Search Results: Titles starting with Q from Sue Lloyd-Davies Books

London: Simon & Schuster Ltd. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1847370330 . In the original publisher's glossy pictorial near fine laminated boards. The two top corners and the foot of the spine are lightly 'bumped' from storage, and a couple of 'dot' indents to the rear board, o/w the covers are near Fine. In an identically printed/decorated fine dust-jacket. The d/j is now in a new protective clear - removable - bookfilm plastic cover and looks Fine. FIRST EDITION, FIRST Impression with the correct Printer's Key - 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. Dedicated, dated (20 Sept 2007 QE2) and SIGNED by the Author in a Turquoise marker-type pen to the Title page. Together with a photograph of Carol Thatcher herself signing the book on the QE2 with a gentleman standing beside her ('Gerry' perhaps? ). 11" x 9". Internally excellent. 256 pages. Numerous colour and b/w photo-illustrations, etc. "Launched in an era… Read More

MACDONALD & JANES 1977 1ST EDIT H/B. Hardcover. V GOOD D/W V GOOD BOXHR; 8904 .

London: SINCLAIR-STEVENSON LTD. 1991. Hardcover. 1856190862 . Hard Cover. Good Plus/Good Plus. First Edition. Minimal Ex-Lib. Thick 8vo. Brilliant and stylish portrait of Queen Victoria.; 49050 .

PHOENIX (ORION BOOKS). The author explores the reasons for Greene's self imposed exile. First pbk 1998. 286 pp, illustrations, bibliography, index. Very Good - Ex-library with usual stamps/markings, (but apart from markings on the half-title page, the Rear free end paper and a stamp at the end of the Bibliography, this copy is UNMARKED.); s50100 .

HOLLIS & CARTER 1960 1ST EDIT H/B. Hardcover. V GOOD D/W GOOD SMALL AMOUNT FOXING TO PAGE EDGES CREASING & SMALL TEARS TO D/W BOXHA; 8640 .

Venezia (venice): Stamperia Di Venezia, Venezia, Luglio. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED copy. ITALIAN TEXT only. Rose-buff coloured, black-printed, card covers. A hint of fading to the edges and a small 'bump' to the inner spine edge near the bottom - NO damage - all negligible and overall an Excellent copy. Internally FINE and tight. SIGNED by the Artist on the half title in black ink = 'Music Venice 27 sept 1980'. The book came from the Library of the late Arthur Giardelli, the well-known Pembrokehire based Artist, but unusually he hasn't written his name in this book, but it gives provenance to the signature. 79 pp. A Preface by Francesco Valcanover (Superintendent for Artistic and Historical Heritage of Venice); and an 'Introduction' by Jean Clair ( Essayist, Polemicist, Art Historian, Art conservator, and a member of the Académie Française). Illustrated with colour and b & w reproductions of… Read More

London: The Swarthmore Press Ltd. ,. Very Good- in Fair dust jacket. 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good, Clean and Bright leaf-green boards with clear deep black titling and borders to the spine. A small 'closed' ( 1 cm ) repaired tear to the foot of the rear of the spine. In the original publisher's dustjacket. The dustjacket's base colour is 'buff'- a light brown - and is lettered in red (not a good combination) and the lettering to the spine is very faint, (the spine is 'sunned' = lightly browned by exposure to light) but is very clear to the front and rear covers and inner flap. The dustjacket is chipped and torn, with small losses, to the top edge and to the bottom of the spine and corners, all of which are now as neatly repaired as is possible to the reverse of the d/j with clear archive tape, and the d/j is now in a new protective clear - removable - bookfilm plastic cover and looks better, and is near 100% complete. See Images. The page… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Marcel Dekker Incorporated. 1992. Illustrated Hard Back No DJ. Very Good/No Jacket. Ex-Library Usual Stamps Marks.; 48840 .

Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann. 1991. Paperback. 0750600659 . Illustrated Soft Back Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Ex-Library Usual Stamps Marks.; 48709 .

John Wiley & Sons, 1991, HC, DJ, 571pp, v good dw v good. 0-470-21711-1 Ex libris usual stamps marks attachments etc BOXCT1; 47665 .

Guildford and London: Lutterworth Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. 0718823109 . Spendidly illustrated with monochrome and colour photographs. Pictorial d/w, price clipped. Brown boards, gilt titling to spine, extremities rubbed, corners and head/tail of spine slightly bumped. 160pp. Black and white frontispiece. Apart from ex lib stamps/marks, CLEAN TIGHT AND BRIGHT. Ink line across top page edges. A fascinating portrayal of a charming and disciplined woman.; 003313; Ex-Library Usual stamps/marks; 4to .

London: William Collins. As New with no dust jacket. 2013. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0007504578 . AS NEW. First Edition and First Printing with the Publisher's Key = 1. Blue boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket. The dustjacket is not price-clipped. NO Inscriptions or Marks. Looks unread. (xvi) + 189 pp. Illustrated with colour and b/w plates. The book includes Queen Victoria's Family Tree (simplified) ; An Introduction; Notes; Bibliography and Index. "Fresh, witty and accessible, this brilliant new book from Matthew Dennison gives a compelling assessment of Victoria’s mercurial character and her impact, written with the irony, flourish and insight that this Queen and her rule so richly deserve." . An Excellent Very Clean, Tight and Bright 'As NEW' copy with NO former owners names or similar. Gift Quality. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Barrie & Jenkins. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1979. Hardcover. 0214205703 . 'The text is engagingly and eloquently illustrated with period prints and photographs) Music to e/p's. Mark where label removed from e/p. NO INSCRIPTIONS. Pictorial dustwrap, sunned, price clipped, laminated. Black boards, bright gilt titling to spine. 248pp. Foxing to top edge of pages. CLEAN TIGHT AND BRIGHT.; 004127; 8vo .

London: Evans Brothers Ltd. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Spine faded blending to edges of boards, head of spine chipped, tail of spine and corners bumped, adverts to endpapers, NO INSCRIPTIONS, colour frontispiece, 328pp, internally near fine, CLEAN TIGHT AND BRIGHT. "A series of selections from the half-century's feminine fiction offers an amusing peep-show of the more intimate side of Victorian life. From the proposal of marriage and first kiss to the moods of a harsh husband or inebriate father, there are faithful reflections of much that men no doubt preferred to leave unexpressed."; 106285; 8vo (large) .

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1893. Hardcover. Spine has been coloured by previous owner to match, dulled. Illus front board quite bright with impressed title and vignette decorations etc. Rear board blind stamped decs. Strange but neat very white repair to top corner of browned ffep where there is a prize lable. A little slight foxing/thumbing but internally overall very good, clean and tight. 6pp catalogue at end of book. Frontispiece, illus half title. Illus in black and white.; 002951; 8vo .