Search Results: Titles starting with K from Northern Lights Rare Books

Heinemann, 1978. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Previous owner has inked out the price at the front flap but otherwise, a nice copy, Near Fine in dustjacket and SIGNED at the title page by the author (for the seller in person).

London: Julia MacRae Books, 1994. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First Printing. A superb copy of this wonderful picture book by arguably the world's leading illustrator for children. 86 pp., illustrated in colour, including many full-page illustrations. A sumptious and beautifully illustrated version of the King Kong story. This copy has been SIGNED by Anthony Browne at the title page. A Fine copy with a blank adhesive bookplate fixed to the flyleaf. Near Fine, unclipped dustjacket with a small nick near the foot of the spine and minor rubbing to the extremities.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1988. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. First Printing of the First UK edition. SIGNED by Andrew Sinclair at the title page but the book is noticeably tanned at the edges and margins. The dustjacket is unclipped and a little sunned in places

London: Orion, 2003. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A super copy of the final volume in the author's brilliant Arthurian trilogy - destined to become a classic but cooking rather slowly. Fine in Fine dustjacket, this copy opened only for the author to sign.

London: Pavillion Books, 1997. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Printing. The first volume in the author's lovely series of medieval adventures for children. As well as being a cast member of the Monty Python team and accomplished film director Jones was also a medieval historian and used his expertise to great effect in these stories. A lovely copy, pushed at the crown a little but otherwise a superb fresh example. Fine in Fine dustjacket. SIGNED and dated ("2000) by the author for the seller in person. Scarce thus.

New York: Knopf, 1986. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Browne, Anthony. First U.S. edition. A charming picture book for children. Laminated pictorial boards as issued. Unpaginated, illustrated in colour. Inscribed to the original owner by Anthony Browne with an original and careful drawing of GORILLA. Bumping to the corners, covers lightly marked but a VG clean copy, free from owner names etc. An uncommon early title.

Uudevalla (Sweden): Albert Bonniers Forlag, 1987. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. First Printing. Printed in the Swedish language. "Karin, My Friend" is a short story from the collection "Letters From Klara" (1991). In 1987, to coincide with the Gothenburg Book Festival, Bonniers published this limited edition facsimile of the author's holograph manuscript. Softcover format, 26pp. the vignette on the front cover is also by the author. A Fine, clean copy with some minor surface damage to the rear cover where a sticker appears to have been removed.

Boston: David R. Godine, 1983. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First Printing of the first US edition, hardcover. Blue cloth with gilt titles to upper cover and backstrip. Crushed both at the crown and tail of the backstrip but a tight, square copy otherwise and very clean and bright - Near Fine. The dustjacket is clean and bright, unclipped but with shelf-wear along the edges and at the spine ends. There is a small tear at the top corner of the rear panel and small nick to the top edge of the front flap. SIGNED and inscribed to the Finnish translator and film critic, Reijo Lehtonen, a nice association.

Helsinki: Otava, 2007. 4th Printing. Hardcover. As New. 4th Printing, originally published 2005. In which the artist turns his attention to the big guns of Finnish literature - Runeberg, Topelius, Snellman - with comic results. Laminated illustrated boards, pp. 64, large format. Signed and dated in 2013 with an original drawing to the half-title. In excellent "As New" condition.