Search Results: Titles starting with O from Greystone Books

Edinburgh: Canongate, 2020. VG+/VG+. First Edition, First Printing in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, J CANTON, without dedication or inscription on title-page. This is a book about one man's encounter with an ancient tree, the Honywood Oak. James Canton spent two years sitting with and studying the Honywood Oak. A colossus of a tree, it would have been a sapling when the Magna Carter was signed. Inevitably he needs to slow down in order to appreciate it fully, to tune in to its gentler time frame, to connect with the ecosystem that lives around, inside and beneath it. With Endnotes and Select Bibliography. Light bruising to tail of spine; d/w has light bruising and chipping to tail of spine; else a very good plus copy, in a very good plus copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY AUTHOR J CANTON,. Signed by Author, J Canton. First Edition, First Printing. Hardback. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus.

Lincolnshire And Humberside Arts, 1975. VG. First edition. Paperback. SIGNED BY GERRY WELLS, without dedication on title-page. Signing reads, 'Gerry Wells/22-4-79'. This copy was owned by the Hull, Yorkshire poet Maurice Rutherford, and has his signature on verso of front cover. 38pp. A collection of poems. Spotting to covers, inside and outside; else a very good copy of a SCARCE first edition SIGNED BY THE POET/AUTHOR.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good.

London: Frederick Warne, 1981. VG+. First edition, first printing. No d/w (as published), pictorial laminate covers. Profusely illustrated with 13 colour and 87 black and white photographs. An authoritative book on collecting Victoriana. Number 90 in the Observer's Books series. Original publishers (Warne) price-sticker (£1.95) on rear cover. Minor bumping to head and tail of spine; minor age tanning to covers; else a very good plus copy of a first edition, first printing. NO inscriptions, underlining or highlighting.. First edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus.

London: Frederick Warne, 1981. VG+. First edition, first printing. No d/w (as published), pictorial laminate covers. Profusely illustrated with 13 colour and 87 black and white photographs. An authoritative book on collecting Victoriana. Number 90 in the Observer's Books series. Light/minor creasing to head and tail of spine; else a near fine copy of a first edition, first printing. NO inscriptions, underlining or highlighting.. First edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine.

London: Frederick Warne, 1968. NrF/VG. 1968 edition in d/w not price clipped, publisher's price sticker (7/-) over original price. Profusely illustrated with photographs and line-drawings. D/w illustration 'Rock weathering, isolated block, Tunbridge Wells, Kent'. Date code 707.1167. A near fine copy, in a very good d/w, of the 1968 edition. NO inscriptions.. 1968 Edition. Hardback. Near Fine/Very Good.

Greece, 1996. VG+. Second edition. Paperback. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, PAUL C BARNASSAS, without dedication on title-page. Signing reads, 'They say that/beauty is a sword/May this stay with/you for ever/P Barnassas'. 62pp. TEXT IN ENGLISH AND GREEK. A collection of poetry. A very good plus copy of a SCARCE second edition SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.. Signed by Author, Paul C Barnassas. Second Edition. Paperback. Very Good Plus.

The Netherlands: R N Sigmond, 1997. VG/VG. First edition, first printing in d/w. SIGNED BY WAY OF A PUBLISHER'S LETTER-HEADED LETTER, WHICH READS, '23-12-98/Dear Major ----/Thank you for your interest in 'Off At Last'. I would/look forward to any comments and or additions./Yous Sincerely/Robert Sigmond'. Profusely illustrated with photographs. A well-researched and authoritative history of the 7th (Galloway) Battalion, the King's Own Scotish Borderers 1939 to 1945. With 16 Appendixes, Bibliography and Index Of Persons. Uneven fading to blue cloth of front cover; pin-hole in gutter of front cover; d/w has short scuffing (2.5cms by 2mm); else a very good copy, in a very good d/w, of a SCARCE first edition, first printing TOGETHER WITH A LETTER SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, ROBERT SIGMOND. HEAVY PLEASE CONTACT US ABOUT POSTAGE. ORDERS OUTSIDE OF UK MAY INCUR ADDITIONAL COST.. Presentation Copy Inscribed And Signed. First Edition, First Printing. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1985. Fine/NrF. First edition, first printing in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, without dedication or inscription on half-title page. Profusely illustrated with eight pages of colour plus more than forty black and white pictures. A well-researched and authoritative study of Edmond Halley, (1656-1742), and Halley's Comet, which he calculated in 1705 that its appearance was periodic. With Glossary and Index. A fine copy, in a near fine d/w, of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. D/w now protected in detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf. . Signed by Author. First Edition, First Printing. Hardback. Fine/Near Fine.

