Search Results: Titles starting with J from Armadillo Alley Books

Chicago, IL: Chicago Review Press, 1999. New. Later printing. Foreword by Carolyn Cassady The unread over-sized book is tight and square with solid hinges and binding, good tips, and clean unmarred pictorial boards. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Illustrated throughout over 120 black and white, and some color photographs. Photographic endpapers. The dust jacket is unclipped ($24.95) and Fine. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 160 Pages. 8¼ x 11" tall. Kerouac epitomized the "Beat Generation" writers of the 1950s, and his most famous novel, On the Road, provided a textbook for the bohemian lifestyle that has attracted disenchanted youth ever since. His own life was as colorful as his books. Featuring a foreword by Carolyn Cassady, Kerouac's lover, wife of Nell Cassady, and one of the key figures in his life, this authoritative biography presents perhaps the most judicious look at this tragic genius ever published.

New York: Doubleday, 2024. New. F/F. Signed. Stated First Edition. First printing with number line starting with 1. Signed by Percival Everett on the publisher's bound-in page. The unread book is tight with solid hinges, good tips, and clean unmarred boards. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. The dust jacket is unclipped ($28.00) and Fine. Removable "Signed First Edition" sticker. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 303 pages. 5¾ x 8½.
An action-packed reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and ferociously funny, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view.

NY: A Marian Wood Book/G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2004. SIGNED. 1st/1st. Like New. First edition. First printing with complete 10 number line starting with 1. SIGNED by Karen Joy Fowler on the title page in black ink. The book is tight and square with solid hinges, sharp tips. Faint small pen mark on mid front board otherwise boards are clean and unmarred. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, embossed seal or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. Dust Jacket is unclipped ($23.95) and fine. Protected in a Brodart Mylar cover. This book became a breakout hit and went through multiple printings almost immediately.In California's central valley, five women and one man join to discuss Jane Austen's novels. Over the six months they get together, marriages are tested, affairs begin, unsuitable arrangements become suitable, and love happens. With her eye for the frailties of human behavior and her ear for the absurdities of social intercourse, Karen Joy Fowler has never been wittier nor her… Read More

London: Arcturus Publishing, Ltd, 2016. New. In publisher's original shrinkwrap. This deluxe box-set brings together selected novels contained in five clothbound volumes. All unread books are tight and square with solid hinges and binding, sharp tips, and clean unmarred boards. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. No dustjackets as issued. Box is 5" wide x 7 1/2" tall. The Arcturus Collector's Classics series are high-quality, clothbound box-sets of classic works of literature. These editions are beautiful collectibles with elegantly embossed cover designs and colored endpapers. Box is 5" wide. 6" deep. 7½ inches tall.This slipcased collection contains Sense and Sensibility, Emma, Persuasion, Mansfield Park, Pride and Prejudice, and Northanger Abbey.** PLEASE NOTE: Extra shipping charges may apply due to the weight of the book. First Class International Shipping is not available for this item.

New York: Andrews McMeel Publishings, 2021. New. Publisher's original shrinkwrap. This special edition has the complete novel, plus flower illustrations by Marjolein Bastin, a loose promotional card, and ten elaborately designed removable extras, such as four-color maps, letters, family trees, and sheet music, to transport readers to the novel's period. The unread book is tight with solid hinges, good tips, and clean unmarred boards. No dust jacket, as issued. 408 pages. 6¾ x 9¾" tall.
Jane Eyre is an orphan who grows up in the home of her heartless aunt, enduring loneliness and cruelty. This troubled childhood strengthens Jane's natural independence and spirit - which prove necessary when she finds employment as a governess to the young ward of Mr Rochester, a Byronic, brooding man. As her feelings for Rochester develop, Jane gradually uncovers Thornfield Hall's terrible secret, forcing her to make a choice.

