Search Results: Authors starting with J from High Castle Books

Port Washington, NY: Kennikat, 1977. 196 pp., dark gray boards w/ gold lettering; Book shows slight wear to ends of spine & corners; "Friends of Library" stamp to front endpaper / The original edition of this book was published by Macmillan in 1895. /. Reissue. Hard Cover. Very Good -/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

NY, NY: Parent's Magazine Press, 1977. unpaginated (approx. 28 pp.); brown patterned boards w/ photo to front board, off-white lettering to spine; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows a little wear to ends of spine & corners of boards; a little wear to bottom edge of front pastedown & endpaper; Jacket shows wear, short tears, creasing & small chips to edges; a few small rubs & scratches overall, mainly to rear panel / Illustrated with B&W photos. /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Good. Illus. by George Ancona (photographs). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall (oblong).

Globe, AZ: Southwest Parks & Monument Assoc., 1978. viii, 69 pp., pictorial wraps; Book has minor rubbed soil to back cover; "Friends of Library" stamp to bottom corner of first page; prev. owner's name in pencil to top of title page / National Park System map to inside front cover and first page. Illustrated with color photos. /. 4th Print., Revised. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

NY, NY: Walker, 1979. 128 pp., pictorial wraps; book shows just a little wear to spine ends & corners w/ cover material splitting a bit at corners, else fine / Covers 72 whitewater rivers. Illustrated w/ over 130 color and B&W photos. "A magnificent, colorful, and useful guide to one of today's most exciting sports." /. First Trade Paper Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Boston, MA: Forum Publishing Co., 1964. 240 pp., dark blue cloth w/ gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows very minor wear to ends of spine; gold lettering to front board is tarnishing at edges; Jacket shows tears, creasing & some chipping to top edges (esp. top of rear panel); bottom edges show a couple of very short tears, a light crease & a small chip / Illustrated with B&W photos. / . 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good +. Illus. by Helen D. Foster (jacket illustration). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Oxford University Press, 1998. 212 pp., black binding w/ metallic-red lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover / "Advancing a provocative argument in clear and persuasive terms, Jacobs and Potter show how the recriminalization of hate crime has little (if any) value with respect to law enforcement or criminal justice. Indeed, enforcement of such laws may exacerbate intergroup tensions rather than eradicate prejudice." /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Los Angeles, CA,: Petersen, 144 pp., pictorial wraps; Book has edge wear w/ rubbing, scratches, small nicks to covers, split at top 1/2" of spine, nick to edge of spine, small split developing at bottom, title page has small darkened area (from old sticker) and hole cut (approx. 1/4" x 1 1/2") to remove a prev. owner's name, pages browning a little / "Four key steps to better photography: 1. Equipment; 2. Exposure; 3. Technique; 4 Finishing the job." Illustrated with many B&W and color photos. /. edition not stated. Trade Paperback. Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Lincoln, NE: Bison / University of Nebraska Press, 1967. 208 pp., pictorial wraps; Book shows some edgewear esp. to edges of spine & corners; some rubbing to covers; small browns stains to bottom edge of page block; yellow highlighting to 3 lines on one page / Fold-out map at front. B&W illustrations. /. 2nd Printing. Trade Paperback. Good -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Merrillville, IN: ICS Books, Inc., 1989. 66 pp., pictorial wraps; book shows very small crease to top corner of front cover; lightly rubbed "autographed" label to front cover / SIGNED by author on title page. B&W illustrations. From "The Basic Essentials Series." /. Signed by Author on Title Page. 3rd Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Illus. by Cliff Moen. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Scarsdale, NY,: Bradbury Press, 1976. 118 pp., blue-green boards w/ black lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows slight wear to ends of spine w/ a light bump to bottom corner of rear board; rear board shows some light scrapes to top fore corner; Jacket shows a little wear to ends of flap folds w/ a few small nicks to edges overall; 1/2" x 3/4" v-shaped piece missing from top edge of rear panel near spine; a little light rubbing to rear panel overall / "How does it happen? How does an unknown song get recorded? Where? Who pays for the recording sessions and how much? What does an agent or manager do? What is a breaking station? And how is a new single promoted from regional hit to national? Who does the promoting job? What's next, after a singer or songwriter's first hit? Carly Simon and ten other professionals in today's music business (including Leonard Cohen) have given music critic Mike Jahn wide-ranging interviews that answer these and other practical… Read More

