Search Results: Titles starting with J from Carpe Diem Fine Books

London: W. & R. Chambers, 1908. 1st. Hardcover. 12mo. 304pp. Red cloth with gilt and black lettering; illustration of two boys on horseback stamped to front board; and illustration of Native American stamped to spine; brown endpapers. A near fine copy (gift inscription; fading to spine; slight spine cock). All domestic orders are fully trackable - Images available upon request.

New York: The Museum of Modern Ar, 1998. First Edition. Oblong 4to. 336 pp. Includes 227 color and 198 black & white illustrations, some foldout. Chronology; Bibliography; Index. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. Published in conjunction with the Pollock art exhibition at MOMA in New York 199801999.

New York: Lorenz Books, 1996. 1st edition thus. Large 4to. 376pp. Glossaries; Bibliography; Index. Hundreds of color illustrations. Brown cloth in color printed dustjacket. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. An extensive and beautifully photographed survey of jade use around the world. Much on the history, minerology, uses, collecting and more.

New York: St. Martins's Press, 1982. 1st. Softcover. Octavo. 588pp. Color printed wraps in fine condition (minor wear to extremities).

New York: New Amsterdam Book Company, 1899. First Edition. 8vo. 329 pp. Two illusrated plates by Powell Chase (including frontispiece with tissue guard). Dark green pictorial cloth in very good condition (light wear to extremities; front hinge cracked; softening of spine ends). A fictional account of the life of James Cope, a United States District Attorney. Set in the late 19th century, the story follows Cope as he navigates the corrupt world of politics and law enforcement. It is a gripping tale of power, corruption, and the human condition, offering fascinating insight into the politics and law enforcement of the late 19th century.

College Station TX: Texas A & M University, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto. (x), 578 pages. Red cloth with gilt lettering to front cover, black & gilt lettering spine label; New copy - as issued without dust jacket in original shrinkwrap. Numerous black & white illustrations; Bibliography and Index. A fascinating glimpse into life on the edge of the moving frontier as the Indians were moved westward. James G. Thompson was a pioneer in Grayson County, Texas in the 1830's establishing a ferry at Preston Bend on the Red River north of Dallas. He sold horses to the Army during the period of the Red River War and also to the Butterfield Stage Line which passed through this area. This book traces his family history and includes genealogical information on many families. It also includes in facsimile the 1832-33 daybook from his trading post at Webber's Falls (near the confluence of the Canadian and Arkansas Rivers) in eastern Oklahoma.

Iowa City, IA: The State Historical Society of Iowa, 1913. First Edition. The author's copy with his handsome bookplate (designed by his artist daughter) to the front pastedown; two SIGNED pictures of Senator Harlan one an original photograph tipped in..8vo. xvi, 398pp. Extra-illustrated with some 70 etchings and engravings of persons described in the book. Three-quarter burgundy morocco and tan buckram; top edge gilt; gilt-decorated spine in six compartments; tapa design endpapers. Minor wear; else a fine copy. James Harlan was U.S. Senator (Iowa) and a close friend of President Abraham Lincoln and his family (his daughter Mary married Lincoln's son Robert Todd Lincoln). After Lincoln's assassination, Harlan resigned from the Senate when he was appointed as Secretary of the Interior under President Andrew Johnson before returning to the Senate 1867-1873. A volume in the Iowa Biographical Series edited by Benjamin F. Shambaugh, who has autographed his tipped-in picture.   .

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1937. 1st. Hardcover. Fine copy (review copy w/review tipped to front pastedown) in Near Fine dust jacket. Octavo; 286 pages in original gilt-stamped green cloth. Next day shipping. Celebrating our 15th year - all domestic orders ship with Delivery Confirmation Tracking Number - Images available upon request.

Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press and the Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University, 1986. First Edition. 8vo. viii, 500 pp. Index; Bibliography. Black & white photo-illustrated plates. Black cloth with silver lettering in fine condition. The biography and discography of James Price Johnson (1894 - 1955), an American pianist and composer. A pioneer of the stride style of jazz piano, he was one of the most important pianists who bridged the ragtime and jazz eras, and, with Jelly Roll Morton, one of the two most important catalysts in the evolution of ragtime piano into jazz. As such, he was a model for Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Art Tatum, and Fats Waller. - wiki.

Np: (Vaclav Rytir), 1933. 1st. Paperback. Limited edition of 285 numbered copies. Small 8vo. Unpaginated. 4 SIGNED etchings; 10 plates; 9 in-text illustrations. Tan paper covers with green illustration to front. A good copy (book separated at center; some pages loose - appears to be complete). Jan Konupek was an internationally renowned Czech painter, illustrator, and engraver. Here is a catalog of his work in bookplates & occasional graphics.

England: Ashgate Publishing, 2009. 1st. Hardcover. 8vo. 287 pp. Ex-libris else a fine copy. All domestic orders are fully trackable - Images available upon request.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1904. Third Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. 549pp + 2pp advertisements. Index. Color frontispiece with tissue guard. Olive cloth with gilt & black lettering & illustration to spine & front board, TEG in publisher's dustjacket. A near fine copy (foxing to endpapers; minor wear to extremities; attractive owner name stamp; '1904' faintly inked in upper corner) in near fine dustjacket (slight spine fading; light wear to spine ends & corners); an unusually nice copy. Published shortly after Hearn's death, here is an insightful history of the Japanese culture; various forms of Shinto, Buddhism & Confucianism; social organization; military power; modern restraints; industrialization; eductation and much more. (BAL 7941). Next day shipping. Celebrating our 17th year - all domestic orders ship with Delivery Confirmation Tracking Number - Images available upon request.

