Search Results: Authors starting with J from Good Books In The Woods

North Newton, Kansas: Mennonite Press, Inc.. Fine. 1982. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Maroon boards with gilt. The three chairman inscribed this book on the paste-down endpaper. Inscriptions read, November 6, 1982 Best Wishes - We love our heritage. Jewel Carlisle. We hope you enjoy this. Iris P. Colwell. The Panhandle, Great Country, unique history, lots of clean air and sunshine. I love it. Berenice Jackson. Ships same or next business day. Spine is slightly cocked; otherwise in fine condition. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 278 pages .

Tulsa, Oklahoma: The American Association of Petroleum Geologists. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1996. Hardcover. 0891813446 . AAPG Memoir 65. "Based on the Hedberg International Research Conference Bath, U. K. , September 1993." Fold-out illustration laid in. Spine is slightly skewed and loose. Minor edge wear. Small bumps on spine ends. Very faint soiling to edges of pages. Overall, book is clean and tight. Dust jacket has minimal edge and shelf wear. Small creases on corners and spine ends. Tiny tear on head edge of back cover. Very thin scratches on back cover. Ships same or next business day very well protected in a box. Heavy book -- may require additional shipping. ; AAPG Memoir 65; B&W and Color Charts & Graphs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 454 pages .

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Near Fine. 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. The complete story of the greatest treasure hunt in history - the California gold rush of 1848-1849. Contains 352 first-hand illustrations from newspapers and artists of the period. Covers clean and bright. Both ends of spine very gently bumped. Corners sharp. Page edges have minimal tanning. No previous owner marks. Text and illustrations all clean and bright. Book protected in Very Good+ slipcase. Ships same or next business day well protected in a box. Please note this is an oversize and heavy book. Expedited/Priority orders may require extra shipping charges. International orders will require extra shipping charges in addition to the charges shown by this website. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 239 pages .

Austin, Texas: Texas State Historical Assn. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. 0876111452 . "No other military visits to the frontier in this era rivaled those of Rivera and Rubi is scope, organization, or execution." Annotations by William C. Foster. Ships same or next business day. Dust jacket has a two inch scratch on the back; otherwise, like new condition. ; Barker Texas History Center Series; 1.12 x 9.22 x 6.3 Inches; 296 pages .

New York: Farrar, Straus and Company. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1950. Hardcover. These stories "range from hilarity to horror and back again; and once more Mr. Jackson, by a purity of approach that transcends his subject matter, makes the unprintable printable." Ships same or next business day. Bookplate of noted collector, Rolland Comstock, on front paste-down endpaper. Spine is skewed and loose, minor edge wear, small bumps on spine ends, light green mark on fore-edge, pages are tanned but clean. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has normal edge and shelf wear,1-inch tear on top left corner of back cover, two 1-inch tears on spine head, 1-inch tear on spine tail, small chips on corners and spine ends, 1/2-inch tear and creases on head edge of back cover, lightly faded on spine, tape on interior at stress points, lightly tanned on interior. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 311 pages .

Austin: University of Texas Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2008. Second Printing. Hardcover. 0292716265 . INSCRIBED by author on full title page, "To: Sue Ward - a Texas lady Thank you for your contribution to the Great State Su Amigo Siempre H. Joaquin Jackson." 10/11-08 written above his name on full title page. "No Texas Ranger memoir has captured the public's imagination like Joaquin Jackson's One Ranger. An instant success when it was published in 2005, One Ranger became one of the fastest-selling books in the history of the University of Texas Press." Ships same or next business day. Book has minor edge wear. Tiny bumps on spine ends. Overall, pages are tight, bright, and clean. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has minimal edge and shelf wear. Small creases on spine ends and top corners. ; Bridwell Texas History Series; B&W Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 237 pages; Signed by Author .

Chicago: Hugh Hefner. Very Good. 1969. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Complete issue of Playboy Magazine from November, 1969. Contributors include Graham Greene ("Crook's Tour") , Ursula K Le Guin ("Nine Lives") , Stephen Dixon ("What Is All This?") , and others. Interview is with Jesse Jackson. Profile of Mick Jagger. Playmate is Claudia Jennings. Protected in plastic. Ships same or next business day. .

New York: Farrar, Straus and Company. Very Good. 1950. Hardcover. Ships same or next business day. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. Spine is skewed and loose, bumps on bottom corners and spine ends, shallow dents along head edge of front board and on tail edge near spine, slightly darkened on spine, pages are tanned but clean. No dust jacket. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 311 pages .

New York: The MacMillan Company. Very Good. 1937. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED by the author in blue ink on the half-title page. First Edition. First Printing. Previous owner's name on the paste-down endpaper. Text clean. Spine faded and bumped at both ends. Spine slightly tilted. Page edges a bit soiled. Ships same or next business day well protected in a box. ; Signed by Author .

