Search Results: Authors starting with K from D. B. Derbyshire Bookseller PBFA

The Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway by W. J. K. Davies (David & Charles, revised edition 1988). Originally published in 1975, now updated. Hardback in dustwrapper. 218pp including b/w illustrations. 8.75 x 5.75 inches approx. (223mm x 145mm). Dustwrapper a little bruised to head of spine. Age tanning to pages. Nonetheless, a nice, clean copy. *International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*

Metamorphosis and other Stories by Franz Kafka (The Folio Society, 2010), translated by Michael Hofmann, introduced by Will Self, and illustrated by Bill Bragg.
This copy was still sealed in publisher's shrink wrap when acquired and only removed prior to inspection.
Hardback. Publisher's illustrated boards with title in white to spine, in a slipcase. pp xvi, 232, plus colour plates. Size: 9 x 6.5 inches approx. (228mm x 161mm).
Light bump to bottom edge of rear panel of slipcase.
Nonetheless, a lovely, clean copy in unread condition.
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The Air of Freedom: Birth of The New Unionism by Yvonne Kapp (Laurence & Wishart Limited, 1st edition 1989). Hardback in dustwrapper. 159pp including b/w illustrations. 8 x 5.25 inches approx. (203mm x 131mm). A nice, clean copy. *International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*

Mary Ward (1585-1645) - A Briefe Relation... with Autobiographical Fragments and a Selection of Letters edited by Christina Kenworthy-Browne (The Catholic Record Society/The Boydell Press, 1st edition 2008). Catholic Record Society Publications - Records Series Volume 81. Hardback in dustwrapper. pp xxii, 175, plus b/w plates. Size: 8.75 x 5.75 inches approx. (222mm x 143mm). Light wear but otherwise a nice, clean copy. *International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*

Wray and District Remembered - A Photographic History of the Life and Times of a Working Village by David Kenyon (published by the author, 1st edition 2008). Excellent study, well illustrated throughout. Card covers. pp viii, 258, including b/w illustrations. Size: 11.75 x 8.25 inches approx. (296mm x 209mm). A nice, clean copy in near new condition. *International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed where available.*

The Water-Babies by Charles Kingsley (Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, [No Date] circa 1930s), illustrated by Harry G. Theaker. A volume in the 48 colour plate (incl. endpapers) 'Prince Charming' series from Ward, Lock & Co., published from the late 1910s and through the 1920s/1930s. Titles include 'Alice in Wonderland', 'Hans Andersen's Fairy Stories', 'Robinson Crusoe', 'The Water-Babies', and 'Tales from Shakespeare'. Harry George Theaker (1873-1954) illustrated several titles in this series, including 'Stories of King Arthur' (1925), 'Robin Hood and his Merry Men' (1927), and 'The Adventures of Don Quixote' (1929). This edition of 'The Water-Babies' was originally published in 1922*, this copy being a later undated reprint. Hardback – publisher's beige cloth with onlay plate to front board, titles and decoration in black to front and spine. pp [i]-x, [11]-340, [4] publisher's list, including colour plates and illustrated endpapers. 8.5 x 6.25 inches approx. (215mm x 158mm). Cloth lightly worn and… Read More

Rudyard Kipling's Verse (Hodder and Stoughton, reprint March 1949). The Definitive Edition on India paper. Hardback – publisher's blue buckram with title in gilt to spine, with a custom slipcase in blue cloth. xvi, 845pp. 9 x 6 inches approx. (228mm x 153mm). Spine sunned/faded, bumped to head. Occasional mark where a dampened finger has been used to turn a page, but generally very clean throughout. A nice, clean copy – presenting well in its slipcase. *International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*

The Jungle Books by Rudyard Kipling (London: Book Club Associates, 1975), illustrated by Stuart Tresilian. Striking dustwrapper art by Stuart Tresilian. Hardback in dustwrapper. pp [xii], 320, including b/w illustrations. 8.75 x 5.5 inches approx. (222mm x 144mm). A lovely, clean copy. *International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed where available; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*

The Space Merchants by Frederick Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth (John Goodchild Publishers, 1984), introduction by David Wingrove.
Originally published in book form by Ballantine Books in 1953, this copy being published 1984 in the SF Alternative Series from John Goodchild.
Hardback in dustwrapper. pp [10], 186. Size: 8.75 x 5.5 inches approx. (223mm x 143mm).
Dusty/spotted to top edge of page-block.
Nonetheless, a nice, clean copy.
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My Contact with Flying Saucers by Dino Kraspedon (Neville Spearman, sixth impression June 1973), translated from the Portuguese by J. B. Wood. From the dustwrapper blurb: "The book recounts in detail actual conversations with Beings from Outer Space, and gives factual descriptions of how flying saucers actually fly and are motivated. It shows how these principles could be used by our present-day scientists". Hardback in a price-clipped dustwrapper. 205pp including b/w line drawings. Size: 8.75 x 5.5 inches approx. (223mm x 138mm). Dustwrapper worn and grubby, some staining; hole to spine and small other loss. Light wear to boards, some creasing to spine. Endpapers foxed and dusty; some dustiness and age toning to pages but generally clean throughout. Overall, showing wear and with a somewhat grubby and worn dustwrapper but remaining a reasonably good reading copy. *International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail… Read More