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Kalnins Ingrida
A Guide to the Baltic States
Merrifield: Inroads 1990. First edition. Paperback. Very Good . 8vo paperback. Pp 309. Bookseller's printed label on title-page else a clean unmarked copy in printed wrappers. <br/><br/> Inroads paperback
Bookseller reference : 85113 ISBN : 096265020X 9780962650208
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Kaltbrunner, David
Manuel du voyageur. Nouvelle edition. Avec 280 figures intercalees dans le texte et 24 planches hors texte.
Paris, Librairie Fischbacher, 1887. 8°. 21,5 x 14 cm. 16, XV, 762 Seiten, 40 Blatt (Appendix, Register). Schwarzer neuer Pappband, mit eingebundenen Deckeln der Original-Broschur. Mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel. [4 Warenabbildungen]
Bookseller reference : 13761DB
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Kaluski Marian
SIR PAUL E. STRZELECKI. The Man Who Climbed and Named Mt. Kosciusko
Polish-Australian Historical Society and Polish-Australian Cultural Society Melbourne 1981. First Edition. Stapled Card. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. pp. viii 56 last blank; portrait frontispiece appendix bibliography; original wrappers; inscribed on the verso of the title page" to Stan Robe with compliments" and the author's signature and date of 22.6.1981. Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture s. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Australiana; Exploration; history -- Poland; Signed by Author. ISBN: 0959435212. ISBN/EAN: 9780959435214. Inventory No: 0212003. . 9780959435214 Polish-Australian Historical Society and Polish-Australian Cultural Society unknown
Bookseller reference : 0212003 ISBN : 0959435212 9780959435214
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KAMMERER A.
PETRA ET LA NABATENE .
L'Arabie Pétrée et les arabes du Nord dans leur rapports avec la Syrie et la Palestine jusqu'à l'Islam . 1929 . Librairie Geuthner , Deux volumes in 8° reliés 1/2 chagrin vert lierre à coins .(Reliure moderne) .Un volume de texte (Première couverture conservée) de XIII ,626 pp.7 planches ,4 cartes in fine et 74 figures dans le texte .Un volume d'atlas (Première couverture conservée)
Bookseller reference : 27161
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Kamal Al Solaylee
Intolerable
Toronto: Harpercollins Canada 2013. Third. Paperback. Very Good/No Dj. 8vo. pp. 204.""Intolerable is part memoir of an Arab family caught in the turmoil of Middle Eastern politics over six decades part personal coming-out narrative and part cultural analysis. This is a story of the modern Middle East that we think we know so much about."" Harpercollins Canada paperback
Bookseller reference : 162832 ISBN : 1554688876 9781554688876
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Kamau Kwadwo Agymah
FLICKERING SHADOWS Broadside Excerpt
n.p.: Coffee House Press 1996. Paper. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Thus. Fine hand-set letter press broadside 11" x 15 1/2" on fine paper. Paragraph excerpt from Kamau's novel. Cream stock; lead letter enlarged & in rust color. Very slight curve toward one corner easily pressed out & a nice piece to frame. Coffee House Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 5017063
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Kamdar Mira
MOTIBA'S TATOOS A Granddaughter's Journey from America into her Indian Family's Past
Plume NY 2001 2001. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Thus. 1st printing thus in pict wraps. 289pp. Illust. Fine. Plume, NY, 2001 Paperback
Bookseller reference : 5009028 ISBN : 1891620584 9781891620584
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KAMIL YAVUZ.
How they travel in Turkey. Tourists, origin and people. Cartoons.
As New English Paperback. Mint. Oblong large 8vo. (18 x 19 cm). In English. 60 p., color ills. How they travel in Turkey. Tourists, origin and people. Cartoons.
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Kamm Henry
Cambodia: Report from a Stricken Land
Arcade Publishing 1999. clean unmarked copy. Paperback. Fine. Arcade Publishing Paperback
Bookseller reference : 354198 ISBN : 1559705078 9781559705073
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Kamm Henry
Dragon Ascending: Vietnam and the Vietnamese
New York: Arcade Publishing 1996. Very Good with Very Good dustjacket. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Arcade Publishing Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 002391 ISBN : 1559703067 9781559703062
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Kampen Anthony van
Demonen. Reizen in de V��r -Tijd. Hart zonder haat. Prauw aan boord. Drie verhalen uit Nieuw-GuineaTrilogie-omnibus.
Bussum: Van Holkema & Warendorf Boek en stofomslag in goede staat. 460 pagina's. Kaartje. Eerste druk in deze uitgave De boeken zijn eerder verschenen als afzonderlijke uitgaven. 1ste / 1st. cardboard / karton - hardcover. good / goed/good / goed. A5 formaat. Van Holkema & Warendorf hardcover
Bookseller reference : 009384 ISBN : 9026960328 9789026960321
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Kampen Anthony van
Een kwestie van macht. Het bewogen leven van de arts dr. L.J.A. Schoonheyt in het voormalig Nederlandsch-Indie Nieuw-Guinea Suriname en Nederland.
Bussum: Van Holkema & Warendorf 1975 Boek en stofomslag in goede staat. De stofomslag is iets verkleurd op de rug. 368 pagina's. Foto's. afbeeldingen kaartje woordenlijst. 1ste / 1st. cardboard / karton - hardcover. good / goed/good / goed. A5 formaat. Van Holkema & Warendorf hardcover
Bookseller reference : 000882 ISBN : 9026960263 9789026960260
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KANE, Elisha Kent:
Arctic explorations: the second Grinnell Expedition In Search of Sir John Franklin, 1853, '54, '55.
Philadelphia, Childs & Peterson, 1857. 2 volumes in-8 de 2-464-2 et 2-467-2, pages, pleine percaline bleue, dos (un peu passés) avec titre doré et roulettes à froid, plats ornés d'un navire dans un décor à froid. Quelques rousseurs, nom de possesseur sur gardes.
Bookseller reference : 9560
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Kanjounzeff Anne & Collectif
Croisière Saint-Pétersbourg - Moscou
Russie Cruise. Non daté. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 77 pages. Quelques photos en couleurs dans le texte.. . . . Classification Dewey : 910.4-Voyages
Bookseller reference : RO80238868
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KANITZ, Felix, Philipp.
La Bulgarie danubienne et le Balkan : Etudes de voyage (1860-1880) par F. Kanitz. Edition française publiée sous la direction de l'auteur . Illustrée de 100 gravures sur bois et accompagnée d'une carte.
1882 Paris, Hachette et Cie, 1882; grand in-8°, broché, couverture crème impriméen noir ; VI, 572pp. Ex-libris manuscrit à l'encre au feuillet de garde blanc. Illustré de nombreux bois gravés dans le texte et à pleine page et d'une carte dépliante hors tedxte en couleurs.
Bookseller reference : 7996
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Kanaiyalal H. Vakil
ROCK-CUT TEMPLES AROUND BOMBAY at Elephanta and Jogeshwari Mandapeshwar and Kanheru
Bombay: D.B. Taraporevala Sons & Co 1932. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. 5 X 7 1/2 inches. xx 160 pages 16 pages of ads. Stiff gray cardboard covers with blue printing. Condition of the book is Very Good; Endpapers slightly yellowed interior & exterior are very clean some pages are uncut binding is tight. Travel STK D.B. Taraporevala Sons & Co paperback
Bookseller reference : 10721
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Kandell Alice
Sikkim: The Hidden Kingdom
New York: Doubleday 1971. Second Edition. Good/Good DJ. 8vo = over 9". Books shows its age. Some staining on a few pages. Binding is warpped. Interesting color photos. Very cute black and white photo of two children on the back of the DJ. Printed on book are the pictures on the DJ. Doubleday unknown
Bookseller reference : NF22004
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Kandell Jonathan
PASSAGE THROUGH EL DORADO Traveling the World's Last Great Wilderness
NY: Morrow. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1984. Second Printing. Hardcover. 0688026648 . Review copy - slip and letter laid in; Dust Jacket: Two tiny tear at top edge; Maps; 9.40 X 6.40 X 1.20 inches; 312 pages . Morrow hardcover
Bookseller reference : 37740 ISBN : 0688026648 9780688026646
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Kandell Jonathan
Passage Through El Dorado: Travelling the World's Last Great Wilderness ISIS Large Print
Isis Large Print Books 1986. Large Print edition. Hardcover. Used; Acceptable. No dust jacket. Ex Library. <p><i><strong>Fast Dispatch. Expedited UK Delivery Available. Excellent Customer Service. </strong></i> <br/><br/>Bookbarn International Inventory #1960075</p> Isis Large Print Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 1960075 ISBN : 1850890269 9781850890263
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Kandell Jonathan
Passage Through El Dorado: Travelling the World's Last Great Wilderness
