Search Results: Titles starting with M from Furrowed Brow Books

Harper & Brothers, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Gould, Franklin F. : A Maine Man in the Making. New York : Harper and Bros, 1950. First edition/First impression. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.25"/21cm h. Bound in publisher's dark blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine, publisher's debossed logo to front board. Glossy color pictorial dj. Deckle edge. Plain white endpapers. X pp prelim material, 212 numbered pp, plus two blank. Text divided into 38 chaps. Condition notes: A very good with merely good DJ/wrapper, the latter being price clipped (front flap, both corners) with numerous small tears and chips. Binding solid and just off square; corners bumped, spine ends rolled. Pages clean, no notes, highlighting or inscriptions. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Casemate, 2018. Hardcover. Tsouras, Peter G. : Major General George H. Sharpe and The Creation of American Military Intelligence in the Civil War. Philadelphia : Casemate Publishers, 2018. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.25"/23.5cm H. Bound in publisher's light blue-gray paper over boards, silver lettering imprinted on spine. Plain white flyleaves. Glossy green-gray dj with photographs. x pp prelim material, 582 numbered pages, 32 pp unnumbered glossy b&w photos/drawings. Notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: DJ shows light wear, two tiny nicks, bumped corners. Boards show bumping to corners, binding solid, square tight. No notes or highlighting. A solidly constructed and interesting volume. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Perennial, 1993. paperback. Marcus, Eric : Making History: The Struggle for Gay and Lesbian Equal Rights, 1945-1990 - An Oral History. New York : HarperPerennial, 1993. Small octavo (8vo), 8"/20.1cm h x 5.5". Bound in publisher's glossy color pictorial wrappers. X pp prelim material, 534 numbered pp. Author's preface/acknowl, five parts, featuring 40+ profiles of leaders in the struggle; index. B&w photos. Condition notes: a worn but solid copy: wrappers moderate wear, no spine crease. Interior tanned but unmarked. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Birch Lane Press, 1995. First Edition. hardcover. King, Greg : The Man Who Killed Rasputin: Prince Youssoupov and the Murder That Helped Bring Down the Russian Empire. New York : Birch Lane Press, 1995. First edition/First impression. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.25"/23.3 cm h. Quarterbound in publisher's red paper boards, red cloth spine with copper lettering to latter. Matte color photographic dj. Plain white endpapers. [1-vi], vii-xiii, [xiv], [1-2], 3-306; eight sheets unpaginated coated b&w photos in two sections. Author's preface and note, prologue; 26 chaps in four parts; epilogue, acknowl. Notes, bibliography, index. B&w photos. Condition notes: A very good plus, solid copy of a handsome edition, owned by veteran journalist and review Michael Bonafield, whose blindstamp is found on title page. Moderate wear/rubbing to unclipped dust jacket; binding sound, corners sharp and clean; light soiling to edges. Interior unmarked. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Servant Books. First Edition. hardcover. Clark, Stephen B. : Man and Woman in Christ: An Examination of the Roles of Men and Women in Light of Scripture and the Social Sciences. Ann Arbor : Servant Books, 1980. First edition/first impression. ISBN 0892830840. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.25"/23.3 cm h. Bound in publisher's tan cloth, dark brown lettering to spine and front board. Glossy color dj. Plain red-brown endpapers. [i-iv], v-xiii, [xiv], [1-2], 3-753, [754] blank. Author's preface; Part One: Scriptural Teaching (nine chaps plus note on method/exegesis); Part Two: Assessing the Scriptural Teaching (six chaps); Part Three: Scriptural Teaching in Contemporary Society (five chaps plus note on method/social science); Part Four: A Christian Approach for Today (four chaps); afterword. Notes, bibliography, indices (general, and scriptural). Condition notes: front board slightly bowed, spine ends rolled; tan boards quite clean and bright; top edge lightly soiled, fore-edge shows small stray pen mark.… Read More

