Search Results: Authors starting with K from Washburn Books

Feltham, Middlesex: Temple Press, 1985 Ex-Library. Good. Red Cloth Boards. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. History of air warfare from World War I to the 1980s. 192pp with index, illustrated profusely throughout with drawings and photographs in colour and black and white. Some marking to page edges, remains of library label to front endpaper and other library markings to verso of title page, otherwise good copy. Good unclipped DJ in clear protective cover. HEAVY BOOK, extra postage for 1st/overseas shipping..

London: Penguin English Library, 2012 Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Described as the best spy book ever written, this is a novel about anarchists, undercover policemen, nightmares, politics and humour. 171pp. Postscript by Kingsley Amis. Minimal shelfwear, otherwise near fine copy with uncreased spine and no inscriptions..

London: Little, Brown, 2012 Book. Very Good. Black Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First novel for adults by the Harry Potter author, about the vacancy left on the Parish council of a small town by the death of a councillor. 503pp. Gilt lettering to spine, red endpapers. Minimal marking to edges, otherwise very good plus copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has minor edge and surface wear with slight fraying at top of spine, otherwise very good..

London: Bloomsbury, 2003 Book. Fair. Illustrated Boards. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fifth in the series of Harry Potter novels. 766pp. 1.5" split to lower edge of backstrip and further creasing to spine, plus some marking to page edges, otherwise fair/good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ faded to spine, otherwise good..

Eastbourne: Victory Press, 1975 Book. Very Good. Decorated Boards. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Children's story about a young girl and an old lady who become friends. 152pp. Slight bumping to spine and corners and minor spotting to fore-edges, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has slight scuffing to spine and corners, otherwise very good..

St Louis, Missouri: Jefferson National Expansion Historical Association, 1982 Book. Good. Soft cover. Presumed First Edition.. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Catalogue of a major exhibition of the works of the frontier artist, poet and philosopher Charles Marion Russell held in St Louis in 1982.103pp with index, illustrated throughout, mainly in colour. Cover has rubbing to edges and creasing to corners but contents are very good with no inscriptions..

London: The Folio Society, 1992 Book. Near Fine. Decorated Cloth Boards. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Collection of anecdotes and armchair reflections from the author of "Three Men in a Boat" (he loathed those words across the covers of his subsequent books). 223pp illustrated with 31 black and white photographs and an introduction by Joseph Connelly. Former owner's details to front endpaper and ex libris label to pastedown, otherwise near fine copy. Brown slipcse darkened to rear otherwise nr fine..

Frederick Warne & Co Book. Very Good. Decorated Red Boards. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Undated volume, circa 1887, published in several different coloured decorative boards with gilt drawing. Novel by the Cornish author and Methodist minister. Gilt lettering to spine, black floral design to rear board, all edges gilt. 238pp illustrated with black and white drawings. Some bumping to spine and corners, spine slightly dulled and gift inscription to endpaper, otherwise very good copy..

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2008 Book. Illus. by The Author. Very Good. Illustrated Boards. First Edition, First Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Children's story about two thinking, speaking, fully-clothed, house-dwelling monkeys. 28pp illustrated with the author's wonderful colour drawings on every page. Minor bump to top edge and small nick to front board, otherwise lovely copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has slight curling to edges and mark left by label on back panel, otherwise very good..

Swindon: English Heritage, 2006 Book. Very Good. Card Covers With French Folds. First Edition, First Printing. 8.8" Tall x 4.9" Wide. Comprehensive guide to historic synagogues and sites in Britain dating from before the Second World War, published on the 350th anniversary of the Resettlement of the Jewish community in England since the expulsion under Edward I in 1290. 220pp with index, illustrated throughout with colour photographs and maps. Minor creasing to cover and gift aid sticker to half title, otherwise very good copy..

