Search Results: Authors starting with O from Astro Trader Books

[BARACK OBAMA]. THE AUDACITY OF HOPE: THOUGHTS ON RECLAIMING THE AMERICAN DREAM. Crown Publishers, New York, 2006. First Edition, Fifth Printing. Condition: Very Good. Gently read, previous owners marking on a few pages, pages are clean, bright and binding tight. Dust Jacket is about fine, not price clipped with the original price of $25.00 on the first inner flap, mild shelf wear to edges. Signed on the title page by the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama.The former presidents second most popular biography, signed at a Democratic fundraiser in Los Angeles, California. Provenance included with DNC appreciation card.Scarce autograph from the 44th president, collectible. 8vo. 375 pgs.

[NUALA O'FAOLAIN]. SIGNED. ALMOST THERE: THE ONWARD JOURNEY OF A DUBLIN WOMAN. Riverhead Books, 2003. First Edition, First printing. Condition: Fine / Near Fine. Appears unread, pages are clean, bright and binding tight. Dust jacket is near fine with mild shelf wear to edges. Signed on title page by author Nuala O'Faolain. Modern autobiography, signed collectible. 275 pgs. 8vo.

JULIA O'FAOLAIN. WOMEN IN THE WALL. Viking Press, New York, 1975. First U.S. Edition. Condition: Fine /Near Fine. Appears unread, pages are clean and binding tight. In quarter gray bound boards and black spine with blue type on spine. Dust Jacket condition: Very Good / Good. With mild shelf wear, micro-chips to edge extremities, price clipped as to be expected for vintage dust jackets of this age, otherwise intact with much of the original gloss on jacket, scarce in any condition. Signed by Julia O'Faolain on title page. Classic historical novel of the daughter of famous Irish writer Sean O'Faolain, scarce signed and with dust jacket, collectible. 326 pgs. 8vo.

[ANDREW JEFFERSON OFFUTT]. SPACEWAYS #8: UNDER TWIN SUNS. Playboy Paperbacks, New York, 1982. First Edition, First printing. True first edition Playboy #21204 with the original $2.50 price on the cover. Condition: VG+. Appears unread, spine is uncreased, creases to corner extremities mostly to lower right corner of front cover typical of vintage paperbacks of this age, else pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. John Cleve is the pseudonym of science fiction / fantasy author Andrew J. Offutt, this is the eighth book in the 19 volume Spaceways saga. Cover art by Ken Barr. Vintage paperback adult fantasy science fiction novel from a major author, collectible. 220 pgs. 16mo.

[FRANK O'ROURKE]. THE BRAVADOS. Dell, New York, 1957. First Edition, First printing. True first edition Dell #A131 with the original 25 cent price on the front cover. Condition: VG+. Appears gently read, reading crease, a few micro-chips to extremities, minor, rubbing, creases to spine, micro-nicks to covers, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. A scarce western novel in any condition this was the very first novel published in book form before the movie tie-in paperback was published by Dell. The 1958 movie of the same name starred actors Gregory Peck, Joan Collins was released by 20th Century Fox and was filmed in Cinemascope. Cover art by Sam Bates. Modern western first edition vintage paperback original, highly collectible. 159 pgs. 16mo.

[JOHN OSBORNE]. LOOK BACK IN ANGER. Criterion Books / Bantam Books Inc., New York, 1959. First Edition from Bantam. Bantam # 2034 with original 35 cents on cover price. Condition: Very Good. With minor micro chips, light creases and minor rubbing on spine typical of pulp fiction books of this age, otherwise barely read, pages are clean and binding tight. Three act play with several beautiful illustrations through out the book by Lee Gregori. The 1959 movie based on the play with the same name stars Richard Burton. 16mo size. 119 pgs.

[WAYNE D. OVERHOLSER]. DESPERATE MAN. Dell Book, New York, 1958. First Edition, First print. True first edition Dell #993 with the original 25 cent price on the cover. Condition: VG+. Appears unread, vertical crease near spine on cover, creases, a few micro-chips to extremities else pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. A rare paperback in any condition. First appearance in the 1957 pulp magazine winter issue of Triple Western. A character is named after the author in the novel Dark Tower series by Stephen King. Classic western pulp fiction vintage paperback original, rare collectible. 160 pgs. 16mo.

[JACK OWEN JARDINE]. LARRY MADDOCK. [SIGNED]. THE TIME TRAP GAMBIT - AGENT OF T.E.R.R.A. #4 . Ace Books, New York, 1969. First Edition. Condition: Very Good+. Signed by author on title page. With micro chips to edge extremities and mild reading crease otherwise appears unread, pages are clean and binding tight. Signed by Jack Owen Jardine aka Larry Maddock who was a Sci-Fi and adult soft core pulp fiction writer for many decades, he went by many pseudonyms; Larry Maddock, Howard Cory, Harry Barstead and Arthur Farmer. He wrote the 1966 novel "The Mind Monsters" a rare Ace Double paperback bound with the novel "The Unteleported Man" by Philip K. Dick. Jack Jardine also wrote the "The Sword of Lankor" the same year (1966) with the same publisher (Ace) . 255 pgs. 16mo.Jack Owen Jardine created The Agent of T.E.R.R.A. series with character Hannibal Fortune, a pastiche from the "Man from U.N.C.L.E" series popular at the time, "The Time Trap Gambit" is 4th in the series. He also wrote a number of short… Read More