Search Results: Titles starting with O from The Parnassus BookShop

USA: Anchor Books/Random House, 2002. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Good+ Condition. Clean and unmarked card cover, crease on bottom corner, no spine creasing, tight glued binding. Prev owner name on inside of front cover. Pages clean and free of any markings. Edited and with an Introduction by Series editor Larry Dark. The O. Henry Awards are considered the most prestigious American awards for short fiction. Twenty or so short fiction stories selected each year. Prize Jurors for the Award selections for 2002: Dave Eggers, Joyce Carol Oates, and Colson Whitehead.: First Prize for 2002 was The Ceiling by Kevin Brockmeier; 2nd for Scordatura by Mark Ray Lewis. Many excellent works of short fiction for the reader's enjoyment. 476 pages. 5.2 x 8 inches. Anchor Books/Random House, New York, 2001. 476 pages. 8 x 5.25 inches. Anchor Books, New York, 2002.

U.S.A: Barnes & Noble Classics, 2004. Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. Originally published in 1913. Trade Paperback in Fine Condition. Clean and bright cover, with cover art "House in Fields" by Connie Hayes. Tight and solid glued binding, square. Pages clean and free from any markings. A story of a young Swedish immigrant girl who inherits her father's farm in Nebraska in the 19th century. A saga of love, murder, greed, failure, and triumph portraying the hardships of prairie life as well as emotional strength, couage and resolve. 176 pages. 8 x 5.25 inches. 1994, Barnes & Noble Classics, USA

U.S.A: Signet Classic/New American Lib, 1963. Paperback. Fair. 12mo - over 6?" - 7?" tall. Mass Market Paperback in Fair Condition. Afterword by Edward Le Comte. Interesting cover in reds/oranges and black of Oliver being man-handled. Cover is clean, worn, crease down front, wear to extremities. Glued binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. First two pages wrinkled. Good reading and study copy to take with you wherever you go. The tale of an orphan who is reared in a workhouse, runs away to London where he is captured by thieves and finally escapes--you will meet Fagin, the master thief; the Artful Dodger, the murderer Bill Sikes, along with other Dicken's sentimental and comical characters. 496 pages. 1963, Signet Classic/New American Lib, USA

New York: Random House, 2000. First US Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback First US Edition. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Very Good Condition. This is the final book in Mario Puzo's Mafia Trilogy--the concluding story in his saga about power and morality in America. His first two books are "The Godfather" and "The Last Don" "Omerta: chronicles te Apriles family, striving for legiitimacy. Book is clean, tight, unmarked except for some red numbers printed on the rear endpaper; tight, solid & square. Jacket is clean and bright, slight wear to edges. 316 pages. 6.25 x 9.5 inches. 2000, Random House, New York, New York, U.S.A

New York: Doubleday, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Phil Interlandi. Type: Hardback First Edition. Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition with a Good Vintage Dust Jacket with Archival Protective Cover. Illustrations/cartoons by Phil Interlandi are delightful. Recounting life's embarrassing moments is Art's specialty. This is a collection of long and short anecdotes involving adults and children. Binding of light tan cloth with red and green lettering on spine. Very clean and unmarked. Lower corners gently bumped. Tight, solid and square. Former owner inscription on endpaper. Green endpapers. Internals are clean, unmarked, no creases. Jacket with photo of Art; white is a little yellowed, ragged at spine head and heel, edgeworn, price-clipped. 151 pages. 8.5 x 5.75 inches. Doubleday, New York, 1967.

USA: Random House, 1971. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback Second printing. Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition with a Good Dust Jacket. Binding of navy cloth gilt titled, clean and unmarked, no edgewear. Tight solid and square. A red star is stamped on the lower edge of the text block. The DJ is in good condition, with some chipping on the edges. "--may be the funniest book written yet on American politics"--in a satirical way. This is Roth's stinging and uproarious vision of a national leadership speaking the sort of debased language that, according to George Orwell, is " designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind". 200 pages. Octavo. 1971, Random House, New York, New York, USA

New York: Hyperion, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback First Printing. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Near Fine Condition. This is a story told by the miners to J. Goodel about the nine Pennsylvania coal miners who were trapped for 77 hours and reported on all national news stations in 2002. This is a first-person account of their actions and emotions and how they managed to make it through the traumatic accident and rescue. Numerous photos of the coal mine accident. Book has a Christmas gift tag affixed to the ffep, else fine. Clean and bright bright grey cloth binding; tight and solid, square with sharp corners. Text body is clean anf free from any markingss, as new. Clean, glossy, unclipped jacket with faint rumpling along upper edge. 176 pages. 9.5 x 6.5 inches. Hyperion, New York, 2002.

