Search Results: Authors starting with M from S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)

San Francisco, CA: Robert Reed Publishers. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2010. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 188500351X . SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author, with a short inscription, on the front endpaper. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is a lightish bump to the top front corner of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright. There is a light wrinkle to the top front corner of the dust jacket. ; Signed by Author .

New York, NY: Hawthorn Books. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1972. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several medium sized tears to the spine ends, corners and edges of the book covers, along with some light rubbing and wear. .

Sturgis, MI: The St. Joseph County Federation of Women's Clubs. Very Good. 1920. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Stapled wraps. SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by Alle Mac on the title page. This is an oversized booklet with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The covers have some light bumping and edge wear to all edges and the spine. The text pages are clean and bright. There are two photographs tipped in - one to the front inside cover, the other to the rear inside cover (the first photo shows a crowd standing in front of the newly placed marker stone for pioneer park. There are also two newspaper clippings tipped in: the first is with the marker stone photo and explains about the marker and Pioneer Day. The second clipping is on the reverse of the preface and is a tribute to John Sturgis, founder of the city of Sturgis. "In 1827, Judge John Sturgis came to the St. Joseph Valley area in southern… Read More

Eugene, OR: Hypatia Press. Near Fine. 1987. Limited Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This Edition limited to 275 copies, 250 of which have been signed and numbered from I to CCL. This copy is CLUII. This book is in Near Fine condition with a black leather binding and gilt lettering and decorations to the front cover and spine. The book comes with a slipcase and a folded numbered illustration by Leslie Newcomer. The text pages are clean and bright. "R. A. MacAvoy was born in Cleveland, Ohio. She attended Case Western Reserve University and received a B. A. In 1971. She worked from 1975 to 1978 as an assistant to the financial aid officer of Columbia College of Columbia University and from 1978 to 1982 as a computer programmer at SRI International before turning to full-time writing in 1982. She married Ronald Allen Cain in 1978. R. A. MacAvoy was diagnosed with dystonia (a neuro-muscular disorder causing painful sustained muscle contractions) following the… Read More

Ottawa, IL: Green Hill Publishers, Inc.. Very Good+. 1976. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. 0916054063 . This is a mass market paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some light rubbing and wear to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright, with some beginning toning due to the acid content of the paper. "Roger Lea MacBride (August 6, 1929 – March 5, 1995) was an American lawyer, political figure, writer and television producer. He was the presidential nominee of the Libertarian Party in the 1976 election. MacBride became the first presidential elector in U.S. history to cast a vote for a woman when, in the presidential election of 1972, he voted for the Libertarian Party candidates John Hospers for president and Theodora "Tonie" Nathan for vice president." .

New York, NY: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good. 1926. Reprint. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and edge wear. There are a couple of small spots of light discoloration to the front cover of the book. The text pages are clean and bright, though there is some light generalized toning. "MacCreagh was the son of Scottish parents, possibly born in Perth, Indiana in 1889 while his father, an anthropologist, was visiting the United States to study Native Americans. However, it is much more likely that he was born and educated in Scotland and later studied in Paris and Germany. Mistakenly believing he had killed a fellow student in a German sabre duel, he fled to Southeast Asia, where he lived for several years. MacCreagh worked in Calcutta, Darjeeling, the Malay Islands, Tibet, China and Burma, where he collected animal specimens. He then travelled to Africa… Read More

New York: Harper & Row. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1982. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is generally clean and bright. There are a couple of small nicks to the top edge of the dust jacket, the spine has some light fading and a bit of ground-in dirt, and there is one small red ink mark to the top rear flap joint. .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1979. Book Club Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several edge tears, including one semi-closed tear to the front panel which has some edge wear. The dust jacket also has some light generalized toning, and several spots of ground-in dirt. "Ross Macdonald is the main pseudonym that was used by the American-Canadian writer of crime fiction Kenneth Millar (December 13, 1915 – July 11, 1983). He is best known for his series of hardboiled novels set in Southern California and featuring private detective Lew Archer. Brought up in the province of Ontario, Canada, Macdonald eventually settled in the state of California, where he died in 1983. "… Read More

New York: Gold Medal Book. Very Good+. 1961. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. This edition is a paperback original (PBO) with the code S1076 and a price tag of thirty-five cents on the cover of the book. This book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is a light slant to the spine of the book. The spine of the book has no creasing, but does have a horizontal crack to one portion. The the spine ends and corners have some beginning bumpingand wear. The text pages are clean but noticeably toned due to the acid content of the paper. The rear cover of the book shows some sunning. "Suddenly, over all the sounds of marine engines and the rushing of the sea, I heard her tormented cries." "Between 1953 and 1964, MacDonald specialized in crime thrillers, mainly of the so-called "hardboiled" genre. Most of these novels were published as paperback originals, although some… Read More

New York, NY: J. B. Lippincott. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1979. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0397013620 . Cover Illustration; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "In 1964, MacDonald published The Deep Blue Good-by, the first of 21 novels starring Travis McGee, a self-described "salvage consultant" who recovers stolen property for a fee of 50 percent, and who narrates his adventures in the first person. McGee originally was to be called Dallas McGee, but MacDonald dropped that name after the Kennedy assassination, borrowing instead the name of Travis Air Force Base. The McGee adventures, each of which has a color in the title, mostly play out in Florida (where McGee lives a hedonistic bachelor life on a houseboat) , the Caribbean, or Mexico, and many of them feature his friend and sidekick Meyer,… Read More

