Search Results: Titles starting with O from Aardvark Rare Books

London, England: Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1818. First Edition. Leather-bound. Very Good. Matching set of two volumes: Octavo, 8.7 in. x 5.5 in. Volume I: pp. xix, [1] (errata), 435. Volume II: pp. xii, 355. Handsomely rebacked in full smooth calf; fine gilt frame to boards. Gilt titles on red and black panels with gilt and decorative bandlines in blind to spine. Marbled edges. Light rubbing to board edges. Marbled endpapers, with cloth tape to front and rear hinges. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedowns. Additional 1 in. x 2 in. sticker below bookplates. Light foxing to preliminary pages. Bookplate reads: "John Waldie." Additional sticker reads in elaborate script: "Topography, Travels, &c, No. 106" with the number handwritten. Observations On The State Of Ireland by John Christian Curwen (1756-1828), was published in two volumes in 1818. It was the result of John Christian Curwen's comprehensive study of the social and economic conditions pertaining in Ireland in the early 19th century.… Read More

London, England: T. Cadell, in the Strand; and J. Johnson, No. 72. St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1776. A New Edition, corrected by the Author. Removed. Good plus. Duodecimo, 6 1/4" x 4. [2] 76. Removed from a book of pamphlets. Leather remnants on spine. Neatly trimmed edges, close to the text, shaving: top of word "PREFACE" on p. 2, nearly all page numbers on top, catchwords p. 3, 21, 60, and footnotes p. 24 and p.74. Catchwords cut off entirely on p. 4, 48, 73. Main text unaffected. Pages lightly browned with minimal foxing. Sharp print. (ESTC T554) (Adams, 76-118q) (Sabin 65452) A Note on Format: Adams and Sabin record this pamphlet as an octavo but the ESTC records it as a duodecimo. On this pamphlet, the chain lines are horizontal, leading us to side with the ESTC's assessment. The Welsh philosopher, preacher, and political pamphleteer Richard Price (1723-1791) became something of a celebrity with the publication of his enormously popular, Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty. Printed near… Read More

Dublin, Ireland: Messrs. H. Chamberlaine, L. White, P. Byrne, P. Wogan, Grubier and M'Allister, T. Heery, B. Dornin, J. Moore, and W. Jones, 1789. First Dublin Edition. Leather-bound. Very Good. Octavo, 5 x 8.1 in., pp. vi + 592. Contemporary full calf with title on red panel and gilt double-bars to spine. Rubbing to extremities. 2 1/12 inch cut in leather to lower right corner. Leather has lifted off front board leaving a wrinkle in lower right quadrant. Leather chipped at top right corner; corners are peeping. Scuffing to rear board; chips to top and lower edges of rear board. Hinges repaired; crack in spine repaired, but visible. Interior unmarked and in very good condition. Hester Lynch Thrale Piozzi (née Salusbury; 27 January 1741 or 16 January 1740 - 2 May 1821), a Welsh-born diarist, author and patron of the arts, is an important source on Samuel Johnson and 18th-century English life. She belonged to the prominent Salusbury family, Anglo-Welsh landowners, and married first a wealthy… Read More

Dublin: Printed by the Executor of George Abraham Grierson, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty, and Jane Grierson, at the King's Arms and Two Bibles in Essex-Street, 1756. Leather-bound. Very Good Minus. 12mo., 5 3/4 in x 3 1/2 in. Full contemporary brown leather. Corners slightly bumped. Moderate wear to extremities, binding very sound. age-cracking to surface of boards. Spine leather heavily rubbed away. Chipping to bottom of spine. 7 tooled bands, gilt rubbed away to 3. Edges neatly trimmed close to text. pp. [242]. Contemporary or near contemporary ink inscriptions to front pastedown, 13 lines. Gift of Hill Coulson to James Morewood. Ink inscription continued on to rear free endpaper, 10 lines. Occasional pencil annotation throughout. Nicely laid paper, lightly tanned and very clean throughout. Has not showed up at auction since 2006, and only one copy found in libraries worldwide (University of Kings College). The Book of Common Prayer is an Anglican liturgical text that comprises… Read More

Leiden, Netherlands: E.I. Brill, 1949. Hardcover. Very Good. IN RUSSIAN 4to. Beige boards over pumpkin-colored spine. Some minor soiling to boards, and a bit of rubbing to extremities, but very tightly bound. 443 pp. :.

Washington DC: Shoemaker and Hoard, 2004. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good Plus. BOUND GALLEY, SIGNED ASSOCIATION COPY. Trade paperback from the late writer and member of what came to be known as the "Montana Gang" of writers Richard Brautigan, Jim Harrison, Tom McGuane, Tim Cahill, painter Russell Chatham, Actors Peter Fonda, Jeff Bridges, Warren Oates, and musician Jimmy Buffet. Association copy inscribed and signed on title page: "For Beef, who really knows the true value of this book! Cheers! Gatz. William Hjortsberg. Livingston 7/2/04." Gregory "Beef" Torrey was a writer somewhat associated with the aforementioned "Montana Gang" who published a series of conversations with some of its unofficial "members" From Kirkus Review: "A new way of bringing old fiction back to life: take Hjortsberg's 1971 novel Gray Matters and 1972 novella "Symbiography," package them with a couple of new stories set in the same universe and, voila! In the early 1970s, there was dystopia as far as the eye could… Read More

New York: Atheneum, 1972. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus / Very Good Plus. Octavo, 8.5 in. x 5.6 in., pp. 161. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Gray cloth boards with authors' names in blue to front. Blue title to spine. Very light shelfwear to top and bottom of spine. Age-toning along top-edge of dustjacket. Protected in mylar.

