Search Results: Authors starting with J from Keel Row Books

Wakefield; EP Publishing Limited, 1972., 1972. Hard Cover. Facsimile reprint of 1890 original. Octavo, pp. [4], viii, 198. Publishers' scarlet cloth with gilt titles to spine, in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. Tidy ownership inscription to ffep otherwise a clean crisp copy. Jacket lightly spine sunned with faint creasing top edge. Near Fine in a Very Good jacket. Reprint of the classic text which includes tales such as Nelly the Knocker and the Yorkshire Boggart.

London; Chatto & Windus, 1965., 1965. Hardcover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo. 190 pp. Book Condition: Near Fine. Jacket Condition: Very Good. Blue cloth with gilt titles to spine in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket with design by Peter Warner. Frontis plus numerous illustrations in text, also by Peter Warner. Minor rubbing to spine tips; jacket rear white panel lightly surface soiled with a little minor rubbing to edge, otherwise also near-fine. No annotation or inscriptions.

London; Macmillan, 2010., 2010. Hard Cover. SIGNED AND NUMBERED FIRST EDITION. Octavo. [10], 295 pp. Book Condition: Fine. Jacket Condition: No jacket as issued. Pictorial boards. A fine copy. No. 69 of 150 numbered copies of the first edition signed by the Author to limitation page and published by Macmillan in association with Goldsboro Books. The author's second novel, combining gritty noir, psychological drama and dazzling plotting. We currently have a substantial collection of modern crime, fantasy and historical first editions for sale, all SIGNED by the authors and in fine condition. Please see our inventory for details.

London; Macmillan New Writing, 2009, 2009. Hard Cover. SIGNED and numbered FIRST EDITION. Octavo. [10], 280 pp. Pictorial boards, no dust-jacket as issued. A very good copy with just a very slight ripple to edge of text block. No. 246 of 250 numbered copies of the first edition signed by the Author to the limitation page and with red fingerprint. Published by Macmillan New Writing in association with Goldsboro Books. The author's debut crime novel.

London; Thames and Hudson, 1989, 1989. Hard Cover. INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Square quarto, pp. 524. 406 illustrations, of which 291 in colour. Publishers' royal blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper board, in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. Inscribed in red ink to front free endpaper: "For Roland Boyes lots of love and thanks for a lovely lunch and Pugin tour, Gilbert & George 31 Oct 1990" (Roland Boyes was a Labour MP and amateur photographer). Clean and bright, bottom corner of lower board slightly bruised. Jacket lightly sunned to spine. Well-illustrated study of the "living sculptures", the first full-length exposition of the duo Gilbert and George's art and its development since the 1960s. Heavyweight so a contribution towards increased postage costs will be requested for overseas delivery.

Cambridge; At the University Press, 1912, 1912. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Large octavo, pp. xxxii, 410. Illustrated with 108 full page plates in photogravure. Bound in navy blue cloth with gilt stamped Fitzwilliam crest to upper board. Top-edge gilt, others uncut. Cloth lightly rubbed to joints, corners and spine-tips. Upper hinge cracked. Lightly foxed to endpapers. Contents clean and free from inscriptions or annotations. A Very Good copy. M. R. James' continuation of palaeographical and bibliographical scholarship for the Fitzwilliam manuscript collection which describes the 203 illuminated medieval manuscripts bequeathed to the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge by Frank McClean. James is perhaps more well known for his ghost story collections, many of which were directly inspired by the images found within the manuscripts he catalogued, and his work as an antiquarian, librarian, academic more generally. Exquisitely illustrated with 108 plates. Please note this is a heavyweight book so a… Read More

London; Edward Arnold. 1905, 1905. Hard Cover. Second impression. Octavo, pp. xi, [1], 270. With four black and white illustrated plates by James Mcbryde, as called for. Bound in the original publishers' fawn linen cloth over boards, crimson fillets across boards with black titles to upper board and spine. Cloth slightly soiled with small split to joint, hinges starting but holding, some light scattered foxing throughout. Lacking front free endpaper. Contents clean and free of inscriptions or annotations. James' first collection of ghost stories inspired by his academic interests in medievalism, antiquarianism and bibliography, including the frequently anthologised stories "The Mezzotint", "Oh, Whistle and I'll Come to you my Lad", and "Canon Alberic's Scrap Book". A canonical work of supernatural literature which is as haunting to modern audiences over a century later.

London; Arthur Barker Ltd., 1975., 1975. Hardcover. SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo. 184 pp. Book Condition: Near Fine. Jacket Condition: Very Good. Original black cloth with red titles in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. Very minor shelfwear only and lightly toned rear white jacket panel. Signed by the author with inscription "I look forward to getting you to sign a first edition of your first book Best wishes, Bob Jansson" to ffep. A very clean copy.

Manchester; Manchester University Press, 1945., 1945. Original Wrappers. Reprinted from the "Bulletin of the John Rylands Library" Vol 29, No 1, July, 1945. Softcover. Small quarto, pp 5, [1]. Printed grey card wraps, stitched. Covers lightly toned and foxed; small nick to foredge margin p 5 (text unaffected). A Very Good copy. History of the Grafton Portrait of Shakespeare at the John Rylands Library in Manchester and the identification of the subject.

London; Printed for John Harding, 1820., 1820. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. xxiv, 272. Engraved portrait frontispiece of the Author. Later maroon half-morocco, recased with spine laid-on, with 5 raised bands, gilt titles and decoration to compartments and gilt ruling; red cloth-covered boards. Covers lightly scuffed with damp-staining to cloth to lower board. Prelims damp-stained; light foxing throughout. Ownership inscription to title page: "Rose, Cafe Royal". An attractive, solid copy. Guglielmo Alexis Jarrin (1784-1848) was Ornamental Confectioner at the celebrated Gunters of Berkeley Square, and the volume includes details of his own skills as well as continental practice. Reprinted a number of times and later updated with new material, the work represented the high point of artisan skill in the craft of decoration, using both edible and inedible materials to ornament the sweet creations, as well as providing recipes for preservation of fruit and making ices, jellies and syrups.… Read More

London; E. and F. N. Spon, [1878]., 1878. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Small quarto (18.5 cm x 12.5 cm), pp. vi, 162. 6 fold-out plates including frontispiece plan of Newcastle and Gateshead, and long Map of the River Tyne with water marked in colour. Original pebbled purple cloth with foliate decoration in blind to boards, and gilt titles to upper board. Primrose yellow endpapers. Spine and board edges sunned, with wear and minor loss at spine tips. Ownership inscription to ffep; a little underlining and annotation in blue ink. Minor loss to margin only of table of Sea-Sale collieries; repairs to reverse of maps. Overall a Good copy. A hand-book aimed at industrialists giving a reference to the industries and works around the country, written by the General Secretary of the Iron and Steel Institute (1846-1913). Scarce.

London; E. and F. N. Spon, [1878]., 1878. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Small quarto (18.5 cm x 12.5 cm), pp. vi, 162. 6 fold-out plates including frontispiece plan of Newcastle and Gateshead, and long Map of the River Tyne with water marked in colour. Original pebbled purple cloth with foliate decoration in blind to boards, and gilt titles to upper board. Pale yellow endpapers. Spine sunned with minor loss at tips; front joint split 5cm; corners bruised with wear. An ex-library copy with marks to spine, plate to front pastedown and stamps throughout, and a little marginal annotation. Inner hinges weak; Tyne map repaired to reverse; Map of Newcastle District and attached pp. 43-46 detached from textblock with associated minor soiling and creasing. A Fair copy. A hand-book aimed at industrialists giving a reference to the industries and works around the country, written by the General Secretary of the Iron and Steel Institute (1846-1913). Scarce.

Chatham; James Burrill, 1837., 1837. Hard Cover. Octavo, pp viii, 82. 5 plates including frontispiece. Half calf with maroon calf label to spine with gilt titles; marbled paper-covered boards. Calf worn with small loss (approx 1-inch) at head of spine, wear at tail and corners. Boards bruised & scuffed with wear to edges. From the library of the Garrison at Athlone, with their library label to front pastedown and stamp to title page. Contents soiled throughout with paper repairs at hinge of frontis/title page and Plate IV/p 81. Inner front hinge a little weak; 2-inch tear to pp 71/2 without loss. A well read but serviceable copy. Sir Joshua Jebb (1793-1863) served in the Royal Marines and the Royal Sappers and Miners; his later career included work for the Home Office connected with the design and construction of prisons like Broadmoor and Pentonville. He was the author of several works on penitentiaries as well as companion volumes "Practical Treatise on Strengthening and Defending Outposts" and… Read More

