Search Results: Titles starting with K from The Book Shed

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1968. Third Impression. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Jacket tips, corners and edges worn, 4 cm open tear to spine, rubbing. "Kate Simon (December 5, 1912 – February 4, 1990) was a Polish-born American author...Simon became one of America's best known travel writers; several of her guides became best sellers."--Wikipedia. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!

Charlotte, Vermont: Williamson Publishing, 1986. Paperback. Good. slight cover curl, staining to page edges not affectiing the text. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade paperback. Later printing. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. 

New York: Poseidon Press, 1992. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good /very good. Light wear to tips, corners and edges of book and jacket, spotting to page edges, else clean and umarked. By a rock & roll biographer. First printing, full number line. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors if applicable.

Pacifica: Pacifica Press , 2000. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. light wear to tips and corners and jacket, which also shows some rubbing to panels and a crease to the front flap. First printing of this edition, no others noted. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. 

New York: Henry Holt, 2011. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. Later printing. Light wear to the book and jacket wear to tips, corners and edges of book and jacket."...one of the most dramatic stories in American history—how one gunshot changed the country forever. Featuring some of history's most remarkable figures, vivid detail, and page-turning action, Killing Lincoln is history that reads like a thriller. " Twentieth printing. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2923. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Very light shelf wear to the book and jacket. Clean and unmarked. First printing, no others noted From the flap: "CATCHING HIM WILL PUSH HARRY TO THE LIMIT. He'll need to bring together a misfit team of former operatives to accomplish what he can't do alone: stop an unstoppable killer. But as the evidence mounts, it becomes clear that there is more to this case than meets the eye..." .“Killing Moon is not just an unbearably tense thriller but another of Nesbø’s studies in love and loneliness. At his best, as he is here, there are few greater crime writers.”—The Times (London). Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!

New York: Henry Holt, 2012. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. lightest wear to the book and jacket. "The events leading up to the most notorious crime of the twentieth century are almost as shocking as the assassination itself. Killing Kennedy chronicles both the heroism and deceit of Camelot, bringing history to life in ways that will profoundly move the reader." First printing, full number line. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

New York: E. Steiger, 1872. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Lightest shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book, clean and unmarked. 136 pages with 16 plates and 24 pages of ads many for items for use in a Kindergarten. Brown lined cloth with blind-stamped title on the front coverDouai was an early proponent of the Kindergarten system of education as developed by the German educator Friedrich Froebel based on the work of Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi..Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!

Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1962. First American edition. Hardcover. Good/good. edge wear to book and jacket, lean, top edge dusty; jacket spine is a darkened. A nice copy of the first US edition of the sixth novel in the Music of Time series. Lilley A.14 (c) 8vo - over 8" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. We specialize in the works of and about Anthony Powell. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility! 

Woodstock VT: Countryman Press, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book and jacket; page edges soiled, else clean and unmarked. First printing, full number line. A trade edition. Baking recipes from an iconic Vermont flour company. Named one of Cooking Light's 7 Best Baking Cookbooks of the last 25 years. A James Beard Foundation/KitchenAid Cookbook of the Year Award nominee.The company's 2003 companion volume, The King Arthur Flour Baker's Companion, was the winner of the same award. Over 400 recipes, 612 pages, indexed. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility! 

New York: Barnes Noble Books, 1999. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. lightest wear to the book and jacket. First printing, full number line. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility! 

Stratford: Anthony Powell Society, 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/none as issued. Front corner lightly bumped else As New. First printing. A compilation of Powell's writing on British myth and early and medieval history with a section on witches, tarot, dreams and handwriting. Contributions by John Powell, the author's son; Nicholas Birns, a leading Powell scholar; Patric Dickinson, of the College of Arms; Rachel Bynoe. The compiled articles originally appeared in the Daily Telegraph, the Sunday Telegraph and the Spectator. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!

New York: Cupples & Leon, 1931. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Light wear to the book, glue remnant from bookplate to front endpaper, clean and unmarked. Jacket is intact and bright with edge wear and shallow chips to spine tips. A collection of 28 of Kipling's short stories, most if not all from his experiences in India. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

New York: Delacorte Press, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book and more to the jacket which is rubbed with a small chip and several light creases; some page corners creased likely due to careless storage. First printing, stated. Huie was a Southern journalist and former war correspondent who wrote extensively on the Civil Rights Movement for various popular magazines and periodicals. This novel was turned into a 1974 film of the same name starring Lee Marvin, Richard Burton and O.J. Simpson. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!

Albany: New York State Library, 1968. Hardcover. Very Good +/no jacket. very light wear to the book; no jacket. A scholarly edition with footnotes of an interesting early 19th century book about which much is still unknown. Map endpapers. First printing, no others noted. Editor Louis Tucker prepared the text of the journal for publication (in 1968) and established the account's authorship as belonging to Johnston Verplanck (1789-1829), scion of an eminent Dutch lineage and one of the founders of the New York American, an early 19th century publication. The work is a satirical travel narrative in the New York Knickerbocker style. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Kansas City: Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2008. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/near fine. As New in all respects except a tiny reminder dot to the bottom edge else clean and unmarked. First printing, full number line. "Readers will learn what to look for when purchasing quality knives, the best culinary uses for each knife variety, as well as how to properly clean and store them. With sidebar advice from renowned chefs, including tips, tricks, and notes on their favorite knives, Knives Cooks Love is the ultimate guide to choosing and using the most important tool in the kitchen." Most items ship with tracking numbers and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1964. Second printing. Hardcover. Good/good. Much shelf wear to the book with much more to the tips, corners, and edges of the jacket which is creased, sunned, with several short closed tears. Clean and unmarked. Second printing. From the flap: "This examination of the Korean War is set against the general background of the East-West conflict. There are two underlying themes: how the current totalitarian challenge can best be countered without precipitating nuclear war and secondly, the difficulties of waging limited war -- and of practicing Realpolitik -- in a democracy which until the nuclear age has always demanded a total, crusading response to its global enemies."Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An… Read More