Search Results: Titles starting with O from Thorn Books

London: T. Rickaby for S & E Harding, 1795. Hardcover. Very good. 12mo. 119,(1)pp. Contemporary full marbled calf, boards and spine tooled in gilt, black lettering label, gilt. Marbled endpapers. Illustrated with engraved vignettes by Harding. Hinges and corners neatly mended else a very good copy. The first part, "A Letter from an English Gentlemen Now Residing in China" has been attributed to Lord Chesterfield in the past but is now thought to be a treatise entirely composed by Robert Dodsley. First published in 1751, this edition is the first with Harding's fine engravings. ESTC T82506.

Santa Fé: The Press at the Palace of the Governors, 2012. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo. 53,(3)pp. Black cloth spine, black lettering label printed in silver, decorated paper boards printed with the title on the upper board. One of 110 numbered copies, this being copy no, 74, finely printed at the Palace Press by Tom Leech and James Bourland, With Barry Moser's woodcut of O'Keeffe. Signed by the author, Margaret Wood, who has written of her time with Georgia O'Keeffe. A fine copy. Issued without dustwrapper.

México: Imprenta Nuevo Mundo, 1949. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very good. Folio. 59pp of text (in Spanish) followed by the catalog of Pinturas y Dibujos (91 plates), Litografias (28 plates) and Grabados (12 plates). Many of the plates are printed in full color. Black cloth, gilt titles on the spine and upper board. A fine copy. The dustwsrapper is slightly darkened with age and a little rough along the top edge, else is in very good condition. One of 1200 numbered copies signed by the editor, This is copy 207. Inscribed on a preliminary blank to Nettie King by Margarita V. de Orozco, the artist's wife. Nettie King was the wife of illustrator Alexander King. .

New-York: Hopkins & Morris, 1825. Wraps. Poor. 8vo. 40pp. Printed paper wraps, unsophisticated. Wraps well soiled and worn; binding nearly perished; pages rough and soiled along the edges but not affecting text. A fair copy only. Preserved in a custom clamshell case. Begins with a excerpt from Jefferson's Notes on Virginia and continues with sections on the effect of the atmosphere on electricity, vision and sound. "Looming" refers to distant objects sometimes appearing abnormally large, a phenomenon which Hopkins attributes to the affects of fog. Contains a full-page letter from Th. Jefferson commending Hopkins' "hypothetical speculation" and deploring the fact that "Electricity stands where Dr. Franklin's early discoveries placed it." First edition with Hopkins' name on the title. "Published in ... 1822 and ... 1823 under the fictitious signature of Hortensius." - Pref. Rare. No copy at auction since 1965. S&S 9056.

Lugduni Batavorum: Apud Carnelium Haak, 1752. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. (iv),(i),530(46)pp. Bound with: Christian Muller, "Christiani Muller satura observationum philologicarum :maximam partem sacrarum", Lugduni Batavorum, Apud Joannem Le Mair, 1752. (vi),196,(iv)pp, this second work bound without title leaf. Original full vellum over boards, ink title on spine. Minor repair to hinge and lower part of spine, some old ink spots on first few pages, a marginal thin and a few marginal tears (no loss) else a very good copy. Text in Latin with some Greek to the first item; Latin and Hebrew to the second.

London: G. Whittakler, 1825. First edition. Very good. Hardcover. 8vo. vii, [1], 303, [1] pp. Recent half green morocco, leather lettering labels, gilt; marbled paper boards and endpapers. A fine copy. A fairly scarce work on horse breeding and racing. Includes "remarks on the comparative excellence of the English race horse of the present day and former times: with an account of the foreign stallions and mares imported into England, and the performances of their produce on the turf, etc." With 'Hanckey' instead of 'Hankey' on the title page. .

London: Chatto & Windus, 1925. Limited edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Drawings by Paul Woodroffe engraved on wood by Clemence Housman.. 12mo. (4), 106pp. Gray linen spine, printed paper label, pale blue paper boards. Four full page woodcuts and several text vignettes. Printed by the Shakespeare Head Press on handmade paper. One of 1560 copies signed by Paul Woodroffe and Laurence Housman; this is no. 39. A fine copy with only a trace of aging along the edges. .

1988. Fine. Two items relating to the groundbreaking of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Center for Public Affairs in Simi Valley, California, on November 21, 1988. The items are: 1. Official progam for the ceremony of blue card cover, 4pp., and 2.Gorham Sterling bookmark given to the invited guests, in its box with a seal embossed with Mr. Reagan's signature. The gro undbreaking was limited to 300 invitees.

n.p.: The Smith-Brooks Printing Company, 1898. Hardcover. Very good. 12mo. 150pp. Black cloth; gilt title on upper board. Lacking the front free endpaper else this is a very good copy. A surprising number of firms advertising have telephones. Scarce. No copy of this edition found in OCLC. .

New York: William Morrow & Company, 1940. Softcover. Good. Special Advance Edition with the stamp "Publicaton Date February 21 1940" on the half title. Printed paper self-wraps. Light wear else a very good copy.

Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1841. First US edition. Hardcover. Very good. With Numerous Illustrations by Cattermole and Browne" and, on the second title page (Master Humphrey's Clock): "With Ninetyone Illustrations by George Cattermole and Hablot Browne". Tall 8vo. vi,9-362pp. Contemporary half leather. Spine title and rules in gilt with blind stamping; marbled paper boards. The first issue, without mention of Sibson as illustrator, and with the second title page (MHC). Hinge neatly mended; general light rubbing; early ownership name on title; else a very good copy. Carr, B153(1), which notes that this issue is made up of monthly parts.

San Diego, et al.: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1988. First edition, first printing. Spiral bound. Fine. Tall 8vo. Spiral bound stiff printed wraps. Each month start with a quotation from T. S. Eliot. Illustrated throughout by Edward Gorey. Signed by Gorey on the title page. A fine copy. .

London: Halton & Truscott Smith Ltd, 1925. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine. Folio. 281,(1) pp. Fifty one plates, 7 are in color and mounted, the rest in black and white. In addition, there are numerous in-text illustrations and diagrams. Finely printed on handmade paper. Half-morocco binding, the spine in six compartments with gilt titles, decorated paper boards. One of 100 numbered copies; this is number 65. Neat ownership name on the front pastedown dated 1942. A fine copy in the publisher's drab slipcase which shows moderate wear. .

Glendale, CA: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1955. First editions, first printings. Hardcover. Fine. Volumes 1 to 3 of the Far West and Rockies Series. Green cloth, gilt spine titles. Fine, bright copies. Volumes 1 and 2 have been inscribed by LeRoy Hafen on the front free endpapers. Laid in is a prospectus for the Far West and Rockies Series, which was proposed to reach fifteen volumes. The prospectus is also inscribed by LeRoy Hafen. .

London: Robert Barker, 1611. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. Folio. The First and Second Books of Kings, complete in 36 leaves. The first page is the final page of the previous book (2 Samuel); on the reverse begins 'The First Booke of the Kings, commonly called The third Booke of the Kings'. 36pp., followed by 'The Second Booke of the Kings, commonly called, The fourth Booke of the Kings', 35pp. The final page ends II Kings and begins I Chronicles. Printed in black letter, woodcut initials. Recent binding of quarter calf, gilt titles, Cockerell marbled paper boards. Some remargining (no loss) and old stains, else a very good copy in a fine binding, The binder's notes itemize the steps in rebinding, including leaf disinfectant for the stains. Darlow & Moule, 240.

Sherman Oaks, CA: Joe D'Ambrosio, 1992. Limited edition. Hardcover. Near fine. 8vo box binding with blue-gray cloth spine, printed title label, floral cloth boards. The spine is constructed of stepped planes. The text consists of individual pages as well as recessed leaves, including the title page, which also incorporates stretched open weave cloth suggesting net stockings. Designed and produced by D'Ambrosio . Printed on handmade 'Misty Rose" paper with a Vandercook No. 4 proof press in Van Son's brick dust and slate gray inks. A fine copy of a skillfully designed artist book. One of 75 copies and 10 artist proofs; this is number 8. A short story about two Parisian prostitutes originally written in the 19th century. .

n.p.: The Bird & Bull Press, 1967. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo. 121pp. Quarter morocco, gilt spine title, decorated paper boards by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Finely printed on Green's hand-made 'Bird & Bull' paper. Bound in are paper samples made at the press and at other places, as well as a tribute to Dard Hunter printed on his own paper made ca. 1930. Also laid in is a large sample of paper from the De Schoolmeester mill in Holland. A double sheet of old watermark designs shows those designs in deep embossing for easy identification. One of 500 numbered copies. This is number 216. In fine condition.

Paris: Conquet, 1904. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine. Morin. One of 200 numbered copies. 35 colored lithographs by Morin. Full crushed turqoise morocco binding by Beaumont. Spine gilt in an Art Noveau design; t.e.g.; inner dentelles, gilt; marbled endpapers and marbled preliminaries. Occasional light foxing; spine lightly sunned else a fine copy in a beautiful signed binding.

London: Chapman and Hall, 1878. First edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo. 372pp plus publisher's catalogue dated November, 1877. Gray cloth, gilt spine title, boards printed in black. Endpapers partially pasted down, first two pages partially detached, and others reinforced with what appears to be archival tape. A purple War Srvices stamp on the title page, and a longer one on the front free endpaper. Light wear to the spine tips, edges and corners. Still gives a good appearance. Illustrated with eight full page Woodburytype plates. .

Boston: Bowles and Dearborn, 1829. First edition. Hardcover. Good. 12mo. 192pp. 26 leaves of plates. Contemporary red leather spine, gilt; printed paper boards. Boards darkened, rubbed and stained, some roughness to the edges and corners, ffep perished else a good copy. On front printed board: By the author of Anecdotes of Animals. Illustration of Bowles and Dearborn's store on rear cover. Scarce. Not in Shoemaker.