Search Results: Authors starting with J from David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1905. Later edition. Good. [8x5.5in]; Vol. I - xxix [introduction], [4], Notes to and lists of illustrations, 310 pp., frontispiece of Helen Hunt Jackson with signature, 8 plates of illustrations, 14 chapter heading illustrations, Vol. II - [2] illustration lists, 308 pp., frontispiece plate illustration, 7 plates of illustrations, 12 chapter heading illustrations; Maroon cloth covers with gilt lettering on front and spine, gilt illustration on front of houses and landscape with line border; top edge gilt and all others untrimmed; Some shelf wear to covers, edges and corners with rubbing to joints and minor fraying of top and bottom of spine, slightly faded spine, several spots on covers, hinges cracked and loose, but holding, all plates present and several with old tape repair at hinges, tipped in magazine article of "Ramona Land". [Zamorano80 #46, Powell California Classics #23]. Helen Hunt Jackson (1830-1885) was an American poet, writer and activist in the… Read More

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1899. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Very Good. [9x6.25in]; xxi, 940 pp., [4] advertisements, frontispiece images of Jackson and Harmsworth, 211 illustrations and images on plates, five colored fold out maps of Franz-Joseph Land, appendices and index; Re-cased with original Dark green-blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on front and spine, gilt bordered color arctic landscape on front, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed; Minimal shelf wear to covers, edges and corners with rubbing to edges. [Arctic Biblio 7943, Howgego III J1]. Frederick George Jackson (1860-1938) a British arctic explorer of Siberia and leader of the 1894-97 Jackson-Harmsworth expedition to explore Franz-Joseph Land (Royal Geographical Society). During that expedition, Jackson found Fridtjof Nansen, who was presumed lost and dead, and helped direct him to safety and home. This book is about the 1000 consecutive days spent in the remote Arctic from Jackson's journals and notes. From… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. First Edition, 1st Printing. Near Fine/Very Good. Will James. [8.5x6in]; xiv, 269 pp., [38], frontispiece color illustration of cowboy on bucking bull by James, 29 illustrations with one double page and others in text, 21 black and white images of rodeo action with commentary; Red-orange linen covers with dark blue ink lettering on front and spine between six ink bands, all edges trimmed; Cream dust jacket with cream lettering in a gray field on front and spine, red bands on spine, color illustration (same as frontispiece) on front, black and white image of bucking horse and rider with description of the book and rodeos on back; Minimal shelf wear to covers, edges or corners with light rubbing, light age toning of text; Some shelf wear to dust jacket with age toning, small chips and closed tears along top and bottom edges, significant darkening of spine and at front and back joints, not price clipped. [Frazier p. 120]. William Roderick James (1892-1942), a… Read More

Auburn, NY: James M. Alden, 1850. First Edition. Very Good. [9.5x6.5in]; xxii, 517 pp., illustrated added title page, seven plates with illustrations, numerous illustrations in text; Green cloth cover with gilt lettering on spine and blind stamped border and devices on front and back, all edges trimmed; Some shelf wear and rubbing to covers, edges and corners, some foxing and soiling on endpapers and title page, front hinge cracking, slightly sunned spine, prior owners signatures on front endpaper and title page.

New York: Johnson and Ward, 1863. 2nd State. Very Good. [15.5x12.75in neatline and borders, 18x14in sheet]; Partial colored map of Washington and Oregon Territories and Idaho, with parts of California, Nevada, Utah, and British Possessions, details counties in Washington and Oregon, communities, forts, trails, Native American tribal areas, rivers and other geographical features, on verso 'Historical and Statistical View of the United States, 1860 showing Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Territories of Colorado, Dakota and Nevada; Some age toning along edges with several light stains and soil spots. [Wheat Trans-Miss p. 100, Lourie Map Project]. Alvin Jewett Johnson (1827-1884) was a map publisher that also worked for J. H. Colton, map publishing in the 1850's. During that time, Johnson developed experience, and Ross Browning as a partner, to establish to publish maps and atlases using Colton's steel plates reworked to lithographic stones. In 1860, Johnson issued the Johnson's New Illustrated (Steel… Read More