Search Results: Titles starting with J from JimsOldBooks

London: Robert Hale Limited, 1953. Some tears to the edges of the price-clipped dustwrapper, with a bit missing from the top rh corner at the back. Minor fading to the edges of the blue cloth boards, otherwise a good clean copy of this hard-cover novel, being the story of the life of the American writer J P Marquand, written in that author's style. 114pp.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Bishop Auckland, Durham: Pentland Press, 1995. A very good copy in similar, unclipped dustwrapper of this hard-cover book dealing with the Wartime service of the author, who served in Coastal Forces (RN) as an Anti-Aircraft gunner for the first four years of WW2. 284pp, some b&w illustrations.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press, 1988. Minor creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, very slight bumping to spine ends of yellow boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Looks at the life and work of James Hogg, probably best-known for his "Confessions of a Justified Sinner". 160pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Ward, Lock & Co Ltd, 1947. No dustwrapper, minor wear to spine ends and corners of brown cloth-covered boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with black titles on the spine still clear, of this hard-cover novel. The story involves a young woman trying to make a living as a writer. The author also wrote as ''Edward Platt". 224pp.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Ward, Lock and Co, 1933. No dustwrapper, some wear to spine ends and corners of red boards, some yellowing to the pages, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with black titles on spine and front board all still clear, of this hard-cover novel. An adventure story set in the (then) Dutch East Indies. No publication date given, but the last book on the list on page facing title page of other novels by the author is ''The Secret Adventure'' which was published in 1933, so probably that year. 256pp.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Loughborough: Wills & Hepworth, 1971. Esperanto edition. A tiny bit of bumping to spine ends, otherwise a very good clean tight copy of this slim hard-cover book. "The Ladybird Book of London" translated into Esperanto by J C Wells, , this is the only Ladybird title in that language. Issued as part of an "Accelerated" course by the Esperanto Association of Britain. 51pp, colour illustration throughout, endpapers show a map of London (front) and underground map (back).. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Applause, 2011. Ex American library copy (Clark County, Springfield, Ohio) with labels to spine and back cover, small ink stamps on top and bottom page edges and a date stamp on half-title, but otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover book. A biography of the American actor Jerry Orbach, probably best-known for playing detective Lennie Briscoe in "Law and Order" from 1992 to 2004, but worked in theatre, film and television from the mid 1950s onwards. 190pp, 16pp b&w and colour illustrations.. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

West Lodge. Jersey: La Haule Books, 1985. Minor scuffing to outer corners of cover, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this slim soft-cover book. A collection of poems by the author, mostly reflecting on life in Jersey in times passed. Pages not numbered but about 90pp, b&w illustrations (and a few in colour) throughout.. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Skelley, Brian (photographer). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1973. Some fading to spine of unclipped dustwrapper, also minor creasing at spine ends of same, and a mark on front panel where a label has been. Very slight bumping to spine ends of gray boards, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. The story deals with a boy visiting his grandfather in New Jersey back in the 1930s, and hearing tales of grandfather's life in England fifty years earlier. The author was convicted of several cases of child abuse going back to the 1960s in 2004, and his books were largely removed from library shelves. 159pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: SCM Press Ltd, 2000. Minor creasing to bottom corner of front cover and to both corners of back cover, also minor crreasing to the spine, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this soft-cover book. Originally published in German as ''Jesus nach 2000 Jahren: Was er wirklich sagte und tat'', the author looks at all the words and actions attributed to Jesus in the four Gospels, and whether they are truly genuine, or whether they are legends which formed quite early on in the history of Christianity. 695pp.. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Edinburgh: Birlinn, 2001. Very slight creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. A biography of Jo Grimmond, leader of the Liberal Party from 1956-67 and MP for Orkney and Zetland from 1950 to 1983. Signed by the author on title page to original owner "For ... with warm good wishes, Michael McManus. Kirkwall 24-xi-01". A heavy book, packaged weight is just over 1 kilo, so extra postage will be required from buyers outside the UK. 469pp, 24pp b&w illustrations.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Barcelona: Editorial Gustavo Gili, 1959. No dustwrapper, some discolouration to cream cloth-covered boards, some foxing to outer pages, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this large hard-cover book. Deals with the graphic works of the Catalan surrealist artist Joan Miro i Ferra. Originally published in the US as ''Joan Miro: his Graphic Work'' in 1958, this is the Spanish language edition published a year later. Limited edition of 500, this copy being number 482. A heavy book, packaged weight is about 1700g, so extra postage will be required from buyers outside the UK. Pages not numbered but about 138pp, pictorial endpapers, numerous b&w and some colour illustrations of Miro's work, some gate-fold, some double page. . Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Miro, Joan. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

London: Macmillan & Co Ltd, 1939. No dustwrapper, minor wear to spine ends, corners and lower edge of red cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine are rubbed but still clear, a previous owner's name on f/ep. Otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book, a novel set among English Methodists in the early 1900s and a sequel to the author's ''Introducing the Arnisons''. Not a common book. 339pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Frederick Muller Ltd, 1962. Minor creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends of blue boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. A biography of John Paul Jones, probably best-known as a captain in the American navy during the War of Independence. Originally published in French as "John Paul Jones: le Loup des Oceans" in 1960. 222pp, b&w frontispiece.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: George Routledge & Sons. Ltd., 1880. Some minor wear to the spine ends and corners of red cloth-covered boards, but gilt titles on spine and front board are still bright, as are black illustrations of groups of sporting equipment. No publication date given, but ''New edition'' on title page, probably around 1880s or so. Some foxing to page edges and to outer pages, 1 page torn to top corner where an uncut page had been opened, the torn-away corner still being attached to opposite page. Some other small tears to a couple of pages,1 page with piece missing. Couple of tissue guards a little creased and torn. Tears to a couple on pages on outer edge. 291pp plus 1p adverts, 16 full-page colour drawings, all with tissue-guards.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Alken, Henry. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Cambridge at the University Press, 1961. Ex university library copy with no dustwrapper, bumping to spine ends and corners and wear to edges of blue cloth-covered boards, a white library number at bottom of spine, labels inside front board and on f/ep, otherwise a good tight copy of this hard-cover book. Deals with the life of the author's father, who lived in the village of Tysoe, south Warwickshire. 302pp, b&w frontispiece.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Edinburgh: Scottish History Society, 2008. No dustwrapper (as issued). Very slight bumping to outer corners of black boards, otherwise a very good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book, being volume 18 of the Fifth Series of the Scottish History Society's publications. A diary kept by one James Wilson of the farm of Upper Knowes, Banffshire between 1879 and 1892 (missing the period January 1882 to June 1885 which was in a notebook now lost), the entries dealing mostly with farming topics but also with visiting neighbours, going to Church and other everyday activities. 431pp, 4 b&w illustrations.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1950. No dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends and corners of black cloth-covered boards, a previous owner's name and date (1961) on title page, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Extracts from the author's diaries '' in a particular, unchronological, order from which you may be able to find out something about the inception of Truths and Errors in the experience of one individual''. 223pp.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Aberdeen: AHRC Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies, 2007. Very slight scuffing to corners of cover, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover book. Contains eighteen pieces by different authors, mostly on aspects of Scots and Irish literature. 307pp.. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1947. No dustwrapper, some wear to spine ends and corners of gray boards, some bits of old damp-marking to the edges of boards, original owner's name (scribbled out) on half-title, otherwise a good tight copy, with red titles on spine still clear, of this hard-cover book. The author's travels through Italy at the end of WW2 when she worked for the YWCA, but mostly concentrating on all the Art she saw. 196pp, colour frontispiece, 14 b&w illustrations, endpaper map.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.