Search Results: Authors starting with K from Keel Row Books

London; George Routledge & Sons, Ltd, 1938., 1938. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION in English. Octavo, pp., xii, 300, [4] catalogue. Publishers' maroon cloth with black titles to spine in unclipped dust-jacket. Spine tips lightly rubbed; lower corner of upper board bumped. Bookplate to front paste-down; minor scattered light foxing, mainly to margins. Jacket toned, particularly to spine, and lightly foxed, with repaired 3-inch tear to rear, minor nicks and creases to edge and minor loss to spine. A Very Good copy in Good jacket. Translated from the German by Edwin and Willa Muir, and the last of the Author's longer works to be translated into English. Kafka's novel was originally entitled Der Verschollene but when it was posthumously published the title was changed to Amerika and this is the title by which it has been known ever since. The story features a teenage German boy Karl Rossman, sent to America by his parents for a "forgivable offence", with themes of alienation and oppression as well as comedy.… Read More

Oxford; Basil Blackwell, 1959, 1959. Hard Cover. SECOND EDITION. Octavo, pp. xiv, 370. 10 numbered monochrome plates to the rear of the book, of which two are double-page. Publishers' navy blue cloth with gilt titles to spine in unclipped printed cream dust-jacket. Spine tip slightly rubbed. Contents clean and crisp, with contemporary ownership stamp to ffep. two small tape repairs to reverse of top edge of dust-jacket, with associated browning, and jacket spine lightly toned. A near fine copy in very good jacket. New edition of the Shweich Lectures originally published in 1947. Includes an introduction to the Geniza material, the work of the Tibetan Masorettes and early texts including ancient translations of the Bible.

London; The Crime Club, Collins, 1982., 1982. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. 230. Bound in red publisher's cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the unclipped publisher's pictorial dust-jacket. Small (2 cm) closed tear to dust-jacket else a Fine copy in a Near Fine dust-jacket. Kallen's stylish fast-moving mystery novel featuring the enigmatic duo Greenfield and Rome, described by the observer as "amongst the the most engaging yoke-fellows in literate detection".

Michigan, Xerox University Microfilms, 1976., 1976. Mass Market Paperback. Authorised facsimile produced by microfilm-xerography. Square octavo softcover, pp 208 printed recto only. Black card wraps with printed paper title onlay. Covers unevenly sunned and lightly creased with minor white marks to rear. Pencil annotation to first leaf and date stamp leaf tipped in to rear with a few reference numbers pencilled to prelims; corner creases to several leaves otherwise contents clean. A Very Good copy overall. 1974 doctoral thesis for the Faculty of the School of International Service of the American University. Subject matter includes the study of ethnicity, historical background of ottoman rule and the development of Lebanese political parties up to publication.

London; Madden & Co., 1847., 1847. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. viii, 436. Lithographed portrait frontispiece of the Author from the original drawing by C. J. Basebe. Publishers' original sage green cloth with gilt titles to spine and decoration in blind to spine and boards. Minor staining to cloth with slight wear at spine tips and corners. Minor light scattered foxing and a little minor corner creasing to leaves; frontispiece creased to tip of lower corner with small stain at tip of upper; small ink mark to verso of frontis but no annotation or inscriptions. A Very Good copy. First and only edition of this important travel classic, and arguably the first book written by a native Arabic speaker for a British audience. Assaad Yakub Kayat visited England in the middle years of the nineteenth century, and soon realised that the English people had very little understanding of his own background, culture and Syrian Christianity. This work is his attempt to bridge that cultural divide and he… Read More

London; Macmillan, 1993., 1993. Hard Cover. SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp 208. Original cream cloth with gilt titles to spine in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. A clean tight copy, signed by the Author in black ink to title page with date 22/Jan/93 (year of publication). Jacket faintly spine sunned. A Fine copy in Near Fine jacket. Novel featuring DI Bill Sylvester of South Mercia CID.

New York; Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1988, 1988. Hard Cover. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Octavo, pp. [12], 229, [1]. Signed by the author to the titlepage. Half taupe paper and brown cloth with gilt spine titles. Illustrated ivory dust-jacket. Miniscule bump to head of spine. Bright, tight, clean, and free of any marks or annotations. Dust-jacket slightly rubbed. Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. SIGNED FIRST EDITION. This Cheltenham Prize winning collection of short stories contains some of Kelman's best work. Politically charged and acerbically comic, the 47 stories take place in the betting shops, tenements, and high-streets of Glasgow and Manchester. Titles include "The One with the Dog", "The Wee Boy that got Killed", and "Cute Chick", the latter cited by Alasdair Gray as "The funniest short story in the British Language".

