Titles starting with K from Gallagher Books, ABAA, ILAB

Pittsburgh:: Westinghouse Air Brake Co.,, 1920.. No Edition Indicated. Softcover. Twelvemo, about 7 inches tall, in brown flexible card covers lettered in black. 43 pages plus 8 folding diagrams at rear. Note that this item has extra copies of seven of the foldouts laid in. The book is clean and sound but it shows handling. One of the folding diagrams is detached. The laid in diagrams are a bit edgeworn and chipping but still perfectly functional. ... more information

Flagstaff AZ:: Northland Press,, 1985.. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong octavo, about 12.25 inches (31 cm) tall, in two weaves of black cloth stamped in silver. 151 pages with beautiful bright illustrations in color. A lovely book with first rate production values. The book is bright, clean, sound and unworn. Jacket is lightly rubbed and has minor extremity wear and a tiny edge tear on back cover. ... more information

Albuquerque NM:: University of New Mexico Press,, 1994.. First edition. Hardcover. Small hardback quarto in a coral cloth. 200 pages, illustrated with black and white photographs and a section of very good color photo plates. A collection of essays on the art form and the religious significance of the Kachina. A touch of extremity wear to the book, but a remainder mark (a star) on the bottom of the text block. The jacket has light rubbing, but no chips or tears. ... more information

Norwalk CT:: Easton Press,, 1986.. Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo, about 9 to 10 inches tall, in gilt decorated dark blue leather, all edges gilt. One of the publisher's "Masterpieces of Science Fiction" series. A typically well produced book from this publisher. Clean and unworn, but the gilt on the bottom edge of the textblock is very slightly spotted. ... more information

New York:: Harper & Brothers,, 1892.. First Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo, about 8 inches tall, in gilt stamped green cloth. 487 pages. This copy belonged to James W. Denver with his signature, dated April 14th 1892, on the title page. Although the author and Denver were from different political parties, Robinson speaks highly of Denver's service as territorial governor during the troubles. The city of Denver took his name during that short period. Robinson was the first state governor of K... more information

San Marino CA:: Golden West Books,, 1963.. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, about 8.75 inches tall, in gilt stamped burgundy faux leather. 268 [269] pages including a good bibliography and locomotive rosters. Illustrated by photographs, drawings, ephemera facsimiles. The book chronicles the activities of William J. Palmer in building the Kansas Pacific and the Denver & Rio Grande railroads. Largely a business history of these railroads with some excellent illustration. Includes the conflicts over... more information

New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1924.. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Apparently the first edition thus in the U.S. LIMITED EDITION #632 OF 2040 COPIES. Octavo with blue cloth spine stamped in gilt, batik patterned paper covered boards. 135 pages illustrated by 12 woodcuts by Wilfred Jones. ASSOCIATION: bookplate of Florence Ellinwood Allen on front pastedown and a private library pocket at rear with her name; gift inscription to her on the front endpaper. Allen was a notable figure in Ohio politics and th... more information

Boulder CO:: Pruett Publishing Co.,, 1976.. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, about 11 inches tall, in gilt stamped brown cloth. 305 pages illustrated by photographs, The book is clean and sound with the most minimal shelf wear. The jacket is complete with light extremity wear and a couple of tiny edge tears. A branch line of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas in northern Texas and Oklahoma primarily directed to farming and ranching businesses but also some significant history in the oil boom. ... more information

Honolulu:: University of Hawaii Press,, 1952.. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio, about 15 inches (38 cm) tall, in a dull yellow cloth titled in black and decorated in brown. SIGNED BY THE ARTIST ON THE COPYRIGHT PAGE WITH A SHORT PERSONALIZED INSCRIPTION. Twenty lithographic plates show both the mythology of the islands and some more current events (Pearl Harbor attack). Also many impressive drypoint illustrations that serve as guards in front of the plates. Light extremity and edge wear; clean and soun... more information

Henderson NE:: Service Press,, 1990.. First Edition. Hardback quarto. LIMITED EDITION, #951 OF 1000 COPIES. Tan cloth stamped in black. 415 pages illustrated by photographs, maps. A thorough history of this UP branch which started as the Kearney & Black Hills Railway. Also includes significant material on the communities on the route. Scarce. The book is clean, crisp and bright, without wear. The jacket is likewise bright and crisp with a touch of rubbing at the creases. ... more information

London:: Longman, Rees, Orme, et al.,, 1835.. First Edition (yearly periodical). Hardcover. Twelvemo, just under 7.5 inches (19 cm) tall, in half mottled calf on marbled boards, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Spine with 5 slightly raised bands, morocco labels, crosshatch design at top and bottom compartments. Binding signed "Bayntun". 296 pages illustrated with 15 engravings, vignette title and presentation page. A very attractive literary anthology, a Regency lady's gift book, with bot... more information

Prescott AZ:: Wolfe Publishing,, 1987.. Facsimile Reprint. Hardcover. LIMITED EDITION, #369 OF 1500 COPIES. Octavo, about 9.5 inches tall, in quarter dark brown leather on black cloth covered boards, all edges gilt. 406 pages. A beautifully produced book in the publisher's "Wolfe Library Classics" series. No sign of wear; no sign of use. ... more information

(York PA):: Published by the author,, 1977.. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto, about 11 inches tall, in gilt stamped brown cloth. 207 pages with 134 duotone plates. The book pictures the hunting paraphernalia and powder horns of the early American frontier with detailed text. Clean, bright, and sound, but the lower corners show some wear. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE HALF TITLE WITH AN INSCRIPTION TO HOLLIS WILLIFORD, NOTED WESTERN ARTIST AND SCULPTOR WHO DEPICTED MOUNTAIN MEN, among other things. His em... more information

Jackson TN:: McCowat-Mercer Press,, 1957.. First Edition thus. Hardcover. With a lengthy introduction and a collection of photo portraits and drawings, this is otherwise a facsimile reprint of the 1895 original edition. An edition prepared for the Civil War Book Club SIGNED BY THE EDITOR. An unusual Civil War memoir by what the editor calls a company clerk, with lots of information found nowhere else, including portraits of the officers and men. A little rubbed at the bottom edge, but otherwise clean an... more information

Glendale CA:: Interurban Press,, 1985.. First Edition. Hardcover. Two Volumes, the publisher's "Interurbans Press Specials 95 and 97". BOTH VOLUMES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR WITH A SHORT PERSONAL INSCRIPTION. Orange pebbled cloth stamped in gilt. 328 numbered pages across two volumes and, in addition, four foldout maps printed on two sides in volume one, and four foldout schematics printed on both sides in volume two. Volume two also has an errata sheet for volume one bound in. Clean, bright... more information

Glendale CA:: Interurbans Publications,, 1978.. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong octavo, about 11 inches wide in orange cloth. 120 pages illustrated by photographs. A nice pictorial on the east bay transit company that ran routes very much like BART. A dime sized surface abrasion to the front cover; light extremity wear. Clean and sound inside but for very light toning in the gutter of the endpapers. The jacket is complete with only a couple of very short (eighth inch) tears and light edge wear; the sp... more information

Baltimore:: John Murphy Company,, No date, ca. 1950.. No Edition Indicated. Hardcover. Hardback 32mo, about 3.5 inches tall, in black cloth spine with padded black leather covers, front cover with a gilt crucifix and gilt decoration surrounding an enamel miniature of the Blessed Virgin. 206 pages, all edges gilt. The inside front cover has gilt dentelles (as does the rear cover) and a gilt surround to an inset crucifix. Produced with the approbation of Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore. A very attractive a... more information

London:: Oxford University Press,, 1930.. First Edition. Hardcover. The first edition with these illustrations. Octavo, about 9.5 inches (23.5 cm) tall, in beige cloth stamped in gilt, pastedown on front cover, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. 290 pages illustrated by 12 tipped in color plates and illustrated endpapers by Rowland Hilder (see Horne, 247-48), and a foldout map. If you haven't seen these illustrations, you'll have a treat. A very nice copy, clean and soundly bound; copyright stamp... more information

New York:: Grune & Stratton,, 1951.. First Edition, 2nd printing. Blue cloth. Spine mark is not neat. Also, hospital stamps on endpapers and title page. ... more information

Toronto:: Random House of Canada,, 1994.. First Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE. Hardback octavo in red paper covered boards. A mystery / thriller set in Vancouver BC with a "can't miss" title. A crisp and unworn copy with a jacket that has a hint of wear to the edges. ... more information