Search Results: Titles starting with O from Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA

Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press Book | Little, Brown and Company, 1970. Soft Cover. Good binding. Octavo. xi, [1], 92 pp. First paperback edition. Signed by Tate on the title page. Trade paperback. Covers are rubbed with creases; spine sunned; contents are clean and solid. A reasonable copy of an early collection of poetry by the Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning poet.

Philadelphia: John Campbell, 1866. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding. Octavo. [8], 35, 113, [1] pp., table. Limited edition, one of 250 copies, this copy is out of series. In early 20th century buckram; original wrappers are bound in. A clean copy with little wear. Engraved bookplate of financier and American collector Frank Cutter Deering on the front pastedown. Originally issued, in London, 1783, this American edition is beautifully printed type facsimile. Howes C-499.

London: Philanthropic Press, 1798. Quarter Leather. Very Good binding. Octavo. [2], 5-109, [1] pp. Second edition. Recently backed in morocco with blue cloth over boards; gilt title and decorations on the spine; new endpaper; this copy is lacking the half title as well as the preface, text is complete. Binding is quite fresh and virtually without wear; spine is very slightly sunned; internally, quite clean but for one library stamp on the upper corner of page 7 by a now defunct library. Originally issued in 1797, this went into 19 different editions within a few years. Howes H-209. "Protesting France's high-handed interference with and confiscation of American ships trading with Great Britain." Eberstadt 114-356. ESTC T110138.

Staunton, VA: Albert Shultz, 1904. Hard Cover. Good+ binding. Octavo. 96, [1] pp., frontis. First edition. Issued in gray paper over boards with printed paper title labels on the front cover and spine. Spine ends heavily chipped; bottom corner of both boards are worn. Offsetting to one page spread by a slim newsprint page marker, otherwise clean. A nice collection of the columns Tinsley wrote for the weekly newspaper of Staunton, the Vindicator. Tinsley served the whole of the Civil War with the Richmond Howitzers. Very little material related to his service in this collection. Dornbusch II, 1126.

Philadelphia: Thomas Kite & Co, 1833. Disbound. Good binding. Octavo. 8 pp. Removed from nonce volume, side-stapled and reinforced with later tape. Ex-library copy rubber-stamped "duplicate" on the title-page and with a five-digit number on p. 3; pencil scribbled to the top margins of a couple of pages; mild foxing/toning. Friedlander, a pioneer in the instruction of the blind, writes to enlist the help of major Philadelphia public figures in his efforts to open a special school there. His pamphlet begins with an essay on notable blind persons of accomplishment of past centuries then proceeds, more briefly, to describe his local project's specific needs. The work ends with testimonials about Friedlander's successes in Europe--one from the Prince of Furstenberg and the other from Margrave of Baden. Scant institutional holdings. OCLC: 61623265. American Imprints 18919.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding/Very Good+ dust jacket. Octavo. [12], 434, [2] pp., illus. First edition, first printing. Signed and inscribed by Gardner. In publisher's cloth with dust jacket. A very fresh, clean copy; dust jacket is a bit sunned on the spine; price intact on the front flap.

New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1967. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. Octavo. [4], 62, [8 (index)] pp. First Edition, inscribed by Nims. As issued, in full cloth. Clean copy in very lightly worn dust jacket, sunned at the spine. Price intact on the front flap. A nice copy of this collection of poems with a playful inscription on the front free endpaper.

New York: Walker and Company, 1969. Hard Cover. near Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. Octavo. 251 pp. First Edition. As issued, in white paper over boards. Ex-personal library with a bookplate on the front free endpaper as well as a date stamp and a 4-digit number; stamp on the bottom edge of the textblock. A bit edgeworn as well as a slight forward lean to the binding. Some residue on the pastedowns from where a a dust jacket protector may have been adhered--not reflected on the jacket itself; fairly minor. Even toning to the page edges throughout, scattered foxing towards the rear. Dust jacket is in very nice condition and retains the price on the front flap. Relatively uncommon.

Richmond: Virginia State Library, 1928. Hard Cover. near Very Good binding. Octavo. x, [3]-567 pp., facsim. First edition. In publisher's cloth. Spine is rubbed partially obscuring the spine titling; some general but unobtrusive soiling to the covers; contents are lightly and evenly toned, otherwise clean. Covers June 1, 1779 - June 3, 1781.

Richmond: R. M. Smith, Public Printer, 1864. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Octavo. 98 pp. Confederate imprint. Bound in later cloth-backed boards with printed paper label on the front cover. Lacking wrappers if so issued. Cover and contents toned; title page is missing the bottom corner affecting only the margin. Uncommon. Dornbusch outlines the contents: "Enemy attack on Fort McAllister, Feb. 1, 1863; reports engagements at Fayette Court House, Cotton Hill, Gauley, Charleston, and pursuit of the enemy to the Ohio; General Bragg's reports of the battles of Richmond, Munfordsville & Perryville; report of Rhode's brigade at Seven Pines; capture of the gunboat J.P. Smith at Stone river" Dornbusch III, 1429. Howes O-31; Parrish & Willingham 2348.

