Search Results: Titles starting with O from Boyd Used & Rare Books

New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1943. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-/Good-. Stated First Edition. Red cloth boards stamped in black on spine. Bit of fading to cloth at top tip of spine. Interior is unmarked. Endpapers show dampstaining along edges, else interior is clean. Dust jacket is a bit worn with some chipping, creasing and tears; some soiling on rear panel, not price clipped ($2.00); in an archival mylar sleeve. 247 pages.

Lisboa: Parceria Antonio Maria Pereira, 1943. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Good. Inscribed by Author(s). Dedication copy. Inscribed by the author to the Brazilian author Erico Verissimo, to whom the book is dedicated. First edition (2500 ex.) Color pictorial wraps (illustrated by Maria Vasconcellos). Wraps rubbed; showing edge wear; splitting along spine. Pages uncut/unopened. Previous owner's name on inside of front cover, else pages clean. 283 pp. 19 x 13 cm. Three copies noted on OCLC.

[Toronto, Ontario, Canada], 1963. Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket. Blue boards stamped in gilt. Head and foot of spine show a little wear; corners worn; faint surface soiling. Light smokey smell. Previous owner's name on ffep; signatures on rear paste-down. 100 pp. 11.25 x 8.75 inches. Portraits for the graduating class (Grade 13) and group photos with names for Grades 9-12. Group photos with name identification for student clubs and sports teams.

Providence, RI: Paradigm Press, 1991. Soft cover. Near Fine. Small booklet. Limited edition of 400. Excellent condition. 10.5 x 17.5 cm. 14 pages.

[Des Moines]: [self published], 1983. Soft cover. Very Good+. Paul Micich. Comb-bound with card and clear plastic covers. Minor crease at the upper corner of the front cover. Interior is clean. Illustrated. [6], 117 pp. 11 x 8.5 inches. Jay Light was a member of the faculty at Drake University between 1972 and 2002. In 1974 became the principal oboe of the Des Moines Symphony.

Philadelphia: Key, Mielke & Biddle, 1832. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. First Edition. Boards in full leather, newly re-backed, with original endpapers. Brown leather spine has four raised bands and black leather spine label with gilt lettering. Previous owner's name indecipherable on title page. Pages are foxed; vertical tide mark throughout. Two illustrated plates. Errata on last page. 8vo. 210 x 127 mm. pp. viii, [1], 2-332. Observations of battlefield wounds by Baron Dominique Jean Larrey (1766-1842), a French surgeon, military doctor, and the personal friend of Napoleon, who distinguished himself in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. An important innovator in battlefield medicine and triage, he is often considered the first modern military surgeon. [Wiki] Contents: - A General View of Wounds, especially of Gun-Shot Wounds (1-90). - Diseases and Injuries of the Head (91-217). - Of Nostalgia (218-249). - Injuries of Certain Parts of the Face (250-317). - Of… Read More

London: Francis & John Rivington, 1852. Hardcover. Good+. Brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Some loss of cloth at head of spine (trimmed); corners pushed; top corners exposed. Original 1852 owner's name at top of Preface page, some light pencil marginalia, else interior is generally clean. pp. 295 plus Errata page and [2] pages of advertising noting other works by the author published by Rivington's. 8.75 x 5.5 inches. Nine sermons preached during the year 1852 by Christopher Wordsworth at Westminster Abbey on the subject of the Irish Church and its history. This is the fourth volume of Wordsworth's lectures (including sermons XXV-XXXIII). Extensively footnoted with original quotations and source references. Sermons: Introductory Discourse on the Church History of Ireland; On the Age of St. Patrick; On the Age of St. Columba; Invasion of Henry II; Interval between Henry II and Henry VIII; Commencement of the Reformation in Ireland in the Reign of Henry VIII; The… Read More

[Boston]: Ginn & Company, 1886. Soft cover. Very Good. Yellow and red printed, pictorial card covers. Covers show some mild surface wear and creasing. School-ownership stamp on inside of front cover. Generally clean. Eight color full-page illustrations and two-tone illustrations throughout. 48 pages. 6.8 x 5.2 inches. Rare. Four institutional copies located on OCLC (Princeton, Columbia, Univ. of Pittsburgh, LOC). An antique primer for children, intended to be used in their first weeks in the schoolroom, focusing on short, bright sentences, number and object training, and fine print (for the teacher) suggesting topics and items for conversational teaching. The two authors were two Boston-area teachers. Jennie H. Stickney Lansing (1840-1937) was a schoolteacher and the author of textbooks, known for her Stickney Readers. She was associated with the Oswego Normal School (later SUNY Oswego) in the 1860s and in the 1870s served as the Head Assistant at the Boston Normal School. She was a native of… Read More

Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1972. Soft cover. Very Good. Signed by Author(s). Signed by Houston on title page. Wraps. Heavy rubbing to spine with some wear on lettering , else fine. [36] pages. 7 x 5 inches. Number Two in the Yes! Capra Chapbook Series, a collaboration between Yes! Press and Capra Press.

[Corvallis, Oregon]: Printed by Department of Printing, Oregon State University, 1998. Hardcover. Very Good. Signed by Author(s). Signed by Miriam Ludwig on title page. Dark blue leatherette boards with gilt lettering; color pictorial on the front cover. From a non-public residential library (small rubber stamp on ffep; pocket on rear paste down; light label residue on spine, else clean). Illustrated. Index. pp. xiv, 225. Scarce. Signed by co-author Miriam Ludwig, who served as the oceanography librarian at OSU from 1968 to 1988. A history of the Department (later School) of Oceanography at Oregon State University between 1954 and 1975, describing its founding, development, research and education, programs, technical developments, personnel, funding, buildings, and ships. Includes lists of the faculty, regular staff, and administrative assistants during those years, the names of advanced degree graduates (providing year, field, degree), and the titles and authors of research/contract reports… Read More

London: Methuen & Co., 1906. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Second edition, 1906. Book has heavy bumping/ curling to fore edge corners. Head and tail of spine are bumped and lightly worn. Light wear to board edges. Surfaces of boards have a few small soil and wear spots. A couple small bumps on fore edges of boards. One mark on ffep. All other pages are clean. Binding is tight. 319 pages.

New York: The Viking Press, 1951. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-/Very Good-. First edition, ''First published by The Viking Press in October 1951'' statement on copyright page. Brown cloth stamped in dark brown. Head of spine lightly worn. Indentations marks on front board and area of damp-blemish on rear board. Child's bookplate on ffep. Staining on endpapers, otherwise pages are clean. Dust jacket is edgeworn and chipped; spine worn; not price clipped ($3.50); in a new archival mylar sleeve. 168 pages. 10 x 7 inches. A scarce first edition copy of James Daugherty's illustrated account of Lewis & Clark's expedition across the continent.

self published, 1992. Soft cover. Very Good. Privately issued. Profiles and biographies of over 80 students in the Forestry Program at Iowa State College (Ames, Iowa) during the 1940's, and which was probably produced for a reunion. Also includes shorter biographies of the faculty members of ISC during the 1940's. Plastic comb-bound with clear covers. 51 pages. 11 x 8.5 inches. The alumni appear to have responded to a request for updated biographical information and provided contact details, family and career info, and some anecdotes and memories of their time at Iowa State. Of course, at the time this was produce, some were either deceased or were unable to be located. Some information is given for some of these as well. Please inquire with the seller if you are looking for a particular name.

Portland, Ore.: [Kilham Stationary & Printing Co.], 1925. Soft cover. Very Good+. Saddle-stitched in printed card covers. Very light wear to front cover's top fore-corner. Very minor soiling; unmarked. 40 unnumbered pages. Illustrated (including 11 color plates). 8 x 11 inches. Souvenir program for the 101st Annual Communication of the Sovereign Grand Lodge, IOOF, and the Rebekah Assemblies, held in Portland, Oregon, in 1925. The program includes some brief historical background on the Oregon IOOF, identified portraits of officers and delegates for both the IOOF and the Rebekahs, a schedule of events, rosters of Oregon's advisory committees, 11 color illustrations of scenic locations in Oregon, and a list of 35 "places to see" in and around Portland.

