Authors starting with J from Peter Ellis bookseller

Anthony d'Offay, London., 1982. First edition. Wrappers. 26 pages. Plates. Fine. ... more information

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Williams & Norgate, London., 1913. First edition. Octavo. pp [xii], 360. Five long short stories. The author was editor of the Hibbert Journal and one of the early Presidents of the Society for Pychical Research.Head and tail of spine and corners slightly bumped. Spine and cover edges slightly faded. Gilt lettering on the spine oxidised. Free endpapers partially browned. Very good indeed in the scarce, very good indeed dustwrapper which is very slightly chipped and slightly darkened at the spine. ... more information

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Sampson Low, Marston, London., [1934]. First edition. Orange cloth lettered and decorated in black. An adventure for boys with airplanes, zeppelins and the like. 248 pages.Free endpaprs patially browned. Very good indeed in remains of dustwrapper. ... more information

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Charles Scribner's Sons, New York., 1923. First edition. A novel set on the edge of the Southwestern wilderness.Contemporary ownership signature on front pastedown. Head and tail of spine slightly bumped. Near fine in very good, nicked and rubbed dustwrapper with a few short tears. ... more information

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Jonathan Cape, London., 1927. New edition. 304 pages. Illustrated. Spine slightly faded. Very good indeed. No dustwrapper. ... more information

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Grant Richards, London., [1908]. First edition. First issue binding - decorated buckram gilt. Top edge gilt. Plates. Octavo. Essays on eleven novelists, including Dickens, Smollett, Fielding, Richardson, Defoe, Disraeli, Thackeray, Scott etc. 312 pages. Presentation copy from the author, inscribed: ''To Mr. and Mrs. T. Cooke with best regards from Holbrook Jackson. Mill Hill - Nov 26 '08.'' The author's note is dated ''Mill Hill, N.W. September, 1908.'', so this must... more information

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Picador., 1997. First edition. The author's first book, a 264 page novel.Tail of spine very slightly bumped. Fine in fine dustwrapper. ... more information

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Michael Joseph, London., 1958. First U.K. edition. A novel of macabre humour.Top corner of upper cover bumped. Near fine in fine dustwrapper. ... more information

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The Roxburghe Club, Ilkley., 1981. First edition. Includes a facsimile of the original play printed by W. Wilson in 1649. Morocco-backed paper boards tipped with vellum at the corners. Top edge gilt. Printed at The Scolar Press, Ilkley. Fine. No dustwrapper issued. ... more information

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Arkham House, Sauk City, Wisconsin., 1947. First edition. The author's first book, a collection of ''unusual weird tales in the veins of terror, horror, and science fiction...'' 272 pages.Head and tail of spine and one corner bumped. Very good in very good, chipped, slightly rubbed and dusty dustwrapper with internal tape repairs. ... more information

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Harper, London., 1902. First edition. Octavo. pp [viii], 300. Illustrations by Maurice Greiffenhagen. Original red pictorial cloth. Scarce. A collection of stories, including "The Monkey's Paw" one of the most widely anthologised horror stories. Spine just a little dusty. Free endpapers a bit tanned. Very good indeed. ... more information

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Lawrence & Bullen, London., 1898. First edition. Octavo. pp [viii], 243. Sea stories, his third book. Orange pictorial cloth stamped in black.Small label on front pastedown. Endpapers spotted. Rear hinge starting. Covers a bit rubbed at the corners. Very good. ... more information

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Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London., 1957. First edition. The author's third novel. Fine in near-fine dustwrapper just a trifle dusty. ... more information

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Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London., 1959. First edition. The author's impressions of California. 127 pages.Fine in very good dustwrapper rubbed at the edges. ... more information

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Printed by The Gleaner, Kingston, Jamaica., N.D. [c 1927]. First edition. pp [iv], 64, [iv Index]. Numerous photographs. Boards.Contemporary ownership inscription on title-page. Address label on front pastedown. Very good indeed. No dustwrapper. Scarce (no copy listed in British Library). ... more information

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Institute of Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica., 1966. Fourth (revised) edition. Illustrations; folding map. Fine in very good dustwrapper internally repaired at head of spine and a little rubbed and creased at edges. Small erasure from top edge of half-title. ... more information

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Martin Secker & Warburg, London., 1936. First edition. Octavo. 429 pages. With an Appendix on Sidney and Beatrice Webb's ''Soviet Communism.''Spine just a little faded and some light scuffing to the covers. Very good indeed. No dustwrapper. ... more information

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Duckworth, London., 1937. Second edition, revised. A 428-page novel, this revised edition is scarce.Very good indeed in very good, slightly chipped and faintly spotted dustwrapper designed by P. Tchelitchev. ... more information

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Christie's, New York. Thursday, October 6th,, 1988. First edition. Illustrations. Quarto. Wrappers. Auction catalogue. 154 pages.Near fine. ... more information

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Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London., 1987. First edition. Octavo. pp xx, 215. Frontispiece sketches for a portrait of Edward James by Salvador Dali. Fine in fine dustwrapper. ... more information

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