Search Results: Authors starting with M from Ariadne Books

London: Collins, 1951. First edition, 1951. Hardback. xvi, 272pp. Dust jacket in a protective sleeve. The authors are particularly well equipped to provide a work that is both authoritative and of outstanding interest. Their careers connected them with the freshwater biological station of Wray Castle at Windermere in the Lake District. It has long been contended by ecologists that the intricacies of the animal and plant community as a whole can be readily studied in ponds and lakes. This is made very clear by the authors. The solutions to the many problems, which research uncovers, have themselves created other absorbing problems, wider and moire fundamental than perhaps ever suspected, and which reach far into the very structure of biology. Dr Macan and Dr Worthington reveal not only the fascination of the world of fresh waters, but also the excitement and delight of discovering more about it. 45 colour photographs, 68 photographs in black & white, 20 maps and diagrams. Jacket design by… Read More

London: Collins, 1974. Third edition.. Hardback. Good/Very Good. Collins, London, 1974 third edition (first published 1951). Hardback. 320 pp. Dust jacket. The authors are particularly well equipped to provide a work that is both authoritative and of outstanding interest. Their careers connected them with the freshwater biological station of Wray Castle at Windermere in the Lake District. It has long been contended by ecologists that the intricacies of the animal and plant community as a whole can be readily studied in ponds and lakes. This is made very clear by the authors. The solutions to the many problems, which research uncovers, have themselves created other absorbing problems, wider and moire fundamental than perhaps ever suspected, and which reach far into the very structure of biology. Dr Macan and Dr Worthington reveal not only the fascination of the world of fresh waters, but also the excitement and delight of discovering more about it. 45 colour photographs, 68 photographs in black &… Read More

London: The Connoisseur, 1978. First published 1962. Revised1976, reprinted 1978. Hardback. 319pp. Dust jacket. A fascinating book covering metalwork and ceramics. Book in very good condition. Internally clean and bright. Dust jacket very good. Unclipped and with only very minor edge wear.

Hammersmith: Hammersmith Publishing Society, 1903. First edition, 1903. Hardcover. 34pp. Vellum spine with brown paper covered boards. Black titles to spine. This is the text of an Address given in the William Morris Labour Church, at Leek, the fifth of October, 1902. Book in good condition. Paper covering to boards slightly cockled and vellum spine soiled. Top edge a little soiled. Light foxing and soiling to endpapers and a small closed tear (10mm approx) to ffep. Some cracking at gutter but text block sound. Internally free of notes and annotations etc.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1998. First edition. Hardback. Fine/Fine. Jonathan Cape, London, 1998. First edition. Book condition: near fine and unread - slight roll to the spine. Dust jacket condition: near fine and unclipped. This is a novel about the nature of the artistic impulse - about friendship, betrayal, courage and cowardice. It is also a London novel, exploring the mental and physical geography of the city in all its variety. Intricately plotted, constantly surprising, wise and funny, it is Shena Mackay at her very best.

London: Sceptre, 2010. First edition. Hardback. As New/As new. Sceptre, London, 2010. First edition. Book condition: near fine and unread. Dust Jacket condition: near fine. Once upon a time there was a boy whose home was a van and whose world was his father. Be warned: this is not a fairytale although it does contain love, betrayal, escape, and most important of all, a kiss. But you have to be ready for an unpredictable journey through a realm where nothing is black or white. That, of course, is why you should take the first step. Emily Mackie's wonderful novel is a rare thing, delicate and dangerous at the same time. The plot is raw and shocking, the slow reveal is strikingly accomplished, the detail of the writing is fine and funny and precise.

London: Grub Street, 2001. New edition, 2001. Originally published as 'Anatomy of a Battle' by Stein and Day, 1974. Hardback. xii, 204pp. Dust jacket. Normandy, July 28, 1944. Outside Caen, the Americans have broken through the German defences. Six stalemated British divisions redep;oy to join the attack. In order to show the true nature of combat, the author has related authentic incidents played out by participants who have remained fictitious to protect the memory of the living and the dead. Ken Macksey weaves a terrific story using all his experience and the result, part fact, part fiction is a unique and brilliant insight into what really happens in the life and death of warfare. Book in very good condition with little sign of use. Dust jacket very good and unclipped. Very minor edge wear and some light spotting to text block edges.

