Search Results: Authors starting with M from Deja Vu Books

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1950. Green hardcover cloth binding clean and tight, bookstore stamp and number on ffep, erasure marks. Rest of binding clean and tight with slightly yellowing pages. Dustjacket not price-clipped, chips, tears and shelfwear. 405 pages.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Very Good/Fair.

J.B. Lippincott Company, 1957. Turquoise hardcover cloth binding clean, square and tight - very crisp. DJ not price clipped, states 5th printing. Minimal wear with some light soiling and a stray ink mark on back of jacket which lists this and three other Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle titles on the back. The price on the dj flap states $2.95 and was lined out with $2.17 written in. Copyright page states this is the 14th impression for the text originally published in 1947 and the 5th impression for the illustrations. The dustjacket is the same turquoise blue as the binding with Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle dancing with a little girl on her shoulders, a boy looking on and a cat doing a dance too. Scarce in this edition.. Illus. by Knight, Hilary. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good.

Saalfield Publishing, 1927. Red hardcover cloth binding with picture pastedown shows woman in blue dress at spinning wheel with young girl in red dress with apron. square and tight, rubbing along edges - the front cover has been glued at front hinge. Back hinge is good. Yellowing pages, foxing, previous owner name in red ink on front blank endpaper, else clean interior. Many b/w illustrations by Frances Brundage throughout. 251 pages.. Illus. by Brundage, Frances. 8vo Square. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket.

Branford, Connecticut: Physical Culture Library Service, 1949. Softcover squareback. Covers rubbed along edges but secure and tight binding and interior. Covers show wear and pages yellowed. 210 pages. Various methods to keep hair healthy and full.. Illus. by photographs. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Very Good/No Jacket.

London: Noel Carrington, 1948. Red hardcover cloth binding has slightly cocked spine, else clean and tight. 144 pages Some foxing. DJ a bit soiled with shelfwear, not price-clipped. Protected in clean Brodart. Story of a Welsh pony from a riding school who is sold as a first rate hunter to a good home. When owners are sent to America, he is sold and life becomes hard as he falls on bad days. When his former owners return from America, they resolve to track him down.. Illus. by Edwards, Lionel. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Very Good.

London: Noel Carrington, 1927. Orange hardcover cloth binding square, clean and tight. Just the slightest wear at corners. Gift note inside front cover, slightly yellowing pages. DJ a bit soiled with shelfwear, closed tear bottom of spine, some rubbing, edgewear. . Protected in clean Brodart. 144 pages. Story of a Welsh pony from a riding school who is sold as a first rate hunter to a good home. When owners are sent to America, he is sold and life becomes hard as he falls on bad days. When his former owners return from America, they resolve to track him down.. Illus. by Edwards, Lionel. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Near Very Good/Good.

Whittlesey House, 1955. Green hardcover cloth binding has library sticker, wear on all edges with boards showing, cloth frayed along edges. Library sticker on ffep, back pocket intact, usual stamps and marks. Only a reading copy of favorite picture book from author of the Miss Pickerell series.. Illus. by Galdone, Paul. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket.

London: Arthur Barker Limited, 1961. Red boards binding bumped corners, light soiling. Foxing. Illus with sketches and photos. 128 pages. Getting to know your pony, elements of riding, in the harness room, preparing for the ride, going for a ride, the pony at grass, what to wear, buying a pony, well-made pony, hunting field, stabled pony, shows and showing, etc.. Illus. by Pares, Susan. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 1st. Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket.

Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1952. Dark blue hardcover binding with light blue spine has gilt decoration, clean square and tight. Top of book pages dusty from shelving. DJ has minor shelfwear, $3.50 rice on flap. Stated first edition - copyright page shows 1952, 1953. 317 pages.. Illus. by Cirlin, Edgar - jacket only. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Very Good.

Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1951. Gray hardcover binding with black cloth spine has cocked spine, foxed pages, book store sticker inside front cover, notation with date 1951 in pencil ffep. DJ is ONLY HALF PRESENT. Protected in clean Brodart - partial spine, front cover with wrinkles and some chips, and front flap with $3.00 price present. 340 pages. Scarce with any dustjacket at all. Early printing but not first.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Good/Poor.

