Search Results: Authors starting with K from Graham Toms Fine & Rare Books

London: Geoffrey Bles. Special Edition . Rebound Leather Quarter Bindin. Very Good. 320 pages, colour frontis, Scarce printing. Rubber stamp to title page reads"Private to the Trade With Geoffrey Bles's compliments . Originally a paperback. expertly bound in green quarter leather with hand made patterned boards. nice copy All of our books are in the shop, and are 'real' books. We try to post the same day as the order. Descriptions are conservative. Postage rates may be lower than ABE estimate, please use Ask Bookseller a Question to confirm availability and postage cost, use [Ask Bookseller a Question] option below to confirm availability and get accurate postage quote for this item (the amount quoted is for an 'average' hard-cover book of up to 1kg in weight)

hEINNEMAN, 1965 xxiv, 197 p. illus. 22 cm The God separated a spirit from Himself and fashioned it into Beauty. He showered upon her all the blessings of gracefulness and kindness. He gave her the cup of happiness and said, "Drink not from this cup unless you forget the past and the future, for happiness is naught but the moment." And He also gave her a cup of sorrow and said, "Drink from this cup and you will understand the meaning of the fleeting instants of the joy of life, for sorrow ever abounds

Taschen, Koln. 1998, 1st Edition. 840pp. Quarto. Original paper boards red paper on volume one and pink paper on volume two; in near fine dustwraps Both volumes illustrated throughout with B / W and colour reproductions in text, The entire first volume is devoted to painting. The author, Karl Ruhrberg, traces a remarkably seamless line from the innovations of the Impressionists in the late 1800s to the up-to-the-minute workings of contemporary artists around the world. Even veteran art enthusiasts will be startled by the freshness of the abundant images chosen to illustrate the book which pioneer relationships between artists of different countries. The distinct treatment of categories on sculpture, new media, and photography in the second volume sets this book apart from previous surveys of 20th-century art which repeatedly accorded lesser status to these artforms than to the progression of painting. Different authors handle each section and provide a unique opportunity to trace the development… Read More

Cambridge. : International Biographical Centre, 1994 Dictionary of international biography : a bibliographical record of contemporary achievement / editorial director Ernest Kay. International Biographical Centre Edition 1 v. ; 25 cm. Beautifully bound withb all edges gily

Macmillan, 1979. Hardcover. Mint/Good.

Sydney, 1941
36 p. : ill. ; 14 cm.

Allen & Unwin . 1st Edition . Original Binding. As New/As New. very good set

interesting compilation. each individually scarce. All of our books are in the shop, and are 'real' books. We try to post the same day as the order. Descriptions are conservative. Postage rates may be lower than ABE estimate, please use Ask Bookseller a Question to confirm availability and postage cost, use [Ask Bookseller a Question] option below to confirm availability and get accurate postage quote for this item (the amount quoted is for an 'average' hard-cover book of up to 1kg in weight)

Melbourne [Vic.]: Wilkie& co, 1955. Book. Illus. by maps drawn and illustrations arranged by Joan Graham.. Near Fine. Hardcover. 215 p. : ill., maps (some col.) ; 22 cm. Contents : PART I -DEFEAT I THE LAND AND ITS PEOPLE 15 II PRELUDE TO WAR 23 Balance of Power ..24 Drive to the East 25 Outbreak of War in 1914 29 Stalemate in the West 32 The Turkish Army 34 III THE OCCUPATION OF BASRA 37 Orders to LE.F. "D" 39 Turkish Forces in Iraq 40 The Landing 41 Advance to Basra 42 The Decision to Advance 45 The Turkish Counter-Offensive 49 IV THE ADVANCE TO AMARA 52 Reorganization of I,E.F. "D" 53 Nixon and His Instructions 54 Operations in Arabistan 56 Townshend's Regatta 58 V CTESIPHON 68 Battle of Kut-el-Amara 72 The Decision to Strike for Baghdad 78 Battle of Ctesiphon 81 The Retreat to Kut 88 VI THE SIEGE OF KUT-EL-AMARA 91 Sheikh Saad 94 Battle of the Wadi 108 Battle of Hanna 112 ReorganizationJ 1 114 Battle of Dujaila 11 . Capitulation of Kut 121 Comments 126 VII BACKGROUND… Read More

Adelaide : Parkin Trust , 1944

Pacific Coal Pty. Ltd, 1984. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. 89 p. : ill. (some col.), facsims., ports. ; 23 cm.

