Search Results: Titles starting with O from Midnight Books

Privately Printed for Campbell Investment Co,, 1898. Softcover. Good. Campbell Investment Co. prospectus for late 19th century Oaklawn, Illinois. Detailed text, 10 full-page photos and two drawings. Includes views of pre-construction acreage later developed with residences and shops, photos of Auburn Park and Englewood and prices. Scarce. No copies listed in commerce or located in WorldCat library database at the time of this posting. 32 unnumbered pages. 8 1/4" x 5 3/4". Tight, unmarked copy with light shelf wear and several short tears to margins secured with archival filmoplast (invisible). Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Odder Handelsstands Forening, 1956. Softcover. Good. Detailed mid-century history of Odder, Denmark. Densely illustrated with historical photos and period ads. Text in Danish. Scarce. 82 pp. 10" x 7". Tight, unmarked copy with moderate shelf wear and light creases to front and back panels. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

United Book Guild, 1947. Hardcover. Very Good. Mid-century gambler's pocket guide to betting odds of various outcomes in 8 different games of chance - Dice, Poker, Pinochle, Blackjack, Twenty-One, Gin-Rummy, Bridge, Stud and the Races. Based on Oliver Dodson's presumably unpublished manuscript, You Can't Lose. Rare. 28 pp. 6 1/4" x 4". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

The American Orchid Society, n.d. (c.1992), 1992. Softcover. Good. 0x0x0. Massive American Orchid Society Odontoglossum Reference Book. Includes all registered Odontoglossum alliance hybrids through December 1990 and all Odontoglossum alliance plants granted AOS awards through December 1991. Hundreds of pages of data. 11" x 8 1/2". Comb bound. Tight, unmarked copy with light shelf wear and ownership signature to front panel. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Privately Printed, 1988. Softcover. Very Good. Massive, detailed history of the Loudon family of Loomis, Okanogan County, Washington. Includes much genealogical content and area history. Comb bound. Rare. No copies located in commerce or the WorldCat database at the time of this posting. 323 pp. 11" x 8 1/2". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

W. R. Olson, 1997. Softcover. Very Good. 8x5x0. Wilma R. Olson's Olancha, California, Inyo County. Olancha, a former silver mining town located near Death Valley achieved dubious notoriety when, on August 11, 1969, Manson Family members Charles "Tex" Watson and Dianne "Snake" Lake settled down in Olancha two days after Watson had stabbed Sharon Tate to death. Histories of businesses, churches, schools, families and more. Densely illustrated with historical photos. Includes bibliography and index. Scarce. 150 pp. 8 3/8" x 5 3/8". Tight copy. Extremities crisp. Unmarked front to back. Ownership signature to title page. Several notations to terminal blank endpaper. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Privately Printed, 1962. Good. February, 1962 University of Maryland Humor Magazine: The Old Line. Notorious Valentine's Day issue, which triggered the University of Maryland Faculty Senate Committee to threaten to shut the magazine down if it didn't "dress up" the material - that is, stop stressing "sex, drinking and sick humor." Aptly enough, legendary Tony Award winning Broadway producer Ken Waissman (Grease, Over There, etc.) was then a student at UM and Editor-in-Chief of The Old line - and thus largely responsible for the objectionable content. The issue also featured Waissman cover art on both front covers, the first cover an illustration of Cupid drawing his bow to shoot an ostensibly unattractive young lady, the second cover depicting the same lady flat on her back shot dead through the heart, Cupid grinning menacingly nearby. (See attached images.) Contents also include Waissman's breezy editorial column, "From the Garbage Can," his full-page… Read More

Privately Printed, 1937. Very Good. May, 1937 University of Maryland Humor Magazine: The Old Line. Infamous "Honor Among Thieves" issue featuring printed-by-permission cartoons from 27 different primarily college humor magazines, among them The Harvard Lampoon, M.I.T. Voodoo and Esquire. Notably, prominent watercolor artist Rodney DeSarro's ca. 1936 Esquire cartoon appears on cover. Original caption reads: "Please lady - I'd rather you called the police." Includes articles and jokes. Densely illustrated with cartoons and period ads. Scarce. 21 pp. 11 1/2" x 9". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Privately Printed, 2007. Softcover. Very Good. Racing legend Frankie Schneider's memoirs of his storied career as a stock car, modified, midget, and sprint car racer. Among numerous other wins (likely over 100), Schneider scored a NASCAR Grand National Series victory at Old Dominion Speedway in 1958 driving a 1957 Chevrolet and a 1952 NASCAR modified title, earning his nickname "The Old Master" through his remarkable ability to master anything on wheels. Densely illustrated with photos. Scarce. 192 pp. 10 3/4" x 8 1/2". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Rose Publishing Co, 1980. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. Detailed history of Drew County, Arkansas. Histories of businesses, churches, schools, families and much more. Densely illustrated with historical photographs. Limited printing. 418 pp. 9 1/4" x 6 1/4". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Several tiny chips to edges of dust jacket. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Claitor's Publishing Division, 1968. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Detailed history of Pineville, Louisiana. Histories of businesses, churches, schools, families and much more. Illustrated with historical photographs. First edition signed by author Brister on title page. Hardcover format. Limited printing. Full index. 203 pp. 9 1/4" x 6 1/4". Tight copy with light shelf wear, ownership signature to front free endpaper and offsetting to dust jacket verso. Two small tears to dust jacket. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

