Search Results: Authors starting with J from Bluebird Books

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition w/Scribner A & colophon on copyright page. In red-orange full cloth-covered boards. Titling in gilt on cover & spine. Lacks a dust jacket. --- In nice shape but with a bowed front cover and sunned spine. Penciled notes on half title page and somewhat yellowed interior pages. Volume firm and clean. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 236 pages .

Boston: Little, Brown, and Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1937. Hardcover. Helen Hunt Jackson's semi-autobiographical novel is centered around young Nelly and friends and first appeared in 1878. This 1937 Little, Brown edition features 3 of the original 4 color plates with illustrations by Harriet Roosevelt Richards (the image of yodeling boy is missing), and endpapers illustrated in black & white. --- In black cloth-covered boards with that missing boy yodeler's illustration pasted to the cover. Gilt-stamped spine titling. --- A Good only copy: the leaves are quite soft and thus fragile, with tears to half title page. Back cover with soiling, and spine gilding has dulled, else a solid, intact copy.; Octavo (8 to 9 in. tall); (10), 332 pages .

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. Fine. 1993. Softcover. 0806125047 . A softcover reprint edition of Donald Jackson's examination of the important role played by President Thomas Jefferson in ". . .advocating and shaping the exploration, settlement and development of the Trans-Mississippi West" (per the back panel). With a foreword by James T. Ronda. Includes 15 maps. --- In light blue wraps with a photo of a rocky peak to front panel. --- A bright, tightly-bound, newish copy lacking damages worthy of mention.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; xx, 339 pages .

New York: The Macmillan Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1937. Hardcover. Stated first printing. In full orange cloth-covered boards with Guatamala native decorations on cover and spine in orange and black. Publisher's orange topstain. With numerous sepia-toned photos. With maps of author's travels at endpapers. Bears prev. owner's penciled and inked signatures on half-title and on title page and slightly sunned spine; is otherwise a clean, firm copy. Lacks the dust jacket. --- Californian's account of his travels in Guatemala and his encounters with peoples thereof. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 276 pages .

New Haven: Yale University Press. Fair with no dust jacket. 1965. Softcover. A softcover reprint edition of a scholarly examination of the wagon roads used as a part of American westward expansion. With 21 maps showing the routes of many of them, and a foreword by W. H. Goetzmann. This work originally published by University of California Press in 1952. --- In wraps with image of a covered wagon drawn by oxen to front cover. --- An about-Fair copy with reading creases to spine, red highlighting on at least one page, conspicuous rubbing & a little soiling to covers and prior owner's signature to first page, else an intact, sound copy.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; xix, 422, (4, ads) pages .

Philadelphia: H. C. Carey and I. Lea. Very Good+. 1823. Hardcover. A two-volume first edition of an account of the Long Expedition to the Rocky Mountains by expedition botanist and geologist Edwin James. Compiled from the notes of Major Stephen H. Long, Mr. T. Say, and other gentlemen of the party by Mr. James. This rather scarce set presents the account of the experiences of the Stephen H. Long expedition of 1819-1820, in which Long was sent to find the source of the Platte River in the Rocky Mountains. Lacks the separate accompanying oversize atlas which was issued in 1822 per Howes J.41, who remarks [the expedition was notable in that it supplemented] ". . .earlier discoveries of Pike and of Lewis and Clark, and pronouncing the plains region as nothing but a desert, incapable of cultivation!". --- In maroon half leather and marbled paper-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling, four raised bands to spines and marbled endpapers. --- A very nice set, with bright, mostly… Read More

New York: The Modern Library / Random House. Very Good+ in Fair dust jacket. [c.1954]. Hardcover. A Modern Library Giant edition presenting seventeen stories by Henry James (1843-1916), selected and introduced by Clifton Fadiman. Includes "The Middle Years," "Mrs. Medwin," "The Beast in the Jungle" and others. --- In Toledano spine G5 / pale green cloth / gilt titling & ML torchbearer oval on red cover & spine blocks / faded red topstain / blank GA style endpapers / jacket style Gd, verso advertises 371 titles in ML catalog. Likely published c.1954 (though 1945 date appears in book). ML #G11.3. --- A loosened front hinge has been repaired on this item; with mild age-toning to leaves and acidic staining to endpapers, else a tightly-bound, unmarked, sound copy. Fair-only, brittle dust jacket with numerous tears (including full-length one at spine), darkened spine but remaining mostly intact and protected in new removable mylar wrapper.; Octavo - 8 to 9… Read More

