Search Results: Authors starting with Q from Joseph Valles - Books

[Richmond, VA : The Dietz Press, Inc.] ; The Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, 1939, c1967., 1967. Very Good. 48 pp. ; booklet with stiff pictorial paper wrappers ; several illustrations ; genealogical chart linking Pocahontas with Woodrow Wilson (!) ; photographs featuring artifacts of Pocahontas, with details of her life ; "In this small book on the India n Princess Pocahontas, I have gathered, from scattered and fragmentary sources of authentic information on her life, those incidents which I feel to be the most significant in a story that is unique...Had she done no more than save the life of Captain John Smith, she would have won a place among the great; but this was only one of a number of deeds which make her outstanding far above any of her time, a personality which commands not merely admiration, but affection" ; slight foxing, else VG

New York : Newsweek, 1971., 1971. Very Good. 172 pp. : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, plan, portraits ; 30 cm. ; LCCN: 71-136376 ; OCLC: 130294 ; brown cloth with gold lettering, in color photographic dustjacket ; VG/VG

Barcelona : Ediciones Comtalia, 1948., 1948. Very Good. 173 pp. ; paper wrappers ; uncut ; music scores ; a little foxing, else VG

Salamanca, et al. : [Ediciones] Anaya, c1965., 1965. Fine. 77 pp. (Biblioteca Anaya. Serie "Textos Españoles" ; 58) OCLC: 3460101 decorative paper wrappers ; foxing, else FINE

[Madrid] : Espasa-Calpe, c1939, 1964., 1964. Book. Poor. Soft cover. 9th ed. ; 148 pp. (Colección Austral ; 24) OCLC: 6946387 paper covers; markings; repair to cover ; foxed; store stamp; reading copy ; "La vida del buscón llamado don Pablos es la historia de un muchacho segoviano, hijo de un barbero-"tundidor de mejillas y sastre de barbas"-y de Aldonza de San Pedro, "que no era cristiana vieja", ambos de muy dudosa moralidad: mitad ladrones, mitad brujos. Por encima de las peripecias de Pablos, la obra es un alarde de ingenio, de hiperbólica muestra del Quevedo más inhumano, que en nada se compadece de sus criaturas. Su verismo es solo literario, y la realidad referida nos llega sometida a una genial deformación que marca una cumbre de nuestra literatura." ; Contents: En que cuenta quién es y de dónde viene -- De cómo fui a un pupilaje por criado -- De la convalecencia y ida a estudiar -- De la entrada en… Read More

Madrid : [Editorial Magisterio Español], c1967., 1967. Very Good. 229 pp. b&w illus. (Novelas y Cuentos ; 10) OCLC: 15263481 pictorial paper covers; Introd. y notas: Félix Herrero Salgado ; spine slightly worn; slight foxing, VG

Philadelphia ; New York : Chilton Company ; Book Division, Publishers, 1966., 1966. Very Good. 1st edition, 5th printing; 189 pp. ; photographs ; featuring the work of John B. Skupen, Joseph A. Phetteplace, Mary Bowling, Henry & Carol Green, Josephine Roberts, Geraldine Schidlowski, Olive M. Colhour, Richard Porter, James Feese, Claire Kenned y, Donal Hord, E. B. Bomar, Virgil R. Ruddick, Gordon S. Kennedy, Kazanjian, Paul A. Broste, Leo J. Houlihan, O. C. Barnes, and others ; no dustjacket, else VG

New York, N.Y. : Watson-Guptill, 1983, 1983. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 144 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. ; ISBN: 0823056716; 9780823056712 LCCN: 82-23784 ; LC: ND2422; Dewey: 751.422 ; OCLC: 9082812 ; blue-green cloth in color pictorial dustjacket ; Contents: The characteristics of the four water media -- Watercolor -- Gouache -- Acrylic -- Casein -- Water media reference guide -- Brushes -- COmbined media exercises -- Multimedia demonstrations -- Water media workshop -- Questions and answers on water media --- Conclusion ; FINE/FINE.

Chicago, Ill. : Kazi Publications, 1982, 1982. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 30 p ; : ill. ; 28 cm. ; ISBN: 0935782060 (pbk. : v.1); 9780935782066 (pbk. : v.1) ; LC: PJ6321; Dewey: 492.782 ; OCLC: 17576626 ; Part of a three-volume series, the first volume of "Arabic Writing for Beginners" allows readers to become familiar with the Arabic alphabet. Perfect for young children. Recommended for ages 5 and 6 (first grade). ; a workbook that uses practice ruled sheets for each letter in first position ; unused ; FINE.