Search Results: Authors starting with M from B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1982 First edition, first printing. Presentation copy; signed and inscribed by the author in the year of publication to close friend and Bennington College faculty colleague, Nicholas Delbanco. Near fine in a like jacket. In 1996 Delbanco published "Talking Horse: Bernard Malamud on Life and Work.". Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Company, 1963 First edition, first printing. Presentation copy; signed and inscribed by Malamud to artist and close friend, Rosemarie Beck. Very good with some staining to covers in a like jacket with some wear and a few small tears. Malamud and Beck met at the Yaddo art colony in 1958 and remained close for the next 30 years. They were both very supportive of each other's artistic endeavors and provided each other with a great deal criticism and encouragement. An excellent association.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.

New York: Doubleday, 1991 First edition, first printing. Inscribed by Mantle on half-title page: "Mickey Mantle" and with his iconic "No. 7." Additionally signed by Pepe on title-page. Publisher's blue cloth-backed white paper-covered boards, titles in gilt to spine, blue and white pictorial endpapers; in its original red, white, and blue dust jacket with photo of Mantle at bat to front panel, photo of Mantle and Casey Stengel to rear panel, jacket designed by Randall Fleck. Autograph signing ticket from Big League Promotions in 1991 laid in. Fine book; fine unclipped dust jacket. Overall, a pristine copy. My Favorite Summer 1956 is Mickey Mantle's autobiographical reflection of the 1956 New York Yankees baseball season. Mantle won the triple crown (batting .353, 52 home runs and 130 RBIs) and the American League MVP and led the Yankees to a World Series championship over the Brooklyn Dodgers, which included assisting Don Larsen to pitch a perfect game 5. In this copy,… Read More

New York: Doubleday, 1991 Limited first edition, first printing. Signed by Mantle in gold marker on the front cover. Original publisher's navy blue morocco with photo overlay to front board. About fine, with light rubbing to spine ends, a touch of fading to signature, and authentication sticker (PSA) to front pastedown. Overall, a beautiful copy. My Favorite Summer 1956 is Mickey Mantle's autobiographical reflection of the 1956 New York Yankees baseball season. That year Mantle won the triple crown (batting .353, 52 home runs and 130 RBIs) and the American League MVP and led the Yankees to a World Series championship over the Brooklyn Dodgers, which included assisting Don Larsen to pitch a perfect game 5. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine.

1951 8" x 10" color photo. Signed and dated "1951" by Mantle in green marker. Color photo of Mantle in a batting stance. Fine, with some fading to signature and inscription, Beckett authentication sticker to bottom right corner. Overall, a great signed photo, from Mantle's rookie season. In Mickey Mantle's rookie season with the New York Yankees, he was sent down to the minor leagues for a while and sustained a torn ACL in the World Series after running into Joe DiMaggio in the outfield. He would go on, however, to have one of the greatest careers in MLB history, playing 18 years with the Yankees, winning 7 World Series titles, earning 20 All-Star selections, and three AL MVP Awards. His best season was 1956, when he won the triple crown (batting .353, 52 home runs and 130 RBIs) and the American League MVP and led the Yankees to a World Series championship over the Brooklyn Dodgers, which included assisting Don Larsen to pitch a perfect game 5. He was inducted into the… Read More

MacGregor: Regulation League wool center baseball, 1961 Signed and inscribed by Roger Maris to Yankees 1961 team photographer, David Blumenthal: "To Dave Blumenthal/ My Best Regards/ Roger Maris." In excellent condition with some very light soiling and a few minor smudges. [with] Blumenthal, David. Roger Maris' Batting Secrets. White Plains, NY: David Blumenthal Associates, Inc., 1961. First edition. 24pp., each leaf with a photograph of Maris in one of several stages performing a swing. A fine copy. Roger Maris played 12 seasons of Major League Baseball from 1957-1968 with 4 different teams, most notably the New York Yankees. Maris is most remembered for his historic 1961 season where he broke Babe Ruth's single season home run record with 61 home runs, which came in the fourth inning of the last game of the season on October 1, 1961. Maris also led the New York Yankees to a World Series Title that same year. Maris is a 7x All-Star, 3x World Series Champion in 1961, 1962, and… Read More

