Search Results: Authors starting with N from Great Expectations Rare Books

Los Angeles, CA / West Covina, CA: The Museum of Jurassic Technology / The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Information, 2002. Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, cloth with black paste-down on upper cover, issued without dust-jacket. 120 pages. Illustrated with drawings, diagrams and photographs. First edition, first printing with full number line. The museum bills itself as "an educational institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge and the public appreciation of the Lower Jurassic, the relevance of the term 'Lower Jurassic' to the museum's collections being left uncertain and unexplained." A eclectic sampling of exhibits are contained in this ten year anniversary catalog from collections which have been described as having "varying and uncertain degrees of authenticity." No previous ownership marks. A clean, fresh unmarked and like new copy. As new. .

San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2003. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 281 pages. Bibliographic References, Index. First edition, first printing with full number line. A history of the evolution of corporate power in America. Previous owner's initials on front free end-paper. No remainder marks. Not ex-library. A clean, square, unmarked copy. Near fine in near fine dust-jacket. .

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1984. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Large format hardcover, folio bound in blue cloth and publisher's silver dust-jacket. 312 pages. Illustrated with 236 images, 80 pages being in full color. First edition. The authorized story of the legendary jewelry firm told by a noted jewel expert and illustrated with never-before-published photographs and working sketches. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, and unmarked copy. Dust-jacket is clean and has no tears, chips of edge-wear. Small retail price-sticker from Doubleday affixed to upper rear dust-jacket panel. Near fine in a near fine dust-jacket. A large heavy book, Priority and International orders will require additional postage, calculated as close to actual cost as possible. .

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1964. Hardcover, red cloth, no dust-jacket. 190pps, Index, Illustrated with 136 plates appended at rear. First American edition, originally published in German. Top and bottom edges stained black. No previous ownership marks. A square, sound, clean copy with no underlining, highlighting or marking. Very good.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2007. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in non price-clipped dust-jacket. 366pp., Bibliography, Index. Illustrated with photographs. First edition, first printing. An account of the struggle for Moscow and its significance in the ultimate defeat of the German Army in the East. No previous ownership marks. A very clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Fine in a near fine dust-jacket..

Australia: Sally Milner Publishing, 1991. Tall trade paperback. 153pp., Illustrated with vignette drawings. Extensive glossary. No previous ownership marks. A very clean, square, fresh copy. As new.. First Edition. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Thomas Dunne Books /St. Martin's Press, 2001. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, black boards lettered in gold on spine, in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 215 pages. First edition, first printing with full number line. Anecdotes and tales to entertain the bibliophile. No previous ownership marks. No remainder mark. Dust-jacket now protected in a new Brodart cover. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy, like new. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. .

New: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1967. Hardcover, blueish green cloth lettered in white, in publisher's dust-jacket. 548 pages. Index. Illustrated with photographs, formulas, graphs, and diagrams. First edition, stated second printing. Previous owners' small label affixed inside front cover, now blacked out with marker. Else an as new copy, clean, square and unmarked. Near fine in a near fine dust-jacket. . Second Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1979. Hardcover, black cloth in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 276 pages. Bibliography, Index. Illustrated with vignette photographs. First edition, first printing with full number line. A general introduction to jazz, both historical and technical, discussing the nature of jazz improvisation, the growth and development of jazz from pre-Civil War days, covering all the major milieus and styles in the course of that evolution. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, unmarked copy ina lightly worn dust-jacket. Near fine in a good dust-jacket. . First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher / Penguin, 2005. Trade paperback. 267pp., Bibliography, Index. First edition. An anthologists view of the legitimacy of pre-scientific "intelligence" in explaining the natural world. No previous ownership marks. A very clean, square, unmarked copy. No spine crease, unread. Fine. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1868. Hardcover, original fine grained green cloth blindstamped with double rule on covers and lettered and decorated in gold on spine. 324p., illustrated by Thomas Nast with 8 full page cartoon drawings. Tissue guard between title page and frontis still extant. No previous ownership marks, no book-plate, no stamps or writing. Blank pages at front and rear show age toning and foxing, text block is clean as are all plates. A very nice copy of post-war American political satire, in this case lampooning post-Civil War Reconstruction efforts in Kentucky.. Green cloth covers are clean and gold on spine still bright. Hinges are sound and text block is tightly bound with no loose or torn pages. Book is square, crisp and corners are sharp. "David Ross Locke (also known by his pseudonym Petroleum V. Nasby) (September 20, 1833 to February 15, 1888) was an American journalist and early political commentator during the American Civil War. Locke's most famous work, the… Read More

New York: New York Review of Books, 2002. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. Illustrated with seven full page portrait photographs. First edition, first printing with full number line. One page show annotations to captioned information relating to photographs, the other has several names underlined in felt marker. Else a clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Near fine in a fine dust-jacket. .

