Search Results: Authors starting with M from Conover Books

Freeport, New York: Books for Libraries Press, 1969. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are lightly bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Green cloth with silver lettering on the spine. 205 historical and poetic pages! ". Reprint (1942). Green Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Freeport, New York: Books for Libraries Press, 1969. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are lightly bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Black cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. 402 historical and informative pages! "The election of Tilden and Hendricks by the people: Sectional prejudices and class interests: The crime of the nineteenth century admitted by republicans: The patriotism of Mr. Tilden: His preference for private life: The great labors he had performed in the service of the State: The irreparable loss to the people of the United States: - The foolhardy attempt to maintain alien governments in the Southern States their overthrow hailed with joy by all good people. On Tuesday, November 7th, 1876, the people of the United States, by their suffrages, selected for President and Vice-President, Samuel J. Tilden and Thomas A. Hendricks, and were deprived of their choice by… Read More

U.S.A.: Alpha Editions, 2019. Reprint . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Light crease in the rear of the wrapper (only flaw); overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Gray and white wrapper with black lettering. 254 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white illustrations! "Every great crisis in tribal or national life makes a forceful appeal to the bold and aggressive spirits found in all political bodies and calls forth leaders from among these to meet the new and chaqnging conditions of the hour even at the hazard of life, property and personal comfort. This fact is forcibly illustrated in our own national history by the lives of Washington, Lincoln, Grant and many other heroic characters who established, fostered and conserved our country. We are not surprised, therefore, that the rapid expansion of the New England and Coast Colonies and the encroachment of the white man on the virgin domain of… Read More

New York, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1917. Edge and corner wear; no dj; corners are bumped and rubbed; shelf worn; scuffed and scratched; some fraying at the head and tail of the spine; former owner's name is in ink on the ffep; missing the rfep; front and rear hinges are cracked; overall still a collectible used copy! Blue cloth with a black illustration and black lettering on the front board and spine. 367 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical pages! "Near the northern end of Lake Michigan, where the bluff-bowed ore-carriers and the big, low-lying, wheat-laden steel freighters from Lake Superior push out from the Straits of Mackinac and dispute the right of way, in the island divided channel, with the white-and-gold, electric lighted, wireless equipped passenger steamers bound for Detroit and Buffalo, there is a copse of pine and hemlock back from the shingly beach........" ------ from Chapter I (The Man Whom the Storm Haunted).. First Edition. Blue Cloth. Fair/No Jacket.… Read More

Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 2000. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; some light shelf wear; spine is gently creased; some writing in ink on the upper portion of the front of the wrapper; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Black and white illustrated wrapper with red and black lettering. 112 very clean unmarked and uncreased informative and historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! "This classic portrait of the Seminole people, written at a time when their way of life was virtually unknown to the rest of the world, was originally published by the Smithsonian Institution's Bureau of Ethnology in 1889. In 1881, Reverend Clay MacCauley was asked by the bureau "to inquire into the condition and to ascertain the number" of the Seminole Indians of Florida. MacCauley, an anthropologist but without formal… Read More

