Search Results: Authors starting with K from Astro Trader Books

[J.K. ROWLING]. FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM; THE ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY. Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic, New York, 2016. First Edition, First printing. True first edition with full number line. Appears unread, with original publisher's mottled blue boards, titles in gilt on spine, stamped design illustration of a "niffler", a fantasy mole/platypus animal in gilt, lime green endpapers with star gilt patterns, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Dust jacket is fine and unclipped. A near pristine copy. Cover art and illustrations by Minalima. Modern fantasy from the author of Harry Potter. 293 pgs. 8vo.

[FRANK KANE]. DEAD WEIGHT. Dell Book, New York, 1953 (1951). First Edition, First printing. True first edition paperback Dell #665 with the original 25 cent price on the front cover.Condition: VG. Appears unread, creases, rubbing to spine, edge wear, book creases to cover extremities typical of vintage paperbacks of this age otherwise barely read, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Book store stamp and one inch tear on right lower corner of the introduction page. Featuring protagonist P.I. Johnny Liddell, this is the fifth novel in the series. Cover art by William George. Classic hard-boiled detective pulp fiction first edition, vintage paperback original, collectible. 192 pgs. 16mo.

[FRANK KANE]. RING-A-DING-DING. Dell Publishing, New York, 1963. True first edition Dell #7451 with the original 40 cent price on the front cover. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, spine is uncreased, colors on cover are vibrant, punchy with much of the original gloss, a few micro-chips, micro-creases to extremities, else pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. A about near fine copy, rare in this condition. This is the twenty-third novel in the Johnny Liddell series. Cover art by Ron Lesser. Vintage paperback original hard-boiled detective first edition, scarce collectible. 159 pgs. 16mo.

[FRANK KANE]. RED HOT ICE. Dell Publishing, New York, 1955. True first edition Dell #901 with the original 25 cent price on the front cover. Condition: VG+. Appears unread, scuffs to front cover, creases to front/back cover mostly near spine, creases to spine, book store stamp on verso of cover else pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. This is the eighth novel in the Johnny Liddell series. Cover art by Victor Kalin. Vintage paperback original hard-boiled detective first edition, collectible. 192 pgs. 16mo.

[HENRY KANE]. UNTIL YOU ARE DEAD. Dell Publishing, New York, (1951)1952. First Edition, First printing. True first edition Dell Mapback #580 with the original 25 cent price on the cover. Condition: Very Good-. Appears unread, classic iconic "Dell Keyhole" logo endpapers, bookstore stamp on title page, hairline scratch to front cover, rubbing to spine edges, creases to covers mostly near spine, microchips to extremities else pages are clean, bright, and binding tight. Overall a very good to good plus copy. Features protagonist Peter Chambers later broadcasted as a regular hard-boiled detective series on radio in 1954 as Crime and Peter Chambers. Cover art by Victor Kalin and map back by Ruth Belew. Uncommon vintage paperback original Dell Mapback, collectible. 192 pgs. 16mo.

[KEITH LAUMER, ROSEL GEORGE BROWN]. EARTHBLOOD. Berkley, Medallion, 1968. First Edition, First printing. True first edition paperback Berkley #S1544 with the original 75 cent price on the cover. Condition: Very Good. Appears barely read, reading crease, edge wear, creases to spine, micro-scuffs to cover, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. First appearance in 1966 in the pulp magazine IF Worlds of Science Fiction. Cover art by Richard Powers. Vintage paperback first edition, science fiction, collectible. 287 pgs. 16mo.

[KEITH LAUMER, ROBERT MOORE WILLIAMS]. ACE DOUBLE: ENVOY TO NEW WORLDS / FLIGHT FROM YESTERDAY. Ace Books, New York , 1963. Ace # F-223 with the original 40 cents price on front cover. First Edition. Condition: Good -. Appears gently read, scuffs, creases to spine, rubbings, micro-chips to extremities, 3/4 inch chip to upper top of "Envoy to New Worlds", pages are clean and binding tight. Cover art by Ed "Emsh" Emshwiller and Jack Gaughan. First appearance ever of Keith Laumer's "Retief" saga. Bound with "Flight from Yesterday" by Robert Moore Williams. First edition science pulp fiction collectible. 134+120 pgs. 16mo.

