Search Results: Authors starting with O from Midnight Books

Rockwall County Historical Foundation, 1999. Hardcover. Like New. 0x0x0. Detailed history of Rockwall County, Texas, 1842-1968. Facsimile printing of O. L. Steger, Sr.'s original 1969 publication. Histories of businesses, churches, schools, families and much more. Illustrated with historical photographs. Limited printing. 364 pp. 8 3/4" x 5 3/4".Tight, immaculate copy. Extremities crisp. Unmarked front to back. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

The Foreign Policy Assoc, 1940. Softcover. Very Good. Collectible first edition of William V. Reed and Elizabeth Ogg's New Homes for Old - an architectural history of ca. 1940 public housing. Dozens of photos of examples from many countries, floor plans and more. Countries represented include Russia, Sweden, Denmark England, etc. Also includes photos of Negro shacks in Florida, shanties in California, blighted areas in Chicago, etc. A valuable resource for appreciating the Spartan-like, severe architecture of public housing's early days. 112 pp. 7 5/8" x 5 5/8".Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

W. R. Olson, 1997. Softcover. Very Good. 8x5x0. Wilma R. Olson's Olancha, California, Inyo County. Olancha, a former silver mining town located near Death Valley achieved dubious notoriety when, on August 11, 1969, Manson Family members Charles "Tex" Watson and Dianne "Snake" Lake settled down in Olancha two days after Watson had stabbed Sharon Tate to death. Histories of businesses, churches, schools, families and more. Densely illustrated with historical photos. Includes bibliography and index. Scarce. 150 pp. 8 3/8" x 5 3/8". Tight copy. Extremities crisp. Unmarked front to back. Ownership signature to title page. Several notations to terminal blank endpaper. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

EMI Classics, 2003-11-04. Audio CD. New. New in publisher's shrink wrap. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Florida Endowment for the Humanities, 1988. Softcover. Good. Florida Endowment for the Humanities, Rollins College, compilation of 24 excerpts from books dated 1523 to 1986 addressing various aspects of Florida history. Includes several early pieces by noted author Zora Neale Hurston, including "Eatonville Anthology" and "How It Feels to be Colored Me." Scarce. 93 pp. 11" x 8 1/2". Tight, unmarked copy with light shelf wear and small coffee stain to front panel. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.