Search Results: Authors starting with M from Keel Row Books

Dublin; Maunsel and Roberts, Limited, 1921., 1921. Hardcover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo. xvi, 374 pp; 122 figures in text including diagrams, plans, sketches and photographs. Book Condition: Very Good. Dark green cloth with gilt titles to spine and gilt urn motif to upper board. Inner front hinge weak; endpapers toned. No annotation or inscriptions. Cover cloth lightly sunned to spine; joint to upper board split full length but holding, and to rear board split in 2 sections (respectively 1-inch and 2-inches). Edges rubbed with wear at corners and spine tips; upper board wrinkled. Rare in original hardcover. "An introduction to the study of the antiquities of what is archaeologically one of the most important countries in the world".

London; MacGibbon & Kee, 1968., 1968. Hard Cover. LIMITED SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. [2], 176. Publisher's navy blue cloth with gilt titles to spine housed in an unclipped jacket. Jacket shows light shelf wear with some small areas of surface loss and several small (5 mm approx. max) nicks; spine very lightly sunned. A Near Fine book in a Very Good jacket. SIGNED by the author in blue ink and numbered 32/40 copies with limitation slip tipped in. Selection of short stories, essays and criticism from 1920s onwards, by the acclaimed poet. Edited with an introduction by Kenneth Buthlay.

Glasgow; James Maclehose and Sons, 1906., 1906. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Square octavo, pp. xii, [2], 150. 4 large fold-out plates to rear, plus 54 numbered monochrome figures throughout text. Publishers' blue buckram with gilt titles to spine and upper board; top edge gilt. Corners and spine tips lightly rubbed. Free endpapers toned as usual, with tidy gift inscription to ffep. Plates II and III very slightly misfolded with associated creasing to edge. A Near Fine copy overall. Account of the archaeological excavations carried out from 1902-1905 on the Gartshore estate; the reports were originally written for the "Proceedings" of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, here published for accessibility by a wider range of readers.

London; W. Clowes and Sons, 1833., 1833. Hard Cover. Crown octavo, pp. xvi, 336. 37 numbered plates as called for, several of which are double-sided, one of which is gatefold. Quarter calf with gilt titles and decoration to spine, and marbled paper-covered boards. Calf scuffed, with crack to upper joint but holding firmly; minor loss at head of spine, and corners worn. Inner front hinge cracked, with upper half of title page loose; some corner-creasing to leaves. Numerous illegible ownership signatures in the same hand throughout; some marginal annotation, including 42nd Citadel Corfu. The 42nd (Royal Highland The Black Watch) were stationed in the Mediterranean, principally at Malta and Corfu through the late 1830's to mid 1840's. Detailed instructions to ensure the correct formation for exercises and inspections, with and without arms, and for the movement of battalions, brigades and lines including those for light infantry formations. Scarce.

London; Souvenir Press, 1958., 1958. Hardcover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo. 167 pp. Illustrated with archive photographs. Book Condition: Very Good. Jacket Condition: Very Good. Original blue cloth with gilt titles in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. Light toning to endpapers. Jacket lightly rubbed to edge with a few nicks & creases and faint pink stain (approx 1/4 of an inch square) to rear. Biography of Winston Churchill by his valet.

Virginia; Purple Mouth Press, 1986., 1986. Mass Market Paperback. FIRST EDITION THUS. Small quarto, pp. 47, [1]. Illustrated throughout by Stephen Fabian. Bound in publisher's stapled illustrated thin card wraps. Ever so slightly rubbed to corners else a clean, bright and free from inscriptions or ownership marks. A near fine copy. "Being a selection of essays and stories too long out of print" from the master of Weird Fiction, Arthur Machen.

London; Garnstone Press, 1974., 1974. Hard Cover. FIRST THUS. Octavo, pp. 307, [1]. Photographic frontispiece of Machen with two further photographic portrait plates. Publishers' light brown cloth with gilt titles to spine, in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. Clean and bright with no annotation or inscriptions. Jacket lightly surface soiled, and slightly nicked and creased top edge. A near fine copy in very good dust-jacket. "Far Off Things" and "Things Near And Far" published for the first time together in a single volume, with an introduction by Morchard Bishop.