College of Engineering, Colorado State University, 1989. Hardcover. Like New. 0x0x0. Detailed history of CSU engineering school. Densely illustrated with historical photographs. Views of interiors, campus buildings and more. Scarce. 76 pp. 11 1/4" x 11 1/4". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

The Waco Aircraft Co, 1930. Softcover. Very Good. Pilot John H. Livingston's story of the 1929 Fifth National Air Tour. Illustrated with historical photos. Facsimile edition. 32 pp. 8 1/2" x 5 1/2". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Ugly Duckling Press, 2010. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. From Wanafoto: "Open-Book, An Illustrated Essay, is an accordion-fold of eleven five-line observations on an ancient mode of abstract art, a sublime aspect of authority, known as marble revetment. The texts in Open-Book float on reproductions of marble simulations originally made using photo-manipulation software. Anyone can do it, beginning with simple stroke-and-fill drawings, then filtering and re-filtering, as many as dozens of times, letting so-called nature take its course." Eleven five-line texts on marble. One of 500 copies issued. Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Light creases to front panel. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

J. B. Lippincott Co,, 1939. Hardcover. Very Good. Collectible first edition, first printing of noted adventurer Osa Johnson's Jungle Friends. Per Lippincott's practice of designating first editions, "FIRST EDITION" so stated on copyright page. Densely illustrated with photos of African wildlife. 200 pp. 9" x 6 1/2". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear and bright orange board cloth. Lacks dust jacket. An unusually presentable copy of an important African wildlife collectible. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Luftreportagen, 1990. Hardcover. Like New. 0x0x0. Massive, spectacular compilation of Austrian aerial photography. Hundreds of full color photographs, many foldouts, annotated in German and English. High resolution images accompanied by smaller photos keyed to numbered points of interest. Limited printing. Never sold in bookstores. 293 pp. 12" x 12". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Light shelf wear to dust jacket. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly. Heavy book. USA sales only.

Messenger, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Detailed history of Stephen, Minnesota. Histories of businesses, churches, schools, family histories and much more. Densely illustrated with historical photographs. Limited printing. Bibliography included. 231 pp. 11 1/4" x 8 3/4". Tight, clean copy with sharp corners and one short line of yellow highlighting. Sturdy hinges. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Privately Printed by Ted. C. Rypel, 1977. Softcover. Very Good. Premier issue, Vol. 1, No.1, of Ted C. Rypel's tribute to the cult classic TV show, The Outer Limits, titled The Outer Limits: An Illustrated Review. The first issue of two issues that saw publication, No. 2 being abruptly truncated after only 17 episodes appeared in season two, when it was scheduled against the highly rated Jackie Gleason Show. Since then Outer Limits has soared to unusually enthusiastic cult heights, rivaling The Twilight Zone and then some, and the accompanying magazine itself is hotly collected. Includes painstakingly detailed plot summaries and commentary on the first 12 episodes and many stills from the show. Less than 1,000 copies printed. Scarce. 60 numbered pages plus an additional two pages of photos. Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear and a faint corner crease to front panel. An unusually presentable copy of a hard to find SF collectible. Photographs of or additional information about this item are… Read More

Privately Printed. Softcover. Like New. Compilation of traditional Chinese herbal medicine and China-West herbal formulae. Includes extensive lists of Chinese herbs and their uses. "Dr. Franken, along with Dr. Peary clipper and Dr. J. E. Wilson developed 25 Chinese herbal formulas based on the classical approach to traditional Chinese medicine and added small amounts of key ingredients and Western herbs to enhance the effectiveness of these Chinese herbal formulas." Limited printing. 55 pp. 11" x 8 1/2". Tight, immaculate copy. Unmarked front to back. Photographs of this book or additional information available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.