New York: The Tenny Press, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Plus. Octavo, 9.1 in. x 6 in., pp. 285. Illustrated with frontispiece of Convention Hall and twenty-four additional black and white photos. Dark green boards with embossed frame in blind to front and back, and gilt title to front and spine. Rubbing to extremities. Upper corners are nudged. Spine is darkened. Rear hinge started but holding fine. Includes laid-in compliments card of Lafayette B. Gleason, the Secretary of the Convention. Lafayette Blanchard Gleason (May 30, 1863 - October 24, 1937) was the secretary of the Republican State Committee of New York from 1906 to 1937, and he was also the General Secretary for seven Republican National Conventions.

Chicago, IL: H.L. Palmer: The Western News Company, 1908. Staplebound Pamphlet. Very Good. Staplebound magazine format, measuring 10 3/4" x 7 3/4". Contains platforms, records of past presidential votes, a Ballot Tally Sheets, one ffilled-out in pencil, photo-illustrations (full and partial-page) of candidates, official order of business, electoral vote by states and the Electoral College, and loads of fabulous advertising. 72 pp. Lovely 4- color cover with inset photo of White House. A few smudges and stains to covers, but nothing too obtrusive. A bit more staining to rear cover. The convention was held over four days at the Chicago Coliseum, primarily for the purpose of nominating a potential successor to President Theodore Roosevelt, and Vice President Charles Fairbanks. The propsed platform for the convention included: 1) A buildup of the armed forces 2) Protection of American citizens abroad 3) Extension of foreign commerce 4) The Hague treaties 5) Support of war veterans 6) Self-government for… Read More

Chicago, IL: The Reilly & Lee Co, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. John R. Neill. Octavo, 9.25 in. x 7 in., pp. 298. Illustrated with twelve full-color plates and black and white ink drawings. Binding A with publisher's spine imprint in "boldface" style. Black and white pictorial endpapers. (Bienvenue p.115; Hanff 99.) Burgundy cloth boards with full-color pastedown illustration of Ojo, Realbad, and a dog to front board. Black title to spine. Very light rubbing to front corners of cover illustration and top/bottom of spine. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown and ownership page. Very light coloring(crayon?) to front endpapers. Original bookseller's partial price-sticker ($1.50) to rear pastedown. Front hinge a bit tender.

London, England: R. Knaplock at the Bishop's Head in St. Paul's Church-Yard, and J. Tonson, at Shakespear's Head over-against Katharine-Street in the Strand, 1719. Seventh Edition / Fourth Edition. Leather-bound. Very Good. Mixed two-volume set with matching covers: Part I is the Seventh Edition; Part II, the Fourth Edition. Illustrated with several woodcut drawings. Large Quarto 12 in. x 8.6 in. Full paneled calf bordered in gilt rule with decorative checkered design stamped in blind to center of fronts and backs. Gilt title on burgundy panels, and five raised bands, to rebacked spines. A few scuffs to the boards. Red and black ink to title pages. Interiors are sharp and unmarked. Part I: pp. xxvi, 1-452, 457, [15] (chronological table). Bottom corners nudged. Front free endpaper detached, but present. Trimming to bottom edge of title page, cutting through date. Part II: pp. xviii, 518, [25] (chronological table), [36] (index for both volumes). Gray endpapers. 2 in. x 2 in. blank sticker to front… Read More

Strasburg: Shenandoah Publishing House, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. good. Senandoah Publishing Company, Strasburg, Virginia. 1940. First editon. 216 pages. Appendix, bibliography, index. 3 illustrations. Gray cloth. Light ink gift inscription on front inside board, text clean. Original gray cloth with a light stain to cover at top left and some spotting to spine. Overall good solid copy. Well researched biography based on primary source matrial.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Co, 1928. FIRST EDITION (NAP). Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Large Octavo. Orange, cloth-covered boards with black lettering and ornamentation, and a red "signature" graphic to front board. Black lettering to spine. Brilliant red designs to endpapers, against a goldenrod field. Previous owner's ex-libris bookplate to front pastedown. Signed and inscribed to prevous owner on verso of half-title: To _________, Compliments of the auithor , Princess Der Ling, Los Angeles, California, December 1928. 22 black and white photographs. NOTE: Only two fragments of pp. 259-260 leaf present and pp. 261-262 detached but present. The fragments contain extremely graphic description of the slaughter of the Chinese Christians by the Boxers, as directed (to "Kill! Kill! Kill!") by Prince Luan and his accomplices. Minor smudging to rear board. Princess" Der Ling, also known as Elisabeth Antoinette White after her marriage to Thaddeus C. White, was a Hanjun bannerwoman, the daughter of Yü… Read More

