Search Results: Authors starting with J from Newbury Books

New York: The Viking Press, 1975. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 10.6x8.2x1.2in. Dust jacket in clear protector. Profusely illustrated in color. 464pp 3.77lb 10.6x8.2x1.2in

Glasgow: Glasgow City Council, 1991. 1st. Soft cover. As New. 10.4x8.2x0.5in. 127pp 1.12lb 10.4x8.2x0.5in

Birmingham, AL: Barbara Ritch Jackson, 1998. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8.0x10.0x0.3in. 3rd printing 1999; slight curling to corners of covers. A series of tales of a small Alabama town. Illustrated with vintage photographs. 91pp 0.78lb 8.0x10.0x0.3in

London: Metheun & Co., 1938. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 11.2x9.2x1.3in. bumping to corners, previous owner's name at top of front pastedown, toning to pastedowns and endpapers, interior fresh and bright, dust jacket price-clipped with chipping at head and foot of spine and bottom corner of back panel, soiling to back panel. Dust jacket in clear protector. With 10 plates in color and 93 in monochrome. 154pp 3.36lb 11.2x9.2x1.3in

New York: McBride Company, 1957. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9.5x6.4x0.7in. offsetting to endpapers, dust jacket light rubbed at extremities, lightly faded on spine. Dust jacket in clear protector. 216pp 1.43lb 9.5x6.4x0.7in

Minneapolis, MN: Minneapolis Museum of Art, 1982. 1st. Soft cover. Very Good. 11.0x8.5x0.4in. rubbing to back cover. This guidebook is devoted to a small selection of the most outstanding examples of Asian art in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts: Indian and Southwest Asian Art, Chinese Art, Japanese Art, Korean Art, and Islamic Art. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. Includes a chronology, identifying the periods for each country, and a map of Asia. 111pp 1.19lb 11.0x8.5x0.4in

Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1962. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 10.4x7.8x1.5in. 19th printing, 1987. Dust jacket in clear protector. Illustrated with 194 plates. 479pp 3.22lb 10.4x7.8x1.5in

New York: Alpine Fine Arts, 1982. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 12.0x10.7x1.2in. bookplate on front pastedown. Dust jacket in clear protector. Profusely illustrated, mostly in color, with a catalogue raisonné of his work. 252pp 4.52lb 12.0x10.7x1.2in

New York: Doubleday & Company, 1980. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 11.8x8.8x0.7in. dust jacket with tiny puncture and rubbing on back panel. Dust jacket in clear protector. His preeminent place in the art world and 48 of his greatest paintings in color, fully explained. With 133 illustrations including 48 color plates. 160pp 2.16lb 11.8x8.8x0.7in

Cambridge: Fitzwilliam Museum, 1989. 1st. Soft cover. Near Fine. 11.0x9.5x0.7in. The catalogue of an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 19 March - 18 June 1989, the Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas, 15 July - 8 October 1989, the National Academy of Design, New York, 5 November 1989 - 28 January 1990, the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, 20 February - 6 May 1990, and the Los Angeles County Museum, Los Angeles, California, 21 June - 9 September 1990. 161 objects--paintings, drawings, bronzes, ceramics, medals, illuminated manuscripts, decorative arts, and coins--are described and illustrated in color. 11 figures accompany the introduction. 163pp 2.02lb 11.0x9.5x0.7in

Boston, MA: New York Graphic Society, 1975. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 11.3x8.8x1.4in. dust jacket price-clipped with tiny tear at top of front fold. Dust jacket in clear protector. With 205 black-and-white illustrations and 16 color plates. 346pp 3.75lb 11.3x8.8x1.4in

Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle, 1971. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 11.0x8.9x1.7in. rubbing at head of spine, dust jacket price-clipped with light chipping and rubbing to head of spine, rubbing to foot of spine, repaired tear at top edge of back panel near spine, in very good slipcase toned at opening. Dust jacket in clear protector. With 256 plates, 76 in full color. 488pp 4.44lb 11.0x8.9x1.7in

West Chester, PA: Chester County Historical Society, 1945. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine. 9.3x6.2x0.5in. Signed by Author(s). #487 of 600 copies, signed by author; presentation on front endpaper, fold on half-title page. Contents: Pottery as an Index to History; Types of Chester County Pottery Ware; Materials, Tools, and Techniques; Individual Potteries (descriptions of 41 potteries); Tucker and Hemphill China; Kaolin and Clay Deposits; and Check List of Chester County Potters. With 19 black and white illustrations and a map showing locations of potteries. 116pp 0.82lb 9.3x6.2x0.5in

Northampton, MA: Gehenna Press, 1963. 1st. Hardcover. As New. 11.6x8.9x0.6in. Signed by Author(s). #84 of 350 copies, signed by author and engraver; near fine slipcase with uneven fading on back panel. One of the books produced by the Gehenna Press, a small private press founded by Leonard Baskin to specialize in fine book production. Limited to 350 copies, this edition is signed by the engraver on the front panel of the slipcase. [14pp] 1.42lb 11.6x8.9x0.6in

Buffalo, NY: Burchfield Art Center, Buffalo State College, 1994. 1st. Soft cover. Near Fine. 11.0x8.5x0.3in. Inscribed by Author(s). Inscribed by author; rubbing to front cover. The catalogue of an exhibition at the Burchfield Art Center, Buffalo State College from February 19 through April 10, 1994. Illustrated mostly in black and white, 8 color plates. 104pp 0.93lb 11.0x8.5x0.3in

Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, 1982. Hardcover. As New. 8.9x6.1x1.1in. 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature. 193pp 1.34lb 8.9x6.1x1.1in

Braunschweig: Klinkhardt & Biermann, 1967. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 11.3x9.7x1.2in. dust jacket with 1/2 inch tear at bottom of front panel, light wear at corners. Dust jacket in clear protector. A standard work covering 2000 years of lighting fixtures with 404 black and white illustrations. Text in German. 416pp 4.90lb 11.3x9.7x1.2in

London: Michael Joseph, 1976. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 9.5x6.5x0.9in. Dust jacket in clear protector. With 50 illustrations. 224pp 1.21lb 9.5x6.5x0.9in

New York: Vendome Press, 1981. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 11.4x10.1x1.2in. in cardboard slipcase lightly soiled and yellowed at the edges. Dust jacket in clear protector. Madeleine Jarry, the distinguished French art historian and member of France's National Trust for Historical Sites and Monuments, presents the multiform manifestations of chinoiserie as these occurred in textiles and wallpaper, ceramics, furniture, and décor, systematically considering them country by country. Over 250 specially photographed works lead the reader through a vast panorama of art - from Venetian lacquer to Chippendale chairs - an aesthetic and intellectual tour that is certain to enchant collectors, travelers, decorators, and today's new crop of China hands. 256pp 4.42lb 11.4x10.1x1.2in

London: Sotheby Publications, 1981. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 11.4x10.1x1.2in. corner bump at upper rear board, dust jacket with light scratch on back panel. Dust jacket in clear protector. Madeleine Jarry, the distinguished French art historian and member of France's National Trust for Historical Sites and Monuments, presents the multiform manifestations of chinoiserie as these occurred in textiles and wallpaper, ceramics, furniture, and décor, systematically considering them country by country. Over 250 specially photographed works lead the reader through a vast panorama of art - from Venetian lacquer to Chippendale chairs - an aesthetic and intellectual tour that is certain to enchant collectors, travelers, decorators, and today's new crop of China hands. 256pp 4.42lb 11.4x10.1x1.2in