Search Results: Authors starting with K from Peninsula Books

Near Fine. 1996. Softcover. The author describes her eight years teachin in rural schools in the eastern part of Michigan's Upper Peninsua along the St. Mary's River. There is no indication of the place of publication or the publisher--probably self-published and probably a first (and only) edition. Printed at the Lake Superior Press in Marquette. This is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings and no previous owner names.; B&W Photos & Illustrations; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 60 pages .

Ann Arbor: Huron River Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1998. Hardcover. 1886947376 . The photographs and text by the author capture one of the most beautiful stretches of Lake Michigan shoreline in Leelanau and Benzie counties. Original black cloth covers with gilt spine lettering. There is a tiny dent to the gutter, else a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings. The dust jacket has a small snag at the edge by the gutter and some horizontal streaks to the laminate covering the jacket on the front panel near the spine, else clean, unmarked with no chips or tears. (11.25 x 0.5 x 11 inches) Note: there is no publishing information in the book: it has been sourced elsewhere. Please inquire if you would like more information.; Color Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 144 pages .

Chelsea, MI: Sleeping Bear Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. 1886947376 . This book has gorgeous color photographs of one of Michigan's natural wonders: the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Many are full page photos, and the author provides location information for all photos. He also provides a written narrative for many inspirational points in the Lakeshore to accompany his photos, an area he has been familiar with since his childhood. The covers are the publisher's original black cloth with gilt spine lettering. This is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings. The dust jacket in similarly nice condition with no chips, tears, or markings (the publisher's laminate is slightly steaked in a couple of areas near the spine. ; Color Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 144 pages .

New York: Dial Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2014. Third Printing. Hardcover. 0803738617 . This is a sequal to "Bot Wars." "A boy fights to stop an evil robot from taking over a futuristic world where humans and robots are at war over robot civil rights." Original publisher's grau paper covered boards with silver spine lettering. This is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings, no previous owner names and no bookplates The dust jacket in similarly nice condition with no chips, tears, or markings.; Map; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 293 pages .

New York: Beet Publishing. Near Fine. 1981. First Edition. Softcover. Original postage stamp as from publisher on the front wrapper. This is an uncommon book of beat poetry with no indication of the author's name. There are three pages of photographs in the rear (all apparantly the same person at different ages)--the author? Presumed first edition as there is no indication to the contrary (it was probably issued in a small edition). A nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 23 pages .

Leipzig: Bibliographiches Institute. Good. 1927. Hardcover. Contains 93 beautiful color plates (some with tissue guards) and 125 sharp and clear black and white text cuts and full page illustrations of birds by a variety of artists. The text is in German in the old style Fraktur type. This book seems to be based Alfred Brehm's "Brehms Tierleben" (Brehms Animal Life), first pubished in 1869 in 6 volumes and covering a variety of species it was essentially a zoological encyclopedia. Walther Kahle was also a prominent German zoologist. This copy has a leather spine with marbled covers; the top edge of backstrip (spine) is missing and there is some shelf wear to the extremities. Aside from the binding flaw, this is a clean, tight book with just a occasional hint of faint foxing. This is a small quarto size book 10.5" tall and also a heavy book weighing 5# 11oz. ; Color & B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 648 pages .

New York, Ny, U. S. A.: St. Martin's Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 0312022522 . Mystery fiction set in Traverse City, Michigan by this Grand Rapids, Michigan author. A nice clean, tight and unmarked book. The dust jacket in similarly nice condition with no chips, tears, or markings. Ref: Beasecker 773 ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 288 pages .

New York: St. Martin's. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 0312037287 . SIGNED by the author. Mystery fiction set in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This is the second novel by the author of "Michigan Roll." There is a short pink mark on front end paper (as from a marker, about 1/2" long) else a clean, tight, unmarked book. Ref: Beasecker 774; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 322 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Dutton. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 0525933263 . Mystery fiction by a Michigan author--this one is set in Florida. There is a hint of spotting to the foredge (not to interior of the book), else this is a clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings. The dust jacket in similarly nice condition with no chips, tears, or markings.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 308 pages .

