Authors starting with Q from Capricorn Books

Scribner, New York, (2000), Ist printing.. 287 pp, large 8vo, hard cover in dust jacket. "...brings together twenty-six of Quammen's most thoughtful and engaging essays...In lucid, penetrating prose, David Quammen takes his readers with him as he explores the world. His travels lead him to. rattlesnake handlers in Texas; a lizard specialist in Baja; the dinosaur museum in Jordan, Montana; and halfway across Indonesia in search of the perfect Durian fruit. He ponders the history of nutmeg in... more information

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John Murray, (London, 1985), Ist edition.. Unpaginated (approx. 30 pp.), small 4to, HC in dust jacket. A collection of twenty-two paintings in color with the artist's explanatory notes. Since the artist was sixteen, the longest time he spent out of prison was three years and although his p. aintings do not portray his prison life, there are recurring themes of walls, railings and faces peering out of windows. Previous owner's name at top of ffep. Dust jacket is price clipped, has minor edg... more information

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Patrick Stephens, Wellingborough, 1986, 2nd impression.. 200 pp, large 8vo (9 5/8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0850597641 "Thundering across the Russian steppes, the men of the elite Waffen-SS Panzer Divisions were seen by Hitler and Himmler as latter-day knights in armour battling against Asiat. ic Communism. This book - sequel to the bestselling 'Hitler's Samurai' - relates the individual histories of each of the seven divisions, giving details of equipment, uniforms, com... more information

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Bison, London, 1989, first edition.. 192 pp, folio (14 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0861245199 Profusely illustrated with colour reproductions, b&w photographs. "The art of Australia is especially rich, though too little known abroad, and offers a rewarding insight into . the imaginative traditions of the nation. Paintings are testaments of individual vision whose immediacy of insight spans the centuries. We marvel at a convict artist's delicate rendering of Sydney Harbour... more information

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Blakiston / Triangle Books, Philadelphia, 1946, reprint.. 354 pp, small 8vo (7 5/8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. "Marco was sitting in his chair in the little private beach on rocky Spanish Cape, and he was quite dead. The dashing, handsome despoiler of women seemed to be musing no doubt on the hold he. had over the frantic, desperate women in the house above him. For there was a faint smile on his strong and mocking face. But around his neck was an ugly line of red. The really startlin... more information

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Collins, London, 1941, Ist edition.. 296 pp, 8vo (9" H), hard cover (light orange/fawn cloth with gold lettering on spine) - no dust jacket. "...deals with Byron's career between 1816 and 1823 - from the moment when he left England as a social outcast to the last restless, regretful m. onths he passed at Genoa, prepatory to leaving Italy bound for Greece and death..." Interior - very light browning to pages, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - ligh... more information

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Parent's Magazine Press, New York, (1978), Ist printing.. Unpaginated (40 pp), large 8vo, hard cover (pictorial boards) - no dust jacket. Benjamin's over-inflated balloon takes him sailing around the world. Color illustrations by Robert Censoni. Interior - clean and tight. Covers are lightly soiled, to. p corners bumped, light edgewear - otherwise a sound copy. VG. ... more information

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