USA: Avon Books 1991. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Jonathan Kandell explores South America's heartland and finds cruelty and heroism beauty and menace as he travels from the petroleum rich fields of Peru to the cattle and cocaine of Bolivia through inhospitable climate and terrain piranhna infested waters and dangerously unstable government bolstered by greed and corruption. The cast of characters includes hired gunmen camp followers cattle barons narcotics czars explorers and presidents oil executives and road builders-- a remarkable modern-day odyssey. Clean cover with jungle photograph on front orange and greens bottom edge and spine hinge rubbed spine lightly creased; glued binding tight and sound. Page block edges clean. Internals spotless no creasing pages toned. 312 pages with bibliography and index. 5.25 x 8 inches. Avon Books New York 1991. Avon Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 020885 ISBN : 038071499X 9780380714995
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Kandell Jonathan
Passage Through El Dorado. Traveling the World's Last Great Wilderness
New York: William Morrow. 1984. Octavo Size approx 15.5 x 22.8cm. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Light marking to rear DJ. Quarter cloth blue boards. Black & white maps. 312 pages Travelling an ever-southeastward course the author discovers the hinterland of South America. . 1st Edition. Hardback. William Morrow hardcover
Bookseller reference : BIB275401 ISBN : 0688026648 9780688026646
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KANE E. K.;
Report of Dr. E. K. Kane in relation to results of second expedition in search of Sir John Franklin and other reports including that of Lieutenant H. J. Harstene on Kane expedition
Washington Senate document 34th Congress 1st session ex. doc. #1 1855 First edition. . later cloth paper spine title label light foxing on title page but overall clean sound and very good. . 8vo 23 x 15 cm; 316 pp tables. . The book under the title "Message from the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress" dated 1855 contains a number of reports. The report by Kane is 17 pages and gives his first report which was later followed by his book published in 1856. Besides the report by Kane there is a related report entitled 'Instructions to and report of Lieutenant H. J. Hartstene in command of expedition to Arctic seas in search of Dr. E. K. Kane United States Navy and his companions' which lists the names of officers and crew of the two rescue ships and the list of passengers which included Kane and members of his party. Other reports related to Navy business are included in the work such as 'List of deaths resignations and dismissals in the navy' tables of contracts for equipment etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email. Washington, Senate document, 34th Congress, 1st session, ex. doc. #1, 1855, First edition. hardcover
Bookseller reference : J7774
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Kane Elisha Kent
Arctic Explorations: The Second Grinnell Expedition In Search of Sir John Franklin Volume I
Boston: Phillips Sampson & Co. 1856. Very Good minus/No DJ. 8vo = over 9". Brown stamped covers with gold lettering on spine. Bumping on corners and spine with wearing along edges. Painting and drawing from the sketches by Dr. Kane prepared by James Hamilton as well as twenty-five steel line-engravings by J. M. Butler and wood-suts by Van Ingen & Snyder. Foxing on some pages. Phillips, Sampson & Co. unknown
Bookseller reference : NF40277
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Kane Elisha Kent
Arctic Explorations: The Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin 1853 '54'55
London: T. Nelson and Sons. G : in Good condition plus. Scattered browning. Heraldic book-plate on paste-down. 1861. Reprint. Maroon/gilt pictorial hardback cloth cover. 220mm x 120mm 9" x 5". x 510pp. Frontispiece fold out map and b/w drawings. . T. Nelson and Sons hardcover
Bookseller reference : e6822
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Kane Elisha Kent
Arctic Explorations: The Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin 1853 '54 '55. Volume II
<p>Volume II one voilume only. Hardcover Black Deco Cloth Binding w/gilt lettering on spine Ship Deco on Cover brown endpapers 467 pp 1 page advertisements in back. Octavo - 5 3/4" x 9" tall. Title page: Illustrated by Upwards of Three Hundred Engravings from Sketches by the Author. Vol. II. Back cover loose. Interior front hinge split. Spine has small rips. Front cover split at spine.</p> Childs & Peterson hardcover
Bookseller reference : 10010
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Kane Elisha Kent
ARCTIC EXPLORATIONS: THE SECOND GRINNELL EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN 1853 �54 �55. Illustrated by upwards of three hundred engravings from sketches by the author. 2 Volumes
