Search Results: Authors starting with J from 100 POCKETS

Durham, NC: Duke Univ Press, 1963. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. COLLECTIBLE - NEAR FINE/Very Good. Text/w/sporadic, penned commentaries throughout; 1st Edition. , First Thus. Author Signed/Gift Dedication. Copy presented by the author to Professor Celeste Turner Wright (acknowleged by author in the Preface). LAID IN: Notice from publisher. Marginalia, underlining, checks marks throughout text & appendices by a learned hand, perhaps that of Professor Wright in preparation for a critical review? Olive green linen boards w/gilt spine lettering/Fine. DJ/VG w/nips, chips, closed tears, & small losses to edges. A critical analysis of non-chivalric narratives translated from Spanish & published during Renaissance England acknowledging the nature & extent of Spanish literary contribution. 262 pgs in 8 chapters.

Douglas, AZ: Phelps Doge Corporation, 1981. First Edition, First Thus . Soft Cover/Stapled. New/None as Issued. BRAND NEW Copy. 1981 First Edition, First Thus. Stapled soft cover/Fine. Published in commemoration of mining magnate Phelps Dodge Corporation's (since 2007, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.) centennial. This illustrated, informal history & collection of favorite, re-told yarns of Arizona mines is penned by journalist Jack Williams, who was mayor of Phoenix (1955-1960) and then governor of Arizona (1967-1975).

New York, NY: Barnes & Noble Books, 1995. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. BRAND NEW Copy. First Edition, First Printing. Text/new & Bright. Gilt embossed bi-color black boards/Fine. DJ/Fine. A whisper of light brown spotting(acidic paper reaction) to upper text block. John Griffith London (1876 - 1916), American novelist, journalist & social activist, was a pioneer of commercial fiction & innovator of the genre of science fiction. The Call of the Wild was first serialized in The Saturday Evening Post, summer of 1903; this is a re-issue of 1995. Adventurous tales of dogs, wolves, men, and the wild. Buck, the dog, a powerful 140 lb St. Bernard-Scotch Collie mix, was the pampered pet of Judge Miller of Santa Clara Valley during the Klondike Gold Rush of 1987. Beset by gambling debts, gardener Manuel sells Buck to a stranger, then, Canadian Gov't dispatchers take him to Canada's Klondike region to be trained, along w/10 other dogs, to pull sleds. Among the groups is… Read More

Flagstaff, AZ: Northland Publishing, 1991. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. COLLECTIBLE - NEW/New. Jerry Jacka (Photographer). BRAND NEW & Collectible. Stated First Edition. Superb, studied work on the evolution of Native American art, completmented by color plates. Contents are: 1, Time of Change; 2, Enduring Traditions; 3, New Horizons; 4, In Harmony with Nature; 5, Dreams & Visions.

Radnor, PA: Chilton Book Co, 1991. First Edition, First Printing . Soft cover. NEW - COLLECTIBLE/None as Issued. Lee Phillips (Photographer); Jackie Dodson (Author-Illustrator). BRAND NEW & Collectible. First Edition, First Printing. Text/ NEW & Bright. Softcover/Fine. Arts & Crafts. Handbook to home made rugs for all who have a sewing machine, scrap materials, and a love for texture & color. 2O designs that will trigger creative thoughts. 147 pgs w/diagrams, line drawings & color fotos, 20 chapters in 5 parts: Part I, Getting Started; II, Appliqued & Embroidered; III, Raveled, Fringed & Looped; IV, Coiled & Quilted; and V, Scraps & Strips, followed by Afterword, and 3 appendices.

New York, NY: Henry Holt & Co, 1991. First Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. COLLECTIBLE - NEW/New. BRAND NEW & Collectible. First Edition, First Printing. A career guide for professional women stressing team work, cooperation & clearly defined goals. Antecedents drawn from military groups & team sports. Interviews with successful women, "key players". Concrete advice illustrates cooperative skills, how to maximize opportunities and self-determination. 264 pgs, 12 chapters in 4 parts.

