Titles starting with Q from Antic Hay Books

2001. JONES, Quincy. Q: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF QUINCY JONES. NY: Doubleday, [2001]. Small quarto, cloth & boards in dust jacket. First Edition, fourth printing. Signed presentation from Jones to Russell and Kimora Lee Simmons, creators of Phat Fashions. Jones has penned "Kimora & Russell" on the front endpaper and then drawn a heart. On the half-title page he has also written: "To my beloved baby- bro & sis & Ming Lee- Wish A Cool Year to yawl! With love & big time props- Ma... more information

1934. WARNER, Charles W. QUACKS. Jackson, Mississippi: Chas. W. Warner, 1934. 12mo., black cloth stamped in orange. Seventh Printing, Revised and Enlarged. A study of medical quakery- its history, legal implications, etc. Also states that Christian Science "is not a religion. It is a highly profitable system of quackery, using a religious title to avoid legal provisions regulating the practice of medicine." Signed presentation from Warner on the front pastedown: "To my good friend Dr. W. Ear... more information

1860. [AN UNDERGRADUATE]. QUAKER QUIDDITIES; Or, Friends In Council. A Colloquy. Boston: Crosby, Nichols, Lee and Company, 1860. 12mo., brown cloth, stamped in gilt. Signed presentation from the author on the front endpaper: "Emma C. Hood [or Moon], from her kinsman the /pretended/ "Undergraduate." 1875." There are numerous ink annotations in the book, apparently by the "Undergraduate," either correcting the text or identifying characters in the work. A poetic treatise questio... more information

1974. HAZO, Samuel. QUARTERED. Pittsburgh, Penn.: University of Pittsburgh, [1974]. 8vo., boards in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation from HAZO on front endpaper: "To ___, Best wishes, Samuel Hazo. 11/12/79." Very near fine; little rubbing & soil d/j. ... more information

1919. LEAF, Walter. QUATRAINS FROM THE GREEK. Edinburgh: Clark, Limited, 1919. Small 8vo., printed wraps. Later Edition. Signed presentation from Leaf on the front cover to a well-known paleontologist: "Henry Fairfield Osborn from Walter Leaf. 2 December 1919." Very Good (moderate soil covers). ... more information

1938. BURR, Jane. THE QUEEN IS DEAD: A BOOK OF IMPERTINENT STORIES AND UNABASHED VERSE. NY: Elliot Publishing Co., [1938]. Small 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation from Burr on the front endpaper: "To Alma De Mirauber from Jane Burr. Woodstock 1952." Very Good; some wear (chipping and tears) d/j. ... more information

1938. BURR, Jane. THE QUEEN IS DEAD: A BOOK OF IMPERTINENT STORIES AND UNABASHED VERSE. NY: Elliot Publishing Co., [1938]. Small 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation by Burr on front endpaper, to American author Parker Fillmore: "With affection, to the Fillmores, from Peggy (Jane Burr). June 21, 1938. 24-5th Ave. NYC." Very Good (small dampstain bottom of front cover); some wear & chipping d/j. ... more information

1978. MARX, Samuel. QUEEN OF THE RITZ. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, [1978]. 8vo., boards in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presnetation from Marx on the front endpaer, to Hollywood gossip columnist Radie Harris: "Soon to be a major- !!? motion picture- To Radie- With years of regard, respect and affection- Sam Marx." Near fine; few creases d/j. ... more information

1910. STORK, Charles Wharton. THE QUEEN OF ORPLEDE. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co., 1910. 16mo., grey-blue boards, stamped in gilt. First Edition. Signed presentation by Stork on title page: "Miss Alice Downing, with the cordial regards and conpliments of the author. C.W.S." Very Good (gilt bright). ... more information

