Search Results: Authors starting with K from Johnson Rare Books & Archives

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. The first edition in English, translated by Willa and Edwin Muir. Published posthumously in 1925, The Trial was organized and published by Kafka's friend and literary executor, Max Brod, despite Kafka's request that the manuscript be destroyed. In what may be Kafka's most pessimistic novel, a conscientious bank official is suddenly arrested, and must defend himself against charges about which he can get no information. Octavo. Original blue cloth binding, with dark blue titles. The spine is lightly faded, far less than usual; else very good or better.

New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. The first American edition, translated by Marion R. Draper and edited by Glenn Clark. A bestseller in Japan, this moralistic novel demonstrates how an individual could change the climate of a whole village through his dedication to reform. Toyohiko (1888-1960) was a Japanese writer, social worker, statesman, and evangelist. He alerted a whole generation of Japanese to the need for a practical expression of Christian ethics and symbolized to non-Japanese the power of faith in action. OctavoL 150 p. with textual photographs. Original red cloth binding, with black titles. Very light foxing along the edges. The dust jacket is price-clipped, with some mild toning and wear along the extremities; otherwise very good.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Octavo. Original glossy boards; issued without a dust jacket. A fine copy.

Heidelberg: Springer, 2004. Third Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. This book begins with an introduction to basic principles such as single-particle motion, magnetohydrodynamics and plasma waves. It incorporates these concepts into an analysis of complex phenomena including the sun and solar activity, shocks, interplanetary space and magnetospheres, and finally the interaction between these entities in solar-terrestrial relationships." Octavo: 482 p. with 211 figures, 12 tables, and numerous exercises and problems. Original printed boards; issued without a dust jacket. A crisp and clean copy, with a few tiny bumps along the extremities. Near fine.

Berlin: Springer, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. By presenting an information-theoretical viewpoint of chaos, phenomena and concepts in the network of chaos elements, the authors set out to find new methods to deal with biological networks, in particular the brain, and also to illustrate their constructive approach with many examples from physics, biology and information technology." Octavo: 273 p. with 111 textual figures. Original printed boards; issued without a dust jacket. A fine copy.

York, Pennsylvania: Fleming Book Company, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. The standard reference work, regarded by many as the best magic book ever published. Octavo: ix, 341 p. with 316 illustrations by Francis J. Rigney. Original red cloth binding, with gilt titles. The dust jacket is toned along the extremities, with a bit of minor edgewear; otherwise very good.

New York: The Merriam Company, 1895. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. The first edition of this important early cocktail book, with dozens of recipes for previously unrecorded drinks, among them the Old-Fashioned, the Widow's Kiss, and Kappeler's own invention: the Hot Locomotive. "Kappeler was for a long time at the head of the drink laboratory connected with the Holland House, which has a reputation for the excellence of its damp delights" (Centralia Enterprise and Tribune), referring to the Holland House Hotel in Manhattan. Octavo: 120 p. with [10] p. advertisements. Original green cloth binding, with gilt titles and decorative burgundy and yellow stamping. Mild wear to the corners and tips; otherwise very good.

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. This is Number 691 of 1,150 copies signed by Garry Kasparov. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity and printed note from the publisher. Kasparov (b.1963) distills the lessons he learned over a lifetime as a chess grandmaster to offer a primer on successful decision-making: how to evaluate opportunities, anticipate the future, and devise winning strategies. Octavo. Full green leather binding, with elaborate gilt stamping, five raised bands, moire silk endpapers, and a ribbon marker. A fine copy.

Tempe, Arizona: Arizona State University, 1985. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. Tempe, Arizona: Center for Latin American Studies, Arizona State University, 1985. First edition. Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (1811-88) was an Argentine activist, intellectual, writer, statesman and the seventh President of Argentina. His writing spanned a wide range of genres and topics, from journalism to autobiography, to political philosophy and history. He was a member of a group of intellectuals, known as the "Generation of 1837," who had a great influence on nineteenth-century Argentina. He was particularly concerned with educational issues and was also an important influence on the region's literature. Original brown cloth binding, with gilt stamping. Issued without a dust jacket. A fine copy.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. A bittersweet bouquet to the glory of the Great White Way, portraying the off-stage melodrama of the Cavendish clan, a dynasty of acting giants. The play premiered on Broadway at the Selwyn Theatre on December 28, 1927 and ran for 345 performances, closing in October 1928. Noel Coward directed the West End version in 1934 and 2001, Peter Hall directed a revival featuring Dame Judi Dench. Octavo: 280 p. Original purple cloth binding, with printed orange paper title labels. Faint discoloration to the spine head. In an especially nice dust jacket, with some mild toning and just a small bit of edgewear; otherwise very good.

London and New York: George Routledge and Sons, 1873. Hardcover. Very good. Finely bound and featuring an original fore-edge painting of "Knole Park, Sevenoaks, Kent." Prominently featured in the image is Knole House, which served as the residence for five successive Archbishops of Canterbury from 1456 to 1537: Thomas Bourchier, John Morton, Henry Deane, William Warham, and Thomas Cranmer. Small octavo: xi, 387, [1, ads] p. with a frontispiece and textual illustrations. Full black morocco binding, with a red leather cross inlay on the front panel, decorative gilt stamping, five raised bands, bevelled edges, marbled endpapers, and a ribbon marker. A bit of minor wear to the corners and tips; otherwise very good.

