Search Results: Authors starting with O from Horizon Books

New York, Century Co, 1921, First Edition. . original pictorial cloth, quarter inch tear at foot of spine, outer cover chipped for one inch, very good with the author's signature. . 8vo [23 x 15 cm]; xv, 534 pp, illustrations from photos, few from drwgs, including portraits by George Biddle, folding colored map of the South Sea Islands with inset of Tahiti. . A well-illustrated account, largely related to the native peoples of Tahiti, but including nature, customs, etc, described before the massive tourist development of the area. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Lymington, Charles T. King, Simpkin Marshall, 1932, First edition. . original green cloth, gilt shamrocks, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, spine repair, interior is clean and fine in very good cover. . 12mo [19 x 13]; [ii], 210 pp, frontis and plates, plus headpiece illustrations to each chapter, all from drawings by A. Ross Thomas. . A description of the author's extensive travels in the Balkans including Serbia, Sibenik, Dalmatian Coast, Dubrovnik, Skutari, Montenegro, Tirana, Skumbi, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, Atlantic Monthly Press, [1988], First American Edition. . original half cloth and bds, silver spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped), fine. . 8vo [23 x 17 cm]; [xiv], 272 pp, illustrations by Jane Cope, plates from photos, map, bibliog, index. . The author of the successful "Into the Heart of Borneo", and the more recent, "Congo Journey", "Show No Mercy", and was natural history editor of the Times Literary Supplement, offers his well written, interesting and humorous account of Amazon travel in Venezuela, during a four month expedition, with encounters with aboriginal peoples (Yanomami), their drug of choice (yoppa), animals, nature. The author refers to previous explorers including Humboldt, Wallace and Bates, and graphically describes the hazards and dangers of the jungle. He is now recognized as one of the best modern travel writers. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, Random House, [1984], First American Edition. . original cloth-backed boards, gilt spine title lettering, dj (bit rubbed at edge, not price clipped), clean, fine and unused in very good dj. . 8vo [24 x 16cm]; [xii] 192 pp, maps, plates, bibliog., index. . The author, with poet James Fenton, wrote an interesting and hilarious account of their exploration of jungles and mountains, following the trails of previous naturalists. This is the author's first travel book, which launched his career as a travel writer. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, Random House, [1984], First American Edition. . original cloth, dj (slightly rubbed), remainder mark at lower edge, else fine. . 8vo [24 x 16cm]; [xii] 192pp, maps, plates, bibliog, index. . The author, with poet James Fenton, wrote an interesting and hilarious account of their exploration of jungles and mountains, following the trails of previous naturalists. This is the book that launched the author's career as a travel writer. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Edinburgh, The Salamander Press, 1984, First Edition. . original cloth, dj (light crease, slightly used, not price clipped), else near fine. . 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; [xii] 192pp, map, plates, bibliog, index. . The author, with poet James Fenton, wrote an interesting, and, at times, hilarious account of their exploration of jungles and mountains, following the trails of previous naturalists. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, A. O. Moore, Agricultural Book Publisher, 1858, seventh edition. . original brown cloth, gilt vignette and title lettering on spine, cover with small stain, bit faded, damp stains in lower margins not effecting text, endpaper inscribed Douglas Brothers, good copy with only light foxing in some outer margins. . 12mo [19.5 x 13 cm]; xii, [13]- 358, 8, [ads] pp, frontis of three roller cane mill, illustrations including full-page. . The author describes the history of the Chinese sugar cane, description of the plant, culture, value as a forage plant, the making of sugar, syrup, vinegar, etc, techniques and methods, use of the sugar beet. The appendix includes a pamphlet by Joseph S. Lovering, a well-known sugar refiner of Philadelphia, on practical instructions, as well as a History of the Sorgho in the Southern States by D. Redmond, and other documents. The section on the Imphree is by Leonard Wray and includes the discovery of the plant, varieties, botany, yields of sugar, cultivation,… Read More

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1860, First American edition. . original brown pictorial gilt cloth with gilt spine title lettering, spine ends chipped and repaired, cover lightly rubbed, bookplate removed from front endpaper, very good copy, clean interior. . 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; xvi, [17]-645, [i], 2 [ads] pp, color lithograph (chromolithograph) frontis of winter scene in Japan from Japanese painting, 61 engraved illustrations of which 10 are full-page, tables. . Taylor 239. Cordier Sinica 2376. Cordier Japonica 1735. The diplomatic mission lasted over two years with the work describing the countries in detail, from the arrival in Hong Kong, up the Canton River to Pekin, Yedo, many other cities, side trips to Philippines, India, good descriptions of political and social conditions, productions, agriculture, military, geography, art, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1855, First edition. . original pictorial gilt cloth, gilt spine title lettering, spine and corners worn, lightly foxed on some pages, lacks pages 193 to 208 and the illustration in that signature, fair copy. . 8vo [23 x 14 cm]; xiv, 306, 16 [ads] pp, tinted lithographed frontis, 5 engraved plates, 9 other illus, folding map (the eastern half of which is lacking). . Part I is on Canada including trade, society, politics, backwoods, travels from Toronto to Lake Simcoe, canoe voyage down the Severin, Indian villages. Part II is Lake Superior including Sault Ste. Marie, the pictured rocks, mineral deposits, city of Superior, Wisconsin. Part III is Minnesota including camping out, the Savannahs, the Mississippi, Indian affairs, the Sauk Rapids, Falls of St. Anthony, St. Paul, train travel, manners, customs, steamboat life, across the prairies, Chicago to Niagara. The missing signature is on the early traders and Sandy Lake. Sabin 57183. Howes O64.… Read More

London, Chapman and Hall, 1890, First edition. . original red pictorial cloth, gilt spine title lettering, spine a little faded but lettering clear, bookplate of C. J. Pearock, inscribed by the author on endpaper. . 8vo [23 x 15 cm]; xi, 344 pp, 3 maps on one large folding sheet (long tear), 37 illustrations including full-page from drwgs by J. L. Kipling, index. . The author describes the people, traditions, legends and country including Sind, lower Indus, Bilochistan, Biloches, Tochi Valley, Pathan, Kohat, Kabul, Peshawur, Swat, Panjkora, Bajawar, etc, with descriptions on tribal rivalries, many of which still exist today. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Norman, University of Oklahoma, [1974], First edition. . original cloth, spine title lettering, dj (lightly rubbed at edge, not price clipped), clean and fine, presentation copy signed & dated by author. . 8vo [23.5 x 16 cm]; xix, 408 pp, 136 illustrations including color, plates, from photos and drwgs, 16 maps including double-page, bibliog, index. . The author describes the Sarawak people as one of the most advanced people of the New World and traveled widely to many of their archaeological sites from Antigua, Saladero, Guadeloupe, St. Vincent, Puerto Rico, Trinidad, Colombia, Peru, along the Orinoco, etc, collecting their artifacts, and describing their way of life, including ball games played with rubber ball, cultivation and use of manioc, etc, and traces their origin. This copy has a loose extract article from the New Haven Register, 1968, on Olsen and his Arawak collection with color photographs. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Longmans, Green and Co, 1938, First Edition. . original cloth, faded, scattered foxing, very good. . 8vo; xi, 308 pp, frontis, full-page illustrations from photos, ep maps. . Spence 873. The author was a lecturer in zoology. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, A. & C. Black, nd [c1907], . . original pictorial cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, top edge gilted, light staining on rear cover, minor foxing on few leaves, else clean, unmarked and very good. . 8vo [22.5 x 17 cm]; vii, 127 pp, 20 color plates (complete) from paintings by Amedee Forestier, including frontis, each captioned on the tissue guards, index. . Inman 128. A nicely illustrated work on this part of Belgium, including Ghent, Brabant, Antwerp, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Dallas, Banks Upshaw and Company, [1947], Second edition, revised. . original cloth, pictorial endpapers, small ink spot on title page, slight musty smell , clean, very good+ copy, signed by author in ink. . 8vo [23.5 x 16 cm]; xiv, [ii], 221, [iii] pp, frontis (portrait of author), plates from photos, map, bibliog. . An interesting and very well-illustrated work covering pre-conquest gardens, colonial homes and gardens, colonial public buildings with gardens, modern homes and gardens, plants and trees of Mexico. The last chapter is on orchids and orchid hunting. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Farmington, Michigan, Structures Publishing Co., 1977, First edition. . original cloth, dj (rubbed at edges), else clean and fine. . 4to [28.5 x 22 cm]; 136 pp, numerous bw and color illustrations, appendix, index. . A practical and well-illustrated guide covering inside and outside planters, special effects, planters for aquatic plants, making your own planters, new designs, suggested plants, planter problems, adapting planters for other uses, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1932, First edition. . original green cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, spine darkened from sun, interior clean, very good, sound copy. . 8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; xiv, [i], 302 pp, color frontis, 8 photo plates, 21 other illus, glossary, index. . On the growing of all aspects of home gardens including rock gardens, lawns, winter protection, garden tools, flower gardens, plant lists for various conditions, etc. With a foreword by Robert S. Lemmon. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1871, . . original cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and front cover, spine ends a little frayed, lower front cover worn with chip otherwise very good, minor foxing on few leaves but a clean copy, map untorn, the book is dedicated to Charles Darwin. . 8vo [21 x 14 cm]; xxiv, [25]-356 pp, frontis, illus, engraved plates, large folding map at rear, steel-engraved portrait of Colonel Staunton with the tissue guard, index. . Borba de Moraes p 637. Sabin 57727. Welch 234. The journey across much of South America was mainly scientific (part of the Smithsonian expedition of 1867), studying the natural history, geography, geology and local society. There is some detail on the botany of the region, including the coca plant (cocaine), ('Thirty million pounds are annually consumed in South America. It is not, however, an opiate, but a powerful stimulant. With it, the Indian will perform prodigies of labor, travelling days without fatigue or food.'), together… Read More

