Search Results: Authors starting with O from Granny Goose Books

London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1953. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. This book is in excellent condition. The pages are crisp and clean, with no marks or wear. The burgundy covers are bright, and the silver gilt spine lettering is still shiny. The dust jacket is unclipped, and is in Very Good condition, with minor edgewear, and one shallow nick of paper missing from the top of the front panel. The paper of the spine has darkened slightly. The attached scan gives a better idea of the conditoin of the jacket, and additional scans are available on request.

London: Collins, 1983. First Edition . Hardcover. Good +/Very Good. This copy is from the Berne office of the "English Speaking Library," with several library markings. The front fixed end paper has a list of 7 stamped dates, and both front and rear end papers have the ownership stamp of the library. However, there are no other markings, and the interior pages are clean and fresh. The red covers are bright, with light wear at edges and corners. The dust jacket is in very good condition, with no library markings. It has a price-clip on the lower corner of the front flap, with a small Collins price-sticker above. The library addenda, though not obtrusive, make this an attractive reading copy only. The attached scans should give a better idea of condition.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1954. Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean. There is a small price inked in the top right hand corner of the free front page, but no other marks or wear. The beige tweed covers are fresh, with just a bit of darkening to the spine. The dust jacket is not corner clipped and is also in very good condition with light edge wear and handling. The attached scan should give a better idea of condition. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: A small plane crash-landds near Sergeant Peter Thorne's cabin in the Canadian north, and he and Silver Chief go to the rescue. They "found not only a wrecked plane with a murdered pilot ... but two brutal adversaries and a vicious do, Chelkar, who left the gallant Mountie and his canine side-kick for dead.

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1975. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. This is a firstprinting of the first edition, with a complete number line. The interior is crisp and clean, with no signatures, marks or wear. The black cloth covers are fresh, with just a touch of wear at tips and corners. The dust jacket is price-clipped, again with very light edge wear but no damage or chips. A very nice copy. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: "Worried that the growing Human children will soon discard them, the Dollhouse family try to think of a way to save themselves and their home.

Philadelphia: ASTM - American Society for Testing And Materials, 1990. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, with no marks or wear. The covers are fresh, with just a touch of wear at tips and corners. A very nice copy. Contents: 1. Structural sealant glazing. -- 2. Movement capacity of sealants. -- 3. Laboratory investigation. -- 4. Sealant joint performance. -- 5. Present and future trends

Toronto: Carswell Company Ltd., 1955. Hardcover. Very Good -/No Jacket. The interior of the book is clean and fresh. There is a small stamped number and a rough spot on the interior of the back cover where a library card pocket has been removed, but no other wear or damage. Three of the pages have small marginal notes.

Binghamton, NY: Haworth Pess, 2003. Hardcover. Very Good +/No Jacket. This book looks new. The interior is crisp and clean, with no marks or wear. The laminated covers are bright, again with no wear. There is no dust jacket, as published. A lovely copy. Contents: -- 1. Juvenile delinquency: culture & community, person & society, theory & research. By Roland G. Tharp. -- 2. The effects of cultural differences on peer group relationships. By Joie Acosta. -- 3. Juvenile delinquency in Japan. By Yuko Yamamiya. -- 4. Vietnamese youth gangs in Honolulu. By Nghi Dong Thai. -- 5. Juvenile delinquency: peer influnces, geder differences and prevention. By Renee J. Galbavy. -- 7. Culture, peers and delinquency: implications for community-peer model of delinquency. By Clifford R. O'Donnell.

New York: Viking Press, 1971. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good -. This is a stated first edition, with a complete number line. The interior is crisp and clean, with no marks or wear. The illustrated cover is bright, showing no wear. The dust jacket is price-clipped, but is otherwise in very good condition, with light wear at edges and corners, with heavier wear at the top and bottom of the spine. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover.

New York: Crown Publishing, 1959. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, with few signs of previous use or wear. The orange and black covers are bright, with just a touch of rubbing at the corners and the top and bottom of the spine. The dust jacket is also in very good condition, with light wear, with some yellowing and handling on the white paper of the back cover. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: Set in the Catskills, this is the story of Al Brodie, working in the Seasme Hotel as a waiter to earn enough money for college. "In no time flat, Brodie had the hotel in his pocket. With a combination of charm and pure gall he won over the kindly, eternally worried Manheimers who owned the hotel, the susceptible dining room hostess, the guests, the young,pretty counsellors who had one eye on their job and the other on romance. Everyone except Stan Macht, the tough aggressive captain of the waiters, basketball star and the… Read More

New York: Jolly Books, 1953. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. The interior of the book is crisp and clean. There is a former owner's name on the front fixed end paper (a firefighter's signature), but no other marks or wear. The paper has tanned very slightly. The picture covers are bright, with minor wear at tips and corners. A nice little copy.

