Search Results: Authors starting with O from Flamingo Books

The Arena Publishing Co. Acceptable. [1896] signed and inscribed first edition / association copy (singer and 'poet of the people' James G. Clark, whose photograph and biography are at pp. 37-39), The Arena Publishing Co. (Boston, Massachusetts), 6 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches tall beige cloth hardbound, no dust jacket, gilt design and lettering to front cover and spine, printed on heavy paper, more than thirty full-page plates, 193 pp. Heavy soiling, staining, rubbing and edgewear to covers, with darkening to the spine, a dark coffee cup ring to the front cover, red staining to the lower rear cover, a bit of fraying to the top spine cap and bumping to all four outer tips. Light upper marginal dampstains - to a greater or lesser degree - through the entire volume. Cracking between blank rear free-endpaper and pastedown, but the binding holds quite firmly. Despite these detractions, still a solid, complete copy, nicely signed on the blank front free-endpaper in December 1895 by the author, inscribed to… Read More

Oxford Press, 1947. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good/Good. 0x0x0. 1947 first edition Oxford University Press (New York), association copy (children's author/illustrator Maurice Sendak), 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches tall blue cloth hardcover in publisher's dust jacket, gilt design to front cover, gilt lettering to spine, xxviii, 425 pp. Very slight soiling, rubbing and edgewear to covers, with very minor staining to fore page edges. A couple of pencil bibliographic notations to the blank front and rear endpapers, possibly by former owner, author/illustrator Maurice Sendak (1928-2012). Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - in a slightly age-toned and edgeworn dust jacket which is nicely preserved and displayed in a clear archival Brodart sleeve. No Sendak bookplate, but an original, signed certificate of provenance is laid in from the auction house which establishes that the book was from the personal library of Sendak, and was sold on behalf of the famed Rosenbach Museum in… Read More

One-Design & Offshore Yachtsman (c. 1970) 1971, 1970-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 1970 first edition One-Design and Offshore Yachtsman / Quadrangle Books (Chicago, Illinois), 5 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches tall pale blue cloth hardcover in publisher's unclipped dust jacket, white lettering to spine, copiously illustrated with black-and-white photographs and drawings/diagrams, 209, [1] pp. Slight to moderate soiling, rubbing and edgewear to covers. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - in a soiled, edgeworn, rubbed and chipped dust jacket which is nicely preserved and displayed in a clear archival Brodart sleeve. ~MM~ [2.0P] Contents: Pt 1 The boat - 1. The hull; 2. Weight; 3. Hull finish; 4. Fittings; 5. Buoyancy; 6. Centreboard; 7. Rudder; 8. Underwater attachments; 9. Masts; 10. Booms; 11. Standing and running rigging; 12. Spinnaker equipment; 13. Sails; 14. Compasses; 15. Anchors; 16. Burgee; 17. Stopwatch; Pt 2 The crew and the race - 18. Prior to an important race; 19. On shore;… Read More

C. Whittaker, Ltd, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good. 1972 revised script, C. Whittaker, Ltd. (Los Angeles, California), 9 3/4 x 11 inches tall burgundy leather hardcover, gilt lettering to front cover, four raised bands and gilt ruling and lettering to spine, white moire pastedowns and endpapers, typescript printed only on recto side of each leaf, illustrated with black-and-white photographs of the Madero Revolution, [5], 190 ff. Very slight soiling and rubbing to covers. Minor marginal staining to moire endpapers. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked, and splendidly bound - of this rare screenplay with a fascinating and extensive backstory. Unpublished, with no listing in OCLC or other indices. Note that this is a heavy and oversized book, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~ZZ~ [4.0P] The never-produced first script of legendary American film screenwriter and director Dan O'Bannon (1946-2009), who is perhaps best known for writing the… Read More

Ex typographia Ord. Cist. Strict. Obs, 1930. hardcover. Acceptable. 0x0x0. In Latin. 1930 Ex typographia Ord. Cist. Strict. Obs. (Westmalle, Belgium), 3 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches tall black pebbled cloth hardcover, gilt lettering to spine, all page edges red, green pattern endpapers, printed in red and black ink, illustrated with black-and-white engravings, [6], 235 pp. Slight soiling and moderate rubbing and edgewear to covers. The front joint appears to have been glued at some point to reinforce the binding, which is quite solid. Some chipping at spine caps. On the half title page, ink prior owner name, accession number and monastic library stamp from the Trappist Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani, near Bardstown, Kentucky, famous for being the home of monk, social activist and author Thomas Merton from 1941 until his death in 1968. Another Abbey of Gethsemani stamp on a rear free-endpaper has Gethsemani lined out and Genesee written in, suggesting the book was later used by the monks at Abbey of the… Read More

