Search Results: Authors starting with M from The Amber Wave

New York: Little Brown & Co., 1988. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A near fine softcover copy -- tight and clean. Driven by the question "Why do women knit?", Macdonald delves into the reasons why women knit and how women's lives were in the past and how the pleasure of knitting shaped their lives. Knitting was more than "women's" work; it played an important cultural and economic role in our country's past..

UK: David & Charles, 1985. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A near fine copy in a near fine dustjacket --no markings whatsoever. This is the story of the discovery of the Breadalbane, the northernmost shipwreck known to man..

New York: MacMillan & Co., 1986. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Yes. First. 10" x 8"w. A very good copy -- tight and clean -- except for author's inscription on the front endpaper. The unclipped dustjacket is in very good shape, but has one small chip. Hilarious illustrations by the author..

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First. 9 1/2 " x 6 1/2". A fine copy in as new condition in a fine unclipped dustjacket. There's a short inscription written in German on the front endpaper..

New Jersey: Castle Books, 2004. Book. Fine. Hard Cov. 9" x 6"w. A fine copy -- tight and clean -- in as new condition. A facsimile copy written by the "horsewhisper" of the 19th century.er.

U.K.: Firefly Books, 1998. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Oversized. A fine copy -- tight and clean -- in a near fine dustjacket. The cover features a great photograph of the legendary Michael Jordan poised to take a free throw. This book includes 300 entries plus photographs pertaining to all the great basketball superstars: Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Julius Erving, Derek Harper, Tim Hardaway, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Shaquille O'Neal..

Annapolis, MD.: Naval Institute Press, 1978. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A near fine copy, completely clean & tight. Dustjacket has some fraying and edgewear..

New York: Zon International Publishing Co., 1990. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Oversized. A fine copy -- tight and clean -- in a near fine dustjacket. A beautiful collection of photographs of the whimsical horses and other creatures that danced on the Dentzel carousels. This book is a pictorial history of the golden age of carousels in America..

Northvale, N.J.: Jason Aronson Inc., 2000. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. A fine first edition copy in a near fine dustjacket. Rabbi Margolies, a former professor of history at the University of Kansas, has written a very interesting book about the "multi-faceted world of angels from the sacred time of the Bible to the secular time of Isaac Bashevis Singer." .

New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1994. Book. Very Good. Soft. Quarto. A very good copy -- tight and clean -- with a somewhat scuffed cover and bumped corners. This is an American first edition..

New York: Penguin Group, 2004. Book. Fine. Hardcover. A fine copy --completely clean --in a fine unclipped dustjacket. The definitive biography of Crazy Horse written by a descendant of the legendary hero. .

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1963. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. A very good copy --tight and clean, but with owner's name and address on front endpaper--in an unclipped dustjacket with some tears on the front and missing a one-inch square section. A collector's cookbook written by a New Yorker who moved to a Vermont farmhouse to open a B & B. Great recipes!.

New York: MJF Books, 1972. Book. Illus. by Porter, Elliot. Fine. Hard Cov. Oversized. A fine copy -- tight and clean -- in a very good/near fine dustjacket. The jacket's only flaw is a close tear at the top of the spine. A beautiful book about eastern Africa -- more than 100 full-color photographs and a text rich in details about human and natural history..

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1970. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Oversized. A very good copy -- tight and clean -- in an unclipped dustjacket showing some slight wear. This copy has slight foxing along the edges of the beginning pages (thanks to greasy fingers) otherwise in tip-top condition..

New York: North Point Press, 2002. Book. Illus. by Robert Bateman. As New. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. An "as new" copy in an unclipped near fine dustjacket, the only flaw being a slight bit of the back of a price tag on the front. This book chronicles Matthiessen's many journeys in search of the world's 15 species of cranes. In Asian culture the crane is a symbol of good fortune and longevity. Robert Bateman's beautiful paintings (reproductions) and drawings are interspersed throughout the book..

New York: A New Directions Book, 1986. Book. Near Fine. Soft. Quarto. A near fine copy -- tight and clean -- without a dustjacket & with a remainder mark, otherwise a great copy.Francisco Garcia Lorca's biography of his brother, the famous poet, Federico Garcia Lorca, translated by Christopher Maurer..

Virginia: Leela press Inc., 1994. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A near fine copy signed by Sai Baba(the great Indian guru): "With love, Baba." Completely clean copy with the now deceased Sai Baba on the cover..

New York: William Morrow & Co., Inc., 1992. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First. Quarto. A fine copy -- tight and clean - in a near fine unclipped dustjacket - first edition. A novel of the 87th precinct..

U.K.: B.T. Batsford Ltd., 1999. Book. Very Good. Soft. Quarto. A very good copy -- tight and clean -- no flaws except for slightly bent corners..

U.K.: Everyman Publishers, 2000. Book. Near Fine. Soft. 9" x 6"w. A near fine /fine copy -- tight and clean -- no markings whatsoever. This appears to be a first edition..