Titles starting with J from Antic Hay Books

1959. GREENE, David H. [With Edward M. Stephens]. J.M. SYNGE. NY: Macmillan Company, 1959. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. With the pencil signature Carmel Snow- author and editor-in-chief at "Harper's Bazaar" magazine. Also with the estate stamp of American author Anita Loos on the front endpaper. Very Good; large tears (some with internal repairs) & chips d/j. ... more information

1952. HAMBURGER, Philip. J.P. MARQUAND, ESQUIRE: A PORTRAIT IN THE FORM OF A NOVEL. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1952. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation by Hamburger on front endpaper: "For Hobey [Hobart G. Weekes], with high regard, Phil. Nov. 1952." Near fine; minor edgewear & light soil d/j. ... more information

1933. BEATON, George. [Pseudonym of Gerald Brenan]. JACK ROBINSON: A PICARESQUE NOVEL. London: Chatto and Windus, 1933. 12mo., green cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Author's rare first book. Signed presentation from Beaton on front endpaper: "Cousin Emily, from Gerald [or Gerabel?]." A small, candid snapshot of Beaton and his cousin has been inserted onto the front endpaper by having the corners stuck into four small slits. Very Good; some wear (few tears & chips, large chip base of... more information

1933. BEATON, George. [Pseudonym of Gerald Brenan]. JACK ROBINSON: A PICARESQUE NOVEL. London: Chatto and Windus, 1933. Small 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation from Beaton on the front endpaper: "Mrs. Woolsey, from Gerald." Good (some soil, dampstain rear cover; worn (large chips & dampstain rear panel) d/j. ... more information

1973. THEROUX, Paul. "JACK, THE TRAVELLER'S FRIEND." In Playboy magazine, February 1973. Also contains "Gone in October" by John Clellon Holmes and "The Digger's Game" by George V. Higgins. Very Good. ... more information

1887. EWING, Juliana Horatia. JACKANAPES. DADDY DARWIN'S DOVECOT. THE STORY OF A SHORT LIFE. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1887. 16mo., blue cloth stamped in brown & gilt. Later Printing. Very Good (bright; light wear). ... more information

1893. EWING, Juliana Horatia. JACKANAPES DADDY DARWIN'S DOVECOT AND OTHER STORIES. Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott. NY: Thomas Y. Cromwell, 1893. 16mo., pictorial floral boards with green spine stamped in decorative gilt. First Edition thus. From the library of Boradway musical composer Guy Bolton, with his name stamp on the front and rear pastedowns. Very Good (some wear & little chipping to corners, ink inscription front endpaper). ... more information

1921. STAPLES, Arthur G. JACK-IN-THE PULPIT. Lewiston, Maine: Lewiston Journal Company, [1921]. Small 4to., brown cloth stamped in black. Signed, Limited Edition of 1,500 numbered copies. With the calling card of Harold Marsh Sewall laid in. Sewall was a representative from Maine to the U.S. House of Representatives and a government minister to the Hawaiian Islands. A collection of essays that appeared in the Lewiston Journal. Very Good (ink name, some wear spine label). ... more information

1980. KOTZWINKLE, William. "JACK-IN-THE-BOX." In Penthouse magazine, Ocotber 1980. Very Good. ... more information

1927. BAINVILLE, Jacques. JACO ET LORI. Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1927. 12mo., original printed wraps, which are then bound in an attractive brown, quarter-morocco leather and patterned board binding, with gilt-tooled spine. Early edition, 22nd printing. Bainville, a French political writer and historian, was a leading exponent of Conservative ideas between the two World Wars. Signed presentation from Bainville, to Max Dorian, on the half title page. Max Dorain is the pen-name of author Bernard Doreau. Dourea... more information

1959. BOLTIN, Lee. JAIL KEYS MADE HERE AND OTHER SIGNS. Preface by Patrick Dennis. NY: Meridian Books, [1959]. Small quarto, printed wraps. First Edition. The photographer documents America's iconic advertising signs, which is actually quite an array of subjects and designs. Includes press release. Very Good (moderate wear & soiling). ... more information

1954. BARNARD, Upton. JAKE BELL, RANGE RIDER. San Antonio, Texas: The Naylor Company, [1954]. 8vo., brown cloth stamped in dark brown; 172 pages. First Edition. A fictionalized account of life in Texas pioneer days but loosely based on the author's own experiences. Signed presentation from Barnard on the half-title page: "5-28-54. To my old friends Mr. & Mrs. C.L. Bray. Sincerely, Upton Barnard." An uncommon book, particularly when signed by the author. Good condition (moderate wear covers... more information

1972. BROSNAN, John. JAMES BOND IN THE CINEMA. London: Tantivy Press, [1972]. Small 8vo., red boards in dust jacket. First Edition. An in-depth look at the popular James Bond movies by the noted Australian film critic. Signed by Brosnan on a James Bond 007 Fan Club bookplate on front endpaper. Near fine; minor wear & soil (little rubbing & few short tears) d/j. ... more information

1952. LEBEER, Louis. JAMES ENSOR AQUAFORTISTE. [Antwerp, Belgium]: Sikkel, [1952]. Small 4to., cloth and boards in dust jacket. First Edition. Very Good; some wear, soil d/j. ... more information

1927. TOWNSEND, John Wilson. JAMES LANE ALLEN. Illustrated. Lousiville, Kentucky: Courier-Journal Job Printing Co., 1927. Small 4to., cloth and boards. Signed Limited Edition of 100 numbered copies. Very Good (minor soil covers). ... more information

1938. BURNS, Edward McNall. JAMES MADISON: PHILOSOPHER OF THE CONSTITUTION. New Brunswick, [NJ]: Rutgers University Press, 1938. 8vo., red cloth stamped in gilt. First Edition. Very Good (bright, some browning endpapers, small bookplate on front pastedown). ... more information

1934. BENET, Stephen Vincent. JAMES SHORE'S DAUGHTER. Garden City: Doubleday, Doran, 1934. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Trade Edition. signed presentation from Benet on the front endpaper, to publisher Thomas Ridgway Coward: "For T. R. Coward with hands across the battlefield of Gettysburg, Stephen Vincent Benet." Good (spine dull, few scuffs); some edgewear (small abrasions, short tears & nicks) d/j. ... more information

1860. HUDSON, Jane. JANE HUDSON, THE AMERICAL GIRL; OR, EXERT YOURSELF. London: The Religious Tract Society, [1860]. 24mo., embossed red cloth, stamped in gilt. First Edition. Good (little soil covers but generally bright, ink presentation on front endpaper). ... more information

1997. REILLY, Thomas. JANNUS: AN AMERICAN FLIER. Orlando, FL: University Press of Florida, [1997]. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Duplicate copyright copy from the Library of Congess, with a stamp statinhg so on the front endpaper and the rubber stamp of New Jersey Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. Near fine (abrasion front endpaper) in d/j. ... more information

1926. CANE, Melville. JANUARY GARDEN. NY: Harcourt, Brace and Co., [1926]. 8vo., black cloth. Later Printing. Signed presentation from Cane on the title page: "For Helen Fox, from Melville Cane, Mid-Atlantic, 10/7/27."Good (some chipping to the paper title label on the spine). ... more information