Search Results: Authors starting with Q from Conover Books

Washington D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc., 1985. Minor edge and corner wear to the dj, gently scuffed and scratched, corners are lightly bumped and rubbed, some light outer page edge soil, ex-library with the usual library markings (if not for the library markings this copy would be graded in near-fine condition), overall a very clean used copy! Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! 1308 historical pages! "A decade has passed since Congressional Quarterly first published its Guide to U.S. Elections, with virtually complete returns for all House and Senate elections since 1824, plus gubernatorial returns and detailed information on all presidential elections and nominating conventions. Now CQ has updated the Guide to include material on all federal and gubernatorial elections 1974 through 1984 and previously unavailable gubernatorial data covering the period all the way back to the start of the Republic in 1788.". Second Edition. Green Cloth. Very… Read More

New York, NY: The Dial Press, 1980. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Minor edge and corner wear to the dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Gray cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. 287 very clean unmarked and uncreased suspense-filled and mystery-riddled pages! "Ellery Queen's Circumstantial Evidence is the 34th annual collection of stories, selected by Ellery Queen as the best stories published in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine in 1978. In Eudora Welty's essay titled 'The Point of the Story.' she writes: 'It's all right, too, for words and appearances to mean more than one thing --- ambiguity is a fact of life.' Is ambiguity also a fact of life in a mystery or detective story? Yes, in most of the story --- in the beginning, in the middle, and in the approach to the denouement..........

New York: Davis Publications, 1977. Hint of edge and corner wear to the dj, lightly scuffed and scratched, corners are lightly bumped and rubbed, gently shelf worn, overall a very crisp and clean first edition! Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! 316 very clean, unmarked and uncreased, suspense-filled and mystery-riddled pages! "Ellery Queen's Faces of Mystery is the hardcover edition of Ellery Queen's Anthology #34. Besides a short novel by Rex Stout and novelets by Georges Simenon, Lawrence G. Blochman, and Julian Symons, it includes 14 stories by such enduring talents in the mystery field as Dick Francis, Hugh Pentecost, Michael Gilbert, Robert L. Fish, patricia Highsmith, and Ellery Queen. The collection mirrors a wide variety of crimes, characters, and settings ---- as only Ellery Queen can bring them together in a single volume.". First Edition / First Printing. Blue Boards. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Davis Publications, 1977. Hint of edge and corner wear to the dj, lightly scuffed and scratched, corners are lightly bumped and rubbed, gently shelf worn, overall a very crisp and clean first edition! Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! 316 very clean, unmarked and uncreased, suspense-filled and mystery-riddled pages! "Ellery Queen's Faces of Mystery is the hardcover edition of Ellery Queen's Anthology #34. Besides a short novel by Rex Stout and novelets by Georges Simenon, Lawrence G. Blochman, and Julian Symons, it includes 14 stories by such enduring talents in the mystery field as Dick Francis, Hugh Pentecost, Michael Gilbert, Robert L. Fish, patricia Highsmith, and Ellery Queen. The collection mirrors a wide variety of crimes, characters, and settings ---- as only Ellery Queen can bring them together in a single volume.". First Edition / First Printing. Blue Boards. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Pocket Books, 1945. Edge and corner wear, scuffed and scratched, spine is lightly creased as well as the lower corners of the front and rear covers, overall a clean well-preserved used first Pocket Books edition! 245 unmarked and uncreased, suspense-filled and mystery-riddled pages! "It all starts when Ellery Queen goes to a small town, disguised as Ellery Smith, to write a novel. He moves into a little house originally built for Nora Wright, whose fiance, Jim Haight, had left town on the ee of the wedding three years before. Then Jim comes back, and things begin to happen. There are the three post-dated letters, for instance, and the attepted arsenic poisonings, which convince Ellery that someone is going to be murdered ---- but who?". First Thus. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1941. Minor edge and corner wear, no dj, corners are lightly bumped and rubbed, gently scuffed and scratched, former owner's name in ink on the inner front cover page, pages are toning, overall a nice used first edition! 201 unmarked and uncreased, suspense-filled and mystery-riddled pages! . First Edition. Black Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

Roslyn, N.Y.: Black's Readers Service Company, 1951. Minor edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, no dj, corners are lightly bumped and rubbed, some light shelf wear, a small x is written in ink in the upper corner of the ffep, overall a clean used first edition! Extremely scarce title! Red cloth quarterbound by gray with gilt on red and black lettering on the spine. Very very rare and out-of-pint! 247 very clean unmarked and uncreased suspense-filled and mystery-riddled pages! "They sat late at the lunch table and afterwards moved through the dim, cool, high-ceilinged rooms to the Judge's library where, in their quiet talk, the old man's past and the young man's future seemed to telescope and touch. But at twenty minutes after three, on that hot, bright, June Saturday afternoon, the present tense erupted. Out in the quiet street arose the sound of trouble." ---- from The Enemy by Charlotte Armstrong.. First Edition / First Printing. Red Cloth. Very Good/No… Read More

Garden City, New York: Dolphin Books , 1982. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is gently creased; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Color illustrated wrapper with black and red lettering. 135 very clean unmarked and uncreased informative and educational pages nicely enhanced by color and black and white illustrations! "Let Revlon tell yo what to do with what you see in your mirror. For the first time, Revlon expertise is available in workbook form. Unlike any other beauty guide, Revlon Art of Beauty contains face and eye drawings that enable you to experiment with makeup colors and application techniques directly on the page. Practical beauty instructions show you how to make the most of your own individual features. Revlon feels that once you understand the art of beauty you can become your own best beauty artist................". Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Trade Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A.: Univ of New Mexico Pr, 1987. DJ HAS SOME MINOR EDGE AND CORNER WEAR, LIGHTLY SCUFFED AND SCRATCHED, CORNERS ARE LIGHTLY RUBBED AND BUMPED, A VERY CRISP AND CLEAN SIGNED FIRST EDITION! DJ IS NICELY PRESERVED IN A BRAND NEW PROTECTIVE MYLAR PLASTIC COVER!. Signed and Inscribed By the Au. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

