Search Results: Authors starting with J from Borg Antiquarian

New York: Grosset & Dunlop, 1973. G&D Edition: 1973 later printing. Boards. Fine/Fine. 8vo, sky blue textured boards with black lettering and verticle rule on spine & front cover, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) depicting Ramona being led by an Indian through the mountains, several B&W in-text illustrations, 424 pages. Helen Maria Hunt Jackson, born Helen Fiske; pen name "H.H." (1830 - August 12, 1885), was an American poet and writer who became an activist on behalf of improved treatment of Native Americans by the United States government. She described the adverse effects of government actions in her history A Century of Dishonor (1881). Her novel Ramona (1884) dramatized the federal government's mistreatment of Native Americans in Southern California after the Mexican-American War and attracted considerable attention to her cause. Commercially popular, it was estimated to have been reprinted 300 times and most readers liked its romantic and… Read More

New York, N.Y.: William Morrow / HarperCollinsPublishers, 2019. First Edition, Fourth Printing. Cloth. Very Fine/Fine. SIGNED by the Author on the title page, 8vo, brown cloth with white lettering on spine, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with,aerial pictures of homes, gray endpapers, 340 pages + [2] About the Author. SIGNED & in EXCEPTIONAL OVERALL CONDITION! Tight, bright, clean in comparable unclipped dust jacket. Apart from the inscription, no previous owner or remainder marks.<br /> <br /> Joshilyn Jackson(born 1968) is a bestselling American novelist who writes suspense novels that revolve around timely women's issues.

New York: A Mulberry Paperback Book, 1994. First Mulberry Edition, First Printing. Wrappers. Fine/None. Kevin O'Malley. INSCRIBED & SIGNED by the ILLUSTRATOR Kevin O'Malley with his ORIGINAL SKETCH, small 4to (10 7/8" x 8 3/8"), colorful wrappers of a shoe on a fancy pillow, [32] pages. Cute and amusing modern take-off on Cinderalla.<br/> <br/> ILLUSTRATED on the half title with a BIRD'S HEAD (a stork?) by the talented illustrator, Kevin O'Malley.<br/> <br/> SUPERIOR CONDITION!

New York: Kensington Books, 2000. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. SIGNED by the Author on the title page, small 8vo/12mo (7 3/8" x 5 1/4"), navy blue quarter cloth with gold lettering on spine over light blue boards, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) by Joe Burleson depicting a woman's spilled purse, 378 pages. Jonnie Jacobs (born 1945), a former practicing attorney, is the best-selling author of several mystery and suspense novels: notably, the attorney Kali O'Brien, and Kate Austen mysteries. EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION: tight, bright, clean copy in a sharp dust jacket.

New York, N.Y.: Vanguard Press, 2008. First Edition. Cloth. Very Fine/Very Fine. SIGNED by the Author, 8vo, black one eighth cloth over charcoal gray boards, mylar protected, 420 pages. Excellent copy in VF dj SIGNED clearly in ink on the title page by the bestselling author of his well received murder mystery.<br/> <br/> Sampling of reviews (from the author's website): <br/> <br/> One of Library Journal's Top 5 "Best Books of the Year" (2008)<br/> <br/> "Karen Vail is as compelling a character as any created by Patricia Cornwell, or yours truly. The 7th Victim is packed with neat surprises."<br/> -James Patterson, New York Times bestselling author<br/> <br/> Overall, this is a fast-paced and spine-tingling psychological thriller by a prolific well-received author. He has created a female lead, Karen Vail, who is involved with a serial killer in a mystery that has plenty of surprises.

New York: Vanguard Press, 2010. First Edition. Cloth and boards. Fine/Fine. Presentation SIGNED by the Author, tall 8vo, black cloth over red boards, Mylar-protected photo-illustrated dust jacket by Almay, [viii] + 388 pages. A "tangled tale of delightful intrigue. Well done."--Steve Berry. SIGNED Presentation Copy in Exceptional Condition internally and externally.

New York London Toronto Sydney Auckland: Doubleday, 1993. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. SIGNED by the Author, thick 8vo, black quarter cloth with silver lettering on spine over caramel-colored boards, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) of a young working man in the city by Paul Rogers, [xvi] + 785 pages. Exceptional Condition! SIGNED boldly in ink by the Author on a front endpaper. John William Jakes (born 1932) is an American writer, best known for American historical fiction such as the eight-volume Kent Family cycle. He has used the pen name Jay Scotland. Jakes' huge novel deals with the struggles of German immigrant Paul Crown and the rise of his family in Chicago during the 19th century.

