Search Results: Titles starting with M from Diversity Books, IOBA

London: Naldrett Press, 1951. 192pp., intext, b/w illustrations throughout. Book very slightly canted and bumped. Lightly foxed endpapers, otherwise leaves clean. Art illustrated dustjacket slightly edgeworn, nipped and chipped, with several short closed tears. First published in 1950 as 'The Young Cricketer'. Instructional, contributor's include: Sir Donald Bradman, Len Hutton, Denis Compton, A.V.Bedser, Jack Hobbs and many others. Book weight approx. 590g.. Hard Cover + D/J [Oblong]. Very Good/Fair +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Nairobi, Kenya: Kenya Literature Bureau, 1995. xxxii, + 102pp., unpaginated, b/white halftone plate section. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Printed limp warapper lightly scuffed and abraded. In this book, "the author attempts to summarise the customs in order that a state of uniformity might be brought about through Maasailand as far as customs are concerned .primarily addressed to the younger generations of Maasai children who, due to schooling and other 'corrupting' influences, might not grow up in typical Maasai tradition.Contents include: Prelims., Intro., 15 chapters. Book weight approx. 180g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . Reprint. Softcover. Good+. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia: Forty South Publishing, 2018. vii, + 311pp. (Mostly) colour photographic illustrations throughout; artwork, maps. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Silver title to front panel of undamaged cream cloth boards. Leaves clean and unmarked. Colour illustrated French-fold dustjacket very good+. A striking record of Paul and Amanda's six month stay on Maatsuyker Island as caretakers under Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service's volunteer program. Contents include: Preface. Getting There. Preparations. Final weeks. Arriving, first impressions. Settling in, island time. The island. Wind and weather. Visitors. Record winds and big swells. Walking the island tracks. Repair and maintain. Wintering in. Lightning strikes. Leaving. Returning. Looking after Maat. Acks. Book weight approx. 1.73KG. *Customers outside Australia only - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote.. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Near Fine/Very Good+.… Read More

London: Frederick Muller Limited , 1980. xi, + 133pp. Unpaginated b/white halftone plate section. Genealogy table, plus a line-drawn map of 11th century Scotland. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over firm spine. Plain black boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket lightly edgeworn only. This book tells the story of Macbeth, the greatest and the last of Scotland's truly Gaelic kings . . . Contents include: Prelims., Introduction. 11 chapters. Glossary of Personal Names. Index. Book weight approx. 314g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post as a small parcel. . First Edition. Hardcover and Dustacket. Very Good +/Very Good. 8vo - (approx. 22cm x 14cm).

London: Isaac Pitman, 1938. viii, + 153pp., + several unpaginated. B/w , intext illustrations, mostly line-drawn, [1 fold-out], several half-tone. Book clean, square. Short tears to head and foot of backstrip. Foredge corners bumped. Former owner's name on inside front cover. Leaves clean. Printed dustjacket just fair condition: Smoke stained, splash spots, nipped and chipped, pieces missing, head and foot of spine. First published, 1936. This is an authoritative instruction manual for students of aeronautical engineering . . . Contents: Intro., Screw threads, Working drawing, Freehand sketches, Further orthographic projection-Limits and fits, Assembly drawings, Riveting, Developments, Bending allowances, Dihedral angle, Isometric projection, Miscellaneous drawing energies. Book weight approx. 630g. Size: 4. 4th [revised] Edition.. Hard Cover + D/J [Oblong]. Fair +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1943. Original cloth. x, + 562pp., intext line-drawn schematics, tables, formulae and halftone illustrations. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title on lightly bumped spine. Artistic hand-drawn scroll and signed text indicating ownership presentation from work colleagues [dated 1944] on ffep., otherwise random flecks on text-block edges. No dustjacket. First published in 1929, this wartime edition includes: Prelims., 15 chapters, Appendix [Useful Tables], Index. Book weight approx. 1.04 KG. * Buyers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 3rd Edition, 2nd Impression.. Hardcover. Very Good.

