Search Results: Titles starting with O from The Book Closet

Australia: Voyager, 2005 Book One of The Percheron Saga. Trade paperback; no spine creases; remainder mark on bottom edge. "In Percheron an old Zar dies and Boaz, the 15-year-old son of Herezah, his Absolute Favorite, takes power. Ambitious and scheming, Herezah arranges for her son's rivals to be disposed of with the help of the loathsome Grand Master Salmeo, and oversees the assembly of a new harem. one of its number is Ana, who enters a world where she wants for nothing...except her freedom." -- from the back cover

New York: The John Day Company, 1966 Our Restored Villages from Colonial Williamsburg to Dodge City. Shelf wear to cover; tight spine; yellowing pages. Fourth impression. Pictures available upon request.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1919 Dark blue boards with faded gold lettering on spine; previous owner's library sticker on ffep; "Publisher's Note: Mr. De Morgan, at the time of his death on January 15, 1917, had written the final draft of this novel through Chapter XXXIII. Mrs. De Morgan, from notes of her husband's, added Chapter XXXIV to complete the story."

New York: Dutton Books, 1997 Red boards with black tape binding; gold lettering on spine; dj is not price clipped and is protected with Brodart cover. "Surgeon Marcus Ford's Trauma Unit at the Willowbrook Medical Center is on the front line, fighting diseases that rage through South Central L.A.'s violent, poverty-stricken inner city. But suddenly Ford finds himself battling an insidious new enemy." -- from the dj

Chicsgo: Quadrangle Books, 1971 Red boards with yellow binding tape; red lettering on spine; bj is not price clipped and is protected with a Brodart cover. "One need only read the first line of Texx Slesinger's title story -- or, indeed, of any of her stores, to know that hers is a unique literary voice, one that rivets a reader's attention to the page from the very beginning and holds it to the very end. Hers is, one soon discovers, also a wholly feminine voice: compelling, filled with insight, actue at observation, sur eof its tone, and everywhere discovering the reality behind human appearances and pretensions.: -- from the dj

Roc Hardcover, 2005 1st Edition; Ex-Libary Copy; Inside Cover Page Has Writing

New York: Spiegel & Grau, 2017 White boards with orange tape binding; silver lettering on spine; dj is protected with a Brodart cover and is not price-clipped; stated First Edition. "As the Vietnam War rages overseas, four friends make a vow. For the next two weeks, they will live for each other and for each day./ Then, at the end of the two weeks, they will sacrifice themselves on the altar of their friendship." -- from the dj

New York: Knopf, 1995 1st US Edition; dj is price clipped and shows minor shelf wear; name on ffep

New York: William Morrow, 2015 Edges show wear; stated first edition paperback. "In 1949, four-year-old Rachel Rabinowitz is placed in the Hebrew Infant Home where Dr. Mildred Solomon is conducting medical research on the children. Dr. Solomon subjects Rachel to an experimental course of X-ray treatments that establish the doctor's reputation while risking the little girl's health. Now it's 1954, and Rachel is a nurse in the hospice wing of the Old Hebrew Home when elderly Dr. Solomon becomes her patient. realizing the power she holds over the helpless doctor, Rachel embarks on a dangerous experiment of her own design. Before the night shift ends, Rachel will be forced to choose between forgiveness and revenge." -- from the back cover

Kensington Publishing Corporation, 1998 Burgundy boards with black tape binding; dj is not price clipped, but shows minor shelf wear.

New York: Ginn & Company, 1925 Brown boards with black lettering on front; shelf wear to spine and edges; spine is slightly slanted, but all pages seem to be intact; inscription on fep; writing on bep; 441 pages; some pencil marks on some pages. Pictures available upon request.

Henry Holt and Co., 2004 Advanced Reading Copy

New York: Little Brown and Company, 2007 Black boards with gray tape binding; silver foil lettering on spine; dj is not price clipped and is protected with a Brodart cover; stated First Edition. "A body was found on the overlook near Mulholland Drive. The victim, identified as Dr. Stanley Kent, has two bullet holes in the back of his head from what looks like an execution-style shooting. LAPD detective Harry Bosch is called out to investigate. It is the case he has been waiting for, his first since being recruited to the city's Homicide Special squad." -- from the dj