Edison, NJ: Castle Books, 2001. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7. Castle Books, 2001. HARDCOVER BOOK AND DUST JACKET AS NEW. 384 pp. Binding of blue full cloth w/ gilt titles, immaculate condition. Internals as new. Photographic sections after pages 128 and 256. The lure of California before the Gold Rush days, beginning in 1769 with the Spanish Main. In these early years many who came were ship captains, officers, deck hands, lured to California by the tales of Captain Cook's third voyage with stories of the fur trade, The nature of California was unknown in those days and adventurers who were looking for something undertook voyages of 2,3,4 years and then often stayed. They were looking for many things: sea-otter furs, later for cattle hides, new land, smuggling, beaver furs. As these foreigners settled down to stay, a new culture unique to California, began to develop that undermined the old way of life. Good or bad--who's to say? But a very interesting look at this aspect of… Read More

USA: Worldwide Mystery/Thorndyke Press, 2005. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6?" - 7?" tall. Paperback in Near Fine Condition. Clean, unmarked, with a bare touch of edgewear. The weapon is a baseball bat in a cricket pavilion--in the annual cricket match between the Comedians and the Writers, amateurs , collectors, comics--and one victim. Inspector Don Packham and his partner Frank Mitchell vow the double indignity of death by a baseball bat will not go unpunished. 253 pages. 2005. Worldwide Mystery/Thorndyke Press, USA

USA: Del Rey Book/Ballantine Books, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback First Edition. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Very Good Condition. 392 pages. In blue half-cloth with gilt titles, gold boards, very clean and unmarked, square with sharp corners. Bottom edges of boards lightly rubbed. Internals in FINE Condition. Glossy and clean jacket, clipped, a tiny chip to bottom edges, no other edge wear. 392 pages. 1993, Del Rey Book/Ballantine Books, USA

U.S.A: Penguin Press, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7. Penguin Press, 2009. First Edition. Ex-Library Hard Back First Printing. Book and Dust Jacket in Good Condition. No defects other than library marks. Clean, unmarked, tight, solid book with minimal library markings. Hendrik Hertzberg, a celebrated political essayist, examines the presidential campaign of 2007 and 2008 as it unfolded and the triumph of Barack Obama. Hertzberg follows the players and the stars while looking at issues that emerged as critical during the debate. His observations and analysis of the campaign help to explain the political landscape of today. 341 pages. 9.6 x 6.5 inches. Penguin Press, NY 2009.

New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Little, Brown and Company, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover Book and Jacket in pristine condition--As New. Spotless, solid volume. Collectible. Judy Kantor brings us inside the making of a presidency and first ladyhood, as the first couple grappled, politically and psychologically, with the mission they had taken on. 359 pages with Notes, Bibliography, and Index. 2012, Little, Brown and Company. ISBN10: 0316098752, ISBN13: 9780316098755

New York: Touchstone/Simon & Schuster, 2013. Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7. Trade Paperback in Fine Condition. Bright, clean, glossy wraps and pages are clean and unmarked; glued binding tight and solid, square. A humorous story of self-discovery--and insights on addiction, mortality, nostalgia, and affection. 310 pages plus a Reading Group Guide. 8 x 5,25 inches. 2013,

Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A: Perseus Books Group, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback First Printing Hardcover in Near Fine Condition. No Jacket. A naturalist shares his observations on the life of butterflies, their habits, migration, different types--and his love for these wonderful creatures. Binding of brown half cloth with gilt titles, parchment-like patterned boards. Brown endpapers. Small, light tannish spot on lower end of front board, otherwise very clean and spotless; spine head and heel slightly compressed. The love and appreciation of butterflies and nature shines through. 238 pages. 7.5 x 5 inches. 2003, Perseus Books Group, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

U.S.A: Random House Inc, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback First Printing. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Fine Condition. Archival protective jacket cover. Ten maps by Alec Spark. With 40 Illustration plates and add'l in-text drawings by various artists. Britain has influenced the life, politics, and culture of the United States more than any other country. Today the U.S. has become Britain's partner in a relationship that is unique among modern nations. This is an examination of the historic connections between Great Britain and the United States, complex and close as they are, and their relationship today. Binding of black brushed half cloth w/gilt titles, black boards. Very clean and unmarked; tight, solid, square with sharp corners. Internals as new. Jacket not price-clipped. 415 pages, with Notes and Further Reading, and Index. 6.5 x 9.5 inches. 1988, Random House, New York, New York, USA

