Search Results: Titles starting with J from Sad Paradise Books

London: Hamlyn House, 1999. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. A very neat, bright copy. Quarto in publisher's original illustrated boards with white lettered credits to spine. 160 pages including foreword by Carolyn Cassady, numerous informative and poignant colour / black & white photographic plates, list of books by Kerouac with a guide to who-was-who, selected bibliography. A fabulous photo-essay biography of Kerouac - excellent production values.

New York: St Martins, 1978. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo. Edges foxed, small closed tear to rear panel of slightly edge-chipped dustjacket. Charming, neat little inscription by previous owner on flyleaf. This oral biography was created from interviews with those who knew Jack as a man, a friend and a lover. A sound tight copy.

Edinburgh: Rebel Inc, 1999. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. A sound, clean copy of the first UK edition. First printing. xxii - 393 pages, black and white plates. Wrapper a little creased. This oral biography was created from interviews with those who knew Jack as a man, a friend and a lover.

Boston: Tuttle Publishing, 2001. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Original red cloth, blue title to spine, first impression. 174 pages. Hayes explores the threats that Japan faces in the coming decades, particularly if the US downscales its military presence in the region, presents a blueprint for an appropriate strategy. A bright, tight copy.

London, United Kingdom: Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2000. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Original grey cloth with gilt title and credit to spine. 304 pages including 353 colour and 129 black & white illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. Richter's analyses of the symbolism inherent in jewelry sheds light on Asian cultures, while the aesthetic appeal of the items will make this volume irresistible to all jewelry lovers. SIGNED by author on title page. Superbly illustrated - perfect gift.

East Melbourne: Lansdowne Pr, 1978. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Revised edition. Original ochre cloth with gilt title to spine. 112 pages including notes, exhibitions, works in public collections, bibliography, index, 28 quality black & white and 32 colour plates. Very light creasing, chips to dustjacket edges, one inch tear on a fold with a neat archival quality repair. Margaret Plant's perceptive and well-documented text traces the development of Perceval's distinctive and powerful work. A bright tight copy.

New York: Renaissance Books, 2000. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. First printing. Original green boards, silver title to spine, 318 pages including appendices, notes, bibliography, index, black & white photographs. The behind-the-scenes story of the director of 'Lone Star', 'Return of the Secaucus Seven', 'The Brother from Another Planet' and 'Eight Men Out'. A tight, bright copy. Listing with Biblio since 2005, we guarantee our book descriptions, & post the next business day.

Sydney: Landsdowne Press, 1985. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Reprint. pp152, map, index, black & white, coloured illustrations and plates, illustrated endpapers. Colwell's text is supported by over 180 pictures in all making this excellent production the most comprehensive pictorial record of the Burke and Wills expedition ever published. A tight, clean copy. Great gift idea.

Canberra: Australian National Gallery, 1981. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine,. A very neat, bright set. Two volumes oblong octavo, plum cloth with gilt lettering to spine in marbled slipcase. Some slight abrasions, and a sticker removal scar to the marbled slipcase. Volume 1: 'Essay on the Artist' by Dinah Dysart, 55 pages including 27 black & white photographic illustrations and footnotes, marbled endpapers. Volume 2: facsimile from Julian Ashton's student years in London and Paris in the 1870s' unpaginated; mostly figure studies in charcoal, pencil, pen and wash. Marbled endpapers. A very nice box-set celebrating the work of the turn of the century Australian artist. Listing with Biblio since 2005, we guarantee our book descriptions, & post the next business day.

New York: Random House Inc, 1999. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 'Juneteenth draws on the full richness of America's black cultural heritage' - from the author of 'The Invisible Man'. Very light tape offset / residue on endpapers. This copy is in near fine condition - clean, tight and bright.

London: Bloomsbury, 2010. Paperback. Very Good +. A neat tight copy in illustrated stiff wrapper, black & white photographic illustrations, 278 pages. Very slight crease to one corner, light crease to spine. A salute to New York City during the late sixties and seventies and a portrait of Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe and their ascent to fame. Listing with Biblio since 2005, we guarantee our book descriptions, & post the next business day.