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

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. Inscribed and Signed by author, [9.25x6.25in]; xix, 218 pp., [1] colophon, 16 illustrations and images, index; Brown cloth covers with gilt and black ink lettering on spine in dark brown field, top edge yellow ink stain, all edges trimmed; minimal shelf wear to edges; Brown dust jacket with yellow lettering on front and spine, illustration of Browne and horse on front, advertisements in brown and black ink on back; Minor shelf wear to edges and corners, inscribed by author "A wish for continued success in your collecting and "Good Reading" - from the author RH Dillon to Tom Champion 11-5-91

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. [9.25x6.25in]; xix, 218 pp., [1] colophon, 16 illustrations and images, index; Brown cloth covers with gilt and black ink lettering on spine in dark brown field, tope edge yellow ink stain, all edges trimmed; minimal shelf wear to edges, corners bumped, dusty top edge; Brown dust jacket with yellow lettering on front and spine, illustration of Browne and horse on front, advertisements in brown and black ink on back; Minor shelf wear to edges and corners, price clipped.

Albuquerque: The University of New Mexico, 1969. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. [9.5x6.5in]; xxi, 419 pp., 15 illustrations by Browne, appendix and index; Brown cloth covers with dark brown ink lettering on spine, dark blue end papers, all edges trimmed,Minimal shelf wear to covers and edges, corners bumped, some speckled spotting on top edge and other edges of text; Gray Dust jacket with black lettering on front and spine, sepia image of Browne in blue oval border; Minimal shelf wear to edges and corners, some rubbing and soiling of surface, price clipped.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1998. First Edition, 1st Printing. Boards. Fine/Fine. [January], 8vo [9.5x6.5in]; xxv, 335 pp., 2 maps, 35 images, notes, bibliography and index; Black paper on covers with silver lettering on spine, all edges trimmed; Dust Jacket image of Jack London on front with black and white lettering on front and spine, critics comments on book on back; Both Book and Dust Jacket are in Fine condition with minimal shelf wear, no prior owner markings and not price clipped. A very good overview of Jack London and his life, writings and loves.

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 2009. First Edition. Fine. Signed, Limited to 500 copies, Large Quarto [13.25x10in]; xv, 324 pp., frontispiece of Kings River Canyon view of Mt. Hutchings, 92 images and illustrations, some in color throughout text, extensive appendices, endnotes, references, bibliography and index; Forest green linen cloth covers with black linen back strip, gilt lettering on spine, inset paper label with title and illustration of Yosemite on front, watercolor illustration of Yosemite Valley from Mariposa Trail [1889, Andrew Melrose] on front and back end papers; Negligible shelf wear, minor scratch to lower spine, signed by author on half-title page and four-page prospectus tipped in. [BCC #225]. James Mason Hutchings (1820-1902) was one of the many Englishmen that came to California in 1849 for the Gold Rush. He made his fortune in mining and was one of the early promoters of the wonders of Yosemite Valley and the National Park. As a businessman, he established a hotel… Read More

Georgetown, CA: The Talisman Press, 1967. First Edition. Slipcased. Near Fine. SIGNED #74 of 250 copies, Special edition, [9.25x6.75in]; [12], 13-558 pp., [1] colophon, frontispiece color portrait of Marshall in 1849, illustration of Marshall in later years pointing to the spot gold was discovered on title page, second frontispiece color portrait of John Sutter, 26 illustrations and images, facsimiles of letters, documents and hand drawn map relating to Marshall in rear pocket; Black, brown and tan marbled paper on boards with black simulated morocco back strip and yellow ink lettering on spine, mustard end papers, all edges trimmed, straw text paper; Double slipcased with maroon inner case and mustard outer case with tan spine label and black lettering, color illustration of Marshall monument in Coloma; Negligible shelf wear to book, prior owner ink signature on front end paper; Outer slipcase has minor soiling and age toning with several wear spots along spine edges, inner case has slightly darken… Read More

Los Angeles: Warren F. Lewis, 1949. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. [9.25x6in]; xii, [1] 168 pp., 36 black/white illustrations, frontispiece image of author, fold out facsimile, in six colors, of Mitchell's 1846 map of the west attached to back free end paper; Desert tan cloth binding with dark brown lettering on spine and desert illustration on front, illustration of wagon descending from mountains to desert on front and back end papers; Pale yellow/cream dust jacket with dark brown lettering on cover and spine with illustration of pioneer family on front and book advertisement on back, Powell's, San Jose, bookseller stamp on back end paper; Slight darkening of dust jacket with small closed tears at top of spine. [Kurutz 428]. These are fifty selected sketches by by William Lewis Manly (1821-1903, also spelled Manley) and edited by Woodward of articles written by Manly for The Pioneer weekly paper in San Jose, CA, in the early 1890's. Manly is known for his 1894 book, Death Valley in ‘49,… Read More

