Search Results: Titles starting with J from YJS BOXES OF BOOKS

Random House, Inc., 2011. Random House, Inc., Stated First American Edition, 01/25/2011. Near Fine/Near Fine. One of the most popular and mysterious figures in American literary history, J. D. Salinger eluded fans and journalists for most of his life. Now comes a new biography that Peter Ackroyd in The Times of London calls energetic and magnificently researched"-a book from which "a true picture of Salinger emerges." Filled with new information and revelations-garnered from countless interviews, letters, and public records-J. D. Salinger presents an extraordinary life that spanned nearly the entire twentieth century. Kenneth Slawenski explores Salingerrs"s privileged youth, long obscured by misrepresentation. Random House, Inc., Stated First American Edition, 01/25/2011, with Full #'s line. Near Fine, as new. Black paper over boards,gold lettering. DJNear Fine as new. vibrant, unclipped.

DOUBLE DAY AND COMPANY INC, 1953. DOUBLE DAY AND COMPANY INC. (1953). Black cloth over boards , gold lettering. VVERY GOOD/VERY GOOD--. JOYCE KILMER POEMS, ESSAYS AND LETTERS EDITED BY ROBERT CORTES HOLLIDAY A collection of Joyce Kilmer's poems, essays and letters. Editor's memoir at beginning. Photographs and portraits of Kilmer. DOUBLE DAY AND COMPANY INC. GARDEN CITY, NEW YORK 1953. Copyright, 1914, 1917,1918, by double Day and Company. Book very good, solid no pulling of the spine, no bumped corners, text vibrant, clean, no writing and no foxing. Black cloth over boards, gold lettering. DJ very good, bright, clean as new, except slight problems with mylar covers. old covering used with black trim. Not the best, left some dark markings on some edges. Corners clipped price very readable $5.00.

William Morrow & Co, 1996. William Morrow & Co, FirstEdition, First printing, 07/31/1996. Black paper over boards, gold lettering. . Very Good, clean, vibrant. Top of end paper cut at top of full page about one in./Dj Good, tear at bottom left, and top front. On right some damage , as in tear glued. Shelf wear at top, back flap small clipped at corner.. Traces the relationship of President Kennedy and his wife, discussing the public and private aspects of their marriage. Many B/W pictures. William Morrow & Co, First Edition, First printing, 07/31/1996. Very Good, clean, vibrant. black paper over boards, gold lettering. Top of end paper cut at top of full page about one in. Dj Good, tear at bottom left, and top front. On right some damage , as in tear glued .shelf wear at top, back flap small clipped at corner.

Hyperion Books, New York, 2011. Hyperion Books, New York, First Edition, First Printing 09/14/2011. Hard Book boards, beautifully presented with pictures front and back covers, ,cassette holder same pictures on cover as on the Mint slipcase. Mint/Mint Slipcase. In seven never-before-heard interviews conducted in 1964 with Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. and sealed for half a century, Jacqueline Kennedy tells her story in her own words, in an annotated book that includes an eight-CD set of the original interviews. Jacqueline Kennedy: American Icon Jacqueline Kennedy, who reinvented the role of First Lady and whose style, glamour, and courage helped to define an era, chose not to speak publicly about those years. In virtually the only print interview she gave (to Look Magazine in 1963) shortly after her husband was assassinated, she literally did define the era, likening her husband's presidency to Camelot; it was a comparison that caught the imagination of a nation in mourning. When she died in 1994 without… Read More

F. Fell, 1964. F. Fell, 1964, First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. F Fell, 1964, First Edition Very Good, clean, solid, colors vibrant DJ Very Good shelf wear at top and bottom, some soiling.

