Search Results: Titles starting with K from Gilt Edge Books

Born in the tiny community of Bouctouche, New Brunswick K.C. Irving became a billionaire in one of Canada's poorest provinces and although he was one of the world's most successful entrepreneurs, few people outside the Atlantic provinces knew his name. His holdings ranged from vast forest operations, Canada's largest oil refinery, service stations and convenience stores to pulp, paper and newsprint mills, Canada's busiest shipyard, fleets of ships, international trucking systems, newspapers, radio and television stations and much more. In "K.C." the authors give the reader the first inside look at the life and work of Canada's most private billionaire. In this unforgettable portrait of the man who changed the face and future of a province, Irving emerges as a fascinating, difficult, brilliant and complex man. 400 pp includes index. Illustrated with b/w photos. A clean bright book in a bright price-clipped dust jacket..

New York: Doubleday & Company Inc., 1977. . This book offers a collection of ten original stories. Among the author's subjects are abominable snowmen from outer space, a young man whose comic-book world comes to life, a psychic detective who discovers the startling truth about the Mona Lisa's smile, etc. No ownership markings. Remainder spray to bottom edge. Small erasure scrub mark to ffep. A bright book in a price-intact illustrated dust jacket by Margo Herr.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

New York: Rand McNally & Company, 1960. Published under license of Thomas Allan Limited, Toronto. " This book is unique in that it brings a portrait of Canada as seen through the eyes and lens of Canada's greatest photographer, Yousuf Karsh, together with the rich verbal description of Canada's greatest publicist, John Fisher." Over 150 photographs, many in b/w others in full-page colour.Beige textured boards.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Toronto: Simon & Pierre , 1984. Helen Duncan creates an absorbing portrait of an unconventional woman who responded to the challenge of prospecting in the untamed regions of Northern Manitoba early in this century. Ms. Duncan has spent hundreds of hours interviewing people who knew Kate Rice and her business partner Dick Woosey, and has corresponded with trappers and prospectors from the area where their mine was developed. Table of contents supply: Author's Note, Map, Prologue, Four parts, Glossary and Bibliography. Price-intact photo dust jacket. A very nice copy of a very interesting read.. ISBN: 0-88924-134-1. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Kate Rice 1883-1964 + Trappers Manitoba + Prospectors Manitoba Biography + Nickel Mines + Nickel Mining + Wekusko Lake + Dick Woosey Trapper Prospector + Rice Island + Manitoba. Catalogs: Canadiana.

Madeira Park, B.C.: Harbour Publishing Ltd, 1985. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/Near Fine Donald Graham M.A. became a lighthouse keeper in 1976 having served on Bonilla Island, Lucy Island and Point Atkinson. Author's first book and first volume of lighthouse keeping. As eternal symbols of hope, romance and civilized good, lighthouses fascinate almost everyone. But what goes on inside them? And what would it be really like to keep one? "Keepers of The Light", written during long night watches at Vancouver's famous Point Atkinson Light and its history, will provide these answers. Extremely interesting stories come from lighthouse history and brought to us by way of this author and professional historian. The book is packed with astounding revelations and brilliantly written! A most entertaining read.Map endpapers show Vancouver Island Lighthouse Stations and Range of lights. Many photos accompany text. Notes and index supplies. Front cover painting: Cape Beale by Buzz… Read More

New York: Avon Books, 1996. In the author's Book One, fantasist Joel Rosenberg revealed timeless, secret portals into strange and wondrous lands - and entangled three friends in the lethal intrigues of noble ruling houses. Once again, in Book Two, he transports us back to a miraculous world of living myths and ancient powers. Remainder mark inconspicuously near spine. An extremely bright, square book in it's bright price-intact dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Matt Stawicki. No inscriptions or names in this copy!. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

New York: Cowles Book Company/The John Day Company (1970) Aug...Fourth Printing....SBN 402-12461-5.. America's First Lady of Literature, Nobel Prize winner Pearl S. Buck focuses her unique talents on the distaff side of an American dynasty. She presents a compassionate yet candid portrait of the women who were born Kennedys or married Kennedy men. This is a woman's view of the tragic deterioration of a proud and powerful family...... Miss Buck's conjecture of what the future may hold for the Kennedy clan is thoughtful, and, at times surprising. A photo section is present. Natural-colour cloth boards with simulated leather-like spine....gilt title lettering. Beige endpapers. No ownership markings of any kind. The paper used for this book is of fine quality stock. Fore edge untrimmed. Dust jacket is price-clipped and carries previous owner initials on inside front flap. An immaculate book in a bright dust jacket designed by Ben Feder,Inc. A very nice copy.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

The Ryerson Press, 1941. Published Sept 1943. Name to front end-papers. A clean, bright copy. Untrimmed edge.. Fifth Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair.

