Search Results: Titles starting with Q from High Castle Books

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall / Collins, 1964. xv, 661 pp., black cloth w/ gold & white lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows tarnish to gold lettering; a few small brown spots to edges of page block; bottom corner of rear board very lightly bumped; Jacket shows chipping to head of spine; several 1/2" or less worn tears to edges of front & rear panels w/ wear to ends of folds; some rubbed & scratched areas overall; w/ moderate soil to rear panel / "A rigorous, integrated and unified treatment of quantitative chemistry blending organic and inorganic analysis and instrumental and classical analysis in one volume." /. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Sequoia Communications / Wrather Port Properties, 1985. 120 pp., pictorial wraps; Book shows light wear to top edge of front cover & bottom edge of back cover w/ a light crease to top edge of front cover / Illustrated with color and B&W photos and reproductions. /. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

NY, NY: Viking Press / An Esalen Book, 1966. 159 pp., orange cloth w/ black lettering & illustration to front board; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows light wear to heel of spine w/ top corners of boards lightly bumped; light damp-spattering to top edge of page block; book fair label to front pastedown w/ child's drawing or doodle on newsprint laid in; browned area from newsprint to front endpaper; Jacket shows light to moderate wear to ends of spine & folds; 1/4" & 1" tears w/ creases to bottom edge of front panel; rear panel has several short tears & small creases to edges w/ some rubbed soil; a few small areas of surface chipping overall w/ a little rubbing at front edge of spine; bottom corner of front flap is clipped / Illustrated with B&W drawings. Author of "Tyler, Wilkin and Skee," "Skinny," & "D.J.'s Worst Enemy." /. Signed by Author on Front Endpaper. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/Good to Very… Read More

NY, NY: St. Martin's Press, 1981. 495 pp., black binding w/ gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows light bumping to bottom corners; light discoloration to top edge of page block; Jacket shows wear to head of spine w/ a couple of short tears & small creases; rear panel shows some slight rippling to top corner near spine; narrow rub line to top right edge of front panel / "A spellbinding tale of love, loyalty, and intrigue in Tudor England." /. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Good to Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Ballantine, 1998. 291 pp.+ "reader's guide", pictorial wraps, / A Medieval Mystery. Main text is followed by "Reader's Guide" section which includes "A Conversation with Sharon K. Penman" and "Reading group Questions and Topics for Discussion." /. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Fine.

Waynesboro, VA: Self Published, 1989. xii, 231 pp., light blue cloth w/ gold lettering & gold illustration to front board; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book has 2 retirement park stamps & the circled initials "B.T." to front endpapers; tiny creases to bottom corners of a couple of pages; Jacket shows some edgewear, esp. to ends of spine & flap folds w/ a 1/2 tear at head of spine; some light creasing towards edges overall / "During the past 15 years Dr. Piland has appealed to a growing circle of people with his special-occasion articles written for the editorial page of the Waynesboro 'News-Virginian." Sixty of the items appear in the book." /. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good to Very Good. Illus. by George Speck. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Washington, D.C.: Current Publications, 1968. xxvi, (354) pp., blue cloth boards w/ gold lettering; Dust jacket in Mylar cover; Book shows wear to corners & spine ends, very small white spots (1 each) to front and rear boards, faint foxing to top page edges; "schoolbus yellow" Jacket has pieces missing at edges, largest centered at head of spine is about 1" x 2" in a irregular "v", a couple of short edge tears, hole in top right corner of front panel (about 1/2"), "coffee ring" to front panel, spine a little darkened / The story of the National Federation of Federal Employees. SIGNED presentation inscription by author dated April, 1968. /. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Good +/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston, MA / Cambridge, MA: Houghton Mifflin / Riverside Press, 1964. 180 pp., index, reinforced library binding w/ pictorial front board; Dust jacket in new clear archival cover; Book shows some light soil w/ shelfwear to bottom edges & a small bump to bottom edge of rear board; glue remnants & surface damage to 2 vertical lines on endpapers where Dust jacket was glued; card pocket & date due slip to rear endpapers; library stamps to top & bottom edges of page block, endpapers, & bottom margins of about 12 pages; Dust jacket has fading to spine w/ library label near heel; front flap is price clipped & has small piece torn from fore edge; rear flap has very small piece missing from bottom corner / "The ability to make math quick and easy will last a lifetime; and the sooner you get started learning, the better. This book shows the way." /. Hard Cover. Good/Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Home Library / Publications International, 1986. 160 pp., pictorial wraps; Book has slight color flaking near corners of front cover w/ wear to bottom fore corner; some light edgewear overall / A general overview of car repair and maintenance. Illustrated with B&W drawings and diagrams. /. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good +. Illus. by C. A. Moberg. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Villard, 1995. xi, 194 pp., 1/4 black cloth w/ white textured boards & metallic red lettering; Dust jacket in Mylar cover; Book shows minor shelfwear to bottom edges; Jacket shows light creasing to top of front panel; small creases & beginning separation of layers to extreme top edge of rear panel / "If you've ever dreamed of looking chicer, sharper, hipper, younger, taller, or thinner, 'Quickstyle' will make it happen." Illustrated with B&W drawings. /. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Jackie Doyle-Bonetto. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Westwood, NJ: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1965. x, 116 pp., warm gray cloth w/ dark blue lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book shows foxing to top edge of page block; creasing to top of 1 leaf; small crease & short tear to bottom edge near gutter of last couple of leaves & rear free endpaper; Jacket shows some wear & a little chipping to ends of spine & ends of flap folds; browning to spine area & edges of flaps w/ a little foxing & light soil overall / SINGED and INSCRIBED " For Charlene in appreciation, Sherwood Wirt, Jeremiah 29:13." / . Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Good +. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Boulder, CO: Paladin Press, 1979. vii, (80) pp., pictorial wraps; Book shows small crease to bottom corner of front cover; small crease to top edge of back cover w/ light bends to top & bottom corners; light bends to bottom corners of pages / Illustrated with B&W photos. /. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: Scribners, 1984. 190 pp., wraps; book has previous owner's name to half-title page, remainder stripes to top & bottom page edges / An Inspector Quantrill Mystery. /. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good to Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: William Morrow / Harper Collins, 2002. xii, 110 pp., wraps; book shows a small bend to bottom edge of front cover w/ just the tiniest of slight upturns to corners & a light surface scrape visible against the light / "In 1999 Giovanni was one of 14 living writers inducted into The Literary Hall of Fame for Writers of African Descent." /. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good to Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Uncorrected Proof.

NY, NY: Vintage, 1998. ix, 220 pp., pictorial wraps / Author of "Mama Makes Up Her Mind" and "Sleepin At the Starlite Motel." /. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Fine. Illus. by Marty Blake (cover illustration). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.