Search Results: Titles starting with K from Werdz Quality Used Books

New York, NY: Penguin, 1991. Soft cover. Near Fine. First published in 1926; Clean, tight, unmarked; a few very light scratches to front cover from price sticker removal; otherwise as new; For over 600 years the esoteric books of the Zohar - the central text of medieval Jewish mysticism - were available to very few. Then Mathers - magician, Rosicrucian, scholar, Freemason, Celtic mystic and co-founder of the Order of the Golden Dawn - translated them in this volume and included an authoritative introduction. This book contains "The Book of Concealed Mystery", which speaks of the beginnings of things and lifts the veil of creation; "The Greater Holy Assembly", in which the archetype of our universe is described; and "the Lesser Holy Assembly", which discusses the formations arising from that archetype. The authentic voice of tradition, this book is essential to the understanding of the 'spirit of reception'. Its magical and mysterious elements speak to the spaces… Read More

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: Turnstone Pr, 1996. Soft cover. Very Good. SIGNED BY VICTORIA JASON; Clean, tight, unmarked; small nick on front cover; light wear in inside corners; otherwise absolute minimal shelfwear; "This is Jason's 7,500 km epic journey the Canadian Arctic. The breathtaking beauty and scale of the land, sea and ice, the wildlife and Victoria's contact with the Inuit people affirmed in her a love of the North and a love of adventure.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: Turnstone Pr, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. INSCRIBED BY VICTORIA JASON on ffep; Clean, tight, unmarked; very light general wear; "This is Jason's 7,500 km epic journey the Canadian Arctic. The breathtaking beauty and scale of the land, sea and ice, the wildlife and Victoria's contact with the Inuit people affirmed in her a love of the North and a love of adventure.

Newtown, CT, U.S.A.: Taunton Press, Incorporated, 2000. Soft cover. Very Good. Tight, unmarked; very light general wear; Kaffe Fassett is one of the world's greatest knitwear artists. His designs are masterpieces of rhythm, pattern and color and are in a class of their own. In this outstanding collection of sweaters, jackets, and waistcoats, Kaffe gives us a range of patterns so varied and colorful that every reader will be inspired to pick up their knitting needles and create a designer garment to treasure forever.

Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.: Alaska Northwest Books, 1996. Soft cover. Very Good. Munoz, Rie. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; "A true life story of a Tlingit girl who lived in SE Alaska in the late 1800s, the book is filled with authentic details of daily Tlingit life - social customs, legends and adventure. Richly illustrated by Rie Munoz.

Canada: Charles Choque, 1985. Paperback. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; slight edge wear; spine straight and uncreased; very minimal wear; Illustrated with b/w photographs, maps, footnotes. This book shows a period in the history of the missionary Church in the Canadian Arctic. A biography of Pierre Henry, one of the Oblate missionaries to the Innuit. He worked in the communities of Pelly Bay, Spence Bay, and Gjoa Haven. Written from the perspective of the church in the 1980s.

Markham, ON: Coteau Books, 2000. Paperback. Very Good. INSCRIBED: "FOR RON - DUNCAN THORNTON" (may be "for Ben" difficult to read); Clean, tight, unmarked; light wear to inside corners; spine straight and uncreased; appears unread; Come with Time, the brave captain, and the fearless creaw of the Volantix as they sail for the roof of the world, fighting snow-goblins and ice trolls. Will Grandfather Frost come to their rescue? Will the legend of the astounding Kalifax see them through? This glittering fantasy tells the tale of a trip through the northwest passage, a voyage life you've never imagined!

Toronto, ON: Dundurn, 2003. Paperback. Very Good. SIGNED BY KIM BARRY BRUNHUBER; Clean, tight, unmarked; very light wear to inside corners; otherwise spine straight and uncreased; very minimal wear; Stacy's part black, part white, and apparently on the fast track to fame and fortune, though at times it seems as if he's standing still. Deep down he hungers to make it as a serious photographer, but the gaudy lures and traps of male modeling never cease to tempt him. Kameleon is the hot new jeans-maker, and the guy models in town are clawing at one another to become the company's new face and body. But only one will snatch the crown...

