Search Results: Authors starting with O from Diversity Books, IOBA

Sebastopol, California, U.S.A.: O'Reilly, 2002. xii, + 401pp., b/white figures intext. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean, several with soft corner crease. Thin black stripe to foot of textblock. Illustrated card wrapper has minimal edgewear, small crease to front panel. Written by key members of the JXTA programming team, 'JXTA in a Nutshell' is both a tutorial and a quick reference, which aims to get you up to speed with JXTA in as short a time as possible . . . Contents include: Preface, Introducing JXTA, 18 informative chapters, Biblio., Class, Method and Field Index, Index. Book weight approx. 600g.. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Manchester, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Grainne Enterprises, 2002. 294pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Inscription (covering most of ffep.) signed and dated (2002) by the author, otherwise leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper mildly edgeworn. "Mimi O'Bara has been a road warrior for the past twenty plus years, making a heroic attempt at finding harmony and balance while tossing those sticks of explosives in the air called: children, career, husband and home . . . " Book weight approx. 350g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed and Inscribed By Author. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1937. 319pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Nominal colour loss on original cloth boards. Minimal shelfwear. Complimentary tint on head of text-block, splotched endpapers, plus flecked text-block edges, else very good. Standard, b/white, Art Deco design, series-wide stylized dustjacket edgeworn, nipped with closed tears, and light soiling. "A delightful travel book . . . Just a few deft touches, and the charm of seascape or woodland scene stands revealed as he saw it . . . Here is the veritable romance of the South Seas." Included loose: An 'Review Copy Only' slip, creased on one corner. Book weight approx. 325g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . First Thus.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

North Sydney, N.S.W., Australia: Ebury Press (Random House Australia), 2008. 309pp., plus 3 x 8 page colour and b/white illustrated sections. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly edge-rubbed, soft crease to front panel, tiny crease to lower rear panel. From the rear cover: "Child star at sixteen, ranked third in the world at seventeen, winner of the Pipeline Masters at nineteen, Mark Occhilupo looked set to sweep all before him with a radical, spontaneous, irresistable brand of surfing . . . Now for the first time Occy tells the complete remarkable story of his spectacular rise, terrifying fall and miraculous rebirth." Contents include: Introduction (Tim Baker). Book One: In The Beginning. Book Two: The Rise. Book Three: The Fall. Book Four: Rise Again (16 chapters in total). Afterword. Tributes. Acks. Book weight approx. 480g.. Third Impression. Softover. Very Good. 8vo - (approx. 23cm x 15.25cm).

Sydney, N.S.W., Australia: Prentice Hall of Australia, 1990. x, + 174pp, intext tables and figures throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper mildly bumped on lower foredge corner, else minimal edgewear, and a blind pressure indentation on rear wrap. Textblock unmarked. " . . . this enlightening book contains some serious and thought-provoking information . . . " Contents include: Prelims., 8 chapters, Appendices, Refs., Index. Book weight approx. 280g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition, First Impression.. Softcover. Very Good.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2008. 308pp., two unpaginated halftone plate sections; mostly happy-snaps in b/white, duo-tone and full colour. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Portrait-illustrated card wrapper nominally bumped only. First Australian edition of the autobiography of a British national entertainment treasure, Bill Oddie. He first came to stardom in the 1970s hit comedy show 'The Goodies', but there are many 'strings to his bow', as this entertaining narrative will reveal . . . Contents include: Prelims., Part 1/ Why am I doing this? Part 2/ The Interview (7 chapters). Book weight approx. 465g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Australian Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +.

London: Hamlyn, 1997. 232pp., colour photographic illustrations throughout by Colin Bowling and Paul Forrester, b/white diagrams. Several foldout pages. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Gloss illustrated boards undamaged. Like-illustrated dustjacket mildly edgeworn. Contents include: Introduction, The Home Workshop, Tools, Power Tools, Basic Techniques, Fittings, Finishing, Joints and Jointmaking, Design and Drawing, Veneering, Woodturning, Woodcarving, Woods and Materials, Plans, Glossary, Index. Book weight approx. 1.6 KG. * Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First U.K. Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Geelong, Victoria, Australia: Geelong Cricket Association, 2006. 424pp., plus printed, unpaginated section at rear - Country Week Cricket. Book clean. Spine firm, trivial bump to head. Inscription, 'Best wishes to the sports desk', signed and dated by author on title page, else leaves clean and unmarked. Printed card wrapper has two small sticker ghosts to rear panel, very minor spots, some edgewear and creasing. Book weight approx. 1.26KG. *Customers outside Australia only - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote.. Inscribed and Signed By Author. Eighth Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 4to - (approx. 29cm x 20.5cm).

Victoria, Australia: The University of Melbourne, 1993. 176pp., b/white and colour illustrations throughout. Book clean, square, Spine firm, silver title there-on. Plain black boards undamaged. Leaves clean. Illustrated (etching by Victor Cobb, 'The Cloister', Melbourne University) dustjacket very good+. "The writers in Change and Tradition discuss many of the areas of operation that make the University work, but also dwell on the sights and sounds of the University and the human factors that are at the centre of its academic, student and corporate life . . . The University began in 1855 as a cluster of buildings set in a large park on the fringe of Melbourne . . . Its influence has remained fixed in the lives of hundreds and thousands of students. They have their memories, and Change and Tradition, with its evocative essays and illustrations, may stir those memories while it casts light on the University of Melbourne today." Book weight approx. 1.25 KG. * Buyers outside Australia -… Read More

England: Sceptre, 1998. xii, + 434pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Author signature, plus 'Melbourne 1998' to half-title page, previous owner's name to same, else leaves clean, albeit slightly tanned. Light crease to last few pages. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly indented only. " . . . written in the style of stark, merciless tension, it tells the story of being raised in Dublin by an alcoholic mother and a charming, feckless father, and then deals with her own desperate search for truth, love and knowledge in Ireland and England over the past few decades . . . " Book weight approx. 310g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Inscribed and Signed By Author. Extended Edition.. Softcover. Very Good.

Richmond and Ringwood, Victoria, Australia : Aurora Books, in Association with David Lavell Publishing , 1994. (xii), + 131pp. Intext, b/white halftone plates, line-drawings, and facsimiles throughout (various sources, including contemporary photography by Richard O'Farrell). Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper mildly bumped on foredge corners on front wrap, an additional crease and short repaired tear on rear wrap. Textblock unmarked. The origins of this book began when the author was given a small collection of Irish-Australian related photographs in the 1970s. Many acquisitions and much research later - the result is this interesting history of the Irish diaspora in Australia and New Zealand . . . Contents include: Prelims., Acks., Introduction. 7 chapters. Author Bio. Book weight approx. 535g. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 4to - (approx. 28cm x 21cm).

London: Headline Review, 2009. 503pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket negligibly edge-creased only. "The Caribbean. It has to be the place for a perfect romantic holiday. But for Britt and Mia McDonagh - two sisters surrounded by lovers celebrating Valentine's Day - it's something else entirely . . . " Book weight approx. 663g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Near Fine/Very Good +.

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Quilters Resource, 1997. 79pp., colour photographic illustrations, plus line-drawn diagrams. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly surface indented only. Projects include: Small flower purses, Organdy bolero, Evening hats, Antique rose purse, Hat bands, Drawstring bags, Wedding bouquet, Framed roses and mini boxes, more. Book weight approx. 305g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Softcover. Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

United States: Queensland Police Service, 2000. ix, + 292pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper has minor edgewear, light corner creases. Simple guide to Microsoft ME (Millennium Edition). Learn Windows ME the easy way . . . Book weight approx. 780g.. First Printing. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia: Dent Australia, 1988. 22pp., colour-art illustrations by Pixie O'Harris. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Faint foxing spots to first and last pages, else leaves clean and unmarked. Art-illustrated gloss boards very good+. From the rear panel: "This charming story tells of how Loveleaves, a koala who had been cared for by a human family from a very young age, learns to live in the Australian bush again . . . " Book weight approx. 225g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good.

Tokyo, Japan: Happy Science, 2009. 259pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated, flapped card wrapper negligibly scuffed only. Originally titled 'Buddha-Saitan', this first English translation, 2009. " . . . a message from Buddha to his disciples on the core doctrine of Buddhism. This book is a sure guide to those who have awakened to Buddha's truth." Contents include: Preface (original and revised edition), 7 chapters, Afterword, Happy Science Contacts, Books by Ryuho Okawa. Book weight approx. 300g. Postage charge will be reduced as this book will post under 500g. packed weight.. First English Language. Softcover with Fold-in Flaps. Very Good +. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Sydney: ABC Books, 2005. 264pp., intext, candid and action illustrated, b/white half-tone plate illustrations throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm, soft reading crease there-on. Lightly bumped upper foredge corner of textblock, otherwise leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated card wrapper mildly bumped and edgeworn. Through 46 entertaining chapters, endearing Australian cricket icon Kerry O'Keeffe shares his story . . . Book weight approx. 440g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 6th Impression.. Softcover. Very Good.

New York: Pocket Books, 1993. viii, + 184pp., (mostly) small b/white illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper has a tiny corner crease to front panel, else very good. " . . . a comprehensive history of the incredible Star Trek universe . . . documents every important event from every Star Trek episode and film, including both stardates and Earth calendar dates . . . profusely illustrated with nearly 500 photos, an invaluable sourcebook for fans and writers alike." Contents include: Introduction, Acks., 7 chapters, Appendix A-E, Index, About The Authors. Book weight approx. 470g.. First Trade Paperback Printing. Softcover. Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Crown Publishers, 1967. 256pp. book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Art illustrated [Sophie Adler] d/jacket slightly edgeworn with short closed tears and fingermarks. Translated by Iris Urwin. Ivan Olbracht was a Czech writer of realistic short-story local prose. He was first published in 1913. Toward the end of his life he did careful revision of his early works as they were reissued. he died in 1952 at the age of seventy. Book weight approx. 450gms. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st. U.S. Edition,. Original Cloth Hardcover + D/J. Very Good +,/Good +.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: DK Publishing, 2008. 256pp., colour photographic illustrations throughout by Kellie Walsh. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated matt boards undamaged. Like-illustrated dustjacket softly and negligibly creased. From the jacket flap: "The first illustrated book to give in-depth instruction on how to pair both beer and wine with a wide variety of foods . . . Marnie Old, an esteemed sommelier, and Sam Calagione, a brewer and founder of Dogfish Head craft brewery, divulge the secrets of their respective trades . . . The book is full of fantastic tips and tricks, specific beer and wine recommendations, dinner party recipes with pairing suggestions for at-home entertaining . . . " Book weight approx. 940g. * Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it will weigh over 1KG. with packing. Please email for quote. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First American Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good +.