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Jackson, Joseph Henry: Bad Company. First Edition Published by: Harcourt Brace & Co. in New York: 1939, 1949. Near fine with modest rubbing to the heel of the spine area in red cloth covered boards with dark blue text on the spine and front board In a very good+ dust jacket although price clipped with a 1" closed tear on the rear panel and light wear to the spine ends. "The story of California's legendary and actual stage robbers, bandits, highwaymen and outlaws from the 50's to the 80's." TB08029 $31.50

Jackson, Donald Dale: Gold Dust. First Edition Published by: Alfred A. Knopf in New York: 1980. Near fine. In a very good+ but price clipped dust jacket with the ends of the spine area worn but without any chipping. The story of the Forty-Niners and their quest for gold in California. TB03573 $14.00

Jackson, Melvin: Privateers In Charleston 1793-1796. First Edition Published by: Smithsonian Institution Press in Washington, DC: 1969. Fine in blue-green cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and a blind embossed outline of a vessel on the front board with map end sheets. Without a dust jacket as issued. "An account of a French Palatinate in South Carolina." 160 pages including an index, appendices, text and illustrated with reproductions of contemporary works of art, maps and photographs. A Smithsonian Studies in History and technology, Number 1." TB20467 $25.00

Jackson, John: Shadow of the Tetons. First Edition Published by: Mountain Press Pub. in Missoula: 1993. Fine in gray cloth covered boards with black text on the spine. In a fine dust jacket. Sub-titled: David E. Jackson and the Claiming of the American West. A biography of Jackson (1788-1837) who played an influential role in developing the Rocky Mountain fur trade. TB06412 $17.50

Roll over Image to expandJackson (Editor), Joseph Henry: Gold Rush Album. First Edition Published by: Charles A. Scribner's Sons in New York: 1949. Near fine in black cloth covered boards with gilt text and decorations on the spine and with map end sheets. A quarto measuring 11" tall by 7 1/4" deep. In a very good+ unclipped dust jacket with two very shallow 1/16" chips at the upper and lower ends of the spine area and a 1" long closed tear at the upper edge of the rear panel. 239 pages including an index. Illustrated throughout with reproductions of lithographs and engravings. TB23007 $35.00

Roll over Image to expandJacobs, Major James Ripley: The War of 1812 A Compact History. Second Printing Published by: Hawthorn Books, Inc. in New York: 1969. Fine in black cloth covered boards with yellow text stamping on the spine. In a very good+ dust jacket due to a price clipped front flap and with several short closed tears at the ends of the spine area and two short closed tears at the upper edges of both panels. Co-authored with Glenn Tucker with editorial coordination by Historical Evaluation and Research Organization. 224 pages containing an index, bibliography, text and maps. TB13287 $20.00

Jakes, John: On Secret Service. First Edition Published by: Dutton in New York: 2000. Fine in paper covered boards. In a fine dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap. A novel which takes place during the Civil War. TB12070 $5.88

James, P. D.: A Certain Justice. First Edition Published by: Alfred A. Knopf in New York: 1997. Fine. In a fine dust jacket. An Adam Dalgliesh mystery. The author's 14th book. TB07602 $8.82

Roll over Image to expandJames, Henry: Daisy Miller. LimitedEdition Published by: Westvaco Corporation in n.p.: 1974. Fine in ivory cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine with illustrated end sheets. Without a dust jacket as issued; however, the book is contained with-in a near fine cloth covered slip case with a gilt decoration on one panel. The Christmas 1974 issue by Westvaco which is the 17th volume in their series of American Classics. 130 numbered pages of text. Illustrated with reproductions of earlier works of art by James McNeill Whistler and John Singer Sargent. TB23086 $35.00

James, Adm. Sir W. M.: The Durable Monument Horatio Nelson. First UK Edition Published by: Longmans, Green & Co. in London: 1948. Very good in dark blue cloth covered boards with wear at the heel of the spine and several wrinkles to the cloth on the front board and bumps to the corners of the rear board. Without a dust jacket. 312 pages including an index, text, multicolor maps, and reproductions of period art from the time of Nelson. There is also a prior owner's name on the front end paper and a quote from Nelson neatly written out on the first free end paper. TB15013 $14.00

