Search Results: Titles starting with K from Grimalkin Books

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2010. This Stated First Edition from November 2010 also includes the required "number line" ending in a "1" to indicate First Printing. Kay Thompson was one of the greatest multi-threat entertainers in Hollywood and anywhere else she traveled, in addition to her second career as the author of the dearly loved Eloise books for children (and young-at-heart adults). She also managed to steal the film of Funny Face out from under Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn as the think-pink fashionista. The book and dust jacket are in New, unread condition. I've placed the dust jacket into an archival Brodart protective sleeve. The book is bound in white boards with die-stamped copper spine titles. The book includes photo inserts. The book measures 6 5/8 by 9 1/2 inches and includes 416 pages, with Index.. Stated First Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Plume, 1997. In Robert Rodi's hysterically funny satire, a long-in-the-tooth kept boy discovers that he has some competition with the pool boy for his master's affection. This oversized paperback is a Stated First Plume Printing from November, 1997. It is in Fine, unread condition, but with some minimal shelf rubbing. (Click on photo.) The book measures 5 3/8 by 8 inches and includes 323 pages.. First Edition. Oversized Soft Cover. Fine/ . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Penguin Books, 1993. First published in 1882, this paperback edition is a First Edition Thus in The Penguin Trollope series, Number 47, with a complete "number line" starting with a "1" to indicate First Printing. The book does not appear to have been read and shows only minimal shelf wear. This novel deals with a man's jealousy regarding his young wife's past. The book measures 4 3/8 by 7 1/8 inches and includes 492 pages.. First Edition Thus. Soft Cover. Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Berkley Books, 1995. This book club edition is in Fine, unread condition with a Fine dust jacket. I've placed the dust jacket into a Brodart protective sleeve. This book was first published in 1979 when Dean Koontz used the pseudonym, Leigh Nichols. The book concerns the terrifying, repetitive dreams of an American singer working in Japan and the man who helps her to discover that she is not the person she thinks she is. The book is bound in black boards with gilt spine titles. The book has a small erasure mark of the original owner's name on the free front endpaper. The book itself does not appear to have been read. It measures 5 3/4 by 8 1/2 inches and includes 300 pages.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Scholastic Press, 2006. The Fourth Printing is in Fine, Brand New condition, with a Fine Brand New dust jacket. Pirates, storms, and explosions catch up to Arthur Penhaligon as he attempts to survive a trip on the high seas so he can find the third part of the Will and claim the Third Key. The book is bound in light blue boards with a navy blue spine and die-stamped silver spine titles. The book measures 6 1/4 by 8 inches and includes 389 pages. . Hard Cover. Brand New/Brand New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1919. This book of Arthurian legends uses source material based on the work of Chrétien de Troies, Sir Thomas Malory, and Alfred, Lord Tennyson. The book is suitable for adults, young adults or older teens. The book includes four handsome full-page color illustrations by the aptly named artist, Lancelot Speed. The book is in Very Good+ condition but lacks a dust jacket. The book is bound in red cloth with titles in black on the front panel and spine, as well as a vignette cameo illustration of a knight on the front panel and spine. The book has top-edge yellow stain. The book includes illustrated endpapers. The pages are clean and bright, without marks, tears, or stains. The book measures 6 1/4 by 8 5/8 inches and includes 360 pages.. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Lancelot Speed. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

North Ryde, NSW: Methuen Australian, 1985. Some 3,300 steam locomotives were built in Australia over an 80-year period. This is the story of two legendary men -- Alf Smith and Fred Shea -- and the great "iron horses" they created. Both book and dust jacket are in Fine, As New condition. This First Edition is bound in black with die-stamped silver spine titles. The book measures 6 1/4 by 9 1/4 inches and includes 248 pages, with Index, photo inserts, drawings, and illustrated endpapers. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Pocket Books, Inc., 1970. This First paperback Printing from June, 1970, is of a book originally published in hardcover in 1968. The book is a clean, fresh copy in close to Fine condition, but with the page toning one expects from a 40-year-old paperback. According to the rear panel blurb: "In these pages you will find a remedy for baldness, antidotes for poisoning, and a recipe for iron tonic. These and many other home cures, gathered by a registered pharmacist, can save you time and needless expense." The book measures 4 1/4 by 7 inches and includes 174 pages. . First Edition Thus. Paperback. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1927. This book is extemely rare in that it is a First Edition as well as comes with its original, handsome dust jacket with original price on front flap. In short, it's a true collectible for the Wawick Deeping admirer. The novel concerns Kitty, a young woman fighting for her independence and happiness and at odds with a possessive mother who attempts to thwart Kitty's relationship with a young man. The book is in Very Good condition, with green cloth covers, black lettering on the front panel and spine, and a colorful floral design with in a black oval border on the front panel. The book has top-edge yellow. As for the interior, the book has decorative patterned endpapers using the Borzoi Books grayhound colophon in a checkerboard pattern. There are no signatures from former owners. The text pages are clean, without tears or stains, and have only light age toning. The unclipped dust jacket has some small tears and chipping at the top corner and spine crown,… Read More