Search Results: Authors starting with K from Renaissance Books

Auckland: Pearson Education. Good+ with no dust jacket. (2012). Softcover. 0582545722 . Creasing to spine. Some rubbing to edges of covers. Previous owner's name. Yellow highlighting on a few pages. ; 2011 reprint of a title first published in 2004. xiii, [1], 258 pages. Large format softcover book. Page dimensions: 252 x 197mm. Numerous black and white illustrations. "[. . .] intended for students of Maori studies at tertiary institutions. It is also aimed at several other audiences - those Maori who want to know more about their own world, Pakeha living in this country, and people from overseas who want to learn about the history of the Indigenous peopls of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The book describes traditional and contemporary Maori society and its interaction with Pakeha society since first contact. It gives expression to the voices and words of Maori scholars and those informed by their world-view." - from blurb on rear cover. .

Auckland: Pearson Education. Very Good with no dust jacket. (2009). Softcover. 0582545722 . No signatures. Some rubbing to head of spine. Overall a nice copy of this title.; 2009 reprint of a title first published in 2004. xiii, [1], 258 pages. Large format softcover book. Page dimensions: 252 x 196mm. Numerous black and white illustrations. "[. . .] intended for students of Maori studies at tertiary institutions. It is also aimed at several other audiences - those Maori who want to know more about their own world, Pakeha living in this country, and people from overseas who want to learn about the history of the Indigenous peopls of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The book describes traditional and contemporary Maori society and its interaction with Pakeha society since first contact. It gives expression to the voices and words of Maori scholars and those informed by their world-view." - from blurb on rear cover. .

Auckland: Pearson Education. Very Good with no dust jacket. (2012). Softcover. 0582545722 . No signatures. Price sticker on rear cover. A nice copy of this title.; 2012 reprint of a title first published in 2004. xiii, [1], 258 pages. Large format softcover book. Page dimensions: 252 x 198 mm. Numerous black and white illustrations. "[. . .] intended for students of Maori studies at tertiary institutions. It is also aimed at several other audiences - those Maori who want to know more about their own world, Pakeha living in this country, and people from overseas who want to learn about the history of the Indigenous peopls of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The book describes traditional and contemporary Maori society and its interaction with Pakeha society since first contact. It gives expression to the voices and words of Maori scholars and those informed by their world-view." - from blurb on rear cover. .

Auckland: Pearson Education. Very Good- with no dust jacket. (2014). Softcover. 0582545722 . Crease to rear cover. Price sticker on rear cover. Internally very good. ; 2014 reprint of a title first published in 2004. xiii, [1], 258 pages. Large format softcover book. Page dimensions: 251 x 198mm. Numerous black and white illustrations. "[. . .] intended for students of Maori studies at tertiary institutions. It is also aimed at several other audiences - those Maori who want to know more about their own world, Pakeha living in this country, and people from overseas who want to learn about the history of the Indigenous peopls of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The book describes traditional and contemporary Maori society and its interaction with Pakeha society since first contact. It gives expression to the voices and words of Maori scholars and those informed by their world-view." - from blurb on rear cover. .

Lizenzausgabe / New York: S. Fischer Verlag / Von Schocken Books. Good in Good dust jacket. (1945). Hardcover. No signatures. Some foxing. Some dampstains to tail of spine and tail of dust wrapper spine. Some chips under 1" to corners of dust wrapper and head of dust wrapper spine. Dust wrapper protected in archival mylar cover. ; Text in German. 326, [2] pages. Brown cloth boards with " F. Kafka" in gilt on front board. Black panel and gilt decoration on spine. Page dimensions: 189 x 113mm. [Seller Ref: KnightCol]; 8vo .

Auckland: Dawson Printing Company. Poor with no dust jacket. 1925. First Edition. Softcover. Marginalia in ink and pencil. 4" x 2" piece missing at head of page 9, with loss of 12 lines of text. Creasing to wrappers. ; 73 pages. Paper wrappers. Page dimensions: 176mm x 104mm. .

