Search Results: Titles starting with M from Capitol Hill Books, ABAA

Cantabrigiae: Sumptibus Cornelii Crownfield, 1723. Very Good. Cantabrigiae [Cambridge]: Sumptibus Cornelii Crownfield, 1723. Second Edition. Octavo. 376 pp. Bound in contemporary calf in cambridge-style binding with five raised bands to spine. Lacking endpapers, else complete. Boards rubbed and worn along edges with brief exposure to corners and a couple chips to crown; front board slightly bowed. Binding sound. Marginal soiling and a couple chips to edges, though text unaffected and legible throughout. A Very Good copy of Cicero's philosophical dialogue.

New York: William Morrow & Company, 1972. Very Good/Very Good. New York: William Morrow & Company, 1972. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth-backed boards in white pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($5.95); 190pp. Moderate toning and wear to jacket margins, boards a bit faded along extremities, else a Very Good, clean and sound copy. Sequel to the runaway bestseller and Oscar-winning film adaptation M*A*S*H*.

London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1962. Very Good. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1962. Second Printing. Octavo. 438 pp. Gray boards stamped in blue and gilt. No dust jacket. Boards show moderate shelfwear with some general smudging. Binding is sound. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper, and pages otherwise unmarked.

Jogjakarta, Indonesia: Balai Penjelidikan Batik (Batik Research Center), 1960. Very Good. Jogjakarta, Indonesia: Balai Penjelidikan Batik (Batik Research Center), [ca. 1960s]. First Edition. Oblong quarto (20x34cm.); publisher's black cord-tied gilt-lettered cloth, batik sample mounted to front cover; [11]ll. interleaved with glassine; nine (9) mounted batik samples with accompanying text in English and Indonesian, each sample accompanied by an original mounted black and white snapshot photograph of textile workers demonstrating different processes of production; mimeographed map of ninety-nine Batik-producing centers mounted to rear pastedown. Light wear to boards with a few minor scuffs. Binding sound and pages unmarked. Light rubbing and toning to monograph with fold through center; a few edits and corrections in pen, presumably in author's hand. Overall Very Good. Compelling and interactive trade catalog issued by the Batik Research Center, describing with the use of samples and original… Read More

Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1882. Very Good-. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1882. First Edition. Small, slim quarto (21.5cm.); publisher's red cloth lettered and ruled in gilt, top edge gilt, blue-green glazed endpapers; viii,83pp.; lithographic frontispiece and one additional plate, two small woodcuts in text. Cloth a bit scuffed at extremities, most notably at spine ends, sizing spotted, especially to rear cover, spine quite sunned, preliminaries foxed, else a Good to Very Good copy, contents mostly clean and sound.

New York: A.S. Barnes & Company, 1878. Very Good. New York: A.S. Barnes & Company, 1878. First Edition. Octavo. 450-512 p.; 113-128 p. advertisements. Printed Wrappers. Fold-out frontis map. Wraps are chipped along edges with loss in patches at spine. General soiling and staining. Binding is holding.Pages lightly toned with some chipping to edges. Includes articles on the Verrazano Map, Champlain's Expedition of 1615, and a biographical sketch of William Livingston.

New York: A.S. Barnes & Company, 1881. Very Good. New York: A.S. Barnes & Company, 1881. First Edition. Octavo. 241-320 p. + 16 p. advertisements. Printed Wrappers. Frontispiece of John Eager Howard with tissue guard; fold-out map of "Seige of Yorktown." Includes notice of the death of President Garfield and Chester A. Arthur taking the oath of office. Wraps are chipped and toned along edges. Spine toned. General creasing and staining. Binding is holding. Pages lightly toned. Includes articles on the Siege of York, material concerning French officers at Yorktown, and a biographical sketch of John Eager Howard by Elizabeth Read.

New York: Ace Books, 1978. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Ace Books, 1978. Limited Edition, signed out-of-series (unnumbered) by Niven on front free endpaper. Octavo; 213pp. Illustrations throughout. Illustrated dust jacket with $14.95 price intact; boards in blue and red cloth with silver lettering to spine. Jacket is clean and crisp with very faint rubbing along edges and some dust-soiling to rear panel. Boards are sturdy and square. Binding is sound and pages unmarked.

Boulder: The Magic Hedonists, 1983. Very Good/Very Good. Boulder: The Magic Hedonists, 1983. No edition statement. Quarto (11.25" x 8.75"); 110pp. Photos & illus. throughout. Illustrated dust jacket over blue boards with silver lettering. Jacket rubbed at corners and spine ends with a small chip at top front corner, with some general toning along edges and a few smudges to surface. Boards bumped along top front and at corners, with scattered finger-soiling. Some spotting and soiling to top and fore-edges of textblock, but interior is clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. Fleischer's diary of the Magic Hedonists' (Adam Fleicher, Mike Ammar, Daryl, Paul Harris) trip to the Bahamas, where they performed at a resort and worked on new material, with numerous step-by-step instructions and illustrations for a number of card and sleight-of-hand routines.

Boston: William White & Company, Banner of Light Office, 1873. Very Good. Boston: William White & Company, Banner of Light Office, 1873. Thirteenth Edition. Octavo; 552 + 1 page advertisements. Engraved frontis with tissue guard. Brown cloth boards with spine stamped in gilt; yellow endpapers. Boards rubbed at corners and edgeworn, with chipping and shallow loss at spine ends and a few brief splits along joints. Spine a bit cocked. Library bookplate of Essex Institute to front pastedown noting "Estate of Abbot Walker," with gift inscription to Walker dated 1874 on front free endpaper. Small bookseller's ticket for Samuel Weiser Inc at bottom of front pastedown. Brief closed tear at top corner of front free endpaper. Front board a bit shaky but binding is holding. Pages unmarked.

