Search Results: Authors starting with J from R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Colour pictorial dw/dj; with minimal shelf-wear to edges and lightly bumped to head of spine/backstrip.Fore-edges slightly aged as usual/ normal,contents bright,tight and clean.Green paper-covered boards with gilt letters to spine/backstrip and plain white endpapers,the front free endpaper having a small diagonal clip to the top corner.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,272pp. Caseley Bonython was in her father's shipping yard when the schooner Cygnet came into Falmouth harbour.At her helm was the half-Cornish,half-Spanish,masterful Jago Barata,who was far from pleased to find himself dealing with a 21-year-old girl,especially one so independent and stubborn as Caseley.She had been forced by her father's illness to run his shipping business,and more besides.For her father was Consul for Mexico,and Mexico with its Spanish connections was involved in the Spanish wars to restore the monarchy. How this was to affect both Caseley and… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.] FINE-/FINE-. No owner inscrptn per se,but Royal Naval ship's rectangular,red ink ship's library stamp 'NAVIGATION DEPARTMENT 12 JULY 2001 HMS VANGUARD STBD CREW' to front free endpaper and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,b/w photographic illustrated dw/d panels with yellow+white lettering to front+spine/backstrip,b/w thumbnail portrait detail from front's photograph to head of spine,rear panel with b/w photograph of prison's outside boundary fencing+ guard tower and white lettered critics' reviews beneath the photograph; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no major nicks,tears or splits present.Corner tips of dw/dj with miniscule rubbing and some reciprocal loss to some and head+foot of spine/ backstrip also minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/VG+.No owner inscrptn, and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy laminated,colour+b/w photographic illustrated dw/dj,with b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Both head+foot of dw/djs' spine/backstrip minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing - some light nicks/chipping to head; top two corners minimally rubbed with miniscule loss.Some inevitable but light,superficial scoring+indents to both panels of dw/dj - boards beneath unaffected though.Top edges lightly and faintly dust-soiled with some minimal, sporadic foxing/spotting,fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,would appear unread apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright, crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,original plain red cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain pale yellow endpapers. UK,8vo… Read More

UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.FINE/NFINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,white background with colour pictorial artwork by Quentin Blake,illustrated front of dw/dj with blue,black and faded(?) red lettering and faint writing impressions,blue+black letters to spin/backstrip,rear panel with PG.Wodehouse appraisal of Jacobs and with Wodehouse's facsimile signature; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creases to edges and corners - head+foot of spine/backstrip minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing - no nicks or tears present.Top edges+fore- edges bright and clean with minor blemishes - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain orange cloth bds with bright,crisp, stamped black ink letters to spine/backstrip,and clean plain white eps.UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,5-237pp [paginated] includes Editor's introduction,20 short… Read More

UK,12mo HB minus dw/dj,1st thus.[Not dated,possiblly an early reprint circa 1916.] No owner Inscrptn.Bright,crisp,clean with exception of a small blemish to front,lower edge,sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain blue cloth bds with bright,crisp,black ink thumbnail decoration illustration to top,lead corner of front board/ cover with black ink letters,black lettering to spine/backstrip with triple-line bordered head+ foot of same; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears,splits or fraying present,and plain white eps with verso+recto of respective free endpapers with light off-set shadowing from respective opposing pastedowns whose edges also have light toning,both hinges solid and sound - without any splits,tears or cracking.Top edges lightly toned from light dust-soiling,but still bright and clean and with minimal, sporadic foxing/spotting,fore-edges similarly,but slightly brighter and also with minimal,sporadic foxing/spotting; contents… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus. FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn but price-clipped dw/dj.Pictorial colour illustrated dw/dj by Quentin Blake.Lightly bumped and creased to both head and foot of spine/backstrip - shelf-wear(?),orange paper-covered bds with gilt letters to spine/backstrip and plain white eps.Fore-edges lightly marked/aged.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus,238pp contains 20 short stories. Greene has himself chosen these 20 stories to make up this collection, and has introduced them with a fascinating biographical sketch of this intensely shy and retiring writer.Between 1896 and 1926 Jacobs produced 12 volumes of short stories, containing in all more than 150 stories and 5 full length novels. for the remaining 17 years of his life, although he had been one of the most successful,and loved,writers of his time he fell completely silent:he… Read More