Childs & Peterson 1856. Cloth. Poor. 1st Edition: Volume I tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Elisha Kent Kane engraved on steel by R. Whitechurch after a Mathew Brady daguerreotype; Volume II tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Henry Grinnell engraved on steel by F. Helpin after a daguerreotype by Mathew Brady. i-ii publisher's advertisement ii 464; ii 467 1 pp. 22 plates 3 maps 2 folding appendix. Illustrated with nearly 300 engravings on steel and wood from sketches by the author. Frontispiece portraits title page vignettes head- and tail-pieces. Half-title page vignettes by J. McGoffin after drawings by J. Hamilton. Arctic Bibliography 8373; Sabin 37007; Hill 159.There is a good account of the voyage to Smith Sound and of the winter on the north-west coast of Greenland with extensive notes on the flora and fauna the eskimoes and the glaciers and the story of the final abandonment of the "Advance" and the party's return in small boats. The folding cloth backed map is present. .�Popular belief and many first-rank scientists . . . posited an open polar sea. On the shores of such a sea some remnant of Franklin�s men might yet be alive; the route to that sea might lie through Smith Sound; no one had yet sailed beyond its northern portals. Kane determined to do so. John P. Kennedy secretary of the navy gave enthusiastic personal support and Henry Grinnell donated the brig Advance. Private subscription financed the enterprise . . . . No trace of Franklin�s party was found by the expedition but the coasts of Kane Basin were charted and Kennedy Channel was discovered . . . . Meteorological magnetic astronomical and tidal observations botanical glacial and geological surveys studies of animal and Eskimo life established sound foundations for the scientific study of the Arctic . . . . In August 1854 Hayes the surgeon and eight men protesting the commander�s resolve to remain a second winter announced their determination to hazard the journey to the South Greenland settlements. Kane sanctioning the withdrawal equipped them from limited supplies. In December they returned to the vessel broken in body and morale. Kane became doctor nurse and cook to a shipful of bedridden men. With indomitable courage he planned and then executed their escape. The Advance still frozen in was abandoned May 20 1855. With the loss of one man the party carrying the invalids reached Upernivik in eighty-three days a retreat which stands in the annals of Arctic exploration as archetype of victory in defeat . . . . Arctic explorations lay for a decade with the Bible on almost literally every parlor table in America� DAB.Arctic Bibliography 8373; Sabin 37001; TPL 3566.Quarter leather red cloth covers gilt decoration and titling. marbled eps and page edges. DAMP DAMAGED - stained throughout. Reading Copy. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2373. . Childs & Peterson hardcover
Bookseller reference : 2373
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Kane Elisha Kent
ARCTIC EXPLORATIONS: THE SECOND GRINNELL EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN 1853 �54 �55. Illustrated by upwards of three hundred engravings from sketches by the author. 2 Volumes
Childs & Peterson 1856. Cloth. Very Good. 1st Edition: Volume I tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Elisha Kent Kane engraved on steel by R. Whitechurch after a Mathew Brady daguerreotype; Volume II tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Henry Grinnell engraved on steel by F. Helpin after a daguerreotype by Mathew Brady. i-ii publisher's advertisement ii 464; ii 467 1 pp. 22 plates 3 maps 2 folding appendix. Illustrated with nearly 300 engravings on steel and wood from sketches by the author. Frontispiece portraits title page vignettes head- and tail-pieces. Half-title page vignettes by J. McGoffin after drawings by J. Hamilton. Brown eps. Original dark brown cloth covers with gilt titling to spines. Arctic Bibliography 8373; Sabin 37007; Hill 159; TPL 3566; There is a good account of the voyage to Smith Sound and of the winter on the north-west coast of Greenland with extensive notes on the flora and fauna the eskimoes and the glaciers and the story of the final abandonment of the "Advance" and the party's return in small boats. The folding cloth backed map is present. .