Search Results: Authors starting with J from Jacques Gander

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1986. Second impression of this Shirley Hughes illustrated edition, first published in 1976. Hardcover in dustwrapper.Brown boards with gilt lettered spine, with brown endpapers and page edges. dustwrapper illustrated by Shirley Hughes, with the story also illustrated by Shirley Hughes with line drawings.127 pages. 4.25 X 6.25 inches.Near fine book and near fine unclipped dustwrapper. A very nice copy.. Second Impression. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Shirley Hughes.

Preston: Printed for the Proprietors By T. Snape & Co., 1907. Undated, but 1907 or earlier.T. Bulmer and Co's History, Topography and Directory of furness and Cartmel Comprising Its History and Archaeology, Physical and Geological Features with Seperate Historical and Topographical Descriptions of Each Town parish and Manor. Rebacked with the original spine and boards retained, with new endpapers. Half red calf with gilt lettering and decorative device on the spine, red cloth boards.[xii] 422 pages plus one page errata, adverts vi pages.5.75 X 8.5 inches. A very nicely restored copy retaining the original spine and boards, a little rubbing and marking to leather and boards, but all very sound and solid, internally all complete and in good order, pages clean and unmarked throughout. Does not include a map or Bigland family pedigree.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Air Ministry , 1954. Blue staplebound card covers, with black lettering and line illustration.A.P. 4099J-P.N.. 2nd Edition. Original copy dated January 1954. 48 pages plus fold-out cockpit illustrations with keys. Part I covers a general description of the aircraft including fuel and oil systems; engine controls; cockpit equipment including canopy operation, seat adjustment etc; Part II deals with limitations; Part III - Handling, with folding flight planning charts.; Part IV Emergency Handling - engine failures, crash landings, ditching etc; Part V has illustrations of the cockpit. The cover is lightly faded at the spine with some rust to staples and dog-eared corners. Internal pages are generally good with some amendment sheets glued in place (amended to March 1956). This manual came from the estate of Squadron Leader Peter M."Jim" Jewell, Lightning pilot,his own personal copy, with his initials PMJ,and name appearing on the ammendment log page.5 X 7.5 inches. A good copy.. Second… Read More

Peterbourough: Joint Nature Conservation Committee, 1993. This is from the dustwrapper: "This directory is intended to bring together information held within the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC), the country nature conservation agencies and other organisations, to provide a comprehensive account of the maritime and marine interest of the North Sea coastal margin from a UK perspective. Information has been grouped into three broad areas: i) a description of the natural environment ii) an account of the current protected status of coastal and marine habitats, communities and species iii) an indication of activities which have an effect on the North Sea coastal margin. Each resource is described and some indication is given of its importance and the range of variation around the North Sea coast. Recognising that the coastal margin should not be considered in isolation, the directory includes an assessment of other offshore interests (habitats, conservation features and resources)."… Read More

Leiden,: E. J. Brill, 1947. Text in Dutch. Blue cloth with gilt lettered spine and decorative image in gilt on the front.xv, 372 pages, Illustrated with photographs on plates, line drawings and maps. 6.75 X 9.75 inches. Very good copy no dustwrapper. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

London: Published By Trubner & Co. For the English Dialect Society, 1890. Orginal English Dialect Society publications , from Series C. Original Glossaries. Modern case bound in one volume. Pale grey paper boards with black title lettering on the spine, with endpapers. Bound in with the original stiff blue paper covers with title page on the front and Society adverts on inner and rear covers. x, 216 pages plus 1 page index..5.5 X 8.75 inches. A very good sound copy, internally all in good order and very clean throughout. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Air Ministry, 1956. Blue staplebound card covers, with black lettering and line illustration.Pilot's Notes Hunter F.4 - A.P. 4347D P.N. - Original Copy 2nd edition dated May, 1956.114 pages, Foldout diagrams of the Hunter F.4 plus fold-out cockpit photo illustrations with keys. Line illustrations and diagrams in the text.Part I covers a general description of the aircraft including fuel and oil systems; engine controls; cockpit equipment including canopy operation, etc; Part II deals with Limitations; Part III - Handling; Part IV Emergencies - engine failures, crash landings, ditching etc; Part V Operating data; part VI has fold out illustrations of the cockpit. Inside rear cover and back cover has emergency drills and check lists. The cover has light edge wear with rusting to staples. Water staining with a tide mark to the front cover and some pages. This manual came from the estate of Squadron Leader Peter M."Jim" Jewell, Lightning pilot,his own personal copy, with his name in ink… Read More

Berkeley, CA.: Howell-North Books, 1963. Limited to only 1250 copies, this copy numbered 301 in ink on the limitation page. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. Facsimile reproduction from the original edition of 1886. [iv]v, 200 pages, well illustrated with engravings, drawings, diagrams etc.8.5 X 11.25 inches. Very good copy.. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

London: George Bell and Sons, 1899. Special reissue of the third edition ( 1872-1893)by the proprietors of "Nature"1899 in later green cloth binding with gilt lettering on the spine, new endpapers and reinforced hinges. ex reference library copy. Half title and title pages followed by 216 pages of text, plus one page errata then the plates numbered from 1686 to 1824, all coloured illustrations. 7.75 X 10 inches. Very good copy in a sturdy reference library binding, library book plate on the front pastedown, small library stamp to each of the first three pages and final page, and then each plate has a small round library stamp in the top corner away from the illustrations itself. . Third Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