Homewood, IL: Dow Jones-Irwin, 1966. Second Printing, 1969 . Bi-Color Boards. Very Good/Good. 9 1/4" Tall. The chapter headings for this early book on R&D management are Introduction to Research and Development Objectives; Organization for Research and Development; Staffing the Research and Development Organization; Orienting the Research Program; The Origin of Research Ideas; Proposal Preparation and Sales Effort; Conducting the Research and Development Project; Reporting Research and Development Results; and Utilizing Research and Development Results. 232 pages, with figures, References, and Problems; plus viii pages, Preface, and Table of Contents. DJ is chipped and rubbed at upper and leading edges; boards are clean and sound; lead author's inscription on rfEP; text is clean and strong.

Denver, CO: Univ of Denver, 1952. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Herndon Davis (Illustrator); William H. Jackson (Photographer). Text/Bright, clean, As New. Yellow linen boards/fine. DJ/None. PO name to fEP. Maps to endpapers. Story of the Mount of the Holy Cross, the northernmost fourteen thousand foot mountain in the Sawatch Range, part of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, the northeast face of which bears a distinct cross-shaped snowfield. The first recorded ascent was in 1873 led by Ferdinand Vandiveer Hayden, to whom this volume is dedicated; the expedition included photographer William H. Jackson who also kept a diart of the climb. The powerfully symbolic mount is vividly immortalized in Jackson's wet plate photographs, artist Thomas Moran's painting, and Longfellow's poem "The Snowy Cross". Co-author Clarence S. Jackson is the son of photographer Jackson; a composite photographic rendition of his father's original work is included in the… Read More

Calgary, Canada: Univ of Calgary Press, 1985. First Edition, 5th Printing . Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Michael H. Jackson (Photographer). 5th Printing of 1991. Text/Strong & sound w/hilighting to pgs 47-51.BRAND NEW & Bright. Illustrated soft cover/VG w/light edge wear & faint creasing to lower front corner. PO stamp to front cover verso. Map of the Galapagos Archilelago precedes 13 chapters: 1, Historical Background; 2, Environmental Setting; 3, Colonisation, Evolution & Ecology; 4, Plant Life; 5, Reptiles; 6, Seabirds; 7, Coastal Birds & Migrants; 8, Land Birds; 9, Mammals; 10, Terrestrial Invertebrates; 11, Intertidal & Marine Life; 12, Conservation in the Islands; and, 13, Visiting the Islands, followed by 3 appendices.

Berkeley, CA: Serendipity Books, 1996. Facsimile Reprint of 1996 Original . Soft cover. New/None as Issued. Ann Arnold (Illustrator). BRAND NEW Copy. A fable of the continuing adventures of 9,000 elephants in Berkeley, California, in which the herd visits Peter B. Howard's Seredipity bookshop on University Avenue. A tale of the ensuing chaos left behind by the formidable herd in particular, and what states of affairs Serendipity Books is in for 51 weeks of the year (February week of ABAA fair and the numbers descending on the shop as exception). Story, written for the author's young son, stars Nancy Kosenka whose presence the shop cannot do without, Kate and her office, and Darlene trying to tidy shelves, and concludes with commentaries from Peter B. Howard (foul tempered; the Giants had lost another game) who had been absent during the rampage ... Preceeding adventures (unpublished) in the series chronicled their visits to a Ben & Jerry's icecream parlour, The Cheese Boards,… Read More

Lanham, MD: New Amsterdam Books, 1998. First Edition, 3rd Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated soft cover/NF w/trace wear to corner tips. Practical handbook for designing and making stage costumes by Sheila Jackson, costume designer for the television series "Upstairs, Downstairs." Illustrated with drawings, diagrams and patterns, the manual includes sections on Greek plays, medieval, Shakespearean, Victorian & Edwardian costume, the twenties and thirties and today.

