Search Results: Authors starting with J from Clevedon Community Bookshop

London: Boosey & Co. Ltd, 1936. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Edition and printing not known. In very good tan and red card with red image of books in box to front and black titles. The covers are stapled, and firm and quite flat; lightly marked. The page block is tight and straight; title page and last page is slightly foxed. No annotated. Very good condition.

London: Ian Allan Ltd, 1967. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Dark green cloth boards with a few marks; author, title & pbl in silver on spine. Cut edges foxed. Endpapers have minor foxing; feps have Railway Map of Switzerland. Text block tight; pages clean; Contents Page at front; Index at end; List of other books by author on back of half-title page; book contains numerous b/w photos and maps. White, unclipped dustjacket has slight wear round edges and an open tear at the top corner betw spine & back; some foxing on inside cover; author & title on front with b/w photo; author, title & pbl in black on red spine; 2 books by author listed on back; intro to book on front flap.

Reading: Educational Explorers, 1965. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. In off-white cloth covers with purple lettering on spine. Spine is a little discoloured but otherwise boards are in excellent condition. Front cut edge has small mark. Price sticker on front paste-down endpaper. Tightly bound. Text is clean and bright. No dust jacket.

London: George Newnes, 1955. 3rd Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Third edition and believed to be first printing. In good plus light tan cloth boards, black titles to front and spine. The boards are tight, flat and grubby; spine ends and corners bumped. Lightly tanned free end papers and cut edges. The text block is tightly bound, straight and unmarked - very good - and with over 60 illustrations. No dedications etc. No jacket. Very scarce.

Taunton, Somerset: David J Hinton, 2002. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition and printing. In fine colour, laminated card with aerial view of Cedar Falls, blue and yellow titles. The covers are tight, clean and straight. The text block looks unused - fine condition. With many b/w photos. No inscriptions etc.

New York: Tudor Publishing Company, 1936. 2nd Edition 4th Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Retold from Alexander Teixiera de Mattos' Translation of Fabre's "Souvenirs Entomologiques" by Mrs Rodolh Stawell". Ilustrated by E J Detmold). Second edition and forth printing. In good bright green cloth boards, gilt title field and decorative border to front with green and gilt titles. The covers are a little warped rom damp, with slight discolouration from damp front and back. Slight wobble to front cover; corners a little frayed. Unmarked end papers. Dark brown tinted top cut edge; the fore and tail edges are quite clean. The tail edge is warped. The text block throughout is warped. The pages are very clean and tightly bound, with 12 beautiful tipped in colour illustrations by E.J. Detmold with tissue guards. The illustrations have not been affected from the damp/water damage. No dedications etc. Without the warp the condition would be near… Read More

London: Mechanical Engineering Publications, 1978. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition and printing. In near fine dark green cloth board, gilt titles to spine. The boards are very tight, straight and clean, spine and edges strong. Very lightly tanned free end papers; the rear end papers are also a little foxed. Slightly tanned cut edges. The text block is in near fine minus condition with tightly bound, straight and unmarked pages, with many tables and figures. Looks unread. No dedications etc. Inside very good brown and green dust jacket with image of a tractor to front with white titles. The jacket is clean and sound, top edge a little worn. Not price clipped. Very rare edition.

London: Crosby Lockwood And Son, 1918. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 'A Practical Handbook Dealing With The Tools, Materials and Methods Used In Cleaning And Repairing All Kinds Of English And Foreign Timepieces, striking and Chiming Clocks, and the Making of English Clocks.' Thought to be first edition and printing. In very good dark blue cloth boards, black titles to front and back strip. The boards are firm, flat and quite clean. Unmarked pale blue end papers with publisher's list. Slightly tanned cut edges. The text block is in very good condition, tightly bound, straight and unmarked, illustrated with many figures etc. No dedications etc. Without jacket. Rare edition.

London: Herbert Jenkins, 1953. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. In red cloth boards, with black lettering on spine and logo on back. Boards in good condition.Some tanning on front and back endpapers, but rest of copy clean.Tightly bound. Dust jacket is covered in clear removable plastic for protection. It has a long closed tear up the spine, and other open tears at the top and bottom. Black marks on the back.

London: Oxford At The Clarendon Press, 1910. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First edition and printing.In very good minus green cloth boards, black titles to front and back strip. The covers are firm, straight and quite clean; corners and spine ends bumped and frayed. Fairly clean end papers; the rear end papers feature titles from the publisher. Slightly tanned cut edges. The text block is tightly bound and unmarked - very good -and with b/w photos, illustrations and plans. No dedications etc. Without jacket.

London: The Technical Press, 1950. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. First edition and seventeenth impression. In near fine black cloth boards; blind stamped titles to front and gilt titles to spine. The boards are very tight, straight and clean. Unmarked end papers and cut edges. The text block is tightly bound, square and clean - near fine condition - and excellent for 1950. With "over 200 illustrations specially drawn and engraved for the work". No dedications etc. Inside good beige dust jacket with red titles and red diagram to front. The jacket is quite clean, edge-worn with a few tiny open and closed tears. Not price clipped. In quality plastic cover.

