Titles starting with Q from Antic Hay Books

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

1931. BRADFORD, Gamaliel. THE QUICK AND THE DEAD. NY and Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1931. 8vo., burgundy cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed, Limited Edition of 200 copies. Near Fine (bookplate front pastedown); some wear & browning (few tears) d/j. ... more information

1935. ROSS, Grace. [With Mabel M. Kuykendall]. QUICKSILVER: A QUARTERLY MAGAZINE OF POETRY. Fort Worth, Texas: Grace Ross & Mabel M. Kuykendall, 1953. 8vo., printed wraps. Volume 6 Number 3. Signed by the author of the first poem in the magazine, Sophie Himmel. Very Good. ... more information

1963. DAWKINS, Cecil. THE QUIET ENEMY. NY: Atheneum, 1963. Sm. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation from Dawkins on the front endpaper. The Alabama author's first book, an acclaimed collection of stories, and rarely found signed or inscribed. Nr. fine (some light discloration cloth); few small chips (closed tear & bit of soiling) d/j. ... more information