Search Results: Titles starting with K from Pegasus Book Orphanage

The Japan Times, Tokyo, Japan 1971 hardcover, 7½" x 10½", with dust jacket VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket Kabuki is a time-honoured theatrical art that is the pride of Japan. Composing of three elements - song, dance and drama - it has been elaborated and perfected over a span of three centuries. Kabuki's bold stage composition, colours and thoroughly stylized performance delights and impresses everybody, transcending the language barrier.

Mybrood, New South Wales 1985 Hardcover with dust jacket GOOD book in GOOD unclipped dust jacket Big Bill Neidjie, an Australian Aboriginal, heard the clamour created by the competing demands of Europeans for his lands to be made into a national park and to be mined for uranium. This book is his response, supported by dozens of outstanding colour photographs,

Michael Joseph, London - first edition in English 1960 hardcover, 8.5" x 5.25" (lacks jacket) Book in GOOD condition Blood-red cloth-bound boards with gold type to spine, map, 8 colour plates, 31 b/w photographs, index. A Danish expedition travels 11,000 thousand miles to film the ceremonies of the Kalahari Bushmen of South West Africa. Beautiful country, beautiful people. Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers, barcode etc. Binding is firm. Some soiling to pages.

Lansdowne Press, Melbourne 1964 Hardcover, 21¾cms x 14cms (8¼" x 5½"), with dust jacket Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers, etc. GOOD book in GOOD price-clipped dust jacket This book opens up new country for children from nine to thirteen years. Out of the unique and often excitingly exotic Australia of these stories arises a variety of human situations universal in their spirit of adventure, humour or pathos, although with a pervading Australian flavour. Twenty wonderful stories by twenty acclaimed Australian writers - with powerful illustrations by Donald Friend.

Quartet Books, publishers, London 1990 hardcover, 6¼" x 9½", with dust jacket Ours is a GOOD book in GOOD unclipped dust jacket No other twentieth-century conductor has been surrounded by as many controversies as Herbert von Karajin - even after his death. The 'official' version of his career include considerable flattery and half-truths, but Robert Bachmann has penetrated the smokescreen to produce this, an unsparingly honest portrait of the man behind the legend. Bachmann analyses Karajan's rise to power durung the Third Reich, and his ambitious role in Hitler's Germany. Eight b&w photographs.

Arxo Publishing Co., Park Avenue South, New York 1977 Hardcover, 26.5 x 20.5cms (10½" x 8"), with dust jacket Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, and the usual stamps, stickers & barcode. GOOD book in GOOD unclipped dust jacket Your child will learn how to defend himself through the art of karate as easily as he learned how to ride a bicycle through these simple, easy-to-follow instructions in this extensively illustrated book. While there is no real replacement for the discipline exercised in the classroom, many young people are not close enough or cannot afford regular classes. This book has therefore been designed to simulate the classroom as closely as possible.

Jonathon Cape, London - first UK edition 1980 hardcover, 8.75" x 5.25", & jacket Stamp and name to ffep. Previous owner's address to Contents page. Stamp to top-edge. Price clipped jacket. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD dust jacket Black cloth-bound boards with gold type to spine, red endpapers. Look what happened when the West invaded India in 1960-70s: Ginsberg, the Beatles, Gurus, Hinduism - seeking enlightenment & salvation! The commercialism of a culture - seen with biting wit!

Africasouth Paperbacks, David Philip Publishers, Cape Town - 1983 softcover, 6" x 8¾" Book in VERY GOOD condition Third impression. Seventy b&w photographs. Here is Guy Butler's record of his boyhood - to the age of 18 - in Cradock in the Eastern Cape. It was a relatively carefree time when the only serious burden a young boy was aware of was the financial stringency of the Depression. His childhood was lit by the joyous enterprises of the ebullient family of five Butler children and by the sense of community in family and in the small Karoo village. Guy Butler became one of South Africa's most widely admired literary figures.

Metro Books, Michael Friedman Publishing, New York - 1998 hardcover, 9¾" x 13", with dust jacket VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket, 2 very small nicks in jacket at top corners. She was one of the most visible and talented actresses of all time, gracing both stage and screen for over 50 years - Katharine Hepburn will always be known as a model of strength and perseverance. Rediscover the highlights of her life and career in this pictorial biography … absolutely beautiful photographs (mono, sephia, full-colour) reveal her through four chapter-phases: Ingenue, Leading Lady, Star, and Icon. Over 120 large photographs, and filmography. As packed book weighs 1¼kgs (3lbs), slightly-higher-than-usual shipping costs may apply (email us your location, we'll quote first).