New York: The Modern Library, 1941. Cloth in original non price-clipped dustjacket. Contains the complete texts of the following plays: "The Playboy of the Western World" by John M. Synge; "Juno and the Paycock" by Sean O'Casey; "Riders to the Sea" by John M. Synge; "Spreading the News" by Lady Gregory; "Shadow and Substance" by Paul Vincent Carroll. Light wear to dustjacket, else a near fine copy in very good jacket.. First Thus. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

New York : New York Univerwsity Press, 1992. Book. New. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, green cloth in publisher's dust-jacket. 532 pages. Works Cited, Index. First edition, first printing with full number line. A pristine brand new copy. New/new..

New York: New York University Press, 1992. Book. New. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Trade paperback. 532 pages. Works Cited, Index. First edition, first printing with full number line. A pristine brand new copy. .

New York: Random House, 1986. Large trade paperback. 48 pages. Illustrated. First American edition, first printing with full number line. A tie-in publication to the popular British sci-fi series, providing brief biographies of 23 of the Doctor's side-kicks, and when they appeared on the show. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, unmarked copy, light marking to rear panel Very good. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York / Tokyo: Weatherhill / Tankosha, 1982. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Large hardcover book, black cloth lettered and decorated in gold, in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 299 pages. Translated into English by Richard L. Gage. Foreword by Kenji Adachi. Introduction by Jo Okada. "The Modernization of Japanese Lacquer Art" by Masami Shiraishi. Includes a guide to and biographies of the artists, commentaries on the plates and a glossary. Profusely illustrated with 246 magnificently photographed full color plates. Stated first edition. No previous ownership marks. Dust-jacket protected by clear acetate covers. A pristine copy, like new in dust-jacket. Acetate covers show light scratches on rear panel. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. Laid-in is a small staple bound pamphlet entitled "Later Japanese Lacquers", issued in conjunction with the exhibition held at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, July 18-November… Read More

Tokyo: Tokyo National Museum, 1985. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large paperback, perfect bound in bright green card covers, lettered in black. 350 pages, with text entirely in Japanese. An exhibition catalog produced by the Tokyo National Museum for the Special Exhibition Japanese Ceramics, held 15 October - 24 November, 1985. Illustrated with 363 photographic images of pieces included in the exhibition, 35 of which are in full color. Includes a brief foreword and an 18 page captioned index of all 363 photographs in English. Edition unknown, presumed first edition. No previous ownership marks. No spine crease. Lower edge of bulked sheets stamped with "$0.00" [possibly indicating that this copy not for public sale?]. Else a pristine, like new copy, clean, fresh and unmarked. Fine. .

Tokyo: Tokyo National Museum, 1964. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large trade paperback. 301 pages. Text in English and French. An exhibition catalog published by the Tokyo National Museum, coinciding with the 1964 summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, 1964. Contains a brief prefatory note by Yasukawa Daigoro, President of the organizing Committee for the 18th Olympiad, a brief preface by Asano Nagatake, Director of the Tokyo National Museum and an essay on the currents of Japanese art. Illustrated with hundreds of black and white photographs and four full page color plates. A complete annotated list appended identifying each of the 877 artifacts in the exhibition. Edition unknown, presumed first edition. No previous ownership marks. No spine crease. A tight, sound, clean copy. Near very good. .

New York: Newcomen Society in North America, 1977. Book. Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Pamphlet, white laid-paper covers printed in black and red, staple bound. 23 pages. Printed and bound at the Princeton University Press. Illustrated with black and white photographs. First edition, stated first printing. A copy of the address presented before The Newcomen Society in North America, in Chicago on March 17, 1977. No previous ownership marks. White covers moderately age soiled. A tight, sound, internally unmarked copy. Good. .