Search Results: Titles starting with K from Lighthousebooks, ABAA

Kaikodo, 2002. Quarto, softbound (stiff grey illus. wrappers), silver letters, slick pages, full-color illustrations, cover flaps, 240 pp. Very Good+, with lightly rubbed edges and a few stray inked notations.

Boston: Wisdom Publications, (2004). Octavo, softbound (stiff, full-color illus. slick green wrappers), 527 pp. Near Fine. From lower cover: The Kalachakra -- or “Wheel of Time” -- tantra is one of the most detailed and encompassing systems of theory and practice within Tibetan Buddhism. This book contains a complete translation of the Kalachakra initiation ritual interspersed with commentary from the Dalai Lama, a valuable new index, and a comprehensive introduction by Professor Jeffrey Hopkins that explores the Kalachakra’s rich symbolism and history.

Tubingen: Grabert-Verlag, [1994]. Octavo, softbound, 176 pp. Fine (As New). B & w photos., drawings throughout. ‘Eine der ratselhaftesten Gestalten des germanischen Gotterhimmels ist Odin-Wodan, die beherrschende Figur vor allem in der Volkerwanderung und in spatgermanischer Zeit. Der unstet Wanderer und Wahrheitssucher, der dunkle Sturmgott und Schlachtenlenker steht im groBen Gegensatz zu den hellen Gottern der nordischen Bronzezeit. Uber seine Herkunft und Entwicklung gehen die Meinungen der Fachwelt seit mehr als hundert jahren weit auseinander. Kam er etwa mit einer >Volkerwelle< aus dem Osten? Etwa aus SudruBland? Gab eine solche Uberschichtung den AnlaB zu dem auch in der Edda merfach erwahnten Wanenkrieg gegen die Asen? Nach ihrer Darstellung in Gotter am Morgenhimmel untersucht die Religions-geschichtlerin Britta Verhagen im vorliegenden Buch den heutigen Wissensstand zur Figur des Odin-Wodan und zu seinem Aufstieg zum wohl wichtigsten Gott der Germanen seit der Mitte des… Read More

Black Hawk Press, 1935. This edition is limited to 900. Octavo, orange cloth (hardcover), paper label, 126 pp. Illustrated. Good+, with light edgewear and darkened pages.

Laurel, FL: RJL Express Publications, (1998). First Edition. Inscribed and signed by the Author. Octavo, softbound, xvii, 173 pp. Photos., illustrations. Near-Fine.

New York: D. Van Nostrand, Publisher, 1870. First Edition. Quarto, black pebbled cloth (hardcover), gilt-stamped lettering, [vii], 9-140 pp. Frontis and 4 lithographed views, 12 fold-out lithographed plates. Very Good, nicely rebacked in such a way as to be nearly indiscernible hinges strengthened.

Northridge, Calif.: Windsor, [1987]. 1st edition. Quarto, cloth, 272 pp. Color photos. Former-owner signature; otherwise Fine in dust jacket.

New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1870. First Edition. 1st edition. Quarto, black pebbled cloth with gilt lettering (hardcover), 140 pp. 5 lithograph views, a folding map, and 11 plates (mostly folding). Trained as a civil engineer, Chanute was responsible for a number of important projects. Early in his time in America, he designed and built the stockyards in Chicago and Kansas City. This project, the Hannibal Bridge, was the first bridge across the Missouri River in this area, and allowed Kansas City to become the preeminent city in the region. He designed and oversaw the construction of several other important bridges, as well, including one across the Illinois River and the rail bridge at Chillicothe. In his "retirement" years Chjanute turned his attention to aviation, and shared corresondence and innovations with a number of early aviators, including an extensive correspondence with the Wright brothers. Near-Fine, clean and tight though the front hinge has been professionally repaired.

