Search Results: Authors starting with J from Second Story Books, ABAA

Maryland: RMS Publishing Company, 1977. First Edition. First Edition; Octavo; VG-/no-DJ; Spine is burgundy with gold text; Boards have general shelf wear, rubbing to edges, some scratches, cup ring mark on cover, design is clear; Text block has general signs of handling, age-toning, content is clear; pp 215; Additional cost may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions. 1262966. Rockville Non-Retail Listings.

Jersey City, NJ: New Mind Productions, 1993. First Edition, First Printing. Softcover. Octavo, vi, 117 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in white printed wraps with black lettering. Covers have mild shelf wear and rubbing (primarily to corners). Text block clean. Inscribed on the interior of the front wrap by Heshaam Jaaber to Sheik Hassan, dated "11/20/93", green ink stamp to fore edge of text block with Hassan's name. Extremely scarce, especially inscribed. Shelved in Case 5. Imam Heshaam Jaaber was the mentor of the El Hajj Malik Shabazz (Malcolm X), and officiated at the burial ceremonies of both him and his wife, Betty Shabazz. 1362930. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. 10mo; G+; teal blue spine with blue text; first edition; no jacket; cloth exterior has fairly slight wear, mostly to spine; small, faint smudge to rear; slight edge wear; good, intact binding; textblock exterior edges have modestly age toned; light pencil marginalia; pp 255. 1368471. FP New Rockville Stock.

Disentis: Editions Desertina, 1992. Hardcover. Octavo; G+/VG-; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, white with black and red print; DJ has slight edgewear, but is clean and bright; Boards in yellow cloth with brown print, cocked spine, else clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; Text in French; vii, 332 pages, illustrated (b&w, color). [Shelf: Sculpture]. 1342683. FP New Rockville Stock.

Chicago: Chicago Historical Society, 1978. Softcover. Quarto; pp 65; G/paperback; silver covers; dark purple lettering with embossed illustration to front; modestly rubbed exterior; minor edge wear; intact panels; text block has slight tone to exterior edges; interior clean; profusely illustrated. 1335271. FP New Rockville Stock.

Cambridge: A Bradford Book, the MIT Press, 1992. Softcover. Octavo; ©1987, Third printing 1992; G-; Paperback; Spine, faded brown with white print; Cover has mild edgewear, mild shelfwear, toning to spine; Text block has light spotting to edges, name in ink on half-title page, ink notation on p. 252, else clean and tight; xvi, 356 pages, illustrated (b&w charts, diagrams). 1350995. FP New Rockville Stock.

London: Constable & Co Ltd, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. 10mo; G+; sunned green spine with gilt text; scarce; first UK edition; no jacket; cloth exterior shows only mild wear; good binding with straight boards; textblock exterior edges have modestly age toned; slight offsetting to half title page; interior slightly toned; fold out US map at rear; illustrated; pp 263. 1369050. FP New Rockville Stock.

Boston: Carter, Hendee, and Co, 1832. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, viii, 212 pages. Fair; Quarter bound in contemporary brown cloth with tan paper-covered boards; Boards much stained and bumped; Front board nearly detached, with significant chipping to cloth; An ex-library copy with usual markings, including bookplate to front pastedown and ink stamps to multiple pages; Names of previous owners to front free endpaper; Scattered pencil annotations to text block; Text block age-toned and foxed, with damp staining throughout to lower edge of text block. MF consignment. 1356872. Special Collections.

London: Tom Stacey, 1972. First Edition presumed. Octavo; VG/VG; DJ has archival cover, is age toned with minor general shelf wear; Boards strong, corners sharp; Text block age toned with some normal page wear; pp 251. 1261527. Full-priced Rockville.

Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press, 1999. octavo in cloth with DJ. VG/VG. DJ has light shelf and edge wear. Corners of boards are bumped. Interior of book is like new. 367pp. Shelve in INDIA section. DJ spine is gold with black and white text. 1241768. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Company, 1950. Second Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 668 pages. In Very Good minus condition with Good minus dust jacket. Sunned brown spine with black and red text. Dust jacket has sunning to spine, open tearing to spine edges, chipping to corners and edges of both covers, and tearing to fore edge of front cover. Price uncut "$7.50". Boards have bumping and rubbing to corners and mild shelf wear. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. Shelved ND-B. 1376208. FP New Rockville Stock.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1874. Hardcover. Octavo, xviii, [4], 398, [1] pages; VG; bound in green cloth, gilt to spine; mild wear and rubbing to boards; slight cracking to front gutter; mild pencil; shelved case 10. The Reverend William Jackson (1737 - 30 April 1795) was a noted Irish preacher, journalist, playwright, radical, and spy who lived much of his life outside of his homeland. [wikipedia]. 1316029. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Philadelphia: Curtis Publishing Company, 1951. Saddle-stitched. Folio Paperback; Good minus condition, saddlestitched spine; Covers worm, cracking along spine, small label on corner of front cover, curling along bottom corner; Pages age-toned, occasional magenta stains along fore-edges of most pages, some pages have moisture-staining along fore-edges. Includes many colorful and black & white images and advertisements. Includes the following stories: About Two Nice People by Shirley Jackson War and Revolution by Dorothy Thompson Melville Goodwin USA (3 of 7) by John P. Maynard Please see images for details/ Oversized order. Additional shipping and handling may be necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restriction(s). Contact seller if you have any questions. This book is part of the overstocked 15's, kept in Room X. 1333197. FP New Rockville Stock.

[Washington]: [n.p.], 1833. Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 112 pages; Quarter bound in brown leather with marbled paper boards; Some rubbing at head and tail of spine; Text block age-toned and foxed. Background: Jackson's State of the Union Address, wherein he addresses the Convention in South Carolina that approved nullification during the Nullification Crisis. NOTE: Shelved in Room G. 1354280. Special Collections.

New York: Rizzoli, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto; VG-/VG- Hardcover w/ Dustjacket; Light Purple spine with White and Dark Purple text; Dustjacket protected by mylar covering, slight edgewear, slight shelfwear; Boards storng, slight edgewear, slight shelfwear, Textblock clean; 256 pp. 1342630. FP New Rockville Stock.

London, Washington, New York: Brassey's, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; VG-/G; pinkish purple spine with white text; dust jacket exterior shows mild overall wear; lightly sunned spine; minor edge wear; cloth exterior shows only slight sunning; good binding; straight boards; text block exterior edges have mild tone; frontispiece; interior clean; Illustrated; pp 508. 1362389. FP New Rockville Stock.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1899. Hardcover. Octavo; G-; Ex-library; Hardcover; Spine, grey with gold print, call number label taped at bottom; Boards in grey cloth with gold print and illustration on front, wear to spine caps and corners, else light shelfwear but clean and strong; Text block has bookplate on front pastedown, penciled library markings on copyright and following page, cracked front hinge, few intermittent spine breaks, else clean and tight; "From the library of John McClintock"- in ink on front flyleaf; xxi, 940 pages, frontispieces (ports.), "Illustrated from Photographs by the Author and Drawings by R.W. Macbeth ... [et al.] from Data furnished by the Author, with five original Maps [some folded]"- title page. Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Column C. 1362544. FP New Rockville Stock.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2022. Hardcover. Octavo, 261 pages. In Very good minus condition. Purple spine with white lettering. Full binding in purple paper. Boards show light shelf wear and modest creasing to spine. Text block clean. Note: Shelved in Netdesk Column F, ND-F. 1377869. FP New Rockville Stock.

Washington, D. C.: House of Representatives, 1833. Other. Disbound Pamphlet, 112 pages; G-; first page separated from rest of textblock, age toning, foxing to pages, slight marking in pencil on front cover. Andrew Jackson's 1833 State of the Union, in which he addresses the South Carolina Convention and the Nullification Crisis. 1356989. Special Collections.

London & New York: Routledge, 2004. Softcover. Octavo, 244 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Grey spine with white and yellow lettering. Full binding in green and grey paper. Boards show very mild shelf wear and edge wear. Tiny glue stain on back cover. Text block does not have the accompanying CD. 1372205. FP New Rockville Stock.