Search Results: Titles starting with J from Lonesome Water Books

Newbury Park, California: Haynes Publications Inc, 1985. [First Edition]. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Short quarto, 255pp., "illustrated with many rare early photographs hitherto unpublished" appendix : the engine code system, index. -- "The history of J. A. Prestwich and Co. Ltd which covers the lifetime of its founder John Prestwich. His initials were the origin of the trade mark of J,A,P, which became universally know for motorcycle engines".-forward. -- No notable defects. -- Condition.

San Francisco: The Porpoise Bookship, 1965. 12mo, 30 pages, plain white paper covers with a silhouette of children playing a game of jacks Silhouette illustrations throughout the booklet by the author -- This charming little book originally sold for 25 cents There is an advertisement on the back cover for other books by the same author; Jump Rope Rhymes, Hopscotch, Who's It, and the one we are offering here, Jacks -- Light edgewear, and a little faint brownish discoloration around the extremities Overall, Very Good Condition (Sac 1) Quantity Available: 1 Category: Juvenile; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request Inventory No: 006832.

Pacifica: Creatures At Large Press, 1994. 1st Printing of This Edition. 8vo, 454 pages Illustrated paper cover (cover and interior illustrations by Kenn Davis) , photographs -- 232 photos of popular monsters, actors and historical scenes 24 new sketches Author John Stanley is a leading authority in his field -- Signed inscription by the author on the page preceding the title page: "Glendine: Horrors Lookin' At You, Kid ! - John W Stanley" -- Very minor wear to the extremities Overall, Near Fine Condition (xob 16) Quantity Available: 1 Category: Entertainment; ISBN: 094006409X Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request Inventory No: 006913.

Louisville: The Standard Press, 1928 (1928). [ First Edition ]. 8vo (6-1/4"x9-1/4"), 552 pages Red cloth binding (hardbound), frontice piece photo of "Pound Gap", phto illustrations (one folding), maps (one folding map inserted at page 160), Chapters: Anglo-Saxons, English Colonists, Prehistoric Inhabitants, Early Settlement, Government, Times and Customs, Geology, Education, Religious Progress, Histories and Publications, Service Men -- Appendix: 1925 Tax List, Voting Precincts, County Officials, Land Grants and Entries -- Outer wear to the extremities with some fraying to the tips of the spine and corners The folding map has a closed tear about 2 inches long where the map is bound in Internally sound and clean -- Overall Good condition (ab) 20 Quantity Available: 1 Category: Genealogy; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request Inventory No: 007476.

Eugene Casserly, State Printer, 1851. 8vo, 1865 pages Cloth binding - hardbound, index -- Rebound in library buckram and has on the top edges the stamp of the Mechanics-Mercantile Library Library call letters printed near the bottom of the spine and Mechanics-Mercantile Library printed at the top of the spine No other ex-library markings Moderate foxing througout the text The book has been bound with enough white margin near the gutters to be easily read Overall: Good Condition (Sacr 40) Quantity Available: 1 Category: Americana::West; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request Inventory No: 007112.

McGraw-Hill, (Copyright Reserved 2001, The Chart Studio (Pty) Ltd.). Just under 3" tall (qualifies as a miniature book), glosssy heavy cardboard covers illustrated in color, 10 heavy cardboard glossy pages nicely illustrated in color Illustrator is not noted -- Very good condition (xob) Quantity Available: 1 Category: Juvenile; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request Inventory No: 006607.

New York: Golden Press, 1956. Edition Unstated. Stiff boards. Very good. Short 8vo., illustrated by Gustaf Tenngren. Original illustrated card covers with record in pocket inside. -- Booklet has Light edgewear. 45 rpm record is Near Fine.

New York: Century Co, 1913. First Edition, Published, September, 1913. Hardcover. Near fine. 8vo., 318 pp., orange cloth. frontispiece illustration with tissue protector + three other illustrations in the text. Illustrated by Hanson Booth. -- Foredges lightly/evenly dust soiled. -- No other notable defects. "Old Peter Lane is content to make a bare living cutting firewood and whittling kitchen tools and toys for the people in the nearby village. Then a dying woman stumbles to his shanty boat during a storm and Peter finds himself the unwitting caretaker for her lame three-year-old son. He must make a respectable home for the boy or see him taken away and put to work by self-appointed social workers."-goodreads.

Jackson-Washabaugh County Historical Society. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 4to., 345pp., original heavy white buckram (hardcover) w/color photo of Wild Horse Basin, map endpaper, illustrated, advertisements. -- A few pages in center of the book have stains from spillled coffee. -- Good+ condition. Size: Quarto (up to 12" tall). 345 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Genealogy & Local History::County History; History::US::Midwest::South Dakota; United States; 20th century; WESTERN AMERICANA; History. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 001389.