New South Wales, Australia: The Macquarie Library, 1990. 431pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Small nick and soft crease to top margin of last text page and rear free endpaper, plus soft crease to top margin of several preceding leaves, otherwise leaves clean and undamaged. Printed gloss boards have a tiny foredge bump, and negligible scuffing. Attached ribbon bookmark. " . . . covers over 3000 of the best things that have ever been said in Australia - invaluable for speakers, writers and readers, and anyone who is interested in having a good time with words." Includes Introduction, and Index. Book weight approx. 775g. . First Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cambridge, Great Britain: Carole Green Publishing/James Chesterman, 2001. x, + 276pp., colour-portrait frontispiece, and intext b/w halftone plates throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Art-illustrated gloss boards lightly bumped on upper foredge corner. Leaves clean. ".Together with a biography and some dozen plates we glimpse one of the earliest female writers who dares to speak out in favour of the liberation of women"- Belle de Charriere, b. 20 October 1740, died 27 December 1805. Contents include: Prelims., The biography. The novels. Index. Book weight approx. 640g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Illustrated Boards Hardcover. Very Good +.

New York: Crown Publishers, 2011. 448pp., two-page b/white map. Book clean, square. Green spine firm, gilt title there-on. Plain blue boards undamaged. Leaves clean, soft crease to ffep. Untrimmed foredge. Illustrated dustjacket has a soft corner crease to rear flap, else minimal edge-creasing. "The world knows Madame Tussaud as a wax artist extraordinaire . . . but who was this woman who became one of the most famous sculptresses of all time? In these pages, her tumultuous and amazing story comes to life as only Michelle Moran can tell it. The year is 1788, and the revolution is about to begin." Includes Glossary. Book weight approx. 810g. * Buyers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it will weigh over 1KG. with packing. Please email for quote. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition (Stated).. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good +.

London: Andre Deutsch, 1979. 56pp., colour-art endpapers, plus like-full page art-illustrations (some two-colour only), all by Ludwig Bemelmans, throughout. Book clean, mildly canted spine and shelfwear. Colour-art illustrated (Bemelmans) boards lightly bumped on lower foredge corner of front board, else very good. Textblock unmarked. Art-illustrated (identical to boards) dustjacket price-clipped, nipped and edgeworn, with a closed tear on rear panel. (Indicated on jacket flap is 'third impression' - book is fifth impression - however the boards/jacket imagery is identical). A title in the ever-popular 'Madeline' series. "In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines lived twelve little girls in two straight lines . . . " Book weight approx. 502g. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 5th Impression.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Good.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Morgan Ramsay Press, 2003. 393pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper has negligible edgewear, soft corner crease to front panel. 31 chapters. Book weight approx. 475g. (This book will post as a small parcel within Australia only, and postage charge will be reduced accordingly). First Edition. Softcover. Very Good+. 8vo - (approx.20.75cm x 13.5cm).

New York: Hachette Books, 2016. viii, + 368pp. Unpaginated, b/white halftone plate section. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Opulant wealth attracts many personality types - scammers, con-artists, ambitious people - honest people, hair-trigger narcissists and many more . . . The author, Laurence Leamer, has lived in the 'rarified' exclusive community of mega-wealthy people in Palm Springs, Florida, since 1994 and has seen it all. This is his story . . . Contents include: Prelims., Prologue. 30 chapters. Acks. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Book weight approx. 445g. . First Thus, 7th Impression. Softcover. Near Fine. 8vo - (approx. 20cm x 13.5cm).

Cammeray, N.S.W., Australia: Julie Gibbs for Simon & Schuster, 2017. 287pp. Printed endpapers. Photographic colour plates throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper edgeworn and bumped along foot. A brief personal inscription, signed and dated by Maggie Beer on title-page, else textblock unmarked. Aided by Professor Ralph Martins, specialist in aging and Alzheimer's Disease, Maggie Beer (b. 1945) presents 200 delicious recipes to help reduce your chances of Alzheimer's and other lifestyle diseases. Contents include: Prelims., Foreword. Introduction (Maggie Beer). Introduction (Professor Ralph Martins). 6 chapters. Maggie's Meal Plan. Recipes: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner/Dessert/Snacks/Basics. Pantry. Glossary. Index. Acks. Book weight approx. 1.11KG. *Customers outside Australia only - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote. . Inscribed and Signed By Author. First Edition, First Impression. Softcover. Very… Read More

