Search Results: Authors starting with K from Pacific Coast Books

Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. First edition light brown buckram, 183 pages, heavily illustrated with 2 black and white folding plates, 1 color folding plate, 9 full color plates, 68 full page black and white plates, all present, all examples of 18th century woodcuts by master John Baptist Jackson, complied by the Smithsonian. Book is near Fine, previous owner tasteful bookplate on front pastedown, no other marks or writing, tight and square, light bumping to corrners, else fine. A very clean and most presentable copy. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Smyrni, Greece: Topio Publications, 2000. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Dimitris Talianis. Stunning book full of high quality full color photographs on fine paper, un paginated approximately 200 pages all depicting the beauty of the island of Crete, Greece. ancient architecture, places of worship and natural scenery, book is 11 inches in height by 11.25 inches in width, blue navy cloth with light wear, near Fine, binding tight and square, No previous owner bookplate or writing, beautiful full color end papers close up of tapestry, Jacket is near Fine, full color photography of beach and ocean, shows very nicely in a new mylar sleeve. A very clean and most presentable First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

Rockport, Mass: Element, 1995. 1995 Reprint. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The Classic Chinese Oracle of Change, The First Complete Translation with Concordance. Book and Jacket are FINE, un read copy, No previous owner bookplates or writing, 816 pages, publishers black cloth binding with bright orange spotless endpapers, 1995 Reprint, Looks sharp in new mylar sleeve. ME.

New York: Kodansha International, 1972. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Beautiful Book, Fifth Printing 1972 stated, 133 pages, heavily illustrated with black and white detailed illustrations and excellent color and black and white photographs, striking oblong format 7.5 inches in height by 10.25 inches in length, publisher's stunning green linen cloth binding bright silver title to spine and illustration to front board, super clean pale tan end papers, as new never read condition, ultra clean with NO previous owner bookplate or writing, Includes Glossary, bibliography and index. Jacket is near Fine US price is present, Fantastic Slipcase is almost near Fine, A superior copy. Value priced. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Tokyo and San Francisco: Japan Publications, Inc, 1974. 4th Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Fourth Edition, heavily illustrated with some color plates, and many black and white photographs, 84 pages, quarto 10.5 inches in height by 7.5 inches in width, beautiful book, kelly green cloth with bright gilt title to spine, No previous owner bookplate or writing, Very clean bright red textured paper end papers. Jacket is near Fine, shows nicely in a new mylar sleeve. Ultra clean and most presentable Fourth Edition of the important instructional book on bonsai and the care of bonsai tools. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

Dallas, Texas: The Southwest Press, 1935. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition 1935, very clean black cloth with gilt cross and sword to front board and titles to spine. Book is Very Good Plus to near fine, spine title shows some rubbing and top stain faded else near Fine, tight and square with previous owner address label on half title page else no other marks or writing, very clean and tight copy, shows nicely in custom mylar sleeve, no jacket, 230 pages with vintage black and white photographs, illustrations and maps, end papers are early French edition of Kino's map of Pimieria Alta in 1705 showing southwest including Baja California and the Sea of Cortez, early and important work on Father Kino, Jesuit efforts and southwest history, dedicated to the famous Professor and Historian Herbert Eugene Bolton. A very clean and most presentable First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Dallas, Texas: The Southwest Press, 1935. First Edition. Publisher's Cloth. near Fine/Very Good Plus. Fantastic publication, in depth review of the Life and Times of Eusebio Francisco Kino, First Edition 1935 in scarce dust jacket. Book is near Fine, previous owner brand on bottom edge, name and date in black ink on first free page along with 2 Asian red chops (rubber stamp) 230 pages including index and appendices, text is Fine, map endpaper in bold red ink, uniform light red top stain, a bump to heel of spine. Black cloth boards with gilt title to spine and cross on front board. Jacket is Very Good Plus or better, front flap has a diagonal cut wih maybe 25% of flap missing, little corner wear but still nice and bright with clean spine. Looks sharp in a new mylar sleeve. A Superior copy of this important First Edition.

San Francisco, Calfornia: The Book Club of San Francisco, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Fantastic book, The Book Club of San Francisco, printed by Yolla Bolly Press, Inscribed by author to Denis Quinn o half title page, An essay on the Western writer, collector, and champion of native peoples, George Wharton James. 10.75 inches in height by8 inches in width, No Jacket, Book is Fine and protected in Fine publisher's slipcase. nice paperand quality printing,99 pages ,prospectus laid in with an image of James with Indian friends., No previous owner book plate or writing. A superb edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

Salt Lake City, Utah: Century Printing, 1908. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 1908, 1907 report of the streets of Sal Lake City, Near Fine, nicely rebound in black pebbled cloth hardback with gilt title to spine, tight and square, sharp corners, No previous owner bookplate or writing, 185 pages including tables, photographs and fold out diagrams, clean end papers, Some folded page ghosts to text Very nice copy at a Bargain price. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Madeira Park, B.C. Canada: Harbour Printing, 1991. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Beautiful Book, History of British Columbia's coastal communities. Second Printing 1991 stated, 176 pages, heavily illustrated with black and white detailed illustrations and excellent color and black and white photographs, Coastal B.C. map frontispiece, 12 inches in height by 9 inches in width, publisher's blue binding bright gilt title to spine, super clean white end papers, as new never read condition, ultra clean with NO previous owner bookplate or writing, corners lightly bumped. Jacket is near Fine shows nicely in new mylar sleeve. A superior copy. Value priced. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Random House, 1931. First Edition. Illustrated Hardcover. Very Good Plus/None. Rockwell Kent. SIGNED by Rockwell Kent on colophon page, Limited Edition number 961 of 1,850 copies, hardcover, pictorial cloth with linen end sheets, Book is Very good plus or better, edge wear with some wear through on corners, tight and square with no previous owner bookplate or writing, a little toning on top edge of both boards, Text and illustrations are Fine, nicely printed by Pynson Printers. Signed Rockwell Kent at a Bargain price.

