Search Results: Authors starting with O from JB Books

New York: William Abrahams : E. P. Dutton, Inc., 1986. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Trade Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Trade Edition (stated). Novel of a modern woman in search of self-understanding and personal fulfillment, living an unpredictable and yet inevitable life. Hardcover with dust jacket, 310pp. A very nice copy, the jacket in a plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: William Abrahams : E. P. Dutton, Inc., 1987. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Trade Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Trade Edition (stated). Novel of an ordinary American family in the 1950s - but underneath its conventional and respectable facade hide many secrets and less than respectable truths and sleeping furies. Hardcover with dust jacket, 436pp. A nice copy, the jacket in a plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: William Abrahams : E. P. Dutton, Inc., 1985. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). A novel of two women, one divorced and the other a widow, who meet, fall in love, and gradually become obsessed with each other. Hardcover with dust jacket, 243pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free Brodart plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: William Abrahams : E. P. Dutton, Inc., 1989. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). Novel of a close-knit group of friends in an affluent, upper-class suburb finding themselves beset with scandal and tragedy - and how they cope, or don't cope, with the new challenges. Hardcover with dust jacket, 340pp., remainders mark. A nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Washington, D.C.: Counterpoint, 2002. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A fine collection of Obrien's thoughtful and insightful essays on the motion picture industry and its impact upon popular culture in the United States around the world, individual films studied for these purposes, directors, producers, actors, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, 248pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Washington D.C.: Counterpoin, 2000. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING (stated) of the First Edition. A thoughtful, appreciative meditation on the nature of books and the culture of reading and readers. Hardcover with dust jacket, 153pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free Brodart plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Washington, D.C.: Counterpoint, 2002. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A fine collection of Obrien's thoughtful and insightful essays on the motion picture industry and its impact upon popular culture in the United States around the world, individual films studied for these purposes, directors, producers, actors, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, 248pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Washington, D.C.: Counterpoint, 2002. Book. New. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A fine collection of Obrien's thoughtful and insightful essays on the motion picture industry and its impact upon popular culture in the United States around the world, individual films studied for these purposes, directors, producers, actors, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, 248pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Washington, D.C.: Counterpoint, 2002. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A fine collection of Obrien's thoughtful and insightful essays on the motion picture industry and its impact upon popular culture in the United States around the world, individual films studied for these purposes, directors, producers, actors, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, 248pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Washington, D.C.: Counterpoint, 2002. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A fine collection of Obrien's thoughtful and insightful essays on the motion picture industry and its impact upon popular culture in the United States around the world, individual films studied for these purposes, directors, producers, actors, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, 248pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Washington, D.C.: Counterpoint, 2002. Book. New. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A fine collection of Obrien's thoughtful and insightful essays on the motion picture industry and its impact upon popular culture in the United States around the world, individual films studied for these purposes, directors, producers, actors, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, 248pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. First Printing of the First Edition. The fascinating true crime account of the shady criminal doings and ultimate fall of a major New York City crime lord in one of the biggest investigations and prosecutions in US history, with much information on how the Mafia 'family' works, the fierce loyalties and rivalries within and around it, and how painstaking investigations are carried out, leading to prosecutions; contains glossy illustrations, index. Hardcover with dust jacket, 364pp., a few pages show underlinings, d.j. shows light edgewear with one two-inch closed tear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). An interesting novel of a 1990s man living out a life of nuclear-age terror, digging a massive survival hole in his backyard - and the consequences to him from his family, friends, etc. Hardcover with dust jacket, 312pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Bountiful: Horizon Publishers, 1997. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Second Printing.. The classic study of the prehistorical oral traditions coupled with the archaeological evidence from central and south America which speak of and validate the visitation to those regions in antiquity by a mysterious and semi-legendary 'bearded white god' who brought knowledge, wisdom, culture, science, learning of all kinds, and great spiritual insights, to the ancient peoples there. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains illustrations, notes, bibliography, indexed, 304pp. A very nice copy, new and unused, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Very rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: New American Library, 1990. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING (stated) of the First Edition. Novel set in modern young, hip Hollywood, of 'baby' moguls and their degenerate, fast lifestyles, big deals, hot action, those trying to get ahead, those getting hurt in the race to succeed and enrich oneself, the many steamy sexual affairs, and all else. Hardcover with dust jacket, 298pp. A nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Mysterious Press : Warner Books, 1993. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING (stated) of the First Edition. Novel set in a decaying New England factory town, an activist priest there being murdered in his own cathedral, the investigation that follows - and the surprises uncovered. Hardcover with dust jacket, 402pp. A nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A study of the distant human past to demonstrate war's origins, which species on the planet conduct it besides humankind, the impact of farming and pastoralism and the establishment of cities, the earliest conflicts, the evolution of technologies, much more, as well as the author's optimistic hope for an end to war in this modern period. Hardcover with price-clipped dust jacket, notes, indexed, 305pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Garden City: Doubleday and Company, Inc., 1985. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). A guide for couples to revamp, excite, and maintain their love and sexual relationship with each other, filled with case histories, problems and their solutions, ideas, tips, advice, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, 224pp., d.j. shows very light edgewear. A nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Atheneum, 1982. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First American Edition (stated). The fascinating biography of the acclaimed and knighted Sir Ralph Richardson and his life and career, filled with information on the early theatre and film days both in Britain and the United States, the many popular actors, actresses, directors, etc., that he worked with and came to know well, much more; contains glossy illustrations, lists of Richardson's plays and films, sources, index. Hardcover with dust jacket, 260pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free Brodart plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., 1954. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Former Owner Inscription & Signature. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). A fascinating, rich accounting of the people and adventures of the Klondike during the Gold Rush period, the social milieu that formed around the prospectors, those who exploited them, those who made and lost fortunes, those who went in search of gold but froze to death in its pursuit, the rough towns that sprang up, the saloons and saloon girls, the hard work and hard play, much more. Hardcover, contains map, bibliography, indexed, 284pp., boards show very lightest of wear, interior pagination clean and bright. A nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.