Authors starting with K from Lux Mentis, Booksellers

Boston: David R. Godine, 1990. Later Printing. Hardcover. Very minor shelf/edge wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ bright and clean. Quarterbound, brown cloth spine, green textured paper boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements, in blind decorative elements, map endpages, frontispiece. 4to. 240pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Bibliography. Index. From the library of noted architect and writer on architecture, J. Sadler. Sadler was prone to marginalia and laying in clippings and ephemera rela... more information

Orono, ME : University of Maine Press, 1992. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Ownership signature at front pastedown, inscribed by author at ffep, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ bright and clean. Blue cloth boards, blue ink lettering, frontispiece. Small 8vo. 161pp plus np plates. Illus. (b/w plates). Index. Inscribed by author to J Sadler. "Abial Edwards was the third son of a wheelwright and carriage maker and himself a textile worker in Lewiston, Maine, when the Civil War began. He enlisted in S... more information

Los Angeles, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1979. First Edition Thus. Original Wraps. Minor shelf/edge wear to wraps, corner gently bumped, slight curl at very edge of photos, else tight, bright and unmarred. Small 4to. Illus. (b/w plates). Promotional folder various inserts on the film including Production Information Guide (including Production Notes, Cast List, etc.) and includes five stills from the film (with descriptive texts) in orginal wraps. Directed by Dom DeLuise (directorial debut) and starring Dom DeL... more information

Boston, MA: Little Brown & Co, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Tight, bright and unmarred. DJ bright and clean. Beige linen cloth boards, brown ink lettering and decorative elements, light gray endpages. Small 4to. 410pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Index. A New York Graphic Society book. Exhibition catalog. An exceptional reference, with contributions by Eileen Boris, W. Scott Braznell, Robert Judson Clark, Edward S. Cooke, Jr., Bert Randall Denker, Ellen Paul Denker, Robert Edwards, Jonathan L. Fa... more information

Salt Lake City: Peregrine Smith, 1992. First Edition, as stated. Hardcover. Very minimal shelf/edge wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows very minimal shelf wear, else bright and clean. Brown boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements. 8vo. 179pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Bibliography. Endnotes. An outstanding reference volume, with examples of all 5 major manufacturers showing the history and humanity of the trade blanket classified by pattern and time period. ... more information

Washington DC: Smithsonian, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Minor shelf wear, light toning to spine and boards, owner signature on front pastedown, else tight, bright and unmarred. Color pictorial boards, frontispiece. 4to. 125pp plus 2pp Index. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Index. Signature of ownership by noted Harvard professor of entomology. ... more information

Norman, OK: Univ of Oklahoma Press, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Tight, bright and apparently unread. DJ Fine. Yellow boards. 288pp. 0.98 x 8.86 x 5.84. Illus. (b/w plates). Index. A wonderful biography of an American legend. A pristine copy of a rather scarce volume. ... more information

New York: Acanthus Press, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Owner signature at front pastedown, underlining/notations throughout, else tight, bright and unmarred. Dark brown cloth boards, gilt lettering. 4to. 383pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Bibliography. Index. From the library of noted architect and writer on architecture, J. Sadler. Sadler was prone to marginalia and laying in clippings and ephemera related to a given bookÕs subject. This is *not* a clean copy, Sadler clearly read this volume ... more information

New York : Abbeville Press, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Owner signature at front pastedown, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows very minor shelf/edge wear, else bright and clean. Cream cloth boards, green ink and in blind lettering, pictorial endpages, frontispiece, fold-out schematic plate. 4to. 190pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Bibliography. Index. Many related clippings/card/etc. laid in. Introduction by Mark Girouard. Measured drawings by L.D. Astorino & Associates. From the library o... more information

Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Very minimal shelf wear, mark from paper clip on title page (held 1962 review from the Herald Tribune), else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows very light shelf wear, else bright and clean. Quarterbound, black cloth spine, teal paper boards, pink and black ink lettering and decorative elements. 8vo. 250pp. The tale of a Russian diplomat in Burma (1957-59) who defected to the West. An engaging exploration of intelligence work of Soviet embassy staf... more information

