Search Results: Authors starting with K from SmarterRat Books

Greenwich Publishing Group, Inc., 2000. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Near Fine ; No jacket. 2000 Greenwich Publishing Group, Inc. First Edition. First printing. No additional printings listed. Square hardcover bound in grey leather with silver spine lettering. Front cover has silver border around edge and Chinese character in center. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Color and black and white photographs. High-quality glossy paper. Red satin index ribbon. Binding tight. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear. Pages clean and unmarked. 176 pages. No dust jacket. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Alfred A. Knopf, 1968. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good+ ; No jacket. 1968 Alfred A. Knopf. Book Club Edition. Hardcover has black cloth-covered boards with brown cloth-covered spine and gold spine lettering. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped. Covers have moderate edge wear and surface rubbing. Spine rubbed, with lettering faded. Covers have a few light smudges. Pages clean and unmarked. 481 + 341 pages. No dust jacket. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Galahad Books, 1968. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very Good ; Very Good Jacket. 1968 Galahad Books. Oversize hardcover has red faux leather-covered boards and yellow spine lettering. Multi-color illustrations by the author. 183 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Three-inch wrinkle in surface of back cover near bottom. Small discoloration at top of front free endpaper. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has light edge and surface wear, with some wrinkling at corners and spine ends. One-inch tear at top edge of back panel is repaired with archival tape. Dust jacket is price clipped. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Jack Kahl and Associates, 2004. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Near Fine ; Fine Jacket. 2004 Kahl and Associates. SIGNED by author on front free endpaper, with a non-personalized inscription. First Edition. First printing. No additional printings listed. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has black paper-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. No visible wear to book. There is very faint sun fading to the bottom quarter inch of the front cover and spine. Pages clean and unmarked. 113 pages. Dust jacket is like new. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1955. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Fair ; No jacket. 1955 Charles Scribner's Sons. First Edition. "A" on title page in printing line. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has green cloth-covered boards with black spine lettering and cover illustration. Red, green, and black illustrations by the author. Binding loosening, slightly cracked at front hinge. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with some fraying at tips and spine ends. Covers have moderate edge wear and surface rubbing, smudges, and a few small ink pen marks. Name in pencil on front free endpaper in a child's hand. One page torn at the bottom, but complete. A few pages have light handling smudges. Unpaginated (32 pages). No dust jacket. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

L'Edition d'Art, H. Piazza, 1922. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jacket. 1922. L'Edition d'Art, H. Piazza, Paris. Ex Oriente Lux series. Text in French. Translated by Franz Toussaint. NOT ex-library. Rebound copy includes original paper covers; half-bound (spine, part of the boards, and corners) in red leather with gilt ruled borders over red cloth. Spine has two raised bands with gilt dashes. Top panel has gilt title; long center panel has gilt rule borders and dot pattern. Floral device in bottom panel. Marbled endpapers. Top edges gilt. Original color paper front cover and final Ex Oriente Lux back cover bound in. Full-color frontispiece by A. Touchet. Text pages have brown decorative borders and green embellishments. This copy has moisture damage to the back cover which has caused the cloth to move towards fore edge and just cover the diagonal gold rule borders. The cloth is loosened at the fore edge. The rear endpaper and last two pages have some spotting and light wrinkling from the… Read More

Heights High School Senior Class, 1947. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Very Good ; No jacket. 1947 Heights High School Senior Class, Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Yearbook. Oversize hardcover has textured black and grey padded cloth-covered boards with embossed cover lettering and school seal. Black and white photographs and illustrations. High-quality glossy paper. Hinges NOT cracked. Two light binding cracks, but binding still strong. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with minor fraying at tips. First and last few pages very lightly foxed. Pages clean and unmarked. 157 pages. No dust jacket, as issued. Volume 33. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. This is the original yearbook, not a reproduction.

Kiado, 1990. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Near Fine ; Very Good Jacket. 1990 Kiado. First Edition. No additional printings listed. NOT ex-library. Oversize hardcover has brown faux leather-covered boards with gilt spine and cover lettering and decorations. Front cover also has bind-stamped lettering. Pictorial endpapers. Full-color photographs of historic security documents. Red index ribbon. Binding tight. Book is in excellent condition with very light handling wear. Pages clean and unmarked. Text in Hungarian, German and English. 224 pages. Clear plastic dust cover has light overall rubbing. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

William Heinemann Medical Books Ltd., 1975. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very Good ; Good Jacket. 1975 William Heinemann Medical Books Ltd. Clinics in Developmental Medicine, No. 54. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. No additional printings listed. Date on title page matches copyright on verso. Hardcover has red textured paper-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Black and white photographs. High-quality glossy paper. 134 pages. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear. A few small marks on back cover. Name in ink on front free endpaper. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has overall surface rubbing, chipped and nicked edges, small to 1 inch tears, and creases. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. Copyright by Spastics International Medical Publications (SIMP). Printed in England at Lavenham Press. British edition; price on jacket in British Pounds. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Mentor - New American Library, 1968. Paperback. Good. Good. 1968 Mentor - New American Library. Paperback. 334 pages. Black and white plates. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Binding tight. Spine creased. Covers have moderate edge and surface wear. Spine mildly curved. Pages lightly tanned, more so at periphery, but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. One page is dog-eared. A Mentor Book. MY 817.