Auckland: Dawson Printing Company. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1925. First Edition. Softcover. Fading to spine and covers. Small 1/8" tear at head of spine. Rusting to staples. Small chips to blank inner margin of title leaf around staples. Some foxing.; 73 pages. Printed pink wrappers. Page dimensions: 177 x 120mm. .

Abingdon, Oxon: Tourret Publishing. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. (1986). First Edition. Hardcover. 0905878035 . No signatures. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover. ; [iv], 122, [1 (blank)] pages. Illustrated boards. Page dimensions: 297 x 208mm. Illustrated with numerous black and white photographic illustrations and diagrams. "All the steam and early electric locomotives of a great railway system, in a volume that includes particulars of some 10,000 motive power units. Formed in 1905, the Italian State Railways inherited a varied collecion of old locomotives. The age of these was such that, presented here in effect, is a history of Italian locomotive practice over the past 130 years." - from dust-jacket blurb. .

London: Edward Arnold. Near Fine with no dust jacket. (1980). First Edition. Softcover. 0713161760 . No signatures. Price sticker on inside of rear wrapper.; 198 pages. Page dimensions: 215 x 134mm. Various contributors.; Ideas and Ideologies; 8vo .

Adyar, Madras, India: The Adyar Library Association. Good with no dust jacket. 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Lacks front free endpaper. Some staining and marking to boards. 1/2" knock along top edge of rear board. Some adhesive tape stains and rubbing of outer paper where tape has been removed to endpapers.; xxv, [1], 163 pages + frontis + plates. Papered boards with cloth spine. Page dimensions: 212mm x 138mm. ; 8vo .

New York: Random House. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. (2014). First Edition. Hardcover. 0812994329 . No signatures. Small red ink spot on lower page edges. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover. ; xxi, [1], 225, [4], [5 (blank)] pages. 1 double page map. Blue boards with bronze lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 234 x 153mm. "Over the last decade, the center of world power has been quietly shifting from Europe to Asia. With oil reserves of several billion barrels, an estimated nine hundred trillion cubic feet of natural gas, and several centuries worth of competing territorial claims, the South China Sea in particular is a simmering pot of potential conflict. The underreported military buildup in the area where the Western Pacific meets the Indian Ocean means that it will likely be a hinge point for global war and peace for the foreseeable future. In 'Asia s Cauldron,' Robert D. Kaplan offers up a vivid snapshot of the nations surrounding the South China Sea,… Read More

Nairobi: East African Literature Bureau. Very Good- with no dust jacket. (1973). First Edition. Softcover. Some rubbing and wear to spine. Some pencil marginalia. ; xii, 98 pages. Page dimensions: 216 x 137mm. Illustrated. Arrow poisons and in Africa, South America, Nepal, South East Asia. Preparation of arrow poisons and their use in hunting. Use of poisoned arrows in murders and attempted murders. Maitai Karimi was a lecturer in the Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology at Nairobi University. He studied pharmacy in New Zealand during the years 1964-1969. This copy comes from the collection of Fred Fastier, Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology at the University of Otago. .

Clayton, Victoria: Monash Asia Institute, Monash University / Hyland House. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. (1992). First Edition. Softcover. 073260267X . [4], 35, [3], 583 pages. Page dimensions: 233 x 154mm. Text in English, translated by Joost Coté. .

Rarotonga: The Cook Islands Library and Museum Society. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1988. First Edition. Softcover. Some fading to paper spine. Some rubbing to ends of spine and corners of wrappers.; [vi], 350 pages + one page of errata (included loosely). Card wrappers. Page dimensions: 256mm x 179mm. Slip of paper included, "With compliments, Kazumichi Katayama."; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Leiden: A. W. Sijthoff. Fair with no dust jacket. [c1891]. First Edition. Hardcover. Front hinge completely broken, with text block separated from front board. Otherwise very good. ; [iv], 283, [1 (blank)] pages. Red cloth boards. Green, black, pink and red decoration on front board. Gilt lettering and black decoration on spine. Page dimensions: 172 x 108mm. Dante's "Inferno", translated into Dutch. Text in Dutch. .

London: Hodder and Stoughton. Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1936. Hardcover. Previous owner's signature. Heavy foxing to page edges. Spots of foxing to margins of some leaves. Dust-jacket is price-clipped. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover. ; 1936 "Popular edition" of a title first published in 1934. [1-4] (i)-(x) (11)-300 pages + frontispiece + 8 plates + 2 full page maps. Blue cloth boards with black lettering on spine and front board. Page dimensions: 216mm x 137mm. Illustrations: Prayer Flags and the Temple, Shigatang; The Rope Bridge At Shigatang; Kingdon Ward in High Street, Ata; Looking West From Chutong; Glacier Camp with Two Hanging Glaciers Beyond; The Last Sight Of Kingdon Ward And Chumbi. From The Ata Kang La; The Temple Orchestra, Getchi Gomba; The Di Chu Valley; Mule Bridge, Pangnamdim. ; 8vo .

London: Hodder and Stoughton. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. No signatures. Rubbing and fading to dust-jacket. A couple of 15mm tears to margins of dust-jacket. Dust-jacket is not price-clipped. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover.; First printing. [1-4] (i)-(x) (11)-300 pages + frontispiece + 15 plates + 2 full page maps. Black cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Cloth dust-jacket. Page dimensions: 222 x 144mm. With a short introduction by Frank Kingdon-Ward. Contents: A Young Man's Fancy; Wet Blankets; The Promised Land; Bees in the Bonnet; New Ground; Alarums and Excursions; Perilous Paths; Curious Cattle; The Parting of the Ways; Melodious Sounds; Small Beer; The Importunate Female; Zoological Spa; Renegade Vegetarians; Divers Pains; Not Lost; Return of the Prodigal; Index. Illustrations: The Author; Tashi, A Mishmi, and B. C. In the Lohit Valley; The Rope Bridge at Shigatang; The Old Toper; Prayer Flags and the Temple,… Read More

London: Hodder and Stoughton. Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. Previous owner's signature. Some ink staining to page edges. Foxing to dust-jacket spine. 6mm chips at head of dust-jacket spine. Dust -jacket protected in archival mylar cover. ; [1-4] (i)-(x) (11)-300 pages + frontispiece + 15 plates + 2 full page maps. Blue cloth boards with black lettering on spine and front board. Page dimensions: 222mm x 140mm. Selected illustrations: Tashi, A Mishmi, And B. C. In The Lohit Valley; The Rope Bridge At Shigatang; The Old Toper; Prayer Flags And The Temple, Shigatang; Kingdon Ward In High Street, Ata; Looking West From Chutong; The Last Sight Of Kingdon Ward And Chumbi. From The Ata Kang La; The Incarnation And His Tutor; The Chief Performer At The Modung Party; Pinzho At The Hot Springs; The Nam Tamai; Mule Bridge, Pangnamdim. [Reference: Marshall "Britain and Tibet" 3930 - "Account,with maps, of his 1933 journey to Zayul with Kingdon… Read More

Wellington: Historical Publications Branch Department of Internal Affairs. Good with no dust jacket. 1968. First Edition. Softcover. Some spotting, marking and creasing to wrappers. 3/8" tears to front wrapper at upper staple. Corners creased and dog-eared. Dog-eared throughout. ; [iv], 138 pages. Side-stapled. Page dimensions: 298 x 210mm. "This chronology has been compiled as a ready source of information about the events of the Second World War in which New Zealand was involved, or which may have some application to her participation in the war, with emphasis on the actions of her armed forces overseas." - from the preface.; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Wellington: Historical Publications Branch Department of Internal Affairs. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1968. First Edition. Softcover. Some rubbing to covers. Previous owner's signature and address on front cover.; [iv], 138 pages. Side-stapled. Page dimensions: 298 x 210mm (A4). "This chronology has been compiled as a ready source of information about the events of the Second World War in which New Zealand was involved, or which may have some application to her participation in the war, with emphasis on the actions of her armed forces overseas." - from the preface. .