Search Results: Authors starting with O from Chilton Books

London: The Tinder Press, 2022.. 2nd printing. Exclusive Waterstone's edition. "In the winter of 1561, Lucrezia, Duchess of Ferrara, is taken on an unexpected visit to a country villa by her husband, Alfonso. As they sit down to dinner in the icy hall it occurs to Lucrezia that Alfonso has a sinister purpose in bringing her here: he intends to kill her...." Pp.454,illustrated endpapers. Red boards, dustwrapper (design by Emma Ewbank) has "Exclusive Waterstones Edition" label to front. VG/VG.

London: Andre Deutsch, 1980.. 1st ed. "Philip Oakes's evocation of the years immediately before the Second World War is poignant, and he is uniquely valuable because he happens to have been raised in a part of England too often neglected by literature." Pp. 185. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w price-clipped. VG/G+.

London: Hamlyn/Beaver Books,1976.. What was life like for a Knight and his retainers in a medieval castle? How did it feel to besiege a castle? What was a mangonel? These and many other questions are answered by Ewart Oakeshott in this fascinating description of life in peace and war in the Middle Ages. Written and illustrated by the author for older readers." Pp.109,occasional small line illustrations by the author, toning to pages. Pbk. G+.

London: A.R.Mowbray, 1958.. 1st edition. Contents: I.Introduction; II.The Orthodox Rites; III.The Adjuncts of Orthodox Worship; IV.The Divine Liturgy; V.The Religious Significance of the Holy Liturgy; Appendix: Preparation and Thanksgiving for Holy Communion. Pp.50. Paperback. VG.

London: Hodder & Stoughton. 1960.. 1st ed. "Explains, for those untrained in psychology, the attitude of this science to religion in the past, and how it views religion today". Pp 96. P/b. Small tear to bottom of spine. G+.

Norwich: Canterbury Press, 1997.. A meditative companion and guide. Pp.118, occasional maps and small line drawings throughout, owners name to half-title. Pbk. VG.

London: Darton, Longman & Todd. 1992.. 1st ed. "A selection of the best of Evelyn Underhill's writing from a wide range of published and unpublished material - letters, articles and retreat addresses, as well as from her many books". Pp 188. Owners bookplate to title page. P/b. Clear protective wrap affixed. Portrait cover. G+.

New York:Columbia University Press,1956.. 1st ed. "This study examines the disciplinary actiion of the Congregational churches in Massachusetts, from the earliest known instances down to about 1830." Ex libris. Pp.12/379,library markings, inkstamps to closed page edges.Grey cloth. G.

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2011.. 5th printing. Published with Reading Group notes. "Having sifted through everything I now know about the tiger's wife, I can tell you that this much is fact: in 1941, in late spring, without declaration or warning, German bombs started falling on the city and did not stop for three days. The tiger did not know that they were bombs." Pp.336/reading group notes to end. Red cloth, dustwrapper. VG/VG.

London: HarperCollins, 1999.. 1st ed. Historical fiction. "Hussein tells the story of a young mahout - or elephant handler - his childhood and life in India and his relationship and adventures with his elephants." 22.3cms. x 14.5cms. Pp. 2/293, line drawings to chapter headings. Red cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. VG/VG.

Blackrock: The Columba Press. 1994.. 1st ed. "Even as the familiar model of Church is in serious decline in Ireland, a new model of Church is coming to birth in the lives and creative pastoral initiatives of a significant number of small, independent groups in all kinds of ministry. Affirms what these groups are attempting and reflects theologically on how the seedbed of a renewed Church can be found in their faith and struggle". Pp 224, convent inkstamp to fep. P/b. VG.

London Collins, Fontana Books, 1965.. 1st ed. "Contributors come from the Continent, the United States and Great Britain. They include many well-known names and some of Pope Paul's comments during Vatican Council are also recorded." Pp318+2(ads), slight toning to pages. P/b. G+.

Dublin: Veritas Publications, 1988.. A moving depiction of life in a poverty-stricken country...a thoughtful work that addresses the dilemma of revolution for the Christian." Pp, 310, 1 map. P/b, illustrated cover. G+.

Washington: The Catholic University of America Press, 1965.. 1st edition. Proceedings of the Institutes of Catholic Pastoral Counseling and of the Conferences for Religious Superiors of Men under the auspices of the Director of Summer Session and Workshops, The Catholic University of America). Ex-religious college library. Pp.viii/234, college library inkstamps to front free endpaper and title page.White laminated boards, library label to spine. G+.

London:Smith,Elder & Co.,1910.. 1st ed. Pp.28/270/6(ads),portrait frontis. + further portrait plate and 3 tipped-in facsimiles, occasional spotting throughout. Maroon cloth, gilt title to front and spine, edges rubbed. G.

Hammersmith: Flamingo. 2003.. What happened to all those hopes and ideals? After thirty years, a group of college friends are reunited for a weekend of dancing and drinking, reminiscence and revelation. A mop manufacturer and a bigamist, a war veteran and a trophy wife, a glamour model and a defrocked priest". Pp 319, portrait to verso front cover. P/b, slight crease to rear cover. G+.

London: Collins,1984.. 1st edition. "This book is one of the best to be written about the war in Burma; an evocation, at once poignant and compelling, of one of the strangest and most exacting military undertakings of the Second War." Pp.272, 1 map, slight toning to pages, owner's name to front free endpaper. Black cloth, dustwrapper. VG/VG.

London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1890.. 1st edition. A Fenian romance with a land reform theme set in 1860 Pp.550/16(ads), occasional minor spotting throughout, cracking to inner rear hinge but holding. Green cloth, gilt title to spine, bumps to corners and minor edge wear. Good.** "William O'Brien (2 October 1852 � 25 February 1928) was an Irish nationalist, journalist, agrarian agitator, social revolutionary, politician, party leader, newspaper publisher, author and Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. He was particularly associated with the campaigns for land reform in Ireland during the late 19th and early 20th centuries as well as his conciliatory approach to attaining Irish Home Rule."(wiki).

Cork: The Mercier Press Limited, 1947.. 1st edition. Pp.xiv/126, embossed convent stamp (Bocking, Braintree, Essex) to front free endpaper. Tan boards, slightly spotted, bumps to top and tail of spine and corners. Scarce. G+.

Belfast: J.M.J. Publications. 1993.. Vassula Ryden comes from an exotic background, is Greek Orthodox, with a worldwide Catholic constituency.....Who is she? This book answers these questions and relates her teaching to the official doctrine of the Catholic Church especially as expressed by Pope John Paul II to whom this book is dedicated". Pp 188, with some b/w illustrations. P/b, portrait cover. VG.