Kamal Joumblatt: Images d'un Destin
by [Joumblatt, Kumal]
Beirut: Almassar, 2000. Hardcover. Very Good + in Very Good DJ. Hardcover. First Edition. In French. Inscribed by Joublatt's son, Walid Joumblatt: "To Congressman Shays /With all my respect and friendship/ W. Joumbatt 7/7/2007" Kamal Joumblatt was an important Lebanese political leader who headed the anti-government forces in the Lebanese Civil War until he was assassinated in 1977.... Read More
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Honolulu. Sketches of Life Social, Political, and Religious, in the Hawaiian Islands From 1828 to 1861, With a Supplementary Sketch of Events to 1880
by Judd, Laura Fish
New York: Anson D. F. Randolph & Company, 1880. SCARCE IN THIS EDITION. Laura Fish Judd (1804-1872) was an American missionary and teacher. She became a Protestant missionary when she was nineteen and performed missionary work in Mexico. In 1827, she married Gerrit P. Judd, another American missionary. The couple and other missionaries sailed for Hawaii and landed on... Read More
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Book Art Object 2: Second Catalogue of the Codex Foundation Biennial International Book Exhibition and Symposium, Berkeley, 2011
by Jury, David and Peter Rutledge Koch
Berkeley: Codex Foundation, 2013. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover. Book Art Object is primarily a record of the third biennial Codex Book Fair and Symposium: "The Fate of the Art," held at Berkeley, California, 2011. The event showcased contemporary artist books, fine press and fine art editions produced by the world's most esteemed printers, designers, book artists, and artisans. Showcases... Read More
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Fruits of Our Labor: U.S. and Soviet Workers Talk About Making a Living
by Kahn, Kathy
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1982. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket. Hardcover. Vg/Vg Dj/8vo./contents clean/illus./370 pp. Russian History. RUS18/5132.
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Peter Porter, a bibliography 1954-1986
by Kaiser, John R.
London and New York: Mansell, 1990. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. First edition. Green cloth boards with gilt title to spine and front cover. Fine, without dust jacket, as issued. 211 pages. BOB/111716.
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Tony Harrison, a bibliography 1957-1987
by Kaiser, John R.
London and New York: Mansell, 1989. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. Red cloth boards with gilt title to spine and front cover. Fine, without dust jacket, as issued. First edition. 105 pages. BOB/111416.
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Class Song of 1913 or Eastern High School, Baltimore, Maryland
by Kaji, Hilda and Burroughs, Lillian C.
Baltimore: Eastern High School, 1913. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Very good white songsheet with dark blue title to front wrapper. No fading, but small closed tears at edges. Maryland History. Baltimore. BALT111021.
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Class Song of 1913 of Eastern High School
by Kaji, Hilda & Lillian C. Burroughs
Baltimore: [Eastern High School], 1913. Song Sheet. Very Good +. Song Sheet. Very good plus songsheet quarto in plastic cover. No fading, but small closed tears at edges. Maryland History. MDHIS/9252.
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Six Hundred Years of Work by Thai Artists & Architects
by Kalyanamitra, Joti
Bangkok: The Fine Arts Commission of The Association of Siamese Architects Under Royal Patronage, 1977. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket. Hardcover. 4to. Very good in very good white dust jacket with black title to front and spine panels. Minor rubbing to jacket. In both English and Thai; black and white photos throughout; a unique book;... Read More
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Zwei Schriften über die grundlegenden Begriffe der Naturewissenschaften (Two writings on the fundamental concepts of the natural sciences)
by Kant, Immanuel
Berlin: Officina Serpentis, 1920. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. 1 of 100 copies in regular edition. Includes two essays: "Neuer Lehrbegriff der Bewegung und Rube, und der damit verknüpften Folgerungen in den ersten Gründn der Naturwissenschaft 1758" and "Von dem ersten Grunde des Unterschiedes der Gegenden im Raume 1768." Vellum spine with gilt title over tan paper covered boards... Read More
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The Dilemmas of Labour and Education
by Karoly, Akin
London: W. Swan Sonnenschein and Company, 1884. Hardcover. Good ++. Hardcover. G++ in heavily-oxidated red and gilt boards/small 8vo./77 pp. Education. EDU1/4252.
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Murder in the Name of God: The Plot to Kill Yitzhak Rabin (1st Edition)
by Karpin, Michael, and Friedman, Ina
New York: Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Company, 1998. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. Hardcover. Nf/Nf Dj/8vo./illus./292 pp./contents bright, crisp, and clean/an investigation and re-creation of the murder of Rabin on November 4, 1995. Middle East. MID/5152.
