Search Results: Authors starting with M from JB Books

New York: Random House, 1986. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). The amazing true story of a US intelligence operative, a 'Great Gatsby' of the spook world, who came to work for Libya's Muammar el-Qaddafi, amassing a personal fortune and dabbling in terrorism - the FBI being aware of his activities but doing nothing to stop him - then being obsessively pursued by a Washington D.C. attorney outraged at his conduct, an account filled with numerous fascinating and improbable characters and many political and governmental taboo rocks overturned; contains index. Hardcover with dust jacket, 301pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in a plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Glaschu - Glasgow: Blackie Agus A Mhac, Ltd. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. The second volume of this reader of Scotch-Gaelic, illustrated, suitable for the advanced student or native speaker in this ancient language. Text in Gaelic throughout. Publication date not given, appears to be 1920s or therabouts. Hardcover, 128pp., binding firm, boards lettering clear, boards clean, interior pagination clean and bright throughout. A very nice copy. Very rare. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Glaschu - Glasgow: Blackie Agus A Mhac, Ltd. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. The first volume of this reader of Scotch-Gaelic, illustrated, suitable for the advanced student or native speaker in this ancient language. Text in Gaelic throughout. Publication date not given, appears to be 1920s or therabouts. Hardcover, 112pp., binding firm, boards lettering clear, boards clean, interior pagination clean and bright throughout. A very nice copy. Very rare. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979. Book. Fine. Hardcover. SFBC. A frightening sci-fi novel of a futuristic United States in which civilization has collapsed and primitives roam the streets, a land of isolation, poverty, deformed human survivors, ruins, and those striving again for a richer life. Hardcover with dust jacket, 272pp., d.j. shows very light edgewear. A nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Donald I. Fine Inc., 1991. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Printing.. A discussion of the more negative romantic entanglements women often fall into, analysing the choices made and the hows and whys of same, the types of men that attract and repel women, the sometimes inherent contradictions or irrationality in such chosen coupings - and what individual women with these poor chioce patterns can do about it all; contains a resources/help list. Hardcover with dust jacket, 248pp., d.j. shows very light edgewear, remainders mark. A nice copy. Very rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Nashville: Oliver Nelson, 1986. Book. Near New. Hardcover. Second Printing.. A practical guide to individual Christians to help them escape the pervasive sense of spiritual and psychic tiredness, offering new energy and commitment to meet their soul's needs. Hardcover with price-clipped dust jacket, contains sources list, 223pp., d.j. shows mild edgewear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Fawcett Gold Medal Books, 1981. Book. Good-. Soft cover. Later Printing. Murder mystery novel involving a roadside motel, a restless bride, a sadistic chiseler, a musclebound lover-boy - and lots of bucks in cash ready for the taking. Softcover, 176pp., book shows moderate general wear. A good reading copy. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition (stated).. An interesting novel set in 1839 England, of four young people drawn together, each from different worlds but linked by powerful ambitions. Hardcover with dust jacket, maps, 535pp., d.j. shows light edgewear. A nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Fawcett Gold Medal Books, 1964. Book. Good-. Soft cover. Later Printing. A 'Travis McGee' murder mystery, involving blackmail and hedonistic living miles from civilization - but close to a greedy someone with a telephoto lens. Softcover, 160pp., book shows moderate general wear. A good reading copy. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Crest Books : Fawcett, 1963. Book. Good-. Soft cover. Novel of crime and corruption in Palm City, political treachery, private greed, blackmail, soiled reputations, and other delightful happenstances, as a crime is investigated. Softcover, 336pp., book shows spine lean, general mild wear. A good reading copy. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Fawcett Gold Medal Books, 1981. Book. Good-. Soft cover. First Paperback Edition.. FIRST PRINTING (stated) of the First Paperback Edition. Novel of the sleuth McGee tacking downt he killers of an ailing millionaire - involving motorcycles, pornography, mad balloonists, and more. Softcover, 284pp., book shows general mild wear. A good reading copy. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975. Book. Fine. Hardcover. BCE. An interesting novel set in 1839 England, of four young people drawn together, each from different worlds but linked by powerful ambitions. Hardcover with dust jacket, maps, 570pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Greenwich: Fawcett Gold Medal Books, 1960. Book. Good-. Soft cover. First Paperback Edition.. Novel of people living a lush and seemingly calm and relaxed beach life - but that deceptive exterior hiding a pulse of violence and unspeakable desire. Softcover, 207pp., book shows moderate general wear, spine lean. A good reading copy. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Macmillan Company, 1935. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition (?).. A detailed survey of the Scottish author's experiences, observations, and impressions of a 1930s travels across America, taking in the sights, peoples, customs, historicity, landmarks, and curiosities, presenting a nostalgic picture of a bygone age. Hardcover, 274pp., no edgewear or defacements of any kind, binding firm and lettering clear, interior pagination clean and bright. Extremely rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cleveland: Saint Jude Media, 2000. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. A novel based on the Marian Apparitions, great Biblical-based tribulations to come, and End Times, filled with interesting characters whose lives intertwine with the Divine Plan. Softcover, 571pp. A nice copy. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Bantam Books, 1991. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Third Printing. Memoirs of the Hollywood actress, discussing her early life, her films, Hollywood, her fellow acting professionals, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, illustrations, 228pp. A nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Pocket Books, 1980. Book. Illus. by Charles Geer. Good. Soft cover. First Paperback Edition (thus) (stated).. Children's novel of Miss Pickerell going to the moon to get some curative spores to help her sick cow and kitten, ill from a mystery disease. Softcover, contains illustrations, 163pp. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Times Books : Random House, 1993. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Second Printing.. The true story of how the public schools of one of New York City's worst neighborhoods broke a long pattern of defeat, failure, and frustration to become centers of learning and hope - one of the authors, the former deputy superintendent of District Four in East Harlem, describes the driving forces behind this transformation, the dedicated teachers, the eager students, above all the institution of 'choice' in education as an option for parents and their children, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains chronology, appendix, bibliography, indexed, 243pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Middlesex (England): Penguin Classics, 1977. Book. Very Good+. Soft cover. Former Owner Stamp & Signature. The famous and much-practiced (and denied) 'Bible of Realpolitik', a treatise on statecraft, diplomacy, interational relations, and lasting, workable government. Softcover, 153pp. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1947. Book. Good-. Hardcover. BCE. Historical novel set in Edinburgh, Scotland, of a lawyer and his conventional wife - and their daughter set to marry a penniless Londoner. Hardcover, 367pp., boards show mild general wear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.