Print Shop of Dixon. Good. 1980 first edition R.T. Odell (Champaign, Illinois), 8 7/8 x 11 1/4 inches tall blue cloth hardcover, no dust jacket (as issued), yellow lettering to front cover and spine, illustrated with black-and-white photographs and maps, viii, 268 pp. Slight to moderate soiling, rubbing and edgewear to covers, with very slight bumping to the lower tip of the front cover. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this scarce genealogy and family history. Note that this is a heavy and oversized book, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~OO~ [3.5P] Traces the ancestry of Russell Turner Odell and Florence (Turner) Odell of Illinois. Surnames which receive the most extensive coverage include: Baker, Barnes, Barney, Beall, Beeby, Blackburn, Blackmore, Carson, Challacombe, Cromwell, Davis, Faron, Hooper, Johnson, Kelley, Large, Machin, McDaniel, Miller, Odell, Parminter, Parsell, Rush, Searles, Smith, Stevens, Strait, Strate,… Read More

Borough of Gratz, 1955-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. 1955 first edition, Borough of Gratz, Pennsylvania (Gratz, Pennsylvania), 8 1/2 x 11 inches tall stapled paperbound, largely 1955 Gratz area business ads, 56 pp. Very slight soiling, rubbing and edgewear, wity moderate creasing to the lower page tips throughout. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this scarce issue. ~SP17~ [1.0P] A collection of town anniversary congratulations from area organizations and businesses, on the occasion of the sesquicentennial of Gratz, a borough in Dauphin County, in central Pennsylvania. A freeze-frame for this midwestern town from 65 years ago.

Philadelphia, Friends' Book-Store, 1859-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1859 first edition For Sale at Friends' Book-Store, 304 Arch St. (Philadelphia) 4 3/4 x 7 3/8 inches tall full leather bound, 130 pp. Apparently original covers quite worn, with rubbing, bumping and edgewear. Cracking and chipping to spine and to both front and rear joints, though they appear to have been glued at some point and all holds quite firmly. Soiling and staining to margins of prelims, contemporaneous owner names to front free-endpaper, including original 1860 owner Anne J. Price, and subsequent nineteenth century owners Susan H. Jones and Stephen Paschall. Some ink offsetting from these owner names, and a bit of marginal staining, to the title page. A few pages with light pencil marginal tick marks. Otherwise, apart from a few instances of minor foxing, clean, bright and unmarked. ~III~ [1.0P] A revision and reissue of the 1808 Quaker 'advices,' a snapshot of the ethos of this faith tradition in the… Read More

To. Very Good. In Japanese. 2005 first Japanese edition, Kaneko Shobo (Tokyo, Japan), 6 1/8 x 8 1/2 inches tall hardbound in publisher's unclipped dust jacket, white paper-covered boards, black lettering to spine, powder blue endpapers, vii, 238 pp. plus colophon. Very slight rubbing to covers and minor bumping to lower tip of front cover. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - in a like dust jacket which is nicely preserved and displayed in a clear archival Brodart sleeve. ~CC~ Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidently administer, score, and interpret the Rorschach. Complete coverage of administration, scoring, interpretation, and reporting. Expert advice on avoiding common pitfalls. Conveniently formatted for rapid reference. The Rorschach test, also known as the Rorschach inkblot test, is a psychological test in which subjects' perceptions of inkblots are recorded and then analyzed using psychological interpretation, complex algorithms, or both.… Read More

Ediciones Castilla, 1958. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. In Spanish. 1958 Ediciones Castilla (Madrid, Spain). 5 1/8 x 6 3/4 inches tall pale grey cloth hardcover, no dust jacket (as issued), gilt design and lettering to front cover and spine, color design endpapers, copiously illustrated with color photographs and artwork, 406, [8] pp. Very slight soiling, rubbing and edgewear to covers, with mild bumping to upper tip of front cover and a bit of sun darkening to the spine. Otherwise, apart from very slight age toning, a very good to near fine copy - clean and unmarked. ~Z~ [2.0P] A guide produced in Madrid in 1958 to Mexico, Central America and The Antilles, loaded with color illustrations and delving into many aspects of this region.

