Search Results: Titles starting with M from the book scot

Portfolio Press. NY. 1992. Stated First Edition, First Printing. DJ flap price $39.95., 1992 Black paper covered boards with gilt spine lettering. 320 pages. 4to. Color photos and illustrations on nearly every page. Very slightest of wear. FINE/FINE Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

M W Savage Co. Minneapolis., 1931 A mail order catalog from the M W Savage Co. of Minneapolis, Minnesota for the fall/winter season of 1931-32. Catalog size about 8 1/2 by 11 inches with some 464 pages. Bound in color illustrated wraps. Typical mail order catalog with photos or drawings of the products offered for sale on every page. Most illustrations in black/white or sepia but there are some 32 pages in color. Order blanks bound-in at the rear. Ten page Index in the center. The company was a victim of the Great Depression and what was left was bought out in 1935 by the Chicago Mail Order Company. Book with moderate covers wear; small tear at bottom of first 50 or so pages; pages age toned. GOOD Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket.

The Independent Socialist Club. No place (Berkeley, California), 1966 Book size about 7 by 10 inches with some 30 pages. Bound in illustrated red wraps. Printed by the Berkeley Free Press. A satirical play revolving around President Johnson and the Kennedy clan (Particularly Bobby). Very 1960's leftist political. Illustrated. Light wear; previous owner name on front cover. VERY GOOD. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Dodd, Mead & Company. NY. No date circa 1900 Book size about 8 1/2 by 10 inches with some 90 unnumbered pages. Bound in glazed color pictorial paper over boards. Yellow end papers. Illustrated throughout with numerous full page and smaller images by several artists. No date but book is circa 1900 or so. A collection of stories and poems for the young child. Quite scarce. Spine paper covering chipped; previous owner notation in pencil at the front; shaken; fingering; other moderate wear. An often read book. GOOD. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Madame Tussaud's Exhibition. (London). No date (Based on interior dates this catalogue is circa 1922)., 1922 Book size about 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches with some 40 pages. Bound in white wraps with front cover image of Madame Tussaud and lettering in black. Price on front cover is Sixpence (Catalog circa 1922). Interior with many ads and a complete list of the characters. Not illustrated. There are 294 regular figures; principal pictures and relics; marble busts; Chamber of Horrors (75 figures); Children's Gallery; Hall of Tableaux (17 figures). Light general wear. VERY GOOD+ Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Viking Press. NY. 1959. Spine states 'A Guild Book'., 1959 Book size about 9 by 12 inches with some 56 numbered pages. Bound in heavy light brown cloth with front cover lettering and illustration of Madeline on horseback in red. Spine lettering in red. Spine bottom states 'A Guild Book' - copyright page indicates this is a first edition but it is apparently a joint publication with The Junior Literary Guild. Light overall wear; small scuffed area at covers bottoms; corners bumped. A clean and unmarked book. VERY GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

The Holly Bluff Publishing Co. & The Martin & Hoyt Co. Macon & Atlanta, Georgia., 1922 Book size a bit smaller than 6 by 9 inches with some 39 pages. Bound in glossy dark red cloth with front cover gilt panel. Light wear. VERY GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Otto Penzler Books. NY., 1993 Book size about 6 1/2 by 9 1/2 inches with some 610 pages. Bound in red paper over boards with a black cloth spine. In the original dust wrapper with a front flap price of $23.00. Wrapper enclosed in a removable clear plastic protector. Stated First American Edition. Book and wrapper with slight wear. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Remick Music. NY. 1946., 1946 Color wraps with some 239 pages. Size about 9 by 12 inches. Nearly a hundred pieces of music in this large book with the words and music. All the Gay Nineties songs I could think of are in here along with many I never heard of (Throw Him Down McCloskey--She May Have Seen Better Days--Molly O). Hard to find a more complete collection. Title Page loose; spine wear; light edge wear. Interior music is clean and nice. GOOD- Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket.

