Search Results: Titles starting with K from Bibliodditiques

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. First American edition. Very Good +/very good +. Margaret Kilrenny. A re-telling of fables which originally appeared in Sanskrit nearly 1,700 years ago. Introduction by Doris Lessing. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions on pages. Coverboard corners bumped. Dust jacket is NOT price-clipped. Some shelf wear to edges of dust jacket. Size: 8vo (8" to 9"). 262 pp.

Toronto: Musson Book Company, 1973. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good. Translated by Norman Shapiro. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions on pages. Dust jacket is yellowed on spine and has a few small tears and spots. Size: 8vo (8" to 9"). 250 pp.

New York: Covici Friede Publishers, 1936. Hardcover. Very Good. Tight binding. Written inscription on front endpaper. Translated by Edward Fitzgerald. 608 pages. Some edgewear to spine and corners. A few small creases on last several pages. Pages are clean. Some water marks on coverboards.Contains several black and white illustrations. Second printing. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston; Toronto; London: Little, Brown & Co., 1992. First edition, as stated. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. Yousuf Karsh. Photographic portraits great American personalities from the performing arts, sports, publishing, science and philanthropy. Includes portratis of Harold Prince, Julie Harris, Charlton Heston, James Stewart, Isaac Stern,Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, Dave Brubeck, Dizzy Gillespie, John Updike, Wolfgang Puck and many more. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions. Dust jacket is NOT price-clipped. Size: 4to (11" to 13"). 156.

New York: Galahad Books, 1973. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good. A title in "The Pictorial Treasury of Film Stars" series. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases on pages. Dust jacket is NOT price-clipped. Dust jacket has some edgewear; most notably at head of spine. Some rubbing of jacket's surface. Some pencil notes on front endpaper. Illustrated with black and white photos. Size: 8vo (8" to 9"). 160 pp.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good. H. A. Rey. "Big tears rolled down Katy Kangaroo's brown face. Poor Katy was crying because she didn't have a pocket like other mother kangaroo". Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions on pages. Pictorial endpapers. Dust jacket has some tears; largest being 2" on front panel. Jacket is NOT price-clipped. Some surface rubbing of jacket and a small bit of surface paper loss, probably from price sticker removal. Size: 4to (11" to 13").

Riverside, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 1983. Hard Cover. Very Good +/very good +. Hilary Knight. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases. Gift inscription on front endpaper. Pictoria endpapers. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 65 pp.

Paperback. Near Fine. A "Green Guide" to keeping chickens - how to choose and keep, collecting and using eggs, care and feeding.....and more. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions. Full colour photographic illustrations. Size: 8vo (8" to 9"). 254 pp

Chicago: Albert Whitman & Company, 1938. Fourth printing. Hardcover. Very Good +/good +. Elizabeth Enright. Book continues the story of KEES, the little Dutch boy published in 1930, and his pet duck, Kleintje. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases to pages. Red coverboards with large pastedown illustration on front and some light soiling on rear. Pictorial endpapers decorated with tulips. Previous owner's name and gift inscription on front pastedown endpaper. Dust jacket is NOT price-clipped and has original price of $2.00 on front flap. Some tears and chips around edges of dust jacket; most significant being a 4" long tear on lower left corner of front panel. Size: Sm 4to (9" to 11"). 79 pp.

Toronto and New York: Stoddart, 1984. Hard Cover. Very Good +/very good. Contains entire catalog of Artist's works to time of publication. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions to pages. Two small tears at edge of dust jacket. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: New World Press, 1968. Paperback. Very Good +. With a foreword by Gibran Khalil Gibran. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases on pages. Previous owner's name/date on front free endpaper. Some light wear to covers. Size: 8vo (8" to 9"). 100 pp.

Kent, England: Meresborough Books, 1981. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. Book discusses airfields at Biggin Hiil, Manston, Hawkinge, West Malling and Kent which played integral roles in the Battle of Britain in World War II. The book also has sections on Gravesend, Rochester, Detling and Lympne. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions. Small area of surface paper loss, probably from removal of a price sticker, on front free endpaper. Includes maps, photos and illustrations. Size: 8vo (8" to 9"). 192 pp.

Hardcover. Near Fine/very good +. James Watling. A first printing of the 5th title in the "Indian in the Cupboard" series. "As Omri, his father, and other members of his family learn more about the cupboard in his room, together and separately they are caught up in several dangerous adventures that reveal more about its powers." Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions on pages. A slight crease on front flap of dust jacket. Illustrated. Size: 8vo (8" to 9"). 228 pp.

London and Glascow: Blackie. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions to pages. Blue boards. Dust jacket has some light edgewear and a few creases on rear panel. "Michael Lawrence, on a cycling holiday in the country, picks up a cigarette case bearing a Roal coat of arms, and finds himself plunged into an adventure involving affairs of international importance." 224 pp.

Toronto: Thomas Allen, Limited, 1958. Hardcover. Very Good +/good +. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions on pages. Jacket has some pieces missing around edges and two 1" tears on rear panel. Brown coverboards with black lettering. Size: 8vo (8" to 9"). 240 pp.

Bloomsbury Sigma, 2020. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions. Illustrated with photos and drawings. Size: Sm 4to (9" to 11"). 400 pp.

New York: Dorset Press, 1986. First American edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good +. Answers many questions surrounding the Arthurian legend, such as, "Who was the real Arthur?"; "Why were his kinights so famours?"; "Why is he so popular today?"; "Was he buried at Glastonbury?".Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions on pages. Dust jacket is NOT price-clipped. Some curling around edges of jacket and a light crease near top of front jacket panel. Small tear (<0.5") on front panel. Rear jacket flap is dog-eared. Richly illustrated with colour and black and white illustrations. Size: Sm 4to (9" to 11"). 209 pp. Feb. 5/15

Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.: Harcourt Childrens Books, 1985. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/very good +. The story of an unruly king who won't leave his bathtub to rule his kingdom. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases. Gift inscription on front endpaper. Dust jacket is price clipped. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Macmillan and Co. Ltd., 1925. Hardcover. Very Good. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions on pages. Red coverboards with gilt lettering and design. Top edge of text block is gilt. Black and white frontis portrait of King Edward VII protected by tissue guard, which has a 2.5" tear along gutter. Hinge is exposed at title page, but binding is secure. Includes 5 other illustrations with tissue guards, 3 maps, 2 facsimile letters, and a fold-out genealogical table. Size: 8vo (8" to 9"). 831 pp.

Bergenfield, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Penguin USA, 2000. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/fine. Kristen Balouch. "Disguised as a beggar, King Abbas slips out of his palace and shares his dinner with three poor ordinary men - or so they seem. But in fact, each has a magical power and a dangerous plan to use it." ''''Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.