Search Results: Titles starting with Q from BUCKINGHAM BOOKS

[London]: S.B. Publications, [1999]., 1999. First edition. First edition. Limited to 1000 copies signed by the author and Desmond Llewelyn. This is copy #206. Fine in fine dust jacket. A pictorial biography of the quintessential gadget master to the world's best loved Secret Agent. His untimely death in an automobile accident came in May, 2000, while he was returning from a book signing.

[London]: S.B. Publications, [1999]., 1999. First edition. First edition. Limited to 1000 copies signed by the author and Desmond Llewelyn. This is copy #514. Fine in fine dust jacket. A pictorial biography of the quintessential gadget master to the world's best loved Secret Agent. His untimely death in an automobile accident came in May, 2000, while he was returning from a book signing.

N.P.: The Tourist Bureau of Montreal, n.d. [ca 1919]., 1919. First edition. Nineth Annual Edition. 8" x 4 1/2" in gray pictorial wrappers. 32 pp. including wrappers, illustrations, advertisements, map, printed in blue. Overview of Montreal's history and the city tour followed by information about and photographs of McGill University, the Old Towers of the Grand Seminary, St. Joseph's Oratory, Chateau de Ramesay, the Bonsecours Market, St. James Cathedral, Lafontaine Park, Westmount Park, Montreal's Public Library, Notre Dame, Montreal's Harbour, etc. Double-page road map of Montreal and vicinity. Edges lightly tanned throughout. Very good.

New York: Arbor House, [1985]., 1985. First edition. First edition. Fine in dust jacket. Charles Carr depends heavily on informants in his pursuit of counterfeiters. This time he's tracking down Paul LaMonica, a smooth thug whose skill at manufacturing paper is matched by his murderous principles.

College Station: Texas A & M University Press, [1991]., 1991. First edition. First edition. 4to. Black cloth, titles stamped in silver on the spine, xiv [2], 215 [1] pp., preface, abbreviations, double column, illustrated from photographs, portraits, maps, tables, notes, bibliography, index. This small railroad company, a short line that operated in four counties of northwest Texas for the better part of the twentieth century and it had just an important impact on the area served as the larger railway companies. Due to government regulatory actions the QA&P became a subsidiary of the St. Louis - San Francisco (Frisco) road. It closed down operations in 1980. Fine in dust jacket.

New York: St. Martin's Minotaur, [2003]., 2003. First edition. First edition. Signed by the author. Author's first book. Fine in fine dust jacket. An FBI agent is investigating the background of a presidential nominee to the Supreme Court, when a seemingly innocent comment turns into anything but innocence. Governmental corruption and a brutal killer stand in the way of the agent to complete his deadly mission.

N. P.: Privately printed, 1935., 1935. First edition. First edition. 8vo. Original stapled, pictorial wrappers, 12 pp., picture of the author on the front cover, double column. Inked gift inscription and date on the verso of the front cover from the author. A collection of 4 separate short narratives by the same author. Narratives pertain to subjects of interest such as Quantrell, the Civil War, the Battle of Bowers Mill and John Younger, the outlaw and peace officer. Of additional interest are inscriptions on the inside of both wrappers. The inscription inside the front wrapper states: “Compliments of Frank Dalton, to Miss Jene Norman, June 4th, 1935.” The inscription on the inside of the rear wrapper is far more interesting, as it appears to be a small work of prose written in manuscript and states as follows: “When my Soul seeks range and rest beyond the Great Divide, just bury me some place out West that’s sunny, lone and… Read More

Lyndon, Kansas: Privately Printed, 1899., 1899. First edition. First Edition. Sewn Self-Wrappers. 52pp. A detailed account of this notorious raid on Lawrence, Kansas during which many citizens were killed and much of the town was destroyed. At dawn on August 21, 1863, William Quantrill and his guerrillas rode into Lawrence, where they burned much of the town and killed or seriously wounded between 160 and 190 men and boys. This raid was the culmination of an ongoing conflict between the Free-State forces who controlled Lawrence and the pro-slavery partisans who lived in nearby Missouri. In August 1863, the Union commander along the border, General Thomas Ewing, arrested several wives and sisters of members of a notorious band led by William Quantrill. This gang of outlaws had scorched the region, terrorizing and murdering Union sympathizers. On August 14, the building in Kansas City, Missouri, where the women were being held collapsed, killing five. Quantrill assembled 450 men to exact revenge. The… Read More

