Search Results: Titles starting with M from Eyebrowse Books - MWABA

Zenith Press, 2012-05-29. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket - as issued. Large Oversize Hardcover, First Edition, 2012 Zenith Press 164 pages. Near Fine, no DJ - as issued. Just a hint of shelf/edge wear to Green glossy illustrated boards with white and yellow titles - corners sharp. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. An insight into the history, development, production, uses, and ownership of the world's most iconic tank - from 1941 onwards (all variants). Loaded with hundreds of vintage B&W photographs and many in full color as well. A superb copy. ISBN-9780760342946. LOC SS-TS-01

Brooklands Books, 1984-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. Softcover, in Very Good condition, minor shelf/edge wear to covers and edges- light foxing ( a few spots) to covers...no previous owner marks...no notes or writing-All pages are clean and crisp...Thanks for supporting a small family business...LOC-SSM-17

Sports Car Press, 1958-01-01. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Softcover with related ephemera, 1958 Sports Car Press 123 pages. Very Good, in illustrated wraps. Minor shelf/edge wear and rubbing to covers. Binding tight and spine is uncreased but edges are rubbed. Only flaw is the rear cover has a crease and there are a few pages at the rear that have a similar crease. 10 chapters with many vintage B&W photographs. Laid in is a color postcard of "Old Number One, the First MG". Handsome vintage copy. Scarce. LOC SSS-15

BMC Service Limited, 1960-02-01. Paperback. Very Good/in comb-bound wraps. Large Oblong Comb-Bound Softcover, Undated (AKD 1215) Stated Fifth Edition BMC Service Limited Oxford England Unpaginated. Very Good, in comb-bound blue stiff paper wraps. Minor shelf/edge wear, dust soiling and a few small closed tears to covers. Comb is complete and undamaged. All the parts, exploded drawings and diagrams for the MGA 1600 Tourer, Coupe and Mark II Tourer.A very respectable vintage undated and unpaginated copy. LOC SSM-04

Ware Bros. Company. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+/No DJ. Vintage Hardcover, First Edition Ware Bros. Company Philadelphia 202 pages. Good+, no DJ. Minor shelf/edge wear to agree cloth boards with gilt titles - corners sharp. Only flaw is the FFEP is missing. No previous owner markings - all other pages are clean and unmarked. All fold-outs are intact. Loaded with illustrations, charts, tables and more. This was the state of the art of Automobile Body Engineering in 1928. Very interesting how wood was used and cut for auto bodies. Very respectable copy missing the first free endpaper only. LOC SSE-06

Philadelphia, Toronto: The John C. Winston Company,, 1953-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Hardcover with the scarce DJ, Stated First Edition 1953 John C. Winston 209 pages. Very Good in a Fair to Good DJ. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to rust colored cloth boards with yellow titles - corners lightly bumped with a touch of wear to tips. Major shelf/edge wear to scarce DJ (29 Winston titles listed on the rear panel), chipping to three corners of the front panel, one corner of the rear panel and the head of the spine, tape repair to large crease and tear to rear panel, DJ now in mylar with a paper backing. No previous owner marks - all pages are clean and crisp, endpapers decorated by Alex Schomburg but the ffep has a faint shadow from something that was laid in by the previous owner -- One of the famous Winston Science Fiction series for young adults. Kenneth Wright was one of the pseudonyms under which Lester del Rey wrote for this series. The SFWA awarded del Rey the title of Grand Master of… Read More

The Macaulay Company, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Hardcover with DJ, First American Edition 1935 The Macaulay Company New York 254 pages. Very Good+, in a VG DJ. Red cloth boards with black titles - corners sharp. Only flaw is a faint crease in the spine cloth from top to bottom. Minor shelf/edge wear and some tiny chipping to original clipped DJ - now in mylar. Date in pencil (Aug 25, 1937) on FFEP - all other pages are clean and unmarked, no toning at all. (the pre-war paper has really held up well) Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux (6 May 1868 – 15 April 1927) was a French journalist and author of detective fiction. In the English-speaking world, he is best known for writing the novel The Phantom of the Opera. This novel was first written in 1924 but was not translated into English until 1935 (8 years after his death) when it was first published by Macauley. In reality this neglected Gaston Leroux novel, is a horror/sci fi hybrid about an android/ cyborg… Read More

