Search Results: Titles starting with J from High Castle Books

Chatsworth, CA: Self Published 47 pp., pictorial wraps; Book shows chipping along spine w/ a little wear to corners of covers; a small area of scuff marks plus some light soil to front cover; back cover shows some red & blur marking, as well as a little soil & foxing w/ a dampstain to bottom portion which bleeds through to last page of book; light bends to bottom page corners w/ crease to one top corner / SIGNED on the title page by the author. The author was a drug addict and a convict who later underwent a religious conversion. One of his cellmates was Harvey Bailey, who robbed more than 400 banks. Machine Gun Kelly was in Leavenworth when Brown was first imprisoned there. Brown also claims "I knew Bonnie and Clyde in Dallas before they knew each other." Illustrated with B&W photos. "Jack tells it like it is." The book gives no date of publication, but there is a picture of a modern looking jetliner near the end of the book, which would seem to date it at least as… Read More

NY, NY: Pyramid Books, 1977. 160 pp., pictorial wrps; Book has some foxing & minor soil to covers w/ light crease to bottom corners of covers; small closed tear to spine; remainder mark to bottom of page block; tape mark to inside front cover; binding is tight & square, interior clean / Part of the "Pyramid Illustrated History of the Movies" series. Illustrated with numerous B&W photos. /. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Good to Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Southamption, UK: Ashford Press Publishing, 1987. xi, 180 pp., red binding w/ gold lettering; DJ in clear archival cover; book shows very light bumping to bottom corners of boards; DJ shows very slight wear to ends of flap folds / "Born in Rawalpindi, India in the closing days of the Raj (1926), Mike Harrison led and exciting and unpredictable life in this vast, little-known country. . . . In hot pursuit of India's luxuriant big game, Mike Harrison travels to some of the most evocative regions of the world and captures for the reader the real flavor of India's rich past." Illustrated with B&W photos. /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Esdaile Hudson (jacket illustration). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Phillips, WI: Milt's Books, 1989. 279 pp., pictorial wraps / book shows very light reading crease along spine / "John M. 'Milt' Neuhauser, a retired journalist, lives in Phillips, in northern Wisconsin. . . . His autobiographical novel, 'Growing Up Gentle,' was published in 1988." /. Signed by Author on Title Page. Revised Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, UK: Dalton Watson Ltd., 1973. (208) pp., light blue boards w/ gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows some small bumps to bottom edges w/ bottom corners of boards bumped; prev. owner's notation to front endpaper; Jacket shows wear, short tears & some creasing-curling to top & bottom edges, w/ a little more wear to ends of spine & folds; a couple of nicks to fore edge of spine, to rear panel & to rear flap fold / "You can compare, analyze or just drool over some of the best looking British cars ever made." B&W illustrations, with a color photo frontispiece. /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

State College, PA: American Philatelic Society, 1964. ii, 62 pp., pictorial wraps; booklet shows some light rumpling to covers, and slightly to pages; a little light soil to back cover; light bend to top corners of covers & pages; prev. owner's embossed name-address to bottom margin of first page / Illustrated with B&W photo-reproductions of stamps and letters, reproductions of marks and cancellations, and maps. /. Stapled Booklet. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

NY, NY: Knopf, 1981. 165 pp., 1/3 black cloth w/ brown boards & copper lettering; DJ in Mylar cover; book shows slight shelfwear to bottom edges; light foxing to top edge of page block; minor bumps to top edge of rear board; DJ shows slight fading to spine; very short tear & small crease to top edge of rear panel; creasing to bottom of front flap; some light rubbing overall / Author's first novel. /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Irving, TX: Pine Mountain Books, 2004. 323 pp., glossy pictorial boards; Book shows very minor wear to bottom corners of boards / SIGNED and INSCRIBED by the author: "To M____, Wishing you much enjoyment of the life of James Mackay. Helen Ogden Widener, 4-2-2005." / . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 1989. 96 pp., green cloth w/ white lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows some very minor bumping to edges of boards; small lightly rubbed area to center of front board; Jacket shows a little crimping at ends of spine w/ some very light creasing to top edge of front panel; some faint scratches to rear panel; a clean and lovely copy, suitable for gift giving / "This beautiful full-color book is packed with 35 delicious recipes for appetizers, soups, salads, main course, and desserts. . . . A quick flip through the pages reveals dozens of innovative ideas and stylish yet simple presentations." Illustrated with beautiful full-page color photos. /. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cincinnati, OH: Forward Movement Publications, 1988. 170 pp., pictorial wraps; book shows some light edge & corner wear; small crease to bottom corner of front cover; back cover shows creasing to top corner w/ a light crease to bottom edge & a few nicks to fore edge; some very light rubbing, mainly to back cover / Illustrated with B&W photos, drawings and maps. /. Trade Paperback. Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: St. Martin's Press, 1962. (256) pp., yellow cloth spine w/ orange boards & orange & black lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book has a few small black marks to top edge of page block; "withdrawn" stamp to bottom of front endpaper, does not seem to be ex-library, but rather a donation to a library, stamped before selling; Jacket shows slight fading to spine w/ some very light wear to ends & 2 very short closed tears & small crease to bottom end; some very light soil & a few minor rubs overall / Author's second novel. /. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/Very Good -. Illus. by Anthony D'Adamo (jacket design). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Fireside/Simon & Schuster, 1986. 254 pp., pictorial wraps; Book has crease to bottom corner of page preceding title page / "This fine-tuned exercise and eating plan draws on the latest research in physiology and nutrition - you can use it not only to get in shape, but to stay in peak condition for a lifetime." Illustrated with B&W photos by Harry Langdon. /. First Trade Paper Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London, UK: Hutchinson Business, 1986. BOXED SET of 3 TRADE PAPERBACKS: "Janner's Complete Letterwriter," xii, 241 pp.; "Janner's Complete Speechmaker," xii, 241 pp.; "Janner On Presentation," xii, 244 pp., all pictorial wraps, all books in VERY GOOD or better condition; BOX has damage and separation at top corner, but is structurally quite sound, clean & bright in else fine condition / 1984 editions, 1986 printings. All books illustrated in B&W with occasional cartoon drawings. /.

