Search Results: Authors starting with M from Capricorn Books

New York: HarperCollins, 1999. 259 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H). "On the eve of World War II, America's newest submarine plunged helplessly to the North Atlantic bottom during a test dive. Miraculously, thirty-three crew members survived. While their wives and girlfriends waited in nearly unbearable tension on shore, their ultimate fate would depend on one man. In this thrilling true narrative of terror, heroism and courage in the depths of a malevolent ocean, (the author) brings us in vivid detail a blow-by-blow account of the disaster and its uncertain outcome. The sub was the 'Squalus'. The man was a U.S. Navy officer, Charles 'Swede" Momsen, an extraordinary combination of visionary, scientist and man of action. Until his advent, it was accepted that if a submarine went down, her crew was doomed. But Momsen, in the face of an indifferent, often sneering naval bureaucracy, battling red tape and disbelieving naysayers every step of the way, risked his own life again and… Read More

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1933. 322 pp, 8 3/4" H. Dark brown cloth with gilt lettering/banding on spine, gilt insignia on front board. Colour frontispiece and 16 b&w plates (collated). Countess Airlie uses the letters of her great-uncle, Colonel Strange Jocelyn, to tell a highly personal history of the Crimean War. Some old glue residue and small areas of surface paper loss on front pastedown, small light stain in top margin of page 25, small light foxing mark in margin of page 32, book is slightly cracked in a few places - all pages are holding firmly, one slight corner bump, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, slight fading to color on spine and at top of front board, light staining on spine, light edge wear, very light rubbing.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good+.

London: Collins Clear-Type Press 457 pp, 440pp - 2 volume set, 16mo (6 1/8" H), thin burgundy leather over card covers/spines - gold lettering and decoration on spine, top edge gilt. Burgundy endpapers, sepiatone frontispieces, decorated title pages. **No dustjackets or slipcases.** A collection of essays & reviews by the British author, historian & politician, Lord Macaulay. Contents: Volume I - Machiavelli; Southey's Colloquies; Mr. Robert Montgomery's Poems; Civil Disabilities of the Jews; Moore's Life of Lord Byron; Boswell's Life of Johnson; The Pilgrim's Progress with a Life of John Bunyan; War of the Succession in Spain; Lord Bacon. Volume II - Gladstone on Church and State; Ranke's History of the Popes; Leigh Hunt - Dramatists of the Restoration; Frederic the Great; Madame D'Arblay; The Life and Writings of Addison. Both volumes have slight fading to spine colour and minor edge wear. Volume I has a small bump to bottom corner of approx. pages 225… Read More

Bantam, Toronto, (1984, 1984, 1984). 243 pp, 254 pp, 230 pp, - mass market paperbacks - 3 volumes. "He was called Damiano Delstrego: wizard's son, alchemist, heir to dark magics. Yet he was also an innocent, a young scholar and musician befriended by the Archangel Raphael, who instructed him in the lute. To save his beloved city from war, Damiano left his cloistered life and set out on a pilgrimage, seeking the aid of the powerful sorceress Saara. But his road was filled with betrayal, disillusionment and death, and Damiano was forced to confront his dark heritage, unleashing the hellish force of his awesome powers to protect those he loved..." Interiors - pages browning, inside of covers are darkly browned at edges, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks, Exteriors - light fading to spines, edges of text block browned, light edge wear, small scratch and small soft crease on rear cover of book 2. G+.

Toronto: Coles, 1973. 230 pp, 8 5/8" H. Burgundy cloth with black title block, gilt lettering/banding on spine, gilt lettering/banding on front board - one of the Coles Canadian Collection. B&w photographs, drawings. A facsimile of the edition published by William Briggs, Toronto, 1898. "As a boy, R.G. MacBeth witnessed the struggle we now know as the Riel Rebellion. His account begins with the barring to the new Canadian governor of the highway between Fort Garry and the border on October 21, 1869, and ends with the triumphant return of the Winnipeg Light Infantry to Winnipeg in 1885. Written from 'notes made nightly at the camp-fire' while the author took part in the military campaign, the story is dramatic and authentic. However, there is more here than simply sources for the military or political historian. The book brings to life the drama of frontier days. The remarkable men who shaped the West walk again: Ambroise Lepine, Riel's huge lieutenant, 'the only… Read More

