Search Results: Titles starting with Q from bookwitch

Putnam, NY, 2002,, 2002. Hardcover. Collectible - Near Fine/Fine. SIGNED by Grafton on title page. Octavo, hardcover, near fine in fine silver dj. First printing. Kinsey Malone Mystery. 385 pp. 17th in alphabetical series she started in 1982, planning to finish in 2015. Here Kinsey turns to a cold case 18 years old of a young woman slain and left by the roadside near California Highway 1. What was Jane Doe's identity. Inspired by an unsolved homicide in 1969 author had body exumed and photos of victim done by artist shown at end of this book.

Harpercollins Pub Ltd, 2001, 2001. Soft cover. Very Good. Oblong quarto, softcover, gift note on inside cover else VG in whte pictorial wraps with slimy green space critter on cover. Q Pootle 5 is on his way to a moon party when his rocket falls to Earth in need of some repairs..he thinks he knows what the problem is,-- that the rocket is broken, it needs a new rocket booster. But where on earth will this little alien find a rocket booster ? A green earthling comes along but he can't help and neither can three birds. Perhaps Colin the Cat might be able to help - when he's finished his dinner that is... sci fi for the younger set!

Putnam, NY, 2002,, 2002. Hardcover. Collectible, Fine/Very Good. Octavo, hardcover, fine in near fine silver dj. First Printing. Kinsey Malone Mystery No.17. 673 pp. large print. 17th in alphabetical series she started in 1982, planning to finish in 2015. Here Kinsey turns to a cold case 18 years old of a young woman slain and left by the roadside near California Highway 1. What was Jane Doe's identity. Inspired by an unsolved homicide in 1969 author had body exumed and photos of victim done by artist shown at end of this book.

Doubleday, 1970. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Octavo, hardcover, blank label on endpaper else VG in good white dj. Book club edition. 504 deckled pages. QB VII is a dramatic courtroom novel published in 1970. The four-part novel highlights the events leading to a libel trial in the United Kingdom.

Quality Paperbacks , 2003. Soft cover. Near Fine. Tall quarto, softcover, near fine in very attractive green and beige pictorial wraps. state-of-the art beautiful illustrations along with a wonderful collection of works by the Grimms, Hans Christian Anderson, Charles Perrault, and others. The delightfully illustrated cover (by Etienne Delessert) has a cream border on blue with cream lettering. Tales included: Beauty and the Beast; Cinderella; Hansel and Gretel; The Three Languages; The Fisherman and His Wife; The Queen Bee; Bushy Bride; Sleeping Beauty and others. 351 pp.

Quality Paperback Book Club, 2003, 2003. Soft cover. Fine. Etienne Delessert, cover art. Quarto, softcover, fine in gray and white decorative wraps. 351 pp. clean and unmarked. presents state-of-the art beautiful illustrations along with a wonderful collection of works by the Grimms, Hans Christian Anderson, Charles Perrault, and others. Tales included: Beauty and the Beast; Cinderella; Hansel and Gretel; The Three Languages; The Fisherman and His Wife; The Queen Bee; Bushy Bride; Sleeping Beauty; The Enchanted Pig; The Fir Tree. and dozens of others.

Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1970.. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo, hardcover, near fine in VG green dj. A very timely commentary on where the United States sits in the world. Written in 1970, as the United States reaches its 200th anniversary. A good, solid look at the United States.

Afghan Cultural Assistance Foundation, 1989. Paperback. Near Fine. Octavo, softcover near fine in blue wraps. Calligraphy aby Abdullah Afghani. This translation is the work of seveal members of the Afghan Cultural Assistance Foundation. He was Afghan's master poet and man of letters from 1950's to 1987 when he died. Poetry is written in Persian and book shows both Persian and English forms. 53 pp. including biography of the poet.

Appleton-Century, New York, NY, (1949), 1949. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Octavo, hardcover, good in lightly edgeworn brown pictorial dj. Book Club edition. Psychological drama. Basis for the film 'Queen Bee' starring Joan Crawford. 220 deckled pages.

A360 MEDIA, 2022. Soft cover. As New. Quarto, softcover, as new, in black pictorial wraps with young Queen on cover. 96 pp. of mainly photos beginning as a child up through her last days. Over 100 photos, many framable. Photo of coronation in 1953 on back cover. Tells royal love story, her family life, grace under fire, her legacy. state visits, love of animals and more.