ACE DOUBLE KEITH LAUMER MARION ZIMMER BRADLEY WORLDS OF IMPERIUM / SEVEN FROM THE STARS. Ace Books, New York, 1962. Ace #F-127 with the original 40 cents price on cover. Worlds of Imperium first appeared in Fantastic Stories of Imagination in February 1961. Three sequels followed; The Other Side of Time, (1965), Assignment in Nowhere (1968) and Zone Yellow (1990). The cover artist is Ed Valigursky. Condition: Fine / Near Fine. With very minor micro chips to edges, mild creases typical of pulp fiction books of this age, otherwise barely read, pages are bright, clean and binding tight. A about fine copy.

[WALT KELLY]. THE INCOMPLEAT POGO. Simon and Schuster, New York, 1954. First Edition, First printing. True First Edition, First printing stated. First edition point of one dollar price on back panel. Condition: Very Good -. Appears unread, in original orange paper wrappers, very sunned spine with the words on spine title "The" and "Pogo" near completely faded, a few micro-nicks to covers, slightly spine cocked, creases to spine, micro-chips, micro closed tears to extremities, slight age toned pages mostly to edges, else pages are clean and binding tight. Overall in very good condition considering a near 70 year old book. Front, back cover art and illustrated through out by Walt Kelly. There are 27 chapters of comics with postface from author on the last pages. 191 pgs. Small 8vo.

[WALTER CRAWFORD KELLY, JR.]. THE RETURN OF POGO. Simon and Schuster, New York, 1965. First Edition, First printing. Condition: VG. Appears gently read, sunned cover and spine, creases to spine, rubbing to edge extremities typical of softcover books of this age, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Walt Kelly was a Walt Disney animator and political cartoonist. Cover art and illustrations by Walt Kelly. Modern first humor comic book, highly collectible. 192 pgs. Small 8vo.

[WALTER CRAWFORD KELLY, JR.]. THE POGO PAPERS. Simon and Schuster, New York, 1953. First Edition, First printing. Condition: VG-. Appears gently read, spine slant, sunned spine, two centimeter closed tear at head of spine, micro-chips to extremities, creases to spine, rubbing to edge extremities typical of softcover books of this age, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding good. Walt Kelly was a Walt Disney animator and political cartoonist. Cover art and illustrations by Walt Kelly. Modern first humor comic book, highly collectible. 192 pgs. Small 8vo.

[WALTER CRAWFORD KELLY, JR.]. THE POGO PARTY. Simon and Schuster, New York, 1956. First Edition, First printing. Condition: VG. Appears gently read, spine slant, fraying to head of spine, rubbing, creases to spine, sunned spine, scattered foxing to upper text block edge, micro-chips to extremities, rubbing to edge extremities typical of softcover books of this age, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding good. Walt Kelly was a Walt Disney animator and political cartoonist. Cover art and illustrations by Walt Kelly. Modern first humor comic book, highly collectible. 191 pgs. Small 8vo.

[WALTER CRAWFORD KELLY, JR.]. THE POGO SUNDAY BRUNCH. Simon and Schuster, New York, 1959. First Edition, First printing. Condition: VG-. Appears gently read, illustrated endpapers, spine roll, pages age tanned mostly to outer edges, rubbing to spine edges mostly to spine head, soiling to rear panel, creases to spine, micro-chips to extremities typical of softcover books of this age, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding good. Walt Kelly was a Walt Disney animator and political cartoonist. Cover art and illustrations by Walt Kelly. Modern first humor comic book, highly collectible. 127 pgs. Small 4to.

[WALTER CRAWFORD KELLY, JR.]. UNCLE POGO SO-SO STORIES. Simon and Schuster, New York, 1953. First Edition, First printing. Condition: VG. Appears gently read, illustrated endpapers, slight spine roll, rubbing, creases to spine, minor soiling on the bottom of last few pages, rubbing, micro-chips to extremities typical of softcover books of this age, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Walt Kelly was a Walt Disney animator and political cartoonist. Cover art and illustrations by Walt Kelly. Modern first humor comic book, highly collectible. Unpaginated. Small 4to.

