Search Results: Authors starting with K from West of Eden Books

New York, Coward-McCann, 1949, hardcover, 212 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Very Good+ in Very Good+ dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight spine-end and corner wear. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, slight edge nicks, short closed tears, in new Brodart sleeve. A story of conflict between old world traditions and present day America, set in the Italian Quarter of upper New York near the East River, and centered on Sileno, an old puppeteer, whose theatre is the heart of the Piazza.

St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg Press, 2023, trade paperback, 368 pp, First Edition stated, Signed by the Author without inscription on the title page, New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright pictorial card covers. The well-known urbanist and author of For the Love of Cities, Love Where You Live: Creating Emotionally Engaging Places, and The Emotional Infrastructure of Places presents his first work of fiction, a detective story set in San Francisco during the cold war and featuring the beat writers and poets of North Beach. ISBN 9781940300634

New York, Feiwel and Friends, 2020, hardcover, 245 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing by numberline, New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in new unclipped dustjacket bearing original price. The popular author of A Stitch in Time returns with the story of a family in crisis during the social and political upheaval of the 1970s and a young girl's efforts to bring them back together.

San Diego, MCM Publishing, 2013, trade paperback, 218 pp, edition not stated, no previous printings noted, Signed and inscribed by the Author on the front endpaper, inscription reads 'Xxxx (name) - Stay Safe, Kurt', New. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, bump to bottom corner, in pictorial card covers. In the author's fourth Firefighter Mystery a painkiller-addicted firefighter joins forces with the Sheriff's Department and an enigmatic aerospace engineer in a battle against a dangerous biker gang.

U-Connect Inc., 2012, trade paperback, 168 pp, edition not stated, no previous printings noted, New. Straight, tight clean and unworn, ink stamp to bottom of text block. Well-known and sought-after keynote speaker, corporate trainer and entrepreneurship expert Katko, presents a no-nonsense approach to owning and running a thriving company. Divided into six main chapters with appended exercises to put your newly-aquired knowledge to work for you.

San Diego, Top Reads Publishing, 2015, hardcover, xiii-328 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing by numberline, Signed and inscribed by the Author to the original owner (named) on the title page, New. Straight, tight and clean with no markings in new dustjacket. In this first book in the series Victoria and her sister Tennessee work with Cornelius Vanderbilt the first American titan of industry as he creates his railroad empire and nearly crashes the U.S. economy in the Gold Scandal of 1869. Bibliography appended, foreword by Victor Villasenor.

Boston, Beacon Press, 1989, trade paperback, 360 pp, Revised and expanded Edition (most of the material in this volume originally appeared in nos. 29/30 of the journal Sinister Wisdom (1986)), First Printing, Signed and inscribed by both Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz and Irena Klepfisz 'To Abby' with personal messages, on the title page, Very Good in bright, pictorial card covers. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight corner bumps, corner crease to rear cover affecting the final two pages. A collection of writings, including poetry, by Jewish women worldwide regarding the value of women's participation in Jewish life, and the feminist struggle in the Jewish community. Illustrated throughout with black-&-white photographs. Appended: Glossary, Contributor's Notes, Resources. ISBN 9780807036051

New York, Exposition Press, 1960, hardcover, 352 pp, First Edition stated, Very Good+ in Fair dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light spine-end and corner wear. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, spine faded, edge nicks, edge chips particularly to head of spine, sticker ghost to front flap, in new Brodart sleeve. A study of the cultural and religious practices of the Cuna Indians of Panama and Colombia as they relate to various religios traditions in other cultures. Topics include: The Creation of the Universe, Gods and Demigods, The Great Flood, Cuna Cosmology, The Earthmother, the Tree of Life, Phallic Symbols, and The Heaven-Bound Canoe. Illustrated with 40 pages of photographs and drawn figures. Appended: Notes, Bibliography, Index.

Berkeley, University of California Press, 1977, hardcover, xxi-209 pp, First Edition in English translation by Grete Heinz, First Printing, Near Fine in Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings. Dustjacket, light edge nicks, one corner tape-repaired, spine faded, in new Brodart sleeve. A collection of ten essays which originally appeared in journals between 1927 and 1932 and are now accepted by a new generation of historians as models upon which to base analyses of other institutions and periods. Editor's notes appended. ISBN 9780520028807

Flagstaff AZ , SWCA Inc Environmental Consultants, SWCA Anthropological Research Paper Number Six, 1998, large format paperback (8" x 11"), x-122 pp, Edition not stated, No previous printings noted, Very Good condition in brown card covers with copper colored embossed decoration. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, short tear to front cover at spine. A study of seven small archaeological sites in the Hieroglyphic Mountains of Arizona, five prehistoric and protohistoric camp and work sites attributed to Hohokam and Yavapi components dated A.D. 700 to A.D. 1700, and two mining sites dated late 1800s to 1950s. Profusely illustrated throughout with figures and tables. Appended: Radiocarbon Results, Pollen Analysis, Macrobotanical Analysis, Faunal Analysis, References.