Curtis Publishing. Philadelphia, 1958 In this issue the Ray Bradbury novelette 'The Magic White Suit' appears. Illustrated by Thornton Utz. Usual POST size and format with 124 pages. Much else of course. Front cover address label; bottom corners bumped; light wear. VERY GOOD. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Northwestern Yeast Co. Chicago. No date (Circa 1915)., 1915 Book size about 3 by 6 inches with some 14 pages including the covers. Bound in color illustrated wraps. Book opens from bottom to top. About 20 recipes in all including one for home made root beer. Very light wear. NEAR FINE Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Henry Holt and Company. NY. 1938. First Edition., 1938 Book size about 8 by 10 1/2 inches with some 45 pages. Bound in blue cloth with front cover illustration and lettering in red. Red spine lettering. Illustrated with four full page color plates and numerous black/white images by DOROTHEA COOKE. Four stories translated from the Swedish: The Magician's Cloak; The Little Boy Who Wanted Pancakes; The Princess With Unruly Thoughts; The Twin Sisters. Book with light general wear most noticeable at the tips. A clean and unmarked book. VERY GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Bancroft & Holley. NY., 1836 Book size about 5 by 7 1/2 inches with some 352 pages. Bound in very dark green leather with elaborate covers embossing and gilt. All edges gilt. Edited by Henry William Herbert this is the second and final volume of this literary Gift Book or Annual. Title vignette and eleven full page illustrations (Missing the frontis), mostly tissue guarded. Two contributions from Washington Irving--the most interesting to me being his article on a Creole Village (A Sketch From A Steamboat), a very interesting look at the early Creole settlements in Louisiana. Book with light overall wear; some small chipping along the spine edges; tips a bit worn; end papers discolored apparently from the glue used in the binding; `light to moderate foxing throughout; small piece missing from bottom corner of one illustration. A quite nice copy of this very scarce Irving item. GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

The Socialist Publishing Company. Girard, Kansas. 1911. First Edition., 1911 Book size about 5 1/2 by 7 1/2 inches with some 277 pages. Bound in brown cloth with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Published in Girard, Kansas which was at the time a hot bed of Socialist activity this book is an attempt through the form of a novel to expose the abominations of the Alabama prison system. Pretty gruesome stuff. Light overall wear; corners bumped; rubbed at spine top/bottom and tips; three scuff spots along the rear cover spine edge. GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Maine Development Commission. Augusta. No date but circa 1941, 1941 Book size about 7 by 9 inches with some 24 pages. Bound in color illustrated wraps. Illustrated throughout with black/white photos. A book published to tout the benefits of Maine. Apparently published earlier this copy has the introductory page removed and replaced with one signed by Governor Sumner Sewall. Laid-in are two four page pamphlets from Maine attractions ('Bar Harbor and Frenchman's Bay' plus 'Parker's Naturalist's Sea Cruises And Fishing Trips'). To facing pages scuffed else slight wear. NEAR FINE. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

G P Putnam's Sons. NY., 1989 Book size about 6 1/2 by 9 1/2 inches with some 317 pages. Bound in gray paper over boards with a black cloth spine. In the original dust wrapper with a front flap price of $18.95. Wrapper enclosed in a removable clear plastic protector. Fictionalized account of the famous 1947 Roswell flying saucer crash. Book and wrapper with slight wear. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Charles Scribner's Sons. NY. 1907. First American Printing., 1907 Dark mustard cloth with black lettering on the front cover and spine. Front cover illustration in pale green and white; ditto for the spine. 400 pages plus four pages of ads at the rear. Light general wear; bottom corners a bit bumped. Nice copy. VERY GOOD- Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Dominion Company. Chicago., 1899 Book size about 5 1/2 by 8 inches with some 92 pages. Bound in red cloth with gilt spine lettering. At the front is the signature of Bascom Diggs who was editor and publisher of the Arrow Rock Statesman (Arrow Rock, Missouri) from 1897 to 1918. It would appear that Mr. Diggs profited from this book as he lasted a long time in his profession. Book covers all aspects of the weekly small town newspaper from running the business to using correct grammar. Covers a bit soiled and darkened; gilt dulled. VERY GOOD- Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

McClure, Phillips & Co. NY., 1902 Offered here is a small single sheet of paper printed by the publisher as an advertisement for the upcoming book of the title. Sheet size about 3 1/2 by 6 inches. Printed on both sides, illustration on the front side. Crease to lower left corner. VERY GOOD. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

John E Potter & Company. Philadelphia. No date (Circa 1890). Book size about 5 1/2 by 7 1/2 inches with some 310 pages. Bound in pale blue cloth with front cover and spine extensive black decoration and some gilt--lettering in pale blue on gilt panels. Frontis and one full page illustration. Follow-up book to Female Life Among the Mormons apparently published by the author's wife. Well worn book with heavy covers wear and soil. Hinges unbroken but a reading copy only. FAIR Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket.