Search Results: Authors starting with O from Durdles Books (IOBA)

London: Andre Deutsch Ltd, 1973. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition First printing. Book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean, gilt perfect. feels lightly read. Hint of dustiness to top Text block edge fine condition. Jacket some very light sunning to spine else fine. This Copy Is Not Ex-lib, Not Priced Clipped And Has No Inscriptions. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a quality addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A Very Nice Example Of This Collectible first edition first printing book.

New York: Sunridge Press, 1978. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Sanjulian (cover art); Esteban Maroto (interior illustrations) . Large format paperback first edition first printing 1978. Paperback book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean. Text block clean, with remainder notch to lower edge. The pages are crisp and unblemished. Feels unread. Near fine condition. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A superb example of this first edition first printing title, printed the following year in a standard paperback by Ace, this is the original Sunridge Press edition. The cover art is by Sanjulian, there are a lot of beautiful interior B&W illustrations by Esteban Maroto. An uncommon book in the UK, and definitely one for the Conan collector.

Los Angeles: Sherbourne Press, 1971. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards clean, with only the top fore-edge corner of the boards slightly softened. Sharp spine ends, title gilt perfect. Text block clean, with white fore-edge, and bold clean printers stain to top and bottom edges. The pages are crisp and unblemished. Feels very tight and hardly read. Near fine condition. Jacket is nice, with very bold colours, spine toned. Edges have some wear including a couple of closed tears, light rubbing to spine ends and fore-edge corners. Presents well in the archival fitted cover. Jacket grades very good. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a worthy addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book… Read More

London: Hutchinson & Co, 1952. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First UK edition first printing 1954, the boards are clean and sharp, with slightly softened corners. The spine is straight with perfect titling, the ends are bumped and lightly faded where the jacket has losses. The text block edges are toned. There is a previous booksellers neat pencil price to the half title page. The pages are crisp and clean, no spots marks or tears. Feels very well bound and lightly read. very good condition. The jacket as historic tape to the top and bottom edges of the jacket, going on to the flaps, with additional pieces of tape to the verso of head and foot of the spine, where there are losses. The spine is a touch lightened, the front panel has bold colours and minimal rubbing, the rear panel is glossy and white. Jacket grades as good. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a… Read More

London: Max Reinhardt, 1955. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing 1955. Book is a solid square copy. The boards are clean and sharp, with softening to corners. Bumped and rubbed to spine ends. The text block edges have light toning and dusty top edge. The pages are crisp and clean. Previous booksellers pencil price to FEP. Feels very firmly bound and gently read. Book in very good condition. The jacket has small rubs and wear to edges and spine ends. Spine also has historic red sticker remnant. Rear white panel has grubby marks and a 3mm band of toning to top edge. Jacket grades good. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a worthy addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A solid copy of this classic Chad Oliver title, an… Read More

London: Gollancz, 1971. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First UK edition first printing. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards clean, with only the top fore-edge corner of the boards, slightly softened. Spine lightly bumped to foot, title gilt perfect. Text block clean, with off white edges. The pages are crisp and unblemished. Feels very tight and hardly read. Near fine condition. Jacket is nice, with very bold colours. It has some light creasing to the foot of spine. Overall grades near fine. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a worthy addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. An attractive copy of this scarce Anvil title, very difficult to find in this condition. Comes from the estate of Roger Earnshaw, SF collector, well known at… Read More

London: Penguin, 2009. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean, title gilt perfect. Text block clean, with white edges. The pages are crisp and unblemished. Feels unread. Sharp spine ends, as new condition. Jacket likewise as new, perfect. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a worthy addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A beautiful as new copy of this collectible first edition first printing title. A superb debut novel by this highly regarded Irish author, very uncommon in this as new condition, one for the collector's shelf.

London : Holder, 2005. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition second printing. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean, title gilt perfect. Text block clean, with toning to edges. Feels lightly read. Minor bump to head and foot of spine, near fine condition. Jacket some minor crimping to head of spine. Overall a near fine copy. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a quality addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A very nice square clean copy of this collectible first edition first printing title

London : Hodder & Stoughton, 1933. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Bip Pares . First edition third printing from 1933 (originally issued in 1932). Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards clean with single bumped foreedge corner, small amount of gentle fading to the top 3mm of boards. Text block clean, with surprisingly gentle toning to top and bottom edges, more pronounced ont he fore edge. Feels gently read. Minor bump to foot of spine, faded head of spine corresponding to jacket loss. Pages clean and white, a touch of offset toning, and single small spot to FEP. Solid very good condition book. Scarce Bip Pares illustrated jacket has minor closed tears with associated creases to upper and lower edges. Spine gently sunned with rubs, and loss to head. Some rubs to fore edge corners and edges. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a worthy addition to your collection.… Read More

London : C. Arthur Pearson, 1903. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, first printing 1903. Hardback book is square. Dark red boards have lightly marking, with rubbing to edges, joints and to bumped corners. Upper board gilt titles still quite bright and unmarked Spine has dulled and rubbed titles, and heavy rubbing to spine ends. Text block is on the whole clean. Some pages have a turned corner, the binding is starting at Illustration18. The text page for illustration 21 has a tape repaired 50mm tear, one gathering (signature) has splits to the top half of the pages, however none are loose. The text page for illustration 5 has some child's pencil markings that do not detract. The illustration 1 has childs brown coloured pencil colouring in. There is a previous owners very charming gift inscription to the FEP, dated Christmas 1931 (mentioning it's scarcity). The pages are mostly clean, with the odd mark or two.… Read More

London : MacLehose Press, 2012. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean, title gilt perfect. Text block clean, with light toning to edges. Feels lightly read. Small biro notation to title page, near fine condition. Jacket some minor crimping to top edge. Light handling marks to the gloss. Overall near fine. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a worthy addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A very nice example of this collectible first edition first printing title by the aclaimed Argentinian author

London: The Folio Society, 2003. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. First Folio Society 2003 third printing. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean, illustrative gilt perfect. Text block clean and sharp. Feels unread. Slight sunning to spine near Fine condition. Slipcase also grades near fine with some light handling marks only. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. Introduced by Alan Rusbridger. Frontispiece and nine colour illustrations by Jonathan Burton. Bound in cloth, printed with a design by Jonathan Burton. A smart copy of this Folio Society edition of one of Orwell's popular novels.

London : Ted Smart / Book People, 2000. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. First edition thus first printing 2000. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Slightly shaken at head of spine. Glazed illustrated boards sharp and clean. Sharp spine ends. Text block clean, with light spotting to top edge. There is a child's previous gift inscription to the front pastedown. The pages are crisp and unblemished. Feels read. Near fine condition. Jacket, whilst it has bold colours, has no tears or rubs, does have some light wrinkling, but looks very nice in the fitted archival cover. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a worthy addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A solid reader copy of this very nicely produced Alice title, featuring fantastic colour… Read More

London: Chatto & Windus, 2010. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Issued Without Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition second printing. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean, title gilt perfect. Text block clean, with light toning to edges. The pages are crisp and unblemished. Feels lightly read. Minor bump to head and foot of spine. Pen mark to rear barcode, near fine condition. Issued without Jacket. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A very nice example of this collectible title, translated from the Hebrew Sondra Silverston