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THE JACK-ROLLER, A Delinquent Boy's Own Story
Chicago: University of Chicago, 1982. 205 pp. Eighth printing of 1966 PB edition. Work originally published in 1931. Book helped establish the personal "in own words' account as an important tool in sociological research. Notes, appendices, a couple maps. Lower right corner of front cover creased; otherwise, minor edge and corner wear. Couple light surface creases each cover.. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 5.25" x 8". ... (more information)
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$13.00
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THE JAIL FISH REVIEW Vol. 1 No. 1
Seattle, 1989. 62 pp. Circulation and frequency unstated. Three-color, printed cover on heavy stock. Fiction and poetry of varying lengths. Sm. cross-tear near base of spine. Upper left corner of back cover lightly creased. Upper text-edges slightly browned. . Trade Paperback. Very Good Plus. 5.5" x 8.5". Periodical. ... (more information)
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$17.00
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JALAMANTA: A Message From the Desert
NY: Warner, 1996. 194 pp. First edition. Signature appears on title page. Ex-library copy with pocket and date-due sheet removed, and property stamp on upper text-edge, front endpaper, and title page. Very light edge wear. 2" x 3" scrape on front board. Paste-down sheets with scrapes where library matter was pasted on. Text-edges with some light soiling. Light half-inch stain on lower edge of front board. Dj with light soiling - in protective glassine. A pretty good-looking copy considering what i... (more information)
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$16.00
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JAMES DEAN: Maila (Poems-For-All #126)
Sacremento: 24th Street Irregular Press, 2002. 4 pp. First edition. #126 in Poems-For-All series. Xerox production. Color covers. Single-poem exerpt from soon-to-be-released book, James Dean Diaries by Arthur Knight. In collectible condition.. Saddle-stitched. As New. 1.75" x 2". ... (more information)
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$11.00
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JAMES McNAIR'S VEGETARIAN PIZZA
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1993. 96 pp. First paperback edition. Profuse color photos. Signature appears on title page. Index. Covers with rubbing and related surface wear. Very light edge and corner wear.. Signed by Author. Oversize Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8.75" x 8" (oblong). ... (more information)
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$12.00
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JAMES T. FARRELL: The Revolutionary Socialist Years
NY: New York University, 1978. 190 pp. First edition. Red, cloth boards with gilt stamping on spine. 12 b/w photos. Short inscription and dated signature appear on front endpaper. Notes, bibliography, index. Upper text-edge and fore edge with light freckling. Dj: with light edge wear and minor rubbing - in protective glassine.. Inscribed and Signed By Author. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 6.25" x 9.25". ... (more information)
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$42.00
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JAMESIAN AMBIGUITY AND THE SACRED FOUNT
Ithaca: Cornell University, 1965 194 pp. First edition. Notes, bibliography, index. Some very light edge and corner wear. Former owner's name penned on front endpaper. Text-edges with a bit of yellowing. Dj: with light to medium edge and corner wear; rubbing; and chipping on spine panel at both ends - in protective glassine.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good Plus. 5.75" x 8.75". ... (more information)
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$20.00
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THE JANE POEMS
NY: Doubleday, 1974. 81 pp. First edition in paperback. Author's second book. Light edge and corner wear. Upper right corner w/a very light bump. Covers with some light rubbing and surface creasing.. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 5.25" x 8". ... (more information)
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$21.00
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JANIE
NY: Dial Press, 1940. 165 pp. First edition. Tan boards with green stamping on cover and spine. Upper edge green. Some freckling and soiling to lower text-edges. Upper edges of covers lighly soiled. Touch of discoloration to endpapers. Dust cover: with a 1.5" and a half-inch piece missing; a couple edge and corner tears; some chipping along one edge; a scratch across rear panel; some soiling to all surfaces. Dj in protective glassine.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. 5.75" x 8.25". ... (more information)
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$20.00
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JANIS, A Collection of 16 Janis Joplin Classics as Performed Live and on Record from 1963 to 1970 (Songbook)
NY: Chappell Music Company, 1976. 88 pp. No edition stated. Lyrics and music to: WALK RIGHT IN, KOZMIC BLUES, BALL AND CHAIN, MERCEDES BENZ, TRY (just a little bit harder), MAYBE, ME AND BOBBY McGEE, TELL MAMA, TROUBLE IN MIND, SUMMERTIME, BYE BYE BABY, GET IT WHILE YOU CAN, MOVE OVER, SAN FRACISCO BAY BLUES, PIECE OF MY HEART, and CRY BABY. Multiple b/w photos of performer on and off stage. Edge and corner wear. Half-inch closed tear at base of spine. Very light reading creases. Creasing along hinge of fro... (more information)
