Search Results: Authors starting with O from TARPAULIN BOOKS AND COMICS

LONDON: PANTHER BOOKS. Paperback. Surface wear on cover edges. Flat creasing on covers. Tanned and lightly foxed pages. Extracts/adaptations from longer science fiction/fantasy works including Frankenstein, Erewhon, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Micromegas(by Voltaire), classical works by Plato and Lucian, Gulliver's Travels. Location: LBS1 Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall . Good. Paperback. First Thus.. 1966.

LONDON: PROFILE BOOKS LTD. Hard cover with illustrated dust jacket. Moderate creasing on DJ edges. Not price clipped. Green boards. Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. Collected Questions and Answers from the last word column of the 'New Scientist'. Location: STC31 . Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 2005.

LONDON: HARPER COLLINS. 3rd printing. Historical naval adventure novel. A title in the author's Jack Aubrey, Stephen Maturin series. Hard cover with illustrated dust jacket. Slight wear on DJ edges. Not price clipped. Dark blue boards. Lightly tanned pages. Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. Location: NCH1 . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1998.

LONDON: HARPERCOLLINS. Paperback. Historical adventure novel. It is the war of 1812 and Captain Jack Aubrey and crew(including ship's surgeon Stephen Maturin) are tasked with defeating a powerful American frigate which is harassing the British whaling trade. Source novel for the recent film 'Master and Commander: The far side of the world' starring Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany. Front cover depicts scenes from the film. Slight wear on cover edges and cover turning points. Location: M3 . Very Good. Mass Market Paperback. REPRINT. 2003.

LONDON: FONTANA(COLLINS). Boxed set of three paperbacks in a illustrated carboard slipcase. Master and Commander, Post Captain and H.M.S. Surprise. All books have moderate surface wear on cover edges. Master and Commander has details pf a plane flight weitten in biro on the title page by a previous owner.. Blue staining on te side edges of pages(text is not affected). Both Master and Commander, Post Captain have small splits and peeling on cover spines. Location: MBS1/O . Good. Paperback. 1976.

TUSCON, ARIZONA: HP BOOKS. Square format hard cover. A history of 'Goofy' from the 1930s to the 1980s. With chapters on the animation and development of the character, appearances in comic strips and merchandising. Wear/small splits and tears on dust jacket edges. Residue of a label on the front of the DJ. This area of the DJ also has a circular label with tippex(correction fluid) on it. DJ has not been price clipped. Slight wear and marking on the illustrated boards(same art as the DJ). Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. Location: LGT1/P . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1985.

LONDON: EBURY PRESS. Square format soft cover. A history of 'Goofy' from the 1930s to the 1980s. With chapters on the animation and development of the character, appearances in comic strips and merchandising. Slight wear on cover edges. Slight peeling on cover turning points. Clean pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. . Very Good. Paperback. First Impression. 1985.

LONDON: HEINEMANN EDUCATIONAL BOOKS. Ex school library book. Hard cover. Illustrated front board. Slight wear/bending on board turning points and board edges. Drawing on back board. Library stamp on front endpaper. Library stamp and some drawing on back pastedown(list of other book titles in the New Windmill Series). Otherwise clean condition. Strong binding. The source novel for the animated film 'The Secret of Nimh'. Location: G6Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall . Good. Hardcover. REPRINT. 1985.

LONDON: MACMILLAN. Hardcover. Dust jacket has been lost. Green boards. Slight wear on board edges. Moderate slant to board spine. Gilt titles on board spine. Previous owner gift inscription(dated Xmas 1946) on the front free endpaper. Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. A Play. Location: PAS1 . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1946.

LONDON: BLOOMSBURY. Large format soft cover. Profile's the career and persona of film actress Marlene Dietrich. Black and white photograph illustration. Slight wear on cover edges. Slight label residue on the back cover. Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. . Fine. Paperback. First Paperback Edition. 1992.

LONDON: VINTAGE. Paperback. Slight wear on cover edges. Pages are slightly tanned. Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. Black and white illustrations. It is the winter of 1847, and hundreds of refugees from a devastated Ireland are travelling to a new life in the United States, aboard the 'Star of the Sea'. Amongst them are the bankrupt Lord Meredrith and family, a maidservant with a terrible secret, an aspiring novelist and a maker of revolutinary ballads. All are connected more deeply than they can possibly know and are being stalked by a mysterious killer. . Very Good. Paperback. First Paperback Edition. 2003.

LONDON: ODHAMS. Undated. Probably late 1940s. Red boards with an illustration on the front board. Slight surface wear/peeling on board edges. Fold over tears on the side and bottom edges of the last few pages(text and photographs are not affected). Black and white photograph illustration. This series covers the Second World War. Location: MCV1 Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall . Good. Hardcover. First Edition..

LONDON: ODHAMS. Undated. Probably late 1940s. Red boards with an illustration on the front board. Slight wear on board edges. Lightly tanned pages. Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. Black and white photograph illustration. This series covers World War 2. Location: MCV1 Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition..

LONDON: ODHAMS. Undated. Probably late 1940s. Red boards with an illustration on the front board. Slight wear on board edges. Lightly tanned pages. Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. Black and white photograph illustration. This series covers World War 2. Location: MCV1 Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition..

NEW YORK.: ARCHWAY(SIMON AND SCHUSTER). Mass market paperback. Surface wear/peeling on cover edges and flat creasing on covers. Tanned pages. Slight staining on page edges. Originally a Free copy with the November 2000 issue of Bliss magazine. Original Novel based on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series. Cover depicts Buffy and Giles. Location: LBS1 . Good. Paperback. 1999.

USA: Image Comics. Graphic Novel(Trade paperback). Slight wear on cover edges. Label residue on back cover. Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. Collects 1-6 of Powers. Also features character sketches, covers of individual comic issues. The script for issue 1 of Powers. Location: STC21 . Very Good. Paperback. 2001.

LONDON: HIS MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE. Oversized Paperback. Back cover is missing. Tears/small pieces missing on side edge of front cover. Surface wear/small splits on cover spine. Binding between front cover/first page is rather weak(underlying binding is exposed). Interior pages are secure. Mostly black and white illustration. Folds/creases on interior pages. Bomber Command during the early stages of World War 2. Location: LXB1 . Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 1941.

NEW YORK: DC COMICS. U.S. format comic. Colour comic strip art. Issue 3 of a 3 part mini-series. Labels on front cover. Comic Grade: Very Fine. Location: STC94 Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall . Fine. COMIC. First Printing.. 2011.

LONDON: DRAGON BOOKS/GRANADA PUBLISHING. Mass market paperbacks. Three volumes Parts 1, 2 and 3 of Thunderhead(making a complete story). Moderate wear/peeling on cover edges. Small areas of surface wear/flat creasing on covers. Tanned and slightly foxed pages. Moderate spot staining on top edges of pages of part 3(text is not affected). Moderate creasing to pages of books. Small folds/creases on a few pages. 1970s Reprints. Part 2 is a 1976 reprint. The others are 1973. Location: SB2A Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall . Good. Paperback. REPRINT.. 1973.

LONDON: WILLIAM HEINEMANN. First edition. Hard cover with illustrated dust jacket. Moderate soiling on DJ. Slight wear/creasing on DJ edges. Flat crease on back of DJ. Not price clipped. Blue boards. Slight slant to board's spine. Gilt titles on board spine. Previous owner gift inscription on front free endpaper. Tanned and slightly foxed. pages. Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. Children's novel involving magic and time travel. The author's first novel. Location: SG2 . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1989.