Search Results: Titles starting with O from Borg Antiquarian

London: Edward Stanford, 1907. New Edition. Cloth covers containing canvas-backed folded map. Very Good/None. Folding longitudinal map. 16mo (6 1/2" x 4 1/4") green cloth embossed and titled in gilt; contains an (unfolded) partially colored canvas-backed map of the Thames (6 1/4" x 104"), 16 pages. Guidebook and recreational map of the Thames River. Condition: Overall Very Good. The cloth has rather bright gilt and has remained relatively clean with only moderate soil. (Because such a map is often used on water, damage is not uncommon.) Extremities are rubbed; some foxing, age-toning, and soiling to map.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2020. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Fine/Near Fine. Tall & thick 8vo, blue quarter cloth with silver lettering on spine over red boards with small MC blindstamped on front cover, archival polyester-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) depicting a X-Ray of a jet fighter by Eric Fuentecella, viii, [ix-x] + 518 pages. Weight: 1 lbs. 11 oz. Thomas Clancy (1947 - 2013) was a bestselling American novelist best known for his technically-detailed espionage and military-science stories set during and after the Cold War. <br /> <br /> Retired Chief Deputy US Marshal and New York Times bestselling author Marc Cameron is the author of five Tom Clancy/Jack Ryan novels for the Tom Clancy estate.<br /> <br /> SUPERIOR COPY: Tight, bright, clean in comparable dust jacket (unclipped). Minute corner wear to dj and small straightened crease to upper portion of rear dj flap. No previous ownership or remainder marks.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1932. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo, light green cloth with blue labels on spine & front cover, Mylar-protected lettered dust jacket (price-clipped in keeping with All publisher's copies due to a late price change), light yellow top stain to upper page edges by publisher for soil protection, [viii] + 229-[230] pages + [2] A Note on the Type. Willa Cather (1873 - 1947) was an American writer who achieved recognition for her novels of frontier life on the Great Plains, including O Pioneers! (1913), The Song of the Lark (1915), and My Ántonia (1918). In 1923 she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for One of Ours (1922), a novel set during World War I. The three stories in this collection OBSCURE DESTINIES are: "Neigbour Rosicky," "Old Mrs. Harris," and "Two Friends." Each story deals with the death of a central character and asks how the ordinary lives of these characters can be valued and how "beauty was found or… Read More

New York: Mysterious Press, 1999. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Fine. SIGNED by the Author on the title page, 8vo, brown cloth with gold lettering on spine, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with raven looking on railroad tracks, light gray endpapers, 339 pages. Archer Mayor is a former detective and an American author. He has written the 32 book Joe Gunther detective series. He is currently a death investigator for Vermont's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.<br /> <br /> SIGNED & SUPERIOR COPY! Tenth Joe Gunther Mystery. Tight, bright, clean in comparable unclipped dust jacket. Slight rubbing to the dj. Slgiht bump upper right corner. No previous owner or remainder marks.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2021. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Fine/Near Fine. SIGNED by the Author on a publisher's tipped-in front endpaper, tall 8vo, black quarter cloth with silver lettering on spine over bright blue boards, archival mylar-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) with blue water bubbles, 423 pages. John Sandford, real name John Roswell Camp (born 1944), is an American novelist and former journalist. The novel is one of 25 Lucas' Davenport "Prey" mysteries.<br /> <br /> SIGNED & in SUPERIOR CONDITION internally & externally in a bright, clean unclipped dust jacket with one clean nick at the top of its spine! Previous owner's date at top of ffe. No remainder marks.

Tucson, AZ: Dennis McMillan Publications, 2007. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Very Fine/Very Fine. SIGNED by the Author on the title page, tall 8vo, black cloth with gold lettering on spine, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) depicting a Chinese dragon by Carol Collier, black textured endpapers with gold foil pill box, 265 pages. Jim Nisbet (born 1947) is the author of twelve novels and five books of poetry. He has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize three times, shortlisted for the Hammett Prize. A middle-aged jazz guitarist with the tatoo of an octopus on his head runs into deadly trouble... EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION in all respects! McMillan produces beautiful books with exciting dj's. First edition with first printing number line ending in "1." No remainder marks.

New York: New American Library, 1966. Book Club Edition. Pictorial boards. Fine/Good +. Unknown. 8vo, black boards with blood-red lettering and vertical sniper rifle with blood-red smoke (?) curving from its barrel, Octopussy has been illustrated with 7 B&W stipple [pencil?] uncredited drawings, & The Living Daylights with 5 more sketches, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) of the cover art sniper rifle, orange-pink top stain to pages by publisher, [vi] + 69pp & [70]-120 pages + [2] About the Author. Generally Superior Condition! The better-than-usual and not price-clipped dust jacket has obvious wear mainly at the head and foot of its spine, a few edge nicks (one more prominently above the "T" of Octopussy), with wear and hard-to -see clean tears along the cover front edges. The Living Daylights first appeared in Argosy, June, 1962 under the name Berlin Escape. A posthumous collection.