New York: Henry Holt and Company,, 1956 Illustrated with photographs. First edition, second printing (published the same month as the first printing). Inscribed by Roger Maris on front free endpaper: "Good luck / Roger Maris." Publisher's green cloth, with spine stamped in red; in its original green dust jacket designed by Ben Feder, with baseball and elephant illustrations to front panel, lettered in black and red. Near fine book, with very light wear to spine ends and corners, light toning to spine ends and board edges, Global Certified Authentic sticker to front free endpaper, and a small patch of staining to fore edge of text block; very good unclipped dust jacket, with shallow chipping to head of spine, a small closed tear to head of spine reinforced with a strip of tape, a touch of chipping to top of rear panel, and minor splitting to ends of front flap fold. Overall, an excellent copy, inscribed by the MLB great. In The Kansas City Athletics, Kansas City Star sports editor… Read More

London: William Heinemann, 1922 First edition, first printing. Publisher's blue paper-covered boards, ruled in blind and lettered in gilt; in the original blue-gray dust jacket lettered in black. About near fine with upper right corner of front board bumped, text block edges foxed, offsetting to endpapers, small bookseller's sticker to front pastedown; in a near fine dust jacket with some toning to spine and light wear to extremities, else very clean. Written by the English author and poet John Masefield, this play tells the story of the Copshrew family, intertwined with tragedy and romance. Notably, John Masefield served as Britain's Poet Laureate from 1930 to 1967.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine.

London: William Heinemann, 1929 First edition, first printing. Publisher's coated blue cloth, ruled in blind and stamped in gilt; in the original pale blue-gray dust jacket, sparsely lettered in black. A fine copy; in a near fine dust jacket with some toning to extremities. This short play tells the story of Easter, through a singing cast of "Persons and Spirits". Notably, though Masefield frequently used Christian themes and imagery in his plays throughout the 1920's, performance opportunities were limited by a longstanding ban on the use of biblical figures in performances until 1928.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine.

London: William Heinemann, 1920 First edition. Publisher's green paper-covered boards, ruled in blind and lettered in gilt; in the original blue-gray dust jacket, lettered in black. A near fine copy with light toning to extremities, small bookseller's sticker to rear pastedown, in a very good dust jacket with some toning to extremities, spine panel split starting at bottom edge, fragile but holding. This collection of poetry includes, along with the titular poem, "The Hounds of Hell," "Cap on Head," "Sonnets," "The Passing Strange," "Animula," "The Lemmings," "Forget," "On Growing Old," "Lyric." Written in rhyming verse in keeping with Masefield's style, the poems employ a melancholy tone and natural imagery.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine.

London: Macmillan and Co., 1875 New edition. With prefatory note by author, and two-page author's catalogue and four-page publisher's catalogue at rear. Finely bound to match British Novelists by Riviere and Son in full brown morocco, boards ruled and spines stamped in gilt, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. Near fine, with only a few very light spots to leather, light spotting to endpapers, pages clean and fresh otherwise. David Masson was a Scottish author and professor of literature, who taught at University College in London and the University of Edinburgh. He also served as Historiographer Royal for Scotland, Chairman of the Scottish History Society, and President of the Edinburgh Sir Walter Scott Club. He is best known for his work on John Milton, having penned the six-volume Life of Milton in Connexion with the History of His Own Time (1858), and also edited his Poetical Works (1874). He was a supporter of the women's suffrage movement, alongside his wife, Scottish suffragette… Read More

