Search Results: Authors starting with K from Capricorn Books

Des Moines, Iowa: Wallace-Homestead, 1979. 68 pp, 4to (11" H). 4-page 1985 revised price guide laid in. Profusely illustrated with b&w reproductions of postcards. A pictorial price guide to postcards, arranged by subject, i.e. Advertising, Animals, Christmas, Comic, Dogs, Drinking, Easter, Girls, Halloween, Indians, Military, Negroes, Patriotic, Royalty, Santa Claus, Sports, Thanksgiving, Valentine, Western, Air Ships, Buses, Fire Engines, Ships, Street Cars, Trains, etc. Concludes with: Future Growth Chart; Sleepers that have a future and notes on Growth Chart; Topical Index. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor edgewear/rubbing, spine flat and uncreased. . 4th Printing.. Soft Cover. Very Good+.

New York: Stein and Day, 1974. 226 pp, large 8vo (9 7/16" H). "(S)heds new light on the origins of the Cold War. (Kaiser) brings into the debate factors that others have ignored, most notably the influence on foreign policy of domestic political and economic conditions in 1946 and 1947 in the United States and Great Britain. 'The Truman Doctrine - the beginning of the Cold War - was closely tied to the events of its time, events largely forgotten now, but crucially important then', writes Kaiser. 'Who recalls the fuel crisis of February, 1947, when Britain appeared for a moment on the verge of utter collapse? Yet without the crisis, there would have been no Truman Doctrine and no Marshall Plan in 1947. Who recalls the strength of the anti-British feeling in the American Congress after the War? Yet it was that emotion, and President Truman's fear of its influence, that was largely responsible for the strident tone of the Truman Doctrine speech. (This book) is more than a… Read More

New York: Random, 2000. 364 pp, 9 1/2" H. 2 maps. "(T)akes us through Turkey, across the Fertile Crescent, and into the volatile, oil-rich lands of the Caucasus and Central Asia, a region (Kaplan) describes as the Balkans of the future - explosive, strategically important, the new fault line between East and West. Through dramatic stories of unforgettable characters past and present, Kaplan illuminates the tragic history of the lands in which he travels. He ventures from the famed archaeological ruins of Syria to the markets of Lebanon to the military outposts of Turkey and Israel; from Baku, capital of new business and new oil, across the Caspian Sea to the deserts of Turkmenistan and back to the killing fields of Armenia." Wrinkling at the top/bottom of the spine, three small printing ink marks on page 172 - text is legible. Dust jacket has very light rubbing, light wrinkling and one tiny closed tear with crease at the top edge.. Not Signed. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Boston: Shambhala, 2001. 173 pp, 9" H. "(F)ocuses on koans that illuminate fundamental issues of the spiritual life. While koans may be said to be uniquely Zen, in (Roshi) Kapleau's explorations they start to become as familiar, everyday, and relevant as the questions we ponder in one form or another all our lives: Why was I born? Why must I die? How can I find an end to suffering?" Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor rubbing, spine flat and uncreased.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+.

Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1985. 231 pp, 4to (11 1/4" H). Profusely illustrated in b&w and colour. "In an age of laser surgery and artificial organs, it is easy to forget that many medical treatments have been successfully administered for millennia and that previous eras also had their startling medical developments and discoveries: circulation of the blood, vaccination, anesthesia, and public sanitation, to name but a few. The more than 140 works in this volume convey a vital picture of the history of anatomy and medicine since the fifteenth century as well as the artists' reactions to the human condition in its myriad states of health and illness, from birth to death. Arranged into four thematic sections - Anatomy; Healers; Disease, Disability, and Madness; and The Cycle of Life - these images are from the Ars Medica Collection at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, which includes over 1,100 prints, drawings, photographs, and rare books. Among the works represented are… Read More

New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1966. 108 pp, 8 1/4" H. B&w photographs and diagrams of stitches. "(T)races the history of (the United States) through the illustrated stories that were embroidered on samplers. To help encourage this fascinating hobby, easy-to-follow directions and a clearly illustrated dictionary of the best-known stitches can be found in the second part of this book." Minor edgewear to boards. Dust jacket is price clipped, has a few tiny chips, two small closed tears at top of spine with creasing - archivally taped, light edgewear elsewhere, soft crease on back panel/flap - now protected in removable mylar sleeve. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Good+.

Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal, 1985. 64 pp, 11" H. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, color profiles. Contents: USN Aircraft Carrier Air Units 1957-1963; Carriers, Carrier Air Groups; Aircraft Colors; Berlin Crisis; Carrier Air group Commander (CAG); Marine Corps Squadrons; Attack Carrier Squadrons; Fighter and Attack Aircraft; Heavy Attack; Special Purpose Carrier Squadron; Carrier All-Weather Fighter; Carrier All-Weather Attack; Carrier Airborne Early Warning; Fighter Photographic; Heavy Photographic; Helicopter Utility; Replacement Attack Carrier Squadrons; ASW Carrier Squadrons; Carrier Anti-Submarine; Helicopter Anti-Submarine; Replacement Anti-Submarine Carrier Squadrons; Electronic Countermeasure / Fleet Air Reconnaisance; Guided Missile Units; Air Development; Military Aircraft Redesignation; Glossary of Abbreviations. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor edgewear, light browning on spine, very light rubbing, faint ghost sticker… Read More

London: Osprey, 1992. 48 pp, 9 3/4" H. B&w photographs, drawings, 8 pages of colour illustrations. Contents: Introduction; US Army Brigade Flags; US Artillery Battery Flags; Flags of the US Colored Troops; The Plates. Interior - small Christmas notation, date and signature in pencil on title page; light erased pencil mark at top corner of title page; otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - minor corner wear, minor rubbing.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+. Illus. by Colour plates by Rick Scollins and Gerry Embleton..

London: Arms and Armour, 1994. 320 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H). B&w plates. "Compared with many other great military leaders, who invariably commanded larger numbers of troops and often in several theatres, Robert E. Lee - as respected as any master battlefield general one could name - fought with relatively limited forces in one corner of one continent. This in no way diminishes the quality of his leadership or his control of the logistical and strategic deployment of military men; that his Army of Northern Virginia enjoyed so much success for so long and against such odds is testament to this. This book is not another biography of Lee. Here Philip Katcher describes his Army, its structure, its qualities, its uniqueness, its high morale. He discusses in detail each level of the Army and then all its component parts - infantry, artillery, cavalry and the myriad support arms including engineers, medics and signallers - and even bands, chaplains and others. A comprehensive study of the unit… Read More

London: Osprey, 1994. 48 pp, 9 3/4" H. B&w photographs, drawings, 8 pages of colour illustrations. Contents: Introduction; Headgear, Coats; Other Uniform Items; Zouave and Chasseur Uniforms; Accoutrements; Weapons; The Plates. Interior - small Christmas notation, date and signature in pencil on title page; otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - soft corner crease on rear cover, minor corner wear, minor rubbing.. Reprint.. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Colour plates by Ron Volstad..

London: Osprey, 1992. 48 pp, 9 3/4" H. B&w photographs, drawings, 8 pages of colour illustrations. Contents: Introduction; The First National Flag; The Second National Flag; The Third National Flag; Battle Flags; Battle Honors, Other Commands; Other Flags; The Plates. Interior - small Christmas notation, date and signature in pencil on title page; light erased pencil mark at top corner of title page; otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - minor corner wear, one tiny corner crease - migrates into adjacent pages, minor rubbing.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Colour plates by Rick Scollins..

London: Osprey, 1992. 40 pp + 8 pp plates, 9 3/4" H. B&w photographs, drawings, 8 pages of colour illustrations. Contents: Introduction; The Men and their Regiment; The Infantry Regiment; Personal Equipment; Weapons and Insignia; The Artillery; The Cavalry; The Technical Corps; The Medical Service; Corps Insignia; The Plates. Interior - small Christmas notation, date and signature in pencil on title page; otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - minor corner wear, minor rubbing.. Reprint.. Soft Cover. Very Good+. Illus. by Colour plates by Michael Youens..

London: Osprey, 1992. 48 pp, 9 3/4" H. B&w photographs, drawings, 8 pages of colour illustrations. Contents: Introduction; Alabama; Arkansas; Connecticut; Delaware & District of Columbia; Florida; Georgia; Illinois, Indiana; Iowa; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri, New Hampshire; New Jersey; New York, North Carolina; Ohio; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; South Carolina; Tennessee; Texas; Vermont; Virginia; Wisconsin; The Plates. Interior - small Christmas notation, date and signature in pencil on title page; light erased pencil mark at top corner of title page; otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - minor corner wear, minor rubbing. . Reprint.. Soft Cover. Very Good+. Illus. by Colour plates by Ron Volstad..

