Search Results: Authors starting with M from Good Books In The Woods

Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1979. Second Printing. Hardcover. 0262131315 . From the introduction, "This series is conceived as a systematic geomorphology at university level. It will have a role also in high school education and it is hoped the books will appeal as well to many in the community at large who find an interest in the why and wherefore of the natural scenery around them." Ships same or next business day. Previous owner's embossed stamp on half-title page. Spine is skewed. Boards are gently curved. Tiny bumps on corners and spine ends, small bump on bottom left corner of back board. Faint soiling to edges of pages. Otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket has normal edge and shelf wear. Small creases and tears on corners and spine ends. 3/4-inch tear with creases on head edge of back cover. Thin scratches to both covers. Small creases along head edges. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 340 pages .

Nashville: Thomas Nelson Bibles. Very Good+. 1997. Softcover. Introduction to the Bible, "The Bible is a collection of 66 documents inspired by God. These documents are gathered into two testaments, the Old (39) and the New (27)." Ninth printing. Ships same or next business day. Spine is skewed and loose. Minor edge wear. Light wearing to gold gilt on edges of pages. Occasional underlining in pen throughout. Otherwise, free from major defect. No dust jacket. Heavy book -- may require additional shipping. ; Color maps; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 2201 pages .

London: MacMillan & Co. , Limited. Very Good+. 1919. Hardcover. Introduction, notes, chronological summaries, etc. by H. B. Cotterill. Ships same or next business day. Book has minimal edge and shelf wear. Slightly faded on spine. Minor edge wear. Tiny bumps on corners and spine ends. Tanning and light soiling to edges of pages. Small brown spot on fore-edge of front board. Otherwise, free from major defect. No dust jacket. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 138 pages .

Greenwich, Connecticut: Fawcett Gold Medal Book. Very Good+. 1968. First Edition. Softcover. "The ninth quest of that tarnished knight-errant, Travis McGee. You can trick Travis McGee, maybe beat on him, if you're lucky he might shrug it off, but whatever you do, don't kill his friends." Fawcett Gold Medal book d1893. Ships same or next business day. Slight slant to spine. Moderate edge wear. 1/4-inch tear on head edge of front cover. Small creases on top left corner of back cover. Pages are tanned but clean. Protected in archival cover. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 224 pages .

New York: George Braziller. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1976. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Author's second book of poems. Part of the Brazziler Series of Poetry. This particular book belonged to native Texan and famous author, book collector, and bookseller, Larry McMurtry (Lonesome Dove, The Last Picture Show). It has McMurtry's personal "spur" bookplate on the front pastedown. Noother previous owner marks. Text is clean. Dust jacket retains its original price, $6.95. DJ spine age tanned. DJ covers moderately soiled. Ships same or next business day. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 70 pages .

Greenwich, Connecticut: Fawcett Gold Medal Book. Very Good. 1973. First Edition. Softcover. "McGee was too busy with his beloved houseboat, The Busted Flush, to pay attention to the little old man with his missing postage stamps. Except that they weren't ordinary stamps. No indeed. They were rare stamps. Four hundred thousand dollars' worth." Number 14 in the series. Fawcett Gold Medal book P2744. Ships same or next business day. Spine partially cracked on full title page. Slight slant to spine. Small damp spots on spine. Small crease on bottom right corner of front cover. Lightly faded on back cover near spine. Small tan spots in interior of covers. Pages are lightly tanned but clean. Protected in archival cover. ; Travis Mcgee Series; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 318 pages .

New York: Mysterious Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1987. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 0892961902 . The New York Times says: "John D. MacDonald's more than 60 mystery novels are noted for their sharp observation, vivid dialogue and sense of warm horror." Ships same or next business day. ; 8.40 X 5.40 X 1.10 inches; 212 pages .

New York: George Braziller. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1972. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Stated first printing. This book belonged to native Texan and famous author, book collector, and bookseller, Larry McMurtry (Lonesome Dove, The Last Picture Show). It has McMurtry's personal "spur" bookplate on the front pastedown. No other previous owner marks, text is clean. Spine slightly slanted. Dust jacket spine a bit faded. Wear to top edge of DJ with a 0.5 tear to back cover and two small tears to spine. Crease to front flap. Dust jacket now protected in Mylar. Ships same or next business day well protected in a box. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 80 pages .

England: Model & Allied Publications. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. 0852426631 . "The present volume takes the story to 1815 when an era of peace was about to commence." Ships same or next business day. Slight slant to spine. Minor edge wear. Small bumps on spine ends. Lightly faded along head edges of boards and on spine tail. Faint grease spots on front board. Light tanning to edges of pages. Otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket has normal edge and shelf wear. Faded on spine and fore-edges of covers. Small creases and tears on corners and spine ends. Offsetting from stickers on front flap. ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 218 pages .

Charleston, South Carolina: Wildside Press. Near Fine. 2011. Soft cover. 1434430618 . Includes an introductory essay on Machen and his work. Near Fine. Ships same or next business day. ; 8.90 X 5.90 X 0.40 inches; 134 pages .

