Search Results: Titles starting with O from TBCL The Book Collection Library

London: Frederick Muller, (1962), 1962. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition of this witty, satirical treatise on infidelity, penned by the award winning British playwright, Keith Waterhouse, one of the 'angry young men' of England, a literary circle that included Alan Sillitoe and best noted for his novel Bill y Liar, adapted to stage and then into film with startling performances by Tom Courtenay and Julie Christie. 8vo. 160 pp. Previous owner's discreet signature and date on ffe. Near fine in a bright red dustwrapper showing very light use and a small t ape reinforcement on the verso. The fifth Froy book. Waterhouse books as Froy are scarce.

London: The Hogarth Press, 1932. First Edition.. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. First Edition beautifully Inscribed and dated by John Hampson, (pseudonym of John Hampson Simpson), on the front free endpaper. "Inscribed for Dora Lawson with the good wishes of John Hampson / Slow Time forces Truth from Providence; but wanton memory roves in Space. 23-5-32." A wonderful copy in grey-blue cloth, spine slightly sunned, gilt titles to the spine. Woolmer 290. [REF32634].

New York: The Viking Press, 1959, 1959. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. A fine copy in 1/4 gray over blue cloth, blue titles to the spine in a lovely, fresh pc. dustwrapper. 8vo. 37 pp.

New York: Random House, 1973. First Edition. First Edition. Signed by Author. THE OATH signed by Elie Wiesel. Near Fine First Edition. Orange boards and black cloth lettered in silver; The dust jacket is clipped, with slight edge-wear. 283 pp.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1972. 1st Edition. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. First Edition. THE OCCULT Uncorrected Proof printed blue on beige and blue decorated wrappers. 8vo pp.584. 6 ¼" x 9 "with 8 black and white plates. Acknowledgment, Index and Bibliography pages headings printed but without the information since it was an uncorrected proof, and those page are incomplete. Quite interesting. Minor bend on first few pages but otherwise very good condition of this book about magic.

London, Cassell, 1951, 1951. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition. 8vo., pp. 276. Burgundy cloth, gilt-lettered spine, top-edge stained grey. A fine copy [neat name on ffe] in attractive patterned dustwrapper. Lovely copy. [Higginson A65b].

New York: World Publishing Company Limited, (1970), 1970. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition. 8vo. A fine copy in publisher's poorly laminated dustwrapper [minor sticker residue in the front flap]. A nice copy of his last novel.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976, 1976. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition Signed by Gardner on the second free endpaper. A fine copy in the original brown cloth covered boards, embossed on the front board, gilt titles to the spine in a near fine pictorial dust wrapper. 8vo. 434 pp. With black and white illustrations throughout by Elaine Raphael and Don Bolognese. Winner of the 1976 National Book Critics Circle Award, Gardner's moral aesthetics shine through the book.

New York: The Wortld Publishing Company, (1970), 1970. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition. 8vo. A very good copy (slight crease & light sticker residue on ffe) in publisher's poorly laminated pc dw.

London, [1966 Book Date]: Jonathan Cape, 1966. 1st Edition Clamshell Collecor's Case. No Binding. Not A Book/Clamshell As New. 1st Edition Clamshell Collecor's Case. No Binding. First Edition Clamshell Case. Fleming, Ian. OCTOPUSSY. Custom Clamshell Case Only. London, [1966, Book Date]: Jonathan Cape, 1966. First Edition Clamshell Case. Excellent Custom Clamshell Case [Not A Book] For The First Edition. Elegant Black Nuba® & Fine Yellow Cloth, Custom Gilt-Stamped at the spine. Embossed multi-layered, [sculpted] Octopus design on the side. Finished in black velour on the interior. A superb & unique protective clamshell case for the first edition of Fleming's fourteenth & final Fleming 007 novel. This case available in cloth or Nuba®. [A fine leather version also available. Please inquire about cost.] All 14 Fleming titles available individually. Full sets available.

