Search Results: Authors starting with O from Bygone Books

Winchester, UK: Warren & Son, 1881. Soft cover. G+. No date, but list of Winchester Mayors goes to 1881, Dean John Bramston was in office 1872-1883, and list of modern improvements goes to 1881, so likely this Guide is from 1881. 12mo, illustrated paper wraps, 102 pages, b/w engravings throughout, 5 fold-outs (map, Cathedral plan, larger illustrations). Condition: GOOD+ with some chipping to cover edges, spine head and tail, light soiling to covers, internally clean and tight excepting a very few foxing stains to title page. A terrific piece of history. Includes information on the Cathedral, The College, St. Cross, King's Castle, Hyde Abbey, Bishop's Castle, City Cross, Westgate, Guildhall, etc. Mention of Jane Austen's monument is on page 11.

California: McClatchy Newspapers, 1950. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Centennial Vignettes. Murray Olderman. California. McClatchy Newspapers, [1950]. Description: Centennial Vignettes, a collection of cartoons by Murray Olderman, a feature staff cartoonist of the McCaltchy newspapers, celebrating the centennials of California: 1948 - 100th anniversary of the discovery of gold in CA; 1949 - 100th anniversary of the Gold Rush; 1950 - 100th anniversary of California's admission to statehood. Quarto stpaled wraps, 32 pages, each of a cartoon vignette of a person important to California history drawn by Murray Olderman, that originally appeared in the newspapers between 1948 and 1950: includes Kit Carson, Peter Lassen, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Larkin, John Fremont, William Tecumseh Sherman, Joseph Revere, etc. A Walt Disney "B" on rear cover. Condition: NEAR FINE: very slight wear.

Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2005. Hardcover. As New. Copyright page reads "First published in 2005" / number line begins with 2. Two volumes, large 8vo, glossy illustrated boards, 804 pages over the 2 volumes, b/w illustrations throughout, extensive bibliography and index. Condition is AS NEW. A must-have invaluable resource for, well, "all things Austen.