Search Results: Authors starting with K from Furrowed Brow Books

New Amsterdam Books, 1991. paperback. Kadare, Ismail : The General of the Dead Army. Chicago : New Amsterdam Books, 1991. Possible later printing. Translated from the French by Derek Coltman (not directly from Albanian to English as some other editions). Size is octavo (8vo), 8.5"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color pictorial wrappers, cover art Edward Lear. [1-8], 9-251, [252]. Condition notes: an excellent, unmarked copy with light wear/no spine crease to wrappers, modest curling to covers; interior unmarked. Kadare's 1963 debut novel, and his most famous: Italians scour Albania for the earthly remains of Mussolini's soldiers 20 years after the war's end. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Faber & Faber, 1992. paperback. Kadloubovsky, E. [Translator]; Palmer, G. E.H. [Translator] : Writings from the Philokalia: On Prayer of the Heart. London : Faber & Faber, 1992. Writings from Nicephorus the Solitary, Gregory of Sinai, Symeon the New Theologian, Callistus and Ignatius of Xanthopoulos, Hesycheus of Jerusalem, Philotheus of Sinai, Sts Barsanuphius and John, Theoleptus of Philadelphia, and Abba Philemon. Duodecimo size (12mo), 7.75"/19.6cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color wrappers. [ii] pp prelim material, 420 numbered pp, plus four blank; inserted after foreword are two sheets w/o nos reproducing title pages of 1782 (Greek) and 1905 (Russian) editions of the Philokalia. Foreword, translators' note, intro, three parts/12 total chaps of contributions, index of proper names. Condition notes: moderate wear to wrappers with spine crease and surface tear, former owner's name, discreetly in marker to inside front wrapper; pages tanned but unmarked. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Wiley. hardcover. Kahaner, Larry : AK-47: The Weapon that Changed the Face of War. Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2007. First edition/First impression. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.5"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's red paper boards, silver lettering to spine. Matte/gloss color pictorial dj. Plain white endpapers. Xii pp prelim material, 258 numbered pp, plus two blank. Text, b&w photos. Condition notes: a fine, clean/unmarked, tight first edition/first impression. Light wear to dj. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Harper & Row, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Kapleau, Philip, editor : The Wheel of Death: A Collection of writings from Zen Buddhist and other sources on Death-Rebirth-Dying. New York : Harper and Row, 1971. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.25"/21cm h. Quarterbound in publisher's white paper boards (with black phoenix debossed), black cloth spine (with silver lettering). Glossy b&w pictorial dj. Plain white endpapers. Xviii pp prelim material, 110 numbered pp. Intro; chapters on Death, Karma, Rebirth, and Dying; Dying/of the Masters; Dying/Practical Instructions (intro, sections addressed the person dying, to their guide, and to the family). Notes, glossary, contributors, index. Condition notes: a very good copy with tight and square binding, light wear to boards; unclipped dj shows moderate wear and rubbing. Pages clean, no notes, highlighting or inscriptions. Kapleau draws on an extensive literature in Zen Buddhism and beyond in this little handbook. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Routledge, 2001. paperback. Kappeler, Andreas : The Russian Empire: A Multi-Ethnic History. Longman : Harlow (UK) : 2001. Translated Alfred Clayton. 7th printing. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.25"/23.3 cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy b&w pictorial wrappers. xxiv pp prelim material, 1-455, [456] blank. Translator's note, chronology, contents, intro, ten chapters, tables, glossary, bibliography, index. Condition notes: a used academic copy with moderate wear to wrappers with several price stickers, soiling to edges; interior shows an occasional underlining or marginal note. A solid reading copy. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Chronicle Books, 2018. First Edition. Hardcover. Katz, Eva : Think Small: The Tiniest Art in the World. San Francisco : Chronicle Books, 2018. First edition/First impression. Size is 12mo, 6.25"/16cm h. Bound in publisher's white paper over boards, blue lettering. Matte/glossy color pictorial dj. Blue/white worded endpapers. 207 numbered pages, [208]. Intro, 24 global artists featured. Condition notes: Very good with VG dustjacket, minor wear. Binding solid and square; pages clean, no notes, highlighting or inscriptions. Former owner's book plate on front flyleaf. "Think small. Smaller than that." We personally inspect every book we offer.

Profile Books. paperback. Kaufmann, Eric : Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth?: Demography and Politics in the Twenty-first Century. London : Profile Books, 2010. Second printing. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.125"/23cm h. Bound in publisher's matte color wrappers. Xxii pp prelim material, 330 numbered pp. Acknowl, intro, 7 chaps (Crisis of Secularism; Demography and Society; Fertility and the Rise of American Fundamentalism; Demography of Islamism in the Muslim World; Religion Returns to Europe; Haredisation of the Jewish World; Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth?); a few charts and tables; notes, index. Condition notes: this is an ex-library copy marked as discarded, and has all the usual hallmarks: card sleeve, tape, stamps, etc. Having said that, it is quite well-cared for - no notes or highlighting, spine is reinforced with clear tape. Pages lightly tanned. A perceptive study on a significant topic. We personally inspect every book we offer.