�Popular belief and many first-rank scientists . . . posited an open polar sea. On the shores of such a sea some remnant of Franklin�s men might yet be alive; the route to that sea might lie through Smith Sound; no one had yet sailed beyond its northern portals. Kane determined to do so. John P. Kennedy secretary of the navy gave enthusiastic personal support and Henry Grinnell donated the brig Advance. Private subscription financed the enterprise . . . . No trace of Franklin�s party was found by the expedition but the coasts of Kane Basin were charted and Kennedy Channel was discovered . . . . Meteorological magnetic astronomical and tidal observations botanical glacial and geological surveys studies of animal and Eskimo life established sound foundations for the scientific study of the Arctic . . . . In August 1854 Hayes the surgeon and eight men protesting the commander�s resolve to remain a second winter announced their determination to hazard the journey to the South Greenland settlements. Kane sanctioning the withdrawal equipped them from limited supplies. In December they returned to the vessel broken in body and morale. Kane became doctor nurse and cook to a shipful of bedridden men. With indomitable courage he planned and then executed their escape. The Advance still frozen in was abandoned May 20 1855. With the loss of one man the party carrying the invalids reached Upernivik in eighty-three days a retreat which stands in the annals of Arctic exploration as archetype of victory in defeat . . . . Arctic explorations lay for a decade with the Bible on almost literally every parlor table in America� DAB. Shelfware edgeworn corners bumped some chipping wearvery slight fraying to covers spines sporadic foxing very small tear to pull out map as usual Vol I. Very Good. PLEASE NOTE: This book will incur extra postage and insurance charges. Please contact us for a quote. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 5 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2375. . This book is extra heavy and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries. Childs & Peterson hardcover
Bookseller reference : 2375
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KANE Elisha Kent
Arctic Explorations: The Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin 1853 '54 '55
Philadelphia: Childs & Peterson 1856. Hardcover. Complete 2-volume set. 8vo. Blind-embossed green cloth. Frontispieces engraved title pages extensive illustrations "Illustrated by Upwards of Three Hundred Engravings from Sketches by the Author" two foldout maps. Good plus. Bindings a bit rough and edgeworn corners bumped some chipping at heads and tails of spines sporadic foxing but tight and overall a quite decent set. First edition of this famed failed journey by the American explorer and physician 1820-57 which searched the Arctic for the English explorer 1786-1847 who died searching for the Northwest Passage -- but a rousing success in another sense for they explored further and longer than previous Arctic expeditions and survived to tell the tale despite suffering horrific hardships. SABIN 36998. Childs & Peterson hardcover
Bookseller reference : 32567
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Kane Elisha Kent
The Far North: Explorations in the Arctic Regions
Edinburgh: William P. Nimmo. G : in good condition. Covers rubbed. 6cm 2.5" approx split to top front outer hinge. Ownership label on paste-down. 1865. First Edition. Brown hardback leather cover. 170mm x 100mm 7" x 4". 228pp. . William P. Nimmo hardcover
Bookseller reference : g6146
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Kane Elisha Kent
THE U.S. GRINNELL EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN A Personal Narrative
Harper and Brothers 1854. Cloth. Very Good. 1st Edition - reissued 1854 Most copies of the true first edition were rumored to have been lost in the 1853 Harper's warehouse fire. Sabin 36998. xi 13-552pp frontispiece plus 11 plates 3 maps 1 folding as well as numerous wood-engraved vignettes in text. Green cloth covers with gilt vignette to front and spine gilt titling to spine. Sponsored by New York merchant Henry Grinnell the expedition was mounted to search for Sir John Franklin's expedition along the shores of Barrow Straight and Viscount Melville Sound. They later became trapped in the ice and spent the winter drifting eastward our of Lancaster Sound and southward through Baffin Bay. Arctic Bibliography 8381. Previous owners signature on fep and booksellers label on front pastedown eps stained shelfware edgeworn corners bumped some chipping staining fraying to covers spine softnening tear to folding map fragile but complete pages age toned with some sporadic foxing. Overall Very Good. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2379. . This book is extra heavy and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries. Harper and Brothers hardcover
Bookseller reference : 2379
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Kane Joe
RUNNING THE AMAZON
