Search Results: Titles starting with O from Goodbar Books

Tight, square spine has some sunning and a very small area of soiling. Former owner name to the half-title, but interior is else clean and unmarked. Light wear to the covers, including some bumped/creased corners, but book is in nice shape overall. Intro by Robert D. Lundy. Designer Ernst Reichl, active from the 1930s through the 1970s, was known for his 'whole book' approach, wherein a unifying design vision takes into consideration typesetting, binding, paper quality, and cover design. He's most famous for Random House's 1934 edition of Ulysses, with its influential Mondrian-esque cover and Weiss-caps title spread. Here, The Octopus, the first book in Norris's uncompleted The Epic of the Wheat trilogy, boasts a cover with color-blocked, torn-edge collage and a lovely modernist interior, with chapter headings and folios in Futura, a treatment typical of the titles Reichl designed for Sagamore's American Century Series, which highlighted works by muckrakers and Progressive Era novelists critical of… Read More

In lovely shape: tight, square spine and clean, unmarked interior except for a former owner name and date to the title page. Some light shelf-wear. Includes full-color map of Williamsburg, which is in great shape. Wraps are hand-marbled. Includes B&W illustrations. 108 pp. History.

Inscribed by Barklow to the first blank leaf: 'Best Wishes / Irene Barklow'. Tight, square, uncreased spine. Clean, unmarked interior. Some light wear to the covers. Includes lots of B&W photos. Bibliography: pp. 183. 184 pp. History.

Inscribed by Jordan to the first blank leaf: '1987/For Joy Ritchie, In faith, June Jordan'. Tight, square, uncreased spine. Clean, unmarked interior. Some bumped corners, dented edges, light signing, and a very small damp stain affecting the front fore-edge at the foot. Cover photo (of Jordan with Francisco Campbell in Teotecacinte) by Jonathan Snow. Cover design by Cynthia Peters. 155 pp. Poetry.

Tight, square, uncreased spine. Clean, unmarked interior. Some light edge-wear and a severely bumped corner at the back fore-edge foot, but no other notable shelf-wear. Dedicated to the victims of both the Kent State and Jackson State killings of May 1970, this book juxtaposes photo-reproductions of Frasconi's woodcuts with haunting excerpts from Melville's poetry selected and arranged by the printmaker. Its title is taken from a poem Melville wrote during the bloodiest final battles of the Civil War, and there is a Dickinsonian emphasis here on the strictures—as well as, appropriately enough, the rhythms—of time: 'Dust to dust, and blood for blood— / Passion and pangs! Has Time / Gone back? or is this the Age / Of the world's great Prime?' Frasconi, who often carved blocks from the driftwood found on the beach in front of his home, said, 'Sometimes the wood gives you a break, and matches your conception of the way it is grained. But often you must surrender to the grain, find the movement of… Read More

Spine is square and tight. Interior is clean and unmarked. There is some shelf-wear to the cover, including some rubbing. Moderate sunning to the spine. Includes lots of B&W illustrations by Watteau, as well as photographic plates. An attractive early edition of the foundational cryptozoological text. 306 pp. Natural History.

Tight, square spine. Clean, unmarked interior. There is some very light shelf-wear and a very small area of soiling to the covers, as well as some subtle cosmetic creasing to the spine, but book is in lovely shape overall. Includes lots of nice B&W illustrations by Anderson. Cover illustration by Karl Stueklen. 319 pp. Homesteading.

Clean, unmarked interior. There is a slight skew to the spine, as well as some sunning, but binding is sound. There are two chips to the front cover, but only gentle shelf-wear otherwise. Some light foxing to the edges and tanning to the inside covers. Translated by Gregory Rabassa. Design by Sidney Feinberg. 422 pp. Fiction.

Spine is tight, but has a lean and some subtle creasing, as well as a small former cataloger's label at the foot. Some light edge-wear. A few rare instances of underlining, but nice clean copy overall. Cover design by John Clarke. 253 pp. Eastern Spirituality.

Nice, clean text block. There are two former owner inscriptions written on front flyleaf. Some minor shelf-wear and chips in dust jacket. 224 pp.; 22 cm. A hard-to-find but formative work of media studies. The 'tactical assault upon our consciousness' discussed here has only grown more pernicious since this book was published, despite the facade of democratization. Dated jargon aside, it still rings true: '...the American system has imposed its own totalitarianism, its own domination of reality. ' Cheeky jacket illustration by Don Longabucco. 224 pp.

Tight, square spine has a cosmetic crease. Clean, unmarked interior. Some very gentle edge-wear and a small patch of heavy rubbing to the back cover, but no other notable wear. Includes B&W maps. 134 pp. Scholarly/Journalism.

Tight, square, uncreased spine. Clean, unmarked interior. There is some toning to the front cover and spine, but very little shelf-wear otherwise. Lots of beautiful B&W plates by Lanier. 133 pp. Poetry.

Inscribed and signed by Goeres-Gardner to the title page: 'To Nancy, Diane'. In beautiful shape: tight, square spine; clean, unmarked interior. 'Autographed copy' label to front cover. Only very gentle shelf-wear. Jam-packed with B&W photos. 127 pp. History.

Inscribed by Mayor to the first blank leaf: 'Best Regards – Mauri Mayor'. Tight, square spine. Clean, unmarked interior. Areas of moderate creasing and edge-wear to the covers. Includes B&W photos. 139 pp. History.

Signed by Cope to the first blank leaf. Tight, square, uncreased spine. Clean, unmarked interior. A few very small areas of light soiling to the covers, but no other notable wear. Includes B&W figures and illustrations. 120 pp (plus appendices). Crafts/Skills/Trades.

Signed by Cope to the first blank leaf. Tight, square spine has some light sunning. Former owner blind-stamp to the first blank leaf and title page, but interior is else clean and unmarked. Some soiling to the fore-edge, but only the gentlest of wear otherwise. Book designed and produced by Mimi Yahn. Includes B&W figures and illustrations, as well as an Emergency Information appendix. 120 pp. Crafts/Skills/Trades.

Spine is in fine shape. Clean, unmarked interior. Gilt to spine is still bright. A small, subtle stain to the front flyleaf and very light shelf-wear to the boards. There is some very gentle edge-wear to the Mylar-protected jacket. End-sheets feature maps printed in brown ink. Essential reference tool for Oregon state history. 835 pp. History.

Spine is tight, but has a slight lean. Interior is clean and unmarked. There is heavy shelf-wear to the cover, including creasing, chipping, and a small amount of former owner writing to the front cover. Includes lots of B&W photos. History.

Tight, square spine. Clean, unmarked interior. Light edge-wear. Includes 'Oregon Indians Profiles' pamphlet in pocket tipped into last leaf. B&W illustrations and maps. Includes index. 229 pp. Oversized.

Tight, square spine. Clean, unmarked text block. Corners are fairly sharp. Some very minor edge-wear and light rubbing. Includes lots of B&W photos. Foreword by Mayme Fields Ohnemus. Book design by Lee Wood and Bert Webber. Front cover photograph from the Shroyer Collection. Back cover photograph by Joyce Hall. 256 pp. Oversized.