Search Results: Titles starting with O from Rosley Books

London: William Heinemann Ltd.,, 1936. First British Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. 8vo. FIRST BRITISH EDITION. LONDON : 1936. [ First published the previous year in America.]. Original grey cloth; gilt lettered spine. No owner name or internal markings. Tight, bright and clean. Minor wear only. VERY GOOD INDEED. (xviii), 291 pages. CONTENTS: The white horses of Vienna by Kay Boyle -- The home place by Dorothy Thomas -- John the Six by Josephine W. Johnson -- The brothers' house by Nelson Algren -- The professor's punch by Stephen Vincent Bene?t -- Leora's father by Katherine Hamill -- Silent grow the guns by MacKinlay Kantor -- Little Elise by Dorothy McCleary -- A writer interviews a banker by Louis Mamet -- Country doctor by Don Marquis -- Jesus knew by E.P. O'Donnell -- Lay me low! by Louis Paul -- Water by Ross Santee -- Five ripe pears by William Saroyan -- "When spring brings back ..." by Edward Shenton -- First day by Richard Sherman -- Long distance by Upton… Read More

London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd. [ Everyman ], 1946. First Edition Thus . Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Very Good. Small Octavo. LONDON : 1946. [ First issued in Everyman 1932.]. Everyman's library of Fiction. Hardback. Original red cloth, lettered spine in gilt, blind 'Dent' motif on front cover, decorative end-papers. Red series style dust-jacket; now in a clear protective sleeve. Bright copy; internally crisp and clean. No owner name or internal markings. Jacket has minor edge-wear and a couple of closed tears, and is bright. VERY GOOD INDEED in VERY GOOD jacket. (xv), 517 pages. Bibliography: p. xiv. Translated from the Russian. Printed at 'The Temple Press, Letchworth, England'. Uncommon. Also no copies recorded of this edition in any UK library. Ivan Alexandrovich Goncharov (Russian: Ivan Aleksandrovic Goncarov; 1812-1891) was a Russian novelist best known for his novels A Common Story (1847), Oblomov (1859), and The Precipice (1869). He also served in many official… Read More

Stockport: Stockport : Sold by W. Baynes, 54, Paternoster Row, and T. Blanshard, 14, City Road. Printed by J. Lomax, Bookseller, Great Underbank, Stockport , 1813. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good Plus. 8vo. FIRST EDITION. STOCKPORT : 1813. 75, (i)pp. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. 8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. VERY SCARCE.

London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, 1912. First Edition . Soft cover. Good Plus. Large Quarto. Ernest H. Shepard et al. Colour and b & w plates. FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 1912. [ Scarce series; published annually 1908 and 1917 as a fund-raiser.]. Grey printed wrappers, with colour pictorial onlay. Colour frontispiece and numerous plates (7 colour; 31 other plates B&W and tinted). Adverts; (lxiv) pp section to front continued to rear. Covers worn but sound. Internally VERY GOOD INDEED. (lxiv), 96 pages. Folio; approx. 11 x 9 pages. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. SCARCE.

Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1953. Reprint . Soft cover. Very Good Plus. Small Octavo. HARMONDSWORTH - LONDON : 1953. [ Penguin No. 717. Third impression. ]. Paperback. Classic vintage orange and white printed covers. Bright, tight and clean. No owner name or internal markings. Minor wear and aging only. VERY GOOD INDEED. 249 pages. 5pp adverts. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. Sm.8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Inklings, Literature, Rarities, Theology and History. ] [ Penguin No. 717 ]

London: Evergreen Books - Heinemann, 1940. First Edition Thus . Soft cover. Very Good Plus/Good. Small Octavo. FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 1940. Evergreen Books ; 23. Green and pink printed covers. Sewn book. In green printed dust-jacket (not price-clipped). Bright, tight and clean. No owner name or internal markings. Two small repairs to page tears. VERY GOOD. Printed to War-Economy Standard. VERY GOOD in GOOD jacket; now in a clear protective sleeve. 253 pages. SCARCE in it's jacket. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. Sm.8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Inklings, Literature, Rarities, Theology and History. ]