London: William Heinemann, 1932 First edition, first printing. One of 10,000 copies printed. Inscribed by the author to first free leaf: "For / Fred Bason / a novel about the / Malay Archipelago / W. Somerset Maugham". Publisher's smooth blue cloth, lettered in gilt to front board and spine and stamped in black with the author's symbol and publisher's name; in the original black pictorial dust jacket with an illustration of a ship passing by dark houses. A near fine copy with a touch of toning to spine and rubbing to spine ends, a few faint white spots to rear board; in a near fine dust jacket, unclipped with a few scratches and light wear to extremities, shallow chips to spine ends. Overall, a beautiful copy. Stott A44a. Fred Bason (1907-1973), now best known as the author of A Bibliography of the Writings of William Somerset Maugham (1931), was a close friend and admirer of the noted English author. In a letter that also expressed Bason's thoughts - all negative - on one… Read More

London: William Heinemann, 1930 First edition, first printing. Inscribed by the author to his friend Reggie Turner to front free endpaper: "For the idle Apprentice / Reginald / from his friend / WM". Publisher's smooth black cloth stamped in gilt to front board with a design of a dragon with a forked tongue and the author's symbol, title lettered in gilt, spine lettered in gilt and stamped with pagoda design; in the original matching dust jacket stamped in red over a beige background. A near fine copy with a few faint white spots to cloth, light foxing to front endpapers, front hinge starting at first free leaf but overall generally sturdy; in a near fine dust jacket with some light soiling and toning to extremities, rubbed to spine ends and corners. Overall, a beautiful copy inscribed by the author. Stott A39a. This copy is inscribed to Reginald "Reggie" Turner (1869-1938). Himself an author, Turner was a member of Oscar Wilde's literary circle that included writers… Read More

[No date]. 8" x 10" photo. Signed by Mays and Kaline in blue marker. Black and white photo of Mays and Kaline in their Giants and Tigers uniforms respectively. Fine, with Beckett authentication sticker to bottom right corner. Overall, an excellent photo signed by two Hall of Famers. Nicknamed the "Say Hey Kid", Mays was one of greatest all around players baseball has ever seen. He won 12 Gold Glove Awards, two NL MVP awards, led the league 4 times in both home runs and stolen bases, and recorded over 3000 career hits and 500 home runs (660 total home runs, sixth all-time). Al Kaline, nicknamed "Mr. Tiger," spent his entire 22-year playing career with the Detroit Tigers (1953-1974), and continued to work within the organization until his death in 2020. During his time in the league, Kaline won 10 Gold Glove Awards and earned a spot on eighteen All-Star teams. Both Mays and Kaline were inducted into the Hall of Fame in their first years of eligibility, Mays in 1979, and… Read More

New York City: Published by Richard K. Fox, 1913 Illustrated with black and white photos. First edition. Rebound in custom tan cloth with titles in black to spine, with publisher's red wrappers bound in, printed in white with photo of a baseball catcher to front wrapper. About fine, with light offsetting to margins of endpapers, a few small numbers in pencil to front wrapper, and light toning and rubbing to rear panel. Overall, remarkably clean and bright original wrappers. John McGraw was a star player and an all-time great manager from the dead-ball era. He helped the Baltimore Orioles win a pennant as a player-manager in the late 1890s, and then became manager for the New York Giants for almost thirty years (1902 - 1932), during which time he led the team to 10 pennant wins and three World Series titles (1905, 1921, 1922). As both a player and a manager McGraw was known for his aggressive style and willingness to bend the rules in the pursuit of winning (one of McGraw's coaches famously… Read More

