Search Results: Authors starting with J from World of Rare Books

Mayflower Paperback, 1970. Paperback. Acceptable. 1970. Mayflower Edition. 125 pages. White paperback. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Water staining to bottom edge. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Pulling to covers. Binding remains firm. Paper covers have moderate edge-wear with curling to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges. Brown marks overall. Scuffing to edges.

The Amalgamated Press, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1024 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with moderate foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards have been moderately rub worn. Noticeable shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are bumped and a little frayed Spine ends are crushed, with noticeable splits and chips. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.

Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1941. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1941. Reprinted. 469 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrated plates. Pages and plates are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Cracking to gutters of a few pages with exposed binding. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Book is slightly forward leaning. Mild tanning to spine and edges.

Trubner And Co, 1886. Hardcover. Good. 1886. No edition remarks. 78 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are mildly tanned with visible foxing. Moderate cracking to gutters, however binding remains firm. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Visible thumb-marking present. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and notable marking to boards. Mild tanning to board edges and spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Book has forward lean. Mild warping to boards.

Collins, 1959. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1959. First Edition. 739 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrated plates. Pages and plates are lightly tanned and foxed throughout, heavier to endpapers. Light thumb-marking present. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge wear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Splits and peeling to plastic coating to jacket.

Penguin Books, 1965. Paperback. Good. 1965. 398 pages. Purple pictorial paperback. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Daw Books, 1974. Paperback. Acceptable. 1974. First Printing. 175 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Binding remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to first page. Paper cover has mild edgewear with curling to corners. Light tanning to spine and edges with creasing to spine. Bottom corner of front cover cut out. Sticker to front cover.

Nicholas Kaye, 1964. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1964. First Edition. 345 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Light thumb-marking present. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Book is slightly forward leaning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Light rubbed marking to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges.

William Heinemann, 1928. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1928. No Edition Remarks. 444 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Minor dog-eared corners. Light thumb-marking present. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Minor white marking to spine. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge wear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing. Rubbed dark marking overall. Red scuffed marking to spine.

Compact, 1965. Paperback. Acceptable. 1965. No Edition Remarks. 126 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Binding remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Previous owner's inscription and stamp to first page. Paper residue to front reverse cover. Paper cover has moderate edgewear with small tears and creasing. Slight curling to corners. Light tanning to spine and edges. Sticker residue to rear cover. Wear marks overall.

Society for Promoting Christian knowledgeThe Macmi, 1936. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1936. First Edition. 159 pages. Grey dust jacket over red cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Heavier to endpapers. Pencil inscription to rear pastedown. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Very slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with chips and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges. Staining and foxing overall.

Rivingtons, 1902. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1902. No Edition Remarks. 142 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Annotations to some pages. Pencil inscriptions to front free endpaper and title page. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Staining to front board.

Dutton, 1956. Hardcover. Good. 1956. 237 pages. No dust jacket. Green pictorial boards with a cloth spine. Stamps to front endpaper Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with creased corners and foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped and spine ends are a mildly crushed, with small splits and chips. Book has a forward lean. Tanning to spine and edges.

Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1950. Hardcover. Good. 1950. No Edition Remarks. 152 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces tanned and sunned, particularly spine. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled. Boards are strongly bowed.

Miles Henslow, 1111. Paperback. Good. No Edition Remarks. 118 pages. Illustrated paper cover. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Da Capo Press, 1968. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1968. No Edition Remarks. Unpaginated. Pictorial dust jacket over black cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Pencil and pen markings to half title page. Ownership plate stuck to front free endpaper. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Lettering is bright and clear. Minor sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Visible wear marks to boards. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Visible wear marks to spine and panels.

John Murray, 1942. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1942. Reprint. 99 pages. No dust jacket. Grey cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Plate to page 18 and page 20 partially detached. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Staining to spine edge of front board. Wear marks overall.

Edward Arnold, 1967. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1967. Second Edition. 495 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white diagrams throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

E.P. Dutton & Co, 1966. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1966. 14th printing. 237 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Slight cracking to gutters with exposed netting, pages slightly loose. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Heavier to endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends with creasing to spine. Wear marks overall. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Small area of loss to bottom of spine. Light tanning to spine and edges. Wear marks and foxing overall.

Cambridge University Press, 1929. Hardcover. Good. 1929. 821 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. Vol.III. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.