Chicago: GIA Publications. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 2007. Softcover. 1579996620 . A nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings and no creasing to cover or spine.; Color Illustrations; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 272 pages .

Chicago: The Principia Press. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1984. Second Printing. Hardcover. J. R. Kantor (1888 - 1984) was a prominent American psychologist who pioneered interbehavioral pscyhology and also coined the term psycholinguistics in 1936. He traces the history of pscyhology in western European culture in volume 1 and in volume 2 looks at the influence of pscyhology on the sciences. This is a two volume set: volume one was originally published in 1963 and volume 2 in 1969; in this set, volume 1 is a second printing published in 1984 and volume 4 a fourth printing published in 1984. There is a bibliography and an index in each volume. Each volume is bound in matching original red cloth covers with gilt spine and cover lettering. There is a trace of age spotting to the top and foredges of each volume (but no spotting to the interior of the book). Aside from that, this is a very nice set with no owner names or other markings; the set appears to have been little used,… Read More

New York: Harper Collins. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. 0060773340 . Kaplan explores the life of Lincoln "through his use of language." Contains a chapter notes and an index in the rear. A nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings. The dust jacket is in similarly nice condition with no chips, tears, or markings.; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 406 pages .

Ottawa: National Historic Sites, Parks Service, Environment Canada. Very Good-. 1992. Softcover. 0660143976 . This is an in-depth study of the "wide range of ornaments by white entrepreneurs, missionaries, explorers, and government officials" that were supplied to the Indians and Inuit of Canada during the historic period as well as the items that the aboriginal peoples "fashioned on their own by modifying imported goods." The text is accompanied by very interesting illustrations and photos, as well as maps. Contains a bibliography in the rear. There is no indication of the edition, and is presumed to be the first edition. There is a little cover rubbing from shelf wear, else this is a clean, tight and unmarked book in the publisher's original pictorial wrappers. Weight: 1.85 pounds ; Studies in Archaeology, Architecture, and History Series; Color & B&W Illustrations, Maps; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 244 pages .

New York: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 1555840884 . "The most authoritative life ever written on America's greatest twentieth-century novelist." A nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 1131 pages .

Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 2011. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 0472118013 . The story is a fictionalized account of the true story of Dr. William Beaumont who uncovered the secrets of digestion in the human body while stationed as a physician at the Army fort at Mackinac Island, Michigan. The author is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Contains a bibliography of sources in the rear. Three pages have a corner crease at the bottom edge, probably from improper storage, else this is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings, no owner names and no bookplates. The dust jacket in similarly nice condition with no chips, tears, or markings. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 270 pages .

New York: Weatherhill. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. 0834800810 . History of this Japanese island that was used as an isolated penal colony from 1606 - 1881. Profusely illustrated. A nice clean, tight and unmarked book. ; Color & B&W Photos; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 167 pages .

New York: Grove, Weidenfeld. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1990. First American Edition. Hardcover. 0802111033 . A nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings. Dust jacket in similarly nice condition with no chips, tears, or markings--there is a trace of an old bookshop sticker over the bar code on the rear panel of the jacket. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 273 pages .

Woodland Hills, CA: Your Business Press. Near Fine. 2017. First Edition. Softcover. 0988233681 . "Days can be sunnier, dreams can come true, and life can be more joyful..." A nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings; no cover tears or spine creasing. This book appears to have been unread. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 237 pages .

No Place: The Author. Very Good. 1973. First Edition. Softcover. Primarily a history of Fredonia Township, Calhoun County and memories of agricultural life there. Also contains information on logging and farming in the area. Old bookshop sticker on rear wrapper. No internal or external markings. The glue is drying out in the binding. Uncommon.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 142 pages .

New York: Bobbs, Merrill. Good with no dust jacket. 1918. Hardcover. Published as World War I was coming t an end, there are many interesting full page B&W photos that accompany the author's discussion of the United States Navy. There are a number of interesting chapters; The Sucide Fleet, On Board a Destroyer, The Truth About the Submarine, Up in the Air, Marines Ashore, Adventure by Wireless, etc. Origfinal blue cloth binding with general wear and soil, the spine is darkened and there is also a scratch and a short red mark at the edge. A clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings and no owner names. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 258 pages .