Search Results: Authors starting with O from Rare Collections

Cape Town: A. A. Balkema. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1971. Deluxe Edition. Hardcover. The deluxe edition on this important work on Cape Country Furniture. 1/4 bound in leather with marbled boards, signed by both authors. #137 of 200 copies. A VG+ copy with some shelfwear and minor spotting internally with a VG DJ, showing some chips and tears. Publisher's Synopsis: "The appeal of Cape country furniture lies In the combination of design that is intuitively good with decoration that is unsophisticated. From the beginning of the 19C Cape Town and the Boland were swamped with imported furniture. For physical and financial reasons the Cape country districts escaped this fate for almost three generations: and during the this period developed the wealth of style and variety of design described in this absorbing book." ; Thin 4to 11" - 13" tall; 286 pages; Signed by All Authors .

The Franklin Library. Fine. 1984. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Signed First Edition Collection. Full leather binding, gilt lettering in 22k Gold, moire fabric endpapers, satin ribbon marker still in original position. Signed by author on special tipped in page ; Signed by Author .

Ashcroft: Ash-Tree Press. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. 2008. Limited Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Fitz-James O'Brien ranks with Edgar Allan Poe as one of the greatest writers of modern horro to emerge from the nineteenth century. The Wondersmith and Others collect for the first time in a single volume the complete macabre tales, dream stories, and fantasies of the Irish-born American who, from 1852 until his death from a wound during the Civil War, was a pre-eminent writer of supernatural fiction. Introduction and editing by Jessica Amanda Salmonson. Limited to 400 copies. A fine book, few marks on the edges, small bump to the bottom corner of the back board. A very fine dust jacket now with a brodart cover. We have a wide selection of Ash-Tree books, most in Fine - As New condition and happy to offer discount and/or free shipping for multiple purchases .

Sawhorse Books. As New. 2005. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A beautiful copy, as new with lose toe tag through the front cover. Signed and dated by the author on date of publication 31 / 5 / 05 with a doodle and quote. .

London: Kegan Paul. Very Good. 1911. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A scarce collection of true ghost stories. A VG copy, some fading to the spine, cover still bright with white lettering. Bookplate for Percy William Pegge on front endpaper, occasional foxing mostly early and later in book. Provenance - From the Gary Munson Collection; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Hamish Hamilton. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st edit, 1st imp, hbk, pub by Hamish Hamilton, fine book, flat signed & dated October 31st '96 on publication by author without dedication on title page, no names or inscriptions, unopened, unread, new, maps, photos, top block edge v. V. Lightly toned, mint DJ, un-price clipped (£18.00) , laid in are original invoice & 2 photos of his Purbeck, Dorset birthplace with a note on each handwritten & signed by author, The author's third travelogue; His trip across Congo-Brazzaville ostensibly in search of a legendary Congo dinosaur. A portrait of the country, alive with natural history, a search for the meaning of sorcery & a recording of the Congo's darker side. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author .

New York: Random House. Near Fine. 1965. Limited Edition. Hardcover. The "concern" of the Lockwood Concern is the formation of a family dynasty. O'Hara chronicles four generations of Lockwoods, starting with Moses Lockwood who killed two men in the mid-1800's as he came to settle in Swedish Haven (based on Schuykill Haven, Pa). His son, Abraham, developed The Concern, and made it his life's work. Limited edition of 300 copies, numbered and signed by the author, this being #186 of 300. Book is near fine or better, slight fading on the spine. Internally pristine and seems unread. Now with a protective acetate jacket. Slipcase is near fine or better; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 405 pages; Signed by Author .

Ashcroft: Ash-Tree Press. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. 2010. Limited Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A rare ash-tree title, from the legendary publisher of supernatural fiction. Both the book and jacket are in very fine / As New condition. We stock a wide range of Ash-Tree titles, most are in AS New condition. We are happy to offer discounts and shipping consolidation for multi-book orders, feel free to get in touch if you have questions. .

Ashcroft: Ash-Tree Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 2004. Limited Edition. Hardcover. A collection of 10 stories, limited to 500 copies. Book and jacket both in as new condition, jacket with an archival cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Ashcroft: Ash-Tree Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 2007. Limited Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Oliver's 3rd collection of supernatural tales. Jacket art by the author and limited to 500 copies. Both the book and jacket is as new, the DJ now with a clear archival cover. A beautiful collectors copy. From The Masque of Satan - "Night's canker stains the sky with yellow blood; And strikes out pallor from the leprous day; Under a dome of shadows let me brood; And blindly stare upon my darkling way; Lost in these mortal thoughts I stand before; The gilded portals of the House of Sin; Where once a harlot led me to the door; A stainless scarlet youth, and toom me in." We stock a wide range of Ash-Tree titles, most are in AS New condition. We are happy to offer discounts and shipping consolidation for multi-book orders, feel free to get in touch if you have questions. .

