Search Results: Titles starting with M from Yesterday's Muse Books

New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc, 1995. Large Softcover. Good. 8x0x11. Light yellow stains on front wrapper, missing 13 stickers. 1995 Large Softcover. 24 pp. These brightly printed stickers reproduce elements from the work of this Dutch artist, whose magical, interlocking images of fish, birds, reptiles, butterflies, and humans have fascinated mathematicians and art lovers alike.

New York: A Marian Wood Book/Henry, Holt and Company, 1996. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 5x0x9. Faintly rubbed. 1996 Hard Cover. 300 pp. "M" is for money. Lots of it. "M" is for Malek Construction, the $40 million company that grew out of modest soil to become one of the big three in California construction, one of the few still in family hands. "M" is for the Malek family: four sons now nearing middle age who stand to inherit a fortune--four men with very different outlooks, temperaments, and needs, linked only by blood and money. Eighteen years ago, one of them--angry, troubled, and in trouble--went missing. "M" is for Millhone, hired to trace that missing black sheep brother. "M" is for memories, none of them happy. The bitter memories of an embattled family. This prodigal son will find no welcome at his family's table. "M" is for malice. And in brutal consequence, "M" is for murder, the all-too-common outcome of… Read More

New York: Osprey Publishing, 2008. 1st Printing. Soft Cover. Fine. 7x0x9. Palmer, Ian; Rava, Giuseppe. First printing. An exceptional copy. 2008 Soft Cover. 80 pp. Smarting from their defeat at El Alamein and with directives to save the North African campaign, Rommel's battle-hardened armored divisions confronted a fresh opponent in the form of the newly arrived Americans. This would be a duel between the stalwart of the Wehrmacht armored divisions - the Panzerkampfwagen III - and the American's as yet untested first armored division. In reality both would prove unequal to the task as they floundered amidst the rugged hills and ravines of the Tunisian landscape. This book charts the design and development of these two disparate rivals - their vastly different armament and armor as well as their tactical concepts. Mutually hampered by the climate, terrain, and lack of experience, this was a desperate struggle for supremacy. Moreover, it was a duel with far-reaching implications. For the… Read More

New York: Blandford Press, 1987. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 10x7x0. First edition. An exceptional copy. 1987 Hard Cover. 160 pp. Traces the history of the M4 Sherman tank and discusses its use in World War II and later battles.

New York: Pocket Books, 1979. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 6x4x0. 1st printing. Tiny stain. 1979 Mass Market Paperback. The manic medics are on a riotous rampage through old New England!

New York: Abrams, 2011. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 128x21x176. Anderson, Mark. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. 2011 Large Hardcover. 334 pp. Marilyn Monroe is our supreme icon of glamour, vulnerability, personal magnetism, and the American dream, and her legend continues to grow four decades after her death. MM—Personal is a new look behind the veil of that legend, reproducing the most fascinating relics from her private archive—once thought to have been lost, and never before revealed to the public—to clarify, qualify, or reverse many common conceptions about the “blond bombshell.” Selected from more than 10,000 largely unseen and heretofore unpublished items from Marilyn's own file cabinets, these documents, snapshots, letters, memorabilia, and ephemera are joined by the first account of Monroe's life since Gloria Steinem's Marilyn to be written by a feminist… Read More

New York: Bonanza Books, 1984. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 0x0x0. Binding has been repaired. Top edge of jacket previously mended with tape, jacket edges bumped, sticker on front jacket flap. Board edges lightly toned, light stain along bottom edge of page ridge, page ridges lightly foxed. 1984 Hard Cover. 884 pp. He was the "King of Chefs and Chef of Kings," doyen of haute cuisine, one of the founders of London's famed Savoy Hotel, and probably the greatest cook of all time: Auguste Escoffier occupied an unchallenged position in the realm of gastronomy. This collection of incomparable recipes--classic soups, sauces, fish and shellfish, meat, poultry, game, sandwiches, salads, vegetables, sweets, jams, and beverages--reflects a lifetime of skill and experience.

Boston, Massachusetts: James R. Osgood and Company, 1876. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Reprint. Light edge wear, ink name redacted on front flyleaf. 1876 Hard Cover. 72 pp. Brick color boards with gilt decor, all edges gilt. Illustrated. In 1857 Whittier wrote an early version of “Mabel Martin” called “The Witch’s Daughter." It was published in the Era and consisted of what was later to be Parts II-V of “Mabel Martin.” The story was a fictional account of the marriage of Ezekiel Worthen (Handen in the poem) and Hannah Martin (Mabel in the poem), step-daughter of Susanna Martin of Amesbury who was hanged for a witch in 1692. Actually Ezekiel Worthen married Hannah Martin in 1661, thirty-one years before Susanna’s trial and execution.In 1874 Whittier’s publishers suggested an illustrated edition of “The… Read More

New York: Back Bay Books / Little, Brown and Company, 2017. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 6x1x9. First printing. Edge wear, page ridges toned. 2017 Trade Paperback. x, 594 pp. World War II changed the course of history. Douglas MacArthur changed the course of World War II. Macarthur at War will go deeper into this transformative period of his life than previous biographies, drilling into the military strategy that Walter R. Borneman is so skilled at conveying, and exploring how personality and ego translate into military successes and failures. Architect of stunning triumphs and inexplicable defeats, General MacArthur is the most intriguing military leader of the twentieth century. There was never any middle ground with MacArthur. This in-depth study of the most critical period of his career shows how his influence spread far beyond the war-torn Pacific.

New York: Ballantine Books, 1973. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8x5x0. First edition. Minor general wear. 1973 Trade Paperback. 160 pp. Chronicles the post-WWII years spent in Japan and Korea.