Brighton: Pen Press, 2008. NrF. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, VIRGINIA AITKEN, without dedication or inscription on title-page. An historical novel, set in the nineteenth century Cambridgeshire Fenlands, in which a gypsy fortune-teller sees an unusual curve on Richard Porter's palm and predicts that his life will be troubled by family divisions. A near fine copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.. Signed by Author, Virginia Aitken. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Near Fine.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1971. VG/VG.First Edition, First Printing in d/w price clipped. SIGNED BY WAY OF A LETTER SIGNED BY OLAVE BADEN-POWELL (1889-1977). Letter headed paper.from Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, Surrey, and dated March 1971. Letter reads, 'Congratulations on all the/service you have given/to "Guiding" through many/years gone by; and warm/good wishes in your tasks!/Olave Baden-Powell'. The letter is affixed to the front endpaper. A biography of World Chief of the Guides, Olave Baden-Powell. With Appendix 'Flights By The World Chief To Visit Guides' WITH 60th Diamond Jubilee bookmark. Light sunning to top-edge; d/w has creasing to front and rear inside flaps; d/w has short edge tear (15mm) to front panel; else a very good copy, in a very good d/w, of a SCARCE first edition, first printing TOGETHER WITH A LETTER SIGNED BY OLAVE BADEN-POWELL. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf. . Signed by Way Of A Letter. First Edition,… Read More

London: Batsford, 1975. Fine/Fine. First edition in d/w price clipped. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, without dedication or inscription on title-page. Illustrated with photographs. A well-researched and authoritative study of London's historic customs and ceremonies: including the City, monarchy, River Thames, the Services, Parliament, the law, schools, the Church. With Index and 'Calender of Customs and Ceremonies'. A fine copy, in a fine d/w, of a SCARCE first edition SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.. Signed by Author. Hardback. Fine/Fine.

London: Faber & Faber, 2023. NrF/Fine. First Edition, First Printing in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY IRISH AUTHOR, SEBASTION BARRY, without dedication or inscription on title-page. A murder mystery novel set in Ireland. Recently retired policeman Tom Kettle is setting into the quiet of his new home, a lean-to annexed to a Victorian castle overlooking the Irsh Sea. Two former collegues turn up at his door with questions about a decades-old case, one which Tom never quite came to terms with, he finds himself pulled into the darkest currents of his past. A near fine copy, in a fine d/w of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY AUTHOR, SEBASTION BARRY. D/w now protected in a detachable, clear, non-adhesive sheaf. . Signed by Author, Sebastion Barry. First Edition, First Printing. Hardback. Near Fine/Fine.

London: Hale, 1994. Fine/Fine. First edition, first printing in d/w. Profusely illustrated with line-drawings. A well-researched and authoritative study of the houses and cottages of Kent. Includes both medieval and post-medieval, thatch, stone, timber-framed and brick houses. With Bibliography and Indexes. A fine copy, in a fine d/w, of the first edition, first printing.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

London: HarperCollins, 2000. Fine/Fine. First edition, first printing in d/w not price clipped. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY LUCINDA LAMBTON, on title-page. Inscription reads, 'For -----/with best wishes/Lucinda Lambton'. Profusely illustrated with photographs. A well-researched and authoritative study of the similarities of architectural and social histories between America and United Kingdom, and the old-fashionedness of America. With Bibliography and Index. A fine copy, in a fine d/w, of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY LUCINDA LAMBTON.. Presentation Copy Inscribed And Signed By Author. First edition, First Printing. Hardback. Fine/Fine.

Whitstable, Kent: Bygone Publishing, 2010. NrF. First Edition. Large paperback. SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS, STEVE ROGERS AND MICHAEL ROGERS, on title-page without dedication or inscription. 240pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs and street plans. A well-researched and authoritative history of public houses in Deal, Walmer, Kingsdown and Mongeham in Kent. With Indexes of Pubs and Landlords, and Bibliography. Light chipping to base of spine, else a near fine copy of a SCARCE first edition SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS. NO underlining or highlighting.. Signed by Both Authors. First Edition. Large Paperback. Near Fine.

London: Zaffre, 2018. NrF/Fine. First British edition, first printing in d/w not price clipped. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, MARTYN WAITES, on title-page. Inscription reads, 'For ----/Great to meet you/hope you enjoy it!/Martyn Waites'. A crime novel set in Sr Petroc, Cornwall. St Petroc is the sort of place people come to hide. Tom Killgannon is one such person. An ex-undercover cop, Tom is in the Witness Protection Programme hiding from some very violent people, and St Petroc offers him a chance to live a safe life. Until he meets Lila. Minor bruising to base of spine; else a near fine copy, in a fine d/w, of a first British edition, first printing of an UNCOMMON copy SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, MARTYN WAITES. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf.. Presentation Copy Inscribed And Signed. First British Edition, First Printing. Hardback. Near Fine/Fine.

London: Central London Masonic Centre, 1999. NrF. First Edition, First Printing. No d/w, (as published). Glazed pictorial covers. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, LEN CACUTT, AND DIRCTOR, DENNIS BROWN. Inscriptions read, 'Fraternal/ Greetings/Len Cacutt' and '-and thanks for/all your help/Dennis Brown/24-3-99'. A history of 'The Old Sessions House' and 'History Of The London Masonic Centre'. Profusely illustrated with black-and-white and colour photographs, line-drawings and maps. An authoritative history of 'The Old Sessions House/London Masonic Centre' at Clerkenwell. With Bibliography and Appendixes. A near fine copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY AUTHOR, LEN CACUTT AND DRECTOR, DENNIS BROWN. . Signed by Author, Len Cacutt & Dennis Brown. First Edition, First Printing. Hardback. Near Fine.

Margate, Kent: Margate Historical Society, 2006. VG. Revised 2006 Edition. Paperback. Not paginated, (28)pp. Illustrated with 13 photographs plus line-drawings. A well-researched and authoritative history of the old tudor house at Margate, Kent. Some dusting to covers; else a near fine copy of a SCARCE 2006 revised edition. NO inscriptions, underlining or highlighting.. Revised 2006 Edition. Paperback. Near Fine.

Margate, Kent: Margate Historical Society, 2006. VG. Revised 2006 Edition. Paperback. Not paginated, (28)pp. Illustrated with 13 photographs plus line-drawings. A well-researched and authoritative history of the old tudor house at Margate, Kent. Some dusting to covers; else a near fine copy of a SCARCE 2006 revised edition. NO inscriptions, underlining or highlighting.. Revised 2006 Edition. Paperback. Near Fine.

London: Watts & Co, 1906. VG. First edition. Paperback. 64pp. A well-researched and authoritative study of the Babylonian inscription containing the Laws of Hammurabi, the book brings together all the known facts connected with the period of Babylonian history to which it belongs. There is also a chapter explaining the dependence of the Mosaic Laws upon Babylonian legislation, the book will interest researchers of the history of civilisation and the evolution of Semitic Law. Chapters include, 'The Discovery of the Hammurabi Code', 'The Legal System of the Babylonians', 'Hammurabi and His Reign', 'The Laws of Moses'. Appendices include, 'The First Dynasty of Babylon' and 'Relics of Earlier Babylonian Laws'. With Appendixes and Indexes. Issued as Number 11 in the 'Extra Series' of the Rationalist Press Association. Spotting to edges and occassional spotting throughout; else a very good copy of the SCARCE first edition. NO inscriptions,… Read More