Menasha, Wis., George Banta Publishing Company, 1917-01-01. Hardcover. Good/No DJ. Hardcover, Ex-Library Copy 1917 George Banta Publishing 251 pages. Good-, no DJ - as issued. Major shelf/edge wear to brown cloth boards with gilt titles - corners bumped and worn. Boards were varnished at one time. There's no getting around this - the outside of the book is ugly. The inside is intact with stamps and a few small stains. Part 1: Mechanism, Part II: The Practical Handling of the Machine Gun Fire and Part III: Machine Gun Tactics. 12 chapters. 3 classic machine guns are covered in detail - The Benet-Mercie Automatic Machine Rifle, The Lewis Automatic Machine Gun and The Vickers Machine Gun. A fair reading and research copy only. LOC SSS-23

Health knowledge, 1970. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good+/in illustrated wraps. Vintage Softcover, Issue #32 May 1970 Health knowledge 127 pages. Very good+, in illustrated wraps. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean, unmarked and toned. A very handsome copy.LOC SSE-02

The Supreme Magic Co. Ltd. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Hardcover with DJ, First Edition 1971 Supreme Magic Company Devon England 139 pages. Very Good+, in a VG DJ. Just a hint of shelf/edge wear to sky blue cloth boards with gilt spine titles - corners sharp but bottom edge of boards have a small dent. Moderate shelf/edge wear and some dulling to original striped orange paper jacket - now in mylar. Previous owner name (Magician Ted Schave of Lincoln Park, Mich) on FFEP. A great collection of 40 tricks using silk handkerchiefs, ropes, cards, bottles & other objects, plus the author's philosophy regarding the creation of original magic. This is the First Edition in Blue cloth, identified with a dated photograph on page 16 (1971). The book itself is undated. Reprints are in black cloth. A very handsome First Edition in a somewhat flawed DJ from a local Magician's library.LOC SSS-03

Society of Automotive Engineers Inc, 1995-02-01. Paperback. Like New. Softcover, in Like New Condition, just a touch of shelf wear to covers and edges...no previous owner marks... no notes or writing-All pages are bright, clean and crisp...ISBN-156091646X...Thanks for supporting a small family business...LOC SSM-7

Like New. Softcover, in Like New Condition, just a touch of shelf wear to covers and edges...no previous owner marks... no notes or writing-All pages are bright, clean and crisp...ISBN-1560913479...Thanks for supporting a small family business...LOC SSM-7

McGraw-Hill, 1957. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Vintage Hardcover with DJ, First Edition 1957 McGraw Hill 301 pages. Very Good+, in a VG DJ. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to orange cloth spine with white titles over beige cloth boards - corners sharp. Minor shelf/edge wear and rubbing to original unclipped DJ - now in mylar. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. George Lewis "Tex" Rickard (January 2, 1870 – January 6, 1929) was an American boxing promoter, founder of the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL), and builder of the third incarnation of Madison Square Garden in New York City. During the 1920s, Tex Rickard was the leading promoter of the day. Rickard also operated several saloons, hotels, and casinos, all named Northern and located in Alaska, Nevada, and Canada. Rickard was born in Kansas City, Missouri. His youth was spent in Sherman, Texas, where his parents had moved when he was four years old.… Read More

Motorbooks Intl, 1990-11-01. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Hardcover, Fourth Edition 1990 Motorbooks International 187 pages. Near Fine, in a VG+ DJ. Black cloth boards with silver titles - corners sharp. just a touch of shelf/edge wear to unclipped DJ - now in mylar. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and crisp. loaded with photographs. unique insight into the workings of Abingdon in the peak years of MG's popularity. General manager Thornley takes the reader inside the workings and development of the MG through the late 40's into the 50's. ISBN-0947981543. LOC SSS-3

