Search Results: Titles starting with J from Ainsworth Books

New York: Metronome Corporation. Good+. 1954. Paperback. Card covers worn, creased and scuffed with short tears, damp stain top front cover. Clear reinforcing tape on spine and along bottom front cover. Some dog-earing of pages ; A tight solid book. ; Trade PB; B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 98 pages; The articles contained are: History of the Year, Editor's Choice, Picture Gallery, They Speak the Same Language, How HI the FI, The Jazz Avant-Garde, How a Band Records, The Influence of the Classics on Jazz, Music in the Armed Services and Discography of the Year. Many B&W photographs, ads and drawings throughout. .

London: G. Morrish.. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. circa 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - 7" to 7½" tall; 213 pages; Green cloth covered boards have black and orange blindstamped decoration on front and spine, mitred corners, full gilt edges. Some light soiling and wear, good quality paper with only minimal yellowing, small bump on fore-edge of back board. This is the touching inspirational story of a Jewish family that finds its way to Christ. The book is undated but the style is that of early 1900's or late 1890's. It is a tight little volume (213 pages), hinges intact, very attractive. Illustrated by W. Rainey. .

London: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1992. 1st. Hardcover. 0747512787 . Light edgewear to DJ, short tear head of DJ spine ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; B&W Photographs; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 192 pages; An illustrated life of John F. Kennedy. It focuses in part on the six months of the American Presidential campaign which changed Kennedy from a virtual unknown into a major world figure. It goes on to document the Kennedy Presidency, with dozens of photographs of Kennedy's 'Thousand Days' in the Whitehouse. .

Edmonton, AB: M. G. Hurtig Ltd.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1971. Facsimile; Second Printing. Hardcover. 088830000X . DJ and boards show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Map endpapers. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 360 pages; A collection of tall tales about historical Alberta. .

New York: Oxford University Press. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1948. 1st Thus. Hardcover. Light wear to extremities. DJ has some soiling, 1/2" chip missing from front upper left corner. ; A bright, solid book, DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; B&W and Colour illustrations; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 62 pages; This children's story was originally published in 1884 just a year before the death of the author. This edition's collectibility relies on the charming illustrations, both B&W and color by Tasha Tudor. The black titles on the spine of the green boards make this the second issue of this release, first issue had gilt titles. .

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 2019. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0374293651 . Front board has small bump on bottom edge, DJ is near-fine.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 6.44 X 44.96 X 235.2 millimeters; 546 pages; "Jumping between the diaries and letters of Jacob Ossetsky in Kiev in the early 1900s and the experiences of his granddaughter Nora in the theatrical world of Moscow in the 1970s and beyond, Jacob’s Ladder guides the reader through some of the most turbulent times in the history of Russia and Ukraine, and draws suggestive parallels between historical events of the early twentieth century and those of more recent memory. Spanning the seeming promise of the prerevolutionary years, to the dark Stalinist era, to the corruption and confusion of the present day, Jacob’s Ladder is a pageant of romance, betrayal, and memory. With a scale worthy of Tolstoy, it asks how much control… Read More

New York: St Martins Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0312246501 . Boards show light edge wear, DJ has light scuff marks. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; B&W Photographs; 9.37 X 6.22 X 1.34 inches; 348 pages; A thorough and honest biography of Jackie, from her childhood until her death in 1994. A fascinating read about one of the most intriguing women in American history. "She was America's sweetheart; the embodiment of grace, elegance, style, charm, and-as the world discovered in late 1963-bravery. And though much has been written about the most famous woman of the 20th century, no biography has revealed the true Jackie; none has successfully separated the truth from the lies, or portrayed the Queen of Camelot in all her complexity-until now.With access to Jackie's own writings, the archives of the John F. Kennedy Library, and those who knew her best, bestselling celebrity biographer… Read More

New York: J G Press. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1994. Hardcover. 1572150408 . One inch tear with creasing top of spine, light chipping ; A bright, solid book Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; B&W and Colour photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 107 + photos pages; A commemorative book, published the year of her death, chronicling her life from childhood through her debutante years, courtship by and marriage to JFK, the assassinations, marriage to Onassis, subsequent work with social causes, and her final days in New York. .

New York: Sheed and Ward. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. 0836205731 . Black cloth boards show light edge wear, front fore corners lightly bumped ; A tight, solid book.; B&W Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 200 pages; Ron Galella was the paparazzi photographer who became famous for his candid photographs of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, to the point where she took him to court on charges of harassment, which today would probably be filed as stalking. This book is Galella's version of events, with a large collection of his photos of Jackie and her family (several taken with telephoto lens). .

London: Hutchinson. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 0091680905 . Boards and DJ show light shelf wear. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; 8.27 X 5.12 X 1.57 inches; 466 pages; "Sean Mulrenan is an Anglo-Irish piano player and adventurer in Hong Kong. His mistress is Alice Soon, half-Chinese, ex-prostitute. It is 1937, and war is about to upset the complex rituals of the colonials. Sean becomes rich in the black market and flees to India. Alice retreats to neutral Macao and waits out the war. Although events intrude on both, Booth is concerned with the factors by which they measure themselves. Alice uses adversity to become strong; Sean's Anglophobia and self-hatred eventually bring about his spectacular fall. This vivid picture of social expectations and self-realization should be an essential purchase for its penetrating visions of Europeans and Chinese." (Lib. Journal) .

