Search Results: Titles starting with M from About Books

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1996. SIGNED directly on the title page by Sue Grafton with her characteristic black sharpie (her signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). A gorgeous copy of the first printing. Gift quality. BRAND NEW in a BRAND NEW dust jacket. Perfect condition. Protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. NOT price clipped ($25.00). NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NO fading. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are creamy white, fresh, crisp and unmarked. 1996. First printing, with "First Edition" so stated, and complete number row (13579 10 8642) on the copyright page. Bound in the original red boards with a black spine stamped in metallic red. From the dust jacket: "'M' is for money. Lots of it. 'M' is for Malek Construction, the $40 million company that grew out of modest soil to become one of the big three in California construction. One… Read More

Gingko Press, 2010. HARDCOVER edition. NEW and unread in PERFECT condition. Square and tight. NO chips, tears, creases, rubbing or fading. Bright and shiny. Sharp corners. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked - obviously never read. Profusely illustrated. Bound in the original flag-theme pictorial boards with gilt-stamped black cloth spine. From the publisher: "Drawing on work from the final exhibition before the closing of New York's seminal Deitch Projects, MAYDAY is simultaneously a call for heightened awareness and a celebration of the rebirth embodied in revolutionary movements. MAYDAY - THE ART OF SHEPARD FAIREY is published as a celebration of this evocative collection of paintings from one of the most important artists of our time. Portraits of advocates of the working class and oppressed define the collection. Fairey stakes the claim that artists, musicians and writers such as Joe Strummer, Jean Michel Basquiat, Woody Guthrie and Cornel West all have parts to play in… Read More

New York: Ballantine Books, 1991. Bright, clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. No creases. Appears unread. Not price clipped (5.95). No remainder mark. No store stamp, ink name or bookplate. The doctor's clients included Sherwood Anderson, Osdcar Hammerstein, Edna Ferber, Salvador Dali, the Shah of Iran, etc. From the rear cover: "From his baptism by fire in tropical medicine in the 1930s to his battles against such diseases as toxoplasmosis and AIDS, Dr. Ben Kean has had one of the most extraordinary careers in modern medicine. In MD he shares the cases of thrilling medical detection that took him to the teeming streets of Panama City, the jerry-built labs of army hospitals, to post-World War II Europe and on to his own posh Park Avenue practice. Here are a lifetime's worth of astonishing medical mysteries." . 1st Printing of First Softcover Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Fine condition. xiii, 337pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Somerset, England: The Oxford Illustrated Press , 1977. 8.25" wide by 10.25" tall. A beautiful copy. Fine condition in Very Near Fine Dust Jacket (Would be Fine but for a touch of rubbing. No chips. No tears. No fading. No creases). No remainder marks. No owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Pages are fresh and crisp, probably never read. Illustrated with over a hundred photos, including 22 full-color plates. Laid-in is an illustrated 16-page article, "Road and Track Road Test, Special: The T Series MG" from the June 1961 issue of Road and Track magazine.. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Original brown cloth/Jacket not priced or clipped. (vi), 250pp..

Springer, 2011. We have only this one copy, but it is available now and ready to ship today from Henderson, Nevada. Appears unread. Fine condition. Bright and shiny. Flat, uncreased spine. NO chips, tears, creases or fading. Square and tight. Hinges are perfect. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. Well illustrtaed with radiological images and many full color photographs. Bound in the original purple wraps. From the rear cover: "MRI Handbook presents a concise review of the physical principles underlying magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), explaining MR physics, patient positioning, and protocols in an easy-to-read format..." 5 inches wide by 8 inches tall.. First Edition. Softcover. Fine condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. xii, 318pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Redmond, Washington: The Microsoft Press, 1988. Foreword by Bill Gates. Appears seldom, if ever read. Fine condition in a Good only dust jacket. The jacket is bright and shiny but has chips, tears, and a piece missing from its rear panel. NOT price clipped ($134.95). Square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. Bound in the original silver-stamped gray cloth. Complete with dust jacket. Oversize Hardcover. 7.75" wide by 10.25" tall by 3" thick. This large, VERY heavy book (over 7 pounds with packaging) will require SUBSTANTIAL extra postage for International shipments, but only the standard charge for priority or media mail.. 1988 edition. Oversize Hardcover. Fine condition/Good dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 1,570 pages. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Gainesville, Florida: University of Florida Libraries, 1988. 8.75" wide by 11.25" tall. A bright, clean, square, tight copy. Sharp corners. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Lavishly illustrated with over 400 photographs of covers of John D. MacDonald books, and 32 portraits of MacDonald himself. The standard MacDonald bibliography. Identifies all the first printings, both hardcovers and paperback originals. Also contains a wealth of detail on publishers, cover artists, Dust Jacket designers, publication prices and dates, numbers of copies printed, reprints, foreign editions, typographical errors, etc. Bound in the original gilt-lettered, dark blue cloth. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine condition./No Jacket, as issued.. xii, 219pp..

