Search Results: Titles starting with O from High Castle Books

NY, NY: Charter Communications / Grosset * Dunlap, 1979. 152 pp., pictorial wraps, # 60565; Book shows a little dulling to sheen of covers w/ some light rubbed soil to back cover; minimal wear to edges of covers; a little light foxing to edges of page block; binding is tight & square w/ no stress lines to spine / . Mass Market Paperback. Good to Very Good.

NY, NY: Doubleday Direct - Thomas Dunne / St.Martin's Press, 1999. 821 pp., black binding w/ gold lettering; DJ in clear archival cover; book has light bump to bottom corner of front board; DJ shows some light wear to ends of spine & folds; front panel has a very short tear to top edge near front fold w/ some light creasing to bottom edges / First novel by son of author Rosamunde Pilcher. /. Large Print Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Large Print Edition.

NY, NY: Taplinger Publishing, 1967. x, 212 pp., green cloth w/ white & black lettering; DJ in clear archival cover; book shows light wear to ends of spine & corners w/ slight darkening to top & bottom edges of boards; light soil to edges of page block; light brown stains to bottom corner of blank page preceding page 1; DJ shows light wear to ends of spine & folds w/ very short worn tear to heel of spine; short puncture-tear to front panel near spine; rear panel shows short tears & creasing to top & bottom edges / Illustrated with B&W photos, drawings and reproductions. /. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/Good to Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press, 1966. vii, 73 pp., pictorial wraps; Book has light edge & corner wear; some very light foxing to back cover / A compilation of three lectures Mr. Hoyle gave in 1965: "Motives and Aims of the Scientist," "An Astronomer's View of Life," and "Extrapolations Into the Future." /. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Chicago, IL: Banner Press, 1984. 157 pp., pictorial wraps; Book shows some wear to corners w/ a crease to top corner of front cover & bottom corner of back cover, small brown foxing or stain line to top corner of inside front cover & half-title page; light creasing to bottom edges of first few pages plus a couple of dog-ears / "An essay on the emergence of human beings, the source of women's oppression, and the road to emancipation.". First Edition. Trade Paperback. Good to Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Topeka, KS: Capper Press, 1993. 261 pp., pictorial wraps; book shows a little wear to corners; prev. owner's ink notation & name-address label to front page / The sequel to "These Lonesome Hills," and "Home In the Hills." /. 2nd Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good -. Illus. by Catherine Ledeker (cover illustration). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, UK: Dennis Dobson, 1965. 118 pp., gray boards w/ gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book has bump to bottom edges of boards w/ light bump to top corner of rear board; worn spot to top corner of front endpaper, probably due to erasures; Jacket shows light edgewear, esp. to ends of spine & folds; small crease to top edge of front panel; light to moderate soil to rear panel; faint line through price on front flap / "A symposium, containing essays by John W. Campbell, Jr., L. Sprague de Camp, Robert Heinlein, Jack Williamson, A. E. van Vogt, John Taine, Edward E. Smith, Ph.D." Introduction by John Carnell. ". . . first book in a new series of DOBSON STUDIES IN SF." /. First U.K. Edition. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/Very Good -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Waco, TX: Texian Press, 1972. xii, 493 pp., pictorial wraps; covers have creases & rubbing, esp. along spine & at corners of front cover; small chips to front cover w/ a small hole near bottom edge; foxing to page edges; foxing/staining to endpapers w/ portion of stain at front of book penetrating through several pages at gutter / The backroads and places of Texas and the many stories that go with them. /. 4th Print.,. Trade Paperback. Fair.

NY, NY: Dial Press, 1980. 165 pp., index, pictorial wraps; Book has small paper-clip crimp to top edge of front cover & first page; a little rubbing to bottom edge of front cover w/ small crease to bottom cover; foxing to top of page block, else clean, tight & bright / Illustrated with B&W photos and drawings. Brumfield was 5 times National Champion. /. 2nd Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Dick Kohfield (drawings) / Phil Bath ( photos). 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Chicago, IL: Contemporary Books, 1981. 96 pp., pictorial wraps; book has light wear to corners & edges of spine; a few light scrapes to front cover / Humorous book of golf "rules." Has the seal of the "Great American Duffer's Association," organized 1984. Illustrated with B&W cartoon drawings. /. edition not stated. Trade Paperback. Good. Illus. by Bob Adams. 8 1/4 " x 5 3/8".

