Search Results: Titles starting with O from The Bookworm

Garden City, New York:: Nelson Doubleday, 1976.. Book Club Edition, 1st Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: brown boards with orange spine text; a Very Good book, with a Very Good dust jacket.. 8vo (about 8.5 inches tall) . Description: Panoramic dust jacket painting by Richard V Corben. ''The fantastic tale of an alternate world inhabited by savage robot machines. Three trapped scientists -- resourceful Earth's dimension explorers Cal, Veg, and Aquilon came to this world with their alien companions, the mantas. Strange flying beings, half-animal, half-fungus, the mantas possess the keenest senses of any creature in the universe, and gift which more than once saves the lives of their human friends. The trio must find the aperture back to their own dimension before they fall victim to the death-dealing mechanical creations of this land.'' This Science Fiction book club edition is the first, appearing six months before the Avon paperback. Rear gutter code G3 indicates a printing date of January, 1976.

Oakland, California:: Rather Press, 1972.. Limited Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: tan boards with green decorations; dark green cloth at the spine; shadow on facing pages from the laid in news clipping; otherwise a Very Good+ book; no dust jacket.. about 9.5 inches tall by 7 inches wide . References, index. Illustrated endpapers. Description: This copy is Signed by Lois and Clif Rather, with a personalized inscription. Includes a few black and white illustrations by Dan Solo, plus a frontis map. This was limited to 115 copies. From a contemporary news clipping: ''The Rather Press, printers and publishers of limited editions from a small printshop in their Guido Street home here in Oakland, have come up with what they introduce as practically the first history of Oakland to be produced in this century. Lois Rather is the resident historian of the new 162 page history. She was also layout artist and bookbinder. Her husband Clifton was typesetter and pressman. Of the two dozen or more books… Read More

New York:: G P Putnam's Sons, 1968.. 1st American Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: navy blue cloth with publisher's device in gilt; gilt spine text; the endpapers are drastically faded along a thin strip at both the front and rear hinges, otherwise a Very Good+ book, with a Very Good+ dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. 8vo (about 8.5 inches tall) . Green endpapers. Description: Dust jacket design by Tony Greco. The publisher's blurb reads: ''It was a hot August afternoon in 1940 when the Italian colony of Baressa awoke from its siesta to the sight of Colonel Lemonfield and the bloodless beginning of British occupation. And so began their happiest days, for under the Colonel's rule Baressa became a paradise, an orderly oasis in the midst of the chaos of war. With wit, satire, and his own unique sense of the grotesque, Gwyn Griffin brings to life Baressa's strange and colorful assortment of characters.'' Griffin's first novel, this was not published in America until… Read More

Dobbs Ferry, New York:: Sheridan House, 1986.. 2nd Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: navy blue boards with gilt spine text; a Near Fine book, with a Near Fine dust jacket.. Small 4to (about 10 inches tall) . Appendix, index. Description: Includes several b&w illustrations. Nearly 200 owners and crews of deep sea cruising yachts have given their opinions on many subjects as diverse as choice of rig and the psychological problems encountered during prolonged voyages. This was originally published in 1983 as Modern Ocean Cruising, this new edition includes the results of a survey made late in 1984.

New York:: World Publishing Company, 1974.. 1st Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: black boards with facsimile of Cousteau's signature in gilt on the front cover; a Very Good+ book, with a Very Good dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. about 11 inches tall by 9 wide . Blue endpapers. Description: Includes numerous color photographs. This is Volume 10 in the Ocean World of Jacques Cousteau.