Paris; Bibliotheque nationale de France, 2009., 2009. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Folio, pp. 231, [1] with text in both French and English. Illustrated throughout. Bound in silver grey publisher's cloth with blind titles to upper cover and spine. With pictorial unclipped dust-jacket in protective removeable mylar. Black endpapers. A Fine copy in a Fine unclipped dust-jacket. Illuminating collection of the ethereal landscapes of multi award winning photographer Michael Kenna. Printed to accompany the 2009 exhibition.

London; William Heinemann Ltd., 1928., 1928. Hard Cover. LIMITED EDITION : No. 268 of 525 SIGNED NUMBERED COPIES. Octavo, pp [6], 38, [4]. Black quarter cloth with gilt titles to spine and patterned paper-covered boards. Spine rubbed with minor wear to tips; boards a little toned to edge. Free endpapers toned with a few minor marks to ffep; signature of the Author and number to Limitation Leaf to fore. A Very Good copy. A tale of respectability, sorority and family life in the early twentieth century, when appearances must be kept up at all costs. Scarce.

Oxford; Oxford University Press, 1968., 1968. Hardcover. Reprint. Duodecimo. Xii,260 pp. Book Condition: Very Good. Jacket Condition: Very Good. Dark blue cloth with gilt titles in green and red pictorial dust-jacket. Jacket lightly edge-worn and sunned to spine with 1 1/2-inch tear at lower front fold and a few creases. Pencil annotation pp 66-106 otherwise very clean internally. Latin text.

London; Henry Colburn, 1827., 1827. Hard Cover. INSCRIBED SECOND EDITION. Octavo, pp. xii, 336; vii, [1], 326. Hand-coloured lithograph frontispiece to each volume, fold out map and tinted plate of Tauk Kisra to Vol I; 8 engravings within text over both volumes, as called for (6 to Vol I and 2 to Vol II). Brown half-calf with 5 raised bands; gilt titles, ruling and crest to spine; marbled paper-covered boards with matching marbled endpapers and edges. Spines lightly sunned and a little scuffed. Scattered foxing, a little heavier to endpapers and prelims. Warmly inscribed in the year of publication "Edward Keppel From his affectionate Brother The Author Feb 6th 1827" to third blank of Vol. 1. George Keppel, 6th Earl of Albemarle (1799 - 1891) had a long military career which included the Battle of Waterloo and service as aide to the Governor General of India, and eventually leading to his rise to the rank of General. This work is his first travel account and covers his return to England following his… Read More

London; Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1831., 1831. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp., xvi, 463, [1]; xi, [1], 465, [1]. Aquatint frontispiece to Vol I, fold-out Map of the Turkish Provinces of Roumelia and Bulgaria and plan of Shumla and environs; large folding map frontispiece of the Northwestern part of Asia Minor, and 8 engravings within text to Vol II. Tan half levant morocco with 5 raised bands; gilt titles, ruling and crest to spine; marbled paper-covered boards with matching marbled endpapers and edges. Spines lightly scuffed with minor surface loss to Vol I top edge. A little scattered foxing, mainly to prelims & endpapers, and offsetting from endpapers to edge of 2 leaves Vol II, otherwise contents clean and bright. Map to Vol II misfolded with associated creasing. No annotation or inscriptions. An attractive, solid set. George Keppel, 6th Earl of Albemarle (1799 - 1891) had a long military career which included the Battle of Waterloo and service as aide to the Governor General… Read More

London; The Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies, 1998., 1998. Mass Market Paperback. FIRST EDITION. Softcover quarto, pp. xiii, [1], 156. 12 double-sided plates to rear plus numerous sketches and photographs throughout. Publisher's bright blue pictorial card wraps. A hint of surface scuffing to front cover. Small patch of discolouration to fore-edge. Crisp and neat; appears unread. Britannia Monograph Series No. 13. In depth analysis of each piece in the vast collection of Roman stones at the Hunterian Museum, by the Professor of Roman History & Archaeology and Senior Curator of Archaeology, History & Ethnography. Heavyweight so a contribution towards increased postage costs will be requested for overseas delivery.

London; Harper Collins Children's Books, 2017., 2017. Hard Cover. SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Quarto, pp. 32. Lavishly illustrated throughout by the Author. Publisher's laminated pictorial boards in an unclipped pictorial jacket. A clean, bright copy; single unobtrusive crease to ffep. SIGNED by the AUTHOR to the title page. A Fine copy in like jacket. A captivating tale (!) of Katinka the cat and her unusual tail, by the much-loved author of The Tiger Who Came to Tea and the Mog series.

London; Collins, 2002., 2002. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION with full numberline. Quarto, pp. 32 [unpaginated]. Colourfully illustrated throughout. Bound in publishers' laminated pictorial boards, lavender endpapers, with matching unclipped pictorial dustjacket. Dustjacket has minor rubbing to head of spine. A Fine copy in a Near Fine unclipped dustjacket. Signed illustrated bookplate tipped laid in at titlepage. The Thomas Family say an emotional goodbye to Mog in this extra special book from Judith Kerr's much beloved and enduring Mog series.

London; Collins, 2000., 2000. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION with full numberline. Quarto, pp. 32 [unpaginated]. Colourfully illustrated throughout. Bound in publishers' laminated pictorial boards with matching unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. A small closed tear (2cm) and a miniscule nick to dust-jacket edges. A Fine copy in Near Fine dust-jacket. Signed illustrated bookplate tipped laid-in at title-page. Arguably one of the funniest Mog books in the much beloved and ever-enduring series by the acclaimed children's author and illustrator Judith Kerr.

London; Collins, 1995., 1995. Hard Cover. SIGNED FIRST EDITION with full numberline. Quarto, pp. 32 [unpaginated]. Colourfully illustrated throughout. Bound in publishers' laminated pictorial boards with matching unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. Very lightly creased to dustjacket top edge. Fine in a Fine unclipped dustjacket Signed by the author to the title-page. The ever trepidatious Mog pays a visit to Granny and her cat Tibbles; from the much beloved and enduring series by the acclaimed children's author and illustrator Judith Kerr. A scarce book, but rare signed.

London; Richard Phillips, 1809., 1809. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo. xxxii, 504 pp, 73 (Appendix), [1], [2] catalogue. Fold-out map frontispiece of Berwickshire, hand-coloured in outline; 2 engraved plates depicting farm yard and cottage plans. Contemporary paper-covered boards with printed paper label to spine; fore- and lower-edge uncut. Binding worn and creased with detached upper board and loss to spine tips. Tidy ink ownership inscription to half-title. Scattered light foxing; leaf edges lightly creased & soiled; later leaves creased. Map in good order; plates lightly foxed. A Fair copy only, but complete. Kerr's classic survey of Berwickshire, covering geography, property. farming implements, enclosure, arable land, meadows, livestock, economy and scope for improvements. Kerr's own farm was at Ayton in the county, so his firsthand observations were well informed.

London; Richard Phillips, 1809., 1809. Hardcover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo. xxxii, 504 pp, 73 (Appendix), [1]. Fold-out map frontispiece of Berwickshire, hand-coloured in outline; 2 engraved plates. Book Condition: Very Good. Half calf with marbled paper-covered boards, five raised bands, black calf label with gilt titles to spine, gilt foliate decoration to compartments, gilt ruling and blind decoration. All edges marbled. Edges rubbed with wear to corners & spine tips; Japanese tissue repair to upper joint. Ownership inscription in pencil to ffep; lacks rfep. A few leaves corner-creased with associated soiling to final leaf; a little foxing, mainly to plates. Map clean and bright. A good solid copy in a near contemporary binding.

London; William Heinemann Ltd., 1944., 1944. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. [4], 129, [1]. Publisher's black cloth with silver titles to spine in unclipped pink-and-white dust-jacket. A clean crisp copy with no annotation or inscriptions. Jacket lightly spine sunned and surface soiled, with a few minor nicks & creases to edge. Near Fine in a Very Good jacket. War-time novel by the British and later American author (1916-68), set in a British regiment crossing a barren desert. Scarce, particularly in the fragile jacket.