Search Results: Titles starting with J from About Books

Various places: Various publishers, 1920. Very Good condition. This is a one-of-a kind bound-up volume containing about 17 of Beckenkamp's scientific papers and offprints of his periodical publications that were published from 1920 to 1927. All are in German. Several seem to be on the subject of crystals. The original wrappers are bound in for most items. Hardcover. Bound in white boards with a black cloth spine and paper label. This book is from the library of, and bears the small ink stamp of Robert B. Sosman. A geophysicist and physical chemist, Robert Browning Sosman is the author of THE PHASES OF SILICA (1965, New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press). Sosman received his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1907, at the age of 26. By 1908 he had joined the Geo-Physical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution. Dr. Sosman worked at the Geo-Physical Laboratory for 20 years, serving 8 years as Assistant Director. During World War I, his contributions there were… Read More

New York: The Moretus Press, Inc., 1981. Very Good condition. This issue of American Book Collector magazine contains J. D. SALINGER : A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CHECKLIST, as well as articles and reviews. Bound in the original white wraps, stamped in red and black. 7" wide by 10" tall.. First Edition. Softcover (stapled wraps). Very Good condition. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

[Saint Paul, Minnesota]: The Croixside Press, 1971. Appears unread. Fine condition. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp -- apparently never read. No date (but 1971). Bound in the original gilt-stamped black boards.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/No jacket, as issued. 8vo. 63pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Chicago, Illinois: Moody Press, 1965. Very Good+ condition in a Good dust jacket. NOT price clipped (4.95). A square, tight copy. Brief gift note on the endpaper. Otherwise all pages are clean and creamy white. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Foreword by Arthur Frederick Glasser. Index. Bound in the original sand-color cloth, stamped in shiny gold over a brown panel on the spine. From the Dust Jacket: "This classic biography of the man who spearheaded the missionary advance and founded the faith movement now becomes available to the American reader in a one-volume edition for the first time." A volume from the Tyndale Series of Great Biographies.. Abridged Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+ condition/Very Good dust jacket. 8vo. xi, 366pp.

Indiana University [Bloomington]: Lilly Library for Bookmen of Indiana and for Friends of the University, 1964. Endpapers shows offset from binder's glue, as usual. Condition is otherwise Very Fine with covers retaining all the original new book gloss. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and unmarked. 7 pages of facsimiles in text. A photo of Poe is tipped-in as frontispiece. Bound in the original dark greenish-blue cloth, stamped in bright gold, and with a b/w photo of the Lilly Library mounted on the front cover.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. (x), 62pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Munich / Berlin / London / New York: Prestel, 2006. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Near Fine dust jacket (only lightly rubbed). NO chips, tears or fading. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. Text in German and English, side-by-side. 2006. First Printing of the First Edition. Lavishly illustrated throughout with photographs, most in beautiful full color. Bound in the original black boards, stamped in shiny silver on the spine. From the dust jacket: "The company of J. & L. Lobmeyr (established 1823 in Vienna) was the leading glass manufacturer of the Habsburg monarchy and known for highest quality and elaborate designs. The MAK-Austrian Museum of Applied Arts/Contemporary Art holds one of the most important collections of Lobmeyr glassware from the 19th century. This unique collection of exquisite pieces was for the first time fully researched and recorded in this catalogue of… Read More

Chicago, Illinois: J & S Graphics, Inc Good condition. Spine mildly sunned. Rear cover has a light stain, perhaps from a small coffee spill? Internal condition is Very Good or better. J & S Fine Books Catalogue #1. No date (but 1960s?). First catalogue from this influential Chicago antiquarian bookseller. 602 priced entries. Bound in the original stiff blue wraps, with front cover die-cut to reveal the J & S Fine Books logo on the title page.. First Edition. Softcover (stapled wraps). Good condition. 72pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1993. SIGNED directly on the title page by Sue Grafton with her characteristic black sharpie (her signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). A gorgeous copy of the first printing. Gift quality. BRAND NEW in a BRAND NEW dust jacket. Perfect condition. Protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. NOT price clipped ($21.95). NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NO fading. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are creamy white, fresh, crisp and unmarked. 1993. First printing, with "First Edition" so stated, and complete number row (13579 10 8642) on the copyright page. Bound in the original blue boards with a black cloth spine stamped in shiny copper. From the dust jacket: "'J' is for Jaffe: Wendell Jaffe, dead these past five years. Or so it seemed until his former insurance agent spotted him in the bar of a dusty little resort halfway between Cabo… Read More