New York: The Modern Library / Random House. Good in Poor dust jacket. [c.1944-53]. Hardcover. A Modern Library edition of the 1902 novel by Henry James. The story is centered around a wealthy young American heiress who takes ill, and those who purport to help her, some genuinely; some not. With a preface by the author. --- In Toledano spine 8 / green cloth / gilt titling on black spine & cover blocks / grey Kent endpapers / jacket style h, verso lists titles in ML catalog, but total number not visible. Likely published c.1944-53 (though 1937 date appears in book). ML #244.1. --- This book has been exposed to dampness, resulting in dampstains to cloth and slightly rippled leaves, along with some foxing to textblock edges, otherwise a tightly-bound, sound copy. Unclipped dust jacket ($1.25) with no shortage of holes (especially to back panel), likely the result of starch-eating silverfish, but mostly intact and wrapped in removable archival mylar protector. Note: This item is damaged… Read More

London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.. Fair with no dust jacket. 1962. Hardcover. A 1962 reprint edition of the 1948 issuance. An ex-library copy of an Everyman's Library edition of the 1903 novel by Henry James (1843-1916). "The Ambassadors" was first published in 12 parts in the North American Review, and is the story of a prosperous American who realizes that there is more to life than he thought when he visits Europe. With an introduction by Frank Swinnerton. Entry 987 in Everyman's Library Fiction series. --- In EL larger format binding style 4. Full green cloth-covered boards with spine titling stamped in a coppery gilt alloy and gilt interlocked "EL" in script at tail of spine. Volume lacks the dust jacket. --- A Fair-only copy, with considerable evidence of former ownership by a lending library: rubberstampings, sticker, tape and sticker removal traces and general wear. Overall, this book is… Read More

New York: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1988. Hard Cover. 1555841295 . The eminent novelist Henry James toured France in the autumn of 1882 and published an account of his travels (without illustrations) in 1884. An illustrated edition appeared in 1900 with 94 watercolors of Joseph Pennell, reproduced in black & white. Nearly a century later, this edition was published, combining the words of James with Pennell's art, color reproductions of magnificent Impressionist paintings, line drawings and attractive color maps of the cities visited. --- In blue paper-covered boards with a color reproductions of Renoir's A view of Cagnes pasted to cover. Jacket with the same Renoir art. --- With prior owner's name inked to textblock fore-edge, else a clean, bright, tightly-bound copy. Unclipped jacket with two small tears, otherwise in excellent shape; protected in clear removable mylar wrapper.; Oblong 12mo (7 to 7-1/2 in. tall); 256 pages .

New York: The Modern Library / Random House. Very Good+ in Fair dust jacket. [c.1952]. Hardcover. A shorter novel by Henry James (1843-1916), centered around the relationship between an erudite New York physician and his daughter, in a Modern Library reprint edition. With an introduction by Clifton Fadiman. --- In Toledano spine 8 / pale green cloth / gilt titling on red spine & cover blocks / red topstain / grey Kent endpapers / jacket style h, verso lists 362 titles in ML catalog. Likely published c.1952 (though 1950 date appears in book). ML #269.1. --- A sound copy: clean, tightly-bound and unmarked but with some dulling to cover & sound gilding. Fair-only price-clipped dust jacket with significant tears and chipping, green dot sticker to spine and a large chip to lower spine area; wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; 12mo 7" - 7-1/2" tall; xii, 291 pages .

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Heritage Press. Near Fine. 1977. Hardcover. It has been said about Henry James's shorter novel, "For sheer terror. . ."The Turn of the Screw" is the apotheosis of the macabre in literature." It is offered in a deluxe Heritage Press reprint edition with illustrations by Mariette Lydis, and an introduction by Carl Van Doren. --- In dark red cloth-covered boards variant with curving screw-like imagery and titling in silver to cover, spine titling also in silver. Sandglass leaflet laid in (Norwalk, no number). Volume housed in pale grey paper-covered slipcase. --- With a hint of sunning to spine, else a clean, bright, tightly-bound copy lacking obvious damages. Slipcase with a ding to one corner; is otherwise undamaged and structurally sound.; Small Quarto (9 to 11 in. tall) ; xiii, 145 pages .

New York: The Viking Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1951. Hardcover. A diverse collection of writings by Henry James in a compact hardcover edition. Includes selections of his short stories and nouvelles, literary criticism, travel, and autobiographical writings and letters. Selections and introduction by editor Morton Dauwen Zabel. --- In blue and brown cloth-covered boards with 'Henry James' in blind to cover; spine titling in gilt and brown; all edges stained in brown. Volume lacks the dust jacket. --- With a crease to the upper corners of several leaves toward the front of the volume and with minor wear to cover edges, otherwise a tightly-bound, sound copy.; 16mo - 6 to 7 in. tall; viii, 696 pages .

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1916. Hardcover. Volume one only (of two) of the highly-regarded novel by Henry James, first published in serial form in 1880. The story is centered around a woman who inherits her father's substantial wealth. With frontis sepia-toned John Singer Sargent painted portrait of Mr. James. --- In full navy cloth-covered boards with titling in gilt to cover and spine; top edge gilt. Volume lacks a dust jacket. --- With noticeable loss of cover gilding, a small tear to cloth at mid-spine, prior owner's signature to front free endpaper, and volume has been exposed to moisture resulting in moderate rippling and a few dampstains, otherwise a sound copy.; Small Octavo - 7-1/2 to 8 in. tall; (8), 427 pages .