New York London Toronto Sydney Auckland: Doubleday, 1993. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. SIGNED by the Author, on the title page, small 8vo, brown quarter cloth with gold lettering on spine over beige boards, frontispiece map of Savannah, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) of Savannah burning with warships by Jim Griffin, xii + 288 pages + [1} About the Author. Exceptional Condition! SIGNED boldly in ink by the Author on the title page. John William Jakes (born 1932) is an American writer, best known for American historical fiction such as Charleston, and the eight-volume Kent Family cycle. He has used the pen name Jay Scotland. Jakes' huge novel deals with Sherman's March to the Sea that resulted in him offering Savannah as a "Christmas Present."

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. First United States Edition. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. 8vo, black cloth over maroon boards, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket of a stylized dagger by Carol Devine Carson, 364 pages + [2] Notes on Author & Type. An Adam Dalgliesh Mystery by the famed mystery writer!<br/> <br/> EXCEPTIONAL Content & Condition!

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2008. First United States Edition. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. 8vo, blue quarter cloth over green boards, Mylar-protected photographic dust jacket depicting two surgeon's rubber gloves, 352 pages + [2] Notes on Author & Type. An Adam Dalgleiesh Mystery by the famed mystery writer! Exceptional Content & Condition!

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1980. First U.S. Edition. Cloth and boards. Fine/Very Good +. 8vo, black quarter cloth with silver lettering on spine over red boards, archival mylar-protected red-black lettered dust jacket (unclipped) by Paul Bacon, red endpapers, 311 pages. FINE/VG+ CONDITION! Tight, bright, clean copy in a sharp dust jacket (unclipped) with slight wear and a couple of tiny nicks to its edges. No remainder marks.<br/> <br/> A young woman searches for her identity along dangerous pathways.<br/> <br/> P[hyllis] D[orothy] James, Baroness James of Holland Park, OBE, FRSA, FRSL (1920 - 2014), known professionally as P. D. James, was an English crime writer. She rose to fame for her series of detective novels starring police commander and poet Adam Dalgliesh.

New York: Borzoi Book / Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. First American Trade Edition. Cloth and boards. Fine/Near Fine. SIGNED by the Author on the title page, tall 8vo, violet quarter cloth with gold lettering on spine over dark blue boards, archival mylar-protected typographic dust jacket (unclipped) illustrated with a horizontal knife, 433 pages + [2] A Note About the Author + [2] A Note ont the Type. An Adam Dalgliesh Mystery. <br/> <br/> <br/> SIGNED by the Author; in SUPERIOR collector's condition internally and externally. Small white label upper right corner of free front endpaper.

New York: Borzoi Book / Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. First American Edition. Cloth and boards. Fine/Fine. SIGNED by the Author, tall 8vo, black cloth over charcoal boards, Mylar-protected brown & black dust jacket (unclipped) illustrated with a snake by Carol Devine Carson, 416 pages. An Adam Dalgliesh Mystery. A NY Times Notable Book of the Year.<br/><br/>"Commander Adam Dalgliesh and his team are confronted with a puzzle of baffling complexity. A murder has taken place in the offices of the Peverell Press, a venerable London publishing house located in a dramatic mock-Venetian palace on the Thames. The victim is Gerard Etienne, the brilliant but ruthless new managing director, who had vowed to restore the firm's fortunes."--from the jacket.<br/><br/>SIGNED by the Author; in Exceptional collector's condition internally and externally.

London: Sidgwick & Jackson. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Oblong 8vo, blue cloth with photo of Renoir's "A View of Cagnes" laid down, profusely illustrated in color and B&W, Mylar-protected dust jacket with another photograph of Renoir's painting, 256 pages. Exceptional Condition and a most attractively illustrated volume. Great Gift Book!

