Search Results: Titles starting with K from The Bookworm

Annapolis, Maryland:: Beechcliff Books, 1993.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: plum cloth with silver text and decoration; Near Fine condition.. 8vo (about 9.25 inches tall) . Bibliography, glossary, index. Description: Well illustrated in black and white and color. This is a history and celebration of the kaleidoscope-- it is NOT a book on making them. Contents: Once Upon a Scope; Modern Kaleidoscopes; Meditative and Therapeutic Values; Contemporary Designers; Scope-related Art and Artists; Color and the Rainbow Connection.

New York:: St Martin's Press, January, 1992.. 1st U.S. Edition, 1st printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: black boards with gilt spine text; a Very Good+ book, with a Very Good dust jacket; the dust jacket is not price clipped.. 8vo (about 8.5 inches tall) . Description: Panoramic dust jacket art and illustrations by Jamel Akib.

New York:: Vantage Press, 1980.. 1st Edition, so stated.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: dark navy boards; a Near Fine book, with a Very Good dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. 8vo (about 8.25 inches tall) . Description: A lighthearted adventure story set in Nepal. Born in France, author Paul Davidson [Claude Bacot], grew up in England, and served in the RAF during the second world war as an air gunner in Wellington bombers.

Japan:: Kawasaki, June, 1987.. 1st Edition.. Paperbound . BINDING/CONDITION: paperbound; handling wear; a good working copy: graded Fair due to cover wear and scuffing.. 11 inches tall by 8.5 inches wide . Appendices. Description: Kawasaki part number 99924-1078-0. Profusely illustrated in black and white. Sections on: General Information; Fuel System; Cooling System; Engine Top End; Clutch; Engine Lubrication System; Engine Removal/Installation; Crankshaft/Transmission; Wheels/Tires; Final Drive; Brakes; Suspension; Steering/Handle; Frame; and Electrical System.

New York:: Grosset & Dunlap, 1949.. Reprint Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: green 'tweed' binding with the series device on the cover; some patchy fading to the green, otherwise a Very Good book, with a Good dust jacket.. 8vo (8.25 inches tall) . Description: Dust jacket art is by Edwin Megargee. Illustrated in black and white; the artist is not credited. The exciting story of America's first great race horse, Aristides. The publisher's blurb reads: ''Big Jack Spratt (that's Gramper) and little Jack Spratt (that's Jackie) are as alike as their identical blue jeans, straw hats, and love of horses can make them. Gramper isn't quite as ready to predict good fortune as young Jack is, but he's not one for standing in the way of daydreams, either. Jackie and Gramper knew, somehow that their 'liddle red hoss' was destined for greater things than pony-back rides. But dreams have set backs. When Risty (the liddle red hoss) just plain disappeared, and then hurt himself -- the reader gets wound up… Read More

New York:: Grosset & Dunlap, 1949.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: green 'tweed' binding with the horseshoe device of this series in darker green; a Good book, with a Fair dust jacket.. 8vo (8.25 inches tall) . Description: Dust jacket art is by Edwin Megargee. Illustrated in black and white; the artist is not credited. The exciting story of America's first great race horse, Aristides. The publisher's blurb reads: ''Big Jack Spratt (that's Gramper) and little Jack Spratt (that's Jackie) are as alike as their identical blue jeans, straw hats, and love of horses can make them. Gramper isn't quite as ready to predict good fortune as young Jack is, but he's not one for standing in the way of daydreams, either. Jackie and Gramper knew, somehow that their 'liddle red hoss' was destined for greater things than pony-back rides. But dreams have set backs. When Risty (the liddle red hoss) just plain disappeared, and then hurt himself -- the reader gets wound up along with Jackie waiting to see Risty in… Read More

