Search Results: Authors starting with J from Midnight Books

Pioneer Book Publishers, Inc, 1974. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. Massive, detailed history of Reagan County, Texas. Histories of businesses, churches, schools, hundreds of family histories and much more. Densely illustrated with historical photos. Scarce. 276 pp. 10 3/4" x 8 1/2". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Southern Railway Co, 1917. Hardcover. Very Good. Collectible first edition of Southern Railway's history of the July, 1916 floods. Densely illustrated with photos of the floods, many railroad related. Notably, there are several chapters pertaining to the Asheville, North Carolina line, including the Vanderbilt's Biltmore Estate. Includes a large folding map of the Southern Railway showing lines affected by the floods and a laid-in slip from President of Southern Railway Fairfax Harrison with the following inscription: "With Mr. Fairfax Harrison's Compliments." Presumably in his hand. Uncommon. 132 pp. 12" x 901/4". Tight, unmarked copy with light shelf wear to extremities and minor loss to head and tail of backstrip. Corners bumped with slight cloth penetration. A presentable copy of an important documentation of the 1916 Southern Railway floods. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Bismarck-Mandan Genealogical and Historical Society, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Massive, detailed history of Burleigh County, North Dakota. Histories of businesses, churches, schools, over 1600 family histories, several thousand photos and much more. All 47 townships represented, each with a full-page plat map. Limited printing: No. 510 of 3,000 copies printed on coated paper. 628 numbered pages. 12 1/4" x 9 1/2". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear and small tear to head of spine panel. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

The Illustrator Collectors News, 2001. Softcover. Like New. 0x0x0. Third and final edition of Denis C. Jackson's price and identification guide to Life Magazines, 1889 to 1994. Includes both the first and second iterations of the magazine. All entries listed by date, prominent feature(s) and estimated value. At present, the only game in town. 32 unnumbered pages. 8 1/2" x 5 3/8". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

The Ray Society, 1936. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. First edition of Frederick James Killington's landmark study of British neuroptera. Two volumes complete. Bound in brown cloth with gilt Ray Society initials to front panels and gilt lettering to spine panels. Includes 15 plates of species in both volumes, some in full color. Signatures of noted American entomologist Henry Townes to both front pastedowns. His copies. Vol. I: 289 pp. plus plates. Vol II: 306 pp. plus plates. Two at 9" x 5 3/4". Both volumes tight and otherwise unmarked with light bumping to corners and slight wrinkling to heads and tails of spine panels. A presentable set. Additional shipping charges will apply to international sales. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.A presentable set of an important fly fishing resource.

Privately Printed, 1960. Softcover. Like New. James M. Francis, Jr.'s ca. 1960 Forest Reference Manual for the Northeastern United States. Densely illustrated with drawings, charts, etc. Professional level reference. Known globally as a forestry consultant, Francis was notable for his successful reclamation work for mining companies and was the first to plant species in depleted slag soil that previously were thought to be un-growable in it. Francis, whose wife was kidnapped by Russian operatives early on, never to be seen again, drowned in a pond accident in 2006. Scarce. 177 pp. 5" x 4". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Privately Printed, 1999. Hardcover. Like New. Centennial History of the venerable Berkshire Country Club, 1899-1991, Reading, Pennsylvania. World Golf Hall of Fame inductee, two-time (British) Open champion and celebrated golf architect Willis Park, Jr.'s original design. 1929 changes accomplished by legendary golf architect Donald Ross. Berkshire was a three time host of the Reading Open, featuring such notable participants as Jimmy Demaret, Ben Hogan, and Sam Snead. The club also hosted the 1976 Jack Nicklaus Golf Exhibition to benefit the Easter Seals Society of Berks County. Includes first appearance of Arnold Palmer photo. Exceptionally detailed history, densely illustrated with historical photos. Scarce. 98 pp. 9 1/4" x 6 1/4". Tight, immaculate copy. Extremities crisp. Unmarked front to back. A beautiful copy of a Golf and Donald Ross collectible. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Brondum, 1995. Very Good. 3-volume compilation of Jens Birkemose erotica. I: Negeren og Papegøjen (The Negro and the Parrot). II: Spejlet forsvinder (The Mirror Disappears). III: Det sidste hus (The Last House). All volumes signed by Birkemose on limitation pages. Includes original slipcase and laid-in signed lithograph unique to this copy. Copy #344 of 500 issued. All volumes tight and unmarked with minimal shelf wear. Faint crease to Volume I spine panel. Faint stain to Volume II spine panel. Limitation pages translated from Danish in part: Contains 180 drawings made as a direct copy of the plates and printed at Brondum's graphic workshop in Copenhagen. Each volume 7 1/2" x 6 3/4". Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

William Morrow, 2010-10-01. Hardcover. Like New. 6x1x9. Collectible, first edition, first printing (full number line starts at 1) signed by author Sena Naslund on title page. Signature unconditionally guaranteed to pass any COA examination. Includes associated signing ephemera. Tight, immaculate copy. Flawless, price-intact dust jacket in archival sleeve. Handled only for signing purposes. Photographs of this book or additional information available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Charles C. Thomas, 1971. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Technical study of dextrans. Dextran is a medication used in managing and treating various clinical conditions, including hemorrhage, shock, surgical procedures, radiological imaging, antithrombotic administration, and ophthalmic relief of xerophthalmia. Various contributors. Illustrated with charts and photos. 9 1/4" x 6 1/4". 222 pp. Tight copy with minimal shelf wear. Unmarked front to back. Light discoloration to spine panel of dust jacket. Photographs of this book or additional information available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

The Mailbag, 1928. Softcover. Good. October 1928 issue of the influential direct mail advertising journal, Postage & the Mailbag, headed by internationally known advertising guru John Howie Wright. Dozens of articles on direct mail selling techniques, materials, related machinery for expediting mailings and much more. See attached image for table of contents. Also includes hundreds of period ads, many illustrated with paper and printing samples, now obsolete machines and associated equipment. Scarce. 279 pp. 9" x 6". Tight, unmarked copy with moderate shelf wear and wrinkling (binding error) to spine panel. A presentable copy of an early post office collectible. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Privately Printed, 1967. Softcover. Very Good. 9x6x0. Compilation of 54 historic homes in Menard County, Illinois. Full page photos and detailed histories of each, including construction history and occupants. Excellent genealogical resource. First edition, first printing. Inscribed and signed by author Matilda Johnson Plews on front free endpaper. 111 pp. 9" x 6". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Price Publishing Company, 1998. Softcover. Like New. 0x0x0. Autobiography of Elder Joseph Luff: One of the Twelve Apostles of the Reorganized church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Facsimile republication of 1894 edition. 377 pp. 7 1/2" x 5 1/4". Tight, immaculate copy. Extremities crisp. Unmarked front to back. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Manrique Zago, 1986. Hardcover. Very Good. 11x9x0. Manrique Zago's photo-illustrated history of the tango in Buenos Aires. Text in Spanish. 128 pp. 12" x 9". Tight, immaculate copy. Extremities crisp. Moderate shelf wear to dust jacket. Unmarked front to back. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.