Search Results: Titles starting with M from Augustine Funnell Books

No Place: Self-Published, 2023. Book. New. Stiff Card Wraps. Signed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Tells the story of a small New Brunswick community, by a seventh-generation descendant of Loyalist stock. First published in 1984, 'The Madam Keswick' became pretty scarce in the almost 40 years afterward, and increasing demand made this second printing both inevitable and welcome. 253 pages, illustrated. Signed on title page..

Madawaska: Nadawaska Historical Society, 1975. Book. Illus. by Agnes D. Beaulieu (cover illustration). Very Good. Stiff Card Wraps. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The first paper edition of a thesis first published "in Microcard form by University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, 1956." Pp. (vii), 1, 86 (including appendices), xxvi (including footnotes, bibliography, index), illustrated (two maps, one page containing two images of Fort Fairfax). Sunned edges, paper clip stain to top edge of front cover. Uncommon..

London: J. Murray, Cadell and Davies, Rivingtons, Hatchard, and Archibald Constable, 1808. Ex-Library. Fair to Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Bell, a Scottish educator and ordained Church of England priest, describes and promotes his system of education in which smarter children are taught in the usual fashion, then given the responsibility of teaching those who are a wee bit slower on the uptake (sort of like an educational pyramid scheme, or Amway for teachers). Library rebind in tan cloth w/leatherette spine/corners, untrimmed edges, replaced pastedowns/end papers, pp. i-xvi (including errata), 1-348. Light smudging to covers, library stamps/numbers on several pages at front, partial split between end paper/title page (beginning at top and stretching about half-way down), a bit of marginalia/underlining by previous owner, some general wear. Mainly internally tight. A very scarce item, seldom found in any condition at all..

Toronto: British News Agency Magazine. Good. Stiff Card Wraps. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. No date (circa 1921). Contains information and illustrations revealing the secrets of performing dozens of magic tricks, including illusions, stage magic, parlor magic, party stunts, sleight of hand, and more. Although undated, an article makes reference to Johnny Coulon who "for several months has been interesting the French public with his remarkable demonstrations." A little Net research unearths the fact that Coulon was in Paris in the autumn of 1920, before showing up in New York with his act in mid-1921. Unpaginated (32). Bent corners, handling wear, original price magic-markered out, light soil. An uncommon item..

London & Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1984. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The author "describes how rhetorical and thematic resources have been used" in an effort to "identify and address those readers who do not merely snatch a glance" at poetry. Orange cloth w/gilt spine lettering, 272 pages (including references, index). A bumped corner, a hint of wear to corners/spine ends, in moderately worn dust jacket..

Lanham: Lexington Books, 1999. Book. Good to Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed & signed by Nicholson, on title page. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Nicholson "presents a series of motifs that are associated with male envy, locating each in a particular historical context and illustrating it with examples drawn from literature, film, and popular culture. Unlike earlier treatments of envy by psychoanalysts or feminist theorists, this book moves beyond mere illustration of the problem to actually construct a theory about how the 'code of Male Envy' shapes social consciousness in modern culture." Brown leatherette w/gilt lettering, pp [x], 261 (including index, brief author biography). A bit cocked, moderate bumping/wear to corners/spine ends, small circular scrape/flake to back cover, diagonal impression/scratch across spine. .

Dunbartonshire: Famedram Publishers Book. Near Fine. Stiff Card Wraps. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. No date (1971). The story of a Scottish railway tourist attraction, the 40-mile journey along the 'Road to the Isles.' Unpaginated (28), illustrated, Moderate general wear..

London: Little, Brown/Time Warner Book Group, 2005. Advance Reading Copy/Proof. Near Fine. Stiff Card Wraps. Uncorrected Proof.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A comprehensive work which probes the myths surrounding Wollstonecraft, "and vindicates her life in accord with her own values of experimentation and resilience." An uncommon proof. 520 pages. An unread copy. Internally tight and clean..

Marysville: Royal Canadian Legion, Marysville Branch No. 15/Legion Ladies Auxiliary/Marysville Senior Citizens Club, 1984. Book. Fine. Stiff Card Wraps. First Printing.. Small octavo. Published in recognition of New Brunswick's bicentennial, with selections from 'The History of Marysville, New Brunswick,' by Douglas Daamon Pond; 'History of Nashwaak and Marysville' by Colonel John H. Gray; and clippings from The Daily Gleaner newspaper. 27 pages, illustrated. A nice copy..

New York: George H. Doran Company, 1927. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st US edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. "A Story of Mental and Physical Romance." Gently bumped/lightly worn corners/spine ends, tanned/foxed edges, previous owner's name/address to front free end paper, some mustiness. Price-clipped dust jacket w/rubbing, chipping to corners/spine ends, edgewear, impressions, short edge tears, smudged rear panel, general wear..

