Search Results: Authors starting with J from Tangible Tales

San Francisco: Bua Luang Books, 1995. First edition thus. Paperback. Very Good. Trade paperback in very good condition. Minor bending and scuffing at the corner tips, otherwise a clean, tight, unmarked copy. 310 pp., indexed, the 1995 extended reworking of "Male Homosexuality In Thailand: An Interpretation of Contemporary Thai Sources." A unique and interesting look at gay Asian culture. Faye's Books

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2005. First edition. Hardcover. Good +/very good. Green hardcover 1st in dustjacket. Signed by both authors on the front free-endpaper. Jacobsen signed without inscription and co-author Sheehan inscribed, "To my 'big brother' all my best. Your pigeon Jack Sheehan 9-30-05." A good plus copy with bumping to the lower corners and spine ends. Binding is tight as if unread and pages are unmarked other than the author inscriptions. Unclipped jacket is very good, bright and attractive, with a scuff to the upper part of the rear panel. 206 pp., some b/w photos at center. Jacobsen's follow up to "Buried Lies" - a collection of humorous stories from his time on the green.

New York: William Morrow, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Black and orange hardcover, 1st edition in dustjacket. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page, "Happy Explorations! Kelly James" A very good copy with some bending at the spine tips and a bump to the top edge of the front board. Interior is clean and unmarked. Tight as if unread. Unclipped jacket is bright and attractive with wear at the top panel edges and the folds. 235 pp., the author's collection of stories from her time in Africa as a private investigator.

Poland: Wydawnictwo Karbowsky, 2008. Paperback. Good. Thin trade paperback. Text in Polish. A very good copy with edge-wear and some bending at the corners. A clean, solid copy in a tight, uncreased binding. 162 pp., photography throughout. A history Rudniki.

Berkeley: Celestial Arts, 2008. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Signed boldly by the author on the front endpaper without inscription. Small hardcover gift book, pictoral covers, 1st edition. A very good copy with minor shelf-wear to the cover edges - interior is clean, tight and unmarked. Previous bookstore sticker to the bottom of the rear cover. Unpaginated, 40-50 pages, full color illustrations and photos. Hilarious.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 2001. First edition. Unknown. Good/good. Blue hardcover 1st in dustjacket, signed and inscribed by the author on the half title page, "To Kellys - Explore Alaska with me, Peter Jenkins 2001." A good copy with cover and edgewear, some bumping, most pronounced at the spine ends. First 6 pages (including the autographed page) with a crease to the upper corner. Text clean and unmarked. Binding solid but lacking in tightness - hinges are strong. Unclipped jacket has matching wear to the panel edges and some spots of soil to the light panels. 434 pp, photos at center. Jenkins' account of 18 months traveling Alaska's skies, highways and wildlands.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. Good +/very good. Brown hardcover 1st edition in dustjacket. Signed without inscription by the author on the title page. A good plus copy with wear to the spine tips and a fairly heavy forward cocking to the spine from being read. Interior is clean and unmarked and the binding is solid. Unclipped dustjacket is in very good condition with minor shelfwear to the edges - clean and bright. 542 pp., the story of Jentz's return to Oregon after a violent attack to find the culprit and heal herself.

Sussex: The Windows Press, 1979. First edition. Paperback. Good. Tradepaperback 1st Edition. Unverified signature by the author Peter Jerrome to the top of the half-title page. A good copy with light corner and edge wear and a crease at the front joint. Solid, uncreased binding and clean, unmarked pages. 94 pp., a collection of the photos George Garland from the 1920's around his home in Petworth, Sussex. Filled with b/w reproductions.

Oregon: Portland Art Museum, 2001. Hardcover. Good +. Signed without inscription by artists George Johanson on the title page. Red cloth hardcover, lacking jacket, no statement of edition. A good to very good copy - corners straight and minimal edgewear, but with crinkling to the cloth at the upper joints. Interior is clean and unmarked other than the author's signature. Binding and hinges are solid. 128 pp., filled with represenations of Johanson's beautiful oil on paper portraits.

