Search Results: Titles starting with J from BiblioStax

London: Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1929. This is the Peter Pan who plays in Kensington Gardens retold by May Byron with the permission of the author and illustrated by the inimitable Arthur Rackham. No date; circa 1929. Bright green buckram (full-cloth) boards, crisp black cover and spine titles, design, light shelf wear. Stylish vignette at cover of babe Peter playing his pan flute sitting upon a mushroom patch. Deckled pages near fine; small vintage inscription at blank endp. Bind good; hinges intact. Includes six color plates and fifteen more in b&w; all by Arthur Rackham. Pictorial endpapers with Map of Kensington Gardens. Beautifully charming and subdued imagery by Arthur Rackham. Rare dust wrapper, moderate edge wear, rub; unclipped, protected in new clear sleeve. Lovely pictorial dust jacket with the full colour illustration of Peter Pan playing flute in mushroom patch, lettering in red and black on front panel and spine, black and white illustrated rear panel listing the… Read More

London: Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1935. No date; circa 1935. Early printing with Mabel Lucie Atwell's illustrations. Dark blue cloth boards, black embossed cover and spine titles, design, light shelf wear. Vignette silhouette of what appears to be littlest Darling boy, Michael Nicholas at cover and spine. Thick heavy stock leaves, near fine, clean. Rare original wrap-around pictorial wrapper, moderate edge wear, chip, rub ; protected in new clear sleeve. Charming pictorial wrapper. Near fine in original near very good wrapper. Features uniquely charming color gravure plates and partial-page designs by Mabel Lucie Attwell. J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan is a thrilling adventure for all ages! Barrie's story of the boy who refuses to grow up is a tale that never gets old. It follows the Darling children, Wendy, John and Michael, who befriend the magical Peter and are whisked away to Neverland, where the villainous Captain Hook and the brave Lost Boys await. Mabel Lucie… Read More

Magnum Easy Eye, 1968. Magnum No. 28. Moderate cover, edge wear. Pages fine, clean. Larger type for easy reading. The life of a great president. 255 pages.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1935. No date; circa 1935. Light green full cloth boards, crisp black cover and spine titles, moderate shelf wear. Vignette silhouette of what appears to be littlest Darling boy, Michael Nicholas, at cover and spine. Thick heavy stock leaves generally very good without writing; few at front and exterior text block w/moderate fox. Rare original wrap-around pictorial wrapper, moderate shelf wear, some fleck to edges; unclipped 2/6 net, protected in new clear sleeve. Wrap-around design features Peter and Darling children on their first night flight with humorous fairies accompanying at back panel. Scarce near very good early edition in good original wrapper. Features seven uniquely charming monochromatic gravure plates and glassine page guards with captions. Also many partial-page designs throughout by Mabel Lucie Attwell. May Byron's adaptation for little people with the approval of the J. M. Barrie. Peter Pan is a thrilling adventure for all ages!… Read More

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1948. No date; circa 1948. Light blue-grey full cloth boards, crisp black cover and spine titles, some cover, corner wear, rub, spine toning. Vignette silhouette of what appears to be littlest Darling boy, Michael Nicholas at cover and spine. Thick heavy stock leaves generally good. A very personalized example from young child. Majority of line drawings are neatly colored. Several inscriptions. Scarce very unique well loved early edition. Features seven uniquely charming monochromatic gravure plates; these are left as original. Also many partial-page designs throughout by Mabel Lucie Attwell. Inscription at front pastedown: "To Carole, From Auntie Kath & Uncle Fred, Christmas 1948." Half-title features the little girl's name herself and some practice scribble with colors: "Carole Atkins." Two more pages found with a little red scribble. Subsequent blank endpaper with stipulations neatly printed above blank box: "Libary Open… Read More

London, United Kingdom: BBC Books, 1992. Moderate wear. Pages very good. Few x's bottom edge. Ages 9-12. "Jack Crater will appeal to all children - especially those who have had to suffer mum or dad's bad temper!" 80 pages. Bookstore mark.. Soft cover. Good. Illus. by Peter Kavanagh. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Chicago - New York: The Reilly & Lee Co. , 1929. Copyright 1929 by The Reilly & Lee Co. Rare first printing with color illustrations. Large 7" x 9 1/4" design. Dark green cloth boards with mounted color plate, crisp black spine titles, moderate shelf wear, rub. Front board features crisp full-size plate. Cover protected in thick clear sleeve slipped over front and back boards. Pages generally near very good; few with chip, discoloration, little smudge. Illustrated endpapers of Jack and Peter the Pitcher posing with oversize O and Z. Front endpaper with pre-printed vignette of slouching Scarecrow and Tin Man with child's ownership details: "This Book Belongs To: 'EMMA RAE ANDErSOn, FROM Aunt Berna & Uncle FRank, XMAS 1934.'" This first edition features the miasmic and highly sought plates by John Rea Neill in dynamic colors. All one dozen color designs are present and accounted for. Other classicly whimsical full and partial-page b&w… Read More