Roll over Image to expandJames, Henry: The Turn of the Screw. Collector's Edition Published by: The Easton Press in Norwalk, Conn.: 1980. Fine in full blue-gray leather covered boards with four raised bands on the spine with gilt text and decorations stamped in the compartments and with gilt tool work on both the front and rear boards. The end papers are silk with a matching silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine. All three edges of the text block are in gilt. A small quarto measuring 10 1/2" tall by 6 3/4" deep containing 145 pages of text. Illustrated with drawings by Mariette Lydis and with an introduction by Carl Van Doren. One of the volumes in The Easton Press' collection of Masterpieces of American Literature. A beautiful, tight, clean copy with no names, dates, or notations; however, there is the ghost of a prior owner's book plate which has been removed from the verso of the first free end page. TB22779 $70.00

Janovy, John: Back in Keith Country. First Edition Published by: St. Martin's Press in New York: 1981. Near fine, with owner's stamp on 1st FEP. In a very good dust jacket with a price sticker stain on the front panel & 2" closed tear. The sequel to Keith Country Journal of 1978. TB03484 $24.50

Janovy, John: Dunwoody Pond. First Edition Published by: St. Martin's Press in New York: 1994. Fine, In a very near fine dust jacket , bottom edge of face worn. A review copy with the publisher's material laid-in. TB02958 $17.50

Janovy, John: Keith Country Journal. First Edition Published by: St. Martin's Press in New York: 1978. Fine in tan cloth and paper covered boards with copper colored text stamping on the spine. In a near fine dust jacket with the price clipped from the front flap and only a hint of rubbing at the ends of the spine area and at the lower fore corner of the front panel The author's first book and signed by the author on the front end paper and dated in March of 1979. 210 pages. TB14777 $28.00

Janovy, John: Keith Country Journal. First Edition Published by: St. Martin's Press in New York: 1978. Near fine with top edge dust stained. In a very near fine dust jacket , with spine ends modestly worn. The author's first book. TB03503 $24.50

Janovy, John: Yellow Legs (Signed Limited Edition). First Ltd. Edition Published by: St. Martin's Press in New York: 1980. Fine in white linen covered boards with copper colored text and decorations on the spine. Issued without a dust jacket; however, in a fine slipcase. Signed on the first free end paper by the author and numbered 31 out of only 250 copies printed. Loosely laid-in is an etching of three yellow legs in flight. TB09220 $100.00

Janovy, John: Yellowlegs. First Ltd. Edition Published by: St. Martin's Press in New York: 1980. Fine in cloth and paper covered boards. In a near fine unclipped dust jacket. TB18544 $20.00

Jarrell, Randall: The Animal Family. First Edition Published by: Pantheon Books in New York: 1965. Very good+ although a little shaken and with dust stains on the top edge. In a very good+ dust jacket with the spine area slightly tanned and a price clipped jacket flap. With illustrations by Maurice Sendak. 179 pages of text and illustrations. TB08167 $17.50

Jarrell, Randall: Fly by Night. First Edition Published by: Farrar, Straus & Gir in New York: 1976. Fine in charcoal gray cloth covered boards with silver colored decorations and text stampings. In a fine jacket with the price intact on the flap. With illustrations by Maurice Sendak. 31 pages of text and illustrations. TB10581 $28.00

Roll over Image to expandJasper, Theodore: Ornithology; Or, The Science Of Birds. First Edition in book form Published by: Jacob H. Studer & Co. in Columbus, Ohio: 1878. Very good+ in 3/4 leather and brown cloth covered beveled boards with five raised bands on the spine with gilt text and decorations stamped in the compartments and with gilt text on the front board. All edges of the text block are gilt. The leather at the joints is lightly rubbed and the lower rear joint is cracked; however, because of the reinforced binding the hinges remain tight and strong. The first eight pages and preliminaries have a small dampness stain which although does not extend into the text does stain the margins at the lower fore corner of the pages a distance of approximately 2 inches. A folio measuring 14 1/2" tall by 11 1/2" deep containing 156 pages of text and illustrated with two hundred twelve illustrations on 41 halftone plates. From the text of Dr. Brehm. This book was specially bound by McDonnell Brothers of Chicago as evidenced by the binder's mark on the verso of the first free end page. TB20261 $250.00

Jean, Veronica: Out of Body and Mind. First Edition Published by: Permanent Press in Sag Harbor: 1993. Fine in dark blue cloth covered boards. In a fine jacket with the front flap creased. Signed, inscribed and dated in the year of publication by the author on the first free end paper. TB08316 $9.80

