Search Results: Titles starting with K from JB Books

New York: Reader's Digest, 1983. Book. As New. Hard. Not your classic spy novel, this book is based on investigative research and interviews with the participants in this real-life drama. The author cuts through the façade of the operatives and intrigue and exposes the main ultimate goal of the KGB agents - looting other nations of valuable technology and guarded secrets. The KGB does not stop at solo agents in their quests, they eagerly recruit the spouse and children as well. 489 pages includes appendices, chapter notes and index; Book is in crisp clean condition; dj is neatly encased in Brodart acid free book protector; Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Woodstock: Overlook Press, 1997. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First American Edition (stated). Interesting biography of Kafka's 'muse', a radical, independent woman and journalist of Prague, who experimented with drugs and sex, practiced Bohemianism, inhabited cafe society, shoplifted, had numerous passionate friendships with other women, much more, reflecting both on Jesenska and Kafka as well as on European society of their period. Hardcover with dust jacket, 255pp., book shows odd thin scrape mark to pagination ends. A nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Jena: Eugen Diederichs, 1926. Ex-Library. Good-. Hard 8. An historical as well as semi-legendary acocunt of the history of the kings of Germany, canvassing early and medieval European history and events, authored from a patriotic and 'Germanische' point of view pre-dating but somewhat predicting the Nazi period. Text in German throughout. Hardcover, illustrations, 99pp., boards show light general wear, pagination mostly clean and bright throughout. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Robert M. McBride and Company, 1941. Ex-Library. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A relation of the lives and fascinating adventures of a colonial administrator in the former Belgian Congo, his 'madamu' wife, and the the African boy he came to know and love as a friend, revealing much about the tribal customs, race relations, colonial administration, the physical environment and wildlife, and much more, of those times. Has many interesting photographs of daily life and travels, and indivdiual natives encountered. Ex-library with one stamp and pouches inside front board. Hardcover, contains b-w illustrations, 148pp. Binding firm, boards lettering clear, interior pagination clean and bright throughout. An extremely rare collectible. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Robert M. McBride and Company, 1941. Ex-Library. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). A relation of the lives and fascinating adventures of a colonial administrator in the former Belgian Congo, his 'madamu' wife, and the the African boy he came to know and love as a friend, revealing much about the tribal customs, race relations, colonial administration, the physical environment and wildlife, and much more, of those times. Has many interesting photographs of daily life and travels, and indivdiual natives encountered. Ex-library but with only one library stamp to bottom of pagination ends. Hardcover, contains b-w illustrations, 148pp. Binding firm, boards lettering clear, only slight and superficial wear to spine, interior pagination clean and bright throughout. An extremely rare collectible. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Gutersloh: C. Bertelsmann Verlag, 1933. Book. Good-. Hardcover. Former Owner Signature. Published during the early Nazi period, a study of the events in the Rurh and Rhineland in the years immediately following Germany's defeat in World War 1 and the French occupations there. Text in German throughout. Hardcover with dust jacket, 422pp., binding firm, interior pagination clean and bright, slight spine lean, d.j. intact but shows several long closed tears alone spine - jacket is now neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Very rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Guilford: Globe Pequot Press, 2001. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Edition (thus).. All about travel to Kansas, offering 'insider' information on the best places to stay, eat at, visit, much more, providing exact directions to get to each out of the way or unusual spot, all the hidden places that most tourists miss. Softcover, contains maps, lists, indexed, 255pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Zebra Books : Kensington Publishing Corporation, 1986. Book. Poor. Soft cover. First Paperback Edition.. Western novel of a man pursued by a cold-blooded gang whose crime he witnessed and who desire to permanently silence him. Softcover, 270pp., book shows general wear. Reading copy. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Methuen, 1959. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Former Owner Inscription & Signature. Second Printing.. The fascinating story of the 1950s building of the Kariba Dam in British south-central Africa, bordering what is today Zimbabwe and Zambia, in the process displacing native human and wildlife populations, and leading to a wholly new ecosytem for the region as well as tremendous hydroelectric power. Author espeically cites the heroic measures and attempts to save and resettle the people and game animals displaced by the growing Lake Kariba. Hardcover with price-clipped dust jacket, contains glossy illustrations, indexed, 222pp., book shows general light wear, very light soiling to d.j. A fairly nice copy overall, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free Brodart plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Avon Books, 1992. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Eighth Printing. Novel of the lady P.I. tracking down the murderer of her cousin, working through shady real estate shenanigans, sordid family secrets, teenage hookers, and much more. Softcover, 275pp., the last few pages show short edgetears. A very good reading copy. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: G. P. Putnams Sons, 2003. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Fifth Printing. An intimate biography of the film actress Katherine Hepburn, revealing a great deal about her personal thoughts on her films, relationships, her acting colleagues, directors and producers, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, illustrated, 370pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Crown Publishers Inc., 1995. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First American Edition (stated). A detailed biography of the life and acting career of the popular actress, discussing her controversial relationships - especially with Spencer Tracy and Humphrey Bogart - the challenges she faced in some of her more outstanding films, her personal tragic history and what 'drove' her, why she was so popular, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains glossy illustrations, notes, indexed, 549pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free Brodart plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: F. M. Lupton Publishing Company Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition (thus).. One of Sir Walter Scott's classic nineteenth-century novels. Publication date not given, appears to be early twentieth-century Edition and printing not given, presumed First (thus). Hardcover, 417pp., contains notes, the usual ex-lib markings, an 'S' marked on spine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1965. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). A former close intimate of US President John F. Kennedy, the author being a special counsel to the president during the latter's senatorial campaign days and onwards through to the 1963 assassination in Dallas, presents his biography of the slain president, discussing Kennedy the man, the Senator from Massachusetts, the candidate, and the President, through eleven years of crisis and turning points and ultimately to tragedy. Has much information on the inner workings of the presidency, the Kennedy family, the American involvement in Vietnam, the many prominent personalities involved in his life and career, much more. Not a BCE, original price displayed on jacket. Front flyleaf shows 2 instances of pencil markings, now erased. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains appendices, indexed, 783pp, d.j. shows several… Read More

