Search Results: Authors starting with Q from Second Story Books, ABAA

Cambridge: The University Press, 1945. Hardcover. Octavo; G-/Fair; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, tan with black print; DJ has edgewear with small tears at spine ends and flap corners, toning to spine and front, peripheral toning, surface tear on front top corner, light smudging, price-clipped; Boards in blue cloth, wear to spine caps and corners, toning to bottom edge; Text block has small vendor label on front pastedown, light age-toning to paper, else clean and tight; xii, 105 pages. 1356555. FP New Rockville Stock.

Washington DC: Governent Printing Office, 2011. Hardcover. Octavo; G Hardcover; Dark Red spine with Gilt text; Boards shaken, some edgewear, slight shelfwear, library stickers on spine and rear cover, faint staining to front cover; Textblock has library ink stamp on title page, sticker on rear pastedown, otherwise clean; 1060 pp. 1339615. FP New Rockville Stock.

Beijing: China Travel and Tourism Press, 1995. Later edition. Hardcover. Large quarto: [2], 105, [2] pages. Very good+ /Very good- in Good+ slip case. Silver spine with white and black titling in English and Chinese. Slip case with moderate bumping and scuffing to edges and corners; Dust jacket with light+ peeling and bumping to edges and corners; Corners of binding lightly bumped. Profusely illustrated with color photographs. Text in Chinese. SH consignment. This is an oversized item which may require additional postage; please inquire for rates. 1363141. Special Collections.

Hong Kong: China Great Wall Coins Investments Limited, 1991. First Edition, First Printing. Quarto; vg+/vg; dj, matte black spine, no text; front cover has silver text over drawing of giant panda; dj, light shelf wear; white stain, lower corner of front cover; HB, white spine, no text; boards, minor shelf wear and bumping; text block, clean; illustrations in color; unpaginated. 1241859. Rockville Non-Retail Listings.

Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1964. Hardcover. Octavo; VG-; grayish tan spine with black text; missing jacket; cloth has very slight exterior wear; straight boards; text block exterior edges mildly toned; few tiny spots to copyright page; tight binding; interior clean; illustrated; pp 382. 1350361. FP New Rockville Stock.

Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1923. Hardcover. 10mo, 388 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Spine dark green with gilt lettering. Boards show very slight shelf wear with minor wear to edges. Slight splaying to the boards and protected with a mylar covering. Text block has head edge gilt and moderate age toning to the fore and tail edges. Deckled fore edge. Fold out map at the title page. Illustrated. First edition. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #4. 1376425. FP New Rockville Stock.

Chicago: The Lakeside Press/R.R. Donnelly and Sons Company, 1921. Hardcover. 12mo, viii, 165 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in the publisher's dark green cloth bearing gilt lettering to the spine. Boards have slight wear with few scratches/faint staining exteriorly, slight rubbing wear to the edges and bumped corners. Mild lean to the spine. Text block has head edge gilt and age toned fore/tail edges. Deckled fore edge. Partial cracking to the gutter at half title page. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Illustrated. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #4. 1376429. FP New Rockville Stock.

Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1915. First Edition, Limited. Hardcover. Octavo, [4], 357 pp. One of 750 copies. Fair; bound in black cloth with gold lettering to spine, some surface marks and fading to covers, torn area, possibly insect or animal damage, at front cover fore edge, creasing and wear to spine edges and corners; binding tight; text block age toned but clean; pages clean; RWO consignment. 1362690. Special Collections.

Philadelphia: Carey and Hart, 1842. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, [Five Parts, Bound Together]. In Good plus condition. Bound in modern quarter brown calf with cream linen boards. Boards show light staining to linen. Text block has age toning and foxing to pages throughout interiorly, damp staining to upper fore edge corner of first part, and minor chipping and wear to corners of some pages. Complete with all plates. MF consignment. CONTENTS: Part I ([6], 92 pages, [with thirty plates]) -- Part II (103 pages, [with 50 plates]) (Plate 48 bound as volume frontispiece) -- Part III ([3], 99 pages, [with fifty plates] -- Part IV ([3], 87 pages, with thirty-eight plates) -- Part V ([1], 64 pages, [with thirty-two plates plates], 4 pages, [two plates (advertisement for another work)]. 1356568. Special Collections.

