Search Results: Titles starting with J from Back of Beyond Books

Good. Stereoview on orange and pink mount. Stereoview measures 4" x 7". No photographer information. Previous owner has written on verso: "Joseph E. Pilcher Store, Las Vegas, N.M. 1880". Mount has minor chipping and moderate soiling; photograph has moderate soiling. Overall good. A great image of late 19th century Las Vegas, New Mexico. Las Vegas was an old settlement, established in 1835 with a Mexican land grant. The town started to grow after the establishment of the Santa Fe Trail and when the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway arrived in 1879, Las Vegas was the largest city between Independence, Missouri and San Francisco. Lawlessness was at its peak around 1880; the railroad brought folks of all sorts including some notorious names like Doc Holliday, Big Nose Kate, Jesse James, Billy the Kid, Wyatt Earp, Hoodoo Brown and Dave Mather. This image depicts a respectable-looking group of men, and one woman, standing in front "J. E. Pilcher's General… Read More

Edgewater, FL: JEN Press. Fine. 1997. Hardcover. Blue boards with multi-colored lettering on front cover and spine. Blue paper dust jacket with lettering on covers and spine and illustration on front cover. A personal handwritten note from the author included. One of 39 copies. Miniature. Various artistic ventures of J. Ed Newman displayed. Bradbury JEN Press-7. ; Miniature; 2 5/8" x 1 7/8"; 104 pp .

W. Thomas Taylor. Very Good. Ephemera. One of 250 copies printed by W. Thomas Taylor, unnumbered. Single tan sheet folded in half vertically. Red and black lettering on front. Very good condition with a few small smudges on cover. Rough trim on one side. Quite scarce in commerce with six copies listed on OCLC as of April 2023. This literary keepsake reproduces a hand-written inscription that J. Frank Dobie left for his friend Everette Lee DeGolyer, Sr. In a copy of "Tales of the Mustang". .

N.D.. A trade card for a boat builder out of Minnesota with b&w illustration. Blank on verso and measures 4 ¾" x 3 ½". Card is in good condition with light soiling to edges and on verso. Trade card states "J. G. Schmidt, Boat Builder - Canoes, hunting boats, launches, row boats, oars, paddles - Manufacturer of toboggans and skis - 707 Virginia Ave, Cor. West Minnehaha Street St. Paul, Minn." along with a phone number and connecting car lines. Documentation can be found of J. G. Schmidt's business starting in 1880 but likely this trade card was printed around 1900. .

Morris, NY: A. S. Avery, Job Printer. Very Good. Broadside. Broadside measuring 17 ½" x 24" with black lettering and decorative border. No content of verso. Published circa 1859. In very good condition with minor creasing to top edge, one ¼" tear to bottom edge not affecting content and very light foxing. From the first lines of the broadside: "The subscriber calls attention of all dairymen and all other persons interested in the art of butter making, to this improved atmospheric churn. Patented by J. H. Bump of Morris, Oswego County, New-York, the 26th of October 1858." This wonderfully dramatic broadside entreats farmers to examine the churn, to discover the ease in which it is operated and the quality of butter produced, and to wonder at the cheapness of such a fine apparatus. The broadside contains many recommendations from Dairymen and quotes the Scientific American to describe the churn's method of aerating milk and cream with the best… Read More

Mounted silver gel photograph. No photographer information. Photograph measures 5 x 7 inches and mount measures 10 x 12 inches. Previous owner has written on verso "Weightmans Hardware - Gramps store in Oklahoma Territory - J. W. Weightman w/ wife & daughters and two sons". Mount has moderate soiling, minor chipping to corners and an imprint of another portrait on verso. Photograph has light soiling. Overall good. This photograph depicts J. W. Weightman's Hardware with wares and the family in front of the store. Worthy of more research, this photo was likely taken in the late 19th or early 20th century. .

Good. Set of five silver gel photographic prints on buff mounts depicting scenes of the "JJ Outfit" of Arkalon, Kansas. Likely taken circa 1900. Photos measure 8" x 5" with mounts 10" x 7 ¼"; all photos have title and negative number in the negative, and 3 of the 5 have photographer's info in the negative; contemporary manuscript on verso (previous owners' names and addresses). Overall in good condition. All mounts have moderate to heavy chipping and soiling; all photographs have light wear to edges and soiling, one photograph has loss of 1" on left edge and two photographs have heavy soiling. Images are titled and numbered: "'Chuck' Time, Landon's Wagon JJ Outfit, No. 12, Photo by Day, Doby, Kas"; "Cowboys with JJ Outfit , No. 14, R. W. Day Doby Kas"; "Shipping Pens, Arkalon, Kas. No. 11"; "'JJ' Outfit Shipping at Arkalon, Kas. No. 3"; title is cut off by framing in the negative… Read More

Poster for Jack Bruce & Friends, Johnny Winter, Mountain, and Eric Mercury 'Birthrite', Winterland, Filmore West, 2/26 and 3/11/70. Poster is an original printing and measures 14" x 22". Poster has light wear to the corners and light creasing to bottom left corner, else very good. This poster was designed by David Singer and this is one of his only posters designed without the "window collage" at the center. .

