Search Results: Authors starting with M from Bibliodditiques

New York: Random House, 1990. First American edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. In unread condition. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions. Dust jacket is NOT price-clipped. Size: 8vo (8" to 9"). 198 pp.

London Bombay Sydney: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd. , 1935. Hard Cover. Very Good. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases to pages. Spine slightly rolled. Gift inscription on front endpaper. Coverboards slightly faded with a bit of wear at edges. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

The Children's Foundation, 1924. Hardcover. Very Good +. First printing. Tight binding. Green, cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on spine. Light wear to cloth on boards. No chips, tears or written inscriptions on pages. Side of text block is rough-cut. A dime-size stain on top of text block. A few dirty finger marks on some pages. Covers such topics as instincts and impulses, development of intellect, mastery of arts, moral equipment, nervous and mental hygiene, delinquency, adolescence and more. Many black and white photographic illustrations. Size: Sm 8vo (9" to 11"). 516 pp.

New York & London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1924. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions on pages. Binding is secure. Green boards have a few water spots and some edgewear. Illustrated with 2 double-page maps. This science fiction novel tells the story of how world peace is brought about by a group of pacifists using dirigibles armed with ray weapons and sleeping gas.12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 414 pp.

London: Barrie & Jenkins Limited, 1975. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions to pages. Dust jacket is NOT price-clipped. Light edgewear to jacket. Some light foxing on top edge of text block near spine. A light crease on rear fold of jacket. Size: 8vo (8" to 9"). 336 pp.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Knopf Canada, 2003. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/near fine. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions. Light edgewear to dust jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Don Mills, Ontario, Canada: Pine Tree Press, 1963. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. Guy Rutter. A collection of satirical poems using crows as the vehicle for social satire. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases on pages. Signed by author on title page. Dust jacket is NOT price-clipped and has some small tears around edges and sunning on spine. A small chip at bottom right corner of front panel of jacket. Size: Sm 8vo (7.5" to 8"). p. 47.

Toronto: The Pine Tree Publishing Co., 1931. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. A collection of poetry by one of Canada's most highly regarded poets. Signed and inscribed in beautiful penmanship by MacDonald on endpaper, "Hilliard Wholton: When life is discordant may you find in these pages the harmony of song. Wilson MacDonald March 17th 1938". Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases on pages. Light edgewear on edges of dust jacket. Dust jacket is not price-clipped and has a scrape on spine. Red coverboards with gilt embossed lettering. Size: Sm 8vo (7.5" to 8"). 217 pp.

Buffalo, New York: The Broadway Press, 1943. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. Autographed copy number 935 of an edition limited to 1000 copies. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases to pages. Dust jacket is NOT price-clipped and has chips/tears around edges (most significant being a 3-inch tear along front fold of jacket. Some surface marks on jacket. Blue-green coverboards with gilt lettering. Size: Sm 4to (9" to 11"). 277 pp.

Buffalo: The Broadway Press, 1954. Fifth Printing. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. A collection of poetry by one of Canada's most highly regarded poets. Signed and inscribed in beautiful penmanship by MacDonald on endpaper. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases on pages. Light edgewear on edges of dust jacket. Dust jacket is not price-clipped. Red coverboards with gilt embossed lettering. Size: Sm 8vo (7.5" to 8"). 233 pp.

London: Collins Harvill, 1990. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions. Dust jacket is NOT price-clipped. Small Publisher's price sticker on front jacket flap. Size: 8vo (8" to 9"). 367 pp.

Alfred A. Knopf, 1972. First American edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good. Fourth book in the "Flashman" series. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases on pages. Reddish-brown coverboards with gold-coloured lettering on spine. Coverboards are clean, bright and square. Some light smudges on front endpaper. Dust jacket is NOT price-clipped and has some tears/chips around edges; most significant being a 2" long by 1" deep chip near tail of spine on front panel. Flaps of jacket have creases. Jacket is in a clear, protective, removable Bro-dart sleeve. Size: 8vo (8" to 9"). 287 pp.

Fighting High Limited, 2012. As New/as new. A chronicle of bomber pilots in World War II who became casualties of the war. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions. Dust jacket is NOT price-clipped. Illustrated with many photographs. Size: 4to (11" to 13"). 128 pp.

Buffalo, N.Y.: The Broadway Press, 1961. Fourth edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. Guy Rutter. Signed by MacDonald on half-title page. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases on pages. Previous owner's name hidden by marker on front endpaper. Dust jacket is NOT clipped and has light edgewear and a small blue ink spot on rear panel. Size: Sm 8vo (7.5" to 8"). 46 pp.

Ottawa: The Graphic Publishers, 1926. Author's Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +. Author's Limited Signed Edition - Number 677 of 1500. Green boards with gilt design and lettering. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases. Slight Edgewear along coverboard spine. Rough-cut pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Special Edition. 209 pp

Kenosha, Wisconsin: John Martin's House, 1947. Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/good +. Cathryn Taylor. A Bonnie Book. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases on pages. Previous owner's name on title page. Dust jacket is NOT price-clipped and is in a clear archival cover. Jacket has some tape-repaired tears; largest being a 6" tear on front panel. A few other smaller tears around edge. Reverse side of jacket has light foxingt. Size: 8vo (8" to 9").

J. E. MacDonald, 1979. Second printing. Paperback. Very Good +. Thessalon is a town on the north shore of Lake Huron in the Province of Ontario, Canada. Book documents early history covering such topics as logging; settlement; sawmills; secondary and service industries; fishing; sports; schools; communications. Signed with inscription by author on title page. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. Illustrated with maps and photographs. Size: Sm 4to (9" to 11"). 172 pp.

London: The Nonesuch Press, 1963. First Thus. Hard Cover. Near Fine. Charles Mozley. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions. Brown coverboards with gilt embossed design and lettering. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 276 pp.

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Modern Press, 1967. Fifth printing. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. Wm. W. Perehudoff. Profiles of 50 great men in Western Canada's history. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions other than "Christmas 1967" written on front free endpaper. Dust jacket has small tears/chips around edges. Illustration at beginning of each chapter. Size: 8vo (8" to 9"). 342 pp.

New York: MacFadden Publications,Inc., 1924. Hardcover. Very Good +. TIght binding. Blue coverboards with gilt lettering. Black and white photographic frontis features a shirtless portrait of the author from the waist up (why?). Chapters include The Alimentary Canal; The Nature of Constipation; Causes of Constipation; Symptons, Results and Effect; and, Treatment. A small tear on one page and a couple of dog eared pages. Some wear at head/tail of spine. Some fading and a 1" white streak on spine. Illustrated with diagrams and black and white photogrphic illustrations of sem-clad people. Size: Sm 8vo (7.5" to 8"). 277 pp.