Search Results: Titles starting with J from Bibliodditiques

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Henry Holt & Co, 1993. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/near fine. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 288 pp.

London: Frederick Warne & Co.. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases to pages. No date of pubication indicated. Previous owner's name and date of February 6, 1911 on verso of frontis. Frontis is an illustration entitled "Jack's New Home" which shows a house, children and chickens. Beautifully bound with red boards embossed black, silver and gilt design. Image of a boy and 2 horses embossed on front board. Some light spotting; mainly on endpapers.Published as part of the Incident and Adventure Library. Size: 12mo (7" to 7.5") 220 pp.

World Syndicate Publishing Co.. Hardcover. Very Good. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions. Red coverboards with light edgwear. A few foxing spots on edge of some pages. Copyright date 1927. Size: Sm 8vo (7.5" to 8"). 318 pp.

London: The Religious Tract Society, 1884. Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. No other original copies found on-line for sale at time of this listing. Previous owner's names written and stamped on front free endpaper along with date of 1886. Stitched binding exposed at rear endpaper. No chips, tears, creases on pages. Some foxing; primarily on endpapers. Black and white frontis illustration. Sixteen pages of ads for other publications at rear of book. Olive-green coverboards with gilt and black design on front. Boards are bumped at corners. Illustrated with engravings. Size: 16mo (6" to 7"). 125 pp.

Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1970. First American edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases on pages. Gift inscription on page opposite half title page. Dust jacket is price-clipped with a few small tears around edges. Contains 29 black and white photographic illustrations. Size: 8vo (8" to 9"). 191 pp.

Chicago and New York: Rand McNally & Company, 1911. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Fanny Y. Cory. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases on pages. Gift inscription dated 1919 on front free endpaper. Full colour frontis. Some light spotting on verso of Frontis. Orange coloured boards have some surface and edgewear. Fourteen colour illustrations, including full colour pastedown on front board and frontis. Illustrator also illustrated some of Frank L. Baum's "OZ" books. One page has a small dog-ear. Size: Sm 8vo (7.5" to 8"). 90 pp. Change this text in Preferences, "items" tab.

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1987. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good. Norman Eyolfson. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases on pages. Previous owner's name blacked out with marker on front free endpaper. Dust jacket is NOT clipped and has some tears/chips around edges; most significant and visible one being a 0.5" deep chip on front panel. Size: Sm 4to (9" to 11"). 85 pp.

Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: McClelland & Stewart Ltd, 1987. First edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/very good +. Fritz Wegner. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases on pages. Dust jacket has some edge wear including a couple of small tears. Dust jacket is price clipped and has "08/12" printed on front flap. Gift inscription dated September 13, 1976 on front free endpaper. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 85 pp.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. Stated First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good +. Christopher Hirsheimer and Jacques Pepin. Contains 200 of Pepin's most cherished recipes. Illustrated with colour photographs and illustrations by Pepin.Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions on pages. Dust jacket has a 1" tear on front panel. Size: Sm 4to (9" to 11"). 458 pp.

Toronto: The MacMillan Company of Canada Limited, 1927. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. Tight binding. Slight separation between title page and opposing page. Pages have no chips or creases. There is a 4" tear on Page 195. Small stain on a couple of the pages. Name and address inscribed on inside of front cover and last page. Cover has some edge wear and scuffing. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 347 pages.

Triad Panther, 1979. Paperback. Very Good. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions. Clean and bright interior. Reading creases on spine and light edgewear. Size: 16mo (6" to 7"). 220 pp.

San Diego New York London: Harcour Brace Jovanovich, Publishers, 1984. First edition, as stated. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. Amy Schwartz. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions on pages. "This Book Belongs To:" stamped on front free endpaper, with owner's name crossed out in marker. Dust jacket is NOT price-clipped and has some light edgewear. Size: Sm 4to (9" to 11").

London: Constable Young Books, 1963. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/very good. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases to pages. Dust jacket has some puncture marks through to boards, some soiling, price sticker shadow and some edgewear. Rear dust jacket flap has 2 " tear. Gift inscription and previous owner has rated book as "excellent" on front free endpaper. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 175 pp.

Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Co.. Hardcover. Very Good. Henry E. Vallely. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions. Pictorial endpapers. Blue coverboards with red lettering. Twenty-two illustrations. Webbing is visible between a few of the gatherings in the book. Copyright date 1942. Size: Sm 8vo (7.5" to 8"). 246 pp.

New York: Random House, 1961. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good +. The story of the Minaguchi-ya, an inn in Japan which has existed for over 400 years and through 20 generaions. Illustrated with 50 Japanese plates and maps on the endpapers. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions on pages. Front dust jacket flap is price-clipped. A few small tears along edges of jacket. Size: Sm 4t0 (9" to 11"). 265 pp

Toronto: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. , 1992. First Canadian Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/near fine. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Quebec: Musee du Quebec, 1992. Slipcased. Very Good +/near fine. Jean Paul Lemieux. Book published on the occasion of the exhibition "Jean Pau Lemieux" held at the Musee du Quebec from June 3 to November 1, 1992. Lemieux "painted scenes of everyday life suffused with a sense of uncertainty about man's position in the universe." Includes dozens of full colour reproductions of the artist's works printed on glossy paper. Cardboard slipcase. Tight binding. Previous owner's name/date on front free endpaper. A Canadian postage stamp featuring a self-portrait of the artist has been stuck on the title page with the date October, 2004 written in pen beside it. Two newspaper clippings regarding the artist are laid in the book and will be included with purchase of the book. Additional shipping cost may apply due to weight/size. Size: 4to (11" to 13"). 285 pp.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Viking Press, 1992. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/very good +. Janet Wilson. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions. Dust jacket has some scuffing. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Chicago: Consolidated Book Publishers, Inc. , 1942. Hard Cover. Very Good. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions on pages. Coverboards slightly yellowed. Front hinge a little loose but binding still tight. Some edgewear at spine. Illustrated. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: A. S. Barnes and Co., 1968. Hard Cover. Very Good +. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases. Some recipes circled. 574 pp. Full color plates. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.