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1884. First Edition. Near Fine. [9.25x6.5in]; viii, index to Miscellaneous Documents, 1046 pp., index to the Jeannette Inquiry document, facsimile of last page of De Long journal, witness statements, excerpts of De Long, Ambler and Collins journals, letters and extracts from letters, telegrams, and notes, and statements from counsel; Rebound dark brown cloth covers with original spine label of gilt lettering on red leather and additional gilt lettering on black label, all edges trimmed; Minimal shelf wear , top text block age darken, minor age toning to edges of text, book plate of Steve Fossett on front end paper. [Howgego III D4]. The Jeannette expedition (1879-81) was led by Lieutenant-Commander George Washington De Long (1844-81). The purpose was to find a route through the Bering Strait, that was warmed by the Pacific Kiro Shio current to an open polar sea. The 'Jeannette' became icebound, northwest 350 Km and sunk in May 1881 some 400 Km from the… Read More

Salt Lake City, UT: University of Utah Press, 1989. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. [6.25x9.25"]; xiv, 216 pp., notes, bibliography, index; Tan cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine, all edges trimmed; Black dust jacket with gold lettering on front and spine, Borthwick's illustration of miner's camp in gold and black oval border, advertisements in gold and white lettering on back; Dust jacket has minor shelf wear and closed tears on top edge, creases and rubbing to edges. John David Borthwick (1824-1892) was a Scottish physician and journalist, with training as an artist. This book is a biography of his life and his adventures in the New World. After traveling to Canada, in 1850, he traveled to California by way of the Isthmus of Panama and arrived almost a year later in 1851. He spent the next three years traveling in the gold country observing and sketching. He returned to Scotland and in 1857, Three Years in California, was published. Borthwick illustrated his book with eight of his own… Read More

Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University Press, 1963. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. [9.25x6.25in]; xlix, 264 pp., indexed and illustrated with notes on plants by Helen M. Gilkey and on animals by Robert M. Storm; Cream buckram cloth covers with glit lettering in sea blue field on spine and front, map of Pacific Ocean bordered with illustrations on both end papers, all edges trimmed; Minimal shelf wear to covers, edges or corners, slight age toning along edges and spine; Some shelf wear to Dust Jacket with darken and light stains on spine, small chips and closed tears to all edges and corners, several age spots and marks on surfaces, copy of 1964 review from William and Mary Quarterly laid in. [Howgego I L101]. John Ledyard (1751-1789) was an early American adventurer and explorer. At 25, he served as a marine corporal on Captain James Cook's third voyage to the Pacific. This book reprints the complete text of John Ledyard's journal published in 1783 (first book published in the United States… Read More

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

Norman, OK: University Of Oklahoma Press, 1956. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. [9x6.5in]; xxii, [1], 364 pp., map and 8 illustrations; Brick cloth covers with silver lettering on spine, top edge stained brick red, all edges trimmed; Cream dust jacket with dark green lettering on front and spine, front illustration of Walker and wife on horseback, advertisements on back, additional advertisements on verso; Little fading to top text block and some small spotting on fore edge; Dust jacket has some shelf wear to edges with several small closed tears, spine slightly darken with some spotting to back cover, water stain on verso of bottom spine.

Georgetown, CA: The Talisman Press, 1962. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. [9.5x6.5in];150 pp., [1] colophon, three half tone images, bibliography and index; Light gray cloth covers with black lettering on salmon paper spine label, map of 1841 overland route on gray end papers, all edges trimmed; Slight dust stains to top edge; Light gray paper dust jacket with black and red lettering on front and spine, advertisement black lettering with design borders on back; Minimal shelf wear to dust jacket, spine sunned and soiling spots on front, price clipped.

