Search Results: Authors starting with O from World of Rare Books

Butterworth & Co Publishers Ltd, 1961. Hardcover. Very Good. 1961. Complete Edition. 456 pages. No dust jacket. Orange cloth. Black and white illustrated plates. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Butterworth and Co, 1949. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1949. No Edition Remarks. 213 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Boards are slightly bowed.

Ginn and Company Ltd., 1929. Hardcover. Good. 1929. No Edition Remarks. 155 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with lettering. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pen markings to front free endpaper. Pen and pencil annotations and marginalia to a few pages and back free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Lettering is darkened. Minor sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Visible wear marks to boards.

Ginn and Company, 1929. Hardcover. Good. 1929. No Edition Remarks. 155 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Cooke, Troughton & Simms, Ltd.,, 1954. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1954. First Edition. 201 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Moderate water staining to front pastedown and free endpaper. Bookseller sticker stuck to front pastedown. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is darkened. Minor splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Boards are bowed. Visible wear marks to boards.

Herbert Jenkins, 1958. Hardcover. Acceptable/Good. 1958. First Edition. 256 pages. Illustrated jacket over blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Pencil inscriptions to front endpaper. Foxing more noticeable towards the start and end of the book and on text block edges. Boards have some moderate edge wear, with slight bumping to corners and minor bumping to spine ends. Boards a little rubbed and marked overall. Gilt is bright. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with small tears and creasing. Jacket is rather rubbed and marked overall. Slightly warped and dusty.

Museum Press Limited, 1964. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1964. First Edition. 130 pages. Green pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. The unclipped dust jacket has moderate edge wear, tears and chips to edges and spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Loss to spine ends.

William Lewis, 1953. Hardcover. Good. 1953. No edition remarks. 463 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages are moderately tanned with visible foxing. Mild cracking to gutters, however binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Mild crushing to spine ends.

William Lewis, 1945. Hardcover. Good. 1945. Reprinted. 463 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Hutchinson, 1937. Hardcover. Good. 1937. No Edition Stated. 299 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with black lettering. B&W photographs throughout. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Some gutter cracking. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing and marking to boards. Minor sunning to spine, with crushing to spine ends.

Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., 1111. Hardcover. Good. No Edition Remarks. 278 pages. No dust jacket. Beige cloth. Light foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Light cracking and staining to gutters and hinges; some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with moderate tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean.

Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., 1111. Hardcover. Good. 276 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Tanning to spine and edges. Book has a forward lean.

Heinemann, 1987. Paperback. Acceptable. 1987. First Published. 205 pages. Signed by the author. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Flat signed by author to first page. Slight cracking to binding, pages remain attached. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions, sticker and Tipp-ex to first page. Paper cover has mild edgewear with curling to corners. Creasing to spine. Wear marks overall.

The Industrial Press, 1936. Hardcover. Good. 1936. First Edition. 300 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Black and white photographs and illustrations throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and photographs have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Newspaper clippings about machinery inserted to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Spine is in good condition.

The Theosophical Publishing House, 1952. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1952. 4th edition. 187 pages. Blue dust jacket over blue cloth and gilt lettering. Binding remains firm.Pages are moderately tanned. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and noticeable rubbing to surfaces. Unclipped jacket. Moderate tanning to jacket spine and edges. Jacket has light edge-wear with closed tears and creasing.

L. N. Fowler & Co., 1111. Hardcover. Good. 177 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Inscription to front endpaper. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.

Cliff O Hanlon, 1111. Paperback. Very Good. No Edition Stated. Unpaginated. Signed by the author. Blue paperback with black lettering. Clean pages with firm binding. Mild wear to spine, cover edges and corners, with minor marking to covers. Sticker residue to rear.

The Sign Of The Three Candles, 1955. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1955. Fourth Edition. 199 pages. Cream dust jacket with green lettering over brown cloth. B&W illustrations throughout. Clean pages. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Mild wear to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing and marking to boards. Minor tanning to spine. Front board is bowed. Unclipped dust jacket. Mild wear, tear and chipping to edges and corners. Notable tanning, staining and soiling to DJ.

The Three Candles, 1965. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1965. No Edition Remarks. 270 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over brown illustrated cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Pencil markings to front pastedown and free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Lettering is bright and clear. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Price sticker to flap. Moderate tanning and wear marks to flaps, panels and spine.

J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1936. Hardcover. Good. 1936. 246 pages. No dust jacket. Beige pictorial cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges.