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Book page signed by the American journalist and author who crusaded against Nazis and Fascists but was blacklisted during the McCarthy era as a former member of the Communist Party. Page was removed from Kahn's book The Plot Against the Peace: A Warning to the Nation! (Co-authored with Michael Sayers, NY: Dial Press, 1945.) Also included is the title page from the book, which warned of covert German plans to subvert the peace after World War II. Signed as "Albert" and inscribed to James Rosenberg (1874-1970), prominent American lawyer, artist, humanitarian and philanthropist. Inscription reads: "To James Rosenberg, a staunch friend, a splendid anti-fascist, with warmest regards - Albert / May 1945."
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Albert E. Kahn - Signed Book Page by Author of The Secret War Against America, etc
by Kahn, Albert (1912-1979)
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Five bookplates by Adolf F.J. Karlovsky (Czech arms, imaginary plates, etc.)
by Karlovsky, Adolf F.J. [Frantisek Joseph]
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Five armorial bookplates by Karlovsky (1922-1995), a Czech-born heraldry scholar and author whose work included designing a new coat of arms for US President Ronald Reagan when he was governor of California. Fine, unused condition with Karlovsky's red ink stamp on the rear. Sizes range from 2.75 inches square to 3 x 4.25 inches. The five plates are: (1) the Czech coat of arms with the motto Veritas Vincet (Truth Prevails); (2) Ex Libris François d'Anethan. Appears to be an imaginary bookplate for François-de-Paule Henri Joseph d'Anethan, a Belgian baron and politician (1743-1802); (3) Ex Libris Didi Karlovská. Design features kangaroos and the motto, Courage to the Last. Possibly made for a family member; (4) Ex Libris Johannis Žižka de Trocnov. Imaginary bookplate of Czech national hero Jan Zizka (1360-1424.) With Latin motto Sacri Romani Imperii et Regni Bohemiae Equitis, signifying Zizka as a knight of the Holy Roman Empire and Kingdom of Bohemia; and (5) Ex Libris Hedda Krackow von Grafin.…
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Kin of Cain (Signed)
by Kashorek, Douglas
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(Salt Lake City, Utah): Bedside Books / American Publishing, (2011.) 1st edition. Signed and inscribed by the author. A fantasy novel that weaves its story through Old English and Biblical epics. Described by the publisher as "a Christian sequel to Beowulf set in the post-Civil War and Great Depression Adirondacks and in the antediluvian world of Genesis 4." Paperbound 8vo, 236 pages. Near Fine. Appears to be unread.
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Kin of Cain (Signed advance copy)
by Kashorek, Douglas
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(Salt Lake City, Utah): Bedside Books / American Publishing, (2011.) 1st edition. Signed by the author. Promotional card laid in identifying this as "a pre-release copy" A fantasy novel that weaves its story through Old English and Biblical epics. Described by the publisher as "a Christian sequel to Beowulf set in the post-Civil War and Great Depression Adirondacks and in the antediluvian world of Genesis 4." Paperbound 8vo, 236 pages. Near Fine. Appears to be unread.
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Not This Island Music (1/26 Lettered Copies, Signed w/ Holographic Poem)
by Kelly, Robert
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Santa Rosa, [CA]: Black Sparrow Press, 1987 Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1987. Signed 1st edition. Copy "V" of 26 lettered copies of this poetry collection. Hand-bound by Earle Gray. With a bound-in, handwritten poem (Core Benders) from the author's Objects in Space series. The poem is signed by Kelly, and he has also signed a preliminary blank page. 182, [2] pp. 8vo hardcover in decorative paper boards designed by Barbara Martin. Laid-in description on blue paper of the Objects series. Light bumps but about Near Fine in the original clear jacket. A nice copy of the uncommon lettered edition with signed holographic poem.
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Jamestown: The Truth Revealed
by Kelso, William M.
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Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Press, (2017.) Signed 1st edition. An account by the lead archaeologist of new discoveries at Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America. 278 pp., notes and index. Illustrated in b&w and color. 8vo hardcover. Near Fine in dust jacket. Signed/inscribed on the title page to fellow author Richard Rawson, who wrote Migration: From Massachusetts Bay to the Old Northwest 1636–1836.