London: Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1817. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Soft cover. First Edition of the author's rare first book published when he was nineteen. Sm. 8vo., 144pp. Contemporary half dark blue calf over marbled paper covered boards with matching endpapers & marbled edges, elaborated decorated spine gilt. A very good or better copy showing light use. Neele, - January 29, 1798 - February 7, 1828, was an English poet & literary scholar. He began publishing (anonymously) in the Monthly Magazine in 1814, He delivered lectures on Shakespeare at the age of twenty, & others on the history of English poetry in 1826-7 (published posthumously) and on the romance of history in 1827. He produced an edition of The Tempest in 1824 as the start of an intended complete works. [Henry Neele. English Poetry 1579-1830].

London: Hutchinson, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. First UK Edition. The author's explosive second book following his breakthrough, The Day Of The Jackal. A near fine or better copy in a bright dustwrapper showing light use particularly at the spine heel. . Adapted into the gripping 1974 film with Jon Voight and Maximilian Schell. 8vo., 310pp. Publisher's black cloth, the spine stamped in silver, the title page printed in red & black, with grey end papers.

Montreal: The Book Center, 1952. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Number 108 of 200 Numbered Copies Signed by Israel Rabinovitch and translated from the Yiddish by Governor General Award winning poet A.M. Klein. A fine copy in black cloth, gilt titles to the spine and front board in a near fine pictorial dustwrapper with some light overall use. 8vo. 321 pp. An engrossing history of Jewish music past and present.

Paris: Arts et metiers graphiques, 1948. 1st Edition. Reynould Arnold. Reynould Arnold. 1st Edition. First Edition thus of 'Of Mice and Men. Fine in slipcase showing some light fading. 4to, wrappers, housed in the original folding case [lightly rubbed and few scratches] & Chemise [fine]. Translated by Maurice Coindreau. 37 excellent lithographs by Reynould Arnould. Some offsetting of lithographs to facing pages, which is common. This is number 201 of 390 hand numbered copies. A beautifully illustrated story.

New York: Covici Friede, [1937 ,Book Date], 1937. 1st Edition. No Binding. Not A Book/Clamshell As New. 1st Edition. No Binding. First Edition Clamshell Case. Elegantly HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team, the First Edition box is gilt-lettered on the spine & features an embossed [sculpted] upper cover, after the dustwrapper's famous 'Lennie & George' illustration. The case is finished inside & out in o verall Rich Medium Gray & Deep Blue Nuba® - a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph, that has the feel of velvetysoft Italian Nubuck® leather. & The box is perfectly sized to accommodate the true first edition & optionally, several ear ly printings should they be special copies.A Terrific Collector's Custom Case for an important Book. Web Site photo/link available for more than 100 generally in-stock titles. Custom Craft available [Not with Book].

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1933. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First UK edition. 8vo. Black boards with orange paper spine label very fine & sharp in a fine dust jacket with two tiny chip. An outstanding copy of the first musical to ever win a Pullitzer Prize.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. First Edition, first issue Signed by Wolfe in blue-black fountain pen on the title page. Thick 8vo. [xii], 912 pp. Dark blue cloth. Near Fine in dustwrapper showing light use at the extremities. Collector's name dated April 5th, 1935 on the front endpaper. A very nice copy of the sequel to Look Homeward, Angel. Housed in a custom slipcase. Johnston A3.I.a.

London: J. M. Dent, 1978. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. First British Edition of Barry Lopez's eloquent classic in defence of wolves, winner of the John Burroughs and Christopher medals and National Book Award finalist, bound by Scribners with Scribner's on the casing and dustwrapper spine. 8vo. 309 pages. A fine copy in gray cloth, gilt titles to the spine in a neatly price-clipped stunning pictorial dustwrapper. Black and white photographs and illustrations throughout. "Fascinating....His book has a wealth of observation, mythology and mysticism about wolves that adds a colorful part to the still unfinished mosaic that defines the wolf". New York Times Book Review.

New York: North Point Press, 1998. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition Signed by Barry Lopez on the title page. A fine copy in 1/4 navy cloth over blue paper covered boards, blue titles to the spine in a fine pictorial dustwrapper. 8vo. 262 pp. With contributions by Barry Lopez, Rick Bass, Annie Proulx, Gretel Ehrlich, David James Duncan, Rita Mae Brown, et al. and a superb introduction by Barbara Kingsolver.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964, 1964. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. A lovely copy in navy cloth, gilt titles and decorations to the spine in a better than very good bright, fresh dustwrapper with just a hint of use at the crown and heel of the spine. 8vo. 241 pp.