Search Results: Authors starting with K from Armadillo Alley Books

New York: Atheneum, 1966. 1st/1st. VG/VG. Stated First Edition. First printing. Book is tight and square with solid hinges and clean boards. Light bumps to top front corners. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. Page corner creases to pages 108-110. Dust jacket is unclipped ($5.95) with light wear to corners (see photos). Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover.
Garson Kanin was a copious note-taker — much to Maugham's delight — of conversations, impressions, and ideas imparted when the two were together. Although his junior by about 40 years, Kanin became Maugham's perfect audience, recognizing his creative genius yet also aware of Maugham's peculiar quirks and habits. Written as a non-linear journal, the book becomes "…a treasury of Somerset Maugham's candid opinions, attitudes, and tastes, this book abounds in off-the-cuff recollections of the past and the circumstances under which he wrote his best-known stories and novels. His… Read More

Austin: University of Texas Press, 2014. SIGNED. 1st/1st. Brand New - Unread. Stated First Edition with no other printings listed. Signed by Kantor on the title page during an appearance at a Dallas area Barnes & Noble. Unread book is tight and square with sharp corners and clean unmarred illustrated boards. Textbock is pristine with no writing, bookplate or marks and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. No dust jacket as issued. 10.5 x 10; 200 pp.

New York: Marian Wood Books/Putnam, 2011. SIGNED. Like New. First Edition. First printing with full number line starting with 1. Signed by Sharon Kay Penman on the publisher's bound-in page. The unread book is tight and square with solid hinges and binding, good tips, and clean unmarred boards. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. The dust jacket is unclipped ($28.96) and Fine. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 594 pages. 6¼ x 9½" tall.
The story of a great medieval warrior-king, the accomplished and controversial son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine: Richard the Lionheart. A powerful tale of intrigue, war, and diplomacy, Lionheart plays out against the roiling conflicts of love and loyalty, passion and treachery, all set against the rich textures of the Holy Land.
A.D. 1189. After the death of his father, Henry II, and the early demise of two of his brothers, Richard is crowned King of England and immediately sets off for… Read More

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2018. SIGNED. Purchased new. NF/F. Stated Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. First printing with number line starting with 1. Signed by Doris Kearns Goodwin on the publisher's bound-in page. The unread book is tight and square with solid hinges and binding, good tips, and clean boards. Light creases to spine ends. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. The dust jacket is unclipped ($30.00) and Fine. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 473 pages. 6¼ x 9½" tall.
Goodwin draws upon the four presidents she has studied most closely—Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Lyndon B. Johnson (in civil rights)—to show how they recognized leadership qualities within themselves and were recognized as leaders by others. By looking back to their first entries into public life, we encounter them at a time when their paths were filled with confusion, fear, and hope.

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1999. SIGNED. Collector's Edition. Near Fine. Signed by Doris Kearns Goodwin on a special signature page. The book is tight and square with solid hinges, good corners, and clean unmarred boards. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, stamp, or markings. Thirty glossy black and white photographs. Bound in black leather with raised bands to spine, 22 kt accents, gilded pages, silk moiré end papers, hubbed spine, and a sewn-in satin bookmark. Printed on archival paper. The gilt has some faint, small scratches to side fore-edges, else bright and fine. Signed Certificate of Authenticity and "Collector's Notes" included. 759 pages. 6 X 9½ " tall. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History, No Ordinary Time is a chronicle of one of the most vibrant and revolutionary periods in US history. With an extraordinary collection of details, Goodwin weaves together a number of storylines — the Roosevelt's marriage and partnership, Eleanor's life as First Lady, and FDR's White… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1942. 1st/1st. VG/G. First edition, first printing with Scribner's "A" present on the copyright page and 1942 on the title page. No colophon. According to the "Pittsburgh Series in Bibliography" the Scribner's seal did not appear with the "A" until later printings. The book is square with a tight binding. Slightly bumped corners. Some flaking and fading to the silver spine blocking and light spotting to the top edge. Textblock has no writing, bookplate or marks. Pages lightly tanned. Soiling and tape residue to scenic endpapers. The price-clipped dust jacket is edge worn and chipped at spine and corners (see photos). B&W illustrations by Edward Shenton. This bright copy is protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2016. SIGNED. Purchased New. NF/NF. First Edition. First printing with full number line starting with 1. Signed "Best Jennifer Keishin Armstrong" on the title page. The unread book is tight with solid hinges and binding, good tips, and clean unmarred boards. Creases to spine ends and mild bow to back board. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Eight pages of black and white and color photos. The dust jacket is unclipped ($26.00) with light creases to spine ends. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 307 pages. 6¼ x 9¼".
In Seinfeldia, acclaimed TV historian and entertainment writer Jennifer Keishin Armstrong celebrates the creators and fans of this American television phenomenon. She brings listeners behind the scenes of the show while it was on the air and into the world of devotees for whom it never stopped being relevant.