U. Von der ohe, 2009-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 2009 signed and inscribed first edition, U. von der Ohe (Los Angeles, California), 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches tall grey cloth hardcover in publisher's unclipped dust jacket, gilt lettering to spine, [14], 321 pp. Signed note from author to prior owner laid in. Very slight soiling and rubbing to covers. Nicely inscribed and signed by the author in the year of issue on the blank front free-endpaper. Otherwise, a very good to near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked - in a like dust jacket which is nicely preserved and displayed in a clear archival Brodart sleeve. ~X~ [2.0P] A memoir of a Los Angeles woman who grew up near Stuttgart, Germany.

World Scientific Pub Co Inc, 2003-02-01. Hardcover. New. 2003 World Scientific Pub. Co.(London), two 8 x 10 1/2 inches tall x 1 3/4 inches thick embossed hardcover volumes, no dust jackets (as issued), gilt design and lettering to front cover and spine, xxxvi, 1427 pp. A new set, still sealed in publisher's clear wrap. Note that this is a heavy and oversized set, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~SP43~ [8.5P] Selected papers of George Andrew Olah (1927-2017), a Hungarian and American chemist. His research involved the generation and reactivity of carbocations via superacids. For this research, Olah was awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1994 'for his contribution to carbocation chemistry.' He was also awarded the Priestley Medal, the highest honor granted by the American Chemical Society, and the F.A. Cotton Medal for Excellence in Chemical Research of the American Chemical Society in 1996. Contents: Volume 1: Early Studies; Electrophilic… Read More

D.W. Olds, 1969-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. 1969 D.W. Olds (Spartanburg, South Carolina), 8 1/2 x 11 inches tall spiral bound (blue plastic comb) in pale blue printed covers, index, iv, 184 pp. Very slight rubbing and edgewear to covers. Otherwise, a very good to near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this uncommon genealogy. ~SP34~ [2.0P] Looks at the ancestry of, and traces the known descendants of, William Henry Ridgely, who was born in Maryland, married Hannah Reed Simmons and had at least ten children. They migrated to Illinois after a brief stop in Ohio. Allied families include Brines, Carey, Clodfelter, Cunningham, Griffith, Harrison, Hedrick, Higgins, Koertge, Michael, Slunaker, Smith and Willey.

T. Osborne, 1745-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1745 first edition 'Printed for T[homas] Osborne in Gray's-Inn' (London), 8 1/4 x 10 1/8 inches tall x 2 1/4 inches thick full contemporary leather bound, five raised bands to spine, all page edges red, xii, 576 pp. plus bound at the rear of the volume, A Catalogue of Pamphlets in the Harleian Library, paginated 97-136 pp. Covers bumped, rubbed and edgeworn, with cracked hinges. A blank front free-endpaper has been glued to the front pastedown to firm up the binding on this large volume, which is quite solid. Apart from mostly marginal light staining or foxing, and a couple of instances of slight creasing, a very good copy internally - clean, bright and unmarked. Note that this is a heavy and oversized book, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~N~ [4.5P] A first edition of Volume 5 only of the 8-volume collection, complete unto itself. Includes a 39-page 'Catalogue of Pamphlets in the Harleian… Read More

Augsburg. Good. 1956 first edition Augsburg Publishing House (Minneapolis, Minesota), 6 x 9 inches tall stapled paperbound in green printed covers, 48 pp. Light rubbing and edgewear and moderate soiling to covers. Minor marginal staining to title page. A few pages with very slight marginal creasing. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this scarce booklet designed to help Sunday school teachers use the Bible meaningfully and effectively in teaching every lesson, from preschool classes up, or any individual or group in studying and appreciating the Bible. ~SP41~ Contents: Introduction; The Bible: A Gift from God; The Bible and the Individual; The Bible and the Group; Teaching the Bible to Preschool Children; Teaching the Bible to Primary Children; Teaching the Bible to Juniors; Teaching the Bible to Youth; Teaching the Bible to Adults; The Bible: Ours to Make Concrete; The Bible: Ours to Appreciate in Literature, Music and Art.

