Authors starting with J from Ghost River Books

University of Nebraska Press, 1961 Third Bison Book Printing. 8 x 5 1/4. 351 pp. + notes + index. A unique collection of the coyote and its place in the American natural environment. Beautifully illustrated by Olaus J. Murie with many b/w illustrations. Soft cover has very little wear to edges, a tiny crease on bottom front corner, a little rubbing along spine and lengthwise creasing to spine. No former owner's name, no markings in text. Bright and clean copy. Slight spine tilt. Overall cond: good - v. ... more information

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Boston, London, Sydney: Allyn and Bacon, Inc, 1978, 1978 Soft Cover. Third Printing. 9 1/4 x 7 1/4. ISBN:0-205-05970-8. 224 pp + references + author index + subject index. Authors call for a "ecological', "environmental" or "situational" approach to assessm ent and instruction. Chapters include: The resource program concept, the role of the resource teacher, implementing the resource program, referral and selection procedures, managing the program, plann ing appropriate individu... more information

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Propero Books, 2000 92 pp. The children's classic wonderfully complemented with Ian Beck's watercolour illustrations. Illustrated paper on boards cover is bright and clean. Very minimal wear. Inscription to former owner on front free endpaper. (very neatly). Text is bright and clean. A nice copy.. Hard Cover. V. Good. Illus. by Ian Beck. 10 3/4 x 8 1/4. ... more information

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London: The Musson Book Co. 1947 Hard Cover. Fifth Canadian Printing. 7 1/4 x 4 7/8. 138 pp. A play in four acts. Characters: The Earl of Loam, Lord Brocklehurst; Hon. Ernest Woolley, Rev. John Treherne, Mr. Crichton, etc. Tan cloth on boards has some scratching on front cover - perhaps previous owner's name. Min. wear to corners and top and bottom of spine. . Text is unmarked and secure. One corner fold. Previous owner's name on side pages' edge. Overall cond: fair.. ... more information

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Newmarket, England: Brimax Books, 1989 Written for children who are ready to read, ages 4-7. Come see what the toys in Mrs. Harper's toyshop are doing tonight! Illustrated paper on boards cover has small bumps to bottom corners, very minimal wear. No former owner's name. First page has small crease to bottom corner.Text is clean and unmarked.. Hard Cover. Good - V. Good. Illus. by Tina Hancocks. 9 1/2 x 7 3/4. ... more information

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London: Evans Brothers Ltd., 1970 47 pp. includes index. B/W photos throughout. Illustrated paper on boards cover has photo of mouse eating berries. Cover is clean, some scuffing and faint scratches but basically bright., No former owner's name. Text is unmarked. Bottom and top stitch in binding is a bit loose but it is intact.. Hard Cover. Good. 5 1/2 x 8 1/4. ... more information

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London: Pan/Macmillan, 1968 123 pp. Action and suspense when young Chinese teenagers are washed ashore in New Zealand and explosive events could be the beginning of World War III. Soft cover is bright, some faint creasing to bottom front corner, back bottom corner, some crinkling from holding. PB#12 written on cover and on first pge. Text is otherwise, unmarked.. Mass Market Paperback. Fair - Good. ... more information

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N.Y.: Playmore Inc., 1978 An easy-to-follow workbook with actual cut-out-and-sew pattern pieces. Soft cover has a crease to upper front corner, some edge rubbing, scuffing and some crinkling from holding. No former owner's name. The basic 4" triangle has been cut from the corner of page 5 but the shape is easily transferable to another paper. Text has browned but is clean and unmarked.. Soft Cover. Good. 11 x 8 1/2. ... more information

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London: Faber & Faber, Incorporated, 1950 288 pp. The addictive humour of Edward Lear with his wonderful illustrations. Illustrated cloth on boards cover has a bit of fraying to corners and top and bottom of spine and a tear and fraying to bottom spine front. Former owner's name on ffep. Text has been enjoyed, a few finger smudges, one chip from side of page 53. Not a bad copy of this vintage book of humour.. Fifth Impression. Hard Cover. Fair - Good/No Jacket. 9 x 6 1/4. ... more information

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N.Y.: McGraw - Hill Book Company, 1970, 1970 Hard Cover. Presumed First. 9 1/4 x 6 1/4. 534 pp + index. " Chapters 1 - 4 are designed for classroom lecture material on the genesis of the major rock types; Chapters 5-7 are designed for use in the laboratory in conjunction with the detailed study of specimens." Pale teal blue cover has min. bumping to corners. A little wear and one 1/4" tear to top of spine but in very good clean cond. Endpape rs have previous owner's name and some pencil e... more information

