Search Results: Authors starting with J from Epilonian Books

M.J. ROYER, 1962-01-01. Paperback. Good. [Book catalog] M. J. Royer Art Books, Catalog 17, 1962. Paper covers, [69] pp (unpaginated). Includes descriptions and asking prices for 575 Art books. Contents include: Reference books (1-19); Artists (20-150); Costume (151-252); Furniture (253-304); History (305-357); Military (358-382); Gems & Jewelry (383-419); Orient (420-441); Ornament & Design (442-474); Ceramics (475-496); Architecture (497-523); Illustrations & Color Plates (524-546); Recent Acquisitions (547-575). Includes 4 black and white illustrations in center of catalog and illustration on cover. In good condition with a few small nicks and creasing to edges of covers. Moderate overall spotting and aging to covers as well. Binding tight (staple bound). Pages aged but otherwise unmarked NOT Ex-Library. No remainder marks.

Padre Publishers, 1994. Soft cover. Folio, with two fold-out pages with 8 postcards per page and 4 postcards on the back cover. Very good/ NO dust jacket. Pictorial soft covers have light bumping to edges and corners. Light overall rubbing and faint scratching and soiling to back cover postcards. Binding tight (staple bound). Interior postcards are very clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-library. NO remainder marks. Lovely artwork. [Excerpts from inside of front cover] Considered to be one of the greatest botanical artists to ever live, P.J. Redoute has often been compared to the great American illustrator of birds and mammals, John James Audubon. He was born in 1759 in the Belgian Ardennes and came from a long line of journeyman painters. At a very young age he set out to become a painter himself. Although not much is known about this time period in his life, many have speculated that he spent his time working just as his father and older brother had by painting houses and commissioned portraits. While… Read More

McGraw-Hill Company, 1923-01-01. Single Issue Magazine. Acceptable. J. E. Spurr, Editor, Volume 115, Number 26, June 30, 1925. Single issue magazine (weekly journal), paper covers, 54 pp. Black and white illustrations, maps, and ads. In acceptable condition. Black and white pictorial papaer covers have several chips and tears along edges, some of which have been taped up. Moderate to heavy aging, soiling and creasing to covers as well as interior pages. Back cover has some globs of dried white paste. Classified page near back has a 3 X 1" chip in the paper where the two pages had been stuck together and tore when separated. Pages are quite aged but otherwise unmarked and readable. NOT Ex-Library. An acceptable reading copy. Contents include: Editorial : AN EXPERIMENT FAILS — All Reserve Stocks of Copper Finally Sold - Gold Dredging in California - Back to the Days of Barter - Judge Gary and Twelve Hours a Day —Bunk-House Gossip — Progress in… Read More

J.W. Courter, 1981-01-01. Unbound. Very Good. Very Good; The Mystic Light of the Aladdin Knights, Volume 9, Number 2, March, 1981. Paper covers, unbound, 10 pages. In very good condition. Black and cream illustrated paper covers have a few small nicks and creasing along edges. Pages are lightly aged but unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. At the time, issues were published every other month as a medium of exchange for collectors of Aladdin Memorabilia. "Our purpose is to preserve information on kerosene lighting which played an important role in the development of rural America as well as early electric lighting by Aladdin." In this issue: The Aladdin 'Table or Parlor Lamp'; Light Beams; Buy-Sell-Trade; News from ALH; C.H. Smith Lamp Patent Drawing; 9th Gathering Announcement.

Marlborough Gallery, 1990-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. Marlborough Gallery, Catalog for exhibition held at the Marlborough Gallery in New York, November 28- December 31, 1990. Soft covers, 70 pp. In very good condition. Slightly Oversized (9 1/2 X 11 1/5") glossy covers with reproduction of Sheep Meadow III on front cover. Light bumping to edges of covers and very light overall scuffing as well. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Includes 39 mostly full color illustrations with 3 fold out pages. Also includes biography, collections list, one-man and group exhibitions list, and selected bibliography. Intro by John Kobal. NOT Ex-Library. No remainder marks.

Golden Press, 1973-01-01. Unknown Binding. Good. Golden Press [Published date: 1973]. Hard cover, 25 pp. Second Golden Book Printing (with print line BCDEFGHIJ on rear paste-down. Good+/ NO dust jacket. Oversized glossy illustrated paper over boards have a tiny bit of nicking to the corner tips and top and bottom of spine and very light overall scuffing. Original gold foil price sticker on front core ($1.95). Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-library. NO remainder marks. Wonderful pictures by F. Rojankovsky.

