Search Results: Authors starting with O from JWMah

Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 2005. (USA) 1st printing. INSCRIBED BY AUTHORS to half title, Owner's 3 word inscription as well, no other markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Black boards, photo end papers, 244pp, index, Full-page colour photos of prepared dishes. Boulevard opened in San Francisco in 1993. This book presents 75 of their multifaceted recipes, each anchored by a main course and accompanied by recipes for side dishes: Veal chops with Porcini and Asiago stuffing; Buttermilk-brined fried little chickens; Chocolate Panna cotta. A handsomely produced heavy book. (4.0 JM LVR 201/b3. Inscribed By Authors. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

Greenwich CT: New York Graphic Society, 1967. (USA) Presumed 1st edition, No markings, very fine split to hinge paper but holding tight, Very Good in unclipped Good (-) only dust jacket with large chip to upper edge of rear panel and smaller chip to lower corner of front panel; some minor edge tears; DJ is in mylar sleeve. Blue cloth, 388pp, index, 33 colour plates; 244 B&W plates. The plates are excellent. Byzantine mosaics, then discussion on mosaics in Roman churches. (6.5 JM LVR 206/6. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

Mexico: Museo De Arte Contemporaneo de Oaxaca , 2003. (MEX) Presumed 1st eidtion. No markigns, Very Good used copy. Red wraps, 52pp, colour reproductions of paintings with the text in Spanish. Takeda, born in Japan in 1935, is a Japanese Mexican painter and printmaker. He is considered one of Oaxaca's most important artists.[1] Takeda has lived in Mexico for over fifty years and trained several generations of Mexican artists, many of them indigenous Zapotecs and Mixtec. (1.33 JM HOZ 403/b1. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Exhibition Catalogue..

NY: Crown Publishing Group, 2018. (USA) Stated first edition and with the full number line to the copyright page. No markings, tiny bump to the top edge of the front cover, not breaking the paper, thus Near Fine in unclipped Near Fine dust jacket with the Oprah's Book Club printed to the front panel. Boards, 426pp, mostly colour photos. The former first lady writes about her family, her formative years, her marriage, and her life in the White House. Uncommon in first printing. (2.4 JM 0732. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Vancouver: British Columbia Library Association, 2011. (CAD) First edition. SIGNED BY AUTHOR to the half-title, no other markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket with a bit of rubbing to panels. Boards, 264pp, index, some colour photos, mostly B&W historical photos. Foreword by Sarah Ellis; Introduction by Iona Campagnolo. The book was published to commemmorate the centennial of the BC Library Assocition. . A heavy oversize book. (4.5 JM LVR 201/b6. Signed by Author. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Victoria: Times Colonist, 2008. (CAD) Presumed 1st edition, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, no other markings, a touch of moisture intrusion just to a 1.5 " portion of the lower edge of pages ar the margins of about half of the pages, thus Good in Good dust jacket with a touch of moisture intrusion to the lower edge of the front panel. Book is clean and tight otherwise. Boards, 174pp, index, colour map; B&W photos of newsmakers in the 150 history of the Times Colonist newspaper in Victoria BC. A heavy book. (3.6 JM LVR 202/b0. Signed by Author. 1st. Hardcover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

Philadelphia: Theodor Presser, 1949. (USA) Price written to cover, no other makrings, small split to head of spine, Very Good. Card covers, [6]pp counting both covers. Key with one sharp. No lyrics. (1.0 JM HOX 1/a2. Unbound. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12". Sheet Music.

Toronto: Appetite By Random House, 2015. (CAD) 1st printing. SIGNED BY AUTHOR to the half-title page, no othe rmarkings, there is a small closed break to the cover material at the spine side of the back cover, thus Very Good used copy; no dust jackt as published. Boards, 286pp, index, full-page colour photos. These are favourite recipes by the author from her blog: Bostocks, Chocolate Olive Oil Zucchini Bread, Pakora, Whiskey sef-saucing Pudding cakes. A heavy book. (2.7 JM HOZ 402/b2. Signed by Author. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1999. (USA) 1st printing. No markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Cloth, 284pp, index, colour plates; B&W photos. In this ambitious study, John O'Brian argues that Matisse's sober presentations of himself were calculated to fit with the social constraints and ideological demands of the times. Matisse's strategy included cooperating with museums, cultivating private collectors, playing off dealers one against another, and reassuring the media that, whatever his reputation as an avant-gardist, the conduct of his life was solidly bourgeois. (2.5 JM LVR 200/c4. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Vancouver: Artspeak / Presentation House Gallery, 2006. (CAD) Presumed 1st edition, No markings, Fine. Wraps, 64pp, mostly colour photos and illus. Territory was an exhibition concerned with mapping urban experience, civic space, and contested terrains. The project extended beyond the gallery spaces at Artspeak and Presentation House Gallery to public sites around Vancouver, and also includes guided walks, lectures, a film series and publication. The artworks in Territory navigate real and imagined territories. In doing so they reveal how cultural mythologies, both local and global, are scripted into built environments and determine human interactions. The social impact of the often invisible boundaries delineated by civic conflict, gentrification, security, and communication systems is made apparent. Five artworks have been commissioned for the public domain: photographic billboards by Roy Arden, roaming mobile signboards by Ron Terada, soil transplants by Germaine Koh, photographs by Jayce Salloum.… Read More

