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

New York : Beginner Books/Random House, Inc., 1968. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. B. Tobey. Beginner Book B53. Presumed 1st edition by the four books listed on rear dust jacket flap of which Al Perkins is the author. Dr. Dolittle and the Pirates is the fourth book, (only 4 books listed by Perkins) which was printed earlier in the same year as Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The other three books were printed before 1968. The Nose book is not on the list. No printings are listed on copyright page. The Bear Scouts is first listing "of recent beginning book titles "- jacket quote - on the rear of the jacket. Despite no price - price clipped, the listings on the flap indicate this is a first edition. Front panel and spine are in very good shape. Back panel has rubbing wear and scratching. Corner tips worn to boards, edge wear and reader's crease. Owner's name on free end papers (3 times plus title page). Dust jacket is… Read More

New York : Pantheon Books, 1968. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Edward McLachlan. Trade edition. Intermediate reader. No ISBN. 1st Edition, presumed 1st printing. No other printings indicated. Unclipped price of $3.50. Back jacket flap lists only this book; her second book was published in 1974. Red cloth over boards with gilt chain link on front panel and black print on spine. The jacket spine and edges are cream, not white. The book's panels, corners, and edges have no easily observable wear. Front panel has light stain and soft spine end bends. Book is clean with no writing or remainder mark. The jacket has light soiling, foxing, lots of chipping with large chips on fold areas and holes on panel fore edges. Summary: Robertson (a boy ), Ugly (a pig ), and Nohow ( a lively individual who is a cross between a dog and a kangaroo ) get mixed up with some strange characters in the Australian outback - a band of… Read More

Jefferson, North Carolina USA: Mc Farland & Company, Inc., 1993. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. !st Edition, no printings listed. Orange linen cloth with black print on front cover and spine. 243 pp. Unclipped original price. Inscribed by author. Inlaid is a note to the owner from a niece or nephew about the author's health ("Uncle Bernie") to the book's owner. The book appears almost new aside from soft spine tail bending from resting on a shelf. Dust jacket with a tiny tears (approximately 2mm) at spine ends. Some wear to jacket at spine ends and corner tips coating. Coating scuffing near fore edge. Paper clip imprint on jacket flap. The book paints a positive image of Colonel Ernest Miller, who was the author's commanding officer, and some of the Japanese soldiers and civilians. In contrast, he portrays General Arthur MacArthur as incompetent and uncaring. While imprisoned he met the Smothers… Read More

Racine, Wisconsin USA: Golden Press/Western Publishing Company, Inc., 1978. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Werner Willis. D" printing. Book # 111-36. Original price 89 cents. No dust jacket. Two pages (after story's ending) of Golden Book ads. Clean with no writing. No remainder mark. A couple of corner tips with a tad of wear and minuscule wear on spine tail. Back cover gutter edge coating scuffing.

Racine, Wisconsin: Western Publishing Company, Inc., 1989. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Isidre Mones. First Edition, 1st printing (Letter line A-M). Clean with no writing. Faint scratching. Tiny spine bump lines - hard to see. A large Golden Book - 11" tall. Unpaginated. Issued without jacket. Noted author.

New York : Merigold Press, 1991. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Solomon, Rosiland. Preschool. No other printing. 1st Edition. No other printings listed. Clean with no writing. Not ex-library. No remainder mark. Nicely illustrated pastedown and feps of eagles and owls. 24 unpaginated pages. Panels, edges, and corners with virtually no wear. Spine ends' bump creases. The captivating illustrations of birds along with simple text make this book appealing.

Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Co., 1968. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Joanne Isaac. Copyright 1968. Previously printed as an edition of 25 handmade books. No other dates or editions shown. Assumed Lerner 1st edition, 1st printing. LCCN: 68-23766 No dust jacket. Reinforced binding. Not ex-library, no remainder mark, no writing. "Muscle Bound" cover. Unpaginated. Covers in excellent condition. Slight to light corner tip wear. Light spine ends' wear with a tail bump line. Book is tight and clean. Black and white illustrations, heavy stock paper. The story of a little girl who hated to have her hair combed. Then her mother refused to comb it. What now?

Minneapolis, Minnesota USA: Carolrhoda Books, 1990. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 2nd printing 1990. Reinforced binding. Clean with no writing, fresh pages, no remainder mark. Simple text, 38 pages with large, captivating illustrations. Light spine ends' bumping with minute wear to one corner. Jacket has light spine ends' edge wear with spine head area light creasing, Spine tail has a small chip. A few faint, small cover scratches. Jacket now protected by a new, lined Mylar cover. Summary: Anticipating a better meal, a fox decides to warm his discovered egg until it hatches. A weasel and a badger attempt to steal the egg, but the fox recovers it. A plump chick pops out of the egg. Will the fox eat it or listen to the gentler animals of the forest?