Jeffe, Elizabeth Rohn: Greenwich History Volume I, Fall 1996. First Edition Published by: The Historical Society of the Town of Greenwich in Greenwich, Conn.: 1996. Fine in stiff, illustrated paper wraps. Without a dust jacket as issued. 60 pages of text illustrated with black and white photographs throughout. The Journal of The Historical Society of The Town f Greenwich. Volume 1, Fall, 1996 The first volume in the series and possibly the only publication printed. Topics covered include: The Swan House and Paper Mill on the Mianus River, a photo essay of Railroad Avenue, Votes For Women The Greenwich Suffrage Movement. TB22714 $15.00

Roll over Image to expandJefferson, Thomas: Thomas Jefferson Monticello Virginia USA. LimitedEdition Published by: Westvaco Corporation in n.p.: 1975. Fine in burnt orange cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine, illustrated end sheets. Without a dust jacket as issued; however, the book is contained with-in a fine illustrated paper covered slip case. Tipped-in on the verso of the second free end page is a presentation card signed by an officer of Westvaco. . The Christmas 1975 issue by Westvaco which is the 18th volume in Westvaco's annual American Classic series. 272 pages of text. TB23712 $40.00

Jeffrey, Julie Roy: Converting the West. First Edition Published by: University of Oklahoma Pr in Norman: 1991. Fine in maroon covered boards with gilt text on the spine. In a fine dust jacket. The 3rd volume in The Oklahoma Western Biographies series. TB06290 $10.50

Jennings, Peter: The Century. First Edition Published by: Doubleday in New York: 1998. Fine in decorated black cloth covered boards. In a near fine dust jacket with two small closed tears at the upper corner of the spine area and at the upper corner of the front panel. Co-authored with Todd Brewster. 606 numbered pages containing an index, picture credits, text and hundreds of photographs all to help illuminate this chronicle of the twentieth century. TB10591 $28.00

Jennings, John: Clipper Ship Days. Published by: Random House in New York: 1952. Fine in decorated light blue cloth covered boards with a prior owner's name on the first free decorated end paper. In a very good+ dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap but with a prior owner's name on that flap & light rubbing and wear at the ends of the spine area. With illustrations by Edward A. Wilson. The 22nd volume in the Landmark Series for young adults. TB14913 $17.50

Jennings, S. H.: Interest Tables, Six Per Cent., with Rules for Finding Interst at any Rate Per Cent.. First Edition Published by: Self published in Deep River, CT: 1897. Very good in oblong black cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the front board. The front hinge is cracked and there is a small 1/4" hole in the gutter of the front joint and very slight rubbing at the fore corners and with the second free end paper torn out. 63 pages followed by 10 pages of text and photographs. Tables for finding the time between dates, counting either 360 or 365 days to the year. The interest tables were the author's main focal point for this publication; however, the photographs of his family and homes at Deep River, Connecticut and at what is now Oaks Bluff, Marthas Vineyard are of much greater interest to the modern reader. The introduction of the book contains two photographs of the authors palatial home in Deep River, one taken in the summer and the second during the winter. A third page shows the author's summer residence, "Owls' Nest", on Atlantic Avenue, Highland Bluff, Marthas Vineyard. The last ten pages of the book are dedicated to Marthas Vineyard. This section is illustrated with an a perspective map of the eastern end of the Island, two panoramic views of Ocean Park, Cottage City, the "Bathing Beach" at Sea View Avenue, East Chop Light and several ads for The Tinkham Cycle Company's standard Tricycles with three retouched photographs of the author on such a tricycle. A most unusual and fascinating piece of Americana. TB16335 $87.50

Jensen, Michael: Frontiers. First Edition Published by: Pocket Books in New York: 1999. Fine in paper covered boards. In a fine jacket with the price intact on the flap. An advance reading copy with the publisher's material laid-in and with a 4" x 6" black and white photograph of the author. The author's first book and one which takes place in 1797 in the frontier of America. TB11036 $14.00

Jerome, John: Stone Work. First Edition - BOC Published by: Viking Penguin in New York: 1989. Near fine in 1/4 cloth and paper covered boards with a hint of soiling on the spine area. In a near fine dust jacket with a tiny amount of wear to the base of the spine area. A book of the month club edition. TB04875 $7.00

Jeune, Paul: The Whale Who Wouldn't Die. First Edition Published by: Follett Publishing in Chicago: 1979. Near fine in light blue cloth covered boards with black text on the spine. In a near fine dust jacket with very light soiling on this basically white dust jacket. The true story of "Miracle" the baby killer whale which was rescued in 1976 from certain death and starvation from a small cove in British Columbia. TB06377 $24.50

Jochum, Helen Parker: Alaskan Journey. First Edition Published by: Self Published in no city stated: 1980. Fine in blue cloth covered boards with white text on the spine. In a fine dust jacket. The author provides an historical account of her father's venture to Alaska during the gold rush of 1899 to assist in the development of a bank to safeguard the gold found by the miners. 153 pages including a bibliography, text, reproductions of contemporary photographs & illustrations by Janet K. Monteith. TB13511 $45.50

Johnsgard, Paul: Those Of The Gray Wind: The Sandhill Cranes. First Edition Published by: St. Martin's Press in New York: 1981. Fine in 1/4 brown cloth and tan paper covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine. In a near fine unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing to the upper edge of the spine area. 116 pages of text with line drawings throughout by the author. TB20439 $9.60

Johnson, Merle: American First Editions. First limited edition Published by: R. R. Bowker Co. in New York: 1929. Very good+ in dark blue cloth covered boards with light rubbing to the spine ends and corners with top edge gilt. Without a dust jacket. One of only 1,000 limited edition copies produced with an eight page addenda laid-in in the rear. A "Bibliographic Check Lists of the Works of One Hundred and Five American Authors." Edited by Merle Johnson. 242 pages of text. TB10059 $45.50

Roll over Image to expandJohnson, Dorothy: The Bloody Bozeman. First Edition Published by: McGraw-Hill Book in New York: 1971. Fine in black cloth covered boards with gilt text on the front board and on the spine. In a near fine dust jacket with a 1" narrow ink mark on the upper edge of the front panel and slighty tanned on the spine. One of the American Trails Series titles. The Bloody Bozeman was the trail followed by those who wanted to reach the gold of the Montana fields. 336 numbered pages with index, text and photographs. TB07040 $28.00

Roll over Image to expandJohnson, Dorothy: Buffalo Woman. First Edition Published by: Dodd, Mead & Company in New York: 1977. Fine in rust colored cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine. In a very good+ unclipped dust jacket with only hints of rubbing and wear at the lower edge of the spine area and at the upper edge of the front panel. A novel describing the life of an Oglal Sioux woman and "chronicles the frightful disasters in the dangerous world of the Plains Indians, as well as the peaceful daily life - routine hunting, and courting for the men; constant packing, moving, and daily chores for the women." TB20887 $25.00

Roll over Image to expandJohnson, Rheta Grimsley: Good Grief The Story of Charles M. Schulz. First Edition Published by: Pharos Books in New York: 1989. Fine in 1/4 gray cloth and dark gray paper covered boards with red text stamping on the spine with only a hint of soiling to the front board. In a fine unclipped dust jacket. 256 pages of text including a bibliography. Illustrated with a section of black and white photographs. TB23237 $20.00

Roll over Image to expandJohnson, Willis Fletcher: History of The Johnstown Flood. First Edition Published by: Edgewood Publishing Co. in n.p.: 1889. Very good in the publisher's original dark red cloth covered boards with tarnished gilt text stamping on the spine and on the front board. The cloth at the head and heel of the spine is worn and just beginning to fray on the heel. Without a dust jacket, probably as issued. 459 pages of text illustrated maps and black and white photographs. TB20633 $25.00

Roll over Image to expandJohnson, Merle: Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates. Early reprint of 1922 Published by: Harper & Brothers in New York: 1921. Very good+ in 1/2 black cloth and paper covered boards with gilt text stampings on the spine and with an illustrated paper label on the front board. A portion of the gilt text on the spine is obliterated due to a stain of about 1/2" and the fore corners of the boards are rubbed and worn. Without its issued dust jacket. 247 pages of text and with 36 black and white and color plate illustrations by Howard Pyle together with numerous sketches within the text. Counting the frontispiece there are 12 color plates (two of which are small 3" x 5"). The subtitle reads: "Fiction, Fact & Fancy concerning the Buccaneers & Marooners of the Spanish Main: From the writing & Pictures of Howard Pyle: Compiled by Merle Johnson." A handsome copy in very collectable condition with all plates present and in fine shape. TB21711 $175.00

Roll over Image to expandJohnson, Gene: Ship Model Building. Third Edition Published by: Cornell Maritime Press in New York: 1961. Fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine. In a very good+ unclipped dust jacket with light wear and rubbing to the upper edge of the spine area and to the front panel. Contains plans for building a Gloucester fishing schooner folded in at the rear of the book. 242 pages with index, text drawings and sketches showing detail of rigging and deck apparatus. TB21968 $30.00

