Search Results: Titles starting with O from Alkahest Books

E. F. Brang, c. 1945. softcover. Very good. Oblong stapled booklet (approx. 8 3/4" wide by 5 3/4' tall), 16 leaves. First two pages are a list: The Facts About Oak Ridge America's Secret City. All other pages are captioned full page black and white photos of various locations at Oak Ridge, such as the Power Plant, Dormitories, The Gate, A Trailer Row, In the Colored Hutment Area, The Chapel, etc.. Most photos by J. E. Westcott. Two pages with short, handwritten captions. A few small stains on one page and rear cover, still very good. 042407A

Kingsport, TN, Southern Publishers Inc., (1950), 1950. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/very good. 181 -pages, octavo, red cloth covers with gilt titles. Includes black and white photo reproductions, folding map in rear, and index. Book is in fine condition. Dust jacket has some slight chipping/wear, at edges, still Very Good. 042407A

NY, Augustus M. Kelley Publishers, 1970, 1970. Hardcover. near fine. Facsimile reprint of 1784 ed. (iv) + 287 + (11) + 24 + (4) pages/ 8vo, brown cloth with gilt titles. In the series: Reprints of Economic Classics. Nine charts in rear pocket. Book is in near fine condition. Without a dust jacket. 110800A Americana, Economics

New York, Vantage Press, (c. 1999),, 1999. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. xii + 209 pages, octavo, hardcover, first ed. Book and dust jacket are in Fine condition. Publicity sheet laid in. 112706A

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1917. first edition. hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Octavo, red cloth covers with gilt titles, xxiii + 487 pages. Book is in Very Good condition, with a couple of spots to top edge of front cover and head of spine. Dust jacket has some dampstaining, wear at edges, tears at fold, only Fair. "The author of this notable books has recently spent several months abroad. Recognizing his standing as an American publicist such leading men of the belligerent countries as Lord Northcliffe, Lord Haldane, Herr Zimmermann, Count Berchtold, Count Tisza, and Baron Burian -- to mention only a few--have expressed themselves to him with extraordinary frankness regarding both the war and the possible peace terms, and have put him in possession of hitherto unpublished documents of the utmost importance...." from the dust jacket. 020117A

South Bend, Indiana: The O'Brien Corporation, no date but ca. 1950. softcover. Very Good. Painting and interior decorating guide, using O' Brien paints. Stapled wrappers, approx. 8 1/2' wide by 11" tall, 23 pages, illustrated in full color. Many ideas for decorating interiors with some exteriors as well. Lots of turquoise featured. Stamped with Scheurman's store address in Delavan, Wisconsin on rear cover. 102416A Interior Design, Paint, Mid-century Modern, MCM

New York: MJF Books, (c. 1989). 2nd printing of this edition. hardcover. Fine/fine. Octavo, black cloth spine over gray boards, ix [1] 198 pages. Black and white illustrations. Includes chronology, bibliographic notes, index. Remainder dot on bottom edge of book block, else book and dust jacket are in fine condition. "The Power of Secret Societies in World History." 020922C

London: Richard Drew Publishing, (1981). first U.K. edition. hardcover. near fine/near fine. Blue cloth covers, gilt spine titles, 535 pages. Dust jacket price clipped. Book and dust jacket are in near fine condition. 020922B

Philadelphia and London: J.B. Lippincott Co., 1930. first edition, as stated. hardcover. near very good. Small quarto (approx. 6 1/8" wide by 9 1/2" tall), tan cloth covers stamped in dark blue and red, with design of a snarling beast on top cover. Illustrated with black and white photo reproductions. Includes index. Vassilyev is identified as the Last Chief of Police Under the Tsar, and included is an account of his dealings with Rasputin. Covers have a little spotting, spine faded, interior clean and tight with no marks or names. No dust jacket. 092508A

New York: McGowan and Treadwell, 1846. hardcover. Good. Includes chapters by various contributors. Brown blind-stamped cover with gilt designs and titles. All edges gilt. 8 engraved plates including title page vignette. Engravings by J. W. Casilaer, W. W. Rice, J. L. Morton, J. W. Paradise, and J. C. Buttre. Some foxing throughout. Wear at cover edges; partially cracked at front joint. 040414C

New York, Chicago, Toronto: Fleming H. Revell Co., 1907. hardcover. Good. Lathbury, Mary A.. Illustrated by Mary A. Lathbury. Pictorial printed boards, octavo, 142 pages + 1 page of publisher's ads. Small bookseller label on front paste-down endpaper.Spine rubbed, and titles there are not legible; wear at head and foot of spine. Children's fiction. Studio

Buffalo: Prometheus Books, (1978). first edition. hardcover. Fine/very good. Octavo, cloth spine over boards, vi + 305 pages. Book is in fine condition. Dust jacket price clipped, and has a little toning at edges, light wear, small closed tear on rear panel, very good. Studio

London: S. and E. Harding, 1795. New Edition. hardcover. Good +. Duodecimo. Full red Morocco. Good+ Etchings by Harding, King This anonymously produced moral treatise became one of the most popular, widely reprinted works of the 18th century. Robert Dodley, a bookseller, ultimately admitted its authorship, although he had attributed it to a Brahmin via a Chinese translation. All edges gilt. Contemporary straight grained morocco, simple rules, marbled endpapers, inked name on title-page, inked inscription on flyleaf, scuffed. Studio.

San Francisco: El Camino Press, Bay Books Ltd., (1951). limited first ed.. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo, dark navy blue cloth covers with gilt titles and design; XV [1] 157 pages plus 4 page index. Includes black and white photos, drawings, map, bibliography, and Roster of Ferry Vessels. Endpapers illustrated with photo repros. of 2 different ferries. This is number 30 of a limited edition of 400 copies signed by both authors. This copy is ex-library (Bureau of Railway Economics, Washington D.C.) and has two stamps and a bookplate, but has no spine numbers or pocket, and is in very good condition. 103010A

Columbus: The Ohio State Archaeological snd Historical Society. (c. 1900),, 1900. Hardcover. Very good. Pages 404, octavo, hardcover Green cloth covers. Covers a bit worn at corners and at head and foot of spine. Very Good. Contains various articles about Ohio archaeology, as well as proceedings of the Society from 1885-1887. 020207A

Denver, Area Keys, (c. 1977),, 1977. Soft cover. Denver, Area Keys, (c. 1977),, 1977. Soft cover. Pages v + 260,8 1/2" x 11", softcover. Fine condition.

Columbus, published by the author, 91979),. Soft cover. Columbus, published by the author, 91979),. Soft cover. 2nd edition, revised. Pages iv + 170,8 1/2" x 11", softcover, 2nd edition, revised. Very Good condition.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University Press, (c. 1959),, 1959. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. xvi + 411 pages, octavo. Includes maps on endpapers and in text, black and white illustrations, index. Book is in Very Good condition. Dust jacket price clipped, light wear at edges, still Very Good. 112304A

Washington, D.C.: Historical Branch G-3 Division Headquarters U.S. Marines, 1955. Original edition. hardcover. Good +. Quarto, viii + 332 pages, Pictorial laminated covers, shaken, some wear at the spine, and binding is a little loose. Includes black and white photo reproductions, maps. Some maps are in the text, and there is also a map section in the rear (some folding). Includes bibliography, chronology, and other appendices, as well as an index. 112706A

New York: The Macmillan Co.,, 1940. first printing. hardcover. Very good. Octavo, red cloth covers, 294 pages. 122615A