Search Results: Authors starting with O from Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB

The Country Girl Trilogy - Comprising 'The Country Girl', 'The Lonely Girl' and 'Girls in Their Married Bliss'. All three books are the First UK printings published between 1960 and 1964. Comprising Vol. 1 : 'The Country Girls' (Hutchinson, London : 1960). The Book is in Very Good++ condition. The book is slightly cocked with light pushing to the spine ends. Some light toning and spotting to the text-block, the latter has slightly encroached onto the edge of a few pages. Some spotting and offsetting to the blank end-papers. Free from inscriptions. The WRAPPER is complete and is in Very Good++or better condition. Some light edge-wear with a little rubbing and creasing to the upper spine tip. A little light rubbing in places. A few small nicks and closed tears to the upper edges. A little spotting to the verso which has light come through to the front in a few places. The wrapper is protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Vol. 2 : 'The Lonely Girl' (Jonathan Cape, London :1962. The Book is in… Read More

The First UK Printing published by The Greville Press in 1989 in its 'Pamphlet Series'. Wrappered edition with stiff card printed covers. The book is in near Fine condition and appears unread. 'This is the first-ever publication of Edna O' Brien's poetry' to the rear cover. Signed by the Author to the title page. A very scarce publication. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.

The Sole UK printing published by The Rocket Press, Blewbury, Oxfordshire in 1991 (nd). One of only 40 copies issued. This copy not numbered but an artist's proof set, marked 'AP' and signed by the artist to the limitation page. 23 x 16cm. 24 loose wood engravings by O'Connor printed from the original blocks by Jonathan Stephenson at The Rocket Press, on hand made Zerkel paper, in blue, brick red , brown and green. Each engraving is either signed or initialled by John O'Connor in pencil below the image. The title and colophon page, and 24 loose sheets are housed in a green paper chemise within a beige buckram covered portfolio folder with a printed wood engraving mounted to the front cover. The portfolio is in near Fine condition with just a hint of spotting to the top of the front panel. The 24 engravings are all in Fine condition. The engravings were originally commissioned by Hal Cheetham for his privately printed volume 'La Vida Breve', which was issued in 1991. A very handsome production. More… Read More

The First UK printing published by The Mandrake Press, London in 1929. The BOOK is in Very Good++ or better condition. free from inscriptions and erasures. Some offsetting to the blank end-papers and spotting to the prelims. Light dustiness to the upper text-block with some light spotting to the text-block edges. The WRAPPER is complete and is in Very Good++ or better condition. Light edge-wear with a few nicks to the edges and spine ends. One closed tear to the upper front panel repaired to the verso with a small piece of archival tape. Light toning and dustiness to the spine. The wrapper artwork looks very striking in the removable brodart archival cover. 'Nine men go Over the Top in mud and rain and darkness, urged on by an Authority invisible and remorseless somewhere behind the lines, to seek a Foe they are destined never to encounter. .Liam O'Flaherty served as a private in the Irish Guards and was wounded at Passchendaele, and he knows what he is writing about.This is a man's book for all time:… Read More

The First UK printing published by Jonathan Cape, London in 1991. The BOOK is in near Fine condition with just a hint of toning to the text-block and the extreme page edges. Some light pushing at the spine tips. The Wrapper is complete and is in near Fine condition. The wrapper is protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. The book has been signed and lined by the author to the title page : 'A Dream can be the highest point of a life, Ben Okri'. The quotation is the last line of the book. A ticket for the signing event accompanies this book as provenance. Also loosely laid in with the book are firstly, the 1991 Booker Prize shortlist Bookmark which is in Fine condition and secondly, also loosely laid in is a Ben Okri postcard (with 'An African elegy" printed on one side ; As read by the author at the presentation of the 1991 Booker Prize). Ben Okri has H/W and signed the postcard to the writer Hunter (Davies), dated 9-4-93. Okri thanks Hunter for the 'sensitive and beautifully structured… Read More

The First UK printing published by Constable, London in 1928. The BOOK is in near Fine condition in the original variant binding of terracotta cloth, upper board and spine lettered in black. Some faint spotting to the edges and prelims. Free from inscriptions and erasures. The fragile WRAPPER is complete and is in Very Good++ or better condition. Some light markings and slight edge-wear. The wrapper is protected in a removable archival protector and carries a striking period design signed with the initials 'EJIA'. These initials must be those of Edward Jeffrey Irving Ardizzone and this wrapper artwork must have been one of his earliest commissions. Born in Ireland, this is O'Leary's best known work, a science fiction novel in which 'a woman is given a drug that induces a range of Identity Transfer experiences, including life as a mouse and as her own betrayed husband ' (Science Fiction Encyclopaedia, online). A very scarce survivor. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.

The First UK printing published by Methuen, London in 1967. The BOOK is in near Fine condition. Free from inscriptions and bookplates. A very small light mark to the fore edge of the front blank end-paper. A little toning to the text-block. The WRAPPER is complete and is in Very Good++ or better condition. A hint of edge wear at the upper spine tip and a little rubbing to the folds. The wrapper is protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. The author's second play which was the winner of the '1966 Evening Standard Drama Award' for the best play of 1966. Scarce. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.