Joseph Lucas Ltd, Undated. Softcover. Very Good/in illustrated wraps. Softcover, Undated (Publication Number 2644B) Joseph Lucas Ltd/ Birmingham England 24 pages. Very Good, in green wraps with black titles. Minor shelf/edge wear and soiling to covers. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Book is titled - Maintenance Instructions Lucas Electrical Equipment For Motorcycles. The book has no date. Contents:Battery Charging and Coil Ignition, A.C. Ignition System for Competition Machines, Alternator, Rectifier, Zener Diode, Battery, Contact Breaker Units, Magneto Ignition, Starting Motor, headlamps and Parking Lights, Rear Lamps, Flashing Direction-Indicators, How to connect a Foglamp, Electric Horns and Location and Remedy of Faults. Very respectable vintage copy. LOC SSS-15

Container Publications, 1970-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. Softcover, Cerberus Publishing Limited UK no date probably 60's...in Very Good+ condition...From the library of WW II veteran John Molinari, R. O. (A.I.) 8th, R.A.F. & 9th Air Force, (NOTE: I have over 60 books from his personal library-most have his service dates inscribed)...just a touch of shelf/edge wear to covers and edges...previous owner name and service dates on title page...no other notes or writing-All pages are clean and crisp...28 pages, history of the Avro Lancaster B. Mks I-III with specifications, performance, photographs, service records, raid logs, summary of squadrons equipped with Lancasters...Thanks for supporting a small family business...LOC-SSM-9

Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1974-04-01. Paperback. Very Good++/In Illustrated Wraps. Softcover, 1974 Van Nostrand Reinhold Company 93 pages. Very Good++, in illustrated wraps. Just a hint of shelf/edge wear to covers. Rear cover has a little age-toning. No previous owner marks - all pages are clean and unmarked. No foxing. Well written book with illustrations that teaches how to make simple hand tools and how to solve problems in the shop. Great information on heat treatment of steel and tempering. 18 chapters cover it all. Highly recommended. ISBN-0442293607. LOC SSM-02

The Polish Research Centre, 1949-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover, First Edition 1949 Polish Research Centre LTD London 350 pages. Very Good, in a VG DJ. Minor shelf/edge wear to dark blue cloth boards with gilt titles - corners and board edges lightly bumped. Minor shelf/edge wear, moderate soiling and age-toning to unclipped yellow paper DJ - now in mylar. Previous owner last name on FFEP. No other writing - all pages are clean and crisp. History of Central and Eastern Europe, follows the growth of its States throughout the length of the medieval period. Author provides a thorough study of the tenth and eleventh centuries which most authors of these regions give short shrift. Author Francis Dvornik, 14 August 1893 – 4 November 1975), was a priest and academic, and one of the leading twentieth-century experts on Slavic and Byzantine history, and on relations between the churches of Rome and Constantinople. Dvornik taught at Charles University in… Read More

Books, Inc. NY. First Printing of this reprint edition, 1944. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Hardcover with DJ, 1945 Books, Inc New York 313 pages. Near Fine, in a VG DJ. Black cloth boards with gilt spine titles - corners sharp. Minor shelf/edge wear to original DJ - now in mylar. no previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked with some minor edge toning. Part of the "Midnight Mysteries" collection of Books, Inc. and number 12 of 23 books featuring Dr. Gideon Fell. John Dickson Carr (November 30, 1906 – February 27, 1977) was an American author of detective stories. He lived in England for a number of years, and is often grouped among "British-style" mystery writers. Most (though not all) of his novels had English settings, especially country villages and estates, and English characters. His two best-known fictional detectives (Dr. Gideon Fell and Sir Henry Merrivale) were both English. Carr is generally regarded as one of the greatest… Read More

Marion Press, 1988-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good++/No Jacket-as issued. Hardcover with ephemera, 1988 Marion Press 205 pages. Very Good++, No DJ, as issued. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to light olive cloth boards with black titles and illustrations-corners sharp. Only flaw is the first two pages after the FFEP and the title page have age-toning to the edges (possibly by something being laid in at one time). Great 100 year history of Marion, Michigan. Filled with vintage B&W photographs, maps and local family history. Laid in are two vintage B&W photographic family postcards from the previous owner. LOC SSM-20