Search Results: Authors starting with J from Storbeck's

Radnor, PA: Chilton Book Company. As New. 1996. Paperback. 128 pages. Covers papers, equipment, techniques, and frames for creating three-dimensional paper sculptures, and includes instructions for twenty projects .

Westminster, MD: Heritage Books. New. 2006. Soft Cover. This volume contains marriage and death notices abstracted from microfilm copies of newspapers available at the New York State Library. Information has been abstracted from the Havana Journal (1853-1887) , the Watkins Democrat (1878-1900) , the Watkins Express (1871-1900) , and the Watkins Review (1896-1900). These newspapers were all published in Schuyler County, New York, but they include many notices for people living in the nearby counties of Seneca, Cayuga, Yates, Tompkins, Tioga, Chemung, and Steuben, as well as for people who moved out of state. Vital records were recorded by the Town Clerk in New York State beginning in 1885, however not all marriages and deaths were recorded until 1906 when it became mandatory. This book also contains difficult-to-find vital records that pre-date 1885. A surname index adds to the value of this work. .

Heritage Books. New. 1995. Paperback. 443 pages. Prior to 1880, when New York State town clerks began recording vital records, the best source for such information was local newspapers. This book presents nearly 7,000 marriage notices abstracted from Washington County, New York, newspapers from 1799 to 1880-data which otherwise may be difficult to come by, and which is undoubtedly a valuable aid to researchers. Although published in Washington County, these notices are not limited to that specific area. They include marriages in neighboring counties of New York and Vermont, and of people formerly of Washington County who moved to other parts of New York or to other states. Along with the names and date of marriage, these notices often include residence, place of marriage and names of family members. Sometimes ages and occupations are also mentioned. The notices are arranged chronologically by newspaper, and a surname index is included. When used together with the authors' Death… Read More

Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Fine with No dust jacket as issued. (1854) 1972. Photoduplication. Hardcover. Red cloth boards and spine with title and author in gold. 134 pages .

Heritage Books. New. 1995. Paperback. 477 pages. Prior to 1880 the best source for vital records was local newspapers. With this in mind, this book presents death and marriage notices abstracted from Washington County, New York, newspapers from 1799 to 1880--data which may be otherwise difficult to come by, and which is undoubtedly a valuable aid to researchers. Although published in Washington County, these notices are not limited to Washington County. Chronologically arranged the death notices include: date of death; the deceased's age at death, birth date, family members, residence(s), military experience, and occupation. .

New York: Zebra. Near Fine. 2010. First Paperback Edition. Mass Market Paperback. No spine crease. Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 480 pages. A Rick Bentz / Ron Montoya Novel, No. 6. The scent is unmistakable gardenias, sweet and delicate, the same perfume that his beautiful first wife, Jennifer, always wore. Opening his eyes in the hospital room where he's recovering from an accident, New Orleans detective Rick Bentz sees her standing in the doorway. Then Jennifer blows him a kiss and disappears. But it couldn't have been Jennifer. She died twelve years ago...<p>Once out of the hospital, Bentz begins to see Jennifer everywhere. Could she still be alive? But it was Bentz who identified Jennifer's body after her horrible car wreck, and there had been no question in his mind that it was her crumpled form behind the wheel, her clothes, her wedding ring. He's never doubted it until now. He can't tell his new wife, Olivia, about the sightings or his secret… Read More

Aukland: David Bateman. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1982. Hardcover. Very light edge wear to book and dust jacket. Illustrated end papers. 160 pages. Includes 8 x 5-1/2 illustration from the book suitable for framing .

