Search Results: Literature from PJK Books and Such Inc

W. Morrow, 1949. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. First Edition.W. Morrow, 1949. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Cover has mild shelfwear with small stains on the spine edge and lightly rubbed corners. Pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Not price-clipped. Not ex-library. Not remainder. Very nice copy.

Alfred A. Knopf, 1926. Soft Cover. Fair. Alfred A. Knopf,1926. Soft Cover. Cover has moderate shelfwear, with 2 inch chip missing on front worn or torn pieces. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is tight. Good reading copy. This was a monthly review , edited by Mencken, and featuring some of the best and brightest of his generation. The American Mercury was the standard by which all other periodicals were measured. This issue features Morris Fishbein, MD and Lewis Mumford among many others. Back ad copy is for the new Stutz Victoria Coupe.

Dana , Estes, And Company. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Dana , Estes, And Company, no date, circa early 1900s. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Cover has mild shelfwear with rubbing and chipping on the corners and edges and small cut on the back. Front hinge is cracked. Gift writing on the front flyleaf. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is tight. Very nice copy.

Alfred Martien, 1871. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Alfred Martien,1871.Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Cover has mild shelfwear with moderate rubbing on the edges, corners, and spine. Front and back endpapers and flyleaves are toned/ foxed. Several pages a small stain at the bottom, does not affect text. Remaining pages are slightly toned. Binding is tight.

Cambridge University Press, 1926. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Cambridge University Press,1926. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Brown boards with gilt decoration. Cover has mild shelfwear.Bookplate on front endpaper. Name on front flyleaf. Frontispiece and tissue intact. Pages are clean and unmarked, Several uncut page edges. Page 39 and 40 have light spotting/toning in margin. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Very nice copy.

Simon & Schuster, 1970. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. First Edition. Simon & Schuster, 1970. Dust jacket has very slight shelfwear, one inch tear on front. Cover has very slight shelfwear, bookplate inside front cover. Pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Not price-clipped. Not ex-library. Not remainder. Very nice copy.

Wynwood Press, 1989. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Wynwood Press, 1989. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust jacket has very slight shelfwear. Pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Beautiful condition.

Weeks, Jordan, and Company, 1839. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Weeks, Jordan, and Company,1839.Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Cover has very heavy shelfwear with a large chip on the spine edge, large crack along the front near spine edge, rubbed and slightly chipped corners and edges. Writing on the front flyleaf. Pages are slightly foxed throughout. Front hinge is cracked. Front cover is very loose.

William Pickering, 1830. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. William Pickering,1830. 3rd Annual edition. Scarce. Hard Cover, red cloth boards. All edges gilt. Cloth cover is worn through on all edges, spine cloth is in tatters, spine edges are cracked. Frontispiece and 8 additional engravings. Pages are clean and unmarked, moderate foxing. Good reading/research copy. Excellent candidate for re-binding, internals are very nice.

Charles Scribners and Sons, 1901. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Charles Scribners and Sons,1901.First Edition. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Top edge gilt. Decorative boards with gilt lettering. Cover has mild shelfwear with a scratch along the front, chipping near spine edge, and lightly bumped corners. Flyleaves and endpapers are slightly foxed. Several pages are toned on the spine edge, but pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is tight. Front hinge is slightly cracked. Very nice copy.

Rome: Botteghe Oscure, 1959. Soft Cover. Very Good/Good. Botteghe Oscure,1959. Soft Cover, with over-wrap. Prices are intact. Authors include: Willaim Congdon, Antonia Wilde, George Lorimer, David Madden and many others. Pieces are in English, French and Italian. Wrapper and book are moderately worn at edges. Wrapper has moderate soiling. Pages are clean and unmarked, slightly toned. Binding is tight. Very nice copy.

G. P. Putnam, 1860. Hard Cover. Very Good. G. P. Putnam,1860. Author's Revised Edition, Complete in One Volume. Hard Cover. Half-leather, Leather spine and corners with marbled boards.Marbled endpapers and edges. Double frontispiece and three additional full-page illustrations. Sixteen smaller 'vignette' engravings. Two front illustrations have a water stain on inner top edge. Otherwise pages are clean and unmarked, slightly toned. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Cover has mild shelfwear on all edges, a few tiny chips, and small rubbed areas on front and back. Very nice copy.

Longmans, Green, & Co., 1896. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Longmans, Green, & Co.,1896. First Edition. No dust jacket. Cover has moderate shelfwear, white spotting over entire cover as well as some light soiling. Mild foxing inside cover. Front hinge is cracked at top, along with two small bookworm holes. Binding is cracked at half-title page exposing webbing. Pages are clean and unmarked. Edges of papers are foxed. Binding is tight. Very nice copy.

D. Appleton and Co, 1872. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. D. Appleton and Co,1872.Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Cover has mild shelfwear with a few tiny white stains on the front and spine edge and slightly rubbed corners. Front flyleaf has a 1/2 inch piece missing on top corner. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Very nice copy.

New York: Larousse & Co., 1974. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Larousse & Co., 1974. First American Edition. With drawings by contemporary illustratorsHard Cover. Dust jacket has very slight shelfwear, minor rubbing along edges, price clipped. Cover has negligible shelfwear, Softened spine ends are the only issue. Pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Beautiful condition.

Doubleday Doran, 1928. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Doubleday Doran,1928. First Edition, first printing. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Cover has mild shelfwear with silght rubbing on the corners and edges. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Not price-clipped. Not ex-library. Not remainder. Beautiful condition.

Doubleday, Doran, 1930. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Doubleday, Doran,1930. Stated First Edition. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Cover has moderate shelfwear withh sunned spine edge, small white stains on the front and lightly rubbed corners. Writing on the front flyleaf. Pages are clean and unmarked, slightly toned. Hinges are perfect. Binding is tight. Not ex-library. Not remainder. Very nice copy.

New York: Doubleday & Company, 1986. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Doubleday & Company, 1986. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust jacket has very slight shelfwear, minor bump at top of spine. Cover has very slight shelfwear, remainder marks. Ink mark on front paste down.Pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Beautiful condition.

The Century Co, 1927. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. The Century Co,1927. First Edition (first printing). Hard Cover, orange cloth boards. No dust jacket. Cover has mild shelfwear, slightly faded spine. Spine is slightly tilted. Foxing on edges of papers. Pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Not ex-library. Not remainder. Very nice copy.Scarce.

Boston: J. E. Tilton and Company, 1866. Full-Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket. Billings, Hammatt. J. E. Tilton and Company,1866. Brown leather with gilt design/lettering on cover. Brown page keeper ribbon. All edges gilt. Tissue paper over engravings intact. Flyleaf inscription. Minor foxing on a few pages. Pages mildly toned. Leather is lightly worn at corners and spine edges. 53 pages. Beautiful condition.