Search Results: Authors starting with O from Borg Antiquarian

New York: E. P. Dutton / A William Abrahams Book, 1989. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Fine/Near Fine. SIGNED by the AUTHOR on the front free endpaper, 8vo, off white quarter cloth with red and light blue lettering on spine over blue boards, archival mylar-protected pictorial jacket (unclipped) with images of a woman above a man, xii + 340 pages. Joyce Carol Oates (born 1938) is an award-winning and prolific American writer. Oates published her first book in 1963 and has since published over 40 novels, as well as a number of plays and novellas, and many volumes of short stories, poetry, and nonfiction. She has won many awards for her writing, including the National Book Award, for her novel them (1969), two O. Henry Awards, and the National Humanities Medal. Several of her novels have been finalists for the Pulitzer Prize. See also "The Glass Ark: A Joyce Carol Oates Bibliography" on the web. SIGNED COPY in Superior Condition and comparable dust jacket (unclipped). No… Read More

New York: The Vanguard Press, Inc, 1975. First Edition. Cloth. Very Fine/Fine. SIGNED by the Author on the title page, tall 8vo (8 3/4" x 6"), black cloth with gold lettering on spine & blindstamped author's name on front cover, archival mylar-protected black typography on white jacket (unclipped), red endpapers, [viii] + 568 pages. Joyce Carol Oates (born 1938) is a prolific and bestselling American writer who has published over 40 novels, as well as many plays, novellas, short stories, poetry, and nonfiction. She has won many awards for her writing, including the National Book Award, two O. Henry Awards, and the National Humanities Medal. Several other works have been finalists for the Pulitzer Prize. THE ASSASSINS consists of three narratives by the widow and two surviving brothers of assassinated right-wing politician Andrew Petrie. They seek the reasons for Petrie's death and try to deal with their empty lives. See also "The Glass Ark: A Joyce Carol Oates… Read More

New York: ECCO / HarperCollinsPublishers, 2004. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Near Mint/Near Mint. SIGNED by the AUTHOR on a front endpaper, tall 8vo, purple quarter cloth with gold lettering on spine over black boards, archival mylar-protected photographic jacket (price-clipped) by David High and Ralph Del Pozzo depicting waterfalls, [xvi] + 481 pages. Joyce Carol Oates (born 1938) is an American writer. Oates published her first book in 1963 and has since published over 40 novels, as well as a number of plays and novellas, and many volumes of short stories, poetry, and nonfiction. She has won many awards for her writing, including the National Book Award, for her novel them (1969), two O. Henry Awards, and the National Humanities Medal. Several of her novels have been finalists for the Pulitzer Prize. See also "The Glass Ark: A Joyce Carol Oates Bibliography" on the web. SIGNED COPY in Superior Condition in all respects. Tight, bright copy in FINE / NEAR FINE… Read More

New York and London: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers, 1981. First American Edition, Second Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. 8vo (8 1/4" x 5 3/4"), light blue quarter cloth with silver lettering on spine over off-white boards, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with portrait depicting Virginia Woolf's head using a linoleum cut by Stephen Alcorn, [viii] + 69 pages. Edna O'Brien, DBE (born 1930) is an Irish novelist, memoirist, playwright, poet and short story writer. Philip Roth described her as "the most gifted woman now writing in English." First performed by the Stratford Festival in Canada in 1980. Starring Maggie Smith as Virginia. EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION internally & externally! Nearly flawless and very tight, bright, and clean cloth and dj (unclipped). "First Edition" stated on copyright page with code "B" signifying a second printing. No remainder marks.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, 1928. First Photoplay Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Skrenda. 8vo, maroon cloth with black lettering on spine & front cover, archival polyester-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with cover art by Skrenda depicting a South Sea's maiden and her boyfriend on a beach beneath a palm; B&W frontispiece and 6 glossy B&W stills from the exciting and exotic 1928 film, xii + 450 pages + [2] Ads. Illustrated with B&W scenes from MGM PHOTOPLAY starring Monte Blue and 'Raquel Torres. W.S. Van Dyke (director); Frederick O'Brien (novel); Jack Cunningham (screenwriter); Ray Doyle (adaptation). <br/> <br/> Deals with exploitation of Polynesian pearl divers by white traders. Though copyright says 1919 by Garden City and indicates the author's initial book publication, the MGM movie was released later in 1928. This G&D edition doesn't reflect its printing which would have been when the film… Read More

London: Severn House, 2018. First World Edition. Pictorial boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. INSCRIBED on the title page, 8vo, glossy pictorial boards depicting a woman's shoe and leg in dark foliage, cover art repeated on dust jacket (unclipped), 296 pages + [2] Acknowledgements. INSCRIBED "...What would you do on your Last Night Out! Best Wishes"... SIGNED & dated. Chicago native Catherine O'Connell is the author of five novels: First Tracks, THE LAST NIGHT OUT, Well Read and Dead, Well Bred and Dead, and Skins. INSCRIBED & in EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION internally & externally! No remainder marks.