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O Albany!: Improbable City of Political Wizards, Fearless Ethnics, Spectacular Aristocrats, Splendid Nobodies, and Underrated Scoundrels
by Kennedy, William
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NY: Viking Press (1983). 1st edition. A non-fiction social history of the capital city of New York state. VG/VG in rubbed and slightly chipped dust jacket. Now protected by a clear archival cover.
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Nude Descending a Staircase (SIGNED)
by Kennedy, X.J. [Joseph]
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Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co., (c. 1961.) 1963 reprint of the author's first book of poetry. Signed and inscribed in 1964 with a small sketch of a cityscape. A collection of light-hearted verse that won the Lamont Prize of the American Academy of Poets in 1961. 71 pp. 8vo clothbound hardcover. VG/VG. Sound, tight binding. DJ shows moderate wear, light spotting. Lamont sticker on front panel. Not price-clipped and now protected by a clear archival cover. Publisher code "E47" (November 1963) on the last text page. Signed "For Lynne" on the first blank page.
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Undercover Washington
by Kessler, Pamela
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McLean, Virginia: EPM Publications Inc., (1992). 1st edition. SIGNED by the author. An illustrated guide to sites in Washington, D.C., where famous spies "lived, worked, and loved." An informal history of spies and spying in the nation's capital, from the time of the "first American spymaster" George Washington to the perilous years of the Cold War. Includes material on more than 70 museums, mansions, bars, bookstores, libraries, hotels, graveyards and other locations where espionage and intrigue occurred. With a section of "Spy Recipes," a useful glossary, a bibliography, and numerous photos, maps, facsimile documents, etc. Still a relevant book in an era of terrorists, counter-terrorism, sleeper cells, plots against the West, and controversial domestic spying by the U.S. government. Signed/inscribed by the author in black ink on the title page and dated 7/9/92. ix, 159 pages. Paperbound, 5.5 by 8.75 inches. Crisp, clean, unread condition.
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How to See Boston: A Trustworthy Guidebook
by King, Moses
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Boston: Moses King, 1895. Complete with large folding map. A guide for visitors to Boston in the late 19th century. With 250 illustrations, maps and plans, including the colored folding map of the city. Numerous B&W photos of architecture and streetscapes. Detailed text on Boston's history, its businesses, parks, public buildings, landmarks, principal attractions, and much more. 288 pp. Paperbound, 6 x 5 inches. Good condition. Original paper covers fragile with creases and old tape repairs/reinforcements. Text block sound and tight. Some creased corners, but pages clean and unmarked. Map is in nice condition.
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On a Line from Valery (Broadside Poem)
by Kizer, Caroline
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Single-sheet broadside poem in Fine condition. Published by the American Academy of Poets in 1996 in an edition of 500 copies. Designed and printed by Dean Bornstein at The Perpetua Press. Inspired by the first Persian Gulf War and a line from La Fileuse (The Spinner) by Paul Valery. Written in the form of a traditional French villanelle and offering an apocalyptic vision of a grim future wrought by war. A compelling work by Kizer (1925-2014), winner of a Pulitzer Prize in 1985. 12 by 9 inches. Thick, textured cream paper with tree design embossed into the background. Blank verso.
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Moonlight Snow [Signed]
by Knight, Owen
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New Orleans: Black Moon Publishing, (1997.) Signed 1st edition. Poetry and illustrations by [Thomas Howerton] Owen Knight. ix, 145 pp. Clothbound 8vo, About Near Fine in dust jacket. Straightened crease to the front jacket flap. Small clipping with two poems by other authors pasted into the rear of the book. Clean and securely bound. Signed "T.H. Owen Knight" on the front free endpaper.
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Plastik und Malerei (Signed)
by König-Schalinski, Renate
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Passau: Oberhausmuseum, 1992, 1st edition. An exhibition catalog of work by German artist Renate König-Schalinski (1942-2011.) Signed by her with a brief inscription. Sculptures and paintings shown in 1992 at the Oberhaus Museum in her native city of Passau, Germany. Illustrations in b&w and color. Pictorial hardcover. 10 by 7 inches. 69 pps. Introductory text in German. Near Fine. Clean and unmarked. König-Schalinski was a sculptor, painter, and enamel artist. She is best known for her large-scale public installations, including the 1987 bronze "Europa" in Passau (shown on the cover of this catalog.) Other well-known pieces in bronze, metal or stone are in Munich, Bonn, Santiago de Chile, and elsewhere.
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