New York: Dodd, Mead & Co. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. "In this sumptuous and many-faceted novel, Compton Mackenzie tells the personal story of John Ogilvie against a background of Europe and America in the momentous years of the early Thirties." Ships same or next business day. Bookplate of noted collector, Rolland Comstock, on front paste-down endpaper. Spine is slightly skewed, loose, and faded. Minor edge wear. Small bumps on spine ends. Light discoloration of head edge color. Edges of pages are slightly tanned. Otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. Price-clipped. Normal edge and shelf wear. Damp stains on spine and tail edge of back cover. 1.5-inch tear with creases on tail edge of back cover. Small tears along head and tail edges. Faded on spine. Tape on interior at stress points. Light discoloration from tape visible along head and tail edges of covers. Faint rippling from damp stains. ; 8vo… Read More

London: Chatto & Windus. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1957. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. First Edition, Second Impression September 1957. INSCRIBED AND DATED BY THE AUTHOR TO JAMES THURBER on the front endpaper/ and SIGNED by the Author on the title page. A novel about the establishment of a guided missle base in the Outer Hebrides. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus. Protected in plastic archival cover. Ships same or next business day. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 246 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Simon & Schuster. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. 067122347X . "The extraordinary story of that famous circle of enthusiasts, reformers, and brilliant eccentrics--Shaw, the Webbs, Wells--whose ideas and unconventional attitutes fashioned our modern world." Ships same or next business day. Remainder stamp on tail edge. Bookplate of noted collector, Rolland Comstock, on front paste-down endpaper. Spine is slightly skewed and loose, small bumps on spine ends, age spotting and some tanning on endpapers, light soiling on edges of pages; otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket has moderate edge and shelf wear, 1/4-inch tear and creases on head edge of front cover, small creases on spine ends and corners, tanned on interior of head edge. ; B&W Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 446 pages .

Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0870219901 . Originally published in 1913. "In The Trafalgar Roll the careers of over 850 men are detailed, from the Vice-Admiral and Commander-in-Chief himself to captains, lieutentants, masters, masters' mates, and midshipmen, including volunteers (1st class) , chaplains, surgeons, assistant surgeons, surgeons' mates, pursers, gunners, boatswains, and royal marines captain, lieutenants and 2nd lieutenants." Ships same or next business day. Previous owner's embossed stamp on the title page, back board is scratched. Dust jacket has very minor edge wear protected in an archival cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 336 pages .

London: Chatto & Windus. Very Good. 1949. Second Printing. Hardcover. From the foreword, "In the autumn of 1945 I was asked, in a letter signed by Major J. L. Shaw for the Historical Section of the Defence Department of the Government of India, to write for the general reader a history of the contribution India had made to victory in the Second World War." Ships same or next business day. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Black sharpie on copyright page. Spine is slightly skewed and loose. Moderate edge wear. Small bumps on bottom corners and spine ends. Faded on spine, lightly faded along head edge of back board. Back board is slightly curved. Light soiling and tanning to edges of pages. No dust jacket. ; B&W Photographs and Maps; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 292 pages .

London: Chatto & Windus. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Volume Three out of Ten. "With its bravura, high spirits and zest for life, its dolce ardor, Octave Three is lyrical, comic and elegaic in turn. Each chapter contains a world of evocation and the pages dance with a life of their own." Ships same or next business day. Bookplate of noted collector, Rolland Comstock, on front paste-down endpaper. Spine is slightly skewed and loose. Head edge color is faded. Minor edge wear. Small bumps on spine ends and top corners. Light age spotting and tanning to edges of pages. Pages are clean and tight. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has edge and shelf wear. Small chips and tears on corners and spine ends. Several small holes and general wearing along spine. Age spotting on spine and the interior. Lightly tanned on edges. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 294 pages .

New York: Dorset Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1985. Hardcover. 0880290404 . Second Edition. Revised and edited by Bruce Lenman and Geoffrey Parker. "A remarkable and authoritative account of a people and a nation, Mackie's Scotland is a rich and complex country whose people sucessively stood against both Roman and English invaders and have followed a fiercely independent course - economically, religiously, constitutionally and culturally - from the rest of their neighbors." Ships same or next business day. Spine is slightly skewed and loose. Minor edge wear. Tiny bumps on corners. Light soiling, foxing, and tanning to edges of pages. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has minimal edge and shelf wear. Tiny creases on corners and spine ends. Tanned on flaps and interior of DJ. ; B&W Maps; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 414 pages .

Missoula: Mountain Press Publishing Company. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1989. Hardcover. 0878422471 . This book identifies and evaluates over 600 desirable western artifacts in 327 photographs. Artifacts discussed include Colts, gun rigs, knives, bits, tack, saddles, spurs, and catalogs. Book covers clean and bright. Corners sharp. Page edges clean. No previous owner marks. Text, photographs and illustrations all clean and bright. Dust Jacket clean. A few small tears and a 1/2" tear to DJ front top edge taped from inside. 3/4" inch tear to DJ front bottom edge. DJ top corners very gently rubbed. DJ now protected in mylar. Ships same or next business day well protected in a box. Please note this is an oversize and heavy book. Priority/Expedited orders may require extra shipping charges. International orders will require extra shipping charges in addition to the charges shown by this website. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 172 pages .

Missoula: Mountain Press Publishing Company. Very Good+. 1991. Softcover. 0878422447 . Third Printing. From the Introduction, "I've presented the gear in an alphabetical arrangement, thinking it the most convenient, and I've tried to include a little history and collector information with each section." Ships same or next business day. Book has moderate edge and shelf wear. Small bumps on spine ends. Small creases on top left corner of back cover. Faint black smudges on back cover. Light soiling to edges of pages. Otherwise, free from major defect. ; B&W and Color Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 172 pages .

London: Chapman and Hall. Very Good. 1863. First Edition. Hardcover. Biography of Henry St. John (1678-1751) who was created 1st Viscount Bolingbroke. He was the leader of the Tories and supported the Church of England politically although he personally was against all religions and theologies. He supported the losing Jacobiute Rebellion and had to flee England, but was allowed to reverse his politics and return. Bound in half vellum with green pebbled cloth and a red leather spine label. Marbled endpapers. Boards bowed. Covers have minor soiling. Both ends of spine gently bumped. Corners sharp. Side and top page edges have minor soiling. Binding very strong and tight. No previous owner marks. Text clean. Ships same or next business day well protected in a box. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 728 pages .