Search Results: Authors starting with K from Books & Bidders, Antiquarian Booksellers

Washington: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 1999. Black cloth (hard cover) in mylar protected dust-jacket. True first edtion with "1" on publisher's number line. 166 pages, w/ list of plates, selected bibliography and index; color illustrations. A collection of 75 of Namuth's artist portraits. INSCRIBED by author on half title page. A clean, tight copy in as new condition Size: Quarto. Signed. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. Glossay pictorial boards (hardcover) without jacket, as issued. 345 pages, w/ Select Bibliography and Index; illustrated maps. The author explores the perennial questions of Who lost Christian North Africa and Who won it and how? This copy INSCRIBED by author on front fly, "Homage of the author/ Walter E. Kaegi (signed)/ Chicago 22 October 2011. An exceptionally clean, tight copy Size: Octavo. Signed. First Edition.. Cloth. Fine.

Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications, 1994. Glossy printed boards w/o dust-jacket (as issued). 418 pp., with references and index. An important work which considers the broad spectrum of chronic illnesses that necessitate family caregiving throughout the lifespan and expands the caregiving paradigm by including in its focus both members of the caregiving dyad and significant nonfamily caregivers. Family Caregiver Applications Series Volume 4. This copy INSCRIBED by David E. Biegal on the front free endpage. A clean, tight copy in "as new" condition Size: Octavo. Inscribed By Author. First Edition.. Cloth. Fine/Fine.

Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1960. red cloth, gilt title in mylar protected unclipped dustjacket, (9.5 x 6.5 inches). First Edition/First Printing. 651pages with Appendices; illustrated with charts and graphs. Stands as one of the most scholarly and influential books of the Cold War. An inspiration for Stanley Kubrick's classic film, Dr. Strangelove. Previous owner's bookplate of Michell Gaylord; a clean, tight copy in jacket showing some wear, chipping along top edge and toning. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Octavo.

Stockholm: Nordisk Rotogravyr, 1940. Three volumes, complete. Half calf leather over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt titles and top edge, marbled endpages. (12" x 9"). The definitive scholarly 3-volume set on Swedish gold and silver smiths published between 1940-1945; vol.1:1520-1700. 248 pages, 519 illustrated plates; vol.2: 1700-1780. 245 pages, 695 plates; vol. 3: 1780-1850. 315 pages, 714 plates. Swedish text (English summary at rear of volume three). Showing some general exterior wear, heaviest rubbing to spine of volume one, joints tender on volume one, internally clean and bright. Extra shipping required. Size: Thick Quarto. First Edition.. Leather.

New York: Rizzoli, 1989. Cloth in mylar protected dust-jacket. 376 pages, w/ select bibliography, Russian bibliography, index of works, index of names; 403 illustrations, 192 in color. An extensive and scholarly study by one of the former Soviet Union's most noted art historians. A clean, tight copy in "as new" condition Size: Folio. First American Edition.. Cloth. Fine/Fine.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1987. Cloth in mylar protected dust jacket. pp. 268 with appendices, extensive notes and index. A scholarly study of Johnson's literary activity from his arrival in London in 1737 until his decision to attempt the "Dictionary of the English Language" in 1746. A clean tight copy of an invaluable resource for Johnson scholars. Size: Octavo. First Edition.. Cloth. Fine/Fine.

New York: Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, 1945. Black cloth, gilt titles and printed illustration laid-on front board. 45 pp., with index. Illustrated, tipped-in color plates. Text essays by Kandinsky. This work published on the occasion of the Kandinsky Memorial Exhibition, March 15th to May 15th, 1945 in the Museum of Non-Objective Paintings. A clean, tight copy Size: Folio. First Edition.. Cloth. Very Good.

New York: Notable Trials Library, 1992. Quarter grey leather, raised bands, all edges gilt, gilt decorations, silk ribbon page marker. Privately Printed. 392 pages w/ Index. A facsimile reprint of the 1965 first edition. Introduction by Alan M. Dershowitz. An exceptionally clean and tight copy in as new condition Size: Octavo. Leather. Fine.

