Search Results: Titles starting with J from Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts

Helder (Holland): C. De Boer Jr., 1912. FIRST EDITION. Frontispiece portrait of van't Hoff plus 19 full-page plates. Publisher's cloth, author and title on front cover. From the library of George E. Hale with his signature on the half-title.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1959. FIRST EDITION. Original blue cloth, dust jacket in very good condition with price clipped and a little creasing at the extremities, mylar protective cover.

New York: Armstrong, 1884. FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. With half-title, 18 illustrations (including 5 photographic plates and 2 folding maps), index and list of illustrations. Original illustrated cloth covers, rebacked; frontispiece loose, plate for "Nagasaki" placed at the end of the text and plate for "Japanese Types" is not attached and laid into book, other plates torn, brittle and chipped, but text very clean. First edition in English. "The first modern scientific study of Japan" by a European is categorized by geography, flora and fauna, climate, history, and ethnography. "The present work is based upon a residence of nearly two years in Japan, and extensive journeys through the islands of Hondo, Shikoku, Kiushiu, and Amakusa, in the years 1874 and 1875" (preface). Sponsored by the Prussian Government (Ministry of Commerce), Rein intended to study Japanese trade and industry during the Meiji Restoration, but discovered that an all-encompassing picture of the country was necessary for economic… Read More

Philadelphia: George W. Jacobs, 1910. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Complete with 12 tipped-in plates (8 in color and 4 monochrome). Publisher's light blue cloth boards, front cover and spine stamped in dark blue, spine faded, some wear at edges, corners, and joints; frontispiece (1st colored plate) is loose, some browning at edges of text block, some chipping of lower edge. First American edition. Charming autobiographical work by the Japanese artist Yoshio Markino. The plates are reproductions of delicate paintings and sketches by the author/artist depicting scenes and people in London. Markino (1869-1956) was born in Japan, but spent much of his life in London, where he observed both himself and the English with amused delight.

London: Peter Davies, 1936. FIRST EDITION. Black publisher's cloth, in the original dust-jacket. First edition. The tale of a young woman who,"after eight years of suffering brutality, sarcasm and other humiliations from her husband . . falls hopelessly in love with a doctor who represents all she has always dreamed of..." Marks (1883- 1942) was an American neurologist who took up writing after retiring in France. The majority of his books were first published in French; this is only his second work written in English. BMC, XVI, 98.

Leipzig: Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft, 1924. Original printed wrappers, detached but in excellent condition. Uncut copy in slipcase.

Dallas: Southwest Review, 1939. FIRST EDITION. Quarter brown cloth beige cloth with front cover titled in brown and spine titled in gilt. Near fine in a dust jacket with spine sunned and chipped, price clipped. First edition.

New London Press, 1980. FIRST EDITION. Stapled wrappers, in clean and crisp condition.

London, Toronto, Melbourne, and Sydney: Cassel & Co., Ltd, 1935. FIRST EDITION. Green publisher's cloth, spine slightly sunned with some minor wear to covers; frontispiece detached but present.

Boston: Houghton, Osgood and Company, 1879. Engraved frontispiece. Original beveled brown cloth, title and author's name in gilt to top cover and spine, slightly worn at edges, corners and extremities of spine. Presentation inscription from Motley's son, Edwin, and morocco bookplate of Alfred Sutro. First limited large paper edition, one of 516 copies; printed first, but issued simultaneously with the trade edition.

New York: The Century Co., 1911. FIRST EDITION. Original green publisher's cloth, spine faded, a couple of small spots to covers. First edition. A novel of a man who gains happiness after rising to power, battling defeat, and then goes to live in the woods. Clearly a typical modern guy. BAL, 6, 14265; BMC, XVII, 522; Osler, 5169.

New York and London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1901. FIRST EDITION. Frontispiece with original tissue-guard plus 17 text illustrations by Frederick Simpson Coburn. Publisher's pictorial cloth; a fine copy. First edition of Drummond's second published volume of poems.

New Haven: Associated Publishers of American Records, 1907. FIRST EDITION OF VOLUME 1. Blank leaves before text in each volume with flags of various countries and naval ranks pasted in, original thick paper wrappers bound in, numerous illustrations, facsimiles, transcripts of documents, maps and photographic illustrations. Cloth, spine labels; overall an excellent copy.

Philadelphia: Franklin Institute, 1872. FIRST EDITION. Illustrated with plates (many folding), text illustrations, drawings, graphics, photographs, and full page color illustrations. Half calf over cloth boards. First edition of this fascinating journal describing and illustrating some of the latest inventions and innovations in science and mechanics. The articles include:Baird on the absorption of gases by water;Cooke on the chemical theory of the voltaic battery;Leeds on ventilation;Owen on terrestrial magnetism;The awarding of the Rumford Medal to Joseph Harrison for his method of constructing steam boilers;Other articles describe and illustrate some of the latest inventions in science and mechanics. A fascinating journal.

London: John Murray, 1860. Third edition, 1st printing, 10th Thousand. With 14 text woodcuts. Original publisher's cloth, front cover a bit worn; interior very good.

St. Louis: George Knapp & Co., 1861. FIRST EDITION. Original cloth-backed boards with paper spine label; small cancelled stamp on title, scattered foxing, but overall an excellent copy of this item in the delicate original binding. First edition. A fascinating view of the proceedings at which the State of Missouri considers its relationship with the federal government of the United States.

London: Sir Richard Phillips and Co, 1821. FIRST EDITION. Complete with large folding map. Aside from the couple tears in the folds of the map having been repaired, a very good copy rebound in half-calf over marbled boards. First edition. Schoolcraft provides an excellent day-to-day narrative of his travels into what is now primarily Oklahoma after leaving the lead mines of Missouri (which he described in his earlier work of 1819). The folding map shows the various waterways flowing from and to the Mississippi River.Schoolcraft (1793-1864) was an American geologist and ethnologist. He traveled up the Mississippi to locate its headwaters at Lake Itasca. As superintendent of Indian Affiars for Michigan, he supervised the treaty by which the Chippewa ceded much of northern Michigan to the United States. His Myth of Hiawatha was the source for Longfellow's iconic poem.

Paris: L'Imprimerie de la Republique, 1813. FIRST EDITIONS. Woodcut vignettes, head- and tailpieces, many with folding engraved plates. All volumes in original bindings, uncut, some unopened, completely unsophisticated. Other than 2 volumes in the original calf-backed marbled boards, all are bound in original plain or printed wrappers and preserved in half-calf slipcases with morocco spine labels.

London: John Stockdale, 1811. Third Edition. Both volumes contain a frontispiece and list of plates; vol 1 has 28 illustrations (including frontispiece) and vol 2 16 illustrations (including frontispiece). Vol 1 with corner repair on frontispiece, some spotting, marbled boards with repaired spine; vol 2 some spotting on title page, rebound. Interior clean and bright. New edition, first published in 1802, providing a significant insight into the rise of the industrial revolution in Scotland. Describing many facets of the linen, iron, and fishing industry, Campbell's observations on manufacturing and economic expansion illustrate the development of a skilled working class, which was a direct result of the industrial boom at the turn of the nineteenth century. He accurately captures the rise of Scotland as a major player in commerce and manufacturing, as well as its daily life and natural scenery in northern Britain. This detailed and factual account provides information on everything from rural life… Read More

Boston, Toronto: Little, Brown and Company, 1961. FIRST EDITION. Original green publisher's cloth, gilt lettering and design to spine; a fine copy. LUST AND BETRAYAL. First edition of this story about a doctor by a doctor. A best-seller at the time of its release perhaps due to its twisted themes of betrayal and lust.