Search Results: Authors starting with J from Eyebrowse Books - MWABA

Walton Book Company, 1928-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+/No DJ. Hardcover, First Edition 1928 Walton Book Company 313 pages. Good+, no DJ. Moderate shelf/edge wear to orange cloth boards with black titles and pastedown on front cover - corners bumped and worn. Spine is lightly darkened. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Subtitled - 3000 hens per acre, $6000 income per acre. This was the state of the art for a commercial chicken farm in 1928. Very interesting.A solid vintage copy. LOC SSS-04

Longmans, 1966-01-01. Hardcover. Good+/Good+. Large Hardcover with bonus book and related ephemera, (read description to the end) 1966 First Edition Longmans 136 pages. Good+, in a Good+ DJ. Minor shelf/edge wear to red cloth boards with gilt titles - corners bumped. Minor shelf/edge wear to unclipped DJ - now in mylar. Blemish on inside front cover from previous owner address label being removed improperly. Attached to the FFEP is the original receipt from the Greater London Council for both books in this offer, an Air Mail stamped envelope to the previous owner and a vintage monochrome print titled " The Life of a Fireman".Print shows early firefighters manning hand pumps in order to put out a building fire while spectators in top hats look on. (The print is laid in and unattached) The BONUS book is a large softcover copy of the London Fire Brigade 1966 published by the Greater London Council, 80 pages. Good+, in photo-illustrated wraps. Moderate shelf/edge wear, tanning and soiling… Read More

Miller Publishing Co, 1954-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good+/No DJ - as issued. Large Hardcover, 1954 Miller Publishing Unpaginated. Very Good+, No DJ - as issued. Just a touch if shelf/edge wear to textured blue cloth boards with dark gold and white accents - corners sharp. Photographic endpapers. All pages are clean and unmarked. Only flaw is some foxing to the verso pages of the endpapers and the rear cover has a few faint dark smudges. Well done book offers insights into Ft. Carson's (Colorado) 8th Infantry Golden Arrow Division one year after the end of the Korean "Police Action". The 8th Infantry Division was first organized in 1918. B&W photos throughout. Printed on high-quality heavyweight photographic paper. A very handsome vintage copy. LOC SSM-06

Putnam Aeronautical Books, 2003-06-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover-1994 Third Revised Edition Putnam, in Very Good Condition, minor shelf/edge wear to Dustjacket-now in protective mylar...Blue cloth boards with gilt titles...no previous owner marks-no notes or writing-All pages are bright, clean and crisp...This newly revised third edition is a complete work of reference to all de Havilland military, civil, and experimental aircraft from Geoffrey de Havilland's first primitive biplane of 1909 to the last aircraft type to bear the D.H. label-the D.H. 125 executive jet of 1962...Highly Recommended....ISBN-085177802X...Thanks for supporting a small family business...LOC SSM-14

St Martins Pr, 1976-11-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover-1976 First Edition, St. Martins Press-New York, From the library of John Molinari, R. O. (A.I.) 8th, R.A.F. & 9th Air Force,Very Good+ in aVG+ DJ...Red cloth with gilt titles-corners sharp...just a touch of shelf wear to DJ...previous owner name and service dates on FFEP...No notes or writing-All pages are bright, clean and crisp... ISBN-0882543601...LOC SSM-11

Bentley Publishers, 1990-08-01. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good+/in illustrated wraps. Softcover, First Edition 1990 Robert Bentley Publishers 177 pages plus 3 appendices. Very Good+, in illustrated wraps. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to covers. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Spine uncreased. A faint touch of age-toning to textblock edges. 16 chapters, 4 appendices, glossary, photo credits. Covers Morgan, Jaguar, MG, Triumph, Austin-Healy, Lotus, Aston Martin, AC, Cortina, Mini and Sunbeam. Loaded with photographs and intelligent text. Foreword by Stirling Moss. A very handsome and solid vintage copy. ISBN-0837601533. LOC SSM-03

Goldsmith, 1918-01-01. Hardcover. Good+/Good+. Original Hardcover, 1918 copyright (actual printing date is circa 1933 - See description), The Goldsmith Publishing Company, 285 pages plus 4 pages of ads for other series. Good+, in Good+ Dust Jacket. Last title on DJ ad is for Dorothy Dixon and the Double Cousin which was published in 1933. Taupe cloth boards with black titles and plain endpapers. Prior owner’s name and hand-written date of 1933 on inside front and rear covers. Mild shelf/edge wear and soiling - spine is cracked. Interior pages are moderately age-toned but otherwise unmarked. Scarce DJ is color-illustrated… moderate shelf/edge wear and soiling with several tears and chips - now in mylar. LOC SSS-09

