Search Results: Authors starting with J from Dephen Rare Books

First Edition
London 1828. John Murray, Albemarle Street. 8vo.
293, 85 (i. e. 58), 41 pages. 1 unnumbered page.
Contemporary half calf.
Author was a one time MP and a London merchant who spent many years as comptroller of corn returns for the Board of Trade. He was commissioned to write a report on the Corn Trade and Corn Laws and was an advocate for the repeal of the Corn Laws.
In addition to the report on the Trade in Corn in some of the States of Northern Europe, this book includes sections on the Commerce of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azoff and also Observations on the Benefits arising from the Cultivation of Poor Soils.
Book is in very good condition with raised bands on spine and morocco label. Spine and corners in leather. Leaves are remarkably clean and no significant age toning. Edges sprinkled. No inscriptions or markings except for previous sale price in pencil on first blank and on rear pastedown. No foxing or spotting.
Armorial bookplate on front pastedown.
Imperfections: slight tear… Read More

First Edition, First Printing
Bantam Press/ Transworld Publishers.
Very good+ book. Binding tight. Red cloth bound boards clean. Internally clean. No markings except for previous sale price in pencil on first blank.
Leaves browned due to quality of paper.
DJ is near Fine. Not price clipped and without loss.

First Edition (Third Impression)
Edward Arnold, London 1906
An excellent copy of M.R. James first collection of ghost stories in the publisher's original beige cloth binding. The third impression of the 1904 first edition with four illustrations, including frontispiece, by James McBryde who died leaving illustrations for the book unfinished.
The stories are: Canon Alberic's Scrapbook, Lost Hearts, The Mezzotint, The Ash-Tree, Number 13, Count Magnus, Oh, Whistle And I'll Come To You, My Lad and The Treasure Of Abbot Thomas.
Book is very good plus.
Boards are sturdy and are stamped in red and black. There are 2 red smudges on front board and a tiny tear to cloth at bottom corner of front board (barely perceptible when book is closed). Otherwise boards are Fine. Binding is sound.
Fore and bottom edges are untrimmed. Leaves are lightly age toned. Light age related brown spots to very early leaves and end papers. Otherwise, the leaves are remarkably clean.
Front pastedown has light age related brown… Read More

First Edition, First Printing
Edward Arnold, London 1911
Very good plus copy in publisher's original binding. It is author's second collection of ghost stories consisting of: A School Story, The Rose Garden, The Tractate Middoth, Casting The Runes, The Stalls Of Barchester Cathedral, Martin's Close and Mr. Humphreys And His Inheritance.
Book is very good plus at least. Rarely does one encounter a copy in such condition. There is a small mark (ink?) on front board. Some light soiling on a small portion of rear board. Book has a very slight forward lean.
Inernally, remarkably clean. The leaves are remarkably bright, free of foxing and not age toned.
Fore and lower edges are untrimmed. Endpapers (front and rear) are browned. First blank has discreet signature of previous owner and date of Christmas 1911 in ink on first blank.Provenance: Book is from the private library of A.G. Bewley (previous owner), a member of a well known Dublin Merchant Quaker family and and brother of Charles Bewley Irish Envoy in… Read More

FIRST EDITION
Newcastle 1820
Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Boards show wear with scuffing and some cracking of joint. Raised bands with decorative gilt on spine. Some cracking on one raised band. Wear to head and tail of spine. Spine label missing
Front hinge cracking and binding of early leaves weakened but still very much attached.
All leaves intact and very good. Browning to some leaves.
Numerous wood cut engravings throughout with offsetting from engravings in many instances.
A true First Edition