Search Results: Authors starting with J from Black Sheep Books

New York: Indian Head Books, 1997. A Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Helen Jackson recounts the American government's treatment of the Native Americans. Red paper covered boards with red cloth to spine, silver titling to spine, 514 pages. Minor edge wear. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Oxford University Press, 1956. Hardcover. Good+ to Very Good-/Good-. Subtitled "A Study of Community Development in Eastern Nigeria." Book includes sections on historical, social, and economic contexts for development, and looking at a possible government administrative framework and leader training before making some interesting conclusions. Off-white cloth with gilt titling on spine, four pages of black and white photographs at centre of the book, 110 pages. Corners and spine ends very slightly worn, spine slightly sunned and cocked,previous owner's name stamped on front endpapers, end papers foxed, occasional foxing spots in text, interior in very good condition, tightly bound. Dust jacket, which is not price-clipped, has shelf wear, edgewear with chipping and creasing, there is a 1" by .05"open tear at the bottom of the spine, back of cover darkened with various pale brown marks. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges… Read More

London: MacDonald, 1968. First Edition. . A Hard Cover. Good+/Good. A companion to The Blandings Castle Saga of P.G. Wodehouse Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage. Brown boards with gilt titling to spine. Light edge wear, minor bumping to free corners, light age darkening to textblock edge, previous owner's signature in ink on first endpaper. Dust jacket shows sunning to spine, it is price clipped, edges worn and reinforced at spine ends and back flap with small pieces of scotch tape. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Debrett House, London: Dean & Son Ltd.. Hardcover. Many short childrens stories. Illustraded paper on front board, moss green cloth spine, very thick pages, four beautiful plates and various black and white illustrations within, 220 pages. Cover worn, spine sunned with hand written titling and scribbles, rear endpapers split. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Princeton, B.C.: Qantalqs Ventures Ltd., 1997. Coil Binding. Very Good-. bunchgrass Country was a weekly periodical; this book consists of portions of columns, with comments about conditions of the time. Tan card covers, brown titling and illustration on front, black plastic coil binding, illustrated title page, inscribed on title page by Dawn Johnson, author, 99 pages. Cover has very light shelf wear, previous owner's ink inscription inside front cover, book is clean and bright. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Paris, France: Ediitions D'art Charles Moreau Baudouin Successeur. Soft cover. Good+ to Very Good-. Book is written in French. White soft cover with black titling and illustration on front, 36 pages of text, illustrated with 52 black and white plates of furniture, as well as some reproductions of signatures. Edges of cover sunned, otherwise book is clean and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Los Angeles: Annapurna Pictures, 2018. Soft cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Screenplay written and directed by Barry Jenkins. Blue wrappers, red spine with white titling to front and spine.

Holberg, U.K.: New English Library, 1975. Soft cover. Good. Subtitled on cover: The Incredible Story of a German Night Fighter Pilot. Originally published by William Kimber and Co. in 1957. "The author, a former Messerschmitt pilot, recounts his story of the war years.[tracing] the story of the ace fighter pilots from the first development of radar by the Germans to the Battle of Britain." Colourfully illustrated soft cover with white titling, 157 pages, publisher's advertising at back. Cover has edge wear, shelf wear including a few light creases, slightly darkened text block edge, small dark mark on upper text block edge, a few notes in pencil inside back cover, text is clean and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 12mo - over… Read More

Toronto: Musson Book Company Ltd., 1946. Hardcover. Good+/Fair. A Venture book for girls. Flight Officer Joan Worralson, known as "Worrals" to her friends, is send to the Middle East to unravel a mystery. Brown cloth with red titling to spine, colour frontispiece, black and white illustrations and map, top edge of textblock is red, 253 pages plus two pages of publisher's advertising. Stripe of light sunning to top and bottom of cover, some edge wear especially to corners, textblock edge is darkened and has a few small marks, which extend into book from pp. 206-211 as small stains, previous owner's name and address in ink on ffep. Dust jacket is price clipped, worn and smudged to back, lots of unprofessional tape repair. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions… Read More

London: Max Parrish and Co Ltd, 1962. Hardcover. Fair/Good-. Randall, William. Book presumed to be a first edition. Red hard cover with gilt titling on spine, black and white captioned illustrations, bibliography at back, 144 pages. This is an ex-library book; the first free end paper has been removed, library stamps on the title and half-title pages and occasionally in text, tape marks on boards, text block edges foxed and stained, end papers foxed and rear ones stained, rear free end paper is wrinkled, several stains in text, front hinge is loose but binding is firm. Dust jacket, which is not price-clipped, has light edge wear and shelf wear, sunned spine and edges, library notation at base of spine, tape remnants on flaps, some smudges, colour and illustration are bright. This is an attractive book in spite of its flaws. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers,… Read More

London: John Hamilton, Ltd.,. Hardcover. Good/-. This is not a First Edition, but an early edition. First Edition was September 1932. This looks like the 4th edition of Oct 1933, but the points are not definitive. A "Biggles" adventure. Blue cloth with gilt titling on spine, upper textblock edge is blue, colour frontispiece, black and white full-page illustrations in text, 220 pages. Book has edge wear particularly to corners and spine ends, spine is sunned, gilt titling and insignia are smudged/darkened, stains and darkening to text block edges, shelf wear with multiple pale marks, smudges, discolourations, two glue spots on first fixed end paper and one on rear end paper, end papers foxed, occasional foxing-type spots as well as a few stains in text. Binding is firm. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be… Read More

