Search Results: Titles starting with M from Ariel Books

USA: Historical Society of America, 1901. Green heavily blind embossed bds with gilt title, bottom rear cnr bumped with speckling to edges, top edge gilt, green allover floral eps, name inked to verso of frontis, portrait frontis, pp 544 with 69 b/w photo illus. A tight clean copy not foxed. Overweight. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paris: Artheme Fayard, 1938. Text in French. Authorised under Hitler's direction specifically to keep the French from being alarmed by the original fiery and German original. Abridged, the translators have added some very significant excerpts from various speeches of Hitlers. CONDITION Special Library binding of Red cloth bds with Red leather spine with 4 raised bands and bright gilt title, initialed A L to spine heel, Pencil inscription to title page "Angelo Larzam? Corfu? dated 1939. Pp 344 plus bibliography page. Copy is mostly bright and crisp with some marginalia in pencil. 1/25 exemplaires, texte en Français. Autorisée par la direction de Hitler\ spécifiquement pour empêcher les Français d'être alarmé par le fougueux et allemand original. Version abrégée, les traducteurs ont ajouté quelques très importants extraits différents discours d'Hitler. CONDITION spéciale bibliothèque voilage… Read More

London, United Kingdom: Richard Edward King, 1893. Not Dated (1893 BL) Burgundy bds with Bevilled edges and bright Gilt titles, fresh with only faint shelf wear, bright Gilt top edge, pp 382 with clean text block, very sl. loose, has tanned eps not inscribed and very odd spot.. Reprint. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Longmans Green & Co., 1905. Polular Edition in 1volume. Navy cloth bound to appear as half bound leather with bright Gilt title (fresh and unworn) Marbling to all edges and eps, pp xiv pp 704 tight and clean with very odd light foxing (not inscribed). Reprint. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New Zealand: Otago Daily Times, 1959. 2 Edition with extra information. Signed by Author to title page, stapled card wraps, pp 32 with 4 b/w photo plates. Crisp and bright, only fault is ownership stamp to front and top of title page. #New Zealand History#. Signed by Author. First Edition Thus. Soft Cover. Near Fine/N/A. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Macmillan, 1882. Tan Leather spine and cnrs heavily tooled to spine with bright Gilt title, Marbled bds (light shelf wear) Marbled to all edges, nice decorative engraved border to title page, pp vi 504 in 2 column layout. Very tight copy with bright interior, named to ffep in copperplate script, end pages have some foxing. Contibutors include Lady Barker and Edward Strachey plus dozens of others. Overweight. First Edition. Half-Leather. Near Fine/N/A. Large 8vo.

London, United Kingdom: Focal Press, 1965. Blue bds with White/Black title (fresh and unworn, cnrs sharp) pp 270 illustrated with photo's and diagrams through out, many full colour (tight and clean, not inscribed) Original wrapper has a tear to head of spine tape repaired and rubbed tipe o/w fresh, not price clipped.. First English. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: The Cresset Press, 1934. The Author was the first woman to receive the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry in 1955, followed by many other honours. This is her 4th collection. CONDITION Tan cloth (cnrs curved otherwise unworn) Pp viii 75 printed on nice cream paper stock with untrimmed edges, original book sellers stamp to front end page, only other fault is faint dust spotting to eges and rear ep. DJ is toned to spine and edges, has been crushed near top of spine causing 1 cm loss else only a little wear at spine ends and tips and small ink drip to rear, not price clipped.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toulouse: Societe Des Livres Religieux , 1873. English missionary in Madagascar with an interest in the natural history and cultural history of the island. He was the chief English authority on Madagascar, and was elected as a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, as well as the International Society of Philology (language). CONDITION Red cloth, bright gilt to all edges, marbled eps, pp xii 624 with 56 nice engravings and maps. Copy has been in a damp environment causing staining and musty smell to cloth, cloth at spine head has been neatly trimmed, internally very bright clean and crisp apart from light spotting near ends, school prize plate to front paste down, insect damage to bottom of 4 pages not effecting text. Overall a nice solid copy. OVERWEIGHT Missionnaire anglais à Madagascar qui s'intéressent à l'histoire naturelle et l'histoire culturelle de l'île. Il a été le principal fonctionnaire anglais sur Madagascar et a… Read More

Auckland, New Zealand: Stephen Chan , 1974. Award winning poet and author, later art critic and project manager at Te Papa. Early work. CONDITION Front cover has slight compression mark else not scuffed or worn, 80 pages with 3 illus. Unread state.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/N/A. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Bradbury, Evans, & Co , 1870. Fact based novel set in the French revolution. Burgundy Leather spine and crns with 5 raised bands and bright gilt title (light wear to tips) pp xii 399 with nice engraved capitalisation to chapter heads, gutter split to eps nice solid copy, ex-libris plate to front pastedown and name at top of title page. Very tight copy with bright text, foxed near ends, some toning and odd mark internally.. First Edition. Half Leather. Very Good/N/A. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Sydney, Australia: Angus & Robertson, 1947. Unbleached papered bds with brown title and decorative front, map illus front liner, 164 pages with 4 beautiful coloured illus plates and detailed illus through text. Copy is mostly bright and crisp, wear at spine ends and tips with a little loss at spine heel, water mark to edge of frontis plate, illus to page 3 partially coloured in, mild foxed to ends and edges, crease to edge of 2 pages near rear not effecting text.. 2nd Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Celeste Mass . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Duckworth & Co., 1905. Book ot Christian Fables. Fresh and unworn with bright Gilt titles. Illustrated eps, pp 185 tight and unread, very bright interior, light browning to eps. D/J spine is tanned else fresh. Binding is tight.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York, U.S.A.: Mayflower, 1980. Facsimile Edition. Classic childrens fantasy novel originally published in 1910, with original illustrations by HR Millar. CONDITION Tan cloth with crisp Silver titles (clean and unworn) pp xiv 333 with 27 engraved illus and ribbon marker. Copy is bright and crisp as new. DJ faintly scuffed o/w unworn.. Edition Unstated. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Sydney, Australia: Angus & Robertson, 1918. Classic of Australian children's literature. The book is divided into four "slices" instead of chapters. There are many short songs interspersed throughout the text, varying from stories told in rhyme to descriptions of a character's mood or behaviour, and verses of an ongoing sea song. CONDITION Cream papered bds with Brown title and illus to front, Brown cloth spine with bright gilt title, end pages in Green A & R design to paper, full colour frontis page followed by b/w title page, 171 pages with illus to each page. In original DJ with paste on colour illus. Water mark top font cnr 14 x 7 cm, insect damage to edge of papered bds along bottom edge, cnrs a little bumped else bright, damp stain carries through first few pages showing faintly to coloured frontis, internally nice copy though a little loose. DJ has 5 cm tear at bottom front of spine, 2 cm loss at spine head, rubbed to bottom front cnr and damp stain front mentioned… Read More

New York, U.S.A.: Mayflower Books, 1980. Facsimile edition. Classic childrens fantasy contains 12 stories published in 1924, with original illustrations by HR Millar and Spencer Pryse. CONDITION Green cloth with crisp Gold titles (clean and unworn) pp viii 280 with 24 engraved illus and ribbon marker. Copy is bright and crisp as new. DJ clean unworn.. Edition Unstated. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Christchurch, New Zealand: Trade and Auxilliary Co, 1923. Detailed trial transcripts for the criminal cases prosecuted for the whole country. CONDITION Purple cloth faded to edges, worn on spine with loss top half of spine cloth, 149 pages in two column lay out. Name to title page and the odd tidy marginal note. Internally a nice copy. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Christchurch, New Zealand: Trade and Auxilliary Co, 1946. Detailed trial transcripts for the criminal cases prosecuted for the whole country. CONDITION 3 Volumes bound together. Blue Buckram, Has water mark to bottom half of front bd, and causing wrinkling to prelims. Pp 146, 144, 148 in two column lay out. Internally a very nice copy. OVERWEIGHT. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Christchurch, New Zealand: Trade and Auxilliary Co, 1918. Detailed court proceeding for the criminal cases prosecuted for the whole country. CONDITION Blue cloth faded to edges, worn on spine with loss to most of spine cloth, 170 pages in two column lay out. Name to title page. Internally a nice copy. OVERWEIGHT. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Christchurch, New Zealand: Trade and Auxilliary Co, 1916. Detailed trial transcripts for the criminal cases prosecuted for the whole country.CONDITION Blue cloth faded to edges, worn on spine with loss of spine cloth to top third, 180 pages in two column lay out. Name inside front. Internally a nice copy . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.