Search Results: Titles starting with K from Blacket Books

U.S.A.: Mountaineers Books, 1995. First USA Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A near fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. 271 pages. Maps. Illustrations. The story of a mountain in the Himalayas and the attempts to climb it.

London: Ian Allan, 1975. First UK Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. 128pp. Illustrated.

London: A. & C. Black, 1911. Reprint . Hardcover. Good. Kate Greenaway. Hardback. A good plus copy in publisher's dark green cloth with title in gilt and pictorial onlay to upper board. Spine lettering a bit faded but readable. 16 coloured illustrations including front board and frontispiece (15 tipped-in, all in nice condition and not creased). Some browning to end-papers. Twelve page Introduction. Book is protected in a removable cover.

London: Collins, 1964. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper which has two very small closed edge tears. A clean copy without foxing or ownership inscription. 256 pages. A crime thriller. The author was a bookseller in Edinburgh. This is his second novel. Uncommon.

London: The Bodley Head, 1986. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good. Hardback. Oblong 4to. A very good copy in publisher's illustrated laminated boards. Colourfully illustrated. No inscriptions. Unpaginated. A nice clean copy. When Grannnie Island's prize sheep, Alecina, falls in the Boggy Loch just as the judging for the Best Ewe and Fleece Trophy is about to begin, the ever resourceful Katie Morag knows just what to do...

London: The Bodley Head, 1985. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good. Hardback. Oblong 4to. A very good copy in publisher's illustrated laminated boards. Profusely illustrated in colour, Unpaginated. No inscriptions. A nice clean copy

London: Max Reinhardt,, 1957. Second Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Hilary Knight. Hardback. 4to. A very good copy in publisher's dark pink cloth with title in black on front board and on spine. No inscriptions. Top and foot of spine lightly bumped. Good plus dustwrapper, illustrated on the front panel and with photographs of Kay Thomspon and Hilary Knight on the rear panel with a short history of each. Three closed edge tears and minor edgewear, not price-clipped and protected in a removable cover. Internally a nice clean copy.

London: Geo. Kearsley, 1796. Hardcover. Good. Hardback. 24mo. A good copy in a moderately worn full leather binding with red title-piece lettered in gilt. Small piece worn away from top of spine. Bookplate (John Buchanan Esq. of Strathyre) and two old ownership inscriptions by other members of the Buchanan family. Hinges sound. Not foxed. Pp.xl,536. Frontispiece of King George III in his parliamentary robes. 80 pages of plates.

London: Kelly's Directories Ltd. A near vg copy in red cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. 2175pp. Postage at cost.

Privately Published, 2001. First Edition . Soft cover. Fine. Softback. A fine copy. 80 pages. Illustrated. Gives a summary of the abbey's history, a short biography of the founder, a desciption of the buildings and possessions of the abbey etc.

Border Regional Council, 1981. Soft cover. Good. Softback. 4to. 43 pages. 3 figures (of 4 - lacking the proposals map for the built-up area). Various loose enclosures including a booklet entitled "Kelso The Issues".

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1925. First Reprint . Hardcover. Good/Fair. Hardback. A good copy in a fair dustwrapper which has some fairly substantial chips. Some foxing. No ownership inscription. Pp.xv,142. 12 illustrations. Introduction by Sir Donald MacAlister. A narrative of the personal life of the great scientist.

London: Edinburgh House Press, 1933. Sixth Impression . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Elsie Anna Wood. Hardback. 16mo. A very good copy in red cloth lettered and decorated in black. In a good dustwrapper which has fairly minor chipping and edge tears. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. 61 pages + 3pp publisher's adverts + 1 page "To the Grown-up Reader." Colour illustrations on each right-hand page. This is No. 2 of the "Nursery" series, described as "dainty little volumes for the 3-5 year-olds, with a picture at every opening. A first step towards friendship with children of other races.

London: The Bodley Head, 1989. First Edition . 4to. A fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper. 342pp. Each breed of dog is illustrated with colour photographs and paintings. Includes a brief history of each breed, its origins and purpose.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1990. First Edition . A fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper that is not price-clipped. Some spine lean. 381pp. A late and rather elusive Tranter title about the early Scottish king, Kenneth mac Alpin.

London: Chapman and Hall, 1872. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Hardback. A very good two volume set in an attractive dark blue full leather binding lettered and decorated in gilt. Five raised bands on spine. Top edges gilt. No ownership inscription. Pp.xxviii,228 (continuous pagination). 223 of 227 plates. Plates 139,140,204 and 223 not bound in. Moderate foxing but a handsome looking set.

London: Methuen Children's Books, 1988. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. A very good copy in laminated boards. 32pp. Many colour illustrations. Part of the "Animal Habitats" series.

London: Faber & Faber, 1945. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. A very good copy in a just about good dustwrapper which is a little chipped at the spine ends and board tips and with internal sellotape repairs. A clean copy internally with no ownership inscription and almost no foxing. 262pp.

Glasgow Golf Club, 2003. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 4to. A very good copy in a near very good dustwrapper which shows a little wear to the spine ends and board tips. No.975 of 1500 copies. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. 231 pages. Numerous illustrations including colour. This is a history of the estate of Killermont from earliest times and of the Glasgow Golf Club which is the ninth oldest in the world.

London: Hutchinson, 1984. First Edition . A fine copy in a very good dustwrapper which is not price-clipped and which is now protected. The dw has one very small tear on rear panel and two small marks at the foot of the inside of the rear panel which are not noticeable externally. Previous owner's name on f.e.p.