Search Results: Authors starting with J from David Schutte

1974 Book. Illus. by M J Barton. No Book - Original Artwork. No Binding. Signed by Illustrator(s). First Edition Artwork. A large, magnificent painting of the Thomas W Lawson, a seven-masted, steel-hulled schooner built for the Pacific trade, but used primarily to haul coal and oil along the East Coast of the United States. Named for copper baron Thomas W. Lawson, a Boston millionaire, stock-broker, book author, and President of the Boston Bay State Gas Co., she was launched in 1902 as the largest schooner and largest sailing vessel without an auxiliary engine ever built. Acrylic on artboard, image 14.7"x20.5", SIGNED by the artist "M.J. Barton '74", published in "Si 16" (or Gi 16) 1974, no further information available.

London: Thriller Book Club, 1974 Book. No Book. No Binding. First Edition Thus Artwork. The finished artwork for the Thriller Book Club d/w of this book, image is 8.7" x 11" (22.1cm x 27.9cm), watercolour on artboard, artist unknown.

London: Collins, 1959 Book. Illus. by Brian Keogh. No Book. No Binding. First Edition Artwork. The finished artwork by Brian Keogh for the first edition d/w of this book, image 6.8" x 8.3" (17cm x 20.8cm) in gouache on light card mounted on artboard, not signed, with Collins' prnter's pink instruction sheet (a little chipped) on the verso.

London: Muller, 1948 Book. Illus. by Mary Gardiner. VG+. Hardcover. Reprint. a VG+ bright copy in a VG unclipped d/w, some faint foxing, a few minor chips/rubs, a decent copy.

London: Muller, 1941 Book. Illus. by Mary Gardiner. VG+. Hardcover. 2nd Printing. 2nd printing the same month as the first, December 1941, a VG+ bright copy in a VG+ unclipped d/w, which is probably identical to the first edition d/w as it was published the same month, spine ends a little rubbed, spine a little browned, a decent copy.

London: Muller, 1947 Book. Illus. by Mary Gardiner. VG+. Hardcover. 1st Edition. minor tanning to fep otherwise VG+ bright copy in a VG unclipped d/w with a price oversticker, a few minor chips/rubs, a decent copy of a scarce title.

London: Unknown, 1940 Book. Illus. by Frank Jennens. No Book - Original Artwork. No Binding. First Edition. Pen and ink on light card, with an opaque sheet overlaid with red tints (see images), not signed, but almost certainly by the prolific Frank Jennens (see my other two signed peices), image 8" x 12" (20x30cms), no date given, I have assumed c1940 but this could be 10 years either way.

London: Unknown, 1940 Book. Illus. by Frank Jennens. No Book - Original Artwork. No Binding. Signed by Illustrator(s). First Edition. Pen and ink on light card, with an opaque sheet overlaid with red tints (see images), SIGNED by the prolific artist Frank Jennens (see my other two Jennens peices), image 11" x 5.5" (28x13.5cms), date unknown, I have assumed c1940 but this could be 10 years either way, POSSIBLY from "Play Time Stories".

London: Collins, 1955 Book. Illus. by Kenneth Farnhill. No Book. No Binding. Signed by Illustrator(s). First Edition Artwork. The finished artwork by Kenneth Farnhill for the first edition d/w of this book, image 6.5" x 8.2" (16.3cm x 20.5cm) in gouache on artboard, signed by the artist, with a separate original "rough" design in a different colour.

London: Gollancz, 1977 Book. Illus. by Margaret Gordon. VG+/Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. a near-Fine copy in a VG+ unclipped d/w, tiny tear/rubs at spine tope, spine sunned to off-white.

London: Gollancz, 1969 Book. Illus. by Margaret Gordon. VG+/Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. second title in the series, a near-Fine copy in a VG+ unclipped d/w, just one small faint brown splash on front cover (please see image), a nice copy.

London: Amalgamated Press, 1930 Book. VG+. Paper Cover. First Printing. Modern Boy No.117 (3/5/30) - with WE Johns painting on the cover: "A Modern Boy in the Pilot's Seat" his third contribution to Modern Boy, pre-dating Biggles by almost 2 years, staple rust as usual, otherwise VG+ .

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1942 Book. Illus. by Stead. VG+. Hardcover. 1st Edition. spine with sunned spots and ends a little sunned, otherwise VG+ in a G unclipped d/w, spine a little dusty with sunned red title (as is common) shallow chips at ends (nicking the tops of "BIG"), and 1"x0.5"semicircular chip from front panel losing most of "BI" and small part of "G" (please see images), some nicks and short tears and rubs.

London: Thames Publishing, 1954 Book. Illus. by James E McConnell. VG+. Hardcover. Reprint. dated November 1954 on the verso of the pastedown, with a jacket and frontispiece by James E McConnell, VG+ in a VG+ unclipped d/w, minor rubs, a very nice copy.

London: Oxford (OUP), 1943 Book. Illus. by Stuart Tresilian. G/VG. Hardcover. First Edition. cover corners rather rubbed, edges less so, opens at half-title as required, very clean inside, overall G/VG.

London: John Hamilton, 1931 Book. Illus. by W E Johns and Others. VG+. Hardcover. First Edition. Wings - A Book of Flying Adventures 1931 (WEJ editor) 1st-issue, pale blue boards lettered gold, spine lightly sunned, spine gilt faded but legible, blue and white biplane decorated endpapers as required, top edge dark blue, coloured frontis by WE Johns, plus two stories by him, 4 b/w plates present as required, very faint foxing on text block, otherwise VG+.

Dorset: Norman Wright, 2013 Book. Illus. by Andrew Skilleter. Mint. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. Limited to 300 copies, this is a complimentary copy with "Comp" written where the number (of 300) would have been, hardback in d/w, an elusive title, now reprinted (the first edition was in 1969) with a dustwrapper by Andrew Skilleter, who has also drawn a colour frontispiece. A new copy, Mint in Mint d/w.

UIP, 1986 Book. VG+. No Binding. First Edition. An original poster for the John Hough Biggles film of 1986 starring Neil Dickson, 40" x 30" (100cms x 75cms), with storage folds, otherwise VG+.

Dorset: Norman Wright, 2005 Book. Illus. by Andrew Skilleter. Mint. Paperback. First Edition Thus. Limited to 300 copies, of which this is a complimentary copy with "comp" written where the number (of 300) would have been, a paperback issued without d/w, an elusive title, now reprinted with a cover by Andrew Skilleter, who has also drawn a b/w frontispiece. An unread copy, Mint.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1948 Book. Illus. by Stead. VG+/Fine. Hardcover. 3rd Printing. 3rd printing, inscribed, VG in a VG unclipped d/w, copiously strengthened and tears repaired with invisitape inside and out, but no loss or discolouration.