New York: Hanover Square Press, 2020. SIGNED. 1st/1st. New. First Edition. First printing with no additional printings listed. Signed by Dan Abrams on the title page. The book is tight and square with solid hinges, sharp tips, and clean unmarred boards. Light crease to spine head. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. Illustrated endpapers. The dust jacket is unclipped ($28.99) with faint wear to flap creases, else Fine. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover.
History remembers John Adams as a Founding Father and our country's second president. But in the tense years before the American Revolution, he was still just a lawyer, fighting for justice in one of the most explosive murder trials of the era.On the night of March 5, 1770, shots were fired by British soldiers on the streets of Boston, killing five civilians. The Boston Massacre has often been called the first shots of the American Revolution. As John Adams would later remember, "On… Read More

London: The Folio Society, 1990. Very Good with light wear. A Journey to the Western Isles of Scotland by Samuel Johnson, A Journal of a Tour in the Hebrides by James Boswell. The book is tight with solid hinges on green cloth illustrated boards. There is a quarter-inch gap between the headband and the spine head. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Portraits and hand-colored aquatints by William Daniell and black and white illustrations throughout. No dust jacket, as issued. The original slipcase is Near Fine with light wear. 412 pages. 6½ x 10" tall.The year was 1773, Samuel Johnson was sixty-three and James Boswell was thirty-two years old. The journey was almost too late because the war of 1745 was the beginning of the end of ancient Scotland, and the processes of change in the Highlands were already gathering speed.

London: The Folio Society, 1996. Near Fine/Very Good Slipcase. The book is tight and square with solid hinges and bindings, and clean gilt decorated boards. Faint shelf wear. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings, and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Over 100 illustrations (60 in color) and black and white photos. The grey card slipcase is very good with scuffs and light wear (see photos). 240 pages. 7½ x10½" tall. Compiled and introduced by Roger Hudson
The decade between Queen Victoria's Golden and Diamond Jubilees saw Britain at the peak of its imperial power, cultural achievements, and financial strength. The Jubilee Years follows the Queen and the Empire during these ten years through eyewitness accounts that provide an intimate view of Britain and its Jubilee celebrations a century earlier. Chapters cover Queen Victoria's family, the complex social mores of Victorian society, recent inventions (e.g. the bicycle, x-rays), and Oscar Wilde's scandal.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979. DOUBLE SIGNED. VG+/VG+. Stated First Edition. First printing with no other printings listed. Signed by Julia Child and Paul Child on the title page. The book is tight with solid hinges, good tips, and white-pattered boards. Creases to spine heads. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Color photos. The dust jacket is unclipped ($15.95) with a small chip to each bottom flap and light shelf wear. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 249 pages. 8¾ x 11" tall.
Julia Child's inimitable ways of coping with common kitchen dilemmas are shared along with menus and recipes that range from a vegetarian caper and lobster soufflé to a country dinner.

New York: Scribner's,1995. SIGNED. 1st/1st. NF/NF. First edition, first printing with complete number line ending in 1. Signed and dated 7/12/97 on the title page by Charlaine Harris. The book is tight and square with solid hinges. Mild soiling to boards. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. Dust jacket is unclipped ($20.00) with very mild shelf-wear. Protected in a Brodart Mylar cover. Fourth mystery featuring former librarian, Aurora Teagarden. Author of the Sookie Stackhouse Series.

New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2011. SIGNED. New. A 30th Anniversary Special Edition. Signed by author and illustrator Chris Van Allsburg on the publisher's bound-in page. The book is tight and square with solid hinges, good tips, and clean unmarred boards. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. Dust jacket is unclipped ($18.99) and Fine. Protected in a Brodart Mylar cover. This special edition of Jumanji contains a downloadable audiobook of the actor Robin Williams reading the timeless tale.
Over thirty years ago, Peter and Judy first found the game Jumanji with the instructions that once the game is started, it must be finished or it will go on forever. Since its original publication, Jumanji has been honored with many awards, including the Caldecott Medal. In 1996, the surreal story was adapted to fit the big screen for the first time.

London: The Folio Society, 2008. Like New. Volume One of the Alexandria Quartet. The book is tight and square with solid hinges, good tips, and a clean pictorial front board. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Illustrated with frontispiece and 9 sepia illustrations. Introduction by Peter Porter. No dust jacket, as issued. The brown cardboard slipcase is fine. 352 pages. 6¾ x 9¾" tall. First published in 1957.The time is the eve of World War II. The place is Alexandria, an Egyptian city that once housed the world's greatest library and whose inhabitants are dedicated to knowledge. But for the obsessed characters in this mesmerizing novel, their pursuits lead only to bedrooms in which each seeks to know--and possess--the other. Since its publication in 1957, "Justine" has inspired an almost religious devotion among readers and critics alike.