Search Results: Authors starting with J from Book Happy Booksellers

Portland, OR: Amadeus Press, 1992. First US Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 181pp; Clean, tight copy, VG condition. Memoirs of George Gershwin by Osbert Sitwell, Schoenberg, Fred Astaire, Irving Berlin, Ira Gershwin and others. Illustrated with photos.

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: The University of Papua New Guinea. Softcover. Good+. 199pp; Slight handling wear & a few smudges to covers, previous owner's name to flyleaf, a few pages wrinkled, text unmarked, binding is tight, Good+ condition. Dramatic story of the Ok Tedi gold/copper mine in the remote Star Mountains of Papua New Guinea, focusing on the politics, economics, anthropology, ecology and geology of the project. Illustrated with photos. Published circa 1980s.

Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, 1958. Second Edition. Hardcover. Good+/Very Good. Hardcover in DJ; 197pp; DJ slightly edgeworn with a few short tears, boards square, clean & bright, faint rubber stamp to front pastedown, text unmarked, binding is tight, pen marks to a few pages, binding is sound, Good+/VG condition. American Lectures in Orthopaedic Surgery Series. Monograph which thoroughly discusses the anatomy as it applies to the cervical syndrome, illustrated with diagrams and photos.

Moscow, ID: University of Idaho, 1961. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. Wraps; First Edition; 35pp; Covers slightly age-toned, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Vintage technical report on industrial products from potato processing. Bulletin No. 12 from the Engineering Experiment Station, University of Idaho. Illustrated with photos, diagrams & tables.

Burns, OR: Harney County Historical Society, 1978. Softcover. Very Good-. 200pp; Spine creased, slight forward slant, tape remnant to flyleaf, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG- condition. Historical study of Harney County, Oregon. Illustrated with photos.

Edinburgh: Thomas Nelson and Sons Limited, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. Cloth in DJ; First Edition; 149pp; Minor staining to DJ, previous owner's name to FFEP, boards square, clean & bright, pages slightly age-toned, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG/Good+ condition. Scarce vintage monograph on Manx phonology. University of Edinburgh Linguistic Survey of Scotland Monographs No. 2.

Tournament Chess, 1992. Softcover. Near Fine. Wraps; 58pp; Clean, tight copy, Near Fine condition. Basic guide to Bishop vs. Knight endgames in the game of chess by International Master. Modern Practical Endings series. Illustrated with diagrams.

Portland, OR: Oriel Press, 1980. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Cloth in DJ; 58pp; Slight scuffing to DJ, text unmarked, binding is tight, Near Fine/VG condition. Inscribed & Signed by Author. Children's story about caring. Illustrated by Kris Karlsson.

London, UK: Osprey Publishing, 1989. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good+. 8-1/4" x 9" Softcover; 128pp; Covers clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG+ condition. Color photos and text celebrating the Citroen 2CV automobile.

Eugene, OR: University of Oregon Books, 1959. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good-. 6-3/4" x 10" Softcover; 216pp; Covers age-toned, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG- condition. Collection of Nehalem Tillamook Salish myths and anecdotes dictated in English in September, 1934 by Mrs. Clara Pearson, a full-blood speaker of Nehalem.

New York: Behrman House, Inc., 1976. Softcover. Very Good-. 246pp; Covers slightly faded, inscr. to flyleaf, pages slightly age-toned, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG- condition. Charismatic masters of the Hasidic movement speak for themselves in excerpts from authentic texts, with commentary.

Seattle, WA: Lowman & Hanford Co., 1908. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 234pp; Brown cloth boards with gilt titling to spine, boards clean, square & bright, frontispiece slightly wrinkled, frontispiece tissue guard intact, pages slightly age-toned, gift inscr. to first page of Introduction, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Memoirs of American lawyer, newspaper publisher and politician Orange Jacobs (1827-1914), a prominent figure in Oregon and Washington. Frontispiece portrait of the author.

New York: Robert Carter & Brothers, 1868. Hardcover. Good+. 314pp; Brown cloth boards with gilt titling to spine, wear to spine ends & corners of boards, frontispiece tissue guard intact, original yellow endpapers, previous owner's name to FFEP, pages slightly age-toned, small surface tear to one page, text unmarked, binding is tight, Good+ condition. Notes on the gospel of Matthew. Includes frontispiece illustration and map of the Holy Land.

Minneapolis, MN: Kirk House Publishers. Softcover. Very Good. 356pp; Covers clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. History of the 17th and 18th century Jesuit missions in Paraguay. Illustrated with maps & color photos. Published circa 2008.

Aumsville, OR: Henry Strobel, 2004. Second Printing. Softcover. Very Good. 8-1/2 x 11 Wraps; 80pp; Previous owner's name (very small) to front cover, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Monograph on the practical acoustics of the violin family of instruments. Illustrated with photos & diagrams.

Modern Language Quarterly, 1964. Softcover. Good+. Wraps; 16pp; Stapled wraps, covers age-toned & slightly edgeworn, a few creases & bumps to booklet, text unmarked, binding is sound, Good+ condition. Inscribed & Signed by Author on cover. Article reprinted from Modern Language Quarterly, Vol. 25, No. 3, Sept. 1964.

Seattle: Seattle Film Society, 1978. Softcover. Very Good. 7" x 8-1/2" Wraps; 52pp; Minor staining & edgewear to covers, pages clean & tight, VG condition. Publication of the Seattle Film Society. This issue: Wim Wenders Interview; Hawks, Chandler & The Big Sleep by Peter Hogue; New York CA 90028: Martin Scorsese's detour to fantasyland by James Monaco; Year's Best Films; much more. Illustrated.

Bangkok: The Young Buddhists Association of Thailand, 1995. Softcover. Good+. 108pp; Minor staining to back cover, a few pages slightly dampstained, text unmarked binding is tight, Good+ condition. Guide to Buddhist Vipassana/Insight Meditation by the resident Meditation Master at the Young Buddhists Association of Thailand & co-founder of the International Buddhist Meditation Centre in Bangkok. Illustrated.

OKALUX GmbH, 2002. Hardcover. Very Good+. 185pp; Silver boards with blue circular logo on front, blue lettering to spine, clean, tight copy, VG+ condition. Promotional book from the OKALUX company in Germany, which produces a high-tech glass material used in large buildings and domes. Photo illustrations show architectural projects which used OKALUX in construction.

Portland, OR: Alaska Northwest Books, 1996. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. 189pp; Covers clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, as new, Fine condition. Signed by Author. "Jans leads us into his 'found' home -- the Eskimo village of Ambler, Alaska, and the vast wilderness around it. In his powerful essays, the rhythms of daily arctic life blend with high adventure -- camping among wolves, traveling with Inupiat hunters, witnessing the Kobuk River at breakup." Illustrated with photos.