New York City: Published by Richard K. Fox, 1911 Illustrated with black and white photos. First edition. Rebound in custom tan cloth with titles in black to spine, with publisher's red wrappers bound in, printed in white with photo of a baseball player to front wrapper. Very good, with light offsetting to margins of endpapers, some toning and creasing to wrappers, a few chips to edges of wrappers, and small tears to edges of pp. 141-144. Overall, a great, internally clean copy of a scarce title. John McGraw was a star player and an all-time great manager from the dead-ball era. He helped the Baltimore Orioles win a pennant as a player-manager in the late 1890s, and then became manager for the New York Giants for almost thirty years (1902 - 1932), during which time he led the team to 10 pennant wins and three World Series titles (1905, 1921, 1922). As both a player and a manager McGraw was known for his aggressive style and willingness to bend the rules in the pursuit of winning (one of… Read More

New York City: Published by Richard K. Fox, 1912 Illustrated with black and white photos. First edition. Rebound in custom tan cloth with titles in black to spine, with publisher's red wrappers bound in, printed in white with photo of a baseball player mid-toss to front wrapper. Near fine, with light offsetting to margins of endpapers, a small chip to bottom edge of front wrapper, a small closed tear to top edge of rear panel, and some numbers written in pencil to rear wrapper and its verso. Overall, a bright copy of this very scarce title. John McGraw was a star player and an all-time great manager from the dead-ball era. He helped the Baltimore Orioles win a pennant as a player-manager in the late 1890s, and then became manager for the New York Giants for almost thirty years (1902 - 1932), during which time he led the team to 10 pennant wins and three World Series titles (1905, 1921, 1922). As both a player and a manager McGraw was known for his aggressive style and willingness to bend the… Read More

New York City: Published by Richard K. Fox, 1909 Illustrated with black and white photos. First edition. Rebound in custom tan cloth with titles in black to spine, with publisher's red wrappers bound in, printed in white with photo of a baseball player mid-toss to front wrapper. Very good, with light offsetting to margins of endpapers, light scratching, rubbing and toning to wrappers, small chip to bottom right corner of front wrapper, small closed tear to right edge of title page, some writing in pencil at bottom of page with diagram of baseball field and a hint of dampstaining to bottom edges of last two leaves, otherwise very clean and fresh internally. Overall, a great copy. John McGraw was a star player and an all-time great manager from the dead-ball era. He helped the Baltimore Orioles win a pennant as a player-manager in the late 1890s, and then became manager for the New York Giants for almost thirty years (1902 - 1932), during which time he led the team to 10 pennant wins and three… Read More

London: Weidenfield and Nicolson, 1976 Foreword by Magnus Magnusson. First edition, first printing. Personal copy of mountaineer George Lowe, with his bookplate adhered to the front pastedown. Inscribed by Lowe on the front free endpaper: "George Lowe. / 1982." Publisher's pale gray cloth, lettered in gilt; in the original pictorial dust jacket designed by Behram Kapadia, illustrated with color Arctic landscapes, lettered in white. About fine, with very minor bowing to the front board, else fine; unclipped dust jacket, with some faint toning to the spine, light rubbing to the spine head, else bright and clean. A near fine copy with Lowe's ownership inscription. Karluk is an account of Vilhjalmur Stefansson's 1913-1916 Canadian Arctic Expedition written by the expedition's magnetician and meteorologist. Specifically, it focuses on the Karluk, the flagship of the expedition, which became stuck in an ice floe in route to an early rendezvous point and sunk shortly thereafter.… Read More

New York: Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2014 Limited edition, first printing. One of 150 copies signed and numbered by McMurtry, this being number 9. Publisher’s black cloth with titles in gilt to spine, gilt design of a writer to front board, book designed by Lovedog Studio; housed in publisher’s black slipcase with titles in gilt to spine and rear board, gilt border to front board. Fine book; fine slipcase. Overall, a beautiful example of McMurtry’s final novel. The Last Kind Words Saloon offers a series of vignettes set in the Old West, and features some of the fabled characters from the time period, such as Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and Buffalo Bill. At the beginning of the novel McMurtry provides the disclaimer: “The great director John Ford…famously said that when you had to choose between history and legend, print the legend. And so I’ve done.” Ironically though, McMurtry presents the West fairly stripped of its legendary aura, for example conveying… Read More