New York: Touchstone. New. 2010. Trade Paperback. 256 pages. Who are you and where do you come from? As a historian, Buzzy Jackson thought she knew the answers to these simple questions—that is, until she took a look at her scrawny family tree. With a name like Jackson (the twentieth most common American surname), she knew she must have more relatives and more family history out there, somewhere. Her first visit to the Boulder Genealogy Society brought her more questions than answers . . . but it also gave her a tantalizing peek into the fascinating (and enormous) community of family-tree huggers and after-hours Alex Haleys. In <I>Shaking the Family Tree</I>, Jackson dives headfirst into her family gene pool: flying cross-country to locate an ancient family graveyard, embarking on a weeklong genealogy Caribbean cruise, and even submitting her DNA for testing to try to find <I>her </I>Jacksons. And in the process of researching her own family lore (<I>Who… Read More

New York: Pinnacle Books /Kensington Pub.. Fine. 2007. First Paperback Edition. Mass Market Paperback. No spine crease. Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 444 pages. Sam Russell wakes up in his car in a ditch with no memory of how he got there. There's a woman's shoe in his trunk and dried blood under his fingernails--and he returns home to find his wife missing. As Hannah Montgomery investigates, secrets expose an intricate web of deceit and betrayal. .

Baltimore: Clearfield. New. 2003. Second Edition. Paperback. 0.6 x 8.3 x 5.4 Inches. 316 pages. Unlike a textbook or how-to book, which genealogists should consult prior to venturing upon a research trip, <I>A Field Guide for Genealogists</I>, by Judy Jacobson, is the perfect book to take with you once you have embarked. Consider the following scenarios: (1) You're doing research in a courthouse when you come across a term in a will that you don't understand; (2) You run across an old photograph of people who are supposed to be your ancestors, but you just can't place the subjects of the photo; (3) You find your great-great-great-grandmother's death certificate only to learn that she died from a disease you'd never heard of. The latest title from the prolific Mrs. Jacobson is designed to remove not only the foregoing stumbling blocks but also to answer thousands of other practical questions which quite naturally arise during the course of research.… Read More

New York: Thomas Dunne / St. Martin's Minotaur. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2003.. First Edition. Hardcover. Protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Black boards and spine with title and author in gold. Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. 262 pages. A Bill Donovan Mystery, No. 9. It is now almost a year after the World Trade Center attacks, and New York City is still struggling with the horrible aftermath. For Captain Bill Donovan, Chief of Special Investigations for the NYPD, watching helplessly as his beloved city was torn apart was painful and heartbreaking. Therefore, when the body of notorious real estate developer James Victor is found in the basement of a Coney Island candy store, Donovan throws himself into the investigation as a way to ease the pain. Victor certainly has not been endearing himself to the local blue-collar Coney Island crowd in the recent months - he is the driving force behind a multimillion-dollar urban renewal project aimed at tearing down the old… Read More

Edison, NJ: Castle Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 586 pages .

Pelican. New. 1990. Paperback. Illus. . 181 pages. Scotland offers a vast array of facilities for doing genealogical research, and this book tells you exactly how to tap into the wealth of services and information when tracing your Scottish forebears. Use such resources as the New Registrar House, the Scottish Record Office, libraries, and Scottish folk museums, as well as on-location investigation. .

New York: A Touchstone Book / Simon & Schuster. Near Fine. 2001. Trade Paperback. 442 pages. A Cordelia Gray Mystery, No. 2. Actress Clarissa Lisle was famous for her ravishing beauty--and her unscrupulous manipulations. Now on the death-shrouded island of Courcy, her schemes win her a starring role in a nightmare in which she can trust no one--not her deceived husband; her dangerously insecure stepson; her ominously genial host; her dependent, desperate cousin; or her cruelly amusing ex-lover.Soon detective Cordelia Gray will find that nothing is as it seems on Courcy--especially after the curtain goes down. Here she must delve into ancient secrets and guilt-stained pasts--and risk her life to stop a brilliantly cunning murderer who has set the stage for death... .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. As New in As New dust jacket. 2005. First American Edition. Hardcover. Protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Blue boards with black spine imprinted in gold with title and author. Deckle-edged pages. . 335 pages. An Adam Dagliesh Mystery, No. 13. A secure and secluded retreat for the rich and powerful becomes the setting for an unsettling series of murders. Combe Island off the Cornish coast is a restful haven for the elite. But when one of its distinguished visitors is found hanging from the island’s famous lighthouse in what appears to have been a murder, the peace is shattered. Commander Adam Dalgliesh is called in to handle the sensitive case, but at a difficult time for him and his depleted team. He is uncertain about his future with his girlfriend Emma Lavenham; his principle detective Kate Miskin is going through an emotional crisis; and the ambitious Sergeant Francis Benton-Smith is not happy about having a female boss. After a second… Read More

