Search Results: Titles starting with J from Keel Row Books

Edinburgh; Talbot Rice Gallery, 1993., 1993. Softcover. FIRST EDITION. Large octavo. Exhibition catalogue, illustrated throughout (frontispiece plus 68 photographic illustrations, of which 7 are in colour). Book Condition: Very Good. Pictorial card wraps, lightly edge-rubbed to spine. No annotation or inscriptions.

London; Charles Skilton Ltd, 1958., 1958. Hardcover. FIRST EDITION. Limited edition of 975 copies, of which this is No. 77. Quarto. 252 pp. Illustrated with 7 tipped-in colour plates plus 32 Monochrome Collotype plates and 26 monochrome illustrations in text. Book Condition: Very Good. Original buff buckram with gilt titles, with colour cover plate inset to upper board; glassine wrapper also in very good condition (no dust-jacket, as issued). Top edge gilt; white ribbon placemarker. Minor rubs to extremities; a very clean, tight copy currently inside loose paper wrapper which has protected the covers. No annotation or inscriptions. Foreword by Sir Alfred Munnings. Joseph Crawhall was a Northumbrian artist associated with the Glasgow Boys, who specialised in studies of animals and nature; he was the third artist of this name in the family. Scarce.

Manchester; Co-Operative Wholesale Society, 1911., 1911. Hardcover. FIRST EDITION. Small octavo. 71 pp. Original dark red cloth with gilt titles & Bedlington Terrier motif to upper board. Light toning to endpapers and one or two minor fingermarks otherwise a very clean tight copy; no annotation or inscriptions. Lower corner p.55 torn off at margin - text and illustrations unaffected. Well-illustrated throughout with numerous photographs of Co-op officials as well as local views. 30pp cover the History of the Town and 41pp the History of Bedlington Co-operative Society Limited. Scarce.

Baton Rouge & London; Louisiana State University Press, 1979, 1979. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo. [12], 310 pp. Illustrated including frontispiece of Dempsey in 1921 as Heavyweight Champion of the World. Book Condition: Very Good. Jacket Condition: Very Good. Publishers' navy cloth with white and orange titles to spine and orange endpapers in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. Tobacco scented. Spine soiled otherwise Near Fine; no annotation or inscriptions. Jacket spine sunned with a few surface scuffs to rear and corners, and creasing to spine tips with very minor loss at head of spine. Biography of the boxing champion and celebrity, based principally on primary sources and providing a case-study of Dempsey's mass-media image.

London; Phoenix Sports Books, 1956, 1956. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo. 190 pp. 18 plates including portrait frontispiece. Book Condition: Very Good. Jacket Condition: Good. Publishers' black cloth with gilt titles to spine in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. Cover cloth lightly surface soiled with dull titles; minor light foxing to textblock edge otherwise contents clean and bright. Jacket spine sunned, with numerous nicks and creases to edge and associated repairs to verso; 1- inch tear top rear edge and small loss head of spine. Biography of Jack Johnson, Heavyweight Champion of the World and later a music hall star suspected of wartime intrigue.

Alton; Nimrod Press, 1989., 1989. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED COPY.�Octavo. [8], 54 pp, [6], 96 pp, [2], 44 pp. illustrated. Book Condition: Very Good. Jacket Condition: Very Good. Publishers'�black cloth with gilt titles to spine in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. Cover cloth rubbed at spine tips. GIFT INSCRIBED by the Author to verso ffep: "To My Friend and Fellow Enthusiast, Bob James with Best Wishes, Bob Hartley 20/1/1992". A few fingermarks to textblock edge otherwise contents clean & bright. Jacket lightly toned and soiled to white background with a few creases to edge. A re-issue of Memoirs of Jack Scroggins, the nineteenth century Prize Fighter,�together with Richard Humphreys' biography of Scroggins�and a modern biography by Hartley from recent research. Scarce, particularly in hardcover.

London; William Rider & Son, Ltd., 1921., 1921. Mass Market Paperback. FIRST EDITION THUS. Softcover, small octavo, pp. 63. Limp orange cloth with russet titles to upper cover and spine. Spine titles are lightly rubbed with minor creasing and slight soiling of covers. Overall a neat copy: Very Good condition. Part of the 'Mystics and Occultists' series. Biography of the life and work of the German philosopher, Jakob B�hme, described by Hegel as "the first German philosopher".

