Search Results: Authors starting with O from Michal Sawka Rare & Collectable

London: G and W. B. Whittaker, 1823. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Rare. Only copy for sale on the internet. Original publisher's drab binding, the front board is detached, and the back board's hinge is split and attached only by cords. The paper on the spine is chipped. The main body of text is present, but it lacks one leaf of publisher's ads at the rear. All five folding plates are present (one frontispiece and four bound to the rear). There is a stain on the back board. The title page has a brown impression from the frontispiece. However, the text block is secure, and the pages are mostly clean with occasional spotting. George Oliver (1782-1867) was a prominent English clergyman and a prolific Masonic author. He was not only a Freemason himself but also a respected historian and scholar within the Masonic community. His work on "The Antiquities of Free-Masonry" showcases his dedication to preserving the history and traditions of the Masonic fraternity. The book was… Read More

Antwerp: Christopher Plantin, 1584. Map. Fine. Framed. Size: 328 x 447 mm. Framed size: 580 x 465mm. Hand-coloured engraved map published in the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Wooden moulding frames, glazed and mounted, late 20th century. In fine condition. A beautiful map of Transilvania with parts of Valachia, with 3 decorative cartouches..

Antwerp: Christopher Plantin, 1584. Map. Fine. Framed. Size: 377 x 485 mm. Framed size: 580 x 465mm. Hand-coloured engraved map published in the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Wooden moulding frames, glazed and mounted, late 20th century. In fine condition, only a small two spots in a upper part. A beautiful map of Poland and Lithuania, part of the Baltic Sea, title in cartouche at lower left, in Latin, scale at top left, decorated sleigh with a horse. .

London: Secker & Warburg, 1950. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Fourth Printing. Very Good in an about Very Good jacket, unclipped (10s. net), generally rubbed and toned, a few small chips, creases and closed tears throughout. Green buckram, faded at the spine and edges and with a ghost mark of the text from the jacket on the front board. Firmly bound with a slight forward lean, former owner's information on the front endpaper, clean otherwise. One of the best dystopian novels of all-time, it is the story of Winston Smith and his rebellion against the totalitarian state in which he finds himself..

Amstelodami (Amsterdam): Apud Joannem Janssonium, 1634. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. (60 x 115mm). 304pp. Full parchment binding, four raised bands, edges in red. Blank endpaper detached but still holding, engraved title page, occasionally spotting, underlines in text, ink marks on last endpapers. .