Roll over Image to expandJohnson, Clfiton: An Unredeemed Captive. First Edition Published by: Self-published in n. p.: 1897. Good in printed heavy paper wraps with a photograph on the front panel. The panels are well soiled and the spine area is separating at the lower quarter. Without a dust jacket as issued. 54 pages illustrated with wood blocks and photographs. The full title reads: "An Unredeemed Captive Being The Story of Eunice Williams, Who, At the Age of Seven Years, Was Carried Away From Deerfield By the Indians in the year 1704, and Who Lived Among The Indians In Canada As One Of Them The Rest of Her Life......" TB21567 $50.00

Roll over Image to expandJohnson and Carlton B. Lees, Lady Bird: Wildflowers Across America. Second Printing Published by: National Wildflower Research Center and Abbeville Press in New York: 1988. Fine in light purple cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and with a blind embossed decoration on the front board and purple end sheets. A square octavo measuring 9" in both directions. There is a blind embossed seal from the Nature Company on the author signed, tipped-in page. In a fine unclipped dust jacket. Signed by former first lady, Lady Bird Johnson, and her co-author, Carlton B. Lees, on a tipped-in page preceding the fly title page. 309 pages including an index and an index of listed flowers, sources for seeds, a selected bibliography and text. Extensively illustrated with color photographs augmented with wonderfully detailed color paintings. TB22847 $100.00

Johnston, Alexander: American Commonwealths Connecticut A Study Of A Commonwealth-Democracy. First Edition Published by: Houghton, Mifflin and Company in Boston: 1890. An ex-library copy in very good- condition in the publisher's original olive green, pebbled cloth covered boards with gilt text stamped on the spine and front board with dark green end sheets. A 16mo measuring 7" by 4 1/2" with the typical library markings. 409 pages including an index followed by eight pages of ads by the publisher. Illustrated with one, two-color, fold-out map of the State of Connecticut as a frontispiece. One of the volumes in the American Commonwealths series edited by Horace E. Scudder. TB24050 $15.00

Johnston, Terry: Borderlords. First Edition Published by: Jameson Books in Ottawa, Ill.: 1985. Fine in 1/4 red cloth and paper covered boards with silver colored text stamping on the spine with a smudge of soiling at the top and fore edges. In a near fine dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap with modest curling at the upper edge of the spine area. The author's sequel to Carry The Wind which established Johnston as a first rate historical fiction novelist. This is the second in a trilogy about the mountain men and fur trade of during the 1830's. TB24133 $30.00

Johnston, Terry: Carry The Wind. Reprint by Jameson Books Published by: Jameson Books in Ottawa, Ill.: 1982. Fine in red paper covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine with a numbered stamped on the first free end paper. In a very near fine dust jacket due to a 1" closed tear at the bottom edge of the rear panel with modest related creasing. The author's first book which established Johnston as a first rate historical fiction novelist. This appears to be a reprint by Jameson Books for their Frontier Library Series. TB10360 $95.00

Johnston, Terry: Death Rattle. First Edition Published by: Bantam Book in New York: 1999. Fine in deep maroon paper covered boards. In a fine dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap. A continuation of the saga of Titus Bass where Bass joins a band of men who steal horses and mulse from Spanish Mexico to drive them east across the Mohave Desert. TB11030 $30.00

Johnston, Terry: Lay the Mountains Low. First Edition Published by: St. Martin's Press in New York: 2000. Fine in black paper covered boards with silver colored text stamping on the spine. In a fine dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap. An historical fiction novel of the western frontier dealing with the tragedy of the Nez Perce Wars. TB11149 $21.00

Johnston, Terry: Ride the Moon Down. First Edition Published by: Bantam Book in New York: 1998. Fine in black and blue paper covered boards. In a fine dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap. With this book Johnston revives the Titus Bass saga which was started with Carry the Wind. In this title Bass joins his wife's Crow tribe to battle the Blackfoot. TB17892 $40.00

Johnston, Verna: Sierra Nevada. First Edition Published by: Houghton Mifflin in Boston: 1970. Near fine, In a very near fine dust jacket slightly rubbed at spine ends. The 2nd volume in The Naturalist's America series. TB02209 $21.00

