Search Results: Titles starting with Q from Rainy Day Paperback Exchange

China: Museum of Qin Shi Huang, 1981. Oversize Paperback. VERY GOOD. Tight, bright, clean and square with slight wear to bottom edge and 1 folded page corner. The Qin Shi Huang Pottery Figures of Warriors and Horses were discovered in 1974. In 1980 "In order to meet the demand of visitors, here the brief reports on the excavations of three pits written by the Archaeological Excavation Team of Qin Shi Huang Pottery Figures of Warriors and Horses of Shaanzi Provincial Committee for the Protection and Reservation of Historical Relics and published in Wenwu (Cultural Relics) have been collected and published...for the reference of the researchers or as souvenirs. This is the first volume and the other volumes will follow." Begins with a section on the history of the Qin dynasty.

Paris: Presses de Cite, 1970. Trade paperback. GOOD. Tight, bright, lightly soiled, square. Spine creased, w/edgewear and @ 3/4" rip at top and bottom of spine hinge.

France: Editions Albin Michel, 2002. Paperback. VERY good. As new except for hand written poem on first free page (in French) and 6 pages with folded corners. Original title: Awareness. ""Anthony de Mello urges us to leave behind the go-go attitude of modern civilization for a life of awareness and deep feeling. Using humor, compassion, and insight, teaches us to welcome the challenge of knowing ourselves and living the ""aware"" life. 233 pages

Paris, France: Garnier-Flammarion (#GF59), 1965. Paperback. VERY GOOD+. Tight, bright, clean & square but has extensive underling and notes in red pencil. And some wear to exterior edges. Text in French. Victor Hugo's last novel offers 3 different views of historical events during the counter-revolutionary revolts in 1793 during the French Revolution.

Cambridge,MA: Course Technology, 1995. (1st edition). Oversize Paperback. GOOD. Bright, tight, pretty clean, w/curled corners. Some cover creasing. Underlinings and a few notes in margins. ISBN: 0760032807.

>As new except for light surface crease and a few tiny marks on front cover. -A Vermont schoolteacher is swept off her feet by a recent Harvard graduate. They marry after two months and soon move to Washington D.C. as his political career takes off, Anne must learn to build a life for herself while in the spotlight as the wife of a Senator. Set in the Coolidge Presidency years in he 1920s.

NY: Street & Smith (Magnet Detective Library No. 347), 1885. Paperback. GOOD-. Tight, age soil to exterior, pages clean but age tanned, faintest curl. Dog-eared pages. Covers are chipped, creased, marked and show their age. Spine re-enforced with clear tape. (133 years).DIME NOVELS - Printed on the cheapest of paper, with lurid cover illustrations, dime novels (which found a name in their ten cent price tag)...were considered ephemeral, to be read, often in secret, passed on to friends, or discarded. Dime novels... targeted a youthful working class audience with their thrilling, stereotyped tales of Wild West adventures, master criminals, detective stories, historical romances, and working girls and boys in which virtue was rewarded and preserved. 5x7.25x.5", 218 pages

Casterman, 1973. Paperback. VERY GOOD+. Tight, bright, shiny, illustrated covers, slight age tanning to pages, square. Rubbed, exterior corners. Former owner has added their own cartoon (pencil) on the free page inside the back cover. Illustré par Jobbé-Duval. Couverture illustrée par Marcel Marlier. Text in French. 253 pages.

Editions Franco-Suisse, 1977. (Limited edition). Trade Paperback. FINE. As new except for faint shaded spot on front cover, with an inscription to Jacqueline Marc Chadourne. 30 in limited edition of 50. Bachelard was "a French philosopher. His most important work is on poetics and on the philosophy of science. To the latter he introduced the concepts of epistemological obstacle and epistemological break (obstacle épistémologique et rupture épistémologique)." Text in French. 142 pages 7.25x5.25" (18.4x13.3cm.)