Greenwich, Connecticut: Fawcett Publications, Inc., 1955. Edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, spine is creased and slightly rolled, front cover is creased, pages are beginning to tone, lightly shelf worn, overall a clean used first edition! 174 unmarked suspense-filled and mystery-riddled pages! "A hard-boiled ex-cop. A hard-boiled dame. A hard-boiled murder....". First Edition / Second Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Ontario, Canada: Canadian Indian Marketing Services, 1977. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; former owner's name (D. JENSEN) and a date (SEPT/1977) are in ink on the ffep; some light shelf wear; spine is gently creased; overall a very crisp and clean SIGNED FIRST EDITION! Very rare and hard-to-find title! The book is flatsigned and inscribed by 6 of the 9 Native American artists represented including: "Robert Davidson, Richard Hunt, Gerry Marks, Russell Smith; Roy Henry Vickers, Francis Williams"! Gold wrapper with black lettering and an embossed illustration on the front. 36 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and artistic pages nicely enhanced by color and black and white photographs and illustrations! Extremely scarce and out-of-print SIGNED FIRST EDITION! "Indian art of the Northwest coast of North America is part of an ancient cultural tradition which dates… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf, 1960. Minor edge and corner wear to the dj, lightly scuffed and scratched, corners are bumped and rubbed, shelf worn, rear gutter is cracked, ex-library with the usual library markings, overall a clean used first edition (stated)! Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! 283 suspense-filled and mystery-riddled pages! "For his new novel Ross Macdonald has given us an explosive and fascinating mystery well up to the high standards he has established for himself and which few other writers of this genre can attain. In this novel, his hero is Bill gunnarson, young California lawyer, who takes the case of a nurse accused of theft ---- over the protests of his very pregnant wife, who doesn't want him endangered......". First Edition / First Printing. Blue Boards. Fair/Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York: Pocket Books, 1967. Minor edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, spine is creased, pages are toning, small portion of the upper corner of the ffep is torn out, overall a clean used copy! 184 unmarked and uncreased, suspense-filled and mystery-riddled pages! "50,000 in small bills.....That was the price the kidnappers demanded for the return of four-year-old Jamie Johnson. The money was to be placed in a small black suitcase. The suitcase was to be left outside the newsstand at the station.....". Fourth Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Greenwich, Connecticut: Fawcett Publications, Inc., 1972. Minor edge and corner wear, gently scuffed, spine is lightly creased as well as the lower corner of the front cover, pages are toning, lightly shelf worn, overall a clean used first Fawcett Gold Medal paperback edition! 255 unmarked and uncreased, suspense-filled and mystery-riddled pages! "Was someone trying to rekindle the spark in McGee's old flame ---- or just trying to douse her light ....permanently?...." Fawcett Gold Medal m2513. First Thus. Mass Market Paperback. Good+. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada: Porphry Press, 1990. MINOR EDGE AND CORNER WEAR, INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE, A VERY CRISP AND CLEAN SIGNED FIRST EDITION!. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: A. L. Burt Minor edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, corners are bumped and rubbed, some shelf wear, former owner's inscription and a date are on the ffep, overall a nice used copy! Blue cloth with a black illustration on the front board and blue on gold lettering on the spine with a black illustration there as well. 302 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical pages of text and 11 wonderful pages of black and white illustrations! "Curdie was the son of Peter the miner. He lived with his father and mother in a cottage built on a mountain, and he worked with his father inside the mountain. a montain is a strange and awful thing. In old times without knowing so so much of their strangeness and awfulness as we do, people were yet more afraid of mountains." ----- from Chapter 1 (The Montain).. Reprint. Blue Cloth. Very Good-/No Jacket. Illus. by James Allen. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Dell Pub Co, 1954. Minor edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, spine is creased as well as the lower corner of the front cover, gently shelf worn, pages are toning, page 230 is loose, a hole in the upper corner of the outer page edges, overall a clean used first edition! Full-color illustrated wrappers. 254 unmarked and uncreased suspense-filled and mystery-riddled pages! "She had two pasts ---- and no future. But in the beginning Gev Dean didn't know about that. It was one of those cold, misting December afternoons when dusk comes at three. He didn't see the girl until she was suddenly in front of him, slim and dark and with her raincoat wrapped tight around her. She wanted a job at Dean Products, she said......." Dell Book No. 12.. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Good+. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

New York: Bantam Books, 1955. Hint of edge and corner wear, gently scuffed, overall a very crisp and clean first Bantam Books edition! The first Lew Archer novel! Extremely rare and hard-to-find! 194 unmarked and uncreased, suspense-filled and mystery-riddled pages! Very very scarce! ".....Lew Archer, private detective in the land of dreams ---- California; in the land of peaches and honey, misery and murder ---- male and female! The name is Archer and don't get me wrong ---- It's not that women are greedier than men.....No, it's not that, necessarily, or even that they cause more trouble than men, it's just that ---- well ---- If you stick a lighted match into a barrel of gasoline something;s going to happen, and as far as men are concerned that's what women are ---- a lighted match. Take the case of The Guilt-Edged Blonde or the Gone Girl or ---- but better yet, just turn the page ---- And don't forget ---- the name is Archer.". First Thus. Mass Market Paperback.… Read More