New York, NY: Harper Torchbooks, 1962. 2nd Edition, First Thus . Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/Bright, clean, As New. Illustrated soft cover/VG; strong & sound w/light edge wear, faint creasings to corner tips, and showing trace soiling. PO name to title page. English translations of key documents regarding Communism. Includes the Communist Manifesto of 1888 through the USSR Party Program ratified Nov. 1961 which reflects major political issues of that time, as well as major doctrinal statements from the Chinese and Yugoslavians. Reference/resource

Kansas City, MO: Hallmark Editions, 1970. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Muriel Wood (Illustrator). Text/BRAND NEW. Orange boards/Fine. DJ/NF; price clipped. Gift inscription to fEP. Selection of poetry by Maine writer and poet Florence Burrill Jacobs (1898 - 1978). Gentle and reflective lyrical songs of life and of womanhood. Trim anthology that will lead the reader to seek more writings of Jacobs.

Orleans, MA: Parnassus Imprints, 1986. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. COLLECTIBLE - NEAR FINE/Very Good. Jacobs George (Author/Illustrator). Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated faux letter boards/Fine. DJ/VG; strong & sound strong w/surface & small loss to upper back edge. Engaging gastronomical tour --- author has lived in Europe, the Caribbeans and the U.S. --- with recipes at the rear. George Jacobs shares the fun he has eating led on by the touch, taste and smell of good food! Fine copy.

London, UK: Frederick Mueller, 1966. Reprint of 1970 . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. John Batten (Illustrator). Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Illustrated soft cover/NF w/light wear to corner tips. Selection of 18 stories from the 2 volumes of Celtic Fairy Tales collected by Joseph Jacabe in 1892.

New York, New York: New York Univ Press, 1996. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated soft cover/NF. PO name to fEP. Winner of Choice Academic Book Award. Contemporary history. Written with the express purpose to put "the extraordinary law enforcement attack" on organized crime "on record" for students, scholars, and all others interested. Text in 7 chapters, each w/appendices of court records. Part I, Chapter 1, Introduction. Part II, 2, Teamsters Local 560: United States v/ Local 560 (IBT); 3, The Commission: US v/Salero; 4, The Pizza Connection: US v/Badalamenti; 5,Teamsters International: US v/International Brotherhood of Teamsters; 6, The Dapper Don: US v/Gotti. And, Part III, 7, A Post-1980 Bibliography of Organized Crime. Fine copy.

Tucson, AZ: Lynn Jacobs, 1992. First Edition, First Thus . Soft cover. COLLECTIBLE - NEAR FINE/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated soft cover/NF w/trace wear to corner tips & small rubs to upper/lower spine. Author signed to title page, with taped Errata. LAID-IN: Promotional pamphlet to volume. A socio-political study of the practice of cattle grazing on public lands and the consequent ecological impact.

Tucson, AZ: Lynn Jacobs, 1992. First Edition, First Thus . Soft cover. COLLECTIBLE - NEAR FINE/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated soft cover/NF w/trace wear to corner tips & small rubs to upper/lower spine. Author signed to title page, with taped Errata. LAID-IN: Promotional pamphlet to volume. A socio-political study of the practice of cattle grazing on public lands and the consequent ecological impact.

Tokyo, Japan: Charles E. Tuttle, 1971. First Edition, 11th Printing, 1971 . Hardcover. New/New. BRAND NEW COPY. Silver embossed deep red silk boards/Fine. DJ/Fine. Handbook and guide for those purchasing their first Oriental Rug, as well as collectors, museums, and rug importers. First published 1962; this is the 11th printing of 1971. 479 pgs, this hefty, useful volume containss 24 chapters in 3 parts: Part I, General Discussion; II, Description of Types; and III Plates (194, w/39 in full color).

New York, NY: A Fireside Book/Simon & Schuster, 2000, 2000. First Edition, First Printing . Soft cover. COLLECTIBLE - NEW/None as Issued. BRAND NEW & Collectible, with sealed TEACHER APPROVED ASSESSMENT in rear cover pocket. Excellent reference/resource for parents. Review of expected level of acquired knowledge/skills of 6th graders. The claification provides a defined framework within which parents can supplement & reinforce the child's learning process through schools. 225 pgs covering Reading, Writing and Math Skills.