University Press of New England, 1982. First Edition. hardcover. Keene, James A. : A History of Music Education in the United States. Hanover (NH) : University Press of New England, 1982. First edition/First impression. This is an ex-library copy. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.5"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's chocolate brown cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Matte tan/brown pictorial dj. Plain white endpapers. Xii pp prelim material, 396 numbered pp, [397-400] blank; four pp unpaginated b&w photos. Author's preface, Xxi chaps, notes, index. Condition notes: this is an ex-library copy with the typical array of stamps and stickers indicating such. Corners bumped, spine ends rolled. Spine slightly cocked, with slight warping to boards. Among the exlibrary features are relic rust stains to front and rear free endpapers from long-removed paperclips. Else interior clean and bright. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Zenith Press, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Kehn Jr., Donald M. : A Blue Sea of Blood: Deciphering the Mysterious Fate of the USS Edsall. Minneapolis : Zenith Press/MBI, 2009. First/first. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.375"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's sky blue cloth, silver lettering to spine. Glossy b&w pictorial dj. Plain white endpapers. Xviii pp prelim material, 286 numbered pp, plus 16 pp glossy b&w photos to center. Prologue, Foreword (by James Nix, grandson of an officer lost on the Edsall), intro, six chapters, epilogue, postscript, appendices, notes, glossary, acknowledgements, bibliography, index. Condition notes: moderate wear, no tears to dj, esp around folds; moderate wear to boards (corners bumped, spine ends rolled, one inch bump to tail front board), spine slightly cocked, light soiling to top edge. Interior clean and bright wo markings of any kind. A well-told and documented tale of a mystery of war at sea. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Knox Press, 2017. Paperback. Kidder, William L. : Crossroads of the Revolution: Trenton 1774 - 1783. Lawrence Twp (NJ) : Knox Press/New England Publishing Assoc, 2017. Size is royal octavo (8vo), 9"/23cm h. Bound in publisher's color wrappers glued to text block; features reproduction of N.C. Wyeth's "Reception to Washington...at Trenton...." v pp prelim material, themselves preceded by [iv] pp not numbered; 429 numbered pp followed by nine not numbered incl one p author bio and two pp on 'Ten Crucial Days' website. Three b&w maps, many b&w illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: a fine, clean, sound copy. No notes or highlighting, light wear to cover.

Birch Lane Press, 1995. First Edition. hardcover. King, Greg : The Man Who Killed Rasputin: Prince Youssoupov and the Murder That Helped Bring Down the Russian Empire. New York : Birch Lane Press, 1995. First edition/First impression. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.25"/23.3 cm h. Quarterbound in publisher's red paper boards, red cloth spine with copper lettering to latter. Matte color photographic dj. Plain white endpapers. [1-vi], vii-xiii, [xiv], [1-2], 3-306; eight sheets unpaginated coated b&w photos in two sections. Author's preface and note, prologue; 26 chaps in four parts; epilogue, acknowl. Notes, bibliography, index. B&w photos. Condition notes: A very good plus, solid copy of a handsome edition, owned by veteran journalist and review Michael Bonafield, whose blindstamp is found on title page. Moderate wear/rubbing to unclipped dust jacket; binding sound, corners sharp and clean; light soiling to edges. Interior unmarked. We personally inspect every book we offer.

John Wiley and Sons, 2007. First Edition. hardcover. King, Greg : Twilight of Splendor: The Court of Queen Victoria During Her Diamond Jubilee Year. Hoboken : John Wiley and Sons, 2007. First edition/First impression. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.5"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's red paper over boards, gilt lettering to spine. Matte color pictorial dust jacket. Plain white endpapers. [i-vi], vii-xiii, [xiv], 1-337, [338] blank; plus three sections b&w photos, four coated leaves each, unpaginated. Acknowl, intro, prologue ("London, 1897"), 15 chaps, epilogue; appendix ("The Royal Household"). Notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: a very good plus first printing with ephemera: light wear/rubbing to unclipped dust jacket; spine slightly cocked, lower spine end rolled, rear board slightly bowed; interior noticeably tanned but unmarked. Includes stapled two p letter size news release from publisher announcing release of book. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Eerdmans Publishing Co, 2004. hardcover. Kitchen, K. A. : On the Reliability of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids (MI) : Eerdmans Publishing Co, 2004. Second printing. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.625"/24.2cm h. Bound in publisher's tan paper over boards, bright blue lettering to spine. Glossy color photographic dj. Plain white endpapers. Xxii pp prelim material, 1-662, [663-664] blank. Contents, lists of tables, figures; abbreviations; ten chaps; notes, indices of subjects, scripture references. B&w maps, line drawings. Condition notes: An excellent, solid, square, unmarked copy; top corners bumped, light wear to dust jacket. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Firefly Books, 2004. hardcover. Kizny, Tomasz : Gulag: Life and Death Inside the Soviet Concentration Camps. Buffalo (NY) : Firefly Books, 2004. Size is quarto (4vo), 13"/32.5cm h. Bound in publisher's dark brown cloth, title debossed to spine and front board. Glossy color photographic dust jacket. Plain red endpapers. -[1-3]4-495, [496] blank. Prefaces (by Norman Davies, Jorge Semprum, and Sergei Kovalev); major sections documenting Solovki (a former Orthodox monastery on the Solovetsky Islands transformed into a prison camp in the 1920s), the White Sea Canal (a Stalin project of the early 1930s), the Vaigach Expedition (mining in the 1930s), Theater in the Gulag, Kolyma (gold mining, northeast Siberia, 1930s-1950s), Vorkuta (mining and industrial camp, northern Siberia, 1930s-1950s), and the Road of Death (building railroads through swamps, northern Siberia, 1940s-1950s). B&w photos. Condition notes: binding remains solid and sound on this large, heavy volume, light wear with spotty staining to… Read More

