Search Results: Authors starting with Q from BookAddiction

Beijing, China: China Esperanto Press, 1998. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. 126pp. Red cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on front and spine. Maroon endpapers. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some shelf wear, light chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, price unclipped. 8vo.Folio. 125pp. A superb album of Traditional Paintings by Contemporary Chinese Masters. Text in English and Chinese. Original red cloth gilt. A large and heavy volume which will likely incur an additional charge for overseas delivery.

Stanmore, NSW, AU: Cassell Australia, 1975. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 200pp. Pictorial light card covers, stapled; illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. 8vo. Light chipping to edges and wear to covers. Text block edges starting to tan. Gutter stretched at page 28 (not visible on spine). Internally, neat, clean, bright and tight. An edited collection of primary source material on gold discoveries in eastern Australia, particularly Victoria, in the 1850s and 60s.

Totowa, NJ, USA: Barnes & Noble, 1982. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 204pp. Black cloth-covered boards, silver titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine heel. Text block edges starting to fox. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has very light shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage. 8vo.

Westminster, MD, USA: The Newman Press, 1959. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. vi, 330pp, [2]pp publisher's ads. Blue cloth-covered boards, gilt design on front, gilt titles on front and spine. 8vo. Sun-faded spine, lightly rubbed spine ends. Top text block edge tanning, remaining edges just starting to tan. Usual lender's stamps and markings on front endpapers, copyright and last pages. Internally clean, neat, bright and tight.

London, UK: Avicenna Press, 2004. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition. 352pp. Quarter bound in brown vinyl over black cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some shelf wear, light chipping to edges, price clipped. A large and heavy volume which will require an additional charge for overseas delivery. 8vo. Colourful account of a couple's first year in their dream house on the North Norfolk coast.

London, UK: Victor Gollancz, 1957. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 194pp. 12mo. Indexed. Red cloth-covered boards (corners rounded and slightly sunned on spine); internally neat and clean. WH Smith bookplate on endpaper. Collection of Ellery Queen's editorials, including reflections on fiction, crime writing, book collecting etc.

UK: Book Club Associates, 1975. Book Club Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xii, 338pp. In red cloth-covered boards with gilt titles (boards very gently rubbed and faded on edges). Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original dust jacket (lightly bumped on edges, gently sunned on spine). 8vo. A collection of 25 mystery stories from various authors including Patricia Highsmith, Hugh Pentecost, Lillian de la Torre, Celia Fremlin, Stanley Ellin and others.

London, UK: Pan Books, 1959. Soft cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 249pp, [7]pp publisher's ads. Pictorial light card covers. 12mo. Chipping to edges and wear to covers, reader's creases in spine. Page margins tanning. Internally, neat, clean and tight.

London, UK: Mellifont Press, 1959. Soft cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 130pp. 12mo. Light shelf wear with some chipping to the spine ends, foxing along the text block edges, minor creasing and flat creases over the bottom right corner of the front cover. Some toning throughout text block but otherwise neat and clean. A collection of three crime, one detective suspense, one suspense mystery and five detective stories, including Hurry, Hurry, Hurry by Paul Gallico.

London, UK: Hamlyn, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 592pp. Blue cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Spine and edges sun faded. Top text block edge sprayed blue. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has 1cm open tear at bottom edge, shelf wear, chipping to edges, price unclipped. 8vo. Selections from the works first published in 1851 as the editor concentrates on the more graphic and personal side of Mayhew's massive survey.

London, UK: William Kimber, 1951. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xx, 21-336pp, with some black and white illustrative plates (inc. frontispiece). Red cloth-covered boards, gilt illustration on front, gilt titles on spine, top text block edge sprayed red. 8vo. Boards mottled. Spine sun-faded where there is dust jacket loss, ends rubbed. Corners lightly rubbed. Text block edges lightly soiled and tanning. Quite cocked. Some light tanning on endpapers and early front prelims. Occasional light spotting throughout volume. Internally neat, bright and tight. Dust jacket spine lightly sun-faded, has minor loss, some wear around edges and folds, interior tanned and foxed, not price clipped. Selected from 'London Labour and the London Poor' (first published in 1851) by Henry Mayhew.

London, UK: History Today, 1962. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. iv, 525-600pp. Pictorial light card covers, stapled; illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. 8vo. Light chipping to edges and wear to covers. Staples oxidising. Pages starting to fox and tan. Internally, neat, clean, bright and tight. Includes numerous advertisements of the day.

London, UK: Francis Joseph, 1988. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 128pp; illustrated throughout, mainly in black and white. Laminated printed light card covers. Light chipping to edges. Fold on bottom rear corner. Text block edges tanning. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. 8vo. Intended to serve primarily as a Pattern-name identification book for collectors of 'Carnival Glass', that is iridised pressed glassware, worldwide. Includes a detailed price and pattern guide.

London, UK: Frederick Warne, 1982. 1st Edition 2nd Impression. Hardcover. Very Good. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. 192pp, numerous in-text black and white illustrations. Printed white cloth-covered boards. Gently rubbed spine heel, head worse. Small bump at top of front board. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. 24mo.

London, UK: Federation Press, 1925. Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 158pp. Bright red cloth-covered boards, black illustration on front, black titles on front and spine, illustrated endpapers. 12mo. Rear board very lightly soiled and starting to ripple at top. Spine sun-faded, ends lightly rubbed. Corners lightly rubbed and moderately rounded. Text block edges heavily tanned and foxed (affecting margins). Front hinge cracking, rear hinge cracked and stretched. Occasionally foxing throughout, heavier towards beginning and end.

London: Clive Bingley, 1966. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 88pp. Green cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on spine. Gently rubbed spine ends. Dust jacked has some shelf wear and a few small frays. Slightly tanned prelim pages. Previous owner's name on front free end paper. Some pen marks on contents page. 8vo. Chapters on The Purposes of Cataloguing Books; Development of Codes (including the British Museum code); Special Materials; Inner Forms; Processes and Policies; Cataloguing and Information Retrieval Systems etc,

London, UK: Collins, 1971. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Roll, Brian (jacket designer). 224pp. Orange cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Spine ends and corners lightly rubbed. Liquid stains to bottom text block edge (does not affect margins), top edge dusty. A couple of marks on front free endpaper. Internally very neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has shelf wear, spine sun-faded, chipping to edges; interior tanned and lightly soiled.

Spain: Editorial Prometeo, 1980. Soft cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 158pp. In printed card wrappers (a little edge worn, one corner has a tiny rub). Internally neat, clean, bright and tight barring a hint of toning on the endpapers. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page, dated 16 December 1981. Text in Spanish.

Oxford, UK: Clarendon Press. Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Undated (circa 1900s). 32pp, 1pp of publisher's ads. Brick red cloth-covered boards; black illustration on front and back; black titles on front. 16mo. Boards very lightly soiled. Spine lightly sun-faded, ends moderately rubbed. Corners moderately rubbed and rounded. Text block edges tanning. Light tanning on pastedown endpapers, heavier tanning on free endpapers, ex institution stamps on front endpapers, note in pen on front free endpaper. Gutters stretched. Light tanning around page margins. Internally very neat, clean and tight. Selection of works by George Crabbe.

New York, NY, USA: Barse & Hopkins, 1909. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 86pp. Pictorial light card covers. Heavy chipping to edges and light wear to covers. Outer and bottom text block edges untrimmed, starting to fox. Internally, neat, clean, bright and tight. 8vo. Collection of quotations by anonymous and famous people.