Search Results: Titles starting with M from Bailey Bonzo Books

London: The British and Foreign Bible Society, 1950. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Black pebbled hard cover with gilt lettering to the spine. This copy is FINE. Exterior rich. Gilt bright. Edges sharp. Soft crimping at tips and spine ends. Inside with PO stamp of James Marchand, noted Linguist/Professor at the University of Illinois. Otherwise unmarked, crisp and tight. The Holy Bible in Swahili, Union Version. 4 maps and 24 sepia photographs to the rear. Exquisite. Presumed First Edition, none earlier found on Abe as of July 2022. SCARCE as such..

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1931. Book. Illus. by E.H.Suydam. Near Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Brown cloth with red lettering/design to the front and spine. Top page edges dyed brown. Pictorial EPs. Stated First Edition. Color frontispiece with tissue guard by E.H. Suydam along with 32 other illustrations.12 page index at rear. This copy is NEAR FINE. Exterior is rich. Lettering is bright. Spine is modestly sun lightened. Edges, tips, and spine ends with minimal wear.Inside is unmarked, crisp and tight with modest overall toning. Quite Lovely..

New York, NY: Clark & Maynard, 1873. Book. Good. Cloth. 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall. Reddish blind stamped cloth with gilt designs to the spine. From the library of Ivory C. Tolle, noted Indiana Mason and Grand Lecturer from 1922 to his death in late 1950, with his stamps on the first two FFEPs. This copy is G+. Exterior is rubbed. Spine bottom with moderate fraying. tips worn, gilt on spine still mostly bright. Inside has brown EPs . FEP has PO sticker from another noted Indiana Mason. Front hinge starting, but holding nicely. pages firmly bound. Back free EP with penciled letters denoting first words of part of certain rituals. Modest toning throughout text. 12 pp. advertising to the rear. .

Boston: L.C.Page & Company, 1901. Book. Illus. by Etheldred B. Barry. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Brown cloth with black lettering to the front and spine with black/gray/pink design front. This copy is VG. Exterior is clean and clear. Lettering is a bit faded to the spine, but colors and designs to front are rich. Part of the Cosy Corner Series. Inside is unmarked, crisp, and firm. Black and white frontispiece and illustrations by Etheldred B. Barry. SCARCE in the U.S. as no other such on Abe as of November 2021. Lovely. .

Paris, London, and New York: Societe des Beaux-Arts, 1915. Book. Illus. by Fourie. Near Fine. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Brown striated cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. This copy is NEAR FINE in a GOOD + unclipped ( no price, plain flaps) DJ. Illustrated with 4 plates with tissue guards by Fourie. Part of the Comedie d'Amour Series. Exterior is modestly mottled. Gilt is bright. Spines a bit crimped , but edges and tips are sharp.Inside is unmarked, and firm with modest toning to the text- moderate to the EPs where the DJ has been.Top page edges foxed. Other edges deckled. Brown DJ with dark brown lettering/rules/fleur de lis to the front and dark brown lettering to the spine. Top of spine has about a 1" open tear with loss of about 1/2 of the word " Madame". Other edges/tips with modest/moderate chipping. SCARCE in this edition. This is the only such on Abe as of December 2021. .

Norwalk, Ct: Easton Press, 1978. Book. Fine. Full-Leather. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Collector's Edition. One of the " 100 Greatest Books Ever Written" published by Easton. Blue leather with fully decorated covers and spine, gilt lettering to the spine, 4 raised bands. All page edges gilt. Light burnt orange silk moire EPs with peach satin bookmark. Frontispiece drawing of Flaubert. 348 pp. This copy is FINE. No noticeable blemishes inside and out. Unmarked, crisp, and beautiful. An exquisite example of Easton's quality..

Zaragoza, 1962. Book. Near Fine. Original Wraps. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Biblioteca Del Hispanista V. Original cream fold over wrappers with navy blue and black lettering to the front . SIGNED and INSCRIBED, "Con el aprecio de Agapito Rey". Spanish text. This copy is Near FINE. exterior is rich. Spine and top back modestly toned. Oversize edges with minimal wear. Inside is unmarked, crisp, and minimally toned. SIGNED Agapito Rey's works are RARE. Only one other on Abe as of November 2021..

London: Jonathan Cape, 1985. Book. Fine. Cloth. Signed by Author(s). Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Number 444 of 500 numbered copies signed by the author on the Limitation page. Decorative cover with green/gray spine wrap cloth, gilt lettering/rules to the spine. This copy is NEAR FINE in a FINE tissue DJ, encased in a clear plastic DJ. Copy is pristine with a touch of toning throughout text. .

Fantagraphics, 2006. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 2nd Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Pictorial hard cover. SIGNED by Camille Rose Garcia on title page in black marker with flourish. This copy is FINE. No noticeable blemishes. SCARCE SIGNED. Only such on Abe as of July 2022. .

New York, NY: The Macmillan Company, 1937. Book. Very Good. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Red cloth with black lettering to the front and spine. This copy is VG in a Good+, unclipped ($1.50) pictorial DJ. Exterior has modest rubbing to the edges, two sun lighted spots to the spine ends, and two small faded stains to front/back bottom boards. cloth is rich, lettering is bright. Inside has neat PO stamp, Craig Magician, to the FEP. Otherwise, unmarked , crisp, and tight with moderately foxed page edges. First Edition. " Set up and electrotyped, published April 1937", stated. The SCARCE DJ has moderate wear around the edges, an open tear 1"x1" at the spine top, another 1/2" x 1/4" at the bottom spine. Otherwise modestly rubbed. No other DJs found as of February 2023. .

