Search Results: Titles starting with O from Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)

Ottawa. Borealis Press. 1972, 1972. Soft cover. 20cm. 50p. light blue illustrated stiff wraps, fine (s1).

New York. Rizzoli. 1989, 1989. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 31cm, 160p., filled with beautiful colour photographs, original green cloth with gilt spine titles, illustrated jacket, a fine copy in fine jacket (lgc).

London. Cornmarket Press. 1969. 12mo., 18.5cm, 157,[10]p., original ads., quarter linen backed blue cloth boards, gilt titles along the spine on black label, a fine copy in very good to fine jacket.(ar).

Toronto. Ontario College of Art and Design. 2001. Hardcover. 23cm, 231p., black boards, a fine copy. (agc).

London. Chapman and Hall. 1872. Hardcover. 8vo. 22cm, new edition, 410p., with 26 engraved plates, original gilt and black stamped decorated cloth, bit shaken else a very good copy (ilds).

Toronto. Journal, Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. Vol. 32. 1955, 1955. Soft cover. folio, 30.5cm, pp.405-449, plus 88 pages of illustrated ads, numerous illustrations, large colour folding map (Ottawa & Environs), illustrated wraps, head of spine chipped, very good internally. fine (s4).

Upperville Virginia. Oak Spring Garden Library. 1990. sq4to., 28x 24cm, First Edition, xxxii,[2],276p., numerous plates and text illustrations including many colour plates, index, matt orange book linen with black spine label and gilt apple illustration on the upper cover, fine/fine, as new, in the clear shipping wrapper (gar). ~ AN OAK SPRING POMONA is the second of a series of catalogues describing selections of the rare books and other material in the Oak Spring Garden Library, a collection formed by Mrs Paul Mellon. The Pomona describes a hundred books and manuscripts about fruit, with illustrations taken from some of the most beautiful books on the subject, as well as original drawings or paintings. The earliest book described is Bussato's Giardino di Agricoltura of 1592, the latest The Herefordsl Pomona, an encyclopaedia of apples and pears from the 1870s. In between there is a gathering of fruit books large and small: La Quintinie's Instruction pour les jardins fritiers, first published in… Read More

London. James Ridgway and Sons. 1836. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 12mo, 19cm, The First Edition, xxvii,194p., in contemporary half calf, blind and gilt ruled bands, gilt center panel decorations, crush black morocco label, marbled boards, in brown cloth slip case with titled cap, some slight edge wear but very good fine sound condition, Scarce. (Ang). ~ The first edition form a series of articles on shooting appeared in "The New Sporting Magazine" of May, 1833 the material was used for an article on shooting in the Encyclopedia Britannica in the 1840's. Editor was James Wilson (pseud. Tom Oakley). Oakleigh Old Manor House is located in Shropshire, England and the estate is presently for sale at 3.5 million pounds.

Oakville. Town of Oakville Corporation. 1957. Soft cover. 8vo, 22.5cm, 48p., 70 illustrations, stiff printed wraps, fine. (On) A well illustrated Souvenir Centennial Booklet for a southern Ontario town.

Np. np. Nd. Soft cover. 23cm, 48p., illustrations from photographs, stiff printed wraps, very good to fine. (On) Centennial Souvenir Brochure.

Halifax. Printed by James Barnes. 1855. 4to., 26.5cm, 8p., printed in double columns, on somewhat fragile paper, still sound, corners chipped, good to very good. (n12) The author was superintendent of education and principal of the normal school. T.P.L. 5664.

New York. Harry N. Abrams. 2001, 2001. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 31cm, 336p., index, illustrations, original illustrated boards (hardcover), a near fine copy in near fine clear jacket (s16).

London. Published at Egerton's Military Library. 1834. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. 22cm, first edition, xxx,176p., bound in contemporary half calf, gilt titles along the spine, marbled boards and endpapers, circular gilt stamped library stamp at the foot of the spine, library stamps on the endpapers, some wear at the edges, front hinge broken, very good copy (ds4) An influential book, Pasley (1780-1861) was later appointed as a member of the commission to report on the restoration of weight and measure standards in 1838. Goldsmiths' 28446. "Cites a limited edition". Kress C.3813. Black, cites two later works on this subject by Palsey.

Edinburgh. Printed by J. Ballantyne & Co. 1806. Hardcover. 8vo, 22.5cm, vii,232,lxi,p., appendices, errata slip, complete with half title, in the publisher's original boards, original printed spine label, upper hinge loose, some chipping on the top and bottom spine edge, internally fine clean condition. The scarce 2nd edition. (cgc) T.P.L. 767. Gagnon I-3248, (1st). Peel 67. Lande 1440, (1st). "In 1792, Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, undertook an extensive tour through the Scottish Highlands and became convinced that emigration thence was unavoidable. He also recognized the need of some controlling hand to direct it. He first conceived the idea of a settlement at the Red River (now Winnipeg) but this did not materialize until 1811. The above work was partly written as a defense against various reports which had subsequently been spread concerning his colonization schemes. In it he speaks of the tide of emigration to the U.S.A. and suggests that this emigration might be turned to Canada. He also… Read More

Washington, D.C. Dept. of the Interior. 1881. Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to.29cm, 112,[35] & 32 & xxxvii,237pp. In One Volume, many plates andillustrations including a colour plate, original cloth, very good to fine. (Cnds).

London. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme. 1805. 8vo, 21cm, first edition, vii,223,lvi,p. appendices, complete with the half-title, in half brown calf, blind ruled raised bands, gilt titles, cross-grain cloth boards, marbled endpapers, some slight edge wear, a very good to fine copy.(cgc). T.P.L. 767. Gagnon I-3248. Peel 30. Lande 1440. "In 1792, Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, undertook an extensive tour through the Scottish Highlands and became convinced that emigration thence was unavoidable. He also recognized the need of some controlling hand to direct it. He first conceived the idea of a settlement at the Red River (now Winnipeg) but this did not materialize until 1811. The above work was partly written as a defense against various reports which had subsequently been spread concerning his colonization schemes. In it he speaks of the tide of emigration to the U.S.A. and suggests that this emigration might be turned to Canada. He also speaks at length of the success of his settlement… Read More

Winnipeg. National Council of Education. No date. Soft cover. 23cm, 43p., stiff printed wraps, a fine copy (eds).

Dublin. Printed by T. Ewing. 1771. 8vo, 17x 12cm,xiv,[ii],240p., foxed, front and rear free flies wanting, in contemporaryfull dark brown calf, real raised bands, label wanting, spine cracked andglued, board edges worn, foxed, good copy. (ids) John Millar, 1735-1801.Millar was a Scottish lawyer and philosopher who counted among hisfriends and acquaintances, Hume, Lord Kames, Adam Smith and Thomas Reid.Both the American and French revolutions had his support, and he waswhiggish when it was rather more circumspect to be toryish. He washeavily influenced by Smith's Theory of Economic Determinism, while thepresent title also show Montesquieu's affect on his thinking. Thisedition comes between the third published in London in 1779 and thefourth published in Edinburgh in 1806. It was probably unauthorized andwas no doubt issued in response to the events in France. Millar's mostimportant work.

Milwaukee. Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee. Vol. 5 No. 3, pp119-180, Plates 13-26. 1925. Soft cover. 13 plates, original printed stiff wraps, a fine copy (cdn).

Washington, D.C. Dept. of the Interior. 1881. Hardcover. 4to. 29cm, 112,[35] & 32 & xxxvii,237pp. In One Volume, many plates and illustrations including a colour plates, original cloth, fine. (sgc).