Search Results: Authors starting with R from D'Qualitas Books, Et. Al.

Minneapolis, Mn: Millbrook Press, 2009. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Milbrook Press, 1st ed., 1st printing. Library binding. The book has an illustrated glossy cover panel in great condition. It has a scratch in middle of spine. The dust jacket has rubbing and a small mended closed spine tear. The book is protected by a new mylar cover. Synopsis The author gives 13 artistic styles that end with the suffix "-ism" and one style that is not an "ism." He describes the characteristics, gives examples, tells when and where popular and the impact, and lists some famous people who used a particular style. Accompanying art definitions are at the bottom of each page. This book can serve as an introduction to various painting styles for both children and adults.

Sarasota, Florida: Pineapple Press, Inc., 2008. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Stated 1st Edition, 1st printing (Number line 10-1). Ages 9-12. Blue paper over boards with silver spine print. Gently read. Summary: In Key West a boy's father is accused of stealing the railroad's payroll. Eddie, the son of the accused, is determined to show that his father is innocent; however, Eddie is kidnapped. Will he escape and help free his father?

Cambridge, Mass: Educatiors Publishing Service, Inc., 1978. Soft cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. To be used with The Spell of Words and Spellbound. Good to Very Good. Grades 5-7. Older students and adults may find these books helpful. SET OF TWO BOOKS Student Book. 1978. No printing information. Good to Very Good. Assumed 1st printing. Stapled book - 2 staples. 98 pp. No writing, highlighting, or underlining. Front cover has come loose from staples and left two gaps where staples were. Book can be re-stapled in different spine areas. The back cover and pages are securely stapled. Cover panels are in very good condition. Worn spine and light edge wear. IBSN: 0-8388-1476-X - Teacher's Manual. 1978. No printing information. Assumed 1st printing. Stapled Book. 28 pp. No writing, highlighting, or underlining. Negligible wear to cover panels. Light spine wear. Edge wear, p. 2 foxing dot, and black dot on rear cover. This speller is the 2nd speller after… Read More

Cambridge, Mass: Educatiors Publishing Service, Inc., 1978. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. To be used with Spellbound and The Spell of Words. Good to Very Good. Grades 3-5. Also helpful for older students and adults. Student Book and Teacher's Manual, both 1978. Not ex library. No printing or other edition information. Assumed 1st printing. Stapled books. No writing, highlighting, or underlining. Student book (92 pp.) Front wrap panel with one half inch closed edge tear. Spine and bottom edge wear. Teacher's Manual (ISBN: 0838814743) with scuffing and light crease on back wrap. 30 pp. A nuts and bolts approach to spelling. Helpful for applying this knowledge to other words rather than the word list method. Includes sentences to be dictated by tutor/teacher for the student to write, auditory discrimination exercises, phonograms (ow, ea, oi, oy, ee, etc.), latin roots, sound patterns, endings, spelling rules, etc. A thorough approach to spelling, not usually… Read More

San Francisco, CA USA: Harr Wagner Publishing Company, 1959. Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Viola French. Classroom Reader, grade 2. Sight word method. Repetition key to mastery of words. 23 new words above grade 2 level. Word list in rear. Pages are numbered only to 81; however, there are 4 more text pages plus the Word List page. Letter R in corner of front cover. Two names at top of first pastedown, likely teacher's names. No writing in book otherwise. Durable covers. Panels show little evidence of wear, but spine ends have fraying. Corner tips with rubbing wear. An occasional foxing mark.

New York : Dutton Childrens Books, 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Berry, Holly. 1st Edition, 1st printing, 2004. S. I. Rascol has adapted this Romanian tale. Folio (near 12.25 inches tall). Glossy illustrated cover with matching dust jacket. Clean with no writing. Wear to spine ends' corners. A few edge indents. Clean exterior and interior with fresh pages. Unclipped flap fold price corner. Dust jacket with one small edge color coating chip. One small jacket open tear approx. 2 mm. Edge roughness. Rubbing with light indent lines on jacket's back. Summary: A poor man's roosters prevails over a thieving nobleman and returns much more to the beloved poor man than just his stolen coins. A hilarious twist with large, colorful captivating illustrations.

Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing Company, Inc., 2001. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. No printing indicated but 2001 on title page. Black covers with spine print in gilt. Dark green pastedowns and endpapers. 128 pp., 7 5/8" tall. No writing or remainder mark. Tight. Spine tail bend from shelf rest. Dust jacket with gold and green designs and multi-colored print. Includes photos and illustratiions. " The story of the 'twas the night before Christmas : The life and times of Clement Clarke Moore and his best loved poem of Yultide." Publisher

New York: EOS/ HarperCollins Publishers, 2007. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Science Fiction. Stated first edition, no. line 1-10, 1st printing. 239 pp. plus Afterword. 8.5" tall. Black paper covers and black pastedowns and free endpapers. Silver spine print. 2 small spine head indents and remainder mark. Glossy illustrated dust jacket. No writing and tight. Synopsis: "At nearly fifteen years of age, Joey Harker learns that he is a Walker, able to travel between dimensions, and soon joins a team of different versions of himself, each from another dimensiion, to fight the evil forces striving to conquer all the worlds." publisher

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1974. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition, assumed 1st printing. No other printings listed. 9.25 " x 6.25". SBN 399112669. Maroon cloth over boards with an 1812 era cannon blind stamped on front. Spine with gilt print. Clean with no writing. Tight, appears very gently read or unread. No wear to panels, edges and spine other than end bends from shelf. Light fade on very edge of spine tail. Dust jacket with original price intact and 7402 on flap bottom. Several small tears - largest approx. .5". Light panel wear. Back jacket and flap fold creasing. Flap fold end and spine end chipping. Edge and spine ends' wear. Endpaper and pastedown maps of battlefield. Fourteen pages of photographs of paintings and illustrations. Sections on notes and references, bibliography, and index.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1993. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. H. A. Rey. Copyrights 1958, 1986 (Renewed by Margaret Rey), 1993 (Copyright assigned to Houghton Mifflin). Stated 35th printing. Yellow cloth covers with image of George and his kite in black. 80 pages. Illustrated blue endpapers and pastedowns of George in various activities. Not the newer glossy hardcover. Jacket with unclipped price corner. A clean book with no remainder mark. Book covers, corners and spine in Near Fine condition. A small spine head bump line. Gutter indents where sewn stitches are. Heavy stock pages in excellent condition aside from some wear between pastedown and ffep. Jacket lists only Curious George Flies a Kite under flap list of "and for beginning readers." Jacket with spine wear near tail, sticker glue outline residue. A few small edge tears, largest .25", a little edge chipping with coating wear. Sunning line on jacket's back and a… Read More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003. Hardcover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Introduction by Margaret Bloy Graham, 2003. No other printing information. See Table of Contents photo. Light spine ends' bends, otherwise "Fine." 10.25". 272 pp.

Isle of Palms, South Caroline U.S.A.: Green Pond Press, 2009. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Clay Rice. 1st Edition, 2nd printing, 2010. White covers with black silhouettes on front cover. On first pastedown are silhouettes of the two children to whom the author inscribed the book. Author's inscription is signed and dated 10/23/12. Black silhouettes on most pages with vibrant scenes on many pages. Large simplistic text. The book's has spine head bumping. The dust jacket depicts the boy's sihouette in a colorful nature scene. The jacket has some scratching and spine head crimping. Summary: The lonely shadow is looking to match his shadow. Eventually he finds his match and the two play together. A unique tale. The author learned his art of silhouettes from his grandfather. In a single year he has cut over 10,000 silhouettes. He travels throughout the United States and various islands.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Ace Books, Inc. . 1st Ace Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Frank Frazetta (cover and title page); J. Allen St. John (Interior illustrations). This Ace edition follows the text of the first hardcover book edition, originally published in 1916" - stated by publisher. Presumed 1st Ace paperback printing. No other printing information or dates. No. F-203. Original price $.40. Printer's yellow edge stain. 191 pp. No writing. Tight - appears unread. Toning/tanning. Two very small coating wear areas on back wrap (largest 3mm x 3mm approx.).

