Search Results: Authors starting with M from Glenn Books

St. Louis, Missouri: The Sporting News, 1968. Babe Ruth portrait by Jack Havey on cover. An alphabetical listing of baseball players with photos and statistics, 349 in all. A very useful addition to any sports collector's library. 240pp.. New Edition. Illustrated Wrappers. Minor Edge and Corner Wear/No Jacket. Octavo.

Indianapolis, Indiana: Bobbs-Merrill, 1927. Author makes a number of unsubstantiated claims; personal acquaintance with most outlaws, saving Billy the Kid's life. Fifteen full-page black and white illustrations. "As told by Fred E. Sutton". See Six-Guns 2171. 303pp.. First Edition. Green Cloth. Minor Edge Wear/No Jacket. Octavo.

London, New York: J.M. Dent, E.P. Dutton, 1926. Covers bordered by triple gilt fillets. All edges gilt. Panelled spine with gilt designs, two leather spine labels. The spine is sunned to tan, which is usual with blue bindings. Inner dentelles, marbled endpapers. SIGNED BINDING by Riviere and Sons. Owner's signature in a small neat hand on a front preliminary page. Fully illustrated with twenty-eight drawings in pen and ink by Adrian De Friston and many contemporary portraits. Portrait frontispiece with tissue-guard. Fresh and crisp copy throughout. 368pp. Housed in a custom slipcase. Cellini (1500-1571) was a Florentine goldsmith, sculptor, author. This autobiography has been described as "one of the most important documents of the sixteenth century". (Wikipedia). . First Edition Second Printing. Full Blue Morocco. Nearly Fine/No Dust Jacket. Crown Octavo.

Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, 1980. All edges gilt. Covers and spine decorated and lettered in gilt. Silk bookmark sewn-in. Color frontispiece. Tranaslation from the Italian by Hill Thompson. From the Easton series, "The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written". 185pp. . Collector's Edition. Full Brown Leather. Fine/No Dust Jacket. Demy Octavo.

Mission, KS: Intercollegiate Press, 1974. Illustrations in color and black and white. Signed by the artist on title page. . First Edition. Yellow Cloth. Minor Soiling/No Jacket. Oblong Octavo.

London: Saunders and Otley, 1833. Two volumes uniformly bound. Likely rebacked some time ago. Volume 1 carries the book-plate of Richard Robert Madden, the author of these books, on front pastedown. Small stamp of Dr. More Madden, Dublin, on title-page of Volume 1. Ink name of Thomas More Madden, M.D., Dublin, 1860 at top of title-page of Volume 2. He was the son of the author. Of further interest, funeral cards of Richard R. Madden, M.D. and Mrs. Harriet Madden (his wife) are found on the reverse of the title-page of Volume 1. Chapters on advantages and abuses of literary pursuits, longevity of composers and sculptors, longevity of authors; sections on Lord Byron, Cowper, Walter Scott, Burns, Johnson, Pope. Quite a clean copy internally. Newspaper clipping grued onto rear endpaper of both volumes, one on longevity of public men and the other regarding "grand old men". Rather fascinating material and with a fine provenance--most certainly the author's own copy of his work. Madden… Read More

Philadelphia The Penn Publishing Company 1925. Cover, spine faded; color illustration on front cover scratched. 8 full-page color illustrations by FRANK SCHOONOVER. Black and white chapter heads. Hinges starting. A story for young people about the life of George Washington. Nicely illustrated. The author also has written books about Lafayette and Joan of Arc. First edition..

San Francisco: David Magee, 1969. Three volumes uniformly bound with red, black, and white cloth spines. Paper spine labels.First two volumes published in 1969, the third in 1970. Printed at the press of Robert Grabhorn and Andrew Hoyem. One of 125 copies hardbound out of a total run of 625. A tiotal of 2049 entries including books and ephemera from the Victorian period. The compilation took over five years to assemble and catalogue. Includes prices, bibliographical and historical notes. A most valuable reference source. 103, 103, 129pp, illustrated. . Limited Edition. 1/4 Cloth, Paper-Covered Board. Minor Edge and Corner Wear/No Jacket. Thin Quarto.

London: R.H. For Arthur Jones, at the Flying-Horse, 1686. Panelled spine with old leather label. Both joints professionally repaired. Hinges re-inforced. Front free endpaper repaired at lower edge. . Old ink inscription on front flyleaf. Heraldic book-plate of ther Hare of Docking on front pastedown. Title-page printed in red and black. Previous owner's names in old hand. Small brown stain at bottom, affecting the "o" on London. Done into English by Dr. Nalson. (20), 410 pages collated complete. Light water-stain at lower corner and fore-edge of pp. 43-48. Paper imperfection p.279. Occasional creasing. Wide margins with occasional foxing at periphery. The first edition was published one year earlier as "The History of the Crusade". See Wing M291. British Museum Catalogue #4570. We find seven libraries worldwide holding this book. One copy has sold at auction in the past 30 years, a broken copy in 1996. The author (1610-1676 was a Jesuit historian. . Second Edition. Full Brown… Read More

Kansas City: University of Kansas Medical Alumni Association A well-illustrated account by the distinguished physician and teacher. Dr. Major was Chairman of the Department of Medicine at the Universioty of Kansas from 1921 to 1950. 147pp.. Blue Cloth. Nearly Fine/Lightly Worn Dust Jacket. Thin Octavo.

