Search Results: Authors starting with Q from Callaghan Books South

NTC Publishing Co., 1992. Hardcover. Very Good. Thick, sturdy book, glossy covers in red and black, white and yellow lettering, 472 pages including maps at the end. Bottom tips of early end papers creased. Very Good.

Watertown WI: G. J. Graphics, 1984. Cloth. Fine/Near Very Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Very large, sturdy book quality dark blue cloth, very bright gilt lettering on spine, blue-tinted aerial photograph inside covers and adjacent end papers ofmill, 115 stiff glossy pages, text in double-column format, many illustrations including a glossy color photo section. DJ glossy with a color aerial photograph on front and spine a purple tinted portrait on back. DJ has light surface wear to spine top and bottom edges. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

Simon & Schuster, 2018. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Larger, sturdy book, green spine, cream boards, very bright gilt lettering on spine, 461 pages including a glossy photo section and some illustrations. DJ heavy paper, cream background with a color-illustration of plant, a red bar design behind title and author's name, praise on back from Carl Zimmer, Barry Lopez, Ed Young and others. DJhas two light brown spots at top back. Near Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Touchstone, 1997. Soft cover. Very Good. (4th) Very large, thick, heavy softcover, heavy wrappers in shades of green with colorful illustrations of animals and plant on front. (Winner of John Burroughs Medal and other awards.) Praise by Barry Lopez at bottom front wrapper, remainder mark at page bottom edge, praise on back wrapper from New York Times Book Review, Audubon Magazine, 702 pages. Light wear to front tips, very slight wear to spine top and bottom edge. Very Good.

Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: W W Norton & Co Inc, 2003. First Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. (1st, 1st) Sturdy book, dark gray smooth boards, very bright gilt lettering on spine, 515 pages. DJ beneath mylar, glossy and color-designed with stylized tiger on front, black and red spine, praise on back from T. Coraghessan Boyle, Bill McKibben, Jon Krakauer and others. DJ and book, both As New.

Chicago: Contemporary Books, 1984. Hardcover. Fine/Near Very Fine. Fujita, S. Neil. (5th) Large, squarish, thinner book, glossy white boards with color-illustration of hands cutting vegetables and a fruit basket shaped from melon on front, garnishing a red fish on back. 80 page sin color, printed in Singapore. DJ has lightly browned edges. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

Soho Crime, 2014. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Very Fine. (1st edition, 1st printing) Larger, sturdy book, yellow spine, black boards, embossed black lettering very fine on spine, light blue color inside covers and adjacent end papers, 322 pages. DJ glossy with stunning color-illustration of moonlit palm tree beach and canoe on front, praise at bottom front by Michael Connelly, on back by Ebony, Essence, Los Angeles Times and others. DJ has tiny light crease and nick at top front tip. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: HarperCollins, 1994. 2d . Hardcover. Fine/Very Fine. (2d) Larger book, black cloth spine, dark blue boards with gilt facsimile signature bright at bottom front, gilt lettering very bright on spine, 402 lightly browned pages, tiny brown spots to exterior long pages' edge, two photo sections, one in color. DJ glossy with color photo of Quayle on front, smaller on spine, excerpts from book on back. Signed by Vice-President Quayle on title page above printed name. DJ and book, both Very Fine.

Harper Collins, 1994. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. (1st edition, 1st printing) Large, heavy book, black cloth spine, dark blue boards, very bright gilt facsimile signature at bottom front right, very bright gilt lettering on spine, 402 pages including two glossy photo sections, one in color. DJ glossy with color photo of Quayle on front, dark blue background to spine and back. DJ has 3/8" surface scratches at mid front. Near Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

Clarkson N. Potter, 1969. 1st US . Cloth. Fine/Near Good. Sturdy book, shiny maroon cloth, very bright gilt lettering on spine, 290 stiff pages, including a glossy photo section. DJ heavy paper, a drawing of Scott on front, background in shades of purple, lavender spine, purple back. DJ has three tiny short scratches on front, very slight wear and very tiny tears at spine edges, very slight to back tips. Near Good DJ/Fine book..

Jennings and Graham/Eaton and Mains, 1905. Cloth. Fair. Heavy book due to photo paper pages, green cloth with ornate gilt illustration at top and middle front, prairie, ship on sea, geese flying, all slightly rubbed, gilt just good on spine. Slight mildewing to tops of early and final page as well as inside covers at top--treated. Front very slightly soiled, slight wear to tips and spine edges. Fair--Reading Copy.

Eaton & Mains, 1902. Cloth. Fine. Small thin book, brown cloth with ornate gilt design and title. Frontispiece photo-portrait of Quayle. Very Fine copy.

Jennings and Graham/Eaton and Mains, 1902. Cloth. Good. Heavy book, green cloth with ornate illustration on front, many b/w photographs throughout. Ink name and date on first front end paper. Very slight wear to top tips and spine bottom edge, badly worn at bottom tips, light discoloring to inside back cover and adjacent photo margin. 232 pages. Good.

Curts & Jennings/Eaton & Mains, 1897. 2nd Ed. . Cloth. Good. (2d) Essays on Cromwell, William the Great, Elegies, Soliloquies, the Jew in Fiction, Robert Burns, Shylock, Robert Browning and others. Slightly smaller book, dark green cloth with thin gilt borders to front, gilt title and author on front very fine, near fine gilt on spine, slightly rubbed overall, slight wear and nearby damage to both inner hinges, 352 rough-cut pages, a few brief pencil notes, ink name with pencil notes on first front end paper. Very slight wear to tips, bottom tips slightly bumped. Good.

The Abingdon Press, 1924. Cloth. Fine. Large, heavy with photographs. Green cloth, gilt on front very bright, coloful nature scene on front, gilt bright on spine. Near Very Fine copy.

Davis Publications, 1976. Hardcover. Fine. Large book, bright red faux leather with ornate bright gilt design, title and author on most of front and back, spine somewhat raised, gilt lettering and design very fine, red inside covers and adjacent end papers, 352 lightly browned pages. Small oval illustrations of authors before each work: Doyle, Stout, Gardner, Simenon, Poe, Hammond, Sayers, Chandler and more. Fine+.

Random House, 1963. Book Club (BCE/BOMC) . Hardcover. Very Good/Near Good. (Book Club) Gray boards, 213 browned pages plus biographical note. DJ paper, purple background on front and spine, white back is browned, illustration of chess piece on front, spine faded and slightly askew. DJ has very tiny tear and slight wear to tips and spine edges, photos of 2 authors who are Ellery Queen: Manfred B. Lee and Frederic Dannay on back. Near Good DJ/Very Good book.

Pocket Book, 1965. 1st Ptg. . Mass Market Paperback. Fine. (1st ptg.) Mass-market paperback, color-illustrated wrapper, 172 pages plus ads. Near Very Fine copy.

Blue Ribbon Books, 1940. Cloth. Good. The reader must identify the great detectives whose names have been changed in the anthology of short stories. Small, thick book, 502 pages. Black cloth with slight surface wear overall. Good.

Davis Publications, 1976. Hardcover. Fine. Large book, bright red faux leather with ornate bright gilt design, title and author on most of front and back, spine somewhat raised, gilt lettering and design very fine, red inside covers and adjacent end papers, 351 lightly browned pages. Small oval illustrations of each author before works: Starrett, Coxe, Simenon, Cain, MacDonald and more. Very Fine.