New York: Doubleday, 1980. SIGNED. 1st/1st. VG-/VG-. Stated First Edition. Signed by Elmer Kelton on the first free endpaper. The book is tight and square with solid hinges and binding. Spine ends pushed. Tiny stain to top page edges and faint brown vertical stains to side fore-edges. The textblock has tape residue on front pastedown, light foxing to front endpaper and creases to bottom edge of pages 419-420, else clean with no writing, bookplate or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. The dust jacket is unclipped ($12.95). Chipping, creases and small closed tears to spine head and top front panel. Mild soiling. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 420 pages. 5 3/4" X 8 1/2" tall
The poignant story of a freed slave who goes west with the army and confronts much more than the hostilities of the Comanche and Kiowa.
The Civil War has ended and Gideon Ledbetter is feed from slavery. Like many, he has no land, no money, and no means to make a living. Gideon is drawn into the army by a… Read More

New York: Viking/Penguin Group, 2002. SIGNED. Like New. Unread copy is a first edition, first printing with complete number line starting with 1. SIGNED on the title page by William Kennedy. Tight and straight with even pages, solid hinges, sharp tips, and clean unmarred boards. Textblock is clean with no writing. No writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Dust jacket is unclipped ($24.95) and pristine. Protected in a Brodart Mylar cover. It's V-J Day, the war is over, and Roscoe Conway, after twenty-six years as the second in command of Albany's notorious political machine, decides to quit politics forever. But there's no way out, and only his Machiavellian imagination can help him cope with the erupting disasters. Every step leads back to the past -- to the early loss of his true love, the takeover of city hall, the machine's fight with FDR and Al Smith to elect a governor, and the methodical assassination of gangster Jack "Legs" Diamond.

New York: Harper, 2016. SIGNED. 1st/1st. Purchased New. NF/NF. Stated First Edition. First printing with complete 10 number line ending in 1. Signed by Jean Kennedy Smith on the title page. The unread book is tight and square with solid hinges. Creases to spine ends and bottom back corner. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. Color painting by Ted Kennedy and black and white matte photos. The dust jacket is unclipped ($29.99) with faint 4 inch diagonal crease to front flap edge. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 272 pages. 6 x 8¼" tall.
In this evocative and affectionate memoir, Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith, the last surviving child of Joe and Rose Kennedy (until her death in June 2020), offers an intimate and illuminating look at a time long ago when she and her siblings, guided by their parents, laughed and learned a great deal under one roof. Filled with fascinating anecdotes and vignettes, and illustrated with dozens of… Read More

New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2013. SIGNED. 1st/1st. VG/VG. Stated First North American Edition. First printing with complete 10 number line ending in 1. Signed by Hannah Kent on the title page. The book is tight and square with solid hinges and clean boards. The bottom front tip is bumped. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings, and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Tiny indentations/creases to page tops 170-228. The dust jacket is unclipped ($26.00) with a crinkle to the spine head and wear to tips and back panel over the barcode. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover.
A brilliant literary debut, inspired by a true story: the final days of a young woman accused of murder in Iceland in 1829.
Set against Iceland's stark landscape, Hannah Kent brings to vivid life the story of Agnes, who, charged with the brutal murder of her former master, is sent to an isolated farm to await execution. Horrified at the prospect of housing a convicted murderer, the family at first… Read More

New York: Scholastic Press, 2018. SIGNED. 1st/1st. New. Stated First Edition. First printing with complete 10 number line ending with 1. Signed by Kody Keplinger with a peace sign drawing on the title page. Unread book is tight and square with solid hinges, sharp tips, and clean unmarred boards. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. Dust jacket is unclipped ($18.99) and Fine. Protected in a new Brodart mylar cover. Bestselling author of The Duff and Run.
After a school shooting, a story has grown up that Sarah McHale died proclaiming her Christian faith, but Leanne Bauer knows what happened and she has a choice: stay silent and let people believe in Sarah's martyrdom or tell the truth.

New York: Holt & Company, Henry, 2017. SIGNED. 1st/2nd. New. Stated First Edition. Second printing with number line 10 8 6 4 2 3 5 7 9. Signed by Rachel Khong on the title page. The book is tight and square with solid hinges, good tips and clean unmarred boards. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. Dust jacket is unclipped ($26.99) and bright and Fine. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover.

