Search Results: Titles starting with O from Brillig Books

New York: Random House, 1985. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition. Octavo, black cloth spine over brown paper covered boards. 199 pp. A very tight, clean, fresh, bright, unmarked and unread volume in a crisp, sharp, glossy unclipped jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket..

New York: Library of America, 1988. Book. New. Cloth. First Thus. BRAND NEW BOOK. First printing of the subscription edition in the Library of America series. Octavo, forest green cloth covered boards with gilt title and decoration. Housed in a cream paper covered slipcase. Forest green silk ribbon marker. 1104 pp. including Notes on the text and Chronology. The first of three volumes comprising the complete plays of Eugene O'Neill printed by the Library. A beautiful pristine copy in a like slipcase. Unmarked, unblemished and unread, with the silk ribbon marker still tightly folded in into its original position. Flawless. BRAND NEW BOOK..

Cambridge, MA: MIT Press/Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies, 1978. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. Small square quarto, orange printed stiff wraps. 112 pp. plus 4 page ad. Illustrated throughout with black and white photograph, plans, elevations, diagrams, sketches and reproductions. OPPOSITIONS was a classic late 20th century quarterly journal of contemporary architecture produced by the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies in the years 1973 to 1984. Many of its articles were profoundly influential on architectural theory and many of its contributors became distinguished members within the architectural field. Over it's history some a list of its distinguished contributors included: Diana Agrest, Stanford Anderson, Giorgio Ciucci, Stuart Cohen, Alan Colquhoun, Francesco Dal Co, Peter Eisenman, William Ellis, Kurt W. Forster, Kenneth Frampton, Mario Gandelsonas, Giorgio Grassi, Fred Koetter, Rem Koolhaas, Leon Krier, Mary McLeod, Rafael Moneo, Joan Ockman, Martin Pawley,… Read More

Devon, England: Bay View Books, Ltd., 1988. Book. New. Cloth. First English Edition. Quarto, black cloth covered boards with gilt spine titles. 96 pp. including, "Restorers, Dealers and Parts Specialists", "Buying Guide" and multiple specifications including, chassis numbers and dates, optional extras, chronology of production changes, special equipment specification, optional extras and colour schemes for each model. Detailed, razor sharp photographs of interiors, brake systems, dashboard and instruments, front and rear suspension, emblems, signal lights etc. etc. for each model. "Drawing from factory records, manuals, cataloques and parts lists and the combined knowledge of a penel of XK experts, this book provides the evidence of what constitutes an authentic Jaguar XK. More than 150 high quality colour photographs show every inch of our carefully selected cars. All nine XK models--the roadster, drophead coupe and fixed head coupe body styles of XK120, XK 140 and XK150--are… Read More

Parma: ANFAO, 1986. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. Quarto, black cloth covered boards with gilt title and spine title. 143 pp. A gorgeously photographed little study on the high fashion and style of Italian, eye-glasses and fames. As delightful as any design study on thiis over looked fashion accessory. Tight, clean, bright, fresh, unmarked and unblemished in a glossy tight unclipped dust jacket with a compression mark and some and a slightly less than glossy back panel. Fine in very good dust jacket..

London: David & Charles, Ltd., 1974. Book. Fine. Cloth. F. First Edition. Quarto, steel blue cloth covered boards with gilt spine titles. 168pp. with index. Illustrated with eight pages of color photographs, 28 black and white photographs, many black and white drawings by Robert Gillmor, 22 distribution maps. Fine in fine dust jacket. A fresh, clean and crisp copy..

New York: Random House, 1971. Book. As New. Cloth. First Edition. First Edition. Octavo, brown cloth covered boards. 307 pp. including index. Illustrated with historical black and white photographs. The early history of air flight told through the stories of the distance, speed, hieight and exploration pilots and airmen. A very tight, clean, fresh volume with bright crisp, unmarked and unread pages, in a very crisp, sharp, clean, price-clipped dust jacket. Quite scarce to have such a pristine matte dust jacket on this title. Fine in fine dust jacket. Virtually as new..

Naefels, Switzerland: Bonfini, 1978. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. Quarto, white cloth covered boards with title and spine title in blue. 93pp. including index and bibliography. Generously illustrated throughout with 52 full color reproductions (mostly full page and 2 tipped-in) and 23 in black and white. Printed in Switzerland. A beautiful short monograph on this important French Symbolist. A very tight, clean, fresh, bright and unmarked volume with a faint paperclip compression on ffep and half title, else fine in a crisp, tight, sharp, sparkling dust jacket. Near fine in fine dust jacket..