Macmillan Publishing Company, 1990. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine ; Fine Jacket. 1990 Macmillan Publishing Company. SIGNED by author on half-title page. Signature only. First Edition. First printing. Full number line on verso. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has light yellow paper-covered boards with gray cloth-covered spine and black spine lettering. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. No visible wear to book. Book is gift quality. Pages clean and unmarked. 241 pages. Dust jacket is like new. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Golden Press, 1971. Hardcover. Good. Good+. 1971 Golden Press. Number 569. Copyright 1967. Third printing stated. Letter C on rear binding edge of last page. Hardcover has pictorial paper-covered boards with decorated gold foil spine. Front cover depicts a little girl holding dolls in a rocking chair. Color illustrations by the author. Unpaginated. No dust jacket, as issued. NOT ex-library. NOT Remaindered. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Back cover has a few small stains. Foil spine is intact, complete, and in good condition, with only very slight rubbing at the edges. The cellophane covering of the front cover is tattered and peeling to about one inch down from the top edge and just a tiny bit at the bottom and fore edge. Back cover has a few small brown spots in one area. Pages clean and unmarked. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. Cover price 39 cents. Inside back cover lists Little Golden Books through No. 593 "I like to Live in the City". Back… Read More

Wilshire Book Company, 1981. Trade Paperback. Good. Good. 1981 Wilshire Book Company. SIGNED by author on title page, with a personal inscription. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Trade paperback. Black and white illustrations. 234 pages. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Covers have moderate edge and surface wear. Spine sunned. Corners mildly curled. Title page wrinkled just at the bottom edge. Pages clean and unmarked.

Vantage Press, 1993. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Fine ; Near Fine Jacket. Vantage Press. SIGNED by author on front free endpaper, with a personal inscription dated 1995. First Edition, stated. First printing. Full number line on verso. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has black cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Black and white illustrations by Wally Littman. 23 pages. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. No visible wear to book. Book is gift quality. Pages clean and unmarked. Glossy illustrated dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Vantage Press, 1995. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very Good ; Very Good Jacket. 1995 Vantage Press. SIGNED by author on front free endpaper, with a personal inscription dated 1995. First Edition, stated. First printing. Full number line on verso. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has black paper-covered boards with silver spine lettering. Black and white illustrations. 35 pages. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Pages clean and unmarked. Bottom corner of pages bumped. Dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear, with light wrinkling at the spine ends. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Sphere, 2015. Softcover. Very Good. Very Good. 2015 Sphere, London, UK. An imprint of Little, Brown Book Group. Softcover. Black and white photographs. 979 pages. Printed and bound in Great Britain. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Spine NOT creased. Appears to be unread. Pages clean and unmarked. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Cleveland Landmarks Press, 2000. Softcover. Very Good. Near Fine. 2000 Cleveland Landmarks Press, Cleveland, Ohio. SIGNED by author, Richard E. Karberg, on title page. Not personalized. Softcover. Oversized, 8.5 x 11. Black and white photographs. Color photos on inside of covers and back cover. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Bottom outer corner lightly bumped. "Autographed Copy" bookstore sticker on front cover. Spine NOT creased. Pages are clean and unmarked. 80 pages. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Williams College, 1979. Softcover. Good. Good. 1979 Williams College. Periodical issue. Volume 14, 1979. Softcover. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Covers have moderate edge and surface wear. Covers lightly soiled. Covers lightly curled at corners. Address label on back cover. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Top corner bumped. Pages clean and unmarked. 164 pages.

The National Identity Board, 1984. Softcover. Very Good. Very Good. 1984 The National Identity Board, Bangkok, Thailand. Text in English. Square softcover, 6.75 inches, with stapled binding. Color and black & white photographs. High-quality glossy paper. 45 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Pages clean and unmarked.

Viking Press. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very Good ; Very Good Jacket. Viking Press. Lot of 5 hardcover books by Jan Karon. Three are Mitford Years titles and two are Father Tim novels. Mitford Years: Shepherds Abiding: A Mitford Christmas Story (2003); Light from Heaven (2005); The Mitford Bedside Companion, a Treasury of Favorite Mitford Moments, Author Reflections on the Bestselling Series, and More. Much More. (2006, edited by Brenda Furman). Father Tim Novels: Home to Holly Springs (2007); In the Company of Others (2010). Light From Heaven is a book club edition, all others are first editions with full number lines on the publication pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Bindings tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Overall very good condition. Spine ends lightly bumped. Light From Heaven has a small number 8 in ink on front free endpaper, and is also dented on the bottom edge of the front cover. Two books have mild reading creasing to the spine. Shepherds Abiding has a mild lean and a name in ink… Read More