London; Oxford University Press/Humphrey Milford, 1938., 1938. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. 256. Colour frontispiece and 7 monochrome plates by D. L. Mays. Publishers' airforce blue cloth with black titles to spine and RAF crest and titles in blind to upper board, in price-clipped pictorial dust-jacket. Scattered light foxing, mainly to textblock edge and prelims, otherwise clean and bright with no annotation or inscriptions. Jacket a little rubbed and creased, with 3 cm closed tear at tail of spine and small loss at head of spine. A Near Fine copy in very good jacket. Adventure story featuring Flight Lieut. Leo Jayson (a.k.a Jaggers) and his sidekick Flying Officer Winks (a.k.a. The Winkle) who need to recover a dangerous stolen weapon before it gets into the wrong hands.

Coventry; Jaguar Cars Ltd., 1953., 1953. Mass Market Paperback. FIRST EDITION. Softcover large octavo, pp. 64. 37 illustrations within text as called for. Stapled maroon card wraps with printed primrose yellow title onlay to upper cover. Addenda sheet tipped-in to first leaf. and 2 printed notes on the brakes pasted inside front cover. Title onlay surface soiled and front cover a little rippled. A little light creasing and some fingermarking to textblock edge otherwise contents clean; no annotation or inscriptions. A Very Good copy. Owners' manual with "all the necessary details to ensure the satisfactory operation and maintenance of the Jaguar 3 1/2 Litre Mark VII car".

Minneapolis; Motorbooks, 2008., 2008. Hard Cover. Reprint. Square quarto, pp 524. Lavishly illustrated throughout. Bottle green cloth with white titles to spine and matching green endpapers, in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. Top edge of upper board lightly bruised; very small nick to lower edge p 521/2 (Index) otherwise contents as-new. No annotation or inscriptions. Jacket a little surface scuffed, and creased to edge. Overall a Near Fine copy in Very Good jacket. An exhaustively researched review of the company's history and a detailed account of the cars produced including racing vehicles and prototypes, with an extensive appendix of technical specifications. Heavyweight, so a contribution towards additional postal charges may be requested for overseas customers.

Cologne; Taschen 2015., 2015. Hard Cover. Landscape quarto, pp. 624. Illustrated in colour throughout. Bound in black cloth with scarlet cloth over boards, titles blocked in crimson and gilt to upper board, gilt titles to spine, illustrated endpapers. Some faint negligible surface scuffs. A Near Fine copy. Lavishly illustrated with more than one thousand images, this comprehensive guide to all things Bond covers every film in the Franchise from Dr No to Spectre, with interviews from the cast and crew. A must have for Bond Enthusiasts. Heavyweight so a contribution towards increased postage costs will be requested for overseas delivery.

New Haven & London; Yale University Press for Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, 1984, 1984. Hard Cover. Quarto, pp. vi, [2], 362. Illustrated throughout including 16 full-page plates in colour. Publishers' brown cloth with gilt titles to spine in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. Spine tips a little creased otherwise clean and bright, with no annotation or inscriptions. Dust-jacket lightly surface scuffed with a couple of minor nicks and creases to edges. Fully documented record of Gibbs's career and architectural achievement. Gibbs was the first British architect to receive professional training abroad and went on to design a wide range of buildings including churches & chapels, houses, garden buildings, civic and collegiate buildings, church monuments and furniture and more. Heavyweight, so an additional contribution towards increased postage costs will be requested for overseas delivery.

London; Thames & Hudson, 2004, 2004. Hard Cover. Quarto, pp. 160. 121 illustrations throughout, including 81 maps and plans, ten figures and 30 photographs. Publishers' scarlet cloth with gilt titles to spine in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. Clean, bright and tight with no annotation or inscriptions. Cloth a little bubbled to bottom corner of upper board. A hint of creasing to dust-jacket. Study of the locations mentioned in the novel, including many shops and pubs which can be precisely located, with an analysis of their significance in the narrative and a timetable of the action. Includes a detailed set of maps based on originals from the early twentieth century and a selection of historical illustrations, mainly of places and monuments that no longer survive. Heavyweight so a contribution towards increased postage costs will be requested for overseas delivery.