Johnston, Mary: The Slave Ship. First Edition Published by: Little, Brown, and Company in Boston: 1924. Near fine in medium blue textured cloth covered boards with black text on the spine and on the front board and with a black and light blue illustration on the front board. In a very good- dust jacket with a 1/2" chip at the lower fore corner of the front panel, a 1/4" chip from the lower edge of the front panel, light wear and rubbing at the ends of the spine area with two short closed tears and a shallow chip at the lower edge of the rear panel. An historical fiction novel dealing with life in Colonial Virginia in the eighteenth-century and the importation of slaves to America. 330 pages of text. A most unique find in such a collectable dust jacket. TB15967 $75.00

Roll over Image to expandJohnston, Terry: Terry C. Johnston's 1997 WinterSong. Published by: Self-published in Billings, Mont.: 1997. Near fine in illustrated paper wraps with a stapled binding. Without a dust jacket as issued. This issue is made up of: Steve Emery: The Making of a Warrior; Riding the Northern Plains with Terry C. Johnston by Tom Godman; Half-A-Century Behind Me: My Last Yeas as a Whippersnapper; Winter Of The Lakota; Riding Into The Great Sioux War With Terry C. Johnston; Terry C. Johnston's West The Southern Plains October 12 - 19, 1996 by Dean Threadgill; and, At The End of the Oregon Trail A Week's Tour with Bantam Rep Tom Franzel. 108 pages (including the front and rear covers) illustrated with blue and white photographs. TB22473 $40.00

Roll over Image to expandJohnston, Terry: Terry C. Johnston's 1999 WinterSong. Published by: Self-published in Billings, Mont.: 1999. Near fine in illustrated paper wraps with a stapled binding. Without a dust jacket as issued. This issue is made up of: Tom Bullhead, Interview with a Lakota Visionary; Reflections on the Northern Plains Tour; The Journey of a Lifetime to the Northern Plains; 1999 Reader Survey; John Musick Crosses the Last Divide; New Perspectives Northern Plains Tour - July, 1998; Why-Oh, Why-Do The Years Keep Getting Shorter?; 72 pages (including the front and rear covers) illustrated with black and white photographs and color prints on the last leaf. TB22337 $40.00

Roll over Image to expandJohnston, Terry: Terry C. Johnston's 2000 WinterSong. Published by: Self-published in Billings, Mont.: 2000. Near fine in illustrated paper wraps with a stapled binding. Without a dust jacket as issued. This issue is made up of: Lou Glanzman, Master Illustrator; Journey of the Spirits by Linda Felgar; The Real Deal in a Western Vacation! by Turney Gratz; The First Ever Mountain Man Tour - The Central Rockies by Jo Miller; A Parody of Titus Bass by Tom Herman; Moutan Magic by Link Hullar; Song of the Mountain Man by Larry Stallard; Riding the Wind With Titus Bass by Paul Goldberg; The Spirits Are Still Out There by Jane King; 1999 - A Ride Through the Past, A Step Into the Future; and, Walking Hallowed Ground. 80 pages (including the front and rear covers) illustrated with black and white photographs and color prints at the front and rear leaves and on the centerfold. TB22472 $40.00

Johnston, Terry: Winter Rain. First Edition Published by: Bantam Books in New York: 1994. Fine in blue cloth and paper covered boards with copper colored text stamping on the spine. In a fine dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. The second in a trilogy of Jonah Hook a frontiersmen in the south- west between 1869 to 1875. TB07035 $55.00

Johnston, Terry: Winter Rain. First Edition Published by: Bantam Books in New York: 1994. Near fine in blue cloth and paper covered boards with copper colored text stamping on the spine with a faint stain to the top edge. In a near fine dust jacket with a very small 1/4" closed tear to the upper rear corner at the fold to the flap and light wear to the lower edge of the spine area. The second in a trilogy of Jonah Hook a frontiersmen in the south-west between 1869 to 1875. TB05956 $17.50

Jones, Douglas: Arrest Sitting Bull. First Edition Published by: Charles Scribner's in New York: 1977. Fine in brown paper covered boards. In a fine dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap. The author's second novel and third book. TB11735 $14.00

Jones, Virgil Carring: Birth of Liberty The Story of the James River. First Edition Published by: Holt, Rinehart & Win in New York: 1964. Fine in illustrated cloth covered boards with a reinforced front and rear hinge. In a near fine price clipped dust jacket with machine clipped flap corners with the price of "$3.75" at the lower center of the front flap. One of the titles in the Rivers of America Series for young readers. Illustrated by Leonard Vosburgh. 154 pages containing an index, text and illustrations. TB21290 $85.00

