Search Results: Titles starting with J from Astro Trader Books

[MANNING LEE STOKES]. THE JADE WARRIOR. (RICHARD BLADE SERIES #2). Macfadden Books, New York, 1969. First Edition, First printing. True first edition MB #75-246 with the original 75 cent price on the front cover. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, faint crease to spine, minor rubbing to head of spine corner, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. A about fine copy, rare in any condition. Jeffrey Lord is the pseudonym of Manning Lee Stokes, this is the author's second novel of the Richard Blade series of at least 37 novels in the series. An unusual hybrid genre novel of a cross between James Bond agent MI6 spy adventure thrillers, John Carter of Mars and Conan the Barbarian fantasy adventure stories. Cover art by Jack Faragasso. Fantasy / modern spy / adventure hybrid novel, rare collectible. 192 pgs. 16mo.

[OTIS ADELBERT KLINE]. JAN OF THE JUNGLE. Ace Books, New York, 1966. First Edition, First printing. True first edition Ace #F-400 with the original 40 cent price on the cover. Condition: Fine. Appears unread, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight.A about fine, pristine, crisp copy, scarce in this condition. First appearance in the 1931 Argosy pulp magazine. Cover art by Stephen Holland. First edition vintage paperback fantasy pulp science fiction novel, rare collectible. 172 pgs. 16mo.

MICHAEL MOORCOCK JEWEL IN THE SKULL HAWKMOON FIRST EDITION RARE. Lancer Books, New York, 1967. True First Edition, First Printing. No other print dates mentioned. Condition: Very Good -. Pulp paperback with creases and micro-chips through out, light rubbing on spine and covers typical of paperback pulps of this age of 50+ years, only lightly read before and still in good shape for its age. All pages crisp and intact, a solid and tight copy. Not a facsimile, ex-library or Lodestone reprint issue. Cover art by legendary artist Gray Morrow. Known as anti-J.R.R Tolkien, inspired by Robert E Howard's Conan and Edgar Rice Burroughs pulp (he was editor of a early Tarzan fanzine), this is one of Moorcocks most original and finest novels. Michael Moorcock, a writer known as a true trailblazer, breaking the old rules and cliches of conventional fantasy and science fiction. This book is the very first of the Dorian Hawkmoon series in the four volume saga of the History of Runestaff. The novel is set at some… Read More

[MANNING LEE STOKES]. JEWEL OF THARN. (RICHARD BLADE SERIES #3). Macfadden Books, New York, 1969. First Edition, First printing. True first edition MB #75-272 with the original 75 cent price on the front cover. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, faint crease to spine, minor edge wear to spine corners, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. A about fine copy, rare in any condition. Jeffrey Lord is the pseudonym of Manning Lee Stokes, this is the author's third novel of the Richard Blade series of at least 37 novels in the series. An unusual hybrid genre novel of a cross between James Bond agent MI6 spy adventure thrillers, John Carter of Mars and Conan the Barbarian fantasy adventure stories. Cover art by Jack Faragasso. Fantasy / modern spy / adventure hybrid novel, rare collectible. 221 pgs. 16mo.

[L. FRANK BAUM]. JOHN DOUGH AND THE CHERUB. Reilly & Lee, Chicago, 1930 (1906). First Edition, Later printing. Condition: VG+. Appears barely read, publisher's original beige cloth, illustrated endpapers, one color frontispiece, no other color plates, front hinge starting, a touch of fraying, minor bumping to spine ends, soiling, scuffs to covers, rubbing to cloth board extremities typical of books of this age, else pages are clean, unmarked, bright and binding good. Cover art and one color frontispiece with numerous B&W illustrations by John R. Neill. Classic fantasy children's book, scarce collectible. 315 pgs. 4to.

[JOHN JAKES]. JOHNNY HAVOC. Belmont Books, New York, 1960. First Edition, First printing. True first edition Belmont #204 with the original 35 cent price on the front cover. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, colors on cover are vibrant, punchy with much of the original gloss, spine is uncreased, shelf wear, faint crease near spine on front cover, rubbing to upper spine head corner typical of vintage paperbacks of this age else pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. A about near fine to very good plus condition. First novel in the four book Johnny Havoc series. Vintage paperback original first edition from a major author, rare collectible. 143 pgs. 16mo.

[SHELLY REUBEN]. JULIAN SOLO. (SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY). Dodd, Mead & Company, New York, 1988. First Edition, First printing. Book Condition: Fine / Near Fine. Appears unread, pages are clean, bright and binding tight. Dust jacket Condition: Near Fine / Very Good. Jacket is price clipped with light shelf wear. Cover art by Don Brautigam. Winner of the 1989 Edgar Award for Best Novel. Signed, dated on June 22, 1988 and inscribed on the title page by author Shelly Reuben to her nephew. Modern first horror novel, signed presentation copy, collectible. 216 pgs. 8vo.