Search Results: Authors starting with M from Second-handSOME BOOKS

Here on offer is a very nice copy of Philip MacDonald's fourth book under his own name, The Link, a classic "whodunit" in the Crime Club stable, featuring his series detective Colonel Anthony Gethryn. This copy is a true 1st trade edition, 1st printing published by Doubleday, Doran & Co. in 1930. The dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve.****************************************************************************************************The Crime Club was an imprint of the Doubleday publishing company, which later spawned a 1946-47 anthology radio series, and a 1937-1939 film series. Many classic and popular works of detective and mystery fiction had their first U.S. editions published via the Crime Club, including all 50 books of The Saint by Leslie Charteris (1928-1983). The imprint also published first editions in Sax Rohmer's Fu Manchu series.The Crime Club began life in 1928 with the publication of The Desert Moon Mystery by Kay Cleaver Strahan, and ceased publication in… Read More

VERY GOOD condition — DUST JACKET: Minor wear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, flaps and folds. Minor shelf rubbing to laminate face. BOARDS: Very good condition. Minor shelf rubbing. BOOK: Very good condition. No issues. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.
Here on offer is a very nice copy of Norman Mailer's noir thriller and murder mystery, Tough Guys Don't Dance, the basis for the 1987 film of the same name directed by Mailer. This copy is a 1st American trade edition, 1st printing of the work published by Random House in 1984.
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" 'Spectacular . . . [Norman Mailer] makes every word count, like a master knife thrower zinging stilettos in a circle around your head.'—People
Norman Mailer peers into the recesses and buried virtues of the modern American male in a brilliant crime novel that transcends genre. When Tim Madden, an unsuccessful writer living on Cape Cod, awakes with a gruesome hangover, a painful tattoo… Read More

VERY GOOD conditon — DUST JACKETS: Minor wear to top and bottom of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Very small stain to bottom edge of back panel, reverse, Vol. I. Very small ink mark to bottom of spine, Vol. II. BOARDS: Very good condition. Shelf rubbing to bottom edges, in particular, foot of spine. BOOKS: Very good condition. Nice topstains. Very light soiling to textblock page edges, primarily foredge and foot, Vol. I; a couple of small spots on FFEP to same. Ink markings bottom of FFEP, Vol. II. Remainder mark on textblock foot, Vol. III. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.
Here on offer is a very nice set of Cormac McCarthy's award-winning and bestselling epic of the Old West, The Border Trilogy, consisting of All the Pretty Horses, a National Book Award winner, The Crossing and Cities of the Plain. These are all 1st trade editions, 1st printings of the work, published by Alfred Knopf in 1992, 1994 and 1998 respectively. The dust jackets are protected from further wear by a… Read More

VERY GOOD condition — DUST JACKET: Minor wear & tear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Minor chipping/tears to top and bottom of spine, primarily corners. Ink markings top of front flap. Very faint foxing spots to reverse of upper flaps. BOARDS: Very good condition. BOOK: Very good condition. Nice topstain. Several spots of light foxing to top area of pastedowns. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.

Here on offer is a very nice copy of popular historian David McCullough's first book, The Johnstown Flood, a chronicling of the devastating event of 1899 that besieged the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania and effectively launched the author's career. This copy is a 1st trade edition, 1st printing of the work published by Simon & Schuster in 1968. The dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve.
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"The stunning story of one of America's great disasters, a preventable tragedy of… Read More

VERY GOOD condition — DUST JACKET: Minor wear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. BOARDS: Very good condition. No issues. BOOK: Very good condition. Separation top of spine/textblock. Very light foxing to textblock head. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.
Here on offer is a very nice copy of Larry McMurtry's Texasville, the sequel to The Last Picture Show and the basis for the 1990 film of the same name, starring Cybil Shepherd and Jeff Bridges. This copy is a 1st trade edition, 1st printing of the work published by Simon & Schuster in 1987, and flat signed by the author on the first free endpaper. The dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve.
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"With Texasville, Larry McMurtry returns to the unforgettable Texas town and entertaining characters from one of his best-loved books, The Last Picture Show.
This is a Texas-sized story brimming with home truths of the heart, and men… Read More

VERY GOOD — Secure binding. Crisp exterior. Clean, unmarked pages. NOTE: Minor shelf rubbing to front and back boards. Minor scratches/gilt loss to textblock, primarily head and foot. Very slight fraying to bookmarker tail. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.
This text is included in the Easton Press series Masterpieces of American Literature. Published in 1965, bound in handsome Navy Blue leather, and beautifully illustrated by Robert Shore, this edition would be a worthy addendum to your collectables library.
Specifics of this series from the Easton Press website:
Fully and tightly bound in genuine leather.22kt gold accents deeply inlaid on the "hubbed" spine.Heavy duty binding boards... .Superbly printed on acid-neutral paper... .Sewn pages – not just glued like ordinary books....moiré endpages and a satin-ribbon page marker.Gilded page ends.
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" 'Is it the intention of law-makers that good men shall be hung ever?' asked… Read More

VERY GOOD condition — DUST JACKET: Minor wear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. A couple of very small chips to laminate face, bottom outside edge, back panel. BOARDS: Minor shelf rubbing/scuffing to bottom edges. Very small bump to top outside edge, front. BOOK: Very minor soiling to textblock head. Please inspect photos closely for condition details.
Here on offer is an exceptionally nice copy of Huraki Murakami's award-winning novel, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, which many regard as his masterpiece, appearing in The Telegraph's 2014 list of the 10 all-time greatest Asian novels. This copy is a 1st American edition, 1st printing of the work published by Alfred Knopf in 1997. The dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve.
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"Japan's most highly regarded novelist now vaults into the first ranks of international fiction writers with this heroically imaginative novel, which is at once a detective story,… Read More