Spear J W (41 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good Plus. No Jacket. First Edition Stated. Sl. Edgewear/Shelfwear/Soiling, Spine Faded And Sl. Worn. Blue Cloth With Silver Gilt Lettering. Corners Sl. Bumped. Interior Clean And Tight. 90 Pp. "Editor Of The Arizona Republic Since 1892" One Copy Has A P/O Sig Inside.

Condition: good. May show signs of wear, highlighting, writing, and previous use. This item may be a former library book with typical markings. No guarantee on products that contain supplements Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. Twenty-five year bookseller with shipments to over fifty million happy customers.…

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Ed., 90 pp., frontis., signed, cloth, vg+ Covers the Arizona Republic. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Minus. First Edition. Cover slightly soiled front, lightly spotted back. Signed by author inside "To Dee Worthington with best wishes J. W. Spear". Inside in fine shape. 90pp. b/w picture of author in front. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. There are a couple of very ligth smudges on the covers.

hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Republic and Gazette, Phoenix, Arizona [Published date: 1940]. Hardcover, xii, 90 pp; frontispiece portrait of J. W. Spear; signed "JWSpear" in blue ink on top corner of portrait; 23 cm. First edition. In good+ condition / no dust jacket. Blue cloth boards stamped in silver on front cover. Thin scratch down center of front cover. Light rubbing and shelfwear to edges and corners and light soiling to rear cover as well. Binding tight. Mild toning to endpapers. Previous ownership inscriptions on front and rear free paste-downs dated March 1940. Tipped-in newspaper clipping on front free endpaper from the Arizona Republic "An Arizona Bookshelf" by Harvey L. Mott, dated 1940, reviewing this title. Otherwise pages are mildly toned but unmarked. Written by J. W. ("Uncle Billy") Spear (editor of the Arizona Republic since 1892), this first-person chronicle recounts the founding, growth, and editorial development of The Arizona Republican - later The Arizona Republic - from its frontier beginnings through nearly five decades of Arizona's social and political evolution. Blending memoir and institutional history, Spear traces milestones in regional journalism, including the paper's ownership transitions, early labor strikes, and relationship with the Phoenix Gazette. Includes reflections on notable personalities, press ethics, and community service within the rapidly modernizing Southwest. Contents include: Preface; Foreword; The Genesis of the Arizona Republican; The Author; An Appendicitis Operation; General Sherman Said; The Republican's Only Strike; Migrations of The Republican; The Printery; From the Files; Little James; "Our Alley" and Its People; A Review. Signed by Author.…

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. NO DJ. Book may have light/sometimes moderate wear and tear due to storage and age. May have writing or old price on inside cover. May be price clipped. Spine is intact, in good condition, clean. Pages are intact, in good condition, clean. None of the defects detract from the readability! From a non-smoking environment. Ask for pictures.…

Condition: good. May show signs of wear, highlighting, writing, and previous use. This item may be a former library book with typical markings. No guarantee on products that contain supplements Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. Twenty-five year bookseller with shipments to over fifty million happy customers.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Republic and Gazette, 1940. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good. No dust jacket. Covers have shelf wear.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition, octavo, grey boards blocked in white, spine unprinted and sunned, top edge gilt, marbled end papers, untrimmed hand made paper, illustrated throughout with photographs, 50 pages. [QP].

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 24 cm. 18p. Dieses Zuschneidehelf enthalt 18 Kleidungsstucke, 50 Abbildungen und 24 Schnittmuster. Drawings and interleaved pattern tracing pages all contained in a trifold card stock holder. Some rubbing to spine of the trifold, a 2 inch split up the spine of the trifold with nothing missing, three of the tracing paper pages have some pieces missing, tracing paper has turned color, underlying designs are in fine condition, all told this is still a very serviceable collection of patterns for garments for puppets. Date determined from the contents and appears to be from the 1940s or 1950s. An unusual piece of children's ephemera. Written text in German.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition, "with the editors' compliments" on the verso front free end paper, octavo, full blue leather blocked in gilt, spine unprinted and sunned, top edge gilt, marbled end papers, untrimmed hand made paper, illustrated throughout with photographs, 50 pages. [QP].…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover in dark blue cloth over maroon cloth spine, spine lettered in gilt. Endpapers are adverts (one page at front and ten pp. at rear). Folding map. A tight example, modest wear to the extremities, offsetting to the endpapers, bearly visible tape repair to the map. Late Victorian-era guide to the City of Bristol in England. (REDUCED INTERNATIONA SHIPPING AVAILABLE ON THIS ITEM. PLEASE INQUIRE.).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good ++ to Very Good. 512pp, bound in blue cloth, with the binding and hinges tight, illustrated throughout. Contents include *Methods of Improving the Race *Sterilization of the Unfit *Birth Control *Prophylaxis *Love *Marriage *Former Customs & Peculiarities Among Men (Includes Polygamy) *How to Be a Good Wife and Good Husband *Small Families and the Improvement of the Race *Abortion or Miscarriage *Childbirth *Care of Children *Sexual Science *Anatomy *Prostitution *Diseases & Disorders *Self Abuse or Masturbation *Impotence *Perversions *Health & Hygiene *Venereal Disease and much more. Covers rubbed, previous owner's name on the front free endpaper, occasional pencil markings, endpapers darkened. Collins, J. W. / Spear, Edward (illustrator).…

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Condition: Very Good. Publisher's original wire stitched red and yellow card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 8½'' x 5¼''. Contains colour frontispiece, 23 pp with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Covers marked, else in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. CARPENTRY & D.I.Y.

Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.). Condition: Good. Condition Notes: Gently bruised at the head, tail and corners of the binding. Private book plates to the pastedown. Pages gently tanned with a little spotting throughout; Hardback. Blue boards with gilt titles to the spine; Measures 8½" x 5½" (1.3 kg); pp (viii) 447; 2nd edition, first published 1884. Includes: Deckled edges; Black & white plates; 2-column text; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #189517 ||. …

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

LeatherBound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 116. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1940 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 116.…

Cloth. Condition: Good. First edition. A scarce first edition copy of this dictionary of Bristol, with a folding map. A scarce first edition copy of Arrowsmith's Dictionary of Bristol.This was the first of its kind when it was published in 1884 providing important information on the city of Bristol.With a folding map of the city. In cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. The front joint is splitting. The rear hinge is starting but remains firm. Some bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound with lightly age toned pages with the odd scattered spot. Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…