Search Results: Titles starting with O from poor mans books

Lisboa: Comissão Da Fundação De Sao Paulo. Good with no dust jacket. 1954. Paperback. 26cm; xvi, 466p pages; Português. OL18535887M Portuguese language text. Publisher's original paper wraps. Text unopened. Light water staining on spine and along bottom of text block. .

London: William Heinemann,. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1925. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; Fifty-one full-page carIcature plates including Bernard Shaw, H. G. Wells, R. Kipling among others. Sound brown DJ with some darkening to the spine and minor wear to extrmities. Book is clean throughout with faint foxing half title page. Color frontis. .

Lagos: Gov't Printer. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 80 pages; AFRICAN / ARABIC HISTORY - 5 Volumes. 2 gov't stamps and a bit of numered masking tape on spine, minimal markings. Purple cloth, faded spine, contents generally VG. .

Hollywood: Three Penny Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1960. First Edition. Paperback. Color Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; A scarce piece of Beat Poetry with Worldcat locating ony 3 copies. Width: 5.75" Height: 8.75" "The Three Penny Press, inspired by the abundant wealth of poetry on the lips of local barefoot bards, was conceived from the inky womb of a battered mimeograph machine to become the Boswell of our own "Don't give a damn" poets, in spite of the rough hewed appearance, and, at times, a primitivity of reproduction that verged on illegibility in our first books of poetry, they were well received by our readers, and we were delighted to find that appearance were not important. In as much as Los Angeles is not widely noted as a poetry mecca, our first publications were precipitated by whimsey, surprised at their reception, we undertook to find the reason for this apparent local renaissance; to further reinforce our discovery, other local… Read More

The Bibliophile Society Printed By H O Houghton. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1901 [1902]. 1st Thus. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Laid in publisher's letter and distribution list. 467 sets, Elegant set designed with the assistance of Howard Pyle. The etched frontispieces, with one state of each signed by the artist, are by W. H. W. Bicknell (3) , James Fagan, Edmund H. Garrett and Howard Pyle.. Volumes covered in brown and white paper, NF. Double slip cases with the book fitting into one [which is lined in cotton], and then that sliding into a second case stained, one case with rips at opening, solid. Latin Text edited by Clement Lawrence Smith. Lacking final volume of Quotations/Appendix which was published in 1904. ; Signed by Illustrator .

London: W. Heinmann,. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Orig gilt-lettered blue cloth, top edge stained blue, d/j. Fine copy. In custom 1/2 ribbed morocco slipcase & chemise. Couple small nicks on leather ribs. So states first published Feb 1926. Promotional Heinemann postcard laid in. Lovely copy! .

Cambridge: MacMillan & Bowes. Very Good with no dust jacket. [1888]. First Edition. Hardcover. Mono-color engravings; 63 pages; The Oedipus Tyrannus: A Record by L. Speed and F. R. Pryor of the Performance in November 1887Author: Francis R. Pryor, Lancelot Speed, Sophocles - Sophocles is one of three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays have survived. His first plays were written later than those of Aeschylus, and earlier than or contemporary with those of Euripides. According to the Suda, a 10th-century encyclopedia, Sophocles wrote 123 plays during the course of his life, but only seven have survived in a complete form: Ajax, Antigone, The Women of Trachis, Oedipus the King, Electra, Philoctetes and Oedipus at Colonus. For almost 50 years, Sophocles was the most-feted playwright in the dramatic competitions of the city-state of Athens that took place during the religious festivals of the Lenaea and the Dionysia. He competed in around 30 competitions, won perhaps 24, and was never… Read More

Paris: Alphonse Lemerre. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1880. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; xxxi, 510 [5] pages; Appears to be a facsimile of the 1714 edition publ by PIerre Ribou. Two title pages- one Lemerre and one Ribou. 3/4 calf over marbled boards. Heavily gilded spine. Vol I only of 2. Decorative headpieces and tailpieces .

