Search Results: Titles starting with J from Sherlock Joe's Book Hunting

Green boards with light-green writing on spine; top and bottom of book spine rumpled. Stone lithograph image in light-green embossed on front board; very small bump to top corner of back board. Chipping and small pieces missing from topand bottom of front and back dust jacket; top and bottom of dust jacket spine has small pieces missing (largest missing piece obscuring publisher's name). Very small clips to all corners of front and back dust jacket flaps, but cover price of $3.00 is NOT obscured; tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition.Abingdon Press First edition, First printing as indicated by no other years or editions listed on copyright page. Stone lithographs by Mel Silverman. Dated (November 10, 1962), inscribed, and signed by author on first interior page.
Fuller's novel that "again presents to the young reader a fully researched and vivid account of life in ancient times". Hardcover and original dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Black boards with silver writing on spine; top and bottom of book spine rumpled. FON on first interior page; back dust jacket has slight fraying around top edges. Top of dust jacket has fraying and tears on all edges; back dust jacket has creases and rips in bottom left corner. Bottom of dust jacket spine has piece missing; top of dust jacket spine frayed. Author's picture on back dust jacket; price of $6.95 and "J" on front dust jacket flap. Book has overall tight binding and pages, though slightly yellowed with age, still look in excellent condition. Doubleday Book Club Edition Printing as indicated by gutter code ending in "6" on page 311 and no other printings being listed on copyright page. Book looks to have first state dust jacket paired with Book Club edition.
Peter Benchley's first novel about a great white shark terrorizing a small beach town. The book was made into a movie in 1975. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Gray and black boards with gold writing on spine; bump on top corner of front board. Very slight shelf wear on top and bottom of dust jacket spine; tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. Cover price of $24.95 on front dust jacket fold. Doubleday First Edition; First Printing as indicated by "First Edition" and complete number line on copyright page.Whitehead's second novel, following The Intuitionist, traces the history of the John Henry ballad and explores history, culture, and racism. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Book is shrink-wrapped and presumed to be in Fine condition. Preferred white variant dust jacket in Near Fine condition; very slight shelf wear bottom of dust jacket spine. Tight binding and page edges still look in excellent condition. Bloomsbury presumed First Edition; First Printing as book is still shrink-wrapped and copyright page cannot be viewed to verify.Susanna Clarke's first novel, hailed by Neil Gaiman as "unquestionably the finest English novel of the fantastic written in the last 70 years", it has been optioned for a movie and made into a BBC television program. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket unable to be protected by archival Mylar cover because book is shrink-wrapped.

Gray and green boards with gold writing on spine; Chinese image and book title embossed in gold on front board. Bottom of book spine slightly rumpled; bottom corner of back board bumped. Slight discoloration on top edges of front and back board; chips on top corners of front dust jacket where it meets spine and front dust jacket flap. Top of dust jacket book spine also slightly rolled away; price of $18.95 and 8903 on front dust jacket flap. Book has overall tight binding and pages still look in good condition with slight yellowing.Putnam Adult First Edition, Seventh Printing as indicated by number line of "7 8 9 10" on copyright page. Tan's classic first novel about four Chines women and their 40-year history; it has been made into a movie in 1993. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Complete eight-volume softcover set with slipcase, all shrink-wrapped. Books and Slipcase are in Fine condition and still in multi-colored slipcase. Exclusive bookmark assumed to be included since the set is still shrink-wrappedSchuster First Thus Edition, Fifth Printing as indicated by number line of "6 8 10 9 7 5" on bottom of box (number line can be seen through shrinkwrap). Books include:

Are You There God? It's Me Margaret;
Blubber;
Deenie;
Iggie's House;
It's Not the End of the World;
Then Again, Maybe I Won't;
Starring Sally J. Freeman as Herself;
Freckle Juice

A sturdy collection of Blume's most popular books for children and young adults. All books are softcover, therefore unable to be protected by archival Mylar cover, but the slipcase and books are shrink-wrapped.

Gray boards with dark-blue writing on spine; top and bottom of book spine rumpled. Shelf wear on top and bottom of dust jacket spine; tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. Price of $24.95 and 0903 on front flap of dust jacket.Mysterious Press First Edition; First Printing as indicated by complete number line ending in "1" on copyright page. Author's signature and inscription of "Signed for the TCA with very best wishes" on title page.
The fourteenth book highlighting Davis' famous character Marcus Didius Falco, this novel introduced Albia, the young British orphan who Falco adopts as his daughter. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Pictorial boards with white writing on spine; front board includes Jurassic Park logo from movie. Page edges and pages themselves slightly yellowed; top and bottom of book spine slightly rumpled. Book not issued with dust jacket. Ted Smart First Edition; First Printing as indicated by no further listings being listed on copyright page.Crichton's two well-known novels combined into one printing. Hardcover issued with no dust jacket.

Black leather boards with red writing on spine; book was NOT issued with dust jacket. Top of book spine rumpled; front board has image of dinosaur skeleton in black on a gray background along with author's name, title of book, and claw marks in red. Synopsis of book and ISBN sticker with price on back board; FON on inside of front board. Tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition.Knopf Proprietary Edition; First Printing as indicated by Proprietary ISBN and "Proprietary Edition, 2017" listed on copyright page.A proprietary edition of Crichton's famous novel that was made into a movie in 1993. Hardcover issued without dust jacket, therefore unable to be protected by archival Mylar cover.

Red boards with silver writing on spine; title of poetry collection embossed on front board in red. Bump on bottom corner of front board; very small red mark (possibly remainder) on top page edges near spine. Dust jacket spine is slightly off-center and very slight shelf wear to dust jacket spine, but tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. Cover price of $18.00 and FPT on front dust jacket flap.Random House First Edition; Fifteenth Printing with "68B975" listed on copyright page Maya Angelou's collection of poetry has been called "warm and joyful, raging and proud." Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.