1988. RICE, Anne. THE QUEEN OF THE DAMNED. NY: Knopf/ Ultramarine, 1988. 8vo., cloth & patterned boards, issued without dust jacket. Signed, Limited Edition of only 150 numbered copies. Third volume in the "Vampire Chronicles." An unusually small limitation for such a popular author. Fine condition. ... more information

1983. HENDERSON, Harold H. QUEEN OF SPADES. Sag Harbor, NY: The Permanent Press, [1983]. 8vo., red cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Inscribed by Henderson on the front endpaper: "Ro Ron, Harold H. Henderson." Fine; few tiny tears (with creases to top of front cover) d/j. ... more information

1971. CALISHER, Hortense. QUEENIE. NY: Arbor House, [1971]. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation from Calisher on a front blank page, to a well-known, Chicago-based radio talk show host and his wife: "For Robert & Alice Cromie-readers. With pleasure, Hortense Calisher." Near fine; minor wear d/j. ... more information

1859. WINTER, William. THE QUEEN'S DOMAIN; AND OTHER POEMS. Boston: E.O. Libby & Co., 1859. Sm. 8vo., embossed terra-cotta cloth. First Edition, Binding A, with the ornament on the spine being a small leafy shoot with a circle at the bottom. [BAL 22997]. Winter's second published collection of poems. Signed presentation from Winter, to Thomas Bailey Aldrich, on the front endpaper: "To Thomas Bailey Aldrich,/ with the affectionate regards of/ William Winter./ December, 1858." A ... more information

1983. TEVIS, Walter. THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT. NY: Random House, [1983]. Small quarto, cloth and boards in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed by Tevis on the half-title page. Near fine; tiny tear d/j. ... more information

1928. WILEY, John. QUEER STREET. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1928. Small 8vo., blue cloth. First Edition. Signed presentation from Wiley on the front endpaper: To Bob and Betty, as a start for their new library with love from their friend, John Wiley. New York, March 29th 1928". Very Good (faint dampstain rear cover). ... more information

1914. MERZ, Charles Andrew. [With Frank Wright Tuttle]. QUENTIN DURWARD. New Haven, CT: Yale University Dramatic Association, 1914. 8vo., brown cloth with tan boards. One of 750 Copies. Signed presentation by Tuttle on front endpaper, to his fellow-author Merz: "If I be asleep and this a dream may I never awake. To co-author Doc from co-author, Frank." Good (bookplate on front pastedown, some soil & tanning boards). ... more information

1915. BANGS, John Kendrick. A QUEST FOR SONG. Boston: Little, Brown, 1915. Sm. 8vo., white cloth & decorative boards, top edge gilt. Signed, Limited Edition of 500 numbered copies. [BAL 805]. With a signed presentation from Bangs on the front endpaper: "To Mr. & Mrs. A. van de Sands [???], This little volume with the wish that their Quest for the Songs of Happiness may be rewarded with the richest treasures in this Book of Life, from their fellow-traveller, John Kendrick Bangs. March 16, 19... more information

1925. DRAYTON, Michael. THE QUEST OF CYNTHIA. Chelsea: The Swan Press, 1925. Small 8vo., printed wraps. Limited Edition of 100 numbered copies. Very Good (bit of wear spine). ... more information

1938. KENNEDY, Mary. QUESTION THE NIGHT. NY: Dodd, Mead and Co., 1938. Small 8vo, cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation from Kennedy on front endpaper: "Button- who will understand. Love, Mary. September 24, 1938." A theatrical novel written by the well-known actress. Very Good; moderate wear (little sunning spine) d/j. ... more information

1899. WOOD, Mary S. QUESTIONS FOR BIBLE CLASSES AND FAMILIES. NY: William Wood & Company, 1879. 24mo., cloth and marbled boards; 72 pages. Later Edition. Contains more than 600 frequently-asked questions with the appropriate Bible reference for an answer. Also with a table of Biblical weights and measures and various poems. Rare- I have been unable to locate any other copy in the marketplace. Very Good (contents clean & tight). ... more information