Titles starting with Q from McBlain Books

1975. Paperback. 2. Qadmoniot; Quarterly for the Antiquities of Eretz Israel and Biblical Lands. Volumes 1-8 (1968-1975). Softcover in original wrappers. 28cm. Condition varies: Good-Very Good. Hebrew title and text, with separate English title inside back covers. The first 32 numbers (25 issues, including some double issues) of this periodical published in Jerusalem by the Israel Exploration Society. ... more information

1947. Paperback. 2. [Inscribed by Author] Menges, Karl H. Qaraqalpaq Grammar: Part One: Phonology. Morningside Heights: King's Crown Press, 1947. folding linguistic map, xviii, 110p. Softcover in original gray wrapper, lettered in red. 22cm. Very Good. INSCRIBED on endpaper by Menges to Professor Joshua Whatmough. Also published in hardcover. ... more information

1986. 1. Beck, Lois. The Qashqa'i of Iran. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1986. 1st ed. index, xvi, 384p. Hardcover in original cloth. 24cm. Fine/Fine. ... more information

1943. Paperback. 3. African Methodist Episcopal Church. Woman's Parent Missionary Society. Quadrennial Report of the Secretary-Treasurer of the Connectional Contingent Fund of the Woman's Parent Missionary Society African Methodist Episcopal Church to the Thirteenth Quadrennial Session at Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church Louisville, KY. October 13-17, 1943. 7p. pamphlet. High acid paper now browned & chipped. Good. ... more information

1964. Paperback. 3. African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Quadrennial Report for the Department of Foreign Missions of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church ... [for] 1964. [cover title]. n.p.: 1964. 45p. [printed on one side]. Softcover. Stapled in upper left corner. 28cm. Name on front. Rusty staple mark where old staple was removed (and then re-stapled). Good. The denomination supported missions in Bahamas, Guyana, Liberia, Ghana and Nigeria. ... more information

1899. 3. Shoemaker, Michael Meyers. Quaint Corners of Ancient Empires: Southern India, Burma and Manila. NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1899. frontis, photos & illustrations, xix, 212p. Hardcover in original cloth. 21cm. Covers scuffed and somewhat worn. Foxing on endpapers. A few leaves roughly opened. Good/No Jacket. ... more information

1883. 3. Douglas, Silas H. & Albert B. Prescott. Qualitative Chemical Analysis. A Guide in the Practical Study of Chemistry and in the Work of Analysis. NY: D. Van Nostrand, 1883. 4th ed. index, 305p. plus [8]p. publisher's advertisements at end. Hardcover. 23cm. Extremities frayed and rather worn. Endpapers worn (large piece missing from rear free portion). Contents moderately worn but sound. Fair-Good. ... more information

1926. 2. Genestoux, Magdeleine du. Quand ils etaient petits. Paris: Librairie Hachette, (c. 1926). ills (by H. Morin), 189p. Cloth (color illustration mounted on front). Top edge gilt. 23cm. Scattered foxing. Very Good/No Jacket. French text. Children's book with some color illustrations. ... more information

1980. Paperback. 3. Anoma Kanie, L. Quand les Betes Parlaient aux Hommes: Contes Africains suivi des Fables de La Fontaine Traduits en Creole Ivoirien. Abidjan: Nouvelles Editions Africaines, (1980). Deuxieme ed. illustrations, 63p. Softcover. 25cm. Very Good. French text. ... more information

1900. 3. Sarcey, Francisque, 1827-1899. Quarante ans de theatre (feuilletons dramatiques): Moliere et la comedie classique. Paris: Bibliotheque des Annales, Politiques et Litteraires, 1900. This volume ONLY (of 8). frontis (portrait), index, 399p. Contemporary cloth. 18cm. Text browned. Good. French text. This appears to have the second volume in the set of eight. ... more information

1931. 3. Palestine Exploration Fund. Quarterly Statement: in which is incorporated the Bulletin of the British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem. [cover title]. London: 1931. ills, 12 plates, pp. 113-178. Hardcover in contemporary binding. Original wrapper mounted on front cover. 20cm. Moderate cover wear and minor warping. Good/No Jacket. ... more information

1927. 2. Quarto Club. Quarto Club Papers 1926-1927. NY: Printed for the members, 1927. 23p. Hardcover in original cloth-backed boards. 22cm. Minor cover soil and browning. Hairline crack and front inner hinge. Very Good/No Jacket. Typed letter signed to "Dear Folks," and dated 1929 from Lois Levinson, one of the members, is laid in - one paragraph in the letter expresses surprise about prices realized at the sale of the Jerome Kern Library (Kern was also a member of the Quarto Club). Edition of... more information

1978. Paperback. 2. Rojas, Marta. El Que debe vivir. Ciudad de la Habana: Casa de las Americas, 1978. 136p. Softcover in original wrapper. dj. 20cm. Very Good/Very Good. Spanish text. ... more information

1946. Paperback. 2. [Inscribed by Author] Florit, Eugenio. ...Que estas en los cielos: recuerdo de Navidad para [recipient's name]. n.p.: The Author, 1946. 7p. Softcover. 14cm. Very Good. INSCRIBED (by "F"). Spanish text. Probably sent as a holiday greeting. ... more information

1960. *Cotton, Ella Earls. Queen of Persia: The Story of Esther Who Saved Her People. NY: Exposition Press, (c. 1960). 1st ed. ills (by Stina Nagel), 150p. Orange boards. dj (price crossed out with black marker). 21cm. Biblical novel. ... more information

1960. *Cotton, Ella Earls. Queen of Persia: The Story of Esther Who Saved Her People. NY: Exposition Press, (c. 1960). 1st ed. ills (by Stina Nagel), 150p. Orange boards. Moderately worn dj (a few chips). 21cm. Biblical novel. ... more information

1960. *Cotton, Ella Earls. Queen of Persia: The Story of Esther Who Saved Her People. NY: Exposition Press, (c. 1960). 1st ed. ills (by Stina Nagel), 150p. Orange boards. dj. 21cm. Biblical novel. ... more information

1970. Lord, Edith. Queen of Sheba's Heirs. Washington: Acropolis, (c. 1970). photos and ills, map, index, 320p. Hardcover. dj. 23cm. At head of title: Cultural Patterns of Ethiopia. Based largely on "Cultural Patterns in Ethiopia" published 1963. Lord was American advisor to Ethiopia's Ministry of Education for several years during the 1950s. ... more information

1858. 3. Palmer, John Williamson, 1825-1906. The Queen's Heart; A Comedy, in Three Acts. Boston: W. V. Spencer, 1858. 80p. Disbound, lacking wrapper. 18cm. Good. [Spencer Boston Theatre, v. 23, no. 179]. Maryland-born author who was the first city physician of San Francisco (1849-1850) and in 1851 served as surgeon aboard an East India Company ship. ... more information

1928. 2. Pearson, Edmund. Queer Books. Garden City: Doubleday, Doran, 1928. 1st ed. frontis, illustrations, x, 298p. Hardcover. dj. 21cm. Jacket browned and missing parts of the backstrip. Two bookplates on front pastedown. Very Good/Good. INSCRIBED by Pearson (in 1944). ... more information