ONIONS OLIVER

Arras of Youth

London: Michael Joseph, 1973. Hardcover. ISBN: 0718111478. Association Copy; 304pp, bound in brown cloth with unclipped dustwrapper. Inscribed and signed as a gift from Welsh Author Berta Ruck; Octavo. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

Castle Hill BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 73555

Keywords: 0718111478 Fiction Modern Firsts Poetry

ONIONS OLIVER

Poor Man's Tapestry

London: Michael Joseph, 1973. Hardcover. ISBN: 071811146x. Association Copy; 304pp, bound in brown cloth with unclipped dustwrapper.; Octavo. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

Castle Hill BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 73556

Keywords: 071811146x Fiction Modern Firsts Poetry

Onions, Oliver

Bells ring backwards.

London, Staples Press, 1953, 1st edition. 285 pp. hard cover with dustjacket. 20 cm. Sdescription G/FR. Good book with a little damp staining in poor dust jacket, missing small areas and stuck to back cover of book. Fair.

Lost and Found BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 17149

Catalogue: fiction

Oliver Onions

The Collected Ghost Stories of Oliver Onions

London, Ivor Nicholson and Watson, 1935 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce, first edition thus of this collection of supernatural tales from Oliver Onions, bound in the original cloth, rebacked. The first collected edition. Bound in the publisher's original cloth, rebacked and with the original spine laid down. A scarce anthology of ghost stories written by English author Oliver Onions, known in particular for his short stories and novels. Onions was recognised for his contributions to the ghost story genre, notable the collection 'Widdershins' and the widely anthologized story 'The Beckoning Fair One&apos. This particular collection features nineteen of Onions' tales, comprising those included in his previous three collections, published between 1911 and 1929: 'Widdershins', 'Ghosts in Daylight' and 'The Painted Face&apos. This includes the extremely popular tale 'The Beckoning Fair One&apos. Bound in the publisher's original cloth, rebacked and with the spine laid down. Externally, very good, with light bumping to the extremities and light marks to cloth. Fading to lettering on spine. Hinges have been reinforced and endpapers renewed. Bookseller label, bookplate remnants and a stamp to the front and rear paste downs. One or two spots to the fore edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with light scattered spotting, heavier to the front. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 937Q29

Catalogue: Ghost Stories

Keywords: Oliver Onions ghost stories collected ghost stories supernatural ghost stories None

ONIONS, OLIVER

The Compleat Bachelor.

London, John Murray. 1915, Reprint. Blue Cloth, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book, 196 pages. Clean covers with a nice art nouveau design. Very Good.

Tinakori BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 3850

Catalogue: Fiction and Literature

OLIVER ONIONS

The Compleat Bachelor. A novel.

John Murray, London, 1900. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good .

Clearwater BooksProfessional seller

Book number: ARC91940

Oliver Onions

The Compleat Bachelor

New York, Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1901. First edition. Cloth. The first American edition of Oliver Onions' humorous tale about a bachelor as he prepares for his sister's upcoming wedding, in a smart decorative binding with fore-edge flaps. The first American edition.In the publisher's original cloth with fore-edge flaps. The first novel from the English writer, Oliver Onions. This novel follows Rollo, a bachelor, as he helps his sister prepare for her upcoming marriage, while he dodges matchmaking attempts. In the publisher's original cloth with fore-edge flaps. Externally excellent with a slight lean and very minimal handling marks to the rear. Ink inscription to the front free endpaper with bookseller's label to the front. Internally firmly bound with light age toning and the odd pencil notation. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 949Z24

Catalogue: Humour

Keywords: First edition Oliver Onions Humour Oliver Onions None

Onions, Oliver:

In Accordance With The Evidence.

London, Nisbet & Co., 1915 H/B green embossed bds, VG+, gold lettering to spine, sm. discol. patch on rear, bk has v. sl. lean, contents nice and tight, neat name on front pastedown, pp285. A nice sound copy.

Little Owl BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 2963

Keywords: novel fiction murder

ONIONS, OLIVER

In Accordance with the Evidence

Boston: John W Luce & Co, 1913. First US Edition. Black hardback cloth cover. 200mm x 140mm (8" x 6"). 297pp.. G: in good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed. Fep missing .

Barter BooksProfessional seller

Book number: L1106c

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Fiction First Editions

Oliver Onions [George Oliver Onions]

Little Devil Doubt

London, John Murray, 1909. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this scarce novel by George Oliver Onions. A first edition of this scarce science fiction novel by George Oliver Onions. Although Onions stuck to novels and short stories, he wrote in various genres including adventures, detective fiction, and science fiction. However, Onions is best known for his ghost stories, and his novella The Beckoning Fair One is often cited as one of the best in the psychological horror genre. With an empty blue bookplate to the front pastedown. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Lightly rubbed to the boards and the spine, a little more so to the joints. Bumped to the head and tail of the spine, with a couple of closed tears at the head. A little bumped to the extremities. The rear hinge is starting, and rather tender. Internally, generally firmly bound, although the gutter is visible between pages 144 and 145, and the leaf of adverts to the rear is disbound. Aside from some light foxing to the front and rear of the volume, pages are bright and clean with the occasional mark. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 857N32

Catalogue: Modern Fiction

Keywords: Little Devil Doubt Oliver Onions First Edition Short Stories Oliver Onions None

Oliver Onions

The Painted Face

London , William Heinemann , 1929 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition copy of this short story collection by Oliver Onions. A scarce first edition copy of this work.Oliver Onions was the pen name for George Oliver Onions who was an English writer of short stories and novels.This is a collection of three short stories being The Painted Face, The Rosewood Door and The Master of the House. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart with some fading to the spine and bumping to the head and tail of the spine and marks to the boards, rubbing to the extremities. Previous owner inscription to the title page. Internally, firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages with some scattered spots to the first few pages. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 857B65

Catalogue: Short Stories

Keywords: The Painted Face Oliver Onions fiction short stories Oliver Onions None

ONIONS, OLIVER

Poor Man's Tapestry

London, Michael Joseph Ltd. 1973. (ISBN: 9780718111465). Hardcover. Very good condition hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. Light shelf wear only, content is as unread. LW. Very Good/Very Good.

PsychoBabel BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 547156

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: 9780718111465

ONIONS, OLIVER

The Story of Ragged Robyn

London, Michael Joseph Ltd. 1945. hardcover. Ex-Library, Second edition (March '45) of first edition (Feb '45.) Wartime edition. Previously belonged to a private lending library: bookplate and ink stamp, plus torn out label, on FEP; ink stamps also on first page of text proper and BEP. Wear to cover including water damage on reverse, faded spine. First Edition (Second Impression). Good/No dust jacket.

PsychoBabel BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 187443

Catalogue: History - General

Oliver Onions

The Story Of Ragged Robyn

Penguin 1954 Paperback. It is the late seventeenth century and thirteen-year-old Robyn is biding time on his farm in the Lincolnshire fens. One day returning through the mist with a pack of smuggled spirits he is waylaid by bandits, a gang ruled by the dreadful Queen of Holderness (Peg Fyfe of Yorkshire folklore). Robyn escapes with his life but he is left with a curse - one which will be visited on him in seven years time. Cover worn; some tanning. Fair.

Book HavenProfessional seller

Book number: 1578833

Catalogue: General

Keywords: Fiction

Oliver Onions

Widdershins

London, Martin Secker , 1911. Cloth. The second impression of this sought-after anthology of ghost stories by Oliver Onions, scarce in all editions. The first edition, second impression of this work, published a month after the first in variant cloth binding. A widely known collection of ghost stories by Oliver Onions. This anthology notably features the psychological horror novella 'The Beckoning Fair One,' known as one of the best tales in its genre; and the story 'Rooum' , concerned with an engineer haunted by a mysterious entity.Other stories generally deal with the connection between creativity and insanity, and the concept of time and identity shifts. With half title and two leaves of publisher's advertisements to rear. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally a trifle worn with shelf wear, chipped to head and tail of spine and extremities, front joint starting, boards holding firm; headband may detach with further handling. Front endpapers excised. Internally, firmly bound. Light minor spotting scattered to first few leaves. Pages otherwise bright and clean. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 843A79

Catalogue: History & Culture

Keywords: ghost stories oliver onions early impressions oliver onions None