Search Results: Titles starting with J from Mainly Books

New York: Oxford University Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1967. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket, "significant commentary on the effects of economic transformation on American life," book is in excellent condition, no significant flaws, jacket has some slight tanning and one tiny edge-tear, the jacket is clean and attractive, the original price (6.00) is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included .

Cranbury, New Jersey: Associated University Presses. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1970. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0838669581 . Large format hardcover with dustjacket, book is in excellent condition, no remarkable flaws, jacket has mild rubbing and a short tear on the rear fold, the jacket is clean and presentable, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, many illustrations throughout, the emphasis being on Epstein's famous portrait sculptures ; 126 pages .

Cleveland & New York: The World Publishing Company. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1963. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Large format hardcover with dustjacket, first printing as stated on copyright page, book is in excellent condition with two minor flaws only: the former owner's name written neatly at the top of the title page and a few small tan marks on the blank front end-paper, the binding is clean and tight and the contents are fine, the jacket is price-clipped and has a bit of shallow edge-wear at the spine-ends, the jacket is clean and quite attractive and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "In this magnificent and important volume Epstein's development and his life's work in sculpture are traced in text and pictures, from his early days as an untutored draughtsman in New York fascinated by the faces of his fellow Jews, through his student days in Paris, to his arrival in London - with 665 illustrations" .

Nazareth, PA: Jacobsburg Historical Society. Fine in Good dust jacket. 1985. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket, book looks new, no remarkable flaws, jacket has edge-wear at the corners and edge-rubbing along the folds and a 2-inch by 1-inch chunk is missing from the bottom edge of the rear panel, the jacket is clean and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, 183 pages, illustrated throughout .

San Diego, CA: A. S. Barnes & Company. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1981. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. 0498025462 . Hardcover with dustjacket, book looks new, no remarkable flaws, the jacket has rubbing to the glossy surface and a small tanned area at the bottom of the rear panel, the jacket is clean, the original price (12.95) is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, first printing of this second edition as indicated by the publisher's "1" in the number line on copyright page, "An entertaining and in-depth assessment of the world's most popular and durable literary and screen super-spy hero of the postwar period," illustrated throughout .

Gospel Trumpet Company. Near Fine. 1925. Hardcover. Hardcover, no dustjacket, blue cloth with title and illustration in black on front cover and spine, great shape: an ownership inscription on the inside of the front cover is the only remarkable flaw, "The honored parents of the writer's husband were for twenty-five years missionaries in China"; 154 pages .

Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1982. 1st American Edition. Hardcover. 0030604575 . Hardcover with dustjacket, first American printing as indicated by the publisher's "1" in the number line on copyright page, book is in excellent condition, no remarkable flaws, jacket has a few short edge-tears and rubbing to the glossy surface, a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "Whether as a literary companion to Joyce, to Ulysses and to its city, or whether as a practical gazetteer to the visitor who wishes to follow in the footsteps of Joyce's characters, James Joyce's Odyssey is a literary and topographical feast," includes a bibliography ; ; 192 pages .

New York: Pace Gallery. Near Fine. 2018. Trade Paperback. 1948701138 . Large paperback exhibition catalogue in excellent condition, a 1-inch long dark mark on the green rear cover is the only flaw to this clean, attractive copy, illustrated with several full-page color plates ; 44 pages .

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1980. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0395291674 . Oblong hardcover with dustjacket, first printing as indicated by the publisher's "1" in the number line on copyright page, signed by the artist on the title page, there is also a non-authorial inscription below Wyeth's signature, the dark blue cloth has a thin strip of fading along the bottom edge and mild tan spotting is present on the top outer page-edge, the binding is clean and tight and the contents are fine, the jacket is price-clipped, has a couple of short edge-tears and is scuffed on the rear panel, some foxing is also present but it is located on the underside of the jacket only, a professional (removable) mylar cover is included ; 143 pages; Signed by Author .

Belgium: Self-Published. Very Good+. 2011. Trade Paperback. Large and sturdy paperback, this clean, presentable copy has two mild reading creases on the spine but the binding has not been compromised, the contents are fine and there are no other significant flaws, packed with color illustrations of this Belgium sculptor's works, the text is brief, with a small section in English near the front of the book .