Chicago, IL: Saul Brothers, 1915. Hardcover. Very Good. Staplebound green cardstock, oblong [10.4x7.3 inches] with titles in black and orange. Tiny chips and edgewear to front edge. Binding tight. Previous owner's name in pencil on front endpaper, printed price on title page crossed out and $.75 written above it, otherwise clean and bright. 55 pages. Songs are scored and have detailed instructions for how to play the game that goes with the song. Gives both the American and English versions if necessary.

Edinburgh, Scotland: William Blackwood and Sons, 1914. Hardcover. Very Good. Quarto, 10.4 in. x 8 in., pp. xlii, 413. Illustrated with color tissue-guarded frontispiece, thirty-nine color and black and white plates, and two maps bound at rear endpapers: a color "Map of Sutherland and Caithness" and a fold-out map (14.75 in. x 11.5 in) "To Illustrate the Movements of the Reay in Ireland." Dark teal cloth-covered boards with silver emblem to front and gilt title to spine. Top edge gilt. Untrimmed fore- and bottom-edges. Occasional light foxing throughout. Spine and hinges tight. The plan of raising a fencible corps in the Highlands was first proposed and carried into effect by William Pitt the Elder in 1759. During the three preceding years both the fleets and armies of Great Britain had suffered reverses, and it was thought that a "home guard" was necessary as a bulwark against invasion. In England county militia regiments were raised for internal defence in the absence of the regular army; but it… Read More

Boston, Mass: The Page Company, 1917. Eighteenth Impression. Hardcover. Good. Mary G. Johnston and Amy M. Sacker. 16mo. (7 1/4 in. x 5 in.). Yellow, black, brown and white illustration by Amy Sacker to front board. General smudging to boards. Rubbing and some fading to extremities.11 illustrations, 5 of which are full-page. The vicissitudes of Mammy Prue. pp. 118 + 16 (advertising, at rear) Previous owner's name and address to front free endpaper.

Portland, OR: The Iron Goose Press, 1979. First Edition. Softcover. Good. Octavo, 5.5 x 8.5 in., pp. 63. Beige paper cover with black title to cover. Illustrated with ten pages of black and white photographs. Title handwritten in ink pen to spine. Water stain on front cover and some soiling to rear cover. Thumbing to corners. Scarce. (OCLC finds only one copy in libraries worldwide). Written by Charles Edwin Bannister's son. From the dedication: "To the Old Man and to everybody's else Old Man who worked like hell and struggled like hell but in the end, in spite of it all, didn't amount to a hill of beans, this book is fondly dedicated."

Boston, Mass: Mr. Boston Distiller, 1953. 11th Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Red pebbled boards with oval color cameo (1 3/4" x 1 3/8") paste-on, on front and titles in (dulled) gilt. Small octavo [7x4.5 inches]. Titles a little dull, cameo bright,if peeling a wee bit. Very light general wear, textblock square, binding tight. 160 pages, illustrated endpapers. Sixteen pages illustrate individual cocktails in color, also another sixteen pages with color illustrations of Mr. Boston brand liquors. "Beginning in 1935, the Guide has been endorsed, consulted, and considered a basic tool by both professional and avocational bartenders. In the 80 years that followed, the Guide was printed more than 11 million times, and held a place of honor on innumerable bars throughout the world." (Mr. Boston web location).

Boston, Mass: Ben Burk, Inc, 1935. Second Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Red pebbled boards with oval color cameo (1 3/4" x 1 3/8") on front and titles in (faded) gilt. Small octavo [7x4.5 inches]. textblock square, binding tight. 160 pages, illustrated endpapers. Sixteen pages illustrate individual cocktails in color, also another sixteen pages with color illustrations of Mr. Boston brand liquors. General wear from (probably happy) use,but clean and tight copy of only the second printing of this ubiquitous, culturally indispensable, and beloved household "tool". Bottoms Up! "Beginning in 1935, the Guide has been endorsed, consulted, and considered a basic tool by both professional and avocational bartenders. In the 80 years that followed, the Guide has since printed more than 11 million times, and held a place of honor on innumerable bars throughout the world." (Mr. Boston web location).

New York: Robert Carter and Brothers, 1858. ("A New, Improved, and Enlarged Edition"). Very Good Plus. Octavo. Brick red/Light Brown cloth covered boards, both front and rear bordered with stamped, heraldic motif in black. Title in red-on-(bright) gilt to spine, with chessboard-like design within black and gilt lines at top and bottom. 403 pp, Five-color frontis chart on thick card-stock (The Burn of Eathie), and numerous black-and-white engravings. Just very light rubbing to extremities. Tight and bright. Part of this work (nearly one-third) appeared earlier in 1858 "in the form of a series of sketches in the Witness newspaper.