Search Results: Authors starting with M from Goldring Books

London: Morgan and Scott, 1890. Black and silver titles with coloured floral decoration on blue cloth boards which are clean and unmarked with just a touch of wear to corner tips and spine head and tail. Internally very clean, tight and unmarked. 155 pages. Illustrated. Not dated but circa 1890's. The author's full name is not known. In his preface he states that Bunyan's 'Holy War' was full of long speeches and uses somewhat antiquated terms, and is rather wearisome and hard to understand. This book therefore is a simplification of the 'Holy War' and the town with the five gates is 'the fair and goodly town of Mansoul'. NOT IN THE BRITISH LIBRARY B2D. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Chatto and Windus, 1998. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is price clipped. A concise and portable version of the popular Flora Britannica, published two years earlier and which was arranged botanically, whilst this version is organised thematically - according to themes such as trees, plants as resources, urban commons, immigration plants, plants as historic landmarks, beauties and prodigals. 271 pages and profusely illustrated in colour. 24. First Thus. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Putnam & Co, 1940. Gilt title on brown cloth boards which are clean with a little shefwear to back and a small bump to one top corner. Internally clean and unmarked with foxing to closed edges. The author was a famous drama critic and here presents his views of some Shakespeare Productions 1914-1930, Continental Plays 1913-1929, Stage Society Productions 1914-1929, Satires and Comedies 1923-1934, Historical Plays 1913-1934, Detective Drama 1917-1930, Morality Plays 1917-1934 also the films Charlie's Cane (The Pilgrim) 1923 and The Arabian Nights (The Thief of Bagdad) 1924. There are also critiques of Sir John Hare, Sarah Bernhardt, Eleonora Duse and Chaliapine. C3C. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Petrocelli Books, 1984. First Edition, First Printing. Gold title on blue cloth boards which have a little wear to spine head and tail and lower corner tips and one small wear mark to front. Internally there is light foxing to endpapers else clean, tight and unmarked. A Very Good copy. Dustjacket has wear to spine edges and side edges. An historical novel set in 1863 and the American Civil War, where the Rachel Victoria, the last of the specially built privateers, has been commissioned by the Navy Department from the Saunders ship building family. An action packed adventure of the high seas following on from the author's earlier novel 'The Catherine'. 23. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Collins, 1943. A very scholarly and well researched biography with 12 illustrations. Appendices of detailed notes and excellent index together with author's acknowledgements dated April 11th, 1943. Gold title on blue cloth boards. Internally very clean and unmarked. An excellent biography. 12. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Ark, 1979. A Fine unmarked copy with VG dustjacket which is not price clipped. Abridged by Jean Watson. In this new edition, Peter Wanes imaginative drawings blend fantasy and everyday realism and reflect the unique atmosphere of George MacDonald's story. Jean Watson has pruned some of the old-fashioned phrases and lengthy descriptions less suited to modern readers while preserving the MacDonald magic. Princess Irene and her ailing father are helpless in the castle of Gwyntystorm, at the mercy of courtiers. The miner boy Curdie is sent on a mysterious and dangerous rescue mission, helped by a wild beast and a rare magic gift. A1A. First Thus. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Wane, Peter. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Lewes, East Sussex: The Book Guild, 2005. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine complete dustjacket. Foreword by John Major. The authors, both former Tory politicians, argue that the EU is marching down a road that will lead us to ruin, and explain how several British Prime Ministers and politicians have lied to the people while the EU marched steadily towards a federal superstate. They propose a programme to reform the Brussels bureaucracy, curb the ambitions of the federalists, and re-establish the EU as a body which all Europeans can enthusiastically endorse. C3C. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Lewes, East Sussex: The Book Guild, 2000. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. When the author read through her adolescent diary, which had lain forgotten for many years, she was struck by the differences between the world she had written about and the world she now inhabited. Here was an authentic record of the life of a 13 year old, both at school and at home, half a century ago, and this memoir compares past and present in all its everday detail. She and her sister, Jan, lived with their mother near Hampton Court and the Palace loomed large in the family's activities, as did the atomic bomb and post-war austerity. Photographic illustrations. **** NOT EX LIB **** **** NOT LARGE PRINT **** 4. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Viking, 1998. A Fine unmarked copy with VG+ price clipped dustjacket. The seventh in the acclaimed series of chronicles of the First World War which describes the first momentous months of 1918 when the long stalemate of the trenches was brought to an end by a massive German assault on the Western Front. This is the account of the historic battle, the long fighting retreat and the vital stand at Amiens which saved the city, secured the fragile line and caused Ludendorff to call off his first ambitious offensive, but above all it is the story of the men who were there. Map endpapers and 60 illustrations and 16 maps. PLEASE NOTE: A HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.854 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST **** NOT BOOK CLUB **** 12. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Ark, 1979. A near Fine unmarked copy with VG dustjacket which is not price clipped. Abridged by Jean Watson. In this new edition, Peter Wanes imaginative drawings blend fantasy and everyday realism and reflect the unique atmosphere of George MacDonald's story. Jean Watson has pruned some of the old-fashioned phrases and lengthy descriptions less suited to modern readers while preserving the MacDonald magic. Princess Irene is in danger from the mountain goblins. Will young Curdie be able to help her in time? And who is the mysterious old lady living at the very top of the winding stairs in the castle? A1A. First Thus. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Wane, Peter. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New South Wales: Reed Books, 1991. A VG+ copy with pictorial dustjacket which is complete with a small closed tear at top of spine. The author, a well known maritime historian, examines many tales from the past of ghostly hauntings and phantom ships, many of which are now famous. A fascinating and very readable study. First Australian edition. NOT A BOOK CLUB EDITION B2C. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Bloomsbury, 1997. A Very Good + copy with small name to front endpaper else clean and unmarked. Dustjacket is VG with one small closed tear to top. A comprehensive book which provides up to date information for the the newcomer and experienced alike, enabling them to treat common ailments in a gentle and effective way. The author guides the reader through homoeopathic theory allowing them to select appropriate remedies with security and confidence. B2E. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Bath: Kingsmead Press, 1973. A Very Good+ unmarked copy with some light foxing to endpapers and closed edges with complete dustjacket which has some light foxing to inner flaps. 34 illustrations of which 28 are photographs by the author. The book is a reflection of the author's profound curiosity, his awareness of the wonder and significance of the scenery, recorded with the pen of a trained geologist and the devotion of an observant lover of nature. He looks at the columnar cliffs and caverns of the Inner Hebrides, the parallel roads of Lochaber, Britains raised beaches, submerged forests and more. A1E. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Headline, 2002. First Edition, First Printing. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket. The popular presenter of the BBC radio programme 'Today' , 'Woman's Hour' and of numerous other radio programmes, Sue entered the BBC in the days when women were deemed insufficiently endowed with "authority, consistency and reliability" to read a news script. From a childhood in Britain, through her postwar upbringing in South Africa and interspersed with the many significant interviews she has conducted she presents a very interesting and readable autobiography. C3C. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: The Centenary Press, 1938. Black title on brown cloth boards which are clean and unmarked with no wear but some minor indentations to lower edges. Internally there is some light age marking to top margin of some pages else clean, tight and unmarked. Dustjacket has age darkening and some light foxing. First published in 1936. Canon Mackay's previous 'Some Studies in the Old Testament' drew attention to the author's singular gift for discovering the forgotten elements in scenes and situations that have become old and familiar. In this companion volume the same dramatic qualities is applied to the stories and teaching of the Gospels and succeeds in relating his material to modern life and conditions in a way that is both convincing and moving. **** NOT EX LIB **** R5. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: The Centenary Press, 1947. Black title on purple cloth boards which are very clean and unmarked with no wear. Internally there is a touch of light foxing to top edge else very clean, tight and unmarked. A near Fine copy. Dustjacket has minimal wear to edges. Sixth impression (first was 1930). Canon Mackay sends an English family of to-day on 'Pilgrim's Progress' - he shows how Greatheart, Faithful, Apollyon, the saints, the sinners and the monsters of Bunyan's great book, walk in modern England. Another example of Canon Mackay's conspicuous gift for vivid portraiture and for blending past with present. R5. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: The Centenary Press, 1940. Black title on light brown cloth boards which are clean and unmarked with no wear. Internally there iare a few small minor marks to front endpaper and a small ink stamp 'M13' to rear endpaper else very clean, tight and unmarked. A Very Good+ copy. Dustjacket has a piece missing from front and age darkening to spine. 272 pages. First published in 1932. Reverend Mackay's imaginative reconstruction of the Gospels demonstrates his literary skill, extremely unconventional, very readable and always charged with deep feeling. **** NOT EX LIB **** R3. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Society of SS. Peter and Paul, 1926. Gilt title and motif on brown bevelled edged cloth boards which are clean and with only very minor marks to front, a little fading to spine but no wear. Internally there is a contemporary inscription to front endpaper, some light foxing to first few and last few pages else clean, tight and unmarked. Fore edge uncut. Third edition (first was 1924). This book is an attempt to tell the story of Francis of Assisi to the men of today, and to point out its mesage to the world we live in. **** NOT EX LIB **** R1. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: The Centenary Press, 1937. Gilt title on purple cloth boards which are clean with just a few small minor marks with no wear but with age darkening to spine. Internally there is foxing to endpapers and a little to fore edge else very clean, tight and unmarked. Introduction by J.G. Lockhart. Canon Henry Falconer Barclay Mackay (1864-1936) had not finished his 'Studies in the Ministry of Our Lord' before his death, but this book contains some of the material he would have used. It also contains some courses of addresses and some sermons of exceptional quality. R1. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Garnstone Press, 1971. A Fine unmarked copy with VG+ complete dustjacket. The first book on the subject is a stimulating and beautifully illustrated introduction to evocative objects which can be found in most households and written by a collector of them. A1D. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.