New York: Horizon Press, 1967. First Edition Thus Illustrated. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. B&W photos. Thick small quarto (9 1/2" x 6 1/2" c 1 7/8"), brown cloth with gold lettering on spine, Preface by Henry James, Introduction by Irving Howe, illustrated with 50 glossy sepia-toned images, archival polyester-protected pictorial brown dust jacket (unclipped: $7.50) with photo of HJ in a chair, xviii + 465 pages. Weight: 2 lbs. 5 oz. SUPERIOR CONDITION: tight, clean, square copy with minimal wear; light age-toning to the pages. Some rubbing and edgewear to the unclipped dust jacket. No previous ownership marks or annotaions.<br /> <br /> Henry James, OM (1843 - 1916) was an American-turned-British author regarded as a major figure between literary realism and literary modernism. He is considered among the greatest novelists in the English language. <br /> <br /> James is well known for novels dealing with the social and marital interplay between emigre… Read More

New York London: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1914. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/None [Archival mylar added]. Lithographs. 8vo, publisher's original brown cloth with gold lettering on spine and front cover, illustrated with five B&W plates and frontispiece reproduction of William James' sketch by himself [1866], top of page edges gilt / t.e.g., xli, [xlii] + 515 pages. Notes of a Son and Brother is an autobiography by Henry James published in 1914. The book covers James' early manhood and tells of "the obscure hurt" that kept him out of the Civil War, his first efforts at writing fiction, and the early death of his beloved cousin, Minny Temple, from tuberculosis.<br/><br/>Henry James OM (1843 - 1916) was an American-British author who was a key figure between literary realism and modernism. Many consider James to be among the greatest novelists in the English language. <br/><br/>Among his most highly regarded novels are The Portrait of a Lady… Read More

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc, 1953. New American Edition / Everyman's Library. Cloth. Very Good/Good +. 12mo (5" x 7 1/4"), gray cloth with red labels & gold lettering on spine and front cover, archival mylar-protected photographic dust jacket (price-clipped) depicting portrait bust sculpture of James, pictorial tan Everyman's Library decorative endpapers, xxiv, [xxv-xxvi] + 609 pages. Contains generous excerpts from 8 major works by Henry James, plus additional material the prominent expert, Leon Edel, has culled from James' other writings. Joseph Leon Edel (1907 - 1997) was a North American literary critic and biographer. The Encyclopædia Britannica calls Edel "the foremost 20th-century authority on the life and works of Henry James." His work on James won him both a National Book Award and a Pulitzer Prize. VERY GOOD/GOOD PLUS CONDITION: tight, clean, with light and uniform age-tanning. Dust jacket has light soil and wear with chips to the… Read More

New York: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1989. First American Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Oblong 8vo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering on spijne, with a colour reproduction of "Canterbury Cathedral from the Stour" by Dan Sherrin laid down on the cover, profusely illustrated in color and B&W with reproductions of paintings and other artwork by Constable, Turner, Monet, Pissarro, and others, Mylar-protected dust jacket with the cover's Sherrin painting, 222 pages. Henry James's articles about England were written for several periodcials from 1870-1890. They appeared in a 1905 collection illustrated by Joseph Pennell. The author's descriptions 'of the English countryside, monuments, university and cathedral cities retain remarkable freshness while his observations on the manners of the English recall other great 19th century novelists. This edition is illustrated with the paintings of Constable, Turner, Monet and other contemporaries and with drawings by Constable and Pennell.

New York: Riverhead Books, 2019. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. SIGNED by the Author on the title page, tall 8vo (6 1/2" x 9 5/8"), brown quarter cloth with bright green lettering on spine over red boards with bright "MJ" on front cover, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) by Pablo Gerardo Camacho, black endpapers, 620 pages + [2] Acknowledgements. Marlon James (born 1970) is a Jamaican novelist who has written four novels: John Crow's Devil (2005), The Book of Night Women (2009), A Brief History of Seven Killings (2014:, winner of the 2015 Man Booker Prize), and BLACK LEOPARD, RED WOLF (2019). The last is first book of a planned trilogy. It blends African history, mythology, and fantasy. Michael Jordan purchased film rights pre-publication.

Watsoville, California: Paper-Mache Press, 1993. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. SIGNED by Author on the front free endpaper, tall 8vo, green buckram with gold lettering on spine, archival mylar-protected dust jacket (unclipped) depicting "Dancing Solo" by Isabel Sim-Hamilton, [x] + 131 pages [3] About the Author/Ad for Paper-Mache Press. SIGNED FINE copy: Tight, clean, bright. Dust jacket is bright with some edgewear and a nick on the upper right side edge.<br/> <br/> Sibyl James is the author of ten books--poetry, fiction, and travel memoirs--including In China with Harpo and Karl and The Adventures of Stout Mama.