Search Results: Authors starting with O from Modern First Editions Boston

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2014. Hardcover. New/New. Brand New copy. Inscribed by the author to half title page in blue ink. 220 pages with Bibliography, illustrated with several B/W photos. The Milton Hershey School is the richest and wealthiest K-12 residential school in the world. Its $12 billion trust fund, financed by sales of the iconic Hershey candy, eclipse that of Cornell, Dartmouth, and Johns Hopkins combined. Even more stunning is that the school for orphans owns The Hershey Company and not the other way around

Writer's Digest Books, 1993. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. New. Brand New copy of second printing according to number line. No jacket as issued. 336 pages with Bibliography and Index. Introduces the art of science fiction writing, and offers tips and techniques for making science fiction writings realistic

Steidl, 2003. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. As New/Fine. As new copy in fine or better dust jacket. Stated first edition. Appears unread: pages, covers and jacket are crisp, intact and unmarked. Slight shelf wear to top of dust jacket. Unpaginated (400 pp.), with 410 duotone plates beautifully printed full-bleed by Steidl. Photographs by Arnold Odermatt. Text in German, French and English. Essay and editing by Urs Odermatt. Includes an exhibition history. Note that this is heavy or oversized book, for priority or international shipping please contact me to make special arrangement. With thoroughness and a meticulous attention to detail, Arnold Odermatt photographed automobile accidents on the streets of the Swiss canton of Nidwalden between 1939 and 1993. For 40 years, the Swiss police office recorded the wrecked cars left in the wake of excessive speed, drunk driving, right-of-way errors, and plain foolishness, in poignant, sometimes funny, and always strange atmospheric photographs. Though Odermatt… Read More

Metro Books/ Ivy Press, 2001. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardcover. As New. As New copy without jacket as issued. 3rd printing of spiral-bound edition. 208 pages with Glossary and Index; collor illustrations. An excellently written book that focuses on different aspects of healing in very organized sections. Perfect for those that want to get started with herbal remedies at home but may not know medical terms for all the ailments and exact plant names for the ingredients. I also like that this book does not focus on any one particular faith, despite the cover leaning toward Eastern influences.

Post Office Department Washington, 1955. Soft cover. Fine. Remarkably preserved Fine cop o Trade paperback. 226 pages with Index. This official Post Office publication is a great source of information on United States stamps up to 1955. Black and white images with description of each individual stamp, including date and location of first issue.

Oxford University Press, 1989. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. New/New. Brand new copy of first printing with full number line. 8vo 221 pages illustrated with black & white photographs. As considered here, the "meaning of jazz" is the way jazz symbolized the economic and social changes the United States underwent in the 1920s. For blacks, jazz was a cohesive cultural force influential in the development of the Harlem Renaissance; for whites, it was a catalyst for the loosening of residual Victorian constraints. Yet many blacks and whites feared the perceived moral relaxation that accompanied the performance and appreciation of jazz. Sociological rather than musical, this study advances its thesis through the accretion of quotations from social histories, interviews, and biographies, all properly cited in several hundred endnotes. 1st Printing 1st Printing 1st Printing

London : Orbis, 1981. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. As New/As New. First English edition. Mylar cover DJ. Both book and DJ in mint condition. 0856133213

U.S.A.: Hachette Books, 2000. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. As New/Fine. As New copy in Fine or better, unclipped dustwrapper. Stated First edition, number line 10 9. Unread copy: pages and cover are crisp, intact and unmarked. 1/4 inch tear to dust jacket at back, otherwise as new. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall, 250 pages, profusely illustrated. Summary: Naked--It's not him, it's the food! Jamie Oliver, a.k.a. the Naked Chef, is England's #1 bestselling food sensation, a charismatic, streetwise culinary wonder boy whose personality is as fresh and unpretentious as his cooking. In this extraordinary cookbook, Jamie takes all of the trade secrets he has accumulated since he started cooking at age eight and distills them into a refreshingly simple style that really works for people who are passionate about food, but dont always have a lot of time, money, or space. Jamie has applied his strip it bare then make it work principle to all his meals--from salads to roasts, desserts to… Read More

Dutton, 2019. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. As New/As New. As New copy in like dust jacket. First printing with full number line. Pages and covers are crisp, intact and unmarked. 448 pages with Abbreviations, Notes, Bibliography and Index. Black and white photos mid section printed on glossy paper. The legal profession was once one of fairness and justice, humble lawyers arguing cases in court before a judge and jury. But around 1890, a new type of lawyer was born, one who understood.Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. 1st Printing 1st Printing

Simon & Schuster, 1974. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/As New. Stated First printing with full number line. Protected in clear Mylar cover. DJ in As New condition. There is a slight yellow fading about 1/4 inches wide on top and bottom of pages, otherwise as new book. Unread copy. 0671218212 1st Printing 1st Printing 1st Printing

Friends of Earth International, 1979. Hardcover. As New/Fine. As New copy in near Fine dustwrapper with original $35 price. Covers and pages are crisp, intact and unmarked. Two inches tear to the front of dust jacket. 178pp. ills., color photos, maps. Wildlife, weather and habitats of the White Mountains; the range's history of exploration and tourism, and the historic trail system maintained by the Appalachian Mountain Club. Many excellent large-format photographs. Oversized heavy book, priority and international shipping will be extra, please inquire prior to ordering.

Houghton Mifflin, 1973. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. Flawless, As New copy in like dustwrapper. Stated first printing. Protected by archival BrodArt cover. 307 pages, end papers with map of Four Corners of Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado area. publisher's decorative brown top edges. About an American Indian Hero, followed through all stages of his life from infancy to boyhood, through his training as a warrior, his ritual life as son, husband and father.

Rizzoli, 1986. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. As New/As New. As New copy in As New dustwrapper. First US edition. Appears unread copy: pages, covers and jacket are clean, crisp and unmarked. 220 pages, profusely illustrated in b/w and color. Size: 28.8cm x 22.3cm. Alexandr Vesnis (1883-1959) was a major figure in Russian Constructivist movement; architect, theater designer, painter and graphic artist.

THE NEW AMERICAN LIBRARY, NEW YORK, 1946. Soft cover. Fine. Fine or better copy, later printing. Incredibly well preserved copy which can be described as As New condition except for some yellow fading to pages edges. Cover and pages are crisp, intact and unmarked. 4X7 inches, 128 pages.