New York, USA: The H. W. Wilson Company, 1929. Cloth. Very Good-/-. A collection of essays that delve into the reformation of the present Gregorian calender into a more logical Thirteen-month Calender. In 1923, the League of Nations assigned a committee to study, and act upon it. This Reference Shelf edition follows in the series practice of presenting the reprints of some of the best and most representative discussions in an impartial light. This edition also gives a brief summary of the leading arguments and has a full and classified bibliography. Brown cloth with black titling to the front and the spine, the front cover has a black line illustration of a bookshelf, front endpapers and the page backing the FFEP show a list of all the editions in The Reference Shelf series, the back endpapers have a listing of the other series offered by the publishers. 201 pages. Some shelf wear with corners and spine ends slightly worn, there are a few light smudges and pressure marks on the covers, edges of the… Read More

Nakusp, B.C.: Mrs. K. Johnson, 1951. Hardcover. Good/-. Book was published in conjunction with the Nakusp Diamond Jubilee, 1892-1952. Green cloth with gilt titling on front, illustrated with black and white photographs, 146 pages. Spine is sunned, cover has several small, pale spots of discolouration, some shelf and edge wear, ink notation on first free end paper, text is clean and tight. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Paris, France: ELA La Difference. Soft Cover in Wraps. Very Good. Written in French. Translated from the English and annotated by Marcel Le Pape with the collaboration of Marc Le Pape; introduction by Maurice Denuziere. Blue soft cover with white titling, fifteen pages of black and white illustrations, 482 pages. Book is in a blue and white dust jacket with white titling on spine, red and blue titling on front. Light lengthwise crease to rear flap of jacket. This is a handsome copy - clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

New York: Abbeville Press, 1987. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Frank Thomas & Ollie Johnston. Red cloth with blindstamped gilt illustration to front, gilt tiling to spine, yellow endpapers, signed by both artists/authors to half title, richly illustrated throughout including fold-out pages. Small bump to bottom free corner of front board.

Lethbridge, AB: Lethbridge Historical Society, 1993. Card Cover. Occasional Paper No. 12. The new railway line between Lethbridge Junction and Fort Macleod was built in 1897-98. It was 37 miles long and included the construction of 20 wooden bridges. By 1904 they were in a bad state of repair. During the summers of 1904/1905 survey parties were exploring an alternate route to Macleod. In 1906 the news broke that the CPR would be building a steel bridge, "which will be one of the wonders of the world." The new bridge would be about one mile long and 300 feet high. This book documents in word and picture the construction of this bridge. Illustrated card cover with staple binding, many black and white photographs, 40 pages. Light shelf wear with a few light creases and pressure marks, a few light spots of discoloration, inside clean and tight. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no… Read More

Kristiania: H. Aschehoug & Co., 1923. Half Leather. Good+. Written in Norwegian. Two volumes. Tan leather spines and corners, gilt titling, raised bands, marbled boards, decorated coloured title page, frontispiece is sepia portrait of author with tissue-guard, each book has an illuminated first letter, 313 and 306 pages. Corners and spine ends have wear, spines rubbed and lightly sunned, owner's signature stamp on front endpapers, foxing on end papers, volume II has pale stain on leading text block edge, pages 183-186 of volume II have lengthwise crease. These are handsome books. Set is overweight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Chicago and London: Callaghan and Company, 1935. Hardcover. Good+. Black leatherette with gilt titling and bands on black faux spine labels, blind stamped borders on covers. Contains general index. 715 pages plus 137 pages (booklet with staple binding) of the 1940 Cumulative Supplement inserted in pocket at rear of book. The binding was designed to accommodate the insert. Some shelf wear with rubbing to edges, top free corner shows a small bump, marking in pen on page 40 + 41, the last 60 pages of textblock show a two inch crease along the top edge. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Chicago and London: Callaghan and Company, 1934. Hardcover. Good+ to Very Good-. Black leatherette with gilt titling and bands on black faux spine labels, blind stamped borders on covers. Jones Illinois Statutes Annotated: Embracing all General Laws fo the State of Illinois in Force October 1, 1934, with complete Annotations. Contains Chapters 1 Accountants, 2 Agriculture and Horticulture, 3 Aircraft, Aviation and Airports, 4 Aliens, 5 Animals and Birds, 6 Architects and Engineers, 7 Assignments for Benefit of Creditors, 8 Athletic Commision, 9 Attorneys and Counselors, 10 Banks and Banking, 11 Barbers and Beauty Culturists, 12 Births and Deaths, 13 Blue Sky Law, 14 Building and Loan Association, 15 Business, Police and Miscellaneous Regulations, 16 Canals and Waterways, 17 Cemetaries, 18 Charities, 19 Children, and 20 Chiropody. 772 pages including index plus 261 pages (booklet with staple binding) of the 1940 Cumulative Supplement inserted in pocket at rear of book. The binding was designed to… Read More

Callaghan and Company, 1935. Hardcover. Good+ to Very Good-. Black leatherette with gilt titling and bands on black faux spine labels, blind stamped borders on covers. Contains Chapters 100 Pensions, Annuities and Benefits, 101 Pharmacy, 102 Plats, and 103 Plumbers. 709 pages including index plus 362 pages (booklet with staple binding) of the 1940 Cumulative Supplement inserted in pocket at rear of book. The binding was designed to accommodate the insert; book is a nice square volume, a handsome copy. Cover shows light shelf wear, tiny foxing spots on top edge of textblock, some age darkening. Tiny foxing spots on top edge of textblock, minor wear on corners and spine ends. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall