Search Results: Titles starting with J from BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB

Copenhagen, Denmark: Det Berlingske Bogtrykkeri, 1948. 1st edition. Wraps. frontispiece photo. pp. 49.,8vo,,Card covers very slightly soiled; else vg/nf condition,Foredrag holdt i Dansk Bibliofil-Klub 28. Oktober 1948 i Adledning af Dr. Bays Udnaevnelse til Aeresmedlem af Klubben. Some pages uncut. Bay was a prominent bibliophile and Chief Librarian at Chicago's Crerar Library. The text is in Danish.

New York: Random House Publishing Group, 2010. Hardback. pp. 450. 8vo. Black binding. No detectable flaws; near fine.

Sherborne, Gloucestershire: Combe Springs Press, 1977. Paperback. pp. 147. 8vo. Light shelfwear, closed tear to rear cover; very good.

Toronto: Harper Collins Canada, 2012. Hardcover. pp. 304. 8vo. No obvious flaws. Dustjacket lightly shelfworn; near fine.

Philadelphia: Running Press, 1976. Paperback. pp. 165. 8vo. Some scuffing and sticker ghosts to rear cover; very good.

London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co, 1898. Hardcover. folding maps, b&w illustrs.. pp. vi, 302.,Small 8vo,,,Newbolt 14.5. Spine sunned. Rear board scuffed. Corners bumped. Board edges show rubbing. Lacks front free endpaper. A fair to good copy.

Paris, France: Baudry's European Library, 1840. Hardcover. pp. 382. 8vo. Modern cloth re-bind. Contents slightly darkened: very good. 'J. C. Allsopp 1848' in ink across top of title page. First published in book form in England in 1839, this is one of several editions published in Paris the following year (this copy printed in English). It is probably pirated, and lacks the Cruikshank illustrations. There is some spotting to the text.

Winnipeg, MB: Published by the author, 2006. 1st edition. Paperback. black-and-white photographs. pp. x, 277. 8vo. Larger format softcover in near fine condition. Signed and inscribed by author on title page.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1995. 1st edition. Hardcover. Norman Eyolfson illustrats.. 137 pp.,Oversized 8vo,,, The third Jacob Two-Two book, this one set at Jacob's school, Privilege House, and the world of spycraft. ISBN 0771074719.

London, Ontario: London Regional Art Gallery, 1984. Paperback. 4to, pp. 31. Stapled Wraps. Covers a bit scuffed; very good. Catalogue of an exhibition at the London (Ontario) Regional Art Galler, April to June, 1984. colour & b&w photos & ill's.

New York: Hippocrene Books, 1972. 1st thus. pp. 141.,8vo,,Larger format pb - covers laminated, minor soiling to covers; vg, 2nd copy (sl rubbed, vg+, covers not laminated) also available.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1975. pp. xxiii,223.,8vo,,A soft cover book showing very light wear, else in vg condition,Ferguson (1868-1933) was the maiden name of Emily Murphy, the British Commonwealth's first woman magistrate and author of 'Janey Canuck' titles. Spine sunned, edges and pastedowns rubbed, small mark to rear board, small chip out of spine pastedown, smudge to title page and tissue guard; good+. A McClelland & Stewart 'Heritage Book'. ISBN 0771066562.

Boston, MA: J. B. Millet Company, 1897. 1st edition. Hardcover. pp. 382. Folio. Bound in brightly coloured floral brocaded silk, with varying patterns, and paper label to front boards. Bound in the Japanese style. Each of the large volumes contains numerous black-and-white photos, and three delicately-coloured coloured albumen photographs by Tamamura Kozaburo, each with explanatory tissue guard (thirty in total). There are also five collotype flower plates (by K. Ogawa). Condition varies as amongst the volumes. Five are in very good condition; five have a foredge stain affecting extreme outer margin of pages. The binding of volume III is very soiled. All bindings tight. Some albumen photos have lightened. The flower colour plates still quite vivid. This set, the Yedo Edition, is designated no. 482 of only 1,000 issued, and presents a stunning portrayal of Japanese life, customs, cities, and the countryside. The editor of this set, Francis Brinkley (1841-1912), was born in Ireland and educated at… Read More

Praha (Prague): Jawa, 1965. 1st printing. Wraps. black-&-white illustrations. pp. 101. 8vo. Card covers soiled but contents clean and pages tight. Good+ copy. The text is in English and German. Many illustrations.

New York City: Greenwood Press, 1990. 1st edition. Hardcover. pp. xviii,364.,Royal 8vo, Former owner's name on inside front board. Tips of boards rubbed. Else, clean, tight & in vg condition. ISBN 0313262500.

Regina, SK: Regina Jazz Society. 1st edition. Paperback. black-and-white photographs. pp. 121. 4to. Slight shelf wear to stiff card covers, else in vg/nf condition. A history of 100 years of jazz amongst the wheatfields.

Toronto: Lester and Orpen Dennys, 1982. Stapled Wraps. pp. 69. 8vo. Stapled wraps with dustjacket. Text in English and French. Light shelfwear, sunning to spine of dustjacket; very good+.

Glasgow: W. & R. Holmes, ND. Hardcover. 48 original illustrations. ,8vo,,Bound in 3/4 black leather over black grained cloth.,Front hinge cracked, but stitching still intact. Bds. a bit bumped & scuffed. Contents clean. Overall, good to good plus condition. Ink inscription on title page, dated 1928, perhaps from one of the contributors. Two other ink notations.

London: Soncino Press, 1961. Hardcover. pp. xxiii,369.,8vo,,Beautifully bound in full brown leather and in velvet slipcase,A most handsome book, with gilt lettering and embellishments to the spine and boards. All edges of the text block are gilt. Marbled endpapers. Housed in a custom brown velvet slipcase. The book is in near fine condition and still in the original glassine wrapper. The slipcase shows light shelf wear, but is still in very good condition. We have other titles, in this series, available in this special binding. A title in the series 'Soncino Books of the Bible', edited by Rev. Dr. A. Cohen. This is the first edition, third printing.

London: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, 1902. 1st edition. Hardcover. pp. 330, ads.,Small 8vo,,Bound in original red cloth, with boxed titles lettered in gilt,Bleiler notes in Science Fiction: The Early Years (pp. 490-491) that the name 'Huan Me' is 'probably a pseudonym for a British author, perhaps to be read 'you and me'. A fairly frequent contributor of sensational fiction to the British variety magazines around the turn of the century'. The pseudonym 'Huan Me' is not listed in any of the standard reference works on pseudonyms, viz. Atkinson, 'Dictionary of Literary Pseudonyms'; Sharp, 'Pseudonyms and Personal Nicknames'; Halkett and Laing, 'A Dictionary of Anonymous and Pseudonymous Literature of Great Britain'. This title mentioned in Bleiler, 'Science Fiction: The Early Years (p. 491 - with incorrect date of publication shown), and referenced in Hubin (p. 283). Five other novels have been attributed to this author, although three of six titles currently offered for sale on the internet are, in… Read More