W W Norton & Company, New York - first US edition 1988 hardcover, 5¾" x 8½, with untrimmed fore-edges, and dust jacket VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket Isabel Russell has provided an affectionate and candid memoir of the eight years she spent in the White's home in North Brooklin, Maine as their personal secretary. She has given us a portrait, both humorous and touching, of one of the great literary marriages of the twentieth century, and of two people whose love for one another, and their work, burned as brightly in their old age as it did in their youth.

Katherine Region of Writers, Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia 1999 Softcover, 17½cms x 25cms, with card covers Book in VERY GOOD condition This book gives voice to the experiences of many people involved in the devastating Australia Day flood (January 26, 1998). When nature exerts her power over our lives it is a terrifying experience - so it was in Katherine (1170 of Katherine's 2054 flats and houses were flooded; about 500 businesses were flooded affecting nearly 1500 jobs). In this book over 100 survivors recall theie experiences; plus three maps and 27 colour photographs.

Unwin Paperbacks 1988 Paperback Good condition. Gentle Yoga exercises for the elderly

David & Charles, Newton Abbot, Devon 1978 Stapled booklet, 21cms x 14.5cms, with printed card covers Book in GOOD condition It is not necessary to have a great deal of land or even a large gaden to keep a few bee hives. Bees are not difficult to keep provided you follow a fe basic rules - the first being to make sure that you are not allergic to their stings! Just a few hives usually provide more than enough for your year's supply of honey. Fully illustrated guide.

T F H Publications, Neptune City, NJ - 1961 stapled booklet, 5½" x 8" Booklet in GOOD condition The sea horse is better-known to the general public than any other fish of the sea. Its curious shape, prehensile tail and weird horse-like appearance make it one of the most fascinating of all living creatures. It is without equal as an eye-catching and interest-evoking addition to your aquarium. Sea horses adjust well to captivity with a minimum of care. This book reveals all - preparation, feeding, sexing, life expectancy etc etc.

A H & A W Reed, Terrey Hills, Sydney - 1978 Hardcover, 7½" x 10¼" (19½cms x 26cms), with illustrated board covers Book in VERY GOOD condition A comprehensive, fully-illustrated guide to the care of horses in sickness and health, in which the expertise of three of Sweden's most respected veterinarians and horse specialists is combined to present an indispensable reference work for all horse owners. Contents include: the anatomy of the horse; breeding and judging; gynaecology; the newly-born and growing foal; feeding; infectious diseases; wounds; and the chances of recovery from most types of injury and disease. Book has many colour and b&w photographs.

William Collins Sons & Co, London - first UK edition 1982 hardcover, 6½" x 9¼", with dust jacket Jacket has edgewear. VERY GOOD book in GOOD unclipped dust jacket. When President Jimmy Carter left Washington he carried with him his 5,000-page diary - unedited notes he dictated after each important meeting, nearly every day of his term. In 'Keeping Faith' he draws on this journal directly for a personal account of the exhilaration and solitude of being the man in the Oval Office. Read of the Camp David Accord, the 52 American hostages, nuclear weapons reductions, Panama, energy policies, et al.

Waterline Books, Shrewsbury, UK 1995 hardcover, 7¾" x 10", with dust jacket AS NEW book in AS NEW unclipped dust jacket Dozens of diagrams and b&w photographs. This is the story of how the author and her husband brought an eleven-ton, 1933 ketch ('Nyala') up to a suitable standard so they could cruise and live aboard her. The task was a lengthy process and as the story unfolds, each step of the work is carefully explained and beautifully illustrated. There is much useful information on how to fit new equipment without losing the essential character of a wooden boat. Efficient working methods are explained and will prove useful to others.

Blandford / Cassell, London 1993 Hardcover with dust jacket Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering and usual stamps, stickers. Free front endpaper has been removed. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket Noted herpetologist, Chris Mattison, provides expert guidance on the care and breeding of newts, caecilians, salamanders, frogs and toads. Much of the information is available for the first time in this ground-breaking book which is an essential guide for both amateur and professional. Text illustrated throughout by superb colour photographs.

Blandford Press 1994 Soft cover Ex-ibrary with usual stamps, stickers, barcode, otherwise good book. Every apect of snake husbandry necessary to keep and breed just about any species of snake. Numerous colour and b&w photos.

Hutchinson, London first UK edition ISBN:0091743974 1992 hardcover, 6" x 9¼", with dust jacket. Ours is a re-bound ex-library copy with usual stamps, stickers, barcode etc. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket. It is hard to believe how the shy choirboy at Dartford Tech could have evolved into the greatest songwriter and most influencial guitar player in the history of rock music. Every minute of every day someone somewhere in the world is playing a Rolling Stones' record. But when Brian Jones, Mick Jagger and Keith shared a flat in Edith Grove, no one could have predicted the huge success of the band they would form; and no one would have predicted the tragedies that would bedevil their lives.