Search Results: Authors starting with O from Riverwood's Books

New York: The Vanguard Press, Inc.. Near Fine in Good dust jacket. 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. 0814907431 . HC/DJ - near fine/good. HC has very light edgewear, corner bumping, one corner worn more a bit than the others, no internal markings. Book has a pink dot on top edge of pages from a book sale. Jacket has several small edge tears and chips, light scratches on rear, price clipped. This is the second volume of literary criticism by one of America's leading writers. ; 8vo; Miss Oates explores the dichotomy faced by the great "visionary" writers: the contradiction between their need to search the unknown - reaching beyond the limitations of reality and thus divorcing themselves from society - and the need to maintain contact with that very same society; without such contact, Miss Oates feels, a writer's work becomes meaningless...." [800] .

Softcover Library. Good. 1966. Second Printing. Softcover. Moderate edgewear and creasing, scuffing of cover. Book cocked forward at spine. Tear on endpage has been taped. Pages are otherwise clean although they are age tanned, with some discolorations, no markings. 152 pages plus booklists. You didn't create the motel for the unsavory trade. You meant it to be a haven for the weary...but the rooms were empty and the mortage due - so you bent a bit. You let the girls come in.... (110osl) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; .

U. K.: Penguin. Very Good+. 1978. First Edition. Softcover. 0140047727 . Cover has light edge and corner wear, slight creasing, age tanning to covers and page edges. Pages are clean and unmarked. 143 pages. Synopsis: A story of a woman who murders her lover, her son's best friend. It uncovers a world where love and hope walk hand in hand with barely concealed violence and despair, where a woman is driven, despite herself, to exact revenge for suffering.... (os) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

Tab Books. Fine. 1986. Softcover. 0830681957 . Excellent condition, no markings, slight corner creasing on one back corner. Illustrated. 309 pages. A former fighter pilot, whose impressive service record includes 163 combat missions, provides fascinating insight into the realities of the U. S. Tactical Air Forces. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Putting his emphasis on the human element - the "hungry tigers" whose pride, dedication & skills set them apart from ordinary service men - O'Brien includes detailed descriptions of the modern fighter planes, its weapons & ordnance.... (378-noto) .

Harper & Row. Near Fine in Good dust jacket. 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. 0060246014 . Signed/inscribed by author on endpage: "To ___ from John O'Brien, 7.28.82." . Hardcover has light wear/bumping to corners, a little age tanning to edges. Interior of pages very good, no markings other than inscription. Jacket has several edge tears, some are taped on rear, light soiling and a small chip from spine bottom. "Limericks & puns, cartoons & brief stories, each whimsically illustrated to catch a young dreamer's eye....a fantasy world where silly things happen all the time. " (400) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author .

Plume. Near Fine. 2000. First Edition. Softcover. 0452281695 . Excellent condition, small remainder mark across bottom edge of pages. Cover has slight wear to edges and a little scuffing, interior is unmarked. A popular Irish comedian chronicles with raw humor and great affection the comic misadventures of a large and lively North Dublin family in the 1960s. The film version, directed by and starring Anjelica Huston, was released in 1999. (160os) ; 0.5 x 7.9 x 5.3 Inches; 176 pages .

Vancouver, B. C.: Self-Counsel Press. Very Good. 1990. Softcover. 0889086451 . Clean, tight condition. Light edgewear/scuffing to cover. Pages are unmarked except for name/phone # inside back cover. Approx. 91 pages. Everything you need to know to successfully prepare and market your own home for sale. (*shipping will be reduced after checkout on this lighter book) ; 8vo .

Fawcett Juniper. Good. 1990. 0449703401 . Moderate edge & corner wear, small chip & tear across spine area onto back cover, light creasing/soiling, small stain top edge of back cover. Interior unmarked other than name inside front cover. (**Shipping will be reduced to all locations). Most young girls' experiences never involve hunting bearded seals on the ice, even within the Alaskan Eskimo culture. In Scott O'Dell's gripping novel, Bright Dawn is an exception. In her father's eyes, she became his son's replacement ever since her brother drowned. When Bright Dawn is 18 years old, her father, recently injured, insists that she take his place in the Iditarod, the famous Alaskan dogsled race covering more than a thousand miles between Anchorage and Nome. Unflinching, yet trembling in her mukluks, she faces her challenge head-on. (Ages 9 to 12) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

Wisconsin: TSR. Good. 1996. First Edition. Softcover. 0786904933 . Pages all intact and clean, a few small corner creases, bookstore stamp inside front cover. Cover has moderate edge/corner wear, light creasing and light corner curling. (155noto) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

Da Capo Press. Very Good. 2001. Softcover. 0306809583 . Very good - interior pages clean and unmarked, a little light spotting to outer edge of pages. Cover has light corner wear, light scuffing and a little corner curling, price sticker on are. "A powerfully vivid documentary reconstruction of Adolf Hitler's final days". ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 416 pages; From a Reviewer: "A Fascinating Descent into Madness.......O'Donnell was a Signal Corps captain, and one of the first Americans to enter the bunker in July of 1945. His sleuth style of research, combined with exhaustive interviews of Hitlers inner circle have allowed him to re-create for the reader almost exactly what happened in the last two weeks of April 1945. All the major players are described in detail, and every personality type is present in this underground fortress, with its gasproof design, cast iron doors and two seperate levels. You will feel the desperation of these committed and loyal Nazis… Read More

