Search Results: Titles starting with G from D'Qualitas Books, Et. Al.

USA: Viking Penguin, 1991. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Wilson, Janet. 1st Ed., 1st ptg, 1991. Ages 8-11. Orange paper with aqua quarter cloth binding and silver spine print. Unclipped price. Trade edition. Clean, tight, with fresh pages. No writing. Spine bumping. Dust jacket with slight spine head area wear. Summary: Two young gadget inventors are competing to prove who is the top inventor. Kelly has to duel it out with an inventor who has been to Inventor's Camp and is named after Albert Einstein.

New York: Scholastic Inc., 1996. Soft cover. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. John Steven Gurney. Signed by both authors and inscribed "To our number one fan. Welcome to the Bailey Kids' School Club." No owner's name cited in the inscription. Slight cover corner crease and front cover crease.

New York : Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1971. Book Club Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Weekly Reader Book Club. No dust jacket. Illustrated matte covers. with a ghost at the door of a house (green and yellow predominate colors). A clean book with no writing or remainder/overstock mark. Wear to corner tips and spine ends and adjacent area. Pages are in fine condition. Page colors are gold, grey, black, and white. Summary: Georgie, a gentle ghost, lives with the Whittakers who are not bothered by his presence. They take him along to a rented beach house for the holidays. Another ghost named Captain Hooper is occupying their house, and his howling and his other noises scare the Whittakers. His howling comes in handy, however, when the Whittakers are lost at sea. Georgie knows how to help him adjust to the new occupants and learn how to be a gentle ghost.

Alfred A. Knopf/Random House Childrens Books, 2005. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Gorbachev, Valeri. Stated 1st Edition. Weekly Reader Corporation Editor's Choice printed on back cover. INCLUDES CD with 2 versions of the story. Clean, no writing, no remainder mark, not ex-library. Back cover scratching with small indents. Summary: "When Owen sends a real hug to his grandmother for her birthday, he inadvertently brings cheer to the postal workers as they pass the hug along." -- publisher. Ages 4-6.

New York, N.Y. USA: Derrydale Books, 1984. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Potter, Beatrix. 1st Edition, "c" (3rd printing). Pictorial illustrated covers with illustrated pastedowns and endpapers. 4to (over 9 3/4" -12"). 51 pages. Book appears almost new. Clean with fresh pages. No writing or remainder mark. Slight spine lean on one end and slight spine ends' wear. Forward by Ann Ficklen. Five short stories with numerous animal illustrations. Contains the following stories: The Story of a Fierce Rabbit, The Story of Miss Moppet, The Tale of Tom Kitten, The Tale of Jemima Puddle-duck, The Roly-Poly Pudding.

Minnesota: Time to Breathe, 2009. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Marilyn Brown. 1st Edition, 1st printing, 2009. Signed with author's first name and a heart and inscribed by illustrator with general inscription, not owner's. 4to. 32 pp. Glossy illustrated scene of a Christmas tree and a group of singers of varying ages. Paper over boards Clean with only owner's name and grade. Back cover with two minor manufacturer coating flaws. Dust jacket with light edge creasing and jacket rubbing. Summary: When the grandparents are traveling by car to see their grandchildren on the day before Christmas in a snow storm, the car's door blows open and all the children's presents blow out all over Mother Goose Land. Their gifts have landed where the less fortunate discover them. Told in rhyme with appealing illustrations and a Christmas message understood by noting the generous actions and comments of the children. All… Read More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company/Walter Lorraine Boods, 1995. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st Edition, 1st printing, 1995. 4to.32 pp. Unpaginated. Glossy paper over boards. Unclipped price corner. Ex library. No library stickers or stamps or pockets. New protective mylar cover over jacket. Clean with no writing. Bright panels with no obvious wear. One corner with wear, other three corners with minuscule wear. A spine tail gutter crease. Light bottom page wrinkling on a few pages. Dust cover has a tiny closed tear approximately 2mm. Jacket discoloration on top of jacket (sticker ghost and tape ghost). Edge rolling and faint line caused by mylar cover. Synopsis: A girl moves to an apartment where there are no girls her age. She watches the boys play ball, and they soon find out that she is quite a ball player. Soon they accept her as one of their group due to her skill, ideas, and courage.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Bantam Doubleday Dell Books For Young Readers, 1993. Hardcover. Near Fine. Ages 13+. HARDCOVER. Permabound covers.46th printing. Not ex-library. Pictorial cover. 180 pp. Size: 6 7/8". A clean book with no remainder mark. No. at top of first pastedown. Summary: A boy living in an Utopian Society rejects his lifetime assignment after discovering the truth about the assignment and the truth about his perfect community.

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1964. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Shel Silverstein. No printing information. Dust jacket's corner price $10.95. Later printing as indicated by the ISBN and the corner price. Heavy stock pages. No pagination. Book with inscription to owner. Light bumping to tail. Writing on front of jacket by someone using book as surface for paper on top - seen only when book is turned to light. Note 3 books listed by author on rear dust jacket flap. "This is a tender story, touched with sadness, aglow with consolation. The author has created a moving parable for readers of all ages that offers an affecting interpretation of the gift of giving and a serene acceptance of another's capacity to love in return." Publisher

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1988. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Donald Carrick. 1st Edition, 2nd printing (No. line 10-2). Blue linen cloth covers with engraving of a moose. Not ex-library. Bright gilt spine print. Original price of $12.95 intact. Not a library book. 30 unpaginated pages. Covers are in Fine condition. No writing. Ghost sticker fade area on first pastedown. The dust jacket has faint top edge roll with slight edge wear near spine head. Summary: This book is divided into chapters which include the tall and bony moose's adventures on his way home: helping an inefficient Easter Rabbit deliver eggs, confronting a troll guarding a bridge, getting nearly buried in a snowfall, and sharing his birthday with friends. A gentle and appealing tale with humorous illustrations for the 4-7 year old.