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Hyperion Books, 1993. Minor edge and corner wear to the dj, lightly scuffed and scratched, tiny tear in the top of the spine of the dj, corners are gently bumped and rubbed, lightly shelf worn, former owner's embossed library label is on the half-title page, overall a very crisp and clean signed used copy! Inscribed by the author on the title page! Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! 320 unmarked and uncreased, suspense-filled and mystery-riddled pages! "Trish MacGregor's atmospheric, pulse-pounding novels featuring the husband and wife team of Quin St. James and Mike McCleary ahve earned her legions of fans. In her hardcover debut she ups the ante, in an ambitious, suspenseful, unputdownable story of greed, overwhelming ambition, and spirits of the dead in the magical but dangerous city of Miami.". Inscribed By the Author. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Black Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read More

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Hyperion Books, 1994. Minor edge and corner wear to the dj, lightly scuffed and scratched, tiny tear in the top of the spine of the dj, corners are gently bumped and rubbed, lightly shelf worn, former owner's embossed library label is on the half-title page, overall a very crisp and clean signed used copy! Inscribed by the author on the ffep! Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! 367 unmarked and uncreased, suspense-filled and mystery-riddled pages! "Fans of T. J. MacGregor have come to expect crisp pacing, a large dollop of suspense, and electrifying action scenes in her novels featuring Quin St. James and Mike McCleary, a married team of investigators. Blue Pearl delivers these ingredients in spades, with the added elements of faith healing and the mysterious powers of telekinesis.". Inscribed By the Author. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Black Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Lanham, Maryland, U.S.A.: R&L Education, 2004. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is lightly creased; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Full-color illustrated wrapper with white and red lettering. 95 informative and educational pages! "Ever wondered what to do when you want an in-depth discussion of your options for choosing a major and your advisor is not available? Is it possible to plan out all the classes you want or need to take during your college years? How to Succeed in College! is a concisely written, easy-to-read, user-friendly, and down-to-earth guidebook for planning all phases of academic success in college. It addresses a range of unsolved mysteries regarding: finding your niche, selecting a major, whether to transfer schools, what internships are all about and why they are so important, how to effectively plan out your course curriculum. It will also shed some light on that elusive and… Read More

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1922. Minor edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, corners are gently bumped and rubbed, front hinge is cracked, former owner's name is on the ffep, some light shelf wear, overall a clean used well-preserved first edition! Blue cloth with red lettering and design on the front board and red lettering on the spine. 309 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical pages! "All modern literatures contain numerous examples of that shorter form of prose fiction known in English as the Short Story, although none with the possible exception of the Russian has so fully developed it into a distinct species, admirably fitted to express a racial temperament as have the French. The English experiments in this form as late as Maria Edgeworth and George Eliot were merely clumsy abbreviations of the novel, novelettes rather than true short stories, with the elaborate analyses of charcter, extended descriptions, and ponderous plots of the larger form."… Read More

New York: Ray Long & Richard R. Smith, Inc. , 1932. Edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, light stain in the upper portion of the front cover, corners are lightly bumped and rubbed, some light shelf wear, former owner's name in ink on the ffep, overall a clean used copy! Green cloth with burgundy stamped lettering on the spine and front cover. Deckle page edges. 417 unmarked and uncreased historical and educational pages! "Our aims in compiling Men and Books are diverse. We wish to gather and present practically for students in college composition and literrature courses and for the general book-lover material for study that will at the same time serve as a guide to wider reading, to reading in poetry, drama, biograpy, letters, essays and fiction. We feel that previous collections have not entirely satisfied this need. Their editors, spurred by recent developments in the shaping of Orientation courses, have compiled books of essays highly suitable for such… Read More

Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: St Martins Pr, 1981. Hint of edge wear to the dj, overall a very crisp and clean first American edition, almost new and unread condition, gift quality! Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! 223 very clean, unmarked and uncreased suspense-filled pages!. First American Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.