Salt Lake City, UT: Peregrine Smith Books, 1979. Crease top of rear cover. Fully-illustrated in color and black and white. A fine look at the craftsmanship of the Greene brothers, Charles and Henry. 162pp. . Later Printing.. Color Pictorial Wrappers. Minor Wear Only. Small Square Quarto.

London: Hendersons, 1916. Salmon wrappers, soiled and edge worn. Front cover with light water-stain (may have been used as drink coaster!) Sewn binding, top 2" loosened but intact. A one-act play in three scenes. Ticket laid-in with additional plays available from Hendersons, the Bomb Shop, on Charing Cross Road. 22pp. with 2 pages adverts at end. . First Edition. Salmon Wrappers. Moderate General Wear. Duodecimo.

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 2000. All edges are gilt. The covers and spine are finely-decorated and lettered in gilt. Sewn-in silk bookmark. A copy of Notes From The Archives is laid-in. "The birth life and acts of King Arthur of his noble knights of the Round Table their marvellous enquests and adventures......." This edition was first published in 1895 using the text of Malory and imprinted by William Caxton . "Now spelled in modern style embellished with many original designs by AUBREY BEARDSLEY". 538pp. An example of some of the finest work by the Easton Press.. The Collector's Library of Famous Editio. Full Black Leather. Fine/No Dust Jacket. Demi Quarto.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1983. THREE VOLUMES. The first editions of Manchester's monumental trilogy on the life of Sir Winston Churchill. "Visions of Glory", include the years 1894-1932, printed in 1983, 973pp, fine and fine; "Alone", published in 1988, includes 1932-1940, 756pp., red spine label is rubbed at edges, front cover rubbed, jacket is nearly fine; "Defender of the Realm, 2012, includes yaers 1940-1965, 1083pp., fine and fine. In late 2003, Manchester, who was in ill-health, asked Paul Reid to complete the final volume of his trilogy. Mannchester died in 2004. A very nice set.. First Edition. Black Cloth. Fine, Except as Noted/Fine. Thick Royal Octavo.

Dedham: H. Mann and Company, 1816. Title continues; "Also, an appendix, comprising a dissertation on dysentery.... and observations on thre winter epidemic 1815-16, denominated peripneumonia notha..." Rebacked with original paper labels laid-down. Label chipped with three letters (MED) missing from title. Original blue paper-covered boards, printed front and rear covers. Hinges rather crudely repaired long ago. Top of covers water-stained as well as top edge. Fore-edge untrimmed. Cover printing is readable but faded a bit. (See photos). Many pages are browned at periphery, some foxing and staining. Owner's embossed stamp at foot of front free endpaper of Ira M. Rutkow, M.D. , noted bibliographer of military history. The author was an Army surgeon during the American Revolution and also served during the War of 1812. According to Rutkow GS4, this is probably the best and most vivid picture of early 19th century American military life. Garrison and Morton 2161.1 calls it "the primary… Read More

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1997. All edges gilt. Covers and spine decorated and lettered in gilt. Silk sewn-in bookmark. A copy of Notes From The Archives laid-in. Illustrated with wood-engravings by Felix Hoffmann. This novella was first published in 1912. Thomas Mann (18175-1955) was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1929. 107pp.. The Collector's Library of Famous Editio. Full Green Leather. Fine/No Dust Jacket. Royal Octavo.

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1999. All edges gilt. Covers and spine decorated and lettered in gilt. Sewn-in silk bookmark. A copy of Notes From The Archives laid-in. Illustrations with wood engravings by Felix Hoffmann. Introductory essay by the author. First published in 1924. Thomas Mann (1875-1955) was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1929. 366pp.. The Collector's Library of Famous Editio. Full Green Leather. Fine/No Dust Jacket. Royal Octavo.

New York, London: D. Appleton and Company, 1930. Chapters on various authors known by their pen names, Boz, Elia, Geoffrey Crayon, satirists in disguise. Index of pen names at the end. 256pp.. First Edition. Brick Cloth. Almost No Wear/Chipped Dust Jacket. Octavo.

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1966. All edges gilt. Covers and spinedesigned and lettered in gilt. Sewn-in silk bookmark. Illustrations by Pearce Bates. From the Easton Press Library of Fly-fishing Classics. A crisp copy, a beautiful binding. The book was first published in 1976. 184pp.. Collector's Edition. Full Green Leather. Fine/No Dust Jacket. Quarto.

Kansas City, Missouri: Burton Publishing Company, 1920. Front cover vignette in relief. General wear, more severe on the spine. Internally rather clean throughout. Illustrated by Harry Wood. Some off-setting and smudge title-page. The so-called Saint Joseph Edition limited to 500 copies, this copy not numbered. Pictorial first letters of each poem. Priced to condition as a reading copy only worthy of saving.159pp.. First Edition. Limp Dark Green cloth . Moderate General Cover Wear. Small Thin Octavo..