Jones, Louis: California's Over. First Edition Published by: Pantheon Books in New York: 1997. Fine in illustrated heavy paper wraps. A paperback book issued without a dust jacket. 329 pages. An advance reader's copy. TB16580 $7.00

Jones, Douglas: Come Winter. First Edition Published by: Henry Holt & Co. in New York: 1989. Fine in 1/4 brown cloth and paper covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine. TB11733 $17.50

Jones, Douglas: The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer. Third Edition Published by: Charles Scribner's in New York: 1976. Near fine in light brown cloth covered boards with dark brown text stamping on the spine with slight shelf wear at the heel of the spine In a fine jacket with the price intact on the front flap and a hint of dampstaining at the lower edge of the spine area. The author looks at a scenario which supposes that Custer is the sole survivor of the Battle of the Little Bighorn and is brought to trial for his actions. TB11736 $10.50

Jones, Douglas: A Creek Called Wounded Knee. First Edition Published by: Charles Scribner's in New York: 1978. Near fine with the ghost of a price sticker on the free end paper and dust stains on the top edge. In a near fine dust jacket. TB04242 $21.00

Jones, Douglas: Elkhorn Tavern. First Edition Published by: Holt Rinehart & Winston in New York: 1980. Near fine with top edges modestly dust stained and with a small ink mark at the upper corner of the front free end paper. In a near fine dust jacket with top of front panel curled. A novel set in the time of the Civil War during 1862 in Arkansas. TB03819 $9.80

Jones, Douglas: Gone the Dreams and Dancing. First Edition Published by: Holt Rinehart & Wins in New York: 1984. Fine in a fine dust jacket. TB02855 $21.00

Jones, Louis Thomas: Indians at Work and Play. First Edition Published by: The Naylor Company in San Antonio: 1971. Fine in decorated green cloth covered boards with gilt decorations on the spine and front board. In a fine jacket with the spine area very slightly faded. A study of the games played by Native American children and the competative sports enjoyed by adults. 156 pages including an index, text, notes and references. TB09377 $14.00

Roll over Image to expandJones, Evan: The Minnesota. First Edition Published by: Holt, Rinehart & Winston in New York: 1962. Fine in light tan cloth covered boards with a gilt on red title block on the spine. In a very good+ but price clipped dust jacket with a 1/3" long closed tear at the upper fore corner of the front panel. With illustrations by Harry Heim. Sub-titled: "The Forgotten River" and the 53rd volume in The Rivers of America Series. 306 pages containing an index, bibliography, text and drawings. A very handsome and crisp copy. TB23160 $85.00

Jones, Douglas: Roman. First Edition Published by: Henry Holt & Co. in New York: 1986. Near fine in 1/4 black cloth and paper covered boards with red text on the spine & two minor dents to the lower edges of the boards. In a fine dust jacket. A continuation of Elkhorn Tavern and the Hasford-Pay saga. TB06556 $10.50

Jones, Douglas: Season of Yellow Leaf. First Edition Published by: Holt Rinehart & Wins in New York: 1983. Fine, In a fine dust jacket. TB02986 $17.50

Jones, James: WWII. First Edition Published by: Grosset & Dunlap Pub. in New York: 1975. Fine in olive drab cloth covered boards with blind embossing to the front board and gilt text stamping on the spine. In a near fine dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap and very light rubbing and wear at the ends of the spine area and upper front panel. 272 pages of text and photographs with a number of illustrations some of which are of the fold-out type. TB11835 $28.00

Roll over Image to expandJones (Editor), Thomas: The Ways of Game Fish. Limited Edition Published by: J. G. Ferguson Publishing Company in Chicago: 1972. Near fine in a dark green "genuine leather binding" by Brown & Bigelow of St. Paul with blind embossed text on the spine and with black embossed decorations and text on the front board surrounding an oval paper label and with decorated end sheets. There is some scuffing to the leather at the heel of the spine. The edges of the text block are speckled with matching green finish. Without a dust jacket as issued however the book is contained within a poor paper covered slipcase which has cracked and slip at all seams and joints. A folio measuring 13 1/4" by 10" deep. This copy is identified as number 54 out of only 3,000 specially bound copies "Featuring reproductions of paintings by Bob Hines and Fred Sweney and etchings by R. H. Palenske plus numerous photographs of fishing scenes" with text by Russ Williams and Charles L. Cadieux. 320 pages of text with illustrations throughout to include many color plates. TB23398 $100.00

