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

London: Chapman and Hall, 1870. Hardcover. Fair. 8vo, original brown cloth with gilt titles on spine. 313pp. Obviously a well read book, wear to spine, inner book still in very good condition and well bound. ***Over 1kg when packaged & may required extra overseas postage.***

London: Golden Pleasure Books, 1965. Good. Manasek, Ludek. London: Golden Pleasure Books, 1965 Board_book Good Manasek, Ludek From an original story by Milan Ferko Pictorial card boards with linen spine In order to keep her chicks quiet, a mother hen tells them the story of a great magician who was responsible for every marvellous thing in the world Each page has a question about an animal & a picture of it in its natural environment, with an overlaid fold out with a cutout showing the animal usually in a circus Appealing pictures 10pp Some marks, a little dampstaining & occasional additions by a previous owner (see pictures)

New York, 2007. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. Folio with unclipped dust jacket, 111pp, illustrated coloured endpapers. Contents include a description of the document, the provenance this particular copy, the text Latin and also the translation into English, the seal, etc. As you might imagine this is an extremely well illustrated and informative sales catalogue for a distinguished and historically important document. The Magna Carta is one of the most famous historical documents in the English speaking world, giving rise to the idea of a written constitution.

London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1949. First edition. Hardcover. Good +. 8vo, turquoise cloth boards with silver titles on spine. 355pp. A novel about childlessness, fertility and test tube babies, long before one was actually born. Generally clean with some age toning to page edges.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1925. Hardcover. Very Good. By Her Son. 8vo, blue cloth boards with paper label on front and spine. 164pp. Part of The Uniform Edition of the Works of J. M. Barrie published in the 1920’s. Undated circa 1925. Very good and clean inside. The classic children’s story with Tinker Bell et al. We have a few more from this series in stock. Private library mark on front end paper and half title page.

London & Glasgow : Collins, 1947. First edition. Hardcover. Good +. Tarrant, Margaret. 4to, red cloth boards with gilt decoration and titles on front. 128pp illustrated with colour frontis and 7 other coloured plates, numerous black and white illustrations throughout the text. 20 illustrated short stories for children including: The Animals That Talked, Rabbit's Story, Elizabeth Never Guessed, The Fairy Queen's Child, The Faithful Knight, Elephant's Story, Holidays, Pilgrim's Gift, Cat's story, Bimo, Mouse's Story, Pantry Fairies, Seal's Story, Prim, Cub's Story, Old Salt and Red Duster, Beaver's Story, The White Horse, Tiger’s Story, The Little Red Shoes. A mix of styles, both contemporary for the 1940’s and traditional. A couple of marks on the cover and a little edge wear as pictured. Slight foxing to end papers, otherwise lovely and clean inside with charming illustrations. Many of the stories are told to a child by her large menagerie of soft toys. Margaret Tarrant was an Edwardian… Read More

Harleyford Publications , 1966. Hardcover. Very good +/Fair. Folio, pictorial dust jacket over red cloth boards with gilt titles on spine. 210pp illustrated throughout with photographs and drawings / diagrams. Dustjacket chipped and with tears to edges. Inner book in excellent clean condition. ***Over 1kg & may require additional overseas postage***

The Studio, Ltd, 1922. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. The Studio, Ltd, 1922. Good/No Jacket. Library rebound in blue cloth with gilt lettering. Introduction followed by 24 coloured plates of paintings. Bookplates to front and rear pastedown and a library stamp to front with a handwritten number inside. A little grubby at front, the plates themselves nice and clean.

New York: Neumann J. B., 1931. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Green card covers, 48 pages, illustrated throughout with black and white reproductions of Beckmann's work. Inscribed on the title page by J B Neumann.

Rupert Hart-Davis, 1958. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Fair. Rupert Hart-Davis, 1958. 1st Edition . Good/Fair. Red cloth, striped boards with gilt titles on spine. Red top edge & black endpapers. 4to over 9¾" - 12". 46 pictures by the artist of prominent Britons of the 19th century including Oscar Wilde, Gladstone, Whistler, HRH Duke of York etc & self caricatures. Ex library with bookplate to front pastedown, numbers on reverse of title page & a couple of stamps.

London: Printed for the editor, 1819. First edition. Hardcover. Good. First edition. Folio, approx. 12'' by 10'', attractive full leather binding with gilt titling on spine & embossed border & central design on covers. This has been rebacked some time ago using the original covers & spine. Corners & edges rubbed, some scuffing. Marbled endpapers. Vi + 122pp plus index and 60 engraved plates with 377 coins/medals illustrated showing both front & reverse views. The coins are briefly described with inscriptions given etc. Generally the inner book is in very good condition, some foxing, particularly to front, & one plate has a water stain. Ex reference library with minimal markings. Single blind stamp on title, preface, contents and first page and on last plate. No other obvious library markings. Ex libris with contemporary bookplate of Sir George Stewart on front pastedown. ***Over 1kg & may require extra overseas postage***

Copenhagen: The Royal Museum of Fine Arts, 1962. First edition. Softcover. Very Good. Melchior Lorck. Blue paper covers with black titles and illustration tin front. 130pp copiously illustrated catalogue with a biography of the artist. Near mint inside, one of the rear cover corners bent, other minor edge wear.