Rochester, Vermont, U.S.A.: Inner Traditions, 1992. xii, + 336pp., plus xi., plus 16 page, b/white illustrated section. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper has small, soft corner crease to front panel. " . . . establishes the social, historical, and religious context of Mozart's brilliant final opera, presenting compelling evidence that the entire libretto, sustained by the music, was fashioned according to Masonic ritual . . . In addition to its detailed and constructive scholarship, this book is alive with the atmosphere of eighteenth-century Vienna and its sages, royal personages, and scoundrels, who supply many fascinating sidelights on politics, music, literature, religion, and Freemasonry." Contents include: 22 chapters, Appendix 1 & 2, Commentaries on the Plates, Notes, Bibliography, Index. Book weight approx. 515g. . First Paperback Edition, 4th Impression.. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, U.S.A.: New Page Books, 2005. 203pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly scuffed only. " . . . the first resource available to help Pagans, Witches and Druids connect specifically with the Celtic gods and goddesses in a truly deep, powerful and spiritual way. Celtic gods and goddesses are among the most popular of deities revered by today's Neo-Pagans, Witches, Wiccans and Druids . . . Few resources exist to support a true and powerful connection between them . . . until now." Contents include: 24 chapters over 4 'parts', Appendix A, B & C, Chapter Notes, Bibliography, Index, About the Authors. Book weight approx. 200g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 1999. 236pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, silver title there-on. Leaves clean and crisp. Plain boards undamaged. Illustrated dustjacket in excellent condition. " . . . famed social scientist Daniel Yankelovich does more than revive the ancient art of dialogue ; he reinvents it in a brief, practical form that suits our times. Drawing on decades of research, he offers a method that will help managers, leaders, businesspeople, and other professionals succeed by helping them master the communication skills needed to conduct dialogue successfully . . . " Contents include 14 chapters over three 'parts', Notes, Resources, Acks., Index. Book weight approx. 400g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good +.

Oxford, United Kingdom: Mandrake of Oxford, 2014. 252pp. Two b/white halftone plate sections (various sources). Book clean and square. Spine firm. Colour-art illustrated (Emma Doeve) card wrapper skilfully covered in clear adhesive film, else nominally bumped. Textblock unmarked. Not quite a biography, not quite literary criticism, never-the-less Matthew Levi Stevens' book on William S. Burroughs II (1914-1997) and his "magical universe" is a cover-to-cover read . . . Contents include: Prelims., Picture Credits. Foreword. Author's Note. Introduction. Numerous chapters. Further Reading. Notes. Index. Book weight approx. 405g. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - (approx. 23cm x 15cm).

Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A.: Llewellyn Publications, 2001. xiii, + 345pp., b/white illustrations and characters. Book clean. Spine firm. Leaves clean, corner crease to a small section of leaves at rear of book. Illustrated card wrapper has corresponding small corner crease to rear panel, and a softer corner crease to front panel. "For the first time in a study of esoteric practices, this book provides the regular Chinese word-characters for the Hexagrams as well as representations of their archaic antecedents, based on the earliest known examples of Chinese calligraphy. This opens up the potential for creating interesting and authentic variants for talismanic magick." Contents include: List of Figures and Mudras, Preface, four 'parts', Chronology of the Chinese Dynasties, Glossary, Selected Bibliography and Further Reading, Index. Book weight approx. 635g.. First Printing. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Mount Waverley, Victoria, Australia: Brian Hansen Publications, 1994. 240pp., 16 page colour, photographically-ilustrated section (includes team photo), plus b/white photographic illustrations throughout (Ken Rainsbury). Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly scuffed only. An intended annual publication, 'The Magpie Years' was first published in 1993 to complement 'The Centenary History of the Collingwood Football Club', 1992. Numerous contents, including The Year, Match-by-Match. Book weight approx. 580g. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +.

Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia: Brian Hansen Publications, 1993. 224pp., 16 page colour, photographically-illustrated section (includes team photo), plus b/white photographic illustrations throughout (Ken Rainsbury). Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper (team photo to rear panel) has soft corner crease, and is negligibly scuffed only. An intended annual publication, 'The Magpie Years' was first published in 1993 to complement 'The Centenary History of the Collingwood Football Club', 1992. Numerous contents, including The Year, Match-by-Match. Book weight approx. 580g. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +.