Search Results: Titles starting with M from North Books: Used & Rare

Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press, 1973. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Square Quarto (4to). viii. 217pp. Publisher's cloth boards. Signed and inscribed by John Cage in the form of an original acrostic poem. The poem is styled in lighthearted emulation of several others published in the present volume, most notably the acrostic for Marcel Duchamp. The subject of the poem was Cage's close friend, the ethnomusicologist Fredric Lieberman, who was responsible for arranging many of Cage's notable lectures and performances at institutions across the country and himself a Cage expert. The warmth and wit of the poem beautifully exemplifies the playful genius of the iconoclastic composer. A wonderful association copy. NEAR FINE in Very Good dust jacket protected in a removable archival cover. The book itself shows a hint of shelf rubbing of the corners, else Fine/As New. The dust jacket shows marginal shelf rubbing along the edges with the slightest hint of chipping at the topmost of the… Read More

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1942. Hardcover. Stated "First Edition, Published May 1942." 5.75 x 8.75in. xiv. 497pp. Publisher's cloth boards. NEAR FINE in Very Good dust jacket protected in a removable archival cover. The book itself shows the extremities marginally shelf rubbed, else Fine/As New. The dust jacket shows the spine typically faded but remains visible and legible, edges marginally shelf rubbed with two very short closed tears and hints of loss, a longer closed tear at the topmost of the spine which presents well underneath the mylar, price-clipped, otherwise remains bright, colorful, and distinct. As pictured.

Paris: Michel Levy Freres, 1857. Hardcover. First Edition, First Issue: with the dedication to 'senart' and not 'senard' as in printings thereafter. 8vo. 490pp. Bound in quarter calf over marbled boards of the period. Gilt titling and decoration of the spine. VERY GOOD. Shows a hint of shelf rubbing at the corners, spines lightly tanned, otherwise the bindings are strong, the textblock is unmarked having been exceptionally well maintained, and the boards remain distinct. As pictured.

London: S.P.C.K. (Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge), 1936. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. xx. 284pp. + 12 plates. Bound in the original publisher cloth. VERY GOOD. Shows the spine lightly toned, shelf rubbing of the edges and corners with one edge slightly dented, former owner name and stamp on the endpaper, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text is clean and unmarked, and the boards remain distinct. As pictured.

Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co, 1916. Hardcover. First Edition, First Issue: with requisite 4 titles only listed on the verso of the ownership page. 6.25 x 8.5in. Unpaginated, Complete. Illustrated with color frontispiece and many line illustrations. Publisher's paper-covered boards. VERY GOOD. Shows shelf rubbing of the edges with marginal loss, spine with some small chips of the paper covering, former owner name on the 'this book belongs to' page dated 1916, ever so slightly over-opened in two places, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text and illustrations remain clean and unmarked, and the boards remain bright, colorful, and distinct. As pictured.

New York: The John Day Company, 1956. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 5.75 x 8.5in. 316pp. Publisher's cloth boards. Signed and inscribed by the author on the front endpaper: "To my good and loyal friends, Cy and Eleanor, who have stood by me through thick and thin, (mostly think) with the deep gratitude of the author, Carlos P. Romulo. Nov. 27, 1956." NEAR FINE in Very Good dust jacket protected in a removable archival cover. The book itself shows the endpapers with a hint of toning, else Fine/As New. The dust jacket shows some light creasing and small nicks along the extremities, back panel with a small chip, spine lightly toned, otherwise is not price-clipped remaining bright and distinct. As pictured.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1970. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. 8vo. 182pp. Bound in the original quarter cloth over paper-covered boards. NEAR FINE in Very Good dust jacket. The book itself shows just the slightest hint of shelf rubbing along the bottom edge, otherwise is Fine/As New. The dust jacket shows the back panel lightly toned, a small closed tear at the spine and hinge, slight shelf rubbing of the edges, otherwise is not price-clipped remaining bright, colorful and distinct. As pictured.

New York: Friends of Democracy, Inc, 1943. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 6 x 9.25in. 87pp. Publisher's cloth boards with gilt lettering. NEAR FINE. Shows the slightest hint of shelf rubbing along the extremities, otherwise remains Fine/As New. An exceptionally maintained copy. As pictured.

