Search Results: Authors starting with M from Second Story Books, ABAA

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1900. Special Edition [#53/150]. Hardcover. Thick octavo, xviii pages, 421 pages; VG-/G+; white spine with gold gilt lettering; white cloth dust jacket; marked shelfwear and rubbing to the jacket; significant soiling to the jacket, particularly to the spine and the fore edges of the front and back jacket flaps; top and bottom edges of the jacket are fraying; multiple minor stains to the front and back of DJ; creasing to the jacket at the head and tail of the spine; minor open tears to the "THE MACMILLAN COMPANY" logo at the tail of the spine; marked creasing and fraying to the corners of the jacket flaps; spine is slightly cocked; marked bumping to the corners of the boards; top edge of the text block is gilt; fore and bottom edges of the text block are deckled; minor soiling to the text block edges; significant rubbing and soiling to the bottom edges of the boards; gutter is split and webbing is visible between front and back paste downs and endpapers; bookplate of… Read More

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1901. Third Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 419 pages. In Good condition. Bound in green cloth with gilt lettering. Boards have bumping to corners, bending to spine edges, and mild shelf wear. Binding is shaken. Text block has light age toning, writing in pen on front endpaper and pastedown, splitting to gutter between pages 144 and 145 and between 224 and 225, and marking in pencil on some pages. NOTE: Shelved in Room A. 1373322. Special Collections.

Dublin: Messrs. Moncrieffe, Jenkin, Walker, et al., 1785. First Dublin Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, [8], 280 pages, [4]. In Very Good minus condition. Full contemporary calf, with morocco spine label and gilt lettering. Boards show light plus bumping to corners, light wear to tail of spine, moderate chipping to leather at head of spine, faint cracking to leather along joints, and light wear overall. Textblock has light plus age-toning and moderate foxing to edges, and moderate foxing interiorly overall. RW Consignment. Shelved in Case 7. Written in the form of four letters to then-US Minister to Holland, John Adams, the radical French political theorist Gabriel Bonnot Mably (popularly known as the Abbe de Mably) analyzes the government and laws of the nascent United States. The Remarks was released during a surge in pre-Revolutionary French interest in US governmental institutions, and de Mably specifically "offers advice on a national constitution, urging a loose federation rather than a strong… Read More

Geneva: Compagnie des Libraires, 1764. Third Edition. Hardcover. 12mos., Three Volumes; VG-; Full sheepskin, with gilt embossed armorial design to all covers, gilt tooling to covers, spine, and board edges, and gilt lettering to spine; Boards show light plus soiling overall (especially to spines and back cover of Volume II), light plus wear to corners, and a deep vertical gouge to back cover of Volume I; Textblock has light foxing interiorly, and the bookplate of political reformer and attorney William M Ivins, Sr. (1851-1915) appears on the front pastedown of all volumes; Brown cloth bookmarker in each volume; a.e.g. RWO. 1354768. Special Collections.

Oxford & New York: Oxford University Press, 2022. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 243 pages. In Very good minus condition with a Very good dust jacket. Light grey spine with red and black lettering. Dust jacket has minor scuffing. Text block has modest staining on fore edge. Note: Shelved in Netdesk Column F, ND-F. 1377868. FP New Rockville Stock.

Paris: Les Collections du Musee De L'Armee, 1984. Hardcover. Quarto, 132 pages. In Very Good minus condition with Good minus dustjacket. Black spine with white text. Dustjacket has moderate edgewear and shelf wear, tearing and bending to edges of both covers, sticker on rear cover, and open tearing to fore edge of front cover. Boards have mild edgewear and shelf wear. Text block has creasing to forward pages. NOTE: Shelved in Room X, Case 4. 1370222. FP New Rockville Stock.

Los Angeles: Sage Reference, 2014. Hardcover. Octavo, Four volumes. In Good condition. Ex-library with usual markings, including library stamp to top edge and title page, blank label on rear pastedown. Spine is red with gold print on black banner. Boards in red cloth with gold print on black banners. Illustrated: b&w charts, tables. Note: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Column D. CONTENTS: Vol. 1. Ideas and foundations (xxxvi, 424 pages0 - Vol. 2. Actors (vi, 414 pages) - Vol. 3. Issues (vi, 324 pages) - Vol. 4. Contexts (vi, 335 pages). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. 1377857. FP New Rockville Stock.

Dublin: Burns Oates and Washbourne. Hardcover. 12mo; Fair; Ex-library; Hardcover; Spine, blue with gold print, call number in white ink at bottom; Boards in blue cloth, wear to spine caps and corners, stain on spine, else light shelfwear; Text block has light spotting to edges and endpapers, bookplate on front pastedown, penciled library notation to front endpapers, library pocket on rear pastedown, spine break at p. 64, underlining and marginal notation in ink throughout; iv, 152 pages. 1364143. FP New Rockville Stock.

