Authors starting with O from Rulon-Miller Books

[DeKalb, IL]: Published by the author. [1948]. "Second printing" limited to 75 copies "printed by the Industrial Arts Press, N.I.S.T.C., De Kalb, Illinois," this being no. 52 signed by the author, 8vo, pp. [20], 158, [4]; frontis illustration showing bookplate designed by the author and incorporating the devices of famous printers; very good in original half blue cloth and light blue paper-covered boards, titled in gilt on spine and in black on front cover, in the original blue paper-cov... more information

Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press. [1979]. First edition, 8vo, illustrated, fine copy in original dust-jacket, price clipped, manuscript facsimile endpapers. ... more information

Philadelphia: George W. Jacobs. [1906]. First edition limited to 1000 copies (this, no. 180); 8vo, pp.xv, [1], 433; original tan buckram, printed paper label on spine; front free endpaper excised, hinges cracked, binding soiled and rubbed; a fair, but textually complete copy. With the estate book label laid in noting that this was from the reference library of Seven Gables Bookshop. ... more information

Romae: Sac. Congregationis de Propag. Fide. 1636. First edition, 8vo, pp. [6], 447, [1], [43], [1], 2 blank leaves, 70 [i.e. 65] Index Alphabeticus; handsomely printed in roman, syriac and arabic fonts throughout; late 18th century full calf, red morocco label; gatherings C and K on poor quality paper and subsequently quite browned, minor rubbing, otherwise good and sound. An early book by the Sacrae Congregationis de Propaganda Fide (OCLC lists only 6 earlier ones). OCLC lists 5 copies but only 3 in the U.... more information

Minneapolis: H.H.S. Rowell, the Housekeeper Press. 1904. First and only edition, 8vo, 371-[372]pp., frontis portrait of O'Brien and 26 illus. on 23 plates; some wear to extremities and light scattered dampstaining to front cover, still a very good, reasonably bright copy in orig. red ribbed cloth gilt. Includes accounts of the first Minnesota literary society and the first Minneapolis bookstore, and stories of sawmills on the St. Anthony and Indians on the plains, all recounted with authority by O'B... more information

Minneapolis: H.H.S. Rowell, the Housekeeper Press. 1904. First and only edition, 8vo, 371-[372]pp., frontis portrait of O'Brien and 26 illus. on 23 plates; a few signatures extended and the whole slightly shaken, but still a very good, reasonably bright copy in orig. red ribbed cloth gilt. Includes accounts of the first Minnesota literary society, and the first Minneapolis bookstore, and stories of sawmills on the St. Anthony, and Indians on the plains, all recounted with authority by O'Brien, a wri... more information

Chicago, Philadelphia & Toronto: John C. Winston Co.. [1933]. First edition of the author's second book; 8vo, pp. v, [1], 218; pictorial endpapers in silver and blue, color frontis and 4 color plates plus other illus. in the text by Kurt Wiese; jacket with a few short tears and nicks at extremities, but generally a fine copy in a very good jacket. ... more information

[New York]: Delacourt Press. [1975]. First edition, 8vo, pp. [12], 356; very fine copy in the dust-jacket. ... more information

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co.. 1963. First American edition, 12mo, pp. 128; spine of dust jacket a bit faded and slightly chipped at the extremities; a fine copy in an otherwise very good dust jacket. The introduction is by Lawrence's brother, Professor A. W. Lawrence. First published in French in Buenos Aires in 1942. ... more information

Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing. 1876. Folio, pp. iv, [2], 88; bound with Memorandum Reviewing the Accounts of the Trade and Navigation of British India for 1875-76, pp. [2], 46; bound with: Review of the Trade with British India, 1876-77, pp. ii, 63; bound with: Review of the Trade with British India with other Countries for the official year 1878-79, pp. ii, 45; bound with: Review of the Maritime Trade of British India with Other Countries for the official year 1879-80, pp. i... more information

New York: Museum of Modern Art. [1967]. First edition, square 8vo, pp. 148; illustrated throughout; very good in pictorial wrappers. Catalogue for the MOMA exhibition with bibliography and index. ... more information

n.p., n.d.. [1946]. 16mo, pp. 96; portrait of O'Connor, a number of cartoon illustrations in the text; a very good copy in original pictorial green cloth stamped in gilt on upper cover and spine. O'Connor was president of the Reichhold Chemicals, Inc. A privately printed account of his adventure around the world to visit foreign plants, customers, and agents via Honolulu, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Batavia, Singapore, Bangkok, Africa, Europe and Ireland, February - May, 1946. His diary, sent home... more information

N.Y., Chicago, & Toronto: Fleming H. Revell. [1903]. 16mo, pp. 175; very good, sound copy in original beige cloth stamped in black on upper cover and spine. The two vocabularies are English-Esperanto and Esperanto-English. ... more information

London: Regency Press, n.d.. [1956?]. 8vo, pp. 207; color frontispiece; fine copy in the dust jacket. This copy with the cancel stamp on the title-p. of Wehman Bros., N.Y. ... more information

Buckinghamiae: excudebat J. Seeley, veneunt apud T. Payne, Londini. 1814-26. First edition, 4 volumes, 4to, largely uncut and unopened set in modern brown paper-covered boards, white paper shelf-back, paper labels on spines, in imitation of original boards and labels, etc.; some toning of the spines but generally fine throughout, with 13 facsimiles (5 folding). Lowndes, p. 1165: "An admirably edited work, printed at the expense of his Grace the Duke of Buckingham" [i.e. Richard Grenville]. DNB cal... more information

Toronto: University of Toronto Press. [1986]. 2 vols., first edition, 8vo, pp. xix, [1], 826; [6], [827]-1450; facsimiles; fine in original tan cloth stamped in black and white. ... more information

London: Smith, Elder, & Co.. 1882.. 2 vols., first edition, 8vo, pp. xx, 502, [2] ads; xiv, [2], 500; frontispieces plus 10 plates (8 folding), 5 maps (3 folding); original brown cloth ruled in blind, spines gilt-lettered; spine ends frayed, corners a bit bumped and rubbed, library stamps to title-pages, versos of plates and maps (no other library markings), Vol. II cracked at frontispiece, short tear at fold of pocket map; overall a better than good, sound and sturdy set. Ghani p. 285. ... more information

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill. [1929]. First edition, 8vo, pp. 308, [1]; pictorial endpapers printed in blue and yellow; original blue cloth printed in yellow faded at extremities and spine, in striking pictorial dust jacket a little scuffed and with some chipping and small tear along edges, overall a nice copy. ... more information

London: William Pickering. 1845. 8vo, pp. lxxx, 372, [1]; bound by Riviere in half green morocco and marbled boards, spine elaborately gilt in 6 compartments, t.e.g., marbled endpapers; joints and edges lightly rubbed; dampstain to margins affecting text on only a few leaves, otherwise a very good copy. Based upon the Scandinavian myth of the Edda. ... more information

[Newburyport, MA]: New Mews Press. 1976. Edition limited to 400 copies, 8vo, pp. xii, 36; frontispiece and several illustrations in the text ( 2 full page); original pictorial stiff gray wrappers printed in black; saddle stitched; light fading to extremities and a small stain on spine, otherwise a very good to near fine copy. With prospectus laid in. ... more information