Ashcroft: Ash-Tree Press. Fine in Fine+ dust jacket. Limited Edition. Hardcover. A set of all 3 editions of Exotic Gothic, edited by Danel Olsen. It includes Exotic Gothic - Forbidden Tales From Our Gothic World, a fine copy a few marks on the edges keeping it from as new. In a very fine DJ, with brodart cover. Exotic Gothic 2 - New Tales of Taboo, A fine copy few marks on the edges and small bump to bottom corner of front board in a fine DJ with brodart cover. Exotic Gothic 3 - Strange Visitations, A fine copy with few marks on edges in a very fine DJ with brodart cover. Each book limited to 350 copies. We have a wide selection of Ash-Tree books, most in Fine - As New condition and happy to offer discount and/or free shipping for multiple purchases; Vol. 3 .

Connecticut: The Heritage Press. Fine. 1972. Hardcover. Introduction by Walter Kerr and illustrations by Shannon Stirnweis. A fine book, some slight fading to spine. Original sandglass laid in. Internally clean. NF fine slipcase ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 161 pages .

Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library. Near Fine. 1978. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near fine or better book, ribbon marker still in the original position, seems unread. Part of the limited-edition collection published exclusively for subscribers - The 100 Greatest Books of All Time, published 1974 - 1982. Full leather binding with 22kt Gold Gilt detailing. Moire endpapers, silk ribbon bookmarker printed on acid free archival paper. Included is the uncommon "Noted From the Editors" booklet, which accompanied the publication. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall .

New York: Forge. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A beautiful very fine copy of the first edition, both book and jacket in as new condition. Robert Jordan known for his Wheel of Time books, writing here as Jackson O'Reilly. Signed of the title page as Robert Jordan. ; Signed by Author .

New York: Simon & Schuster. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A fine copy of the first edition in a like DJ. Flat signed by both authors on the title page. ; Signed by All Authors .

Boston: Small, Maynard & Company. Very Good+. 1917. Hardcover. An uncommon book, first published in 1912, this being the Authorized American Edition, revised and corrected by the author. It had a mixed reception on publication and reviewers describing it as "revolting", "unclean" and "Ugly and depressing", popular among authors at the time who considered it distinctive and a work of genius. The New York Evening Post said in a review - "It is not too much to say that The Good Girl is one of the top twenty best books by living American novelists". The writer Robert Aickman wrote of O’Sullivan that: “The curious should try to find a copy of his novel, The Good Girl. The quest is difficult, but the product distinctive … having lived a longish life as a more or less well-to-do rentier, in latish middle age found himself ruined, wrote his last book under terrible conditions, and, dying in Paris, ended anonymously in the common pit for… Read More

New York: The Limited Editions Club. Very Good+. 1952. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 793 of 1500 numbered copies signed by Fritz Kredel. 221st publication of LEC and the 1st of the 21st series. A definitive text edited and with an introduction by John Carswell, illustrated with pen and water color by Walter Fischer and designed by George Salter. Printed by the Marchbanks Press, set in monotype Bell on Ticonderoga Text paper. Bound by Russell-Rutter Company in half polished black calfskin, goldstamped with French marbled sides. 216 pages, 6 ½ x 9 5/8 inches. The book spine and cover in VG+ or better condition with no obvious defect. Foxing on the front and back end papers and on cut edges otherwise internally clean, Very good slipcase, small nick to the top corner of the title on the spine and some edgewear. VG overall ; Watercolor; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 216 pages; Signed by Illustrator .

New York: The Limited Editions Club. Very Good+. 1929. Limited Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. The 3rd book published by LEC in their first series. Introduced by Carl van Doren and with linoleum cuts by John Held jnr, who also signed this edition. And book design by William A. Kittredge. Printed and bound by the Lakeside Press and set in monotype Baskerville on Worthy Signature special paper. Bound in half green calfskin, gold-stamped with printed cloth sides. A superior copy, as with many LEC books from this period, the leather bindings generally did not hold up too well. This one is showing some abrasion to leather at the top and bottom of the spine, but with fine boards and internally the book is about as new. Original slipcase, about near fine. John Held jnr was a very well-known cartoonist of the time, but ultimately George Macy was not entirely happy with his contribution, he had the following to say in Quarto-Millenary; "This was a 'stunt', to turn America's… Read More

Edinburgh: Canongate Books. As New in As New dust jacket. 2021. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Winner of the 2022 Women's Prize in Fiction and shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. This is the October 2021 Goldsboro edition signed by the author, #376 of 1500. Book and jacket is as new, jacket with clear archival protection. Sprayed Edges. ; Signed by Author .