Search Results: Titles starting with J from Boyd Used & Rare Books

[Mercer Island, WA]: Starmont House, Inc., 1992. Soft cover. Very Good+. Softcover. Some fading along spine; front cover lightly rubbed. Interior clean, crisp and unmarked. pp. vi, 178.

Prague, Czechoslovakia: Odeon, 1984. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Book is lightly bumped at head and tail of spine as well as fore edge corners. Pages are clean and binding is tight. Dust jacket has a few very small soil spots. Very light age toning to spine. Dj in archival protective cover. Galerie Modernich Autoru. Prelozila Alena Jindrova-Spilarova. Obalku Jiri Rathousky. Illustrated boards.394 pages. Czech language.

Geneva, Switzerland: Musee Rath, 1968. Soft cover. Very Good+. Saddle stitched book has just a tiny bit of rubbing and very light soiling to wraps. Very light edge wear to wraps. Book has a full page picture of his curtain and ceiling creations for the spectacular Grande Theatre de Geneve. French Language. 25 pages.

New York: J. S. Ogilvie Publishing Company, 57 Rose Street, 1906. Soft cover. Good. Four issues from the Old Sleuth's Own series, published by J. S. Ogilvie. Wrappers show general wear and age. Interiors are clean and unmarked. No publication dates are given, but based on the advertising it appears that they were likely published circa 1900-1910. Jack, the Juggler; or, The Boy Hypnotist. A Narrative of Marvelous Juggling (n.19). Three Boy Detectives; or, The Story of Three Daring Country Lads. A Great Narrative (n.21). The Mechanic's Son; or, From Penury to Wealth. A Story of Genuine New York Life (n.53). Bottom corner of title page is chipped. Yankee Rue, the Ex=Pugilist Detective; A Tale of Wit and Muscle (n.141). Upper-right corner of rear cover is chipped.

Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1965. Hardcover. Very Good/Good-. Signed by Author(s). Inscribed by author on title page. Red cloth boards stamped in black. Dust jacket is heavily chipped; shows toning; in an archival mylar sleeve. 24 photographs on plates. 196 pages. Autobiographical account of Jack Stodel (1899-1979), sportsman and adventurer, soldier in German East Africa during the first World War, and a theatre manager and entrepreneur in South Africa. His first book, The Audience is Waiting, tells of his families involvement in the theatre business. In The Jackpot Story he writes of his hunting and fishing adventures in southern Africa, his experiences in German East Africa during World War I, and his travels in Hawaii and the United States in 1954. Contents: [Part I: The Cooking Pot] 1. Waterhole in the Namib. 2. Bushmen hunt with bows and poisoned arrows. 3. Oupa Rudiger. 4. Jack Pietersen. 5. ''Don't Point Hill''. 6. Leopard Trapping. 7. Leopard Hunting. 8. My most… Read More

Portland, Oregon: James Minden, 2006. Soft cover. Good. Book has a small closed tear at bottom front spine edge. A few small, light creases near tear. A very few tiny paint splatter spots near bottom edge on front wrap. A tiny bit of bumping to fore edge corners. Sticker on back from RC Gallery in Portland, OR. Book is from a one-man show at the gallery.

[Portland, Oregon], 1957. Soft cover. Near Fine. Rodney Shaw, Susan Butler, Fay Halpern. Staple-bound in card covers. Clean. 29 pages. 8.6 x 5.75 inches. OCLC notes that two institutions retain issues (Reed College and UC Davis). 1957 Reed College student literary journal, mostly poetry and a few pieces of prose. Illustrations by Rodney Shaw and Susan Butler; cover art by Fay Halpern. This is the first issue of Janus that was printed by offset (previous issues were mimeographed). List of contributors: Bill Bernhardt, Terry Chase, Gene Cluster, David Findlay, John Block Friedman, Michael Goodman, Charlotte Gould, Joe Harry, Marrine A. Hudson, Tom Loeb, David Long, Larry Palmiter, Christopher Ray, and Michael Steig (translation).

London: George Allen and Unwin, 1936. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First Edition. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Front top fore-corner bumped. Previous owner's name on ffep, else interior clean. Dust jacket has sticker blemish on front panel; chipped at tail of spine; bottom edge of front panel has a closed creased tear; rear panel rubbed; price clipped; in a clear archival sleeve. Sixteen plates with illustrations from photographs. 285, [3] pages. 21.5 x 14 cm. Grace James' memoir of her experiences in Japan, giving a vivid picture of life in Tokyo as seen through the eyes of an English family during part of the Meiji era (1885-1895) and also impressions of Japan from her visit in 1934. Grace James (1882-1965) was born in Tokyo to an English military family and spent her first twelve years in Japan. She was an author of collections of Japanese folk tales as well as the John and Mary children's adventure series which she wrote between 1935 and 1963.