Crown Publishers Inc. New York, 1989. Crown Publishers Inc. New York, 08/19/1989. Purple Cloth over boards, blue lettering. Mint/Mint. Illustrations by Cheryl Gross.. I'm sure I never said to myself: 'Now, Jim--why don't you sit down and write a poem.' It's still a mystery to me, but I think probably it's something that happened by accident--like a lot of things have happened in my life." So begins this delightful collection of poetry by America's best-loved actor, Jimmy Stewart. Interspersed with vivid recollections and charming illustrations, the poems document a life that isn't too different from yours or mine. Jimmy Stewart won the hearts of generations of movie viewers with a confused innocence and stammering delivery that made his acting seem genuine and effortless. Somehow he managed to make the boy next door into a national hero. Now, in Jimmy Stewart and His Poems, the consummate Everyman shares tales from his everyday life. From fishing trips and dog stories to a hilarious account of a… Read More

Easton Press, Norwalk Connecticut, 1978. Easton Press, 1978, 'The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. Collector's Edition. Fully-bound in richly colored red leather with raised bands and gilt lettering. Near Mint/no dj as issued. Lithographs by Barnett Freedman. Jane Eyre (originally published as Jane Eyre: An Autobiography) is a novel by English writer Charlotte Brontë, published under the pen name "Currer Bell", on 16 October 1847, by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. Orphaned as a child, Jane has felt an outcast her whole young life. Her courage is tested once again when she arrives at Thornfield Hall, where she has been hired by the brooding, proud Edward Rochester to care for his ward Adèle. Jane finds herself drawn to his troubled yet kind spirit. She falls in love. Hard. But there is a terrifying secret inside the gloomy, forbidding....(good Read). Easton Press, 1978, 'The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written' Collector's Edition In near mint condition, two small scratches on gilt head. Fully-bound in… Read More

Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania (1981), 1981. Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania (1981). Black Leatherette over boards gold designs and lettering. Near Mint/NO DJ as issued. Illustrator, Skip Liepke. Jane Eyre (originally published as Jane Eyre: An Autobiography) is a novel by English writer Charlotte Brontë, published under the pen name "Currer Bell", on 16 October 1847, by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. Orphaned as a child, Jane has felt an outcast her whole young life. Her courage is tested once again when she arrives at Thornfield Hall, where she has been hired by the brooding, proud Edward Rochester to care for his ward Adèle. Jane finds herself drawn to his troubled yet kind spirit. She falls in love. Hard. But there is a terrifying secret inside the gloomy, forbidding....(good Read) Illustrator, Skip Liepke. Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, 1981.. NEAR MINT, Leatherette, 22 kt. gold accents and lettering, printed with acid neutral pages that are… Read More

Avenel, New Jersey, U.s.a.: Random House Value Publishing, 1992. Random House Value Publishing, First Edition, First Printing, 07. cloth/red boards,blue spine. Near Fine/Very Good+. The new host of NBC's Tonight Show uses sharp wit to shred some absurd yet real headlines from the nation's newspapers in a hardcover collection of three of his best-selling book. Random House Value Publishing, First Edition, First Printing, 07/27/1992. Near Mint, solid, bright and clean. cloth/red boards, blue spine. DJ, Good ++, colors vibrant, not clipped.

Knopf, New York, 1992. Knopf, New York , 04/07/1992 . Later Printing' A signed First Edition. Black paper over boards, black cloth spine , gold lettering. Near Mint/Near Mint. In the afterglow of a clean triumph--her widely celebrated, Pulitzer Prize-winning best-seller, Beloved--Toni Morrison moves to even higher ground. This, her eagerly awaited new novel, Jazz, is spellbinding for the haunting passion of its profound love story, and for the bittersweet lyricism and refined sensuality of its powerful and elegant style.It is winter, barely three days into 1926, seven years after Armistice; we are in the scintillating City, around Lenox Avenue, "when all the wars are over and there will never be another one...At last, at last, everything's ahead...Here comes the new. Look out. There goes the sad stuff. The bad stuff. The things-nobody-could-help stuff." But amid the euphoric decisiveness, a tragedy ensues among people who had train-danced into the City, from points south and west, in search of… Read More

