Search Results: Titles starting with J from Chanticleer Books

London: Mills & Boon, (1915). First UK edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Contemporary binding by (or for) W. H. Smith in blue linen-grain cloth with title and WHS monogram stamped in black; 333 pp. + 2 page advertisement and 32-page catalog; color frontispiece. Short tear at top of front free endpaper, else fine True first edition of this title, with 1915 date on copyright page and 34 pages of advertisements at rear. UK edition precedes the US edition by nearly 3 months. In his "Call of the Atlantic: Jack London's Publishing Oxyssey Overseas, 1902-1916" (Oxford Univerity Press, 2016) author Joseph McAleer notes that "Most first edition sales in England were not directly to the public but to large circulating libraries like Mudies and W. H. Smith. (p. 4). Later noting that W. H. Smith ranked London as ". . . one of its top-selling authors." (p. 156). It is likely that W. H. Smith replaced the shoddy Mills & Boon binding a more durable and attractive one of their… Read More

np: Johnson Reprint Corp. and Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1982. First edition. As new. Facsimile of Jackson Pollock's sketchbook or pad measuring 5 x 12 inches with 40 doubled leaves, housed in cloth-covered solander case with 20 page pamphlet bound in wrappers. Published in a limited edition of 525 numbered copies, this #462. The original sketchbook/pad dates from 1950.

n.p.: Ohio State University Press, (1968). First edition. Hardcover. Fine in lightly worn, price-clipped jacket. xi, 353 pp., octavo, original blue cloth, jacket. An annotated bibliography of James Thurber's entire literary output, including periodical publications.

San Francisco: Book Club of California, 2001. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine. Oblong quarto, dark green cloth and beige decorative boards; xiii, 84 pp., illustrated. Publication announcement/prospectus laid in. Edition of 350 copies printed by Patrick Reagh.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1927. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. Red cloth with gilt titles; xii, 239 pp. 8 full-page illustrations by Arnold Hall. A retelling of the ancient Jatakas in simple literary format similar to Aesop's fables and intended for younger readers.

Philadelphia: Lippincott, nd (circa 1935). Second edition. Hardcover. Previous owner ink stamp (The American Academy of Asian Studies) to front endpaper and title page, else very good. 305 pp., 25 illustrations from photographs, 2 maps; octavo, original terra cotta cloth with gilt spine title An interesting look at Java in the early 20th century.

London: Luzac & Co., 1939. First edition. Hardcover. Moderate soiling to covers, but overall very good. 215 pp., 7 folding maps printed in colors, octavo, original yellow cloth.

NY: Macmillan, 1917. First edition, first printing. Rubbing to edges of covers, contemporary owner name to top of front free endpaper, else very good.. Original red cloth with titles and decoration in gilt and black, octavo, ix, 337 pp. Color frontispiece. Publisher's 6-page catalogue of Jack London's books and 1 title by Alfred W. Pollard at rear With 2 typographical errors in the text as noted by Sisson & Martens: on page 45, line 4 "jnmping" for "jumping" and page 323, line 7 "Vila" for "Villa" (Sisson & Martens erroneousy locate this typo at page 333), Sisson & Martens page 94; BAL 11973.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1948. First edition thus. Fine in lightly edgeworn very good jacket. 291 pp; 12mo, original pale green cloth with gilt spine, dustjacket Seventh title in the uniform "Collected Works" edition.

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, (1972). First edition. Hardcover. Small stain at edge of front free endpaper, else fine in near fine jacket. Octavo, original black cloth, xvi, 248 pp., frontispiece and 36 full=page illustrations, 3 maps, jacket. Review copy with publisher's review slip laid in. An exhaustive biography of the famed former slave turned mountain man James Pierson Beckwourth (1798-1866).

NY: Century Co, 1913. First edition. Light wear to cover, but about very good.. Original dark green cloth with title and decoration in gilt, octavo, 343pp. 8 b/w plates by H. T. Dunn. Suggested first issue with 2 blank leaves at rear. BAL 11946, Sisson/Martens page 72.

NY: Century Co, 1913. First edition. About fine, remarkably clean and unworn. 1913 gift inscription in pencil to front blank leaf. Original dark green cloth with title and decoration in gilt, octavo, 343 pp. 8 b/w plates by H. T. Dunn. Suggested first issue with 2 blank leaves at rear. BAL 11946, Sisson/Martens page 72.

