Search Results: Titles starting with M from Washburn Books

London: Octopus Books Ltd, 1981 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Reprint. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Well-documented history of all the films produced by MGM, arranged in chronological order. 400pp with index, illustrated throughout with black and white photographs and an 11 page section in colour. Slight rubbing to spine and corners and ownership label to half-title page, otherwise very good copy. HEAVY BOOK, additional postage will be requested for 1st class or overseas shipping..

New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2020 Book. Near Fine. Black Cloth Boards. 2nd Impression. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. History of the organization that engineered the escape of Allied forces behind enemy lines in WWII, drawing on newly declassified files. 327pp with index, illustrated with 16 pages of black and white photographs. Endpapers illustrated with colour drawings. Minor blemish to top edges, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions.Unclipped DJ has minor shelfwear, otherwise near fine..

London: Macdonald & Co (Publishers) Ltd, 1985 Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st GB Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Comprehensive guide with information on 420 types of fungi, including the edibility of each type. English translation by Simon Pleasance. 511pp with index, illustrated throughout in colour. Minor shelfwear to cover, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions..

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004 Book. Near Fine. Laminated Boards. 16th Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Major new English-language edition with analysis, biographies and notes. 152pp with index. Minor surface scuffing to boards, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions..

London: John Heywood Ltd, 1920 Book. Good. Maroon Cloth Cover. New Edition Revised. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Unpageinated volume, approx 130 pages, profusely illustrated throughout with blakc and white drawings and 3 colour plates. Black design and lettering to front cover. Some fraying to edges of cloth cover, black mark to rear, creasing to corners and browning to page edges. Former owner's details to inside cover and front endpaper, otherwise good copy..

New York: Newsweek, 1981 Book. Very Good. Brown Cloth Boards. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Story of the discovery of Machu Picchu, once thought to be the lost royal city of the Incas, by the explorer Hiram Bingham in 1911. 172pp with index, illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. Gilt drawing to front board and lettering to spine. Some fading to edges of boards and page edges slightly age-toned, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has some edgewear, otherwise good. HEAVY BOOK, extra postage needed for 1st class or overseas shipping..

London: Chatto & Windus, 1883 Book. Illus. by Daniel Maclise et al. Good. Red Decorated Boards. Presumed First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Subtitled 'Biographical, critical, bibliographical & anecdotal illustrative of the literature of the former half of the present century'. 540pp, many uncut, illustrated with 85 portraits in a caricature style, said in the preface to be largely by Daniel Maclise but possibly one or two by 'Alfred Crowquill' (Alfred Henry Forrester). Edges untrimmed. Bound in red boards with blue pattern. Bumping to spine, corners and edges, spine faded, scratch to front board, top edges soiled, slight foxing to tissue-guard, title page and endpapers, and pages generally stiff and rippled, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions. HEAVY BOOK, extra postage required for 1st class or overseas shipping..

London and Basingstoke: The Macmillan Press Ltd, 1979 Book. Very Good. Red Cloth Boards. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Thousands of quotations selected for use by writers and public speakers and designed to be thought-provoking and inspiring in the present day, arranged by subject. 658pp with index. Yellow endpapers, gilt lettering to spine. Slight fading to top edges, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. DJ is clipped and somewhat faded to the front, with nicks and creasing to edges and one 1" closed tear to top edge of back cover, otherwise complete. HEAVY BOOK, please enquire re possible extra postage..

London: Macmillan London Limited, 1984 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Companion volume to the Macmillan & Silk Cut Nautical Almanac. Handbook for yachtsmen with all the basic information to buy, maintain and sail a boat. 454pp with index, illustrated throughout with diagrams in colour and black and white including colour guide to flags. Bumping to edges, otherwise very good plus copy with no inscriptions. Matching slipcase with some fading to spine and front panel, otherwise very good. HEAVY BOOK, extra postage required for 1st class or overseas shipping..

London: Papermac, 1982 Book. Good. Soft cover. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Comprehensive reference work listing over 7,000 men and women of interest in the contemporary and historical world. 854pp. Slightly musty volume, some sunning to edges, surface scuffing and small mark from label to front panel, otherwise good copy. HEAVY BOOK, additional postage required for 1st class or Air Mail shipping..

Basingstoke, Hants: Marshalls in Conjunction with The Methodist Church Overseas Division, 1985 Book. Good. Soft cover. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Biography of one of the most significant figures in the founding years of Methodism. 127pp. Some creasing to cover and gift inscription to half-title page, otherwise good copy. Signed by the author to the title page - 'Yours sincerely Cyril Davey'..

London: Simon & Schuster UK Ltd, 2013 Book. Very Good. Dark Green Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Account of the poet's life before her marriage to Ted Hughes, drawn on exclusive interviews with her friends and lovers and previously unavailable archives and papers. 438pp with index, illustrated with 8 pages of photographs in colour and black and white. Gilt lettering to spine. Slight forward lean to spine and minor sunning to top edges, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has minor edgewear, otherwise very good..

London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1979 Ex-Library. Good. Blue Cloth Boards. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The story of Puccini's opera, the background to the libretto and a detailed analysis of the opera's music. Despite being a withdrawn library copy, this is a very good clean copy with just a library stamp to the title page, with ghosting to opposite page, and mark from removed label to spine of dustwrapper. Light foxing to top edges, otherwise good plus copy in good plus unclipped DJ..

Porto: Lito Of Artistas Reunidos, 1981 Book. Good. Illustrated Boards. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Undated volume. Pictorial guide to Madeira, produced locally. 152pp illustrated profusely in colour throughout. Pictorial endpapers. English text by George Dykes. Slight rubbing to corners, light foxing to top edges and last section starting to come loose, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions. Book will weight over 1kg packaged, so extra postage required for 1st class or overseas shipping..

Portugal: Grafica Europam Book. Very Good. Illustrated Boards. Presumed First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. History and topography of the island of Madeira. Foreword by Charles J Dias. 179pp, illustrated with 197 colour photographs. Slight fading to spine, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..

Barcelona & Madrid: Lunwerg Editores, 1997 Book. Illus. by Ramon Masats (Photographs). Near Fine. Black Cloth Boards. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Lavishly illustrated photographic guide to Madrid. Text in Spanish with English translation to rear. 114pp, illustrated throughout with excellent colour photographs. Minor bumping to edges, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has some surface marking, otherwise near fine..

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1990 Book. Very Good. Burgundy Cloth Boards. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Debut novel about a young crippled girl's fight for survival in a dark and desperate world. 340pp. Silver lettering to spine. Minor marking to page edges, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has slight surface marking and some edgewear, otherwise very good..

Sphere, 2007 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Well researched biography of the wife of Hitler's minister of propaganda. 367pp with index, illustrated with 26 black and white photographs. Slight creasing to spine and corners and light sunning to edges, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2006 Book. Very Good. Maroon Cloth Boards. 1st Edition, 3rd Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Debut novel, set in New York, by the British actress. 266pp. Gilt lettering to spine. Minor bumping to top and bottom of spine, otherwise very good copy with no marks oir inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has minimal shelfwear, otherwise very good..

London: Black Swan, 2012 Book. Illus. by Dave McKean. Very Good. Soft cover. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Introduction to the science of space, time and evolution. Black and white illustrations to chapter heads. Slight creasing to spine and corners and minimal marking to lower edges, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..