Titles starting with K from John Michael Lang Fine Books

Seattle: The Mountaineers, 1995. Hardcover First edition Octavo. 271pp. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. Curran was a member of the ill fated 1986 British expedition on K2. This history of the mountain and the attempts to reach its summit includes sections on Godwin-Austen's and Younghusband's explorations, Aleister Crowley's bizarre attempt, the Duke of Abruzzi, Charles Houston, and much more. ... more information

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New York, Toronto, London: McGraw - Hill Book Company, Inc., 1954. Hardcover First edition 8.5" x 5.25". 334pp. Black cloth boards, with a red cloth spine, in dust wrapper. Near fine condition. The jacket is edge worn and has a slightly faded spine. This book recounts the brutal story of an attempted ascent of the world's second highest peak. At one critical juncture during the descent the whole party was nearly swept off the mountain. The tragic expedition left one climber dead and th... more information

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(Honolulu, Hawaii): [Privately published), 1962. Paperback 11" x 8.5". 40pp. Stapled paperback. Fine condition. With illustrations by Dorothy Perkins. A charming instructional work for youngsters, with basic word lists, simple grammar instructions, etc. ... more information

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005. Hardback First American edition 9.25" x 6.25". 436pp. Blue and beige paper covered boards, in dust wrapper. one tiny spot on the front board, binding very slightly cocked, else fine condition. Fine jacket with just a hint of edge wear. ... more information

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New York: Hermes House Press, 1981. Paperback First edition Octavo. 120pp. Bound in illustrated paper wrappers. Near fine condition The inaugural issue of this literary journal. With contributions by William Rasch, Peter Kountz on Thomas Merton, drawings by Nami Dickerson, etc. ... more information

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New York: Modern Age Books, Inc., 1937. Hardcover 7.5" x 5.25". 183pp., plus ads. Blue cloth with silver lettering. Erasure on front paste down endpaper, else near fine condition. Mary McCarthy's first book, ghostwritten by her for the eminent radio news commentator. ... more information

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Berkeley: University of California, 1948. Hardback 9" x 6". 78pp. Marbled paper covered boards with a red cloth spine. Fine condition. Issued with the Book Arts Club of California in cooperation with A. R. Tommasini. One of only 1000 copies. Translated from the 1798 Japanese edition by Charles E. Hamilton. Hamilton has also contributed a preface. ... more information

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New York: Winchester Press, 1971. Hardcover 10" x 7". 209pp. Green paper covered boards with linen spine and green lettering; in original pictorial green dust jacket with minor edge wear and some rubbing; else a VG+ copy. Illustrated with black and white photos and drawings, including two pages of full color fly illustrations by Alan Pratt. Foreword by Enos Bradner. The Kamloops trout is a breed apart, a type of rainbow trout that grows to such size, and is noted for speed, strength and vio... more information

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New York: Abelard - Schuman Limited, 1966. Hardcover 8.5" x 5.25". 224pp. Near fine condition in a lightly used dust wrapper. A gripping tale of mountaineering. Tucker and his party did not attain the summit of the Himalayan peak, but their reconnaissance was an important factor in the later ascent to the peak led by Dr. Charles Evans. The mountain is the third highest in the world. With a map and many black & white photo illustrations. ... more information

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Priest Lake, Idaho: Privately Published, 1976. Paperback 11" x 8.5". 171pp. Glossy illustrated paperback. Spine a bit cocked, else nice VG+ condition. With a map of the Priest Lake region and many black & white photo illustrations. A good history of the Kaniksu region in Idaho, with much on white pioneers, Indians / Native Americans, Kalispell Bay, wild life, the forest fire at Kalispell Bay, hunting, the Priest River ferry, and much more. ... more information

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Los Angeles: Kanner Architects, 1998. Hardback 12" x 8.5". 160pp. Blue cloth in dust wrapper. Near fine condition; the jacket has some light soiling and a somewhat faded spine. A good picture account of the noted L.A. architecture firm. With many color illustrations of the Doheny Plaza, various residences, gyms, and other Kanner projects. ... more information

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New York: George H. Doran Company, 1924. Hardcover First edition 7.25" x 4.5". 61pp. Beige paper covered boards with a beautiful wrap around design, i dust wrapper. Gift inscription, top edges of a few pages bumped, else near fine condition; the jacket has a somewhat darkened spine and a light bit of edge wear and a one inch closed tear on the rear panel. One of Bobb's "America Guyed" humor books. ... more information

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Kansas City, Missouri: Historic Kansas City Foundation, 1979. Hardcover First edition 9" x 9.75". 185pp. Fine in a fine dust jacket. With nearly 200 illustrations after black & white photographs, maps, etc. This book examines the urban landscape in Kansas City, beginning with the park and boulevard system designed by George Kesserl and Jesse Clyde Nichols Country Club District. ... more information

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Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1947. Hardback First edition 8.75" x 5". 196pp. Black cloth, in dustwrapper. Near fine condition; the jacket is somewhat used and worn. An academic overview and critique of Kantian philosophy. ... more information

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Tokyo: Kodansha International Ltd., 1973. Hardcover First edition 10" x 7". 256pp. Beige linen, in dust wrapper. Fine condition; near fine jacket with just a touch of edge wear. "Nineteen kata of karate - the art of self defense without weapons - are presented here in complete detail. With numerous black & white photo illustrations. ... more information

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Portland, Maine: Thomas Bird Mosher, 1915. Hardcover 12.25" x 9". 68pp., plus bibliography. Blue paper covered boards with vellum spine and corners, gilt lettering to spine and front board. Very mild foxing, else fine condition in the original plain paper wrapper which has a chip on the spine. One of 250 copies printed on Van Gelder hand - made paper. It is nicely printed in red and black. This edition of Burton's classic translation includes a frontis portrait of Burton, an introducti... more information

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Portland, Maine: Thomas Bird Mosher, 1915. Hardcover Quarto. Bound in white parchment spines and corners, blue paper boards, gilt lettering, printed paper spine label. With the original dust wrapper. A nearly fine copy; the jacket has some edge wear and a 1/2" hole in the spine. With fragments of the original slipcase. One of only 250 copies printed on Van Gelder hand-made paper. With the facsimile of the title pge of the original 1880 first edition tipped in at the front. See Bishop 183. ... more information

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London & Belfast: Marcus Ward & Co., 1885. Hardcover 7" x 4.25". 108pp. Red illustrated hardback boards. Light rubbing, soiling and edge wear, overall VG+ condition. "New edition." With a cover design, magnificent color frontis and title page and four black & white plates by Kate Greenaway. ... more information

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[No place]: Kasumigaseki Shobo Co., 1949. Hardcover 14.5" x 10.5" blue cloth, in the cardstock slipcase. 16pp. of introductory (mostly) Japanese language text. With a 40.5" x 57.5" color printed folding map laid in. The book is fine; the map has a small bit of tearing along the creases. The map is printed on heavy paper, and features text in English and Japanese. The orientation of the map shows east Asia / Japan at center, with the Americas on the right end. ... more information

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New York & Tokyo: Weatherhill, 1974. Hardback First edition 9.5" x 10.25". 327pp. Black cloth with white lettering, in dust wrapper. Near fine condition; the jacket has a light bit of edge wear. A good study of the Asian region with sections covering the natural and man made environments, legend and folklore, everyday life, etc. With many color and black & white photo illustrations. ... more information

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