Newcastle: David Esslemont, 1980; 1981; 1997. Limited editions. Paperback. Fine. 3 volumes. First vol.: xiv, [1], 24 pp. (includes 22 numbered sheets with engravings printed on rectos only); second vol: xiv, [1], 32 pp. (includes 28 numbered sheets with engravings printed on rectos only); third volume: 8 pp. pamphlet in blue printed wrappers accompanying 17 numbered loose sheets with engravings printed on rectos. All volumes unbound, each in separate folder of natural linen and marbled boards, housed together in matching slipcase with letterpress label. Impressions from the original blocks of Thomas and John Bewick and Bewick apprentice Luke Clennell. Printed by hand on a Columbian press on BFK Rives Velin Cuve paper by David Esslemont. Limited editions: "John Bewick" No. 104/140; "Luke Clennell" No. 99/100; "Thomas Bewick Birds" one of 100 unnumbered copies.

Caldwell: Caxton Printers, Ltd., (1946). Second printing. A very good copy, quite clean and unworn, in price-clipped, worn dustjacket. Original blue cloth; octavo; 463 pp. Frontispiece and 28 monochrome plates. Map endpapers Bidwell was with the Bartleson party in 1841, the first emigrant train to make the overland journey to California from Missouri. Among other important activities, he was a leader in the revolt against Mexico, he was the first to discover gold on the Feather River, he founded the city of Chico

Washington: [privately published], 1907. First edition. Wrappers moderately sunburned, wear at foot of spine, else very good. Original printed card wrappers, quarto, [4], 52 pp. Photogravure frontispiece, 4 full-page plates from photographs, several mounted illustrations in the text Cowan p. 47; Graff 253; Howes B353. "Contains a good account of Bidwell's overland trip, his life with Sutter, and his later successes." (Graff). Scarce.

New York: The Typophiles, 1998. First edition. Fine. 101 pp., illustrated with 25 wood engravings by John De Pol, several pages of b/w photos; 8vo, blue cloth and decorative boards. A memoir of the artist and record of his long association with the "Typophiles." Typophile Chap Book New Series Number Two.

Glendale: Arthur H. Clark, 1962. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. Original red cloth, octavo, 404 pp. Frontispiece and 16 full-page plates from photographs. Quite clean and unworn A high-ranking member of the Mormon Church (he was the adopted son of Brigham Young) John D. Lee (1812-1877) was executed for his role in the 1857 Mountain Meadows Massacre when an overland party from Arkansas was massacred by a group of Indians and Mormons disguised as Indians. Western Frontiersmen Series IX

San Francisco: John Howell Books, 1982. First edition. Paperback. Minor smudges to covers, else fine. 186 pp., illustrated, original dark blue wrappers, 10.5 x 7 inches. Price list laid in. This 70th anniversary catalog represents a treasure trove of books, manuscripts and works of art. The color frontispiece reproduces item 86, Charles Nahl's "dramatic equestrian portrait of Joaquin Murieta," at $150,000 the highest price offering. Most subject areas are represented, including Californiana, explorations, literature, natural history, science, photography, etc.

Los Angeles: N.A. Kovach, 1946. First edition thus. A fine copy, quite clean and unworn, in about very good dustjacket with chip to spine head, slight fading to jacket spine and edges. Original blue cloth, small octavo (5.5 x 8.5 inches), pp xvii, 87. 8 b/w plates Reprint of the 1868 first edition. Vol. III of the California Centennial Series

London: Printed for W. Miller and for J. Archer and M. Mahon, Dublin, 1807. First edition. Spine ends chipped, front joint crack but holding on cords, text very clean and else very good. Armorial bookplate to front pastedown with the motto: "Credunt quod vident" . cix, 336 pp, [8] pp. catalog of William Miller at rear, engraved frontipiece; 8vo, contemporary speckled calf gilt, morocco lettering piece. The lengthy preface and introduction provide an annotated list of previous works on Irish travel, geography, history, etc., as well as detailed history of the island, and a brief gazetteer for the tourist. Sir Richard Colt Hoare (1758-1838) was an English antiquarian, traveller, artist, and amateur archaeologist. He authored several travel accounts, of which this is the first. His first publication was a translation from the Latin of 'The Historical Works of Geraldus Cambrensis."