Search Results: Authors starting with M from Mainly Books

New York: Bloomsbury Publishing. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2021. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 168119628X . Hardcover with dustjacket, first printing as indicated by the publisher's "1" in the number line on copyright page, book is in excellent condition, a tiny bit of play in the front hinge is the only remarkable flaw, the binding remains tight with no damage, the jacket is also in great shape with a few tiny edge-wrinkles that detract very little from its fine appearance, there are no other remarkable flaws, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, qualifies as a nice gift copy .

New York: Abelard-Schuman. Very Good- in Very Good dust jacket. 1970. 1st American Edition. Hardcover. 0200715526 . Hardcover with dustjacket, first American printing, "a firsthand account of the largely unknown tragedy of a small nation during World War II," illustrated throughout with photos and maps, including a double-page end-paper map, book has a cock to the spine and mild dust-spotting to the top outer page-edge, the binding remains tight and the contents are fine, the jacket is price-clipped and has a few short edge-tears, the jacket is clean and presentable and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included; ; 264 pages .

Knoxville, Tennessee: The University of Tennessee Press. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1977. 1st US Edition. Hardcover. 0870491911 . Hardcover with dustjacket, first American printing, a clean, crisp copy, book looks new, there are no remarkable flaws, dustjacket has a few short tears but is bright and atttractive overall, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "The Travellers - tinkers and gypsies, ranging from those living in bow-tents and horse-drawn caravans to those dwelling in motor caravans and permanent homes - are an important source of traditional music...the book contains 130 songs, some in more than one version, with music and comprehensive notes relating the songs to folkloristic and historical points of interest" Includes a glossary, bibliography and an index of first lines .

Tri-Annually By the College of William & Mary. Fine. 1985. Trade Paperback. Large paperback in excellent condition, no remarkable flaws to this clean, attractive copy, 260 pages, articles by several authors, "addresses sexual phenomena that during the 18th century were for one reason or another outside the legal or sanctified systems of acceptability - most notably unwed heterosexual domesticity, masturbation, prostitution, libertinism, homosexuality, erotic literature (from the metaphorically indirect to the explicitly obscene) " .

New York: Grove Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2014. 1st American Edition. Hardcover. 0802123414 . Hardcover with dustjacket, first American printing as indicated by the publisher's "1" in the number line on copyright page, the book has mild softening to the spine-ends and a mild spine crease which has caused no damage, the binding is clean and tight and there are no other remarkable flaws, the jacket is also in excellent condition with no remarkable flaws, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "One part memoir, one part gorgeous evocation of the natural world, and one part literary meditation," ; ; 299 pages .

Philadelphia & New York: J. B. Lippincott. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1973. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket, good quality Book Club edition, book has a very mild lean to the spine, else excellent condition, the jacket is clean and bright, a small faded area at bottom of spine where a label was removed is the only remarkable flaw and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included .

SAGE Publications, Inc. Very Good. 2012. Hardcover. 1452256527 . Hardcover, no dustjacket, mild signs of use to the cloth is the only remarkable flaw to this clean, unmarked copy, includes References ; ; 268 pages .

New York: Simon & Schuster. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1958. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket, book is in excellent condition with slightly tanned end-papers and no other remarkable flaws, the jacket has a few minor flaws: mild edge-tanning to the white flaps, the white spine-title is tanned, and a tiny edge-chip on the rear panel, the jacket is clean and attractive, it looks almost new and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included .

Oxford University Press. Near Fine. 1985. Hardcover. 0195404963 . Hardcover, was issued without a jacket, color-illustrated cover, nicely-illustrated in color and black and white, a small and rather faint food blemish is present on page 42, the text is fine and there are no other significant flaws ; 48 pages .

London: Osprey Publishing. Fine. 1996. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. 1855325861 . Large paperback in excellent condition, no remarkable flaws to this clean, attractive copy, illustrated with maps, color plates abd black & white illustrations ; 64 pages .

Michigan State University Press. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1997. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0870134108 . Large format hardcover with dustjacket, book looks new, no remarkable flaws, the jacket has rubbing to the glossy surface, a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "a groundbreaking volume on quiltmaking traditions within the state's African American communities," illustrated throughout and includes a quilting bibliography; ; 162 pages .

