Search Results: Titles starting with M from Bee Creek Books

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1903. Edited with Notes and an Introduction by William Schuyler. 197 pages with index. Maroon cloth covers with white embossed title on front cover. Cover corners and edges are bumped and rubbed, scuffed spots on front cover, white lettering is somewhat removed from front cover and completely faded on spine, spine ends are bent and starting to fray. Spine slightly cocked and loose. Interior clean. Book in VG- condition.. Hard Cover. Very Good-. Size: Approx. 4 1/4" x 5 3/4". Biography.

New York: Macmillan, 1993. The first visual desk reference book. Designed to give you quick access to the most widely sought information in a way no similar volume has done before: through diagrams, charts, illustrations, maps, timelines, and other graphics in addition to text. Each subject includes a glossary of key works, definitions of important concepts, brief biographies of famous people, and other essential data. 4,000 illustrations, diagrams and charts, 1,100 key topics and 52 subject areas. A ding at spine's base exposing a bit under the cover and another small one along the bottom edge. Two corners slightly bumped otherwise Very Good. Interior Near Fine. Dust Jacket slightly rubbed on spine's top edge but no tears. It is Very Good.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Illus. With Drawings, Diagrams and Charts. Size: Approx. 7 1/2" x 11". Reference.

New York: Golden Press New York n.d. One corner bumped o/w Very Good . paperback 207 pp. Recipes and menus. Index.. Paperback. Good. Illus. by Color Photographs. Size: Approx. 8 1/4 " x 10 3/4". Cookbook.

New York: Thames & Hudson, 2006. "Working in close collaboration with Liaigre, Herbert Ypma set out to document a number of his recent and previously unpublished residential projects." 256 pp. DJ in VG- condition with light rubbing to edges, small tear to top spine corner. Cover top spine is bumped and creased. Spine slightly cocked. Interior tight and clean. Book in VG+ condition.. Reprint. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good-. Illus. by Profusely Illustrated. Size: Approx. 9 1/2" x 12 1/4". Interior Decorating.

New York: McBride, Nast & Company, 1914. Part of a series of little volumes, The House & Garden Making Books, comprising of "...a complete library of authoritative and well illustrated handbook dealing with the activities of the home-maker and amateur gardener." 61 pp. Brown cloth covers. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed, edges are lightly rubbed, spine ends are bent and fraying. Hinges and spine are loose. Brown stain along spine between pages 30-31. Rest of interior pages are clean. Book in VG condition.. Second Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrated. Size: Approx. 4 1/4" x 6 1/2". Architecture.

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1981. 262 pages A guided tour to careers in writing, both freelance and salaried. Explains writing for magazines, newspaper reporting, fiction (book-length and short stories), television and movies,public relations and publicity, writing for trade journals, and more. Helps you answer the $64 question: Am I really cut out to be a writer? Author has been a professional writer and teacher for five decades, publishing in major national magazines and teaching writing courses at major universities. Light wear to DJ edges and corners. Cover spine ends are bent. Interior tight and clean.. Cloth. Very Good to Near Fine/Very Good. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/4". Writing.

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1981. 262 pages A guided tour to careers in writing, both freelance and salaried. Explains writing for magazines, newspaper reporting, fiction (book-length and short stories), television and movies,public relations and publicity, writing for trade journals, and more. Helps you answer the $64 question: Am I really cut out to be a writer? Author has been a professional writer and teacher for five decades, publishing in major national magazines and teaching writing courses at major universities. Light wear to cover corners, spine ends. Interior tight and clean.. Trade Paper. Very Good to Near Fine. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8". Writing.

New York: Bowling Green Press, 1927. tan boards with 1/4" tear at lower joint otherwise exterior is Near Fine. 59 pp. uncut. Signed by Moore. #870 of 1240 copies printed on handmade paper at the printing house of William Edwin Rudge, Mt. Vernon NY.. Limited Autographed Edition. Boards. Very Good to Very Good+. Illus. by Claire Bruce. Size: Approx. 5 " x 8 ". Plays.

New York: Rand McNally & Company, 1928. Contents include: The Fun of Making Things, Small Boats, A Kite and Model Airplanes, Houses for Pets and Birds, Things of Wheels, Building for Pleasure and Business, Back-Yard Fun, Noise Producers, Motor Toys and Other Toys, Christmas and Birthday Gifts. 57 pages with index. Orange paper board covers with image of boy holding toy boat with tools on front. Covers in Poor condition with bumped and rubbed corners and edges, tears to spine and spine ends, covers are scuffed and dirty. Endpapers have images of various tools. Previous owner's name written on front free endpaper, small pin holes. Interior clean. Book in Good+ condition.. Boards. Good+. Illus. by Figures, Diagrams. Size: Approx. 8 " x 10 1/4". Juvenile.

Ohio: Ohio Journal of Science, 1928. Ohio State University. Contributions from the Department of Zoology and Entomology. No. 84. Reprinted from THE OHIO JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, Vol. XXVIII, No.4, pp. 215-228. In the Introduction, the author writes "The following paper comprises a study of the order Mallophaga, which includes the biting lice commonly found on birds and mammals, with special reference to a list of the species found on Ohio birds. Stiff gray covers, slightly soiled. vertical crease as if folded (barely shows inside). Faded "border" around the front side and bottom edges. ex.-mus. stamp. Overall exterior is G+. First page with ex.-mus stamp, otherwise interior is tight, clean and VG+. Wraps. Good+. Size: Approx. 6 3/4" x 10". Entomology.

