Titles starting with Q from John Michael Lang Fine Books

Seattle: Queen Anne High School, 1924. Paperback 10.25" x 7". 141pp. Brown embossed buckram. Spine tips, edges and corners have light wear and rubbing with student greetings, signatures and sketches, overall VG+ copy. Illustrated with black and white photographs and ornaments. ... more information

Seattle: Queen Anne High School, 1924. Paperback 10.25" x 7". 141pp. Brown embossed buckram. Spine tips, edges and corners have light wear with a 1.5" chip missing from the bottom of the spine. Student greetings, signatures and sketches throughout, overall VG copy. Illustrated with black and white photographs and ornaments. ... more information

La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S.A.: La Crosse Tribune, 1982. 11" x 8.25". 264pp. Mild soiling to the rear board, else a nice, near fine copy in a lightly edge worn dust jacket. This informal history covers the cities of Moline, East Moline, Davenport, Rock Island, Arsenal Island, and Bettendorf. With many illustrations after black & white photographs, drawings, etc. The text covers the rich history of the area, including much on noted citizens such as Ronald Reagan, local industry and busine... more information

Philadelphia, London, Montreal: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1944. Hardback 9" x 6". 443pp. Gray cloth with dark blue cover illustration. VG+ condition with some fairly light general wear and an ownership signature. Illustrated with amusing black and white cartoons by Jean McConnell. ... more information

Denver: Sage Books, 1959. Hardback 9" x 6". 174pp. Red cloth, in dust wrapper. Near fine condition; the jacket has some general wear and several tape repairs. Guerrilla warfare and partisan bloodletting in Kansas during the Civil War. ... more information

Portland, OR: Oregon Historical Society, 1914. Paperback 10" x 6.5". 70pp. Brown paper printed paperback. The spine tips are lightly bumped with a .75" closed tear at the top and moderate edge wear and pencil marks in the margins on some pages, else VG+ condition. The contents includes an address by Judge William C. Brown, the journal of David Thompson and an address by M. C. George. ... more information

London: John Murray, 1818. Hardback 8.25" x 4.75". 354pp. Three quarter brown calf, marbled boards. Small hole on the first blank leaf, else near fine condition. This interesting magazine includes articles on travel in India and elsewhere, the lives of Hayden and Mozart, medicine, a Congo expedition, and a six page review of Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein. With several lengthy portions of the novel's text reprinted here. The review must be among the first formal studies of the b... more information

New York: Golden Cross Press, 1937. 12.5" x 8.5". 21pp. Blue paper covered boards with parchment corners and spine, with gilt lettering. In the original slipcase. Small ink number on the front paste down,else fine condition, The slipcase is a bit chipped and worn. Limited edition, one of only 175 numbered copies, each signed by Valenti Angelo. Angelo designed, illuminated and decorated this marvelously printed book. ... more information

Spokane, Washington: Bernard J. Topel, 1958. Paperback 8.5" x 5.5". 58pp. Spiral boud with heavy paper covers. Fine condition. Prepared as a tribute to the catholic Indians of the Jesuit Rocky Mountain Missions. With the English and Indain language texts, as well as the music to the hymns. ... more information

Les Editions de L'Homme / Habitex, 1968. Hardback 9" x 11.25". 103pp., plus map. Green cloth with gilt lettering in dust wrapper. Fine condition. The dust jacket has light edge wear with general rubbing and fading, else VG+ condition. Illustrated in color and black and white with engravings by the author. ... more information

Seattle: Queen Anne Historical Society, 1993. Paperback 11" x 8.5". 231pp. Glossy illustrated paperback. Bottom corners a bit bumped, light soiling, else near fine condition. A good history of the Seattle neighborhood. With many black & white photo illustrations. ... more information

Berkeley, California: Creative Arts Book Company, 1998. Paperback 11" x 8.5". 139pp. Green illustrated glossy paperback. Somewhat rubbed and edge worn, some soiling, else VG+ condition. This copy signed by the editor and five other members of the CV-2 memorial committee. All of the signers served aboard the Lexington. A good history of the American aircraft carrier. Packed with black & white photo illustrations. The Lexington served in the Battle of the Coral Sea and received two ba... more information

London & New York: Frederick Warne and Co., [No date; circa 1931]. Hardback 8.5" x 6.25". 58pp. Beige illustrated cloth with a green cloth spine. Hinges spilt but holding, neat ownership signature, else a very nice VG+ condition copy. This wonderful edition features color illustrations by Kate Greenaway. ... more information

Santa Barbara, California: [Privately Published], 1965. Hardcover 11" x 8". 48pp. A near fine copy in an edge worn dust wrapper. This charming children's tale includes illustrations (after lithographs) by Duruy, many of which are full - page color pictures. ... more information

Jefferson, NC & London: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1989. Hardback 9" x 5.75". 282pp. Pink cloth with gilt lettering. Small ownership inscription, light soiling to front paste down, else near fine condition. A study of Europe's female rulers and royalty. ... more information

Darmstadt: DTDF, 2008. Paperback 9.75" x 7". 238pp. Color illustrated wrappers. Mild soiling, else near fine condition. An exhbition catalog for an important German photography show. With many color and black & white illustrations. Text in English and German. ... more information

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1963. Hardback First edition 8.25" x 5.5". 291pp. Red cloth, in dust wrapper. Fine condition; very bright (price clipped) jacket with a bit of edge wear. A collection of recipes: "Haute cuisine in the American manner." With sections on seafood, cooking with herbs, and much more. ... more information

Bridgeport, Connecticut: Society of Women Engineers, [No date; 1934]. Hardback 8.25" x 5.5". 64pp. Green cloth, gilt lettering. One leaf with a closed 1/4" tear, else near fine condition. Gilbreth was an early advocate of scientific management and a pioneer of motion study, but is perhaps best known as the father and central figure of the book and movie 'Cheaper by the Dozen.' With several photo illustrations. An uncommon book. ... more information

New York: Continuum, 1982. Hardcover 12" x 10. 246pp. Fine condition in a fine dust wrapper, in the original publisher's illustrated slipcase. A lavishly illustrated book about the Mesoamerican Plumed Serpent. With a bibliography, a glossary of indegenous terms, bibliographical notes, an index of gods and heros, and much more. ... more information

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1946. Hardback 8" x 5.5". 216pp. Green cloth, in dust wrapper. Near fine condition; the jacket has a large chip out of the front panel. With a long and warm gift inscription from author James Stevens to his wife Theresa. James Stevens was a Pacific Northwest writer, best known for popularizing the Paul Bunyan legends. ... more information