New York: Little, Brown & Co, 2007. First edition. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. Little, Brown & Co, New York, 2007. First edition. Book condition: very good. Extremely slight shelf wear and feels unread. Dust jacket: very good. Unclipped and with minor edge wear only. Rose MacMurray brings Emily Dickinson brilliantly to life, drawing on her letters, her poems and years of research. A vivid and compelling story that spans the American Civil War and a tale of brilliant women who chose to break with conventions and live life on their own terms.

Llandogo, Monmouth: The Old Stile Press, 1987. Limited edition of 225 numbered copies, of which, this is no. 202. Signed by the illustrator to the Colophon. Hardback. Unpaginated. Decorated boards with cloth binding and gilt to spine. Original decorated slipcase. Hand-set in Garamond and printed on damped, mould-made paper from St Cuthbert's Mill. Binding by Woolnough Fine Binding. Beautifully illustrated edition of this canticle used in the Liturgy of the Hours. Both book and slipcase in fine condition with little sign of use.

London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1969. Softcover. Very Good/No dust jacket issued.. Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1969. Book condition: very good. Just a little discolouration to spine and to rear cover. Binding very sound and no creasing to spine. Book free of marks. Foreword by John Pope-Hennessy. Contains 125 b&w illustrations. An extremely useful reference book with a very helpful bibliography section.

Paris: Bibliotheque Charpentier, 1926. Limited edition of 650 copies, this being number 463 and one of the copies printed on papier de Hollande. Hardback. 217pp. Contemporary leather over marbled paper covered boards. Gilt to spine and top edge gilt. Marbled end papers. Original covers bound-in. Leading edges untrimmed and quite a number of the pages are unopened. Black & white frontispiece drawn by Charles Doudelet. Maeterlinck's celebrated analysis of totalitarian systems compared to the life of an ant colony. Text in French. Book in good condition. Some rubbing to boards and spine, which has a little wear at the extremities and hinge. Some spotting throughout.

Florenz, Leipzig: Eugene Diedrichs, 1898. First German edition, 1898. (Originally published in French "Le Tresor des Humbles"). Hardback. 108pp. No jacket. Decorative title printed in red, full page woodcut illustrations, chapter headings in red, large woodcut initials all designed by Melchior Lechter (Lecther's first book design). Printed on Japanese paper, partly untrimmed. Original publisher's linen with upper cover titled and decorated in red. Maeterlinck's series of reflective essays including an essay on Emerson which is not found in the English translation of 1897. Text in German. Book in very good condition. Some minor marks and slight discolouration. <br /><br />

Stroud: Berkshire Books/Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd, 1993. Hardback. 145pp. Dustjacket. Most of the branch lines in Berkshire were offshoots of the Great Western Railway, although the company was not without its competitors: both the South Eastern Railway and the London South Western Railway gave alternative routes to London. All Berkshire's branch lines are described here in an entertaining and informative text that introduces the county's main railway routes before describing the branch lines in detail. Illustrated with more than 160 photographs. Book in very good condition. Dust jacket also very good and unclipped. Minor edge wear only and spine slightly faded.

London: The Religious Tract Society, circa 1849. First edition circa 1849. 16mo in eights. vii, 208pp. Hardback. Green cloth boards with blind stamped design. Upper board also has gilt design at its centre. Gilt to spine. All edges gilt. By the author of 'Wanderings in the Isle of Wight.' Black & white engravings. Book condition fair. Boards generally rubbed and soiled. Extremities of spine worn with some fraying. Previous owners' names and neat stamp to ffep. Further ownership stamp to title page. Sporadic light spotting here and there. Paper a little toned.