Josephy, Alvin: The Patriot Chiefs. First Edition Published by: The Viking Press in New York: 1961. Very good+ with a prior owner's name on the first free end paper and with the the front panel of the dust jacket taped to the 2nd FEP. Without a dust jacket; however, the book's summary on the flap has been taped to the second free end paper, the rear panel containing the reviews has been taped to the rear end paper and the rear flap, containing the brief bio of the author, has been glued to the front end paper. TB08138 $5.00

Roll over Image to expandJoshi, S. T.: H. L. Mencken on American Literature. First Edition Published by: Ohio University Press in Athens, Ohio: 2002. Fine in bright red cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine. In a fine, unclipped dust jacket. 284 pages of text including an index, glossary of names and text. "H. L. Mencken was one of the most respected - and feared - literary critics of the early twentieth century." Here the editor of his collected book reviews provides a poignant summary of Menchen's opinions of the writings of such greats as Theodore Dreiser, Sherwood Anderson, Willa Cather, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Sinclair Lewis, James Branch Cabell, Edith Wharton, W. D. Howells, Ambrose Bierce and even Mark Twain, of whom Mencken had the greatest respect. TB18740 $35.00

Judd, Laura Fish: Honolulu. First thus Published by: The Lakeside Press in Chicago: 1966. Fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text and decorations on the spine and front board. The top edge of the text block is in gilt. The upper fore edge of the text block shows very minor spotting from foxing. The Lakeside Classic issued in 1966. The author and her husband, Dr. Gerrit Parmele Judd, first arrived in Hawaii in 1828 to serve as missionaries. Both were quite involved in life on the Islands and this narrative provides revealing information of life at that time. 375 pages including an index followed by several pages which list previous titles published in the Lakeside Classic series. TB22482 $40.00

Roll over Image to expandJunger, Sebastian: Fire. First Edition Published by: W. W. Norton in New York: 2001. Fine in decorated black and yellow paper covered boards. In a fine dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap. A collection of ten stories ranging from the title story to, Whale Hunters, Kosovo's Valley of Death, and the Terror of Sierra Leone. 224 pages. TB18411 $25.00

Junger, Sebastian: Fire. Second Printing Published by: W. W. Norton in New York: 2001. Fine in decorated black and yellow paper covered boards. In a fine dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap. Signed by the author on the title page. A collection of ten stories ranging from the title story to, Whale Hunters, Kosovo's Valley of Death, and the Terror of Sierra Leone. 224 pages. TB14839 $24.50

Roll over Image to expandJunger, Sebastian: The Perfect Storm. Reprint Published by: W. W. Norton in New York: 1997. Fine in 1/4 cloth and paper covered boards with a prior owner's stamp on the first free end paper. In a fine dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap. This variant has a full number line running from 1 to 0; however, it is in darker type and lacks the "first edition" slug in the upper part of the copyright page. Signed by the author on the title page. A major best seller by this freelance journalist who has written for Outside Magazine, American Heritage and Men's Journal. The author's first book. Recently made into a movie of the same name. TB11300 $31.50

Junger, Sebastian: The Perfect Storm. First Edition Published by: W. W. Norton in New York: 1997. Near fine in 1/4 cloth and paper covered boards with black & silver colored text stamping on the spine and with minor fading to the upper edges of the boards. In a very good+ dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap but with a tiny nick to the upper edge of the front panel at the fold to the front flap an faint rubbing to the upper edge of the spine area. A major best seller by this freelance journalist who has written for Outside Magazine, American Heritage and Men's Journal. The author's first book and made into a movie of the same name. TB15400 $24.50

Junger, Sebastian: The Perfect Storm. Reprint Published by: W. W. Norton in New York: 1997. Fine in 1/4 cloth and paper covered boards with black and silver colored text stamping on the spine. In a fine dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap. Signed by the author on the fly title page. A major best seller by this freelance journalist who has written for Outside Magazine, American Heritage and Men's Journal. The author's first book which was made into a movie of the same name. Although this title shows a number line of 1 through 0 it is not a first edition because it lacks the "first edition" slug which should appear near the top of the copyright page. TB14814 $21.00

Junger, Sebastian: The Perfect Storm. First Edition Published by: W. W. Norton in New York: 1997. Near fine in 1/4 cloth and paper covered boards with black & silver colored text stamping on the spine with a minor roll to the spine. In a near fine, unclipped, dust jacket with modest curling to the lower edge of the spine area. A major best seller by this freelance journalist who has written for Outside Magazine, American Heritage and Men's Journal. The author's first book and made into a movie of the same name. TB16081 $17.50

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