Anchorage, Alaska:: Great Northwest Publishing, 1986.. 1st Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: dark blue cloth with gilt text; a Very Good book, with a Good dust jacket.. 8vo (8.75 inches tall) . Appendix. Description: This has two forewords: one by Marcus F Jensen (Alaska Master Guide No. 20), and one by Judge Robert Boochever (North U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals). Includes two sections of black and white photo plates, and found at the rear are several sketches and a list of bear trophy locations -- a sort of bear-hunting atlas of Alaska. The publisher's blurb tells us: ''During his half century of Alaska hunting, Judge George W Folta bagged some 200 bears. Judge Folta grew up in an era when young boys were taught to emulate Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett, and developed into manhood after the example of Theodore Roosevelt. Coming to Alaska in 1912, young Folta wasted no time beginning his lifelong pursuit of bear, venturing 0nto Kodiak Island the very next spring. Indeed, the future judge… Read More

New York:: Modern Library, February, 1967.. First Modern Library Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: red cloth with 'ml' and border blind stamped on the front cover; gilt spine text; foxing to the top edge of the text block, letter 'H' stamped on the front endpaper; a Good book, with a Good dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. 12mo (7.25 inches tall) . Appendices, index. Rockwell Kent endpapers. Description: This is book number 379 in the Modern Library series. Dust jacket rear panel style is n; binding style 12. The copyright page bears the statement ''First Modern Library Edition, February 1967'' This is ''A New Edition, The Complete Text, with Notes and an Introduction by Samuel Eliot Morison.'' Four maps.

New York:: Harcourt, 2001.. Paperbound . BINDING/CONDITION: paperbound, center-stapled format; Very Good condition.. 18 inches square . Description: This is a large format classroom big-book; the illustrations that would have formed the endsheets in the hardcover edition are printed here preceding and following the regular text. A repetitive, rhyming story about different animals, in all their different ways, going to Grandma's house. Suggested for Kindergarten.

New York:: Alfred A Knopf, 1982.. 1st Ed, stated.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: Book & dust jacket are both Very Good+ (dj is NOT price clipped).. Description: Gray cloth with silver text, 8vo, 99 pp

Norman, Oklahoma:: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965.. 1st Edition, so stated.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: two matching volumes in a slipcase; gray cloth with black and gilt on the spine; both volumes are Near Fine; the slipcase is Very Good+.. 8vo (about 9.5 inches tall) . Appendices, bibliography, index. Description: Both volumes in this set are signed by the author; in the first volume he has also added a personalized inscription. Several black and white illustrations; ten maps are found in Volume One. The following is taken from the blurb on the slipcase: ''On January 5, 1865, twenty-four-year-old Tom Bard, Civil War railroader, debarked from a side-wheeler in San Francisco. Fifty ears later, the Honorable T R Bard, former U S senator from California, was buried in the luxurious garden of his Point Hueneme home. Between these bench marks he had helped to fashion a state from what was only a congeries of counties when he first arrived. He brought in California's first gusher and was a… Read More

New York:: Dana and Company, 1857.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: dark blue cloth with gilt text and decoration, all edges gilt; badly rubbed at the top spine, much wear to the cover, the hinges are sound, remnants of a small label on the front paste-down endpaper, a few pencil marks on the endpapers, no markings in the text; some foxing; Poor condition,. 16mo (6.75 inches tall) . Notes. dark olive endpapers. Description: Includes a few b&w illustrations. Introduction and historical notes by Benson J Lossing. The introduction explains that this political allegory was written in 1774 by Francis Hopkinson, who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. This was titled A Pretty Story and issued in a small pamphlet by John Dunlap in Philadelphia with no identification of author. This hardcover edition reprints the title page from that early pamphlet. The copyright date for this edition is 1856, this copy has an 1857 printing date.

New York:: Bonanza Books, 1963.. Reprint Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: green binding with light red cloth at the spine; owner's name on the front endpaper, otherwise a Very Good book, with a Very Good+ dust jacket.. 4to (about 11 inches tall) . Bibliography, index. Description: Lavishly illustrated in black and white with drawings by Paul J Hartle and photographs. This book is the first in a series on Historical Western Military Posts, 1850-1890. Over seventy forts and camps are covered, with usually a whole page devoted to history and points of interest in addition to the illustrations. Originally published by Superior, this is a reprint edition.