Alexandria, Virginia:: Time-Life Books, 1992.. Reprint Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: from a uniformly bound series: tan marbled boards with half black imitation leather (corners and spine), all edges gilt, ribbon place marker, Very Good condition.. 8vo (8.5 inches tall) . Appendix, index. Printed endpapers. Description: Originally published in 1956, this reprint edition is part of the Time-Life World War II Classics series, The Secret War. ''A renowned healer before the war, Felix Kersten bore the uneasy distinction of becoming indispensable to Heinrich Himmler, Hitler's ruthless right-hand man. Himmler suffered debilitating stomach cramps, which -- since they belied the propaganda celebrating robust Nazi manhood-- he tried to keep secret. In 1939 Himmler decided that only Felix Kersten, who practiced a massage system could allay his agonizing pains. From then until the war's end, Kersten enjoyed Himmler's utmost confidence and absolute protection. Estonian-born and a citizen of Finland,… Read More

Alexandria, Virginia:: Time-Life Books, 1992.. Reprint Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: from a uniformly bound series: tan marbled boards with half black imitation leather (corners and spine), all edges gilt, ribbon place marker, Good condition.. 8vo (8.5 inches tall) . Appendix, index. Printed endpapers. Description: Originally published in 1956, this reprint edition is part of the Time-Life World War II Classics series, The Secret War. ''A renowned healer before the war, Felix Kersten bore the uneasy distinction of becoming indispensable to Heinrich Himmler, Hitler's ruthless right-hand man. Himmler suffered debilitating stomach cramps, which -- since they belied the propaganda celebrating robust Nazi manhood-- he tried to keep secret. In 1939 Himmler decided that only Felix Kersten, who practiced a massage system could allay his agonizing pains. From then until the war's end, Kersten enjoyed Himmler's utmost confidence and absolute protection. Estonian-born and a citizen of Finland,… Read More

Boston:: Meador Publishing Company, 1935.. 2nd Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: green cloth with gilt text; blind stamped ruled border; a Very Good book, with a Good dust jacket.. 8vo (8 inches tall) . Description: Includes 25 black and white plates. The subtitle reads: ''By the Anatomy of the Figure on the Title-Page of the Folio of 1623 of Shakespeare Plays, Being an Exposition of This Famous First Folio, With Notes to The Tempest, Love's Labor's Lost, and Sonnets''. This was originally published in 1915; this is stated to be the New Enlarged Edition. The author's preface begins: ''It is a strange thing to consider that it has taken us upward of three hundred years before we could realize and understand that the name 'Shakespeare' or 'William Shakespeare,' is the pseudonym, the pen-name of the author who wrote the works bearing this name. All along it was taken for granted that it referred to the strolling actor of Stratford, England. That he is not the author is categorically denied… Read More

New York:: American Book Company, 1874.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: brown cloth with black text and decoration; marbled text edges; owner's name, and a few pencil markings, otherwise a Very Good book, no dust jacket.. 12mo (about 7'' tall) . Description: This is a companion volume to Robinson's Complete Arithmetic, and provides the solutions, showing the operations in an abbreviated form, for the more difficult of the written examples from that book. The preface explains that, as this key was prepared not for the pupil, but for the teacher or the private learner, the answers for the easier written examples and the oral questions have not been provided.

Racine, Wisconsin:: Whitman Publishing Company, 1938.. Paperbound . BINDING/CONDITION: heavy paper covers, ''sewed and linen-like finish''; rubbed with loss of stitching at the top spine; Fair condition.. 12 inches tall by 9.5 inches wide . Description: Author and artist Diana Thorne is identified on the front cover, with the artist's name showing on the bottom of the painting (prefixed with the word ''by''), but this is dark upon a dark background and hard to spot. One interior page also reproduces the artist's name. The cover declares ''stories and pictures'' -- but stories is a bit misleading. A large format picture book with short simple captions for the illustrations. All art is in color.

New York:: Grove Press, 1992.. 1st Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: paper covered boards; a Very Good book, with a Very Good+ dust jacket; the dust jacket is not price clipped.. 8vo (8.5 inches tall) . Description: Dust jacket art by Bascove.

Pleasantville, New York:: Reader's Digest, 1990.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: cream boards with gilt and dark green text and vignette; dark green and gilt at the spine; Near Fine condition.. 8vo (about 9.25 inches tall) . Light green endpapers. Description: This is from the Reader's Digest World's Best Reading series. The text is complete and unabridged. Illustrations by Gary Aagaard; afterword by John L Cobbs. Decorative chapter caps. This copy includes the publisher's insert (the insert matches the endpaper color..