London: Hutchinson. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 0091680905 . Boards and DJ show light shelf wear. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; 8.27 X 5.12 X 1.57 inches; 466 pages; "Sean Mulrenan is an Anglo-Irish piano player and adventurer in Hong Kong. His mistress is Alice Soon, half-Chinese, ex-prostitute. It is 1937, and war is about to upset the complex rituals of the colonials. Sean becomes rich in the black market and flees to India. Alice retreats to neutral Macao and waits out the war. Although events intrude on both, Booth is concerned with the factors by which they measure themselves. Alice uses adversity to become strong; Sean's Anglophobia and self-hatred eventually bring about his spectacular fall. This vivid picture of social expectations and self-realization should be an essential purchase for its penetrating visions of Europeans and Chinese." (Lib. Journal) .

Victoria, BC: James Bay Centennial Book Committee. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1986. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0969275005 . Signed by Author; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 215 pages; Signed by author on front free end paper. Light wear and scuffing of DJ. A tight bright book. Dust jacket in Mylar. The James Bay in Victoria, British Columbia is a beautiful contained community of Victorian homes. This is the story behind their athletic association .

London: Hodder & Stoughton. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1992. 1st UK. Hardcover. 0340548169 . Price clipped, short tear with attendant creasing bottom back fore corner. DJ shows some wear to extremities, remainder dot top page edges. ; A tight solid book, DJ in Mylar. ; James Bond; 1.1 x 9.3 x 6.3 Inches; 248 pages; James Bond is plunged into the dangerous, shadowy world of post-Cold War Europe. Bond and the CIA's Elizabeth Zara "Eazy" St John find themselves on the trail of a fanatical communist spymaster and a terrifying conspiracy to turn back the tide of European democracy. Death Is Forever, first published in 1992, was the twelfth novel by John Gardner featuring Ian Fleming's secret agent, James Bond (including Gardner's novelization of Licence to Kill). Carrying the Glidrose Publications copyright, it was first published in the United Kingdom by Hodder & Stoughton and in the United States by Putnam. .

London: Hodder & Stoughton. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 0340337222 . Light edge wear. Remnant of pevious owner's stamp on front free end paper. ; A bright solid, book, DJ in Mylar, unclipped. ; James the Fifth #2; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 368 pages; Tranter continues the story of Scotland's King James V begun in his novel The Riven Realm. James, whose father, James IV, died when he was a baby, is 12 years old when this tale begins. For the warring nobles, control of the boy-king is a much sought after prize. Still, one man, David Lindsay, remains faithful to his king and seeks to protect him from those who would keep him prisoner while ruling in his name. Later, when James reaches his majority, David tries (not always successfully) to keep the impressionable young man from heeding the advice of some of the more unscrupulous courtiers. .

Yorkshire, England: Caedmon of Whitby. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 0905355040 . DJ and boards show some shelf wear, small 1/2" tear to top back of DJ. Gift inscriptions on FFEP. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector, unclipped. ; 8.58 X 5.43 X 0.47 inches; 159 pages .

Vancouver BC: Mitchell Press. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Boards show very light shelfwear, however DJ shows scuffing, small tears and chipping, spine of DJ is severely sun-faded. Previous owner's name in ink on FFEP. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; B&W Illustrations; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches; 306 pages; Douglas's importance as the first governor of British Columbia lay in keeping the colony from being claimed by the US during the clamor of the gold rush of the 1860s. .

Tokyo: Tokyo News Service. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Dust jacket shows wear and chipping ; A tight solid book, dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; B&W Illustrations; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 194 pages; The author gives a balanced view of life in post-WWII Japan. .

London: Hodder Arnold Publication. Very Good. 1995. Second Printing. Paperback. 0340528583 . Light corner curl , bottom corner lightly bumped ; A bright, solid book ; Trade PB; International Relations and the Great Powers; 0.7 x 9.1 x 6 Inches; 208 pages; Japan's position as a major power in international affairs is recent, but the changes it has gone through during even so short a time have been immense. How to account for its progress from prudence, through folly, to present success is the enquiry at the core of Michael Barnhart's study. He provides a masterly account of the domestic pressures that often helped shape foreign policy, as well as an evaluation of the changing world order itself. .

New York: Workers Library Publishers. Very Good. 1932. First Edition. Pamphlet. Card covers show some shelf wear, staples are rusted, price has been altered in ink on front cover. A few pages show some creasing. ; A tight solid book. ; Maps; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 47 pages; "A full statement of Japan's aims and methods and the menace to the Soviet Union (with maps)." With Japan's incursions into China and Manchuria pre WWII, Russia became concerned what their intentions might be toward the Soviet Union. .

London: Macmillan. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. 0333107691 . Only slight edge wear. Light spotting top page edges. ; A bright, solid book, DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; B&W Illustrations; 8.50 X 5.43 X 0.79 inches; 160 pages; "The great and mighty city of Molanium was in great danger of its life. A strange listlessness had struck the Molefolk. Unless something was done the race would die out. As the only mole immmune from the creeping sickness, Jason (who was considered something of a bad lot by the Elders of the Tribe) resolved to set out on a quest. He would go to Thither and Beyond in search of a cure. With him went Oliver, an unwise owl hoping to acquire wisdom, and two cats : Calico, bent on showing that cats are not always villains, and flighty Topaz who really only tagged along for the fun of it." jacket blurb .