Search Results: Authors starting with M from Willow Patch Books

Hastings House. New York. 1942. 126 pages. Hardcover. The brown covers are in very good condition with minor bumping/rolling on top and bottom of spine. The title, author and publisher are in gold on the spine. The spine is rolled just a bit. The condition of the dust jacket is poor. Large pieces are missing on the front cover and especially the spine; many other tears and fraying are present. The jacket is price-clipped and there are some annotations in pencil on the front and back inside flaps and the back cover. The dust jacket is now protected in a clear, archival removable cover; this plastic cover is holding the jacket together. The binding is solid. The interior of this book is in very good condition. The pages are clean and slightly toned, there is no writing, markings, or foxing detected. The book includes over 50 black/white photographs of the New England region taken by Samuel Chamberlain. Aside from the poor dust jacket, this book is in good condition.

Harper & Brothers. New York, London. 1913. First Edition. 281pages. The blue covers are in very good plus condition. There is minor bumping at the top/bottom of spine. The title and author are in bright cold on the front cover and spine. There is also a decorative weather vane on the front cover. The covers retain much of their original color, there are just a couple of very small spots on the covers. The binding is solid. The dust jacket is in just good condition; there is fraying and moderate toning along most of the edges. A few chips are present. The spine of the jacket is heavily sunned/toned, but the writing (author, title, original price) are still very readable. The dust jacket is now in a clear, archival removable cover. The interior of the book is in good plus condition. There is some mild foxing on the front and rear endpapers. There is a gift inscription to a previous owner (dated 1913) on the front free endpaper. In general, the pages are clean and bright with no other writing… Read More

John Voelcker Bird Book Fund; Cape and Transvaal Printers. Cape Town. 1971. Third Edition; Second Impression stated. xxxii, 643 pages. Hardcover. The red covers are in very good plus condition, only very minor bumping on top and bottom of spine and corners. The title, author, and publisher are in gold on front cover and spine. There is one small white spot on the back cover. The dust jacket protected the book well, but the jacket is only in fair condition now. It is moderately frayed around the edges with some small tears. It is quite soiled and discolored in spots but all writing and drawings on it can be seen. The original price in South Africa (R6.75) is on inside front flap. Jacket is now protected in a clear, archival removable cover. The binding is solid. The interior of this book is in very good plus condition. The pages are clean and bright, the only writing detected is a previous owners name on the inside of the rear cover. A few of the first pages are creased. The book includes 56… Read More

Simon and Schuster. New York. 1970. First printing stated. 794 pages. Hardcover. The gray covers are in very good plus condition. The spine is tan with title and author in gold on a brown background. The spine has a small tear at the top (approx. 1/2 in.) and minor bumping on top and bottom and corners. The spine is a bit detached from the binding only at the top. The dust jacket is generally in good condition; there are several small tears on the top and bottom, particularly associated with the spine; the longest is approx. 3/4 in. There is also some rubbing and minor discoloration along the top and bottom edges with some minor fading in spots. The back of the dust jacket includes a nice black/white photograph of the author. The price ($7.95) is intact. The dust jacket is protected in a clear, archival removable cover. The binding is solid. The interior of this book is in very good plus condition. The first and last few pages are creased a bit. Otherwise, the pages are clean and bright… Read More

Cookbook Publishers Inc. Olathe, Kansas. 1991. 134, viii pages. Softcover, plastic ring binding. The green covers are good plus condition, with some staining on the front cover and a few small spots and creases on the back cover. The title and a drawing of Cranberry Lake are in black on the front cover. The binding is very good, all pages are completely attached to the plastic ring binder. The interior of this book is in very good condition. There is no writing or spotting detected in the book. The book includes many recipes for soups, salads, main dishes, breeds, cakes, cookies, deserts, and preserves and beverages. There are pages for notes and calorie information at the end of the book.

American Book-Stratford Press. New York. 1957. Hardcover. The brown covers are in very good condition with only minor rubbing on top of spine. The dust jacket is bright orange and black with only some fraying at top of spine; it is in a Mylar protective cover. The interior pages are very clean and bright; there is no writing or marking inside. The book contains profiles of several important pioneers in the post-revolutionary war history of Upstate New York including Nathaniel Rochester, Joseph Smith, Mary Jemison, and the Wadsworth family. The book contains several black/white photographs of historical people and buildings.

Vail-Ballou Press. Binghamton. Publication year not stated. Hardcover. The dark blue covers are in very good plus condition with only slight bumping on the top of spine. The dust jacket has light fraying around the edges and the spine is mildly sunned; it is price-clipped; otherwise it is in very good condition and in a clear Mylar protective cover. The interior pages are very clean and bright; the only writing is a previous owner name in ink on the inside of the front cover. The book includes discussions and black/white photographs of people important to Western New York history, including Mary Jemison, Susan B. Anthony and Buffalo Bill Cody. 157 pages.

Erie Woman's Club. 1923. 47 pages. The brown covers are in very good condition, with only minor bumping at the corners. There is a small smudge (approx. 0.25" x 1.50") on the back cover. The binding is solid. The interior pages are in very good plus condition, with no writing or significant marking detected. The pages are clean and bright. The book includes a frontispiece which is a black/white photo of the author. Listings of plant species are grouped by family and include common names, scientific names and often habitat type or location.

Mount McKinley Natural History Association. 1963. 86 pages. Softcover. The covers are in good condition, with mild fading on the front and back cover. There is bumping on the corners, the back top corner is mildly creased. The spine is creased along its' length, and includes the author and title. The binding is solid. The interior of this book is in good plus condition. The pages are clean and bright and there is no writing, markings or foxing detected in this book. The top corner of the pages are mildly creased. The book includes descriptions of over 100 species of birds, numerous black/white drawings of birds by Olaus Murie, and several black/white photographs by Charles Ott. A checklist of the birds of Mount McKinley is included on the last page.