Search Results: Titles starting with J from Lost Paddle Books, IOBA

New York: Warner Books, 1977. First US Edition Thus/1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good +/N/A. First Printing stated by Warner Books with full number line down to and including 1. Minimal wear/marks. Cover by the brothers Hildebrandt.

Austin: University of Texas Press, 1969. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/N/A. The first book to appear in English in the US by this amazing Swiss writer. An ex-library copy that does not appear to have circulated long. In nice blue boards with dulled gilt and green to type and design motif on spine. Sticker shadows to bottom of spine and adjacent boards. A portion of missing jacket is affixed to inside of front board. Sticker and due date slip to ffep, stamp and number in pen to title page, pocket to rear pastedown, stamp and paper removal residue to rfep and stamps to top & bottom page ends and text block. Bottom front corner dinged/rubbed through cloth, otherwise in great shape - clean with tight binding.

Austin: University of Texas Press, 1969. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Good/N/A. The first book to appear in English in the US by this amazing Swiss writer. An ex-library copy that does not appear to have circulated long. In blue boards with dulled gilt and green to type and design motif on spine. Small sticker residue and tiny scar to bottom of spine, small smudge to front cover and hard bump to top front corner. Library stickers to pastedowns, due slip to rfep and a couple stamps to introduction page. Binding solid.

Evanston: Northwestern University Press, 1961. First US Edition/Early Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/N/A. Assumed first printing with no further printings mentioned. In green cloth with gilt to design motif on front board and silver foil to type on spine. Previous owner's name to ffep, otherwise clean with sharp corners and tight binding. Just a couple small marks to page ends.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. First US Edition/Later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. A nice more recent reprint In light blue boards and dark blue spine cloth with gilt. Bump to bottom front corner and lesser ding to bottom rear. Some tanning to tops of boards. Small smudge to bottom of ffep, otherwise clean with solid binding. Jacket is price-clipped with light wear.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. First US Edition/Early Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good . Illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. An early reprint In orange blindstamped boards with gilt to type on spine. Top page ends tinted orange. Light wear at spine ends and light dings to three corners. Names in ink to front pastedown and half-title page with one inked out to ffep as well. Jacket is unclipped ($8.95) with a few nicks to bottom of spine and top of rear flap and sticker shadow towards bottom of spine which is lightly faded.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. First US Edition/Later Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. A nice more recent reprint In light blue boards and dark blue spine cloth with gilt. Only some light wear to bottom of front board. Sharp corners, clean interior and tight binding. Jacket is price-clipped with light wear and some tiny spots/marks to rear panel.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. First US Edition/Later Printing. Hardcover. Fair/Good. Illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. A more recent printing and ex-library copy rebound for the libraries in sturdy pictorial cloth. Paper scarring to top of ffep and some stamps, marks and writing to free endpapers and title page, but no pocket or due slip. Jacket is unclipped ($13.95) with small chips at spine ends and small author last name sticker to bottom of spine. It is also trimmed 1/8 inch shorter than the book.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. First US Edition/Later Printing. Hardcover. Good/N/A. Illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. A nice later reprint In light blue boards and dark blue spine cloth with gilt that has dulled. Small ding/gouge to bottom of front board and some fading to top edges and spine which is slightly cocked. Wear to corners with small splits to bottoms. Interior clean with solid binding.

Paris: Editions du Dauphin, 1946. Reprint Edition. Paperback. Good /N/A. In textured wraps. Some creasing to spine and sticker shadow to price on same with some nicks at bottom. Foxing to top page ends and tanning to paper. Moisture stain to bottom rear half of spine and adjacent portion of rear cover as well as bottom edge of same.

New York: Modern Library, 1939. First Edition Thus/Early Printing. Hardcover. Good/Fair. A very early printing of the First Modern Library Ediiton without the statement in blue balloon cloth and gilt to type, dulled/rubbed on spine. Corners dinged and creasing to front and rear covers. Top page ends tinted blue. Tanning to hinges. Clean interior and solid binding. Jacket has no price, but 265 titles listed on inside of jacket. Large chips at spine ends, with smaller at corners, top of front panel and top and bottom edges of rear panel. Small stain to spine and tanning as well which carries over onto rear panel. Small spot to rear panel.

Buenos Aires: Editorial Acme, 1974. Reprint Ediiton. Hardcover. Fair/N/A. From the beloved Collecion Robin Hood. Some glue repairs to hinges with partial splits showing at spine edges. Wear/chips to bottom of spine which is slightly faded. Some discoloration/spotting to inside edges of boards and possibly endpapers from adhesive used and tanning to pages due to poor quality of materials used. Stain to bottom corner of text block, front and bottom ends. Some foxing to page ends. #18

New York: Random House, 1943. Reprint Editon. Hardcover. Very Good/N/A. In pictorial boards with green spine cloth and gilt to type. A couple dents/chunks to tops of boards, otherwise mild wear at corners. Clean interior and tight binding.

New York: Kathy Dawson Books, 2017. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. By the author of Graceling. Full number line to 1. Nice clean copy.

Tokyo & Rutland: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1959. First Edition/Fourth Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Extremely scarce in cloth with jacket. By the trailblazing Japanese mystery writer, Edogawa Rampo whose pen name was inspired by Edgar Allen Poe. A big influence on popular culture, he inspired anime, manga, online games and movies. In pictorial paper covered boards with bright gilt to black spine. Light wear to spine ends. Sharp corners, clean interior and solid binding. Jacket is price-clipped at dotted line, but US price of $2.50 still present. Edgewear to panel and spine ends with some rubbing at corners. One inch tear to bottom of rear panel with associated creasing. Three shorter tears to top edges and head of spine.

Philadelphia: Centaur Press, 1933. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good +. Beautifully printied in black burlap cloth with gilt. Deckle edges. Jacket is unclipped ($3.00) with a few small smudges to spine and rear panel and a few edge nicks/short tears. Publlisher's promotional brochure for the book is laid in. Limited to 500 copies.

Montreal: Drawn & Quarterly, 2012. First Edition Thus/First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/N/A. First Hardcover Edition stated with full number line 10-1. Bottom corners bumped/dinged. Clean with solid binding. No jacket as issued, but vertical band to rear board with reviews/barcode, etc. - Near Fine.

New York: Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2016. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition stated with full number line 1-10. in black boards and spine with gilt to type. Some fading to spine and bottom rear corner bumped. Front pastedown lifting from bottom. Jacket is unclipped($35.00) with crease to spine and light wear/marks and tiny puncture to spine.

Washington, DC: Island Press, 2001. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Full number line 10-1. Anice copy in orange boards with brown spine and gilt. Jacket is unclipped(no price) with some scratches to rear panel.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1916. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/N/A. The sequel to Little Men and a beautiful art nouveau reprint edition. In green pictorial cloth with ivory, light green, brown and black to illustration on cover and beautiful gilt to type and design motif on spine. Clean with tight binding and minimal signs of storage.