(Taiwanese Edition), 1984. Book. Good-. Hardcover. A detailed and very interesting history of the entire Kennedy family, an American political dynasty spanning numerous generations and filled with scandal, intrigue, and so much more, all the facts presented, rumors laid to rest, scandals explored and amplified, much more, they having a very profound cumulative affect upon US, European, and world history. Publisher not given, printed in Taiwan Hardcover with price-clipped dust jacket, illustrations, bibliographical note, notes, indexed, 576pp., book shows light wear, jacket shows mild general wear and rubbing. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Summit Books, 1984. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Second Printing.. A detailed and very interesting history of the entire Kennedy family, an American political dynasty spanning numerous generations and filled with scandal, intrigue, and so much more, all the facts presented, rumors laid to rest, scandals explored and amplified, much more, they having a very profound cumulative affect upon US, European, and world history. Hardcover with price-clipped dust jacket, illustrations, bibliographical note, notes, indexed, 576pp. A nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Bounty Books : Crown Publishers Inc., 1978. Book. Illus. by Doug Anderson ; Bob Dunn. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. An amusing collection of errors, boners, and bloopers as have appeared on American radio and television over the years, the text accompanied by numerous equally amusing cartoons. Hardcover with dust jacket, illustrations, indexed, 390pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Very rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Greenhill Books, 1996. Book. As New. Hard. First Printing (?).. Description If warfare was chess, then Kesselring would have been lauded as one of the great Grand Masters. With his military career beginning in the Bavarian artillery in 1904, Kesselring experienced the first World War and honed his skills in high level staff work and strategy. He furthered himself through involvement in the beginning of the German air force, later being a commander of campaigns in Poland, the Netherlands, Britain and Russia. The author has woven this intricate biography of one of the most masterful strategists for Germany during World War II. b/w illustrations of Kesselring at the age of 4 - dressed in military garb and throughout his career serving his mother country. Book is in as new condition - Pages are crisp, book is tight. Dust jacket is in near new condition and still bears the price stamp of 18.99 pounds on the bottom margin of the back cover [this can be removed] - dj not price clipped. Images… Read More

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co. Inc., 1938. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. A practical manual for the reading, writing, and speaking of Russian, laying down principles as to the best method of teaching and retaining the difficult Russian alphabet, complicated grammar, and setting forth correct pronunciation. Hardcover with dust jacket, 63pp., interior pagination clean and bright, boards and binding firm, lettering clear, d.j. shows very light edgewear/shelfwear. Publishing date not given but appears to be 1930s edition with original printed price displayed on inside front jacket flap. A very nice copy, the jacket nicely encased in an acid-free Brodart plastic protector. Very rare, especially in this condition and as jacketed. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Garden City: Anchor Press/Doubleday, 1983. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (?).. Interesting and critical biography of the Soviet leader who succeeded dictator Josif Stalin in 1953 and served as Soviet premier until his ouster by fellow communists in the early 1960s. Has much information on the Soviet side of the 'Cuban Missile Crisis', hot and cold relations with Red China, the Khrushchev family and Nikita's private life, and internal Soviet politics. Author a committed 'dissident' Marxist resident in the USSR. Translated by Brian Pearce. Edition and printing not given but price displayed on jacket.; contains b/w illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. Hardcover with dust jacket, 292pp., d.j. shows light edgewear with one one-half inch closed tear. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.