Search Results: Titles starting with K from Nooks Of Books

New York: Atheneum, 1986. Uncorrected Proofs. Near Fine in beige cardstock wraps, trade sized (pb). 309pps. There is a small and shallow crimp at the top corner of the first forty pages, otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. No reading wear and no previous ownership markings. SIGNED by the author -- without further inscription -- on the title-page. A very nice, collector's-quality copy -- especially scarce signed. ".0ne of the most feisty, spellbinding and engaging heroines in modern fiction captures the essence of her own life in this contemporary American odyssey born of red-clay land and small-town people. We meet Kate at a crucial moment in middle age when she begins to yearn to see the son she abandoned when she was seventeen. But if she decides to seek him, will he understand her? Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, 'Kate Vaiden' is a penetrating psychological portrait of an ordinary woman in extraordinary circumstances, a story as joyous, tragic, comic and… Read More

New York: Doubleday, 1992. Fine in a Fine dustjacket. This is a Review Copy, with a placard/postcard from the publisher's publicity department laid-in. Black boards quarterbound in black cloth. The spine is stamped in copper. Bright blue endpages. 276pps. First Printing. A beautiful, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. No reading wear or previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is very lightly rubbed; no chips, soiling, or tears. The original price is intact. SIGNED and inscribed by the author on the title-page.<br><br><b><font color=#003366> "There is no reason why this phone call from her daughter should be any different, but it is. 'Mommy.' comes the eerie whisper. 'The man.say no, Mommy, say no, say NO!' Suddenly Brooke Hayes's life is turned upside down." <br><br></b></font> Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and… Read More

New York: Dutton, 1952. Very Good+ in a Very Good dustjacket. Bound in full russet-brown cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt. 95pps. The top section of the ffep has been clipped off, presumably to divorce it from a previous owner's name or inscription (and quite effectively done). This is an unfortunate flaw as the rest of book is in excellent shape: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. The text is immaculate; no reading wear. The price-clipped dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has light edgewear, a bit of chipping at the spine-ends (does not affect lettering), and some sunning in the area of the spine. A considerable tear along the front gutter has been repaired and reinforced with non-acidic archival tape: there is no loss of material to this tear and the flaw is no longer apparent. Though the author was known to be terribly gracious and his pen was about as free as his spirit, this copy is, uncommonly, unsigned . ".Kentucky Is My Land is Jesse Stuart's fervent… Read More

Ashland, Kentucky: Economy Printers, 1952. Author's Edition. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Fully bound in green cloth. The spine is stamped in silver. 95pps. There is a crease in the front pastedown (a slight production flaw) and the binding is slightly shaken, though sound, with slim separations between a couple of signatures (more a cosmetic than a structural issue): otherwise clean, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. The text is immaculate; no reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has light wear at the extremities; no other flaws of note. The original price is intact. SIGNED and generically inscribed by the author 'with all good wishes' on the ffep. ".'Kentucky Is My Land' is Jesse Stuart's fervent reaffirmation of his passionate love for the Kentucky land in which he grew up, with its flowers and trees and weathers, and its infinite seasonal variety. Mr. Stuart returns to many of the scenes of his boyhood… Read More

New York: Random House, 1961. Near Fine in a Very Good dustjacket. Decorative gray and black boards. The spine is stamped in silver and yellow. Octavo. Light blue topstain. 183pps. Stated First Printing. There is mild bumping to the tips and rubbing to the spine-ends, otherwise clean, tight, and bright. No previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, has very light edgewear and is rubbed -- particularly along the folds and the extremities; two small, round holes are punched into the front flap, though the original price is intact. A nice, presentable copy of the author's scarce second novel. "...Winston was a town where, as in a mobile, everything balanced precariously. It looked all right to visitors, and even to most of the people who lived there. Children got to school safely, and there wasn't much union trouble, and the streets were fairly clean and well paved. A few people knew better about Winston -- because they ran the town. 'Killing Time' is the… Read More

New York: Saint Martin's, 1988. (1988). Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Blue boards. The spine is stamped in gilt. Octavo. 216pps. There is mild bumping to the spine-ends, otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. The textblock is immaculate; no apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, is as new; the original price (15.95) is intact. An excellent, collector's-quality copy of the author's first novel.<br><br> Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover.

Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1997. [1997]. Very Good+ in a Near Fine dustjacket. Purple boards. The spine is stamped in white. Quarto. 264pps. There are a few bumps to the boards and a remainder mark, otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. The text is immaculate; absolutely no reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, has very light wear at the extremities; the original price is intact. "...'King Suckerman' is a thriller that weaves the blaxploitation films, the drug deals, the soul music, and the racial tensions that defined the seventies into a story of natural-born killers and two men who risk everything to bring them down. Dimitri Karras and Marcus Clay are old friends whose affection transcends the barriers of race. Clay is a Vietnam vet trying to make a go of his own small business, while Karras is drifting, playing pickup basketball and supporting himself with small-time drug dealing. When Karras takes Clay with him to make… Read More

New York: Dutton, 1952. Very Good in a Very Good dustjacket. Brown tweed boards. The spine is stamped in silver; the front panel in blind. Octavo. 251pps. Stated First Edition. There is slight rubbing wear to the tips and the spine-ends and some of the silver stamping has been flecked from the spine. There is a faint abrasion near the bottom of the ffep., as if a label has been neatly removed. Otherwise clean, bright, square, and soundly bound. No previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has touches of rubbing: particularly at the extremities and along the folds; there are a couple of crinkles in the rear panel and a remnant of tape on either flap. The original price is intact. SIGNED and inscribed by the author to the original owner with 'Mike tangles with a platinum blonde for a change -- good to see you and best of luck.' ".The blonde dame was close enough to death without jumping in front of Mike Hammer's car. Of course, she didn't know who was… Read More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1928. In Good+ condition. Bound in the publisher's full brown cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt; the front board in blind. Fading brown topstain. 'Map of The Old West' endpapers. 297pps. No dustjacket. There is rubbing wear to the tips and the spine-ends. Internally, both hinges are starting -- though stable -- and a previous owner's name and address are penned on the front pastedown. Also, some page-edges are a bit ragged (from their having been opened); this does not affect the text. All in all, a nice reading copy of this old biography.<br><br> Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. X03-D.. First Edition. Cloth.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Riverhead Books, 2003. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Green boards quarterbound in black cloth. Both the spine and the front panel are stamped in gilt. Burgundy endpapers. 324pps. There is a remainder dot and a small touch of soiling on the bottom of the textblock, otherwise Fine: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. No apparent reading wear. The dust jacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is mildly rubbed with a touch of crinkling at the head of the spine; the original price (24.95) is intact. A very nice, presentable copy.<br><br><b><font color=#003366> "...An epic tale of fathers and sons, of friendship and betrayal, that takes us from the final days of Afghanistan’s monarchy to the atrocities of the present.<br> The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father’s servant, The Kite Runner is a beautifully crafted novel set in a country… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Amistad / HarperCollins, 2003. Near Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Beige boards with a tan, gilt-stamped spine. Tan endpapers. Quarto. 388pps. Three page-corners are crimped, otherwise Fine: clean, tight, square, and bright. No previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is as new; the original price is intact. The author's first novel (following a collection of short stories) and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. A very nice, collector's-quality copy.<b><font color=#003366><br><br> "Henry Townsend, a black farmer, bootmaker, and former slave, has a fondness for Paradise Lost and an unusual mentor -- William Robbins, perhaps the most powerful man in antebellum Virginia's Manchester County. Under Robbins's tutelage, Henry becomes proprietor of his own plantation -- as well as of his own slaves. When he dies, his widow, Caldonia, succumbs to profound grief, and things begin to fall apart at their… Read More

London: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 2001. Uncorrected Bound Proof. Fine in glossy pictorial wraps, trade-sized (pb). 309pps. An excellent, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. No reading wear and no previous ownership markings. SIGNED by the author on a bookplate acquired directly from him; the bookplate has been laid in. "...Europe is ablaze with war. The British prime minister is under pressure to intimidate the French and dispatches a Navy squadron to appear off the French coast. To man the ships, ordinary citizens must be press-ganged. Thomas Paine Kydd, a young wig-maker from Guildford, is seized and taken across the country to be part of the crew of the ninety-eight-gun line-of-battle ship Duke William. The ship sails immediately and Kydd has to learn the harsh realities of shipboard life fast. Despite all he goes through, amid dangers of tempest and battle, he comes to admire the skills and courage of his fellow seamen, taking up the challenge himself to become a true… Read More