Search Results: Titles starting with J from Marvin Minkler Modern First Editions

New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1981 First American Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. 301 pages, with numerous photographs. This book is the history of an extraordinary man, the history of the development of the first nuclear weapon, and the history of a decade of accusations. An oversized book. The dustjacket has considerable wear to the extremities, with small tears and chips. Very tiny foxing spots the to the top pages edges.Former owner's name and date on the front freepaper. A good dj over a very book. Unread.

Dallas, Texas: Taylor Publishing Company, 1993. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket. 231 pages with photographs. Twelve first-hand accounts reveal the untold story of the JFK assassination. A very good dustjacket over a very good book. From my smoke-free collection. Ships in well-padded box..

New York: Public Affairs., 2002. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket. 305 pages. Everyone in Washington wants to be in show business and everyone in Hollywood wants to be in politics. Eric Hamburg has done both, and his cautionary tale is both funny and instructive. Some edgewear to the top front dustjacket, otherwise; As new. Unread. From my smoke-free collection..

New York: Random House, 1992. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Random House Printing with the number line beginning with 2 rather than a 1. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket. Heavy at 898 pages with photographs.The first volume of a monumental biography of John F. Kennedy, that focuses on his younger years. As new. Unread. From my smoke-free collection. Ships in well-padded box..

New York: Random House, 2001. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Random House Printing with the number line beginning with 2 rather than a 1. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket. 458 pages with photographs and index.A cradle-to-grave biography free of piety and pathology. As new. Unread. From my smoke-free collection. Ships in well-padded box..

New York: A Harvest/HBJ Books, 1984. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. First Softcover Edition/First Printing. 254 pages, with photographs. Here is the essence of Kerouac. Former owner's embossed stamp to bottom of front endpaper. Small ink date on top of left corner of the half-title page. Light edgewear to the extremities. Still a very good copy, and solid copy. Unread. From my smoke-free collection..

New York: Viking, 2010. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket. 500 pages with index. An exhilarating exchange of letters between Jack Kerouac and AllenGinsberg, two-thirds of which have never before been published. Light bump to the bottom corners, otherwise a near fine copy. Unread. From my smoke-free collection. Ships in well-padded box. .

Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Review Press, 1999. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket. 160 pages, with over 120 magnificent photographs. A splendid visual record of the life and times of one of America's greatest writers. There is a tiny tear to the top of the spine dustjacket, otherwise a near fine copy. Unread. From my smoke-free collection. Ships in well-padded box..

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket. 320 pages. From the Booker Prize Winner, a novel of Dickensian London-full of mystery, science, and passion. As new. Unread. From my smoke-free collection. Ships in well-padded box..

Knopf. New York., 1998. Book. As New. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Uncorrected Proof. Softcover. 320 pages. From the Booker Prize Winner, a novel of Dickensian London-full of mystery, science, and passion. As new Unread..

El Paso, Texas: Broken River Books, 2017 First Edition/First Printing. Softcover. 230 pages. The story of a many who doesn't believe n murder, unless you haven't paid your gambling debt. Effortless prose and compelling characters from Mr. Adlerberg. As new. Unread.

New York: Soho Crime, 2014. Advance Reading Copy/Proof. As New. Soft cover. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing. Softcover. 338 pages. The author takes us back to the eve of World War One, and the birth of spy culture with this first novel featuring Jack McColl. This is the softcover, Advance Readers Copy/Uncorrected Proof, of the hardcover book that was published in May 2014. Bit of a bump to the rear top page edges, otherwise: As new. Unread. From my smoke-free collection..

New York: Soho, 2004. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket. 217 pages. The author's first novel, smart, irreverent, and dangerously funny. A love song to New York City. As new. Unread. From my smoke-free collection. Ships in well-padded box..

New York: An Avon Camelot Book, 1999. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing, March 1999. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket. 145 pages. Another in the "and Me" series. This Jackie Robinson story is a captivating blend of fact and fantasy. For baseball fans of all ages. As new. Unread. From my smoke-free collection. Ships in well-padded box..

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket. 512 pages with photographs and index. No other biography of Jackie Robinson can compare to this towering account of his journey from a small town to a historic career in baseball and beyond. Just a light touch of wear to the dustjacket, otherwise As new and Unread. From my smoke-free collection. Ships in well-padded box..

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1978. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing, with no additional printings listed on the copyright page. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket. 339 pages with photographs. With the voices of the men and women who populate the Kerouac novels, including: William Burroughs, Carolyn Cassady, Malcolm Crowley, Allen Ginsberg, John Clennon Holmes, Gore Vidal, Gary Snyder and other. Bumped corners on top. Former owner's name & date in small print on top of the front freepaper in ink. Small stain to the lower back dj flap. Edgewear and a few tiny tears to the spine top. Otherwise a solid tight book, unread..

New York: Doubleday, 1989. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing, June 1989. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket. 290 pages, with photographs. Jesse Jackson's former press secretary during his campaign, when he was the first black man to run for President of the United Stats gives us the sense of traveling across the country beside the man who would be President. A near fine dj over a near fine book. Unread. From my smoke-free collection. .

New York: Villard Books/Random House, 1997. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing, with the Random House number line beginning with 2 rather than a 1. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket. 165 pages. Once again with Jacob's Ladder, Noah benShea has elevated the human spirit to great heights with wisdom. Some edgewear to the dustjacket and to the book, otherwise a very good book. Unread. From my smoke-free collection..

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: McClelland & Stewart, 2009. Book. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. First Canadian Edition/First Printing. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket. 326 pages with photographs and index.A well-researched and through examination of the life of an extraordinary talented hockey player, and legend. This copy has been signed by the author on the half-title page in ink. A fine copy. As new. Uread. From my smoke-free collection. Ships well-padded..

Germany: Altaquito, 1982. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing of the German Edition of Jaguar Skies. Originally published by New Directions in 1975. In German, with a few illustrations. A collection of Michael McClure's poetry. Light edgewear otherwise a very good and solid copy with no interior writing or marks. Scarce thus. Mr McClure died in May 2020..