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Belknap / Harvard University Press, 2019. 547 pp, 9 1/2" H. B&w and colour photographs, reproductions. "The impact of Walter Gropius can be measured in his buildings - Fagus Factory, Bauhaus Dessau, Pan Am - but no less in his students. I.M. Pei, Paul Rudolph, Anni Albers, Philip Johnson, Fumihiko Maki: countless masters were once disciples at the Bauhaus in Berlin and at Harvard. Between 1910 and 1930, Gropius was the center of European modernism, and avant-garde society glamor, only to be exiled to the antimodernist United Kingdom during the Nazi years. Later, under the democratizing influence of American universities, he became an advocate of public art and cemented a starring role in twentieth-century architecture and design. Fiona MacCarthy challenges the image of Gropius as a doctrinaire architectural rationalist, bringing out the visionary philosophy and courage that carried him through a politically hostile age. Pilloried by Tom Wolfe as inventor of the… Read More

Boston: Twayne, 1988. 186 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H). B&w illustrations. "(T)he first full-length critical examination of this acclaimed author/illustrator's work. In her thoughtful, concise study, Ruth K. MacDonald argues that Dr. Seuss has earned his place as the most popular author/illustrator for children in America because of his unique ability to write stories of high quality while working within the restrictive format of the easy reader, a story told in simple words and sentences that maintains the interest of children just learning to read. MacDonald believes that Dr. Seuss's work, which has until now remained largely ignored as literature because of its mass appeal, not only celebrates the particularly American trait of individuality, but also challenges the limits and conventions of children's literature. In her chronological survey of his work and her investigation of his influence upon other authors and illustrators, MacDonald shows that it is his genius, not clever… Read More

Don Mills, Ontario: T.H. Best, 1963. 47 pp, small 8vo (7 3/4" H). Non-personalized inscription by author on half title page: "Yours in good caws. Wilson MacDonald". B&w illustrations. Human foibles are satirized in these poems featuring crows. Contents: The Political Crow; The White Crow; The Black Crow; The Society Crow; The Critic Crow; The Exclusive Crow; The Service Club Crow; The Golfing Crow; The Titled Crow; The Poor Sick Crows; The Artist Crow; The Barrister Crow; The Fundamentalist Crow; The Henpecked Crow; The Pepless Crow. Tiny chip at edge of rear pastedown, minor edge wear to boards. Dust jacket has fading to spine and flap-fold color, light wrinkling at top of rear hinge. . Inscribed By Author. 9th Printing . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. Illus. by Guy Rutter..

Toronto: S.J. Reginald Saunders, 1937. 91 pp, small 8vo (7 5/8" H). B&w illustrations. Inscribed on front free endpaper: "Mr and Mrs H.M. Campbell / May the star of happiness shine ever above the House of Campbell / Wilson MacDonald / 466 Holland Ave, Ottawa". "These poems are accurate character descriptions of people who dwell in a certain small town. This town quota is augmented by pen pictures of people living in a nearby village. As the author explains in his introduction, 'this outer excursion was necessary for 'William Ward' and 'George Francis' could scarcely have endured the atmosphere of Comber Cove'. Mr. Wilson MacDonald has long been urged to publish these brilliant Comber Cove poems, which the late Bliss Carman described as 'the greatest satire since the days of Juvenal'." Slight darkening to the text block edges. Dust jacket has moderate browning on edges, spine and part of rear panel, area d small line indentations on… Read More

Ontario, Canada: Sheridan College of Applied Arts and Technology, , 1981. 16 pp, small 4to (10" H). Inscribed by illustrator on copyrigh page: "Thanks ____, Warren MacDonald. B&w illustrations. "This book has been printed in a limited edition of five copies and is not offered for sale. It is compiled by W. MacDonald from The New American Standard Bible. The paper used is Carlyle Japan. The type was set at Sheridan College and is set in Plantin film composition. The book was printed and hand-bound at Sheridan College of Applied Arts and Technology, Ontario, Canada. Copy AP/5." Minor edge wear at top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket has soft wrnkles to top edge, light sun fading to color on spine/front hinge area and flap-folds. . Inscribed by illustrator.. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Warren MacDonald..

