Search Results: Authors starting with K from Lems Bookshop

In 1939 the author, seeking an antidote for Europe's madness and her drug addicted friend, Christina, set out for Afghanistan through Italy, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Turkey and Iran and for six months experience the exhilaration of travel and the stimulation of unfamiliar peoples and culture. 217 pages with 18 black and white photographs and a map. book in very good condition ex library with stamp inside front cover and small reference marks there and first page. and light tanning.

A great document of the mid 1930's to early 1970's, the work of photographers capturing the timeless images of momentous events and important figures that have altered and illuminated our lives as depicted in Life Magazine. 303 pages with hundreds of photographs. Book in very good+ condition

From 1947 to 1950 the author combed the North and presents a comprehensive survey of the people and places he encounters. 244 pages with 38 black and white photographs and endpaper map. Book in very good+ condition with light tanning. Dust jacket in good- condition with chips, dents, wear, some tears and two small pieces missing on back (see photo).

The basic concepts of particles and fields and of space and time, as illuminated by modern physics in layman terms. 376 pages with figures throughout. Book in very good+ condition ex library with borrowing sleeve remnants on back endpaper and minor reader wear. Dust jacket in very good condition in clear wrapper, price clipped, with sticker on spine and back

A gripping narrative of events in the world's most modern war, brilliantly incisive and analytical - what is the best way to secure the future for America. 218 pages. Book and dust jacket in very good+ condition.

Fascinating detail of the extraordinary men, the missions, the conflicts and double-crosses behind one of the most pervasive, powerful yet fatally flawed intelligence systems the world has ever seen. 525 pages with 24 pages of illustrations. Book in good+ condition with general fading and some wear to cover.

In three parts: Pharaonic Period; Graeco-Roman Period; Early Christian Period - a practical guide to the monuments and at the same time to be read as a history. 227 pages with 40 plans and maps and black and white illustrations throughout. Book in very good condition with some reader wear to edges and some wear to cover.

An account of the continuing efforts of astronomers to probe the outermost limits of the observable universe chiefly with the aid of the Hubble Space Telescope. 205 pages with 8 pages of colour photographs. Book in near fine condition ex library with stamps on back endpaper and reference on publishing page. Dust jacket in near fine condition in clear wrapper with sticker on spine and back.

During his childhood Simon Karczmar spent many vacations with his grandfather in a small Lithuanian village - a shtetl. The homely and pious life of this Jewish community made a lasting impression and became a rich source of inspiration for his painting. Folder containing 10 lithographic reproduction plates, the first partially coloured which is also on the folder cover. No publication date but believed to be circa 1950. All in very good condition.

The history, culture, art, monuments of the sites and monuments of the Peloponnese which is now severed from the rest of Greece by the Corinth Canal. A travel guide including Corinth, Sparta, Argos, Messenia, Olympus. 208 pages with 175 colour illustrations and a large fold out tourist and road map. Book in very good+ condition with previous owners name on title page and pages 14-16 highlighted text.

The Dramatic Tale of how India was Mapped and Everest Named. Rightly hailed as "one of the most stupendous works in the history of science". 182 pages with 31 illustrations including black and white photos and 3 maps. Book and dust jacket in near fine condition.

The story of the 10th Cruiser Squadron and the naval Blockade of Germany during WW1 from first-hand information of the greatest and most devastatingly effective blockade since ships first sailed the seas. 287 pages with 16 pages of black and white photos, 3 pages of maps and coloured frontispiece. Book is in good condition with clean text and photos but general tanning. No DJ - see photos. Previous owner's name and Christmas greeting in front.

Sea adventures covering 70 years from the 1860's - the heyday of sail, the rise and perfection of steam, the introduction of marine motors and the advent of submarine navigation. 287 pages with 29 black and white illustrations and a map. Book in good condition with ?previous owners name cut out of title page, gift stamp on first page, foxing to edges and some pages but no interference with text or photographs and light tanning. Cover shows wear and knocks to corners and edges (see photos). No dust jacket.

Part of the Battleground Europe series. Pozieres is a typical Somme village and here in late July, August and early September 1916 Australian Divisions fought long and hard against the Germans - the author gives a full description of what happened on the ground. 144 pages with numerous maps and black and white photographs throughout. Book in near fine condition.

Moving from the Stone Age, the author shows how human aggression adapted to changing technology and cultures, cu0lmanating in t he development of nuclear bombs. 432 pages with black and white illustrations on 24 pages and 14 maps. Book in very good condition ex library with stamp on title and last page and numbers on first and last pages and minor reader wear. Dust jacket in very good condition in clear wrapper with sticker on spine and back and booksellers stickers inside front flap..

A study of Agincourt, Waterloo and the Somme with a Chapter on The Future of Battle. Black and White photos and illustrations throughout and 3 maps. 304 pages.
Interior very good, no marks. Cover has worn edges and some fading.

The author examines every branch of warfare in its history, psychology, metallurgy, genetics, logistics, archaeology, tactics and strategy. 432 pages with 64 illustrations. Book in very good+ condition with light tanning.

The need for accurate identification of Art and the need for accurate aging in Archaeology has found Nuclear Energy applications the solution. 119 pages including 44 photos and many diagrams. Book in very good condition with previous owners name stamp on page 1 and cover has some wear.

The insiders guide to the secret world of espionage. Famous spies through history, stories from the secret world, and spy equipment. 176 pages with over 600 illustrations including specially commissioned colour photographs of the mysterious and ingenious paraphernalia of the spy. Book in very good+ condition ex library with two stickers on last page and minor wear to top and bottom cover. Dust jacket in very good+ condition with minor wear.

The five essential concepts to make powerful, unique paintings - design dynamic composition, simplify values, work with colour, use texture, and bring it all together with a focal point. 128 pages with colour illustrations on almost all pages. Book and dust jacket in as new condition.