New York: Ivy Books, 1993. Very Good condition. Bright, clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. Not price clipped ($5.99). No remainder mark. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. From the rear cover: "During the years when the outcome of World War II was very much in doubt, the skies over Europe were the setting for the greatest air battles ever fought. In that titanic struggle, no pilots were more feared by Allied aircrews than the men of Jagdgeschwader 26 nicknamed the 'Abbeville Kids.' Ask any veteran of the America Eighth Air Force about the Abbeville Kids and he'll tell you stories of Goering's elite yellow-nosed fighter unit, whose slashing attacks always seemed to come from the best position. Their fame was legendary, and their bases in northern France were to be avoided at all costs. This is the story of the JG 26 pilots. A microcosm of the entire war exists in the rise and fall of this famous fighter… Read More

York, Pennsylvania: The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family & Property (TFP), 1996. A gorgeous copy that appears unread. Fine condition. NO chips, tears, creases or fading. Bright and shiny. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked - apparently seldom, if ever read. Bound in the original full color, pictorial laminated boads with a gilt-stamped blue cloth spine. 8.75" wide by 11.25" tall. . 1st ed? (No additional printings listed). Oversize Hardcover. Fine condition/No dust jacket, as issued. Illus. by Fragelli, Andrea (illustrated by). 63pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: Coward - McCann, Inc, 1968. An unusually nice copy. Fine condition in bright, shiny Near Fine Dust Jacket. No spine fade. No owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Pages are fresh and crisp. Charming Dust Jacket art and interior illustrations by Staffan Torell. The colorful Dust Jacket duplicates the art from the pictorial cloth cover. Summary: When the Badgers discover their jam has disappeared, and the only clue is an X on the wall, they call in Jack Fox, who has just completed a correspondence course for private detectives, to investigate the case. A very attractive copy of the tough-to-find First Edition, especially in condition as nice as this. Keywords: Juvenile detective story. . First U.S. Edition (No Additional Printi. Hardcover. Orange pictorial cloth/DJ Not Price Clipped (3.29). Illus. by Torell, Staffan . 8vo. 153pp. .

Reno, Nevada: Jack Bacon & Company, 2004. BRAND NEW in a BRAND NEW dust jacket. PERFECT CONDITION. NO chips, tears, creases, rubbing or fading. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked -- obviously never read. With a frontispiece photo of the fight and 64 pages of vintage photographs. 2004. First printing with "First Edition" so stated on the copyright page. List of chapter notes. Bibliography. Index. Bound in the original black cloth, stamped in bright gold on the spine. Complete with pristine photo-illustrated dust jacket.. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. New condition/New dust jacket. 8vo. xii, 172pp. + 64 pages of photos. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Chelsea House Publishers, 2004. Appears unread. Near Fine condition. Just a tiny bit of shelfwear to the bright and shiny cover. Sharp corners. Square and tight. Hinges are perfect. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Small mark on the front pastedown endpaper where something, perhaps a price sticker, was neatly removed. Pages are otherwise fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked -- apparently never read. Bibliography. Index. Bound in the original pictorial laminated boards. From the publisher: "A critical review of the work features the contributions of George Dardess, Robert Holton, Alex Albright, and other scholars, discussing the themes and characters of the novel.". First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No dust jacket, as issued. 8vo. vii, 252pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Millwood, New York: Kraus, 1976. Enlarged edition, with 132 more pages than the 1966 edition. Appears unread. Fine condition. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Fresh and crisp -- apparently never read. This 1976 edition is the latest, most complete, and best edition of a standard Jack London bibliography. It has extensive additions and 554 pages -- 132 more pages than the 1966 422-page Talisman Press edition upon which it is based. SUPPLEMENT TO JACK LONDON: A BIBLIOGRAPHY by Hensley C. Woodbridge fills pages 387-505. 18 illustrations. Title index. Personal name index. Bound in the original gilt-stamped blue cloth. No jacket issued with this 1976 edition.. Enlarged Edition (stated on title page). Hardcover. Fine condition/No jacket, as issued. 8vo. 554pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Chicago, Illinois: W. B. Thorsen, 1966. New and unread copy of the FIRST EDITION. NO owner's name or address label. Very mild age toning. This copy is from the publisher's surplus inventory which we acquired along with the magazine's archives -- now housed at the John Hay Library, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. Vol. XVII #3, Nov. 1966. Joan London, one of Jack London's daughters, contributes "W. H. Chaney, A Reappraisal" and "The London Divorce." There are other essays by Philip Foner, Clell Peterson, Frank Fuller, Tony Bubka, etc. Hal Waters' "Anna Strunsky and Jack London" is based on exclusive interviews with her. Hensley Woodbridge supplements with 121 additions, the Woodbridge/Tweney bibliography of Jack London. Charles Heartman's American Book Collector lasted 36 issues before publication ceased in 1935. In 1950, William B. Thorsen began a new magazine called The Amateur Book Collector. However, he soon received… Read More

