Search Results: Titles starting with K from Black's Fine Books & Manuscripts

London: Jonathan Cape, 2005. First UK edition. Hardcover. pp. [8], 327. Small 8vo. Black boards with gilt lettering to spine. Near fine and housed in near fine dustjacket. Translated from the Italian to English. "[A]n utterly original, fascinating interpretation of the work of Franz Kafka that is simultaneously an unprecedented exploration into the mystery of Kafka himself."

Halifax & Winnipeg: Fernwood Publishing Co., Ltd., 2012. First Edition. Softcover. pp. 175. Slim 8vo. Pictorial covers. Black-and-white photographs, illustrations. Bright, clean, and unmarked; very good+. "Indigenous methodologies have been silenced and obscured by the Western scientific means of knowledge production. In a challenge to this colonialist rejection of Indigenous knowledge, Anishinaabe researcher Kathleen Absolon examines the academic work of fourteen Indigenous scholars who utilize Indigenous worldviews in their search for knowing. Through an examination not only of their work but also of their experience in producing that work, Kaandossiwin describes how Indigenous researchers re-theorize and re-create methodologies. Understanding Indigenous methodologies as guided by Indigenous paradigms, worldviews, principles, processes and contexts, Absolon argues that they are wholistic, relational, inter-relational and interdependent with Indigenous philosophies, beliefs and ways of life. In… Read More

Winnipeg, Manitoba: Turnstone Press Limited, 1996. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good +. pp. ix, 298. 8vo. Publisher's navy blue boards. Rich with many black-and-white, and colour maps, photographs, portraits, illustrations, facsimiles, et al. Light general shelfwear, neat ink name to the ffep, else, contents bright, clean, and unmarked with tight, sound binding; very good and housed in very good dustjacket. "During the summers of 1991 through 1994 Victoria Jason and two companions--Fred Reffler and Don Starkell--set out to kayak from Churchill, Manitoba to Tuktoyaktuk on the Beaufort Sea. When she set out in 1991, Victoria, already a grandmother of two, had been kayaking for only a year and was still recovering from the second of two strokes."

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1978. Limited First Edition. Leather Bound. pp. 315. 8vo. Bound in full lovely textured maroon leather over boards, featuring elaborate gilt lettering, rules and ornamentation to the spine and boards; three raised bands to spine, four compartments, textured cream silk moire endpapers, like silk ribbon-marker, all edges gilt. Beautifully illustrated with full-page colour plates. Entirely without blemish to the extremities, and contents. Appears unread; as new. A most handsome presentation. Not to be mistaken for earlier, more common printings, by the Franklin Library which are not bound in leather. "This limited first edition published by The Franklin Library exclusivley for members of The First Edition Society."

Winnipeg, Manitoba: Vyd. "Kalyny" | Kalyna Ukrainian Cooperative, 2005. First Edition, First Printing (Limited edition of 500 copies). Softcover. pp. 238. 8vo. Illustrated covers. Colour frontispiece. Rich with many additional black-and-white, and colour photographs, group photographs, portraits, illustrations, facsimiles, charts, tables, et al. Appears unread; as new. Text chiefly in Ukrainian; some English contributions. Corresponds to OCLC #234099937. "Like every immingrant institution, the "Kalyna Ukrainian Cooperative" had its roots in the old country and was establishedin response to stimuli emanating from both western Ukraine and Canada. Founded in 1930 by Ukrainian war veterans who had immigrated to Canada during the 1920's, Kalyna represented their response to economic crisis in Canada and political crisis in western Ukraine. Kalyna pursued economic and political goals throughout the 1930's. On the one hand, its founded hoped that Kalyna, which drew on the experience of the remarkably… Read More

Kamouraska, Quebec: Musée de Kamouraska Inc., 1981. First Edition, First Printing. Card Covers. pp. 58 + 1 errata leaf. 4to. Illustrated stapled card wrappers. Replete with black-and-white photographs of the varios historic homes, manors located throughout Kamouraska, Quebec. Light sunning to the covers, faint circular library stamp to the corner of the title page otherwise, the contents remain bright, clean, and unmarked; very good+. Text in French. [Préparée par un groupe d'étudiants de Kamouraska sous la responsabilité du Musée de Kamouraska Inc.]

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. pp. xxii, 544. Thick 8vo. Publisher's dark-green cloth over boards, gilt lettering to the spine and front board. Black-and-white photographs, portraits, illustrations, photographic reproductions, facsimiles, etc. Remarkably well-preserved with little-to-no flaws to the extremities, contents equally without blemish with bright, clean, and unmarked pages and firm, sound binding; near fine and housed in near fine dustjacket. "This is the first full-length biography in more than fifty years of Immanuel Kant, one of the giants among the pantheon of Western philosophers, and one of the most powerful and influential in contemporary philosophy. Taking account of the most recent scholarship, Manfred Kuehn allows the reader to follow the same journey that Kant himself took in emerging as a central figure in modern philosophy. Manfred Kuehn was formerly Professor of Philosophy at Purdue University. A specialist on German… Read More

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1965. Fourth Impression. Hardcover. pp. 585; 510. 8vo's. Uniformly bound in maroon cloth over boards with gilt lettering to the spines, publisher's maroon topstain. Faintest edgewear, else, extremities exceptionally well-preserved, contents entirely without blemish with bright, clean, and unmarked pages and firm, sound bindings; near fine and housed in their original very good+ unclipped dustjackets (two small period stickers affixed to the corners of the front panels). Overall, very good+ to near fine. Muirhead Library of Philosophy.

Minneapolis, MN: Walker Art Center, 2007. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. pp. xii, 418. 8vo. Publisher's light-brown cloth over boards, stamped lettering, and illustration to the spine, and boards. Richly illustrated in black-and-white, and colour throughout. No detectable flaws to the extremities, contents equally without blemish with bright, clean, and unmarked pages and firm, sound binding; fine. See OCLC #427525640. Catalog of an exhibition at the Walker Art Center, Minn., Minnesota, Feb. 17-May 13, 2007; Whitney Museum of American Art, NY, NY , Nov. 11, 2007-Feb. 3, 2008; UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, Calif., Feb. 17-May 11, 2008.

Pennsylvania, United States: University Of Pittsburgh Press, 1991. Softcover. pp. xvi, 308. 8vo. Pictorial covers. Black-and-white photographs, portraits. Bright, clean, and unmarked; fine. Appears unread; as new.

New York: International Publishers | Progress Publishers, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. pp. viii, 615. 8vo. Publisher's red cloth over boards, gilt lettering to the spine and front board. Exceptionally well-preserved showing no detectable flaws to the extremities, or the contents. Appears unread; as new in fine, unclipped, dustjacket and all housed in original plain cardboard slipcase. As new. "The English-language edition of hte Collected Works of Marx and Engels, which is a joint publication of Lawrence & Wishart Ltd., London, and International Publishers Co., Inc., New York, and Progress Publishers and the Institute of Marxism-Leninism, Moscow will include all the works of Karl Marx and Frederick Engels published in their lifetime and a considerable part of their legacy manuscripts as well as their letters."

New York: International Publishers | Progress Publishers, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. pp. xxxvii, 501. 8vo. Publisher's red cloth over boards, gilt lettering to the spine and front board. Exceptionally well-preserved showing no detectable flaws to the extremities, or the contents. Appears unread; as new in fine, unclipped, dustjacket and all housed in original plain cardboard slipcase. As new. "The English-language edition of hte Collected Works of Marx and Engels, which is a joint publication of Lawrence & Wishart Ltd., London, and International Publishers Co., Inc., New York, and Progress Publishers and the Institute of Marxism-Leninism, Moscow will include all the works of Karl Marx and Frederick Engels published in their lifetime and a considerable part of their legacy manuscripts as well as their letters."

London: Basil Blackwell, Publisher, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. pp. v, 194. Small 8vo. Publisher's red boards with gilt lettering to the spine. Lightest rubbing to the boards, contents without blemish with bright, clean, and unmarked pages and firm, sound binding; very good+ and housed in original, unclipped, dustjacket. Overall, very good+.

London: Michael Joseph, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. pp. xi, 332. 8vo. Publisher's lilab paper boards, gilt lettering to the spine. Exceptionally well-perserved showing no detectable flaws to the extremities, contents equally without blemish with bright, clean, and unmarked pages and firm, sound binding; near fine and housed in very good+ very lightly rubbed, price-clipped, dustjacket. Overall, very good+.

New York: Monthly Review Press, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. pp. 248. 8vo. Publisher's black cloth over boards, gilt lettering to the spine. Exceptionally well-preserved, contents bright, clean, and unmarked with firm, sound binding; as new and housed in very good+ lightly rubbed, unclipped, dustjacket (now housed in protective mylar cover). Overall, near fine. "A centennial edition containing over 100 pages of previously unavailable writings as well as fully annotated texts of the traditional writings."

New York: International Publishers | Progress Publishers, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. pp. vii, 578. 8vo. Publisher's red cloth over boards, gilt lettering to the spine and front board. Exceptionally well-preserved showing no detectable flaws to the extremities, or the contents. Appears unread; as new in fine, unclipped, dustjacket and all housed in original plain cardboard slipcase. As new. "The English-language edition of hte Collected Works of Marx and Engels, which is a joint publication of Lawrence & Wishart Ltd., London, and International Publishers Co., Inc., New York, and Progress Publishers and the Institute of Marxism-Leninism, Moscow will include all the works of Karl Marx and Frederick Engels published in their lifetime and a considerable part of their legacy manuscripts as well as their letters."

New York: International Publishers | Marx-Engles-Lenin Institute, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. pp. xxiv, 479. 8vo. Publisher's navy-blue cloth over boards, gold lettering to the spine. Light bumping to the spine ends, tips else, very good+. Contents without blemish with bright, clean, and unmarked pages and firm, sound binding; very good+ and housed in fair original, price-clipped dustjcaket showing some creasing and loss along the edges of the panels. Overall, very good.

Boston: Bullfinch Press | Little Brown And Company, 1996. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. As New. Unpaginatd. 4to. Vibrant red cloth over boards, white lettering to the spine and front board. Replete with gorgeous reproductions of the iconic photographer's shots (170 duotones, and 12 colour illustrations). Appears unread; as new in fine dustjacket. Remarkable condition.

Baltic, Ohio: Raber's Book Store, 1983. Stapled Wraps. pp. 80. 12mo. measuring 9.5 cm x 16 cm. Light blue textured stapled card covers. No detectable flaws; fine. [S.D. Guengerich] ; verfasst von etlichen Brüdern ; auf Anratung vieler Brüder und Diener der Amischen Gemeinde, zu Amisch, Johnson County, Iowa.

Winnipeg, Manitoba: Sommerfeld Mennonite Church of Manitoba, 1982. Fourth Printing. Card Covers. Fine. pp. 189. 16mo. Navy blue card covers with silver lettering to spine and front cover. Contents bright, clean and unmarked; fine. Text in German and English.