Search Results: Authors starting with O from World of Rare Books

Butterworth & Co, 1949. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1949. 213 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are moderately tanned with noticeable foxing throughout. Cracks to guttering, causing pages to be shaky. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Illustrations are moderately tanned with some foxing. Thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have visible edge wear with corner bumping. Moderate tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Black marks to all surfaces. Book is bowed and forward leaning.

Butterworth & Co Publishers Ltd, 1961. Hardcover. Good. 1961. 456 pages. No dust jacket. Orange cloth. Well bound and clean pages, with moderate tanning to text block edges. Light marking to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Book has noticeable forward lean. Moderate crushing to spine ends.

Soundmen On Wax, 1998. Vinyl. Good/. This item is a 2x vinyl record album and has been visually graded. G, some scuffs/hairlines on surface. Sleeve has ring/edge wear, corner creasing, rubbing, G.SOW-422 Sleeve Condition:GOOD

Raithby, Lawrence & Co., 1927. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1927. 98 pages. No dust jacket. Burgundy cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. Contains colour plates with few extra pages to front and rear. Pages are clean, with light tanning to text block edges. Cracks to guttering throughout, with exposed netting. Heavy tanning to free endpapers. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Heavy bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends, causing cloth to fray. Boards are slightly bowed and sunned.

Rissole Records, 1978. Vinyl. Good/. This item is a vinyl record and has been visually graded. G+, light scuffs and hairlines on surface. Sleeve has light ring and edge wear, G+. n.b. visual grading offered. RR1036 Sleeve Condition:GOOD

Lawrence and Bullen, 1895. Hardcover. Good. 1895. 87 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white plates. Moderate tanning to pages, with light thumbing throughout. Heavy tanning to rough-cut text block edges. Inserts and inscriptions to front pastedown and endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Heavy bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable forward lean, with light sunning to spine. Boards are slightly warped.

C. A. O. Fox, 1947. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1947. First Edition. 62 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Plates are bright and clear. Boards have mild shelf-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Moderate tanning to spine edges. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Heavy tanning to spine.

Adam and Charles Black, 1111. Hardcover. Good. 302 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Contains black and white illustrations by J. A. Minchin. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.

William Lewis, 1943. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1943. Second Edition. 463 pages. Cream dust jacket over green cloth with photographic black and white plates throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket with heavy edge wear and visible foxing. Major sunning to spine and tears to spine ends and corners.

Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1929. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1929. 272 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrated plates and folded map. Pages are moderately tanned with noticeable foxing throughout. Slight crinkling to paper at gutters, however binding remains firm. Plates are moderately tanned with some foxing. Folded map is heavily tanned with large tears and creases. Water staining to a few pages, text is not affected. Boards have visible edge wear with corner bumping. Moderate tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Mottling to all surfaces.

J. W. Little, 1903. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1903. First Edition. 131 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Inscription and ownership stamp to front endpaper. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with some foxing. Corners are creased in places. Pencil underling to quite a few pages. Text block remains firm, yet front hinge in cracked with exposed binding, causing boards to be limp. Boards are a little rub worn with some slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are bumped with splits to cloth and spine ends are a little crushed with some fraying. Sunning to spine and edges. A few minor water marks to boards and spine.

Hutchinson, 1940. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1940. 287 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages are heavily tanned with noticeable foxing throughout. Front free endpaper removed. Slight crinkling to paper at gutters, however binding remains firm. Plates are moderately tanned with some foxing. Thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have visible edge wear with corner bumping. Moderate tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Pen scribbles to both boards. Black marks to all surfaces. Book is bowed and backward leaning.

Hutchinson, 1937. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1937. 298 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates. Crack at guttering between front endpaper and half-title page. Mild tanning to pages throughout with frequent prominent foxing and thumb marking present. Boards have moderate shelf wear with rubbing and heavy corner bumping. Some light marking to surfaces and tanning to spine with bleaching and crushing at ends. Unclipped jacket has prominent edge wear with tears, chipping and areas of loss to spine ends and rear. Moderate tanning and marking to surfaces.

Hutchinson, 1958. Hardcover. Good. 1958. 207 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth boards with gilt lettering. Ex-library copy with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages are clean and bright with a firm binding. End papers and pages edges are lightly tanned and foxed. Boards are a little rub worn with some slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped and spine ends are a little crushed.

Hutchinson & Co., 1937. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1937. 299 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Contains black and white photographic, illustrated plates. Pages are moderately tanned with noticeable foxing throughout. Slight crinkling to paper at gutters, however binding remains firm. Plates are bright and clear, with some light tanning and foxing to edges. Thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have slight edge wear with corner bumping. Minimal tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket. Panels have moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Some black marks to both panels.

Dennis Dobson, 1962. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1962. 1962 Reprint. 138 pages. Green pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Pages are clean and bright with a firm binding. Endpapers and page edges are lightly tanned and foxed. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped and spine ends are a mildly crushed. Tanning to spine and edges. Book has a forward lean. Light wear to unclipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Tanning to spine and edges.

The Theosophical Publishing House Ltd, 1925. Hardcover. Good. 1925. 199 pages. No dust jacket. Navy cloth with gilt lettering. Pencil marking to pages on occasion. Previous owner's inscription to front endpapers. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Some gutter cracking. Moderate wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with splitting to spine ends. Heavy sunning to spine and board edges. Minor scuffing and marking to boards.

Theosophical Publishing House, 1963. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1963. Fourth edition. 199 pages. Blue dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Boards have mild shelf-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Light crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket with moderate tanning to panels. Jacket has small tears, areas of wear and marking.

Unknown, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. 42 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Yellow cloth with black lettering. Pages remain bright with moderate foxing to text block edges and endpapers, pen inscription and slight loss to the ffep. Binding is firm with moderate corner bumping and water damage to boards. Spine is tanned with light scuffing to the ends.

Citadel Press, 1960. Paperback. Good. 1960. 235 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning.