Search Results: Titles starting with O from Good Books In The Woods

El Paso, Texas: Texas Western College Press. Very Good+. 1965. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Staple-bound. Carl Hertzog, Director of the Press. Book has minor edge wear. Thin pen marks on back cover. Lightly faded on spine. Small creases on top right corner of front cover. Protected in archival bag. B&W Illustrations. Ships same or next business day. ; Southwestern Studies. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 44 pages .

Clyde Hill, WA: Moon Donkey Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. 0975439804 . Winner of the Benjamin Franklin Award. "In these pages, walk with Donal through the odyssey that is his life. See in him the human imperfections that make us all so perfectly human." Ships same or next business day. Text block is barely pulled away from spine head, minor edge wear, small bumps on spine ends, back board is very slightly bowed; overall, pages are tight, bright, and clean. Dust jacket has moderate edge and shelf wear, small creases on spine ends. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 747 pages .

Minneapolis, Minnesota: University of Minnesota Press. Very Good+. 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Translated from the Latin into English with commentary and foreword by Francis M. Rogers. Includes a facsimile in red ink of the famous 15th Century oratory by Vasco Fernandes in original Latin. Also includes the English translation and extensive commentary. No previous ownership marks. No dust jacket. Light soiling to covers. Bottom of spine gently bumped. Book now protected in Mylar jacket. Ships same or next business day. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New York: St. Martin's Press. Near Fine. 1998. Advance Review Copy. Softcover. Advance uncorrected proofs. "The women who populate Dorothy Speak's rugged Canadian landscape are headstrong, stubborn, prideful. Long since inoculated against the folly of romance, their relationships often result in anguished episodes of betrayal or abandomment from which they must rise, gather their strewn possessions, and move forth without bitterness or despair." Ships same or next business day. Book has minor edge wear, small crease on fore-edge of front cover; otherwise, free from major defect. Protected in archival plastic bag. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 196 pages .

New York: Creative Age Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. A collection of essays, stories, articles, and plays by Graves that were either unpublished until now, or published in rare limited editions. Previous owner bookplate on front pastedown. Small label of previous bookseller on rear pastedown. Both ends of spine gently bumped. Top and bottom page edges have some age spotting. Top front corner bumped. Dust jacket is unclipped, spine panel a bit sun faded. Small tears to both ends of spine panel that have been closed with tape placed on the inside of the jacket. Dust jacket now protected in Mylar. Ships same or next business day. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 320 pages .

New York: Cooper-Hewitt Museum. Very Good+. 1980. Softcover. Profusely illustrated with black and white photographs. Published by the Smithsonian's National Museum of Design, this book focuses on the inerior design aspect of ocean liners. Rubbing to rear cover. Spine has minor shelf wear. Corners very gently rubbed. Cover edges have minimal shelf wear. No previous owner marks. Text and photographs all clean and bright. Ships same or next business day. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 40 pages .

Los Angeles, CA: Twelvetrees Press. Fine. 1981. Limited Edition. Softcover. This First Trade Edition Limited to 3000 copies. Written by Christopher Isherwood. Thirty-two drawings by Don Bachardy. Drawings of: Christopher Isherwood, Gore Vidal, David Hockney, Joan Didion, John Gregory Dunne and Others. Fine white softcover with black title on spine and front. Ships same or next business day. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 85 pages .

New York: World Publishing Company. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Edited by Margerie Lowry. "It is significant that Malcolm Lowry completed October Ferry to Gabriola just before his death, for it is a revelation of his vision of man's place in the natural world." Ships same or next business day. Previous book store's label on back paste-down endpaper. Book has minor edge wear. Small bumps on spine ends. Light soiling and tanning to edges of pages. Lightly faded on tail edge of back cover from damp stain. Otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ is laminated. Normal edge and shelf wear. Yellowed. Damp stain on tail edge of back cover with bleeding on interior. Small creases on corners and spine ends. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 338 pages .

New York: Alfred a Knopf Inc. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 0679404147 . "John Updike's fourth collection of non-fictional prose [...] is his biggest and richest yet." Ships same or next business day. Text block is pulled away from spine head, minor edge wear, creases and small bumps on spine ends; overall, pages are clean and tight. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. DJ has minimal edge wear, small creases on head of front flap, faintly tanned on flaps and inside of jacket. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 920 pages .

New York: Harcourt Brace & Company. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1998. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0151003602 . SIGNED by Reiken in black ink on the full title page. Author's first novel. Winner of the Hackney Literary Award. "An intruiging and poignant account of the impact of a boy's mysterious disappearance on a family and a town." - Richard Wilbur. From the estate of noted book collector Rolland Comstock whose personal library numbered 100,000 First Editions. Rayner signature guaranteed authentic - we have Comstock's written correspondence with the author. ; 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.6 Inches; 208 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. 0394489284 . INSCRIBED by author on full title page, "to Rolland Comstock, Gail Godwin." "At 32, Jane Clifford has achieved the professional and economic independence that the Liberated Woman takes for granted. Yet as the novel begins, an increasing and ominous sense of her 'oddness' is starting to impinge upon her." Ships same or next business day. Bookplate of noted collector, Rolland Comstock, on paste-down endpaper. Spine is slightly skewed and loose, head edge color is lightly faded, small bumps on bottom corners and spine ends, spot of discoloration on back board. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. DJ has some edge wear, crease on spine, small tears on spine head, 1/3-inch tear on head edge of back cover, light soiling on back cover near spine, tanned. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 419 pages; Signed by Author .

