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London- UK: Methuen, 1900. THE LIFE OF MANSIE WAUCH-Tailor in Dalkeith- D.M. Moir- Methuen-London- ND c1900- Hardcover:- 16mo-over 5 3/4 "-6 3/4 " tall.-VG++/ no dj-Original publishers redribbed cloth with 4 gilt hearts on cover and gilt titles on spine- 199pp + 5pp glossary- are gilt edged on top- lightly age toned but clean, no tears or writing-PO name neatly written on ffep-SEE PHOTOS- "A faithful portrayal of Scottish village life at the turn of the 19th century in a humorous and whimsical vein." A classic collectible.- Fiction-Scotland-tales-humorous-village life (1825) . Reprint. Cloth. VG++/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Intern's Handbook-A Guide Especially In Emergencies For The Intern And Doctor In General Practice- by M. S. Dooley, MD and Maynard E. Holmes, MD.- Lippincott, Philadelphia 1944- 3rd Edition- FINE/ flexible cloth covers, no dj as issued- tight and clean, no writing or tears- 579 pages all clean- divided into 2 sections- Diagnosis & Solutions- Very Scarce- 4930

Gatehead On Tyne-UK: Longman's, 1958. The Gorilla Hunters by R.M. Ballantyne- Illustrated by John Nicolson- Longmans simplified English Series- Gatehead On Tyne-UK- 1958- 1st Edition-9th Printing- Simplified by C. Kingsley Williams- Illustrated Softcover Wraps:- VG+, no jacket as issued, clean and tight with only minor rubs, from the Faculte Des Arts, Universite of Sherbrooke with their very clean stamp on title page and #27 on cover- 158 pages are clean, no tears or writing-- SEE PHOTOS- Fiction-adventure-illustrated (4640). 1st Edition-9th Printing. Illustrated Softcover Wraps. VG+/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by John Nicolson. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London- UK: Hodder & Stoughton, 1930. THE FORGER- Edgar Wallace- Hodder & Stoughton- London- UK- sn, nd [1927]- 1st Edition-Early Printing- Hardcover:-12mo- VG/ no jacket- original pale blue cloth illustrated and titled in black- light rubs at extremities, but tight and clean, lightly sunned spine but all printing clear- 312pp + 4pp ads for books, are clean, no tears or writing- SEE PHOTOS- "Another great crime novel by one of the masters of that genre."- Fiction-mystery-crime-suspense (3205) . 1st Edition-Early Printing. Illustrated Cloth. VG/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1898. THE COMPLETE WORKS OF LORD MACAULAY- Salesmans Sample Dummy- Lord Macaulay- Illustrated- G. P. Putnam's Sons- NY- 1898-1st Edition- Salemans Sample of The Whitehall Limited Edition of #1000 of The Complete Works of Lord Macaulay-Issued in sets of 20 volumes- Sotfcover:-8vo- Good+/ no dj as issued- soft flexible black leather with Macaulay in gilt on cover-little rubs and nicks,but clean and tight- marbled endpapers- Contains: Numbered set page, 2 title pages, about 25 b&w plates all tissue guarded, a 16 page extract from one of the volumes, another 16pp containing biography of Macaulay, merits of his writings, etc., the contents of the 20 volume set, the prices: A-English calf, cloth sides, gilt top at $100.00/set or, B-3/4 green levant, rest similar to A at $150.00/set.-inner back cover are samples of the available bindings- pages are lightly foxed but clean, no tears or writing-SEE PHOTOS- A very scarce salemans sample-dummy-… Read More

New York: Nelson Doubleday, 1984. A TRIO FOR LUTE: DAMIANO, DAMIANO'S LUTE & RAPHAEL by R. A. MacAvoy- Nelson Doubleday, NY- 1984- Book Club (BCE/BOMC) 1st Omnibus Edition- Hardcover:-8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall- FINE/FINE dj is bright and clean- book is tight and square- 632pp are clean and crisp, no tears or writing-SEE PHOTOS-A powerful fantasy trilogy of magic, of good and evil, of angels and demons.- Fiction-fantasy-anthology-series (4060). Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1904. THE MAN ON THE BOX- Harold MacGrath- Ill. by Harrison Fisher- Grosset & Dunlap- 1904- Hardcover:-8vo- VG++-Near FINE/ no dj- Original publishers olive green cloth with peach, avocado green and black illustration and title-very light rubbing, square and tight- 361pp + 8pp ads for books- all clean, no tears or writing- spine and pages tight- "Illustrated by Harrison Fisher from scenes From Walter N. Lawrence's Production of the Play as Seen for 123 Nights at the Madison Square Theatre, New York." -SEE PHOTOS- A whimsical Victorian adventure romance-A beautiful copy and very Collectible!- Fiction-adventure-romance-Victorian-illustrated (3503) . Reprint. Illustrated Cloth. VG++-Near FINE/No Jacket. Illus. by Harrison Fisher. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1908. THE LURE OF THE MASK- Harold MacGrath- Ill. by Harrison Fisher & Karl Anderson- Bobbs-Merrill Co.-Indianapolis- May 1908-1st edition-1st Printing- Hardcover:-8vo- VG+/ no dj- Original publishers olive green cloth with gilt titles on cover and spine-light rubbing, but clean and tight- 401pp all clean, no tears or writing- With illustrations by the great Harrison Fisher and Karl Anderson.-SEE PHOTOS- MacGrath, a prolific writer, wrote for newspapers until 1890 when he published his first novel Arms and the Woman. "The Lure of the Mask begins: Out of the unromantic night, out of the somber blurring January fog, came a voice lifted in song, a soprano, rich, full and round, young yet matured, sweet and mysterious as a night-bird's, haunting and elusive as the murmur of the sea in a shell: a lilt from La Fille de Madame Ango, a light opera long since forgotten in New York. ". Fiction-romantic-adventure-saga- (2023) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. Cloth.… Read More

London- UK: MacGibbon & Kee, 1970. THREE YEARS TO PLAY- Colin MacInnes- MacGibbon & Kee-London-UK- ISBN 0-261-63171-3- 1970-1st Edition-1st Printing-UK Hardcover:-8vo- VG/VG+ dj is clipped but in mylar tape marks on ffeps from mylar being taped-Ex-library from regional HS- with pocket and stamps-withdrawn-SEE PHOTOS- 365pp are clean, no tears or writing-book is square and tight-SEE PHOTOS-"Novel in which Shakespeare plays a major part. MacInnes he fabricates a memorable city in Elizabethan times-dangerous, colorful and lewd-and peoples it with a band of vivid men and women whose lives we follow with the most pleasurable attention."- Fiction-historical-England-Elizabethan-adventure-romance (2024) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. Cloth. VG/VG+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1974. THE SNARE OF THE HUNTER- Helen MacInnes- Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich-NY-1974- 1st Edition-1st Printing-Stated- Hardcover:-8vo- Near FINE/VG++ dj is bright and clean, price-clipped with only tiny nicks and rubs- binding and textblock are square and tight- 306pp are clean and crisp- SEE PHOTOS- "A classic novel of suspense during the postwar period as the Iron Curtain was falling over Europe."- Fiction-thriller-suspense-Iron Curtain (2845) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. Cloth. Near FINE/VG++. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London- UK: Hutchison's University Library, 1949. SOCIALISM: A SHORT HISTORY- Norman Mackenzie- Hutchison's University Library- London-UK 1949-1st. Edition-1st Printing- Hardcover:-12mo-VG++-Near FINE/VG+ dj is unclipped at 12sh 6p- with a few chips around the edges-but complete. Blue cloth bingin is tight and square-192pp are clean, no tears or writing- SEE PHOTOS- "A brief history on the subject of Socialism, from it's development, to it's role in modern society."- Non-fiction-history-socialism (2025) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. Cloth. VG++-Near FINE/VG+. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

The Bodley Head-UK: John Lane, 1905. BIRDS BY LAND AND SEA- John MacLair Boraston- Illustrated- John Lane:The Bodley Head-London- 1905-1st Edition-1st Printing- Hardcover:-8vo-VG++/ no dj- Original publishers dark blue cloth with gilt titltes on spine-very light rubbing, clean, square and tight- 282pp + 6pp ads for books on nature- all clean, no tears or writing- Front title page John Lane MDCCCCV (1905)-Complete with 72 b&w photpgraphs taken direct from nature by the Author.-SEE PHOTOS- "This book contains the gist of almost daily observation of birds occurring in Stretford and the surrounding district, and covers a period from Sept., 1902, until Sept., 1903." (Non-fiction-Natural Sciences Birds, Birding, Sea Birds, English Birds, Natural History, Ornithology)- (2630) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. Cloth. VG++/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1991. REVEALING ANGEL- Julia MacLean- St. Martin's Press- June 1991-1st Edition-1st Printing-Stated- Hardcover:- VG++/FINE dj in mylar- ex-libris with stamps but no pocket and no glue removal mark- 309pp all clean and crisp- no tears or writing- "Author's first novel. "The surprising story of a woman who finds her whole life is a lie."- (271) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. Cloth. VG++/Near FINE. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London- UK: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1978. TAKE NINE SPIES- Fitzroy Maclean- Illustrated- Weidenfeld and Nicholson-London- ISBN 0-297-77385-2-1978-1st-1st-UK- Hardcover:-8vo- Very Good/None -some toning on spie and upper board, otherwise-A very good clean tight book without inscriptions or other marks. Lightest touch of edge rub along bottom. Page edges are clean, ffep and half-title crease, previous owners name on inside cover page.-SEE PHOTOS- "Nine true spy stories of recent history-Account of the activities of nine spies including Azef, Sorgve, Philby, Lonsdale & Penkovsky, told by one of the foremost adventurers of the last century. 341 pages, two page bibliography, eight plates including, inevitably, Mata Hari. - Non-fiction-espionage-true stroies-illustrated (2014) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. Cloth. VG/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1967. RETURN OF THE SPHINX- Hugh MacLennan- Charles Scribner's Sons-N.Y.- 1967-1st Edition- Hardcover:- Near Fine/ VG++ dj is unclipped with July 1967 on inner flap, Scribners code on copyright page and original $5.95 price- 303pp all clean and crisp-SEE PHOTOS- "MacLennan's story of the divisive passions over Quebec nationalism." An unusually fine and bright copy. - Fiction-historical-Canadiana-Quebec-natinalism (2013) . 1st Edition. Cloth. Near FINE/VG++. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto: Collins, 1945. TWO SOLITUDES- Hugh MacLennan- Collins-Toronto-1945-1st Edition-1st Printing-Hardcover:-8vo- VG++/Fair+ dj has multible nicks and chips, but complete and unclipped at $3.00-now in mylar- original maroon cloth very lightly rubbed, but textblock and spine are tight and square-370pp are clean, no tears or writing-SEE PHOTOS- First Edition-Watters p. 340.- Fiction-historical-Canadiana-classic (2030) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. Cloth. VG++/Fair+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Magog, Quebec: MacPherson Lumber Inc., 1993. DAMN TIGHT PLACE(S)(With Apologies to Rudyard Kipling)- Lorne C. MacPherson- Compiled from N.M. Cummins Memoirs- MacPherson Lumber Inc.-Magog, Quebec- 1993-1st Edition- FINE/FINE- Illustrated- 214pp all clean and crisp- The life and times of Nicholas Marshall Cummins, a young Irish Civil-Many B/W Photos; genealogoical charts.Size=6.5"x8.5" clean, tight & bright. NO ink names, bookplates, (India History Sepoy Rebellion Personal Narratives Ireland Genealogy Canada)- Quite scarce!- SEE PHOTOS (2012) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Villard Books/Random House, 1986. ONE KNEE EQUALS TWO FEET- John Madden- Villard Books/Random House-NY- 1986-1st Edition-1st Printing- Hardcover:-8vo- FINE++/FINE++ dj is clean and bright, textblock and boards are also clean and square and tight- 225pp are clean and crisp, no tears or writing- looks unread- SEE PHOTOS- Madden gives us an insider"s view of the pains, pleasures, gossip, and people that make up America"s favorite sport. Madden is a former lineman and head coach for the Oakland Raiders.- Non-fiction-biography-sports-football-Madden-NFL (3889). 1st Edition-1st Printing. Hard Cover. Fine++/Fine++. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart IN RUPERT'S LAND- Memoirs of Walter Traill- Edited by Mae Atwood- McClelland and Stewart, Toronto Hardcover:-8vo- [1970]- 1st Edition-1st Printing- VG++-NearFINE in VG++-Near Fine unclipped dust jacket. 232pp. all clean, no tears or writing- light page edge foxing- Map endpapers Memoirs of Walter J.S. Traill. Book about Catherine Parr Traill. Compiled from the letters and journals of Catherine Parr Traill"s youngest son, a Hudson's Bay Company employee. Includes descriptions of the day to day life as well as an account of his time as a prisoner of Riel in Fort Garry. Locale: Prairie Provinces; Rupertsland (Manitoba, Biography, Canadiana- Pioneers) (258) More photos on request. . 1st Edition-1st Printing. Cloth. VG++-Near FINE/VG++-Near FINE. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paris: Hachette-Bibliotheque De La Jeunesse, 1938. ROBINSON ET ROBINSONNE- Pierre Mael- Illustrations de Loire- Bibliotheque De La Jeunesse- Hachette- October 1938- 1st Edition Thus- Softcover:-12mo-VG++/VG+ dj is lightly rubbed but clean and bright-textblock and spine are tight and square-unusual for softcover with dj- Text is in French-illustrations in B&W- 251pp are clean, no tears or writing- SEE PHOTOS- avec jaquette illustrée, 251pp avec des illustrations de Loire.- en tres bon etat- Very SCARCE in softcover 1st- Fiction-juvenile-classic-French-illustrated (2238) . 1st Edition-1st Printing-Thus. Illustrated Softcover Wraps. VG++/VG+. Illus. by Loire. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.