Four holographic letters written between 1908 and 1913 by hard-rock miner A.M. "Bert" Keefer to his friend Frank M. Duncan in Carson City and Reno, Nevada. The letters informally report on the progress in underground mining operations in Nevada, as well as the social news. Keefer's first letter, dated November 9, 1908, was written in "Sonoma" and postmarked Sweetwater, Nevada. "I am working in the tunnel for the Judge," he wrote. "I have been in solid quartz for 13 feet, I struck it the second day I worked. It is harder than blazes and some of it looks good." He also wrote about closing his saloon and selling off the equipment. In 1911, Keefer wrote that he was still working mines in Sweetwater, where he had to dig 185 feet for a vein: "It will take about a week to cross cut the vein, and if it don't show any values, I think it will be off ... it is the best looking vein on the surface I have seen in the country and should carry some values if there is any in the country. But you know, gold is… Read More

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006. Trade paperback. Very good. Octavo. Original pictorial paper wrappers. A very good copy.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. ...brings together all of the evidence for statue dedications on the Acropolis in the sixth and fifth centuries BC, including inscribed statues bases that preserve information about the dedicators and the evidence for lost bronze sculptures." 64 figutes, with 5 tables. Tall octavo. Original black cloth binding, with gilt titles. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.

Berkeley: University of California Press, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The first book in a Western language to elucidate the life and thought of Nishida Kitaro (1870-1945), Japan's first philosopher of world stature and the originator of what has come to be called the Kyoto School. No one is more qualified to write such a book than Nishitani Keiji, whose lifetime coincides with the rise and flowering of the Kyoto School and whose own critical contribution to Japanese thought has also been important. Translated by Yamamoto Seisaku and James W. Heisig, with an introduction by D.S. Clarke, Jr. Octavo. Original gray cloth binding, with silver titles. Tiny remainder mark to the bottom edge; else fine in a fine dust jacket.

Huntington, West Virginia: Standard Publications, Inc, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Edited by Ellis Christian Lenz. Frontispiece, with numerous textual photographs and illustrations. Huntington, West Virginia: Standard Publications, Inc., 1946. First edition. The author's second book about hunting rifles, preceded by Big Game Rifles and Cartridges (1936). Keith (1899-1984) discusses rifles and calibers for various hunting scenarios, including hunting in timber, long range stalking, and hunting dangerous game, as well as how to care for the rifle once the hunt is complete. Inscribed and dated by Keith on a prefatory blank leaf. Octavo. Original black cloth binding, with silver and green stamping. A bit of foxing to the top edge, with some general minor edgewear to the dust jacket; otherwise very good. Riling 2551.

New York: Atheneum, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition, first printing. Review copy, with the publisher's slip and promotional material laid in. Inscribed and dated by Jonathan Kellerman on the front flyleaf. The author's first published novel and the literary debut of forensic psychologist Alex Delaware. Winner of the 1986 Edgar Award for Best First Novel. Octavo. A fine, unread copy in a fine dust jacket.

New York: W.W. Norton, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. First edition, first printing. Signed by Jonathan Kellerman on the title page. The author's first book, preceding his Edgar Award-winning first novel, When the Bough Breaks, by four years. Kellerman (b.1949) worked as a staff psychologist at the University of Southern California School of Medicine where he eventually became a full clinical professor of pediatrics. This book for parents is based on his extensive work with anxiety disorders. Octavo. Original blue paper-covered boards over a blue cloth spine, with gilt titles. A tight, unread copy. Some very mild edgewear to the dust jacket; else fine.

Cambridge: The Hakluyt Society, 1966. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. The Journal of Fray Martin de Munilla O.F.M. and other documents relating to The Voyage of Pedro Fernandez de Quiros to the South Sea (1605-1606) and the Franciscan Missionary Plan (1617-1627). Translated and edited by Celsus Kelly O.F.M. With ethnological introduction, appendix, and other contributions by G.S. Parsonson. Two volumes. 12 plates, including the folding frontispiece, with four maps, including one folding, and three tables, including two folding. Cambridge: Published for The Hakluyt Society at the University Press, 1966. First edition. Pedro Fernandez de Quiros was a remarkable navigator and explorer. Having sailed in 1595 as chief pilot in the ill-fated Spanish expedition to the Solomon Islands, he returned to the "Austral Lands" - the area of the New Hebrides - in 1605 with another expedition, which is the subject of this volume. The Hakluyt Society, Second Series, Volumes 126 and 127. Original blue… Read More

Cambridge: Harvard University Art Museums, 1999. First Edition. Wraps. Fine. Ellsworth Kelly first conceived Line Form Color in 1951 as a series of studies, both drawings and collages. Later that year he applied to the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation for a grant to produce a book, "an alphabet of plastic pictorial elements," but the application was not successful. With this volume, Kelly has brought Line Form Color to completion. Its forty plates correspond to the original collages. This slipcased edition also includes an essay by Harry Cooper, curator of modern art at the Harvard University Art Museums." Oblong octavo, two volumes. Original printed paper wrappers. A fine set, housed in the publisher's slipcase.