English Heritage in assocation with Jewish Heritage UK, 2006 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition, First Printing. 8.8" Tall x 4.9" Wide. Guide to historic synagogues and sites in Britain dating from before the Second World War, published on the 350th anniversary of the Resettlement of the Jewish community in England since the expulsion under Edward I in 1290. 220pp with index, illustrated throughout with colour photographs and maps. Ex Library copy with withdrawn stamp to endpaper. Minor creasing to cover caused by clear proective sleeve, otherwise very good copy..

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999 Book. Good. Yellow Cloth Boards. Presumed First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Interdisciplinary history and theory of sound in the arts, focusing on Europe in the first half of the 20th century and the USA in the postwar years. 455pp with index and occasional black and white illustrations. Blue lettering to spine, blue endpapers. Slight bumping to base of spine and lower corners. Ex-library book with library stamps, barcode and withdrawn stamp to endpaper, otherwise good copy in good unclipped dustwrapper. HEAVY BOOK, extra postage may be required for Air Mail shipping..

Pergamon Press, 1970 Book. Very Good. Blue Cloth Boards. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 'Text book for social workers, psychologists, doctors, teachers and other workers in community services'. Introduction by Dame Eileen Younghusband. 158pp with index. White lettering and design to front board. Slight rubbing to spine and corners, some bumping to edges and minimal marking to top page edges, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions,.

Hawkshead, Cumbria: The Grizedale Society, 1995 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8.25" Square. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Gallery in the Forest, Grizedale,Cumbria, in 1995, by the Cypriot-born British figurative artist who was appointed the official war artist for the Falklands War. 59pp, illustrated throughout, mainly in colour. The volume has a slight crease, with some edgewear and scuffing to cover, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..

London: Blandford Press Ltd, 1974 Book. Illus. by The Author. Very Good. Pale Green Cloth Boards. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Pocket guide to the world's soldiers, featuring 512 military uniforms of the world from 1512 to the present day. English edition edited by William Y Carman. 278pp with index, illustrated with 512 colour drawings. Gilt lettering to spine. Slight bumping to spine and corners and mark to front endpaper, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. DJ is price clipped, with some edgewear and creasing, otherwise very good..

W H Smith, 1990 Book. Near Fine. Illustrated Boards. First Thus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Comprehensive guide, for both the beginner and the experienced birdwatcher. Translation by Margot Schierlova. 498pp with index. Page edges colour coded. Minor blemishes to front endpaper, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has minor creasing to edges, otherwise very good. VERY HEAVY BOOK, over 2kg. Additional postage will be requested..

London: Tate Gallery Publishing Ltd, 1999 Book. Near Fine. Card Covers With French Folds. 2nd Edition. 9.75" Tall x 12" Wide. Book first published to accompany an exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, in 1998. This reissue accompanied the exhibition at The Tate Gallery, London, in 1999. Articles by Kirk Varnedoe and Pepe Karmel. 336pp, illustrated throughout in colour. Minimal wear to surface, corners and one page edge, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions. HEAVY BOOK, over 2kgs. so additional postage may be requested..

London: A Weekes & Co Ltd, 1945 Book. Good. Soft cover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. The Academic Series of Musical Works, No.7. Marbled card covers, price marked 3/6d. Backstrip rubbed, bookseller's label to front cover, otherwise good copy..

Warsaw: Interpress Publishers, 1979 Book. Very Good. Yellow Cloth Boards. Presumed First English Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. The life and work of Karol Wojtyla, who became a Cardinal and then Pope John Paul II, born in 1920. 157pp, illustrated with photographs in colour and black and white. Pope John Paul's apostolic motto in gilt to front board, gilt lettering to spine. Slight bumping to spine and corners, minor foxing to edges and shadow to front endpaper, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has some edgewear, otherwise very good. Loosely enclosed: 10 items of related printed memorabilia..

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1977 Book. Very Good. Quater Bound Red Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Account of the adventures of artists, scientists and eccentrics who discovered the natural riches of the New World. 350pp with index, illustrated in colour and black and white. Minor darkened panels to endpapers and some bumping to spine, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has some edgewear and slight loss to spine, otherwise very good..