New York: Vintage Books - Random House 1990. xii 278 pp. Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine and a crease on the back cover; no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white photographs and maps. The Chapters are: High Country: The Pacific; The Colca; Headwaters; The Upper Apurimac; The Black Canyon; Trail's End. White Water: Meeting the Great Speaker; The Acobamba Abyss; The Middle Apurimac; The Lower Apurimac - The Red Zone; The Ene; The Tambo. The River Sea: The Upper Ucayali; The Lower Ucayali; The Maranon; The Solimoes; The Amazon; The Para; and The Atlantic. First Printing - First Thus. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Vintage Books - Random House Paperback
Bookseller reference : 212538 ISBN : 067972902X 9780679729020
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Kane Joe
Running the Amazon
New York New York U.S.A.: Vintage Books 1990 Inscription inside. Pages of text are clean bright and free of markings. Binding is tight and secure. We ship daily. Our books are carefully described and packaged in boxes not envelopes. A gift card and personalized message can be included upon request. . trade paperback. Very good. Vintage Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 413989 ISBN : 067972902x 9780679729020
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Kane Joe
Running the Amazon
New York: Alfred A Knopf 1989. xiv 278pp bw ills map. Or gray papered boards in jacket. Minor edge wear to jacket. Account of the first expedition to cover the full 4200 mile length of the Amazon- accomplished in 1985 by foot raft kayak through some of the world's roughest terrain. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo. Alfred A Knopf Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 011802 ISBN : 0394553314 9780394553313
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Kane Joe
Running the Amazon
Mississauga ON Canada: Random House of Canada Limited. Good. 1990. Soft Cover. 067972902x . Random House of Canada, Limited paperback
Bookseller reference : Travel_0003 ISBN : 067972902X 9780679729020
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KANE Joe;
Running the Amazon
New York Alfred A. Knopf 1989 . . original cloth-backed boards dj not price clipped clean and fine. . 8vo 24 x 16.5 cm; xiv iv 278 v pp illustrations from photos double-page map. . A firsthand account of the first expedition to travel the entire length of the 4200 mile Amazon River from its source at Mt. Mismi in the Andes of Peru to the Atlantic Ocean. A picture of this book is available on request by email. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1989, . hardcover
Bookseller reference : J8542
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Kane Lucile M. June D. Holmquist and Carolyn Gilman eds.
The Northern Expeditions of Stephen H. Long: The Journals of 1817 and 1823 and Related Documents
Minnesota Historical Society 1978. Hard bound maps at endppapers 407pp inc appendices & index Very good in slightly edge-torn dust jacket Minnesota Historical Society, 1978, unknown
Bookseller reference : 3424
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KANE, E. K.
Report of Dr. E. K. Kane in relation to results of second expedition in search of Sir John Franklin [and other reports including that of Lieutenant H. J. Harstene on Kane expedition]
8vo [23 x 15 cm]; 316 pp, tables. later cloth, paper spine title label, light foxing on title page but overall clean, sound and very good. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The book, under the title "Message from the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress", dated 1855, contains a number of reports. The report by Kane is 17 pages and gives his first report which was later followed by his book published in 1856. Besides the report by Kane, there is a related report entitled, 'Instructions to, and report of Lieutenant H. J. Hartstene, in command of expedition to Arctic seas in search of Dr. E. K. Kane, United States Navy, and his companions', which lists the names of officers and crew of the two rescue ships, and the list of passengers, which included Kane and members of his party. Other reports related to Navy business are included in the work, such as 'List of deaths, resignations and dismissals in the navy', tables of contracts for equipment, etc.
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KANE, Harnett T.
Gone are the Days; An Illustrated History of the Old South
4to [28.5 x 21 cm]; viii, 344 pp, numerous illustrations from original sources, bibliog, index. original cloth with gilt spine title lettering, spine edges worn, ex-library with bookplate on endpaper and small inkstamps, solid complete good copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Notable for its many illustrations from old sources.