US,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1st impression.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2,Stated First Edition First Impression.NFINE/FINE-.] No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (US$36.00) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, wrap-around colour pictorial artwork by Troy Howell,illustrated dw/dj with white+white-oulined red lettering to front,white and gold lettered spine/backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present - though minor,minimal scoring/indents mainly to rear panel of dw/dj and without penetration to boards beneath.Head+foot of spine/backstrip minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top edges very lightly dust-soiled,fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners – near pristine,appears unread, apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original,paper-covered plain grey boards with a red cloth blind spine with… Read More

UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn.VG/VG.No owner inscrptn but b/w W.H. Smith circulating library bookplate to front pastedown with some partial removal of a couple of its edges,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, colour pictorial artwork,illustrated dw/dj front panel with multi-colour lettering to front+spine; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - one small closed tear at head of spine's front gutter - no other major nicks or tears present,corner tips minisculely rubbed with reciprocal loss. Top edges very lightly toned with negligible foxing/spotting,fore-edges with light toning and sporadic foxing/spotting and minor blemishes; contents bright,tight,clean foxing restricted to page edges and not text body,solid and sound - no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original, plain pale green cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked black letters to spine/backstrip,and plain… Read More

UK,slim 8vo HB,no dw/dj,as issued,illustrated,1st edn. [Complete number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1.] FINE. No owner inscrptn and an absence of published price. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,glossy,colour pictorial artwork illustration by Amanda Hall,illustrated front boardred-lettered part-title and capitalised,black -lettered sub-title,author's capitalised,black-lettered name,illustrator's red-lettered name within a horizontal,rectangular pink background panel at board's lower edge; a pink spine/backstrip with red-lettered part-title,author's capitalised,black-lettered name and publisher's black illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with a smaller colour pictorial illustration and immaculate/clean colour repetitive elephant design illustrated endpapers. Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners – no nicks, tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and clean without blemish/foxing/spotting; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound – one dog-ear reading crease… Read More

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj - price (£24.99) printed to rear panel.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,monochrome photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj with yellow+white lettering,black lettering to yellow spine/ backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,paper-covered boards - design repeated from dw/dj with black lettering to yellow spine/backstrip and clean plain white endpapers.UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,13- 255pp [paginated] includes editor's introduction,21 essays on assorted crime writers by various contributors - each with some qualification in or of the crime genre - i.e. critics',editors',other crime writers,subject specialists… Read More

UK,12mo wraps,p/back original,SIGNED,1st edn.[Paperback original denotes the first format and its first appearance in print of the book/title.Paperbacks usually follow on from the HB edn, but can be published at the same time as the HB edn,but p/back originals are published prior to any other format.] FINE. No owner inscrptn author's neat blue ink inscrptn: 'Beware the ! To Laura Banks Best wishes Stef' to title page and no price removal to cover.Bright,crisp, clean and matt colour pictorial artwork by Pat Moffett, illustrated sharp-cornered card covers yellow lettering to front and black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - and no reading creases to spine/backstrip.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, unread - apart from my own collation. UK,12mo wraps,p/back original,SIGNED,1st edn,1-266pp [paginated] includes preamble,45… Read More

UK,slim 8vo wraps,softback original,1st edn.[Paperback original denotes the first format and its first appearance in print of the book/ title.Paperbacks usually follow on from the HB edn,but can be published at the same time as the HB edn,but p/back originals are published prior to any other format,and can sometimes,be the only format too.] FINE+.No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj,card wraps - as issued - s/back original 1st edn.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,subject/ group's b/w photographic illustrated upper wrap with red+black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present,and no reading creases to spine/backstrip. Top+fore-edges lightly aged/toned - as usual/normal - but generally clean; contents bright,tight,solid and sound,clean and virtually pristine - appears an unread example.UK,slim 8vo wraps,s/b original,1st edn, 6-160pp [paginated] includes acknowledgements, author's note,a foreword by Don Preston,an imaginary play (Pt 1) also by Don… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2.] FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn but a price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,matt,author's,colour portrait photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj with grey+khaki lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked bronze gilt letters to spine/backstrip,immaculate plain dark blue endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2-358pp [paginated] includes an introduction,some 60 of the author's scripts for his 10 minute Radio 4 show 'A Point of View' - a 10 minute nuanced,simple argument - each with a new Postscript,a conclusion; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,and contents list/table. The… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy laminated,
colour+b/w photographs and colour pictorial artwork by Peter Dyer, montage'd illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with orange and black lettering,rear panel with author's b/w portrait photograph; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top edges lightly toned with light dust-soiling,fore-edges similarly toned but generally bright and clean; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, appears unread - apart from my own collation. Bright,crisp,clean, sharp -cornered,publisher's original plain dark blue cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain yellow endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,9-160pp [paginated] includes 17 chapters, plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication and an epigram.… Read More

