Search Results: Authors starting with M from 100 POCKETS

San Francisco, CA: M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, 1966. First Edition, First Thus . Soft Cover/Stapled. New/None as Issued. George Selland (Photographer). BRAND NEW copy. Museum catalogue to October 24th - November 20th, 1966, M.H. de Young Memorial Museum exhibition, San Francisco, CA. Unpaginated with b/w illustrations of works of 119 award wining artists. Contents presented in: 1, Oils; 2, Watercolors; 3, Pastels & Graphics; 4, Popular Awards; and 5, Winners of Popular Awards for 1965. Fine copy.

Harmondsworth, UK: Penguin Books, 1967. Reprint of 1967 . Paperback. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/NEW w/faint margin discoloration. SoftcoverVG; sound w/edge & surface rubs. PO Name to fEP. COVER ART: "... when aternoon tea is spent", Edward Le Bas, Tate Gallery, London. First published 1910; this is a 1967 Penguin Books, British reprint. Chance encounters of 3 divergent families --- the wealthy Wilcoxes enriched from the Colonies; the half-German Schlegel siblings (Margaret, Tibby & Helen) with cultural pursuits were similar to those of the Bloomsbury Group; and, the Basts, an impoverished young couple of lower-middle-class background. The idealistic, motivated, well read & highly intelligent Schlegel sisters elect to help the struggling Basts, while simultaneously correcting the Wilcoxes of their "unattractive" social & economic views. Engaged lives of 3 families living on earth at the same historical moment, from divergent life experiences, and holding… Read More

Seattle, WA: Compendium Publishing, 2013. First Edition, First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/New. Text/NEW & Bright. 2013, Stated First Edition, 1st Printing. Illustrated white boards/Fine. DJ/Fine. COPY w/gift inscription to title page. An equally uplifting gift inscription (dated April 3rd, 2013) penned to title page. Anthology of philosophical, inspiring & reflective thoughts to share as one journeys through life : " May you delight in seeing what you are capable of. May you love yourself deeply for everything you are. May you be surrounded by delight." 64 pgs, a collection of uplifting statements & quotations perfect for sending heartfelt well-wishes on any occasion compiled by award wining author & poet M.H. Clark of the Seattle area, Chief Storyteller of Compendium, Inc., known for her inspiring books, some for children, and cards, does not disappoint. Fine copy albeit w/a gift inscription.

Oxford, U.K.: Oxford Univ Press, 1958. 4th Edition, 1962 Reprint . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Text/Near New w/faint creasing to pg 225. Black linen boards w/gilt spine lettering/NF. DJ/None. PO name to front cover verso. Landmark work on the fundamentals on quantum mechanics by British, theoretical physicist Paul Dirac (1902 - 1984), who shared the 1933 Nobel Prize in physics with Erwin Schodinger. First published 1930; this is the 1962 reprint of the 4th Edition of 1958. Text carries the Prefaces to the First & 4th Editions. LAID IN: Preface to the 2nd Edition. 312 pgs in 12 chapters. Fine copy less dustjacket.

W. W. Norton & Company, 2011. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Text/NEW w/star-shaped PO stamp t0 fEP. 2011, First Edition, 1st Printing. Gilt embossed bi-color boards/NF w/slight push to lower back corner tip. DJ/Fine. Collection of poems and memoir on experiences of loss --- mournful & joyous, for it is not just about loosing but also of endurance, acceptance, and, with luck, re-birth. Poetic reflections from literary criitic & poet Sandra M. Gilbert (1936 - ), known for her collaborative wintings w/Susan Gubar. Professor Emerita of English at the UC of California, Davis, and wife to Elliot L. Gilbert, chair of the Depart. of English also at UC Davis, until his death in 1991, followed by a long-term relationship with David Gale, mathematician at UC Berkeley to whom this anthology is dedicated, until his death in 2008. 160 of reflections in verse, many having been first shared with author's Berkeley poetry circle.

New York, NY: Intext Educational Publishers, 1973. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Text/BRAND NEW. Steel grey linen boards/Fine. Illustrated DJ/NF w/chips, rubs & short closed tears to edges. Economic analysis of the labor market phenomena through a close look at collective bargaining, labor legislation, discrimination, and wages & benefits. 24 chapters grouped into 4 parts: Part I, Introduction; II, Evolution of Labor Market Analysis; III, The Micro Theory of the Labor Market; and, IV, The Macro Theory of the Labor Market.

Livonia, MI: Stabur Press, 1991. First Edition, First Printing . Soft cover. Collectible - Fine/None as Issued. Earl Macpherson (Artist). Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated highgloss cover/NF w/two bumps on spine. Warm and intimate recollections of Earl Mac Pherson (1910 - 1993) whose name is synonymous with pin-up art and whose glamour girls adorned books and calendars throughout the 1930s and 1940s, and walls and tents of GIs during World War II. Volume includes photo studies of models along with the final art work. Fine copy

San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 1984. First Edition, First Thus . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated soft cover/NF. Guide to many rarely used off-road bicycle trails in the urban Los Angeles County. 37 trails covering some 200 miles presented in 5 parts: I, The River Trails; II, The Inland Valley; III, The Coast; IV, The California Aqueduct & the High Desert; and, V, The Tough Ones. Fine copy.

South Pasadena: P. D. And Ione Perkins, 1942. Third Revised Edition . Staple-Bound Printed Cardstock. Very Good/No Jacket. 7 1/2" Tall. This condensation, presumably made to meet war-time requirements, contains the strengths of the author's original: immediate introductions to Hiragana, illustrative proverbs (to simultaneously teach vocabulary and the subtleties of Japanese syntax), and the use of honorific forms. Military references are absent. 111 pages. with Table of Contents. Covers carry sticker shadow, and two streaks; text is clean and strong.

San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace, 1980. First Thus . Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated soft cover/VG, with PO embossed stamp to upper front. PO stamp and embossed stamp to fEP. Developmental psychology. Assessment of studies on the socialization of children, or specifically, how the family contributes to social habits, values, goals, and thought processing. 10 topically arranged chapters: 1, Introduction & Historical Overview; 2, The Development of Attachment; 3, How Children Differ in Their Attachments; 4, Children's Aggression & Parents' Responses; 5, Impulse Control; 6, Sex Differences & Sex Typing; 7, The Sense of Self; 8, Moral Development I: Moral Thought; 9, Moral Development II: Moral Emotions & Moral Behavior; and, 10, Child-Rearing Practices & Their Effect. Fine copy.

Secaucus, NJ: Chartwell Books, 1977. First American Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. New/Near Fine. BRAND NEW COPY w/trace sedge & surface wear to dustjacket. Pratical cookery with refreshing and simple-to-make recipes particularly suitable for hot, humid weather, or, when heatwaves descend. Recipes include salads, roasted and barbecue meats for cold cuts, light desserts and cool drinks. Color photos and whimsical line drawings.

Little Rock, AR: Leisure Arts, 1991. Soft Cover/Stapled. New/None as Issued. BRAND NEW COPY. 12 Designs for newborns --- your own, or of others. COVER ART: "Collage of mittens, booties, hat and toys"; photo. Patterns to keep the newly born warm and soft toys for company.

Chichester New York Brisbane Toronto: John Wiley & Sons, 1982. Cherry Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. 8 3/4" Tall. In this volume it is proposed to consider the particular problems of the elderly patient in three main groupings. Section One deals with the alterations in physiology associated with ageing and the way in which drug handling is altered by these changes. Section Two will consider the use of drugs in various clinical situations. Here drugs are grouped by body system. This section does nor claim to be comprehensive ... Section Three deals with events after the perscription -- patient compliance, prescribing habits, packaging, etc. -- and how these can contribute to drug problems in the elderly." [Introduction] 245 (+ xii) pages, with figures, tables, and Index. Boards are clean and sound; front endpaper has been clipped; text is clean and strong.

London, UK: Papermac/Macmillan, 1984. Reprint of 1984 . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated soft cover/NF w/faint creasing to lower back corner. The river Somme of northern France runs some 123 miles to the English Channel northeast of Dieppe. The Battle of the Somme, fought between the British and the Germans July to November, 1916. Following a bombardment of German lines, the British advanced on foot and faced German machine guns firing from the fortified Hindenburg Line. Causualties of the dead and wounded, for both sides, exceeded one million. A grimm espisode in modern warfare. Lyn Macdonald blends historical records with personal accounts from survivors. Vernacular history at its best.

