Search Results: Authors starting with K from Resource Books, LLC

Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Princeton Univ Pr, 1986. Softcover, 382 pages. Looks and feels about new, minor dustiness to top edge, internally fine with no names or other markings.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Various: Various, 1960. Collection of booklets, papers and offprints 1960s-70s by Adrienne Kaeppler bound into a hardcover volume, many of the papers signed by the author. Light purple hardcover with primitive multicolor design, yellow cloth spine, matching endpapers. Some light soil to the spine but very good condition overall. Papers include: Pottery Sherds from Tungua, Ha'apai: and Remarks on Pottery and Social Structure in Tonga; Ceremonial Masks: A Melanesia Art Style; Papuan Gulf Masks from the Village of Muru; Tongan Dance: A Study in Cultural Change; Folklore as Expressed in the Dance in Tonga; Feather Cloaks, Ship Captains and Lords; Cook Voyage Provenance of the Artificial Curiosities of Bullock's Museum; Eighteenth Century Tonga: New Interpretations of Tongan Society and Material Culture at the Time of Captain Cook; Use of Documents in Identifying Ethnographic Specimens in the Voyages of Captain Cook; . Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1987. Number 631 of 800 copies printed, signed by the illustrator. Hand sewn binding covered in parchment, illustrated with tissue protected lithographs, with clamshell box covered in linen with contrasting black cloth to the edges, black felt lining. The book is in fine condition, very clean, tight binding, pristine pages, no names or other markings. The clamshell case is also in fine condition. Obtained from first owner who purchased directly from Limited Editions Club. Does not include the LEC newsletter.. Signed by the Artist. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine Clamshell Box. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1930. First edition, 1930. French Art Deco decorating, with 27 black and white plates. Dark blue cloth printed in gilt, no dustjacket, likely as issued. Light edge rubbing, spine lettering faded but legible, good hinges, sound text block, clean pages with some foxing to the frontis plate and immediately adjacent pages, pages otherwise clean, no names or other markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hartford, Connecticut USA: Connecticut Jewish History Journal, 1990. Published 1990. Major Jewish figures in Connecticut history, artists, art critics, physicians, spokespersons, from the late nineteenth century onward. The book is in very good condition with a mild crease at its spine joint, otherwise new looking, sound text block, clean pages with no names or other markings. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hungary: N.P., 1807. In Latin. Laws passed by the Hungarian Assembly of 1807, a tumultous time in this region, with the Imperial Seal of Francis II of the Holy Roman Empire, later Francis I of Austria. Although the transition was made in 1806, this is still signed as Franciscus II. There is an additional signature below the seal, Comes Josephus Erdody [?]. Title page includes an additional inscription by Reverendo Petro Klobuviczky. Full brown leather with decorative borders, 13.5 inches tall, [2], 32 pages. Covers worn with some worming to the covers, hinges good but lower of the two binder's cords has separated, endpapers age-toned with a modern note about the identity of Franz II neatly written at the bottom of the rear endpaper, pages very clean. . Hard Cover. Good. Folio - 12" - 15" Tall.