London: Evans Brothers Ltd, 1955. Green hardcover binding is tight and secure, light soiling, Endpapers show lots of foxing, rubbing on ffep - looks like some words in pencil erased. DJ not price-clipped, foxing, shelfwear along edges - protected from further damage in clean Brodart. 183 pages. Jan takes her first job caring for the horses belong to the rich, unhappy Jervis family. In her efforts to help te children, Jan becomes involved in many exciting adventures using her riding skills ad her lovable personality.. Illus. by Morgan, Violet. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st. Hardcover. Good+/Good.

Harper & Brothers, 1922. Blue hardcover cloth binding with gilt title block rubbed, shelfwear top and bottom of spine, lightly rubbed corners, split in cloth along back edge of spine, name and date year 1922 ffep, Interior clean. 1921 on copyright page with E-W indicating published february 1922. A good reading copy. 285 pages. A humorous novel by the author of numerous books including Sylvia Scarlett. MacKenzie was a prolific writer w ho influenced many other authors including F. Scott Fitzgerald, George Orwell and Henry James among others.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

The Viking Press, 1933. White hardcover cloth binding with picture pastedowns on front and back covers lightly soiled, minimal wear. Interior is clean and tight - no writing or tears - just a few very minor smudges. A nice copy of a rare book. Each letter of the alphabet has one line of prose and is illustrated in b/w with fairies and whimsical creatures. Photos of book on request. Unpaginated, but 34 in all.. Illus. by MacKinstry, E. (Elizabeth). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Garden City, NY: Garden City Publishing, 1946. Red pictorial boards binding with brown cloth tape spine secure. Wear to edges, bumped corners. Interior very clean. Color, b/w/red illus throughout.. Illus. by MacKnight, Ninon. Pictorial Cover. Good+/No Jacket.

Chicago: Albert Whitman & Co., 1954. Blue hardcover cloth binding worn along all edges, especially top and bottom of spine. Picture pastedown slightly rubbed. Minimal school marks with back pocket intact. Unpaginated. Easy-to-read story about a mischivieous cat who rides in an early experimental space rocket.. Illus. by Ross, Jan. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1950. Light gray/blue hardcover cloth binding square and tight with some minor soiling and a bumped corner. Interior endpapers have some foxing and stain on ffep. Inscribed by author on ffep. 177 pages with glossary of Eskimo language words in back. DJ not price-clipped, also has foxing. Minor shelfwear, protected from further damage in clean Brodart. Story of a warm Eskimo family and their neighbors, young and old, and their way of life in Greenland.. Illus. by Wiese, Kurt. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Inscribed by Author(s). Hardcover. Near Very Good/Good+.

Canada, 1953. Softcover with orange cloth tape spine lightly soiled, square and tight. 173 pages with inscription inside cover. Color front plate, b/w illustrations in text. A book of stories for young readers - 8-10, of adventure with Bob and Betty, and of course, Perky, the Fairy.. Illus. by Menzies, Sheena. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Soft cover. Good+/No Jacket.

Oxford University Press, 1942. textured red hardcover binding is soiled, but square and tight. Back pocket intact. A few stamps. Interior pages have some soiling but overall a good copy inside.. Illus. by MacNeil, Robert. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket.

Harcourt, Brace & World, 1967. Burnt orange hardcover binding clean, square and tight. DJ has minimal shelfwear. Price-clipped 191 pages.. Illus. by Parker, Robert. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Dodd, Mead and Company, 1905. Originally published 1903 by The Century Co. This edition is small green textured hardcover binding with some soiling and sunning along edges. Slight hinge rack inside back cover. Yellowing pages, but overall a nice copy. Story of a black French bulldog.. Illus. by Meylan, Paul J - illustrations; Falls, Charles B. - decorations. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover - Spiral. Near Very Good/No Jacket.