Search Results: Authors starting with Q from Dial a Book

Cassell Australia, 1975.. 1975. Softcover. 8vo. softcover. 199pp. Very good+, light foxing to endpapers. .

U.K: Hodder & Stoughton, 1901. 1901. Large 8bo. blue cloth, gilt titles on spine, gilt & stamped dec. on front panel. 198pp. b/w illus. tipped in colour plates with title covers. very good, foxing to endpapers, light foxing throughout. .

Wiley 2011 Revised and updated. 0. Softcover. Trade paperback. 296pp. Very good. Index. .

David & Charles 1988. 1988. Hardcover. 8vo. hardcover. 208pp. index, b/w illus. Very good. / Very good d/w. .

Arrow Books 2003. 2003. Softcover. 8vo softcover 208pp very good+. .

Millwood Press, Wellington, 1981.. 1981. Hardcover. 8vo. blue cloth hardcover. 192pp. b/w illus. Very Good, rubbing to cover corners. / no d/w. .

M Joseph, 1971. 1971. Hardcover. 8vo hardcover 279pp colour illus. very good / good d/w. .

Lothian, South Melbourne, 2003. 2003. Hardcover. 4to. hardcover. 222pp. colour illus. Very good+. / Very good+ d/w. .

New York: Random House, 1994 Hard Cover. First Edition.. 0. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. hardcover. 289pp. near fine, tiny remainder mark bottom edge. / near fine d/w. .

Bantam 1997.. 1997. Hardcover. 8vo hardcover 374pp. Fine. / Fine d/w. In this sequel to Quinn's controversial best seller, Ishmael, the telepathic gorilla has another pupil intent on saving the world: 12-year-old Julie Gerchak. Ishmael (1992), concerning a great, telepathic ape who dispenses ecological wisdom about the possible doom of humankind. Once more, Quinn focuses on the Leavers and Takers, his terms for the two basic, warring kinds of human sensibility. The planet's original inhabitants, the Leavers, were nomadic people who did no harm to the earth. The Takers, who have generally overwhelmed them, began as aggressive farmers obsessed with growth, were the builders of cities and empires, and have now, in the late 20th century, largely run out of space to monopolize. Quinn's books have not featured many memorable characters, aside from Ishmael. This time out, 12-year-old Julie Gerchak, who is tough and wise beyond her years, having had to deal with a self-destructive, alcoholic… Read More

Bantam 1993.. 1993. Softcover. 8vo softcover 263pp very good, page edges toned. .

London: John Murray, 1963.. 1963. Hardcover. 8vo hardcover 214pp index, b/w illus. very good / very good d/w. .

Department of Railways, New South Wales, 1946. 2nd impression.. 1946. Softcover. 12mo. stapled wraps. 56pp., b/w illus. Very good, owner's name on front cover corner. .