England: The Assmbly Rooms & Museum of Costume, Bath. Near Fine. 2004. 1st Edition. Trade Paperback. 36-page oblong paperback filled with color photos and accompanying text, "The exhibition includes the work of eight different costume designers who have worked on eight different screen adaptions of Jane Austen's novels. Alongside these film costumes we have displayed real fashions of the time from the Museum of Costume's own collection," moderate rubbing to the glossy cover is the only flaw to this clean copy .

New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press. Very Good in Fine dust jacket. 2003. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 081353299X . Hardcover with dustjacket, would be an as new copy but the former owner placed several discreet, tiny check-marks in the margins of several of the pages, no other flaws to the book or jacket and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "the only general guide to Jane Austen, her work, and her world," includes illustrations; ; 259 pages .

London, England: Frances Lincoln Limited. Fine. 2003. 1st Paperback Edition. Trade Paperback. 0711222789 . Large, sturdy paperback in excellent condition, no remarkable flaws to this clean, attractive copy, "A masterful and eminently readable presentation of the life and works of England's greatest woman novelist - and easily the most beautifully illustrated book on that author that has ever been published'; 320 pages .

Madison, WI: Jones Books. Fine. 2006. 3rd Edition. Trade Paperback. 0976353954 . Large paperback, no significant flaws to this clean, attractive copy, "shows the crimes Jane Austen included in her novels, puts them into the context of the Georgian Age, and examines, for the first time, the symbolism and morality of crime and punishment in her fiction"; ; 248 pages .

Harper & Brothers. Very Good+. 1899. Hardcover. Complete set of seven volumes in the publisher's "Haworth Edition," forest green cloth with bright gold decoration and spine-titles, top edges are bright gilt, several illustrations, including frontis plates with the original protective tissue-guards, this clean, attractive set has no major flaws, we here list the minor flaws: mild rubbing to the cloth at the corners and spine-ends, the former owner's initials are present on the blank front end-paper of each volume, a small number of the pages have a short edge-tear that has done no damage, this probably occurred when the former owner "opened" the pages (as many of you know, older volumes were often produced with some of the pages "bound together" so in order to be read the pages had to be carefully separated) Shirley" has a small blemish at the bottom of page 531 but the text is readable, pages 324-325 of "Villette" are tanned due to a newspaper article placed within, the former owner has penciled-in a… Read More

London & Glasgow: Collins. Near Fine. 1962. Flexible Vinyl Binding. An attractive edition of this classic, dark blue binding with blue outer page-edge at the top and decorative end-papers, 509 pages + a bibliography, very mild rubbing at the spine-ends is the only flaw to this clean copy .

New York, NY: D C Moore Gallery. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2005. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Large format hardcover with dustjacket, book has a slightly discolored area to the grey cloth near the bottom of the back cover along with a tiny corner-bump, the binding is tight and the contents are fine, the jacket is in excellent condition with no remarkable flaws and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, this rather scarce exhibition catalogue features a generous selection of color plates and a lengthy interview with the artist along with a chronological biography .

New York: D. C. Moore Gallery. Fine. 2007. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 0977496538 . Large format hardcover, no dustjacket (as issued, we believe) Catalogue of an exhibition, February 14 - March 17, 2007, illustrated with color plates and includes a biography, no significant flaws to this clean, attractive copy ; 63 pages .

Hachette. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 2003. 1st UK Edition. Hardcover. 1844300285 . Large format hardcover with dustjacket, costume/fashion, illustrated with color photos, book has moderate surface-wear at the corners, excellent condition otherwise, the jacket has scuffing to the glossy surface and a bit of edge-wear at the corners, a professional (removable) mylar cover is included; ; 216 pages .

London, England: Andre Deutsch Limited. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1970. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0233961674 . Hardcover with dustjacket, book has tiny corner-bumps and is in excellent condition otherwise, the jacket has mild edge-wear at the corners, the jacket is clean and attractive, the original price (35s) is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included .