London:: International Profiles / Morgan-Grampion Books, 1968.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: pictorial boards; Very Good condition; no dust jacket.. 8vo (about 8.5 inches tall) . Chronology, bibliography. Description: Well illustrated in black and white and includes four double sided color plates. Published by International Profiles / Morgan-Grampion Books, London. Part of a series of International Profiles under the general editorship of Edward Storer. The books in this series are intended as a brief biography for the general reader and as background reading for students studying related subjects.

New York:: Greenwillow Books, 1985.. 1st Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: pictorial boards; owner's gift note on the title page, otherwise a Very Good book, with a Very Good dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. 10.25 inches tall by 8.25 inches wide . Dark blue endpapers. Description: This copy is Signed by both author and illustrator. The King Island villagers were worried -- the freighter making her last trip before the ice set in was anchored in the storm tossed Bering Sea unable to approach the island. The waves were so high the villagers could not even go out in their largest boats. And the new priest for whom they had been waiting was stranded on the ship. Without him there could be no proper Christmas. A daring idea was formed -- take the strongest men and carry the largest oomiak cross country to the far shore and see of the freighter could approach there.

New York:: Pocket Books, November, 1992.. 1st Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: paper covered boards with cloth at the spine; a Near Fine book, with a Near Fine dust jacket; the dust jacket is not price clipped.. 8vo (8.75 inches tall) . Description: Dust jacket art by John Howard. A Samantha Adams mystery.

Chicago:: Rand McNally, 1964.. 16th Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: pictorial boards (replicates the jacket art), a Near Fine book, with a Good dust jacket; the jacket has good color, with the only notable detraction being many small whitish spots on the jacket spine; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. 9.75 inches tall by 7.25 inches wide . Color illustrated endpapers. Description: The illustrations by Wesley Dennis include the panoramic dust jacket scene, endpaper art, four full page color paintings, and many black and white drawings. This novel is based on the real life story of one of the Thoroughbred's three foundation stallions -- the Godolphin Arabian, and was the 1949 Newbery Medal winner, and the basis for a 1990 film with Richard Harris and Glenda Jackson, and Navin Chowdhry as Agba. Originally published in 1948.

Boston:: Little, Brown & Company, 1950.. Book Club Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: red cloth; the top edge tint is dark red; a Very Good book, with a Good dust jacket; the jacket has a dime-sized chip to the front panel.. 8vo (8.5 inches tall) . Map endpapers. Description: Dust jacket art by Lynd Ward. An historical novel set in Renaissance France. The publisher's about -the-author blurb tells us that Samuel Shellabarger, in addition to being a compelling storyteller is a noted scholar and, for a number of years was a member of the faculty of Princeton University. His novels of historical fiction are stirring adventures, but authentic. The adventures of a young Frenchman and a young Englishwoman who are caught in the wild plots and counterplots surrounding the Bourbon conspiracy against Francis I.

London:: Thames and Hudson, 1994.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: black binding with white; small copyright symbol stamped on the bottom edge of the text block; a Near Fine book, with a Near Fine dust jacket.. 13.75 inches tall by 10 inches wide . Sources. Black endpapers. Description: This is primarily a book of images, with captions. Features 305 color illustrations. The contents, introductory text, and copyright information is given in English and Japanese. The captions throughout are just in English. From the publisher's blurb: 'What is the Japanese poster? A spectacle, a temptation frisson, a shock? The boldness of their coded forms frees them from the banality of everyday advertising. The products themselves need not appear at all. The designs evolve their own strange, fascinating messages, delightful conundrums of discovery and deconstruction. Created by a culture famed for its devotion to the fleeting instant, the Japanese poster crystallizes evocative, enduring images within a single glimpse.''

New York:: William Morrow, 1993.. 1st Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: paper covered boards with cloth at the spine; the spine is moderately cocked, the boards are slightly bowed, otherwise a Very Good book, with a Near Fine dust jacket; the dj is not price clipped.. 8vo (about 8'' to 9.5'' tall) . Description: This is the author's first novel.