London: The Technical Press Ltd, 1914. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 10th impression, 1950. Black cloth boards; author, title & pbl blind stamped on front; author & title in gilt on spine. Cut edges lightly tanned. Endpapers clean bar name & date in ink on fpdep. Text block tight; pages clean; Contents Page at front; Index at end; illustrated in b/w; title of related book by author on back of half-title page. Beige dust jacket is chipped & torn but any info is not impacted; protected by a plastic sleeve; author, title, pbl & small illustrations in red in a red border on front; author, title & pbl in red on spine; a list of related books on back.

Newport, Mon.: R H Johns Limited, 1951. Standard Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Fred J Hando. Stained, light blue cloth boards; wear round edges; author, title, pbl & small decoration in gilt on spine. Cut edges lightly tanned & foxed. Endpapers have blue maps of Gwent, lightly foxed; inscription on back of ffep. Text block tight; minor crack to gutter betw ffep & half-title page; first & last few pages lightly foxed; some foxing to a few other pages; Contents Page & List of Illustrations at front; book contains numerous b/w drawings incl frontispiece. Unclipped dust jacket is chipped & torn but protected in a plastic sleeve; green front & spine, white back & flaps; author & title in white & black on front with b/w drawing; List of related books on back; intro to book on flaps.

London: Constable, 1926. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Lionel Edward. First edition and printing. In good plus navy cloth boards, gilt titles to front and back strip. The covers are a little loose from damage to hinge, but straight; lightly marked on back cover. Slightly tanned free end papers; attractive book plate on front paste down. Tanned and foxed cut edges; the fore and tail edges are deckled. Good, square text block, lightly foxed. With 8 colour tipped in illustrations by Lionel Edwards. No inscriptions etc.

London: Farmer & Stock-Breeder Publications Ltd, 1955. 5th or later Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. Their Choice, Use And Maintenance". Fifth edition and thought to be first printing. In very good minus bright lime green cloth boards, gilt titles to spine. The boards are flat and clean, quite firm; vertical crease on front cover. White, unmarked end papers; name of previous owner on front free end paper. Tanned cut edges. The text block is tight, straight and slightly tanned around the edges; half title pages are tanned. Illustrated with 73 b/w photos and 79 diagrams. Very good condition. Adverts to rear. In poor green dust jacket with black sketch of men on tractors ploughing and white and black titles. The jacket is very ragged especially on the edges and a piece is missing from top of spine and a smaller piece from lower end. Not price clipped. Inside quality plastic cover.

London: Sweet & Maxwell, 1968. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. The first edition and printing. In very good bright red cloth boards, gilt titles to back strip. The covers are clean and very tight and straight; slight wear to spine ends. Very white, unmarked end papers.Cut edges not tanned or marked. The text bock is in very good condition, firm, square and without any marks or defects. Without dedications etc. In quite good white dust jacket with illustrated jigsaw pieces to front and gold titles. The jacket is fairly clean and has chipped top edge and with a two small pieces missing from that edge. Not price clipped. Covered in plastic jacket. Rare edition.

London: Cobden-Sanderson, 1939. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Third printing of first edition. In good plus green cloth boards, black titles to back strip. The covers are tight, not quite straight front cover; faded appearance; corners a little bumped. Slightly foxed free end papers; name on front free end paper. Slightly tanned and lightly foxed cut edges. The text block is firm and square, good condition, with b/w plates. Some pages are a little foxed, especially the Index. Without jacket.

Portsmouth: Portsmouth Education Committee, 1921. 1st Edition Printing Unknown. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Brown cloth boards; slight wear to both ends of spine; title, printer & illustration in black on front; title on spine in black. Cut edges lightly tanned. B/w map on front endpapers; ffep tanned with name & date in ink; back pdep has b/w map; tanned bfep has a b/w illustration. Text block tight; pages clean; Contents Page at front; pages clean; book contains many b/w illustrations incl frontispiece; protected by a brown paper cover. No jacket.

London: Ian Allan Ltd, 1962. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Spotless red cloth boards, silver titles on spine. No shelf wear. Mostly clean cut edges, top edge faintly speckled. Bright endpapers and text block. Fine b/w plates. Binding solid. Clean glossy pictorial jacket, all intact.

London: Hutchinson, 1969. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Concerning the Processes of Perception, Communication and Reasoning". First edition and fifth printing. In fine black cloth boards, silver titles to spine. The boards are very tight, straight and clean; spine and edges very firm. Unmarked end papers. Lightly marked top cut edge. The text block is in fine condition, with firm, flat and clean pages, illustrated with b/w plates and b/w line drawings. No dedications etc. In very good pale blue/grey dust jacket with red titles. The jacket is a little sunned around edges and spine and surrounding area; tight fitting and sound. Not price clipped.