Kansas City, Missouri: Kansas City Star Books, 1999. Quarto, blue cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, map illus. endpapers, viii + 389 pp. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. From dust jacket: Here is a comprehensive, richly illustrated account of a crossroads that made it big -- Kansas City. From its earliest known settlement as a tiny agency for the great WEstern fur-trading interests to today’s sprawling, diversified, multicounty metropolis, Kansas City’s story is drama, tragedy, success and high hopes rolled into one. Stifled by the bitter animosities and the destruction of the Civil War, the tiny City of Kansas awaited the coming of The Bridge, the first over the Missouri River and the herald of the railroads. On the rails and through the stockyards and out of the packinghouses and grain elevators and mills and bakeries, the city skyrocketed to prominence... Here, the great themes of the city’s rowdy 19th century adolescence are brought to life. Then decade by decade, the city’s… Read More

Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1961. First Edition. Octavo, red cloth (hardcover), xi, 251 pp. Very Good, with light foxing (age darkened spotting) to page edges. Contents: Introduction; Folktales; Legends; Beliefs, Superstitions, and Sayings; Proverbs and Riddles; Dialect; Folk Verse; Folksongs and Ballads; Customs; Dances and Games; Recipes; Appendix: Motif Analyses of Folktales, Motif Analyses of Legends; Kansas Folklore in Print -- A Bibliography; Title Index of Songs; A note on the Kansas Folklore Society.

Topeka: Kansas Publishing House, 1889. Second Edition. Octavo, illus. green cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, 218 pp. Fair, with soiling to covers & light damp staining. From Preface: It is believed that the contents of this little volume will explain its title. They are miscellaneous, and everything between the covers has some reference to or connection with Kansas, and Kansas people...

New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., [1956]. Set of 4 volumes. 1st edition. Quarto, cloth, xix, 552 pp. + 549 pp. + 314 pp. + 329 pp. Photos, portraits, maps. Very Good; spines faded, light wear.

Edition Lafayette, (1989). Octavo, softbound (stiff gray illus. wrappers), 607 pp. Very Good+, with light wear to covers. From lower cover: Painter, sculptor, and poet, Karel Appel was born 1921 in Amsterdam. Co-founder of the European movement COBRA in the fifties and later on participant in l’Art informel in Paris, his work is part of museum collections all over the world. Appel lives and works in New York, Monaco, and Italy. Austrian born Roland Hagenberg has published numerous books on the contemporary art world. His photographs were featured in magazines such as Vogue, stern, and Die Zeit. An editor for the Russian-American magazine, US-Art-SU, Hagenberg is also the author of Lande-erlaubnis (Permission to Land), scheduled for fall ‘89.

New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, (1927). Octavo, brown cloth (hardcover), gilt letters and decoration to upper spine, uncut, 135 pp. Near-Fine, with light foxing (age darkening) to endpapers and light rubbing along edges; in a Good, mylar protected dust jacket with edgewear that includes several small closed tears. From dust jacket: The story of the elephant Kari and his growth and adventures from the time that he was six months old is told with the direct sincerity of one who has seen and lived among the jungle folk and who knows and appreciates the innate intelligence and the personality of an educated elephant. The author has been singularly successful in conveying the sense of the wide, shadow-haunted places, and the thrills of suspense and fear and joy which the wild animals experience in the fastness of the topic jungle.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, (2011). Octavo, black boards (hardcover), uncut, 310 pp. With 16 pages of illustrations and 5 maps. Fine in a Fine dust jacket. From dust jacket: In June 1846, General Stephen Watts Kearny rode out of Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, with two thousand soldiers, bound for California. At the time, the nation was hell-bent on expansion: James K. Polk had lately won the presidency by threatening England over the borders in Oregon, while Congress had just voted, in defiance of the Mexican government, to annex Texas. After Mexico declared war on the United States, Kearney’s Army of the West was sent out, carrying orders to occupy Mexican territory. When his expedition ended a year later, the country had doubled in size and now stretched from the Atlantic to the Pacific, fulfilling what many saw as the nation’s unique destiny -- and at the same time setting the stage for the American Civil War. Winston Groom recounts the amazing adventure and danger that Kearny and his troops… Read More

