Joseph Jobe Editor (46 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. In very good slipcase. Nineteenth Century journeys thru picturesque North America by European visitors, the whole embellished with watercolor drawings and engravings of the period. 150 black and white illustrations and 24 in color. The colored crawings are tipped in.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. In very good slipcase. Nineteenth Century journeys thru picturesque North America by European visitors, the whole embellished with watercolor drawings and engravings of the period. 150 black and white illustrations and 24 in color. The colored crawings are tipped in.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Revised Edition. Large clean hardcover book in clean dust jacket. Size approx. 12-1/2" x 10". Entirely Revised Edition of "TheGreat Book ofWine" much enlarged and incorporating over 240 new illustrations. Burgundy cloth boards with gold stamped lettering on cover and spine. No bumping, fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. All pages and edges are clean with clean burgundy endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Lavishly illustrated with full color photographs, black and white photographs, maps, wine labels. 495 pages + list of Wine Museums, Acknowledgements, list of colour maps, Wine Index. Clean dust jacket has one very small shallow chip at rear panel's top edge. This comprehensive book includes The History of Wine, Growing Grapes and Making Wine, Serving Wine, Building A Wine Cellar, Learning How to Sample Wine, How to Read Wine Labels, Thirty-four Major Wine-Growing Countries of the World and Their Districts, Vintage Charts. No international shipping on this item due to size and weight.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A big fully illustrated book on the history of Artillery. Light signs of age to the dust jacket. Extra shipping if going overseas. We ship fast. Illustrated (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Folio, hardcover. Fine in VG dj. First Amer. Ed. Has a full index to 7500 different wines from 34 countries; 44 maps of wine regions, 35 in color; info. on how to read a wine label. How to start and stock a wine cellar; which wines go wit h which food; how to store wine and serve; the grapes and where best grown; history of wine from ancient time to present, what years to buy from what region, descriptions of best world-wide wines. 43 7 pp. in very large over-sized quarto. $5 shipping. Book.…

Hardcover. Illustrated dust jacket. First Edition. Clean pages, tight binding, cloth boards bright and square, dust jacket clean, slipcase with light scuffingPlease contact us about shipping costs for international orders of over-sized books or multi-book sets. We are happy to provide accurate quote prior to purchase. Clean pages, tight binding, clot.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. A massive work with well over a dozen tipped-in plates of tapestries in addition to color photos. The dj is torn on the edges as shown in the pictures. Very light water stain on front end paper. Divided into 4 sections: Gothic Tapestry by Pierre Verlet; Classical Tapestry by Michel Florisoone; Contemporary Tapestry by Adolf Hoffmeister; The Weaver's Art by Francois Tabard with a preface by Joseph Jobe and a detailed appendix. This massive sourcebook on the art of tapestry is extremely heavy. Inquire about shipping cost.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good - Cash. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. General reader wear to the corners, edges, and cover. Corners have been bumped a bit. The pages show some general reader wear as well. The book is in good condition with some normal reader wear. The dust jacket has heavy wear, chipping, tears, and missing pieces. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hard Cover in dust jackets. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Book has two dust jackets both of which have edgewear with tears up to an inch. Many color illustrations including some which are tipped in. Text in English. Very large book, about 13 by 12 inches, 278 pages.

