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

Butterworth and Co, 1949. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1949. No Edition Remarks. 213 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. 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. Boards are slightly bowed.

Butterworths & Co, 1932. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1932. 114 pages. No dust jacket. Second Series. Pale blue boards with black lettering. B&W illustrations throughout. Mild brown staining to pages on occasion. Notable tanning to endpapers and page edges. Previous owner's name to front paste down. Both hinges cracked. Moderate wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing, staining and marking to boards. Notable sunning to spine and boards.

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.

Butterworth and Co, 1949. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1949. Reproduced. 213 pages. Illustrated dustjacket over red cloth. Black & white illustrations. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding is weak. Pencil inscription to front pastedown with staple mark. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Spine has crushing to both ends. Book has forward lean. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Tape repairs present. Spine is heavily tanned.

Soundmen On Wax, 1998. Vinyl. Very Good/. This item is a 2x 12 inch vinyl single set and has been visually graded. VG, Records have faint hairlines on surfaces. Sleeve has light wear to corners and edges, old price sticker to front panel, VG. n.b. visual grading offered. SOW 420 Sleeve Condition:VERY GOOD

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

PWL America, 1991. Vinyl. Good/. This item is a 12 inch vinyl single and has been visually graded. G plus, Record has light hairlines on surface. Sleeve has light wear to corners and edges, G plus. n.b. visual grading offered. 867 769 1 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.

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.

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.

Constable & co., ltd, 1943. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1943. Reprint. 183 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Well bound and clean pages, with moderate foxing and tanning to text block edges. Front endpaper is missing. Previous owner's inscriptions to half title page. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Boards are slightly bowed and tanned.

Hutchinson & Co, 1934. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1934. First Edition. 288 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Heavy tanning and foxing to text block edges. Cracks to guttering throughout, with exposed netting. Cracking to front hinge. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and heavy crushing to spine ends. Boards are slightly bowed and tanned.

Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., 1111. Paperback. Good. No Edition Remarks. 252 pages. Illustrated paper cover. 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.

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 & 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.

Hutchinson, 1940. Hardcover. Good. 1940. First Edition. 287 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Includes black & white plates. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Pencil inscription to front pastedown. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Spine has crushing to both ends. Book has forward lean.

Hutchinson & Co., 1111. Hardcover. Good. 192 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. 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.

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.

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.