Search Results: Authors starting with O from Purpora Books

Windsor, ON: Black Moss, 1987. "Review, etc" rubber stamp on the half-title page and minor bump at bottom edge of front cover; with publisher's promo sheet laid-in. Part three of the long poem 'the story'. . First Edition. Thin Trade Paperback Original. Near Fine..

G. K. Hall A single sheet, 5 1/4" x 15 1/2", printed on medium-weight paper both sides, and folded once vertically to make a card. Very minor wear along fold. Greeting card from G. K. Hall & Co. for the 1977 Holiday Season.. First Edition. Broadside. Near Fine..

Toronto: Viking / Penguin Canada, 1998. A novel. Signed by author (signature only) on title page. 406 pages.. Signed by Author. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine.

London: Faber, 1963. Dust jacket is not price-clipped nor are the bright colours faded at all. A sharp copy. 232 pages including a comprehensive index. . Second Printing. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Near Fine Plus/Near Fine.

London: Andre Deutsch, 1969. Minor bump to fore edge of front board; dust jacket slightly yellowed along top and with slightly faded spine panel. Essays on various aspects of the country by a team of Irish writers; 25 full colour plates.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine Plus/Near Fine.

Normal, IL: Review of Contemporary Fiction, 1995. The Stanley Elkin and Alasdair Gray edition. Critical articles about both authors including a checklist of publications for both. 242 pages plus ads at review.. First Edition. Trade Paperback Original. Near Fine Plus.. Literary Periodical.

New York: Broadway, 1998. First edition. Advance reading copy in wraps. . Soft Cover. Near Fine Plus..

New York: Broadway, 1998. First edition. Advance reading copy in wraps. . Soft Cover. Fine..

Ottawa: Canada Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, 1956. Blue wraps a bit darkened, but internally fine. One page of text followed by star maps for each month showing constellations as they appear to an observer at latitude 50 degrees N.. First Edition. Pamphlet. Near Fine Plus..

Newport Beach, CA: Advantage, 1978. Minor edge wear to cover. Collection of poetry by American author perhaps better known for his mystery novels.. First Edition. Trade Paperback Original. Near Fine..

London: Picador, 1996. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

Toronto: Insomniac, 1994. Cover with flaps. Signs of light use. Mainly poetry by four young authors: Nik Beat, Mary Elizabeth Grace, Noah Leznoff, and Matthew Remski.. First Edition. Thin Trade Paperback Original. Near Fine..

London: Hutchinson, 1938. Book has two splits bottom of spine and tanned page margins; otherwise externally, and internally clean, unmarked and tightly bound. Dust jacket has name in ink on front panel, a medium-sized chip bottom of front spine fold, and modest wear along flap folds. No. 12 in Hutchinson's "Pocket" Library. 251 pages.. Reprint. Mass Market Paperback in DJ. Very Good Plus/Very Good.

New York: Newcomen Society in North America, 1964. A few very faint marks on front cover; internally clean and unmarked. An address given at Seattle on June 12, 1963. 24 pages.. First Printing. Pamphlet. Near Fine..

Victoria: Polestar, 1998. First edition. "Compliments of Polestar" rubber-stamped on half-title page. Kenyan-Canadian author's first book. . Trade Paperback Original. Fine..

Toronto: Penguin Canada, 2003. A novel. 273 pages plus a one page glossary.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine.. Advance Reading Copy.

Toronto: Penguin Canada, 2003. Cover with flaps. Blurb by George Elliott Clarke "In this masterful novel, James Brown grit meets James Baldwin grace." Signed and dated (March 19, 2003) by author on the title page.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Trade Paperback Original. Fine..

Toronto: Penguin Canada, 2003. Cover with flaps. Blurb by George Elliott Clarke "In this masterful novel, James Brown grit meets James Baldwin grace.". First Edition. Trade Paperback Original. Fine..

Dublin: Wolfhound, 1997. Large format, 10" x 11 1/2"; 120 pages with index. Foreword by Dr. Robert D. Ballard. Father Browne, famous for his photography, travelled on the Titanic from Southampton to Cobh Harbour in Ireland where he disembarked (lucky for him). B&W illustrations of Browne's photographs and other newspaper clippings and documents. . First Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Near Fine Plus/Near Fine Plus.

Edmonton: University of Alberta, 2003. Large format (7 3/4" x 10 1/2"), 46 pages with colour reproduction of some of the pieces in the exhibition and commentary by various contributors. 500 copies printed.. First Edition. Wraps. Fine..