Search Results: Authors starting with Q from KALAMOS BOOKS

Taipei: Yuanjian tianxia wenhua chuban gufen youxian Gongsi Book. New. Soft cover. 1st Chinese Edition. "Taiwan's Hong Yu bravely rushed to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's dream journey" Life in Cambridge as experienced by a Taiwanese student at MIT. 239p. illus. [Only ONE copy in WorldCat - in San Diego !].

Ayton, Ontario: Wordbird Press, 2006 Book. Illus. by Jennifer Osborn. New. Soft cover. 1st Canadian Edition. Deborah Quaile has documented and compiled treasured photographs and information about the life of famed Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery' during the years that she lived in Norval, Ontario (1926 to 1935). Lucy Maud Montgomery, (always called "Maud" by family and friends) and publicly known as L. M. Montgomery, (November 30, 1874-April 24, 1942) was a Canadian author, best known for a series of novels beginning with Anne of Green Gables. Montgomery came to the village of Norval, Ontario with her husband, the Rev. Ewan Macdonald, who had been appointed minister of Norval and Union Presbyterian Churches, and their sons, Stuart and Chester. In addition to running the manse, teaching Sunday School and other parish duties, she became a member of the Choral Society and director of Norval's Olde Tyme Concerts held at the Anglican Parish Hall. As well, she found time to host… Read More

Ayton, Ontario: Wordbird Press, 2006 Book. Illus. by Jennifer Osborn. New. Soft cover. 1st Canadian Edition. Deborah Quaile has documented and compiled treasured photographs and information about the life of famed Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery' during the years that she lived in Norval, Ontario (1926 to 1935). Lucy Maud Montgomery, (always called "Maud" by family and friends) and publicly known as L. M. Montgomery, (November 30, 1874-April 24, 1942) was a Canadian author, best known for a series of novels beginning with Anne of Green Gables. Montgomery came to the village of Norval, Ontario with her husband, the Rev. Ewan Macdonald, who had been appointed minister of Norval and Union Presbyterian Churches, and their sons, Stuart and Chester. In addition to running the manse, teaching Sunday School and other parish duties, she became a member of the Choral Society and director of Norval's Olde Tyme Concerts held at the Anglican Parish Hall. As well, she found time to host… Read More

London: Studio Vista, 1971 Book. Illus. by Photographs by Gabriel Monro. As New. Hardcover. 1st UK Edition. "This is the first general work to be published which considers the entire history of English literature from the viewpoint of the book-collector... For the benefit of collectors and would-be collectors [it] Quayle describes the points to look for and the pitfalls to beware, covering every area of this absorbing pursuit. Beginning with the earliest printed books, he discusses novels and romances, poetry, drama, science and medicine, travel, natural history, early children's books, detective fiction and a miscellany of specialized fields - old bibles, books on sport and cookery, and erotica. There is a chapter on binding, and a comprehensive glossary of technical terms" A handsome gift book 144, illus [some col.] glossary, abbreviations, index. NOTE a Heavy [[1.2 kg] oversize volume [30x22x3 cm].

Boston: Little Brown & Co, 1949 Book. Fine. Decorative Cloth. 1st US Edition.. "A strangler is killing Manhattanites, seemingly at random. The only common thread is the unusual silk cords that are used for the killings; blue for men and pink for women. Other than that, the victims come from all social classes and backgrounds, ethnicities, races, neighbourhoods, etc. The city is in a panic. Ellery Queen forms together a small group of people related to some of the victims, and some consultants, and works to determine the killer's reason for selecting these particular victims. When he finally realizes the thread that connects the victims, the murderer is revealed and peace returns to the city." First Edition ("Published September 1949" on copyright page). Clean crisp copy, Blue cloth decorated with a curious cat (with a cat'o nine tails) Name of previous owner on ffep.

London: Reprint Society, 1943 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. "The story of Byron's life after he returned from the near East in the year 1811, until, condemned by public opinion and ostracized by fashionable society , he was forced, five years later to leave England for the last time." Vintage copy, clean and neat.319p. Slightly scuffed spin, else fine..

London: Batsford, 1929 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st UK Edition.

London: Collins, 1967 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Revised Edition. "The story of Byron's life after he returned from the near East in the year 1811, until, condemned by public opinion and ostracized by fashionable society , he was forced, five years later to leave England for the last time." 256p.frontis. index. Ffep missing, else fine..

London: Penguin, 1954 Book. Near Fine. Pbk. 1st Pbk Edition. Original vintage Penguin edition "The story of Byron's life after he returned from the near East in the year 1811, until, condemned by public opinion and ostracized by fashionable society , he was forced, five years later to leave England for the last time." 279p. Neat, tight copy, age-toned paper, else fine..

London : Hutchinson, 1962 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st UK Edition. Family matters and potential forgery encountered on an archaeological expedition to dig up the Venus of Samos.199p..

Montreal: Optimum Pub. International, 1987 Book. Near Fine. Pbk.. Signed by Authors. 1st Canadian Edition. Interesting and adventurous activities and amenities available in Toronto and southern Ontario. [1987-1990] 216p. illus. index. Donor inscription and signatures on title page by both authors.[3 copies found in WorldCat.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1945 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st UK Edition. Brief biographical account of his childhood in Cornwall and his education at Oxford. Edited with an introduction by S.C.Roberts. Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch was a British writer who published using the pseudonym Q. Although a prolific novelist, he is best remembered mainly for the monumental publication The Oxford Book of English Verse 1250-1900 and for his literary criticism.106p. index. Neat tight copy.Faint foxing on end papers. Spine faded due to the missing back strip of the DJ. else Very good. .

Washington DC: National Geographic, 2004 Book. New. Hardcover. 1st US Edition. Anna Quindlen first visited London from a chair in her suburban Philadelphia home?in one of her beloved childhood mystery novels. She has been back to London countless times since, through the pages of books and in person, and now, in Imagined London, she takes her own readers on a tour of this greatest of literary cities. While New York, Paris, and Dublin are also vividly portrayed in fiction, it is London, Quindlen argues, that has always been the star, both because of the primacy of English literature and the specificity of city descriptions. She bases her view of the city on her own detailed literary map, tracking the footsteps of her favorite characters: the places where Evelyn Waugh's bright young things danced until dawn, or where Lydia Bennett eloped with the dastardly Wickham. In Imagined London, Quindlen walks through the city, moving within blocks from the great books of the 19th century to the detective… Read More

U.S.A.: Thames & Hudson, 1987 Book. Illus. by Morrison, Robin. As New. Hardcover. 1st UK Edition.. The heritage towns of England beautifully photographed in colour Robin Morrison. 192p. illus index.

Toronto: Harlequin Superromance, 2005 Book. As New. Pbk. 1st Canadian Edition.. (Harlequin Superromance No. 1309) A Christmas story with a little more depth than the usual fluffy romance..

New York: St Martins Pr, 1992 Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st US Edition.. Antique collectors Sam Popkin and Sara Amstel are ill-prepared for the treasure they discover in the Pennsylvania Dutch chest they have purchased--a dead body--and soon they are involved in an adventure-filled mystery..