London: Fourth Estate, 1998. Near Fine/Near Fine. London: Fourth Estate, [1998]. First U.K. Edition. Octavo; publisher's boards in pictorial dust jacket retaining original price; [8],359pp. Minute shelf wear, else a Near Fine copy. Bookplate signed by the author laid in.

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1984. Very Good +. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1984. Limited Edition of 1500 copies signed by Isaac Bashevis Singer and Larry Rivers, this being #623. Quarto. 220 pp. Lithographs by Rivers. Blue nigerian goatskin over natural Irish linen. Publisher's newsletter laid in. Housed in publisher's slipcase. Spine lightly sunned. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Slipcase lightly worn along edges with brief exposure at edges, else sound and stable. Very Good or better.

New York: Henry Holt & Company, Inc, 1949. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Henry Holt & Company, Inc., 1949. First U.S. Edition. Octavo. 502 pp. Printed dust jacket. Black boards stamped in white. Price-clipped dust jacket edgeworn with a few minor nicks; general rubbing; ghost of a sticker to front flap. Boards show light shelfwear and top corners slightly bumped. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. A Very Good copy of Hesse's final novel, originally published just before he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946.

London: Thomas Parkhurst, 1702. Good. [London]: [Thomas Parkhurst], [1702]. First Edition. Folio (31.5cm.); seven volumes in one; full unadorned contemporary calf; each volume with separate title page and pagination. Lacking first gathering including title page (title and imprint provided by the ESTC), as well as the map plates and final two leaves of advertisements bound at end of Vol. VII. Boards quite heavily scuffed with extensive exposure along margins, both spine ends pulled, textblock rather finger soiled and brittle with occasional chips and closed tears, most notably long closed tear along gutter of Book One, pp. 15/6, and another long closed tear down the middle of Book Six, pp. 63/4; final leaf of Book Seven worn with small loss of text at bottom fore-edge corner. Overall a Good, unsophisticated and minimally incomplete copy. Mather's magnum opus hailed by Streeter as "the most famous American book of colonial times and the indispensable source for colonial social history." "Magnalia… Read More

Philadelphia: Stan V. Henkels, 1911. Good. Philadelphia: Stan V. Henkels, 1911. Octavo. 146 pages. Colored illustrated wrappers. Black and white illustrations. Catalog No. 1024. Front wrapper and front free endpaper detached but present. Lacking rear wrapper, but rest of gatherings secure in binding. Light chipping to edges throughout. Pencil annotations of prices to catalog entries throughout.

Portland, Maine: Loring, Short & Harmon, 1871. Very Good. Portland, ME: Loring, Short & Harmon, 1871. First Edition. Octavo. 612 pages. Full contemporary leather with red leather spine label. Light scratching/scuffing to boards. Cracked at bottom of spine with a half inch of separation, but binding is sound. Light foxing and tanning to pages. Ownership inscription of George C. Wing from Auburn, Maine to front free endpaper, and 'Morrill & Wing,' to title page and final page. George Curtis Wing practiced law in Auburn in the early 20th century.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1903. Very Good. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1903. First Edition. Large octavo; publisher's tan pictorial cloth stamped in four colors, [8],164pp.; two-toned (black and peach) frontispiece, eight leaves of plates, text illus. and vignettes throughout. Light shelf wear, chiefly at spine ends, spine cloth a shade darkened and slightly spotted, corners gently bumped, contemporary gift inscription to front free endpaper, else Very Good and sound overall. Splendidly illustrated by Fanny Cory (1877-1972), one of the first American syndicated female cartoonists. (Though she is unmentioned on the title page, her illustrations are signed in the image.).

New York: Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2018. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2018. First Edition. Signed by Freeman Dyson on half title with inscription, "For Peggy and Peter from Freeman Dyson." Octavo. 400 pages. Photographic dust jacket over gray boards with silver lettering. Unclipped jacket shows light edgewear with some light creasing on inside flaps near corners, but no chips or tears. Boards sunned along top edge and bottom of spine, with light bumping to corners. Binding is sound and pages unmarked.

Oslo: Scandinavian University Press, 1995. Very Good/Very Good. Oslo: Scandinavian University Press, 1995. Presumed First Edition with no additional printings listed. Quarto; x, 434 pp. English language text; photos throughout. Illustrated dust jacket over black cloth boards with silver lettering to spine. Jacket lightly rubbed along edges with some smudging to surface, but no chips or tears. Boards sturdy and square. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Not an ex-library copy.

Hampshire, UK: National Museums Scotland / Ashgate, 2007. Very Good/Very Good. Hampshire, UK: National Museums Scotland / Ashgate, Hampshire, UK. First Edition. Signed by Morrison-Low with brief inscription to photo-historian Larry Schaaf. Octavo. 408 pp. Black and white illustrations. Photo-illustrated dust jacket. Blue boards stamped in silver. Dust jacket rubbed along edges with some creasing and smudging. Boards slightly cocked and corners bumped. Binding sound. Small patch of creasing/paper flaw along top edge of text block, but otherwise pages unmarked. Very Good.