Search Results: Authors starting with K from High Castle Books

Tokyo, Japan: Kodansha International, 1999. 518 pp., black spine w/ marbled pink & rose boards, white lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows light wear to head of spine w/ moderate wear at heel; Dust jacket shows some light bends & slight rubbing to top of front panel / "A Novel of War and Peace" /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good to Fine/Very Good to Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Scribner, 1998. 255 pp., red spine w/ white boards & silver lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows slight bumping to bottom corners of boards; Jacket shows slight wear to ends of spine & folds / "A novel introducing Ruby the Rabbi's Wife." /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Robert Goldstrum (jacket illustration). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Perennial Library, 1964. 218 pp., pictorial wraps; READING COPY /. Mass Market Paperback. Fair to Good. Illus. by Larry Lurin (cover art).

NY, NY: Harper & Row, 1966. xii, 622 pp., dark blue cloth w/ gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows light shelfwear & some soil to bottom edges of boards; foxing to edges of page block; prev. owner's name to front pastedown & top margin of title page; underlining to first half of book, then tapering off and gradually disappearing; Jacket shows wear & short tears to ends of spine & top edge of rear panel; browning or foxing to extreme edges of jacket as well as to some small nicks & scratches mainly on front panel / "A distinctive treatment of an important aspect of American Government." /. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Norton, 1977. ix, 801 pp., pictorial wraps; book has edgewear w/ some light creasing & curling at corners; spine has crease & wear to corners; light rubbing to cover w/ very light soil to back cover; light soil & a couple minor stains to page edges; prev. owner's name to inside front cover, old price sticker to half-title page / . 4th Printing. Trade Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Doubleday & Co., 1969. 159 pp., deckle edges; reddish-brown binding w/ white lettering; Dust jacket in Mylar cover; Book has light to moderate wear to spine ends; Jacket has slight darkening & light staining to spine w/ wear to ends, wear also to ends of flap folds w/ wear along front fold, some light soil to rear panel / The story of Irene Kampen's return to college after 25 years, with her observations on what had changed and what had not. /. Book Club Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good to Fine/Good to Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott, 1978. 192 pp., 1/4 black cloth w/ tan boards & gold lettering; Dust jacket in Mylar cover; Book shows light shelfwear w/ minor bump to bottom edge of front board; some foxing to endpapers esp. at rear; Jacket shows some foxing, mainly along flap fold creases, also some minor soil overall; wear, some very short tears & minor chipping to ends of spine & flap folds; front inside flap is price clipped / Author of "Life Without George," which became the successful Lucille Ball TV series. /. Signed by Author on Front Endpaper. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Dutton, 1960. viii, 344 pp., brick-red cloth spine w/ marble-look printed paper-covered boards & gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows insect damage to cloth at ends of spine; several small holes in paper covering of boards at top & fore edges; shelf wear to bottom edges w/ some soil to bottom edge of page block; brown stain to bottom margin of one page; Jacket shows wear & chipping to ends of spine & folds; rubbing along folds w/ small hole in rear fold; some rubbing to front panel, mainly along or near edges w/ a little rubbing a some scratches to spine; edges overall show a couple of short closed tear & light edge wear w/ a little more edge wear & a small chip to top edge of rear panel / B&W illustrations. /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Garden City, NY: Hanover House, 1954. 311 pp., light gray cloth w/ black & silver lettering; Dust Jacket in clear archival cover; Book is slightly cocked w/ light shelfwear to heel of spine & bottom edges; a few small dents to rear board; Jacket shows wear, short tears & some creasing to edges w/ pieces missing at ends of spine & folds, & a longer worn tear at heel of spine; spine shows a little fading; rear inside flap almost 50 per cent detached at fold; a number of small nicks, rubs & scratches overall; front flap is price-clipped / SIGNED by the author on a page stating "Southern Edition" preceding half-title page. "A composite biography of those extraordinary men and women who became the famous spies of the Civil War." Two small B&W illustrations. /. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Good -. Illus. by Daniel Schwarz (jacket design). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1991. x, 260 pp., maroon cloth w/ silver lettering; Book has prev. owner's name-date & "Friends of Library" stamp to front endpaper; else fine / Includes a number of maps and charts. /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Springfield, IL: Charles C Thomas, Publisher, 1962. 167 pp., slate-blue cloth w/ gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows name of prev. owner inked neatly to front pastedown; Jacket shows slight browning to spine panel & to portions of front panel; wear to top end of front flap fold w/ a couple of small nicks to rear flap fold & 1 to fore edge of spine / "17 humorous illustrations" in B&W. ". . . a practical, constructive approach to the subject, as entertaining as it is authorative, with emphasis first, last and always on common sense." /. 5th Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good -. Illus. by Kurt Wiese. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Costa Mesa, CA, 1986. 204 pp., wraps; Book has previous owner's name to first page / SIGNED by author on title page. "100 new problems - in matched pairs - to play both ways." /. Signed by Author on Title Page. Trade Paperback. Near Fine.

