Search Results: Authors starting with J from Grimalkin Books

Secaucus, NJ: Chartwell Books, 1989. Possibly a First Edition, with no later printing history provided, this Art Instructional book is in Fine condition with a Fine dust jacket. (Click on photo.) The book is bound in chocolate brown boards with die-stamped silver spine lettering. The dust jacket has light edge curl and a tiny 1/8 inch tear on the rear panel. There is a crossed-out signature of the original owner on the front endpaper. Each chapter is devoted to a particular type of drawing: landscape, still life, townscape and buildings, nature, portrait and the figure, and animals, and the challenges of each facing the artist. The book is filled with color examples from the world's finest artists. The book measures 8 3/4 by 11 1/4 inches and includes 128 pages. . Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, 1978. This particularly handsome edition of The Portrait of a Lady is one of Easton Press's "Collector's Edition" of "The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written" series. Bound in full burgundy leather, copiously decorated in die-stamped gilt on both panels and raised spine (click on photo), it is in Fine unread condition. It has all-edge page gilt, as well as a sewn-in gold ribbon bookmark. This hefty volume also features gold moiré end papers, striking color illustrations throughout by Colleen Browning, and an Introduction by R.W. Stallman. The book measures 7 1/2 by 10 1/2 inches and includes 516 pages. Due to the book's five-pound shipping weight, the buyer should expect to receive a shipping adjustment email following initial order, to which he must respond. Total Media Mail shipping cost will be $6.50. International buyers should email be in advance regarding shipping costs. . Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket, as Issued. Illus. by… Read More

New York: Modern Library, 1950. Henry James's classic novel of a gullible heiress and her mercenary suitor includes an Introduction by Clifton Fadiman. The copyright date is 1950 but the cover design (see photo) and non-Rockwell Kent-designed endpapers indicate a more modern printing. The book is in Fine condition, but with the signature and embossment of the former owner on the front endpapers. The dust jacket is in Very Good condition, with light chipping, a small tear, and light soiling. The book measures 5 by 7 1/2 inches and includes 291 pages, with ML ads in the rear. . Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Jones & Janello, 1995. This First Edition is in Fine condition with a close to Fine dust jacket. (Click on photo.) The book contains numerous journalistic essays on various functions of the United Nations and provides an illustrated history from it's founding in 1945 up through the present era. Included is an Introduction by Brian Urquhart. The book is profusely illustrated with over 400 stunning photographs in color and black and white. The essays by veteran journalists include the following: The Early Years by Kathleen Teltsch; Keeping the Peace by Michael J. Berlin; A Look at Some Peacekeepers by Karl Maier; Nurturing the Children by Francis Wilkinson; The UN Spirit by Michael Ryan; Safeguarding the Environment by David E. Pitt; The Population Challenge by Vivienne Walt; Securing Relief and Refuge by Sheila Rule; Catalyst for Trade and Development by Bhaskar Menon; Confronting the Nuclear Threat by William D. Hartung; Fostering Independence by Claude Robinson; Defending Human… Read More

New York: A Peter Glassman Book/SeaStar, 2001. This First U.S. Edition is in As New condition, with an As New price-unclipped dust jacket. I've placed the dust jacket into an archival Brodart protective sleeve. In Book Two of the Deptford Mice Trilogy, the mice had fled the horrors of the rat-infested city to the countryside, only to find themselves embroiled in a mystery in which one by one they are being murdered. The book features black-and-white drawings by the author, who is also a gifted artist. The book includes a reenforced binding with black, paper-covered boards and a light-blue spine with metallic blue spine titles. The book measures 6 3/8 by by 9 1/4 inches and includes 250 pages.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. Illus. by Robin Jarvis. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Carmel, New York: Guideposts Associates, Inc., 1985. This Guidepost Edition of Peter and Barbara Jenkins' book is in Fine condition, with a Near Fine dust jacket. (Click on photo.) The book deals with the spiritual journey, as well as the physical journeys, of the Jenkins and the ways in which God leads, protects, and brings joy to their lives. This handsome volume is bound in green cloth with gilt spine lettering. It has the small signature of the original owner on the front free end paper. The dust jacket has several small tears on the front panel. The book measures 6 1/4 by 9 1/4 inches and includes 239 pages.. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Friedman Group, 1994. This is a possible First Edition with no additional printing history. The book is in Fine condition with a Near-Fine dust jacket. The dust jacket has several small tears repaired with professional, non-acidic tape on the reverse side. This is an ideal handbook for bird lovers and watchers with helpful instructions for setting up houses, feeders, birdbaths, etc. The book includes beautiful color photographs throughout. The book is bound in green boards with die-stamped silver spine titles. The book measures 9 1/8 by 11 7/8 inches and includes 128 pages with Index. . Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992. This stated First Edition from May 1992 has the appropriate first printing number line, going from "10" to "1." The book is in Fine, unread condition with dust jacket, but with light edge fading. (Click on photo.) The unclipped dust jacket is in Near-Fine condition but has light rubbing and shelf wear. "Like Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Christina suffered the tyranny of a loving family." Kathleen Jones' sensitive portrayal of Christina reveals the passionate, lively spirit of the poet often regarded as the "High Priestess of Pre-Raphaelitism." The book measures 5 7/8 by 8 1/2 inches and includes 252 pages, with Index.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co., 1929. This wonderful story collection is in Very Good condition, with green woven cloth covers and gilt spine lettering. It is presumably a First Edition, with no other printing history. It features 131 stories from France, Germany, Great Britain, ancient Greece, Italy, Rome, Russia, the United States, Japan, Denmark, Holland, Norway, Spain, and ancient Egypt. Selections are arranged according to authors' nativity and include Gautier, Balzac, Daudet, de Maupassant, Voltaire, Goethe, Heine, Hoffman, Schiller, Schopenhauer, Arnold, Bacon, Lord Byron, Carlyle, Wilkie Collins, Defoe, De Quincey, Dickens, Disraeli, Fielding, Gaskell, Eliot, Goldsmith, Hohnson, Johnson, Jonson, Keats, Lamb, Kingsley, Macaulay, Milton, Morris, Pope, Rossetti, Ruskin, Scott, Shelley, Sevenson, Swift, Thackeray, Wordsworth, Aesop, Plato, Plutarch, Boccacio, Machiavelli, Cicero, Seneca, Chekhov, Dostoevski, Gogol, Gorky, Pushkin, Tolstoy, Emerson, Franklin, Burroughs, Hawthorne, Holmes,… Read More

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1954. This incredible Depression-era story concerns the Jordan family's hope for survival by moving to the gorge of Idaho's Snake River known as Hell's Canyon to raise sheep starting in 1932. This modern-day pioneer story of a large family's hardship, adventure, and survival is inspirational. The author has signed the Title Page of this Third Printing, "Sincerely, Grace Jordan." The book is bound in black cloth with die-stamped gilt spine titles. The binding is tight and secure, and the pages are clean and bright throughout. The book includes end-paper maps and a frontis photograph of Snake River. The book measures 8 1/4 by 5 3/4 inches and includes 243 pages.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Mineola, New York: Dover Publications, 2002. Possibly a First Edition, with no later printings stated, this oversized paperback is in New, unread condition. (Click on photo.) The 23 stories of terror included represent the work of such authors as Quiller-Couch, de la Mare, Gautier, Bierce, LeFanu, Mencken, Atherton, Dunsany, and Blackwood, among others. Included are an Introduction and Notes. The book measures 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches and includes 298 pages, plus ads of other Dover titles. . Oversized Soft Cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.