Search Results: Authors starting with K from Midnight Books

Zaklad Narodowy imienia Ossolinskich, 2007. Hardcover. Very Good. Biography of noted Cossack head of state Bohdan Chmienicki. His legacy in present-day Ukraine is more positive than negative, with some critics acknowledging that the union with Russia was dictated by necessity and an attempt to survive in those difficult times. 285 pp. 8 1/4" x 5 3/4". Personal copy of LOC cartographer Andrew M. Modelski, son of General Izydor Modelski, doctor of philosophy, general of the Polish Army division of the people, the latter's reprinted bookplate mounted to front pastedown. Text in Polish. Scarce. No copies listed in WorldCat database. Tight copy with minimal shelf wear and several markings. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Gagosian , 2019. Hardcover. Like New. Lavish, full-color compilation of celebrated abstract expressionist artist Helen Frankenthaler paintings published on the occasion of a Museo di Palazzo Grimani exhibition in 2019. Oversized format. Printed on heavy stock. Includes Elizabeth Smith and Toto Bergamo Rossi Foreword, John Elderfield Preface and Pepe Karmel monograph. Dust jacket in archival Brodart sleeve. 92 pp. 13" x 11". Tight, immaculate copy. Extremities crisp. Unmarked front to back. No visible wear to dust jacket. A beautiful copy. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Ugly Duckling Press, 2010. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. From Wanafoto: "Open-Book, An Illustrated Essay, is an accordion-fold of eleven five-line observations on an ancient mode of abstract art, a sublime aspect of authority, known as marble revetment. The texts in Open-Book float on reproductions of marble simulations originally made using photo-manipulation software. Anyone can do it, beginning with simple stroke-and-fill drawings, then filtering and re-filtering, as many as dozens of times, letting so-called nature take its course." Eleven five-line texts on marble. One of 500 copies issued. Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Light creases to front panel. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Simon and Schuster, 1951. Hardcover. Very Good. Collectible first edition, first printing of Edward Kean's Howdy Doody and Clarabell, A Little Golden Book. "A" near bottom of gutter on last page. Signed four times. Book plate mounted on front pastedown: "The Voice," writer of the Howdy Doody Show, Eddie Kean" (script writer and author). Title page: "[doodle of Clarabell] Clarabell | Lew Andrews" (Clarabell actor). Book plate mounted on front pastedown: "E. Roger Muir | Executive Producer of the 2343 NBC | Network Howdy's." Second book plate mounted on back pastedown: "Velma Dawson" (artist who built original Howdy Doody puppet). All signatures unconditionally guaranteed to pass any COA examination. Illustrated throughout by truly astounding artist Art Seiden. 28 pp. 8" x 6 5/8". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear and light age toning to internals. A very presentable copy of an important TV collectible. Photographs of… Read More

Privately Printed, 2007. Softcover. Very Good. Racing legend Frankie Schneider's memoirs of his storied career as a stock car, modified, midget, and sprint car racer. Among numerous other wins (likely over 100), Schneider scored a NASCAR Grand National Series victory at Old Dominion Speedway in 1958 driving a 1957 Chevrolet and a 1952 NASCAR modified title, earning his nickname "The Old Master" through his remarkable ability to master anything on wheels. Densely illustrated with photos. Scarce. 192 pp. 10 3/4" x 8 1/2". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Alfred Roper Printing Co, 1894. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Collectible first edition of Lucy N. Kelsey's historical account of Minnesota's Great Forest Fire of 1894 - one of the deadliest in state history. Illustrated with black and white frontis, drawings and maps. Collated and complete as issued. Scarce. 125 pp. 7 3/4" x 5 3/8". Tight, unmarked copy with light shelf wear and mild rubbing to board cloth. Odor free. A very presentable copy. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Triumph Books, 2012-05-03. Hardcover. Like New. 11x10x0. Former major league pitcher and Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame inductee Kerry Wood's tribute to growing through sports. Illustrated by Chicago Public Schools students. Signed by Kerry Wood in black Sharpie on front pastedown thus: "Kerry Wood | 34." Signature unconditionally guaranteed to pass any COA examination. Notably, "Wood made his first appearance in the major leagues on April 12, 1998. In his fifth career start, on May 6, he threw a one-hit, no-walk, 20-strikeout shutout against the Houston Astros in Wrigley Field, tying Roger Clemens' record for strikeouts in a nine-inning game and breaking Bill Gullickson's single-game rookie record of 18 strikeouts in 1980. Wood allowed only two baserunners: Ricky Gutiérrez on an infield single and Craig Biggio who was hit by a pitch with a count of one ball and two strikes. (Biggio had led the league in that category each of the previous three years.) Only seven… Read More

Privately Printed by Mint Printers, 1982. Softcover. Very Good. Scott Kimball's climber's guide to less visited rocks of Rocky Mountain National Park, Roosevelt National Forest, and Estes Park, Colorado. Detailed routes described. Illustrated with drawings, maps and photos. Scarce. 60 pp. 7" x 5". Tight, unmarked copy with light shelf wear. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Privately Printed for the high Bridge Historical Society, 1995. Hardcover. Like New. 0x0x0. The High Bridge Historical Society's Pictorial History of High Bridge, New Jersey. Includes historical text and several hundred annotated historical photos, many not previously published. Scarce. 192 pp. 11 1/4" x 8 3/4". Tight, immaculate copy. Extremities crisp. Unmarked front to back. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Phoneco, Inc, 2008. Softcover. Like New. 0x0x0. Ron Knappen's massive history of the payphone. Chronologically arranged in painstaking detail. Densely illustrated. 480 pp. 11" x 8 1/2". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Ginn Press, 1989. Softcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Noted criminologist and School of Criminology professor at the University of California, Berkeley, Richard Korn's expose of the American criminal justice system with a focus on the California penal system. Intriguing and sometimes outrageous autobiographical notes and experiences in the life of a criminologist and the penal system. Prologue opens with events in California when Governor Reagan held a press conference on the death of a Berkeley demonstrator; the epilogue concludes with the Mike Wallace questioning a soldier who participated in the My Lai Massacre. Text cites previous writings of author and over 20 articles included on the various topics outlined in the Table of Contents (see photo). Scarce. 320 pp. 10 3/4" x 8 1/4". Tight, unmarked copy with light shelf wear and several light corner creases to cover. Unmarked front to back. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries… Read More

I Kommission Hos Andelsbogtrykkeriet I Odense, 1937. Softcover. Very Good. 1937 Danish-language track-and-field guide featuring Denmark's participation in the 1936 Olympics. Densely illustrated with photographs of male athletes competing in events. Scarce. 75 pp. 6" x 9". Tight, unmarked copy with light shelf wear and age toning to cover. Photographs of this book or additional information available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

George H. Doran Co, 1924. Hardcover. Very Good. Collectible first US edition of Michael Arlen's The Green Hat, Dikran Kuyumjian here writing as Michael Arlen. Per Doran's practice of designating first editions, a GHD colophon appears under the copyright date on the copyright page, and a title list on the half title page verso includes this title and four additional titles, all published earlier. Notably, however, the dust jacket presents a significant challenge. The front panel notes that two editions have been published, this one, titled the Iris March edition, and another, titled the Gold Edition, which also included Arlen's other books, all bound uniformly in black cloth with gilt lettering - a total of six volumes listed on the back panel. The difficulty is that one of the six titles on the back panel (May Fair) was first published in 1925, a year later than The Green Hat. Since the book itself possesses all necessary first printing issue points, it would seem probable that the dust… Read More

University Editions, Inc, 1995-12. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 9x5x0. Frank Kyle's critical study of Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises. Stated first edition. 149 pp. 8 1/2" x 5 1/2". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Photographs of this book or additional information available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.