Regina: Saskatchewan Legislative Library, 1986. 109 pp, oblong (8" H x 9" D). Inscribed on title page: "With very best wishes / Christine MacDonald". B&w photographs. Contents: General History; Finances; Collection Development (General / Law / Government Documents); Achives Division; Space; Services (Reference / Newspaper Indexes / Publications / Book Ordering / Interlibrary Loan and Photocopying / Cataloguing and Allied Assistance to Government Agencies); Conclusion; Appendices: Library Expenditures; Library Employees; Picture Credits; Bibliography. Interior - tiny crease at bottom corner of last few pages, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - small crease at bootm corner of rear cover, light soiling/rubbing - mostly on rear cover. Inscribed By Author. Stapled in Wraps. Very Good.

Port Dover, Ontario: Port Dover Board of Trade, 1998. 119 pp, 7" H x 8 1/2" D. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs. "Port Dover's natural and man-made attractions have enticed visitors for hundreds of years. Now for the very first time, here is the story of Port Dover's early tourist industry. French missionaries, invading Americans, British sailors and Victorian pleasure seekers have all found much to praise in 'The Port'. Read about excursion steamers, yacht races, parades and celebrations, music and much much more - and discover why visitors return to Port Dover again and again." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor edge wear, light front hinge crease, minor rubbing.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Toronto: Greenway Press, 1929. 264 pp, 9 1/2" H - dark blue cloth with red lettering on spine/front board, color pasted-on illustration. B&w maps, photos, drawings. Contents: Preface; Introductory. Book I - Part I. Mobilization; England; Arrival in Flanders; Trench Warfare; St. Eloi. Part II. Sanctuary Wood and Hooge; Courcellette; Regina Trench; Signal Communication; In Front of Vimy. Part III. Battle of Vimy Ridge; Minor Operations. Part IV. Siege of Lens; Hill 70; Paschendaele; Return to Vimy; Holding the Ridge; Amiens; The Hindenburg Line; Canal du Nord; Cambrai to Valenciennes; Downfall of Germany. Book II - Operations, 1916; Operations, 1917; Operations, 1918; The March to the Rhine; Return to 'Civies'. Appendices: The Honour Roll, 4th Brigade, C.F.A.; The Decorations List, 4th Brigade, C.F.A.; The Nominal Roll, 4th Brigade, C.F.A.; Skeleton History of each Unit; Table of Officers Commanding. Interior - previous owner's information label on front pastedown;… Read More

Second edition 1971. Unpaginated (approx. 20 pp.), 8 1/4" H, soft cover (stapled in wraps). Illustrated with 'family tree', Colours, photographs. A short chronological history of the Regiment, plus Battle Honours. Interior - previous owner's small stamp on inside of front cover and on title page, very small bump to top corner of pages, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - very small crease at top corner of covers - tiny crease at bottom front corner, light edge wear, a f e w s m a l l crease at hinges. Very Good-.

Little Rock, Arkansas : August House, 2006. Unpaginated, oblong (8 3/4" H x 11 1/4" D). Illustrated in vivid colours. "When Conejito begins his school holiday, he goes to visit his Tia Monica across the mountain. He loves his Tia Monica - or is it the cakes and cookies he knows she will feed him when he arrives? But Conejito runs into a few obstacles on the way to his auntie's, including Senor Zorro, Senor Tigre, and Senor Leon. Conejito may want to eat Auntie Monica's treats, but Mr. Fox, Mr. Tiger, and Mr. Lion want to eat him! With his own quick thinking and a little assistance from Tia Monica, Conejito outwits the bigger animals and makes his way safely home." Top of spine bumped. Dust jacket has bump at top of spine.. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Very Good-. Illus. by Geraldo Valerio..