Philadelphia: Desilver, Thomas & Co, 1836. Title page reads: A SYSTEM OF SCHOOL GEOGRAPHY, CHIEFLY DERIVED FROM MALTE-BRUN, AND ARRANGED ACCORDING TO THE INDUCTIVE PLAN OF INSTRUCTION. The front cover states: THE MALTE-BRUN SCHOOL GEOGRAPHY, Illustrated by numerous engravings, and an Atlas... The Atlas must have come separately. Do not have the Atlas. 288 pp. Includes facts and history on each State, Individual countries of the world, with "General View of the World" with division of Land , Water, Continents, Islands, Peninsulas, Capes, Oceans, Seas, Population of the Globe, Christian Missions, Political Divisions, Classes of Nations, etc. Engravings throughout. Paper over boards. Calf? spine. Covers worn/soiled but lettering intact and legible. Corners rubbed to boards. Overall Good. Foxing on endpapers. Faint watermark on top margin of pages starting on frontis. through page 65 decreasing until gone. No interference with text. Sporadic light foxing throughout. Otherwise interior is… Read More

New York: HarperCollins, 1990. 401 pages with index. DJ has rubbing to edges and corners, and is price-clipped. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. Book exterior and interior are clean, tight. Book in VG+ condition.. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Illus. by Photographs. Size: Approx. 6 1/4" x 9 1/2". Biography.

New York: Charles E. Merrill Co., 1910. With introductions and photograph frontispieces of Edward Everett Hale and Washington Irving. 106 pp. Green cloth covers with black title on front and spine. Cover corners bumped and rubbed, edges and joints rubbed, spine ends are bent and starting to fray. Ex. library with plate on front inside cover, stamps on title page. Hinge broken at contents page. Interior with some smudges, otherwise clean. Book in VG- condition.. Cloth. Very Good-. Size: Approx. 4 1/2 " x 6 1/2". Fiction.

Sacramento, CA: State of California, Department of Fish and Game, The Resources Agency, 1966. Fish Bulletin 134. 58 pp. Brown paper wraps with light wear to edges, corners. Interior clean.. Wraps. Very Good+. Illus. by Tables, Figures. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 ". Ichthyology.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1924. Mineral Resources of the United States, 1922-Part I (Pages 585-594). Department of the Interior. United States Geological Survey. Back cover bottom corner creased with tiny tear at edge, otherwise exterior is Very Good. Interior tight, clean and VG+. Numerous tables. Graph gives contract prices of ferromanganese, spiegeleisen and manganese ore, 1918-1922. I:28. Wraps. Very Good-. Illus. by Tables, Graph. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Metals.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1903. U.S. Department of Agriculture. Bureau of Plant Industry -- Bulletin No. 28. Issued January 17, 1903. 36 pp. Fifteen b/w plates. Brown paper wraps. Ex. museum stamp and identification numbers on front cover. Paper wraps are lightly browning along edges, some chipping. Spine ends are torn and exposed. Front cover pulling away from rest of document. Interior clean. . Paper Cover. Very Good-. Illus. by Plates. Size: Approx. 7 " x 10 ". Puerto Rico.

Columbus, Ohio: Ward Bros 12 accordion-folded pages with 34 sepia-tone views of Manitou, CO, the surrounding vicinity with lithographs of rock sculpures and the Pike's Peak Railway. Lithographs are pristine, crisp and clean. Decorative boards show wear to edges and spine missing small pieces. Back cover hinge broken. No date (1892?). On first lithograph: "Gesetzlich geschutzi in Deutschland.". Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Lithographics. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Colorado.

Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1896. "Letter from The Secretary of War", Transmitting, With letter of the Chief of Engineers, a reply to the resolution of the Congress approved March 2, calling for certain information respecting the harbor of Manitowoc, Wis." House of Representatives Doc. 3000, 54th Congress, 1st Session. March 13, 1896. 2 page document outlining a proposal for improving Manitowoc Harbor, WI by building a channel 20 feet deep.Tears and chips around edges of document. Map by Capt. George A. Zinn, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army. Map 31" x 11 3/4 ". Map Very Good +.. Paperbound. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Map. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Wisconsin.

Buenos Aires, Argentina: Klug, Marchino & Cia., Editorial Pan America, 1947. Spanish Text. The "Amateur Mechanic & Work" Handbooks. 101. 204 pp. Booksticker on back cover from Santiago. Covers are Good+. Interior is tight, clean and VG.. Paperback. Good+. Size: Approx. 4 3/4" x 7". Spanish Text.

Washington, D.C.: The American Legion, 1945. Handbook for Post Service and Employment Officers Containing Post Service Officers' Manual, Post Employment Officers' Manual, Program for Veterans' Employment, Program for Maximum Employment. Revised to May, 1945. Related ephemera included is letter from M. L. Lyckholm, The American Legion, Department of Colorado to Post Assistant Service Officers in Colorado, which accompanied each copy of the revised manual. Blue leather covers with gilt lettering on front, pages are bound by pins. Cover corners and edges are creased, worn, with some tears. Cover faces and spine are worn, spine ends are bent and torn. Water damage and stain along bottom of most interior pages, particularly to back pages. Text is easily legible. Book in Good condition. Scarce.. Leather. Good. Size: Approx. 6 1/4" x 9 1/4". Post Office.