Chicago: The Catholic Press, 1951. (USA) Presumed 1st edition. No markings, the book is in Very Good condition except for 1./2" tears to the leather yapped edges at the head and foot of the spine; no dust jacket as published. 24.5 x 17.5, marron leather with yapped edges, gold design to front panel, gold titles to spine, plain back panel, all edges gilt, thumb index notches to leading edge of pages, ribbon marker, xxx, [910]pp for the Old Testament, [304]pp for the New Testament, and Catholic teachigs on the Mass and the Sacraments, then an unpaginated section on The Life of Our Family, then 256pp for a Catholic Dictionary. colour photos of the Holy Land, maps. A heavy book. (4.5 JM LVR 201/b5. 1st. Leather. Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Chicago IL: The Catholic Press, 1955. (USA) 1955 printing. No markings, the presentation page is free of any names, faint spotting to the gold to the top edge of pages, otherwise Near Fine, no dust jacket as published. Full red leather with color pastedown showing the Last Supper, gold titles to spine, all edges gilt, two ribbon markers, xviii, 944pp, colour photos and illus. The text is in English printed in red and black ink. (2.5 JM HOJ 303/1B. Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Germany: Ceres Verlag Rudolf, 1997. (GER) No markings, Fine; no dust jacket perhaps as published, Glossy photo boards, 400pp, index. Many colour photos of food preparation and finished dishes. 800 recipes with the text in German. A heavy book. (4.2 JM LVR 201/b0. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

Canada: Bank of Montreal, 1961. (CAD) No markings, stress crease to cover, about Very Good. Blue card, side-stapled, 112pp. A letter of credit ia a commercial instrument through which a bank or other financial institution instructs a correspondent institution to advance a specified sum of money to the bearer. They were used mainly by travellers, to simplify nonlocal business transactions. 90.8 JM HOX 1/a14. Staple Bound. Very Good. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall.

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1955. (UK) Edition Not Stated Owner's inscription to inside end paper, name to inside back end paper, no other markings, a bit of rubbing to cover edges, Very Good used copy; no dust jacket as published. 12 x 8.5 cm, flexible dark red leather cover with gold cross to front panel, 719pp index. All edges gilt, red ribbon marker. Attractive pocket size copy. (1.3 JM HOQ 100/2. Full-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall.

Paris: House of Dior, 2012. (FR) NO markings, Very Good. Wraps, [110]pp, colour and B&W fashion photographs. Pret-a-Poter Parisiennes; Marion Cotillard; Portrati Raf Simons; Jewellery. Some lovely vintge fashion photos. The Dior House realized it was time to move forward and challenge-up their incredibly successful online magazine with a print edition: Dior No.1 Issue A New Direction. The print version was incredibly exclusive--only the top clients and client prospects had access. This edition was elaborated by Fabien Baron, with fashion photography renowned names like Patrick Demarchelier, Paolo Roversi, Willy Vanderperre and Jean-Baptiste Mondino --in charge of cover and editorial. There is a photo of Marion Cotillard in a 1947 look that makes the cover exquisite. (2.2 JM HOZ 403/b3. Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12". Periodical.

Scotland: Greentrax Recordings, 1993. (SCOT) One audio CD in jewel case with booklet: CDTRAX 9001 5018081900121. Signs of very light use, Very Good used copy. 15 tracks recorded by the School of Scottish Studies University off Edinburgh. 15 tracks of traditional lowland music from Aberdeenshire and other counties (1.3 JM 1225. Very Good. Audio CD.

London: Early English Text Society / Oxford University Press, 1967. (UK) 2nd Printing Remainder mark to top edge of pages, owner's name and date to endpaper, "Withdrawn" stamp from library to endpaper, (This is NOT an ex-library copy), sun line to cover, no other markings, clean, tight, VG; no Dj perhaps as issued. Brown cloth, 100pp, index. . This is an Old-English text of a poem, originally pubished by the Early English Text Society in 1959. (1.6 JM HOQ 101/a2. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder.

Victoria BC: Trafford Publishing, 2007. (CAD) First Printing INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR, no other markings, As New. Glossy wraps, 202pp. No illus. This is a history of Gaelic Games in Canada, as embraced by the Irish-Canadian community. (1.6 JM LVR 200/b5. Inscribed By Author. 1st. Paperback. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seoul: Ho-Am Art Gallery, 1993. (KOR) No markings, soft crease to cover, Very Good. Illus wraps with flaps, no page numbers, about 100 pages, colour reproductions of paintings, B&W photos. The text is in Korean, English and French. Some lovely reroductions.(2.9 JM LVR 202/b3. Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12". Exhibition Catalogue..