Edinburgh; Oliver and Boyd, 1926., 1926. Hardcover. SECOND EDITION. Large octavo. xviii, 335 pp. Portrait frontispiece of the Author plus 116 figures to plates including fold-out map. Book Condition: Very Good. Jacket Condition: Good. Original cloth with gilt titles to spine in unclipped pale blue pictorial dust-jacket with photographic image of Hermitage Castle and blue titles. A little foxing mainly to textblock edge and endpapers; light damp-stains to boards. Jacket creased & torn with loss across tail of spine (approx 1-inch spreading to 2-inches) and minor loss to head; associated minor sunning to cover cloth head/tail of spine. No annotation or inscriptions. Deservedly one of the best-loved of all books on the Border; rare in wrapper.

Edinburgh; Oliver and Boyd, 1926., 1926. Hard Cover. SECOND EDITION. Large octavo, pp. xx, 335. 119 illustrations by Donald Scott and others, including photographic portrait frontispiece of the Author and fold-out map of the Middle Marches. Original tawny cloth with gilt titles to spine in unclipped printed cream dust-jacket; top edge stained red, others uncut. Cover cloth slightly mottled, and corners bruised. Light foxing, mainly to edges; tidy ownership inscription in fountain ink to ffep, dated 1940. Jacket toned and surface soiled, particularly to spine, with tears and minor loss at spine tips and numerous creases especially to rear. A Very Good copy in Good jacket. Deservedly one of the best-loved of all books on the Border. The Second edition is widely considered the best edition, with additional material and corrections from the First. Rare in wrapper. Heavy, so an additional contribution towards overseas shipping costs may be requested.

Newcastle upon Tyne; Mackenzie and Dent, 1827., 1827. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Two volume set. Small folio. Vol I x, 414 pp; Vol II [2], pp 415- 780, [2] Plate Index & Corrections. 15 pp plates as called for of which 8 full page, with the addition of an extra plate of Andersion Place as frontispiece to Vol II. Book Condition: Very Good. Half red calf with five raised bands; gilt titles and decoration to spine and gilt ruling to corners. Aeg; primrose yellow endpapers and green silk placemarkers. Spines lightly sunned; wear to corners and a few small bumps to edge. Boards and edges scuffed. Scattered foxing & offsetting; creasing to free endpapers Vol I. No annotation or inscriptions; small leather armorial bookplate of Eric Sexton to front pastedowns. The two volumes are commonly bound as one; this set is presented as the publishers intended with the division as recommended at p 414. An excellent set.

London; Collins Crime Club, 1979., 1979. Hard Cover. FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo, pp. 222. Publishers' scarlet cloth with gilt titles to spine in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket with photography by James Elliot. Lower board slightly bruised at tip of lower corner; very slight foxing to textblock edge otherwise a clean tight copy, with no annotation or inscriptions. Jacket a little toned to white panels, and sunned to spine. Near Fine copy in a very good jacket. Murder mystery set in the run-up to the Grand Christmas Illumination fundraiser at Balaclva Agricultural College. Scarce.

London; Longmans, Green, and Co, 1893., 1893. Hard Cover. Number 14 in a LIMITED EDITION of 150 large paper copies only. Octavo, pp. vi, [2], 276. Vignette to title page and 11 plates including frontispiece with tissue-guard, variously by A. J. Stuart-Wortley, A. Thorburn and C. Whymper; in-text diagrams by A.J. Stuart-Wortley. Publishers' cream quarter vellum-effect paper, with white cloth boards; gilt titles and ruling to spine. Fore-edge and lower edge uncut. Covers lightly surface soiled, with minor creasing at spine tips and bruised corners. From the library of Craignish Castle, on the West coast of Scotland, with pictorial bookplate to front pastedown. Scattered light foxing, mainly to endpapers and edges. A Very Good copy. Comprehensive study of the natural history, shooting of and cookery of the partridge. Scarce in this edition.