New York: Scribner Paperback Fiction. Near Fine. 2001. Trade Paperback. 267 pages. An Adam Dagliesh Mystery, No. 12. Maurice Seton was a famous mystery writer--but no murder from his imagination could equal the ghastliness of his own death. When his grotesquely mutilated corpse was found in a drifting dinghy, ripples of horror spread among his bizarre friends: the cruel and cynical drama critic, the voluptuous strip tease artist, the dissolute young heir, the terrified woman waiting for her killer in a lonely house...Now Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh and his extra-ordinary aunt must discover the shocking truth about Seton's past--before the perilous plot takes another murderous turn. .

New York: Vintage Books. Fine. 2016. Trade Paperback. Deckle-edged pages. 136 pages. Throughout her illustrious career as the Queen of Crime, P. D. James was frequently commissioned by newspapers and magazines to write a special short story for Christmas. Now, for the first time, four of the best are collected here. In “The Twelve Clues of Christmas,” James’s iconic Scotland Yard detective, Adam Dalgliesh, is drawn into a case that is pure Agatha Christie. In “A Very Commonplace Murder,” a respectable clerk’s secret taste for pornography is only the first reason he finds for not coming forward as a witness to a terrible crime. “The Boxdale Inheritance” finds Dalgliesh reinvestigating a notorious murder at the insistence of his godfather—only to uncover the darkest of family secrets. And in the title story, a bestselling crime novelist describes the crime in which she herself was involved some fifty years ago.Playful and ingenious, shot through… Read More

New York: Mysterious Press. Near Fine. 1987. 1st Mysterious Press Edition. Mass Market Paperback. 234 pages. In this riveting true crime account, acclaimed author P. D. James, the "Queen of the English mystery novel" (Newsweek) joins forces with historian T. A. Critchley to re-create the Radcliffe Highway murders, a series of vicious crimes committed in 1811 ... The scene is the London Docks near Wapping Old Stairs, a sinister neighborhood where pirates were often hanged. The first victims were two hardworking shopkeepers, along with their baby and shop boy. Twelve days later and only a few blocks away, an equally blameless pub owner was found together with his wife and servant, victims of equal cruelty and apparent absence of motive. The serial killings provoked nationwide notoriety and panic. With the atmosphere and pacing of her best novels, James reveals the rudimentary police system of Regency London coping with a major murder investigation -- and crimes that rank up there… Read More

New York: Warner Books. Very Good. 1992. Mass Market Paperback. Mild spine crease. 0.6 x 6.6 x 4.2 Inches. 284 pages. Just recovered from a grave illness, Commander Adam Dalgliesh is called to the bedside of an elderly priest. When Dalgliesh arrives, Father Baddeley is dead. Is it merely his own brush with mortality that causes Dalgliesh to sense the shadow of death about to fall once more? .

New York: Alfred A Knopf Inc. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2003. First American Edition. Hardcover. Protected with a removable Brodart cover. Stated First American Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 415 pages. An Adam Dagliesh Mystery, No. 12. Commander Adam Dalgliesh and his team investigate the murder of a trustee of the Dupayne, a small private London museum dedicated to the inter-war years and an establishment locked in a battle over its future, and find their probe complicated by a second corpse, as the case threatens to destroy Dalgliesh's growing relationship with Emma Lavenham. .