Search Results: Authors starting with V from Quaker House Books

New York: Charles Scribners' Sons, 1975. First Edition. First Printing. In brown cloth covered boards with gilt design on front cover and gilt lettering on spine. Red endpapers. Square, intact, and tight binding. Clean and unmarked endpapers, text pages, and illustrations. Light bumping to ends of spine. Light foxing to top edge. Light spotting to front cover. Jacket is intact with price on upper front flap. Sunning of spine. Light shelf wear. in protective jacket cover. Photos upon request. . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Stephen Walker. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: R. F. Fenno & Company, 1902. First edition. First Printing. In tan cloth covers with weave in red and letters in red and gild. Gilt lettering on spine. Gilt top edge. Intact but loose binding. Clean and unmarked endpapers and text pages. Frayed ends of spine/. and upper corner of front cover. Small slit on upper edge dof spine. Light slant to spine. Moderate shelf wear. Photos upon request. . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Orchard Books, 1991. First Edition. First Printing. Inscribed, signed, and dated by author on t itle page. In marroon paper covered boards with imprint of cash register on front cover and silver lettering on spine. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked endpapers and text pages. Jacket is intact with price on upper front flap. Light bumping to edges and light wear. In new protective jacket cover. Photos upon request. . Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Iris Van Rynbach. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Greenwillow Books, 1988. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Near Fine copy with Very Good jacket. Inscribed, signed, and dated by author on title page. In glassine pictorial covers. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked endpapers and text pages. Very light wear. Jacket is intact with price on upper front flap. Light shelf wear. In new protective jacket cover. Photos upon request. . Hardcover. Illus. by Iris Van Rynbach. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: E. P. Dutton, 1932. Stated First Edition. Good copy. No jacket. In brown cloth covers with embossed black lettering on front cover and black lettering on spine. Intcat binding . No cracked hinges. Clean text pages. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. Slightly cocked spine. Bumping of ends of spine. Moderate shelf wear. Pictures upon requestr. Thank you for your patronage.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Sisters, Oregon: Multnomah Publishers, 1997. First Edition. Very Good copy. Very Good DJ. Tight, clean, unmarked, unread copy. Bumping of head and tail od spine. Bumping of haeda and tail of spine and lower edge of jacket. Lifgr shelf wear. In protective jacket cover.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Lanham, Maryland: Madison Books, 1992. First Edition. Very Good copy. Good jacket. In black cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine. Tight, clean, unmarked copy. Bumping of lower corners. Jacket: Price intact on upper front flap. Chipping of lower corners. Light shelf rubbing. In protective jacket cover.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1935. Good copy without dust jacket. First Edition, First Printing. In black cloth covers with stamped lettering in silver on front cover and same on spine. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked text pages. Bumping of ends of spine. Foxing of endpapers. Light to moderate shelf wear. Photos upon request. . Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Henry Holt, 1944. First edition stating First Printing. Very Good copy in good jacket. In blue cloth covers and spine with gilt lettering. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked endpapers and text pages, save for a saying and number 120 in ink on rear free endpaper. Light sunning to ends of spine and lower and top edges of cover. Light shelf wear. Jacket is intact with price on upper front flap. Illustration on front panel by Hayter. Three quarter inch and half inch missing pieces on tail and top of spine. Moderate shlef wear. In Brodart protective cover. Photos upon request. . Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: The LIbrary Associates of Brooklyn College, 1955. Very Good copy. Limited to 1700 copies. No jcaket as issued. In green and black patterned paper covered boars with pasteon of stamped signature in silver of title. Silver lettering on spine. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked endpapers and text pages. Light shelf wear. Included is dedication program for play at Whitman Auditorium, January 13, 1955. Photos upon request. . Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: T. Boosey, W. Mudie, W. Gilbert, 1800. Reviews between July, 1800 and April, 1801. In marbled paper hardcovers. All 590 text pages are legible. Covers are detached but someone taped them to spine with brown tape. Previous owner's signature on front pastedown. Photos upon request. . Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Children's Digest Publications Limited, 1949. Novmeber, 1949. Includes Juniors 10, 11, 12. Good copy. Poor jacket. In bright yellow cloth covers with red lettering on front cover and spine. Text pages are clean. Inscription on front free endpaper. Bumping of head and tail of spine and corners. Jacket: Price (shillings) intact on lower front flap. Missing pieces on head and atil of spine. Closed tears on upper rear panel. Moderate shelf rubbing. In new protective jacket cover.. Hardcover. Good/Dust Jacket Included. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Philomel Books, 2007. This is the signed limited edition of which this is number 18 of 100. All 23 illustrators' signatures are on the limited edition page. These are: Anno, Blake, Bryan, Burkert, Carle, de Paola, Dyer, Gerstein, Ingpen, Kellogg, Lionni, Mathers, Minor, Moser, Pinkney, Provensen, Sabuda & Reinhart, Sendak, Spirin, VAn Allsburg, Wells, and Zelinsky. Enclosed is a letter from the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art attesting to the authenticity of the book and signatures. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked endpapers and text pages. Jacket is intact with price on upper front flap and has light handling marks. Small ink line on midddle of front cover. In new protective jacket cover. Photos upon request. . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Minneaplis, Minnesota: Amaranth Press, 1985. First Edition. Very Good copy. No jacket issued. In three quarter red bonded leather cover over padded boards with gilt lettering and black bonded leather spine with gilt lettering and bands. Marbled endpapers. Gilt edges. Clean, unmarked endpapers and pages. Square copy. Light bumping to ends of spine. Lower front corner is rubbed. Small rub on middle lower cover. Short stories include those of John Steinbeck, P.D. James, D. H. Lawrence, Daphne Du Maurier, P. G. Woodhouse, Charles Dickens, Agatha Christie, among others. Thank you for your patronage.. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Princeton , NJ: D. Van Nostrand, 1964. Set of 19 publications from 1964 to1967. Good to Very Good. In stiff paperback covers with titles on front covers and spines. Square, intact, and tight bindings. Clean and unmarked text pages. Light tanning to page edges. Light to moderate shelf rubbing. Photos upon request. . Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Keppler & Schwarzmann, 1894. Good copy. Lithographs on front cover, center and back cover. Center lithograph is timely and depicts the history of Prosperity under High Protective Republican Rule from 1873 to 1890 with a listing of depression, unemployment, business failures , etc. McKinley, Reed and Harirson are pictured with sayings about Republican beneficence. The title of the lithograph reads " The Calamity Trio should 'Swear Off' Howling on January 1st, and Resolve to Tell the Truth Henceforth." All pages are intact. There are two holes on edge of pages as if they were part of a folder. Moderate soiling. A few closed small closed tears on edges. Pictures upon request. Thank you for your patronage.. Soft Cover. Good. Illus. by Louis Dalrymple. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

New York: The Checkerboard Press, 1987. Very Good Copy. No jacket. In red cloth covers with 4 illustrations on front cover and one on back cover. Illustrations on endpapers. Binding is still tight and 107 pages are unmarked. Very nice illustrations with each story. Light shelf rubbing to covers.. Hard Cover. Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Pleasantville, New York: The Reader's Digest Association, 1982. Stated First Edition. Very Good copy. Good jacket. In black cloth covers with silver design on front cover and silver lettering on spine. Tight, clean, unmarked copy. Jacket has bumping and rubbing on the head and tail of spine and edges. Closed one inch tear on upper front panel and on upper rear panel. Moderate shelf rubbing. In protective jacket cover.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Bath, UK: Paragon Publishing, 2002. First edition. Firts printing. Near Fine. In glassine illustrated covers with yellow lettering on front cover and spine. Square, intact and tight binding. Clean and unmarked endpapers and text pages, except for inscription on front free endpaper. Jacket is intact. Light bumping to edges. Little shelf wear in new protective jacket cover. Photos upon request. . Hardcover. Illus. by Roy Tyger. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Chicago: M. A Donohue & Co. Fair copy. Date unknown (crica 1900). llustrations by Sir John Gilbert, John Tenniel, Harrison Weir, Waler Crane,W. McConnell, J. B. Zwecker and others. In blue paper over boards with picture of Mother Goose on cover. Blue cloth spine. Text pages barely holding on to spine. Part of paper cover missing on upper front cover. Piece missing on lower title page. Heavy shelf rubbing. Pictures upon request. Thank you for your patronage.. Hardcover. Fair. Illus. by Various. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.