Search Results: Titles starting with K from Bazaar of Books

"Karsh Canadians" by Yousuf Karsh. pp. 203. many photo illus. Toronto, Buffalo, London: University of Toronto Press, 1978. Hardcover, silver cloth with silver gilt cover title and spine (corners square, bottom of spine bumped, previous owner's signature on half title page). dw. (scuffed, some wear, photos and end flaps yellowed). Selected photos from the book: Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Kenojuak, Margaret Laurence, Marshall McLuhan, and Gordon Sinclair.Size: 12 1/4" x 9 ¾" (31cm x 25cm).Very good condition.Yousuf Karsh [1908-2002] was born in Armenia. He came to Canada in 1924 and opened his studio in Ottawa in 1932. One of his most well known photographs is that of Sir Winston Churchill. Karsh's work is in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the National Portrait Gallery in London, the National Gallery of Canada, and in many other museums.

"Karsh: The Art of the Portrait. Essays by James Borcoman et al. Ottawa: National Gallery of Canada, 1989." In collaboration with the National Archives of Canada. pp. 176. 108 b. & w. illus. (some full-page). Hardcover, black cloth with silver title on spine (corners square, very slight wear to top of spine, toning of pages throughout, interior clean & unmarked). dj. (corners worn and wear along top, chip to top of spine, few scratches).
Very Good condition.
Size: 11 1/4" x 9 3/8" (28.5cm x 23.5cm).

"Published in conjunction with the exhibition Karsh: The Art of the Portrait, organized by the National Gallery of Canada in collaboration with the National Archives of Canada, and presented in Ottawa from 29 June to 4 September 1989."

"King of Spies: The Dark Reign of America's Spymaster in Korea" by Blaine Harden. New York: Viking, [2017]. pp. 260. 27 b & w illus. Hardcover, quarter red cloth and black boards, with black title on spine (corners square, spine bumped, interior clean & unmarked). dw., unclipped (as new).Size: 9 1/4" x 6 1/4". (23.5cm x 16cm).Very good condition.

"The King of Vodka: The Story of Pyotr Smirnov and the Upheaval of an Empire" by Linda Himelstein. [New York]: HarperCollins Publishers, [2009]. First edition. pp. 384, Bibliography and Index. 22 b. & w. illus. Hardcover, black cloth with gilt title on spine ( corners square, foxing to top and bottom edges, slight foxing to outer margins of text, interior is clean & unmarked). dw., unclipped (two very slight marks on cover, dust jacket is otherwise not worn or damaged).Very good condition. (Dust jacket is Very good+ condition).Size: 9 1/4" x 6 1/4" (23.5cm x 16cm)."In this sweeping history of vodka scion Pyotr Smirnov and his family, distinguished journalist Linda Himelstein plumbs a great riddle of Russian history through the story of a humble serf who rose to create one of the most celebrated business empires the world has ever known."(from the dust jacket)

"Kingdom of Plants: A Journey Through Their Evolution" by Will Benson. Foreword by Professor Stephen Hopper Director, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [London:] HarperCollins Publishers, [2012]. "This book accompanies Atlantic Productions' landmark television series 'Kingdom of Plants 3D with David Attenborough.' " pp. 256. many colour illus. (some full-page). Hardcover, green cloth with gilt title on spine (corners squared, interior clean & unmarked, dampstain to covers at lower spine- not affecting interior pages). dw., unclipped (stain to lower spine & on inside of jacket, from dampstain on book covers, slight crease on front cover, otherwise unmarked). Very good condition.Size: 10" x 7 6/8" (29.5cm. x 19.5cm.)

"King's Counsellor Abdication and War: The Diaries of Sir Alan Lascelles." Edited by Duff Hart-Davis. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, [2006]. pp. 462. 13 b & w illus. Hardcover, black cloth with gilt titles on spine (no marks, interior clean). dw., unclipped (bit worn).Size: 9 1/2" x 6 3/8" (24cm x 16cm).Very good condition.

"Krieghoff" by J. Russell Harper. [Etobicoke, Ontario]: Prospero Books, a division of Chapters Inc., [1999]. (Originally published in 1979 by University of Toronto Press). pp. 204, Bibliography, Index. 164 illus. (53 colour). Hardcover, blue cloth with gilt title on spine (corners square, slight wear to top of spine, few marks on title page, price on rear free endpaper, otherwise interior is clean & unmarked). dj. (tiny pieces of jacket surface missing at top of spine and upper front corner).Very Good condition.Size: 9 7/8" x 9 7/8" (25cm x 25cm)

"Kurelek: A Biography." by Patricia Morley. Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, [1987]. reprint. pp. 338. 90 b. & w. illus. and 8 colour plates. Paperback (corners bit worn, interior unmarked).Very good condition.Size: 9 1/2" x 6 1/2" (24cm x 16.5cm).