Search Results: Authors starting with O from Lighthousebooks, ABAA

Published by the Author. First Limited Edition, No. 235, 1989. Octavo, softbound (stiff, white, stapled, full-color photo. illus. wrappers), 96 pp. Illustrations. Very Good, with edgewear.

Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1880. First Edition. Octavo, gilt-stamped brown cloth (hardcover), beveled edges, xviii, 366 pp. Plates, illus. Good; ex-library, with a bookplate, small stamp, and evidence that a spine numeral ahs been erased; hinges beginning, some shelf wear.

Verlag Dieter Hoffmann, Mainz, (1976). Quarto, slick illustrated boards (hardcover), 200 pp. Bookplate; otherwise, Fine. From Vorwort: Der Herr Verfasser hat mich gebeten, fur den II. Band seines Buches “Die Ritterkreuztrager der Luftwaffe” ein Vorwort zu schreiben. Ich knomme dieser Bitte gern nach. Als Generalstabschef bei Generaloberst Guderian 1939/40 und anschlieBend als Fuhrer operativer Verbande der Panzertruppe bis zur Panzerarmee ein -- schlieBlich im Osten und in Afrika habe ich den entscheidenden Wert der Luftstreikrafte in enger Zusammenarbeit mit diesen kennen und wurdigen gelernt. Ich erinnere besonders an den Maasubergang schneller Verbande im Mai 1940 und den anschlieBenden “Sichelschnitt” bid zurm Armelkanal 11 an die Eroberung Kretas im Mai 1941 durch das XI. Fliegerkorps; an die ersten beiden Kriegsjahre in SowjetruBland; an die Eroberung von Tobruk im Juni 1942; an die “Angriffswirbel: der Luftlotte 4 und 6 im Rahmen der Operation “Zitadelle” im Juli 1943 mit… Read More

New York: Macmillan, (1991). Square quarto, quarter leatherette & cloth (hardcover), 85 pp. Facs., illus. Fine in Fine slip case.

Boston: David R. Godine, Publisher, (1993). First U.S. Edition. Octavo, red cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, 328 pp. Very Good, with light edgewear; in a Fine dust jacket. From dust jacket: Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820), was a naturalist, explorer, president for more than forty years of the Royal Society, Britain’s oldest scientific institution, and one of Australia’s founding fathers. He first rose to fame when, as a young botanist, he accompanied Captain Cook on his epic circumnavigation that resulted in the discovery of Australia. He was a central figure in a generation that transformed an insular monarchy into a modern industrial powerhouse. Yet a complete picture of Banks’s long life has never emerged from the vast archive left at his death. The young Banks sailed on expeditions to North America and Iceland as well as the Pacific; he was also instrumental in establishing Kew Gardens as one of the world’s greatest botanical centers. An indefatigable correspondent, he had a wide… Read More

Bsoton: David R. Godine, Publisher, (1993). First U. S. Edition. Octavo, red cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, 328 pp. Very Good, with light edgewear; in a Fine dust jacket. From dust jacket: Sir Joseph Banks (1743 - 1820), was a naturalist, explorer, president for more than forty years of the Royal Society, Britain's oldest scientific institution, and one of Australia's founding fathers. He first rose to fame when, as a young botanist, he accompanied Captain Cook on his epic circumnavigation that resulted in the discovery of Australia. He was a central figure in a generation that transformed an insular monarchy into a modern industrial powerhouse. Yet a complete picture of Banks's long life has never emerged from the vast archive left at his death. The young Banks sailed on expeditions to North America and Iceland as well as the Pacific; he was also instrumental in establishing Kew Gardens as one of the world's greatest botanical centers. An indefatigable correspondent, he had a wide circle of… Read More

Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, (2009). Octavo, paperbound (stiff, full-color and sepia photo. illus. wrappers), 95 pp. Fine (as New). From lower cover: As the Sunshine City of St. Petersburg forges onward with new and exciting developments, a legacy of landmarks still remains. The founding fathers envisioned St. Petersburg as a city with great potential for progress and growth. Over the past century, St. Petersburg has far exceeded these vast expectations. Television producer, writer, and photographer Sara O’Brien explores the signficant links to St. Petersburg’s colorful past and shows them as they are now against the backdrop of today. Comparing our present to our past is how we understand our history. Arcadia’s Then & Now series makes such local comparisons available.