Indianapolis, In: Bobbs- Merrill, 1903. Book. Illus. by Harrison Fisher. Near Fine. Decorative Cloth. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Green cloth with white rule design and gilt lettering to front and spine. This copy is NEAR FINE. First Edition, May 1903. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Exterior is rich . Gilt and designs are bright. Minimal signs of wear.A bit crimped at spine ends. Inside has PO armorial BP to front paste down. Otherwise, unmarked, crisp, and tight.Modest toning. .

Los Angeles, CA: McCagie Brooks Rogers, Sr., 1960. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Red , whit and blue hard paper covers. modest signs of wear to exterior. Spine joints rubbed, page points a little curled. 64 pages.Interior is clean, clear, and tightly bound . Inside back cover has pencilled predictions for the upcoming season by PO along with a baseball drawing.. Overall VG . Pencilled entries add emotional authenticity..

Honesdale, PA: Boyd Mills Press, 1998. Book. Fine. Paperback. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Paperback edition. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by Dayton O. Hudson, " I have two friends in this world , and both of them are Peter Jacobi- -Dayton O. Hyde" . Peter Jacobi was a noted educator and author who taught journalism at Indiana University from 1985 to 2017, was Chairman of the Indiana Arts Commission from 1990 to 1993, and was named to Who's Who Top Educators in 2019. ASSOCIATION COPY.This copy is FINE. No noticeable blemishes. Bright, clean, clear, unmarked, and tightly bound. Looks and feels unread.

New York: Harper & Row, 1986. Book. VG+. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. VG++ in a VG+, unclipped ($29.95) DJ. Exterior is rich and clean. Tiles are bright. Spine has a 1" ripple (publisher issue seen before) and there is a hint of bottom edge wear. Inside is unmarked, crisp and tightly bound with minimal, even toning. Gray EPs. DJ is bright and clean with only a hint of edge wear. DJ bears "1286 "at the bottom front flap which indicates December , 1986. Looks and feels unread..

New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1974. Book. VG+. Cloth. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. Bright blue cloth with white tiles. This copy is VG+ in a VG+ DJ. DJ has a couple of crinkles around the edges and the Interior has two small smudges/erasures on the FEP. Otherwise, unmarked clear, crisp, bright, and tightly bound. This is an ASSOCIATION copy, which is SIGNED by both authors and INSCRIBED "to Paul, With Best Wishes, Marty, Colin, June 11, 1974" Paul is Paul Gebhard, who was at the time, the Director at the Institute for Sex Research, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. Paul wrote the foreword for this book and this copy was his personal copy. Looks and feels unread.

Scottsdale, Az: Poisoned Pen Press, 2003. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Black cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to the spine. SIGNED by the author on the Title page with publisher's promo color postcard laid in. This copy is FINE, in a NEAR FINE, unclipped ($24.95, back cover) DJ. Book is pristine. DJ has a very modestly sunned spine. Looks and feels unread..

Louisville, Ky: Standard Printing Company, 1924. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Blue cloth with gilt lettering/ design to front . This copy is NEAR FINE. Exterior is rich. Minimal signs of wear to edges/tips/spine ends. Gilt is bright. Inside has small bookseller label to bottom front paste down. Profusely Illustrated. With Bibliography of Mammoth Cave by Willard Rouse Jillson , First Accurate Underground Survey by H. Bruce Huffman , and Introduction by Dr. H.C. Nelson. Three fold out maps. Unmarked, crisp, and tight with noticeable/ even toning. Quite Lovely and Uncommon. .

Louisville, Ky: John P. Morton & Company, 1901. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Blue cloth with gilt lettering/rules to the front and spine. This copy is NEAR FINE. SCARCE. This is the 1901 edition of the 1897 original, in Hard back. No such others on Abe as of December 2021. Exterior is a bit rubbed, edges/tips/ spine ends very modestly worn, but gilt is bright. Inside has neat PO signature to FEP, otherwise unmarked, crisp, and firmly bound with modest toning. Frontispiece. Over two doken photographs plus a fold out map to the rear.Very nice..

Louisville, Ky: C.G. Darnall, 1890. Book. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. 1st Edition. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. Blue pictorial stamped cloth with gilt lettering to the front. String bound.This copy is VG. Exterior is rich. Gilt is bright. Only hints of any wear. Inside is unmarked, crisp, and gently toned. Unpaginated, but 40 pp. by my count. Would be NEAR FINE except that the string knot on the back board has broken, but fairly easily repaired. Gently toned on the inside. Green floral paste downs. .

Louisville, Ky: John P. Morton & Company, 1912. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Green cloth with gilt lettering/rules to the front and gilt lettering to the spine. This copy is NEAR FINE. Exterior is rich with minimal soiling, one crimped tip, and only hints of other edge wear. Inside is unmarked, crisp , and tight with minimal toning. Fold out map as frontispiece. Illustrated with additional maps and photographs. With Historical Notes. Scenic Accounts. Descriptive and Scientific Matters of Interest to Visitors, based on new and original explanations. Simply lovely..