Hippocrene Books, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 3 Volume Vintage Hardcover Set, All are First Edition. Vol 1 is The Commonwealth Of Both Nations, The Silver Age 1987 Hippocrene Books. 338 pages followed by six pages of ads for other books in the Polish Heritage Book Club Series. Near Fine, in NF DJ. Creme cloth boards with gilt spine titles - corners sharp. Just a whisper of shelf/edge wear to unclipped DJ - now in mylar. ISBN-0870523945. Volume 2 is Calamity Of The Realm, The Commonwealth Of Both Nations II, The American Institute Of Polish Culture, Miami Florida, 1992. Near Fine, NO DJ. Creme Patterned cloth boards with gilt spine and cover titles - corners sharp. ISBN-1881284034. Vol 3 is A Tale Of Agony, The Commonwealth Of Both Nations III, The American Institute Of Polish Culture, Miami Florida, 1992. Near Fine, NO DJ. Creme Patterned cloth boards with gilt spine and cover titles - corners sharp. ISBN-1881284042. All three volumes for one price. A superb set of very… Read More

J.B. Lippincott company, 1918-01-01. (3rd). Hardcover. Very Good/No DJ. Hardcover with large fold-out map intact and unmarked, Stated 2nd Impression Feb 1918 J.B. Lippincott 160 pages. Very Good, no DJ. Minor shelf/edge wear to dark blue cloth boards with orange titles - corners sharp. Deckled edges. Small antique bookstore stamp to FFEP. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. The Baghdad railway, also known as the Berlin–Baghdad railway was built from 1903 to 1940 to connect Berlin with the (then) Ottoman Empire city of Baghdad, from where the Germans wanted to establish a port in the Persian Gulf, with a 1,600 kilometres (1,000 mi) line through modern-day Turkey, Syria, and Iraq, linked to Europe by a bridge crossing the Bosphorous. The railway became a source of international disputes during the years immediately preceding World War I. Although it has been argued that they were resolved in 1914 before the war began, it has also been argued that the… Read More

Doubleday, Page & Co, 1927-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. 2 Volume Hardcover Set, Stated First Edition 1927 Doubleday, Page & Co. - Vol 1 is 339 pages and Vol 2 is 376 pages including the extensive bibliography and index. Both volumes are Very Good, in VG DJ’s. Blue cloth boards with gilt titles, TEG - corners sharp. Minor shelf/edge wear, dust soiling and some chipping to unclipped DJ’s - now in mylar. Spine of DJ’s are sun-darkened but front panels are unaffected. Dust jackets are a bright yellow background with black lllustrations of a ship at sea. Dust jacket art is a woodcut from “Iron Men and Wooden Ships”. Previous owner address label at top of inside front cover - all pages are bright, clean and crisp with deckled edges. Great… Read More

Arco Pub. Co, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Vintage Hardcover with DJ, First Edition. 1970. Arco Publishing Company. 75 pages. Very Good, in a VG DJ. Just a hint of shelf/edge wear to black cloth boards with silver spine titles - corners sharp. Moderate shelf/edge wear, edge tanning and a few closed tears/wrinkles to original unclipped DJ - now in mylar. Previous owner name at top of title page is the only flaw. All other pages are clean and unmarked. Part of the Arco Famous Car Series. The Mercedes-Benz W125 was a Grand Prix racing car produced by German auto manufacturer Mercedes-Benz to race during the 1937 Grand Prix season. Designed by head designer Rudolf Uhlenhaut, the car was used by Rudolf Caracciola to win the 1937 European Championship and W125 drivers also finished in the second, third and fourth positions in the championship. The W125 was considered the most powerful road racing car ever for three decades until large capacity American-built V8 engines in CanAm… Read More

Jeppesen Sanderson. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover, 1981 Jeppesen Sanderson Paginated in sections (over 300 pages) Near Fine, in a NF DJ. Just a hint of shelf/edge wear to brown faux leather boards with gilt titles - corners sharp. Just a hint of shelf/edge wear to unclipped DJ - now in mylar. 12 sections,appendix plus index. ISBN-0884870685. A very handsome copy. LOC SSE-04

Jewell Histories, 2000-01-01. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine/in illustrated wraps. Signed. Softcover, Stated First Edition Signed by the Author 2000 Jewell Histories 164 pages. Near Fine, in illustrated wraps. Just a hint of shelf/edge wear to covers. Signed by the Author on the title page. No other writing - all pages are clean and unmarked. Was there a booming international copper trade in North America three thousand years before the Vikings? ten chapters, many illustrations and drawings. A superb copy. ISBN-0967841305. LOC SSS-17

Grosset & Dunlap, 1971-01-01. Hardcover. good/no jacket - as issued. Hardcover, (Of special note, the previous owner of this book is Pat Shurmur who attained NFL fame as both a coach and offensive coordinator - currently with the Denver Broncos), 1957 (stated 1971 printing), Grosset & Dunlap - Big League Baseball Library, 221 pages. Good,no DJ-as issued. Illustrated yellow boards with red titles. Corners bumped and worn. Small cuff to front board which is creased in two places ... sticker residue in upper outer quadrant. Back board lightly creased with mild soiling. Text block is top stained red with deckled edges. Prior owner's bookplate (*Pat Shurmur) on inside front cover. All interior pages are clean and intact, except page 44 which is dog-eared. Small chip at upper corner of last free end-paper. A great read for all sports fans and baseball historians. Tales of Joe DiMaggio's experiences from his days at the sandlot baseball diamonds into his career with the Yankees.… Read More