William Heinemann, 2005-05-12. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. William Heinemann [Published date: 2005]. Hard cover, 357 pp. First Edition (with full number line). Very good in very good dust jacket. Black textured paper over boards with gold lettering on spine. Light bumping and scuffing to edges and corners of covers. Binding tight. . Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has a few small nicks and tears and light creasing along edges. Light overall scuffing to jacket as well. NOT price clipped. Now in an archival quality Brodart cover. NOT Ex-library. NO remainder marks.

Collins, 1975-01-01. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. Collins [Published Date: 1975]. Hardcover, 96 pp. First Edition. Good in acceptable dust jacket. Blue textured Paper over Boards with gold lettering on spine. Light bumping and scuffing to edges of covers with a bit of the color scuffed off along edges. Binding tight. Pages lightly aged but otherwise unmarked. Dust jacket has a few 1" or less chips and tears and creasing along edges. Light overall scuffing, aging and soiling to jacket as well. Now in an archival-quality Brodart Cover NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. [From jacket flap] The Waitemata is a big harbour: it is scenically beautiful; it is busy, it offers accommodation to an almost infinite variety of vessels both commercial and pleasure; it includes a naval base, Container ship facilities, amphibian aircraft, boat-building yards, several extensive marinas, a commercial fishing fleet; almost everything from a one-man canoe to the biggest passenger liners can be seen here. And, quite… Read More

Bison Books, 2006-03-01. Paperback. Good. University of Nebraska Press / Bison Books [Published Date: 2006]. Soft cover, 211 pp. Reprint edition. In good+ condition. Glossy pictorial soft covers have light bumping and creasing to edges and corners and light overall scuffing. Binding tight. Previous owner's gift inscriptions on half-title page. One page has a bracket around a paragraph in ink. Otherwise pages are clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. Includes 10 pages of black and white photo reproductions and a substantial bibliography. Contents include: Uncle Sam Wants YOU!; From Whites to Fatigues; Following the Troops; The Pacific Theater; The Mediterranean Theater; The European Theater; The China-Burma-India Theater; The United States and Western Atlantic Minor Theaters; Wild Blue Yonder; Life at Sea; Camaraderie and Romance; Leaving a Legacy; Appendices; Bibliography; Index. [from back cover] With the insight and intimacy of firsthand accounts from some of the thousands of… Read More

Children's Press (CT), 1985-12-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Children's Press (CT) [Published date: 1985]. Hard cover, 96 pp Reprint of original edition published in 1918. Very good/ NO dust jacket. Glossy illustrated paper over boards have light bumping to edges and corners and light overall scuffing. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Delightful illustrations by Blanche Fisher Wright. A nice copy of this classic. [From back cover] This new edition of The Peter Patter Book of Nursery Rhymes will enable children to experience - with an enjoyment all their own — the charming collection of picture and verse that their parents and grandparents remember well. The book's 134 rhymes are illustrated in full color by Blanche Fisher Wright, whose wonderful, childlike pictures appear in another Rand McNally classic, The Real Mother Goose. Leroy Freeman Jackson, author of the Peter Patter rhymes, has written numerous books of verse for children and adults. Here he has invented… Read More

ECW Press, 2006-05-28. 2nd. Paperback. Very good. ECW Press [Published Date: 2006]. Softcover, 309 pp. Very Good/ NO dust jacket. Glossy pictorial soft covers with French flaps have light bumping to edges and corners and light overall scuffing. Binding tight (NO spine crease). Pages clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. Includes a 32 pp section with great b&w photos.

Jacobsens Pubns, 1988-05-01. Paperback. Good. Anita Jacobsen, 1988. Soft cover, 512 pp. Limited Edition, March 1988. In good condition. Maroon paper covers with silver lettering on front. Light bumping to edges and corners of covers and light overall scuffing and soiling to covers as well with a bit of the color scuffed off along the bottom edge of the back cover. Binding tight. Pages lightly aged but otherwise unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. No remainder marks. [Excerpt from FOREWORD]VOLUME IX furnishes biographical data and actual auction prices for works of art that were sold at public auction galleries from JANUARY 1986 to JANUARY 1987. These Include paintings,water colors, charcoals, pasteIs, pencil drawings, bronzes and contemporary works of art. The artists Included range from old masters to contemporary artists. The data Is arranged In alphapbetlcal order by ARTIST, giving, if possible, the birth and death dates and country of origin. Then a description of the pieceIs given Including the name of… Read More