London: Osprey, 1993. 48 pp, 9 3/4" H. B&w photographs, 8 pages of colour illustrations. Contents: Introduction; Headgear, Coats; Other Uniform Items; Zouave and Chasseur Uniforms; Accoutrements; Weapons; The Plates. Interior - small Christmas notation, date and signature in pencil on title page; light erased pencil mark at top corner of title page; otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - minor corner wear, minor rubbing. . Reprint.. Soft Cover. Very Good+. Illus. by Colour plates by Ron Volstad..

London: Osprey, 1993. 48 pp, 9 3/4" H. B&w photographs, drawings, 8 pages of colour illustrations. Contents: Introduction; Regulation Flags; Army Headquarters Flags; The Army of the Potomac; Cavalry Flags; Naval Flags; The Plates. Interior - small Christmas notation, date and signature in pencil on title page; light erased pencil mark at top corner of title page; tiny light stain on inside of front cover and on title page; otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - minor corner wear, minor rubbing. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Colour plates by Rick Scollins..

Northvale, New Jersey: Jason Aronson, 1990. 559 pp, 9 1/4" H. "Once upon a time, there was a shammas full of years and stories. Night after night, like some kabbalistic Scheherazade, this amiable fellow tells stories to soothe his rabbi who cannot sleep. This is the premise of 'Night Tales Remembered', a wise, witty, and wonderfully rich platter of Jewish folklore, fact, and fantasy. Set in Cologne of the Middle Ages (it) revolves around saintly rabbis who knew the secrets of the holy and who communed with angels to solve both the ordinary and extraordinary problems of their congregants. It was the end of the age of Rashi and the beginning of the age of Rambam, when these and other people might appear at the yeshiva at any time of day or night: 'For in medieval Europe, wandering pilgrims were constantly returning from their foreign travels. These wayfarers came wide-eyed and worn, and they came filled with tales.' It was also a time when miracles seemed more commonplace and… Read More

Hong Kong: Concord, 1996. 96 pp, 11" H. Profusely illustrated with b&w and colour photographs. Interior - soft bump at top corner of text block, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - minor rubbing, soft bump at top corner of covers.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Hong Kong: Concord, 1995. 256 pp, 11 1/4" H. B&w and color photographs. Contents: Acknowledgements; Introduction; The Americas (Argentina / Brazil / Canada / Colombia / Mexico / USA - FBI HRT - Marshals Service SOG - Army Military - Washington D.C. ERT - NYPD ESU - LAPD SWAT - Seattle ERT - Chicago HBT - Portland SERT - Metro-Dade SRT - Las Vegas SWAT - Kansas City TRT); Europe (Austria / Belgium / Denmark / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Hungary / Ireland / Italy / Netherlands / Norway / Poland / Portugal / Russia / Spain / Switzerland / UK - SAS, SBS - Police Units); Middle East & Africa (Egypt / Israel - IDF - Border Guards & Police Units / Jordan / South Africa); Asia & Oceania (Australia / China / Hong Kong / India / Indonesia / Japan / Korea / Macao / New Zealand / Pakistan / Singapore / Taiwan / Thailand). Interior - small bump at bottom corner of pages from page 207 to end of book, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - minor rubbing,… Read More

Blind River: Self-published,, 1970. 146 pp, 9" H, in decorative wraps. B&w photos, drawings, maps (some fold-out). Contents: Early Exploration; The Jesuits; The Fur Trade; The Lumbering Era; Blind River Established; The American Market; Increased Activity in the Area; West Branch Mill Built; Shipping and the Lumber Trade; Provincial Government Decisions; McFadden & Malloy Co.; A Modern Mill Constructed; Blind River Pine Co.; Return of McFadden; Argus Corporation; The Past is Prologue; Appendices - Logging Firms; Log Marks; Local Milestones; Sawmill Operators - First Blind River Murder; Index of Names; Bibliographical Note. Interior - small soft curl/crease at top corner of pages, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - small soft crease at top corner of covers and at bottom corner of rear cover, minor edge wear, scattered small scuff lines on front cover. . 1st Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good -.

Self-published, 2003. 152 pp, 8 1/4" H. B&w map, photograph. Signed by author on title page (signature only). "West Kerry was to experience equal, if not worse devastation (than Connacht and West Cork) during the Famine. Due to the remoteness of Dingle and the townlands west of the town it received much less publicity. The reports that are available of what the people had to endure are horrific, indicating a district, which was to be completely neglected during a period of extreme suffering." From the Introduction. Interior - tiny crease at top/bottom corner of approx first 25 pages, small soft crease/curl to bottom corner of approx. first 36 pages, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - small crease at corners of front cover, very small crease at bottom corner of rear cover, small black mark at bottom of spine - from manufacturing process. . Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Very Good.