Search Results: Authors starting with J from The Plantagenet King

Benn. First UK edition published by Benn in 1966. This is a very good copy. The jacket has foxing marks to the front panel  and minor wear to the corners and spine ends but is very complete and hasn't been price clipped. The book is also very good with very little wear at all. There is the odd faint browning mark. Overall a very good copy. The 9th Moomins book in the series. The UK first editions with jackets are becoming increasingly hard to find. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1966.

William Heinemann. London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1929 8vo., orange publisher's cloth, lettered in gilt to spine; with publisher's device in blind to the lower corner of upper board; red endpapers showing the Golden Palace, Mandalay; complete both in the original dust jacket (7/6 net), and the seldom-found Book Society wraparound band; pp. [vi], vii-xxvi, [ii], 392; a couple of inoffensive pencil markings to text; outer edges and prelims lightly spotted, with a couple of small scratches to the outer edge; one small dent to upper board; the very fresh jacket and band bright and near-fine, save for a couple of very minor nicks and creases. A lovely copy.  First edition.  F. Tennyson Jesse was an English criminologist, journalist, and author. She was the great-niece of the poet Alfred Lord Tennyson, and was one of the first women to report on the German attacks on Belgium during WWI. The Lacquer Lady is a work of historical fiction, which tells the true story of Fanny Moroni,… Read More

London: Hodder & Stoughton. First edition and in very good or better condition. The wrapper has 2 short tears to the front panel and 1 to the back panel. Otherwise is complete and has not been price clipped. The book is in very presentable condition. The boards are without wear and the pages clean. There is no previous owner's ink. This copy is very good or better. Julia Trevelyan Oman has signed this copy on the front free end paper. "Dick, with very best wishes, from Julia, November 23rd 1964." Dated in the year of publication, the author has inscribed this copy to Richard Levin. Richard Levin OBE (31 December 1910 - 2 July 2000) was the former head of design at BBC Television from 1953 to 1971. Previous to this role, he had been drafted in as head of camouflage for the Air Ministry during the Battle of Britain. He was also the author of 'Television by Design'. A nice association. This is also a scarce book to find in this condition and signed.  .… Read More

Faber & Faber. London: Faber & Faber (1932). 8vo., mint cloth boards, decorated with blue lettering to the spine, with the original dust jacket; pp. 45 +[3]; A very good copy. The jacket hasn't been price clipped and is without loss. It has a tear to the bottom edge of the back panel and two short tears to the bottom edge of the front panel. There is minor wear to the spine ends. The upper board has a smattering of foxing marks. The spine ends have some light wear.  The first UK edition of Joyce's two short tales that would go on to make an appearance in Finnegans Wake in 1939. [Slocum & Cahoon A37]  . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1932.

Collins. First edition published by Collins in 1962. This is a near fine copy. The wrapper has a small chip to the top right hand corner of of the front panel. It is price clipped and there are a small handful of spots to the back panel. Otherwise it is in a clean and crisp condition. The wrapper is a better example than is usually found for this title. The book, in blue cloth is excellent with no foxing, browning or ink. It is a superb copy.  Juster's fantasy tale about a boy called Milo and his journey through a magic tollbooth. It has already been adapted to the big screen but the film made in 1970 was widely panned. A remake has been long mooted and kicked about by Warner Bros. The book has over 100 wonderful illustrations by Jules Feiffer and is rare with these attributes.  . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1962.