Herder and Herder, 1970. First American Edition. hardcover. Bloch, Ernst : Man on His Own: Essays in the Philosophy of Religion. New York : Herder and Herder, 1970. First American edition. Foreword by Harvey Cox; intro by Juergen Moltmann. E.B. Ashton, translator. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.625"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's navy blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Glossy color pictorial dj. Plain white endpapers. 240 numbered pp. Condition notes: this is an ex-library copy with the typical array of stamps and stickers indicating such. Spine slightly cocked, light toning/soiling to edges, spine ends rolled, corners bumped. Interior shows former owner's blind stamp and penned name to ffep, else unmarked. Unclipped dustjacket in library mylar, moderate wear, rubbing. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Studio Kirkland, 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. Williams, Charles : Many Dimensions. Lawrence (KS) : Studio Kirkland/Charles Williams Society, 2018. First Charles Williams Society printing. Size is crown octavo (8vo), 7.5"/20cm. Handsomely bound in publisher's charcoal gray cloth with ornamental debossing and yellow lettering imprinted to spine and front board; published w/o dj. Goldenrod endpapers ornamented with symbols representing each of the seven novels in the set. Viii pp prelim material, 271 numbered pp, plus nine blank following. Condition notes: Clean, tight, bright and square without markings and with only light wear to boards. These newly published editions fit nicely in the hand, imparting a sense of solidity. No ancillary editorial additions to this set - it's all Williams. A lovely copy. Many Dimensions was the second published of CW's metaphysical novels (1930); this "supernatural thriller" documents what happens when the Stone of Suleiman falls into questionable hands. Williams is… Read More

Jackalope Press, 1980. First Edition. Paperback. Kruth John; Glenn Wolff [Illustrator] : Many Large Fishes. New York : Jackalope Press, 1980. Limited edition of 500 copies. Small octavo (8vo) stapled pamphlet, 8.5"/21cm h. Bound in publisher's matte b&w wrappers (with a touch of green). 24 unnumbered pp. Inscribed by Kruth and illustrator Wolff to a fellow artist. Condition notes: Otherwise no notes or highlighting. Pages clean, binding sound. Light wear to cover. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Savas Beatie, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. Gottfried, Bradley M. : The Maps of the Bristoe Station and Mine Run Campaigns (Savas Beatie Military Atlas Series). El Dorado Hills (CA) : Savas Beatie, 2013. First edition/first printing. Post quarto (4to) size, 10.25"/26cm h. Bound in publisher's black cloth, gilt lettering imprinted on spine. Glossy color dj features photos of Lee and Meade to front against map background. Plain white endpapers. Glossy paper pages, xvi pp prelim material, 223 numbered pp, plus one not numbered with author bio. Color maps organized into parts of the campaign, there's a map on virtually every page. Appendix contains OBs; notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: a fine clean copy, tight and square, marred only by top corners modestly bumped. Dj light wear, no tears or chips, Dj covered with mylar wrapper. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Savas Beatie, 2007. Hardcover. Gottfried, Bradley M. : The Maps of Gettysburg: The Gettysburg Campaign, June 3 - July 13, 1863. New York : Savas Beatie, 2007. Second edition/1st printing. Post quarto (4to) size, 10.25"/26cm h. Bound in publisher's light tan cloth, gilt lettering imprinted on spine. Glossy color dj features photos of Meade and Lee to front against map background. Plain white endpapers. Xx pp prelim material, 363 numbered pp, one blank following. B&w maps organized into parts of the battle, there's a map on virtually every page . Appendix contains OBs of the full campaign; notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: a fine clean copy, tight and square. Dj light wear, a one-inch closed tear to front, sheathed in mylar. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Book-of-the-Month Club, 1994. Hardcover. Woodward, C. Vann [Editor] : Mary Chesnut's Civil War. New York : Book of the Month Club/BOMC, 1994. Size is super royal octavo (8vo), 9.5"/25cm h. Quarterbound in publisher's off-white paper (boards) and chocolate brown cloth (spine), gilt lettering imprinted on spine. Glossy color dj features photo of Beaufort, SC plantation scene, 1862, under federal occupation. Endpapers feature reprod of Chesnut's handwriting in gray against off-white paper. lviii pp prelim material, 886 numbered pp, six blank following. Intro materials includes Chesnut bio material, plus editorial policies, challenges. Notes, index. Condition notes: A fine copy, light wear to dj, covered in mylar, no chips or tears. Binding square and sound, lower spine end rolled, lower front corner bumped. Very faint beginnings of foxing to top edge. Pencil price notes lightly to front free endpaper, otherwise none. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Ignatius Press, 1999. paperback. Gambero, Luigi : Mary and the Fathers of the Church: The Blessed Virgin Mary in Patristic Thought. San Francisco : Ignatius Press, 1999. Translated by Thomas Buffer. Size is octavo (8vo), 9"/23cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color pictorial wrappers. One blank sheet leading, then 459 numbered pp; [460-466] blank. Abbrev, author's intro, Part One ("From the Apostolic Age to the Council of Nicaea (325)"), Part Two ("From the Council of Nicaea to the Council of Ephesus (431)"), Part Three ("From the Council of Ephesus to the Fifth Century"), Part Four ("End of the Patristic Era (Sixth to Eighth Century)"). Bibliography; indices of Biblical references and names/subjects; notes passim. Each of the 39 chaps in summarizes the thinking of a church father, with references, then provides primary readings. Condition notes: moderate wear and tear to wrappers, including a three inch tear to tail hinge between spine and front wrapper; interior shows modest historic moisture… Read More