New york: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1986. 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0394554272 . This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition with the exception of some very beginning toning to the edges of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean, with some very beginning edge wear to the corners. "Ten miles out in the Mississippi Sound, just after dawn, a small seaplane with hidden registration numbers lands near an elegantly outfitted cruiser. An envelope stuffed full of hundred dollar bills changes hands: from Tucker Loomis, a local real-estate tycoon, to an important government employee. Small threats are exchanged, a big favor purchased - and the fuse is lit on a series of shocking events that will ultimately explode into violence and betrayal in the booming town of West Bay, Mississippi." "MacDonald's literary… Read More

Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Publications, Inc.. Very Good. 1956. Early printing. Paperback. This is a mass market paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. This is an early printing, with code: T2224 on the cover. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The spine of the book has some light creasing. The text pages are clean, but starting to tone. "Reading it again was pure joy and it's nice to report that the novel holds up well. MacDonald returns to his third-person, multi-perspective template after stumbling slightly with You Live Once, and here he writes a much tighter plot, with a focused narrative that moves along quickly. It's a bit of a preview of his 1958 novel The Executioners, in that he begins with a peaceful, unsuspecting and unprepared setting and introduces evil into it. He also presages that novel with one of the characters, a bad guy named Ronnie Crown, who is one of a… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1985. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0340378492 .

New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1985. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0394538994 . This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Starting with The Brass Cupcake in 1950, McDonald wrote more than forty standalone crime thrillers and domestic dramas, most published as paperback originals and many of them set in Florida. Among them was The Executioners (1957) , which was filmed twice as Cape Fear and later republished under that title. MacDonald also wrote three science fiction novels, including The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything (1962) , which was filmed for television. After introducing his series character Travis McGee in 1964, MacDonald concentrated mostly on that series, although he did publish four additional standalone novels. "(from Wikipedia) .

New York: Harper & Row. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1981. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Cover Art; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some very beginning toning to the edges of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean with the exception of some beginning edge bumping. "Girl in Coma inherits fortune - that is how the headlines read when terminally ill tycoon Ellis Esterland was beaten to death at a stop on the Florida Turnpike two years ago - murdered as his daughter lay unconscious, never to recover from a road accident. When she died a few weeks later, the bulk of his estate went to his estranged wife, Josie - and to the benefit of Joseie's weird friend Kesner, a film maker." "MacDonald's literary career began almost by accident. During 1945, while still in the Army, he wrote a short story and mailed… Read More

New York, NY: Pocket Books. Very Good. 1953. 1st Paperback Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. Cover Art; This is a mass market paperback book. Pocket books number 943 priced at .25cents. This book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. There is a small crease to the bottom front corner of the book cover. There are small spots of discoloration to the rear cover. The text pages are mostly clean and bright, but has some beginning toning to the edges of the text pages. .

Marzani & Munsell. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1965. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book cover. There is a light bump to the top front corner of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several small edge tears and nicks. The dust jacket also has generalized rubbing. "MacDougall was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. He obtained a BA in English from Ripon College in 1923 and a Master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University in 1926). In 1933, he received his PhD in sociology from the University of Wisconsin. He joined the Northwestern faculty in 1935. MacDougall worked for the St. Louis Star-Times and United Press International. He also edited the Evanston Daily News and the Chicago Sun. MacDougall was the… Read More

London, England: New English Library. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1990. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 045051188X . Signed edition. This copy has been signed and dated by the author on the Ttitle page. His book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "UK translator and author whose first novel, Demon-4 (1984) , describes with a quite chilling quasilyrical remoteness a Post-Holocaust suicide mission undertaken, just after the end of World War Three, by the eponymous Cyborg probe in order to dismantle a doomsday device. Most of his later Technothrillers, like Nightrider (1985) , Fire Lance (1986) , The Highest Ground (1988) , Shadow Hunters (1991) and Chasing the Sun (1992) , rework his territory, which might be defined as the Near Future seen in terms of military Disasters, threatened or consummated; but Frankenstein's… Read More

Washington D. C.: NASA. Very Good+. 1976. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. Graphs; This is a trade sized paperback book with a cardstock cover and stapled spine. This book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some light rubbing to the spine joints. The text pages are clean and bright. "It’s no secret that the possibility of life on Mars has tantalized us for a long time now. Even today, despite the knowledge that there are no intelligent Martians, the idea works its way into science fiction, as movies like John Carter, The Last Days on Mars, and the animated film Mars Needs Moms demonstrate. Even the character of Spock on Star Trek was originally conceived as a Martian! But the concept isn’t limited to science fiction; scientific interest in life on Mars continues. Scientists, of course, aren’t expecting to find any little green men, but it’s still an open… Read More

New York, NY: Physical Culture Publishing Company. Very Good-. 1932. Magazine. Cover Art; This is an oversized magazine. The magazine is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends, corners and edges of the magazine covers have some light bumping, rubbing and wear. There are small tears to both top and bottom spine ends. The text pages are clean and bright. Contents include: Why Doesn't She Marry? By Lilian Lauferty, Paris Love by Nina Wilcox Putnam, THe Big Shot by Sewell Peaslee Wright, The Devil's Highway by Harold Bell Wright and John Lebar, America Sends Health to China by Princess Der Ling, and more. .