New York: HarperCollins, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/As New. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback First Edition. Hardcover Book in Near Fine Condition with a Dust Jacket As New. Eight pages of photographic plates. Author James Gorman blends historical anecdote, scientific revelation, and personal epiphany into this captivating chronicle. He explains that this ocean is a crucible in which world weather is made, as it empties enormous amounts of heat into the atmosphere from the warm water other oceans feed it. Binding of black quarter cloth w/silver titles, blue paper-wrapped boards; boards have three pale blue streaks, as if an eraser had been run down the board or that is was rubbed against something, otherwise, in Fine condition--clean, no other markings inside or out. Tight, solid, square with sharp corners. Appears unread. As new jacket is not price-clipped. Gorman blends historical anecdote, scientific revelation, and personal epiphany into this captivating… Read More

USA and Canada: The World Publishing Co. and Nelson, Foster & Scott, Ltd, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9. Type: Hardback Collectible. First Edition. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Very Good Condition. The second volume of Jacques Cousteau's twenty volume series which describes and illustrates the lifelong investigations of this amazing scientist and naturalist into the world of life in the oceans. In this volume he describes reproduction in a variety of species in all its permutations, including that large reef fish, the grouper, who begins life as a female and functions as one before turning into a male, so all large groupers are male. The book is bound in clean and bright pictorial cloth, light wear to some corners, tight & solid, illustrated throughout with color photographs. Internals in Fine Condition--clean, no markings of any kind, no creasing. 144 pages. 11 x 8.75 inches. 1972, The World Publishing Co. and Nelson, Foster & Scott, Ltd.,… Read More

Charleston, South Carolina, USA: Arcadia Publishing, 2006. First Edition. Paperback. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. First Edition. Trade Paperback As New. Clean and illustrated wraps, tight, solid and square binding. Internals As New. The Images of America Series celebrates the history of neighborhoods, towns, and cities across the country. Using archival photographs, each title presents the distinctive stories from the past that shape the character of the community today, helping to preserve the local heritage. The images and stories in this volume tell the history of this Police Department as the town grew from a small seaside resort, doubling as a bedroom community for the U.S.Marine Corps' at Camp Pendleton, into a ciry of over 170,000 people. It was policed by city marshalls in its formative years, from 1888 to 1906. The first lawman, former Texas Ranger Charlie Wilson, was also the first to be killed in the line of duty. The photographs in this remarkable collectin… Read More

USA: Alfred A Knopf, 1977. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Elaine Raphael and Don Bologne. Alfred A Knopf, 1977. Hardback Fourth Printing. Hardcover Book and Jacket in Very Good Condition. Wonderful line drawings and illustrations by Elaine Raphael and Don Bologne. In this novel, John Gardner fuses the traditional American pastoral elements of Nickel Mountain with the philosophical complexity of The Sunlight Dialogues and The King's Indian to explore in new ways the nobility and foolishness, the tortured innocence and stubborn, often ill-considered courage of the American character as it has endured for two centuries. Set on a farm in Vermont, with the central characters an old man and an old woman, a brother and sister living together in his house, and in profound conflict--he, a keeper of bees, cranky, obstinate, hardworking; she, progressive compared to him, forced by hard times to come to him for help, stubborn, assured that she is right. Conflict… Read More

New York: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1990. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback Second Printing. Hardcover and Dust Jacket in Very Good Condition. The Sicilian Mafia-does it really exist anymore? The author states it seems to be impervious to exposure, so long as the evidence is belittled or ignored, as it is most everywhere. A reality check of a book. Bound in black half cloth gilt titled with red cloth over boards, very clean and unmarked. Slight colorless spotting to text block edges, minor bump to lower front corner, whitish mark on lower rear spine edge where black has rubbed off to inside of jacket. Sewn binding tight, solid and square. Internals in Fine Condition-clean and unmarked. Photographic illustrations. Clean black jacket is rubbed, scuffed at spine edges. 384 pages with Notes, Bibliography, and Index. 9.5 x 6.5 inches. 1990, W W Norton & Co Inc, New York, New York, USA.