University of Oklahoma Press, 1950-01-01. Hardcover. Like New. 2 Volume Hardcover Set in original publishers slipcase, Stated First Edition 1950...Vol1 - 476 pages and Vol 2 - 443 pages...both volumes are Near Fine with just a touch of shelf/edge wear to Beige cloth boards with gilt titles and brown accents...No notes or writing-All pages are bright, clean and crisp - the slipcase is in Very Good condition with some minor edge wear to all extremities...From 1851until late in the 1890's, the house of Beadle and Adams, operating under different firm names, was the most prolific publisher of fiction in five-and ten-cent editions. Volume one contains a history of the firm and a bibliographical list of its publications, many of which have become collector's items. Volume two is especially valuable to social and literary historians, for it provides biographical sketches of the authors and specimens of their writing styles...Thanks for supporting a small family business...LOC SSM-4

Specialty Press, 1996-09-01. Paperback. New. New Softcover...a fresh and unmarked copy...The WarbirdTech series is the first new, innovative look at military aircraft to arrive in the marketplace in the last fifteen years. Individual volumes in this series provide a first-ever "layman's technical" analysis and review of the world's most exciting combat aircraft. Included are photos, drawings and excerpts from previously "secret" and "restricted" technical manuals produced by the government and the aircraft manufacturers. Included are vintage photos of aircraft during prototype and manufacturing stages, exploded views, cutaways and phantom drawings form tech manuals, disassembled aircraft, rare variants and experimental models etc. ...ISBN-093342468X...Thanks for supporting a small family business...LOC SSM-12

Johnson Reference Books, 1988-06-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Hardcover, Stated First Edition Volume 1 1988 Privately Published/Johnson Reference Books 364 pages. Very Good+, in a VG DJ. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to blue cloth boards with gilt titles - corners lightly bumped. Moderate shelf/edge wear, rubbing and a few closed tears to original DJ - now in mylar. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and ummarked. Outstanding reference work.Highly recommended. Handsome copy despite the wear to the DJ. ISBN-0960090606. LOC SSM-07

Andrew Mowbray Publishers, Inc, 1998-06-01. Hardcover. Near Fine/No jacket - as issued. Hardcover - Signed by the Author, First Edition 1998 Andrew Mowbray Publishers 351 pages. Near Fine, no jacket - as issued. Just a hint of shelf/edge wear to glossy photo-illustrated boards - corners sharp. Signed by the Author and dated on the Title Page. No previous owner markings - all pages are bright, clean and crisp. There were four patterns of infantry boxes used by Union forces during the Civil War. Quoting original Ordnance Department letters, author Paul Johnson describes the development and subsequent pattern changes to these cartridge boxes that were made throughout the rifle-musket percussion era. Using 175+ photographs from extant examples that show these pattern characteristics, Johnson has finally answered many of the questions concerning these cartridge boxes. There is never-before-released information on the inspection procedures of Civil War accouterments as well as newly found information… Read More

William Morrow and Co, 1943-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. Vintage Hardcover with DJ, and all 10 fold-out ballistics charts and 6 additional fold-out tables present and unmarked, Stated Victory Edition 1943 William Morrow 374 pages. Very Good, in a Good+ DJ. Minor shelf/edge wear and edge fading to light blue cloth boards with white titles and black accents-one corner lightly bumped. Small nick to edge of the rear cover. Binding solid. Moderate shelf/edge wear, edge chipping, dust soiling and a few closed tears to original un-clipped DJ - now in mylar. Previous owner name (Fred M. Lewis, Engineering Department) stamped on FFEP and minor offsetting to end papers. Book traces the development of ammunition from the beginning of the paper musket cartridge to the present day(1943). Covers both early and modern pistol or revolver cartridges as well as foreign and American sporting cartridges. Also covered are .50 caliber, 20mm, 37 mm and 40mm shells. All 10 fold-out ballistics charts and 6… Read More

Univ of Toronto Press, 1971-01-01. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good+. Hardcover, 1971 University of Toronto Press 146 pages..Very Good+ in a VG+ DJ..green cloth boards with gilt titles on black label - corners sharp..minor shelf/edge wear to clipped DJ - now in mylar..no previous owner marks - all pages are bright, clean and crisp..Written early in the 13th century, it offers an imaginative reconstruction of the story of a man and his family who came to Iceland from Norway about A.D. 950. illustrated with maps..(From the library of Professor Joanne Isbey, for more than 40 years, Professor Joanne Isbey taught literature at the University of Detroit Mercy)..ISBN-0802012515..Thanks for supporting a small family business..LOC SSE-4