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

Chelsea, MI: Sleeping Bear Press, 2003. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Latham, Karen and Latham, Rebecca. 1st Edition, 1st printing, 2003. Flat signed by author. Picture book. Glossy laminated covers. Cover panels are new-appearing. A couple of edge indents. Spine ends' bumping. Dust cover has light edge roll and light rubbing. Synopsis: A story of information and history about Minnesota in alphabetical form with text and illustrations. A Minnesota quiz over this information is included at the back of the book. A book for the residents, curious individuals, and former residents of Minnesota.

New York : Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1966. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Ingrid Fetz. 1st printing, full number line (1-10). No dust jacket. Ex-library book with 3 stamps and one bar code taped to title page. Card pocket removed leaving heavy glue residue. Faint glue where sign out sheet was. "Copy 3" printed at top of rear pastedown. No other writing in book. Durable library binding. Unpaginated. Very sturdy, washable cloth over heavy binders boards. Negligible wear to panels. A tad of wear on each spine end corner. Light creasing on front fep. Spine tail bump crease. Downgraded due to library indicators. Written by the author of the Betsy-Tacy series. This is her last book according to biographical information. A sweet story for 6-9 year old girls about the new girl in school finding a friend on Valentine's Day.

San Francisco, CA: Viz Media, LLC, 2006. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hiromu Arakawa. 1st English Edition, 1st printing, May 2006. Book condition: Fine. In fantasy an alchemist is a person who can changes base metals into gold. Full-metal Edward Elric is such a being. He is a full-metal alchemist because he is only an empty full set of bronze-hued armor encasing a blood written letter which is his soul. His older brother Alphonse has a metal arm and leg but is in human form. The two brothers are ordered by their commander to travel to a city deep in the Eastern Command. They have a dilemma: Should they stay in the city's utopian paradise which is ruled by the laws of alchemy or follow their orders and expose the secrets of this utopian city of Wisteria?

Chicago, Illinois: Wilcox & Follett Company, 1945. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A new pronouncing dictionary of the Spanish and English Languages in two parts. 1448 pp. plus red cardboard map of the Americas and Western Hemisphere at a Glance. Approximately 10.75" by 6.5". Translations from Spanish to English and English to Spanish. Heavy book. Included inlaid letter was typed on watermarked Permanized Plover Bond paper in Spanish and dated November 8, 1944, thanking a Spanish bookstore owner in Caracas, Venezuela for this book's delivery. This dictionary is Ex-libris with the letter writer's bookplate.The letter is dated before the publication of the book but near the date. The previous copyright was 1900; therefore, she probably sent the letter and kept this amended copy. This book's owner thanks the bookstore owner for their mutually rewarding relationship. Venezeula claimed to be neutral during the war. Blue cloth covers… Read More

New York, N.Y. USA: Atria Books , 2010. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Stated 1st Edition, 1st printing (No. line 10-1), Sept. 2010. A clean book with no writing or remainder/overstock mark. Black paper over boards with copper foil spine print. Spine ends' bends from shelf rest. Edge indents. Dust jacket with no tears. Edge roll and wrinkling. Summary: Cork, a private investigator, tries to solve a recent murder which leads to the discovery of dead bodies in a mine from 40 years ago.

Minneapolis, Minnesot USA: Nodin Press, 2006. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition, 1st printing. Signed by Vern Mikkelsen (signed with signature and HOF'95) and author. Original price corner intact, $19.95. 184 pages. Summary: Introduction by Bob Pettit who played against Mikkelsen. Exceptional basketball forward on the Lakers who won four national championships during the 1950's. Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1995. Praise for Mikkelsen on jacket flaps, back of jacket, and pages before the biography by players and coaches, including George Mikan, Elgin Baylor, and John Kundla.

New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2005. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Harry Bliss. Stated First Edition, 1st printing (2,4,6,8,10,9,7,5,3,1). Ages 4-8. Unpaginated. Original price on dust jacket intact. Book with glossy pictorial paper over boards and matching dust jacket. Clean, no writing, no remainder mark. Tad of spine ends' bumping. Dust jacket spine ends' bump lines. A little witch who has never encountered humans flies on her broomstick to see what humans are like.

New York: Parents Magazine Press, 1981. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. B. Wiseman. 4 th printing, No. line 10-4. Illustrated endpapers and pastedowns with red buses and yellow background. Unpaginated. At the rear on the book is information about the author and illustrator. No writing. Bumped spine ends. No dust jacket. Matte covers. The bumpy county fair bus is headed to the county fair with people, animals, a fish, food, and towing a truck with apples. The bus runs into a telephone pole and the cargo spills. However, due to good luck the the participants on the bus win prize ribbons.

New York, N.Y.: Philomel Books/Putnam and Grosset, 1995. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition, 3rd printing. Heavy stock paper. The batteries light up the fireflies. This book has a few scratches on last page. Dot indents from lights - all or most books may have these - and light spine corner head and tail wear. The dust jacket has top and bottom edge creasing, small edge indents, and minor wear.

