Search Results: Authors starting with J from Grinning Cat Books

First U.S. Edition, First Printing. Limited Edition. Signed on the colophon by J. M. Coetzee. Black spine, ivory paper-covered boards 277 pages. Very fine in very fine dust jacket in a very fine turquoise slipcase. Signed on a specially printed page as part of Powell's "Indispensable" Series. J. M. Coetzee is a two time winner of the Booker Prize and the Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.

The Golden Primer Parts I & II., c. 1910. First Edition combining the two volumes of the 1884 edition into one. Very scarce. Gold-decorated pictorial white cloth, Title page and 26 color illustrations by Crane, printed by Edmund Evans. A near fine copy, with a bit of wear to the rare cover and a spot of two. Some foxing to the fore-edge. Internally fine, with text and illustrations bright, clean and richly colored. 8vo. 62pp. A wonderful copy of this children's educational classic.

First Edition of this story book with lovely full color illustrations throughout. Very Good. No Jacket, as published. Winter Milo (illustrator). A little rubbed to edges and small 1/4 inch mar on lower front cover, otherwise very bright with only light spotting on a few pages. Ex Lib on rear board. A truly lovely copy of this 100 year old children's classic!

First Edition. Limited Edition, one of only 300 copies, this being number 16, bound in cloth inscribed and numbered by Jackson. Famous jacket cover art by Joe Servello (illustrator). Fine in a fine dust jacket and slipcase.
"The trajectory of marginal Detroit mob-man Joe Service continues to leave a mess in its aftermath, the clearing up of which seems to be the eternal lot of Detroit copper Fang Mulheisen, now in his sixth appearance. In Deadman (1994), Joe was left in Montana, shot in the head. Here, still recovering from his coma, he takes off for Salt Lake City with his smitten nurse, Cathleen Yoder, who was lusted after by the female shooter in the previous novel. Joe and Cathleen become lovers, but his memory isn't as functional as his sex drive: he can't remember where his money is, and he has violent encounters with some large angry hoods from Tonga, whom he isn't sure really exist. Meanwhile Fang is falling hard for a rural woman in Montana, where he is still tracing Joe's part in previous… Read More

First Edition, First Printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. A groundbreaking work. Jane Jacobs (b. 1916 - d. 2006) was an American-born Canadian community activist noted for her incisive observations of urban planning and design. In her landmark book, Jacobs passionately criticizes the incoherence wrought by Modernist buildings upon city neighborhoods and their vitality. (Britannica). 8vo (9.1 in, 23.2 cm). [x], 458 [2] pp. An incredible copy of this transformational work.

First Edition, Limited Issue. One of 500 numbered copies signed by James Boyd and N.C. Wyeth, this being number 86. Illustrated with 14 full page color plates and pictorial endpapers by Wyeth. Includes seven pages of letters in facsimile between Boyd and Wyeth concerning this edition. Previous owner's name on front blank, else near fine and tight in original orange cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and with a pictorial onlay on the upper cover. Cover illustration somewhat rubbed in places. Octavo. 409 pages. A wonderful copy of this rare and timeless classic young adult, coming of age tale from the U.S. Revolutionary War.

First Edition, First Printing. A fantastic children's tale by the renowned author, James Thurber. First issue with illustrator Marc Simont's first name spelled "Mark" on the title page. Fine in a very good plus dust jacket, with small chips on the top and tail of the spine and closed tear on front top edge of the jacket; otherwise a very bright with no fading. Includes wonderful illustrations by Marc Simont. Signed by Simont on the title page, and including a letter from Simont to a fan discussing his collaboration with Thurber. Octavo.124 pp. A beautiful copy, one of the best we've seen.

Collector's Luxury Edition. Complete in 6 volumes. Fine, as new. Beautifully presented in red leather with gilt lettering on spine and boards, and gilt on fore, top and bottom edges, hubbed spine, satin ribbon page markers, moire end sheets, thread-sewn pages With watercolors of C.E. and H.M. Brock from the historic first color-illustrated 'Brock' edition. Set comprising: Emma, Mansfield Park, Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion, and Northanger Abbey. Preface by Reginald Brimley Johnson. Octavos. 15 cm x 22 cm. 245 pp. (vol. 1); 261 pp. (vol. 2); 397 pp. (vol.3); 494 pp. (vol.4); 503 pp. (vol.5); 381 pp. (vol. 6). An amazing set for the Austen fan and collector.

