Jean Kell (17 results)

BLUE CLOTH. Condition: FINE-. Dust Jacket Condition: FINE-. 113 PAGES. A VERY CLEAN STRONG TIGHT COPY. Size: OCTAVO. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair Jacket. Safrit, Karin (illustrator). First Edition. 89pp. Chinese symbol stamp on front endpaper. Text block has a width-wise ripple. Jacket has sunning to the spine and to the flap folds. Front panel has a pen squiggle 1"x1"? Jacket has light stains and foxing. Edges of jacket have tears, chipping and are missing small pieses. Inside jacket has 3 pieces of scotch tape. Text is clean and unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Very good, clean, tight condition - one faded spot on top of front cover. Blue hardcover. Copy #325. Text free of marks. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged with tracking.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. This is a fine hardcover first edition copy in blue buckram with gold lettering on the cover and spine, in a mylar protected DJ that has a small chip and some magic tape. White spine. MEDIA SHIPPING ONLY.

Large Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Signed by editor on title page with inscription, "Best wishes." Small tear on top jacket edge, ink gift note inside. 1999 Large Hardcover. xi, 227 pp. Carteret County, North Carolina was formed in 1722 out of Craven County. It is named in honor of Sir John Carteret, who later became the Earl of Granville and one of the Lords Proprietors of North Carolina. Native inhabitants of the area were the Iroquois-speaking Tuscarora Indians. The Tuscarora Nation lived between the Neuse and Pamlico Rivers in eastern North Carolina. As early as 1706, white settlers of Huguenot, German, Scotch-Irish, French, and English descent arrived in the region. Most had migrated southward from northern American colonies rather than from Europe. Also, in 1721 Quakers from Rhode Island came in family units and settled on the north side of the Newport River. Beaufort, Carteret's county seat, is the third oldest town in North Carolina. It was first known appropriately as Fishtown because the fishing industry was and has been an important part of the county's history. Beaufort was later named for Henry Somerset, Duke of Beaufort. The largest plantations, given by grants or purchased, were in the central and western parts of Carteret County. Large land owners included Robert Williams, William Borden, and the Stanton family. Unlike other parts of North Carolina and Virginia, no large pillared houses were constructed in the county; the Williams' plantation home, for example, was brick and plain. Carteret County participated in global trade almost from its beginning. Plantations produced goods such as tobacco, grains, and salted meats and fish to export to England. Lumber was also a major export due to the area's vast forests. The most significant commercial industry was naval stores - tar, pitch, rosin, and turpentine. Portsmouth and Beaufort served as the county's major ports. Ships landed in Portsmouth, and workers transferred cargo to smaller boats for transport to the mainland. However, as its depth decreased, Portsmouth harbor declined as a port of entry, and the town was abandoned. Formal education was not a priority for the early settlers of Carteret County. Most children were preoccupied with working on the farms. Wealthier families usually sent their children outside the colony for advanced training. In the community of Hunting Quarters, however, the Scotch-Irish established the area's first school; it became the first accredited high school in the county. The first Anglican Church in Beaufort, St. John's Parish, was organized approximately in 1724. However, the increasing opposition of Baptists, Quakers, and other denominations contributed to the decreasing number of Anglicans in Carteret County. Carteret countians have witnessed war in their backyards. Many served in the Revolutionary War, and naval skirmishes occurred in the county's waters. Constructed between 1826 and 1834, Fort Macon was the site of a major battle during the Civil War. On April 25, 1862, Confederate troops surrendered the fort, and the Federal Government used Fort Macon as a prison following the war. Although most of the settlements were developed prior to the Civil War, Morehead City was not established until 1858. It started as a railroad town and eventually attracted tourists. Today, tourism has replaced agriculture and exporting as Carteret County's largest industry. - North Carolina History. Signed by author.

Good+ in chipped dustjacket.

hardcover. Condition: As New. Inscribed by author. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. xi, 227 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm. *Autographed by author.*. Signed.

hard cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Greenville:Era Press. (1975). 211pp. Illustrated. Hardcover with dust jacket. Jacket is worn at the edges with some light fraying and a couple small chips and tears. Otherwise only some light soiling to the covers. Binding itself is only mildly shelf-worn. Interior is clean, bright and free of stray markings. Copy number 1602 of 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Dust jacket in very good condition. SIGNED and inscribed by the author. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Minor wear to the dust jacket. Light wear to the boards. Tight binding. Clean interior pages. Secure packaging for safe delivery. signed and inscribed by author.