New York: Random House/Villard Books, 2000. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Lane Smith. Random House First Edition with full number line (2, 4,6,8,9,7,5,3,1). 84 pp. 9.5" tall. 52 dazzling and colorful illustrations by Lane Smith. Light green covers with gilt gappers and white and gilt spine print. Foil front dust jacket with colors of orange, white, gilt, and green. Green back dust jacket with review comments in white. Bright glossy feps and pastedowns. The book appears unread. Tiny bump mark at spine bottom. Book plate by donor for child's name on first fep. Dust jacket with slight edge wear near spine ends. " A modern fable that touches on the power of kindness, generosity, compassion, and community." The publisher. Will the gappers who attach themselves to Capable's goats to suck the goat's milk overwhelm Capable and be ignored by the community, or will they help her? A story that… Read More

New York : Mayflower Books Inc., 1980. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Originally published by Windward Books. Stated 1st American Edition. Heavy textured, coated cloth or coated polyester over boards. Bright gilt print on spine. Illustrated endpapers. 93 pp. 4to. Durable covers. Straight spine. Wear on spine end and two bottom corner tips. Front board slightly warped. Clean interior. Bright dust jacket with one closed tear approximately .25". Rubbing and a scratch. Summary: The author provides insight into the background of the Vikings, not just the warrior but the farmer, tradesman, nobleman, and craftsman. Revealing the Vikings as a complex, literate and creative people, the author delves more deeply into their history and culture. Numerous illustrations of Viking artifacts and art work are included.

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1956. Book Club Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. No other dates or printings indicated. Grey textured covers with red spine print, rough cut pages, and red topstain. No writing. Spine tail shelf rest bends and corner bumping. Dust jacket in Very Good + condition. Coating wear to spine tail with tiny chip. Light coating wear elsewhere on spine. A tale of a man returning to the past in search of more meaning to life. A man with the help of his wife returns to Italy where during the war he rescued an old man. Although married, he also yearns to see a woman he had a relationship during the war. A tale of an individual being caught in a web of his own making.

Racine, Wisconsin: Golden Press/Western Publishing Company, Inc. , 1963. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very Good. 1963 copyright, Eighth printing, 1973. Seller's photos. No dust jacket. Unpaginated. Original price $.39. No. 511. Clean with no writing. A tad of spine ends' wear. Corner tip and edge wear with cellophane edge wear and chipping. Slight back cover wear with a coating nick. Some pages with tip bends.

New York: Dorling Kindersley, 2001. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Stated First American Edition, 1st Printing (Full no. line). 64 pp. No writing aside from small neatly written gift inscription to owner at bottom of title page. Book is clean with no remainder mark. Unclipped bottom flap price corner. Minor bumping to spine ends. Dust jacket with a couple of small tears less than .5". Front edge roll and a little wear at extremities. This book is well illustrated and gives fielding, batting, baserunning, and pitching tips as well as the origin of baseball, the baseball hall of fame, keeping scores, statistics, and much more. Interesting for the budding baseball player as well as for adults.

Cambridge, Mass: Educatiors Publishing Service, Inc., 1984. Soft cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Revised edition, 23rd printing. This is a two book set: a Student Edition; 08380005x and a separate fifteen page Teacher's Key, ISBN: 0-8388-0015-7. Very helpful and time-consuming without key. Stapled books. Minimal writing. No highlighting. None of the exercises have been worked. Light spine wear with light spine creasing. A few stray cover pen marks and a few small light cover creases and indents. The cover is thin cardboard and is easily creased or indented. A few pages with corner tip creases. Synopsis: An intensive vocabulary builder with 400 words. Exercises are varied: fill-in-the blank, word association, analogies, multiple meanings, and antonyms and synonyms. Words are reviewed periodically. The student is expected to recognize a word used as a different part of speech. Many student have difficulty with using words as different parts of speech. This… Read More

New York: Orchard Books, 1995. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Floca, Brian. Orchard Books, 1st Ed., 1st ptg., 1995. Unpaginated. 4to. Library binding. Not Ex-library. Green paper over boards with dark green cloth quarter binding. Glossy coated illustration paper. Clean with no writing. Straight spine. A tad of light wear on three spine end corners. Jacket with tiny closed tear, approx. 2 mm. Small area of edge wear. Yellow line on bottom of jacket. Summary: A boy places a note and stone in a bottle. Thus begins a bottle's adventures through oceans meeting danger, scenic wonders, and various sea creatures. Finally, the bottle washes up in a country thousands of miles from its beginning. Finding the bottle, the girl's mother assists the girl in retrieving the note, and the surprising message is read. A story told with black and white illustrations, which heighten the suspense rather than detract from the plot. The… Read More

Chelsea, MI USA: Sleeping Bear Press, 2007. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Geister, David. Stated 1st Edition, 1st printing (No. line 1-10). Signed by illustrator on title page. 40 unpaginated pages. No dust jacket. A clean book with no writing or remainder mark. Unmarked interior. Spine ends' bumping and a tad of bumping on two corners. Large realistic, vivid illustrations with large text. Voyageur terms included on last page. Summary: The author traces the voyageur's trip through the voyageur's family life to his canoe trip to Grand Portage where he trades his goods during the winter months for fur and then his return to his family. The realistic village depicted and actual samples of the furs traded can be visited at a historical Minnesota site. A great book to tie to the visit. This bookseller has visited this impressive site. Educational for adults as well as children.