Search Results: Authors starting with M from Joseph Valles - Books

Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan : Izdatel'stvo "Zhalyn", 1985., 1985. Good. 348 pp. ; color illustrations ; color illustrated boards ; text in Russian ; 84 folktales from around the world ; illustrated endpapers ; foxing ; 1st signature creased at gutter ; else G

[S.l.] : [S.n.] [originally printed by Grand Rapids : Michigan : Masters Press, 1988], 1988. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. ISBN: 0940279231; 9780940279230 LCCN: 88-13232 ; LC: PN6505.C5; Dewey: 398/.9/2109415 ; OCLC: 18137013 ; Text in English and Irish ; lavender colored cloth binding ; no dustjacket ; unusual, Black and White Xerographic working study Copy of the Original Book ; "A beautifully crafted book of more than one hundred Irish proverbs and triads with accompanying text and photographs. Each entry provides the proverb in Irish Gaelic, followed by an English translation and commentary explaining the proverb's meaning in Irish life and history and relating it to the appropriate photo." ; Contents : The Irish language -- Introductory proverbs -- Youth ans age -- Death -- Types of people -- Friends and neighbors -- Women and marriage -- Work -- Drink -- Hereditary nature -- Hidden meaning -- Miscellaneous proverbs -- Quotation proverbs -- Triads -- Sources. ; large, heavy volume ;… Read More

Edinburgh, Maclachlan & Stewart, MDCCCXC (1890), 1890. Book. Good. Hardcover. 9th edition, Containing numerous improvements and additions. ; 2 pt. in 1 v., 549 p. 19 cm. ; LC: PB1591 ; OCLC: 10922525 ; Paged continuously./ Pt. 2 has special t.p.: An English-Gaelic dictionary./ "Preface by the compiler of part second" signed: John Mackenzie. ; brown embossed cloth ; no dustjacket ; "In presenting to the Public the Second or English-Gaelic Part of this Dictionary, I deem it requisite to say something regarding my labours; more especially, as the First or Gaelic-English Part was written by a different hand. The Compiler of the First Part very judiciously availed himself of the labours of his predecessors. His work is more copious ¡ his definitions more appropriate, many useful examples of idiom and practical phrases being given; and his orthography, in general, much more correct than those who have preceded him. In regard to the present system of Gaelic orthography, much has… Read More

Blue Ridge Summit, Pa. : Tab Books, 1983., 1983. Very Good. 1st ed. ; xii, 139 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. ; ISBN: 0830605355 :; 9780830605354 ; LCCN: 82-19355 ; LC: QA76.9.C65; Dewey: 001.4/34 ; OCLC: 8952105 ; green boards with gold lettering ; no dustjacket ; clipped corner on endpaper ; VG

New York ; Toronto ; London : McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1964, 1964. Good. viii, 438 pp. ; illustrated ; LCCN: 64-22955 ; blue cloth with color photographic dustjacket ; marks on dustjacket ; "Written in his own hand and finished only weeks before his death" ; Contents: Early years, 1880-1912 -- Washington and Veracruz, 1912-1917 -- World War I, 1917-1919 -- In defense of peace, 1919-1941 -- World War II : Retreat from the Philippines, 1941-1943 -- World War II : The Allied Offensive, 1943-1944 -- World War II : Conquest of Japan, 1944-1945 -- The occupation of Japan, 1945-1950 -- Frustration in Korea, 1950-1951 -- Soldier's return, 1951-1964. ; this is an amazing collection of details concerning the motivations and actions of Douglas MacArthur, and reading this it becomes clear that history has shortchanged this man and has often mis-quoted him. This book reveals he possessed a deeply moral core, and often did the opposite of what passed for ordinary. See for yourself! ; G/G

New York : Irvington, c1971, 1979., 1979. Fine. -- 1st Irvington ed. -- ix, 634 p. 27 cm.. ; OCLC: 140099 ; ISBN: 0390584711 ; 9780390584717 LCCN: 77-136218 ; red cloth, ; Contents: Entremés del retablo de las maravillas/ by M. de Cervantes Saavedra -- El caballero de Olmedo/ by L. de Vega Carpi o --

New York : Twayne Publishers, Inc., 1968., 1968. Very Good. 172 pp. ; 21 cm. (Twaynes World Authors Series ; v.64 ; Spain) red & gold cloth ; two ownership stamps ; FINE, in dust jacket ; LCCN: 68-9514 ; LC: PQ6429.R5; Dewey: 862/.3 ; VG/G

Jackson, MS : University Press of Mississippi, 1993., 1993. Fine. 1st edition, 1st printing ; green cloth with gold lettering, in photographic dustjacket ; edges of dustjacket show slight signs of wear ; review laid in ; FINE/VG

London : Macmillan and Co, 1951., 1951. Good. Modern Fiction Library edition ; 314 pp., 19 cm. ; Dewey: 823.91 ; OCLC: 58604324 ; First published, 1938 ; green cloth with brown spine label and gold lettering ; covers bowed, soiling to edges ; foxed ; an amusing romp with a posh pillar of pomposity that plays everyone for the fool, and apparently wins...; "hilarious mock memoir of the life and times of one Edward Fox-Ingleby. It ranges from his earliest memories of his father's Midlands estate, through Eton, Oxford, and the Great War, to his defining moment: his installation as a Tory minister in the 1930s. A rotter and a chancer of the first order, Fox-Ingleby will do anything to get what he wants—power, money, and of course, lashings of the fairer sex. His memoir, an attempt to legitimize his detestable life, is prone to bouts of grand prolix and riddled with misogyny, bigotry, and more than the odd sleight of hand. Turning a perpetually blind eye to his devious and malicious acts, Fox-Ingleby… Read More

New York : Dover Publications, 1958., 1958. Good. 2nd edition ; 338 pp. ; illustrated ; 21 cm. ; LCCN: 58-12615 ; OCLC: 3081289 ; LC: AG243; Dewey: 133.7 ; ex-lib, stamps, pocket, date due, label ; bound in library binding ; amazing collection of hoaxes involve Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Louis XVI, giants, monsters, John Wilkes Booth, Vikings, and more--every trick in the book ; G

New York : G. Schirmer, 1906, 1935, 1935. Sheet music. Good. Soft cover. approx. 28 copies ; SATB ; 4808.

