Search Results: Authors starting with J from SmarterRat Books

The Macmillan Company, 1940. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good+ ; No jacket. 1940 The Macmillan Company. Second printing. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has blue cloth-covered boards with silver spine lettering. Black & white maps and diagrams. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Front cover has a faint 1-inch by 2-inch damp stain. Imprinted bookplate on front endpaper. Notation in ink on front free endpaper. One pair of facing pages has a darkened rectangle where something of low-quality paper was once stored. One page has two lines with impressions from erased pencil underlining. Otherwise, pages clean and unmarked. 243 pages. No dust jacket. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Atlantic Monthly Press, 1993. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Near Fine ; Very Good Jacket. 1993 Atlantic Monthly Press. First Edition, stated. First printing, stated. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has red textured paper-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Front cover has blind-stamped publisher's logo. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear at the spine ends. Pages clean and unmarked. 237 pages. Glossy illustrated dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. A Detective Sargent Mulheisen Mystery. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Hartmore House. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very Good ; Good Jacket. c1969 Hartmore House. Second Edition. 1975 printing. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has blue leather-grain textured paper-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped. Two pages have small wrinkles at bottom corner. A few pages have faint impressions from erased pencil marks in margins. Otherwise, pages are clean and unmarked. 160 pages. Dust jacket has overall surface rubbing, chipped and nicked edges, and small edge tears. Jacket spine is sunned. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Kowhai Publishing Ltd.. Softcover. Very Good. Very Good. Kowhai Publishing Ltd., Auckland, New Zealand. 8.25 x 11 inches. No date stated. Softcover, with stapled binding. Color photographs. High-quality glossy paper. 32 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have very light surface wear. Pages clean and unmarked. Light foxing to the fore edge and the bottom edge of the first page. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

The American-Scandinavian Foundation, 1930. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good+ ; No jacket. 1930 The American-Scandinavian Foundation. Second printing, copyright 1919. Volume XIII in the Scandinavian Classics series. Translated from the Danish by Hanna Astrup Larsen. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has maroon cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering and foundation logo on cover. Top page edges are gilt. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Spine lightly faded. Name and notation in ink on front free endpaper. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. 284 pages. No dust jacket. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Dutton Books, 2000. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Near Fine ; Very Good Jacket. 2000 Dutton Books. SIGNED by author on half-title page. First Edition. First printing. Full number line on verso. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has beige paper-covered boards with green paper-covered spine and gold spine lettering. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear at the spine ends. Pages clean and unmarked. 388 pages. Glossy dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear, with some wrinkling at the corners and spine ends. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. Bookstore "autographed copy" sticker on front of dust jacket. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Vintage Books, 1990. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Very Good. 1990 Vintage Books. Library of America edition. Trade paperback. 211 pages. Edited by William T. Stafford. Introduction by Elizabeth Hardwick. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Appears to be unread. Pages clean and unmarked.

Bantam Books, 1969. Paperback. Very Good. Very Good. 1969 Bantam Books. A Bantam Critical Edition. NOT ex-library. A Comprehensive study supplement, edited by Alfred Kazin. Paperback. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Pages clean and unmarked. Pages very lightly tanned at periphery but still supple. 555 pages.

Tor Books, 1991. Paperback. Very Good. Very Good. 1991 Tor Books. Complete and unabridged. Paperback. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Spine NOT creased. Bookplate with name in ink on inside of cover. Pages clean and unmarked. 83 pages.

Richard Bentley, 1839. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jackets. 1839 Richard Bentley, London. Four Volumes. NOT ex-library. Hardcovers, half-bound (spine, part of the boards, and corners) in brown leather with stamped borders over marbled paper. Red, orange, blue and white marbling is in antique straight pattern with large spots of orange color. Spine has five slightly raised bands with gilt geometric decorations. Title "Life & Times of Louis XIV" and author & volume number in gilt on black panels. Remaining panels have elaborate gilt floral devices and dotted borders. Top edges are dark brown. Gray endpapers. Black and white frontispieces and plates. Bindings tight and firm except for vol. 1, which is cracked at the front hinge and loosening, but overall is intact. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with boards exposed at some tips. Spine leather has some very light surface cracking, but no flaking; gilt worn in some places. Covers have moderate surface and edge wear, with some rubbing… Read More

British Museum Press, 1999. Softcover. Very Good. Near Fine. 1999 British Museum Press, London. Fourth printing, 2000. Softcover. Black and white photographs and illustrations. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Appears to be unread. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear. Pages clean and unmarked. 160 pages.

Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1895. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Very Good ; No jackets. 1895 Houghton Mifflin and Company, The Riverside Press. Two volumes, complete. NOT ex-library. Hardcovers have green cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Front covers have dark green lettering and dark green decorated panel with floral designs. Top page edges are gilt. Dark red coated endpapers. Black and white frontispiece, illustrations and plates; frontispiece has tissue guard. Bindings tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Covers have very light surface and edge wear, with minor rubbing to the corners. Small paper address label on bottom inner corner of front free endpaper of each. Smudge at top corner of front free endpaper of volume 1. Top gutter corner of rear endpaper on volume one is wrinkles and slightly pulled. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. 800 pages, continuous pagination. No dust jackets. "Edited, with Additional Notes by Estelle M. Hurll, and… Read More

Momentum Books, 1992. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very Good ; Good Jacket. 1992 Momentum Books, Ltd., Ann Arbor, Michigan. First Edition. First printing. Full number line on verso. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has black cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Black and white illustrations by Doug Parrish. 270 pages. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Top corner and spine ends lightly bumped. Pages clean and unmarked. Color illustrated dust jacket has light edge and surface wear, light wrinkling at the corners and spine ends and a half-inch tear near the bottom of the spine panel. This tear has been repaired on the inside of the jacket with archival repair tape. Dust jacket is price clipped. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Madison Press, 1967. Softcover. Fine. Fine. 1967 Madison Press. Softcover. Black and white photographs and illustrations. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. No visible wear to book. Book is gift quality. Pages clean and unmarked. 62 pages.

W. A. Wilde Company, 1930. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Fair ; No jacket. 1930 W. A. Wilde Company. Green cloth-bound hardcover has decorative title in gold on cover and spine. Spine faded. Corners and spine ends bumped and worn. A few small stains on covers. School name in pencil on front free endpaper. Hinges cracked. First signature is loose, but still attached. Some pages are dog eared; some have light handling marks. A few pages have small tears near the edges. Rear free endpaper has some glue residue. Still a nice reading copy. Frontispiece by Harold Cue. 294 pages. No dust jacket.

Ohio State University, 1949. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Very Good ; No jacket. 1949 Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. Yearbook. Oversize hardcover has padded dark blue vinyl-coated textured cloth-covered boards with white stamped spine and cover lettering and decorations. Black and white photographs. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Page edges have a few light smudges. Last page has very light foxing near the top. Pages clean and unmarked. 560 pages. No dust jacket, as issued. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. This is the original yearbook, not a reproduction.

Athenaeum Press, 1900. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Very Good ; No jacket. Athenaeum Press. No date, circa 1900. VOLUME 2 ONLY. Beaux and Belles of England series. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has light orange cloth-covered boards with red spine and cover lettering. Spine has Art Nouveau-style floral design in brown and red. Front cover has plain brown border. Top edges gilt. Deckle fore edges. Black and white frontispiece with tissue guard. Black and white plates. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Book is unread, as all the pages that were originally uncut when the book was new are still in that condition. Binding tight. Book is in excellent condition with only light surface and edge wear and some mild darkening to the spine. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. 325 pages. No dust jacket. VOLUME 2 ONLY. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Editions Robert Laffont, 1983. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very Good ; Good Jacket. 1983 Editions Robert Laffont. Copyright 1982. Hardcover has white textured paper-covered boards with purple spine and cover lettering. Text in French. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Corners lightly rubbed. Page edges lightly soiled. Pages clean and unmarked. 374 pages. Dust jacket has overall surface rubbing, chipped and nicked edges, small to 1 inch tears, and creases. Jacket edges are tanned. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

University School, 1946. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jacket. University School. Shaker Heights, Ohio. Oversize hardcover, 8.25 x 11 inches, has brown padded, faux- leather-covered boards with gilt cover lettering embossed illustration of the school tower. Black and white photographs. High-quality glossy paper. 128 pages. NOT ex-library. Binding pulled slightly after the title page, but essentially sound. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with some fraying at tips and spine ends. Name in pencil on front free endpaper. Pages otherwise clean and unmarked. No dust jacket, as issued. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. This is the original yearbook, not a reproduction.

Harlo Press, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Near Fine ; Good. Jacket. 1969 Harlo Press. First Edition. SIGNED by author on front free endpaper. Date on title page matches copyright on verso. No additional printings listed. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has blue cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear at the spine ends and minor bumping to the page tops. Pages clean and unmarked. 191 pages. Dust jacket has overall surface rubbing, chipped and nicked edges, and small tears. Dust jacket is price clipped. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.