Search Results: Authors starting with J from Old Algonquin Books

NY: Doubleday, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Biography of the great composer of popular songs, George Gershwin. Photos, index, discography, bibliography.

NY: Knopf, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Biography of the French author (1804-1876). Index, photograph and portraits. First American edition.

NY: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. Mystery with Detective Mulheisen is set in Salt Lake City. Dust jacket has tiny tear at bottom of spine. First printing.

NY: Simon & Schuster, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. Novel of young black woman in Los Angeles & her dreams of making a name for herself. First printing.

NY: Atlantic, 1994. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Detroit police detective Mulheisen is on mission to Montana. Signed by author on title page. First printing.

Lincoln: University of Nebraska, 1989. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Children's literature in England from its beginnings to 1839. 304 pages, index, many b/w illustrations. Small light stain at top edge of last pages.. Very light wear along dust jacket edges.

New York: Alpine Fine Arts, 1981. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. American edition. Introduction by Andrew Festing of Sotheby's. Alphabetical listing showing signatures of 8000 artists, their nationalities and dates, along with a visual index.

Sharon, PA, (1922). Hardcover. Good. Journals kept by Union colonel before and during the Civil War. Sketch of his life by brother Edwin Jackson. Edited by other brother David P. Jackson, M.D. with forward dated May 6, 1922. 262 pages. Photos. Crease on front flyleaf and forward page with 1/4" tear. Gold stamped titles on blue cloth boards which has dampness spots & rubs, especially on spine. Book is clean, tight, and straight. A rare original book which has recently been copied to electronic and print-on-demand formats.

NY: Walker, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. Mystery with Miss Danforth in 19th century Hawaii. First printing.

Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1900. Hardcover. Fine/Very good. Monterey edition. Book was originally published in1884. illustrated by Henry Sandham. Two volumes with blue cloth and green & yellow decorated boards. Gold lettering and top edges gilt. Cloth on stiff paper dust jackets with gold titles and outlines on spine. Jackets somewhat frayed along edges; 1/8" shorter than the books. Sturdy blue slipcase has a previous owner's name & address in light ink on the white back panel. Not available for international shipping.

Jackson & Shifreen, 1994. Hardcover. Fine. Signed by both Ashley and Jackson, but this is not the limited editions.

NY: Putnam, 1991. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. PI Devon MacDonald must help couple whose son is dying. Author's first mystery. Page edges are lightly tanned. First printing.

Bowing Green State University, 1983. Second printing. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. Bowling Green State University, 1983. Second printing. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very good. An entertaining anecdotal bibliography of fantasy and science fiction authors' books. Light wear on bottom board corners. Dust jacket has light edgewear.

New York: Modern Library, 1951. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Very good. ML 107.3.2. Revised edition. Red boards with gold titles on black box front and spine. Black top edges, faded near spine. Copyright page slightly loose at gutter. Bright price-clipped gray and black dust jacket has a half-inch tear and light wear at edges. 380 titles listed inside jacket.

NY: Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, (1955). First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. A selection from James's surviviing 7000 letters. 235 pages, index. Slight fade on dust jacket spine. Half-inch tear and light edgewear on dj. First printing.

New York: Oxford University Press, Usa, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 633 pages, index. Notebooks of American novelist Henry James (1843-1916).

New York: Modern Library, (1948). Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Very good. Modern Library Giant G11.3. Gray boards with gold titles on red boxes. Red top edges partially faded. 380 titles listed inside dust jacket. No price on jacket but not clipped. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Tan and black dust jacket has two small chips and creases at top of spine, tiny wear at corners.

New York: Modern Library, (1950). Reprint. Hardcover. Near fine/very good +. ML 269.1. Intro by Clifton Fadiman. Reprint from late 1960s with yellow Fujita endpapers and price $2.45 on dust jacket flap. A few light damp spots on top page edges, else fine. Dust jacket has a 1/2" light pink spot on rear panel & 1/8" inch tear.

NY: Dial, 1945. Reprint. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Book originally published in 1886, with introduction by Philip Rahv. Jacket has 3/4" tear & light edgewear. First edition of this reprint with original $3.00 price on dust jacket.

NY: HarperCollins, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. Novel of a teacher drawn into the darker side of sexual temptation. Review copy with promo sheet & author photo laid in. Review copy.