New York:: Random House, 1955.. Young Readers of America edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: light green cloth with title and series device printed on the front cover; the top edge tint is red; small address label on the front paste-down endpaper, otherwise a Very Good book, with a Very Good dust jacket.. 8vo (8.5 inches tall) . Index. Endpaper illustrations are in diamond patterns and show scenes from various books in the series. Description: Illustrated with drawings by Walter Buehr. This is Number 51 in the Landmark Books series. This series presents historic and biographical books for young readers, designed to hold the attention as well as to inform. Lives of outstanding people and topics of interest in American and world history are presented in story form with illustrations.

Alexandria, Virginia:: Time-Life Books, 1981.. Reprint Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: from a uniformly bound series: dark brown bonded leather with gilt text, stamped decoration on the front cover, all edges gilt, ribbon place marker; Very Good+ condition.. 8vo (8.5 inches tall) . Index. Marbled endpapers. Description: Initial caps and tailpieces by Thomson Willing; the initial cap drawings are detailed; many are portrait drawings. Includes a frontis and eight additional black and white plates by Frederic Remington. Also has a fold-out map. Inman enlisted in the Army at age 20, fought Indians in California and Oregon, fought in the Civil War, then returned to the Indian Wars, based this time in Kansas. He retired from the Army in 1872. His sketches of people and events connected with the Trail were reprinted and widely circulated by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fé Railway. Financed by Buffalo Bill, Inman expanded and organized the sketches into this book. Preface by William F Cody.… Read More

San Francisco:: Old St Mary's Paulist Center, 1978.. Hardbound . Description: 8vo, 205 pp, bibliography, many b&w illustrations, includes a fold out map of San Francisco at the rear. Constructed in 1854, this is the history of Old St Mary's Cathedral at the corner of California and Grant in San Francisco. BINDING/CONDITION: burgundy cloth with gilt text; a Near Fine book; no dust jacket.

Union Gap, Washington:: Union Gap Civic Betterment Assn, 1983.. Paperbound: center-stapled format . BINDING/CONDITION: a paperbound pamphlet; center-stapled format; a Very Good book.. 8vo (about 8'' to 9.5'' tall) . Description: Illustrated with historic photographs. A local history of Union Gap, originally called Yakima City, in the Yakima Valley region, Washington.

San Diego, California:: Self Published, 1993.. Paperbound: center-stapled format . BINDING/CONDITION: a paperbound pamphlet; center-stapled format; Very Good condition.. 8vo (9 inches tall) . Description: Includes several b&w illustrations.

Self Published, 1978.. 3rd Printing.. Paperbound . BINDING/CONDITION: paperbound; Very Good condition.. 8vo (9 inches tall) . Glossary, bibliography. Description: Historic photo illustrations. Reminiscences of life in old Willow Glen in Santa Clara County, California. This informal 'history' (not a history), is presented in the form of tales and information relating to various houses and buildings. Printed by Consolidated Publications of Palo Alto, California. Originally published in 1977, this is a later printing

Bradley, Illinois:: Lindsay Publications, 2004.. Paperbound . BINDING/CONDITION: paperbound; Very Good condition.. 8vo (8.5 inches tall) . Bibliography. Description: Figure illustrations. An anthology of simple techniques used over the centuries to create powerful permanent magnets.

Berkeley, California:: Ten Speed Press, 2000.. 1st Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: olive green boards; a Very Good book, with a Very Good dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. about 9.75 inches tall by 7.75 inches wide . Index. Photo endpapers. Description: Several black and white illustrations. From the first Spanish ships to touch California's shores to the rise of a thriving industry with hundreds of olive growers, canners, and oil makers, this traces the path of this sturdy, life-giving tree as it developed into a California agricultural phenomenon. The olive was one of California's first significant crops, drawing interest from nurserymen and farmers across the state. From San Diego -- the location of the Spanish missionaries' first harvest of California olives -- to Corning -- the self-proclaimed olive capital -- the olive became a signature California crop. This brings all the history together for the first time. Meticulously researched, this is a timely… Read More