[DONALD MOFFITT]. THE BARONESS. COMPLETE SET VOL. 1-8. Pocket Books, New York, 1974-1975. True first edition(s) Pocket Books #77906, #77904, #77728, #77918, #77762, #77949, #77691, #77949 with the original 95 cent price on the cover. Condition: Near Fine~VG+. Appears unread, creases to spine, shelf wear, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Paul Kenyon is the pseudonym of science fiction / pulp fiction author Donald Moffitt. Features protagonist Baroness Penelope St. John-Orsini voluptuous international playgirl superspy. Complete set of the eight novels; The Ecstasy Connection, Diamonds Are for Dying, Death Is a Ruby Light, Hard-core Murder, Operation Doomsday, Sonic Slave, Flicker of Doom andBlack Gold. Cover art by Hector Garrido.Vintage paperback original 1970's adult fantasy soft-porn adventure / spy thriller, scarce complete set, collectible. 16mo.

[RUSSELL L. SCHWEICKART], KEVIN W. KELLEY (EDITOR), JACQUES YVES-COSTEAU. THE HOME PLANET. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Reading MA., 1988. First Edition. Condition: Near Fine / Very Good. In publisher's original black cloth with titles stamped in grey on front cover and spine. Appears unread, pages are clean and binding tight. Dust jacket is unclipped, trivial one centimeter closed tear at upper top left of jacket with light edge wear to extremities. Scarce autograph and inscription opposite title page from Apollo 9 astronaut Russell "Rusty" L. Schweickart to the founder of Lotus software Mitch Kapor; "To Mitch Kapor - It's great to float through space with you! Rusty Scwickart." Dated "January 16, 2007". In addition, tipped into first endpaper nearly 40 original autographs from The Association of Space Explorers, world famous astronauts and cosmonauts including; Scott Carpenter (Mercury 7), Walter Cunningham (Apollo 7), John Fabian (STS-7), Donald Peterson (STS-6), Patrick Baudy (STS-51-G),… Read More

[RUDYARD KIPLING]. KIPLING'S INDIAN TALES. Dodge Publishing Company, New York, 1899 (1910). Early Reprint. Fine / Near Fine. Appears unread, title on front cover and top edge pages in gilt, portrait frontispiece with tissue guard, light shelf wear with trivial soiling to covers, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Overall a about fine copy, uncommon in this fine condition. Lacking only the very scarce original dust jacket and box. With 16 illustrated plates by L.J. Bridgman. Rudyard Kipling wrote the Jungle Book, Captain Courageous, The Man Who Would Be King and many more classic titles. Classic 19th Century literature, collectible. 750 pgs. 8vo.

[ROBERT HOLDSTOCK, ANGUS WELLS]. RAVEN: SWORDMISTRESS OF CHAOS #1. Ace Fantasy Books, New York, 1987. First U.S. Edition, First printing. True first edition Ace with the original $2.95 price on the cover. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, micro-chips, micro-creases to extremities, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Richard Kirk is pseudonym of authors Robert Holdstock and Angus Wells. First book in the five volume Raven saga series. Cover art by Luis Royo. Vintage paperback original 1980s sword and sorcery fantasy, uncommon collectible. 174 pgs. 16mo.

[DEAN KOONTZ]. A DARKNESS IN MY SOUL. FANTASTIC. Ultimate Publishing Co., Inc., New York, January 1968. Vol 17, No 3. First Edition. True first edition with the original 50 cent price on front cover. Condition: Very Good+. Appears unread, creases, rubbing on corner spine, micro-chips to extremities typical of pulp magazines of this age, pages are clean and binding tight. Signed by Dean Koontz on the title page of the short story and first appearance ever of "A Darkness in My Soul". Later expanded and republished in the first edition UK novel 1979 hardback with the same name. With contributions from Ray Bradbury, Theodore Sturgeon, Fritz Leiber and many other Sci-Fi writers of the day. Cover art by Frank R. Paul and interior art by Jeff Jones. 148 pgs. 12mo.

[DEAN KOONTZ]. A THIRD HAND. THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION. Mercury Press, New York, January 1970. Vol 38, No 1, Whole No., 224. True first edition with the 60 cents cover price on front. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, very light shelf wear, micro-chip to upper left corner, pages are clean, bright and binding tight. Overall a sharp near pristine copy, uncommon in this condition. First appearance of the novelette, "A Third Hand", by Dean Koontz. Appeared again as one of the short stories in the Ace Double paperback, "Soft Comes the Dragons" and is considered by many the best short story of that book. Stories by authors included here are from Edgar Pangborn, Jack Cady, Gene Wolfe and more. Cover art by Mel Hunter. Classic pulp science fiction collectible. 132 pgs. 12mo.