Search Results: Authors starting with M from Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA

New York: D. Appleton-Century Co, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Good+/Very Good. Durieux. 8vo. Pp. 290. Black cloth overlain with red-orange cloth across the upper third, gilt rules at the intersection and gilt titles on the spine. Edges trimmed. In the illustrated dust jacket printed white and red-orange on black stock, price clipped. Mild spine lean, top edge lightly soiled, edges age toned. Jacket remarkably well preserved with just one small chip at the head of the spine. The strange novel of a Grecian faun. Dust jacket preserved in a removable clear archival sleeve.

New York: Random House, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover in Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. Martin Glansman (dust jacket illustrator). 8vo. Pp. 282. Bound in olive green half-cloth over black paper-covered boards, lettering on spine in black, blue and red. Top edge dyed red; fore-edge speckled. In the dust jacket. (Please note that the black area, lower right on front panel of dust jacket, is not a chip but a design element.) A bright, fresh copy. In the dust jacket, $3.00 price intact, subtly designed by Martin Glansman. Rear panel features an author portrait by Cameron Macauley. Dust jacket now enclosed in a removable, clear archival sleeve.

(Paris): (Rackham Productions), 1989. First Thus. Stiff illustrated wrappers. Very Good. Winsor MacCay. 32mo. Unpaginated. Illustrated throughout with drawings by Winsor MacCay. Bound in stiff illustrated wraps, with black & white photograph of MacCay on rear cover. The story is presented in two parts: flip forward for the first half, turn book over to flip verso pages for the second half. Spine a tad faded, slight evidence of wear. A writing pen is present in the last photo to indicate scale. A flip book, or "thumb cinema," presentation of MacCay's classic 1909 kids' story. Scarce.

(Boston): University of Massachusetts Press, 1971. First Thus. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Square 8vo. Pp. xiv; 122. Bound in blue cloth-covered boards over white spine stamped with dark blue lettering. A handsome production in Fine condition in a dust jacket that is price-clipped, but otherwise Fine. MacDiarmid was born Christopher Murray Grieve and was a contemporary of Pound and Eliot, and, per John Weston, deserves to be ranked among Yeats. This edition is edited with marginal gloss in English, along with Weston's explanatory notes and background info. A couple newspaper clippings pertinent to MacDiarmid are now in a mylar sleeve, laid-in. The dust jacket, particularly bright, is now preserved in a removable, archival sleeve.

Portland: Oregon Historical Society Press, 1990. First Edition Thus. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Very Good+. 4to. Pp. 347, [3]. Frontis. author portrait daguerreotype. Illustrated with black & white photo reproductions, maps and document facsimiles. Facsimile reprint of the 1923 Eastern Washington Historical Society limited edition, with foreword by Donald J. Sterling and afterword by Jean Murray Cole. Appendices, bibliography, index. Dark gray cloth, titles stamped in red foil on the spine, light gray endpapers, Epson Portland / Friends of MacDonald presentation card mounted to the front pastedown, printed letter and Clatsop Historical Society brochure laid in. Leaves crisp and bright, binding tight. In the color illustrated laminated dust jacket, "Special Presentation Copy" printed on the front panel: crimson sun faded on the spine. A solid, presentable copy. The adventurous life of the son of a Hudson's Bay Company official and a Chinook princess who shipwrecked himself in Japan where… Read More

London: Macmillan & Co, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Very Good. Donovan Boyd (dust jacket illustration). 8vo. Pp. x, 310, [2] followed by two pages of publisher ads. Bound in bright red cloth with gilt lettering stamped on spine. Old bookseller tag on front pastedown ("Magasin, du Nord"). Slight offsetting to preliminaries from dust jacket flap. In the dust jacket, price-clipped, spine a touch faded, and with a rubber stamp to front flap indicating the volume is from Macmillan's Overseas Library and that the book must not be circulated in the British Commonwealth or the U.S., perhaps due to outre content that would put the publisher afoul of postal authorities. A bright copy in the cool dust jacket featuring a pistol in relief, behind red lettering. Dust jacket now enclosed in a removable, clear archival sleeve.

New York: A. S. Barnes and Company, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Very Good+/Very Good. Tyler Micoleau. 8vo. Pp. 96. Extensively illustrated with black & white drawings. Index. Dark blue textured cloth, titles printed in yellow on the cover and spine: spine ends and corners minimally rubbed and bumped, leaves crisp with edges very lightly age toned. In the two-color illustrated dust jacket with price $1.50 intact under Penny's department store $1.50 deca; publisher's advertising printed recto: spine ends and head edge chipped, light abrasion to lower rear panel. "Dedicated to the relatively gentle plan of dominating our fellow human beings in mimic battle." Mace was a renowned Southern California tennis champion and coach. Micoleau was best known as a ski instructor at Squaw Valley and author of Power Skiing Illustrated. A charming guide. Dust jacket is now preserved in a clear, removable archival sleeve.

Boston: Bruce Humphries, Inc, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover in Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Very Good-. S. F. Leland. 8vo. Pp. [1-10], 11-311. Bound in tan cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Slight scuff to front pastedown. In the illustrated dust jacket, price-clipped and with a bit of edge-wear. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. First edition, with author inscription in ink appended with a quote, "Along life's highway may you travel far and find much happiness wherever you are." The dust jacket by S. F. Leland features the titular farmer, with little vignettes depicting the harvesting of tobacco.

(Greenwich): Scolar Press for the Navy Records Society, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo. Pp. xix; 521. Frontis. portrait of Sir Edward Hawke. Illustrated with several maps. Index. Full blue buckram with gilt medallion stamped on front cover. gilt lettering stamped on spine. A solid copy with no detracting qualities. A volume in the vital series published by the Navy Records Society, providing insight to specific periods of maritime history, and proving great value to researchers and writers. Notably, Patrick O'Brian has proclaimed his debt to the series for imparting verisimilitude to his Jack Aubrey - Stephen Maturin novels. A handsome, presentable copy.

New York: D. Appleton and Co, 1866. New Edition. Leather bound. Very Good. John Leighton. 8vo. Pp. 252. Bound in blue leather with elaborate tooling and gilt decoration on front and rear covers, gilt lettering on spine and five raised bands. Narrow inner dentelle. All edge gilt. Slight worming to two rear endpapers, and with scuffing to extremities of binding. With page borders and occasional vignettes by John Leighton, the binding, too, is likely his design as it bears the hallmarks of his elaborate Victorian design elements.

London: Rich & Cowan, Ltd, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover in Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Very Good. Bip Pares (dust jacket illustration). Thick 8vo. Pp. [5], 2-835. First three pages are dedicated to a letter to Newman Flower. Endpaper decoration. Bound in bright blue cloth with a weathervane in gilt on the front board, gilt lettering on spine. In the price-clipped dust jacket, beautifully illustrated by Bip Pares. Minor chips to dust jacket, notably to head of spine, along with a closed tear along fold between spine and front panel. Please see photos. The Four Winds of Love is considered MacKenzie's finest work, issued in eight volumes, two for each "wind." The scarce dust jacket, with a lovely art deco illustration by Bip Pares, is now housed in a removable, clear archival sleeve.

Olympia: State of Washington Department of Conservation and Development, Division of Mines and Geology, 1961. First Edition. Stiff paper wraps. Very Good. 8vo. Pp. 45. Foreword by Marshall Huntting, Division Supervisor. Bibliography. Illustrated with b&w photos and diagrams. Staplebound in stiff, textured gray covers printed in black on front cover. Previous owner return-address label on inside front cover. Slight age-toning to edges of cover. Included is another booklet, "Introduction to Washington Geology and Resources" (Olympia: Div. Mines & Geology, 1962), which is Information Circular No. 22R. This publication, a general survey, was likely published for the benefit of those attending the Seattle World's Fair, which occurred 1962. Now house in a clear, removable archival sleeve.

