Search Results: Titles starting with O from Dark and Stormy Night Books

London and Edinburgh: W.Strahan, T.Cadell, W.Creech, 1782 pp v [3] 232. Presentation copy by the author (inscribed "_____ From the author" on the back of the title page - the recipient's name has been covered over in old ink). Modern cloth binding with gold lettering to spine. Sir John Sinclair (1754 - 1835) was a Scottish writer, famous for his survey of Scottish life, the "Statistical Account of Scotland", published between 1791 and 1799. In this volume, Sinclair describes some of the words and phrases of the Scots language (which he calls a "dialect") and their derivations (e.g. from Latin, Belgic, Saxon etc). He also touches on language usage in London and other parts of England. Condition: Very Good modern binding with a Very Good text block. Scarce.. Presention copy from the author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.

London and Edinburgh: T.N. Foulis, [1908] Reprint. Soft cover chapbook, 16mo, (measuring 3 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches,) in gray green paper over stiff card, with applied chromolithographed art to cover, the titles in green ink, printed on art paper by Neill and Company, Ltd., Edinburgh, 35 pp. (No publisher's ads.) Chromolithographed illustrations by Englishman Henry Matthew Brock (1875-1970), Cambridge School of Art graduate, illustrator of Charles Dickens and other books, worked as well in advertising. He also contributed illustrations to the magazine "Punch." Here he provides the onlaid cover illustration, titled "He bore a silver dish, on which was an enormous pig's head," which is also used (in full) for the frontispiece The hand-lettered and illustrated title page as well as two other full page illustrations within the text, for a total of five. The text is abstracted from Washington Irving's (1783-1859) serialized " Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent." first published in 1820." Crayon enjoys… Read More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1927 373pp. Later novel by Anne Douglas Sedgwick (1873 - 1935), telling the tale of romance between an English painter and a French woman (or two). Condition: Very bright covers, with scarce dustjacket which has wear and splitting to the edges.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.

Saranac, NY: Adirondack Yesteryears, Inc., 1973 Hard cover, 4to, in green cloth blocked with gold titles, in an olive green pictorial dust jacket, illustrated end papers, 224 pp, First Edition. Condition: Fine. In a Very Good dust jacket, with some fading to the spine, now in a mylar protector.** These are the edited reminiscences of Charles E. Merrill (d. 1935) about the early settlement of the Northern Adirondack Chateaugay Lakes region of New York, to the west of Lake Champlain. The Merrill family were first settlers in the years of westward expansion of the late eighteenth century, and gave their name to the area's first town. Merrill tells of land clearances , house and barn raisings, maple sugaring, and a whole variety of the pioneer existence in a series of very readable essays that read like short stories. Employed as a guide for hunters and other visitors, he also became an early voice for conservation. . First Edition . Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good . Illus. by Tom Welch.

Boston: Richard G. Badger & Co., 1900 ** Inscribed by Author to fellow writer, editor and suffragette, Elizabeth G.Jordan, with her bookplate.** Hard cover, 16mo, (measuring 4 ¾ x 7 ¼ inches,) in publisher's original mottled pink cloth with pictorial decoration and titles in black and red, showing a woman's bust surmounted by an American Eagle. Top edges stained pink, others untrimmed, 301 pp. Condition: generally Very Good, with a repair to the cracked binding, slight wear to the cloth at tips, and at front joint. Otherwise clean, mildly age toned and protected in mylar. This represents the first collection of these stories in book form, including: "Old Madame," "Ordronnaux," "The Wages of Sin," Her Story" and "A Lost Identity." Harriet Prescott Spofford ( 1835-1921) is now recognized as a largely under-appreciated, prolific, nineteenth-century female author who regularly portrayed non-stereotypical women in her work. Born in northern Maine, Spofford relocated to a relative's in… Read More

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1876 Soft cover in printed tan wrapper, 134 pp. plus publisher's adverts. This is the complete novel. "No. 430 (of 460 selections listed) in the publisher's popular series, the " Library of Select Novels," which was available by post. Owner's signature stamp appears on the wraps. First published in 1875, this was the most popular work of the author, remaining in publication until 1914. Mary Cecil Hay (1839-1886) was a prolific British writer, often working under a male pseudonym. This story of the supposed murder of a wealthy aging uncle by his nephew was "ripped from the headlines," based partly on the story of the murder of William Maxwell, 5th Earl of Nithsdale in 1716, who like the nephew in Hay's story, escaped from execution dressed as a woman. Condition: Very Good. Some loss to head and tale of spine and light creasing. One staple has come through the back of wrap. A couple of small closed tears to front and rear of wrap. Otherwise, the contents are… Read More