London: Henry Colburn, 1829. Book. Good for old Age. Hardcover. First Edition. Tall 4to. Includes portrait of Locke and facsimiles of the hand-writing of Locke, Earl of Shaftesbury and Sir Isaac Newton. Covers Locke's extensive correspondence with friends, both in England and abroad along with a journal which he kept during his travels in France and Holland and many other miscellaneous papers. This collection was gathered with the aim of understanding not only Locke's political and spiritual beliefs, but also the individual himself.This volume should be of interest to any student of Locke or of the great philosopher's age and environment. All of our books are in the shop, and are 'real' books. We try to post the same day as the order. Descriptions are conservative. Postage rates may be lower than ABE estimate, please use Ask Bookseller a Question to confirm availability and postage cost, use [Ask Bookseller a Question] option below to confirm availability and get accurate postage… Read More

London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington Co., Ltd.. 1st Edition . Rebound. Very Good/No Jacket. 8 Vo. Translated by W. H. G. Kingston, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, London, not dated c. 1890. , iv+239+(1) illustrated f,rontispiece five full page black and white illustr. . 2 pages list of books by Jules Verne at end with choice of four binding options/ prices. All of our books are in the shop, and are 'real' books. We try to post the same day as the order. Descriptions are conservative. Postage rates may be lower than ABE estimate, please use Ask Bookseller a Question to confirm availability and postage cost, use [Ask Bookseller a Question] option below to confirm availability and get accurate postage quote for this item (the amount quoted is for an 'average' hard-cover book of up to 1kg in weight)

Infinite Harvest Pub, 2000 This lively and thought-provoking study in social, economic, cultural and technological history covers the NSW provincial presses from the days when printing presses travelled between goldfields in ox-carts to the corporate empires of today. Examines challenges, past and present, and dynastic success and failure. Machine generated contents note: THE NINETEENTH CENTURY: CHRONOLOGICAL 1 You cannot serve two masters: Strode and his Gazettes 2 Slow forties and fast fifties 3 Vitality tested and tried 4 Rushes and riots: the 1860s 5 Great race for glory: the 1870s 6 Leverage, celebrity and service: the 1880s 7 Cutting off the community's bloodstream: the 1890s THE NINETEENTH CENTURY: ECONOMICS 8 Between the creek and the small debts court 9 Martyrs versus parasites ROLE, POLITICS AND LIBEL 10 Line upon line 11 Great generative force: press and politics 12 'Penny gag': postal charges for papers 13 Setting out to unite the colonies 14 Attacking the blight of… Read More

Editions de l'amateur, 1981 182 pages : illustrations (black and white), plates (color)

London: Andrew Melrose, 1916 317 p. ; 20 cm.generally a nice copy

Thames and Hudson Ltd, 1991. 1st Edition . Illustrated Card. Near Fine. 288 p. : ill.(some col.) ; 25cm. "Examines the life of Art Deco style throughout the century, from its origins, through its heyday of extravagance and luxury in France, to its revival in the sixties and seventies. Originally published: New York : Rizzoli, 1986. Bibliography: p284. - Includes index.

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University PresS, 1920. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. viii, 444 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. SerieshAR ard economic studies ; v. 21 CONTENTS APPENDICES ILLUSTRATIONS ABBREVIATIONS CHAPTER I. ORIGINS CHAPTER II. MIGRATIONS CHAPTER III. MARKETING CHAPTER IV. INTERNAL ORGANIZATION OF THE MESTA CHAPTER V. ORIGINS OF THE ALCALDE ENTREGADOR CHAPTER VI. THE ENTREGADOR AND THE TOWNS CHAPTER VII. DECLINE OF THE ENTREGADOR CHAPTER VIII. SHEEP TAXES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION CHAPTER IX. MEDIAEVAL SHEEP TAXES I N CASTILE CHAPTER ?. LOCAL TAXES DURING THE RISE OF THE MESTA (1273-1474) CHAPTER XI. LOCAL TAXES UNDER FERDINAND AND ISABELLA (1474-1516) CHAPTER XII. LOCAL TAXES UNDER THE HAPSBURGS AND EARLY BOURBONS (1516-1836) CHAPTER XIII. MEDIAEVAL ROYAL SHEEP TAXES CHAPTER XIV. ROYAL SHEEP TAXES OF THE AUTOCRACY CHAPTER XV. EARLY PASTURAGE PROBLEMS CHAPTER XVI. THE SUPREMACY OF THE MESTA'S PASTURAGE PRIVILEGES CHAPTER XVII. THE COLLAPSE OF THE MESTA'S PASTURAGE PRIVILEGES… Read More

New York: American Tract Society,, 1853. 1st Edition . Embossed Original Cloth. Very Good. , The revival of the work of God in the days of Wesley, Whitefield, Romaine, Venn et al,. with a apapwer label Natural and spiritual birth of Lady Huntington A glance at familiar faces-Watts-Lady Abney-Col. Gardiner Doddridge Doing and suffering Whitefield Romaine-alarms-gospel ranging Doddridge The tabernacle-Venn-preaching tours Family matters-chapels-Berridge The valley of Baca Blackfriars-chapel at Bath-Lady Glenorchy Indian preacher-Dartmouth-Lord Buchan Trevecca A fresh recruit-Tunbridge Wells The breach Death of Whitefield Venn leaves Huddersfield-labors of Lady Huntington-Death of Howell Harris and Lord Chesterfield The rectory of Yelling Rowland Hill The secession Harvest-home.

Mundulla Centenary Committee. Historical Section .146 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. Cover title: Mundulla; the big gum country.