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott. Very Good-. 1864. First Edition. Hardcover. This is one of the first published accounts of the Battle of Gettysburg by an actual eyewitness. The author, Rev Dr. Michael Jacobs, was a Professor of Mathematics and Physical Sciences at Pennsylvania College in Gettysburg. Much of the battle took place very near his own home. Dr. Jacobs was a meteorologist and had been taking weather measurements three times every day at Gettysburg for years before the battle. He continued taking measurements three times a day during the entire battle. Dr. Jacobs is the reason we know so much about the weather during the battle. This book is his eyewitness account of the Battle of Gettysburg. Boards a bit faded and soiled. Front gutter slightly cracked. Interior bright with the very occassional pencil mark. Light soiling to title page. Pages a bit wavy. Color fold-out map of the battle is present and is clean. Map has a 1.5 inch tear at the bottom and a very small tear in the top… Read More

New York: Gallery Books. Very Good+ in Fair dust jacket. 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0831769068 . This book is a gallery of some of the cars that resulted when the twentieth century unleashed the automobile upon the American populace at large, and the reflection of public likes and dislikes--and designers' imaginations created the cars that helped to define the American character. Ships same or next business day. Very Good Plus brown boards with gilt spine title. Previous owners embossed stamp. Four light marks on front cover. Fair Dust Jacket --two long closed tears across spine and bit crumpled along top edge, protected in an archival cover. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 192 pages .

Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0803225768 . Inscribed by the author on the half title page. Inscription reads, "To Dode Mason, with best wishes, Joel Jacobsen 12/10/94 Roswell". "During the 1870s a group of merchants and their allies, known as 'The House,' gained control over the economy of LIncoln County, New Mexico. In 1877 this control was challenged by an English entrepreneur, John Tunstall. The House violently resisted the interloper, eventually killing him; Tunstall's employees and supporters, known as the Regulators, sought to take vengeance on the House by killing those responsible for Tunstall's death. Among the Regulators was a young man known as Billy the Kid." Ships same or next business day. Ends of spine are very gently bumped; otherwise in fine condition. Dust jacket ends of spine and corners are lightly bumped, back tail corner has a tiny… Read More

Totowa, New Jersey: Rowman and Littlefield. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 0847674657 . "Focusing on the rejection of absolute principles of justice (natural rights) , the author looks at how this development has affected constitutional aspiration." Ships same or next business day. Book has minor edge wear, small bumps on spine ends; otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket has minimal edge and shelf wear, lightly faded on spine. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 182 pages .

Chicago: The Creative Whale. Very Good. 1975. Softcover. Spiral-bound. From page V, "This course will teach you how to take photographs underwater which you can be proud of. To achieve this goal material will be covered in a number of related fields." Ships same or next business day. Book has moderate edge and shelf wear. 3/4-inch tear on front cover near fore-edge. 1/4-inch tear on head edge of front cover. Small creases on corners. Faint soiling to edges of pages. Text is clean. ; B&W and Color Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 176 pages .

New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux. Near Fine. 1996. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Advance Reading Copy. SIGNED by author on full title page. "Michael Grant Jaffe writes with grace and complexity about fatherhood and the difficulties of growing up into responsibility." Ships same or next business day. Spine is slightly tilted, minimal edge wear; overall, pages are tight, bright, and clean. Protected in archival bag. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 242 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Farrar Straus Giroux. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 0374134669 . SIGNED and dated by author on full title page. Stated First Edition. "In this luminous debut, Michael Grant Jaffe tells the story of Gordon Nash, a part-time lawyer whose wife abruptly walks away from both marriage and motherhood, leaving Gordon sole responsbility for raising their child, Calvin." Ships same or next business day. Slight slant to spine. Minimal edge wear. Tiny bump on spine tail. Overall, pages are tight, bright, and clean. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has minor edge and shelf wear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 242 pages; Signed by Author .

Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 1574230212 . One of 200 hardcover trade copies. Ships same or next business day. Spine is slightly skewed, some edge wear, light yellow soiling on head edge; otherwise, free from major defect. In publisher's acetate jacket. Jacket has minor shelf wear, light wrinkling on fore-edge of both covers. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 240 pages .

Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. 0876854188 . This is number 20 of 200 handcover copies that have been numbered and SIGNED by Sherril Jaffe on the limitation page. Ships same or next business day. Spine is slightly skewed, lightly discolored on head and tail edges of boards, light soiling on head edge. Pages are clean and tight. In publisher's acetate jacket. Jacket has minor shelf wear. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 128 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Columbia University Press. Very Good+. 2014. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0231169108 . Pictorial boards. "From revolutionary-era bank notes to the 2008 financial collapse, Capital of Capital explores how New York City gave rise to the banking industry that in turn made the American and world economies." Ships same or next business day. Slight slant to spine. Moderate edge wear. Small bumps on corners and spine ends. Dents with small tears on head edges of boards. Overall, pages are clean and tight. No dust jacket. ; Columbia Studies in the History of U. S. Capitalism; B&W and Color Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 298 pages .

New York: Daw Books. Very Good+. 1972. Softcover. "The continent of Atlantis had troubles enough before Conax the Barbarian washed ashore. The king was on his last legs, his generals were plotting, there were those scary lights in the sky, and Hoptor the Vintner's favorite girl was being put up for auction on the slave block." Stamp on tail edge. Slight slant to spine. Minor edge wear. Small creases on corners. Tiny bump on spine tail. Pages are lightly tanned but clean. Ships same or next business day. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 142 pages .