Search Results: Titles starting with O from Ariel Books

Christchurch, New Zealand: Pisces Print, 1982. John Summers (1916-1993) was a Christchurch poet, writer, art critic and collector, and book seller. Hand set at the Griffin Press. SIGNED by the Author to half title to NZ Poet and Artist Dave Cheer, whose name is to first blank also. "This is a tale of a reformed rake, Alistair Barra, a surgeon, so shaken by his wife's suicide, he haltingly moves from barren remorse to life affirming repentance and recommitment to the dead Anne. He is greatly helped in his regeneration by an old archdeacon, who, through recollected conversations, puts his hand back into time from beyond the grave to help Alistair back on his feet. The story is set at the turn of the century in Southland. CONDITION Blue bds (unworn with sharp cnrs) 306 pages. Bright and very crisp copy. DJ is unworn. #New Zealand Literature# . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Christchurch, New Zealand: Pisces Print, 1987. Alistair Barra, a surgeon, so shaken by his wife's suicide, he haltingly moves from barren remorse to life affirming repentance and recommitment to the dead Anne. He is greatly helped in his regeneration by an old archdeacon, who, through recollected conversations, puts his hand back into time from beyond the grave to help Alistair back on his feet. Historical novel set in Southland. CONDITION Blue bds (unworn with sharp cnrs) Signed by the Author to half title, hand set at Ron Holloways Griffin Press, 306 pages. Bright and very crisp copy, small date in biro to rear pastedown. DJ is not worn or price clipped.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Australasian Medical Publishing , 1946. Green papered bds with paste on illustration to front, faded to edges with mild wear, 37 pages with illustration with colour highlights through text. Copy is bright though a little shaken with gutter split to paper at front ep, mull intact.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. Illus. by Mary M Abbott . Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

New Zealand: Caxton Press, 1970. He was mentored by Frank Sargeson and became the second ever Burns Scholar at Otago University in 1960. He is noted for his short stories this contains three of almost novelette proportions, O’Leary’s Orchard, An Appetite for Flowers, & Riley’s Handbook. NZ Fiction Very Scarce. CONDITION Black bds (clean with slightly crushed bottom cnrs) 185 pages, nice clean copy with slightest toned eps, note to ffep. DJ is a bit chipped to edges with loss at spine ends. #New Zealand Literature#. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Dunedin, New Zealand: John McIndoe, 1983. Architectural history of Oamaru and photo essay. CONDITION Card wraps, unpaginated photos of 79 buildings. Copy is as new apart from slight toned bottom front and light crease bottom rear cnr. . Re-Issue. Soft Cover. Good. Illus. by Brocklebank, Norris Photography . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Elliot Stock, 1910. 24th Edition. Navy bds with bright Gilt title (fresh with sharp cnrs) pp 233 tigh and pristine interior (eps sl. browned, not inscribed) An exceptionally good copy.. Reprint. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Paris, France: Alexander Mosley, 1981. Erotic photography, text in French photograph titles in English. CONDITION Black bds with bright gilt title (unworn) 156 pages with photos in colour and b/w. Clean and unworn. DJ slightly rubbed to spine heel. Has been stored in a dark place smell a bit musty. Overweight. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Harlborough Publishing , 1960. Ace Books No H367. In 1950s Christchurch, two teen age girls, Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme who have created their own fantasy world plan and murder one of their mothers. The case made world headlines and was later made into the movie Heavenly Creatures by Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh. CONDITION Well handled copy of rare book, 188 pages. Newsprint paper toned. . First Trade. Soft Cover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Paris: Lexique Stratigraphique International, 1959. Precise definitions of units of rock and periods of geological time including the Ocean floor. Improtant work mostly surveyed and written by Charles Fleming who was the Chief Paleantologist at the Depatment of Geological Survey. CONDITION Card wraps (toned to edges, couple of small nicks to front, mark from label removal to spine) 527 pages, 4 fold out maps to front. Bright and crisp copy with short tear at hinge joint to one map. OVERWEIGHT. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Sydney, Australia: University of Sydney, 1968. 4 Quarterly Magazines bound as one. Blue bds with Gilt title (fresh and unworn with sl faded spine) Includes articles on Hula in Port Moresby, Demographic pressure in the New Guinea Highlands, Ethnography in Northern Borneo, Languages of the Sepic Hill, Singing of the Dunas, Aboriginal Religion etc. 332 pages with illus. Tight and clean. #Australian Aboriginal#. First Edition. Buckram. Near Fine/No Jacket. Large 8vo.

Christchurch, New Zealand: The Caxton Press, 1936. Edition of 150 copies hand set at the Caxton Press. The Author was the reviewer of fiction for the Listener. CONDITION Lemon wraps whip stictched (toned), unpaginated [14 pages] with eratum at rear. Internally bright copy with small named inside front.. Limited Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

United Kingdom: Self Published, 1955. Noted Irish historian Margery Forester own translation of Horace created as Christmas gifts, and bound in cloth. Hand typed, contains letter from the author commenting on contents, also signed to title page to Miss Bruce, Christmas 1955, with Christmas tag typed for errata slip. CONDITION Tan cloth with faded spine, starting at spine ends, cloth foxed top front cnr and along top edge, o/w bright and crisp internally.. Signed by Author. Manuscript . Hard Cover. Very Good/N/A. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Paris, France: Chez Ganeau , 1860. Text in French. Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière (1622-1673), was a French playwright and actor who is considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature. Vol 1 contains Advertissment and Memoire, L'etourdi, Le Depit Amoureux, and Les Precieuses Ridicules, pp lvi 303. Vol 2 contains Sganarelle, Dom Garcie de Navarre, L'ecole de Maris, Les Facheaux, L'ecole de Femmes, pp 320. Vol 3 containsLa Critiques de E'cole des Femmes, L'impromptu de Versailles, La Princesse D'elide, Festes de Versailles, Le Mariage Force (commedie & ballet), Dom Juan, pp 368. Vol 4 contains L'amoir de Medecin, Le Misanthrope, Le Medecin Malgre Lui, Melcerte, Fragment D'une Pastorale, but missing Le Sicilien, and Tartuffe, pp 182. Vol 5 contains Amphitrion, Z'avare, George Dandin, and Feste de Versailles, pp 303. Vol 6 contains Monsier de Pourceaugnac, Les Amans Magnifiques, and Le Bourgeois… Read More

London, United Kingdom: Chatto & Windus, 1909. Red embossed Hard Cover. The Kings classic edition.139 pages plus five pages of ads for other publications. Gilt lettering on spine. Fading to spine. Originl tissue protected frontist. The "Miracles", translated into English, are for the most part from the collection made in the 13th century by Gautier de Coinci, a monk of St. Medard, near Soissons in France. Some browning to FFEP, FEP & EP otherwise condition VG++. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Dunedin, New Zealand: Otago Daily Times, 1970. Not Dated 1970s. Local history of the architecture and its inhabitants with detailed illustrations by Audrey Bascand. Map and key to building locations on three maps to rear, being Arrowtown, Queenstown, and the district inbetween. CONDITION Card wraps, 52 pages. Very nice clean copy. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/N/A. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Christchurch, New Zealand: Simpson & Williams, 1949. Extensive history with many historic photo illus. CONDITION Cream cloth (small nick to spine cloth, wear to tips, marks) Presentation plate from the Christchurch Council pasted inside front, pp xii 499 with 264 photo illus. Mostly bright and crisp internally, slight damage to rear pastedown. OVERWEIGHT. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: William Heinemann, 1917. Red cloth with Black titles, pp 124 with 16 photo illus and a fold out map, erratum slip at front, catalogue bound in to rear. Cloth faded at spine with sl paint spots, mostly bright but some age browning at ends mainly to catalogue which is a differing quality paper, not inscribed, sl loose.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: G Bell & Sons, 1948. Green cloth with crisp Silver title, pp x 202 with photo's and line illus. Excellent copy bright and fresh as new, small name to front pastedown obscured by DJ flap. Original DJ has one short tear top front, sl damp stain to spine foot not effecting book cloth, o/w very mild wear.. 2nd Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Holloway, Edgar. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Wellington, New Zealand: Buick & Young , 1903. History of the Rangitane, Rangitikei-Manawatu Blocks, Te Rauparaha, Maori and settlers. In the 1860s most of Manawatu passed from Maori to Crown ownership. The maps shows some of the principal blocks. CONDITION Brown bds, pp x 408 with 44 half tone photo plates of people and places, 2 maps in colour, advertising at rear. Copy is rubbed to edges with some dents to rear, a little shaken, frontis tissue guard is torn with some loss, internally bright with odd mark. OVERWEIGHT. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Adelaide, Australia: Lynton Publications , 1976. Contains a typed note from the author with additional research on Mrs Forrest Berry, Mowbray Stenhouse Forrest and the Beetsons. Story of Stradbroke Park and house from its origins as a gentleman's estate to being a suburb of Adelaide, contains histories of many families from their original descendants including Charles William Stuart, Thomas Astbury Forrest, Frederick Bayne, Richard Beetson, William Robert Swan, Samuel William Pearce, C J L Dubois. CONDITION Green buckram cloth bds with bright Gilt title, clean and unworn, 303 pages with maps, photo and sketch illus. Very bright and crisp. DJ has small nick to spine head.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.