Cedar Rapids: The Torch Press, 1910., 1910. First edition. First edition. 8vo. Inked presentation from Connelley on the front fly leaf. Red cloth, 539 pp., + 2 page errata at end. Numerous illustrations and maps, index. An outstanding study of William Clarke Quantrill and the famous "Border Wars" in Kansas and Missouri in the 1860's. With the outbreak of the Civil War, Quantrill joined the Confederacy and fought at Lexington, Missouri. Preferring guerilla tactics, he organized his own gang of southern sympathizers. Although he failed to receive any Confederate endorsement or direct support, he and his men raided communities supposed to have Union sympathizers and robbed mail coaches. They frequently murdered citizens who were suspected of being Union sympathizers. In 1862, Quantrill and his gang were declared outlaws by Union officials. Quantrill helped Confederate troops capture Independence, Missouri in August, 1862. A year later Quantrill, with 300 men plus another 150 men who were… Read More

Colorado Springs: Little London Press, [1980]., 1980. First edition. First edition. 8vo. Pictorial wrappers, [6], 30 pp., illustrated from photographs. Photographs by Billie Casey. A brief history of the early-day southwestern Arizona mining camp. As new, unread copy.

N.P.: Privately printed for the Quebec and St. John Railway, 1905., 1905. First edition. First edition. 8vo. 8 1/2" x 4 1/4" attractive, color cover panels, 65 [2] pp., illustrated from photographs and drawings, maps. Laid-in are two time tables. Some of the vignettes are of Quebec, Lake St. Joseph, Lake St. John, Lake Edward, Ouiatchouan Falls, the Hotel Roberval, the Bay of Tadoussac, an outdoor bread oven, etc. Much information on the towns, villages, and cities encountered along the route. Near fine, clean copy.

[Montreal: Southam Press Limited, n.d. (1918)]., 1918. First edition. First edition. 12 1/2" x 9 1/2" oblong quarto, tied, gold gilt, stamped, stiff wrappers with a mounted view of the bridge on the front cover, 103 pp., illustrated from photographs, diagrams, and drawings. Many stage-by-stage photographic views of the bridge as it nears completion. An enormous engineering project for its day that took from 1910 until 1917 to complete. In 1907, the south half of the first bridge over the river collapsed killing 100 men. In 1910, work began again and were nearing completion when the suspended bridge span that was being hoisted into place, fell into the river. The huge undertaking supports trains on two tracks. The over-sized stiff wrappers have a number of small closed tears along the extremities, but the interior is clean and quite serviceable, for an overall very good copy of a fascinating booklet.

[Montreal: Southam Press Limited, n.d. (1918)]., 1918. First edition. First edition. 12 1/2" x 9 1/2" oblong quarto, tied, gold gilt, stamped, stiff wrappers with a mounted view of the bridge on the front cover, 103 pp., illustrated from photographs, diagrams, and drawings. Many stage-by-stage photographic views of the bridge as it nears completion. An enormous engineering project for its day that took from 1910 until 1917 to complete. In 1907, the south half of the first bridge over the river collapsed killing 100 men. In 1910, work began again and were nearing completion when the suspended bridge span that was being hoisted into place, fell into the river. The huge undertaking supports trains on two tracks. The over-sized stiff wrappers have a number of small closed tears along the extremities, but the interior is clean and quite serviceable, for an overall very good copy of a fascinating booklet.

Toronto: The Toronto Lithographing Co., Limited, Lithographers and Printers, 1900., 1900. First edition. First edition. 8vo. 8 1/2" x 4 1/4' color pictorial wrappers, 61 [2] pp., illustrated, maps, profile. An attractive booklet that provides both information and views of Quebec, Lake St. John, which is the mouth of the Saguenay River, and many towns and peoples of the general area. There are maps of the city of Quebec, of the Lake St. John region, and a small map of the Quebec & Lake St. John Railway. Views of the Hotel Roberval at Lake St. John, group picture of Montagnais Indians, a group picture of Trappist Monks at Mistassini, the village of Chicoutimi, Capes Eternity and Trinity on the Saguenay River, the Bay of Tadoussac, etc. Much on fishing, fishing clubs, fishing notes and information, fishery laws of Quebec, trout fishing seasons, and game laws of Quebec. Front cover moderately soiled, internally clean and bright, else a very good copy of an informative booklet.