1882. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 1882 2nd Edition Hardcover Good/No Jacket Over 10 1/2'', handsomely bound in blue & brown with gilts titles on spine & black on cover xviii + 360pp with a few pages publishers catalogue Ex library reference copy with book plate to front pastedown & library number within No other obvious library markings An alphabetical list of members of parliament in Scotland with some biographical detail. ***** Heavy and may require extra overseas postage*****

London: Printed and Sold by the Booksellers of London and Westminster, 1714. First edition. Good. London: Printed and Sold by the Booksellers of London and Westminster , 1714 First edition Hardcover Good 8 vo, rebound in quarter leather with burgandy textured boards, gilt titles on spine Xxx + 403pp Spine has shelf wear & has a small part missing from the topHandwritten addition of the author's name on title page, occasional pencil marks within Generally the inner book is in very good + condition Ex reference library with minimal markings, bookplates on front & rear pastedown, number on spine & within Single faded stamp on upper edge No other obvious library markings

London: Henry Colburn, 1849. Hardcover. Good +. Complete in 2 volumes. 8vo, blue cloth boards with gilt titles on spine. Embossed design on boards. Portrait frontis of Queen Carolina Matilda of Denmark, vol I & Sir Robert Murray, vol II. 482pp + 541pp plus 24pp publisher’s catalogue in vol I. Binding cracked at the front board vol II. Some age toning to end papers and occasional spotting within. Sir Robert was the envoy and minister at various European courts: Dresden, Copenhagen and Vienna (1769-1792), with a memoir of Queen Carolina Matilda of Denmark and an account of the revolution there in 1772. Over 1kg and may require extra overseas postage.

Glasgow: Printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis, printers to the University, 1762. Hardcover. Fair. Sm 8vo, half calf over marbled boards. Spine and edges rubbed and worn. Front board attached but loose. 152 pp. plus preface and list of contents. Ex reference library with pictorial and presentation bookplates, library number at front & reverse of title page, single stamp on front & rear endpapers, first and last page. Very good and clean inside.

William Hodge and Company and T. and R. Annan and Sons, Glasgow, 1898. Hardcover. Good. William Hodge and Company and T. and R. Annan and Sons, Glasgow, 1898. Good. 'Held in the Galleries of the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts from 15th July Till 31st October 1896'. First edition, approx. 11'' by 7.5'', rebound in brown cloth with gilt titles on spine. Limited edition of four hundred copies. this is no. 91. Xxiv + 506pp illustrated with numerous plates, some with tissue guards. The centenary of Robert Burns death on 21st July 1896 saw national celebrations to commemorate his life and achievements. This was possibly the greatest exhibition relating to the poet & included all manner of relics (miscellaneous items pertaining to Burns & his family/friends) as well as portraits, manuscripts, books & pictures. Ex reference library with number on spine, single stamp on front pastedown, first & last page & to the reverse of the plates. Inner book &… Read More

Glasgow: Maclehose Jackson and Co, 1920. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Glasgow: Maclehose Jackson and Co, 1920. First edition. Very Good. 8vo, blue cloth with gilt tiles on spine. 190pp. Chapters on the human condition, historical hospitals, future hospitals, various diseases and conditions etc.

The Biographical Publishing Company, London, 1896. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. The Biographical Publishing Company, London, 1896. 1st Edition . Good. First edition, undated circa 1896. Approx. 13'' by 10.5''. Original full red leather binding with gilt design to front board and spine, embossed pattern on rear board. Shelf wear to edges & spine (see pictures). Patterned endpapers, all edges gilt. Sticker mark to reverse of title page. 390pp iIllustrated with black & white photographs. There's a brief description of the major cities in Scotland (Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen) with pictures of the centres, also a discussion of the nature of Scots & Scotland. This is followed by biographies & pictures of worthy men of the time; clearly no women lived in Scotland during this period. Inner book is generally clean & in good/very good condition.***Heavy & will require extra overseas postage***

London: The Bodley Head, 1948. First edition. Hardcover. Fair. Stephen Bone. Slim 8vo, tan cloth boards with titles on spine. 135pp with coloured frontis and other decorations by Stephen Bone. Tear to outer spine and some other edge wear. Very good + and clean inside. The first in the Orchid Trilogy. The Military Orchid is a comic masterpiece blending memoirs, satire and a love of the natural world in the search for one flower, Orchis Militaris, the military orchid.