John Church Company, Theodore Presser Co., distributors, MCMVI (1906), 1906. Sheet music. Good. Soft cover. approx. 23 copies ; SATB ; 3143 ; No.25139.

New York : G. Schirmer, 1928, 1928. Sheet music. Good. Soft cover. approx. 44 copies ; SATB ; 7273.

New York : G. Schirmer, 1939, 1939. Sheet music. Good. Soft cover. approx. 8 copies ; SATB ; No.8404.

New York : Dodd, Mead, 1980, 1980. Book. Good. Hardcover. xi, 276 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. ; ISBN: 0396078044; 9780396078043; National Library: 011660426 LCCN: 79-24066 ; LC: DA757.5; Dewey: 941.1 ; OCLC: 5706550 ; Contents : Atmosphere and character -- Scotland's story in outline -- Kilt, clan, tartan and bagpipe -- Golf, dances, sports and highland games -- Education -- Religion -- Edinburgh -- other cities -- Some scenic glories and the national trust -- The islands -- Ghosts, monsters, and other ferlies -- The varieties of local speech -- Literature and song -- Scottish nationalism -- The homeland and diaspora -- Some Gaelic and Norse elements in Scottish place-names -- Sovereigns of England and Scotland -- Important dates in Scottish history -- Some annual events -- Heraldic and miscellaneous notes -- Cuisine -- Whisky -- Scots Law -- Glossary of mainly lowland Scots words ; MacGregor is Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southern California. He is a Fellow of the… Read More

Nashville, TN : Genevox, 1996, 1996. Sheet music. Good. Soft cover. approx. 58 copies ; SATB ; 3102-12.

London : Seven Dials, 1999, 1993., 1999. Fine. 159 pp. ; colored illustrations ; 32 cm. ; ISBN: 184188023X ; OCLC: 59409618 ; Dewey: 728 ; color photographic stiff paper wrappers ; "Today a dwelling space can be made from many different types of structure: haylofts, ancient abbeys, fish stores, stables, warehouses and water towers are, to the imaginative eye, the shells within which a highly idiosyncratic and much-loved home can be made. Such projects are not for the faint-hearted. Building regulations may present an awkward obstacle to th e owner of a martello tower and everyday facilities such as electricity and running water may not come easy in a triumphal arch. But what links all the homes in this book is a determination on the part of their owners to convert an unlikely building into an unusual and individual dwelling that will perfectly suit their character and lifestyle."--Publisher ; FINE

London ; New York & Bombay : Longmans, Green & Co.; [Chiswick Press, Charles Whittingham & Co., Tooks Court, Chancery Lane], 1899, 1899. Fine. New impression ; 2 v. ; xv, 375 pp. (vol.1) ; vii, 364 pp. (vol.2) ; plates, ports ; LC: PR5083; Dewey: 709.24; 823.8 ; OCLC: 360800 ; LCCN: 01-4041 ; contemporary bookstore label from Peter Paul Book Co., Buffalo, NY on back endpaper of volume 2; name on endpapers of both volumes, red cloth with gold lettering and designs ; no dustjackets ; edges untrimmed ; Contents: Walthamstow, Woodford and Marlborough: 1834-1852 -- Oxford: 1853-1855 -- The Brotherhood: 1855-1856 -- Red Lion Square: The Oxford Union: The Defence of Guenevere: 1857-1859 -- red House: Formation of the Firm: The Fall of Troy: 1859-1865 -- The Earthly Pardise: 1865-1870 -- Morris and Kelmscott -- Journey to Iceland: 1871 -- Love is enough: Period of Illuminations: Dissolution of the Firm: 1871-1874 -- Period of dyeing: The Aeneids: Sigurd the Volsung: 1875-1876 -- The Society for Protection… Read More

New York : McGraw-Hill, 1976, 1976. Very Good. 160 p., [56] leaves of plates : ill. ; 32 cm. ; ISBN: 0070445958; 9780070445956 LCCN: 76-17283 ; LC: HE6196; Dewey: 769/.56904 ; OCLC: 2238271 ; blue cloth ; no dustjacket ; ex-lib, stamps, label, date due pocket ; Contents: 1945-1954 -- General survey of the decade -- Europe -- Asia -- Africa -- North America -- Central America -- South America -- American offshore islands -- Australasia -- Colour Sections -- 1955-1964 -- General survey of the decade -- Europe -- Asia -- Africa -- North America -- Central America -- South America -- American offshore islands -- Australasia -- Colour Sections -- 1965-1975 -- General survey of the decade -- Europe -- Asia -- Africa -- North America -- Central America -- South America -- American offshore islands -- Australasia -- Colour Sections --Glossary of technical terms -- The printing processes ; VG

New York : Ives Washburn, Inc., 1960., 1960. Good. Orange cloth with black lettering, in dramatic orange and black dustjacket ; foxing ; else G/G