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1988. 1. POP-UP AND MOVEABLE. CLASSIC TALES OF HORROR by Terry Oakes. NY: E.P. Dutton 1988. 7 3/4 x 11", glossy pictorial boards, Fine. Stated 1st edition, first printing with correct number code. A spooky pop-up with great tab operated moveables featuring Frankenstein, Dracula, Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Pit and the Pendulum and Phantom of the Opera. ... more information

OAKLEY,THORNTON. A RUSSIAN. This is an original color painting done by Oakley of "A Russian" (written on verso) The image measures approx. 5x6" and depicts a Russian man in peasant clothing (baggy pants, wide red sash, shirt and jacket) walking with a large red satchel in one hand and a stick over his shoulder on which are hanging 2 bundles. The man is wearing a hat, has a beard and has a somber demeanor. Nice. ... more information

1932. 1. OAKLEY,VIOLET. THE LAW TRIUMPHANT: the opening of the Book of Law and the Miracle of Geneva. 1932 (Published by Oakley). Large Folio (12 3/4 x 16") full leather, embossed and gilt stamped, metallic endpapers, closed with 2 brass clasp. Leather is very slightly spotted in places else FINE in ORIGINAL PLAIN BOX. LIMITED TO ONLY 300 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY VIOLET OAKLEY. This is one of the most beautiful and extravagent productions of any of the Brandywine artists. Oakley was a woman ahe... more information

1937. Paperback. 2. DIONNE QUINTUPLETS. FIVE TIMES ONE: A QUINTUPLET STORY BOOK by Landa Obernon. Racine: Whitman 1937. Sq. 4to, pict. wraps, VG+. A story about "any" quintuplets with no mention of the Dionne's except the dedication. Illustrated with wonderful color lithographs by BRUCE NORWOOD - reminiscent of Pere Castor style and extremely charming. ... more information

1923. 2. (SCOTT,JANET LAURA)illus. THE LADDER OF RICKETY RUNGS by T.C. O'Donnell. Chic: Volland (1923 no additional printings). 8vo, pict. boards, slight edge wear, VG++. 1st ed.- a VOLLAND Fairy Children Book, preface by Padraic Colum. This is a "phantasmagorical" fairy story, illustrated with bold full page color illustrations plus color illus. in text - an extra- nice book. ... more information

1966. 1. O'DELL,SCOTT. THE KING'S FIFTH. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1966 (1966). 8vo (5 3/4 x 8 1/4"), cloth, neat owner inscription on wndpaper else Fine in very nice dust wrapper (no award seal, price clipped). Stated 1st edition. Illustrated by Samuel Bryant. An adventure story set in the American Southwest during the time of Coronado. NEWBERY HONOR. Nice first editions such as this are quite scarce. ... more information

1960. 2. O'DELL,SCOTT. ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1960 (1960). 8vo (6 x 8 1/2"), cloth, owner's name on endpaper else Fine in VG+ dust wrapper (not price clipped, no award seal, slightly soiled else VG)+). First edition, first printing. This is the story of an Indian girl who lived alone for 18 years on an island in the Pacific in the 1800's. NEWBERY AWARD WINNER. Scarce in the 1st ed. ... more information

1975. 1. O'DELL,SCOTT. THE HAWK THAT DARE NOT HUNT BY DAY. Bost.: HM 1975 (1975 1- 0 code). 8vo, cloth, fine in dw. 1st ed. THe story of how Tyndale's new English translation of the Bible was smuggled into England. ... more information

1916. 2. (POGANY,WILLY)illus. BIBLE STORIES TO READ AND TELL by Frances Jenkins Olcott. Bost.: (HM 1916). 8vo, blue gilt cloth, 486p., VG. Stories from the Old and New Testaments selected and arranged by Olcott. Illus. by Pogany with 8 lovely color plates. ... more information

1920. 2. WORLD WAR I. WAR OF 1914 for boys & girls by Elizabeth O'Neill. Lond: T.C. & E.C. Jack, no date (circa 1920). 8vo, pict. paste-on, VG+. An overview of the nature of war in general and an historical account of the war of 1914 for boys and girls. Four color plates and fifteen b&w plates including photos. ... more information

1961. 1. (WEISGARD,LEONARD)illus. HAILSTONES AND HALIBUT BONES: ADVENTURES IN COLOR by Mary O'Neill. Gard. City: Doub. & Co. 1961 (1961). 4to, cloth, fine in sl. worn dw. 1st ed. The various colors of the spectrum are explored in twelve poems accompanied by wonderful color illustrations by Weisgard. ... more information

