Search Results: Authors starting with J from Parker's Rare Books

Sata Fe, New Mexico: Southwest Monuments Association, 1951. 3-2. Wraps. Illustrated stiff paper wraps, brown lettering on front cover and spine, 8vo, 96 pp. Frontis map, no marks in book, binding tight. Covers show very light soiling. Book condition VG.

New York: Burt Franklin, 1968. reprint. HB. Brown cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, 226 pp. No marks in book, covers clean, binding solid. Reprint of the original published in 1930.With a forward by Brand Whitlock. Frontis portrait of La Fayette. Book condition VG+.

Washington: Smithsonian Books, 2004. First Printing. HB. Quarter brown backstrip and green paper covered boards, silver lettering on spine, 8vo, 294 pp., green endpapers. No marks in book, binding tight. In a nice, unclipped dust jacket. Book condition Near Fine in Near Fine DJ.

Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1995. First Printing. HB. Quarter gray cloth and black paper covered boards, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, 318 pp. No marks in book, binding tight. Light soiling top edge of text block. In an illustrated dust jacket that shows minor shelf wear. Book condition VG in VG DJ.

Chetek, Wisconsin: Ollena Publishing, 2002. First Edition. Wraps. Glossy trade paper, 8vo, 236 pp. Signed and inscribed by the author on title page. Book condition VG+.

Washington D.C: U.S. Department of the Interior, 1986. Wraps. Gray illustrated paper wraps, 4to (11"), 142 pp. No marks in book, binding tight. Book condition NF. Biological Report 85(7.6), September, 1986.

New York: Scribner, 1997. First Printing of the First Edition. HB. Quarter red cloth and red paper covered boards, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, 352 pp. No marks in book, binding tight. In a nice, illustrated and unclipped dust jacket. Book condition Near Fine in Near Fine DJ.

Austin, Texas: Gammel's Book Store, 1925. First Edition. HB. Black cloth, gilt lettering on front cover, 8vo, [12] 13-147 pp., frontis photograph of the author and 20 full-page plates within text. Account of the author's travel from Illinois to Johnson County, Texas in 1869 when he was 17 years old, his encounters with native peoples in Texas, and his years of teaching among the Choctaws in the territory of Oklahoma in the 1880's. Previous owners writing on ffep, dated 1927, with bibliographical information (Six-Guns 1153, Rader 2060, and Graff 2192). No marks in book, one plate loose but present, binding tight. Covers show light edge wear. Book condition VG-.

New York: Harper & Row, 1966. Stated 1st. HB. Quarter gray cloth over blue boards, 8vo., 284pp. Clean book in dust jacket that shows minor shelf wear. Not price-clipped. Book condition VG+ in VG DJ.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1954. Stated First Edition. HB. Blue cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, 566 pp., map end papers. No marks in book, binding tight, but page 455-56 detached but present. Book condition VG-.

Seoul, Korea: Yong Ahn Publishing Co, 1988. 1st. HB. First printing, February 1988. Blue cloth, silver lettering on spine, 8vo., 227 pp. No marks in book, binding solid, two small holes (Staple) top of ffep. Covers clean, indentation lower edge of covers, as if book was dropped, with corresponding crease in dust jacket edges, bottom corners slightly bumped. Dust jacket shows very light edge wear. Book condition VG in VG DJ.

St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society, 1973. hb. Blue cloth, black lettering on spine, 4to, 345 pp. History of the 16 private colleges in Minnesota, illustrated. No marks in book, binding tight. In unclipped dust jacket that shows slight soiling and edge wear. Book condition VG in VG- DJ.

New York et al: Harcourt Brace & Co, 1994. 1st. HB. Quarter green cloth over green boards, white lettering on spine, 8vo., 198 pp. First printing. Clean, unmarked book, in unclipped dust jacket with sticker on rear. Book condition NF in VG+ DJ.

London: Macmillan and Co, 1876. HB. Maroon cloth, gilt figure on front cover and gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, Volume I 316 pp., Volume II 481 pp. Black end papers. Slight edge wear, fraying, with 1/4" loss top of spine, 1" split top of rear joint, rear hinge cracked, volume I. Volume II shows fraying top of spine, top front corner worn through to boards, 1" crack top rear joint. Volume II unopened. Book condition Good.

St. Johnsbury, Vt: The Republican Press, 1893. HB. Green cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, 8vo, 271 pp. X-college library with minimal markings. College name stamped on ffep and title page, donor bookplate on front paste-down. No markings on covers. Pages clean and binding tight. Covers show light edge wear. Book condition Good+.

Columbus, Ohio: Capitol College Press, 1949. 2nd pr. HB. Blue cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, 8vo., 205pp. Clean book with slight edge wear, SIGNED by author on ffep. Owners name ffep as well. Book condition VG-.

New York: William Morrow & Company, 1981. First Printing. HB. Quarter brown cloth and blue boards, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, 349 pp., brown endpapers. No marks in book, binding tight. Covers show slight edge wear. In unclipped ($14.95) dust jacket that shows some chipping, one 1/2" tear bottom rear panel, old price sticker lower front panel. Book condition VG in VG- DJ.

Secaucus, New Jersey: Wellfleet Press, (1990). Reprint. HB. Red cloth, gilt lettering on spine, folio, 224 pp., red endpapers. Originally published as La Brique Ordinaire in 1878. All plates in color. Owners name ffep, no other marks in book, binding tight. In nice dust jacket that shows one 1/8" chip top of spine. Book condition VG+ in VG DJ.

Boston: The Four Seas Company, 1919. First Edition. HB. Green blindstamped cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 12mo, 144 pp. Frontis photo of the author and full page photographic plates by the author within the text. Jenks (1894-1991) was from Manchester, N.H. and a member of the class of 1915 at Harvard. He enlisted in the army when the U.S. entered World War I, and was made a sergeant assigned to the Headquarters Company of General John J. Pershing. Arriving in France in June 1917, headquarters was first established in Paris, but in September was moved to Chaumont. Jenks was allowed to travel extensively, and presents an important account of civilian life in France during World War I. No marks in book, binding tight. One plate detached but present. Covers show light soiling and edge wear. Book condition VG. Uncommon World War I personal narrative.

Norway, Iowa: published by the author, 1885. HB. Brown marbled boards with black leather spine, 12mo, 47 pp. "Skrevne i hans 77de aar." Poetry, by this emigrant from Norway who settled in Iowa. Includes a section dedicated to his 3 grandchildren who died of diphtheria. Presentation copy, signed and inscribed by the author. No marks in book, binding tight. Covers show light edge wear. Book condition VG. Text in Norwegian. Uncommon.