N.P.: Privately printed, [ca. 1925]., 1925. First edition. 9" x 4" pictorial wrappers. 96 pages plus wrappers. Illustrations, advertisements. Photographs and brief information about various monuments, resorts, buildings, and other points of interest. Pages 31-69 offers information on a variety of churches, chapels, and other places of prayer. History of Quebec through middle of 1925. Winter activities. Tourist and travel agencies listed where Quebec Railway, Light & Power Co. tickets can be purchased. Heavily worn pictorial wrappers are disbound from brochure pages.

N.P.: Privately printed, 1936., 1936. First edition. 8 7/8" x 8 1/8" folded in half in green pictorial wrappers. 100 pp., illustrations, advertisements, maps. Overview and history of Quebec. Information on the Quebec Railway, Light & Power Co., Montmorency Falls, Citadel Brick, various activities available, etc. Much information on the Shrine of Ste. Anne de Beaupre, the disaster of March 29th, 1922, the relics, the miracles, the fountain, the Cyclorama of the Holy Land, etc. "The basilica in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré was initially a shrine to honor Saint Anne. On March 8, 1658, a man by the name of Etienne de Lessard donated two frontal acres from the West end of his property to the Catholic Church so that a chapel could be built. This chapel eventually became the site of the modern-day basilica. It was built for two reasons: to provide a place of worship for the new settlers in the area and to house a miraculous statue of St. Anne. The first reported miracle at the… Read More

Garden City: Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc., 1944., 1944. First edition. First U. S. edition. Originally published in England using the title Slippery Ann. Fine, bright copy in dust jacket with minor wear to the spine ends and corners, a tiny closed tear to top edge of rear cover, and lightly rubbed along flap folds. 20th Century Crime & Mystery Writers on page 49 says: "In Slippery Ann, Clunk gets a client acquitted but immediately initiates additional inquiry. This leads him to Sturton, a seaport town, where he uses his operatives, John Scott, a one-armed veteran, and Miss Jones." A Crime Club mystery title.

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1859., 1859. First edition. First U. S. edition. Scarce and important Queen's Quorum title. Foxing to a few front and rear preliminary pages, a small library stamp on the title page, lightly rubbed at spine ends and front hinge area, else an exceptional copy with no fading to the covers or spine. Contains The Biter Bit beginning on page 260. A very good copy of a very scarce book. Queen's Quorum 3.

Baltimore: A. Hoen & Co., n.d. [ca 1899]., 1899. First edition. First edition. 7 3/4" x 4" in colorful pictorial wrapper. Rear wrapper missing. [32] pp. including front wrapper. Illustrations. Maps. Schedules. "Founded in Baltimore in 1852 to operate a cargo and passenger steamship line between Baltimore and Boston, Mass. The service initially operated with two wooden hulled side wheelers, but in 1859 built two iron hulled steamers to augment services and extended services to call at Providence, Rhode Island. Services were disrupted by the American Civil War, but resumed in 1864. After a period of decline after the war, the company slowly recovered and by 1869 were able to order a new ship. Further ships were built in the 1870s and in 1876 the Baltimore & Savannah SS Co. was purchased which allowed the company to enter the cotton trade between Savannah, Charleston and New York. The company expanded in the 1880s and added several new ports of call including Newport News and… Read More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1977., 1977. First edition. First edition. Author's first novel. Fine in dust jacket. Edmonde, is an innocent born in horrible times, Germany of the 1920's. Deprived in her early youth of her parents, she is swallowed up in the craziness of history. Death and sex are her constant companions. Choosing an equivocal lesbian role, Edmonde comes to know the leaders in Nazi circles including Hitler and Eva Braun. During the war she serves with the SS in the invasion of Russia and the occupation of Paris. She emerges as a symbol of the times, an amoral agent, never quite lovable, but daring, sensitive, full of bravado and humor and totally independent. A maiden surrounded by brutality, she cannot escape her fate, enduring both her life and her death with the same spirit of absolution.