Moscow: Lada M Publising, 1994. Reprint. Hardcover. Quarto; VG hardcover with VG- dustjacket. Green spine with gold and red text. Dustjacket edgeworn, occasional creases and closed tears (see photos), price sticker on lower portion of rear cover; Boards strong, clean, minor edgewear, binding strong; Textblock mostly clean, with some pages have what appears to be ink transfer from the publisher (does not obscure text), quality of pages appears to change between some of the book signatures. Unsure if this is a bootleg publication or the publisher used varying quality of materials and production process. An interesting copy none-the-less, as it is difficult to find other copies of this title online. 186pp (814pp numbered pages and two unnumbered epilogue pages). Oversized order. Additional shipping and handling may be necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restriction(s). Contact seller if you have any questions. NOTE: Shelved in… Read More

Toronto: Toronto International Film Festival Group, 2001. Softcover. Octavo; VG/paperback; white/blue pictorial spine with black text; covers clean; slight crease to rear toward head edge; text block clean; very light crease to last few pages towards head edge; illustrated; pp 445 NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #5. 1352537. FP New Rockville Stock.

Washington: The Brookings Institution, 1986. Softcover. Octavo, xvi, 426 pages. In Fair condition. Spine is green with white print. Cover has slight edge wear. Text block has date in ink on front flyleaf, penciled marginal notation throughout with notes on rear endpapers. Illustrated with b&w plates (facsimiles of hand-written documents). Inscribed in ink by the author on the half-title page. Hand-written notes for interview with author laid in (2 sheets). 1369397. FP New Rockville Stock.

Los Angeles: Uniersity of California Press, 1977. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo; 313 pages; VG/G-; Hardcover with dust jacket; Dj spine, beige with blue lettering, Dj has moderate shelf wear and edge wear, tiny closed tears to spine, joint, front cover and back cover; Mild foxing on covers; Boards in red cloth with gilt lettering, bottom right corner has minor wear; Text block has signature from previous owner on front free endpaper, else clean and tight. 1367641. FP New Rockville Stock.

Washington: Brookings Institution Press, 1998. Hardcover. Octavo; G+/G+ Hardcover w/ Dustjacket; Purple spine with White and Yellow text; Dustjacket protected by mylar covering, some edgewear, some shelfwear, sticker on spine, dustjacket taped to boards; Boards strong, some edgewear, some shelfwear; Textblock has sharpie over library ink stamp on title page, sticker on rear endpaper, otherwise clean; 199 pp; Ex-Library. 1342909. FP New Rockville Stock.

New York: The Free Press, 1966. Hardcover. Octavo; 365 pages; G+/G-; Tan spine with black and purple text; Dustjacket protected by mylar covering, open tearing along edges of spine and both covers, chipping to corners, sunning to spine, morderate edgewear, minor shelfwear; Rubbing to corners and along edges; Textblock has spotting along edges, gift inscription on front pastedown; RWO. 1363249. Special Collections.

London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1971. Reprinted. Hardcover. Octavo; VG-/G; orange/yellow pictorial spine with black text; some scratches to dj exterior; rubbed corners; few chips to edges; price clipped front flap; cloth clean; slightly rubbed edges and corners; strong boards; text block exterior edges show slight wear; offset to endpapers; gift inscription to fep; interior pages clean; illustrated; reprinted; pp 365. 1345783. FP New Rockville Stock.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1953. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo; 1st edition; G/Fair; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, blue with red print on white banner; DJ in mylar, edgewear with small tears at spine ends and flap corners, large stain on rear, toning to spine, peripheral toning, price-clipped; Boards in blue cloth, mild wear to spine caps and corners, faded spine head, light shelfwear; Text block has bookplate on front flyleaf, tanning to endpapers, else clean and tight; xvi, 379 pages, illustrated (b&w plates). 1350195. FP New Rockville Stock.

Washington, D.C.: Department of History, Howard University, 1971. Softcover. Booklet [6x9]; VG-/paperback; yellowish beige covers show slight toning toward edges; few smudges to rear; brown lettering to front; text block edges mildly toned; tight binding; interior clean; pp 26 NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #2 - New Ephemera Box #6. 1350482. FP New Rockville Stock.

Washington DC: Howard University, 1971. First. Softcover. Octavo; VG/no-DJ; softcover; white spin with staples; minor soiling on covers; text block clean; 26pp NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #2 - New Ephemera Box #2. 1290256. FP New Rockville Stock.

Cambridge, UK: Patrick Stephens Limited, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; G/G-; pp 192; off-white spine with red and black text; scarce in HB; dust jacket shows slight age darkening to exterior; minor edge wear; slightly darkened flaps; price sticker to front flap; cloth has light wear to exterior; strong boards; text block edges have light wear; slight offset to endpapers; illustrated; tight binding. 1335128. FP New Rockville Stock.