Ignatius Press, 1999. paperback. Gambero, Luigi : Mary and the Fathers of the Church: The Blessed Virgin Mary in Patristic Thought. San Francisco : Ignatius Press, 1999. Translated by Thomas Buffer. Size is octavo (8vo), 9"/23cm h. Bound in publisher's matte color pictorial wrappers. One blank sheet leading, then 459 numbered pp; [460-466] blank. Abbrev, author's intro, Part One ("From the Apostolic Age to the Council of Nicaea (325)"), Part Two ("From the Council of Nicaea to the Council of Ephesus (431)"), Part Three ("From the Council of Ephesus to the Fifth Century"), Part Four ("End of the Patristic Era (Sixth to Eighth Century)"). Bibliography; indices of Biblical references and names/subjects; notes passim. Each of the 39 chaps in summarizes the thinking of a church father, with references, then provides primary readings. Condition notes: light wear to wrappers, interior unmarked. We personally inspect every book we offer.

LSU Press, 2006. hardcover. Harrison, Kimberly [Editor] : A Maryland Bride in the Deep South: The Civil War Diary of Priscilla Bond. Baton Rouge : LSU Press, 2006. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.375"/24cm h. Handsomely bound in publisher's dark red cloth, silver lettering to spine. Color/b&w matte photographic dj. Textured cream endpapers. Xx pp prelim material, 384 numbered pp, plus four blank. Preface, acknowledgements, intro, maps, editorial practices, diary, appendices, bibliography, index; b&w photos. Condition notes: an excellent copy of a handsome edition; moderate wear to dj, bottom spine end rolled, interior clean, bright, unmarked. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Oliver Ditson Company, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Ross, Hugh; Smallman, John; and Matthews, H. Alexander [Compilers] : Master Choruses: Mixed Voices - Sacred: Voice Parts [only]. Philadelphia : Oliver Ditson, 1933. First edition/First impression. Size is quarto (4vo), 10.75"/27cm h. Quarterbound in publisher's tan/brown paper boards with black lettering and portraits to front board, and black cloth spine (no lettering). Lacking dust-jacket, possibly issued without. Plain white endpapers. [i-viii] prelim material, 1-128. Prefatory note (by William Arms Fisher), indices by composer and title; music. Condition notes: a worn but sound and square copy: lacks dustjacket, likely issued without. Moderate wear to tan boards/black spine, corners bumped and frayed, spine ends rolled. Binding solid and square w/spotting/foxing to front board. Edges moderately soiled. Interior tanned but clean, unmarked. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Mystic Seaport Museum Inc, 1980. First Edition. hardcover. Busch, Briton Cooper [Editor] : Master of Desolation: The Reminiscences of Capt. Joseph J. Fuller (American Maritime Library, Vol 9). Mystic (CT) : Mystic Seaport Museum Inc, 1980. First edition/First impression. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.25"/23.3 cm h. Bound in publisher's dark blue cloth, gilt lettering/ornamentation to spine. Glossy color photographic dj. Plain white endpapers. Xxxii pp prelim material, 349 numbered pp, plus five blank; pagination irregular in that pp [1-2] not accounted for. Contents, list of illus, acknowl, editor's intro, Fuller's intro, Part I (Voyage of the Roswell King, 1873-1875); Part II (The Wreck of the Pilot's Bridge, 1880-1883); Appendices (Fuller's voyages, Whaleman's Shipping Paper/Schooner Pilot's Bride, "Kerguelen Island - Isle of Desolation" by Fuller, Stores used on Kerguelen). Notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: moderate wear/rubbing to dj, several tiny closed tears to folds; a half inch closed… Read More