New York: George Munro, 1885-1891 First Edition. Individual stories were first serialized in the Fireside Companion, beginning in 1872. (Pearson, p. 191-192.) Hard cover, 4to (measuring 9 x 12 ½ inches) in half black leather over black marbled paper-covered boards, with title and ruling to spine. Collation: [2], 28, 28, 28, 30, 24, 26, 26, 28, 32, 28, 28, 22, 22, 2 (publisher's adverts), [2]; 356pp. Condition: Very Good Minus. The exterior is rubbed, with wear to boards, corners and foot of spine. Within, the name of the original owner on endpaper in old ink dated 1903. Light to Moderate browning (as expected). No. 20 has one page repaired with scotch tape. Old insect damage to fore edge affects No. 31 and 32 only with two half inch trails. End matter with folded corners. Overall, there is the odd stain, and some, small closed fore edge tears.** This compendium of early Gilded Age Dime Crime is bound in sequential order. Each issue is complete as issued fortnightly. Each has the original black… Read More

Boston: Ticknor and Company, 1888 Printed at University Press, John Wilson and Son, Cambridge. Hardcover, 8vo, in grey cloth with illustration in black to front board, spine with titles in gilt, 283 pp. T.e.g. tinted ochre. Condition: Good. Shelf-wear to head and tail of spine, gently rubbed corners. A few small bubbles in the cloth application to the boards. The interior is uniformly age-toned and generally clean, with a few speckles to endpapers. Small closed tear to half title page. Hinges intact. ** Presumably the seventh of the "Olden-Time" series of publications begun in the Spring of 1886 by the publisher, with materials taken chiefly from from Boston and Salem newspapers. In his introduction, Edward S. Morse describes how the author presents "a quaint collection of facts of interest to the antiquary and the ethnologist." Of particular interest to those interested in New England social life and culture. Author Henry Mason Brooks (1822-1898) would continue this series with books on other topics,… Read More

New York: International Universities Press, Inc., 1953 Hard cover, 8vo.,in publisher's black cloth, with title in gold print to spine, in blue and white dust jacket, 105 pp. Condition: Very Good Plus, in a Good dust jacket and mylar. Price clipped. First published in German in 1891, this monograph on Aphasia, or the loss of speech-making ability due to brain trauma, is a classic on the neurological condition. . Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/Very Good.

Concord, NH: William B. Ewert, Publisher, 1997 Signed, limited edition (one of 450 copies) of a single-sheet "broadside" publication of a poem by Donald Hall, with calligraphy and illustration by the Concord, New Hampshire craftsman, R.P.Hale. Published by William B. Ewert (1943-2001), a publisher in Concord, NH, who was also an expert on the poet Robert Frost. *** Donald Hall (1928-2018) was an American poet and author, who became Poet Laureate of the United States in 2006. He is also famous for his children's stories, including "Ox-Cart Man" (1979). *** Condition: About Fine. Folded in half and protected in a plastic sleeve.. Signed by Donald Hall. First Edition Thus. Single Sheet. Near Fine. Illus. by R.P.Hale.

Berkely, California: Falcon Books, 1994 Soft Cover. 362pp. Condition: Near Fine, with light shelfwear. ** The story of dancer Shyrle "Shanna" Hacker and her friend, Eve, on tour in the 1930's with a national stage production company. With accompanying photographs. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine.

Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Company, 1922 Reprint, with copyright 1922. [The first edition was published under one of Snell's nom de plumes, James Craig.] Hard cover 16 mo, in light blue cloth, the tiles blocked in black. 223 pp. (no illustration). Original, unclipped, pictorial dust jacket by artist Garrett Price, in mylar. Condition: Uniform moderate age-toning of pages, otherwise very clean and unmarked. Dust jacket with some light soiling, and corner wear.**Missouri-born Author Roy J. Snell (1878-1959) travelled extensively, using this as inspiration for many stories and novels written prior to World War II. On The Yukon Trail is the second of eight books in the series. The protagonist is tracing an international jewel thief and smuggler from Valdez, Alaska up the Yukon trail of the gold miners by dog sled, using his wireless radio to keep in touch with base, called the Secret Service of the Air. Bears, sled dogs and lots of snow make this a breezy choice for a long hot summer!. Hard Cover. Near… Read More

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1970 Hardcover, in black cloth with design in blind to front board, title in gilt to spine, with dust jacket, now in mylar, 407 pp. The first general study (in English) of wajang kulit, or Indonesian shadow theater, as a theater art. Includes some color and black and white photography. Scripts in English for three productions: "The Incarnation of Rama," "Irawan's Wedding," and "The Death of Karna." Condition: Very Good with a Good dust jacket. The top of the text block is mildly foxed, however the interior of the book is remarkably bright and clean, appearing as new. The dust jacket is a bit scuffed, showing edgewear, and with small closed tears to corner and spine.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good.