Charleston IL: Kaleidoscope Review, 1999. Single issue of this magazine covering the world of kaleidoscopes. August 1999 issue but bottoms of pages all state June 1999, probably an editing problem. Illustrated in color and black and white. Softcover, 20 pages. Very good condition, clean and unmarked.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Indianapolis; Bloomfield, CT: The Curtis Publishing Company; Kaman Corportation, 1985. First edition, 1985. Early history of this groundbreaking helicopter manufacturer. Large softcover, 175 pages. Very good condition with light scuffing to front edge of spine and shallow scuff near bottom of front cover, otherwise looks and feels new and unread, tight binding, clean pages, no names or other markings.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Caracas, Venezuela: The Caracas Journal, 1947. First edition [1947], with a personalized inscription signed by the author on the half-title. In English. Lightly worn history of Venezuela, particularly the Caracas area, written for casual reading, especially by tourists. Includes a map of the city and glossary of Venezuelan Spanish Red hardcover with dustjacket. Some rubbing to the edges, good hinges, sound text block, pages lightly age-toned but clean with no other names or markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and has some shelfwear and light soil, some minor foxing, mainly to the white rear panel and inner flaps.. Inscribed by The Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Tokyo: Kodansha USA Inc, 1979. First edition, 1979. In English. Red and gray hardcover with color illustrated dustjacket. The book has light edge rubbing, good hinges, firm text block, clean pages, no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped [16.95] and is in very good condition with no chips or tears.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: The Lakeside Press; R. R. Donnelly & Sons Company, 1996. Dark brown cloth printed in gilt, top edge gilt, about 7 inches tall. No dustjacket as issued. Fine condition, new and unread in the publisher's original unopened shrinkwrap. . Hard Cover. Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Spanish Fork, UT: Hillcrest Publications, 1983. First edition. 1983. Denim-like cloth hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with firm binding, clean pages, no names or other markings, dustjacket also very good and in mylar protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Sholapur, India: Jaina Samskrti Samrakshaka Sanga, 1949. In English and Sanskrit. First edition, limited to 750 copies. Illustrated with black and white plates. Gray hardcover with blue cloth spine, 539 pages plus errata page. Covers rubbed at the edges with dampstain affecting the outer edge of the front cover, dampstain visible within at outer and/or upper margins of most pages (text not affected), good hinges, sound text block, a few asterisks in pencil in margins, name on front free endpaper, pages otherwise clean and unmarked.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Chicago: M. A. Donohue & Company, 1929. Very clean copy from 1929 of this collection of stories about children featured in the literature of Charles Dickens, including: David Copperfield; Little Ness from Old Curiosity Shop; Oliver Twist; Jenny Wren, from Our Mutual Friend; Little Paul, from Dombey and Son; Little Em'ly; The Marchioness, from Old Curiosity Shop; Joe the Fat Boy; Tiny Tim, from A Christmas Carol; Sissy Jupe, from Hard Times; The Blind Toy-maker; and A Child's Dream of a Star. Includes four plates in full color, 14 in black and white, additional illustrations within the text. Some of the black and white plates include the author playing various roles in dramatic versions of these stories. Rust colored cloth with color illustration mounted on the front cover, gilt lettering, 140 pages. Some light cover wear, mainly rubbing to the corners and spine ends, good hinges, firm text block, clean pages with names on the front free endpaper and half-title, no other markings. A… Read More

Washington: The Brookings Institution, 1947. First edition of this study of guaranteed annual wages commissioned during World War II, analyzing the issue of ensuring wartime labor against the threat of employment insecurity. The subsequent end of World War II, before the study results were published, and the ensuing high employment reduced the importance of an annual wage as a major issue in collective bargaining, but made for an interesting study nonetheless. Blue cloth, 269 pages. Very light cover wear, mainly a bit bumping to the upper front corner, good hinges, firm binding, clean pages with an ownership stamp on the front free endpaper but no other markings. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1988. Part of the Easton Press 50th Anniversary edition of Roger Tory Peterson Field Guides. Full dark tan leather lettered and decorated in gold and silver gilt, all edges gilt, attached ribbon bookmark. Gilt spine lettering lightly chipped but legible, otherwise near fine with tight binding, clean pages, no names or other markings, unused special bookplate laid in loosely at the front.. Hard Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1985. Part of the Easton Press 50th Anniversary edition of Roger Tory Peterson Field Guides. Very good other than some chipping to the gilt cover lettering and decoration. Full orange tan leather lettered and decorated in gold and silver gilt, all edges gilt, attached ribbon bookmark. Gilt spine lettering is oxidized but readily legible, some chipping to the gilt front cover design, otherwise very good with tight binding, clean pages, no names or other markings, unused bookplate laid in loosely at the front.. Hard Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

San Diego, California, U.S.A.: Thunder Bay Press, 2002. First edition, first printing. A colorful exploration of New England history, part of the Historic America series. Black boards, map endpapers, 144 pages, illustrated dustjacket. Light rubbing to the spine ends, otherwise about fine condition with no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is in fine condition with no chips or tears.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1967. First edition, 1967. Illustrated in black and white. Maroon cloth with gilt spine lettering, golden brown endpapers, 176 pages, illustrated dustjacket. The book is in very good condition, looks and feels new, with sound text block, good hinges, clean pages with no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and is also in very good condition, with some creasing to the spine ends and along top edge of front cover. From the front cover: "The story of a man's lifetime of devoted service to the cause of welfare and relief, spanning the crises of the Depression, disaster in the Middle East, and the problems of reparations and Displaced Persons in postwar Europe". . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1973. First edition [1973]. Good to very good copy with just a handful of scholarly notes written lightly in pencil in the margins, scuffed dustjacket. Brown cloth lettered in silver gilt, color printed dustjacket. Very light shelfwear, a scattering of foxing to the outer edges of the text block, firm binding, no names or ownership stamps. The mylar protected dustjacket is lightly scuffed with some shelf soil to the light colored areas, very minor chips to corners and spine ends, very little paper loss.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.