Philadelphia. PA: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, 1950. Oversize Paperback. VERY GOOD-. Tight, yellowed, light soil to covers, clean interior, slight curl. Bumped corners have left tiny, dog-ears on the page edges. 54 page, staple-bound. "a revision of a series of four articles (Money Will Not Manage Itself; Quest for Stability; Tools of Federal Reserve Policy; Fiscal and Debt Management Policies; Stability - A Mutual Responsibility) by Dr. Clay J. Anderson which appeared in the Business Review, February to May 1950." 54 pages, staple-bound, 9.5x7.5" (24.1x19cm).

La Crosse, WI: Oaks Publishing House, 1988. (1st edition). Trade Paperback. VERY GOOD+. Tight, bright, clean (2 spots on cover), curled. Rubbing and dents on covers and slight nick on top edge. The author's story of his trip to find gold in Alaska in 1980 illustrated with photos and sketches. 162 pages.

Halle, Germany: Mitteldeutscher Verlag, 1989. Hardbound. NEAR FINE. Book as new except for gift inscription on first free page. Light rubbing to spine ends and cover corners. Dust jacket has light age soil, shelfwear to open edges and @ .25" rip at bottom of spine hinge. Gedichte: Lebenszeichen - Ausfahrt - Senziger Notizen - Eingabe. Poems: Signs of life - Exit - Senten notes - Input. Text in German. 93 indexed pages including Notes. (13x22x.8cm) 0.9

Athens, Greece: Athan. J. Delicostopoulos, 1979. (1st edition). Paperback. VERY GOOD-. Tight, faint page yellowing, clean, curled. Edges of covers are rubbed and chipped. Crease on spine. 192 pages (6.5x4"). Conversation phrase book for spoken Greek/English.

Rutland, VT: Yenbooks / Charles E. Tuttle, 1989. (3rd printing, 1991). Paperback. FINE. As new - gift quality! Pocket size. "Everything you need to know to win at the business game in Japan…all the practical tips and insider's hints you need…" 173 pages ISBN: 0804816131.

Newton Abbott, UK: David & Charles, c1990. Oversize Paperback. FINE. As new - gift quality! "26 stunning designs…Sumptuous natural yarns - wool, mohair, cotton, silk and angora…Something for all knitting machines - Chunky, Standard Gauge and Bond…Styles for all seasons, all sizes and all shapes…" 128 indexed, illustrated pages. ISBN: 0715394428.

NY: Dell(#892), 1955. Paperback. VERY GOOD. Tight, bright, clean and square. No markings. Rubbed spine edges. Tiny crease on front cover. "From the Rio Grande to the Missouri, he rode a trail where the only law was the fastest gun." Cover art by William George.

NY: Bantam, 1969. Mass Market Paperback. VERY GOOD. Tight, bright, clean and square. Faintest scratches on covers and rubbing to cover edges. Light reading crease on spine. Neat letter "D" in black marker at spine end of exterior page edges. "The story of perilous impersonation...suspense, romance and chilling atmosphere..." 217 pages. 4.25x7x.75" migrated template

Lowell Stephen Alexander, 1977. (Signed, 1st edition). Hardbound. NEAR FINE/ No DJ. Interior as new. Black cloth exterior with red gilt lettering shows slight dustiness and a small mark on the aback cover.. No DJ. Author signed and inscribed: "Each moment you look out, in , aft, over: destroys an arrangement - constructs a miracle." 121 pages. ISBN: 7648595.

Paris, France: Librairie Hachette, (Undated). (Neuvieme Edition). Trade Paperback. GOOD+. Tight, yellowed, clean interior, age soil to exterior, slight curl. Corner bumps and wear to spine ends. Tan with orange lettering and design. "Ouvrage illustre de Quatre-Vingt-seize Gravures et de 16 Plans" 210 pages, stitched (7x4.5"). Text in French.

Albany, NY: StateUniversity of New York Press, 1983. (5th printing). Trade Paperback. Near FINE. As new except for faintest scratches on covers and miniature corner bumps. This volume consists of an introduction to the science and sources of interpretation of the Qur'an and the first to surahs of the Qur'an. The treatment is comprehensive and thorough. While the work is based entirely on primary sources this volume includes a substantial bibliography of works on the Qur'an in Western languages. 290 indexed pages. . Migrated Books Template