London; John Harding, 1822, 1822. Hard Cover. New edition, improved. Octavo, pp. xxxii 260, [10]. Ten engraved plates, including frontis, eight of which are hand-coloured. Bound in contemporary half green goatskin and marbled paper covered boards; raised bands, gilt fillets and fleurons to spine compartments and gilt titles to leather spine label. Housed in a mid-twentieth century slipcase of green cloth and marbled paper. Slightly rubbed at corners and joints, minor offsetting from plates, gilt tooled presentation plate to front paste-down and a small, neat nineteenth century ownership inscription to title-page. A solid, square copy. An attractively bound copy of this important horticultural work, complete with all of the exquisite hand-coloured plates. The Florist's Directory was the first book devoted entirely to "florists flowers" including the Auricula, Anemone, Carnation, Hyacinth,Tulip, Polyanthus & Ranunculus.

London; Allison & Busby, 2010., 2010. Hard Cover. SIGNED, LINED and dated FIRST EDITION. Octavo. 383 pp. Book Condition: Fine. Jacket Condition: Fine. Publisher's black cloth with gilt title to spine in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. A fine copy in like jacket, which appears unread. Signed, lined and dated by the Author to the title page in the year of publication: "She was going to die Adrian Magson 10/9/10". First book in the Lucas Rocco series. We currently have a substantial collection of modern crime, fantasy and historical first editions for sale, all SIGNED by the authors and in fine condition. Please see our inventory for details.

London; Allison & Busby, 2011, 2011. Hard Cover. SIGNED, LINED and dated FIRST EDITION. Octavo. 381, [3] pp. Book Condition: Near fine. Jacket Condition: Near fine. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. Small bump to tail of spine with associated creasing to jacket otherwise fine. Signed, lined and dated by the Author to the title page in year of publication: "Farek was back. Adrian Magson 4/8/11". Second book in the Lucas Rocco series.

London; Allison & Busby, 2012, 2012. Hard Cover. SIGNED, LINED and dated FIRST EDITION. Octavo. 383 pp. Book Condition: Near fine. Jacket Condition: Fine. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. Slight bumping to head of spine otherwise fine in fine jacket. Signed, lined and dated by the Author to the title page in year of publication "Pont noir. Black bridge. Adrian Magson 25/6/12". Third title in the Lucas Rocco series.

London; James Ridgway, 1847., 1847. Hardcover. SECOND EDITION. Duodecimo. Original green cloth with gilt titles to spine. xi, [1], 274 pp, [2] advertisements, [12] Publisher's catalogue of agricultural works. Book Condition: Very Good. Original green cloth with gilt titles to spine. A clean tight copy with no annotation or inscriptions. Paper fault to p.30 with surface peeling but complete text. Spine and top edge lightly sunned; edges a little rubbed with very minor wear to corners. Scarce.

London; Collins- The Crime Club, 1984., 1984. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. 158. Publishers' red cloth with gilt titles to spine in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket with jacket photo by Colin Thomas. A clean tight copy with no annotation or inscriptions. Minor nicks & creases to edge of dust-jacket, spine sunned and toned with title no longer visible. Near Fine book in Very Good jacket. First book in the Tim Simpson crime series, set in the world of fine art dealership of London and Brazil.

New York; Charles Scribner's Sons, 1985., 1985. Hard Cover. INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. 158. Publisher's rose pink cloth with gilt titles to spine in an unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. A clean, bright copy inscribed by the author in blue ink to title page. A Fine copy in like jacket. First book in the Tim Simpson crime series series, set in the world of fine art dealership of London and Brazil.

London; George Routledge & Sons, Ltd., 1932., 1932. Hard Cover. Third Edition. Large octavo, pp. l, 505, [1]. 91 photographic plates and 4 figures including 2 plans. Publishers' scarlet cloth with gilt titles to spine. Cover cloth stained and soiled, with a couple of nicks to spine tips. Free endpapers toned, with tidy ownership inscription to ffep, otherwise contents clean. Contents Very Good in Good binding. An Ethnographic Account of Courtship, Marriage, and Family Life among the Natives of Trobriand Islands, British New Guinea, with Preface by Havelock Ellis. Please note that this text contains attitudes which modern readers may find anachronistic and offensive. Heavyweight so a contribution towards increased postage costs will be requested for overseas delivery.