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982. Reprint . Hardcover. Near Fine. Large Octavo. Maps . NEW YORK : 1982. [ First published in 1856 under title: History of Plymouth Plantation, and first in this edition; 1952; described by the publisher as the 'definitive edition'.]. Hardback. Maps. Black cloth; gilt lettered and ruled spine. Gilt crest of Plymouth Plantation to cover. Untrimmed fore-edge as issued. No owner name or internal markings. A bright, tight and clean copy. Minor use only. NEAR FINE. (xliii), 448, (xv) pages. Includes bibliographical references. Index. CONTENTS: The first book. The separatist interpretation of the Reformation in England, 1550-1607 -- Of their departure into Holland and their troubles thereabout, with some of the many difficulties they found and met withal. Anno 1608 -- Of their settling in Holland, and their manner of living, and entertainment there. Their removal to Leyden -- Showing the reasons and causes of their removal -- Showing what means they used for… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. Reprint . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Large Octavo. Maps . NEW YORK : 1996. [ First published in 1856 under title: History of Plymouth Plantation, and first in this edition; 1952; described by the publisher as the 'definitive edition'.]. Hardback. Maps. Black cloth; gilt lettered and ruled spine. Gilt crest of Plymouth Plantation to cover. In red and yellow printed dust-jacket. Price label of $25 from the Plymouth Planation Shop. Untrimmed fore-edge as issued. No owner name or internal markings. Bookplate from the prestigious 'High Barn Library' in the rolling hills of north Lancashire. A bright, tight and clean copy. Minor use only. NEAR FINE in like jacket; now in a clear protective sleeve. (xliii), 448, (xv) pages. Includes bibliographical references. Index. CONTENTS: The first book. The separatist interpretation of the Reformation in England, 1550-1607 -- Of their departure into Holland and their troubles thereabout, with some of the many… Read More

London: William Heinemann Ltd., , 1935. First British Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. 8vo. FIRST UK EDITION. LONDON : 1935. The author's second novel. Original black smooth cloth; gilt lettered spine onto green panels to spine & cover. Bright tight and clean. No owner name or internal markings. Minor wear only. End-papers slightly foxed. VERY GOOD. 912 pages. THOMAS CLAYTON WOLFE (October 3, 1900 - September 15, 1938) was an American novelist of the early 20th century. Wolfe wrote four lengthy novels as well as many short stories, dramatic works, and novellas. He is known for mixing highly original, poetic, rhapsodic, and impressionistic prose with autobiographical writing. His books, written and published from the 1920s to the 1940s, vividly reflect on American culture and the mores of that period, filtered through Wolfe's sensitive, sophisticated, and hyper-analytical perspective. After Wolfe's death, contemporary author William Faulkner said that Wolfe might have been the… Read More

London: Sheed & Ward, 1953. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. 8vo. FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 1953. Hardback. Red textured-cloth; silver lettered spine. No owner name or internal markings. Bright, tight and clean. Minor use only. VERY GOOD INDEED. 176 pages. **Will be well-packed for shipping**. 8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Everyman, Keswick, Inklings, Literature, Rarities, Theology and History. ].

London: Church Union [ Church Literature Association. ], 1959. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good Plus. 8vo. FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 1959. **Signed by the author**. [ Undated; first issued 1959.]. Paperback. In grey and red printed covers (with flaps) (not price-clipped; 3.6d.). Neat owner name of E. Blamires (the author's sister); no internal markings. Tight, bright and clean. Minor wear only. VERY GOOD INDEED. 84pp. HARRY BLAMIRES (1916-2017) was an English Anglican theologian, literary critic, and novelist. Blamires was once head of the English department at King Alfred's College (now University of Winchester) in Winchester, England. He started writing in the late 1940s at the encouragement of his friend and mentor C. S. Lewis, who had been his tutor at Oxford University, where he graduated from University College. Blamires married Nancy Bowles in 1940, and they had five sons. He turned 100 in November 2016. His best known works are The Christian Mind: How Should a Christian Think?… Read More

London: Church Union [ Church Literature Association. ], 1959. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 1959. [ Undated; first issued 1959.]. Hardback. Blue cloth; gilt lettered cover. Neat owner name; no internal markings. Tight, bright and clean. Minor wear only and slight fading to the spine. VERY GOOD INDEED. 84pp. HARRY BLAMIRES (1916-2017) was an English Anglican theologian, literary critic, and novelist. Blamires was once head of the English department at King Alfred's College (now University of Winchester) in Winchester, England. He started writing in the late 1940s at the encouragement of his friend and mentor C. S. Lewis, who had been his tutor at Oxford University, where he graduated from University College. Blamires married Nancy Bowles in 1940, and they had five sons. He turned 100 in November 2016. His best known works are The Christian Mind: How Should a Christian Think? and The Bloomsday Book. The Bloomsday Book is a guide to James Joyce's Ulysses.… Read More

T. Werner Laurie Ltd., , 1927. Third Impression . Hardcover. Near Fine. LONDON : 1927. First published July of the same year. Hardback. Original dark-blue cloth; gilt lettered spine. Fore-edge untrimmed as issued. Bright, tight and clean. No owner name or internal markings. NEAR FINE. 527 pages. 8 pages of adverts at rear for T. Werner Laurie Ltd. A very nice bright, fresh copy. 8vo. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ] SCARCE.

London: C. Thurnam & Sons. [ For Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Soc ], 1882. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo. Illustrated - With Maps and Plans. FIRST EDITIONS. CARLISLE : 1882 & 1908. [ Supplement by Mrs. H. Ware, 1908.]. Two items bound as one. Hardback. Illustrated; 29 plates (1 folded) and 17 woodcuts. 5 plates to the Supplement. Dark-brown cloth; gilt lettered spine. Neat owner bookplate; F. Cyril Parker; no internal markings. Tight, bright and clean. Unusually nice copy COMPLETE with Supplement. Plates all complete and in nice state. NEAR FINE. (viii), 326 & (iii), 62 (inc index) pages. Includes bibliographical references. Indexes. **Heavy book; extra postage required outside the UK. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. 8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ] Cumberland & Westmoreland antiquarian & archaeological… Read More

Exeter: University College of the South West , 1928. Soft cover. Good Plus. Maps and 58 photographs.. FIRST EDITION. EXETER : 1928. Series: Cornish Studies ; No.1. Paperback. Illustrated with maps and 58 photographs. Sewn book. Buff printed covers. Neat owner name; no internal markings. Covers foxed. Minor wear. Spine-foot chipped with loss to foot. GOOD. 133 pages, 30 unnumbered pages of plates. Maps on lining papers. Index. Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-124). 8vo. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. We accept PayPal. SCARCE

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1987. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Very Good. Large Octavo. FIRST EDITION. PRINCETON : 1987. Hardback. Gilt lettered spine onto a red panel. In grey and red pictorial dust-jacket. Ex college library with minimal markings. Bright, tight and clean. Minor wear only to jacket. VERY GOOD INDEED in VG jacket; now in a clear protective sleeve. (xv), 506, (i) pages. Bibliography: p. 457-490. Index. CONTENTS: ABBREVIATIONS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION: THE DEVIL'S STORY -- Part One: Ancient Enemies -- 1. HUWAWA AND GILGAMESH -- 2. THE DRAGON AND THE SEA: ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN COMBATS -- 3. GREECE AND THE NEAR EAST -- 4. COMBAT AT THE RED SEA: THE EXODUS LEGEND -- Part Two: Rebellion and Apocalypse -- 5. THE SATAN OI: THE OLD TESTAMENT -- 6. THE ADVERSARY AS REBEL -- 7. THE SONS OF GOD AND THE DAUGHTERS OF MEN -- 8. REBELLION AND LUST! THE WATCHER ANGELS IN THE ARAMAIC ENOCH BOOKS -- 9. THE CONVERGENCE OF SATAN AND THE WATCHER ANGELS: The Book of… Read More

London: George Routledge & Sons ltd.,, 1938. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Small Folio - Over 8 x 10 Inches. With plates, including portraits, and facsimiles.. FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 1938. Hardback. Illustrated throughout. Black cloth, gilt lettered spine. No owner name or internal markings. Tight and clean. Minor wear only with a few minor handling marks. Spine bright and unfaded. Now a scarce book. (xii), 182 pages. Index. VERY GOOD. Large book; extra potage required outside the UK. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping** . [ Rosley Books in Cumbria - for Antiquarian books, Theology, Literature & History ]

London: Chapman and Hal, 1860. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 1860. [ Portions of some of these papers are by Charles Dickens. "Contributions edited, revised, and in part written by Charles Dickens"--B.M., v. 258, column 787. Fifteen of the thirty-seven pieces in this volume were co-written with Dickens.]. **Author presentation copy**. Hardback. Contemporary dark-red Morocco-leather. Raised bands; gilt lettered spine. Gilt ruled. All edges gilt. Marbled boards and end-papers. Inscribed by the author to head of title-page; 'To Hope Walker, from her sincere friend, W.H. wills, June 1860'. No internal markings. Minor wear. Bright, tight and clean. VERY GOOD. (vi), 437 pages. Scarce. Lg.8vo. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Inklings, Literature, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. **Author presentation copy**. SCARCE.

London: Reprint Society, 1964. Reprint . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Large Octavo. Drawings by C.F. Tunnicliffe and Raymond Sheppard. LONDON : 1964. [ First published in 1952, the Nobel Prize-winning story tells of an old man's tragic fishing trip. 'The illustrations in this special edition ... comprise drawings by C.F. Tunnicliffe and Raymond Sheppard. Originally commissioned as alternatives, these two artists' different interpretations of the story were considered; so interesting; that both have been included'--P. [5]. Hardback. Yellow cloth; silver lettered spine. Silver pictorial design to cover. In turquoise pictorial dust-jacket. Pictorial end-papers. Bright, tight and clean. No owner name or internal markings. FINE in like jacket; now in a clear protective sleeve. 119 pages. A nice copy. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. Lg.8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Everyman, Keswick, Inklings, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ] SCARCE.

Kendal: T. Wilson, 1892. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. 8vo. Illustrated - With Maps and Plans. FIRST EDITION. KENDAL : 1892. List of Subscribers includes H.D. Rawnsley. Hardback. Illustrated; frontispiece portrait; plates, plans, folded genealogical table. Dark-brown cloth; gilt lettered spine. No owner name or internal markings. Tight, bright and clean. A nice copy. NEAR FINE. (xxi), 382 pages. Includes bibliographical references. Indexes. **Heavy volume; some extra postage needed outside the UK. Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. 8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ] Cumberland & Westmoreland antiquarian & archaeological society SCARCE.