Algonac, Michigan: Reference Publications, Inc., (1984). Octavo, softbound (stiff yellow illus. slick wrappers), 203 pp. Fine. From lower cover: “Few episodes in American history are more romantic or controversial than the Battle of Little bighorn. For a hundred years scholars have sought a satisfactory explanation of what occurred that fateful day in 1876 when Sioux and Cheyenne warriors overwhelmed the Seventh Cavalry.” Custer’s men were supposedly superior in every respect except numbers, yet the unorganized and poorly armed Indian warriors inflicted one of the most stinging defeats ever suffered by the U.S. Cavalry. Of all the explanations put forward since then, none will be as controversial as the one offered here by Dr. Marquis, an obscure, dedicated physician who for many years in the first quarter of this century worked with the Cheyenne people near the Custer battlefield. He befriended the aged veterans of the Custer fight, became adept at their sign language, and spent days in… Read More

New York: Public Affairs, (2018). First Edition. Octavo, black boards (hardcover), gilt letters, xvi, 286 pp. Near Fine, with toning to pages; in a Fine dust jacket. From dust jacket: As Chairman of the Federal Reserve (1979-1987), Paul Volcker slayed the inflation dragon that was consuming the American economy and restored the world’s faith in central bankers. That extraordinary feat was just one pivotal episode in a decades-long career serving six presidents. His insight into world-changing events such as the end of the Bretton Woods system, the closing of the “gold window,” :and the financial crisis of 2008 provide enduring lessons about the critical importance of open, disciplined, and efficient government. Told with wit, humor, and down-to-earth erudition, the narrative of Volcker’s career illuminates the changes that have taken place in American life, government and the economy since World War II. He vibrantly illustrates the crises he managed alongside the world’s leading… Read More

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1984. Octavo, red boards (hardcover), gilt letters, uncut, 180 pp. Near Fine in a Fine, mylar protected dust jacket. From dust jacket: Kel-lo-ry -- It is the Old Tongue, and its meaning is: “I will avenge.” Kellory -- the last of the Black Wolves, solde descendant of the Lost Kings of Illyrion. His fighting arm maimed his homeland stolen, his tribe mercilessly slaughtered by the dread Thungoda Horde, he seeks revenge with the only weapon left to him -- sorcery. But the secret arts of witchcraft are not easily surrendered by the Brotherhood of Darkness... Across the Sea of Sand, with its plethora of terrifying spells and whispering spirits of the night, Kellory seeks the Grimoire of Yaohim -- the Book of Shadows -- for only within its enigmatic pages will he find the sacred magic that will vanquish his enemies, if he can decipher its mystery before it’s too late.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1996. Octavo, brown & black boards (hardcover), gilt letters, xii, 197 pp. Near Fine in a Fine dust jacket. From dust jacket: Ken Burns’s documentary The Civili War made television history, breaking all viewing records for a PBS series. Indeed, forty million people saw it, more than the populations of the Union and the Confederacy combined. Newsweek praised it as a “stunning television documentary.” For a generation of Americans, this documentary is the Civil War. Yet many professional historians criticized it sharply for ignoring the roles of minorities, pointing to a lack of women and of blacks throughout, a disregard for the aftermath of the war (particularly its legacy to race relations), a conventional emphasis on military history rather than social history, and uneven coverage of the military campaigns that gave short shrift to the bloody Western front. Ken Burns’s The Civil War brings together detractors, supporters, and Ken Burns himself in a… Read More

New York: Oxford University Press, 1996. First Edition. Octavo, blue & brown boards (hardcover), gilt letters, x, 197 pp. Fine (As New) in a Fine (As New) dust jacket. Burn’s documentary The Cvil War made television history, breaking all viewing records for a PBS series. .Yet many professional historians criticized it sharply for ignoring the roles of minorities, pointing to a lack of women and of blacks throughout, a disregard for the aftermath of the war (particulrly its legacy to race relations), a conventional emphasis on military history rather than social history, and uneven coverage of the military campaigns that gave short shrift to the bloody Western front. Ken Burn’s Civil War brings together detractors, supporters, and Ken Burns himself in a volume that will inspire readers to look again at this stunning documentary, at the way television shows history, and at the Civil War itself.