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London: Arrow, 2004 299 pp. The last train of the night pulls into Baker Street underground station. A young woman is found strangled, her body abandoned in a second class carriage. Soft cover has wee rubs to corners, a very faint crease to top front corner. No spine creases. No former owner's name. Text is clean and unmarked.. Trade Paperback. Good-v.good. ... more information

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Times Books, 1980 212 pp. At the age of 13, Elli and her family were taken from Hungary to the concentration camp at Auschwitz. This is a true account of the author's torturous days in Auschwitz and Dachau. ".it is filled with beauty, love and a lyric quality in its celebration of humnaity's triumph over inhumanity and growth over death, a testament to mankind's wondrous power of survival.". DJ has a small amount of wear to edges and corners. Looks very nice in new mylar cover. Navy pa... more information

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London, United Kingdom: George Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd, 1988, 1988 HC and DJ. 8 3/4 x 5 5/8. ISBN:0-297-79308-X. 172 pp. A novel set in WWII in which a Captain is ordered to lead his SAS team on an attack on a German air base. He has only 10 days to complete his assi gnment.DJ has tiny tear to top front at spine and a bit of a crease at bottom back spine. Not price clipped. New mylar cover. Brown binding is in excellent shape except for a mark that corresponds wit h the crease at back bottom spine. No... more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Parragon Inc, 2006 384 pp includes index. More than 650 of the most significant combat aircraft manufactured since the beginning of the twentiet century. Highly illustrated with b/w and colour photos. Dust jacket is bright and clean, no creases or tears. No former owner's name. Text is clean and unmarked. A nice copy.. HC and DJ. V. Good/V. Good. 11 x 8 1/2. ... more information

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Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers Inc.,U.S., 1985 276 pp. Consists primarily of papers presented at the 14th Annual Conference of the Committee on Atlantic Studies, Sept. 22, 1983. Historical background, Military crises and responses, Economic Crises and responses. Notes on contributors. Maroon paper on board binding is in very good condition. A sticker pull took a faint bit of colour from cover front. No former owner's name. Text is lovely, clean and unmarked. A very nice copy.. Hard Cover. Good - V. Go... more information

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N.Y.: American Heritage Publishing Co., 1969 149 pp. + index. Gothic Architecture was created in the 12th century. "The soaring sunlit vaults and dramatic stained glass windows of the church were duplicated and surpassed in edifices all across France - and throughout western Europe- in a period of intense building activity that lasted four hundred years." ".to produce Christianity's greatest contribution to art". Hardcover has min. wear and rubbing to corners but is clean, bright, an... more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Programs on Change, 1981 211 pp. includes selected readings. Describes: The 12 keys to a successful Change, Why Fears is an Asset, The Value of Crisis how to adapt to modern tachnology, copy with career change, manage of promotion or a new boss, renegotiate a relationship, overcome resistance and create a climate for change, deal with separation, divorce and widowhood, care for a sick or aging parent, enjoy retirement. Softcover has a bit of scuffing, no creases or tears. No former own... more information

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N. Y.: The Grolier Society, 1967 Hard Cover. Unknown. 9 1/5 x 6 7/10. 128 pp. The Dandelion Library from the Grolier Society, Inc. One side of book is Edward Lear's Nonsense Alphabet, which begins "A was once an applie pie". Cover ha s some min. scuffs and wear to edges and corners. Each letter of the alphabet appears on a separate page. Charming vintage illust. accompanies alphabet verse. Also nice nonsensical limericks from Lea r . Turn the book over to find Best Loved Fables of Aesop, with ... more information

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N.Y.: Random House, 1969 269 pp includes index. This classic book by Jane Jacobs has brown cloth on boards binding. The cover is clean, there is a crease, crack to the front top corner near spine. No former owner's name. Text is very clean, tight.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8 1/2 x 6. ... more information

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Champaign, Illinois: Garrard Publishing Company, 1971 Things a child might want to do and things he/she might not want to be. This little soft cover book is in excellent condition. No creases, no former owner's name. Text is unmarked.. Stapled Softcover. Very Good. Illus. by Frank Carlings. 8 x 5 1/4. ... more information

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