London: Victor Gollancz LTD, 1973. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. 8vo. Pp. 63, (1). Bound in stiff glossy, printed wraps emblazoned with Poetry Book Society Choice. Fine. The poet's first collection.

London: Alexander MacLehose & Co, 1937. 1937. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo. Pp. xi; 302, followed by one-page of publisher ads. Frontis. b&w photo. Bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering stamped on spine. Bookseller tag on front pastedown, else Fine. A treatise in favor of Scottish self-actualization -- Scotland for the Scottish. Uncommon in the US.

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Pp. x, 102. Glossy black coated cloth, titles and rules in red on the cover and spine. Laid paper, top edge trimmed. NY bookseller tag on back endpaper. In the printed dust jacket, unclipped. Rectangular offset stains on the free endpapers, spine ends lightly rubbed, top edge dust. Leaves mildly age-toned. Jacket edges rubbed. Written soon after MacLeish's return to the US from France, in the midst of the Great Depression. The original production (and last until 1980) featured Orson Welles in his first leading performance. Dust jacket preserved in a removable clear archival sleeve.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1958. Reprint. Hardcover in Dust Jacket. 8vo. Pp. 153. Decorated endpapers. Bound in half tan linen over light blue paper-covered boards, lettering stamped on front board and spine. Pencil notes on the essence of poetry on rear free endpaper. Dust jacket with slight chips to edges, darkening to spine. Inscribed by Archibald MacLeish on the half-title page. Inscription reads, "To Jack Troy, with every good wish, [signed] Archibald MacLeish". The play won both the Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award. Endpaper and dust jacket design by Ismar David. Dust jacket is now preserved in a removable, clear archival sleeve.

New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. Pp. vii, 319. Illustrated with eight black & white plates, plus maps and diagrams in the text. Quarter bound in dark blue calf over blue moiré boards with stamped gilt rules and monogram. Spine paneled decorations and titles stamped in gilt, five raised bands. Blue and gilt marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. Many leaves uncut. Spine edges rubbed. MacMunn (1888 - 1952) was a British general, military scholar and Warden of Sackville College, East Grinstead.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. Will Carter (dust jacket design). 8vo. Pp. vii, 156, (1). Includes a bibliography. Bound in full black cloth with gilt lettering stamped on spine. In the printed dust jacket. MacNeice dazzling overview starts with Bunyan and Spenser and quickly incorporates (near-) contemporaries, including Franz Kafka, Harold Pinter, Samuel Beckett, et al. The book is composed of lectures delivered by MacNeice, lightly edited, and published here soon after his death. A bright, fresh copy, with the dust jacket now preserved in a clear, removable archival protector.

(Tokyo): The Hokuseido Press, 1939. First Edition. String Bound in Folding Chemise Case. Fine/Chemise Very Good. Taishiro Nakatsuchi. 12mo. Pp. xii, [2], 3-109. With exquisite monochrome drawings by Taishiro Nakatsuchi throughout. Bound in brown silk cloth, string bound, with a printed label on the front board. The title page has a label for The Argus Book Shop (Chicago) tipped in. Housed in a traditional Japanese chemise, also silk, but with a brocade-like pattern, and with two ivory clasps. Printed label on the front panel. With stains on the front panel of chemise; spine a tad faded. Signed by Madden on the half-title page. In 1895 Maude Whitmore Madden (1867-1948) moved to Fukushima, Japan with her husband, Milton Madden, where he served as a missionary and she operated kindergartens. Later they relocated to Osaka. She enthusiastically embraced Japanese culture, and wrote several books on Japanese themes, most directed at a juvenile readership. She was also associated with Seattle, where her… Read More

New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1927. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good+. Edward Detmold. 8vo. Pp. 192. Selected and arranged by Alfred Sutro and Herschel Williams. Frontis. color illustration. With four other color illustrations, throughout. Bound in blue cloth with mounted illustration and gilt lettering on front board, gilt lettering on spine. Slight wear to cover. Withal, a well-preserved copy. A charming guide to apiculture for youngsters.