New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1982. Hardcover. Stated First Edition, First Printing. 12mo. 273pp. VERY GOOD in Very Good dust jacket. The book itself shows marginal rubbing of the corners, ever so slight dust marking of the top edge, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text is clean and unmarked, and the boards remain bright and distinct. The dust jacket shows light toning of the spine, otherwise is bright, colorful and distinct. A review copy with the slip laid in and an announcement letter from FSG. As pictured.

New York: Hebrew Publishing Company, 1967. Hardcover. First Printing. Dual language in both English and Hebrew. 6 x 9in. lxxxiii. 336pp. Publisher's cloth boards. NEAR FINE in Good dust jacket protected in a removable archival cover. The book itself shows marginal shelf rubbing of the extremities, otherwise remains Fine/As New. The dust jacket shows the panels somewhat creased, shallow loss occasionally along the edges, otherwise remains bright, colorful, and distinct. As pictured.

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1966. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 259pp. NEAR FINE in Very Good dust jacket. The book itself shows a marginal hint of shelf rubbing at the edges, otherwise is Fine/As New. The dust jacket shows slight rubbing of the spine, a very small closed tear, a hint of shelf rubbing at the edges, otherwise is bright and distinct. As pictured.

Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 2004. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 6.75 x 9.75in. xv. 206pp. Publisher's cloth boards. Signed by the author on the title page. FINE/AS NEW in Near Fine dust jacket. The book itself is flawless. The dust jacket shows slight shelf rubbing along the edges, else Fine/As New. As pictured.

Cambridge and London: Harvard University Press, 1989. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. VERY GOOD. Shows some scattered underlining throughout, back endpaper neatly removed, slight edge wear, otherwise the binding is strong and tight and the boards remain bright and colorful. As pictured.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1963. Hardcover. Stated First Edition, First Printing. 5.5 x 8.5in. 296pp. Publisher's cloth boards. NEAR FINE in Very Good dust jacket. The book itself is flawless. The dust jacket shows a touch of shelf rubbing, spine lightly toned, otherwise remains bright, colorful, and distinct. As pictured.

North Miami: Museum of Contemporary Art, 2005. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Unpaginated. NEAR FINE. Shows the slightest hint of corner wear, otherwise is Fine/As New being completely free of all use and wear. As pictured.

Paris: Les Editions de Minuit, 1963. Paperback. Later Printing. 4.5 x 7in. 217pp. Publisher's wraps. VERY GOOD. Shows marginal shelf rubbing along the edges, spine lightly tanned, former owner name neatly on the endpaper, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text is clean and unmarked, and the covers remain bright and distinct. As pictured.

Paris: Editions de Minuit, 1951. Paperback. First Edition, First Printing. Trade Issue. 217pp. Bound in the original publisher printed wraps. FAIR. Shows shelf rubbing along the edges and corners, chipping of the front cover and endpaper, chipping at the head and foot of the spine, spine toned and with slight slant, endpapers slightly pulled and with a small store sticker, text-block evenly and naturally toned, otherwise the binding is secure, the text is clean and unmarked, and the covers remain distinct. As pictured.

New York: Doubleday & Company, 1965. Hardcover. Stated First Edition, First Printing. 5.5 x 8.5in. 164pp. Publisher's cloth boards. NEAR FINE in Near Fine dust jacket protected in a removable archival cover. The book itself shows a former owner name neatly on the front endpaper, else Fine/As New. The dust jacket shows slight shelf rubbing of the extremities, otherwise is not price-clipped remaining Fine/As New. As pictured.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1900. Hardcover. First Edition, First Impression in England: with requisite 32pp. of ads dated "June, 1900." 5 x 7.5in. 414pp. Publisher's cloth boards. GOOD. Shows some wear of the extremities, spine lightly toned, former owner name neatly on verso of frontispiece, some foxing at the beginning and ending of text, otherwise the binding remains strong and tight, the text is unmarked, and the boards remain distinct. As pictured.

New York: Doubleday and McClure Company, 1899. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. The first separate appearance of Kipling's story in North America. 4 x 6.25in. 135pp. Publisher's stamp decorated cloth. GOOD. Shows the corners shelf rubbed, head and foot of the spine with marginal loss, boards somewhat rubbed, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text is clean and unmarked, and the boards remain distinct. As pictured.