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/VG+.No owner inscrptn and price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,glossy laminated,subject/ author's b/w portrait photographic illustrated dw/dj panels,with red+black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Water/fluid stain internally to both head+foot of spine/ backstrip of dw/dj bleeding through to exterior and therefore visible and both with minimal bumping and reciprocal creasing to same and whole lightly sunned/faded.Top edges slightly and lightly dust-soiled with minimal,faint and sporadic foxing/ spotting,fore-edges brighter and cleaner without foxing but some minimal thumbing/grubbing; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,generally sharp-cornered - top two corners minimally bumped,publisher's original plain black cloth boards with bright, crisp,stamped gilt letters to… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price- clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial illustration by Alan Brooks,illustrated dw/dj,with yellow & white lettering and author's b/w portrait photograph superimposed on rear panel; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and
corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.
Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,11-223pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-5; plus
[unpaginated] half-title+title pages, contents list/table,an
epigram (Albert Einstein),and Pts separator pages. Author's 2nd novel,the first being 'Brilliant Creatures'.… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2.] FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (£16.99) to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,author's,colour portrait photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj with grey+khaki lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or bumping,creasing to edges and corners - one tiny snick/closed tear to front,top edge towards spine/backstrip's gutter - no other nicks or tears present.Residual but small semi-circle partial cup ring to front panel of dw/dj - nearly blends into background.Top+fore-edges though slightly toned are bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked bronze gilt letters to spine/backstrip,immaculate plain dark blue endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2-358pp [paginated] includes an introduction,some 60… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn but price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, matt,author/subject colour photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj with black+silver gilt lettering,simillar lettering to spine/backstrip of same,author's prose excerpt to rear panel; with negligible shelf-wear or bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present. Top+fore-edges though lightly toned are bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/ backstrip,a b/w striped headband and immaculate plain pale slate grey endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2-325pp [paginated] includes author's introduction,30 chapters+epilogue; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,2 epigrams,and… Read More

US,slim,small 8vo wraps,p/back 1st edn. [Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.Although a US publisher,this edn is printed in UK,Hobbs the Printers Ltd.,Totton,Hampshire.There was also a US,HB published edn] FINE+.No owner inscrptn,no price removal to cover - absence of publisher's price.Bright,crisp,clean and sharp-cornered,matt,author's colour photographic portrait illustrated front cover with red+white lettering,rear cover with critics' reviews; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - and no reading creases to spine/backstrip.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK,slim,small 8vo wraps,p/back 1st edn,viii-ixpp+ 1-180pp [paginated] includes reverse page of contents list/table, acknowledgements,author's introduction,29 essays; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,personal dedication (to his… Read More

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn, and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial illustrated dw/dj,with white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creases to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Minor indents to rear wrap.Top+fore-edges aged/toned as usual/normal; contents bright,tight and clean,with the inevitable page-edge toning.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3- 246pp [paginated] includes Books 1-5 comprising 66 chapters.See rja1199 for an author SIGNED copy of same title. Set in a long-established publishing firm housed in a dramatic mock-Venetian palace on the Thames.The Peverell Press,founded in 1792,is ripe for change.The chairman,Henry Peverell,has just died; his French partner, Jean-Philippe Etienne,has retired and Etienne's ruthless son Gerard has taken over as chairman.Gerard Etienne has made enemies: his discarded mistress,a rejected and… Read More