Buenos Aires, Argentina: GEL Grupo Editor Latinoamericana / Colección Temas, 1994. 102 pp., pictorial wraps; Book shows yapped covers w/ edges lightly bumped w/ a few small edge bumps / All text is in Spanish. /. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Macmillan, 1972. xiii, 331 pp., blue cloth w/ gold lettering & decoration; DJ in clear archival cover; book shows tiny nick to top of front endpaper w/ light bend to same & following to leaves; DJ shows short tear & associated crease to top of rear panel w/ tiny crease to bottom edge; slight tear to bottom end of front flap fold w/ creasing to front inside flap / ". . . an interpretive history of diplomacy in America from its colonial beginnings in 1763 to the accession of Jefferson to the presidency in 1801." "American Diplomatic History Series, General Editor: Armin Rappaport" /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good to Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Warner, 1985. 277 pp., wraps; Book has reading crease to front cover along spine w/ stress line to spine / . 2nd Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good.

Seattle, WA: Superior Publishing Co., 1965. 191 pp., green cloth w/ black lettering & map printed endpapers; DJ in clear archival cover; book shows light wear to ends of spine w/ light shelfwear to bottom edges; local newspaper's stamps to endpapers; DJ shows wear & chipping to edges, esp. to ends of spine; also worn along edges of spine & along folds; light to moderate soil to rear panel, which has a couple of tears near spine; front panel has 1/2" tear to top edge / Profusely illustrated with B&W photos and reproductions. Illustrated endpapers map locations of "Early Journals of the Old West." /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Colorado Springs, CO: Lion, 1994. 446 pp., pictorial wraps; shows a little wear to corners; tiny hole almost pushed through extreme bottom edge of front cover causing a small dent to first half-dozen or so leaves / Part of "The Mitford Years" series. B&W illustrations at chapter headings. ". . . for readers yearning for a cozy, neighborly read, the town created by Karon's fine descriptive style has much to recommend it." - Publishers Weekly /. 7th Print.. Trade Paperback. Good to Very Good. Illus. by Donna Kae Nelson. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Northbrook, IL: DBI Books, 1989. 256 pp., pictorial wraps; Book shows light edgewear w/ some light bends to covers / "A guide to self-defense shooting." Illustrated with B&W photos. /. Second Edition. Trade Paperback. Good + to Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

NY, NY: Atheneum, 1986. 198 pp., black cloth w/ gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows rubbed area to front board; remainder mark to bottom edge of page block; Jacket has small nick to right edge of front panel; a few light scratches overall / Illustrated with B&W photos and reproductions. /. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Very Good -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, UK: Jonathan Cape, 1989. (134) pp., black binding w/ gold lettering; Dust jacket in Mylar cover; Jacket shows a little wear along edges of flap folds, else fine / Author of "Places In the World A Woman Could Walk." "The sinewy, tough, often bitter relationship between the mother and her daughter gives 'Collaborators' its compelling strength." - Anne Tyler, New Republic /. First U.K. Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good to Fine. Illus. by Anthony Russo (jacket illustration). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.