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, (2006). Signed by the Author, with Certificate of Authenticity, also signed by the Author, laid-in. Octavo, brown leather (hardcover), gilt letters and decorations to spine and covers, all edges gilt, silk endpapers, ribbon marker, 336 pp. Fine.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1949. Second Printing. Octavo, brown cloth (hardcover),frontis. port., 373 pp. Near-Fine, with former-owner signature and bookplate, in a Very Good, mylar protected dust jacket with edgewear. From jacket: This is the second volume of Sean O’Casey’s great autobiography. Here the lad we knew in I Know at the Door grows into a young man and into the theatre...In what one critic has called a fully orchestrated work of art, a great writer has touched with beauty and poignance the story of his pilgrimage -- both in the flesh and in the spirit -- through life.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1928. First American Edition. Octavo, green cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, uncut, 140 pp. Very Good+, with slight fading to spine and very light edgewear. Includes lyrics and music to ten original songs. Includes four acts and 25 roles.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1949. First American Edition. Octavo, grey cloth (hardcover), 396 pp. Very Good+, with age-darkened spine and former-owner inscription.

London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd., 1945. First Edition. Octavo, grey boards (hardcover), red spine label, gilt letters, frontis. port., [340] pp. Near-Fine, with light age darkening (foxing), with a Good+, spine darkened dust jacket with edgewear that includes several small chips (in protective mylar cover). From jacket: Here, we get the third part of the authors experiences in the life of Dublin, itself fiercely and humorously dodging, chargin, and dancing in and out through the revolving life of the world. Here he is, flitting about Dublin streets, under black and amber skies, to be changed soon to rosy red when they are lit up by the frantic fires of Easter Week...

Hart, Michigan: Oceana County Normal. Oblong quarto, rebound in green buckram (cloth, hardcover), 70 pp + [11] pp ads. Fine.

Indian Rocks Beach, Florida: Indian Rocks Historical Society, (2006). Signed by Wayne Ayers, Author; and Nancy Ayers, Editor. Quarto, softbound (slick, full-color photo. illus. wrappers), 255 pp. Near-Fine, with sunning to spine. From lower cover: Indian Rocks Beach, Florida, or Indian Rocks as it was called in the early days, has a rich and storied past dating to prehistoric native Indian settlement in the area. The gulf and bay wters, teeming with fish, drew both Indian and later white settlers to the area, and fishing-related pursuits were to become a mainstay of the local economy up to the present day. Indian Rocks grew slowly from the time of the first recorded settler, Capt. John Lowe, in 1859, until the first boom period in the 1920s. At that time wealthy tourists -- many from Tampa -- built summer homes on the beach, and hotels and bath-houses were flourishing. The second boom came in the 1950s when newly mobile middle-class families flocked to motels on the beach, while homes were… Read More

Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, (2003). Octavo, softbound (stiff, black & white photo. illustrated slick wrappers), 173 pp. Fine. Contents: Sources; Preface; Introduction: Flannery O’Connor’s Dialogue with the Age, by Richard Giannone; Christian Realism: The Universe of Faith, Truth and Love, Comic and Terrible, The Light of Christian Faith, An Unbelieving Age, Novelist and Believer; Mother and Teacher: The Body of Christ, Sins of the Church, Faith and Mystery, The Church and the novelist; Revelation; A Reason to Write: The Catholic Writer, Territory Held by the Devil, Moments of Grace, Eyes to See; The Province of Joy: The Death of a Child, The Cost of Faith, Passive Diminishment, The Will of God.

Kendal: Westmoreland Gazette Ltd., 1962. Fourth Edition. Octavo, green cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, 185 pp. Illustrated with numerous black & white photographs. Near-Fine, with bookplate; in a Very Good dust jacket with light rubbing.

New York: The Derrydale Press, (1939). Of an edition of 950, this is No. 239. Octavo, cloth simulated to resemble snake skin, unopened, xx, 298 pp. Plates. Very Good; a trace of wear to head of spine, otherwise clean and tight.

London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1920. Quarto,gilt decorated white cloth, top edge gilt, uncut, [i-xii], 182 pp. 16 tipped-in color plates, 24 plates from photographs. Near-Fine.

N.l.: Marian A. O’Connor, 1956. 1st edition. Inscribed and signed by the author. Octavo, blue cloth, 64 pp. Near-Fine.

Fresno: Linden Publishing, Inc., (2000). Quarto, softbound (slick, stiff, full-color photo. illus. gold wrappers), 119 pp. Fine (As New). From lower cover: The construction of shoji -- Japanese sliding doors and screens -- requires great skill and attention to detail, howerver the task is within the reach of amateur woodworkers, and the results will add grace and serenity to any interior. With Toshio Odate’s help, woodworkers can tackle this traditional craft with confidence. Odate, who served a craftsman’s apprenticeship during his youth, unites traditional insight and technical mastery in a way that anyone can understand. Step-by-step instructions, illustrated by photos taken at every stage of the work, give detailed information on how to prepare materials, lay out joints, cut the parts, and assemble two shoji projects : the common sliding screen with hipboard, plus an intricate transom featuring the beautiful asanoha pattern. Building this foundation, Odate gives construction details… Read More