Kansas City, MO: Andrews & McMeel, 1997. 93 pp., pictorial wrap / Humor. Authors Peck and Silver start the hilarity with their book's title, describing a sandbagger as "a golfer who commits highway robbery using his handicap as a lethal weapon." /. Trade Paperback. Near Mint. Illus. by Steve Widlund. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

NY, NY: Dell, 1983. 192 pp., pictorial wraps; book has light to moderate edgewear to covers; reading creases to covers along spine; small abraded areas near spine ends; light rubbing to fore edge of back cover / Humor. "At last! A computer book for everyone who doesn't know and doesn't care how the darn things work!" Illustrated with B&W photos and drawings. /. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott Co., 1977. 426 pp., wraps; book shows some edge & corner wear w/ several light stress lines to spine; front cover has small rubbed area an area of light brown speckles; binding is tight & square / . 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Iowa City, IA: Midwest Heritage Publishing Co., 1981. 123 pp., orange-yellow cloth w/ black lettering; Dust jacket in Mylar cover; Book has minor wear to corners & spine ends; retirement park stamp to front endpaper; a few small ink smudges to margin of page 44; 1 formerly dog-eared leaf; Jacket shows wear, tears & chipping to top edges, esp. at top of spine & at top of front panel where a 1/2" x 1/2" piece is almost torn free; wear & tears also at ends of flap folds w/ holes worn through along the folds; overall faded from a Day-Glo-like yellow-green to a paler yellow w/ browning to spine (except for inside flaps, which are largely the original color); a black smudge & a tiny brown spot plus a 1/2" closed tear to bottom edge of front panel / Originally presented as being written by a little girl "during her ninth, tenth, and eleventh years," it was later revealed to be the work of James Norman Hall (while living in Tahiti) who, with Charles Norduff,… Read More

Blaine, MN: Self Published, 1976. 135 pp., pictorial wraps; Book shows some light edgewear; small scratched up area at bottom corner of back cover w/ some soil on inside; remains of name address label to top margin of title page / ". . . a story of the Antichrist, the tribulation, and the Second Coming of Christ. This book is not an attempt to prophesy. It is a story of what started out to be an average family and how they recognized the Antichrist, how they partially survived the tribulation, and finally, experienced the Second Coming of Christ. . . . I have attempted to interpret the symbolism and meaning of some of the unfulfilled Biblical prophecies into a fictional novel." /. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

San Antonio, TX: Naylor Company, 1954. 142 pp., pictorial wraps; Book shows wear to edges of covers w/ a little curling & creasing to corners; spine is well worn w/ material chipped away at ends, as well as a library label; library & withdrawn stamps & card pocket to front endpaper; withdrawn stamps to inside of back cover; some light bends to fore edges of pages early in book / "Oil Field Fury tells about: Capt. 'Lone Wolf' Gonzaullas, the almost legendary Texas Ranger - The Ku Klux Klan, which set brother against brother in a quarrel which caused lives to be lost - Bart Jons, 'killer for pay;' did he slay the man who killed Billy the Kid? - The Colonel and the Senator, figures remarkable enough for fiction - 'Crude Cameos,' unforgettable vignettes of oil field atmosphere and drama - A judge as droll as a character drawn by Dickens - The devastating Cisco cyclone, which was predicted by a scoffed-at prophet - Ed Pritchard, quiet-spoken and firm, a key figure… Read More

Oklahoma City, OK: England & May, 1975. 112 pp., pictorial wraps; Book has some rubbing to front cover w/ reading crease along spine; light soil to back cover; some slant to spine / Color and B&W photos and illustrations, as well as charts and graphs. /. 2nd Printing. Trade Paperback. Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Waco, TX: Multi-Media Productions, 1990. 160 pp., pink binding w/ silver lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Book has a few light bumps to bottom edges; label reading "With compliments of the Author, LESLIE E. MOSER, PHD" to front endpaper stamped on edge w/ "Friends of Library" stamp; Jacket has tiny nick to top rear corner of spine w/ same to bottom edge of rear panel / Author is professor of the Psychology of Aging at Baylor University Institute of Gerontology. "With a personal message from Dale Evans Rogers." /. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY, NY: The Macmillan Company, 1961. x, 354 pp., orange-brown cloth w/ gold & red lettering; DJ in clear archival cover; book shows cloth rounded a bit at ends of spine; a couple of tiny brown spots to fore edge of page block; light paper clip indentation to top edge of front free endpaper, half-title & title pages, most noticeable to endpaper; DJ shows some worn tears &some chipping to ends of spine & flap folds; background color of spine panel is faded, w/ a little fading to red lettering of author name & publisher; a few short tears & some light creasing to edges overall; front panel shows a vertical soiled line to right w/ wear & surface flaking to flap fold & a few small surface chips overall; rear panel shows a little light soil; front inside flap shows small darkened area from old label & has top & bottom corners clipped / Illustrated with B&W drawings. / ". . . vast and encyclopedic account of the American cowboy . . . This is the cowboy of… Read More

Los Angeles, CA,: Bridge Publications, 1992. xvi, 270 pp., 1/3 blue cloth w/ blue boards & gold lettering; Dust jacket in Mylar cover; Book has Bridge Publications donation label to front endpaper, else fine; Jacket shows a very small amount of wear at bottom of spine & top of rear fold / Seven stories, originally published in "Astounding" science-fiction magazine in the late forties. /. First Thus. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Gerry Grace (jacket illustration). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.