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; 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.

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.

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; 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.

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.

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.

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.

London; John Murray, 1911, 1911. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Large octavo, pp. xxviii, [3], 508. Monochrome illustrations and plates. Bound in original indigo publishers' cloth with a gilt military armourial centrepiece, spine titles, and spine ornaments. Top edge gilt. Sunned to spine, and upper and lower boards near the joints and top edge. Some foxing, mainly to prelims, with a contemporary ink gift inscription in the year of publication to the front free endpaper. Important reference work on the Royal Artillery's role in the Crimean War, by Colonel Julian R. J. Jocelyn. With numerous black and white illustrations throughout, seventy-one tables, three sketch maps, and seven gatefold maps.

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.

London; Burns, Oates & Washbourne Lomited, circa [1880], 1880. Original Wrappers. Author's Edition. Softcover octavo, pp. [5], iv-vi, [7]-220. Publishers printed green card wraps with 2/6 price to upper cover. Wraps sunned and toned, especially to spine; creasing to spine and minor loss at tail. Inner hinge cracked but holding at pp. 28-9; leaves browned but otherwise clean. Ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper dated 1954. Irish history including the Famine and the trial of O'Brien.

London; Hodder & Stoughton, 1957, 1957. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. 190. Colour frontispiece and 5 further colour plates by Stead. Publisher's red cloth with black titles to spine & upper board, and black aeroplane motif to upper board in an unclipped pictorial jacket. Publisher's review request slip loosely inserted. A near fine book in a very good dust-jacket, most probably a review copy. A hint of toning to upper edge, dust-jacket spine lightly sunned. Single 2cm closed tear to rear panel of dust-jacket with historical clear tape repair. With pale blue Hodder & Stoughton review slip laid in, with date of publication stated as 18th July 1957. Biggles and his Air Force Pilots are hot on the trail of jewel thieves in Soho. No. 59 in the Biggles series.

Leicester; Brockhampton Press Ltd, 1967., 1967. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp 151, [1], List of Biggles titles. Original airforce blue cloth with gilt titles to spine in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket designed by Studio Stead. Cover cloth lightly rubbed and sunned to edge with small crease at head of spine and lightly bruised corners. Printed School Prize plate to ffep, with details completed in ink, dated 1968. Jacket a little rubbed and lightly soiled with creases head of spine. Overall a Very Good copy in like jacket. Scarce late title in the ever popular Biggles series, a tale of jewel robbery and villainy unmasked.

London; Hodder & Stoughton, 1958., 1958. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. 192. 6 colour plates by Stead, including frontispiece. Publishers' red cloth with black titles to spine and upper board and spaceman motif to upper board, in price-clipped pictorial dust-jacket. Gift inscription to ffep and light foxing to textblock edge. Jacket has several small nicks and closed tears with small areas of loss, mainly to head of spine, and creasing to edges. Overall a Near Fine book in a good jacket. Adventures in the outer reaches of the Milky Way with Professor Brane and friends. Scarce, especially in the fragile dust-jacket.

London; Hodder & Stoughton, 1964., 1964. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. 159. 6 full page illustrations by Stead. Publisher's red cloth with black titles to spine in an unclipped pictorial jacket designed by Studio Stead. Light foxing and slight creasing to page block edges with minor bruising to spine tips. Jacket lightly surface soiled and shows light creasing to edges and spine tips with small loss to head of spine. Overall a Very Good copy in a like jacket. "Biggles, Bertie and Ginger set out to investigate the current activities of a notorious ex-RAF officer and find themselves on the track of an international organization and its mysterious leader "The Black Mask"." One of the scarcer, later Biggles titles which had smaller print runs than the earlier titles.

London & Redhill; Lutterworth Press, 1948., 1948. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. 216. Colour frontispiece to match jacket illustration. Publishers' blue cloth with black titles to spine in clipped pictorial dust-jacket (which still retails the printed 6s. price). Spine lightly toned at tips, with very slight bruising to corners. Contents clean with no annotation or inscriptions. Jacket creased and torn with moderate loss to spine; rear white panel lightly surface soiled. A very good copy in good jacket. Adventure story featuring Worrals and Frecks in the Australian outback, and the search for a rich deposit of opals.