THE MEMORIAL EDITION (1903). First Limited Edition of only 1000 copies of which this is number 702. In 20 volumes, complete. Internal content near fine to fine and complete. Bindings very good plus; all in publisher's original green cloth with labeled plates on the spine and bright gilt top stain. Mild wear, toning and wear to some spine labels. Overall, a wonderful set of this famous and rare compilation.
Each volume has two title pages and the second title pages each have a frontispiece. Edited by Andrew A Lipscomb and Albert Ellery Bergh. This scarce Lipscomb-Bergh edition has three different imprints, including the Memorial Edition (1903-4), Library Edition (1903-4), and the Definitive Edition (1905, 1907). However, these imprints are not known to differ from each other in content. There are original essays in each volume, by various authors including Thomas Jefferson Coolidge and William Jennings Bryan, and examining topics such as 'Jefferson's Contribution to a Free Press,' and 'Jefferson as a… Read More

First Deluxe Limited Edition thus. One of 200 copies printed, (this one unnumbered), on the occasion of the American Bicentennial, this copy being unnumbered. A stunning work. Fine in dark blue half-bound goatskin over beautiful hand-marbled boards by Barnard & Jackson, lettered in gilt within a circular leather onlay on the front cover. Presented in a near fine lightly rubbed blue cloth slipcase. Illustrated with 30 hand-colored maps, all but one of which fold-out, and many of which are two pages. Pages are hand-numbered. First published in 1776, this was one of the first major atlases of the Americas.
This extremely high quality facsimile was based on the hand colored copy of the original held by the Royal Geographical Society and was issued to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The Maps cover the whole of the Americas, but the majority focus on the then known areas of North America. This beautiful copy is quite large and heavy, and may require additional postage.

First Edition, First Printing. Signed by President Carter on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. With four B&W illustrations by his daughter, Amy. President Carter reminisces about the Christmas holidays he spent as a boy, a youth, a midshipman, a naval officer, a governor, and a President. 5.5' x 7.5', 156 pp. A lovely copy.

First Edition. Signed by both President Carter and his wife, First Lady Rosalynn Carter, n the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dustjacket. For Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, the transition from the White House to Plains, Georgia, was painful. Everything To Gain is their warm and unpretentious account of their successful adjustment to a new life, full of encouragement and insight for any couple wanting to renew their commitment to each other and to life. A fine copy of their moving and inspirational story.

First Edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket: Illustrated by Barry Moser. Inscribed by Moser on the title page. Forty (40) pages with wonderful illustrations throughout by Moser. Fine in cream paper over boards and yellow cloth with bright red lettering on cover and spine. Fine dust jacket, not price clipped. Size: 11.25 x 8.75 Inches. A lovely, Moser illustrated copy of this timeless classic.

First Edition, First Printing. Very good plus. Quite scarce. An inspirational classic of Native American Literature, being a series of interviews with famous Lalokta holy man, Black Elf, who survived both the Battle of Little Big Horn and the Wounded Knee Massacre. Complete with 15 beautiful illustrations by Standing Bear. Gray cloth with mild spots; rubbing to top and bottom cover edges, with corners bumped. Binding square and tight with no cocking. Pages are fine, clean and unmarked. A very nice copy of this amazing Native American story.

First Edition. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Bound in original publisher's black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. First issue jacket with authors photo on rear panel rather than reviews found on later issue jackets. Jones' first book, basis for the 1953 film starring Montgomery Clift, Burt Lancaster, and Frank Sinatra. From Here to Eternity is the debut novel of American author James Jones. It is loosely based on Jones' experiences in the pre-World War II Hawaiian Division's 27th Infantry and the unit in which he served, Company E ("The Boxing Company"). Fellow company member Hal Gould said that while the novel was based on the company, including some depictions of actual persons, the characters are fictional and both the harsh conditions and described events are inventions. From Here to Eternity won the National Book Award and was named one of the 100 Best Novels of the 20th century by the Modern Library Board. Octavo (8 1/2" x 6"), 861 pp. A great copy.

Third Edition. Juglar was a French statistician for whom the Juglar cycle is named, one of the first business cycles identified in economic theory. Translated, edited, and updated with an introduction by DeCourcy W. Thom. Very good in original maroon cloth lettered in gilt on front cover and spine, spine lettering dull, page edges and endpapers somewhat spotted, binding otherwise tight and sharp. Duodecimo. 14 x 19.5 cm. [viii]; 189 pp.

Fine in publisher's original glossy illustrated boards and fine pictorial dust jacket. Signed by beloved illustrator, Jerry Pinkney, on front free endpaper with drawing of John Henry. 1995 Caldecott Honor Award Winner. Slim quarto. Unpaginated. Fully illustrated with reproductions of color drawings from Jerry Pinkney. An outstanding copy!