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KANE, Joe
Running the Amazon
8vo [24 x 16.5 cm]; xiv, [iv], 278, [v] pp, illustrations from photos, double-page map. original cloth-backed boards, dj (not price clipped), clean and fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A firsthand account of the first expedition to travel the entire length of the 4,200 mile Amazon River, from its source at Mt. Mismi in the Andes of Peru to the Atlantic Ocean.
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KANE, Joe
Sfida al Rio delle Amazzoni
Con fotografie in bianco e nero . 8vo. pp. 334. . Molto buono (Very Good). . . .
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Kang Younghill
The Grass Root
Charles Scribner's Sons 1939. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Near fine orange hardcover in a partial dust jacket. Dj front cover front inside flap and partial spine present with interior archival tape. Very scarce in dj. Charles Scribner's Sons Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 009657
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Kanigel Robert
On an Irish Island
U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf 2012. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7� - 9�" tall. Very-good condition hardback with jacket. No remainder marks or clippings. Price inside jacket $26.95. Tight spine clean pages. Illustrated. No writing or tears inside book. Jacket is clean shows light wear - no tears. . Alfred A. Knopf Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 069615 ISBN : 0307269590 9780307269591
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Kaniut Larry
Cheating Death : Amazing Survival Stories from Alaska
Fairbanks Alaska: Epicenter Press Incorporated 1994. 171pp Illustrations Map "Alaska's best-known storyteller offers a chilling collection of survival stories from pilots hikers hunters climbers boaters and fisherman.". Glossy Soft Cover. As New. Illus. by Sostrom Brian. Epicenter Press, Incorporated paperback
Bookseller reference : 61613 ISBN : 0945397615 9780945397618
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KANIUT LARRY
CHEATING DEATH
Epicenter Press 1994 ISBN# 0-945397-23-2 First Printing NF/NF only very slight bending at the top of the spine protective mylar cover. F. Hardcover. Epicenter Press, 1994 ISBN# 0-945397-23-2 hardcover
Bookseller reference : 2176 ISBN : 0945397232 9780945397236
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Kann P.
L�ningrad Guide
Moscou: �ditions en Langues �trang�res WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. No date circa 1962. Full beige cloth with titles & decorations in black & red 272 pp 16 ff b & w photo plates each chapter has a b & w head piece. Corners bumped but otherwise clean with very little wear. An official tourist guide to Leningrad St. Petersburg that was translated into various languages; this copy is in French. Photos are printed by gravure. Shipping weight 1 lb. 2nd ed. . VG/No dj. 16� X 11� cm. �ditions en Langues �trang�res Hardcover
Bookseller reference : LAFR00055
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Kann Pavel
Leningrad
Planeta Moscow 1990. 2nd ediiton first published I 1984. Pictorial hard covers. V.g. /No Jacket. A pocket-sized guide to St. Petersburg. 384 pp. map at rear. Planeta, Moscow hardcover
Bookseller reference : 5695
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Kann Pavel
The Environs of Leningrad: A Guide
Moscow: Progress Publishers. Good. 1979. Hardcover. Lightly used mild wear at corners of cover. Small amount of writing inside front cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 136 pages . Progress Publishers hardcover
Bookseller reference : 41816
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Kann, Pavel
The Environs of Leningrad: a Guide
136 pages, illustrated, maps, indexes. eng
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Kanon Joseph
The Good German - 1st Edition/1st Printing
New York: Henry Holt and Company. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition; First Printing; Signed by Author. Hardcover. 0805064222 . A very handsome first edition/first printing in Very Fine condition in alike dust-jacket SIGNED by author Joseph Kanon on title page; Joseph Kanon has chosen postwar Berlin from 1945 to 1955 as the background for the love story of CBS war correspondant Jake Geismar at the same time murder mystery spy thriller and historical novel. Basis for the Oscar nominated film directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring George Clooney Cate Blanchett and Tobey Maguire . Henry Holt and Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 12957 ISBN : 0805064222 9780805064223
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Kanta, Athanasia
Phaistos Hagia Triadha Gortyn
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. Text in English. Many color photos. 143 pages. Fold-out plan of the site.
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