London, The Royal Horticultural Society, 1957, revised edition. . original heavy paper wraps, with title lettering in decorative border, few pencil notes in margin, signature on inside cover dated 1958, very good. . 8vo [22 x 14 cm]; 19 pp. . Includes a loose short article on Summer Pruning of Fruit Trees by H. H. Thomas. Most of the work lists the many shrubs with suggestions how to prune. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1852, First edition. . contemporary full calf, gilt title lettering on leather spine label, gilt ruled, marbled boards and edges, endpaper inscription, endpaper bookplate of polar researcher Andrew Taylor, front joint partly cracked but firm, edge rubbed, clean & fine. . 12mo [19.5 x 12.5 cm]; ix, 320 pp, 4 colored lithographed plates including frontis, folding partly hand colored map, with the appendix. . Sabin 57760. Abbey Travel 640. Arctic Bibliography 12899: "the voyage by Baffin Bay, Lancaster Sound, Barrow Strait, the wintering at Griffith Island, and return. Includes informative notes on West Greenland Eskimos, negotiating the ice of northern Baffin Bay, ice conditions in the Canadian Arctic waters, hunting adventures, clothing, food and equipment , carrier pigeons, the sledge journeys, arctic nature and winter recreations". "As a surveying expedition, it was eminently successful. . . due to the steam- tenders, which, during… Read More

London, Routledge & Kegan Paul, [1952], First edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, clean and fine copy in dj (spine a little darkened and bit chipped at end, not price clipped). . 8vo [22 x 14 cm]; xiii, 266, [xii, ads] pp, 30 illustrations from photos on plates, 2 maps, bibliog, index. . A detailed history of these two indigenous nations, covering Peru and Bolivia. The languages of both groups are spoken widely in the area today, being official languages of those nations. Includes archaeology, Incas, who spoke Quechua, relationship to Spanish, etc, and an interesting appendix on Coca and its uses A picture of this book is available on request by email.