In the afterglow of a clean triumph--her widely celebrated, Pulitzer Prize-winning best-seller, Beloved--Toni Morrison moves to even higher ground. This, her eagerly awaited new novel, Jazz, is spellbinding for the haunting passion of its profound love story, and for the bittersweet lyricism and refined sensuality of its powerful and elegant style.It is winter, barely three days into 1926, seven years after Armistice; we are in the scintillating City, around Lenox Avenue, "when all the wars are over and there will never be another one...At last, at last, everything's ahead...Here comes the new. Look out. There goes the sad stuff. The bad stuff. The things-nobody-could-help stuff." But amid the euphoric decisiveness, a tragedy ensues among people who had train-danced into the City, from points south and west, in search of promise.Joe Trace--in his fifties, door-to-door salesman of Cleopatra beauty products, erstwhile devoted husband--shoots to death his lover of three months, impetuous,… Read More

Knopf, 1992. Knopf, New York , 04/07/ 1992. Stated First Trade Edition. A signed First Edition of this book has been privately printed by the Franklin Library. Book of The month Main Selection. Black paper over boards, black cloth spine , gold lettering. Near Mint, tight , neat and bright./DJ MINT, clean and vibrant, not clipped $21.00. In the afterglow of a clean triumph--her widely celebrated, Pulitzer Prize-winning best-seller, Beloved--Toni Morrison moves to even higher ground This, her eagerly awaited new novel, Jazz, is spellbinding for the haunting passion of its profound love story, and for the bittersweet lyricism and refined sensuality of its powerful and elegant style . It is winter, barely three days into 1926, seven years after Armistice; we are in the scintillating City, around Lenox Avenue, "when all the wars are over and there will never be another one. At last, at last, everything's ahead. Here comes the new Look out There goes the sad stuff The bad stuff The… Read More

This book, a National Book Award nominee in 1988, is the life of Thomas Jefferson as seen through the prism of his love affair with Monticello. For over half a century, it was his consuming passion, his most serious amusement. With a sure command of sources and skilled intuitive understanding of Jefferson, McLaughlin crafts and uncommon portrait of builder and building alike. En route he tells us much about life in Virginia; about Monticello's craftsmen and how they worked their materials; about slavery, class, and family; and, above all, about the multiplicity of domestic concerns that preoccupied...
Henry Holt and Co. First Edition 5/15/88. Boook in Very Good condition, Clean and Bright, very slight pulling of spine at the top, no bumped corners. DJ is very clean, text is bright, colors vibrant.

Henry Holt and Co, 1988. Henry Holt and Co. First Edition 5/15/88. Very Good condition, Clean and Bright/Very Good. This book, a National Book Award nominee in 1988, is the life of Thomas Jefferson as seen through the prism of his love affair with Monticello For over half a century, it was his consuming passion, his most serious amusement With a sure command of sources and skilled intuitive understanding of Jefferson, McLaughlin crafts and uncommon portrait of builder and building alike En route he tells us much about life in Virginia; about Monticello's craftsmen and how they worked their materials; about slavery, class, and family; and, above all, about the multiplicity of domestic concerns that preoccupied. Henry Holt and Co First Edition 5/15/88. Very Good condition, Clean and Bright, very slight pulling of spine at the top, no bumped corners DJ is very clean, text is bright, colors vibrant.

Jean Webster's mother, Annie Moffett Webster, was a niece of Mark Twain. Her father, Charles Luther Webster, was Twain's partner and publisher in the ill-fated Charles L. Webster Publishing Company.
A. L. Burt and Company New York, 1907. Stated on copyright page; Copyright 1907, by The Century Company-Copyright 1906, 1907, by the Crowell Publishing Company-Published April, 1907.
Book in very good condition, some light foxing and some light spotting. Slight puling away of cover from spine. Some pages have a wrinkle or indentation, always same area, top left of pages, about 1 to 2in. long. Does not interfere with reading of text etc. On front endpaper in ink 'Miss Myrtie Starley, from Gladys July 12, 1910. Age 15.' No DJ.

