Search Results: Authors starting with Q from Mainly Books

Washington, D. C.: J. R. Jones. Very Good. 1898. Hardcover. Blind-embossed illustrated cloth cover with four raised spine-bands and green floral-illustrated end-papers, 673 pages, the illustrations include a map, this is a clean, presentable copy with a few minor flaws: the spine is slightly faded to a lighter shade of brown, mild rubbing to the corners and a small number of gently corner-creased pages, the binding is tight and clean and the contents are fine, "A complete record of Spanish tyranny and oppression, scenes of violence and bloodshed; daring deeds of Cuban heroes and patriots" .

Oxford At the Clarendon Press. Good. 1926. Hardcover. Brown leather with gold-stamped decoration, five raised spine-bands, all edges gilt, marbled end-papers, the binding has a good deal of rubbing which has affected the gold decoration, especially on the spine, the rear cover is partially detached and should not be opened if possible, the blank end-papers have mild foxing but the contents pages are bright and clean, a flawed but still presentable and unique edition of this classic .

London: Cresset Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1950. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket, mild fading to the green cloth spine, moderate tanning to the blank end-papers and outer page-edge, the binding is tight and clean and the contents are fine, the jacket is slightly tanned on the spine, has a bit of shallow edge-wear, and has what appears to be a publishing mishap that has caused a surface flaw that has obscured the word "Edited" on the front panel, the jacket is clean and remains presentable, the original price (9/6) is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included; 340 pages .

Whiteface, NY: D'Aloquin Publishing Company. Near Fine. 1995. Trade Paperback. 0964666901 . Large paperback, inscribed simply "Best wishes and signed "Alfred O. Quinn" by the author, the original "Autographed Copy" label is present on the front cover, this copy is clean and attractive, a small area of surface-wear at bottom of spine and a mild spine crease that has caused no damage are the only flaws, the binding is tight and the contents are fine, "E. C. Hawkins was a brilliant young engineer who was selected to be the Chief Engineer for the building of two 'impossible' railroads in Alaska," illustrated, including maps ; Signed by Author .

Orleans, Massachusetts: Lower Cape Publishing. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1990. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 0936972130 . Large format hardcover with dustjacket, book is in excellent condition, no remarkable flaws, jacket has scuffing to the glossy surface, no chips, tears or other flaws, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, also includes a bibliography .

England & Vermont: Ashgate Publishing Ltd.. Good. 2012. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 1409439631 . Hardcover, no dustjacket color-illustrated cover, the first 40 pages are heavily underlined in ink, no other significant flaws, "an astute study of staged representations of women in power in a half dozen key Baroque comedies" .