NY, NY: Wiley, 1993. xv, 430 pp., wraps; Book has some light edgewear w/ a very short closed tear & small crease top fore edge of front cover; "friends of library" stamps to top edge of page block & half-title page; light creasing to edges of a few leaves / "The first broad-scale scientific national survey since Kinsey." /. Book Club Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Tokyo, Japan: Yohan Publications, 1990. 100 pp., pictorial wraps; Book shows some light wear to corners / Illustrated with B&W drawings. /. 2nd Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good to Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Japan: Ministry of Communications 48 pp., pictorial wraps; Book shows wear to ends of spine w/ small piece missing at head & a 3/8" tear to front cover adjacent to head of spine; just a little light edge & corner wear w/ some minor soil to back cover / Though there is no publication or copyright date given in the book, the latest date mentioned is 1948, and the book likely dates from not long after that. The book is bound by two sets of two holes each along the spine, which have then been tied through with short pieces of purple cord. Laid in are what look to be two business cards. They are printed in Japanese on one side, with English on the other. The first card states "MASTER H. HENEDA, C.P.C. NOGOYA," AND THE SECOND STATES "S. Furuta, Chief, Postal Adm. Sub-sect., Nagoya Communications Bureau." Illustrations of stamps are in color, with a few addition other illustrations in B&W. /. Trade Paperback. Good to Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Japan: Ministry of Communications 48 pp., pictorial wraps; book shows wear to spine which has split from the bottom nearly halfway up, & about 1/2" at the top; front cover shows edgewear w. a short tear & small crease to bottom edge, & full-length vertical crease along spine & a shorter crease to lower central portion; back cover shows a little light soil; a little light "rumpling" to some interior pages / Though there is no publication or copyright date given in the book, the latest date mentioned is 1948, and the book likely dates from not long after that. The book is bound by two sets of two holes each along the spine, which have then been tied through with short pieces of purple cord. Illustrations of stamps are in color, with a few additional other illustrations in B&W. /. Trade Paperback. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Tokyo, Japan: Society for Japanese Cultural Information, 1950. (371) pp., soft plum colored cloth covers w/ paste-on title & sewn binding; Binding shows break to one string of binding; some light bends to cover as well as some very light soil; some foxing to half title page & last (blank) page; light bends of small creases to corners of some pages / "This book was made primarily for the consumption of the Occupation Forces in Japan." Illustrated with numerous B&W photos and a fold-out map. B&W photo of ceremonial procession laid in. /. Second Edition. Soft Cloth. Good to Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Japan: Board of Tourist Industry, Japanese Government Railways, 1937. 107 pp., wraps w/ yapped edges, pictorial front cover & black lettering; book shows wear, curling & creasing to yapped edges of covers w/ browning to spine; covers also show a little light foxing; foxing to frontispiece & its verso, as well as some to facing pages w/ occasional spots to some other pages, including the first & last pages; original glassine jacket missing / Illustrated with B&W photos, with a color frontispiece and cover illustration. /. Trade Paperback. Good +/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Japan Travel Bureau, 1950. 323 pp., brown cloth w/ gold lettering & paste on color illustration to front board; Book shows some rubbing to ends & edges of boards & corners of boards; browning to edges of page block w/ light foxing to fore edge; large browned areas to endpapers; crease to 1 leaf towards rear (leaf was folded before edge trimming & since unfolded, so that the edge on the bottom corner extend a bit past the other page edges / B&W illustrations. Small tipped in sheet at rear of book, though mostly in Japanese, states "Printed in occupied Japan, 1950." /. Revised & Enlarged Edition. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.