarter-leather box.

New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi, 1961. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A clean, crisp copy of the 1961 1st edition. VG+ in a bright, VG+ dustjacket with one small closed tear to the bottom-edge of the back panel. Quarto, 531 pgs.

New York: Springer-Verlag, 1989. Pictorial boards. Fine. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR DAVID DE VORKIN on the title page. A pristine copy to boot of the 1989 1st edition. Tight and Fine in its laminate boards. 87 illustrations accompany De Vorkin's text.

The Beacon Press, Boston, 1926. 1st. Hardcover. A Discussion of the Conflicting Claims of Rumania and Hungary to Transylavania, the Banat, and the Eastern Section of the Hungarian Plain. 1926 1st edition. VG in its original cloth. Light soiling on front and back panels. Fading to the spine. Octavo, 206 pgs. plus large fold-out map of the Geographical Distribution of Races in Rumania.

Birmingham, UK: The T.T. Special, 1948. Boards. Very Good +/Very Good +. A tight, well-preserved copy of the 1948 1st edition. Solid and VG+ (light spotting to the boards, neat, small name and address at the front free endpaper) in a surprisingly crisp, price-intact, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of lght creasing along the spine ends. 12mo, "Another book for Motor Cyclists and all those who believe that motor cycle road racing is the finest sport on earth." (from the title page).

Chicago: The Radford Architectural Company, 1908. Pictorial cloth. Very Good +. A solid, very presentable copy of the 1908 1st edition. Clean and VG+ in its light-green cloth, with just a touch of mild soiling along the front panel's edges. 250 of Radford's designs on display, each with detailed floor plans and captions.

Chicago: The Radford Architectural Company, 1913. Pictorial cloth. Very Good +. Handsome copy of the 1913 1st edition. Solid and VG+ in its light-green, pictorial cloth, with light wear along the rear panel's fore-edge. Forner owner bookplate at the front free endpaper, otherwise clean as could be internally. Quarto, dozens and dozens of crisp examples of design work and floor plans throughout.

John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1949. 1st. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. An attractive copy of the 1949 1st edition. Near Fine in a bright, clean, VG+ dustjacket. Octavo, 356 pgs.

Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1973. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine. A solid copy of the 1973 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its duotone cloth, with bright silver-lettering at the front panel and spine. Oblong quarto, 213 pgs., crisp black-and-white plates thruout. Publisher's tasteful bookplate at the front pastedown.

Chicago: M.A. Donohue & Co, 1913. Original wraps. Very Good. Margaret G. Hays. Lovely 1913 children's alphabet book, with charming chromolithographed illustrations thruout by Margaret G. Hays. Clean and VG to VG+ in its stapled card wrappers, with light creasing along the panel edges and light wear at the spine. The text, which is sturdy and complete, has separated from its fragile stapled binding. Still though, attractive and very presentable. Folio, witty rhymed verse below each letter's "rag animal"

Camden, NJ: RCA Victor Company. 1st. Record. Collectible; Very Good. Charming collection of 3 RCA Victor records of "Raggedy Ann's Sunny Songs", c. 1925. All 3 records (6 3/4") clean and Near Fine in their manilla sleeves and Johnny Gruelle-illustrated card wrappers.

New York: Johnny Gruelle Company, 1939. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. A bright, well-preserved copy of the 1939 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, VG dustjacket, with several very small closed tears along the panel edges. Octavo, nicely illustrated in rich color by the author himself.

Jolliet, Illinois: The P.F. Volland Co, 1932. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1932 1st edition, IN THE PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL BOX. VG- in its pictorial cloth with light abrading at the front panel's upper fore-edge. Otherwise tight and solid and, internally, very, very clean. Octavo, 95 pgs. And in a sturdy, VG example of the fragile pictorial box.

New York: Viking, 2004. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Pam Paparone. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR WENDY CHEYETTE LAWSON at the title page's verso. A pristine copy to boot of the 2004 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, nicely illustrated thruout by Pam Paparone.

New York: Macmilllan, 1972. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1972 stated first printing. VG in a bright, price-clipped, VG dustjacket. Quarto, 159 pgs.

New York: The Boy Scouts of America, 1929. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good. Uncommon 1929 Boy Scout book describing the various types of rallies. Solid and VG in its pictorial, light-bown wrappers, with small, neat former owner name at the top of the front panel and also along the bottom-edge. Still though, very presentable. Octavo, nicely illustrated throughout, with dozens and dozens of black-and-white photos and line-drawings complementing the text.