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1994. Cloth in mylar protected dust-jacket. 245 pages; color illustrations. An important work addressing the restoration of community and concern for sustainable environment. A clean, tight copy Size: Oblong Octavo. First Edition.. Cloth. Near Fine/Fine.

New York: Richard Kaufman and Alan Greenberg, 1989. Black cloth (hardcover), silver gilt title, in mylar protected dust-jacket, (11.25 x 8.75 inches). True First Edition/First Printing ("First Edition" appears on copyright page with publishers "1" in number line). 96 pages; illustrated. Regarded by many as one of the essential books on magic for both the professional and hobbyist. This sought after title teaches the true secrets of how to perform 23 of David Williamson's pet routines; teaching all the details of the handling in a step-by-step, illustrated presentation, and also the patter and psychology behind the routines are dealt with in detail. An exceptionally clean, tight copy in "as new" condition.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Richard Kaufman. Quarto.

Mainz: Verlag der Gutenberg-Gesellschaft, 1929. Gray wrappers (paperback), printed paper title label on front board. Text with 15 illustrations p. 5-[42], followed by 10 plates. A clean, tight copy Size: Octavo. Wraps. Very Good.

Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1987. Yellow cloth (hard cover) in mylar protected dust-jacket. 332 pages, w/ Works Cited and Index. A scholary study tracing the literay, philosophic, and spiritiual interactions of Yeat's work. An exceptionally clean, tight and bright copy in "as new" condition Size: Octavo. First Edition.. Cloth. Fine/Fine. University Press.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1997. Cloth in mylar protected dust jacket. 376 pp., illustrated with 300 color plates. This is the first book in which all of the governor's mansions are given a lavish pictorial presentation. The text provides detailed architectural descriptions and gives close attention to the houses' interior decoration. A clean, tight copy in "as new" condition. Size: Quarto. First Edition.. Cloth. Fine/Fine.

Jerusalem: Keter Publishing House, 1979. Black cloth (hard cover) in mylar protected dust-jacket. Unpaginated; color plates. English and Hebrew text. Boldly INSCRIBED and SIGNED by Kedar on title page. A clean, tight copy in jacket showing some wear and a closed tear on front jacket panel Size: Quarto. Inscribed. First Edition.. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good.

Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1989. Cloth in mylar protected dust-jacket. 255 pp., w/ bibliography and index; 250 color illustrations. Depicting 150 gardens, this work stands as a definitive pictorial record of the very best gardens in England. A clean, tight copy in a price-clipped jacket Size: Quarto. First American Edition.. Cloth. Fine/Fine.

Philadelphia: Prime Press, 1950. Quarter cloth (hardcover) over marbled paper boards in publisher's slipcase. Limited first edition, one of 350 numbered and signed copies, 133 pages. A clean, tight, copy in lightly worn slipcase. Size: Tall Octavo. Signed. First Edition.. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good.

Philadelphia: Prime Press, 1950. Quarter cloth (hardcover) over marbled paper boards in publisher's slipcase. limited first edition, one of 350 numbered and signed copies, 133 pages. A clean, tight, uncut copy. Size: Tall Octavo. Signed. First Edition.. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine.

New Orleans: P.D.A. Enterprises, 1978. Stapled printed wraps (softcover). Volume One of the David H. Keller Memorial Library. First edition (stated) limited to 1000 copies. 84 pages. Nine stories by one of the giants of science fiction writers. A clean, tight copy showing just minimal age toning. Size: Tall Octavo. First Edition.. Wraps. Very Good.

New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1969. Black buckram cloth, silver gilt title, in original dustjacket, (12.25 x 9.5 inches). First Edition. 350 pages, with Bibliography and Index; illustrated with more than 600 styles of wood type classified and shown by period; 106 complete alphabets of wood type. The bibliography includes a listing of all wood type specimen books found in major American libraries. Provenance: bookplate of Jon R. Kelly. A clean, tight copy. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Folio.