Boston,: Little, Brown and Company Illustrated with photographs. A unique and historical first. Never before in all the years since the great Russian Revolution, have we had access to the intimate political reminiscences of a Soviet leader. The illuminating recollections of the man who sat at the summit of power in the modern Russian empire from 1953 until 1964. Black cloth boards with red and yellow print to spine. Name to ffep.. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair.

New York: Anchor Press/Doubleday, 1984. 292pp with index. Written by the famed Russian dissident historian Roy Medvedev, "Khrushchev" is the most comprehensive and revealing biography written of one of the twentieth century's most influential yet enigmatic figures. Illustrated with b/w photos. Photographic card wraps. Cover photo by Loomis Dean.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1974. The president of the United States kidnapped and held hostage at brink of death. Heart-stopping suspense, potitical intrigue and more. From the first page to the last gripping scene, the pace never slackens and the tension mounts as the drama unfolds. Grey boards with gilt print to spine. Map endpapers. Spine ends of jacket reenforced. Illustrated jacket designed by Bob Young.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1979. The true and incredible story of a tortured and starving baby whale and the fisherman who would not let her die - a most dramatic and moving account of wildlife rescue! This little whale was discovered in a small cove on the British Columbia coast. Green cloth boards- silver title print to spine - light blue endpapers. Gift inscription to ffep. Illustrations accompany text. Front jacket photograph by Jim Ryan. This is the author's first book.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

New York: The Crime Club Doubleday & Company, 1960. The scene: A Southern town. This was the Big Tree - scene of a murder that had a small Southern town and its sheriff, Blair McKenny, up in arms. The murder of a white woman, possibly by a Negro, made his job even rougher. Just when McKenny thought the case was nearly solved he realized the townspeople wanted revenge.... This novel has not appeared in any form prior to book publication. Rust color cloth boards. Slant to book. Nothing written on endpapers. Price-intact illustrated dust jacket. Jacket design by Eileen Taber.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

New York: The John Day Company (c1948, 1949) The cast of characters is immense, mostly Chinese with a scattering of Americans and Europeans. The scenes alternate between New York and China, with a glimpse of London. The time is now. The story begins after the war and ends in 1948, year of inflation, struggle and portent. Those people in their endless variety are in this book....all of them, villain and hero, poet and peasant, rebel and scholar, male and female. The Kinfolk who give the book its title are the family of the famous Dr. Liang... The familiar rust brown boards with gilt embossed design to front board and spine containing the title. No ownership markings. Untrimmed fore edge. A bright, square copy in a price-intact illustrated dust jacket. A very nice copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1997. There have always been and there will always be charming, slyly clever con men. But a master of the game as charismatic, ingenious, elusive and irresistible as Bean X Bates comes along only once in a generation. His expliots have earned him the title King Con. His reign is threatened when he crosses Joe "Dancer" Rina, a New Jersey crime boss. King Con is an exhilarative and hilarious novel of deceit. Stephen J. Cannell - best selling author as well as creator or co-creator of over forty television shows including The Rockford Files and The A-Team. A clean bright copy.. ISBN: 0-688-14776-3. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Con Men + Mystery + Con Artists + Humour + The Rockford Files + The A Team + Crime Fiction. Catalogs: Modern Firsts.

Boston,: Little,Brown and Company, 1952. 250 pp. Nice bright, clean copy. A little wear to one corner.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company (c. 1952) Book Club Edition. Ellery solves a difficult locked-room puzzle with classic brilliance..... A bright book in an illustrated dust jacket. Jacket illustration by J.O.H. Cosgrave, II. A bright, clean book.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good.

Toronto: The Ryerson Press (c. 1967) This collection of fourteen animal stories of Sir Charles G.D. Roberts were chosen solely on the basis of quality. They represent all of the power of Roberts at his best. Repleat with biographical notes. This animal fiction will be welcomed by readers of all ages. Green cloth boards. Gilt title print to spine. No ownership markings. Sticker pull mark to front panel of dust jacket. A lovely bright book in a still-bright illustrated wrap-around dust jacket.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

London: J.M. Dent , 1933. Contents provide twenty-five chapters, a generous list of illustrations by Walter Hodges. Colour frontispiece. Full-page b/w illustrations and others. Suitable for young readers or for the illustrated work alone. A sound respectable book.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Toronto: The Ryerson Press, 1958. Winner of the Ryerson Fiction Award. This is the story of the King's who came, in 1800, to the Eastern township of Quebec from Vermont, and were the last of the Loyalists. It is also the story of the Michauds, whose numerous family had called Canada home for 150 years. All the principal characters are ultimately involved in the short-lived Papineau Rebellion, a clash of race and religion and in the fears and rivalries of their generation. The maple tree that stood in front of the home on the King Farm became a symbol of the historic and bitter differences in the community.... Light green cloth boards. A clean, bright, sound book in an illustrated dust jacket that shows wear to extremities and a spot of paper loss to top of the front panel. The dust jacket illustration remains bright. Although this book is a work of fiction by this Manitoba-born author, all places exist, or did exist in Vermont or Quebec.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.