Turner, 2021. First Edition. hardcover. Klavan, Andrew : The Emperor's Sword: Another Kingdom Book 3. Nashville : Turner Publishing, 2021. First edition/First impression. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.375"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's blue paper boards, gold lettering to spine. Glossy color pictorial dj. Plain white endpapers. [X] pp prelim material, 346 numbered pp, [347-350] blank; map. Condition notes: A very nice copy; light wear to dj, including a discreet scratch to rear. Boards clean, binding tight and square, interior unmarked. Austin Lively Book Three. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Whitman Pub. Co. 2nd. hardcover. Klawans, Zander H : An Outline of Ancient Greek Coins. Racine (WI) : Whitman Pub. Co, 1964. Second edition. Duodecimo size (12mo), 7.75"/19.6cm h. Bound in publisher's burgundy leatherette, dull gilt lettering and ornamentation to spine and front board. Plain white endpapers, except rear free endpaper is an unclipped Whitman Numismatic Journal ad. Coated paper; 206 numbered pp, plus two blank. Curiously, published w/o table of contents; intro to second edition, maps, background material, Guide to Symbol and City names, Persons and Things Seen on the Coins, Greek Kings, Satraps, and Tyrants; bibliography, index. Condition notes: a clean, unmarked copy. Moderate wear to boards, esp spine ends and corners; textblock edges foxed. Endpapers tanned. Faint musty odor. We personally inspect every book we offer.

North Star Press of St. Cloud, 2003. First Edition. paperback. Koblas, John : Robbers of the Rails: The Sontag Boys of Minnesota. St. Cloud (MN) : North Star Press of St. Cloud, 2003. First edition/First impression. Size is octavo (8vo), 10"/25.3cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color pictorial wrappers. [X] pp prelim material, 309 numbered pp, plus one blank. Acknowl, 15 chaps. Notes passim; bibliography, index. B&w illus/maps. Condition notes: a very good, unmarked copy, light wear to wrappers. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Militarverlag der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik, 1990. hardcover. Kolling, Hartmut, Muller, Heinrich : Europaische Hieb und Stichwaffen (European Cut and Thrust Weapons). Berlin : Militarverlag der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik, 1985. Size is quarto (4vo), 12.25"/31cm h. Bound in publisher's dark blue cloth, gilt lettering imprinted to spine, gilt and brown illus to front board. Glossy color photographic dj. Plain olive-green endpapers. 447 numbered pp, plus one blank. Text (in German), b&w and color illus, photos, w/200 plus pp of glossy illustrations, bibliography, glossary, index. Condition notes: a large, heavy volume in lovely condition w light wear to dj and boards. Due to weight, spine is slightly cocked. Extra shipping charge may be required to ship - please inquire. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Osprey Publishing, 2004. First Edition. Paperback. Konstam, Angus; Bryan, Tony [Illustrator] : Confederate Blockade Runner 1861-65 (New Vanguard). Oxford (UK) : Osprey, 2004. First edition. Crown quarto (4to) size, 9.75"/25cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy paper wrappers. 48 numbered pp. Color plates w/commentary, heavily illustrated with illus/photos in both b&w and color, bibliography, index. Condition notes: a clean, tight, square copy, not ex library, no notes or highlighting, inventory sticker on back. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Osprey Publishing, 2003. Hardcover. Konstam, Angus; Bryan, Tony [Illustrator] : Duel of the Ironclads: USS Monitor and CSS Virginia at Hampton Roads 1862. Oxford (UK) : Osprey Publ, 2003. First Osprey edition. Crown quarto (4to) size, 10"/26cm H. Bound in publisher's blue cloth over boards, bright silver lettering imprinted on spine. Glossy color dj. Light blue plain endpapers. 192 numbered pp. Heavily illustrated in both color and b&w, photos, drawings, maps. Bibliography, index. Condition notes: Excellent unmarked condition, tail corners bumped, binding tight and square, dj light wear. We personally inspect every book we offer.