1928. 2. O'NEILL,ROSE. KEWPIES AND THE RUNAWAY BABY. NY: Doubleday Doran 1928 (1928). 8vo, cloth, spine ends rubbed, neat repairs to splits in endpaper else VG+. Stated 1st ed. INSCRIBED AND DATED 1928 BY O'NEILL WITH A ONE PAGE SIGNED INSCRIPTION IN HER FANCY SIGNATURE PLUS A SMALL THUMBNAIL SKETCH OF A WING. Written by O'Neill, this is another Kewpie fantasy adventure, illus. in color by her on every page. An uncommon title made extra special by the inscription. ... more information

1973. 1. REFERENCE. (OPIE) OXFORD BOOK OF CHILDREN'S VERSE assembled by Iona and Peter Opie. NY & Oxford: OUP, 1973. 8vo, cloth, 407p., Fine in sl. worn dw. British and American classics of children's poetry spanning 500 years, arranged chronologically. Includes 40 pages of text on authors and sources and several indexes. ... more information

1992. (SENDAK,MAURICE)illus. I SAW ESAU: THE SCHOOLCHILD'S POCKET BOOK edited by Iona & Peter Opie. London: Walker Books (1992). 8vo, green cloth, pictorial paste-on, NEW IN SLIPCASE AND PAPER WRAPPER WITH LIMITATION STICKER. LIMITED TO ONLY 300 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY SENDAK AND IONA OPIE. 1st edition, preceding the U.S. edition. A book of traditional nursery rhymes first published in 1947 as the first book done by the Opies. This new edition has a new introduction by Iona and it is newly ... more information

1992. (SENDAK,MAURICE)illus. I SAW ESAU: THE SCHOOLCHILD'S POCKET BOOK edited by Iona & Peter Opie. Cambridge: Candlewick Press (1992). 8vo, green boards, pict. paste-on, NEW IN SLIPCASE AND PAPER WRAPPER WITH LIMITATION STICKER. LIMITED TO ONLY 350 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY SENDAK AND IONA OPIE. 1st ed. A book of traditional nursery rhymes first published in 1947 as the first book done by the Opies. This new edition has a new introduction by Iona and it is newly and wondrously illustrated by S... more information

1992. 1. (SENDAK,MAURICE)illus. I SAW ESAU: THE SCHOOLCHILD'S POCKET BOOK edited by Iona & Peter Opie. Cambridge: Candlewick Press (1992). 8vo (5 1/2 x 7 1/2"), boards, as new in dust wrapper. 1st edition, first printing. A book of traditional nursery rhymes first published in 1947 as the first book done by the Opies. This new edition has a new introduction by Iona and it is newly and wondrously illustrated by Sendak with hundreds of full and partial page color and brown illustrations don... more information

1906. 2. OPPER,F. TRAVELS OF HAPPY HOOLIGAN. Ammerican Journal Examiner 1906. Oblong folio, cloth backed stiff pictorial card covers, lacks title page, blank rear corner repaired, a few tiny margin mends else really VG+. Consisting of 30 large folio leaves printed on rectos only with each leaf featuring color cartoon panels showcasing the adventures of the Hooligans as they travel the workd. An uncommon title and a nice copy. ... more information

1900. 2. OPPER,F. FOLKS IN FUNNYVILLE. NY: R.H. Russell 1900 (1900). 4to, cloth backed pictorial boards, some cover soil, sl. edge rubbing, VG+. 1st ed. A book of nonsense verse printed on coated paper, written by Opper (including an ABC) and illus. by him in b&w on every page. Also with a color cover and color endpapers. Rare. ... more information

1855. 2. OPTIC,OLIVER. BOAT CLUB; OR, THE BUNKERS OF RIPPLETON. A Tale for Boys. Boston: Brown, Bazin and Company 1855 (1855). 12mo, (4 3/4 x 6 3/4"), brown pictorial cloth with front cover and spine stamped in gold, all edges gilt, spine ends frayed, light oval stain on endpaper and next 2 leaves, tight, clean and overall VG+. 1st edition, presumable publisher's presentation binding. Peter Parley To Penrod p. 12 calls for blind stamped covers with only an ornamental panel and publisher's ... more information

1994. 1. (MOSER,BARRY)illus. ARIADNE, AWAKE! by Doris Orgel. Viking (1994). 4to, cl. backed boards, as new in dw. 1st ed. A retelling of the Greek myth of Thesues the Minotaur and Araidne, beautifully illus. in color by Moser. ... more information