New York: Rizzoli 2005. SIGNED. Near Fine. 1st/4th. Oversize softcover. Bound in original pictorial card covers with double flaps front and back. Signed by Chip Kidd on the title page. First edition, fourth printing with 10 number line ending in four. The book is tight and square with solid hinges. Mild wear to front corners and crinkle to the bottom edge. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. Filled with color and black illustrations of the legendary book jacket designer. 400 pages. 9" X 12" X 1 1/4". Original price ($65.00) on back panel.
Chip Kidd is universally recognized as an American master of contemporary book design. At the forefront of a revolution in publishing, Kidd's iconic covers, with their inventive marriage of type and found images, have influenced an entire generation of design practitioners in many fields. Chip Kidd: Book One collects all of his book covers and designs for the first time, as well as hundreds of… Read More

New York: Scribner, 1999. NF/F. First Edition. First printing with correct number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. The book is tight and square with solid hinges and binding, good tips, and clean unmarred boards. Light crease to top rear edge of spine head and back top corner is mildly bumped. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. The dust jacket is unclipped ($28.00) and Fine. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 523 pages. 6½ x 9½" tall.
A collection of five unsettling tales -- Low Men in Yellow Coats, Hearts in Atlantis, Blind Willie, Why We're in Vietnam and Heavenly Shades of Night are Falling -- that center around the Vietnam War and weave together innocence, experience, truth, deceit, loss, and recovery.
The first selection, Low Men in Yellow Coats, is the story of a mysterious man who enlists the aid of eleven-year-old Bobby Garfield to save his life. This friendship with a mysterious stranger forever changes the way he sees the… Read More

New York: Viking, 1995. Like New. F/F. First edition. First printing with "First published in 1995 by Viking Penguin" and number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 on copyright page. The book is tight and square with solid hinges and binding, sharp tips and black cloth with embossed red rose. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Burnt orange endpapers. The dust jacket is unclipped ($25.95) and Fine. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 420 pages. 6¼ x 9½" tall.
Rosie Daniels flees her nightmare marriage to find refuge in a strange city, far from her brutal husband, Norman, whose relentless savagery and mad obsessions follow her to her sanctuary and drive her to transform herself to survive.

New York: Scribner, 1999. Like New. F/F. First edition. First printing with complete number line starting with 1. The book is tight and square with sharp corners and black and gray cloth boards. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, stamp, or markings and NOT BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. The dust jacket is unclipped ($16.95) and Fine. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 224 pages. 5¾ x 8½" tall.
Nine-year-old Trisha McFarland strays from the path while she and her recently divorced mother and brother take a hike along a branch of the Appalachian Trail. Lost for days, wandering farther and farther astray, Trisha has only her portable radio for comfort. A huge fan of Tom Gordon, a Boston Red Sox relief pitcher, she listens to baseball games and fantasizes that her hero will save her. Nature isn't her only adversary, though - something dangerous may be tracking Trisha through the dark woods.

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2002. Collector's Edition. Fine. Frontispiece and 11 full-color plates and green and white illustrations by Jessie Willcox Smith. The book is tight with solid hinges, good corners, and illustrated 24kt gold front cover, rear cover and spine decorations. Bound in dark green leather with raised bands to the spine, gilded pages, silk moiré end papers and a sewn-in satin bookmark. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, stamp, or markings. 240 pages. 7½ x 10" tall.
Shamed by his grimy appearance in the presence of an immaculate little girl, ten-year-old Tom — an ill-treated London chimney-sweep — promptly runs away. Diving into a river, he enters a magical underwater world of fairies and other whimsical creatures who teach him about truth, mercy, justice, courage, and other virtues. Although Charles Kingsley's fable can be read as simply a charming morality tale, it also blends elements of a scientific satire and a political tract. Kingsley not only parodied… Read More

New York: Harper, 2018. SIGNED. 1st/1st. Purchased New. NF/F. Stated First Edition. First printing with complete 10 number line ending in 1. Signed by Barbara Kingsolver on the title page. The unread book has sharp tips and clean unmarred boards. Spine tail gently pushed. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Bound-in "Dear Reader" page in this special edition sold only at independent bookstores with the same 9780062684561 ISBN as published First Editions. The dust jacket is unclipped ($29.99) and Fine. "With an exclusive letter from Barbara Kingsolver" removable label on the front panel. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover.
Unsheltered is the story of two families, in two centuries, who live at the corner of Sixth and Plum, as they navigate the challenges of surviving a world in the throes of major cultural shifts. In this mesmerizing story told in alternating chapters, Willa and Thatcher come to realize that though the future is… Read More

London: The Folio Society, 1999. Near Fine. Slipcase. Second printing. The book appears unread. Tight and square with solid hinges, sharp tips, and clean gold cloth that is blocked with multiple black cartoons. Faint soiling to the spine. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. The slipcase is near fine with a few light scuffs. 272 pages.
Punch was a satirical and humous magazine produced in London from 1841 to 2002 (with a break from 1992-1996). It was immensely popular for a century until it started a fatal decline in the 1950s. The editors poked fun at everyone from politicians to actors, and social mores to sport. It was particularly famous for its humorous cartoons, which accompanied many articles.Miles Kington has gone to a great deal of trouble to pick out what he believes are the 67 best skits, accompanied by 57 black and white cartoons. Many articles in Punch are very specific to the time in which they were published, and a… Read More