John Steeksma (7 results)

Condition: Fair. 1932. No Edition Remarks. 141 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering. Ex-Library copy, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil markings to front pastedown. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Visible wear marks to boards.…

Hardcover, 144 pages, 22x14cm, wear to edges, some cover stains, small shop sticker,internally good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. WORKING THE MIND. First Edition, 1932. Excellent Copy. No Foxing. First edition of John Steeksma's classic self-improvement and educational work, written to help readers develop their powers of thought and judgement rather than simply accumulate knowledge. A particularly attractive example. The text pages are bright, clean and fresh, with no inscriptions, annotations or significant blemishes. Little evidence of age-related wear, with no notable foxing and only very light natural toning. Aquarian Book Service stamp to the foot of the front free endpaper. Binding is firm and sound. The original green cloth boards remain clean and well-preserved, retaining their rich colour. Corners are sharp, with only the slightest hint of rubbing. Gilt lettering remains bright and clear. Complete with the publisher's advertisements to the rear, offering a fascinating glimpse into contemporary business and self-improvement literature of the early 1930s, including titles such as Self Organisation for Business Men, Railway Accounts and Psychology as a Sales Factor. An unusually well-preserved copy of an increasingly uncommon title. Please see photographs, which are of the actual book offered for sale. Additional photographs are available on request, and enquiries are always welcome.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Black cloth hardcover has some light signs of age. Scarce title. We ship fast.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Good. Lacking dust jacket. Slightly foxed. Signed by author to title page. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Dust jacket is very good. Some holes to folds of flaps. Tape to internal of folds of flaps and top and bottom of spine. Foxed. Book in black cloth, wear to edges. Scratching to external rear board. Bumping to corners and top and bottom of spine. Some foxing, mostly on half title and title pages. Toned.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Bound in black cloth, slightly marked, silver lettering to spine, in a good price-clipped d/jacket. A single pin-hole to front endpaper o/w fine internally, no inscriptions. The jacket is slightly frayed at top of spine. 168pp. …