Dell Books. Very Good. 1976. First Edition. Softcover. Pages clean & tight, few small corner creases, light age tanning to interior. Cover has light edgewear/scuffing and several light creases. "Reborn in a warrior's body, he cut his way to a king's glory in a land of alient terrors." (*shipping will be reduced after checkout) [110-osl]; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

Fifth House/Novalis. Near Fine. 1987. First Edition. Softcover. 0920079296 . Only very light wear overall. Some scuffing to covers, interior pages clean & tight, b/w photos. Signed/inscribed by author on first endpage "To_____Fr Bob Ogle, May 24/87"Autobiography of Canadian priest, parliamentarian, missionary and humanitarian, Father Bob Ogle, who wrote this autobiography in the last days of his life after contracting brain cancer. "Fighting Father Bob" tells the story of his life, from his growing up on the prairies during the depression, his life as a cleric, spending six years as a missionary in Brazil and his involvement in Canadian politics. This is a warm and human story from a man of extraordinary sincerity and drive. (400) ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall; Signed by Author .

Sutton Publishing. Near Fine. 1999. First Edition. Softcover. 0750921420 . Very nice clean, tight condition. Ex-library with sturdy laminated cover & usual type markings. Overall wear is fairly minimal. B/w illus. 111 pages. "John Ruskin was one of the greatest Victorian critics of art and society, but he was also preoccupied with politics, economics and education. This pocket-sized biography explores his influence on his own age and ours, examining his work, his relationships and his creative life. " (*shipping will be reduced after checkout to all locations) [osl] ; 8vo .

McClelland & Stewart. Very Good. 1987. Softcover. 0771098502 . McClelland & Stewart edition 1987, ISBN: 0771092059. Cover has light edge and corner wear, light creasing, age tanning to rear and spine and a light stain on front and inside front cover. A few pages within book have highlighting and/or pencil underling. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; (*lower shipping avail to most locations) [160-osl? ] .

Edmonton Oilers. Very Good+. 1996. First Edition. Softcover. Very nice condition, clean and unmarked, only light wear overall. Contains all the team players, stats, seasons games, prior history. 8 1/4" x 5 1/4", 200 pages. (290os) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Tokyo: Kodansha International. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. 0870114778 . Ex-library book, but still in quite good condition. Laminated cover and usual ex-lib type of markings - jacket attached to book. Interior tight and clean other than 2-3 pages with light soiling and small peeled area on endpage. Colour illustrations. Moderate edgewear/edge wrinkling to laminate and jacket, small edge tears and chips to laminate. Laminate has caused some creases to jacket. Light soiling. " One hundred years ago, one would have been hard put to count all the folk kilns producing wares for local use throughout Japan. Today's folk kilns are nowhere as numerous and wares produced as such kilns drawn upon the vigor of the individual traditions, displaying an honest utility and diversity of form, decoration and technique. This volume surveys the areas of Japan not covered by the first folk kiln volume - Kyushu, Shikoku and Okinawa. " [845]; Folio 13" -… Read More

U. K.: Flamingo. Very Good. 1986. Softcover. 0006542301 . Cover has light edge and corner wear, a little corner curling, light creasing. Pages are clean and intact , age tanning to page edges. "Brimming with vitality and humour, Okri's book is a superb collection of stories about Nigeria and England, about the fertility of urban collapse and the resurgence found in the lives of its degraded victims. They are written at the point where ugliness becomes beautiful; and dream, a hard-edged reality. " (os) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Ballantine Books. Good+. 1960. First Edition. Softcover. Light edge & corner wear, rubbing to edges, light creasing to covers. Internal pages are tight & unmarked, 2 small edge tears seen near front. Age tanning of pages. "Monte Stewart was an extremely intelligent, somewhat contentious anthropologist, with a sense of humor and a non-conformist approach to life. As an expert in his field, he was chosen to approach the first apparently human-like form of life ever to be encountered on another planet...." (*shipping will be reduced to all locations). ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

Capricorn Books. Very Good. 1959. Fourth Printing. Softcover. 4th printing. Clean, tight condition. Pages unmarked other than name/small stamp on endpage. Cover has light edgewear, a little moreso to corners and creasing to spine. Olmsted wrote these clear-sighted accounts of life in the South in the 1850's as articles in the New York Times and written as they were with balanced intelligence, and ability to see comedy where comedy was, and a hatred of slavery, they rapidly became the most important source of information about life in the slaveholding states of the South... (162osl) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 255 pages; .

Carroll & Graf Publishers. Very Good. 1990. First Edition. Softcover. 0881846457 . Clean, tight condition. Pages clean and unmarked. B/w illus. Cover has light edge/corner wear and light corner curling. " This charming collection of the cream of cat stories includes works by James Herriot, P. G. Wodehouse, Damon Runyon, Doris Lessing, Patricia Highsmith, Emile Zola, and fifteen others. The many fine line drawings add greatly to the book's appeal. " [401] ; 8vo .