New Jersey: Michael Di Capua Books / Scholastic, 2010. First Edition, First Printing. Pictorial boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. Jules Feiffer. Large quarto (9 3/8" x 12 1/4"), glossy pictorial boards with white lettering on spine and image of a an ogre on front cover, pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) depicting a man being held precariously by a giant's hand, yellow end papers, N.P. [32] pages. Norton Juster (born 1929) is an American academic, architect, and popular writer. He is best known as an author of children's books, notably for The Phantom Tollbooth and The Dot and the Line. His memoir, Backing into Forward was published in the same year as The Odious Ogre.<br /> <br /> Jules Feiffer (born 1929) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning (satirical) cartoonist and author. In 2004 he was inducted into the Comic Book Hall of Fame.

Somerville, Massachusetts: Candlewick Press, 2010. First Edition, Eighth Printing. Pictorial wrappers. Very Fine/None. Gareth Hinds. Small quarto (10 1/2" x 6 7/8"), pictorial wrappers depicting Neptune rising from the sea above raging waters and the ship of Odysseus; illustrated throughout by Gareth Hinds with full color comic-style cells; he has also melded several translations and remained close to Homer's poetic narrative; 248, [249] pages + [3] Notes / Thanks / Colophon. Weight: 2 lbs. 2 oz. Gareth Hinds(born 1971) is the creator of several acclaimed graphic novels based on classic works. About The Odyssey, he says, "It was incredibly exciting to work with this material--gods, monsters, flawed heroes, intense battles, and all the best and worst of human nature, set against an ancient Mediterranean backdrop--Google Books<br /> <br /> Homer's immortal epic poem is my most popular graphic novel. It retells the complete story of Odysseus' adventures in 250… Read More

London: The Bodley Head, 1964. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo (8" x 5 1/2"), blue cloth with silver lettering on spine, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) designed by Charles Raymond after a paleolithic carving of two men fighting discovered in the Italian Alps, 317 pages. Completes Treece's Mycenaean Greek trilogy: Jason (1961), Electra (1963: US title, The Amber Princess); and the US edition of Oedipus was retitled as The Eagle King. Henry Treece (1911 - 1966) was a British poet and writer who also worked as a teacher and editor. He wrote a large range of poetry, short stories, and historical novels for children and adults. Slight soil to the bright and near-perfect dust jacket.

Birmingham, Alabama: AKPE [Andy Kilpatrick Publishing Empire], 2000. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. B&W photos. INSCRIBED by the Author on the front free endpaper "To X, The green monster is out. Protect yourself at all times. Hope you enjoy...", thick 8vo, green cloth with gold lettering on spine, illustrated with many B&W in-text photos, archival mylar-protected green dust jacket (unclipped) with color photo of Buffett, Index, xxii + 1179 pages. Weight: 3 lbs. 5 oz. VERY THOROUGH well illustrated bio--aka "The Green Monster" [aka "Monster Millennium Edition"]--of Warren Buffett, a master of business acquisition, and financial wisdom.<br /> <br /> Nearly Very Fine apart from a wee bit of rubbing to the dust jacket on this green brick of a book. Apart from inscription, no markings by previous owners or remaindering.

New York: Gramercy Publishing Company, 1964. Early Reprint of Dillon Press 1964 edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Dick Sutphen. Tall 8vo, red cloth with gilt lettering on spine, illustrated by Dick Sutphen with B&W map of Sweden and several cartoons, archival photographic dust jacket (unclipped) with color photo of young Swedes dancing folk dance, 278 pages, A broad-ranging, often amusing, and pleasingly personal account of Swedish customs and traditions that will appeal to readers with an interest in the Swedencultural heritage.<br/><br/>Small bookplate on front free endpaper.

New York: A Del Rel Book / Ballantine Books, 1982. Book Club Edition #6082. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Fine. Tony Fiayalko. 8vo, tan quarter cloth with red lettering on spine over beige boards, illustrated with one map as frontispiece, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) painted by Tony Fiyalko, [x: with map of Xanth {aka Florida]} + 273 pages + [2] About the Author. Piers Anthony Dillingham Jacob (born 1934 in Oxford, England) is an English-American author of science fiction and fantasy, publishing under the name "Piers Anthony." He is most famous for his long-running novel series set in the fictional realm of Xanth. Many of his books have appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list. Anthony's Xanth series was ranked No. 99 in a 2011 NPR readers' poll of best science fiction and fantasy books. SUPERIOR CONDITION: Clean, tight, bright internally with a striking dust jacket. Has Book Club number "6082" on lower rear panel of dust jacket.

New York Toronto: Rinehart & Company, Inc, 1949. Rivers of America series [#39]. Cloth. Fine/Fine. B&W maps & drawings. Thick 8vo, gray cloth with black label with gold lettering plus black lettering on spine, illustrated with two double-spread B&W maps, pictorial chapter-heads, and a few full-page illustrative drawings, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) depicting an Indian in canoe, frontiersman in his, raftsman, and paddle-wheel steamer on the Ohio, 592 pages. The Rivers of America Series is a landmark series of books on American rivers, for the most part written by literary figures rather than historians. The series spanned three publishers and thirty-seven years. SUPERIOR CONDITION: Tight, bright, clean copy with excellent unfoxed maps, illustrations, and pages. Now Scarce in such a remarkably Fine dust jacket (unclipped). No remainder marks.

New Milford, Connecticut: Roaring Brook Press, 2005. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. Mordecai Gerstein. 8vo, yellow quarter cloth with red lettering on spine over black boards, illustrated throughout by the author-artist, red endpapers,130 pages with deckled edges + [2] blanks + [2] Reflections by the Author. Mordecai Gerstein (1935 - 2019) was an American artist, writer, and film director, best known for illustrating and writing more than 40 children's and YA books. He became a Caldecott winner (2004) for The Man Who Walked Between the Towers (2003), about French aerialist, Philippe Petit, which became a movie in 2005 starring Jake Gyllenhaal.<br/><br/>The Old Country is a beautifully crafted original fairytale about shape-changing by the author. Gerstein did the evocative dust jacket cover art of a fox-over-girl in silhouette. But, frustratingly, he didn't illustrate the rest of his marvellously evocative… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1897. First Illustrated Edition: 1 of 204 copies printed on Japan paper #173. Decorative vellum. Very Good +. Albert Hertler. Quarto (10 1/8" x 7 1/8" x 1 1/2"); vellum with gold lettering and decorative title on spine and front cover with Art Deco flower; illustrated with B&W lithographic frontispiece and six comparable plates [all with tissue guards], 14 head & tail-pieces by Albert Herter; top page edges gilded [t.e.g.]; 234 pages printed on Japan paper. Weight: 2 lbs. 1.5 oz. George Washington Cable (1844 - 1925) was an American novelist notable for the realism of his portrayals of Creole life in his native New Orleans, Louisiana. He has been called "the most important southern artist working in the late 19th century", as well as "the first modern Southern writer."<br /> <br /> Albert Herter (1871 - 1950) was an American painter, illustrator, muralist, and interior designer. <br /> <br />… Read More

Newport Mon, England: R. H. Johns Ltd, 1951. First Edition. Decorated & gilt-stamped cloth. Fine/None. Photos, color. Quarto (12 1/2" x 10 1/8"), orange cloth with gold lettering and decorative stamping of a vase on front cover, illustrated with 545 illustrations of which the frontispiece and 43 are full-color glossy plates, xx, [xxi-xxii: color photo frontispiece] + 132 pages. LARGE & HEAVY: 4 lbs. 7 oz. DEFINITIVE illustrated overview and study of the subject. SUPERIOR CONDITION: tight, bright, clean, solid copy. Name on ffe.

London: Arthur Hall, Virtue & Co, 1853. Third Edition / "New Edition". Decorated & gilt-stamped cloth. Very Good/None. Engravings. 8vo, dark green decorative cloth with gilt lettering on spine, blind stamping and embossed gilt elephant on front cover bearing two men through tall grass hiding a tiger and cobra, Prefaces to First & Second Edition, engraved frontispiece and 5 illustrations, [archival glassine cover added], xiv, [xv-xvi], 359 pages. An exciting pre-conservation ramble through rugged Indian hills and jungles where truly dangerous creatures lived. Relates interesting material on many local animals. Wonderfully illustrated.<br/> <br/> Very Good condition. Light uniform age-toning to pages; clean unfoxed engravings with occasional small and light smudges in margins. Original pictorial tite page has slight soil to margins. Solid and unmarked copy with slight cocking. Cloth has minimal wear and gilt retains considerable brightness.

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1949. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo, green cloth with white stenciled lettering on spine, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket, with decorative endpapers of the famous song, 248 pages. Scarce classic in this condition and with a nearly complete pictorial dust jacket. Minor defects: previous owner's inscription on free front decorative endpaper; some small chips to the margins of the otherwise remarkably preserved pictorial and humorous dust wrapper.

London: B. T. Batsford Ltd, 1929. First Edition. Decorated & gilt-stamped cloth. Near Fine/None. Quarto (11 3/8" x 9"), maroon cloth with gold lettering & small Thames escutcheon on spine and similar lettering on front cover, profusely illustrated with all known marks and secondary marks of the old pewterers with a series of plates showing the chief types of their wares, 5 folio-sized folding plates with tissue guards at rear, xv, [xvi: frontispiece stamp] + 432 numbered pages + [8: blank] Notes + [6] Folded "Touch Plates." LARGE & HEAVY: 6 lbs. 8 oz. DEFINITIVE illustrated study of the subject. SUPERIOR CONDITION: tight, bright, clean, solid copy with excellent bright, unfoxed plates. Touch plates are in superb shape and retain tissue guards laid in. Spine faded but completely in tact; very slight color variation on back cover caused by book having been shelved beside a smaller book and sunning effects.