Toronto: Greenway Press, 1929. 264 pp, 9 1/2" H - dark blue cloth with red lettering on spine/front board, color pasted-on illustration. B&w maps, photos, drawings. Contents: Preface; Introductory. Book I - Part I. Mobilization; England; Arrival in Flanders; Trench Warfare; St. Eloi. Part II. Sanctuary Wood and Hooge; Courcellette; Regina Trench; Signal Communication; In Front of Vimy. Part III. Battle of Vimy Ridge; Minor Operations. Part IV. Siege of Lens; Hill 70; Paschendaele; Return to Vimy; Holding the Ridge; Amiens; The Hindenburg Line; Canal du Nord; Cambrai to Valenciennes; Downfall of Germany. Book II - Operations, 1916; Operations, 1917; Operations, 1918; The March to the Rhine; Return to 'Civies'. Appendices: The Honour Roll, 4th Brigade, C.F.A.; The Decorations List, 4th Brigade, C.F.A.; The Nominal Roll, 4th Brigade, C.F.A.; Skeleton History of each Unit; Table of Officers Commanding. Previous owner's information label on front pastedown (Thomas Gray),… Read More

Pyramid, New York, 1959. 144 pp, mass market paperback. "That boat back there is a complete submarine - in miniature. About fifty feet long - including propeller, rudder and hydroplanes. That reduces your living space to something nearer thirty-five feet. You have no to rpedo tubes, no armaments. You're not meant to be found or to fight a battle. From now on you're a sneaker. Inoffensive - until you release your side cargoes. Each one of those holds four tons of amatol explosive and a time clock. You d r o p t h o s e under that Jap cruiser's bottom and then run for your life....Peter Bentley had three weeks to learn to handle the midget submarine - three weeks to accomplish the secret and deadly mission that could be the turning point of the w ho le w ar . " In te rior - previous owner's name stamp on first page, light browning to pages, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - light edge wear, minor browning on rear cover. Very Good.

Gale & Polden, Aldershot, 1950, first edition. 158 pp, 8vo (8 11/16" H), hard cover (burgundy cloth with gold lettering/badge on front board) - no dust jacket. Map endpapers, b&w photographs. Contents: Foreword; Introduction; Formation; Commands and Administration; Medical Services; No. 5 Sec tor (Cheshire Sub-District); No. 6 Sector (Chester Sub-District); No. 7 Sector (Mersey Sub-District); No. 8 Sector (Chester Sub-District); No. 9 Sector (Chester Sub-District); No. 11 Sector (Chester Sub-District); 22nd Cheshire (G.P.O.) Ba t t a l i o n ; W est Lancs Home Guard Transport Column; Nos. 33 and 34 Sectors (Manchester Sub-District); The Anti-Aircraft Batteries; The Stand-Down; Appendix: Messages and Special Orders of the Day Issued to the Home Guard on the Occasion of the S ta nd -D ow n. Tw o l arge corner creases on frontispiece, soft crease at top corner of preliminary pages up to page 1, slight bump at three corners, light edge rubbing, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine,… Read More

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1953. 300 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H) - green boards with gold lettering on spine, gold branding iron/brands on front board. B&w maps. The story of the settlement of the Canadian prairies and the development of the wheat and cattle industries. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very light edge wear, very light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine.. Reprint.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Edmonton: Institute of Applied Art, 1966. 192 pp, 9 1/4" H. B&w photographs. Dr. Grant MacEwan looks at Canadian politics both as a participant (once mayor of Calgary and, at time of writing, Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta) and an interested observer. This book was written "with the hope of doing something to re-awaken political enthusiasm, thereby gaining a more vigorous Democracy" and he expresses a wish that Canadians would bring to the political arena "more of the enthusiasm fans have for a football or hockey game". Small erased pencil mark on free front endpaper, tiny and small corner bumps, wrinkling at top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket has light to moderate edge wear/wrinkling - mostly at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, light soiling, slight browning and a few very small faint stains on spine, tape on inside top/bottom edges.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+.