Carlisle; S. Jefferson, 1842., 1842. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. xiii, [9], 462, [2] catalogue. 9 engravings as called for comprising frontispiece and 6 plates, including one plate with 2 engravings, plus Arms of the Earl of Lonsdale to p. 370. Decorative initial letters throughout. Sympathetically rebound in dark brown half-calf with 5 raised bands, gilt titles to tan label to spine, decoration in blind to compartments. Marbled paper-covered boards. Spine slightly sunned; scattered light foxing, a little more noticeable on plates and Index; no annotation or inscriptions. A Very Good copy. Detailed history of the Workington, Millom and Egremont district, including Gosforth and St Bees, and second volume in the projected History of Cumberland series. Heavyweight so a contribution towards increased postage costs will be requested for overseas delivery.

London; Collins, 1968., 1968. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. 192. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine in an unclipped, laminated pictorial dust-jacket. V light bruising to spine tips; overall a clean, neat copy. Jacket lamination is lifting in one area, spine is lightly sunned and small piercings to one corner. A Near Fine book in Very Good jacket. Collins Crime Club edition. A loyal policeman gives into paranoia following the death of his son from a drugs overdose and must weed out the traitor in his team.

London; G Bell, 1929., 1929. Hard Cover. All-England Series. Small octavo, pp [8], 240. 23 figures in text. Original tan cloth with black titles to spine and upper board, black-stamped athlete vignette to upper board and publishers crest to lower board. Cover cloth very lightly rubbed to edges. Original retailer's stamp to ffep with ownership inscription above otherwise contents clean and bright. A Very Good copy. A discussion of gymnastics aimed at beginners in the field, with instructions for the performance of a variety of exercises.

Newton Abbot; David & Charles, 1974., 1974. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. 335, [1]. 30 monochrome photographs including frontispiece; 38 figures within text. Publishers' tan cloth with gilt titles to spine in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. Lower corners a little bruised; a little foxing to text-block edge otherwise a clean crisp copy, with tidy ownership inscription to ffep dated 1975. Jacket very slightly spine sunned, with minor creasing to edge. A Very Good copy indeed, in like jacket. An ethnological and historical study of traditional methods of river fishing practised on the estuaries of England and Wales, based upon many years of original research by the Keeper of Material Culture at the Welsh Folk Museum.

London; Edward Stanford, 1884., 1884. Hard Cover. SECOND EDITION. Octavo, pp. vi, 305, [1], 4 (catalogue). Engraved frontispiece with tissue guard; large folding map to pocket to rear (approx 70 cm x 22 cm). Publishers' bottle-green finely pebbled cloth with gilt titles to spine, gilt panels and vignette to upper board, and double fillet in black to upper and in blind to lower board; primrose yellow endpapers. Spine very slightly creased and tips a little rubbed; upper corner of upper board bruised, otherwise covers clean and bright. Very faint "ghost" marks to ffep where pencil inscription has been erased; rear endpapers slightly toned. Small bookseller's sticker top corner of front pastedown. Several minor splits to map at folds, and single split approx 5 cm. A Very Good copy. Comprehensive guide to Hadrian's Wall and district with attractive gilt panels and vignette to upper board. Aimed at tourists using the Newcastle to Carlisle railway, with suggested walks and detailed descriptions and… Read More

Bristol; J. W. Arrowsmith, [1900]., 1900. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. 328. Frontispiece with tissue guard by L. Raven Hill, plus numerous in-text illustrations. Publishers' maroon reeded cloth with gilt titles to spine and red titles and decoration to panel to upper board. Spine lightly sunned, and rubbed to edge; boards bumped at corners. Free endpapers toned, with gift inscription to ffep dated in year of publication. A Very Good copy. Arrowsmith's 3/6 Series Vol. XXXVI. Jerome's humorous sequel to Three Men in a Boat, in which the companions take a cycling tour in the Black Forest.

Los Angeles; Humanoids, Inc., 2014., 2014. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. Quarto, pp. 116. Colour cartoon strip illustrations throughout. Publisher's laminated pictorial boards; black place marker; dark brown endpapers. Very slight bruise and scuff to spine head and small area of lamination loss to upper board, otherwise a very clean and neat copy with no annotations or inscriptions. Near Fine copy. Brilliantly savage Western saga featuring Bouncer, a one-armed gunslinger, set in Wild West's most notorious town: Barro City.