Harper & Row, 1965. hardcover. Magill, Frank N. [Editor] : Masterpieces of Catholic Literature In Summary Form. New York : Harper & Row, 1965. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.375"/24cm h. Quarterbound in publisher's red cloth boards, black cloth spine, gilt lettering/ornamentation to latter. Lacking dust-jacket. Plain white endpapers. Xxviii pp prelim material, 1134 numbered pp, [1135-39] author index, [1140] blank. Acknowledgments, preface, alphabetical list of titles, lists of staff and contributor initials, entries arranged chronologically, from "The Didache" (first century) to John XXIII's "Pacem in Terris"; author index. Condition notes: this is an ex-library copy with the typical array of stamps and sticker indicating such. Binding moderately worn with rubbing/scuffing, corners bumped, spine ends rolled. Binding still solid but weakening at title page. Interior generally tanned but clean with occasional stains, but all in all not bad for a library copy. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Intervarsity Press, 2001. hardcover. Simonetti, Manlio [Editor] : Matthew 1-13 (Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: New Testament Ia). Downer's Grove (IL) : Intervarsity Press, 2001. Later printing. Series/general editor Thomas C. Oden. Size is quarto (4vo), 10.25"/26cm h. Bound in publisher's black cloth, bright gilt and copper lettering and ornamentation to spine and front board. Glossy color photographic dj (front features color photo of apse, Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy). Plain cream endpapers. Lii pp prelim material, 326 numbered pp, plus six blank. General editor's intro; guide to using commentary; abbrev; editor's intro to volume; commentary sections; appendix (table of digital sources of primary documents); chronology, biographical sketches, glossary, bibliography, indices (authors, subject, scriptural). Scriptural quotes use the Revised Standard Version (RSV). Condition notes: a very good copy of a handsome edition: light wear to unclipped dj; spine ends rolled, corners… Read More

Press of Morningside Bookshop, 1980. Hardcover. Meade of Gettysburg (Facsimile). Author: Cleaves, Freeman. Dayton, OH: Press of Morningside Bookshop. 1980 reprint of 1960 edition. Size is small octavo (8vo), 8.75"/22cm. Tan (with a hint of green) cloth over boards, black lettering on spine. DJ in blue, gold and white featuring photo of Meade on front. 205 leaves (xii pages introductory material, 384 numbered pages, six pages of advertisements or blanks in rear, plus six sheets of glossy illustrations). Appendix, bibliography, index, and four pages of "Some Books published by Morningside Bookshop." Condition notes: A good reading copy of the facsimile edition. Cloth boards clean and sharp, binding square and tight. No notes or highlighting. Light soiling evident on top edge. Primary flaw of this nice copy is exposure to moisture, evident in light but noticeable discoloration and wrinkling at tail edge, spine end, approx 1" x 2" throughout. No sticking or odors. DJ likewise affected. DJ shows moderate… Read More

Catapult, 2019. First Edition. paperback. Alison, Jane : Meander, Spiral, Explode: Design and Pattern in Narrative. New York : Catapult, 2019. First edition/First impression; trade paperback. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.25"/21cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color pictorial wrappers. Viii pp prelim material, 262 numbered pp, plus two blank. Intro, primary elements (three chaps), patterns (eight chaps), epilogue, acknowl, works mentioned. Condition notes: This is an ex-library copy with library stickers and markings, suitable as a reading copy. Moderate soiling/wear to wrappers and edges; binding sound. Interior clean. We personally inspect every book we offer.