San Francisco, California, U.S.A.: Golden Gate Natl Park Assn, 1991. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is gently creased; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean signed first edition! Inscribed and dated by the author on the inner front cover! Black and white pictorial wrapper with red and white lettering. 164 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical pages of text and 12 wonderful pages of historic black and white photographs and illustrations! "Follow Jim Quillen from his tragic childhood into a desperate life of crime that lands him inside the nation's most notorious prison. Witness the sensational Alcatraz Riot of 1946 and the bloody escape attempt that followed. Share Mr. Quillen's compelling story of life on Alcatraz ---- the cruel realities and dangerous alliances ---- and the hard road that led him back to freedom.........". Inscribed By the Author. First Edition / First Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over… Read More

London: Duncan Baird Publishers, 2005. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A very crisp and clean used copy; almost new and unread condition; gift quality! Color illustrated boards with gold and white lettering. 224 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white and full-color photographs and illustrations! "Most visitors to Machu Picchu, the Lost City of the Incas, high in the Peruvian Andes, find the place breathtaking - this must surely be one of the world's most spectacular archaeological sites. yet the Incas were in fact the inheritors, rather than the creators, of Andean civilization in the age before the Spanish conquest. For millennia a variety of advanced cultures had flourished in the shadow of this great mountain chain........

Syracuse, New York, U.S.A.: New Readers Pr, 2004. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; former owner's name and address are stamped on the ffep; spine is gently creased; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! 80 very clean unmarked and uncreased informative and educational pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! "Lively. Compelling. Complete. This comprehensive five-level series for literacy through high intermediate adult ESL provides seamlessy integrated components for instruction and assessment. Student-Centered. Each step of the way, English ---- No Problem! allows students to develop a clear sense of purpose for their learning and helps them to benchmark their progress...............". First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Syracuse, New York, U.S.A.: New Readers Pr, 2004. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; former owner's name and address are stamped on the ffep; spine is gently creased; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! 80 very clean unmarked and uncreased informative and educational pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! "Lively. Compelling. Complete. This comprehensive five-level series for literacy through high intermediate adult ESL provides seamlessy integrated components for instruction and assessment. Student-Centered. Each step of the way, English ---- No Problem! allows students to develop a clear sense of purpose for their learning and helps them to benchmark their progress...............". First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Syracuse, New York, U.S.A.: New Readers Pr, 2004. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; former owner's name and address are stamped on the ffep; spine is gently creased; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! 80 very clean unmarked and uncreased informative and educational pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! "Lively. Compelling. Complete. This comprehensive five-level series for literacy through high intermediate adult ESL provides seamlessy integrated components for instruction and assessment. Student-Centered. Each step of the way, English ---- No Problem! allows students to develop a clear sense of purpose for their learning and helps them to benchmark their progress...............". First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Syracuse, New York, U.S.A.: New Readers Pr, 2004. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; former owner's name and address are stamped on the ffep; spine is gently creased; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! 80 very clean unmarked and uncreased informative and educational pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! "Lively. Compelling. Complete. This comprehensive five-level series for literacy through high intermediate adult ESL provides seamlessy integrated components for instruction and assessment. Student-Centered. Each step of the way, English ---- No Problem! allows students to develop a clear sense of purpose for their learning and helps them to benchmark their progress...............". First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Syracuse, New York, U.S.A.: New Readers Pr, 2004. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; former owner's name and address are stamped on the ffep; spine is gently creased; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! 80 very clean unmarked and uncreased informative and educational pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! "Lively. Compelling. Complete. This comprehensive five-level series for literacy through high intermediate adult ESL provides seamlessy integrated components for instruction and assessment. Student-Centered. Each step of the way, English ---- No Problem! allows students to develop a clear sense of purpose for their learning and helps them to benchmark their progress...............". First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Syracuse, New York, U.S.A.: New Readers Pr, 2004. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; former owner's name and address are stamped on the ffep; spine is gently creased; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! 80 very clean unmarked and uncreased informative and educational pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! "Lively. Compelling. Complete. This comprehensive five-level series for literacy through high intermediate adult ESL provides seamlessy integrated components for instruction and assessment. Student-Centered. Each step of the way, English ---- No Problem! allows students to develop a clear sense of purpose for their learning and helps them to benchmark their progress...............". First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Rockford, Illinois: The Friends of the Coronado , 2001. Hint of edge wear to the dj, gently scuffed, lightly shelf worn, some light damage to the outer page edges where some of the pages had stuck together, overall a clean used first edition! Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! Very very rare and hard-to-find! 112 historical pages wonderfully illustrated with full-color and black and white photographs! "The dream of Willard Van Matre and the Rockford Enterprises Group, the Coronado Theatre in rockford, Illinois opened its doors in 1927. The ornately decorated coronado was a mammoth undertaking, requiring 18 months to construct and costing roughly $1.5 million. Over the years, the 'Wonder Theatre' hosted show business legends: the Marx Brothers, Tommy Dorsey, Frank sinatra, Louis Armstrong, George Gershwin, Bob Hope, Talullah Bankhead and even Gypsy Rose Lee. orchestras, plays, concerts, silent films, 'talkies,' political rallies and high school… Read More