NY, NY: Bernard Geis Associates, 1970. 210 pp., red cloth w/ black lettering; Dust jacket in Mylar cover; Book has slight bump & small black mark to bottom edge of front board; foxing to page edges; foxing browning to endpapers following outline of jacket flap; Jacket shows wear at spine ends w/ a very short edge tear at head of spine; some rubbing to front panel, also along spine & flap folds; small closed tear near bottom of rear fold; very short edge tear (1/8") to bottom left of front panel; light foxing to inside flaps / New York Times music critic Mike Jahn's novel of rock stardom and the New York underground scene. /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/Good to Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Ace Double, 1969. 81680, 173 pp. / 79 pp., pictorial wraps; tiny rub at top right of Jakes cover; very minor edge wear overall; otherwise clean & fresh as new / "Tonight We Steal . . ." part of II Galaxy series; ". . . Wagered World" part of Angelo di Stefano series. Both covers and 2 small B&W interior illustrations by Kelly Freas. Science Fiction Book Club insert advertisement is intact. /. Original Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Fine to Very Fine. Illus. by Kelly Freas.

NY, NY: Ace Double, 1970. 134 pp. / 120 pp., pictorial wraps, # 78400; Very small nick/tear (about 1/16") to bottom corner of "Star Virus" cover; short dark line to page edges; "Chaos" cover has small stains to bottom edge where orange page-edge staining spilled over during manufacturing, also a few vertical lines lightly impressed; this book is clean, square, tight, bright, and appears unread / Mask of Chaos (cover: Jack Gaughan) "On the masked world, the law is the deepest secret." The Star Virus (cover: Kelly Freas) "They stole the focus of futurity." /. Original Editions. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Jack Gaughan / Kelly Freas.

NY, NY: Curtis, 1970. 07100, 176 pp., pictorial wraps; slant to spine w/ wear to bottom rear corner; light to moderate edge wear; inside covers browning; bookstore stamps to first page; pages beginning to brown / "A science-fiction thriller about the Monte Cristo of the future . . . A robot with human feelings in a controlled, murderous solar system . . ." An early effort by a now-famous writer. /. Original Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good.

Blacksburg, VA: Tetra Press, 1985. 117 pp., glossy pictorial boards; book shows small dent to bottom edge of front board w/ a 1" impressed line to bottom of rear board / "Comprehensive advice on maintaining and displaying these spectacular ornamental carp." Illustrated with color photos & drawings. /. Hard Cover. Very Good to Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Tunbridge Wells, UK / NY, NY: Spellmount / Hippocrene, 1984. 95 pp., glossy pictorial boards; Book shows light to moderate wear to corners w/ some light rubbing overall / Entry in the Jazz masters series. Includes a selected discography by Tony Middleton. Illustrated with B&W photos. /. First U.K. Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

NY, NY: Bantam, 1987. (240) pp., pictorial wraps; Book shows edgewear, esp. along front edge of spine w/ creasing to corners & top edge of front cover; crease to top corner of back cover w/ tiny crease to bottom corner; some soiling & foxing to edges of page block w/ foxing to first & last pages, w/ a few small spots to the occasional margin; a few small dog-ears to page corners / "The setting for this brilliantly original fantasy is Germany in the second century. It is a tale set on the edges of the civilized world, a savage twilight of myth and superstition, untouched as yet by the great civilizations of the south." /. Reprint. Mass Market Paperback. Good.

Perkins, OK: Evans Publications, 1984. xi, 199 pp., light yellow-green cloth w/ black illustration & lettering to front board; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows gift notation to top edge of front pastedown; Jacket shows some wear, tears & creasing to edges w/ a 1 1/2" X 1 3/4" piece missing from top of front panel & similar but somewhat small piece missing from top of rear panel; a little light rubbing overall; full-length light crease to rear panel / Illustrated with B&W maps & photos, as well as a section of color plates. / . Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fair to Good. Illus. by Paul Laune (jacket art). 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall.

NY, NY: Dover, 1956. xvii, 332, ix, 70 pp., pictorial wraps; front cover has crease to bottom corner w/ smaller light crease to top corner; some wear to spine ends w/ color flaking along edges; some underlining to about 20 pages / ". . . an unabridged and unaltered republication of the first edition of 'The Will to Believe and Other Essays In Popular Philosophy' as originally published by Longmans, Green & Co. in 1897 and of the second edition of 'Human Immortality,' which first appeared in 1898 and was originally published by Houghton Mifflin & Co." /. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Good to Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Bloomington, IN,: Indiana University Press,, 1971. x, 166 pp., 1/4 black cloth w/ dark blue boards & gold lettering; Dust jacket in original library Mylar cover; Book has shelfwear to bottom edges; library stamps to edges of page block, margins of title page & two other pages; labels & stamps to front endpapers; card pocket to rear free endpaper; Jacket flaps are glued to pastedowns /. 2nd Impression. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.