Search Results: Authors starting with M from Bird's Books

Printed for the Society, New York, 1922. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Printed for the Society, New York, 1922. 1st Edition . Very Good. Signed by Author(s). Limited edition of 400 copies of which Vol 1 is 295 (initialed by author), Vol 2 is 291. Monochrome frontis illustrations. Cover blue cloth with Saltire shield design in silver, white label at spine with black titles, top edge gilt. Corneres a little bent on Vol 1. Vol 1: 400pp plus Appendices. Vol 2: 325pp including index. Ex library copies with numbers on spine, bookplate to front inside cover (vol 2) rear inside cover (vol 1). Handwritten no. inside otherwise no obvious library markings. Some marking to front of vol 1, otherwise nice and clean inside. ****** Heavy and may require extra overseas postage*****

Secker & Warburg, London, 1983. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Secker & Warburg, London, 1983. 1st Edition . Very Good/Very Good. First Edition. 8vo, 66pp. Ex reference library with bookplate on front pastedown, 2 stamps & mark where a sticker has been removed. No other obvious library markings. Inner book is in near fine condition. Very good unclipped dust jacket in protective sleeve.

Polygon, 1983. Hardcover. Very Good +/near fine. Polygon, 1983. Very Good +/near fine. 1983 reprint, 8vo black cloth binding with dustjacket in near mint condition. 165pp. Ex reference library with single stamp on front endpaper.

Garden City: T.& R. Annan & Sons, Glasgow, 1897. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. T.& R. Annan & Sons, Glasgow, 1897. 1st Edition . Good/No Jacket. Original blue cloth binding with gilt lettering, corners bumped and torn at top of spine. ix + 101pp, 27 monochrome plates. Ex library with bookplate to rear pastedown and handwritten no. inside. Number on spine. No other library markings. Contents clean.

James MacLehose and Sons, Glasgow, 1905. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. James MacLehose and Sons, Glasgow, 1905. 1st Edition . Good. Approx. 11.75'' tall by 9.25'', brown cloth with gilt titles on spine, top edge gilt. Vol. III. Further Asia, Northern Africa, Western Europe, Vi + 799pp with 39 full page photographic plates of the coins. This is the largest volume in the set of 3. A scarce original copy of this volume, which was presented to various reference libraries where a few copies still survive. Further Asia covers, Armenia, Syria, Phoenicia, Galilaea, Samaria, Judaea, Nabathaea, Mesopotamia, Parthia, Persia, India & more; Northern Africa covers, Egypt, Alexandria, Cyrenaica, Libya, Syrtica, Byzacene, Zeugitana, Islands between Africa & Sicily, Numidia, Mauretania; Western Europe covers Spain, Gaul & Britain & there's also uncertain coins. With 11 indexes to cover all eventualities. The binding has been repaired at some point & shows shelf wear,… Read More

George Routledge and Sons Ltd., London, 1857. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. George Routledge and Sons Ltd., London, 1857. 1st Edition . Good. Approx. 6.5'', green leather binding, worn at edges & spine. Gilt titles on spine. All edges gilt. Vii + 119pp with frontispiece & other illustrations by John Gilbert. Ex reference library with number on spine & decorative bookplate on rear pastedown. No other obvious library markings, inner book is generally clean & in very good condition.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1971. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. 8vo, 208pp. Green pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth boards with gilt titles on spine. A little sunned to the jacket spine. Illustrated with photographs, near fine inside. Signed by Mackenzie on title page and with a rather scrawled gift dedication from Mackenzie dated 1971 on front free end paper. This is the tenth volume of MacKenzie’s autobiography which sees his return to Scotland and settling in Edinburgh, whilst still actively writing and broadcasting. First edition. I have other volumes of Mackenzie’s autobiography available, in matching bindings and generally in very good plus condition and signed.

Edinburgh: Printed by James Watson, 1708. First edition. Hardcover. Very good . With An Abstract and Catalogue of their Works, Their Various Editions and the Judgement of the Learned Concerning Them. Complete in 3 volumes. 14.5in by 9.5in. Full leather, rebound using the original covers with gilt border. Raised bands and gilt titles on spine. Vol I (1708) Preface, list of subscribers plus 488pp including ‘A Chronological and Alphabetical Catalogue of the Scots Authors’. Biographies include Pelagius; St Columbanus; St Boniface; St Macarius; Albin, founder of the university of Pavia; Clement, the First Founder of the University of Paris; James I; St Columba, St Patrick etc.; Vol II (1711) Preface, list of subscribers plus 618pp and appendix I, which describes the lodgement of the Scottish Crown Jewels at Edinburgh castle, complete with a detailed description of the jewels - the crown, sceptre and sword. Appendix II list of monasteries and other religious orders destroyed during the reformation… Read More