International Falls, MN: Lake States Interpretive Assn, 1993. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Summary: Perry, the author, is a lifelong resident of Minnesota with interests in regional history, environmental issues, and social concerns. The Rainy Lake gold rush had a great impact on the settlement of northern Minnesota. Rainy Lake City was founded as part of the boom, but quickly slid into a ghost town facade. by 1901. The glitter of gold was gone, but people stayed for the other resources available in the area - fishing, farming, and lumber.

Racine, Wisconsin: Western Publishing Company, Inc., 1989. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hilary Knight. Original copyright 1976. Illustrations copyright 1989. 1992 edition, Dust jacket unknown. 160 pp.Attractive covers with clean pages, and endpapers, no writing. Not ex-library, no remainder marks. Spine end bumping, one corner with wear, cover scratching, a couple cover chips. Pages have finger indents, a few small creases, one leaf with a small chip at bottom, and a few foxing dots. Includes 2,500 different words, 3,000 pictures, a table of contents. and an index.

New York: Parents Magazine Press, 1981. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Weissmann, Bari. Copyright 1981. 3rd printing (No. line 10, 9, 8, 7, ... 3). Unpaginated - 42 pages. A well preserved book, clean, no interior or exterior writing. A few light spine head and tail creases. Minute wear on a corner.

New York: HarperCollins, 1985. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Truesdell, Sue. 8th printing. Not the new smaller version without jacket. 8vo. 64 pp. Library binding with library bar code. No indication of book being circulated. No stickers or stamping. Clean with no writing or remainder mark. Small spine ends' creases and one spine corner with wear. Two corner tips with tiny bump lines. Pages are tightly bound - book may not have been read. Dust jacket has a closed spine head tear - approx. 3mm. Small wrinkles in some top and bottom edge fold areas. Top and bottom light edge roll. Synopsis: May-May and Rose, the singing and dancing sisters, head west in their covered wagon. They plan to entertain people in various towns and even get their horse to give a show. They argue continually but their sister bond is tight.

San Francisco, CA USA: Chronicle Books, 2002. 1st Edition 4th Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Michael Hague. Ages 4-8. First Edition, 4th printing (no. line 10-4). Unpaginated. Glossy pictorial book with matching jacket. Unpaginated. Renown illustrator and his wife. Vivid and detailed illustrations. Captivating for all ages.

New York: Bradbury Press, 1992. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Stated 1st Edition, 1st printing (Full no. line), 1992. 138 pp. Library book with the usual stamping, stickers, and card pocket. See photos. Book is listed Good/Good due to the library indicators and that all of the book cannot be seen as jacket is glued and taped to the book. May be difficult to remove the jacket due to the glue. The book is clean with no writing aside from stamping and card writing. Covered with mylar cover over jacket. The jacket appears to be in very good condition but adheres to the book. Some edge wear. Rubbing may be on jacket or just the mylar cover. Summary: Two boys develop a friendship during the World War I time period. They each have to decide what is a hero, what is an American, and when to leave his childhood behind.

St. Paul, MN: 1006 Summit Avenue Society, 2010. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Kristen Sevig. Picture Book. Assumed 1st edition. Assumed 1st printing. No other editions or printings listed.Synopsis: Herb, a mouse who lives in the Governor's residence, takes the reader on a tour of the place at 1006 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota. The reader visits the various rooms, and Herb shows the reader a map of th e house. Limited text with large vivid illustrations.

Boston, Massachusetts USA: Candlewick Press, 2006. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Bagram Ibatoulline. 1st printing for Candewick Press (full no. line). A Newbery Honor Book. Contains a new afterword by the author. A clean book with no writing or remainder mark. Black paper over boards with bright silver print on spine. Price on flap corner. Wear area on book's front panel. Dust jacket in fine condition with rubbing. 116 pp. Three stories about a child who can lip-read stories whispered by others into a statue's ears. The artist's creations reveal truths.

New York: HarperCollinsPublishers, 2008. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Dave McKean. Grades 6+. Near Fine/Near Fine. Stated first edition and noted 10 th printing. Blue paper cover with black quarter binding. Silver "NG" on front and silver spine print. 312 pp. Glossy illustrated dust jacket with John Newberry Medal. Original price on bottom of jacket back. No tears, writing, or remainder mark. Spine tail soft creases from shelf rest. is Dust jacket with minuscule edge wear. A tale of a boy raised and educated in a graveyard by ghosts, with a guardian who belongs to neither the world of the living nor the dead.

Pittsburgh, PA: Red Lead Press, 2006. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition, 1st printing. Signed by author. Tight, appears never read. Clean with no interior writing or marks. The front cover has a light vertical indent with a scratch. Synopsis: Mark Nickells has created a science fiction fantasy which is based upon a real-life family ancestor. The story begins in the late summer of 1778 in the bay of Honduras upon a schooner named the Brenda. As the author takes the reader on his journey, he skillfully interweaves factual and fictional events.