Hardcover. Condition: fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. Fine in fine dust jacket. Hardcover. Inscribed by the author. Vintage reproduction map endpapers. 227 pages, with index. Illustrated.

KELL, Jean Bruyere, ed. North Carolina's Coastal Carteret County during the Civil War. [Beaufort, NC: Privately printed, 1999]. 1st ed. 4to. ix,227pp. Illus., portraits, maps. Errata slip. Orig. cloth, non-priceclipped d/j. Fine. Social and military activities in Carteret County during the war. .

Condition: Poor. A 13 page accordion or concertina book, with color litho illustrations printed on to cardboard. It is missing the doll that would be seen through the die-cut window on the front cover. This book shows heavy wear, with rubbed edges, and missing surface litho on the edges of the binding. Cover creases. The interior fold out pages are in better condition, with some damage at the creases. Measures 10 1/2" x 7 1/2".

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. covers have heavy wear, rubbing and chipping, lots of small pieces of paper over board missing and some cracking of boards on spine, water damage near spine leaving mark and some ink missing, flap on cover doll heavily creased and cracked, accordion fold book with story of a doll small enough to fit in a pocket who hides in a coat pocket to accompany Nancy to the country, color illustrations, original box and rag doll not included, book only Size: 8 x 10.5.

KELL, Jean Bruyere, and WILLIAMS, Thomas A. eds. North Carolina's Coastal Carteret County During the American Revolution. Greenville, [1976]. 1st ed. 4to. Illus. 214pp. One of 2,000 signed copies. Very good in d/j. Inscribed by the editor. Signed.

DECORATED BOARDS. Condition: FINE. WHITE, BROOK (illustrator). 6 PAGES OF TEXT. DIE CUT COVER HAS A CLOTH SANTA CLAUS INSERTED THROUGH THE CHIMNEY. INSCRIBED: "MERRY CHRISTMAS JEAN B. KELL". Size: 12MO.

Hardcover. Condition: Good Plus. Mardi (illustrator). 1st Edition. I've priced this rather rare book dramatically below the few others I've seen for sale. The reason: the absence of the doll that came with the original book ( it should be tucked into the slot you see on the front cover). It appears also have come in a box, although only one of the sellers referenced below have that box. The question becomes how much is this doll worth? Because by 'dramatically' I mean approximately $250.00 and up, way up. That's an expensive doll. The few other copies with the doll are priced at $500.00, $600.00 plus,$800.00 plus, and $900.00 plus. I've rated my book Good Plus. Overall, I think it's held up rather well, particularly considering the type of book it is and when it was published (1946). One can see why it has come to be as valued as it is. It's quite unusual and it's vividly illustrated by Mardi. As you can see from the first two photographs, the book opens up like an accordion, revealing a beautiful double-sided panorama, each side stretching out a full five feet. On one of the two sides, some of the paper has lifted up along the juncture between the pages. There are also a few instances where a little of this paper has been lost. On the other side, the junctures between the pages are in excellent condition, no paper lifting up and no loss. Note that in both cases, both sides, the solidity of the binding is not an issue. The lifting up and loss of paper is cosmetic, having nothing to do with the solidity of the binding. This book is very solidly bound, no looseness, no give, nothing. Otherwise, the condition of the pages (both sides) is very good. As you can see, the pages are very clean, the colors are not faded and there is very little other wear. However, the middle edges have some rub-through and some paper loss, particularly the one that forms with the rear cover of the book. No one has written their name or anything else anywhere in the book. Nor are there any markings. And, as you can see, there aren't any attachments. You can also see that the spine is quite slanted toward the rear. That's why you can see the page to the right of the front cover in the photograph. The slant has no bearing on the solidity of the covers. The covers are very strongly bound, without issue. You can also see what appears to be two tears on the front cover. In fact nothing is torn. But some sort of (I'm guessing) bump did cause the crease and thin loss of material. There is also some scuffing on the covers at the junctures with the spine, resulting in a little bit of loss of surface material, particularly at the top and bottom. The slot which once held the doll is in very good condition. And that is a pretty comprehensive description of the condition of the book. Take a look at the photographs. By the way, this is a story about a rag doll who has her first adventure in the real world with her family.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. (North Carolina, History) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.