Garden City, NY: Hanover House. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition from 1956. Beige cloth boards with gilt lettering over blue on spine. Slight rubbing to edges; minor bumping to corners. Small dark scuff to bottom of text block. Illustrated dust jacket with black lettering on cover and spine. Jacket is wrapped in mylar and is not price clipped. Moderate toning; minor chipping and wear along edges; small tear to bottom of back panel. Tight binding and clean interior. Text block has a deckle fore-edge. Includes 56 black-and-white photos on plates. This book presents selections from throughout Jack London’s illustrious literary career. It features over 50 pieces written between 1893 and 1916, many of which had never appeared in book form before this publication. ; B&W Photographs; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 532 pp .

Amsterdam, New York: The Private Press of Alvin S. Fick. Very Good. 1974. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Limited edition of 100 casebound copies, unnumbered. Signed and inscribed by the author on front free endpaper. Blue boards with white lettering on cover. Slight rubbing and bumping to edges; mild soiling. Binding is tight. Interior is clean, though pages are slightly toned and there is light foxing to edges of text block. Prospectus is laid in. This book explores the rarely discussed connections between the works of two iconic authors: Jack London and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 39 pp; Signed by Author .

Very Good. Pamphlet. Trifold pamphlet. No publication information but likely mid-20th century. Light wear to edges, else very good. Colorful promotional pamphlet advertising the gateway town of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, Jackson Hole. This promotional invludes b&w illustrations, a small map, and mileage from Jackson to locations in West. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Indians Baseball Company, Limited Partnership. Fine. 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Pictorial boards of photographs from Cleveland's Jacobs Field. One of 15,000 copies. This collection of photographs, stories, and statistics paints a picture of the history of the first 10 years the Cleveland Indians played at Jacobs Field. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 127 pp .

Austin, Texas: State House Press. Fine. 1996. Special Edition. Hardcover. Signed and limited edition. 57/100. Signed by David Groseclose and James A. Michener, along with Michener's stamp: "JAM" with a star. Green quarter cloth over speckled white cloth boards; housed in a matching white cloth slipcase. Slipcase has light soiling, else fine. A bibliography for the works of prolific author, James A. Michener. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 315 pp; Signed by Author .

Glendale, CA: Arthur H. Clark Company. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1988. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Limited to 750 copies, this one a publisher's proof copy of the collector's edition, signed by both authors on the limitation page. Plain white paper dust jacket over brown leather boards with gilt on spine. Dust jacket protected in mylar, includes homemade title page copy on cover and title information written in pen on spine. A biography followed by a detailed journal from Milligan, a member of Fremont's fifth expedition who developed a personal dislike for Fremont. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 300 pp; Signed by All Authors .

Spokane, Washington, U.S.A.: Arthur H Clark. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 0870621890 . Near fine condition first edition hardcover. Very light specks noted on spine.; Book; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

Glendale, CA: Arthur H. Clark Company. Fine with no dust jacket. 1988. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Limited to 750 copies, this one numbered 25 of 50 collector's edition leather copies, signed by both authors on the limitation page. Brown leather boards with gilt on spine. A biography followed by a detailed journal from Milligan, a member of Fremont's fifth expedition who developed a personal dislike for Fremont. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 300 pp; Signed by All Authors .

New York: Dodd, Mead & Co. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1900. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. One of 170 copies on Holland paper. Blue cloth boards with gilt imprint. Sunning and dulling of gilt on spine, rubbed corners. Soil on top edge, uncut pages. Foxing on endpapers. The three fold-out maps are in very good condition with light toning. "A plan of the city of New York at the time of the granting of the Montgomery Charter in 1731. An appendix to an account of the same compiled in 1893 by William Loring Andrews." ; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall; 38 pp .

Oakland, CA. Very Good. 1888. Pamphlet. A staplebound pamphlet with just a few rust spots around the staples. George Wharton James presents lessons one and two for use by his pupils. James was a Methodist minster and prolific writer on the Southwest and Native Americans. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 8 pp .

San Fernando, CA: Junipero Serra Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 1989. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Blue leather boards with gilt lettering on front board; all edges gilt. This book is in fine condition. 2 7/8" x 2 1/8". Frontispiece features a 8c postage stamp. One of 200 copies. This book tells of the crucifixion of Jan Styka in the 1900s. Bradbury - Junipero Serra Press 39. ; Miniature; 2 7/8 x 2 1/8; 13 pp .

New Haven: Yale University Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2006. Hardcover. 0300119704 . Pictorial dust jacket over teal cloth boards. Corners of boards are bumped, otherwise book is in fine condition. Criticisms and interpretations of the work of pioneering Dutch painter, Jan van der Heyden. ; Color Illustrations; Oblong 4to 11" - 13" tall; 250 pp .