Kyoto: Kyoto International Museum, 2000. Fine. Tall 4to, 404 pp., 146 objects illustrated, fold-outs. In Japanese with titles and some text in English. Illustrated in color throughout.

Gardena, California: Bremik Press, 1994. Limited Edition of 1000 [Stated on the copyright page]. Original wraps. Near fine. Square Quarto, unpaginated, twenty-three black and white photographs. Signed by Photographer at the bottom of the front end-paper. -- Front bottom corner has a tiny bump. Spine lightly (evenly) faded. -- Overall Condition. "James Fee (7 December 1949 — 4 September 2006) was an American photographer known for his images of abandoned factories and lonesome highways".-- "He photographed what he saw as America's cultural icons in decline, the rusted cars, crumbling drive-in movie theaters and other discards that fascinated him. He worked like "an archeologist, exposing the detritus of a rapidly changing civilization".-latimes.

Cottage Grove, Oregon: Self published, 1971. Cardboard covers. Fine. Octavo (standard book size). 6 pages. Written by Harrison Kincaid just after the death of James Newton Gale in 1899. -- Mr. Gale and Mr. Kincaid both came to Oregon in 1853 in different wagon trains. Mr. Gale and his parents were in the Lost Wagon Train. The Kincaid family came in over the Barlow Road.

Tokyo: Perikansha, 1995. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Small folio, blue paper over boards, illustrations in color & black & white. -- Tiniest bit of wear to extremities of the dust jacket. -- Condition.

Quantity Available: 1 Category: Gardening; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request Inventory No: 001526.

Rutland: Charles E. Tuttle Company, (1968). Fourth Printing. 4to, 299pp, original decorated cloth binding, b&w illustrations, bibliography, index -- Very good+ condition in a very good or better dust jacket which has minor shelf wear (no tears) (XBG5-614-A) Quantity Available: 1 Category: Music; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request Inventory No: 006324.

Tokyo - New York: Kodansha International Ltd, 2011. (First US Edition) 25th Anniversary Edition. Hardcover. Very good +/near fine. Quarto, pp. 507, light tan paper over boards, illustrated (some color), includes index, Appendices. -- Front top corners lightly bumped. Dust jacket has small crease bottom front. Dust jacket front/rear has a few light scratches. -- Condition. From the Publisher: When it was first published, Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art changed the way the culinary world viewed Japanese cooking, moving it from obscure ethnic food to haute cuisine. Twenty-five years later, much has changed. Japanese food is a favorite of diners around the world. Not only is sushi as much a part of the Western culinary scene as burgers, bagels, and burritos, but some Japanese chefs have become household names. Japanese flavors, ingredients, and textures have been fused into dishes from a wide variety of other cuisines. What hasn't changed over the years, however, are the foundations of Japanese cooking.… Read More

Columbus, Ohio, The Jeffrey Manufacturing Co., 1924. Second Edition. 12mo, 192pp, aeg, full black leather over flexible boards, title in gilt on front cover, illustrated, index -- Very good condition X1330 Quantity Available: 1 Category: Business & Industry; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request Inventory No: 006035.

New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1966 (1966). [ First Edition ]. Signed by the author in ink on the first free endipaper -- 4to (over 9" - 12" tall), 512 pages Maroon cloth binding (hardbound), color frontispiece by Charles M Russell (repeated on the dust jacket), full page maps, fold-out maps, bibliography, index, 36 illustrations at the rear -- The first folding map in the book has a 2-3inch closed tear close to the gutter where the map is attached, a couple of small stains to the top edges of the book Otherwise a clean, tight and structurally sound copy The dust jacket has some water stains to the back panel (none of which has transferred to the cloth bindinng The dust jacket is price clipped and has moderate wear to the extremities (a small piece gone at the top of the dj spine) -- Overall Very Good condition in a good dust jacket Quantity Available: 1 Category: History; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request Inventory No: 007518.

Garden City, Doubleday, Page & Company, 1923. 1st Edition [Stated]. Garden City, Doubleday, Page & Company, 1923 1st Edition [Stated] 8vo, pages not numbered Publishers decorated white boards, decorated endpapers, color frontispiece, decoratons by edward everett winchell -- White boards a little dulled The area along the top of the front cover is evenly faded all the way across and extends downward about an inch (just a little darker than the white boards) Spine tips and corners moderately rubbed When opened at the center you can see where the pages have separated, however there are no loose pages -- This is an extremely fragile book, simply because of the materials used and the way it was produced -- One of the scarcest of Porter's works -- Overall Good+ condition (g-290) Quantity Available: 1 Category: Literature; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request Inventory No: 007430.

New York: I. George Dobsevage, 1933. [First of this Edition w/added Material]. 12mo, original blue cloth, 106pp, frontispiece, illustrated -- Very good condition Quantity Available: 1 Category: History; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request Inventory No: 000938.