National Geographic, 2022. Soft cover. As New. Buckley, Anthony et al. Quarto, softcover, as new in yellow and red pictorial wraps. 94 pp. Exclusive images from National Geographic archives. Britain's longest living monarch, outliving Queen Victoria who was second. Her seven decade reign with photos of highlights of each of those periods. From her celebrated birth to her funeral.

Crescent Books, NY, 1976., 1976. Hardcover. Collectible, Very Good/Very Good. Folio, hardcover fine in lightly edgeworn brown pictorial dj. Over 200 photos, 40 in color. Special pictorial family tree. Foreword by Miles Howard. Gives family trees in back. This book represents the commemorative publication of Queen Elizabeth's Silver Jubilee. Key events that lead up to Elizabeth's accessio n to throne on Feb 6, 1952 and 25 year reign are analyzed and pictured.

BBC History Magazine, 2016. Soft cover. Good. Quarto, softcover, light edgewear to cover else interior very good in black pictorial wraps with young Elizabeth on front cover and elder Elizabeth on back cover. Sections on the making of the queen, the life of the queen, and the queen as she relates to the world. 98 pp. profusely illustrated. Book has 11 authors and numerous photographers. unmarked.

New York: The Literary Guild, 1929., 1929. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Octavo, hardcover, pages browned elseVG in browned, top edgeworn dj. Cover is 3/4 bound in blue and black with gilt silhouette of the queen on cover. 263 pp plus index. Frontis is from the painting Elizabeth (with the Spanish sieve). Illustrated with 16 plates.

London, Book Club Associates, 1983, 1983. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo, hardcover, near fine in VG white and brown pictorial dj with a young Queen Elizabeth II on cover.258 pp. including index. Packed with anecdotes that bring the Queen to life. Over 100 illustrations, many in color.

A360 MEDIA, 2022. Soft cover. As New. Quarto, softcover, as new in red pictorial wraps with 96 year old queen on cover. Special Collector's edition. 97 pp. Exclusive images with an intimate tribute to a historic reign; her 73 year love story with Philip; how the family will honor her legacy, her jubilees, coronation and much more.

Alfred A. Knopf, 2009, 2009. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Large octavo, hardcover, fine, clean and unmarked, in VG black and white pictorial dj with nick at bottom of spine edge. 1096 deckled pages. First American edition, first printing. biography of the most universally loved member of the Royal Family, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mum. Her long life included the entire 20th century, and she was near the center of great events throughout her days. Author was given unprecedented access to the Queen Mum's personal papers, letters and diaries and produces a portrait of unprecedented vividness and detail. Illustrated with photographs.

Creative Arts Book Company., 2002. Paperback. Fine. Octavo, softcover, fine in gold wraps with black lettering. 138 pp. plus notes on author. Tells the story of Kathryn Smick's gutsy, charming, and amoral sister, Helen. Fifty years old when the story opens, Helen is voiceless from cancer of the larynx. Distraught and lonely, she finds solace in the camaraderie of the Derby Pub. There she is transformed into the "Queen" who has bedazzled and inspired the bar's patrons for more than a decade. She also finds strength in her revived relationship with Smick. The sisters pore over old photographs and reminisce in flashbacks to their early life in a patriarchal midwestern family, when Helen, always defiant and willful, was the only one who stood up to her father?s fits of rage. Helen?s colorful life, which included three failed marriages; two prison sentences; and a long-term affair with a married man, is recounted in detail, as the two sisters reflect upon their different approaches to living. Read More

New York Harper & Brothers 1957., 1957. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Octavo, hardcover, VG in gray boards in white and bluie pictorial dj..Book Club edition. 434 deckled pages including index. . Translated from the French by Denise Folliot. Frontis b & w photo of famous painting of Marie Antoinette and 3 children. Gives eye witness accounts from French archives as much as possible.

Collins and Harvill Press, London, 1980, 1980. Hardcover. Collectible - Fine/Near Fine. Royal octavo, hardcover, fine in near fine blue pictorial dj. clean and unmarked. Map endpapers of game reserves190 pp. In November 1976 Joy was given an orphaned leopard called Penny, with the intention that she would ultimately return the cub to the wild when it was able to look after itself. This proved very difficult. Illustrated. Adamson was murdered the same year this book was published.