New York & Washington: George Braziller & National Gallery of Art, 1989. 1st. Hardcover. 4to. 402pp. Bibliography. 330 color plates. Rust cloth in color printed dustjacket. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. Exhibition brochure laid in. "... chronicles the artistic and cultural contributions of the daimyo, feudal lords who controlled Japan's provinces for more than 700 years, and who also were great patrons and practioners of the arts." - dustjacket flap. Next day shipping. Celebrating our 15th year - all domestic orders ship with Delivery Confirmation Tracking Number - Images available upon request.

Cambridge: Harvard University, 1990. 1st. Hardcover. As New copy. Quarto; [ix], 313 pages in original red cloth gilt-stamped at spine. A thesis 'in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the subject of History and East Asian Languages.' Inscribed 'To ---/Thank you very much/for your encouragement and help./Seiichiro Yonekura/Dec 25, '90'.

Monterey, CA: Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, 1995. 1st. Original cloth. First Edition. INSCRIBED by the author. Oblong 8vo. 276pp. Bibliography; Index. Photo-reproductions. Orange cloth with gilt lettering; without dustjacket, as issued. A fine copy, as new. Seventy Issei and Nisei share their personal stories and memories of life on the Monterey Peninsula from the late 19th through 20th centuries.

London: Genlux Holdings Ltd, 1993. 1st. Hardcover. 4to. 306pp. Glossary; Bibliography; Index. Color plates. Black cloth in color printed dustjacket with publisher's black slipcase; gilt lettering. A fine copy in fine dustjacket & slipcase; a beautiful book. Part One focuses on Brozman's lifetime of collecting and Part Two presents his collection. Next day shipping. Celebrating our 15th year - all domestic orders ship with Delivery Confirmation Tracking Number - Images available upon request.

Tokyo: Kodansha, 1997. 1st. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio. 275, [2] pp. Color plates, including 1 fold-out; black & white illustrations. Art work descriptions in Japanese and English. 8 page booklet with English text by John Bester laid in providing descrptions for the 142 color plates. Dark brown cloth with black lettering, housed in publisher's rose silk covered slipcase with gilt lettering. A fine copy in near fine slipcase (sunning to spine extending 1 1/2" to front cover). A beautiful catalog of Japanese art work at the Musee Guimet in Paris including paintings, screens, scrolls, and lacquerware.

London: Hugh Rees, 1912. 1st. Hardcover. First Edition in English (originally published in 1910-11 in the Revue d'Infanterie as 'Les japonais en Mandchourie'). Small octavos; original red vertical-rib cloth, gilt lettered spines and front covers, map case with brown cloth ties intact. Text volumes Very Good (somewhat soiled, Volume 2 has faint staining to upper board, significant to lower; map case rear outer hinge has a 2" split). Folding maps in pocket at rear of Volume I (#s 1 through 12) and in map case (#s 13 through 22) are in fine condition, likely never opened). All maps with previous owner's blindstamp. This work is considered '...the most important critical work on the Russo-Japanese War...' (Encyclopedia Brittanica). Note that for this English edition the copious maps were redrawn on a larger scale and the positions of troops shown in color. Blainey in 'The Causes of War' described Cordonnier as "one of France's finest generals." In 1921, Cordonnier published 'Une Brigade au feu; Potins de… Read More

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1947. Early reprint. Hardcover. 8vo. 95 pp. INSCRIBED to the Ansel Adams family "... and to/the Adams family/with thanks for making/Yosemite live with/us at home/Sincerely/Marguerite de angeli/1950." With the names of the Adams' children, Michael and Anne written on ffep. Brown embossed tan cloth in color illustrated dustjacket. A near fine copy (lower corners lightly bumped) in very good plus dustjacket (some wear to extremities; more so to spine ends; small chip to lower front edge). Next day shipping. Celebrating our 17th year - all domestic orders ship with Delivery Confirmation Tracking Number - Images available upon request.

Paris: Henri Plon, 1869. First Edition. 8vo. 451, (1) pp. 13 illustrated plates (including 3 fold-outs); large folding color map titled "Malaisie et Indochine Carte Speciale pour Java, Siam et Canton Voyage Autour du Monde par Le Comte de Beauvoir". Although the titles page states 14 photo-gravures are included, the Table of Gravures at rear lists only 13. Etched bookplate of Arnaudet showing an open book over which his decorative initials are inscribed, surrounded by the elongated letters of a latin motto 'nunquan amicorum'; designed by Félix Bracquemond. Contemporary tan cloth with black title label on spine, gilt lettering & decoration; original blue, red and black wrappers bound in. General soiling and wear; a very good copy. Count Ludovic de Beauvoir (1846 - 1929), was a French traveler of the19th century. When he was only 19 years old, he embarked with his childhood friend the Duke of Penthievre for a trip around the world, which from 1865 to 1867 led him to Australia, in the Dutch East… Read More