Search Results: Authors starting with J from Books & Bidders, Antiquarian Booksellers

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1960. Embossed cloth (hard cover) in mylar protected, price intact dust-jacket. Stated "First Printing" on copyright page. 249 pages, w/ Index; illustrated. This copy INSCRIBED by Dempsey on front fly, "To Charles Kogal / Lots of luck pal / Jack Dempsey (signed) and dated 5/16/60." Laid-in are Two Dempsey PHOTOGRAPHS, one is SIGNED, "To Chuck / Good Luck Pal / Jack Dempsey." Also Laid-in is the exceedingly SCARCE phamphlet, "How to Box" by Jack Dempsey, copyright 1936. The book is bright and tight, in a jacket showing minimal wear, the pamphlet in stapled wrappers (softcover) shows some minor edge wear. Overall, an unique and desirable grouping for the Dempsey or boxing sports collector. Size: Octavo. Signed. First Edition.. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good.

New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981. Cloth in mylar protected dust-jacket. 199 pp., w/ notes, bibliography and index; profusely illustrated. This work illuminates the experiences of the war, using 85 photographs and commentary from letters and diaries. A clean, tight copy Size: Quarto. First Edition.. Cloth. Fine/Fine.

New York: Abrams, 1991. Cloth in mylar protected dust-jacket. 240 pages; 575 illustrations, with 425 in color and 100 duotone. This work celebrates 250 years of magazine publishing in the United States. A clean, tight copy in "as new" condition Size: Folio. First Edition.. Cloth. Fine/Fine.

Columbus, Ohio: Jacob H. Studer & Co., 1878. Two Vols. complete; original half-calf over cloth covered boards, raised bands, gilt titles, all edges gilt, (12 x 14.5 in.). 182, 156 text pages; Illustrated by 119 full-page, tissue protected, chromolithograph (colored) plates in volume one and 41 lithograph plates in volume two, representing upwards of seven hundred different species and varieties of North American birds, including a popular account of their habits and characteristics, drawn and colored from nature by Theodore Jasper. Expected exterior wear and rubbing, joints tender, internally plates clean and bright. Size: Folio. First Edition.. Leather. Very Good. Illus. by Theodore Jasper.

Dedham: H. Mann, 1810. Original quarter leather over paper covered wooden boards, (4.75 x 8.25 inches). Remaining title... Containing a Concise Introduction to the Ground of Music; with a Choice Collection of Psalm Tunes; Calculated to Express Each Metre in Common Use, Distinctly and Emphatically. Collected from the Most Approved European and American Authors. Designed Particularly for Singing Schools in the United States. 40 pages with Index, plus 11 pages of MANUSCRIPT music at rear; decorative border on title page. Stephen Jenks (1772 - 1856) was a noted American Yankee tunesmith, teacher, and tunebook compiler. Previous owner signatures dated 1815 on front pastedown and title page. Shows significant wear and page toning, wooden boards cracked with very old tape repairs, pages trimmed. Remains a desirable copy of a very scarce title.. First Edition. Leather. Good. Oblong 12mo.

Boston: Lothrop Publishing Company, 1894. Pictorial cloth (hardcover), gilt titles. 306 pages; 12 illustrations including tissue protected frontis. Expected overall wear Size: Octavo. First Edition.. Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Maria L. Kirk.

Seattle: Marquand Books, 2004. Cloth (hardcover) in mylar protected dust-jacket. 199 pages, w/ list of illustrations and index; 123 color illustrations. Both artists have been futured in numerous books on watercolor painting. A clean, tight copy Size: Folio. First Edition.. Cloth. Fine/Fine.

Wien, 1897. [Etching]. Rudolf Jettmar (1869-1939), Zum Licht! (To the Light!). Drypoint etching with aquatint in brown on wove paper. Sheet size approx: 15 x 11 inches; plate size:12.5 x 9 inches. Title, artist and publisher printed in the plate. Verso blank. Jettmar was accepted into the Vienna Secession in 1898 and worked on the Art Nouveau magazine Ver Sacrum; he is considered an important representative of symbolism. A clean, crisp impression with strong plate mark, loose and unmatted. Very Good. Etching.

Minneapolis: Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 2002. Blue cloth (hard cover) in mylar protected dust-jacket. 254 pages, including Concordance, Selected Print Exhibition History, Glossary of Printmaking Terms, Selected Print Bibliography, Index of Print Titles, and General Index; Color Illustrations. This important work provides detailed information on 198 prints, 10 livres d'artiste, and 4 portfolios. A clean, tight copy in "as new" condition Size: Quarto. First Edition.. Cloth. Fine/Fine.

Cleveland: Cleveland Automobile Club, 1926. Original faux green limp leather (softcover), 9 x 5 1/2 inches. 272 pages; illustrated with folding map at front, and numerous route maps in text. Head of spine chipped with paper loss to head and lower front edge, internally clean. Size: Octavo. First Edition.. Wraps.

