Search Results: Authors starting with M from Friendly Used Books

Garden City: Mystery Guild. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Bound in black boards with spine titles stamped in gilt. Book club edition; undated. All three Lew Archer classics unabridged. 647 pages. Just a trace of edgewear to book and jacket. Clean, tight and unmarked; jacket in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

New York: A. S. Barnes & Company, 1932. First Edition (NAP). . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Diagrams. Bound in blindstamped brown cloth with titles and decorations stamped in orange. Corresponding 1932 dates to the title and copyright pages; no additional printings. Bookplate to the front free endpaper, otherwise unmarked. Illustrated with diagrams throughout, including two folding plates. The cloth shows only very light wear at the extremities; no frays. A clean, tight copy.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1981. First Edition (stated). . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Bound in light green boards backed with a darker green cloth; spine titles stamped in silver. First edition (stated). 231 pages. Death in a rural North Carolina setting. Just a hint of edgewear to book and jacket. Corners remain sharp, no rubbing or staining, no marks or writing. The jacket has no rips, chips or clips. A clean, tight, unmarked copy, with the wrapper now in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

New York, NY: Harper and Brothers, 1921. Hardcover. Very Good. very good condition. Bound in green cloth with gilt oval on front cover with green lettering within the oval. Gilt spine lettering. Hinges tight. Harper copyright code L-V ( November 1921) Pior owner name in pencil on the inside of the front cover.

Longview, Alberta, Canada: OH Ranch, 1996. First Edition. . suede and simuilated brown morocco. Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Magee, Robert. Custom bound in 3/4 medium brown suede amd simulated dark brown morocco by Colin Bate Books in Calgary. Titles stamped in gilt. With a matching custom clamshell case of the same materials. Paintings by Robert Magee. A fine copy in a very near fine case with just a hint of wear at the corners. Conversations with Colin Bate indicate that only six copies were produced in this binding. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, in the Strand. The Fourth Edition Corrected, 1809., 1809. Leather. Fair. Original marbled boards. Reynolds was an art critic and historian who became President of the Royal Academy. Malone was well-known as a Shakespearean scholar. Volume 1 only. Rear cover and last two bl ank leaves detached, front cover loose but still attached. Bookseller's stamp and PON to front endpaper, the odd bit of bracketing and underlining, no ballpoint. Offsetting to the pages surrounding t h e frontispiece o/w clean internally. A Good+ copy. Uncommon.

Detroit: Five Star / Gale, Cengage, 2010. First Printing (stated). . Pictorial Boards. As New/As New. Parker Noble & Jerome Stankowski. Bound in pictorial boards; book and dust wrapper have the same illustration. First edition, first printing (stated), with the full number line present. 277 pages. Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page, otherwise unmarked. An unread copy, clean and tight. The dust jacket has no wear; it has been placed in mylar. Uncommon signed. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Millwood: Zon International Publishing, 1990. Reprint. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Photographs. Bound in black cloth with spine titles stamped in gilt. Originally published in 1986. 256 pages. Beautifully illustrated history of the carousel horse. The book shows just a touch of edgewear; the dust wrapper is faintly rubbed. Tasteful gift inscription to the front free endpaper, otherwise unmarked. A clean, tight copy, with the jacket now in mylar. Publisher's poster advertisement laid in. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1934. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. James Reid. arrative poem of 159 pages This is a first edition with matching title page and copyright page dates of 1934. Signed by author of the front free endpaper. Prior owner endpaper on endpaper. Hinges tight. Book square. Inside of page 131 there is a collection of newspaper clipping on this Nebraska author. The clippings have darkened that page.

Freedom: Crossing Press, 1988. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Trade softcover in printed wraps; 180 pages plus a new index. No additional printings. Just a hint of edgewear, with no creases, rips or chips. A clean, tight, unmarked copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Chicago: Rosenow Co., 1934. First Edition (NAP). . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Beroth, L. A.. Bound in navy cloth with titles and decorations stamped in gilt. No additional printings. The first book adventure of the famous spy of the comic papers. The cloth shows just a hint of edgewear; the spine lettering is a bit faded. Hinges solid; binding square. Clean, tight and unmarked. Mattson & Davis 23600, note 1a.

York: T. E. Sedgwick, 1908. Hardcover. Very Good. Photographs. Bound in blindstamped brown cloth with titles and rules stamped in gilt. No additional printings. 684 pages with index. With numerous photographs of faculty and buildings. The cloth shows very light wear at the extremities, with two light, thin rubs to the front cover. Rear hinge a bit stressed, otherwise a tight copy. Clean and unmarked. Uncommon. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1907. First Edition (NAP). . Hardcover. Very Good-. Photographs and Facsimiles. Bound in red, green and gold cloth with a leaf and crown design. Titles on appliques to the front cover and spine. Corresponding 1907 dates to the title and copyright pages, with "Published October 12, 1907" beneath the copyright. No additional printings. Touching December 1907 gift inscription to the half-title, otherwise unmarked. All illustrations present as called for. A play for good Queen Bess. Covers show mild rubbing but no frays. Top edge a bit dusty. Hinges solid; binding square. Clean and tight. Ships first class. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Mullheim: Markgrafler Museum, 1997. Soft cover. Very Good. Photographs. German language. Museum catalogue for a 1996 show at the Markgrafler. Unpaginated, but 32 pages. Includes a 6 page brochure (with a coffee spot) and a handwritten note by the author on her personal stationary card dated 30/4/97. The catalogue shows very light edgewear only. The ALS is fine. Uncommon. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Peter Lang, 1982. Soft cover. Very Good. very good condition softcover, clean and bright, unmarked.

Northvale: Jason Aronson, Inc., 1986. First Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Bound in slate boards with titles in off white. First edition, with the full number line present. Just a touch of edgewear to the book; the dust wrapper is lightly rubbed, with no rips, chips or clips. Clean, tight and unmarked; jacket in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Elmhurst, IL: Penman Publishing Company, 1972. First Edition (stated). . Trade Paperback. Very Good. The Author. Original printed wraps; 79 pages. Verse with illustrations. The wraps show a bit of waviness near the top edge, but there is no staining. A clean, tight, unmarked copy. Scarce. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

USA: American Psychological Society, 2006. Soft cover. Fine. Fine condition softcover, crisp, clean and bright. This journal is devoted to the interface of psychology and philosophy. 228 pages.

New York: Payson & Clarke, 1927. Hardcover. Very Good+. Bound in gray boards backed with cream cloth; titles and borders in blue. Facsimile of the 1644 edition. 40 pages. Lower corners lightly bumped otherwise just a touch of edgewear; edges and spine slightly darkened. Contents with a touch of foxing, otherwise clean, tight and unmarked. This facsimile is from a copy corrected at the printers, as "wayfaring" has been corrected to "warfaring" on page 12. Uncommon in this American edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

New York: American Institute of Physics, 1984. First Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Charts & Graphs. Bound in sea-green cloth with titles stamped in gilt. Corresponding 1984 dates to the title and copyright pages; no additional printings. 1179 pages. Near fine hardcover book, clean and bright, unmarked. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall