Search Results: Titles starting with K from Ghost River Books

N. Y.: Metropolitan Books, 2006. 321 pages. State first Edition.. Hardcover. Used - Very Good.

London: Frederick Muller, 1964 HC and DJ. 8 x 5 1/2. 228 pp + index. Controversial attitutudes presented by Oliver Walker are the roots of Political isolation experienced by South Africa at the time of the writing of this book. "So uth Africa's capacity to continue flouting world opinion depends on three things which are discussed at length in these pages. They are non-intervention by the great powers; more and more draconian me asure to prevent insurrection among the subbject Blacks, Indians and Coloureds; and no ganging-up by the thirty-four new Black states to the North". A good indication of the attitudes and the times in South Africa in the 60s. DJ has some wear to edges, some soiling to back cover , but looks nice and bright in a new mylar cover. Not price clipped. Black paper binding in near-new cond. No former own er's name on endpapers. Text is clean and unmarked. Seven map illustrations. Overall cond: v. good..

N. Y.: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971. Cover has a little edge rubbing, sticker pull to front. Former owner's name on first page. Text is unmarked.134 pages.. Trade Paperback. Good-.

Prospect Heights, IL, U.S.A.: Waveland Press, Incorporated, 1987. 164 pp. B/W photos. Maps, tables, and figures. The Mandara Hills are one of the last areas of Central and Western Africa to be modernized. Chapters include: Pronunciation of Kapsiki words, Coping with Mountains and Men; Compounds, clans and clashes; Religion; Women on the move; The Walls of the Compound: The Kapsiki and the Outside World. Author's notes. Softcover has very little noticable wear. Tiny bumps to corners. No former owner's name. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. A great copy.. Soft Cover. V. Good. 9 x 6.

Don Mills, ON, Canada: Collier-Macmillan, 1973. 151 pp. The story of a Canadian girl who dreamed of skating to the top of the world and made her dream come true. B/w photos. Olympic Silver Medalist in Japan. Soft ocver has no major corner creases, a crease to spine, a wee bit of scuffing, a small stain to back bottom cover. Text has browned, a few faint finger smudges in text.. Mass Market Paperback. Good.

Oxford Univ Press, 1968. 295 pages includes index. Third edition which the author has thoroughly revised the text, adding several new passages and substantially re-writing others. Soft cover has a bit of edge rubbing, a wee crease to back bottom corner. Former owner's name on half title page. Text is clean and unmarked.. Third Edition. Trade Paperback. Good.

The Theosophical Publishing House, 1981. 163 pages. A Quest Book Cover has some minimal rubbing to edges, small rubs to corners. No former owner's name. Text is unmarked.. Paperback. Good.

London: Grange Books, 1993. 62 pages. An unique collection of rhymes and pictures for children. A facsimile of the original which was first published around 1885. Dust jacket is in lovely clean condition. No noticed wear. Looks great in new Brodart protective cover. No former owner's name. Text is clean and unmarked. A truly lovely copy.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Kate Greenaway.

London: Grange, 1989. A lovely copy. Dust jacket has no noticed wear. Looks great in a new brodart cover. No former owner's name. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Kate Greenaway.

N.Y.: Beagle Books, 1972. #5. 158 pp. After his marriage to Anne, King Henry VIII fell in love with young, passionat and beautiful Katherine Howard. She was politically naive and the Protestant and Catholic factions fought for control, plotting for and against her. They were turning the king against her as well. Softcover has little wear, no creases. No former owner's name. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. A good copy of this historical novel. Mass Market Paperback. V. Good. 7 x 4 1/4.

Blacklick, Ohio, U.S.A.: McGraw-Hill, 1993. 160 pp. includes index, list of suppliers. Soft cover has some edge rubbing, bright and clean, no creases, a bit of lam lift to back top edge. No former owner's name. Text is unmarked.. Softcover. Good+.

Wonder, 1965. 60 pages. Cover has rubbing to edges, some wear to head and foot of spine, a sticker pull to top front corner, some scuffing to back cover. Former owner's name has been erased fromront free endpaper. Text has browned somewhat but is clean and unmarked.. Hardcover. Fair-good. Illus. by Elizabeth Dauber.

N.Y.: Archway, 1968. 121 pp. Pierre Manet was apprenticed to a druggist and he hated it. One day Pierre found a way to ecape from the dreary pharmacy- a way to win one glorious year of freedom among the wild bulls. Translated by hertha Pauli. Soft cover has some crinkling from holding, a bit of edge rubbing. Former owner's initials at top of first page. Text is clean.. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Illus. by Helmar Becker-Berke.

Kobenhavn: Pavl Branners Forlag, 1945. Hard Cover. First Edition. 8 1/2 x 5 3/4. 150 pp. Written in Stockholm in 1944. Subtitled "Billder Fra En Dansk Provinsby Under Gestapos Sogelys". There are 13 chapters with titles such as: Da det beg yndte; Trange Tider; Kirken i Frontliner; Et Mede Lynet slaar ned; etc. Binding is leather and marbled paper on boards, gold gilt lettering on leather spine. Endpapers have previous owner's tidy sign a ture. Entire book is in superb cond. Front cover has min rubbing to edges, otherwise bright, tight, and clean. Overall cond. v. good.. First. Hard Cover. Good/Near Fine.

London: Evans Brothers, 1979. 32 pages. Contents: The Original Settlers of Western Kenya; Luo Occupation of Kenyq; The Luo way of Life; The Luo and Their Neighbours; The Siwindhe Stories. Cover has some edge rubbing and a bit of crinkling to front bottom corner. No former owner's name. Text is clean and unmarked.. Stapled Softcover. Good-.

Golden, 1993. Cover has a bit of scuffing, rubs to corners. Gold spine is in nice condition. 1993 edition. text is clean and unmarked. No former owner's name.. Hardcover. Good. Illus. by Tom Leigh.

N. Y.: Scholastic, 1987. Soft cover is bright with just a couple of spots of very faint stain, a wee bit of edge rubbing and a crease to top front corner. Former owner' name on first page. Text is clean and unmarked.. Paperback. Good. Illus. by Lauren Attinello.

Raben & Sjogren, 1963. 55 pp. B/W illustrations. Text is in Swedish.. Illustrated paper on boards binding has rubs and bumps to corners, some scuffing. Grey cloth spine has a bit of wear to head and foot but is not frayed. There are two divots to front of cover that extend to first couple of pages and four cut marks to side of front edge. Former owner's name stamped and printed on front free endpaper. Text is unmarked except for dimples from the divots on the cover.. Hard Cover. Fair. Illus. by Ulla Sundin.

Moscow: Mir Publishers, 1976. 148 pp includes references and suggestions for further reading. Black paper on boards binding has wear to spiine, wee rubs to corners, some lam lift along spine. No former owner's name. Text is unmarked. Translated from the Russian by Oleg Glebov. . Hard Cover. Fair.

Ottawa: IDRC, 1994. 78 pages. A Practical guide to managing science and technology. Cover has wee rubs to corners, a slight spine tilt. No former owner's name. Text is unmarked.. Trade Paperback. Good.