New York: Viking Press, 2016. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. SIGNED by the AUTHOR on the title page, thick 8vo, charcoal quarter cloth with gold lettering on spine over charcoal boards, lettered dust jacket (unclipped) designed by Lynn Buckley, protected by a quality archival clear plastic sleeve, [xii} + 610 pages. 1 Lb. 14 Oz. Stephen O'Connor (born 1952) is an American writer of fiction, nonfiction and poetry. His most recent novel THOMAS JEFFERSON DREAMS OF SALLY HEMINGS has been published by Viking (2016). It deals with Jefferson's protracted affair with his slave Sally, the half-sister of his deceased wife and friend of his daughter.--Wiki John Quincy Adams once savaged Jefferson in a poem that mentioned "dusky Sally," so why should a brilliant modern author hold back? Sally was a half sister of TJ's deceased wife; highly attractive (if a cartoon depicting her with her hair wrapped has any value); and one of Sally's lovely… Read More

New York: Random House, 2002. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. Personal B&W photos. 8vo, black quarter cloth with gold lettering on spine over ivory boards, illustrated with approximates 61 pages of B&W photos two per chapter) and 2 maps as frontispiece, archival mylar-protected photographic black & white dust jacket (price-clipped), xiv, [xv] 2-map frontispiece + 318 pages + [2] Acknowledgements / About the Authors. Sandra Day O'Connor (born 1930) is a retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1981 - 2006. A moderate who was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, she was the first woman to serve on the Court. H. Alan Day was the manager of the Day Ranch. EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION: tight, bright, clean copy in a comparable dust jacket (price-clipped). Previous owner's name on front free endpaper.

New York London Toronto Sydney Auckland: Doubleday, 1995. First Edition, 19th Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. Photos. INSCRIBED by the Author on the half title, tall 8vo, Navy blue cloth with gold lettering over blue boards, illustrated with 8 pages of glossy B&W photos, archival mylar-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped), 206 pages. In June of 1995, U.S. Air Force Captain Scott O'Grady was enforcing the NATO no-fly zone over Bosnia, when his F-16 was hit by a Soviet missle. His ordeal continued as he struggle to survive in the war-torn country.

Oken, 1833. Very Good +. 13-inch, hand-colored engraving. [Note: we grade conservatively and endeavor to identify any defects that might affect overall quality and price.].

Enugu, Nigeria: Nwamife Publishers Limited [Editorial Adviser, Chinua ACHEBE], 1975. Presumed First Paperback Edition. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good. Monica Eloji. INSCRIBED "With Compliments" by the Author, small 8vo, illustrated with 3 intext drawings of African scenes by Monica Eloji, pictorial colored wrappers, 116, [117] pages. Anezi Okoro (born 1929) is a Nigerian writer and medical practitioner. He is best known for his 1972 novel One Week One Trouble.ne of Okoro's Febechi series for young people.<br /> <br /> RARE. SIGNED with nice inscription. Moderate wear to copy that remains well bound. Paper is uniformly and lightly age-toned. No markings by previous owners. Illustrations remain well delineated and without foxing.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1973. First Edition, First Printing. Boards. Fine/Near Fine. Oliphant. INSCRIBED by the Cartoonist-Author with his distinctive small caricature logo of Punk the penguin, 4to, sky blue boards with black spine lettering & "Oliphant" on front cover, profusely illustrated with 185 cartoons, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (white & orange) with caricatures of Nixon & Agnew & Oliphant's B&W photo on the back, [1-7], 8-192 pages. Fine bright & colorful dust jacket with caricatures of Nixon and Agnew. Very clean copy with solid text block, though corners are a bit bumped in places.<br /> <br /> "Pat" Oliphant (born 1935) is an Australian-American editorial cartoonist whose career spans more than fifty years. His trademark is a small penguin character named Punk, who is often seen making a comment about the subject of the panel. He has won the Pulitzer Prize and numerous awards for cartooning. In 1990, the New… Read More

London: Heinemann, 1987. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Very Fine/Fine. SIGNED by the Author "with the best wishes of the author" on the title page, 8vo, gray cloth with gold lettering on spine, archival mylar-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) depicting a cemetery & village by Claudia Zeff, 185 pages.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, N.D.. Reprint of 1898 Classic now Illustrated. Pictorial cloth. Fine/Very Good. Illustrator uncredited. 8vo, tan cloth with black lettering on spine and running dog on front cover; illustrated with 6 B&W full-page plates for each Part, 30 B&W smaller repros of lithographic drawings as chapter headings, & a few tailpieces; archival mylar-protected pictorial color dust jacket (unclipped) Bob, the collie, standing watch over a herd of sheep, top page edges stained tan, 306 pages. Original copyright 1898. This is an ILLUSTRATED EDITION and REPRINT. Variant dj with Collie on precipice facing to the right above sheep. Previous owner's presentation on front free endpaper. Small bookseller's ticket on rear pastedown.

Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. Maps. 8vo, black cloth over tan boards, illustrated with a few B&W maps, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with a young woman's face superimposed on a map, [viii] + 292 pages. Apart from a gift inscription on the free front endpaper, Exceptional Condition! "The book is an excellent antidote against bigotry"--so says Prof. Luca Cavalli-Sforza, the Dean of Human Genetic Mapping.

New York: New Directions, 1976. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. SIGNED by the Author on the title pager: ASSOCIATION COPY with additional signature of the giftee, Canadian Author, Greg Gatenby, 8vo (8 1/4" x 5 1/2"), green buckram with black lettering on spine, Mylar-protected lettered dust jacket (unclipped) with crown of thorns, 152 pages. Toby Olson (born 1937 Chicago) is an American novelist, poet, and librettist. He won the PEN/Faulkner award for Seaview in 1983. He has written more than ten novels. More recently, he has collaborated with composer Paul Epstein. THE LIFE OF JESUS is Olson's remarkably lyrical and poetic reflections about his life as an Irish Catholic with an embracing mother as refracted through the Gospel narratives about Jesus. INSCRIBED by the Author on the title page: "For Greg -- / From LIFE! All BEST, Toby" to Greg Gatenby, a Canadian author and founder of the International Festival of Authors. With Gatenby's signature on the… Read More

Denver, Colorado: The Spirit of Adventure, Ltd, 1993. First Edition. Pictorial boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. Timothy Arp. INSCRIBED by the Illustrator Timothy Arp on the title page to a recipient stating "Dream Big & Climb Strong!," oblong 8vo (8 7/8" x 11 3/8"), glossy pictorial boards depicting Mount Everest in a color photograph, archival polyester-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) repeating cover photo of Everest, illustrated with charming colorful pictures by Timothy Arp, tan endpapers, glossary, N.P. ~ [40] pages. INSCRIBED by the talented Illustrator: "Dream Big & Climb Strong!"<br/><br/>EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION: tight, bright, clean copy in comparable dust jacket (unclipped).

New York: Knight Publications, Inc, 1935. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Fine. 8vo, orange cloth, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket of a cowboy and his pistol, 228 pages. O'Neil's book relates important biographical and historical material about Jeff Ake, a real cowboy whose exploits became legendary. Says the author, "I feel...that Jeff Ake has related more downright history as seen by the man in the saddle than is usually heard. and it is this history that made the West in the days of the Titans." Exceptional Condition! Superb dj!

London: Walker Books, 1992. New Edition Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Cloth. Very Fine/Fine. Maurice Sendak. Small 8vo, dark green cloth with gold lettering on spine, profusely illustrated with color frontispiece and many other color pictures by Maurice Sendak, an archival quality clear plastic cover protects the pictorial dust jacket (unclipped: price "L9.99[GBP]") by Sendak, gray-brown endpapers,160 pages. A beautiful series of illustrations by Maurice Sendak to accompany 175 rhymes. Hanrahan, see A136 (possibly b: not the limited edition). First published by Williams and Norgate (London: 1947). Maurice Bernard Sendak (1928 - 2012) was an American illustrator and writer of children's books. He became widely known for his book Where the Wild Things Are, first published in 1963. Born to Jewish-Polish parents, his childhood was affected by the death of many of his family members during the Holocaust. Sendak also wrote works such as In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There, and… Read More

New York: Blue Ribbon Books, 1925. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good +. Small 8vo, maroon cloth with black lettering on spine and front cover, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with circular image of a man working a short-wave radio, publisher's red topstain, 782 pages. Weight: 1 lb. 14 oz. Contained in this Omnibus, the three volumes are: The Wrath to Come; The Great Impersonation; and Gabriel Samara, Peacemaker.<br/> <br/> Remarkably preserved copy with unmarked though uniformly lightly toned paper. Scarce dust jacket (unclipped) is bright with light soil, edgewear, and a few relatively clean nicks. No previous owner or remainder marks.