London: George G. Harrap & Co. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. The interior of the book is clean and fresh, with no marks or wear. Four colour plates by Orr are present. The illustrated covers are bright, with wear and rubs at edges and corners, and fading to the red cloth spine. Contents: -- Seven voyages of Sinbad; -- Ali Baba and the forty thieves; -- Aladdin and the wonderful lamp

New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 7.5 x 5. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, with an inscription on the free front and fixed end papers showing that it was previously owned by a public school. The brown tweed decorative covers are also bright and clean, showing just a bit of edgewear and bumps to the top and bottom of the spine. The dust jacket shows overall light edgewear to front and back panel, but also has a large piece (1" x 1") missing from the top of the spine. Still looks good in its protective plastic cover. Synopsis: "Three complete stories for the beginning reader: Sara's Lucky Harvest, by Helen D. Olds; Milkman Freddy, by Elizabeth Helfman; and Tommy and the Orange-Lemon Tree, by Enid Johnson. NOTE: Books in the "Everyday Adventure Books ' series are "specially designed to help children in the first five grades understand the world about them.

Bruxelles: Claude Lefrancq Editeur, 1994. Hardcover. Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, showing no marks or wear. The illustrated covers are bright, with just a hint of wear at tips and corners. Contenu: "Qu'arrive-t-il auix membres de l'expedition Allbany-Portlett? Voila qu'ils disparaissent les uns apres les autres, alors que leur chantier de fouilles, en bordure du Loch Ness, semble progresser normalement. Est-ce la vengeance du roi Viking, dont ils cherchent la tombe, qui s'est abattue sur eux? Ou sont-ils victimes de curieuses hallucinations qui leur perturbent l'esprit? Autant de mysteres auxquels le detective de l'impossible, Carland Cross, a decide de s'attaquer, au risque d'y predre la vie et la raison".

London: Macmillan, 1987. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, showing no marks or wear. The covers are fresh, with light wear at tips and corners. The dust jacket is not clipped and is also in very good condition, again with light wear only -- no rips, chips or marks. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: The book examines of the relationship between police and central and local government in the United Kingdom, outlines the constitutional position of the police, and traces developments in the debate on accountability from the Royal Commission report of 1962 to the late 1980's. -- 1. Introduction; -- 2. The Royal Commission on the Police, 1962; -- 3. Accountability of police to local and central government -- Local Government -- 4. Central government; -- 5. Police and governments in Northern Ireland; -- The Metropolitan Police; -- An assessment of accountability as it operates in the 1980's.

London & New York: Macmillan & Co. Ltd. St. Martin's Press, 1957. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Malcolm Pride. The interior of the book is clean and tight, with just a few signs of previous use. There is a presentation label to a former owner (Young Canada's Book Week, 1958), but no other marks or damage The green cloth covers are fresh, with light rubs at edges and corners. The dust jacket is in Fair condition, with moderate wear, including several short tears, a nick of paper missing from the bottom of the front panel, and fraying at the top and bottom of the spine. These faults should be visible in the attached scan. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: Set in Scotland in the early middle ages. "Niall, a Scottish fisher boy, wanted to help his young friend , Brian, who had lost his power of speech as a result of a terrible experience and had been adopted by the villagers. Niall knew that if anyone could make Brian speak again it was surely Columba, head of the Celtic monastery on… Read More

London: Ward Lock & Co., 1960. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean. There is a former owner's name on the free front end paper, but no other marks or wear. The red cloth covers are fresh, with just a bit of wear at tips and corners. The dust jacket is not clipped, and is in very good minus condition, with light edgewear (but no tears or damage), and some handling visible on the white background. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover and looks very attractive. Synopsis: "When Steve Silk, American private eye, turns up without warning at the lakeside holiday camp in Ireland, his friend Jimmy (who is trying to write a book about Sir Roger Casement) suffers mixed feelings; he is pleased to see him, but fears his peace will be disturbed.. But even Jimmy did not foresee that murder was to follow so quickly".

London: Spring Books. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The inteiror of the book is clean and tight, with no marks or wear. The paper has darkened slightly. The blue cloth covers are fresh, with just a bit of light wear at tips and corners. The dust jacket is in Very Good minus condition, with light wear and rubs at edges and folds. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: "Was Damaris born to be Dammy Ellerton, a girl who spent her life among bees and chickens and her family, or was she to be Mary Damayris, a great ballerina with the world at her dancing feet? Throughout her childhood, Dammy danced her own exquisite dances -- in the dormitory at school after 'lights out' before her entranced friends; or for her only sister Rachel -- or by herself for the sheer joy of it. She knows nothing of the magic world of the theatre and ballet and was happy in the thought of her coming life as a bee and chicken farmer -- until the day, dancing by herself in a cafe in France, she… Read More

Montreal: Tundra Books, 1977. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 5 ¾ x 4 ½. The interior of the book is crisp and clean. There is a gift inscription to a former owner on the front free end paper, but no other marks or wear. The illustrated covers are bright, with just a bit of wear at tips and corners. Synopsis: This is a small-format ( 5 ¾ x 4 ½ ) picture book for children about Toko, a Japanese cat who worked as a barber and how he won a prize at the Spring Festival.