Search Results: Authors starting with J from Sparrow's Bookshop

DAW Books, 1980. Paperback. Good/N/A. No markings. Minor edge wear and a small rip on top front cover. Reading creases on spine. Bottom left corner of back cover creased.

DAW Books, 1982-1987. Paperback. Very good/N/A. All first printings except for Kif, which is a 4th printing. All pages are clean and unmarked aside from a stamp on the first free page of Kif Strike Back. Bindings are tight and covers show minor shelf wear and edge wear. No major defects.

Hutchison, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/None. First edition. Pages are unmarked with light foxing on prelims and dust soiling to top of text block. Binding has a lean and is starting to separate throughout. Boards are soiled with scuffing, stains and scratches and have moderate edgewear.

The Viking Press, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. First edition. Bound in publisher's crimson and cream-colored cloth with crimson spine lettering and topstain. All interior pages are clean aside from faint toning to endpapers from mylar on jacket flaps. Binding is firm, but has an ever so slight lean to spine. Jacket protected mylar, unclipped, tiny closed tears along top edge and very minor soiling. Faint sunning to spine and small chips to spine ends. An incredibly bright copy overall.

Viking Press, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Good. First edition. Pages are browning lightly around the edges, but are unmarked except for previous owner's sticker on front endpaper. Crimson topstain still intact. Binding is firm but has a slight lean. Front board bows upward at fore-edge and spine ends have softened. Otherwise, light edgewear. Dust jacket has light chipping at corners and top of spine, with larger chip missing at bottom of spine and along back bottom edge. Light creasing and small rips along other edges. Jacket is protected in mylar.

Philomel Books, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. First edition. All pages are bright, clean and unmarked. Binding and hinges are secure, but spine has a slight lean and concavity from reading.. Minor rubbing and shelf wear to jacket with some small tears at spine ends and scuffing at corners. Else a sharp copy.

The Franklin Library, 1982. Hardcover. Near fine/None. Part of the Limited Edition collection, The 100 Greatest Books of All Time. Translation by D. H. Cole. Includes the associated Notes From the Editors booklet. Book appears unread with tight binding and with bright gilt design and lettering to covers and spine. Small bumps boards at spine hinge. All pages are clean and unmarked, spine is square and gilt page edges are free from scuffing and wear.

Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc, 1960. Paperback. Good/N/A. Previous owner's name written on title page. Underlining in the introduction only. All other pages are clean and unmarked. Reading crease on front cover. Minor edge wear and chipping on spine.

International Collector's Library, 1971. Hardcover. Very good/None. Leatherette bound with gold gilt accents on front board and spine and deckled fore-edge. Binding is firm and all pages are clean and unmarked. Very minor scuffing to spine ends and shelf wear.

Signet Classic, 1960. Paperback. Very good/N/A. Previous owner's name written on title page. All other pages are unmarked. Very minor shelf wear, covers and pages are crisp. A spot of soiling on back cover.

Harper Torchbooks, 1960. Paperback. Very good/N/A. First printing of Harper Torchbooks edition. No markings. Light staining to bottom page edge, but interior pages were not affected. Very little shelf wear or edge wear on covers. Spine is slightly sun-faded.

Franklin Library, 1977. Hardcover. Fine/None. Illustrated by Ben F. Wohlberg. Part of The 100 Greatest Books of All Time collection. Full leather bound with gilt accents on boards and spine, all three edges gilt, silk endpapers and reading ribbon. Firm binding and all pages are clean and unmarked. Tiny spots of rubbing to bottom edge of boards, else fine and no other signs of shelf wear.

The Modern Library, 1937. Hardcover. Very good/Good. All pages are bright, clean and unmarked. Binding secure, but front hinge cracked with webbing visible at title page. Jacket shows moderate wear and chipping throughout. Price clipped. Spine slightly sunned.

Signet Classic, 1964. Paperback. Very good/N/A. Second printing of Signet edition. Previous owner's name written on title page. All other pages are unmarked. Very minor shelf wear, pages and covers are clean and crisp.

Golden Press, 1979. Hardcover. Very good/None. Illustrations by The Walt Disney Studio. Pages are clean and unmarked. Boards are firm and even. Fraying at corners and at the head and tail of spine. Spine is square and hinges are starting to loosen.

The Library of America, 1984. Hardcover. Very good/None. Pages are bright, clean, and unmarked, aside from one index page which is wrinkled. Nice satin ribbon bookmark. Binding is loosening a bit. Some rubbing and fading on spine. Smudge on top edge. Slip case has some shelf wear.

Penguin Books, 1946. Paperback. Acceptable/N/A. First Pelican Books edition. P13. Wrappers protected by lamination with minor peeling and bubbling occurring but clean and colorful besides. Binding is firm and the pages are tanned with annotations throughout the entire text and previous owner’s inscription on front free endpaper.

International Collector's Library, 1958. Hardcover. Very good/None. Leatherette bound with gold gilt accents on front board and spine and deckled fore-edge. Binding is firm and all pages are clean and unmarked. Very minor shelf wear.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. A bright and crisp copy with only minor shelf wear. Free of any markings.

The University of Michigan Press, 2005. Paperback. Very good/N/A. Cover is crisp, with little shelf wear. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is starting with glue visible at front flyleaf, but otherwise tight and square.