New York: Award Books, 1970. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 6x4x1. 1st printing. Lightly rubbed. 1970 Mass Market Paperback. The Killmaster is on a new case, this one involving a Princess of a tiny country who may hold the future peace of the world in her hands.

New York: Osprey Publishing, 2006. 2nd Printing. Soft Cover. Fine. 7x0x9. Hook, Christa. Second printing. An exceptional copy. 2006 Soft Cover. 64 pp. During the reigns of Philip II and Alexander the Great, the Macedonian Army (the phalangites) were reformed and drilled into an invincible fighting force with unique tactics and weaponry. The Macedonian warrior during his service would march over 20,000 miles in the most diverse climates and terrains, fighting in four of the epoch battles of the time. This book examines their initial training, rise to an elite unit under Alexander the Great, and eventual defeat at the battle of Pydna, 168 BC. The daily life, weaponry, experience, and motivations of these men are detailed, using primary sources and anecdotal material.

New York: Osprey, 2012. 1st Printing. Soft Cover. Fine. 6x0x9. Dennis, Peter. First printing. An exceptional copy. 2012 Soft Cover. 48 pp. The death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC threw the Macedonians into confusion; there was no capable heir, and no clear successor among the senior figures in Alexander's circle. Initial attempts to preserve the unity of Alexander's conquests gave way to a period of bloody and prolonged warfare (322-275 BC), and the break-up of this glittering but momentary empire. Macedonia, the heartland of Alexander's dominions, was ruled first by the heirs of Antipater, Alexander's regent, and then by the descendents of Alexander's general Antigonus I Monophthalmus ('the One-Eyed'). For well over a century the largely mercenary armies of Alexander's successors imposed their influence in matters of military costume, kit, doctrine and tactics over the whole of the Near East, while absorbing local military practices. After Rome's decisive… Read More

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1967. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 0x0x0. First edition. Lacks jacket. 1967 Hard Cover. 372 pp. English translation of "Machiavelli anticristo," originally published in 1954. "Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (/ËŒmækiəˈvÉ›li/, also US: /ËŒmɑːk-/; Italian: [nikkoˈlÉ” mmakjaˈvÉ›lli]; 3 May 1469 – 21 June 1527) was an Italian diplomat, philosopher, politician, historian and writer who lived during the Renaissance. He is best known for his political treatise The Prince (Il Principe), written about 1513.[5] He has often been called the father of modern political philosophy and political science.[6] For many years he served as a senior official in the Florentine Republic with responsibilities in diplomatic and military affairs. He wrote comedies, carnival songs,… Read More

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1967. First Canadian Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 0x0x0. First Canadian edition. Jacket lightly foxed. 1967 Hard Cover. 372 pp. A study of the life, work, influence and originality of an obscure Florentine civil servant who has become our contemporary. His work The Prince coined the term 'the ends justify the means,' and the attitude espoused within it was so controversially assertive that this type of thought and behavior is now called Machiavellian.

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2015. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 5x0x8. First edition. Signed by author on half-title page with inscription, "For David, 3/07/2017." A fine copy in a fine jacket. 2015 Hard Cover. 240 pp. “Machiavellian”―used to describe the ruthless cunning of the power-obsessed and the pitiless―is never meant as a compliment. But the man whose name became shorthand for all that is ugly in politics was more engaging and nuanced than his reputation suggests. Christopher S. Celenza’s Machiavelli: A Portrait removes the varnish of centuries to reveal not only the hardnosed political philosopher but the skilled diplomat, learned commentator on ancient history, comic playwright, tireless letter writer, and thwarted lover. Machiavelli’s hometown was the epicenter of the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century, a place of unparalleled… Read More

New York: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2012. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Fine. 6x1x9. First printing. A fine copy. 2012 Trade Paperback. x, 400 pp. Niccolò Machiavelli is the most influential political writer of all time. His name has become synonymous with cynical scheming and the selfish pursuit of power, but the real Machiavelli, says Miles Unger, was a deeply humane and perceptive writer whose controversial theories were a response to the violence and corruption he saw around him. Machiavelli’s philosophy was shaped by the tumultuous age in which he lived, an age of towering geniuses and brutal tyrants. His first political mission was to spy on the fire-and-brimstone preacher Savonarola. He was on intimate terms with Leonardo and Michelangelo. As a diplomat, he matched wits with the corrupt Pope Alexander VI and his son, the infamous Cesare Borgia, whose violent career served as a model for The Prince. Analyzing their successes and failures, Machiavelli… Read More

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2014. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 100x20x148. First edition. Light scratch on front jacket panel, front jacket flap creased. 2014 Hard Cover. x, 432 pp. Miles Unger has relied on original Italian sources as well as his own deep knowledge of Florence in writing this fascinating and authoritative account of a genius whose work remains as relevant today as when he wrote it.

New York: Dutton, 2017. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6x1x9. First edition. Remainder mark. 2017 Hard Cover. When Beth sends Alvie a first-class plane ticket to visit her in Italy, Alvie is reluctant to go. But when she gets fired from the job she hates and her flatmates kick her out on the streets, a luxury villa in glitzy Taormina suddenly sounds more appealing. Beth asks Alvie to swap places with her for just a few hours so she can go out unnoticed by her husband. Alvie jumps at the chance to take over her sister's life--if only temporarily. But when the night ends with Beth dead at the bottom of the pool, Alvie realizes that this is her chance to change her life.

Garden City: Garden City Publishing Co., Inc, 1930. Reissue. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Reissue. Lacks jacket. Spine faded, boards soiled, edges and some pages foxed, owner bookplate on front endpaper. 1930 Hard Cover. ix, 370 pp. A biography of the American Revolutionary War officer who served as the Senior Officer of the Army and led the Legion of the United States. Black-and-white frontispiece and plates.