Search Results: Authors starting with J from Second Story Books, ABAA

Maryland: RMS Publishing Company, 1977. First Edition. First Edition; Octavo; VG-/no-DJ; Spine is burgundy with gold text; Boards have general shelf wear, rubbing to edges, some scratches, cup ring mark on cover, design is clear; Text block has general signs of handling, age-toning, content is clear; pp 215; Additional cost may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions. 1262966. Rockville Non-Retail Listings.

Jersey City, NJ: New Mind Productions, 1993. First Edition, First Printing. Softcover. Octavo, vi, 117 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in white printed wraps with black lettering. Covers have mild shelf wear and rubbing (primarily to corners). Text block clean. Inscribed on the interior of the front wrap by Heshaam Jaaber to Sheik Hassan, dated "11/20/93", green ink stamp to fore edge of text block with Hassan's name. Extremely scarce, especially inscribed. Shelved in Case 5. Imam Heshaam Jaaber was the mentor of the El Hajj Malik Shabazz (Malcolm X), and officiated at the burial ceremonies of both him and his wife, Betty Shabazz. 1362930. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. 10mo; G+; teal blue spine with blue text; first edition; no jacket; cloth exterior has fairly slight wear, mostly to spine; small, faint smudge to rear; slight edge wear; good, intact binding; textblock exterior edges have modestly age toned; light pencil marginalia; pp 255. 1368471. FP New Rockville Stock.

Disentis: Editions Desertina, 1992. Hardcover. Octavo; G+/VG-; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, white with black and red print; DJ has slight edgewear, but is clean and bright; Boards in yellow cloth with brown print, cocked spine, else clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; Text in French; vii, 332 pages, illustrated (b&w, color). [Shelf: Sculpture]. 1342683. FP New Rockville Stock.

Chicago: Chicago Historical Society, 1978. Softcover. Quarto; pp 65; G/paperback; silver covers; dark purple lettering with embossed illustration to front; modestly rubbed exterior; minor edge wear; intact panels; text block has slight tone to exterior edges; interior clean; profusely illustrated. 1335271. FP New Rockville Stock.

Cambridge: A Bradford Book, the MIT Press, 1992. Softcover. Octavo; ©1987, Third printing 1992; G-; Paperback; Spine, faded brown with white print; Cover has mild edgewear, mild shelfwear, toning to spine; Text block has light spotting to edges, name in ink on half-title page, ink notation on p. 252, else clean and tight; xvi, 356 pages, illustrated (b&w charts, diagrams). 1350995. FP New Rockville Stock.

London: Constable & Co Ltd, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. 10mo; G+; sunned green spine with gilt text; scarce; first UK edition; no jacket; cloth exterior shows only mild wear; good binding with straight boards; textblock exterior edges have modestly age toned; slight offsetting to half title page; interior slightly toned; fold out US map at rear; illustrated; pp 263. 1369050. FP New Rockville Stock.

Washington, D. C.: House of Representatives, 1833. Other. Disbound Pamphlet, 112 pages; G-; first page separated from rest of textblock, age toning, foxing to pages, slight marking in pencil on front cover. Andrew Jackson's 1833 State of the Union, in which he addresses the South Carolina Convention and the Nullification Crisis. 1356989. Special Collections.

Boston: E. & J. Larkin, 1808. Hardcover. Octavo, x, [6], 3-272. Fair; bound in contemporary marbled paper and leather, with break in spine to front cover and wear to spine edges and corners; marbled endpapers; binding tight; text block shows age-toning; pages have foxing throughout; ex-library copy with usual markings, including a bookplate to front pastedown, institutional stamps to several pages and call number written in pencil. MF consignment. Shelved in Upstairs Hall. 1355041. Special Collections.

Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1832. Hardcover. Octavo, xx, 9-30 pp. Good; rebound in modern leather with minor bumping to spine edges and corners; binding tight; text block age-toned; foxing to pages throughout; previous owner name in ink on ffep "A. M. Kennedy Louisville KY" crossed out and "Timothy L. Pain Augst 1854" in pencil; MF consignment. 1356820. Special Collections.

Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 2000. Hardcover. Quarto; Second printing; VG-/VG-; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, black with yellow print; DJ has light edgewear, but is clean and bright; Boards in brown cloth with gold print, slight wear to spine caps, slight bump to rear top edge, else clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; 183 pages, frontispiece, illustrated (b&w, color). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates.]. 1341387. FP New Rockville Stock.

Hampshire UK: The Navy Records Society, 1981. Hardcover. Octavo; VG-; 1/2 bound grayish blue spines with gilt text; 2 volumes: vol. I, pp 343, ISBN 0859372669; vol. II, pp 342, ISBN 085372677; no jackets; exteriors to cloths have slight soiling; mildly sunned spines; strong, straight boards; text blocks exterior edges have slight tone; tight bindings; interiors clean; illustrated NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #5. 1346700. FP New Rockville Stock.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; pp 292; G+/Fair; sunned blue spine with beige text; first Scribner's edition with "A" stamped to copyright page; dust jacket exterior shows some age toning; several chips to edges; mylar wrap to jacket; cloth exterior has very slight wear; minor edge wear; good, intact binding; straight boards; text block exterior edges have modestly age toned; mild offsetting to endpapers; interior pages good. 1358480. FP New Rockville Stock.

England: Midland Counties Publications, 1977. First. Small oblong octavo; VG-/no-DJ paperback; cream spine, black text; cover is significantly age toned, price sticker residue on back, superficial scratches, smudges, other general shelfwear; textblock has foxing around edges, otherwise clean; pp 120. 1268788. Full-priced Rockville.

New York: Foundation Press, 2010. First Edition. Softcover. Octavo, 451 pages. In Very good condition. Black and Grey spine with white lettering. Full binding in black and grey paper. Boards show light shelf wear and minor scuffing. Text block has slight age-toning to edges. Note: Shelved in Netdesk Column F, ND-F. 1378435. FP New Rockville Stock.

New York: Random House, 1972. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, xix, 197 pages. In Good plus condition with Good dust jacket. White dust jacket with red and black lettering to spine. Dust jacket with several stains to lower front edge and spine; lightly age toned. Price clipped. Head and tail of spine lightly bumped. Small stain visible to lower edge of front board. SW Consignment. Shelved case 1. 1377801. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

London & New York: Routledge, 2004. Softcover. Octavo, 244 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Grey spine with white and yellow lettering. Full binding in green and grey paper. Boards show very mild shelf wear and edge wear. Tiny glue stain on back cover. Text block does not have the accompanying CD. 1372205. FP New Rockville Stock.

Boston: Carter, Hendee, and Co, 1832. Hardcover. Octavo, viii, 212 pp. Fair; bound in contemporary paper, rebacked with green cloth spine, with extensive discoloration to covers and wear to edges and corners; binding tight; text block rough and uneven; extensive foxing and age-toning to pages; previous owner bookplate on inside front pastedown "Dr. Chas. Macgill" and name on title page in ink, "Chas Macgill 1833;" MF consignment. 1356951. Special Collections.

New York: The Viking Press, 1959. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 246 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine black and multi-color with white lettering. Dust jacket protected in mylar covering, with price uncut: "$3.95". Mild shelf wear. Creasing and chipping along edges of dust jacket. Some soiling to rear cover. Top edge of text block dyed black. Text block clean. Shelved in Case 8. 1370694. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Richmond: The Virginia Press, 1908. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 400 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in quarter dark red cloth and brown paper boards with black lettering on spine. Three binding types noted, priority unknown. Minor shelf wear. Rubbing to boards and scuffing to cloth on spine. Age-toning to interior pages. Features photographs throughout. Shelved in Case 1. Giles Beecher Jackson was an attorney, entrepreneur, real estate developer, newspaper publisher, and civil rights activist. Daniel Webster Davis was an American educator, minister, and poet. In March 1902, Virginia governor Andrew Jackson Montague commissioned the Negro Building, a venue for exhibitions by and about African Americans, as well as to celebrate the tricentennial of the founding of Jamestown. In 1908, Jackson and Davis wrote The Industrial History of the Negro Race of the United States detailing the history of the exhibition. (Encyclopedia Virginia). 1377648. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.