London: Leopold B. Hill, nd. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Light shelf wear, touch of toning at spine, owner signature on ffep, else tight, bright and unmarred. Red leather boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements, black ink decorative elements, dentelles, pale blue endpages, silk ribbon bound in, aeg, frontispiece, tissue guard, decorative dropped first initials. 16mo. 55pp. A very handsome copy of this rather scarce edition, exceptionally bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. ... more information

London: Reeves and Turner, 1898. Sixth Edition. Hardcover. Light shelf wear, rear spine shows splits at head and heel, front board split completely at spine, bottom tips through, bookplates on front endpages, else tight, bright and unmarred. Halfbound, navy leather spine and tips, five raised bands, blue cloth boards, marbled endpages, top edge gilt, frontispiece. Small 8vo. 597pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Index. Though in need of repair, it is a lovely binding by Rivire. ... more information

New York: Leavitt & Allen, 1854. Disbound Plates.. Hand colored floral plates. Most are clean, a handful have light foxing. $20 each or the entire collection for $250. ... more information

Emeryville, CA: Fisher Photo Press, 1990. First Edition. Glossy Pictorial Wraps. Very minor shelf wear, soft crease in front wrap, inscribed on front wrap, else tight, bright and unmarred. Tri-page foldout. Oblong 8vo. np. Illus. (color plates). A collection of color portraits of the author/photographer's friends posing in the Playa of the Black Rock Desert. Warmly inscribed by author ... more information

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Touch of shelf/edge wear, spine lightly sun toned, owner inscription on front pastedown, else tight, bright and unmarred. Orange pebbled cloth boards, black ink lettering, color pastedown on front board, color pictorial boards, top of text block stained indigo, frontispiece. 12mo. 208pp. Illus. (b/w plates). ... more information

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Minor shelf wear, bottom corners very gently bumped, spine lightly sun toned, very subtle stain in upper corner of front pastedown, else tight, bright and unmarred. Green pebbled cloth boards, navy ink lettering, color pastedown on front board, top of text block stained burgundy, frontispiece. 12mo. 264pp. Illus. (b/w plates). ... more information

San Francisco, CA, 1968. First Printing. Very minor edge wear, signed by Kelley, else bright and clean. 22.5"x26.5". Color prints. Uncut sheet for show at the Carousel Ballroom. Three handbills and four postcards in one sheet, signed by Kelley. An extremely unusual item. ... more information

San Francisco, CA: Bindweed Press, 1967. First Printing. Bright and clean. Poster. 17"x23" Color illustration. Signed by artists. Performers include Charlie Musselwhite; The Southside Sound System; Mt. Rushmore; Mother Earth; Second Coming; Pyewacket. A pristine copy of this early and exceptional beautiful show posters. Signed at the bottom by both Kelley and Mouse (with his running mouse). ... more information

Brattleboro, VT: Stephen Greene, 1978. Second Printing. Hardcover. Owner inscription at front pastedown, underline at copyright page, inscription by author on half-title, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows underline at flap, else bright and clean. Small 8vo. 182pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Glossary. Index. Inscribed by the author to Jacqui Sadler, and early and vocal advocate of the sport (and wife of J. Sadler). From the library of noted architect and writer on architecture, J. Sadler. Sadler was prone... more information

Charlestown, [MA]: Printed by W.S. & H. Spear, for Asa Lyman, Bookseller, Portland [ME], 1812. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Light shelf/edge wear, spine toned, tidemark near tail at rear, ownership sigantures at ffep, light toning at endpages, else tight, bright and unmarred. Full brown tree leather boards, red leather label, gilt lettering. 8vo. 315pp; 42pp. Catholic Americana that first appeared in the US in English in 1729 in abridged form. Both John Wesley (1735) and George Stanhope (1698) used &... more information