Search Results: Authors starting with Q from Pegasus Book Orphanage

Sidgwick & Jackson, London - first edition 1990 hardcover, 7.25" x 10", & dust jacket Spellbinding portrait of a land & its people. Ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with stamps, stickers etc. Frontis photo has setoff smudge to title page. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD clipped dust jacket Dark-green cloth-bound boards with gold type to spine, landscape format, frontis photo, map, 18 colour photos, dozens b/w photos. Expert tour of an area rich in history, legend & tradition, comprising Norfolk Broads, Cambridgeshire Fens, coastal marshes.

Batsford, London - reprint 1967 hardcover, 5¾"x 8¾", with dust jacket Ex-library copy with transparent protective covering, usual stickers, bar code, stamps etc. Tinted top edge. GOOD book in GOOD dust jacket Light blue cloth-bound hardcover with gold type to spine, 170 illustrations (color & b/w photos, drawings), bibliography, index. Emphasis on farming, food production, clothing for all occassions, and buildings - from houses to castles.

Harper Collins, London 1996 Hardcover with dust jacket Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with stamps, stickers and barcode. GOOD book in GOOD unclipped dust jacket Quentin Crisp, long famous as 'one of the great stately homos of England', exiled himself to Manhattan in 1982 when he had satisfied himself that 'happiness rains down from the sky' there. This book is his often-hilarious account of the progress of his love affair with the Big Apple. His New York diaries capture the spirit of the city as well as the flavour of his own life in it.

Michael Joseph, London 1985 Hardcover with dust jacket Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with stamps, stickers and barcode. GOOD book in GOOD unclipped dust jacket Born in a modest village, elevated by adoption at the age of eleven to the position of a medieval monarch, the young Maharaja of Jaipur enjoyed a life of absolute privilege in a near feudal state. Yet his rule coincided with the years that changed India into a modern democracy. The same man also presided, long before Independence required it, over the dismantling of his own position as Maharaja, and the passage of power from his hands to those of his people.

Thorsons 1975 paperback Good condition. A clear explanation of this common ailment, with advice on treating it by natural methods.

Bay Books 1980 soft cover Very good condition, with many b&w and color photographs An in-depth look at magic around the world - from magic initiation rites in Africa through fire walking in Asia, religious rites among Australian aboriginals, to Eskimo amulets.

Golden Gate National Park Assoc., San Francisco, California - 1991 Softcover, 7" x 9", with card covers Book in VERY GOOD condition Follow Jim Quillen from his tragic childhood into a desperate life of crime that lands him inside America's most notorious prison. Witness the sensational Alcatraz Riot of 1946 and the bloody escape attempt that followed. Share Jim Quillen's compelling story of life on Alcatraz and the hard road that led him back to freedom.

The University of Chicago Press, publishers, Chicago 1964 hardcover, 6½" x 9½", with dust jacket Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers, and barcode, etc. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket This important book reveals, through facts and figures, the increasing need in our civilization of preventing war. It attempts to cope with this problem by clarifying the part war has played in the life of man since earliest times, its relation to changing historical conditions, human attitudes, political organization, and military technology; and how it can be controlled. Packed book weighs 1¼ kilos (3 lbs), slightly-higher-than-usual shipping will apply - we will gladly quote first.

British Museum Press 1992 Soft cover Ex-ibrary with usual stamps, stickers, barcode, otherwise good book. Discusses the major dieties and examines the roles of lesser known gods and goddesses and the impact of Egyptian dieties abroad.

Westview Press, Boulder, Colorado - 1982 hardcover, 6" x 9¼", with illustrated board covers Front endpaper removed (by previous owner). Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers & pocket. Book in GOOD condition Thirty illustrations, eleven tables, bibliography and index. Dr Montgomery examines the historic and economic roots of the El Salvador crisis, giving particular attention to sociopolitical developments since 1970. She focuses on the two factors - the oligarchy and the armed forces - that created the Salvadorean economic and political system and then devoted themselves to maintaining the status quo. Separate chapters highlight those that challenged that status quo since 1968: the Catholic Church and the revolutionary organizations. Her prognosis involves the emergence of a progressive group of young army officers to lead a coalition.