London: Chatto & Windus, 1965. First edition. Hardcover. Very good +/Good. 8vo, 268pp. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth boards with gilt titles on spine. Some chipping and minor edge tears to dust jacket. Illustrated with photographs and with portrait frontis. Signed by Mackenzie on title page. This is the fourth volume of MacKenzie’s autobiography dealing with his intellectual and romantic development, he mixes with literary greats, travels, preaches and finally gets a commission in the Marines. First edition. I have other volumes of Mackenzie’s autobiography available, in matching bindings and generally in very good plus condition and signed.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1970. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. 8vo, 325pp. Pink pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth boards with gilt titles on spine. A little sunned to the jacket spine. Illustrated with photographs, near fine inside. Signed by Mackenzie on title page and with gift dedication from Mackenzie dated January 1970 on front free end paper. This is the nineth volume of MacKenzie’s autobiography which includes time in Bombay, a tour of battlegrounds from Tunis and Hong Kong where the Indian army fought, Nepal and the Seychelles. First edition. I have other volumes of Mackenzie’s autobiography available, in matching bindings and generally in very good plus condition and signed.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1969. First edition. Hardcover. Very good +/Good + . 8vo, 319pp. Green pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth boards with gilt titles on spine. A little shelf wear to the jacket. Illustrated with photographs. Signed by Mackenzie on title page and with gift dedication from Mackenzie dated 1969 on front free end paper. This is the eighth volume of MacKenzie’s autobiography which includes the Second World War when he commanded the home guard on Barra, ship wrecks, whisky galore and meetings with Eric Linklater, P G Wodehouse and Churchill. Also writing some of his best loved works such as Whisky Galore and the Monarch of the Glen. First edition. I have other volumes of Mackenzie’s autobiography available, in matching bindings and generally in very good plus condition and signed.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1967. First edition. Hardcover. Very good +/Very good. 8vo, 244pp. Blue pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth boards with gilt titles on spine. Minor edge wear to dust jacket. Illustrated with photographs and with portrait frontis. Signed by Mackenzie on title page. This is the sixth volume of MacKenzie’s autobiography where he discovers the joy of broadcasting, purchases the Shiant Isles in the Outer Hebrides and is involved in setting up the new National Party of Scotland, whilst also finding time to write. First edition. I have other volumes of Mackenzie’s autobiography available, in matching bindings and generally in very good plus condition and signed.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1963. First edition. Hardcover. Very good +/Very good +. 8vo, 255pp. Green pictorial dust jacket in very good condition over blue cloth boards with gilt titles on spine. Illustrated with photographs and with portrait frontis. Dedication dated Christmas 1967 written by Mackenzie on the front free end paper and also signed by Mackenzie on title page. This is the first volume of MacKenzie’s autobiography and is a mix of reminiscence and anecdote; drawing on his own memories and those of his family. First edition, second impression. I have other volumes of Mackenzie’s autobiography available, in matching bindings and generally in very good plus condition and signed.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1966. First edition. Hardcover. Very good /Very good +. 8vo, purple cloth boards with gilt titles on spine. Pictorial dust jacket designed by Clarke Hutton in excellent condition with minor shelf wear to the top. A couple of marks on the boards and a small mark on the title paper. Minor light spotting top edge, otherwise in near fine condition inside. 220pp. A light hearted satire on the follies of bureaucracy. Suitable as a gift copy.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1968. First edition. Hardcover. Very good +/Very good. 8vo, 320pp. Pink pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth boards with gilt titles on spine. Sunned to dust jacket spine. Illustrated with photographs. Signed by Mackenzie on title page and with gift dedication from Mackenzie dated February 1968 on front free end paper. This is the seventh volume of MacKenzie's autobiography where he is prosecuted under the official secrets act, tales of his life on Barra, visits to South America, Poland and Ireland and of course glimpses of his friends, Churchill et al. First edition. I have other volumes of Mackenzie's autobiography available, in matching bindings and generally in very good plus condition and signed.

London : Robert Hale Ltd, 1971. Hardcover. Very good +/Good + . Anne Davidson. 8vo, 309pp. Brown cloth with gilt titles on spine. Pictorial dust jacket with small repaired tear at spine, very clean and bright. Compton Mackenzie brings to life a forgotten world… a middle aged man looks back on his childhood, and the Victorian scene is vividly recreated through the eyes of a child, as he arrives from the loneliness and remoteness of his native Wales to the bustle of Paddington Station and the wonder of London. 9780709121152. Personal dedication and signed by the author in a rather shaky hand, forgivable due to his age when this was republished.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1967. Hardcover. Very good +/Very good. 8vo, 327pp. Pictorial dust jacket in very good condition over blue cloth boards with gilt titles on spine. Illustrated with photographs and with portrait frontis. Signed by the author on title page. This is the second volume of MacKenzie’s autobiography and ‘provides an incomparably rich mixture of reminiscence and anecdote, through which the making of a man emerges clear and true.’ I have other volumes of Mackenzie’s autobiography available, in matching bindings and generally in very good plus condition and signed.

London: Oxford University Press, 1947. Hardcover. Fair. London: Oxford University Press , 1947. Fair. Two volumes combined in one book. Reprint. Blue cloth covers with gilt titles on spine Price handwritten on front end paper. 414pp with numerous illustrations & map on rear end papers. This covers Scottish history from pre Roman times to 1929. A bit shaken, binding cracked at front pastedown.

Edinburgh: James Hogg, 1851. Hardcover. Very Good. Library rebound in dark blue cloth with gilt titles on spine, 8vo, xii + 320pp plus 4pp adverts for other works by MacLagan with list of subscribers to the present work. Illustrated with a frontispiece of MacLagan and facsimile letter by the late Lord Jeffrey dated 1850. Ex reference library with minimal markings, single stamp on front pastedown, no other obvious library marks.

Pitman Publishing, 1956. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. Pitman Publishing, 1956. 1st Edition . Good. 8 vo, original blue cloth with gilt titles on spine. Vii + 71pp. Ex reference library with some of the usual treatments. Inner book is clean & in very good condition