Toronto, ON: Tundra Books, 2006. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; child's name on ffep; otherwise absolute minimal wear; appears unread; Kanada. The name meant untold riches and promise to Jutka, a young Hungarian girl who was captivated by stories of a vast, majestic country where people were able to breathe free of hatred and prejudice. Freedom was in short supply, but hatred was everywhere in Hungary as hundreds of thousands of Jews were deported to concentration camps during the last year of WWII. Jutka, her friends, and her family are sent to Auschwitz. In that hellish place, there was another Kanada. It was the ironic name given to the storehouse at Auschwitz where the possessions - clothing and jewelry - stripped from the victims were deposited, and where Jutka was put to work. The war may have ended, but it did not end the suffering of many of the inmates of concentration camps. Many had no homes to go to, and if they did, they were not welcome. Hundreds went back to Poland… Read More

Winnipeg, MB: Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2016. Soft cover. As New. As New condition; 'A major survey of Karel Funk's artistic career. although informed by the history of Western painting, Funk's imagery is resolutely of the here and now. The averted, often hooded figures that singly occupy his panels convey a mixture of brave sincerity and unsettling mystery.' - Stephen Borys

Markham ON: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, Limited, 1989. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; `compliments of Scholastic`stamp inside front cover; otherwise absolute minimal wear; A pictorial biography of this famous Canadian ballerina intended for young readers.

Whitby, ON, Canada: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, Limited, 1964. Soft cover. Very Good. Translated by T.B. Bottomore; Clean, tight, unmarked; age tanning to pages; price scratched out on front cover; otherwise minimal shelfwear; The three major writings in this volume are: "On the Jewish Question"; "Contributions to the Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right, Introduction";" Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts".

U.S.A.: Gramercy Publishing Company, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Greenaway, Kate. Clean, tight, unmarked; upper inside corner turned on pp. 40-46; two very small, very light dot stains by bottom edge of p. 44; light wear with creasing to upper and lower edges of dust jacket; otherwise very minimal wear; First published in 1881; In this delightful edition of Mother Goose, the illustrations capture the essence of a child's fantasy world. The notes of whimsy and sentiment that characterize the work of the Victorian artist, Kate Greenaway, seem particularly appropriate to these simple innocent rhymes of childhood.

Toronto: Scholastic, 1995. Paperback. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; very minimal shelfwear; "This is a true story of a brave girl who saved many lives during a terrible storm long ago.

Winnipeg, MB, Canada: University of Manitoba Press, 2011. Soft cover. Very Good. INSCRIBED BY HOWARD PAWLEY on half title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; previous owner's name on title page; otherwise absolute minimal wear; appears unread; Howard Pawley served as Premier of Manitoba during one of the most turbulent periods in the province's history. Not since the days of Louis Riel has the province faced such intense and divisive issues as the constitutional reform and French-language rights as it did during the 1980s, when Manitoba took centre stage in setting social policies that would affect Canada's national identity. From his first winning campaign while confined to a hospital bed to the sudden fall of his government at the hands of a rogue political insider, Pawley's memoirs are an engaging and refreshingly honest look at a political career that had a profound effect on a province and its people.

Toronto, ON, Canada: Doubleday Canada, Limited, 1994. Soft cover. Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; institution stamp inside front and back covers; damage from bookplate removal inside front cover; otherwise spine straight and uncreased; minimal wear; When Garnet Raven was 3 years old, he was taken from his home on an Ojibway reservation and placed in a series of foster homes. In his mid-teen, he escapes, only to find himself cast adrift on the streets of the big city. At 20, lonely, disillusioned and in jail, Garnet receive a letter from his long-lost Native family. Released from jail, Garnet decides to stay on the reservation and in so doing discovers a sense of place of self, through Keeper, a friend of his grandfather.

Montreal, PQ, Canada: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2007. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked; slight wear to upper spine extreme of dust jacket; otherwise as new; The Hudson's Bay Company Archives is one of the world's most complete archival collections and a national treasure. Protected in the vaults of the Archives of Manitoba, its documents trace the history of the fur trade, North American exploration, the growth of a retail empire, and the evolution of Canada as a country. This is the first comprehensive look at the development of the Hudson's Bay Company Archives over three centuries.

Madeira Park, BC, Canada: Harbour Publishing Company, Limited, 1990. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; small stain on bottom edge and general sun tanning to edges; otherwise very minimal wear; A history of British Columbia's lighthouses and their keepers.

Pownal, Vermont: Storey Communications, Inc., 1991. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; light wear to upper inside corner and upper edge; otherwise very minimal wear; You'll find dozens of fruits and vegetables listed A to Z with helpful recommendations for how they can best be preserved - from harvesting to putting up to storage. Reference charts, favorite recipes, and trouble-shooting tips are sprinkled throughout. And of course, safety, taste, and nutrition concerns are always emphasized.

London, United Kingdom: Arcturus Publishing, 2010. Hardcover. New. New Book; An intensive and easy to follow guide on how to raise poultry.