Search Results: Titles starting with K from Tangible Tales

California: Kaplan/McLaughlin/Diaz. Hardcover. Good. Square gray-cloth hardcover, privately printed for customers of the Kaplan/McLaughlin/Diaz architectural firm. A good copy with a hard bump to the top front corner and some scuffing and soil to the light covers. Interior, this is a well bound, beautiful book with clean pages and art quality designs and layouts. 58 unnumbered pages in full color highlighting project from the firm.

Karl Pfeiffer Buchdruckerei und verlag, 1983. Paperback. Good. Gunther Bohn. Text in German. Thin paperback in good condition. Bending at the cover corners and general shelf-wear to the edges. Interior is clean, tight and unmarked. 64 pp., some black and white photos, maps and drawings. A scarce history of the Hersbruck concentration camp, dedicated to those who were murdered there.

Oxford: J. Parker; and Messrs. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1819. Hardcover. Poor. Poor Condition - Please note both covers and spine cap covering present but completely detached. Brown covers are heavily chipped and corners bent, remnants of the title label are still present on the cap. The text block is much better - solidly stitched, with minimal foxing and a brightness to the pages. Some thumbing, and much roughness to the top edge of the block - rough cut. 366 pp., one of the earliest English translations of this classic collection of Hindu fables, in regrettable condition. I have not attempted repair or restoration as I am not an expert and believe that can be done by someone more skilled than I. Liz's Books

New Hampshire: Transition Publishing, 1999. First edition. Paperback. Good +. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Judy - Great to re-connect with you! Gotta keep in touch - Best Always - Stephen Edington Moraga, CA July 28, 2004." A good plus copy but with bending at the corner tips and some scuffing to the front cover. Two penciled X's to the top and and bottom of the text block. Interior is clean and unmarked other than a price erasure ghosted to the top of the title page, well above the author's inscription. The binding is solid without creasing. 102 pp., some black and white photos, notes and references at the rear. A detailed history of the Kerouac family's time in Quebec, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts.

Australia: Ceramic Break Sculpture Park, 2010. Paperback. Good. Oversize paperback signed by Kerry Cannon without inscription on the top of the Foreword page. A good copy with some bending at the corner tips. Some scuffing and minor soiling to the covers. The interior is clean and unmarked in a solid binding. Bright and beautiful photographs of Cannon's unique sculpture all presented in a story format. 48 pp., full color photography of Cannon's sculptures by Hans Jansen throughout.

Propworx, Inc., 2010. Hardcover. Very Good. Oblong hardcover auction catalog of props and costumes from Kevin Smith's feature films and items from his private collection of comic artwork. A very good coyp with general wear to the board edges and some hard scuffs with paper ruffled along the bottom edge of the rear board. Internally a clean and bright copy in solid binding. 155 pp., full color photos of all the auctioned materials from Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Clerks II, and Zack and Miri Make a Porno.

Oregon: Oregon State College, 1942. Paperback. Good. Tan paper covers and a stapled binding. A good copy, with the staples solidy intact. Wear and scuffing to the covers, with some bending to the upper corners and a light crease across the front cover. The interior is clean and unmarked, with black and white plates at center. 71 pp.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2009. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Campion, Pascal. Green hardcover signed by both members of They Might be Giants (Linnell and Flansburgh) along with a 3rd unidentifiable signature. Flansburgh has signed on the front endpaper and Linnel on the first blank before the title page. Gift inscription, possibly from the authors, says "Not 4 Ella & Elyse." DVD in opened rear pocket. A clean bright copy in like jacket, nicely signed by this eclectic grammy winning duo.

New York: The Penguin Press, 2011. First edition. Hardcover. Good/very good. Signed without personalization by the author on the title page, "Maureen Stanton June 15, 2011." A good copy, but with hard bumping to the head and heel of the spine, and another shallow bump to the bottom edge. Interior is very good - clean and unmarked, tight as if unread in a solid binding. The unclipped jacket is very good wtih some shelf-wear to the top edge of the panels - artfully discolored by the publisher for patena. 326, indexed, referenced, Stanton's detailed and fascinating look at the world of the second-hand treasure seekers, flea markets, and antique peddlers.

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1994. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Signed red and black hardcover 1st in dustjacket. Signed without inscription by the author on the half-title page in blue ink. A very good copy with a bit of wear at the spine tips and a couple discolored spots to the front cover. Interior is clean, tight and unmarked. Dustjacket is good with chips and short tears at the folds and spine ends. 320 pp., indexed, some black and white photos. James Welch, known for his literary fiction, tackles the Little Big Horn.

Hawaii: Published by the author, 1948. Later printing. Paperback. Good. Oversize paperbound music book. "Illustrated Souvenir Collection." The 1948 printing of this popular collection of Hawaiian classics in good condition. Brown stain (cup ring) to the front cover, and binding is cocked forward from use. Binding is solid but lacking tightness. Pages are unmarked. 196 pp., some black and white photos with music for piano, voice, and guitar, includes tablature for ukulele. Oversize - will require additional shipping for international or expedited orders.

Australia: Published by the author, 1985. Second edition. Very Good. Yellow paper covers with tape and staple binding. Self published by the author on thick, colored paper. A very good copy with previous owner's name at the top of the front cover. Minor wear tot he edges, and light bumping to the corners. Binding is solid and pages are clean and unmarked. 44 pp., with hand drawn illustrations and descriptions of each plant.

Minneapolis: Twenty First Century Books, 2021. Hardcover. As New/as new. Signed by the author on the title page, originally in silver ink and then again on top in gold - no inscription, just the name Connie Goldsmith. Pictoral hardcover in dustjacket, heavy duty binding. An as new copy, clean, square, and tight as if unread. Jacket is also like new with minor shelf-wear along the panel edges. 136 pp., filled with photos on heavy magazine style paper. The story of a Sacramento family relocated to a Japanese concentration camp in World War II, and the ways that Kiyo Sato found to thrive.

Wisconsin: Published by the author. Paperback. Good. Blue softcover trade paperback. No indication of date or printing. A good coyp with bending at the corner tips and minor soiling to the light blue covers. Binding is solid and tight, all pages are clean and unmarked other than a signature and date the title page that does not seem to be author-related. 267 pp., author published family history detailing the generations from Germany to Wisconsin.

New York: iUniverse, Inc., 2006. Paperback. Very Good. Trade paperback in very good condition signed and inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Cecilia - with best wishes - Dorothy Stephens." Minor bending at the corners and some scuffing to the back cover appear to be the only flaws. Clean and unmarked in a solid binding as if unread. 172 pp., some black and white photos. Stephens' story of living in Kenya with her family during the last days of British dominance and their travels across the bush.