Philadelphia: George Barrie & Sons, 1898. Bright, clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. No owner's name or bookplate. Pages are fresh and crisp, probably never read. Bound in the original red cloth, gilt-decorated. Top edge gilt. Volume III of the Historical Romances of William Harrison Ainsworth. "Printed for Subscribers Only." No date of publication is mentioned in the book, but the Library of Congress online catalogue says "[1898?]" Complete in one volume, with portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller and 3 etchings by Leon Lambert and Ricardo de los Rios, after paintings by Hugh W. Ditzler.. Hard Cover. Near Fine condition./No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Kneller, Sir Godfrey, & Leon Lambert, Ricardo de los Rios, Hugh W. Ditzler. 8vo. 517pp. .

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons: The Knickerbocker Press, 1900. Limited to 1000 numbered copies, this being #125. This volume only from The Complete Works of J. Fenimore Cooper, LEATHER-STOCKING EDITION. SEE photos for this and other titles available from the same limited edition set - all sold separately. No date of publication is indicated, but circa 1900. Appears unread. Very Good condition. Handsomely bound in the original gilt-ruled textured maroon cloth, with smooth maroon cloth spine. The spine features two gilt-decorated/lettered brown leather labels. SEE PHOTO. The cover is only very lightly rubbed. Internal condition is Very Fine -- apparently never read, especially since some pages remain unopened -- still uncut at the fore-edge. Hinges, inner and outer, are perfect. NO owner's name or bookplate. All pages are crisp and clean. NO foxing. Top edge gilt. All gilt stamping is still bright and shiny. With photogravure frontispiece reproducing an illustration by R. F. Zogbaum… Read More

Novato, California and Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Underwood Miller , 1992. A beautiful copy that appears unread. Fine condition. NOT a library discard. Sharp corners. Hinges are perfect. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. First Trade Edition with "First Edition" so stated on the copyright page. Edited and with an introduction by Dan Temianka. Bound in the original baby blue cloth, stamped in shiny silver and bright pinkish-red metallic.. First Edition (so stated). Hardcover. Fine condition/No jacket, as issued. 8vo. 136pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Chicago, Illinois: Contemporary Books Inc, 1988. INSCRIBED: "To Paul, A very special Padre fan, Best Wishes," and SIGNED directly on the front free endpaper "Jack McKeon 12-20-88." Stapled below his signature is McKeon's business card: "San Diego Padres Baseball Club, Vice-President/Director of Baseball Operations." Fine condition in a bright and shiny Very Good+ dust jacket (only lightly rubbed). NO chips, tears or creases. Sharp corners. Pages are clean and unmarked -- probably never read. NOT a library discard. NO bookplate. NOT a remainder. 1988. First Printing of the First Edition. Jacket praise from Los Angeles Dodgers manager and Baseball Hall of Fame inductee TOMMY LASORDA. Bound in the original brown boards with yellow cloth spine stamped in shiny metallic crimson. Complete with dust jacket.. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by Jack McKeon. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Very Good+ dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard.… Read More

London: Panther, 1977. Clean and unmarked. Not price clipped (£1.25). No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated with photographs, a family tree, and document facsimiles. Who really was Jack the Ripper? Here is startling new evidence. From the preface: "Stephen Knight is a journalist who started his own investigations into the Jack the Ripper subject for a newspaper covering the Whitechapel area of London. The book takes as its starting point a story told by the painter Walter Sickert... For the first time the discovery of the murders and their investigation is told in the words of the men on the spot: the author has access to two sets of important secret papers..." Bibliography. Index. Reprint of the 1976 original. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good condition. 288pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.