London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd, 1906 Hard cover, 8vo, in publisher's navy cloth binding with gold titles to spine, 305 pp. Condition: Very Good. Light marks to covers. ** Autobiography of one Captain Philip Wynter, Late Captain Bengal Army and King's Foreign Service Messenger. The job of King's (or Queen's) Messenger was (and is) to convey classified documents to British embassies and consulates abroad. ** He describes his early days at Harrow and thence to a private tutor and then to the "East India Military College" in London. His career started in India, and he describes his travels to Calcutta, Delhi, St Petersburg, Constantinople, and finally his retirement in England. Along the way, he gives his opinions as to the effectiveness (or not) of various aspects of the European intrusion into Asia. ** With photogravure plates of Captain Philip Wynter, Lord Lyons, Sir Charles Scott, Hobart Pasha, Sir Nicholas O'Conor, and Dr Wynter. OCLC 4815875.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1902 332pp + 2 pp.adverts at rear. Hardcover, 12mo., in publisher's red cloth binding with titles in gold and black. Printed at the Riverside Press, dated April, 1902. First Boston edition, third printing. This collection of short stories was published roughly a month before the author's death. Francis Brett Hart (1836 - 1902) was famous for his tales of the miners and gamblers of the California Gold Rush. Included are: "A Mercury of the Foot-Hills," "Colonel Starbottle for the Plaintiff," "The Landlord of the Big Flume Hotel," "A Buckeye Hollow Inheritance," "The Reincarnation of Smith," "Lanty Foster's Mistake," "An Ali Baba of the Sierras," "Miss Peggy's Proteges," and The Goddess of Excelsior." Condition: Very Good with old light shelfwear to covers, slight lean. BAL 7398.. Hard Cover. Very Good.

Saipan, Mariana Islands: Printing and Publication Division, 1970 Stapled paper wraps, 8vo., 28pp. Reproductions of paintings in Micronesia, with explanatory text. Condition: Some wear to edges of covers and tiny dog-ear creases to the corners of the pages.. Soft Cover. Good Plus.

Princeton: Privately printed at the Princeton University Press, 1931 Hard cover, 8vo., 98pp. In publisher's black cloth binding with gold lettering. Condition: Near Fine. ** Illustrated with photographic plates. ** Military Order Book kept by Peter Kinnan, a New Jersey soldier during the American Revolutionary War, who was in General Heard's brigade and in Colonel Ephraim Martin's regiment. Among his other duties, Kinnan had the authority to sign passes to allow civilians to cross the Hudson, carrying General Head's authority. A photograph showing such a pass is included among the illustrations. OCLC 2321781.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine.

Basel: Jacobus Bertschius, 1674 pp [8], 32, 248, [161], [36]. Collation: *4 a-d4 A-I4 K-T4 V4 X-Z4 Aa-Hh4 aaa-eee4 fff-iii4 kkk4 lll4-rrr4 sss2 ttt4 uuu2. Johann Rudolf Wettstein (1594 - 1666) was a burgomaster of Basel who represented the Swiss Confederation at the Congress of Westphalia, resulting in recognition of Swiss independence in 1648. Extremely rare: one copy found in WorldCat. Condition: Covers badly worn, with pieces of leather missing, especially from spine. Some wormholes (not affecting text).. Assumed First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair.

Kirkwall: Orkney Herald, 1957 64pp. George Eunson - Orkney's 18th Century Firebrand. The Case of the Rev. Jas. Tyrie. The Baikies of Tankerness. Two Orkney Letters of A.D.1329. Scapa Flow in 1812. Spine sunned. Mild wear to edges of covers.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Kirkwall: Orkney Herald, 1956 79pp. Smuggling in Eighteenth Century Orkney. Separations and Unions in the Church of Scotland. Sherrif Patrick Graeme and his Substitute in Shetland. Schools in the Clairston Presbytery in the Eighteenth Century. Letters of Thomas Balfour to William Watt, 1784-87. Some light creases to pages.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.