Very Good. Hardcover. Text in french. Ships same or next business day. Spine is slightly skewed and loose. Moderate edge wear. Small bumps and tears on top corners and spine ends. Discoloration on head edge. Soiling and tanning to edges of pages. Some writing and stamps on last blank page. Small creases on pages 714-719. Text is clean. No dust jacket. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 719 pages .

Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 0807114804 . INSCRIBED by author on half-title page, "For Rolland Comstock. Re 'voluntary reader' every writer remembers and desires. Warm regards, Gladys Swan 12/7/89." Publisher's letter and author's card laid in. "These eleven compelling stories reveal the interplay and varying hues of two basic elements of human experience - memory and desire." Ships same or next business day. Bookplate of noted collector, Rolland Comstock, on front paste-down endpaper. Spine is slightly tilted, minor edge wear, small bumps on spine ends; overall, pages are clean and tight. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. DJ has minor edge wear, lightly faded on spine, creases on front flap. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 166 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by the author in dark red ink on the full title page. Fourth novel by the author of Anywhere but Here. Ships same or next business day. As New. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 167 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Linden Press / Simon & Schuster. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1986. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0671614371 . SIGNED by author on full title page. "If A Short History delved deeply (and hilariously) into the burdens of family legacy in a Southern town where sanity is a scarce commodity, Sweet Hereafter is a more rollicking adventure, a modern-day Bonnie and Clyde story about two passionate but star-crossed lovers, Raeford Benton Lynch and Jane Elizabeth Firesheets." Ships same or next business day. Remainder stamp on tail edge. Slight slant to spine. Minor edge wear. Tiny bumps on spine ends. Light tanning to edges of pages. Overall, book is clean and tight. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has minimal edge and shelf wear. Small wrinkle on head edge of back flap. Lightly yellowed on flaps. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 283 pages; Signed by Author .

Oakland, CA: Biobooks. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. 1 of 600 copies printed. Dougal's work is here published for the first time from the originals held by the San Mateo County Historical Association. This book is Number 22 in the publisher's California Centennial series of important books about California. Covers have minor soiling. Bottom corners gently bumped. Page edges have minor tanning. No previous owner marks. Text and illustrations all clean and bright. No dust jacket. Ships same or next business day well protected in a box. Please note this is an oversize and heavy book. Expedited/Priority orders may require extra shipping charges. International orders will require extra shipping charges in addition to the charges shown by this website. ; Oblong 4to 11" - 13" tall; 62 pages .

Garden City, N. Y.: Doubleday, Doran & Company , Inc.. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1928. Hardcover. "This is the author's first collection of essays since 'The Romany Stain' published two and a half years ago and is much the same kind of book." Ships same or next business day. Spine is slightly skewed and loose. Moderate edge wear. Small bumps on corners and spine ends. Head edge color lightly faded. Light soiling and tanning to edges of pages and boards. Text is clean. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has edge and shelf wear. Small chips and tears on corners and spine ends. 2-inch tear with creases on top left corner of back cover. 1/2-inch tear on head edge of back cover. 1/2-inch chip on head edge of front cover. Tanned. Small damp spots on spine. Tape on interior at stress points. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 358 pages .

London: Bloomsbury Publishing. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 0747500118 . "There is no known cure for an obsession with trains. It may strike early in life as was evident in Lisa St Aubin de Teran, infant prodigy of the District Line." Ships same or next business day. Book has minor edge wear, small bumps on spine ends, small red stain and light tanning on head edge; otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. DJ has minimal edge and shelf wear, small crease on head edge of back cover. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 195 pages .

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press. Near Fine. 2002. Uncorrected Proof. Softcover. Uncorrected Proof. In this book, "Harrison writes about his upbringing in Michigan; the austerities of life amid the Depression and the Second World War, and the seemingly greatest austerities of his starchy Swedish forebears; and how a boy from the 'heartland' somehow ended up a highly paid Hollywood screenwriter and world-renowned novelist." Ships same or next business day. Book has minor edge wear, small creases on top right corner of front cover, tiny bump on spine head, slightly dirty on edges of pages, cover is loss at the spine. Pages are clean and tight. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 313 pages .

Baton Rouge, La.: Army and Navy Publishing Co. , Inc.. Very Good. 1942. Hardcover. "Down through the years American youth has not once failed to meet the challenge of those who would destroy the freedoms this country has so long enjoyed. This is the heritage of the Camp Davis soldier." Spine is slightly skewed. Normal edge wear. Small bumps on top corners and spine ends. Small bumps and tears on bottom corners. Shallow dent on fore-edge of front board. Tiny tear on spine tail of copyright page and full title page. Some yellowing and age spotting to pages. No dust jacket. Ships same or next business day very well protected in a box. ; B&W Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 76 pages .