New York, Palgrave Macmillan, 2014, trade paperback, 268 pp, Advance Reader\'s Edition (ARC), New. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight bump to heel of spine. A fast-paced military history of the Revolutionary War focusing on the officers whose passion and perseverance helped America win its independence. Illustrated thoughout with maps. Appended notes and bibliography. *Please note* page numbers for chapters are not included in the table of contents in this early edition making chapter searching tricky.

Boston, Martinius Nijhoff Publishing, 1987, hardcover, 149 pp, Edition not stated, No previous printings noted, Good condition, no dustjacket as issued. Straight, tight and clean, tidy name and corner clip to front endpaper, spine sunned, spine end bumped, scratch to front board. Illustrated throughout with tables, drawn figures, black-&-white photographs and color plates. Extensive references throughout. Index appended. ISBN 9780898388848

Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press, 1976, hardcover, xii-214 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Fine in Very Good+ dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings. Dustjacket, light rubs, slight edge nicks, in new Brodart sleeve. An in-depth look at the city of Argos and the surrounding area from earliest times until the sixth century after the time of Pheidon. Illustrated with 3 maps. Appended: Notes, Bibliography, Index.

New York, Farrar Straus & Co, 1946, hardcover, viii-423 pp, Edition not stated but date on title page matches date on copyright page and no previous printings are noted, Fair in Poor dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, spine-end edge and corner wear, light stains to bottom edge of text block. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, edge chips, some fading, one visible tape repair, in new Brodart sleeve. As the title implies the author has led many exciting lives based on the guiding principle of ignoring inclement weather. A pioneer in mining, transportation, advertising and motion pictures, theater builder and play producer, avid fisherman and collector of Washingtonia are only a few of his interests, there's more on every page.

New York, Kensington Fantasy, 2014, trade paperback, 326 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing by numberline, Signed by the Author without personalization on the title page, "Best Wishes! Jeffe Kennedy", New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings, in bright pictorial card covers tending to curl. The award-winning author whose works include non-fiction, poetry, short fiction, and novels returns with the second part of The Twelve Kingdoms trilogy as Amelia becomes swept up in the war for control of the Twelve Kingdoms and must decide if she dares to wield her beauty as a weapon and her charm as a tool to deceive. ISBN 9780758294456

Boston, Little Brown and Company, 1942, hardcover, xii-193 pp, fourth printing in the same year as publication, Good+ condition in publisher's blue cloth-covered boards, red spine titling, slight spine-end and corner wear, previous owner's name to front endpaper. A professional soldier seeks to orientate American public opinion with respect to offensive warfare, specifically in reference to the European theater of WWII, using facts from historical sources and carefully authenticated press reports.

Satori in Paris, complete in Evergreen Review Magazine; #39, #40 and #41. New York, 1966, softcover, First Editions, Very Good+ condition, with no markings, light rubs, lightly age-toned edges. Specifics: No. 39, Very Good+, small spot near head of spine. No. 40, Near Fine, No 41, Very Good+, top corner bumped. The complete text of Satori in Paris in three installments preceding the Grove Press hardcover publication as noted on the copyright page. Other major contributors of new material include; Samuel Beckett, Robert Creeley, George Grosz (details from Ecce Homo), Alan Ginsberg, Henry Miller, Eugene Ionesco, Eric Bentley and Lenore Kandel.

Philadelphia, Dorrance and Company, 1961, hardcover, 32 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Very Good condition, lacking dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light spine-end, edge, and corner wear. Contemporary Poets of Dorrance (530). A slim volume of verse from the difficult-to-find Canadian poet.

Tucson AZ, Westernlore Press, 1991, hardcover, xv-170 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Presentation copy--Signed and inscribed by the author to The Honorable George Miller, Mayor of the City of Tucson, Arizona, and gilt-stamped on the front board as such, Very Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light spine-end and corner touches. Dustjacket, edge nicks, rubs, small wrinkles, in new Brodart sleeve. A personal account of the author's service in Company D, 10th Engineer Battalion (Combat), 3rd Infantry Division, at the Chosin Reservoir Battle during the Korean conflict. Illustrated throughout with reproductions of black-&-white photographs. Forewords by Frank Kerr, Rick Seward, Gordon Green, and Philip A. Kulbes. Appended; Epilogue, Apology, Acknowledgements, Unit Citations.

London, Hutchinson & Co, 1956, hardcover, vi-159 pp, First UK Edition, First Printing, Signed by the Author on the front endpaper, Very Good in Fair dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, small spots to first few pages, light spine end and corner bumps. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, rubs, edge chips, small scuff near spine, in new Brodart sleeve. The story of the rough-and tumble life of 'Chris' Ketchum who, once converted to Christianity, became a missionary amongst the islands of the Pacific. Illustrated with 7 black-&-white plates.