Search Results: Authors starting with O from Captain Ahab's Rare Books

Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1975. Third Printing. Octavo (23.5cm); decorative paper-covered boards and black cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [10],11-200,[8]pp. Tiny, shallow indentation along upper board edges , else Near Fine in a worn and lightly soiled Very Good+ dustjacket. Oates's hilarious collection of short stories satirizing academia.

Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1974. First Edition. Limited Issue, one of 300 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author, this being copy no.23. Octavo (23cm); decorative paper-covered boards and orange cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; light blue endpapers; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [14],15-87,[5]pp. Some wear to front cover, foxing on edges, base of rear cover, and front endpapers; Near Fine. Dustjacket has wear throughout and tear on front panel, Very Good. Oates's play, "first presented by the New Phoenix Repertory Company at the Playhouse II Theatre, 359 West 48 Street, New York City, on December 30, 1973." Morrow & Cooney 195c.

Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1974. First Edition. Handsome edition of Oates's play, "first presented by the New Phoenix Repertory Company at the Playhouse II Theatre, 359 West 48 Street, New York City, on December 30, 1973." Morrow & Cooney 195d. Deluxe Issue, one of 10 copies specially bound, each signed by the author. Octavo (23.5cm); decorative paper-covered boards and patterned cloth backstrip, with title label applied to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket and brown paper-covered slipcase; 87,[5]pp; illus. Fine in a Fine dustjacket and slipcase.

Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1977. First Edition. Handsome edition of this short story by the National Book Award-winning author. Morrow & Cooney 266a. Limited Issue, one of 170 numbered copies signed by the author, this being copy no.81. Quarto (28cm); decorative paper-covered boards and patterned cloth backstrip, with title label applied to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; 34,[2]pp. HInt of dust-soil along upper board edges, else very Near Fine in a VG+ dustjacket, lightly shelfworn and a bit dusty.

Franklin Center: The Franklin Library, 1987. First Edition. Limited Issue, signed by the author on a preliminary leaf. Octavo (24cm); full green leather, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spine and covers; marbled endpapes, all edges gilt; 436pp. A Fine copy.

Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1974. First Edition. Deluxe Issue, one of five copies specially bound and designated for the author, publisher, and members within the inner circle of the press, this one marked "Binder's Copy" and signed by author on colophon. Octavo (23.5cm); decorative paper-covered boards and patterned cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket and brown paper-covered slipcase; [14],15-87,[5]pp, with 12 plates of featuring stills from the stage production. Fine in a Fine dustjacket and slipcase. Oates's play, "first presented by the New Phoenix Repertory Company at the Playhouse II Theatre, 359 West 48 Street, New York City, on December 30, 1973." Morrow and Cooney 195d.

Elmwood Park, IL: The Review of Contemporary Fiction, 1984. First Edition. Octavo (22.75cm); pictorial card wrappers; [ii],[3],4-177,[13]pp. Light wear to spine ends and extremities, else Near Fine. The Camilo José Cela number, with contributions by Cela, Francisco Umbral, Anthony Kerrigan, Gilbert Sorrentino, Jack Byrne, and others. Contains "From Metcalf to Bowles to Peabody, Etc.," a piece containing letters from Richard Peadbody to Paul Metcalf, from Paul Metcalf to Paul Bowles, and from Paul Bowles to Paul Metcalf. Miller C786.

Elmwood Park, IL: The Review of Contemporary Fiction, 1986. First Edition. Octavo (22.75cm); printed card wrappers; [ii],[4],5-228,[10]pp. Trivial wear to extremities, else very Near Fine. Contains "Unwelcome Words" by Paul Bowles, an excerpt from "Don Quixote in America, the Land of Freedom" by Kathy Acker, and contributions by Harry Mathews, Gilbert Sorrentino, Nicholas Mosley, Coleman Dowell, and others.

San Francisco: Arion Press, 1990. First Edition. Limited Issue, one of 150 numbered copies signed by the artist, this being copy no.127. Folio (57.75cm); loose lithographed sheets (ca.15" x 22"), housed in a red cloth clamshell case, with title printed in black on front cover, and the Companion To Biotherm booklet housed in a compartment on the inner front cover; with 42 lithographic prints by Jim Dine. A Fine copy. A striking production of O'Hara's last long poem, addressed to the poet and critic Bill Berkson, which first appeared in The Collected Poems of Frank O'Hara. The 24pp booklet contains Berkson's essay "Air and Such," along with a glossary of notes, references, and quotations that appear in the poem, and a publisher's note by Andrew Hoyem. Arion No.32.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1934. First Edition. O'Hara's first novel, a hard-hitting and realistic story of Pennsylvania car dealer Julian English, who over the course of three days engages in a self-destructive chain of events culminating in his suicide. One of the defining books of the 1930's, ranking number 22 on the Modern Library's "100 Best Novels" list. Bruccoli A2.1.a. First Printing. Octavo (20.75cm); glazed black cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; yellow topstain; dustjacket; [viii],301,[3]pp, with errata slip tipped-in following the copyright page. Hint of a forward lean, base of spine gently nudged, with some very faint finger-soil to the glaze on upper covers; gilt titling is bright and unrubbed; Near Fine. In the first state dustjacket (priced $2.50), with "Recent Fiction" and seven blurbs on rear panel; upper rear flap is clipped, gentle sunning to spine and rear panel, modest shelfwear, with several nicks, tears, and creases; 2.5" split to lower front flap fold… Read More

New York: Duell, Sloan, & Pearce, 1940. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21cm); black glazed cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; [8],9-195,[5]pp. Subtle tanning to text edges, else a fresh, Fine copy. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $2.00), with light wear to extremities, and four small closed tears along the upper edge; a bright, Near Fine copy. An attractive copy of O'Hara's fourth novel, recounting the "ups and downs of a second-rate crooner told in epistolary style" (Hanna 2703). Basis for George Sidney's 1957 musical comedy starring Frank Sinatra, Rita Hayworth, and Kim Novak. Bruccoli IV.1.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1934. First Edition. Attractive copy of O'Hara's first novel, a hard-hitting and realistic story of Pennsylvania car dealer Julian English, who over the course of three days engages in a self-destructive chain of events culminating in his suicide. One of the defining books of the 1930's, ranking number 22 on the Modern Library's "100 Best Novels" list. Bruccoli A2.1.a. First Printing. Octavo (20.75cm); glazed black cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; yellow topstain; dustjacket; [viii],301,[3]pp, with errata slip tipped-in following the copyright page. Tasteful bookplate of Virginia bibliophile Christopher Clark Geest on front pastedown. Tiny indentation to lower edge of front board, faint smoky odor, else very Near Fine, without the usual heavy finger-soil to the cloth. In the first state dustjacket, price-clipped, with "Recent Fiction" and seven blurbs on rear panel; light wear to extremities, a hint of sunning to spine, tiny nicks to three corners,… Read More

New York: DAW Books, Inc, 2019. First Edition Thus. Omnibus edition by the Nigerian-American fantasy author and progenitor of "africanfuturism," collecting all three novellas in her Binti trilogy (Binti, Binti: Sacred Fire, Binti: Home, and a previously unpublished story, Binti: The Night Masquerade). The books are centered around a young girl from a minority ethnic group on her way to a prestigious intergalactic university, who ends up brokering a truce between the human race and a jellyfish-like alien species. First published as a series of trade paperback originals by TOR between 2015-2019, the first volume won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards for Best Novella in 2016. First Printing. Octavo (23.5cm); white and tan paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in white on spine; dustjacket; [viii],358,[2]pp. Faint finger-soil to upper front endpaper, else Fine in a Fine, unclipped dustjacket (priced $26.00).

Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1989. First Trade Edition. First Printing, cloth issue, one of 300 copies. Octavo (23.75cm); printed paper-covered boards and gray cloth backstrip; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [8],9-221,[7]pp. Tiny stain to lower margin of copyright page, else Fine in a scuffed and cloudy VG+ dustjacket, with a tiny piece of tape on rear panel. Posthumous volume gathering a substantial number of poems omitted from the Collected Poems of Charles Olson (University of California Press, 1987).

Toronto: Coach House Press, 1967. First Edition. First Printing, one of 500 numbered copies, this being copy no.137. Octavo (22.75cm); dark brown paper-covered boards; dustjacket; [10],11-77,[3]pp. Slight lean, decorative bookplate to front endpaper, with some faint dust-soil to text edges; Very Good+. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $3.50), lightly edgeworn, with some very faint spotting on verso; Very Good+. The Booker Prize-winning author's first book and first collection of poems.

New York: Boni & Liveright, 1928. First Trade Edition. The third of O'Neill's four Pulitzer Prize-winning plays, basis for Robert Z. Leonard's 1932 film adaptation, starring Clark Gable and Norma Shearer. Atkinson A30-I-1.a. First Printing, one of 20,000 copies. Octavo (21.25cm); glazed dark teal cloth, with titles and author's facsimile signature stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; charcoal gray topstain; dustjacket; [10],11-352pp. Fine in a very Near Fine dustjacket, unclipped (priced $2.50), with a few pinpoint rubs at crown, and two tiny tears at along the upper edge.

New York: Horace Liveright, Inc, 1931. First American Edition. Basis for Dudley Nichols's Oscar-nominated film adaptation, starring Rosalind Russell, Michael Redgrave, Kirk Douglas and Raymond Massey. Atkinson A32-I-1.a. First Printing, trade issue. Octavo (21cm); publisher's blue-green 'V' cloth, with titling and author's facsimile signature stamped in gilt to spine and front cover, and decorative border with wave motif stamped in pale green; black topstain; decorative endpapers; dustjacket; [1-8],9-256pp. Faint offsetting to rear endpaper, else a tight, Fine copy. Dustjacket is price-clipped, with faint corresponding offset to rear flap, hint of toning to flap folds, with a single closed tear to lower front joint; a bright, Near Fine example.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1949. First American Edition. Orwell's towering work of dystopian fiction, the vocabulary of which has become a part of the fabric of our culture. "The title marks the triumph of the totalitarian state. Three superpowers divide the world and conduct sham wars. Newspeak is official, insidious language used to propagate lies. Big Brother polices you through two-way TV in your quarters. Romance is forbidden, sex is a political act. Personal opinion is neutralized by brainwashing. Life is hell. One of the half-dozen most influential novels of the twentieth century" (Barron, Anatomy of Wonder 3-302). Basis for two notable film adaptations: Michael Anderson's 1956 film starring Edmund O'Brien, and Michael Radford's later picture starring John Hurt and Richard Burton. An attractive copy of a notoriously wear-prone title. Fenwick A12b; Connolly 100; Burgess 99. First Printing, one of 20,000 copies. Octavo (21cm); publisher's taupe cloth, with titles stamped in maroon… Read More

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1933. First American Edition. Young Eric Blair's first book, a work he was sufficiently ashamed of that he asked Victor Gollancz to issue it under a pseudonym. The American edition was published about 6 months following the British, issued in a tiny print run of 1,750 copies, of which 383 were remaindered. The book sold poorly in the U.S., perhaps owing to the fact American audiences in the midst of the Depression did not want a reminder of life on the down-and-out. Rare in the dustjacket, seldom appearing in presentable condition in the trade and offered less than a handful of times in 30 years according to the auction record, those being restored with tape residue on verso. An important debut. Fenwick A.1d. First Printing. Octavo (21.5cm); light purple cloth, with plum-colored stripes and titles stamped in black on spine; illustrated endpapers; dustjacket; 292pp. Hint of a forward lean, with faint foxing to text edges; clean throughout - Near Fine. Dustjacket is… Read More

Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1968. First Edition. Deluxe Issue, one of four copies specially bound and designated for the author, publisher, and members within the inner circle of the press, this one marked "Binder's Copy" and signed by the author on the colophon. Octavo (24cm); bound in coarse patterned cloth with title paper label mounted to front cover; [12],13-54,[6]pp. Faint scuff to title label, else Fine, without the acetate dustjacket. Owens's first collection of poetry printed by the press. Morrow & Cooney 39b.