Springer, 2011-12-21. Paperback. Very Good. 2011 Springer (Dordrecht, The Netherlands), 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 inches tall trade paperback, illustrated with black-and-white charts and screen shots, xiv, 342 pp. Very slight rubbing to covers. Otherwise, a very good to near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked. ~SP05~ [2.0P] Papers presented at SIIE, an international forum of Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking and English-speaking researchers devoted to investigate and implement the use of computers in education. Contents: Part I: Plenary Lectures. Artificial Intelligence in the HyperClass: Design Issues; J. Tiffin, et al. Advanced Learning Environments; R.M. Bottino. Learning Communities in the Web; P. Dias. Part II: Papers. Evaluation Criteria for Hypermedia Educational Systems; I. Aedo, P. Diaz. Creating Collaborative Environments for Web-based Training Scenarios; L. Anido, et al. The Next Step in Computer Based Education: the Learning Technologies Standardisation; L. Anido, et al. Foundations of… Read More

Minisink Press. Very Good. 2007 signed and inscribed first edition, Minisink Press (Port Jervis, New York), 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches tall black cloth hardcover in publisher's unclipped dust jacket, gilt lettering to spine, illustrated with black-and-white photographs, xii, 223 pp. On the half title page, nicely inscribed to former U.S. Rep. John Hall and signed by the author. Otherwise, a very good to near fine copy, in a like dust jacket which is nicely preserved and displayed in a clear archival Brodart sleeve. Scarce; OCLC (No. 212432435) locates only four copies at institutions worldwide. [dO] ~M~ [2.0P] The place of Fort Decker in the history of Port Jervis, New York is a prominent one. The story traces from early in the Revolutionary War, to the raids of the infamous Mohawk warrior-statesman Joseph Brant, to the era of the D&H Canal, when the building served as a hotel for founders and engineers. This book is a must for those interested in the early history of the area and how historical… Read More

L.B. Osborne. Very Good. 1999 first edition, L.B. Osborne (n.p.), 8 1/2 x 11 inches tall spiral bound (black plastic comb) with a clear cover and red back, thoroughly indexed, 94 pp. plus supplementary materials. Light to moderate soiling, rubbing and edgewear to covers. A few pages with light creasing. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this rare genealogy and family history of a coastal Georgia family. Not in OCLC. ~UUU~ [2.0P] Traces the descendants of Moses Young (1761-1845) and Catherine Mackdonald of Darien, a city in McIntosh County, on Georgia's coast at the mouth of the Altamaha River, approximately 50 miles south of Savannah. Apart from Young, among the other surnames most extensively covered: Adams, Andrews, Bagley, Barnette, Branson, Burkette, Butler, Carter, Clark, Collins, Davis, Deal, Dykes, Faircloth, Floyd, Gerrald, Ginn, Hagerman, Hart, Herndon, Hood, Jernigan, Lee, Maulden, McCallie, McCants, McIntosh, Merkerson, Mitchum, Moye, Nettles, Osborne,… Read More

Monrovia Centennial Committee, 1986-01-01. hardcover. Like New/Like New. 0x0x0. 1986 Monrovia Centennial Committee (Monrovia, California), 8 7/8 x 11 1/4 inches tall hardcover in publisher's dust jacket, illustrated with black-and-white and color photographs and maps, xxi, 268 pp. A new copy, still sealed in publisher's clear wrap. ~NNN~ [4.0P] A centennial history of Monrovia, a city in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California. Monrovia has been used for filming TV shows, movies and commercials.

R.O. Swan, 1994-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 1994 signed copy, R.O. Swan (Elgin, Illinois), 8 1/2 x 11 inches tall orange buckram cloth hardcover, no dust jacket (as issued), white lettering to spine, original grey wraps bound in, illustrated with black-and-white photos, [6], 186 pp. Retired library reference book, with a bookplate to the front pastedown and stamp to blank front free-endpaper as the only indications of this. Nicely signed by the author on the title page, with a relative signing the upper margin of the adjacent blank front free-endpaper. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, right and unmarked. ~K~ [2.5P] Dana Haestrup Swan (1933-1982) was the son of Hoyt Stanford Swan and Anna Haestrup Swan. Dana's brother was Donald Chandler Swan, and his sister was Ruth Swan Anderson. Dana married Rowena Otta (b. 1933), the daughter of Ernest Ignatz Otta and Sara Lena Wimpelberg. Rowena was born in Elgin, Illinois. She married Dana in Elgin, in 1933. Their only child, Chandler Otta Swan, married… Read More