Chicago - New York: The Reilly & Lee Co. , 1929. Copyright 1929 by The Reilly & Lee Co. No other dates; early printing without color illustrations. Large 7" x 9 1/4" design. Bright red boards with sharp, mounted color plate, crisp black spine titles, generally near fine; some bleed at lower corner of back board. Front board features crisp full-size plate; some mounting offset. Pages near fine, clean. Antiquarian stamp at ownership page: "This Book Belongs To: 'Robert McLellan, 5263 M Street, Sacremento, California." Illustrated endpapers of Jack and Peter the Pitcher posing with oversize O and Z. Classic, whimsical full and partial-page illustrations, vignettes, headers and tailpieces by the inimitable artist, John Rea Neill. Rare dynamic and colorful pictorial wrapper, some chip, rub, moderate red bleed at back panel; unclipped 2.50, protected in new clear sleeve. Price appears as publisher's neat stamp at front and back flaps over original cost… Read More

Richmond, Virginia: Eastern National Park Monument Association, 1971. Matte brown pictorial wraps, lt. shelf wear. Textured pages fine. Wonderfull illustration throughout. Brown matte pictorial endpapers. Explore the legacy and life of Stonewall Jackson of the Confederate States Army. 63 pages. (Spine: Jackson). Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

8 West 40 Street, New York: Julian Messner, Publisher, 1957. Blue marbled boards, navy stamped spine titles, lt. shelf wear. Pages very good, clean. Dj moderate edge wear, rub at back; unclipped 3.95, protected in new, clear sleeve. Classic hazy violet jacket art w/image of a young slender John Keel handling a powerful constrictor in Bombay. Very attractive. Here is the truth behind the Indian rope trick, living burials, x-ray vision, two-headed snakes and other "supernatural" phenomena; and here, too, is magic w/o a logical explanation that will intrigue even the most skeptical of men. From the Upper Nile to the lower Ganges and the Roof of the World in Tibet, John Keel traveled in search of Jadoo - the black magic of the Orient. Everywhere he went he hunted down the mystcs, lamas, jadoo-wallas, and fakirs, befriending them and ferreting out their secrets. 249 pages. Insured post.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday, 1974. Grey cloth boards, black cloth spine wap, gilt spine titles, lt. shelf wear. Deckled pages fine. Rare photos. A uniquely well researched and personal look at Dean. The author, Venable Herdon, as memorable a man as Dean himself. Written w/an empathetic quality, Herndon understood the subject. Not sensational, near scholarly in approach, Venable Herndon wrote from his heart and his exceptional mind about the passionate, brief life of a fellow artist. An intimate biography that digs into the man and his myth, explores Dean's short, intense life in all it's dimensions and contradictions, includes interviews with people who lived with, and worked with Dean, shows the star as he really was: his terrors, ambitions, loves and his incredible struggles as an actor. 288 pages.. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

College Station, Texas: Virtual Book Worm, 2008. Rarity of highly intriguing and rather monumental material. Collage pictorial wraps, light shelf wear. Cover depicts collage design around Downard's visage w/Monarch butterfly, Sandoz Elyisi LSD25 dropper, Walther pistol or similar, emanating 33 in golden triangle, atom symbol surrounded by zodiacal symbols, and, an electric dental drill. Pages very good, no writing; few w/dogear crease. Bind fine. Near fine rarity. Mind Control, occult scenarios, conspiracy and ritual crimes. In James Shelby Downard's Mystical War, author Adam Gorightly chronicles the famed conspiracy researcher's life long battles against Masonic Sorcery as an investigator and exposer of the Science of Symbolism, Onomatology (Science of Names) and Mystical Toponomy (Science of Places, Symbols). Mystical War picks up where Downard left off and follows the bread crumbs down a rabbit hole where only the brave (or crazy!) dare follow. Bits of Downard insight and bio… Read More