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$20.00
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JANUS RISING
Tacoma: Vardeman Press, 1984 50 pp. Second printing. Back to back editions, authors photo on each cover, shared title. Davies' signature appears on upper right corner of title page. Davies a transplanted Welshman. Nice stylistic contrast between two poets. Some light soiling and rubbing on both covers. Faint, quarter-inch stain near spine of Davies cover.. Signed by Author. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 5.5" x 8". Chap Book. ... (more information)
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$29.00
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JAPAN
Tokyo: East-West at Toppan Press, 1949. First edition. Black, cloth boards with title sheet affixed to cover. Covers fold twice and over themselves with bone clasps. 14 staple-bound pamphlets, photographic essays on various aspects of Japanese culture, arts, and everyday life. Some bubbling of back paste-down sheet. All 3 paste-down sheets with foxing and fading. All booklets with light sunning about extremities of covers. 2 of 3 boards with some light smudging to cloth. Faint half-inch stain on title sheet... (more information)
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$40.00
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JAPAN, Profile of a Nation
Tokyo: Kodansha, 1994. 360 pp. First edition. Gold, satin boards with gilt stamping on cover and spine. Multiple b/w photos. Index. Light bump on outer corners of front covers. Dj in protective glassine.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. 6" x 8.5". ... (more information)
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$17.00
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THE JAPANESE CHARACTER: A Cultural Profile
Tokyo: Kodansha, 1966 155 pp. First edition. Multiple b/w photos and illustrations. Includes notes. Thin line of fading along upper edge of covers. Former owner's name penned on front endpaper. Some light yellowing of text-edges. Upper edges of illustration section with some very light rippling. Dj: with a one-inch piece missing on along edge of front and rear panel; half-inch piece missing on front panel near upper end of spine; medium edge wear; and a bit of rubbing and denting on front panel - in protect... (more information)
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$20.00
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THE JAPANESE EDUCATIONAL CHALLENGE: A Commitment to Children
NY: Free Press, 1987. 210 pp. Second printing. Black, cloth boards with gilt stamping on spine. Some figures, tables and diagrams. Notes, bibliography, index. Dj with light rubbing - in protective glassine.. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 6.5" x 9.5". ... (more information)
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$11.00
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JAPANSKA TRASNITT, Ur Martin Manssons Samling
Stockholm: Nationalmusei Utstallingskatalog, 1948. 78 pp. Text in Swedish. Museum's catalog of Japanese prints featured. 40+ b/w plates. Introduction in English a separate, somewhat smaller sheet laid in. Very light edge and corner wear. Spine with a light reading crease. Front cover with a sticker ghost.. Trade Paperback. Very Good Minus. 5.5" x 8.5". ... (more information)
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$19.00
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JAPONISME: Japanese Influence on French Art 1854-1910
Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1975 220 pp. No edition stated. Plain wrapper with a pictorial Dj. 300+ b/w reproductions; 10-12 color plates tipped in. Upper left corner of back cover and Dj creased. Upper text-edge very lightly sunned. Inner wrap w/a bit of toning. Dj with some light to medium edge and corner wear, . Oversize Trade Paperback. Very Good. 7.5" x 10.5". ... (more information)
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$45.00
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A JAR BY THE DOOR #1
Arlington, VA: The Bureau of Jars, 1989. 61 pp. Circulation: Unknown. Charlie Dodge only contributor. Mag appears to be editor's soap box. More political than literary, yet has literary pretensions. He has to keep talking; that is, until someone sends him a submission and gives him someone else to print. A well-written, albeit eccentric publication which never made it past this fist issue. Light sunning along spine and outer margin.. Saddle-stitched. Near Fine. Illus. by Charlie Dodge. 9" x 11". P... (more information)
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$20.00
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JAY ARNOLD'S EASY TO PLAY RAILROAD FOLK-FAVORITES (Songbook)
Miami Beach, FL: Hansen Publications, 1965 33 pp. No edition stated. Light edge and corner wear. Some light cross-creasing along spine. Bit of fading about margins in and out.. Saddle-stitched. Very Good. 8.5" x 11". ... (more information)
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$20.00
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THE JAZZ EXPERIENCE
Dubuque, IA: William C. Brown, 1989 256 pp. First edition. Multiple b/w and color photos. Appendices, discography, bibliography, index. Light edge and corner wear. Covers wiith light surface wear.. Oversize Trade Paperback. Very Good Plus. 8.5" x 11". ... (more information)
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$23.00
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