New York: William Morrow and Company, 1938. Limited, Signed. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Limited Edition, number 549/1000 signed by Victor Keppler in black ink, 266 pages, beautiful full page color photos, all complete including the tipped in "Baby" photo, the color frontsipiece "Egyptian Priestess" is stunning. great information on early color photography and commercial advertising projects. Book is Fine, very clean brown cloth with silver and black titles, tight and square, No previous owner bookplate orwriting, No dust jacket, Slipcase Very Good plus, light wear. A very clean and most presentable copy. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Eugene, Oregon: University of Oregon Press, 2001. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. Soft cover book in Fine condition, never read, no previous owner's bookplate or writing, part of the Northwest Review Book Series, 197 pages, Review of excerpts from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Sometimes a Great Notion. Excellent Kesey study. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Washington, D.C.: National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Excellent publication loaded with vintage black and white photographs and illustrations, maps and some color plates, First Edition, 1979 no jacket as issued, great frontispiece photograph of an aged Pecos Indian circe 1880, 587 pages history of New Mexico, Spanish invasion, Pecos Indians and their sciety and cultural changes, includes detailed appendices, notes, bibliography and index, Book is near Fine, brown leather with gilt ornamentation and titles, previous owner name on first free page else fine, text in un read condition and clean illustrated endpapers with map and photographs. A very clean and most presentable First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

England: Cambridge University Press, 1932. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Second Edition stated, Limited to 350 copies stated, 195 pages including index, bibliographic collection of Donne's title pages, some illustrations, sermons, essays and more. sermons illustrated with 10 collotypes and 17 reproductions, frontispiece is a photogravure portrait of Donne at age 43.black cloth binding with beveled edge, gilt titles to spine with red title block. Book is Very Good Plus, some light wear to front and rear cover as well as heel of spine, binding tight and square with sharp corners, No previous owner bookplate or writing, text and illustrations Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

The Georgian Press, 1988. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Excellent history of Portland, Oregon from 1843-1913. 516 pages including index, vintage black and white photographs, Book is Fine, illustrated end papers very clean with No previous owner name or bookplates, Publisher's green cloth binding is CLEAN, with bright gilt to spine, Book is 9.25 inches in height by 6.5 inches in width, tight and square, Jacket is near Fine, light corner wear and random light. Protected in a new mylar sleeve. A clean and most presentable First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Fresno California: Panorama West Books, 1986. First Edition. Publisher's Hardbound. Near Fine/None. Definitive bibliography of John Muir, fantastic, comprehensive 179 pages. Near Fine, corners a bit bumped else Fine, No previous owner bookplate or writing, Book is 11.25 inches in height by 8.75 inches in width. Publishers hardbound white quarter bund spine. Nice frontis portrait of Muir writing. Very Clean.

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1947. Limied Edition Signed Numbered. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Edward A. Wilson. Limted Editions Club, number 183 of 1,500 copies, signed by the illustrator, Edward Wilson in green ink on colophon page, This Edition of Westward Ho! has been made for the members of the Limited Editions Club and printed by the Akerman-Standard Press, The illustrations having been drawn by Edward A. Wilson and printed in gravure by the photogravure & color company with the colors applied by hand, Westard Ho! or The Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh Knight, or Burrough in the County of Devon, in the Reign of Her Most Glorious Majesty Queen Elizabeth, Two Volume set, lacking slipcase. Books are near Fine, quarter bound cloth spine over aqua boardss, spine decorated with 5 black red and gold crowns, spines show a touch of sunning, front boards with illustrations of hand painted gold earth with a ship, tight and square with sharp corners, No previous owner bookplate or… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1942. First Edition. publisher's cloth. Good/Very Good. Edward Shenton. Book has a bit of musty smell, not overpowering at all, the book was wet sometime in its life an just a hint of must. First edition with A and Scribner's colophon on copyright page, Edward Shenton illustrations, story set in Florida, 368 pages, publisher's green cloth shows a tide mark bottom 1 inch of board, not affecting text, spine and gutters show some discoloration, No previous owner bookplate or writing, clean illustrated endpapers, Jacket shows some wear to head and heel wear as well as corner and edges, looks bright and colorful in a new mylar sleeve. Bargain Price.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1942. later. publisher's pictorial boards. Very Good Plus or Better/none. Robert Camp. Scribner's A present on copyright page, however no colophon, later printing, 230 pages including index, amazing southern recipes, previous owner bookplate verso of first free page, illustrated endpapers, Book is at least Very Good Plus but closer to near Fine, clean boards and sound hinges, and protected in a custom mylar cover, no jacket. Bargain Price!