San Francisco: The Sierra Club, 1930. First Edition. Very Good/Good. Taylor & Taylor. Limited to 1500 copies [reprint of 1875 edition] [printed by Taylor & Taylor ] [8.5x6in]; [1], x, [4], 152 pp., [1], five images, including frontispiece and facsimile of original 1875 title page; Blue-gray paper boards with light tan cloth spine and paper label, fore and bottom edges untrimmed; Plain paper dust jacket with repeat of label printed on spine, as issued; Paper boards slightly faded, corners bumped, minor shelf soiling to top of text block, top of spine has small unraveling and top front cover inside edge at spine shows signs of nibbling, ink inscription to prior owner on front endpaper; Dust jacket has typical shelf wear at edges and loss of 4 inches of bottom of spine with no loss to slightly darken spine printing. Joseph Le Conte [1823-1901] arrived in Berkeley in 1869 as a Professor of geology, natural history and botany with the newly established University of California. In 1870, he was invited by… Read More

London: The Hakluyt Society - Cambridge University Press, 1994. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. [8.5x5.75in]; Vol. I, 1994 - ccxl, 232 pp., six plates including frontispiece, eight maps and three illustrations; Vol. II, 1995 - vi, 233-613 pp., 14 plates with frontispiece and 17 maps, charts and views, 3 illustrations, appendices, bibliography and index; light blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine and gilt devise on front, all edges trimmed; Dark blue dust jacket with dark blue and white lettering in white bordered pale green field on front and spine, advertisement on back; Negligible shelf wear to book, dust jacket spine faded with minor wear to surfaces. The Hakluyt Society was founded in 1846 in London for the publication of primary sources of exploration and discovery expeditions. They were named after Richard Hakluyt (1552-1616) a collector and editor of narratives of voyages and travels. The publications are primarily from English expeditions related to English interests from the… Read More

London: John Murray, 1815. Second Edition, Revised and Corrected, with Additions. Near Fine. [11x9in]; [i-v], vi-xvii, 373 pp., fold out map of route from mouth of the Gambia and Niger Rivers to "Tombuctoo", several illustrations and tables in text, addenda and appendices; Quarter bound in with modern marbled paper on boards, black leather ribbed spine with gilt lettering on red leather labels, rules and devices, new dark brown stiff end papers; Negligible shelf wear to covers, edges or corners, text and map pages are age-toned at edges with some typical text offsets and bleed through, closed 1.5in at lower hinge of map and small closed tear at a top fold crease, original free end paper shows some soiling, foxing in text is minimal and light. A very good copy with a near fine binding. [Howgego II P4, Printing and the Mind of Man #253]. Mungo Park (1771-1806) was a Scottish country doctor and explorer of West Africa. Park was one of a group of African explorers hired by the Association for Promoting… Read More

Cambridge: The Hakluyt Society - University Press, 1955. First Edition, 1st Printing. Near Fine/Very Good. [Four volumes published and issued from 1955 to 1974] [9.5x6.5in] Vol. I (1955) - cclxxxiv [introduction], 684 pp., frontispiece color portrait of Cook, 45 illustrations and maps, with several in color and fold out, bibliographic references, appendices and index; Vol. II (1961) - clxx [introduction], 1021 pp., frontispiece color illustration of Resolution, 82 illustrations and maps, appendices, index, with separate Volume II addenda/corrigenda (1969, pp. 1-6 [1]), tipped in card "With the complements of the National Geographical Society; Vol. III, Part One (1967) - ccxxiv [introduction], 718 pp., frontispiece color portrait of Cook, 68 maps and illustrations, 13 sketch maps in text, bibliographic references, with separate Royal Society article 'Cook the Navigator' from a 1969 lecture by Beaglehole, Part Two (1967) - viii, 724-1647 pp., frontispiece illustration of David Samwell, 10… Read More

San Francisco: Dewey Publishing Company, 1907. First Edition, Author's Edition. SIGNED by Author, [9.5x6.75in]; Among the Mines of Mexico - 255 pp., frontispiece image of Mexican town gate, 94 black and white images, 25 drawings; Across the San Juan Mountains - 130 pp., 48 black and white images, 12 drawings, cross sections, and maps; Sage green cloth covers with embossed black lettering on front and spine, black, sage and red illustration by Maynard Dixon on front and spine, top edge trimmed, black and red title pages with designs; Some shelf wear to covers edges and corners, rubbing to joints and spine corners frayed, surfaces a little soiled with spots and a few scratches, damp stains to bottom edge, some age toning spots on end papers, pencil author inscription and date with prior owner name on front free end paper.

Philadelphia: The Blakiston Company, 1943. Later Edition. Very Good. Marion Rombauer Becker, Illustrator. [6x8.5"]; Light Blue cloth covers with white lettering on a dark blue field on spine and front, blue and white lined diamond patterns on cover; 884 pp., chapter and other illustrations in text; Minor soiling and shelf wear to covers and edges, darkening of top edges and spine, small white spot on back cover, prior owner ink signature and date on front endpaper. Irma Rombauer [1877-1962] was and still is a major figure in American cooking. The Joy of Cooking was first issued on 1931 and is still in print. This is the war rationing edition with added chapters sugarless and sugar-saving recipes, and meat stretching, substitutes and supplementary dishes.