Tokyo, Japan: The Hokuseido Press, 1991. As new. Signed by author at title page. In English. From the annotated textbook library. Printed in Japan. 91 pages. (Spine: White w/symbols). Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Pocket Books, 2005. First printing. Lt. shelf wear. Pages fine. When the Marines--or "jarheads" as they call themselves--are sent to Saudi Arabia to fight the Iraqis, Swofford is there, with a 100-pound pack on his shoulders and a sniper's rifle in his hands. In this powerful memoir, he weaves his war experience with vivid accounts of boot camp, reflections on the mythos of the Marines, and remembrances of battles with lovers and family. 367 pages.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1974. Stated First Edition at copyright. Code O44 (044) at page 311 indicating true first printing in first state wrapper with 6.95 at top corner and J. above this. 1974 at title page and copyright page. Full black cloth boards, moderate shelf wear, rub. Silver spine titles feature shark vignette as would appear through a hull's porthole window. Deckled pages very good without writing. Deep blue endpapers. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Original pictorial dust wrapper in deep dark bluish-black, some shelf wear, rub, chip, spine toning; unclipped 6.95, protected in fine clear sleeve. Classic cover art by Paul Bacon of swimmer in bikini above phallic great white image appearing enormously from bottom of image; bold cover and spine titles in red and white over black b.g. Back panel features portrait by Alex Gotfryd of Benchley in turtle neck and sport coat. Rare good true first edition in same wrapper. It was just another day in a… Read More

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1974. Stated First Edition at copyright. Code O44 (044) at page 311 indicating true first printing in first state wrapper with 6.95 at top corner and J. above this. 1974 at title page and copyright page. Full black cloth boards, moderate shelf wear, rub. Silver spine titles feature shark vignette as would appear through a hull's porthole window. Deckled pages generally very good without writing. Deep blue endpapers; some ripple to back pastedown, endpaper. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Original pictorial dust wrapper in deep dark bluish-black, moderate shelf wear, rub, spine toning; unclipped 6.95, protected in fine clear sleeve. Classic cover art by Paul Bacon of swimmer in bikini above phallic great white image appearing enormously from bottom of image; bold cover and spine titles in red and white over black b.g. Back panel features portrait by Alex Gotfryd of Benchley in turtle neck and sport coat. Rare near very good true first… Read More

Paris: Éditions Seghers, 1968. Moderate cover, edge wear. Pages very good. Several photo plates of theatre productions. Includes: 'Textes de Vilar', 'Points de vue critiques', etc. In French. 183 pages.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Book.

New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher - Penguin Books, 2012. Stated at copyright: "First Tarcher/Penguin edition: 2012." Full number-line beginning with 2. Includes a new publisher's note to this Tarcher/Penguin edition. Matte pictorial light blue boards, slight shelf wear. Cover and dust wrapper design depicts an open book or Bible w/balanced scales. Pages fine, no writing. Bind fine; hinges intact. Ornately patterned endpapers. Dust wrapper, generally very good with some rub to spine; protected in new clear sleeve. Fine example in near very good wrapper. Presented here is The Essence of the Four Gospels in the words of Christ Himself. The first publication of this moving story in modern dress. It is the very epitome of the entire Christian faith - the soul of the spirit that has moved the world. The original text was bought from the family of our third President by the United States in the late 1800's and published for the first time in 1895. Jefferson did not publish this… Read More

Renton, Washington: Jubilee Press, 1978. Rare edition, material. Textured, semi-flexible, dk. brown leather cover w/rounded corners, gilt embossed cover titles, moderate wear. Pages fine; inscription at copyright. Gilded page edges. Bind fine; hinges intact. Offers a History of the Jefferson Bible and A Topical Guide to the Words of Jesus Christ, pages 237-384 - a key to understanding the text. Also, a Concordance of the Words of Jesus Christ, 387-523. From "Material Extracted Textually from the Gospels in Greek, Latin, French, and English." Presents a complete facsimile reproduction of Jefferson's Bible in which is underscored the passages from the Gospels directly related to words and actions of Jesus. This is, in regards, Jefferson's attempt to remove supernatural aspects of Bible to further clarify Jesus' doctrine. "Thomas Jefferson's mission was leadership. Without an effort on his part, expressions from his lips, that from other men's would… Read More

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Geo. W. Ogilvie, 1904. First edition thus. Copyright 1904 by GEO. W. OGILVIE. Rare. Smooth brown leather, semi-flexible cover, gilt cover titles with stamped border, moderate shelf wear. Unique design w/rounded corners. Pages very good; no writing. Red page edges at all sides. Convenient pocket 3" x 5 1/2" size. Rare example of this early edition from Geo. W. Ogilvie. Material extracted textually from the Gospels, together with a comparison of his doctrines with those of others, and, w/Jefferson's religious views. Includes a 12-page Biographical Sketch of Thomas Jefferson, and a Valuable 40-page Appendix of Rare, Quaint, Curious and not generally known or imperfectly understood Biblical facts. This little known volume contains every word contained in the "Life of Christ" as arranged by Thomas Jefferson. This is, in regards, Jefferson's attempt to remove supernatural aspects of the Bible to further clarify Jesus' doctrine.… Read More