Search Results: Authors starting with O from Pacific Coast Books

College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Collection of stories and Texas myths edited by Robert F. O'Connor, published for the Texas Committee for the Humanities, 248 pages with index, Book is Fine, ultra clean light brown cloth with bright silver titles to spine, tight and square with No previous owner bookplate or writing as new, Jacket is near Fine, original $17.95 price intact, spine lightly sunned, A very clean and most presentable edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

San Diego: San Diego State University, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First Edition stated, Signed by author Colleen M. O'Connor, actually long inscription in black pen on first free page dated March 9, 1988, comprehensicve biography of Eleanor Roosevelt, heavily illustrated with dozens of vintage black and white photos, 392 pages including detailed index, Book is Fine, 11 1/2 inches in height, light orange cloth with gilt titles on spine, tight and square with sharp points, No previous owner bookplate or writing, Jacket is Very Good plus, top edge has light wear, front panel has a few light rubs, really nicer than described, nice and bright and protected in a new mylar sleeve. An ultra clean and most presentable signed copy. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

San Francisco, California: Gilmartin Company, 1926. Hardcover. Near Fine. The Work of the Sisters of Nortre Dame on the Pacific Coast, 317 pages ,Near Fine, a few spots on front and rear cover else Fine, Never read text, Top edge bright gilt, protected in a new mylar sleeve. Value Priced. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1982. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Barabara Fox. LIMITED EDITION, Fine As New, 244 pages, nice illustrations including frontispiece, green genuine leather hardcover with 22 kt. gold embellishments and design on both covers and on spine, 3 raised bands, all edges bright gilt, moire silk end papers, ultra clean with NO previous owner bookplate or writing. Never Read condition. This edition is from The Franklin Library Limited Edition series, " The Collected Stories of the World's Greatest Writers". Beautiful Book, Ultra Clean, Most Presentable at a Bargain Price. Complete with "Note From the Editors" pamphlet. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Japan: Dai Nippon, 1956. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Motoi Oi. First Edition 1956, Book in original glassine jacket and folding cardboard case. 64 pages with black and white illustrations and instructions on Japanese Sumi-e Painting, heavily illustrated with technique and illustrations by Motoi Oi, Book is at least very Good Plus, very clean green paper paper over boards, black title to front panel, beautiful end papers with fabric in paper, a little residue from a bookplate on front paste down (not bad), the original glassine jacket is Very Good, original tan cardboard case has label on rear panel and is Very Good Plus showing some light wear. Most presentable Very clean First Edition as published. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

New York: Knopf, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Signed in black pen between the title and author's name on title page, signed at Powell's book store in Portland, Oregon, First U.S. Edition stated, 269 pages, Book and jacket are Mint, Never read, no marks of any type, jacket preserved in a new mylar sleeve. A most presentable signed first edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1900. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Solid history book on the history of Italy from 1748 to 1898, 404 pages published in 1900, frontispiece black and white photo of Humbert I., several black and white portraits, color map of country, Author Orsi was a Professor of History in Venice, Book is Very Good Plus, green ribbed cloth shows some light wear, spine has bright gilt ornamentation, sword and pen device on front board, Book is part of The Story of Nations series, internally the book is Fine, No previous owner bookplate or writing, strong biding. A very clean and most presentable copy. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: The Chocorua Bibliographies, 1929. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First Edition, 84 pages some uncut, solid Theodore Dreiser bibliography, Book is at least Very Good Plus, a little sunning to spine and light toning to end papers else fine, very clean light red cloth with gilt titles to front boards, some what faded on spine but still quite legible. Original craft paper dust jacket present, Good Plus, missing small pieces on head and heel, as well as top front corner. Text is Fine in never read condition, Book is well bound and tight. A solid First Edition.

San Francisco: The Book Club of alifornia, 1985. First Edition. Publisher's Slipcase. Near Fine/None. The Book Club of California, keepsakes. Blue cloth slipcase with chemise: 10.75 by almost 9 inches, leather title label to spine, 10 individual paper folders about the towns of Red Bluff, Napa City, Healdsburg, San Jose, Santa Cruz, Merced and others, articles and facsimiles, 10 by 8.5 inches, keepsakes are Fine, never read condition, slipcase is near Fine. BARGAIN PRICED.

San Francisco: The Book Club of alifornia, 1972. First Edition. Publisher's Slipcase. Near Fine/None. The Book Club of California, keepsakes. Blue cloth slipcase with chemise: 10.75 by almost 9 inches, leather title label to spine, 11 individual paper folders about the Chinese in California articles and facsimiles, 10 by 8.5 inches, keepsakes are Fine, never read condition, slipcase is near Fine. BARGAIN PRICED.

Bogota, Columbia: Publicaciones Tecnicas Ltd, 1958. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First Edition, 305 pages Text in both English and Spanish, 109 photos plus 9 stunning color plates, comprehensive look at many species and genus of orchids found in Colombia, Book is at least Very Good Plus, light blue cloth with green titles to front board and spine, light edge fading and at heel of spine, tight and square, No previous owner bookplate or writing, Jacket is Good Plus, some a staining on spine and a couple of chips resulting in loss, corner wear and a crumple on rear panel. Jacket protected in a new mylar sleeve. A very presentable First Edition of a rare title. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

London: Macmillan and Co, 1924. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Coaching Days and Coaching Ways, BEAUTIFUL Sangorski and Sutcliffe Binding, 376 pages with many text illustrations by Hugh Thompson and Herbert Railton. 7.25 inches in height almost 5.15 inches in width, 395 pages complete 24 illustration, Book is Very Good Plus or better, S&S full bound light brown calf, 5 raised bands on spine with bright gilt title, gilt boxes with 3 dot corner decoration, spine bands extend over to edges of boards with leaf pattern in blind, gilt rule on boards, tight and square, All Edges are Gilt, previous owner name and address on front paste down, Light wear to spine with a tad of loss to head and heel of spine. Front hinge is a little tender, protected in a mylar sleeve.Text is Fine. ,beautiful marbled end papers spotless, no cracks in gutters, Bargain prices, shipped immediately. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall.

New York: Clarendon. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition, inscribed in blue ink by author "For Irma from her admiring friend David" Also a signed letter in a personal home addressed envelope from the author,First Edition 1972, comprehensive look of Belgium's return to neutrality in the wake of the 1936 Rhineland crisis and Nazi Germany. 210 pages with an index, Book and Jacket are both Fine to Fine minus, A very presentable inscribed First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

London: Lovat Dickson & Thompson Limited, 1935. Third Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Third Impression October 1935 stated on copyright page, 256 pages, Beautiful Red cloth with gilt titles to spine, Near Fine, very clean, St. Anthony's Prize certificate on front pastedown, charming children's story and illustrations by Grey Owl, preface dated November 25th 1934 from Beaver Lodge, Prince Albert National Park, Saskatchewan, Canada. No jacket. Tight binding and most presentable edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.