London, UK: The National Sunday School Union, 1928. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Text/NEW. Blue linen boards/NF w/light rubs to leading edges. DJ/None. Presentation bookplate to fEP dated 1943. First published 1893. A terriffic and inspiring biography of Presbyterian missionary and engineer Alexander Murdoch Mackay (1849 - 1890), who designed and brought the first steam- driven boat to Lake Victoria (think African Queen), and who died at the age of 41 as much from the chaotic despotism of Ugandan potentates as from malaria. Written for young readers under his sister's name. This printing, which lacks illustrations and advertisements, dates from the early '40s, when it was likely subject to wartime restrictions. It was a 1943 book token to a reader in Catford "for answers to Questions in Glad Tidings magazine". 160 pages, with Preface by Rev. C. T. Wilson [1893].

Omaha, NB: Farnam Horse Library, 1971. First Edition, First Thus . Paperback. COLLECTIBLE - NEAR FINE/None as Issued. Donald L. MacDonald (Author-Illustrator). Tex/BRAND NEW w/light discoloration bewtween front cover verso & title page. Soft cover/VG; trace shelfwear to edges & discoloration to surfaces. Monograph. Physiology of the horse w/illustrations. 63 pgs. 11, chapters: 1, Evolution; 2, Skeletal System; 3, Joints or Articulations; 4, Muscular System; 5, The Digestive System; 6, The Urinary Exretory System; 7, The Respirtory System; 8, The Circulatory System; 0, The Nervous System; 10, The Skina & Hair; and, 11, The Foot.

United Kingdom: Corgi Books, 1996. Reprint . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated soft cover/NF w/light edge wear. Trace soil spot (coffee? tea?) to fEP. First published 1994; this is the Corgi paperback reprint of 1997. A cookery with helpful ideas for supper ... the everyday informal food as well as for special ocacasions. British home cooking fome Claire MacDonald of Kinloch Lodge Hotel on the Isle of Skye.

Baltimore, MD: Pelican Books/Penguin, 1969. 2nd Revised Edition, 2nd Printing . Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW & showing margin discoloration. Illustrated soft cover/VG; Strong & sound w/light edge rubs, faint creasings to surface & corner tips. First published 1932, Revised 1962 and again in 1968; this copy is the 1969 2nd Printing of the 2nd Revised Edition. An analysis of variables contributing to successful study. Written for the general public, education is defined as the learning process both within and without formal institutions of education. The central thesis is that learning is mode of self directed education. The chapters are: 1, An Outline of Human Nature; 2, On Perception & on the Characterstics of a Good Observer; 3, On Memorization, on Dealings with Books & Lectures & on Examinations; 4, On Originality & Productive Thought; and, 5, On Motivation & the Will to Work. An essay beneficial to all who would facilitate learning processes.

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada: Western Producer Prairie Books, 1975. First Edition, First Thus . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated soft cover/NF w/light shelf wear & small pushes to front upper/lower spine corners. 32 biographies of outstanding men of vigor, courage and resourcefulness in the annals of Western Canada by John Walter Grant MacEwan, best known as Grant MacEwan (1902 - 2000), farmer, faculty the Universities of Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Mayor of Calgary and both a Member of the Legislative Assembly and Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, who authored Fifty Mighty Men Canada, to which this volume is a supplementary sequel, or, a companion work.

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada: Western Producer Prairie Books, 1975. First Edition, 3rd Printing of 1979 . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Wm. W. Perehudoff (Illustrator). Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated soft cover/NF w/trace creasing to lower corner tip. Biographies of outstanding men of vigor, courage and resourcefulness in the annals of Western Canada by John Walter Grant MacEwan, best known as Grant MacEwan (1902 - 2000), farmer, Professor at the Univ of Saskatchewan, Dean of Agriculture at the Univ of Manitoba, Mayor of Calgary and both a Member of the Legislative Assembly and Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, Canada. Contents of this book were first published in The Western Producer; this volume represents the complete series in book form.