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: VG (+). First Thus (by this publisher). 252 numbered pp. HBw/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, gray eps; front hinge cracked, a.e. lt tanned, f.e. has a few sm lt stains. Cover: med blue, black ship front, black titles spine; lt shelfwear, top board a bit bowed, head/tail faded, 2" of front joint cracked, back top crnr bumped, sm back stain back. DJ: unclipped, blue/gray painting all surfaces, black titles front/spine; tanned, v lt edge/shelfwear. Heavy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Rubbing to dust jacket and chips. Previous owners ID on front liner page. U.S. orders are shipped from Lewiston, NY location.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. No markings. Dust jacket as edge scuffs but no tears. The Web of history from the 12th to the 20th centruy. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Hard Cover in Slipcase. Condition: Good with no dust jacket. translated by Peggy Rowell Oberson. Essays by Pierre Verlet, Michel Florisoone, Adolf Hoffmeister, Francois Tabard. 278 pages, tipped-in color plates. This is a very large and heavy book, so shipping will be extra. DJ has 1" tear at base of spine on front cover. Slipcase corners scuffed.; 12 x 13 1/4 ".…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Includes dust jacket. The dust jacket is worn. The copy shows minor external wear, but is in othwerwise clean condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Slipcase. 1st Edition. First edition. Oversize. Fine, red leather, elaborate gilt decoration to covers, in fine slipcase. 'Being a nineteenth century journey through the most picturesque portions of North America, reconstructed from accounts by European visitors; the whole embellished with watercolour drawings and engravings of the period'. Illustrated with full color tipped-in plates and b&w illustrations. This copy does not appear to have been read. Includes gold belly band that has a small edge chip at spine. No significant wear to slipcase. A beautiful copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. This book is bound in bright blue boards with bright black letters on the spine and a ship design on the front cover. There is light wear on the spine tips & cover corners. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the front end paper. The contents are clean & unmarked, the binding is tight. States: "Reduced, unabridged version of the first edition". The dust jacket is price clipped with very light wear on the spine tips & cover corners. No chips. This book weighs over 1 kilo so extra postage may be required.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. VERY GOOD+ Hardcover in a VERY GOOD+ Dust Jacket 1971 Dust Jacket is wrapped in clear mylar cover. " The Great Sail" is a authoritative history written by a international team of specialists. Large heavy book, may need additional postage.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Translated by Peggy Rowell Oberson; Folio 13" - 23" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. This hardcover edition is in fair condition, showing signs of wear consistent with its age and library use. The dust jacket is worn, with minor edge tears and scuffs. Library markings are present, indicating its previous use as a library book. The binding remains intact, ensuring the book's durability for continued use. Worn with minor edge tears and scuffs.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. A large-format illustrated history of the great age of sailing ships, covering the development of sailing vessels from the Age of Discovery through the great European sailing fleets and the era of the clipper ships. The volume brings together contributions from a number of maritime historians and specialists. Chapters include The Age of Discovery, The Catalan Ship, The Birth of the National Fleet, The Vasa, Royal Glories, The Dutch Flute, The Victory, The Golden Age, U.S.S. Constitution, The Belle Poule, The Clipper's Day, The Challenge, and The Preussen, followed by an appendix. The book is particularly notable for its extensive illustrations, including colour reproductions of historical maritime manuscripts and maps, ship plans, technical drawings, diagrams and black-and-white illustrations. The photographs show examples of the original illustrated material, including historical depictions of sailing vessels and detailed ship plans. A substantial and visually attractive reference work for collectors of maritime history, naval history, sailing ships and the history of shipbuilding. Physical Description Large-format hardcover in original blue cloth binding with an illustrated sailing ship motif on the front board and The Great Age of Sail lettered on the spine. 276 pages. Large format, approximately 29 × 24 cm. Contemporary bibliographic listings describe the book as a large-format hardback of approximately 276 pages. Condition Good. Original blue cloth binding remains intact and generally presentable. There is visible rubbing and wear to the corners and lower edges of the boards, consistent with age and previous handling. The spine lettering is worn/absent. The binding appears sound. Internally, the pages are generally clean and well preserved, with the richly illustrated plates and diagrams intact. Some light age-related toning and minor signs of handling may be present. No major tears or significant losses are apparent from inspection. Dust jacket: not present.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. Beautiful very large Hardcover book with dust jacket and slipcase, in like new condition. Corners of slipcase have small tears. **NO International and NO Expedited shipping available for this large/ heavy book/ set.

Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Unknown. Quarto, hardcover, fine in red buckram boards with gilt design, gilt lettering on spine, in near fine dark green slipcase. Giftable. Subtitled: Being a 19th Century Journey through the most Picturesque Portions of North America, Reconstructed from Accounts by European Visitors; the Whole Embellished with filled with interesting insights into 19th century America from a Eutopean point of view. Profusely illustrated with etchings, old photos, drawings. Beautiful tipped in color plates (watercolor paintings). Frontis of Natrural Creek at Cedar Creek Virginia 1826. French, German, and Italian comments translated by D. B. Tubbs. 221 pages. Book.…

Leather. Condition: VG/NO DUSTJACKET. Lausanne, Switzerland: Edita. VG/NO DUSTJACKET. (c1966). Leather. Being a Nineteenth Century Journey Through the Most Picturesque Portions of North America, Reconstructed from Accounts by European Visitors; the Whole Embellished with Watercolour Drawings and Engraving of the Period. Tipped-In Color Plates . 4to., 224 pp., with slipcover, bookplate . Color, Black & White Illus. (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book weighs a ton, so extra shipping will definitely be required. VG in like slipcase.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. For five centuries, sailing ships spanned the ocean waterways around the globe. What at the end of the 15th. century had been wild adventure had become commonplace by dint of tenacious endurance and constant development to meet the challenge of the sea. Thanks to sailing ships, their captains and crew, geographers were able to draw up maps of the continents, merchants established new trade routes, the maritime nations built-up great empires and politics and culture were much influenced. Profusely illustrated with full-color plates, black and white drawings, and engravings. Several fold-out diagrams. Over Sized.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Dust Jacket. Fully illustrated. ; 4to; 278 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st of This Edition. 495 pages plus index etc. A firm clean straight book, with very slight age toning along edges. A very heavy item, additional postage charges will apply.

large format hardback [29x24cm]. 276 pages. good condition in a rather creased dust-jacket, torn at the spine. lacks front and rear free end-papers [heavy book that may require extra shipping costs for overseas orders. Please see our storefront page for shipping information] a beautiful record of sail through the ages; an authoritative text being complemented by a wealth of coloured and plain illustrations.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Very good in good dustwrapper. Translated by Peggy Rowell Oberson. Illustrations tipped in. Pierre Verlet, Michel Florisoone, Adolf Hoffmeister, Francois Tabard. Small sticker inside front cover. Top edges of red cover lightly faded. Nice solid condition. Wear and tears on edges of dustwrapper. Small pieces of tape on inner side of dustwrapper.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. The jacket is a bit chipped and rubbed.[3.5cmx4.00cm]internally clean and tightly bound.EK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.