New York: Cambridge University Press, 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; VG; burgundy spine with gilt text; first edition; no jacket; cloth exterior shows minimal wear; straight boards; text block edges have only light wear; tight binding; interior clean; illustrated; pp 292. 1347287. FP New Rockville Stock.

Washington: For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1966. Hardcover. Quarto, xii, 312 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Spine is red with gold print. Boards in red cloth with gold print. Slight shelf wear. Text block has maps on endpapers. Illustrated: b&w plates, color map plates. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Quarto and Folio Case. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. 1374845. FP New Rockville Stock.

New York and London: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, ix, xviii, xix, xxi, 366 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in the publisher's burgundy cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. Text block has moderate age toning to the edges. Deckled fore edge. Illustrated. Inscribed by the author. First edition with Scribner's 'A' coding to the copyright page. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column D, ND-D. 1376271. FP New Rockville Stock.

New York: Harper and Brothers, Publishers. Mixed Editions. Hardcover. Octavo, four volumes. In Good condition. Bound in the publisher's black cloth bearing gilt lettering to the spines. Moderate shelf wear exteriorly showing slight whitish coloration and few scuffs. Mild splaying to the boards. Rebound. Text blocks have marbled edges. Slight foxing interiorly to some pages. Light damp staining to tail edge to several pages to volume three. Some pencil notations to volume four to few pages. Faint damp staining to tail edge to few first pages to volumes two, three and four. Frontispiece to volume one. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Column E. CONTENTS: Vol. One, xi, 619 pages, 1849 -- Vol. Two, xiii, 617 pages, 1849 -- Vol. Three, xii, 686 pages, 1856 -- Vol. Four, xi, 750 pages, 1856 Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire… Read More

Durham: Duke University Press, 1986. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo; xiv, 361 pages; VG-/VG; spine burnt orange and faded brown with white and black text; dust jacket protected with mylar; very mild shelfwear; textblock clean, but mildly sunken; shelved Latin America. "Neill W. Macaulay Jr. (April 10, 1935 in South Carolina - October 28, 2007 in Micanopy, Florida) was a writer, professor and a former lieutenant in Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement Army." [wikipedia] He was also the author of The Sandino Affair (1967) and the 1991 American Heritage magazine essay "I Fought for Fidel." 1359820. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1859,1860. Hardcover. Octavo; VG-/no-DJ; 3/4 bound brown leather spines with gilt text to burgundy and green bars with decorations; 7 volumes; boards have slight soiling to exteriors, some rubbing to edges, strong boards; text blocks marbled; previous owner's bookplates to front pastedowns; slight sunning to exterior edges; interiors clean; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. 1308617. FP New Rockville Stock.

London: W. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd, 1924. Hardcover. Octavo; G/G-; white spine with red and black text; reprinted; dust jacket exterior shows some soiling wear; few minor chips to edges; Gaylord clear wrap to jacket; cloth exterior has slight handling wear; mild lean to spine; textblock edges have slight foxing; mild toning to endpapers; interior fair with light foxing to few pages; pp 322. 1367014. FP New Rockville Stock.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1995. Hardcover. Octavo; VG/VG; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, white with black print; DJ has vendor label on rear, else clean and bright; Boards quarter bound with blue cloth to spine and grey paper to boards, clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; unpaged, frontispiece, illustrated (color). NOTE: Shelved in Room X, Case #5.1. 1330608. FP New Rockville Stock.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1965. Hardcover. Octavo; VG-/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, blue with black print; DJ has light edgewear, else clean and bright; Boards in green cloth, slight wear to spine caps and corners, else clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; 320 pages, frontispiece, illustrated (b&w plates). 1367045. FP New Rockville Stock.

New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. thin 4to., unpaginated, VG/VG; DJ: spine white, red and black lettering: mild age-toning/creasing to edges, deeper age-toning to hinges, light residue to front cover; front flap clipped; DJ protected by mylar; quarter-bound, black cloth spine, gray paper boards: mild bumping to head and top corners; interior pristine, fully illustrated. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, ND-HV Column. 1291516. FP New Rockville Stock.

Manchester: Carcanet, 1990. Hardcover. Octavo; G+/G+ Hardcover w/ Dustjacket; Blue and Green Illustrated spine with Black text; Dustjacket has some edgewear, some shelfwear, closed tear along front joint, some fraying at corners of both covers; Boards strong, slight edgewear, slight shelfwear; Textblock clean; 338 pp. 1333680. FP New Rockville Stock.

Philadelphia and New York: Chilton Books Company, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; G+/fair; off-white with brown spine and black text; first edition; dust jacket exterior shows noticeable wear, probably due to handling; ex-library sticker to spine; tape mends to head and tail edges; one or two other chips to edges; price clipped front flap; original red cloth has very light wear; solid, tight binding; text block exterior edges have mild toning; gift inscriptions to ffep; interior clean; illustrated; pp 185; signed by author. 1363328. FP New Rockville Stock.