Search Results: Authors starting with O from BiblioStax

London: Methuen & Co., Limited, 1912. Stated at copyright: "First Published in 1912". Correct point of first issue: publisher's catalog at back dated "Autumn 1912." Rare sharp first edition protected in fine facsimile of rare original wrapper. Deep red full cloth boards, gilt cover and spine titles, light shelf, corner wear, rub. Features impressed gilded perimeter border to cover and four bands to spine. Cover protected in thick, clear, and unadhered, sleeve. Pages near fine, clean; few small pencil marks. Rough-cut bottom edge. Bind fine, moderate cant; hinges intact. Teal facsimile wrapper features text and other titles with summaries to flaps and the original 5/- net price to spine. Jacket slightly short as original. Very good true first edition preserved in beautiful facsimile dust jacket. Antiquarian bookplate inside cover: "Mundus vult decipi"; the regular ending of this Latin aphorism is "ergo decipiatur." Or, "The world wants… Read More

Dublin: Foilsiuchain Eireann, Publisher, 1967. Moderate cover, edge wear. Pages very good. Twenty pages of heavy stock b & w photo pages and glossy fold-out map. Here at Europe's most westerly point legend lives - and has been lost. Nowhere else and in so small a compass is history written so large and in such varied forms in stone. 200 pages.. Third Edition. Soft cover. Good. Book.

Harrisburg , Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books, 1982. Red leatherette boards, gilt stamped block spine titles, lt. shelf wear. Pages fine. Classic illustrations throughout. Dj moderate edge wear, clipped; protected in new clear sleeve. A conventional, popular look at Mars exploration and its apparent feasibility. Murky jacket art of the "red" planet's landscape. 221 pages. Few bookstore marks.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

London: Abacus Books, 1976. First Abacus edition. Some corner, edge wear. Pages very good. Classic cover art. A powerful work in the tradition of R. D. Laing. The hallucinations to which Barbara O'Brien awoke one morning were the work of Operators, whose goal it was to get their hooks into her mind, a subconscious pushed beyond the limits of sanity by the cut-throat world of Organisation Man. An outstanding contribution to the understanding and treatment of mental illness and shows the dramatic emergence of a powerful writer, describing the full story of her nightmare experience. 157 pages.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

New York: Fawcett Crest, 1983. Lt. shelf wear, spine crease. Pages fine. The amazing true story of one man's odyssey through the brothels of the world. 373 pages.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

New York City: Lion Books, 1956. Some corner, edge wear. Pages very good. Classic cover art. A bold novel of the entertainment world - and of the women who rule its men. 160 pages.. First Edition. Paperback. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

New York: Achor Books, 1965. First Anchor Books edition. Moderate corner, edge wear. Pages good, some w/underscore. Two similar, but opposing philosophies of the twentieth century, one focusing on the group or society, the other on the individual are examined and compared. Explores issues related to freedom and existentialist philosophy, anarchy, and Marxism. 211 pages.. First Edition. Paperback. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Wright, Wyoming: Feathermoon Press, 1998. Rare book of poetry. Purple textured jacket. Pages very good. Apprx. 25 pages.. First Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Miami, Florida: Hardpress Publishing , 2012. Circa 2012 edition. Fine facsimile softcover of the first English language edition from William Pickering - Stassin and Xavier of Paris and New York. Translated from the original Danish into English verse. 1845 date at title page and introduction. Dedicated by permission to H. M. the King of Denmark. Large, 6 1/2" x 9 1/2" design. Beige wraps w/several color bars, cover and spine titles, light shelf wear. Pages fine. Bind fine. Near fine softcover. Part of the Hard Press Classics Series of facsimile printings of hard to find and rare books. Arranged in thirty cantos, this epic poem is a lyrical tale of the ancient Nordic gods. Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger (14 November 1779 - 20 January 1850) was a Danish poet and playwright. He introduced romanticism into Danish literature. No Danish writer before 1870 has exercised so wide an influence as Oehlenschläger. His great work was to awaken in the breasts of his countrymen an… Read More