Warner Bros. Publications, 1990-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. Warner Bros. Publications SABT - Publisher's id: 08721167] [Published Date: 1990]. Paper covers, 63 pp. Very Good/ NO dust jacket. Grey illustrated paper covers have light bumping to edges and corners and light overall scuffing. Red pen mark on top edge of text block. Binding tight (staple bound). Pages clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. The evolution of rock 'n' roll has never been more fun! Join this 15 minute "blast to the past" where you'll enjoy those favorite songs, styles and dances from the 50's to the 80's! Songs include: The Beat Goes On; Barbara Ann; Splish Splash; Surf City; The Loco-Motion; Where The Boys Are; You've Got A Friend; Close To You; Just The Way You Are; Beat It; Material Girl; Flashdance...What A Feeling and Twist And Shout! Great fun for all ages with complete choreography/staging notes in the octavo!

Magnard, 2000-02-11. Hardcover. Very Good. Magnard [Published Date: 2006] NOTE: NOT Hardcover (same ISBN), but very stiff, laminated soft covers. Text in French. Very Good/ NO dust jacket. Light bumping to edges and corners of covers and light overall scuffing. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks.

XO. Paperback. Very Good. XO [Published Date: 2006]. Softcover, 382 pp. TOMW 2. Text in French. Very Good/ NO dust jacket. Glossy illustrated soft covers have light bumping to edges and corners and light overall scuffing. Binding tight (NO spine crease). Pages clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks.

Phaidon Press, 1998-11-06. Paperback. Good. Phaidon Press [Published date: 1998]. Soft cover, 240 pp. First printing. Good/ NO dust jacket. B&w illustrated soft covers have light creasing to front covers and light bumping and creasing to edges. Light overall rubbing and scuffing. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-library. NO remainder marks.

Weinheim : Dt. Studien-Verl, 1994-01-01. Perfect Paperback. Good. Weinheim : Dt. Studien-Verl., 1994. Soft cover, 392 pp. First Edition (NOT the 2nd revised edition of 1996 with the same ISBN). Text in German. Good/ NO dust jacket. Orange soft covers have light bumping and creasing to edges and corners with a bit of peeling to the corner tips. Light overall rubbing and scuffing to covers as well. Spine is creased but binding is still intact. Previous owner's name and number in ink on half title page. Several pages have underlining and light margin notes all in pencil (NO ink or highlighting). NOT Ex-library. NO remainder marks. A good reading copy.

Limited Editionspr, 1995-08-01. Paperback. Very Good. Signed by Author. Limited Editions Press, 1995. Soft cover, 170 pp. Signed by Author on title page as follows: "With best wishes" (No name listed). Dated 8-21-95. Very good/ NO dust jacket. Glossy pictorial soft covers have light bumping to edges and corners. Light overall rubbing and faint scratching. Binding tight. Pages crisp clean and bright with no markings. NOT Ex-library. NO remainder marks.

Self-published, 1987-01-01. Spiral-bound. Good. Self-published, May 1987. Soft cover (spiral bound), unpaginated. In Good+ condition. Green paper covers with black lettering on front. Light bumping and creasing to corners of covers and light overall rubbing with some scratching to the top edge of the front cover. Spiral binding is tight. Pages lightly aged but otherwise clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-library. NO remainder marks. [Excerpt from introduction] A Call To Hike Above The Timberline It takes discipline and commitment to hike above the timberline. In California, the timberline is about 12,000 feet above sea level. It is spectacularly rugged mountain country with visibility well over one hundred miles. The air is fine. Everything about the country above thetimberline is dramatic. The storms are fiercer, the temperatures sharper, the sun brighter, and the atmosphere purer. You see all the stars at 12,000 feet. From personal experience, I can tell you, you have to work for this country. No one… Read More

Western Profiles Publishing, 1987-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Signed by Illustrator. Western Profiles Publishing, 1987. Hard cover, 150 pp. Collector's edition book number 340. Signed by Author (Rhett S. James) and Artist (Bill L. Hill). Very good / no dust jacket. Maroon cloth covered boards with color illustration pasted on front cover and gold lettering on front and spine. Light bumping and scuffing to edges and corners of covers. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. No remainder marks.