Press Western Breeders Journal, 1924. Soft cover. Very Good. Original gray wraps printed in red and dark-gray. Some minor penciling on three pages, else clean. 136 pages. Program the Sixth Annual Pacific International Horse Show, held in Portland, Oregon, in November 1924. Complete eight day schedule for all competitions (roadsters, heavy harness horses, heavy harness ponies, saddle horses, hunters and jumpers, draft horses, shetland ponies, and welsh ponies classes), noting the characteristics of performance to be judged, dollar amount of prizes for each place, name of prize sponsor (if applicable), names of horses entered and their owner's name and location. Includes a list of the exhibitors (mostly from California, Oregon, Washington, Illinois, and Iowa, but with a few hailing from a few other states), box holders (including Cecil DeMille of Hollywood), patrons & patronesses, and an abundance of vintage local advertising.

Stanford University, California: Stanford University Press, 1928. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Inscribed by Author(s). First Edition, second printing (August 1928). Green cloth boards with campfire pictorial stamped on front cover. Illustrated endpapers. Corners tips and foot of spine rubbed. Short gift inscription on half-title page; comic note about a German tourist and bears inscribed in top margin of one page, else clean. 32 photographs on plates, plus frontispiece. Ruth Taylor White's whimsical in-text illustrations are featured throughout. Index. Dust jacket shows light soiling on front panel; head of spine lightly chipped; a couple small chips at bottom of rear panel; not price clipped ($2.50); in an archival mylar sleeve. xii, 178 pages. Horace M. Albright (1890-1987) was an American conservationist who served as the nation's second Director of the National Park Service, 1929 -1933. Prior to that, between 1919 and 1929, he served as the Superintendent of Yellowstone National Park.

Burnaby, B.C.: Blackfish Press, 1976. Soft cover. Very Good+. Jean Wong. Second printing, June 1976. Light wear to fore-corners. Interior is clean and unmarked. Illustrations by Jean Wong. 29, [1] pages. 22 x 15 cm. Allan Safarik (b. 1948) is a Canadian poet, the author of fourteen books, and co-founder of the Blackfish Press. He is a native of Vancouver/North Burnaby, British Columbia.

New York: Greenwood Press, 1991. Hardcover. Good. Book has almost no wear to corners or board surfaces. Some ink underlining and yellow highlighting to about one-third of the pages. A couple dog-earred pages. Binding is tight. First edition with full number line, 1991. 6.25 x 9.5 inches.192 pages.

New York: Munro's Publishing House, 1893. Soft cover. Good. Staple-bound in printed wraps. Some edge tattering, mostly due to the inexpert opening of the leaves. One page has the word "end" penciled twice on it, otherwise unmarked and generally clean. 30 pp. 10.25 x 7.25 inches. The story is set in Chicago upon the advent of the Chicago World's Fair of 1893, which opened on May 1st, a few days after the publishing of this issue of the Old Cap. Collier Library. Anthony Paschall Morris, Jr. (1849-1921) lived and worked in Chicago, roughly between the years 1885 and 1895, and then moved to the Bay Area in California. He was a descendant of the influential Morris family of Philadelphia, wealthy Quaker colonists who were prominent in Pennsylvania's civic and business life.

Boston: D. Lothrop and Company, 1884. Hardcover. Good+. H. [Henry] Pruett Share. Publisher's olive drab cloth decoratively stamped in dark green, silver and gold on spine and front cover. Worn at spine ends; front cover shows spotting. Rear inner hinge is cracked, but the binding holds firm. Short gift inscription dated 1893 on ffep; previous owner's name on reverse of frontispiece illustration. Some soiling to pages. Twenty-seven illustrated plates (including frontispiece with tissue guard) and ten in-text illustrations. pp. 306, plus [12] ads. A scarce copy of Catherwood's novel for young readers, which tells of the many adventures of a family traveling by covered wagon from Ohio to western Illinois in the 1840s. Mary Hartwell Catherwood (1847-1902) was the author of about twenty book between 1875 and 1901. The thirty-seven illustrations were done by Henry Pruett Share (1853-1905).