Stuttgart: Edition Cantz, 1984. First edition. Very Good/good +. Oversized (folio) blue cloth hardcover with gilt titles in dustjacket. Signed and inscribed by the author on the half title, "Meiner gropen Menshen freundin Gloria Teichert an Sylvester 1989, Edelgard John." A very good copy clean and straight with minor scuffing to the front cover and an X in pencil ot the top and bottom edges of the text block. Text is clean and unmarked and binding is solid. Unclipped jacket is in Good plus condition with general shelf-wear to the edges and some soiling to the large white panels. 64 pp., black and white and color representations of Walter Johns paintings and sculptures. Text in German.

Colorado: People's Press, 2012. Paperback. Good. Autographed Copy" sticker to the front cover. Signed "Dig Fossils! Ian Miller" on the title page. A good copy but with bending to the upper corners, and some scuffing to the covers. A clean, tight copy. 141 pp., indexed, full color photos and drawings throughout. The story of the excavation to preserve as many fossils as possible in Colorado prior to a reservoir construction project.

South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2007. First edition. Paperback. Good. Trade paperback, signed without inscription by both authors on the half-title page. A good coy with bending at the corners and general edge-wear. Interior is clean and unmarked, binding solid. 127 pp., filled with great historical pictures of Portland Oregon and it's fire fighters and emergency services.

Published by the author, 2011. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. Black oblong hardcover 1st edition in dustjacket. An "as new" copy - clean, bright and unmarked. Binding tight as if unread. A beautiful collection of photography detailing a road trip to Reno. 123 pp., color and b/w photography - gritty, grainy and cool.

California: Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, 1982. First edition. Paperback. Good. Tan paperbound numbered signed first edition. Signed by all 7 featured artists on a limitation page at rear - this being number 283 of 800. A good copy with some wear at the cover edges and sunning to the covers. The interior is much better - clean, tight and unmarked. A solid copy, 44 pages with b/w photos of the artwork and artists throughout.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. Green and black hardcover in dustjacket. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Amy, Enjoy! Lorraine Johnson." Stated First Edition Revised. Book is like new with little to no wear and a tight, unread binding. Unclipped jacket with a sticker removal scar to the rear panel barcode area - clean and bright. 241 pp., a collection of stories on black history in the U.S.

Germany: Steidl, 2016. First edition. Stiff Boards. Good. Gray board covers with the meridian line down the center. A first edition in good condition but with wear to the board edges and some minor scuffing to the covers. Interior is much better - clean and bright. Unpaginated - about 45 pages. Johnson's unique series of 16 black and white photos taken at zero degrees longitude from shore to shore across England.

Oregon: Marion County Historical Society, 1984. Paperback. Good. Green oversized softcover. Volume 14 in the Marion County History Series. General wear at the edges and corners and a crease at the upper half of the front edge of the cover. Text is all clean and unmarked, binding is solid and no creasing at the spine. 120 pp., filled with black and white historical photos of Oregon's capital county.

Vermont: Evergreen Press, 2002. Revised. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Green hardcover in dustjacket - revised expanded edition of 2002. Signed without inscription on the title page by Jones. A very good copy in like dustjacket with minor shelf-wear at the edges and a bump to the upper front corner of the board. Tight, clean and seemingly unread. 386 pp., indexed, filled with black and white photos. A solid history of Maine's only narrow gauge railway.

New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. Blue and white hardcover 1st in dustjacket. Signed without inscription by the author on the title page. A near fine copy, clean and unmarked, tight as if unread. A shallow bump to the top of the rear board is the only recognized flaw. Unclipped dustjacket is also near fine, bright and attractive with an "Autographed Copy" sticker on the front panel and minor bruising at the spine panel tips. 305 pp., a truly nice copy.

Florida: Valkyrie Press, 1976. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Gray cloth hardcover with red gilt titles and cover illustration. First edition stated, signed and inscribed by reknowned poet Juergensen on the front free end paper, "For Rosemary Williamson - a fellow Jerseyite - Best Wishes! Hans Juergensen June 24, 1977." A very good copy with light edge-wear at the corner and spine end tips. Interior is clean, tight and unmarked other than the author's signature and inscription. Dustjacket is good only with a 1" tear at the heel of the spine and another at the top of the front panel toward the flap. Scuffing, chips and bending to the dustjacket. 53 pp., Juergensen's poems of his journey to the holy land with an introduction by Elie Wiesel and illustrations by the author.