Chicago: Rand McNally & Company. Very Good+. 1911. Hardcover. Hardcover, no dustjacket, brown cloth, Volume 2 of this educational text covering the Period of the Revolution, features two color end-paper maps and many attractive drawings in the text, no major flaws to this clean, attractive copy, the former owner's name is present on the first blank end-paper and a bit of wear at the corners of the cover are the only remarkable flaws .

New Hope, PA: Gratz Gallery. Near Fine. 2005. Trade Paperback. Large paperback exhibition catalogue in excellent condition, no remarkable flaws to this clean, attractive copy, 62 pages, many color plates .

Lackawaxen Township, PA: Forest Lake Club. Near Fine. 1984. Hardcover. Hardcover, no dustjacket, inscribed and signed by co-author Jean: "For Earl with grateful appreciation for his help with this book and for his great contribution and devotion over the years to the Forest Lake Club. Jean MacGregor - July, 6, 1984." Book is in excellent condition, clean inside and out with a tight, square binding, fine contents and no remarkable flaws, this is Number 49 in a Limited Edition of 500 copies, 294 pages, color-illustrated end-papers, nicely illustrated throughout with photos and a map, a history of this Club located in Pike County, Pennsylvania; Signed by Author .

Chicago: Covici-Mcgee Co.. Fair. 1934. Hardcover. Hardcover, no dustjacket, blue cloth with bright gold chalice illustration on front cover, a reading copy only of the original edition, pencil notes in the margins of several pages, all pages are secrure but some hinge-cracking is present, corners of the cloth have moderate wear and the gold spie-title is dulled .

Croton-on-hudson, NY: Giro Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. 1st Printing. Hardcover. 1878857088 . Hardcover with dustjacket, inscribed and signed "To Cindy" by the author's daughter who has written " (daughter) " beneath her signature, book and jacket are in excellent condition, there are no remarkable flaws, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, illustrated, "In this moving memoir, Edda Servi Machlin, author of the internationally renowned 'Cuisine of the Italian Jews', recalls her experience as a Jew under the fascinst dictatorship of Benito Mussolini"; 312 pages; Signed by Author .

Berks County, Pennsylvania: Historical Society Press. Fine. 1995. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. 1887762019 . Large, spiral-bound paperback in excellent condition with no remarkable flaws, "The Historical Society of Berks County, Pennsylvania presents this comprehensive study of Berks County Tall-Case Clocks, 1750 to 1850, as one part of an extensive clock research and documentation project. This landmark exhibition is made possible through the cooperative effort of collectors, clock experts, dealers, donors, historians, and museum professionals," illustrated throughout ; 104 pages .

New York: David McKay. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1962. 1st American Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket, first American printing, "The first long-range penetration raid of General Orde Wingate's Burma Chindit Force in 1943 was not lacking in stories of incredible bravery and fortitude," book has some foxing to the blank end-papers and mild dust-tanning to the top outer page-edge, the binding is tight and the text is fine, the jacket has a small amount of edge-wear and mild foxing on the flaps and underside, the front panel illustration and the rear panel photo of the author are in nice shape, the original price (3.95) is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included .

New York: William Helburn, Inc.. Good+. 1928. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Large format hardcover, no dustjacket, original edition, "One hundred measured drawings - one hundred and thirteen photographs - The details selected for presentation in this book were chosen primarily from the point of view of their utility to the architect who undertakes to design modern buildings based on Spanish prototypes," the ownership stamp of "Simon & Simon Architects is present on the title page, wear to the corners and spine-ends of the black cloth cover and some rubbing to the white title on the front cover, small label on spine, former owner's name on the blank front end-paper, binding is tight, contents are fine, a good working copy .

Oxford University Press. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 2000. 1st US Edition. Hardcover. 0195217276 . Hardcover with dustjacket, book is in excellent condition, no remarkable flaws, the black jacket shows rubbing to the glossy surface but is clean and presentable with no other remarkable flaws, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, illustrated throughout in color, "deals with the whole African continent and provides very useful information about the Saharan cultures that are often overlooked" ; 224 pages .