Search Results: Authors starting with M from Carnegie Hill Books

Washington, D.C.: Journal of the American Society of Naval Engineers n.d. (ca 1898). Octavo. pages 318-359 reprinted from the Journal of the American Society of Naval Engineers Vol IX, No. 2. May, 1897; b/w charts, graphs and tables, 3 fold out tables. Paperback VG, light wear to spine ends, former owner name on top margin of front cover.. Paperback. Very Good.

Washington, D.C.: Journal of the American Society of Naval Engineers n.d. (ca 1898). Octavo. pages 482-524 reprinted from the Journal of the American Society of Naval Engineers Vol IX, No. 3; b/w charts, graphs and tables, many folding. front cover missing top corner, some smudges to cover.. Paperback. Very Good.

Washington, D.C.: Journal of the American Society of Naval Engineers n.d. (ca 1908) Octavo. pages 482-524 reprinted from the Journal of the American Society of Naval Engineers Vol IX, No. 3; b/w charts, graphs and tables, many folding. Paper covers inscribed on cover to original owner with the author's compliment, back cover missing lower corner, some smudges to cover.. Paperback. Very Good.

Washington, DC: Dumbarton Oaks, 1980. Large octavo. 133 pp; numerous b/w illustrations; list of Loudon's publications. Gilt-lettered green cloth, no jacket as issued. Near Fine, discreet bookplate on front pastedown, else a clean, unmarked copy. Six essays on the life and work of. J.C. Loudon (1783-1843), outstanding landscape gardener and horticultural writer.. Hard Cover. Near Fine.

NY: Harper & Row, 1987. First edition. Quarto. 150 pp; hundreds of line drawings by the author. Cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine/VG, head & tail of jacket spine lightly chipped. Filled with hundreds of carefully researched line drawings, Donald Mackay shows us how Manhattan was constructed above ground and below. The book details the growth of New York from the Dutch settlements to the initial build-up of downtown to the gradual expansion uptown.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2001. Small quarto. 216 pp; 16 color plates & numerous b/w illustrations; map; bibliography; index. Paperback. Near Fine. The author explores early Scottish designed landscapes from the Royal Gardens around 1500 to The Hermitage in 1750, and details the dramatic developments that occurred during this period.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine.

South Royalton, VT: Steerforth Press, 2003. First printing. Octavo. 241 pp. Cloth-backed boards with dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy; unclipped jacket with minimal wear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Prince George, British Columbia: Self Published, 1976. Fifth edition. Oblong folio (9.5" x 12.5"). 76 pp; numerous b/w diagrams, measured drawings & plans, b/w photos. Illustrated card covers with comb binding. VG, a clean, unmarked copy, residue from removal of price label on title page, covers show light edgewear. A detailed guide to building a log cabin, from financing, designing, selecting & preparing logs, to fireplaces, wiring, and finishing touches. OCLC locates 38 editions published between 1971 and 2001.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

London: Michael Joseph, 1980. First edition. Octavo. 127 pp; illustrated with b/w photographs & drawings. Cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG, a clean, unmarked copy; unclipped jacket lightly foxed on reverse, short closed tear at top edge, edge of front flap creased.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1982. First edition. Octavo. xx, 186 pp; numerous b/w illustrations; book list; index. Green cloth with gilt-lettered spine in dustjacket. VG/VG. Well-known gardeners - Gertrude Jekyll, V. Sackville-West, Margery Fish are included, as well as others lesser known - Caroline Hamilton, Theresa Earle, Ellen Willmott, Dorothy Hewer, Margaret Brownlow, Mairi Sawyer, Phyllis Reiss, Elsie Matley Moore, Cecily Mure, Enid Money, and Betty Prentice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

London: Medici Society, 1923. Small quarto. 46 pp; 12 tipped-in color plates. Cloth-backed paper boards with color illustration inset on cover with dustjacket. VG/G, random light foxing to preliminary pp, no writing in the book; cutout jacket lacks 4.5-in. x 2-in. piece of frame at bottom of jacket front cover, and smaller loss on the fore edge.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.

NY: Clarkson Potter, 1997. Second printing. Quarto. 224 pp; profusely illustrated with color photographs; index. Illustrated boards with dustjacket. Near Fine/VG+. Women from all walks of life show us the sanctuaries they have created in their own homes. . Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+.

NY: Billboard Publications, 1983. Quarto. 160 pp; many color plates & b/w illustrations; bibliography; index. Cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG, small chip at top edge of jacket front panel. Essays by Wendy Cooper, Marvin Schwartz, Richard Dana Reese, Henry Kauffman, and other experts, on various aspects of American furniture -- Chippendale, Phyfe, Lannuier, the Neoclassical influence, Kasten, New England joinery, Shaker chairs, etc.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

NY: Arts & Antiques Book, 1982. First printing. Quarto. 160 pp; 100 color plates; 150 b/w illustrations; bibliography; index. Cloth-backed boards with dj. Some closed tears and wear to corners & spine tips of dj. Very good in a VG- dustjacket. Former owner stamp on ffep and same owner blindstamp on title page. Survey of American furniture design of the 19th century. Contributions by David Hanks, Katharine Morrison McClinton, Marian Page, Christopher Wilk, Craig Gilborn. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Helsinki: Otava, 1985. Second edition. Octavo. 191 pp; several b/w photographs; list of selected recordings. Paperback. VG, a clean, unmarked copy; minor edge wear. Signed note laid in "With the Compliments of the Consulate General of Finland.". Soft Cover. Very Good.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1971. First edition. Octavo. 251 pp; 48 b/w illustrations. Publisher's burgundy cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG, small erasure spot on front flyleaf, else a clean, unmarked copy; price-clipped jacket lightly chipped at top & bottom of spine, short edge tear, light soil on back panel. Autobiography of Marya Mannes (1904-1990) American writer and critic, known for her insightful observations of American life. Marya describes her childhood in an uncommon family - her parents, Clara Damrosch & David Mannes founded the Mannes College of Music, and her musician brother co-invented the Kodachrome process - and her uncommon education.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Portland, OR: Timber Press, 1990. Quarto. 196 pp; illustrated with color photographs; appendices; bibliography; index. Cloth with dj. VG/VG. This book gives a detailed insight into the development of fuchsias and into today's wide range of cultivars. Includes the systematic presentation of the numerous varieties, and the description of how to cultivate decorative forms.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Pittsburgh, Pa: McKinney Manufacturing Co., 1926. Octavo. 16 pp; illustrated with b/w drawings of hardware separately as well as in use. Illustrated brown stapled wrapper. VG+, a clean, unmarked copy, cover bright. Laid in: typed letter on company letterhead to a potential client. An attractive well-illustrated catalog showing four designs of forged iron hardware for doors, French doors, interior doors, casement windows, louver and solid batten shutters, kitchen cabinets, gate, and garage hardware.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

NY: Boni and Liveright, 1924. Third printing. Octavo. 355 pp; 20 illustrations from photographs. Cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG-. Rare in jacket. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

New York: Carlton Press, 1965. Octavo. 447 pp; numerous b/w photographs; index. Cloth with dj. VG/VG, top of dj spine lightly chipped. A well-illustrated history of Old New York in the gaslight era.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.