New York: Praeger Publishers, 1970. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Book has a little faint dust spotting to the top edge of the text block. Corners are square. Binding is tight. Dust jacket has one tiny chip to upper rear spine corner. Slight age toning to spine and fore edges. Not price clipped ($5.95). DJ has been placed in an archival protective cover. 5.75 x 8.3 inches. 256 pages.

Hong Kong: Amerasian Ltd, 1974. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Book is lightly bumped at head and tail of spine. Pages are clean and binding is tight. Dust jacket has a couple tiny chips at corners. DJ has been placed in an archival quality protective mylar cover. 6 x 9 inches. 281 Pages. The authors trace the Javanese civilization from early beginnings through the rise of Hinduized court society and empires, the Islamization of the Javanese, the rise of the Dutch overrule and finally the role of Java in the nation of Indonesia.

[Portland, Oregon], 1928. Soft cover. Good. Green card covers. Light edge wear to covers. Graduating class of June 1928 with individual portraits, with name, birthplace, the grammar school attended, future school, and tentative profession given. Also lots of group photos of teams and school clubs (without names). Includes about 40 pages of local advertising. 171 pp. 9.25 x 6.25.

[Portland, Oregon]: Jefferson High School, 1928. Hardcover. Good. Gray card covers. Light edge wear to covers. Graduating class of January 1928 with individual portraits, with name, birthplace, the grammar school attended, future school, and tentative profession given. Also lots of group photos of teams and school clubs (without names). Signatures on the last two pages, otherwise interior is clean. Includes about 40 pages of local advertising. 164 pp. 9.25 x 6.25.

Portland, OR: Jefferson HS, 1951. Hardcover. Good+. Book has a little wear with exposed board at extremities. Wear to spine edges. Autographs in front, rear and throughout. Binding is sound. Unpaginated. 8 x 10.75 inches.

Portland, Oregon: Jefferson HS, 1914. Soft cover. Good. Staple-bound under wraps. Over-sized wraps have some wear, tiny tears & folding at the edges. Front cover has been detached and re-attached with magic tape. A few creases to wraps. Name of Hellie Springer on front cover in pencil. No other marks. A few pages are dog-earred. Individual photos of the Spring Class of 1914 plus group photos of many activities, fraternities and sports. Writing, poetry, and humor. 6 x 9.25 inches. Approx. 132 pages.

[Portland, Oregon], 1927. Soft cover. Good. Blue pictorial card covers. Light edge wear to covers. Graduating class of January 1927 with individual portraits. Also lots of group photos of teams and school clubs (without names). Interior is crisp and clean. Includes about 37 pages of local advertising. 148 pp. 9.25 x 6.25.

Portland, Oregon: Jefferson HS, 1956. Hardcover. Very Good. Book has a little wear to extremities. Very light rubbing to surfaces of boards. Pages are free of marks. Binding is sound. 268 pages. 9.25 x 12.25 inches.

New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1949. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Good-. First Edition (Roman numeral "I" on copyright page). Black cloth boards with yellow lettering; green top stain. Head of spine slightly bumped; ink line across top edge of text block. Interior is clean; some dog-eared pages. Dust jacket missing material at head of spine; chip on fore-edge of rear panel; a bit of edge wear; rear panel shows creasing and closed tears; not price clipped. DJ is in an archival mylar sleeve. 313 pages. 8 x 5.25 inches.

Gretna [Louisiana]: Pelican Publishing Company, 1990. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Foot of spine lightly rubbed, else fine. Clean and unmarked. Fully illustrated. Dust jacket in an archival mylar sleeve. Index. 144 pages. 11 x 8.5 inches. Author Edward D. Nudelman, owner of the world's largest personal collection of Jessie Willcox Smith's works, has compiled this pictorial volume primarily for the reader's visual enjoyment. It features 105 color illustrations as well as a few photographs of the artist. However, his comprehensive text offers the reader invaluable insight into the character and career of this great American artist. Nudelman discusses Smith's early artistic training and the development of her unique talent under the tutelage of her mentor, the renowned illustrator Howard Pyle. He also chronicles the early years at The Ladies' Home Journal, where she began her career in the advertising department. Jessie Willcox Smith (1863-1935) was an illustrator… Read More

Portland, Oregon: Jesuit High School, 2008. Hardcover. Fine. Like new. 8.75 x 11.25 inches. 250 Pages.

Sieburg, Germany: Seitenblick, 1998. Soft cover. Very Good. Light wear. Covers rubbed; one scratch on back cover. 241 pages.