A. L. Burt and Company New York, 1907, 1907. A. L. Burt and Company New York, 2007. Book in very good condition, some light foxing and some light spotting./No dj. Orson Lowell. Jean Webster's mother, Annie Moffett Webster, was a niece of Mark Twain Her father, Charles Luther Webster, was Twain's partner and publisher in the ill-fated Charles L Webster Publishing Company Stated on copyright page; Copyright 1907, by The Century Company-Copyright 1906, 1907, by the Crowell Publishing Company-Published April, 1907 Book in very good condition, some light foxing and some light spotting Slight puling away of cover from spine Some pages have a wrinkle or indentation, always same area, top left of pages, about 1 to 2in long Does not interfere with reading of text etc On front endpaper in ink 'Miss Myrtie Starley, from Gladys July 12, 1910 Age 15' No DJ.

Based on Henson's Emmy Award-winning television series, this magnificent and unusual book is comprised of nine traditional European folk and fairy tales beautifully told with original full-color illustrations. The tale encompass the universal themes of folk literature--faith and need, enchantment, folly and greed, and courage and generosity. A spellbinding collection infused with Henson's special magic. 41 full-color paintings.
Knopf, Stated First Edition , First Printing, 10/1991. Book in better than very good condition, solid, nosoiling or writing,clean and bright, r. no corner bumps. DJ is very good very slight shelfwear, small indentation on cove.Beautifully Illustrated in color by Darcy May. A beautiful copy an AWESOME GIFT!!

Knopf, 1991. Knopf, Stated First Edition , First Printing, 10/1991. Very Good ++ solid, no soiling or writing, clean and bright, no bumped corners./Good. Based on Henson's Emmy Award-winning television series, this magnificent and unusual book is comprised of nine traditional European folk and fairy tales beautifully told with original full-color illustrations The tale encompass the universal themes of folk literature--faith and need, enchantment, folly and greed, and courage and generosity A spellbinding collection infused with Henson's special magic 41 full-color paintings. Knopf, Stated First Edition , First Printing, 10/1991 Book in better than very good condition, solid, no soiling or writing, clean and bright, r no corner bumps DJ is very good very slight shelf wear, small indentation on coved. Beautifully Illustrated in color by Darcy May A beautiful copy an AWESOME GIFT!!

Simon & Schuster, New York, 11/01/2005, 2005. Simon & Schuster, New York, 11/01/2005 (Nov 01, 2005). Black cloth over boards, black cloth spine, silver lettering. Mint as NEW./Mint as NEW.. America's Moral Crisis , Jimmy Carter President Carter has written importantly about his spiritual life and faith. In this book, he offers a personal consideration of "moral values" as they relate to the important issues of the day. He puts forward a passionate defense of separation of church and state, and a strong warning of where the country is heading as the lines between politics and rigid religious fundamentalism are blurred. He reacts to some trends involving both the religious and the political worlds as they have increasingly become intertwined, and including some of the most crucial and controversial issues of the day--frequently encapsulated under "moral values." They include preemptive war, women's rights, terrorism, civil liberties, homosexuality, abortion, the death penalty, science and religion,… Read More

Gossett & Dunlap, NewYork, 1913. Gossett & Dunlap, New York, Stated First Edition ,Stated First Printing, August,1913. Even if printed, this is not a true First Edition. Grosset & Dunlap, New York. 1913. 343 pages. 1st Grosset edition. Grosset is a reprint house that used the same style of the true 1st printing.. Tan cloth over boards, red corn design on front cover and spine. Very Good ++, Solid, Clean, bright, slight pulling of spine at top. Small indentation at top of cover. Indentation at front end paper, " Merry X Mas - I913 from Ralph, not in Ink or pencil juat an indentation./no DJ. Jack London's autobiography, John Barleycorn(1913), describes London's personal problems with alcohol, as well as the problems of alcoholism in society. In the present study, the book is content analyzed to yield a set of direct quotations John Barleycorn is an autobiographical novel by Jack London dealing with his enjoyment of drinking and struggles with alcoholism. It was published in 1913. The title is taken… Read More