Paris: Garnier Freres,. Very Good with no dust jacket. N.D.. Hardcover. 18th Century; POETRY; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Oeuvres Completes De Petrone avec la Traduction Francaise de la Collection Panckoucke par M. Heguin de Guerle... Recherches Sceptiques sur le Satyricon et son Auter par J. N. M. De Guerle... Book II from series "Bibliotheque Latine-Franciase. Circa 1775. ("Imprimerie E. Capiomont et Cie..." on verso of half title. ) [4], XLV, [3], 395pp. Later half leather and marbled board; corners bumped, bdg very good. Some foxing .

New York City: Lewis Historical Pub. Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to 11" - 13" tall; [Vol. II has title: History of Scranton by Frederick L. Hitchcock ... And of the boroughs of Lackawanna County by John P. Downs. ] Biographies, History. Two large volumes, 3/4 morrocco over red boards. Contents generally VG sound and clean. Hinges firm. Text block edges marbled. Leather has been treated aginst rot. .

Paris: Charpentier Et Fasquelle. Good with no dust jacket. 1891. Hardcover. POETRY; We fit archival quality clear acrylic covers for additional protection whenever possible. ; frontis; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 351, 392 pages; French Language. 2 vols , half red morocco leather over marbled boards. Vol I has coveres detached and mmissing spine strip, Vol II is sound. Contents VG. Bound in silk marker ribbons. .

London: George Routledge,. Very Good with no dust jacket. ca1890. Hardcover. Sir John Lubbock's Hundred Books. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 566, 18 :527, [1]; pages; Two vols in one. Finely bound in 3/4 brown calf leather with 5 raised bands. T E G. Text edges lightly browned, o/w VG. .

Paris: Firmin-Didot L'Aine. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1806. Hardcover. 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 331 [1] pages; Bound in full contemporary leather. Light scattered foxing. Edition stereotype . .

NY: Calmann-Levy. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1925. Hardcover. 366 pages; 3/4 blue morocco over marbled boards, gilt title partly faded, lines still bright. 7.5" x 9.75", 4 pounds. Contents clean and tight. OCLC Number: 716563861 .

Paris: Briand,. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1810- 1816. Hardcover. French Language; FINE Binding; 18mo; pages; Full tree calf leather, spines decorated in gilt with Gallic cross motif, red and black leather spine labels. Few vols with light staining to covers, minor edgewear, minor loss to crown of 2 vols, bdgs and contents very good. Includes Galathée pastorale imitée de Cervantes, Nouvelles I-II, Numa Pompilius I-II, Théâtre I-III, Mélanges de poésie, Estelle, Gonzalve de Cordoue I-III, Fables, Don Quichotte I-VI, Guillaume Tell, Eliezer et Nephtaly, Nouveaux mélanges de poésie, La jeunesse de Florian. Severable adhesion between subsequent leaves in Vol 3-4. Vol 24, pp19-24 slightly loose. VG+. Illustrated with 24 engraved frontispieces. .

London: John Stockdale. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1806. First Edition. Hardcover. full length portrait in line; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 76, [2] pages; Later 19th-Century 3/4 blue morocco & marbled bds. , gilt-lettered spine; scuffed, joints rubbed. Frontis. Light to moderate foxing to frontis. 2 pp. Adverts. Binding sound. .

Fraternity Publishing Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1906. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Odd Fellows; B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 896 pages; Lacking spine cover .

Bonanza. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1956. Seventh Edition. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; 518 pages; DJ with minor wet at edges and 2.5" tear at bottom right of back panel. Book clean and bright. Numerous photos and drawings. Fold out plate for frontis. The standard work on horological history. For collector and researcher. Aprox 8.5" x 11.25". .

Not Attributed. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1900. Paperback. Color Illustrations; Antique Japanese stationary on rice paper. Many of these pieces appear to be from the same set with the top portion of each signature decoratively illustrated with scenes of nature, architecture, and women in traditional kimonos. Eight envelopes are included in box. One non-matching leaf appears to have hand drawn illustration. Nice appearing, some tearing to top of box cover/sides. Colors of illustrations remain vivid. It appears to be circa 1900. Nature Landscape Women Traditional Costuming Kimonos Architecture .

Boston: C. E. Goodspeed and Co.. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1925. First Edition. Paperback. We fit archival quality clear acrylic covers for additional protection whenever possible. ; red/b/w plates; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 52 pages; A well done pamphlet dealing with early geographical maps. .