Search Results: Titles starting with K from Modern Rare

New York City, NY: Aperture Foundation, 2005. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/As New Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Aperture Foundation, 2005. Hardcover. As New/As New. First Edition/First Printing. 132 pages. ISBN 1931788804.

Poprad, Slovakia: Tatranska Galeria, 1993. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Poprad, Slovakia: Tatranska Galeria, 1993. Softcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 10 pages. Exhibition Catalog. Collection of photographs, presented as a series of discrete postcards. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a suite of postcards that are enclosed within a folder. The latter opens out on both ends. The folder and postcards are oversize, with text inside by the artist/photographer and Lucia Benicka. Printed on stiff, very thick, glossy stock paper in Poprad, Slovakia to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name held at the Tatranska Galeria Poprad, Slovakia in 1993. Presents Kamil Varga's "Spirals". A sequence of light photographs by the Slovakian artist/photographer. As with all of his other work, Varga deploys dazzling, blinding… Read More

Tucson, AZ: Nazraeli Press, 2009. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/Fine Dust Jacket.. Tucson, AZ: Nazraeli Press, 2009. Hardcover. As New/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 48 pages. Collection of color photographs presented as an Artist Book. Limited Edition of 500 copies. An austerely elegant production by Karin Apollonia Muller and Chris Pichler: Oversize-volume format. Pale gray cloth boards with photographic reproduction pasted on the recessed center. Photographs by Karin Apollonia Muller. There is no text. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper to the highest standards. In glassine DJ with black titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Presents Karin Apollonia Muller's "On Edge". Her much-awaited second collection, which took her more than eight years to complete. "While 'Angels in Fall' (2001) dealt with the disconnect between human beings and their environment, 'On Edge' shows the earth crumbling away, and our futile efforts… Read More

Hamburg, Germany: Kruse Verlag, 2001. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Hamburg, Germany: Kruse Verlag, 2001. Hardcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 112 pages. The photographer's breakthrough debut collection. One of the most powerful photographic debuts of our time. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with the Reissued Edition. The latter has a different ISBN. The First Edition is now rare. A brilliant production by Karin Apollonia Muller: Oversize-volume format in wide oblong shape. Glossy pictorial hard boards with green titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Karin Apollonia Muller. Text by Rodney Sappington. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in Hamburg, Germany to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Presents Karin Apollonia Muller's "Angels In Fall". A sequence of images of Los Angeles by an artist who is an outsider and therefore… Read More

New York City, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 185 pages. The author's debut collection of short stories. One of James McCourt's finest - and most inspired - achievements. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents James McCourt's "Kaye Wayfaring In 'Avenged': Four Stories". The brilliant title to a collection of stories that could only have been dreamed up by its inimitable author/creator. "Captures the key moments in the life of two-time Oscar nominee Kaye Wayfaring, star of the film 'Avenged', from the filming of the movie on location to its brilliant premiere at the Metropolitan Opera House" (Publisher's blurb) .… Read More

Copenhagen, Denmark: Christian Ejlers Publishers, 2007. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/As New Dust Jacket.. Copenhagen, Denmark: Christian Ejlers Publishers, 2007. Hardcover. As New/As New. First Edition/First Printing. 290 pages. ISBN 8772412828.

Gladestry, United Kingdom: The Scorpion Press, 2007. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/As New Dust Jacket.. Gladestry, United Kingdom: The Scorpion Press, 2007. Hardcover. As New/As New. First Edition/First Printing. 328 pages. The author's "stand-alone" thriller/novel. One of Henning Mankell's finest achievements. Limited Edition of 80 numbered and signed copies. Published as part of the eminently collectible Scorpion Press Series of great contemporary mystery and thriller novels. Precedes and should not be confused with the regular trade edition, British or American. The Limited Edition is now scarce. An austerely elegant production by The Scorpion Press: Regular-sized volume format. Marbled hard boards with maroon leather overboards and gilt titles embossed on spine, as issued. Text by Henning Mankell. Introduction by Dan Fesperman. Green topstain. Printed on archival stock paper in the United Kingdom to the highest standards. In glassine DJ, as issued.… Read More

Chicago, IL: Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2008. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/As New Dust Jacket.. Chicago, IL: Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2008. Hardcover. As New/As New. First Edition/First Printing. 125 pages. Exhibition Catalog. One of the most beautiful books on the photographic art and achievement of Kenneth Josephson. Limited Slipcased Edition of 50 numbered and signed copies. Should not be confused with the Limited Edition of 300 copies, in effect the regular trade edition, which was published simultaneously with it. Published as a hardcover original only. None of the copies was sold commercially. There is no ISBN. The Limited Edition is now rare. An austerely elegant production by Jess Mott: Oversize-volume format. Black cloth boards, as issued. Photographs by Kenneth Josephson. Text by Sylvia Wolf and A. D. Coleman. Black cloth slipcase. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. In pictorial DJ with titles on the cover… Read More

Chicago, IL: The Art Institute Of Chicago, 1999. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Chicago, IL: The Art Institute Of Chicago, 1999. Softcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 185 pages. Retrospective Exhibition Monograph. One of the pioneering books on the photographic art of Kenneth Josephson. The First Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a softcover original only that sold out shortly after publication. The true First Edition has a different cover image compared to all other subsequent printings. The First Edition is now rare. An austerely elegant production by the Art Institute of Chicago: Oversize-volume format. Pictorial softcovers with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Edited and curated by Sylvia Wolf. Essay by Andy Grundberg. Chronology and Interview with Stephanie Lipscomb. In publisher's original plastic wrappers.… Read More

Chicago, IL: Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2000. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Chicago, IL: Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2000. Softcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 16 pages. Exhibition Catalog. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a softcover original only. The Exhibition Catalog is now scarce. A brilliant production by David W. Williams: Regular-sized volume format. Pictorial softcovers, as issued. Photographs by Kenneth Heilbron. There is no text. Printed with a delicate tonal palette on thick uncoated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name held at the Stephen Daiter Gallery Chicago from November 10 through December 9, 2000. Presents "Kenneth Heilbron: Inside The Dream". The only published Catalog on the work of a great and under-appreciated photographer. The only photographs of their… Read More

Tucson, AZ: Nazraeli Press, 2010. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Tucson, AZ: Nazraeli Press, 2010. Hardcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 120 pages. Retrospective collection of photographs. One of the most beautiful art photography books of our time. Limited Edition of 2000 copies. Published as a hardcover original only. The Limited Edition is now rare. An austerely elegant production by Kenro Izu and Chris Pichler: Oversize-volume format. Rust-brown cloth boards with photographic reproduction pasted on the recessed center and titles embossed on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Kenro Izu. Introduction by Howard Greenberg. List of Plates, Biography, and Selected Exhibitions appended at the end. Printed on pristine-white, thick uncoated stock paper to the highest standards. The reproduction quality is exemplary in its clarity, warmth, and tonal range. Without DJ, as issued. Presents "Kenro Izu: A Thirty Year… Read More

Santa Fe, NM: Twin Palms Publishers, 1996. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Santa Fe, NM: Twin Palms Publishers, 1996. Hardcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 124 pages. Retrospective collection of photographs. One of the greatest photography books of the 20th century. The First Limited Edition of 3000 copies. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The Limited Edition is now rare. An austerely beautiful production by Jack Woody: Oversize-volume format. The book weighs 3 pounds. Dark brown cloth boards with black plate in the recessed center and black titles embossed on the spine, as issued. Photographs by anonymous members of the Khmer Rouge. Edited by Chris Riley and Douglas Niven. Essay by David Chandler. In publisher's original plastic wrappers. Printed in gravure on pristine-white, thick uncoated stock paper by Nissha Printing Company in Kyoto, Japan to the highest standards.… Read More

London, England: HarperCollins Publishers, 1991. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. London, England: HarperCollins Publishers, 1991. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 286 pages. The author's second autobiographical novel. The sequel to his great novel, "Empire of The Sun". The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, particularly the American Edition. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents J. G. Ballard's "The Kindness of Women". Takes up where his beloved autobiographical novel leaves off. A telling portrait of the postwar years, it is notable for its searingly honest, sexually explicit yet surprisingly tender story of one man's extraordinary encounters with women and the sexual and emotional role they played in his formation as an adult. As such, it is Ballard, ever so prescient… Read More

New York, NY: The Armchair Detective Library/Otto Penzler Books, 1993. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. New York, NY: The Armchair Detective Library/Otto Penzler Books, 1993. Hardcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 221 pages. Posthumous Edition of the author's crime novel. The first appearance of the title in hardcover and in the United States. Limited Slipcased Edition of 100 numbered and signed copies. Precedes and should not be confused with the regular trade edition. Published as a hardcover original only and as part of The Armchair Detective Library Series. The Limited Edition is now scarce. An austerely elegant production by Otto Penzler: Regular-sized volume format. Maroon cloth boards with gilt titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Text by Jim Thompson. Introduction by James Ellroy. Matching maroon cloth slipcase. Printed on archival stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued.… Read More

New York City, NY: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2017. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. New York City, NY: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2017. Softcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 150 pages. New translation of the author's masterpiece. One of the greatest novels of the 20th century. Uncorrected Proof. The first appearance of the translation in published form. Precedes and should not be confused with the regular trade edition. Published in a small and limited one-time-only print run as a softcover original only for the exclusive use of the publisher. None of the copies was sold commercially. The Uncorrected Proof is now rare. Presents, in its earliest-state publication format, Alejo Carpentier's "El reino de este mundo". The definitive new translation by Pablo Medina, accompanied with an interesting Essay by the Haitian-American novelist Edwidge Danticat. "A few years after its liberation from harsh French… Read More

London, England: Headline Book Publishing, 1996. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. London, England: Headline Book Publishing, 1996. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 288 pages. The diva/author's book-length account on subject. One of the best books on opera of and for our time. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. An austerely elegant production by Headline Books: Oversize-volume format. Black hard boards with gilt titles embossed on spine, as issued. Text by Kiri Te Kanawa and Conrad Wilson. Photographs by various contributors. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper to the highest standards. In pictorial DJ with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Presents Kiri Te Kanawa's "Opera For Lovers". Opera for opera lovers. That is, for besotted… Read More

New York City, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1991. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/As New Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1991. Hardcover. As New/As New. First Edition/First Printing. 415 pages. The author's second novel. Now considered a late-modern classic. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. This is more desirable than the kitschy Franklin Mint Edition. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Amy Tan's "The Kitchen God's Wife". Featuring a dazzlingly beautiful design by Gretchen Shields (who did the wonderful illustrations for Amy Tan's "The Moon Lady", her children's-book adaptation of "The Joy Luck Club"). "Beautifully written, heart-rending, sometimes violent, with strong characterization, it will captivate one's interest to the very last page. This… Read More

Stockholm, Sweden: Norstedts, 1991. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. Stockholm, Sweden: Norstedts, 1991. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 176 pages. Retrospective collection of photographs. Limited Edition of 153 numbered and signed copies. Should not be confused with the Limited Edition of 2000 copies, which was published simultaneously with it. They have the same ISBN. Published as a hardcover original only. The Limited Edition is now rare. An austerely elegant production by Christer Stromholm and Norstedts: Giant-sized volume format. Cream cloth boards with self-portrait pasted in the center and maroon titles embossed on spine, as issued. Photographs by Christer Stromholm. Text by Anders Jonason. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in Sweden to the highest standards. The reproduction quality is outstanding in every respect. In pictorial DJ with white titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Presents Christer Stromholm's… Read More

New York City, NY: Soho Press, 1995. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Soho Press, 1995. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 224 pages. The author's debut collection of short stories. Now considered a contemporary classic. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Edwidge Danticat's "Krik? Krak! : Stories". Nine wonderful stories that have strengthened Edwidge Danticat's stature, and fulfilled the promise that was evident in her debut novel. A writer of limpid, luminous, and often achingly poetic prose, Danticat is The Real Thing: A writer without a "message", but with a sensibility, mastery of the English language, and acute powers of observation and insight distinctly her own. Every book by Edwidge Danticat is quietly… Read More