London & New York: Macmillan and Co., 1893. Book. Good to Very Good. Hardcover. 1st thus.. Small octavo. From the translator's preface: "The translation herewith presented to the engineering public has been made from Professor Herrmann's revised edition of Weisbach's great work on Engineering Mechanics. Of this work several volumes are already familiar to English readers through the translations completed successively by Messrs. Coxe, Du Bois, and Klein, and treating respectively of Theoretical Mechanics, Steam-engines and Hydraulics, and Machinery of Transmission. The present section, however, has never heretofore appeared in English print, although its great value has been recognised by all the above able translators, and by institutions of learning all over the world." Deep green cloth w/gilt spine lettering, 332 pages (including index), illustrated. Although an ex-library title, this one isn't particularly hammered. The spine ends and corners are moderately worn,… Read More

Fredericton: Privately Printed, 2004. Book. Near Fine. Stiff Card Wraps. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Weeks offers the details of his life, "from his youth in Prince Edward Island through his long career in travel and professional positions in Canada and several other countries and his active retirement years." 301 pages (including appendices), illustrated. Internally tight and clean w/a hint of edgewear, mild surface wear..

Sackville: Privately Published, 2004. Book. Very Good. Stiff Card Wraps. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. "By 1890 moose and caribou were becoming scarce in the northeastern United States, due to overhunting and deforestation." When the New England Sportsmen's Show was held in Boston in 1898, an exhibit by the New Brunswick Guide Association made the province's "secluded preserve of lakes, streams and unbroken wilderness" known to American outdoorsmen, and the rush was on to bag the wild trophies previously unknown to any but the locals. An extremely well-researched and well-written history of the people and the times, now long-gone. 264 pages (including epilogue, references, appendices), copiously illustrated. Internally tight and clean, w/light general wear..

Sackville: Privately Published, 2005. Book. Very Good. Stiff Card Wraps. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Third printing (August 2005) of the first edition (September 2004). "By 1890 moose and caribou were becoming scarce in the northeastern United States, due to overhunting and deforestation." When the New England Sportsmen's Show was held in Boston in 1898, an exhibit by the New Brunswick Guide Association made the province's "secluded preserve of lakes, streams and unbroken wilderness" known to American outdoorsmen, and the rush was on to bag the wild trophies previously unknown to any but the locals. An extremely well-researched and well-written history of the people and the times now long-gone. 264 pages (including epilogue, references, appendices), copiously illustrated. Light surface wear, moderate corner/edge wear, gift notation at bottom of title page..

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1971. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. "Annotated and with an Introduction on John Nichols and the Antiquarian and Anecdotal Movements of the late Eighteenth Century." Divided into four categories: I--Antiquarians, II--Booksellers and Printers, III--Illustrators and Designers, and IV--Curate, Scholar, Grub, Poet. Blue cloth w/silver spine lettering, 367 pages (including index), illustrated. A suggestion of wear to corners/spine ends, in moderately sunned dust jacket w/light edgewear, tiny chip from top edge of rear panel..

Fredericton: Fiddlehead Poetry Books, 1981. Book. Illus. by Alex McGibbon (cover illustration). About Very Good. Soft cover. Inscribed & Signed by Author. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Collects the work of a distinguished Canadian historian and poet. Inscription (on reverse of score for "Miramichi Lightning") reads: "To John Blaney/with best wishes/and in appreciation/of your recent kindness/Alfred Bailey". 187 pages (including biographical note). Wear to corners, short tear to bottom left edge of front cover, a fair bit of rubbing, faint edge soil..

New English Library/NEL 26701, 1976. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Paperback original. Attack Force parachutes into occupied Greece with essential supplies and instructions to organise raids against German forces, but things go desperately wrong almost at once (sounds like something I'd plan). 158 pages + two pages of advertisements for other NEL titles. Some wear to corners/spine ends, light tanning, moderate general wear..

Los Angeles: Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), 2006. Book. Near Fine. Stiff Card Wraps. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Haendel is an artist who "makes precise pencil drawings of appropriated source materials, whether New Yorker cartoons, advertisements, news stories, photojournalistic pictures or fine artworks." This particular tome was produced to accompany the exhibition "MOCA Focus: Karl Haendel," which was presented at the Museum of Contemporary Art from January 26 through April 17, 2006. 96 pages. Scuff to fore-edge of front cover, otherwise mild general wear..

Norman W. Henley Publishing, 1924. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4th impression.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. "A Practical Treatise Covering Every Branch of Up-to-Date Gas Tractor Engineering, Driving and Maintenance in a Non-Technical Manner. Considers Fully All Types of Power Plants and Their Components, Methods of Drive and Speed Changing Mechanisms. Describes Design, Construction, and Operation of Latest Tractors, and Their Parts, Their Installation and Adjustment, as well as Practical Application of Tractors in the Field." Olive cloth w/white lettering/rule to front cover/spine, 590 pages (including index), 39-page catalogue detailing other books published by Henley, illustrated w/300+ illustrations and three folding plates (one of which is a fold-out). Mild wear to corners/spine ends, dusty edges. Internally tight and clean. A nice copy of an uncommon item..

Montreal: les editions Ecosociete, 1994. Book. Near Fine. Paperback. Inscribed & Signed by Author. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. French-language text of a title concerned with health and its development. This copy inscribed/signed/dated (on half-title) by author. 182 pages + advertisements for other titles by this publisher. Mild general wear..