Search Results: Titles starting with O from Harpo Speaks Books

1974 Harper and Row first edition. One of the most important psychology books of the last century, that includes Milgram's experiments where participants administer "electric shocks" to subjects.Condition of the book is Very Good. The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete and unmarked. Condition issue include light wear to the book's exterior, and the prior owner's name on the front free endpaper.Condition of the dust jacket is Very Good. The DJ has been price clipped. It is protected in a new mylar cover.Please message me with any questions.

1903 De Vinne Press, with a print run limited to 200 copies. The book is a facsimile reprint of the 1631 first edition. 145 pages. Spanish language. Ex-library, from Stanford University. Acquired from the estate of Alicia de Colombí-Monguió, who was an internationally known writer and Spanish Literature scholar.Condition of the book is Acceptable. The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete. Condition issues are associated with it's ex-library status, and include:• Call number on the spine, • Stanford bookplate affixed to the front pastedown endpaper, • Perforated Stanford blindstamp on the title page,• Accession number stamped on the title page verso,• Remnants of a card pocket and date due slip on the back endpapersPlease message me with any questions

1960 George Allen and Unwin first UK edition. First published in the US in 1958.Condition of the book is Very Good. The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete and unmarked. As is typical of UK firsts of this time period, the publisher has blacked out the US copyright notice on the copyright page.Condition of the dust jacket is Very Good Plus. The DJ is complete, not price clipped. It is protected in a new mylar cover.Please message me with any questions

1931 Viking Press first edition, second printing. 64 pages. Somewhat scarce in it's original version.A satiric compilation of newpaper quotes, public statements, cartoons, etc. on the topic of the US economy in the years leading up to and following the market crash of 1929. I would categorize the book as black humor, given that the editor's only "comment" on all this misinformation is provided by the two words of the book's title.The editor, Angly, was a journalist working for the Associated Press, and the New York Herald Tribune.Condition of the book is Very Good. The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete. The main condition issue is discoloration to the endpapers (see photo).Please message me with any questions.

1939 Harcourt Brace stated first American edition. 1.25 price on dust jacket.Condition of the book is Good. The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete. The main condition issue is an old, light dampstain visible along the book's spine, and on inside pages in the book's gutter. See the last two listing photos.Condition of the dust jacket is Very Good. The DJ is complete, not price clipped. It shows a bit of edge wear, with small chips at the top and base of the spine. The DJ is protected in a new mylar cover.Please message me with any questions

1957 Morrow first edition, first printing.
Condition of the book is Very Good. The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete and unmarked. The book shows light age related wear.
Condition of the dust jacket is Very Good Minus. The DJ is complete, not price clipped. It shows moderate wear to the edges and folds. That said, it displays well in a new mylar cover.
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1972 Harper and Row first edition. Uncommon when complete with the dust jacket.
Condition of the book is Very Good Plus. The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete and unmarked. The main condition issue is the prior owner's name on the front free endpaper.
Condition of the dust jacket is Very Good Plus. The DJ is complete, not price clipped. It is protected in a new mylar cover.
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1966 Fawcett Gold Medal D1750. 50 cents cover price. No statement of later printings on copyright page. True first edition.
The first 14 books in the McGee series were first published as mass market paperbacks. Condition is Very Good. The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete and unmarked. Condition issues include a crease at the lower right corner of the front panel, and moderate shelf wear to the wraps.
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1963 Doubleday first edition. First published in Spain (spanish language edition) in 1961.Condition of the book is Very Good. The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete and unmarked. The book shows light age related wear.Condition of the dust jacket is Very Good. The DJ is complete, not price clipped. It is protected in a new mylar cover. Please message me with any questions.

1949 Funk and Wagnalls first edition. A bit uncommon as a true first.The author served as an officer with the First Infantry Division in North Africa and Europe. He was also captured by German forces, and spent time as a prisoner of war. The book is a memoir of his World War Two experiences.Condition of the book is Very Good. The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete and unmarked. The book shows light wear from age and storage.Please message me with any questions.

1929 Harper and Brothers first American edition.
Condition of the book is Fair. The binding is sound. Inside pages are complete. Condition issues include (see photos)
1) Moderate wear to the boards2) DJ flap is glued to the front endpaper3) Hinge is cracked at the half title page4) The rear free endpaper has been removed
In sum, an uncommon title with condition issues, but a suitable placeholder copy.

1979 Darwin Press reprint of the book first published in England in 1890.
Condition of the book is Near Fine, with no significant condition issues.
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1938 Carrick and Evans first editionCondition of the book is Very Good Plus. The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete and unmarkedCondition of the dust jacket is Very Good. The DJ is complete, not price clipped. It shows minor shelf wear, including an area of discoloration at the upper left side of the front panel. The DJ is protected in a new mylar cover.
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1954 Hermitage House first edition
Condition of the book is Very Good . The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete and unmarked.
Condition of the dust jacket is Very Good. The DJ is complete, not price clipped. It is protected in a new mylar cover.
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1938 Random House first edition.
Condition of the book is Very Good. The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete and unmarked.
Condition of the dust jacket is Very Good Minus. The DJ is complete, not price clipped. It has chips missing at the head and foot of the spine. That said, it displays well in a new mylar cover.
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1896 Copeland and Day first edition. Uncommon as a true first. An early fantasy book for young adults, about a boy's visit to a utopian "fairyland."
Condition of the book is Very Good Minus. The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete and unmarked.
The main condition issues are a short gift inscription on the front flyleaf, the prior owner's name on a front matter page, and darkening of the endpapers from a removed book cover.
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1947 Columbia University Press first edition.
Condition of the book is Very Good. The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete and unmarked. The book shows light wear from age and prior use.
Condition of the dust jacket is Very Good. The DJ is complete, not price clipped. It is protected in a new mylar cover.
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