James M Kirk (85 results)

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 1st printing, July 2003. Tie in cover. Tanning; very slight wear. Book.

Paperback. Condition: New. As he turned over its stiff and yellow pages, he noticed with pleasure the smell of corruption that had first repelled him in these decaying volumes, a smell, he now thought, of ancient and secret knowledge. Researchers prying into an obscure manuscript come face to face with its ghoulish guardian. A bookseller digging through an attic disturbs something far more dangerous than dust. An uncanny tome tempts its reader onto a path of untold evil. Welcome to The Haunted Library, a collection of fourteen tales steeped in the dark psychic traces found in the stacks and shelves of libraries, bookshops, and other troves of hidden knowledge. Including stories from rare pulp magazines, classics from the minds of M. R. James, L. P. Hartley and Margaret Irwin, and modern chillers from Penelope Lively and C. J. Faraday, this volume invites you into a hushed realm of cursed authors, ghostly bibliophiles, and readers haunted by the weird powers of the written word.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Light shelf rubbing to spine head, heel and tips. Previous owner's name & date inside front cover. A little foxing to top edge.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. A nice copy of this history of a Nebraska County on the 100th anniversary of Nebraska Statehood. really in excellent shape sharp cornered and clean. previous owner name inside front cover.

hardcover. Condition: Good. HARDCOVER Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Standard-sized.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 19, No. 107. Cover art by Salter. Includes "Tyger! Tyger!" by A. H. Z. Carr; "Stranger in the Park" by Thomas Walsh; "The Twelve-Minute Grave" by Roy Vickers; "De Crimine" by Miriam Allen deFord; "The Bearded Golfer" by Michael Arlen; "Two of a Kind" by Laurence Kirk; "Dead Man" by James M. Cain; "Torrid Zone" by Fletcher Flora; "The Gold-Makers" by J. B. S. Haldane; "Nesselrode to Jeopardy" by S. J. Perelman; "You Got to Have Luck" (First) by S. R. Ross; "Tom Sawyer, Detective" (conclusion) by Mark Twain; "The Case of the Arctic Explorers" by Austin Ripley; "Detective Directory" by Robert P. Mills. Wraps re-glued; minor soiling; corner wear. Book. …

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 297 pp. '1' in number line. Following the Editor's Introduction, "Foolish Virgins", Contents divided into 5 Parts, 14 Essays: Part I: THE SPIRITUAL ORDER (I.1) G.K. Chesterton, "The Eternal Revolution"; (I.2) Richard John Newhouse, ""The Vulnerability fo the Naked Square"; (I.3) Peter Kreeft, "Are There Any Moral Absolutes?: FindingBlack and White in a World of Grays"; Part II: THE SOCIAL ORDER (II.1) James Q. Wilson and George Kelling, "Character and Community: The Problem of Broken Windows"; (II.2) Myron Magnet, "The Hole in the Theory"; (II.3)Carol Iannone, "The Feminist Perversion"; Part III: THE ECONOMIC ORDER (III.1) Richard M. Weaver, "The Last Metaphysical Right"; (III.2) George Gilder, "The Kinetic Economy"; Part IV: THE POLITICAL ORDER (IV.1) Charles Murray, "Little Platoons"; (IV.2) Russell Kirk, "The Original-Intent Controversy"; (IV.3) George F. Will, The Revival of Classical Republicanism"; Part V: THE CULTURAL ORDER (V.1) Thomas Sowell, "Assorted Dogmas"; (V.2) Allan Bloom, "Sex and Separateness"; POSTSCRIPT [Quotation from Albert Jay Nock, "Snoring as a Fine Art," in The Atlantic Monthly (November, 1938), p. 289; Contributors to GOOD ORDER, pp. 291-293; Acknowledgments, pp. 295-296; About the Editor, p. 297. Glossy illustrated wrappers, with thin line purple borders, and with Title lettering in large black letters superimposed over pixelated portrait (detail) of "conservative" man's chin with upper chest in white shirt, gray suit and dark necktie, American Flag pin on suit lapel; Subtitle red or black letters in column on left side top third front cover; Contributor names in small red letters across bottom front cover. Inside covers age-toned; text pages and book edges uniformly, lightly, age-toned; remainder mark on bottom edge emanating from spine: describes worse than it is. but there you have it. Essentially, appears UNREAD: Tight spine (NO cracks); sharp corners; (NO bumps or curls); NO rubbing wear, NO previous owner names. Clean text. The way to read a Classic Anthology with distinguished contributors.…

Condition: very_good. This book is in Very good condition. There may be a few flaws like shelf wear and some light wear.

Soft Cover. Condition: Good. 103 pages. Trade Paperback.

Condition: New. In English.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 19, No. 107. Cover art by Salter. Includes "Tyger! Tyger!" by A. H. Z. Carr; "Stranger in the Park" by Thomas Walsh; "The Twelve-Minute Grave" by Roy Vickers; "De Crimine" by Miriam Allen deFord; "The Bearded Golfer" by Michael Arlen; "Two of a Kind" by Laurence Kirk; "Dead Man" by James M. Cain; "Torrid Zone" by Fletcher Flora; "The Gold-Makers" by J. B. S. Haldane; "Nesselrode to Jeopardy" by S. J. Perelman; "You Got to Have Luck" (First) by S. R. Ross; "Tom Sawyer, Detective" (conclusion) by Mark Twain; "The Case of the Arctic Explorers" by Austin Ripley; "Detective Directory" by Robert P. Mills. A little scribble and marks in pencil on first page; tanning; edge and corner wear; small losses at spine ends. Book. …

Condition: New. In English.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. The Diary of Hamman Yaji: Chronicle of a West African Muslim Ruler This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .…

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Single issue. Illustrated. Stapled red wrappers. Containing only 33-64pp. Wrapper edges age-toned, very good. Contributions by Donald F. Cameron, L. Ethan Ellis, Daniel G. Hoffman, D.A.S., Bernard V. Bothmer, Helmut von Erffa, Henry James, Rudolf Kirk, and L.A.M. "Notes from the Library": *An Egyptian Tombstela* by Bernard V. Bothmer and Helmut von Erffa and *Henry James: Correction* by Rudolf Kirk. …

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Ex library copy with usual stamps & stickers.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Published by the Hamilton County Centennial Association on the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of Nebraska Statehood , tight binding , unmarked , clean , smoke free, front flyleaf has been removed likely to remove a gift inscription ( does not distract from the book ), profusely illustrated with black-and-white photographs.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Exlibrary with usual library markings. ; 631 pages.

dj. First Edition. First Edition. Near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket. Inscribed and Signed by Anthony H.M. Kirk-Greene. Signed.

Condition: New.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New. 1995. hardcover. . . . . .

Condition: New.