New York: Everyman's Library - E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc.. Fair in Good dust jacket. 1953. Hardcover. A collection of fiction writings of Henry James in an American Everyman's Library edition by E. P. Dutton. Includes his "Daisy Miller", "Washington Square" and four additional shorter works. Each with editor's notes, commentary by James on each, and James's essay "The Art of Fiction". Edited and with an introduction by James scholar Leon Edel. An entry in the Dutton Everyman's Library series, #649A. --- In grey cloth-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling & decorations on maroon blocks and plain cover. Jacket features bust of James on cover. --- A Fair only copy with copious inked underlinings and marginalia; else a firmly bound copy. Price-clipped dust jacket with a full-length vertical tear at rear joint, chips and tears and protected in removable mylar wrapper.; 16mo (6 to 7 in. tall); xxiv, 609 pages .

New York: The Heritage Press. Near Fine. 1971. Hardcover. A deluxe, illustrated reprint edition of the 1880 novel by Henry James. "Washington Square" is one of his shorter works, and is centered around the relationship between an erudite physician and his daughter. With illustrations by Lawrence Beall Smith and an introduction by Louis S. Auchincloss. --- In coral cloth-covered boards gilt-stamped spine titling, printed on buff colored leaves; patterned brown endpapers. Volume protected in red paper-covered slipcase. Sandglass flyer laid in (Avon, no. X:36). --- A bright, clean, firm copy lacking damages worthy of mention. Slipcase w/minor sunning but remains structurally sound.; Tall Octavo (9 to 10 in. tall); xiii, 204 pages .

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1982. Hardcover. The 1903 novel by Henry James (1843-1916) was first published in 12 parts in the North American Review and is offered here in a deluxe leatherbound reprint edition by the Franklin Library. Illustrated by Bernard Fuchs. An entry in the publisher's 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature series, issued in conjunction with the Bicentennial of the American Revolution. One of an unspecified number in a limited edition. --- Bound in full red bonded leather covers with three raised bands on spine. Spine titling, elaborate decorations to covers and spine, and textblock edges all in bright gilt. Interior leaves printed on high-quality papers. Tan silk moire endpapers, with matching sewn-in satin ribbon placemarker. Volume lacks a dust jacket (as issued). --- An about-Near Fine copy with faint scuffed spots to textblock fore-edge, corresponding slight indentations to cover fore-edges… Read More

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 1978. Leather. The great novel by Henry James, first published in serial form in 1881, in a fancy leatherbound reprint edition. With illustrations by Colleen Browning, an introduction by R. W. Stallman, a preface by the publisher, and a color frontis portrait of Henry James by Bob Dacey. Issued as part of the publisher's Collector's Edition series: The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. --- Bound in full burgundy leather covers with distinctive gilt decorations and titling stamped on covers and spine; five raised bands on spine. All edges also in gilt. Light brown silk moire endpapers, with matching sewn-in satin ribbon placemarker. Lacks a dust jacket (as issued). --- A clean, tightly-bound, bright copy lacking apparent damages. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested.) ; Small Quarto - 9 to 11 in. tall; xi, 516 pages .

New York: The Heritage Press. Near Fine. 1963. Hardcover. The 1903 novel by Henry James (1843-1916) was first published in 12 parts in the North American Review. This attractive edition in slipcase and illustrated in color by Leslie Saalburg. With an introduction by the author. --- In full red cloth-covered boards with titling and decorations in gilt on dark red cover & spine blocks; red topstain. Sandglass leaflet laid in (New York, no. I:29). Slipcase covered in copper foil-look paper. --- A clean, bright and tightly-bound copy lacking damages worthy of mention. Slipcase with mild scuffing, remains structurally sound. Overall, a very nice copy with striking illustrations.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; xviii, [4], 384 pages .

New York: The Modern Library / Random House. Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. [c.1949]. Hardcover. A Modern Library hardcover reprint edition in jacket of the highly regarded novel by Henry James which first appeared in serial form in 1880-1881. The story is centered around an independent-minded American heiress who seeks her destiny in Europe. Complete and unabridged: both volumes I and II included in this single edition. Includes a brief profile of the author. Jacket with E. McKnight Kauffer illustration on cover. --- In Toledano spine 8 / grey cloth / gilt titling on black spine & cover blocks / black topstain / grey Kent endpapers / jacket style h, verso lists 344 titles in ML catalog. Likely published c.1949 (though 1909 date appears in book). ML #107.3. --- With infrequent pencilings within the text and prior owner's signature to front free endpaper, else a sturdy, sound copy. Unclipped dust jacket ($1.25) with chips along edges and chafing to crease points, otherwise intact and… Read More