Boston: The Horn Book Inc. , 1961. This important volume was first published in 1947, This is a reprint from 1961. Hardback. {i - viii], ix - x, [xi - xii], xiii - xvi, [1 - 4], 5 - 527pp. Dust jacket in a protective sleeve. The book contains ten chapters on the history and development of illustrations in children's books. The story begins with the first illuminated manuscripts and follows through with the evolution of printing to the glowing full-colour illustrations of the mid-twentieth century. The book is illustrated with over 250 examples of drawings and paintings in black & white. Biographies of over 350 illustrators are included, along with a bibliography listed by illustrators and authors. Book in very good condition. This is an ex-reference library copy with the usual stickers to front paste down and a few ink stamps. There are some traces of adhesive residue to the front board and to the front endpapers probably relating to a now-removed cover. The unclipped dust jacket is in… Read More

Edinburgh: Canongate, 2004. First edition. Hardback. Fine/Fine. Canongate, Edinburgh, 2004. First UK edition (first published as The Preservationist in the US by St Martin's Press, 2004). Book condition: near fine - virtually as new and unread. Dust jacket condition: near fine and unclipped - virtually free of shelfwear. This is a wickedly funny and wildly imaginative retelling of one of the most dramatic stories known to mankind. At its core it is about a family caught in the midst of an extraordinary life-changing event, and David Maine infuses this timeless tale with humanity, tension and wit.

London: Christopher Johnson, 1948. First edition, 1948. Hardback. 285pp. Dust jacket in a protective sleeve, jacket has a nice design by R. A. Maynard. Twenty five black & white illustrations. The author continues his 'Returns' series and visit Ireland. The diary he kept during his tours is a human document, full of human encounters. Book in good condition. Corners bumped and extremities of spine have some edge wear. Internally clean. Dust jacket poor. Some areas of loss and front flap has tape reinforcement to reverse. Generally rubbed and soiled. Jacket preserved in a protective sleeve

London: Collins, 1992. First edition, 1992. The book has the bookplate of Eric Hosking to the front pastedown (bird photographer and photographic editor of the New Naturalist library 1943 - 91). The bookplate was posthumously imposed by David Hosking, son and professional collaborator of Eric Hosking. Hardback. 368pp. Dust jacket in a protective sleeve. Fish have been a highly sought after part of the British fauna since Dame Juliana Berners wrote the first fishing book in 1486, but have long been overlooked by naturalists as a part of the British countryside. In this volume, the authors, who have spent a lifetime studying and catching fish, take an in depth look at the fish that inhabit the fresh waters of Britain and Ireland. These include famous members of the salmon family, such as the Atlantic Salmon and the Brown Trout, and the obscure white fish species that are confined to just a few lakes. The information provided by the authors gives a comprehensive overview of the life cycle of fish,… Read More

London: Griffith, Farren, Okeden & Welsh, 1887. Hardback. 159pp plus a 16 page Catalogue of Books for the Young at rear. Dark green boards with black illustration, highlighted in white and gilt to upper board and spine. No jacket. A charming little book.<br /> Illustrations by Harrison Weir. Book in good condition. A little wear to extremities of spine and some light marking to boards. Faint toning to endpapers. Slight cracking at gutter but binding sound. Internally clean and bright.

London: Harper Collins, 2002. First edition, 2002. Hardback. 310pp. Dust jacket in a protective sleeve. Moths occur throughout the terrestrial world, from inside the Arctic circle to the tropics. As the major part of the Lepidoptera, they comprise the Earth's second largest order of organisms after the beetles: nearly 200,000 species exist worldwide. The author examines all aspects of moths, from their life histories to their role as pests to humans. He covers their reproduction, feeding, evolution, habitats and conservation. As he debunks the myths which surround these insects, Majerus examines the behaviour, coloration and mimicry of these cleverly camouflaged masters of disguise. 16 colour plates and over 180 black and white photographs and line drawings. Jacket design by Robert Gillmor. Book as new and unread. Dust jacket fine and unclipped. Very slight colour fade to the red on the spine.