London: Hudson and Kearns with George Newne, 1897. Hardcover volume bound in dark green moire cloth with gilt title lettering to the spine and front board. Board edges bevelled. All edges gilt. Yellow endpapers. Second volume of the magazine. 26 weekly issue from July 10th 1897 to January 1st 1898. With title page and volume index, All issues bound in with original photo covers of society ladies. The volume runs to 768 pages. Articles and features on country, sporting and social matters. Horses, Horseracing, hunting, shooting, farming etc. All illustrated with monochrome photographs. 10 X 14.5 inches. Overall a very good copy, A bit rubbed around the edges, cloth at the corners slightly worn, and cloth lightly marked. Binding is very sound with inner hinges in good order, no spliiting at the endpapers. Inside, all complete and in good order throughout. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

London: Hudson and Kearns with George Newne, 1898. Hardcover volume bound in dark green moire cloth with gilt title lettering to the spine and front board. Board edges bevelled. All edges gilt. Yellow endpapers. Third volume of the magazine. 26 weekly issue from January 1898 to July 2nd 1898. With title page and volume index. All issues bound in with original photo covers of society ladies. The volume runs to 840 pages. Articles and features on country, sporting and social matters. Horses, Horseracing, hunting, shooting, farming etc. All illustrated with monochrome photographs. 10 X 14.5 inches. Overall a very good copy, A bit rubbed around the edges, cloth at the corners slightly worn, and cloth lightly marked. Small snag to head of the spine. Front hinge starting otherwise binding is very sound. Inside, all complete and in good order throughout. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Poole, Dorset: Blandford Press, 1979. Hardcover book in the dustwrapper. 159 pages, well illustrated. 7.75 X 10 inches. Very good book in a good price clipped dutwrapper with a closed tear and a band of sunning down the front fore edge.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.

London: Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., 1944. Green faux leather cloth, with gilt lettering, in grey dustwrapper with illustration pasted to front.348 illustrations of which 68 are in full colour, 248 pages, 5 X 7 inches. Very good book with a name and date on the front free endpaper, in a good dustwrapper with some chipping at the spine ends and at one corner.The dustwrapper has a paper lined removable clear plastic protective jacket. Reprint.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1930. Hardback book, Grey textured cloth with gilt lettered spine.267 pages, illustrated with photographs and a map.8.2 X 5.75 inches. Some fading to the spine and edges of the boards, page edges broned and offsetting to endpapers. Very good sound copy, no dustwrapper.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

London: Hutchinson, 1991. Near fine book, which has very small and light stain on the fore edge in a near fine price-clipped dustwrapper with very slight rubbing to the corners.. First Edition. Illus. by Gary Chalk.

London: Hutchinson, 1989. Near fine book in a near fine dustwrapper with just a little rubbing to the top corners. Price intact (£9.95) and no inscriptions.. First Edition. Illus. by Gary Chalk.

London: The Grey Walls Press Limited, 1952. Maroon cloth with gold lettering on the spine in dustwrapper illustrated by Ru van Rossem. 283 pages. 5.25 X 7.5 inches. The book is very good with some fading at the edges, dustsoilng to the top edge and browning and a few spots on the fore edge. Tthe dustwrapper is worn at the corners and spine ends with some chips and small tears, with browning and a little spotting apparent on the white areas, mainly fore edges, back panel and flaps, the original price "12. 6d. net" remins intact on the corner of the front flap.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair.

London: The Grey Walls Press Limited, 1949. Red cloth with gold lettering in illustrated dustwrapper with a surreal image of a top hatted gent riding on the back of a lobster whilst attacking a man with a trident who is on his knees and wielding a cane in defence. 264 pages. 5.25 X 7.5 inches. The book is very good with some fading at the edges , spine ends lightly crushed and corners a bit pushed inwards, the dustwrapper is worn at the corners and spine ends with some edge chips and small tears with creasing, some loss at the head of the spine. The price is clipped from the corner of the front flap.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair.

London: W Collins Sons & Co. Ltd, 1917. Unfinished novel of Henry James, one of two published posthumously together with the preliminary notes for the work included here.With a preface by Percy Lubbock. Dark blue cloth with author and title in gilt on the front and spine, frontispiece portrait of James from a photograph by Alvin Langdon Coburn with tissue guard, 351 pages, fore and bottom edges untrimmed, owners name and date in ink on the front free endpaper, also some notes in French on the final blank page. Corners bumped inwards, some wear to one corner and cloth at the top of the spine. Internally clean and in good order, gilt bright and clear, a good copy.. First Edition.

London: Country Life Ltd., 1907. Dark green buckram with gilt lettering and gilt illustrated front board. xii, 169 pages. With a photo portrait frontispiece of the author, plus 33 plates one of flies which is in colour., and some illustrations in the text. Includes dressings of 345 Salmon Flies alphabetically arranged and numbered. 5.75 X 8.75 inches. Very good copy a litle browning to pages, and a Christmas gift inscription on the title page, date 1911, possibly by the author.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.