Detroit, MI: Wayne State University Press, 1996. Book. Fine. Soft cover. Inscribed by Author(s). First Edition. First Printing. Octavo, black photo-illustrated stiff wraps (paperback). 263 pp. including index and notes. Warmly inscribed and SIGNED by " RENEE-MARIE CROOSE PARRY one of the "witnesses" who tell their stories in this collection of oral history on flight from the Holocaust. A very tight, clean, fresh, unmarked and unread volume with a flat uncreased spine. A bit of very soft crease to upper page corner in early pages but really barely noticeable. Very near fine. A nice association copy..

New York: Random House, 1987. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. Octavo, brown cloth covered boards with gilt spine titles. 199 pp. A very tight, clean, bright, volume with fresh cloth and sparkling gilt, unmarked and apparently unread in a crisp, sharp, clean, tight, glossy, unclipped dust jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket. Virtually as new. A beautiful copy..

New York: Whitman Coin Publishers, 1977, 1977. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 5th or later Edition. Octavo, brey cloth covered boards. 352pp. Generously illustrated throughout with line drawings of coins. The standard guide little changed over the years. A very tight, fresh, clean, bright, unmarked and unread volume. Fine (without dust jacket as issued). AS NEW..

Ayer, MA: Clear Communications, 1996. Book. As New. Soft cover. F. First Edition. Thick octavo, illustrated stiff wraps. 618pp. Profusely illustrated throughout with thousands of thumbnail black and white photographs of Lladro figurines in black and white, each accompanied by detailed identification information. A very tight, fresh, bright, unmarked and unread volume. Fine. AS NEW..

Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 1989. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. First Edition. Folio, white buckram covered boards. Map endpapers. 191 pp. Generously illustrated throughout with full color and black and white photographs by Richard Nugent. Fine in fine dust jacket..

Huntington, WV: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1969. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Revised Edition. Oblong quarto, (14.5" x 8"), grey stiff wraps with black plastic comb binding. 4 pages of contents, legends and index followed by 168 full page color navigation charts (NO. 104-172. An excellent copy with no cracking or broken combs in the binding and a crisp, bright, clean, unmarked interior and fine charts. Sign of dampstain to upper rear cover and a small pink stain at top edge of front panel also not affecting interior. Internally fine. Very good plus. Uncommon..

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1989., 1989. Book. Fine. Hardcover. F. First Edition. Octavo, black cloth spine over black paper covered boards with gilt spine titles. 172pp. Illustrated with drawings by Elizabeth Hughes. A very tight, fresh, unmarked and unread volume in a crisp, sharp, sparkling dust jacket. A flawless copy. Fine in fine dust jacket..

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, (1982). Book. Fine. Hardcover. Second edition. Large octavo, brown leatherette spine with gilt spine titles over wheat colored cloth covered boards. 269pp. including index. Truly profusely illustrated with black and white (and a few color) photographs of every conceivable form of residence on the open Plains. A surprising look at the variety of residences possible from tipi to mansion. A beautiful, fresh copy with discreet remainder dot on top edge, else fine in a dust jacket with just a touch of very minor edgewear and superficial soil. An excellent volume in a generally crisp, sharp and very fine dust jacket..

Oakland, CA: Unicorn Press, 1975., 1975. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 2nd Edition. Second Edition. Octavo, pale grey stiff wraps (paperback). 51pp. plus colophon. Illustrated with black and white line drawings by Franz Allbert Richter. A very tight, clean, square, tight, crisp, bright, unmarked and apparently unread volume with a flat unceased spine. Almost imperceptible shade of toning to spine, else fine. Very near fine..

New York: Carleton Publishers, 1864. Book. Fine. Original Cloth. First Edition. Octavo, original green blindstamped cloth with copper gilt spine titles. 406pp. plus two pages of ads. With the booksellers sticker of John P. Hunt at upper corner of pastedown. A compendium of this popular pseudonymous column on the doings ot the mid-19th century movers and shakers of New York commerce. This volume very tight, clean and unmarked. Faint dampstain to upper edge of last 4 pages of index, else fine. Near fine..

Miami, FL: Miami Design Preservation League, 1994. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. First Printing. Oblong quarto, black and white illustrated stiff wraps (paperback). 160 pp. Generously illustrated throughout with many black and white photographs of historic Miami buildings and a couple of plats, with details of the groundbreaking history of the architectural preservation of Miami. A tight, clean, fresh, bright, glossy, stiff, square, crisp, unmarked and unread volume with a flat uncreased spine. A couple of touches of very minor rubbing, else fine. Very near fine. Uncommon..

Townsend Mac Coun, 1898. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. First Edition. Large thick octavo, burgundy red cloth covered boards with gilt spine titles. Top edge gilt. 440pp. with index and authorities cited. Illustrated with 11 full page color maps. A very tight sound and generally clean copy. A few light pencil margin lines, prior owner name and date (1888) and printed sticker on front pastedown and ffep. Tiny loss to top of spine and one rub spot. Even with the defects noted a very attractive and better than very good copy. Uncommon..