London; Enitharmon Editions, 2005., 2005. Hard Cover. Large octavo, pp. 64. Frontispiece and illustrated throughout with full page illustrations; one fold-out plate. Publisher's pictorial boards with titles to spine and upper board; cream endpapers. A very clean and neat copy with no annotations or inscriptions and only a very slight bruise to spine tail; overall a Near Fine copy. With 'An artist's dreamland: Jane Eyre through Paula Rego's eyes' introduction by Marina Warner. Extracts from Bronte's classic tale, brought to life with atmospheric illustrations by Paula Rego.

London; George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd. 1935., 1935. Hard Cover. Reprint. Octavo, pp. vii, [1], 414. Bound in cornflower blue cloth with black borders and spine titles. With the unclipped original illustrated dust-jacket. Prize plate to front paste-down, some light scattered foxing throughout, mainly to text-block edges and prelims. Top and fore-edge a little soiled and foxed. Dust-jacket soiled with some staining to spine (see photo), minor loss to spine tips and corners. Otherwise a square, tight secure, very good copy in a very good dust-jacket. Bronte's classic gothic romance, originally published under the pseudonym of Currer Bell in 1847, in the publishers' dust-jacket depicting Jane as rather coy and dowdy. Scarce in the original dust-jacket.

London; Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd., 1920., 1920. Hard Cover. SIGNED LIMITED De LUXE EDITION: Number 25 of 125 copies only. 6 tissue-guarded colour plates and 65 monochrome illustrations to a further 40 plates, and seals and signatures etc to pp. 313-327. Quarto, xvi, 335, [1]. Black quarter roan with gilt titles and decoration to spine and green buckram-covered boards; top edge gilt, others uncut. Limitation slip signed by the Author tipped-in to fore. Spine sunned and leather rubbed to edge. Scattered light foxing, heavier to edges and endpapers. Newspaper clippings tipped in to rear paste-down, from the Times Literary Supplement comprising a review of this title, the Author's response and reviewer's reply, all inscribed with "TLS" and dates from 1920 in pencil. A Very Good copy. Comprehensive study aimed at amateur and more advanced collectors, with chapters on forgeries and reprints, classification of subjects, figure subjects and artists of the Ukiyoye School.

London; "News Chronicle" Publications Department, 1938., 1938. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Large octavo (25 x 19 cm approx), pp 160. 5 colour plates including frontispiece; cartoon strip illustrations throughout. Red quarter cloth with colour pictorial paper-covered boards; original glassine dust-jacket with printed price to front. Spine sunned as usual and boards rubbed to edge with bruised corners. Free endpapers toned and title page lightly foxed otherwise contents clean and bright. Jacket nicked & creased to edge and toned, with minor loss at spine tips. Overall a Near Fine copy in Very Good jacket. An exceptionally bright copy of the Annual by the prolific cartoon strip artist Horrabin, rare with the original glassine dust-jacket.

Jarrow; Bede Gallery, 2001., 2001. Mass Market Paperback. FIRST EDITION. Softcover quarto, pp. 230. Monochrome photographs throughout. Green pictorial card wraps. Covers lightly surface scuffed and a little rubbed at spine tips and corners. "Remember" by Christina Rosetti pasted to half-title. No annotation or inscriptions. A Very Good copy. Portrait of the town of Jarrow and its people, with photographs taken during a single year by the Director of the Bede Gallery. Scarce. Heavyweight, so a contribution towards increased postage charges will be requested for overseas delivery.

Brighton; Jaycee Furniture Limited, circa [1965], 1965. Mass Market Paperback. Softcover landscape quarto, pp. [44]. Illustrated throughout with colour and black-and-white photographs. Olive green printed card wraps. Covers lightly creased with edges rubbed; inner rear cover lightly soiled. 1 cm closed tear and minor loss to corner of single leaf; several leaves corners creased. Scarce example of a mid-twentieth century catalogue of reproduction period-style oak furniture, well illustrated showing the range in room settings, with dimensions.

London; Sidgwick and Jackson, 1957., 1957. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. xv, [1], 360. Numerous archive photographs to plates. Publishers' midnight blue cloth with gilt titles to spine in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. Corners a little bruised; contents clean with no annotation or inscriptions. Jacket a little nicked & creased with adhesive tape repair to head of spine and minor loss top rear edge. A Very Good copy in like jacket. Comprehensive history of the early growth of jazz and its musicians and singers, by the American jazz critics.