2000. No date circa 2000. Fine facsimile softcover of the first English language edition from William Pickering - Stassin and Xavier of Paris and New York. Translated from the original Danish into English verse. 1845 date at title page and introduction. From the original is stamp at title page: "Astor Library, New York". Dedicated by permission to H. M. the King of Denmark. Large, 6 1/2" x 9 1/2" design. Grey, black and white titled wraps, light shelf wear. Pages fine. Bind fine. Near fine softcover. Arranged in thirty cantos, this epic poem is a lyrical tale of the ancient Nordic gods. Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger (14 November 1779 - 20 January 1850) was a Danish poet and playwright. He introduced romanticism into Danish literature. No Danish writer before 1870 has exercised so wide an influence as Oehlenschläger. His great work was to awaken in the breasts of his countrymen an enthusiasm for the poetry and religion of their ancestors, and this he… Read More

London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1946. First printed in 1934; fifth printing, 1946. Dk. blue full cloth boards, navy spine titles, moderate edge wear, bump. Pages very good. Bind good; hinges intact. Scarce early, matte blue dj w/titles, moderate wear, rub; unclipped 10p., protected in new clear sleeve. Examines the OT and background, the canon, text, Hebrew poetry, wisdom literature, and the various individual books of the Old Testament. A classic text from the authors of "Hebrew Religion" and "History of Israel." Printed in Great Britain. 454 pages.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

City of Eugene, 1999. Moderate cover, edge wear. Many photos. Apprx. 50 pages.. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

1040 Avenue of the America, New York, New York : Maxim - DDM Press, 2000. Glossy pictorial boards adorned with sultry brunette in red bra and panties. Catch her eye; score that first date; seduce her; get her naked; romance her; figure her out; win her over, and drive her wild. Tantalizingly illustrated throughout in monochromatic red and black, color, and b&w. Inspiring material. 192 pages. Insured post. . First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Book.

Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: National Academy Press, 1990. Slightest shelf wear. Pages as new. A report of a study by a committee of the Institute of Medicine Council on Health Care Technology. 81 pages.. Soft cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Burlington, Vermont: George Little Press, 1990. Lt. shelf wear. Pages crisp, clean; no writing. 589 pages. Few bookstore marks.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Republic of Korea: Ministry of Unification, Publisher, 2005. Slight wear. 169 pages.. Soft cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

Glasgow, Edinburgh, and London: Blackie and Son, 1850. Dark brown boards, rich reddish-brown pebbled leather spine wrap and book corners, gilt accents and spine titles, moderate shelf wear, rub. Classic spine features six panels, titles and four ornamental with crowns and five raised bands. Pages generally very good; some fox to first few front, back pages. Frontispiece plate of "The School of Athens" by Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino. Marbled exterior text block and endpapers. Antiquarian bookplate inside cover; features crest with dragon rising from behind. Bind good; hinges intact. Large volume 8" x 10 3/4" design weighing nearly 6 lbs. Volume I. A-I. Printed by W. O. Blackie & Co., Villafield, Glasgow. 1052 pages. Insured post.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Ventura, California: Regal Books, 1986. First printing; full number-line at copyright. Glossy pictorial wraps, some corner, spine wear. Pages very good. Every few pages features a single thought of inspiration. Bind good, intact. Proffers answers to many questions in today's convoluted and perverted culture. "How can we explain evil if God is all loving? How can we believe in a good God in an evil world like this? If God is almighty, why does He not intervene to banish sin, suffering and evil?" The questions have not changed. Christians from the first century to present have been assaulted by the world's philosophies and their own doubts. Paul's powerful response to the beleaguered Colossian church, and to Christians today, is the New Testament letter to the Colossians. He confronts faith-shaking narratives with assuring positives. You need to know: to whom you belong and what He has done for you, about the power available to you, that you are loved and forgiven… Read More

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1955. Classic travel guide. Forest green coated cloth boards, white cover and spine titles, fine. Pages fine. Dj good; unclipped 2.95. Detailed maps, statistics, and descriptions. Richly illustrated. A classic guide to absorb. Classic, Streamlined, Concise includes practical information, intineraries, maps, dictionary, index, Austria in Figures, Celebrities of Yesterday. 288 pages. Printed in Netherlands.. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Book.

Routledge, Publishers, 1988. Slight wear. Pages very good, no writing. 173 pages. Few bookstore marks.. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.