Titles starting with O from David Brass Rare Books, Inc.

1925. first edition. Max Beerbohm’s “Observations”BEERBOHM, Max. Observations. London: William Heinemann, [1925].First edition. Quarto (11 x 8 1/4 inches; 278 x 210 mm.). viii pp. Color frontispiece and fifty-one monochrome plates, with descriptive tissue guards. Original yellow cloth. Spine lettered in gilt. Back cover stamped in blind with publisher’s windmill device. In the original dust jacket (jacketwith neat split at upper joint and light soiling). A fine copy in very good dust ja... more information

1684. The “Notorious Falsehoods,” “Malicious Scandals,” and “Poysonous Doctrines” of the SeasonL’ESTRANGE, Roger. The Observator, in Dialogue. The First Volume…[Nos. 1 (Wednesday April 13, 1681)-470 (Wednesday, January 9, 1683)]. London: Printed by J. Bennet, for William Abington, 1684.First collected edition of The Observator, Nos. 1-470. Folio (13 1/8 x 8 1/8 inches; 333 x 207 mm.). [2], [4, “To the Reader”], [8, “The Table”], [3, contents], [1,... more information

1781. In a Contemporary Morocco Binding by DerômeROUSSEAU, [Jean Baptiste]. Œuvres de Rousseau. Nouvelle édition. London: 1781.Two twelvemo volumes (4 5/8 x 2 13/16 inches; 118 x 72 mm.). [4], 252; [4], 276 pp. Engraved frontispiece portrait by Delvaux in Volume I.Contemporary full red morocco by Derôme. Covers with gilt triple fillet border, smooth spines decoratively tooled in gilt in panels with two olive green morocco gilt lettering labels, board edges with single gilt fillet, t... more information

1796. Jean Joseph Vadé’s “Oeuvres poissardes,”with Four Engraved Plates after Monsiau Printed in ColorsVADÉ, J[ean] J[oseph]. Oeuvres poissardes de J.J. Vadé, suivies de celles de L’Écluse; édition tirée à 300 exemplaires, dont 100 sur grand papier; et ornée de figures imprimées en couleur. Paris: Chez Defer de Maisonneuve…De l’Imprimerie de Didot le jeune, [l’An IV] 1796.Large quarto (13 x 9 1/2 inches; 330 x... more information

1938. first edition. CESCINSKY, Herbert. The Old English Master Clockmakers and Their Clocks 1670-1820. London: George Routledge & Sons, [1938].First edition. Quarto (9 3/4 x 7 1/4 inches; 248 x 185 mm.). xii, 182, [2 blank] pp. With 275 illustrations of clocks and their movements, four pages of facsimiles of “Renowned Clockmakers’ Signatures,” and four portraits (of George Graham, Thomas Mudge, John Arnold, and John Ellicott).Original black cloth lettered in gilt on spine. An excellent... more information

1893. With a Frontispiece Designed by Sir Edward Burne-JonesKELMSCOTT PRESS]. [LULL, Ramón]. The Order of Chivalry. [Translated from the French by William Caxton, edited by F.S. Ellis]. [Together with:] L’Ordene de chevalerie, with Translation by William Morris. [London: Sold by Reeves & Turner, 1893].One of 225 paper copies, out of a total edition of 235 copies. Small quarto. [4], 150, [1, colophon], [1, blank] pp. Printed in red and black in Chaucer type. Wood-engraved frontispiece design... more information

1865. first edition. First Edition in Book FormIn The Original ClothDICKENS, Charles. Our Mutual Friend. With Illustrations by Marcus Stone. In Two Volumes. London: Chapman and Hall, 1865. First edition in book form, first state following all forty-two points listed in Smith. Two octavo volumes (8 3/4 x 5 1/2 in; 224 x 140 mm). xi, [1, blank], 320, 36 as publisher's catalogue dated January 1865; vii, [1, List of Illustrations], 309, [1, imprint], [1, adv.], [1, blank], 4 as publisher's advertisemen... more information