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A Frank Norris Collection
by Katz, Joseph
Columbia: University of South Carolina, 1970. Paperback. Near Fine. Paperback. First edition. Number O.S. of 350 copies. Signed by Katz. Inscribed on the limitation page "For John Kohn - / with my respect / and admiration. / J.K.". Catalogue of an exhibition marking the 100th anniversary of Norris' birth from the author's collection. Illustrated side-stapled cream wrappers with... Read More
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Toward a Geography of Art
by Kaufmann, Thomas DaCosta
Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 2004. Paperback. Near Fine. Paperback. This book offers essays that focus on the intricacies of accounting for the geographical dimension of art history during the early modern period in Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Very good in black and grey illustrated wrappers with white title to spine and front cover. Creasing... Read More
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Dictionary of International Biography 1972: Volume Eight, Part I, A-K
by Kay, Ernest (ed.)
London: Melrose Press, Ltd, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Vg in red boards/frontis. Reference. REF309291.
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Dictionary of International Biography 1967-1968, Fourth Edition
by Kay, Ernest (ed.)
London: Dictionary of International Biography, 1968. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Vg in red boards Reference. REF409291.
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Dictionary of International Biography 1970 (2 volumes, complete) A-Z
by Kay, Ernest (ed.)
London: Dictionary of International Biography Company, 1969, 6th Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Vg/Vg Dj/both volumes Reference. REF109101 This set may require an extra shipping fee.
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Bricks Without Straw: The Evolution of George Washington University
by Kayser, Elmer Louis
New York: Appleton-Century Crofts, 1970. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Vg/Vg Dj/8vo./frontis./352 pp./many illustrations. Education. EDU112141.
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Africa. Two Volumes
by Keane, A. H.
London: Edward Stanford, 1895. Hardcover. Near Fine. Hardcover. This is a particularly beautiful two volume edition of Keane's comprehensive and fascinating descriptive history of north and south Africa. There is an unobtrusive stamp of the Literary & Historical Society of Quebec, Canada, almost the only indication that this set was in a library. The work is part of... Read More
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Major Kearney's Report, of November 5th, 1815
by Kearney, Major
Washington: House of Representatives, 1817. Pamphlet. Very Good. Pamphlet. Very Good pamphlet. Light damp stain to outside margins. Browning throughout though text remains bright. 14 pages. Americana. In wraps. AME/7262.
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John Keats Odes/Odas
by Keats, John; J.R. Wilcock, translator
Buenes Aires: La Cabelle Ra. Softcover. Very Good. Softcover. The textblock was letterpress printed by Armando Tocarello in 1958 in the home of D. Franciso A. Colombo in Buenos Aires, Argentina. There were 52 copies of this printed, of which copies 1-20 were printed on Fabriano Magnani paper, and copies 21-52 on Ingres paper. This is copy number... Read More
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American Review: A Whig Journal Devoted to Politics and Literature. New Series, Volume VIII (8) - Whole Volume XVI (14) July - December 1851
by [Keats, Wordsworth]
New York: George H. Colton, 1851. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Includes articles on female poets, Hungary, a critical review of John Keat's "Hyperion", the presidential election of 1852, Wordsworth, poetry, and much more. Bound in three-quarter black leather with marbled paper covered boards, titled in gilt on the spine with raised bands. Rubbing and wear to boards, corners,... Read More
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Music Angels. A Thousand Years of Patronage
by Keefer, Lubov
Baltimore: Sutherland Press, Inc, 1976. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Very Good Plus. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. 8vo. Green paper wrappers with dark green title to front wrapper and to spine and illustrations to front and rear wrappers. Minor fading to spine and edges of front wrapper. Author's signature to front free end page. Clean interior with bright text and... Read More
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The Catonsville Lutheran Church: A Sketch of its Origin
by Keidel, George C.
Washington, D.C.: Privately Printed, 1919. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Very good light blue side stapled paper wrappers with black title to front wrapper. Pamphlet with fading to edges. Short history of the Lutheran Catonsville Church. 12 pages. Maryland History. MDHIS/10012.
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The Catonsville Lutheran Church: A Sketch of its Origin
by Keidel, George C.
Washington, D.C.: Privately Printed, 1919. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Very good light blue side stapled paper wrappers with black title to front wrapper. Pamphlet with fading to edges. Short history of the Lutheran Catonsville Church. 12 pages. Maryland History. MDHIS/10012.
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