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Ballantine, 1965. 1st Thus 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. NA. 1st Thus, 1st Printing, February 1965. No. U2024. 160 pp. Yellow-gold printer's edge stain. Original price $.50. No writing. Appears unread. Smooth spine. Two dots of spine coating rub. Toning.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: HarperCollins Children's Books, 2009. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Riddell, Chris. Ages 4-8. 1st American Edition, 1st printing (no. line 1-10). Previously printed by Macmillan in Great Britain in 2006. 28 unpaginated pages. A clean book with no writing or remainder mark. Very small spine head bump line otherwise "Fine" condition. Matching illustrated jacket. Beautifully illustrated pastedowns and endpapers. Dust jacket with slight spine head crimping. Edge rippling. Flap fold corners' tip coating wear. Chris Riddell's rendition of a boy's extraordinary dream - where the ordinary seems extraordinary. Mr. Riddell is a two time winner of the most prestigious picture book award in England. His illustrations are so captivating and appealing. D'qualitas Books also has his book titled A Little Bit of Winter with a very appealing rabbit and hedgehog as the main characters.

Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1964. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Don Lambo. 1st Edition, 1st printing ("A"). No dust jacket. Orange cloth over boards with black spine print and black stamped illustration of trolley. Clean with no writing or remainder/overstock mark. Panels and edges are in fine condition. Lightly worn spine ends' corners and corner tips. Soft spine tail bend. Pages in great condition. Summary: This book is a history of trolleys from horse drawn to electric. Black and white illustrations plus an index.

Minneapolis, Minnesot USA: Dillon Press, Inc., 1970. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Atlas Folio - over 23 - 25" tall. Henning Jensen. 1st Edition, 2nd impression, 1973. Gold cloth cover with red stamped emblem at bottom on front cover and red print on spine. No writing or remainder mark. Book with bright unworn panels. Light sporadic soiling on bottom edges. Soft spine ends' bends. Crease on pastedown (manufacture's flaw). Unclipped price on dust jacket. Jacket with chipping on spine ends. Light sporadic edge wear, edge crimping, and edge creasing. Two small tears (3mm or less) on jacket edges.

Albany, Texas: Bright Sky Press, 2003. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Shaw, Charles. 1st Edition, 1st printing (Full no. line). 8vo. 48 pp. Unclipped corner price. New mylar protective cover over jacket. Tiny spine ends' creases and one page corner crease. Dust jacket has bright panels with an open spine end tear approx. 2mm. Dust jacket 's front panel's top edge is rough with some edge roll and a light horizontal crease. Tiny flap fold top creases. This book is divided into two parts. The first section is a fictitious tale about the animals who live in Horned Toad Canyon. Synopsis: A cattle stampede upsets the desert animals rather tranquil life, but they communicate well with one another and survive unscathed. --The second part is an informative section about horned toads. Included is a glossary, Aztec and Spanish words, and sources for additional information.

Minneapolis, Minnesota USA: Santa Bear Books, 1986. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Howard B. Lewis. 1st Edition, no number line, assumed 1st printing. No other printings listed. No obvious flaws to dust jacket. Original flap jacket price intact. Unpaginated. Synopsis: A little bear who lives in the cold, cold North is carried away to another place when the ice that he is fishing on breaks off. He learns about Christmas, gets help from Santa Claus, and acquires the new name of Santabear. Ages 3-8.

ulrichsville, Utah: Promise Press, 1998. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Keith Mueller. 1st Edition, no print line - assumed 1st printing. Signed by author with "That we may 'see' Jesus. Tim Roehl. Matthew 1.21. No other writing. Original price intact. Book appears new unless observed carefully. Dust jacket with slight rubbing and a tiny back flap top crease. Book has a spine tail crimp. Book contains 12 stories of "Images Of Immanuel Through The Eyes Of Those Who Saw Him First." 112 pp. 8.5" tall.