New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy. , 1957. Very Good condition in Brodart-protected, Very Good dust jacket. Square, tight, unmarked copy. Light foxing to endpapers and usual darkening to white parts of the jacket. Not price clipped ($3.00). Not a book club edition. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. "First Printing, 1957" is so stated. Science Fiction. The author's first novel. It was Adler who conceived the original story for Forbidden Planet. Original blue patterned paper-covered boards, and gray cloth spine. . First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/Very Good dust jacket. Illus. by Clyne, Ronald (dust jacket design) . 8vo. 212pp.

Basel: Benno Schwabe & Co, 1945. Near Fine condition in Very Good Dust Jacket. No owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Original rust-colored cloth. Gilt stamping is still bright and shiny. German text. From the Dust Jacket: "... als unermüdlicher Kämpfer für den rechten Staat, die Republik, als Warner vor der dämonischen Entwicklung der modernen Machtstaates zum absolutistischen Tyrannenstaat..." . First Edition (1. Auflage). Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. 8vo. 228pp.

Sidcup, Kent [UK]: Weaver Publications Ltd, 1976. Very Good condition. NO chips, tears, or creases. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are clean and unmarked. Subtitle: "Including Instructions for Using the Jacquard Attachment." 1976. Part 2 only. Illustrated with drawings and patterns. Bound in the original white wraps, stamped in black, with a black plastic comb binding. Front and rear covers are each protected by a clear plastic sheet (as issued). Spiral-bound so when opened the book lies perfectly flat for ease of use. 8.5" wide by 11.5" tall.. 1st ed? (No additional printings listed). Oversize Softcover (spiral). Very Good condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. v, 318pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Sidcup, Kent [UK]: Weaver Publications Ltd, 1974. Very Good condition. NO chips, tears, or creases. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are clean and unmarked. Subtitle: "Full Working Instructions with Garment Patterns." 1974. Part 1 only. Illustrated with drawings and patterns. Bound in the original white wraps, stamped in black, with a yellow plastic comb binding. Front and rear covers are each protected by a clear plastic sheet (as issued). Spiral-bound so when opened the book lies perfectly flat for ease of use. 8.5" wide by 11.5" tall. "All the work for this book was carried out on the 321 punchcard machine with the S.R.N. Coupled Ribber. The entire contents are equally suitable for the 323 machine with the S.R.N. Pile Ribber, U.S.A. Studio, New Zealand Singer.". Revised Edition. Oversize Softcover (spiral). Very Good condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. iii, 206pp. + 10 punch cards. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: Rubber World / Bill Brothers Publishing Corp., 1963. Very Good+ EX-LIBRARY. Bright, clean, square, and tight. Hinges are perfect. WITHDRAWN stamp, and a few other library markings. NO pocket. Pages are fresh and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. A practical handbook that describes rubber and plastics machinery and manufacturing equipment. Includes product specs and info on how the machines work. Second edition, complete in 1 volume. Illustrated with drawings and photographs. Appendix. Three indexes. Bound in the original blue cloth, lettered in shiny gold on the spine and front cover. . Second revised edition. Hardcover. Very Good+ EX-LIBRARY/No jacket. 8vo. 611pp.

Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1966. Appears unread. Fine condition. Bright, shiny, clean and tight. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. "Complete catalogue and index of one of the largest collections of its kind of French Revolutionary and Napoleonic newspapers, pamphlets, and official publications covering the years 1789-1815." Includes introductory essays by John H. Jensen on FRENCH REVOLUTION COLLECTIONS and COLLECTOR AND COLLECTION. Three indexes. Bound in the original gilt-stamped reddish-brown cloth. Oversize Hardcover. 8.75" wide by 11.25" tall. This large, heavy book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments, but only the standard charge for media mail.. First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Fine condition/No jacket. xxix, 456pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1966. Very Good condition in a Very Good dust jacket. NOT price clipped ($50.00). NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Includes introductory essays by John H. Jensen on FRENCH REVOLUTION COLLECTIONS and COLLECTOR AND COLLECTION. Three indexes. Bound in the original silver-stamped grayish-blue cloth. From the dust jacket: "This is a complete catalogue and index of one of the largest collections of its kind of French Revolutionary and Napoleonic newspapers, pamphlets, and official publications covering the years 1789-1815." Oversize Hardcover. 9.5" wide by 12.25" tall. This large, heavy book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments, but only the standard charge for media mail.. First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Very Good condition/Very Good dust jacket. xxix, 456pp. Great… Read More

New York: Samuel French, Inc., 1992. Fine condition. Bright, clean and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are clean, crisp and unmarked -- probably never read. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 5" wide by 7" tall. Bound in the original red wraps, lettered in black.. First Edition. Softcover (stapled wraps). Fine condition. 112pp.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1928. Near Fine condition. Clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. No owner's name or bookplate. Illustrated with frontispiece of Wagner in 1877, and 11 other plates, mostly portraits. A biography of Ludwig II of Bavaria. A newspaper review of the book is tipped to the rear endpaper. It says THE MAD KING is "graceful, brilliant, written with through understanding… analytical without being preposterously psycho analytical." Translated from the French by Charles Bayly, Jr. Complete with original, built-in string pagemarker. Original black cloth is still glossy and bright.. First Printing of the First US Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No jacket. 8vo. 260pp.

Jamestown, Virginia: Magna Carta Press , 1965. 6" wide by 9" tall. Tight, square, unmarked copy. Flat spine. No creases. Pages are fresh and clean. Not price clipped (1.95). No remainder mark. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Historical novel based on the life of the infamous gold-digger, Eliza Betsey Bowen (1769? - 1865). Eliza's mother, a prostitute, died at sea while giving birth to her. Soon her father, the sailor John Bowen, disappeared and Eliza was adopted by Mrs. Thompson of Newport, Rhode Island. By 1790, Eliza was pregnant and unmarried. For ten years, she lived in New York with the Frenchman, Jacques de la Croix. In 1804, Madame la Croix married the wealthy French coffee and wine merchant, Stephen Jumel. In 1810 they purchased a Washington Heights mansion, formerly the Revolutionary War headquarters of General George Washington [during the battle of Long Island in 1776. The mansion is now a… Read More

Chicago, Illinois: Novel Book, 1963. Bright, shiny, clean, tight, and unmarked. No store stamp or owner's name. Spine is square with no creases. No chips. No tears. Colorful, lurid cover art. Communists agents use sex to entrap western VIPs by filming their sexual escapades through two-way mirrors. From the cover: "Madam Olga slipped her hand inside the beautiful girl's bulging blouse. 'You must learn to sacrifice your personal feelings, comrade,' she said." Cover price is 60 cents. Author's name is spelled "Larrimore" on cover, but "Larimore" on title page. Novel Book #60111. Cited in Hancer/Reginald p. 224 [HANCER'S PAPERBACK BOOKS, THIRD EDITION]. But not in Holroyd [PAPERBACK CHECKLIST, THE COMPLETE GUIDE]. In his section on publications by Novel Books, Holroyd lists 60110 and 60112, but skips over 60111. Keywords: Adult fiction.. First printing (so stated). Mass Market Paperback. Fine condition.. 127pp..

London:: Longmans, Green and Co., 1938. A square, tight copy. Sharp corners. The rear panel of the Dust Jacket has a small piece missing and one closed tear (3/4 inch). Previous owner's name, and moderate to heavy foxing on the endpapers. Light foxing on a few text pages. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. First printing with "First published 1938" so stated on the copyright page. Illustrations. Bibliography. Index. Bound in the original dark red cloth, lettered in shiny gold on the spine. From the Dust Jacket: "Germaine De Stael was one of the most fascinating figures of the Revolutionary Epoch as well as its closest observer... Her long struggle with Napoleon showed that she never weakened, whatever was at stake... Talleyrand, Narbonne and Benjamin Constant were among the men she knew well.". First Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good condition/Good+ dust jacket.. 8vo. 276pp..

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998. Bright, clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. No chips or tears. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Not a book club edition. Not price clipped (25.00). Photo illustrated. Review copy (?) with promotional materials from publisher laid-in. A study of the failures of Freudian therapy, especially with respect to schizophrenia, autism, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. From the Dust Jacket: "Armed with only words and the best of intentions, they achieved he worst of outcomes... Clear, dramatic, and authoritative, Madness on the Couch uses the voices of therapists as well as those of patients and their loved ones to describe the controversial methods used to treat the mentally ill, and their heartbreaking consequences. We see the leading lights of psychotherapy at work, including tiny, grandmotherly Frieda Fromm-Reichmann; gawky Gregory Bateson, either a genius or a charlatan, depending on whom one asked; and birdlike R.… Read More