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

Dublin: An Clochomhar Ta Baile Atha Cliath, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Near Fine. Cream cloth over boards, title and decorations printed in black, green and brown onto upper cover, thin 8vo (8-1/2 inches [21.7 cm] tall), pp 42, publisher's printed price and author bio. on front pastedown. Light soil and toning to covers else a clean, unmarked copy. Poetry collection in the Irish language.

New York: Grove Press, 1996. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. (8-1/4 tall), pp. 215.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good minus. DJ is rubbed with an 1-1/2" narrow abrasion to upper front cover. 8vo, pp. 341. Signed by author on title page.

New York: Random House, 1947. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good plus. Black cloth with title and decorations stamped in silver and blue onto upper board and spine, 12mo (7-3/8 inches tall), pp. 210, top edge stained blue, stated first printing. Volume with one light tap to lower board fore-edge, one tiny stain to ffep and some toning to gutters from binder's high acid glue. Price-intact DJ with light soil and wear and one tiny puncture near spine gutter. A collection of some of O'Hara's best post-war short stories. Ref. Bruccoli, A9a.

Shipboard Publication. (all 8 datelines state "On board M.S. Kungsholm"): Swedish American Line, 1934. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Near Fine. (No. 1, Saturday March 10th, 1934 to No. 8, Tuesday, March 27th, 1934) O'Hara's first - and rarest - "A" item, with no records found of "Reminiscences" ever having been seen at auction and OCLC locating just the single copy held in Kent State's Special Collections from the personal library of O'Hara's bibliographer, Matthew J. Bruccoli. Staple-bound burgundy card wrappers, title and decorations stamped in gilt onto upper and lower covers, 8vo (9 inches [23cm] tall), pp. unpaginated [42 inc. titles], illustrated throughout with line drawings and B&W photo reproductions, ads. Half-title states 'Reminiscences from "Kungsholm" West Indies Cruise March 9-March 28, 1934', title verso states "Editor.....John O'Hara" and each single issue also states "John O'Hara, Editor". An 18 day cruise aboard the Swedish American Line's M.S. Kungsholm, listing the… Read More

Oklahoma City, OK: Daily Oklahoman, 1901. Map Illustrated Advertisement. Near Fine. A seminal promotional piece by an American oil company, offering a nascent map of the rich Spindletop drilling area in Southern Texas during it's proving and cash-raising stages. Published in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper in 1901 to encourage investors to "buy-in" to the excitement of the oil boom, this enticing ad worked her wallet-opening charms well, as the region ultimately became famous for both it's quality and quantity of sustained oil production. The ad measures 19.5 inches tall x 14 inches wide with some toning and faint fold lines barely evident. It has been deacidified and linen backed with a few tiny archival repairs to top and left edges. A significant and early piece of Texas Petroliana.

Vancouver, BC: Sandon Oldtimers Committee, 1980. Loose Ephemera. At Least Very Good. A collection of ephemera from a 1980 reunion hosted by the Sandon Oldtimers Committee in Vancouver, B.C. The reunion was held from August 8th-10th for ex-pats of the near ghost town of Sandon, B.C. and included a dinner at The Arbutus Club. Consisting of 1) an 8x10 color photo [has a few creases] of the group, written on verso in ink is "Arbutus Club Aug 8 & 9th / many not in the picture. Taken Sunday Aug 10/80 - Brunch". 2) Illustrated menu and programme containing autographs from attendees. 3) napkin from The Arbutus Club. 4) a three page mimeographed list of registrants [has a few ink check marks] with an attached piece of velum paper containing an exemplar of the City of Sandon's illustrated seal. Sandon was once a booming mining town with a population of 5,000, having it's own power generating station and service from two different railways.

New York: A.L. Burt Company, 1927. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo, pp. 307, (8 ads); top edge dusty; DJ with edge wear and a few small chips. A nice copy in the uncommon jacket. Filmed in 1926 as Prince of Tempters - a pre-talkie!

Shipboard / Liverpool: Dominion Line / Seamen's Orphanage, 1899. Ephemera. Very Good. Date of 1899 from printed text on back cover. "Programme of Entertainment in Aid of the Seamen's Orphanage" with US & UK flags on front cover. Program sheet measures 11 x 17-5/8 inch wide and is folded at center to make 4pp. The evening's two part event schedule is handwritten in blue fountain pen ink and is signed on front cover "Compliments Chas. A. Burden, Eugene". Program is creased w. minor soil and stains. n.b. program image lacks about a quarter inch on vertical edge due to scanner bed size. "Before 1869, there was no institution in Liverpool for the support and education of the orphans of British seamen. The first move to establish such an institution was made by a group of leading Liverpool ship-owners in 1868. ... By 1899 there were 321 children in the orphanage, while 508 were receiving outdoor relief in the form of monetary grants and clothing. Children of all religious denominations were assisted, with… Read More

Shipboard / Liverpool: Dominion Line / Seamen's Orphanage, 1897. Ephemera. Good. Three pieces of Dominion Line ephemera from the RMS Labrador. 1) Passenger List, a single printed card measuring 7-1/4 x 4-5/8 inches wide w. "Proposed Sailings" for 1897 printed on verso, has some spotting and toning ; 2) S.S. Labrador Breakfast Menu for Sept. 29th, 1898, handwritten in blue fountain pen ink, verso blank with some toning to printed menu side ; 3) "Programme of Entertainment in Aid of the Seamen's Orphanage" held on the RMS Labrador on Nov. 4th, 1897. Program sheet measures 11 x 17-5/8 inch wide and is folded at center to make 4pp. The evening's two part event schedule is handwritten in blue fountain pen ink and has notations in pencil by an attendee. Program is toned and soiled w. edge tears. n.b. entertainment program images lack about a quarter inch on vertical edge due to scanner bed size. "Before 1869, there was no institution in Liverpool for the support and education of the orphans of British… Read More

Shipboard / Liverpool: Dominion Line / Seamen's Orphanage, 1895. Ephemera. Good Only. Date of 1895 from printed text on back cover. "Programme of Entertainment in Aid of the Seamen's Orphanage" with US & UK flags on front cover. Program sheet measures 11 x 17-5/8 inch wide and is folded at center to make 4pp. The evening's two part event schedule is handwritten in blue fountain pen ink. Program is creased and previously folded w. edge tears, faded fountain pen ink, soil and stains. n.b. program image lacks about a quarter inch on vertical edge due to scanner bed size. "Before 1869, there was no institution in Liverpool for the support and education of the orphans of British seamen. The first move to establish such an institution was made by a group of leading Liverpool ship-owners in 1868. ... By 1899 there were 321 children in the orphanage, while 508 were receiving outdoor relief in the form of monetary grants and clothing. Children of all religious denominations were assisted, with preference… Read More

Toronto, ON: Provincial Medical Council, 1893. Paperback. Good. Saddle stapled paper wraps, 4to (10.25 inches tall), pp. xvi, 36, xxvii, illustrated throughout. Volume loose from staples, some toning, stains and tears, else complete and good throughout. Articles include Leprosy in British Columbia and surgically repairing human eyelids in France [on p. 27] with skin taken from the stomach of a frog. [!].

Castlegar, BC: Kootenay Section, Alpine Club of Canada, 1966. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. The Kootenay Section of the Alpine Club of America was founded in March, 1964. Side stapled printed paper wraps, 4to (11 inches tall), pp. [ii], 1-51, [52 - blank], illustrated with line drawings and a map. Light wear and minor fading to covers, else clean and unmarked throughout. An early issue of this mountaineer's guide to the Koots, with beta on Mt. Thor and Mt. Fisher, complete as issued.