Search Results: Titles starting with K from Elk Creek Heritage Books

W. W. Norton & Company, 1988. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated First Edition and complete number line including number one. Hard cover in very good condition with gray-pearl marbled boards, purple spine cloth and gold gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Top text block shows some light foxing; deckled side edges.Dust jacket very good; barely a ghost of shelf & edge wear; not price clipped. * From the front jacket flap, ""If those who admired the Whites could have spent a month at their farm, their fans would have been happy indeed. In this delightful book, Isabel Russell has provided the next best thing by giving us an affectionate and candid memoir of the eight years she spent in the Whites' home as their personal secretary. She has given us a portrait, both humorous and touching, of one of the great literary marriages of our time and of two people whose love for one another and their work… Read More

Rodale Books, 2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing First Edition per complete number line.Hard cover in very good condition with orange boards, black spine cloth, and gilt spine lettering. Text block clean & tight with no marks to note. The last 40 or so pages have mild ripples, but no actual creases (appears from being shelved incorrectly by a former owner.) 310 numbered pages. Dust jacket very good; bright & crisp; not price clipped. * From the book, ""A Defining Moment in the Life of the Church: Even before the terrible revelations of sexual misconduct and the cover-up that allowed such atrocities to continue happening, the Catholic Church was in trouble. With a devout but aging congregation giving way to a generation of so-called lapsed Catholics, the spiritual vitality and significance of the church had seemed, in the context of modern American society, to be ebbing away. Then when the scandal hit, even true believers were pitched into an all-out… Read More

New York: Villard Books, 1994. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated First Edition with number line beginning with number two which, per Villard's convention for first edition identification, indicates it is a First Printing. Hard cover in very good condition with black boards, gold spine lettering, and gold gilt design on front board; light shadow of bump to front bottom corner. Text block clean and tight; no writings, no markings noted. Dust jacket in very good condition; has been price-clipped. * From the book, ""Now, for the first time, bestselling author, journalist, and social historian Laurence Leamer bridges that distance in what is unquestionably the most warmly empathetic and intimate study of the Kennedys to date. Monumental in scope and extraordinary in sensitivity.. . . chronicles five matrilineal generations in our nation's premier political dynasty. Not merely distinguished cultural history, it is a story of epic sweep, brimming with… Read More

New York: St. Martin's Press, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated: First Edition: July 2003. In addition, contains complete number line including number one. Hard cover in very good condition with black boards and gold gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Contains a section of 8 leaves / 16 pages of glossy black & white photographs. Dust jacket in likewise very good condition with only ghost of shelf & edge wear; not price clipped. * From the rear jacket, ""Our inclination to idolize the Kennedys has obscured their human attributes. And so, finally, this book is an attempt to demystify the Kennedys by telling the story of how the descendants of Patrick Kennedy, a poor Irish immigrant who came to the shores of the New World in 1849, pulled, tore, scratched, scraped, clutched, and clawed their way to the top of American society - and, in the process, made the fatal mistake of thinking of… Read More

Gallery Books, 2010. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4th Printing Hard cover in fine condition with off-white boards, red spine cloth, and silver gilt spine lettering. Text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Contains two sections of glossy black & white photographs. 427 numbered pages. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; not price clipped. * From the jacket flap, ""....for the first time, a member of JFK's Secret Service detail reveals the inside story of the assassination, the weeks and days that led to it and is heartrending aftermath. ....a moving, intimate portrait of dedication, courage, and loss....""

Smithsonian Books / Harper Collins Publishers, 2008. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Printing Stated : First Edition. In addition, complete number line including number one. Hard cover in fine condtion with black boards and gold gilt spine lettering. Inscribed by the author on half-title page to former owner (signature not authenticated.) Otherwise interior text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings noted. Contains two sections of glossy black & white photographs in addition to black & white photos in the text. Concludes with section of Source Notes, a Bibliography, and a comprehensive Index. 374 numbered pages. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; not price clipped. * From the book jacket, "". . . presents a fresh, empathetic interpretation of the ambassadorship of Joseph Kennedy and explores the intricate, often shifting relationships among Kennedy, Chamberlain, Churchill, and, of course, Roosevelt. . . . Drawing on recently released… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1988. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Stated: First American Edition. Hardcover in very good condition. Beige boards with black spine cloth containing gold colored lettering. Endpapers display family tree of the Royal House of Windsor dating back to Queen Victoria. Text block clean & tight with no markings noted. Contains two sections of glossy black & white photographs.Concludes with Bibliography and Index. 242 numbered pages.

New York: Public Affairs, 2012. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Stated Book Club Edition but research finds no other printings. Hard cover in fine condition with black boards and gold gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Includes a map of 17th Century Europe and a Genealogical Chart of the Mazzarini and Mancini Families. Dust jacket in fine condition; not price clipped; there is no price. * From the jacket flap, ""The Mancini Sisters, Marie and Hortense, were born in Rome, brought to the court of Louis XIV of France, and strategically married off by their uncle, Cardinal Mazarin, to secure his political power base. Such was the life of many young women of the age: they had no independent status under the law and were entirely a part of their husband's property once married. . . . . Marie and Hortense, however, had other ambitions in mind altogether. . . . Elizabeth Goldsmith's vibrant biography of the Mancini… Read More

New York: Friedman/Fairfax Publishers, 1999. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Bucha, Carolyn. 1st Printing Second printing per number line. Hard cover in fine condition with glossy pictorial boards that mirror the dust jacket. Illustrations on jacket, end papers, and throughout by Carolyn Bucha. Interior text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; not price clipped. Size is 8 1/2"" square; 72 numbered pages. See more details in photos. Presents as new; appears unread. * From the jacket, ""The allure of the kitchen, by far the most popular room in the house, goes well beyond delicious meals and good smells. It's here that families gather, friendships are kindled, and memories are made. 'Kitchen' celebrates this magic with a hand-picked assortment of time-tested wisdom and smart ides. . . .tips for decorating . . . lists. . . tools. . . equipment. . . more. . . ""

NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2009. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing First Edition per complete number line including number one. Hard cover in very good condition with red boards, black spine cloth, and red gilt spine lettering. Text block clean and tight; no writing, no markings noted. Dust jacket in very good condition; not price clipped. * From the book, ""FBI agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock are back, in this electrifying thriller.""

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition per complete number line; no other printings noted. Text block clean & tight with no markings noted. Red end papers; side edge of text block uncut. Dust jacket very good with only light shelf & edge wear. Not price clipped.