Athens: Scarab, 1988. Cloth (hardcover) without jacket as issued, (11" x 8.5"). 127 pages; illustrated. Inscribed by author on half title page. A clean, tight copy of a scarce book. Size: Quarto. Signed. First Edition.. Cloth. Fine.

New York: The American HIstorical Society, 1936. Three volumes, complete. Green cloth (hardcover), gilt titles. 11" x 8". Volumes I and II, 1096 pages combined, with Index, detailing the history of Hampden Country, from the Geology to individual town histories. Volume III, 545 pages, with Index, containing the history of Individuals and Family Records; all volumes illustrated with photographs throughout. All three volumes in very good condition without any defects, all volumes clean, tight and bright. Size: Quarto. First Edition.. Cloth. Very Good.

London: J.F. And C. Rivington [et al.], 1785. Two volumes, complete. Half calf over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt titles and ruling. Sixth Edition. Full title:"A Dictionary of the English Language in which the words are deduced from their originals, and illustrated in their different significations by examples by the best writers. To which are prefixed, A History of the Language, and An English Grammer." (11 x 9.5 inches). Complete with half-title present, and engraved frontispiece portrait of Johnson after Reynolds. Text in three columns. First authorized quarto edition, preceded by a pirate Dublin edition the previous year. This edition was issued following Johnson's death in 1784 and is the last edition to be edited by Johnson himself and the first to contain his frontis portrait. Stands as one of the greatest acomplishments in lexicography. Text is generally very clean with only minor expected page toning in handsome modern calf leather binding with strong shelf presence.… Read More

New York: A. J. Johnson, 1864. [Map]. Original steel engraved map with decorative boarder and vignette of State Capital at Columbus. Map size with central vertical fold is approx. 18 x 26.5 inches. Antique map of Ohio from Johnson's acclaimed atlas. Contemporary coloring with counties outlined in red, green and yellow with a detailed mapping of cities, towns and rivers. Shows some light expected page toning and wear. Very Good. Map.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1934. Brown cloth, printed paper title labels to spine and front board, top edge blue, in mylar protected dust-jacket, (7.75 x 5.75 inches). First Edition/First Printing in First Issue dust-jacket. 1934 date on both title page and copyright page with no indication of further printings, first issue jacket, priced at $2.00, with long blurbs on the flaps and back cover but no excerpts from reviews and no Pulitzer sticker. 231 pages with a page of publisher's advertisements at rear. SIGNED by author (Josephine Johnson) on publisher's presentation label to [Harry Korner] Korner Wood Co. A desirable and collectable ASSOCIATION copy belonging to Harry Korner. With associated typed letters from Simon and Schuster to Mr. Korner one introducing the book and the other thanking him for his "pre-publication enthusiasm." And two letters from The Inner Sanctum of Simon and Schuster one to Mr. Korner thanking him for his letter of congratulations on the book and… Read More

Chester, Connecticut: Pequot Press, 1972. Special Limited Edition, SIGNED by Baldwin and Curtiss on front free endpaper. Cloth in mylar protected dust-jacket. 297 pp., w/ appendix and index; illustrated. This book stands as the definitive biography of Baldwin as Governor of Connecticut, U.S. Senator, and Chief Justice of the state Supreme Court. A clean, tight copy Size: Tall Octavo. Signed by Author. First Edition.. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine.

Cleveland: Jennie Jones, 1991. Cloth in mylar protected dustjacket. 92 pages, w/ list of photographs; color illustrations. An architectual photographic documentation of the city by one of its most noted photographers. A clean, tight copy in "as new" condition Size: Oblong Quarto. First Edition.. Cloth. Fine/Fine.

Aurora, Ohio: Walden Company, 1989. White cloth (hard cover) in mylar protected dust-jacket. 70 pages; illustrated with photographs by Jennie Jones. A photo essay showing one man's (Manny Barenholtz) dream of a community where nature and architecture are partners in providing a haven of stability in a world of shifting values. Former owner's bookplate, else a clean, tight copy in a lightly chipped jacket Size: Oblong Octavo. First Edition.. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good.

New York: Lawrence Hill, 1972. Cloth in mylar protected dust-jacket. 224 pp., w/ notes, bibliography and index; illustrated with 43 photographs and 9 text illustrations. This book portrays Le Corbusier as a man as well as every aspect of his career, including detailed accounts of his major works. A clean, tight copy in lightly worn jacket Size: Octavo. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine.

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1960. Decorated paper covered boards over red cloth spine, in orginal glassine jacket. An essay by the author is published in a limited edition as a New Year's greeting to friends of the publisher (publisher's greeting card laid-in). 23 pgs., open tear to verso of glassine jacket. Size: 12mo. Limited First Edition.. Cloth. Fine.