Authors starting with Q from Gallagher Books, ABAA, ILAB

Chicago:: D.F. Keller & Co.,, 1923.. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo, about 9.75 inches tall, in dark brown faux leather stamped in gilt. 278 pages illustrated by drawings, maps including three foldouts. A delightful history of the city as it evolved around old trails. About as nice a copy as there's likely to be. The wrap around dustjacket is clean and unfaded with minimal loss of material at the tips and at the ends of the rear spine fold. There is a tiny tear at bottom front panel. T... more information

New York:: Simon & Schuster,, 1958.. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, about 8.25 inches tall, in yellow cloth spine on dark blue paper covered boards. 244 pages. SIGNED BY DANNAY AS "ELLERY QUEEN" WITH AN INSCRIPTION: To . . . With gratitude for your fine efforts on "EQMM". The acronym refers to the Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. The 30th Ellery Queen novel, it covers events circa 1929-30 and Queen's first investigation, but the mystery isn't solved until 1957. A bri... more information

Boston:: Little Brown & Co.,, 1951.. First Edition. Hardback 12mo. Green cloth stamped in black. 247 pages. Include stories by Craig Rice (with Stuart Palmer), Stanley Ellin, Oliver La Farge, Lord Dunsany, and C.S. Forester. A typically excellent anthology. A gift note on the front endpaper, corners lightly turned, but otherwise clean, bright and sound. The jacket flap edges and rear panel edges are toned from oxidation; but otherwise just light edge wear. ... more information

London:: Methuen & Co.,, 1949.. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, about 8.5 inches (22 cm) tall, in gilt decorated blue cloth. 344 pages plus 32 plates including two in color, 4 folding maps, 143 figures in the text. Includes a good index and a fairly extensive bibliography. A fairly self explanatory title, this contains a solid survey of the subject. Inside is clean, soundly bound, and bright, but the maps show a mis-fold or two. The covers have very light extremity wear and a fade spot (quarter i... more information

London:: Hodder & Stoughton,, No date [1913].. First Edition. Hardcover. LIMITED EDITION, #151 OF 500 COPIES, SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR. Quarto in full green vellum decorated in gilt. 163 [164] pages. Illustrated by 26 tipped in color plates by Kay Nielsen with captioned tissue guards (the trade edition had 24). Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. This was the Danish illustrator's first book upon moving to England in 1911 and the idea and design were his. Dalby, Golden Age, p. 89-90. Horne, p.... more information