Search Results: Authors starting with O from Black Paw Books

New York: Columbia University Press, 1956. Hardcover. Very Good. Scholarly work explores the disciplinary action of the Congregational churches of Massachusetts through 1830. Octavo, x, 379 pp. Light blue cloth. From the personal library of Pulitzer Prize-winning Lincoln biographer and historian David Herbert Donald. Donald's name stamped on ffep. Top corner of back board gently bumped. Lacks dust jacket.

Oxford University Press, 2005. Hardcover. Good+. A landmark scholarly work, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States offers comprehensive, reliable, and accessible information about the fastest growing minority population in the nation. With an unprecedented scope and cutting-edge scholarship, the Encyclopedia draws together the diverse historical and contemporary experiences in the United States of Latinos and Latinas from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Central America, South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East." Complete four-volume set. Retired library copy with usual stamps and markings (deaccessioned with "discard" stamps); otherwise, clean and unmarked.

Constable & Company, 1925. Hardcover. Very Good. Scarce work by Sir Michael O'Dwyer, a British official who served as the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab, India, from 1912 to 1919. The author draws on his personal experiences to describe events in Punjab, Rajputana, Hyderabad, and Central India from 1885 to 1925. Among the topics covered in this book include the impact of WWI on British rule, the Punjab Rebellion of 1919, the Montagu-Chelmsford reforms. Finally, the book addresses the question, "Is India a Lost Dominion?" Tall octavo (8 7/8" tall) [xi], 453 pp. Green cloth. Includes fold-out maps of India and Punjab. From private collection. Bottom corners gently bumped. Edges of book block and prelims show a little foxing. Binding is a bit limp. Edge of Indian map curls a little where it extends beyond edge of book block.

Self Published, 1985. Softcover. Near Fine. Book contains talks given by noted academic and naval officer Mildred Helen McAfee Horton (1900 - 1994) during her early years as President of Wellesley College. Includes McAfee's CV, listing academic appointments, professional affiliations, military service, etc. Rare, with only two copies located in an OCLC WorldCat search and no copies in the trade. Octavo, 70 pp. Black & white photos throughout. Stapled wraps. Wraps are lightly agetoned, else Fine. Included with this listing are Class of 1940 reunion directories for the years 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, and 2000.

Washington: Duff Green, 1827. Very Good. 1827 petition to Congress requesting that veteran officers of the American Revolution be entitled to half-pay pensions for their service. Octavo (22 x 14 cm.), 7 pp. Disbound. Edges of pages are a little yellowed with small faint dampstain along top edge.

University of Massachusetts Press, 2004. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Since its dedication in 1877, Trinity Church on Copley Square in Boston has been widely regarded as one of the most important and successful monuments of American architecture. It has long been hailed as the cornerstone of the career of America's first celebrity architect, H. H. Richardson." The Makers of Trinity Church in the City of Boston recognizes and celebrates the individuals who created this "towering landmark of America's cultural heritage." Quarto (10" tall), 206 pp. Black & white and color illustrations throughout. Black cloth. From private collection. Edges of dust jacket curl up slightly.

New York: 'Ogen, 1947. Hardcover. Very Good. Collection of short stories related to Jewish life in Poland during the Nazi occupation. Hebrew language work. Octavo, 214 pp. Red cloth. Corners gently bumped.

Self Published, 1993. Softcover. Very Good. Scarce work by Israeli sculptor Ezra Orion (1934- 2015). Folio, [28] pp. Stapled wraps. From private collection. Top edge of publication curls up and corners shows a little wear.

Instituto de la Mujer, 1991. Softcover. Fine. Spanish-language work. Octavo in wraps (softcover). From private collection. Book appear unread.

Sterling Publishers, 1990. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo, 262 pp. Red cloth binding. From private collection. No signatures or bookplates. Pages remain clean and unmarked; binding, tight. Dust jacket shows a little spotting along edges of flaps.