Richmond: Dietz Press, 1939. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding/Very Good dust jacket. Octavo. xii, [2], 328 pp., frontis, plates. In publisher's cloth with dust jacket; all 32 plates are present as called for. A very nice copy with only light rubbing to the extremities; handsome contemporary bookplate on the front pastedown; dust jacket is a bit worn at the edges including a closed tear and creasing at the top of the rear panel; it presents quite well in a mylar cover.

Strasburg, VA: Shenandoah Publishing House, 1940. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Octavo, xii, 216 pp., maps. First edition. As issued in gray cloth with title in gold on the front cover and the spine. Binding is a bit toned at the edges; spine sunned, but generally a presentable copy. Though without indication this copy is from the family library maintained by the descendants of Confederate General Eppa Hunton. There is some pencil copy editing, that looks to be in the hand of Eppa Hunton IV, grandson of General Hunton and General William Payne. Nevins summarizes the work thus, "A sympathetic, appreciative account of Ewell's military career; Ewell, the author claims, possessed many qualities often lacking in our most celebrated heroes" CWB II, 60. Dornbusch II, 2725.

Washington: W. F. Roberts Company, 1932. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Octavo. 291 pp., frontis, 12 plates. First Edition. As issued, in red cloth with title in gold on the front cover and the spine. Spine is a trifle sunned, otherwise, a bright copy with traces of silverfishing to the cover. Internally, clean; many illustrated plates. Remarkably uncommon regional history. Haynes 3169.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1954. Hard Cover. Good+ binding. Octavo. [2], 140 pp. Early printing. In publisher's cloth with dust jacket. Publisher's flaw has the textblock bound upside down into the binding. Aside from this, a reasonably nice copy with light edgewear; high school award bookplate on the rear free endpaper; a few leaves with spotting, but generally clean; dust jacket is lightly rubbed at the extremities; price intact on the front flap. On the front flap and rear panel, Hemingway's 1954 Nobel Prize is mentioned and the latest novel advertised is The Hemingway Reader, suggesting this was likely issued in 1954. Regardless, a reasonably nice copy of Hemingway's Pulitzer Prize-winning classic.

Rockwell Publications, 1977. Full Leather. Near Fine binding. Octavo. 585 pp. Benac edition, limited to 10 copies, of which this is number 8. Signed and inscribed by Higginbotham. In publisher's beige levant with title in gold on the spine and the front cover; all edges gilt; marbled endsheets. A very attractive copy with only light rubbing and the spine a bit sunned; contents clean. This copy signed and warmly inscribed by Higginbotham to Charles R. Sanders, Jr., the preeminent Civil War and Americana collector. Sanders's bookplate on the rear pastedown. Brannen 335.

New York: Hastings House, 1971. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding/Very Good dust jacket. Quarto. xviii, [2], 236 pp., illus. First edition. Signed by Farrar and Hines on the front free endpaper. In publisher's binding with dust jacket. A bright copy with limited shelfwear; dust jacket is sunned at the spine with a bit of edgewear. Profusely illustrated. An incredible architectural record.

Philadelphia: Published by the Author [Mathew Carey], 1815. Full Leather. Good binding. 12mo. 486 pp., folding frontis. Seventh edition, enlarged. Contemporary leather binding with red morocco title label. Leather separated at the front joint, but the boards is holding well; chipping to the leather at the spine ends; despite these faults and the moderate shelfwear, this is a presentable copy; front free endpaper is roughly excised; a later previous owner name on the next blank and a contemporary owner name at the head of the first printed page; folding frontispiece is present and worn at the fore-edge margin, not affecting text; generally toned and foxed throughout. An interesting publication issued during the War of 1812 that sought to find unity in a divided political system. Sabin 10877.

New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1993. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding/Very Good+ dust jacket. Octavo. [8], 325 pp. Likely book club edition; signed and inscribed by Walcott. As issued, in full cloth. Light shelfwear, only; contents clean. This epic poem is thought to be the Nobel laureate's finest work and here it is inscribed by Walcott.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1888. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Octavo. vi, 401, [1], [4 (ads)] pp., frontis, plates. First edition. In publisher's blue cloth, titled in gold on the front cover and spine; top edge gilt. A presentable copy with only light wear to the binding; previous owner name in pencil on the front free endpaper and light but frequent pencil bracketing in the margin throughout; also one light ink note in the margin of the one page of the index. All in all, a nice copy. Haynes 3907.

Perishable Press, 1983. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. Quarto. [32] pp. Limited edition, one of 200 copies. As issued in cloth over thin boards with title in blind on the front cover. The text was handset in Meridien and printed in black and gray on different shades of Shadwells handmade paper. Quite a nice copy. Hamady writes in his bibliography, "This book is important because these are the Journal Pieces that were not included in the Black Sparrow edition of The Journals. These pieces were the formative beginnings, lovely love poems full of energy and Paul Blackburn." Two Decades of Hamady & the Perishable Press, 106.