Search Results: Authors starting with M from Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB

New York and London. G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1889. Exquisitely bound in 3/4 gilt ruled calfskin and marbled boards. Gilt ruled spine compartments with ornate gilt tooled motifs. Gilt tooled raised bands, head and tailpieces. Gilt title morocco labels. Marbled endsheets. t.e.g. 12mo. 5.0" x 7.25". The Knickerbocker Edition. Illustrated throughout by plates and gravures. One tiny smudge to tailpiece of one volume. A Very Fine, gleaming set.

Glasgow. William Maclellan. 1956. 4to. 11.0 in. x 8.5 in. 2nd printing. Illustrated with decorations by John Duncan Fergusson. A Fine copy in a Fine dustwrapper.

New York. Alfred Knopf. 1963. Bound in gilt titled cloth and paper covered embossed boards. 8vo. First Edition. 2 vertical stains to upper edge, else Very Fine in soiled Very Good dustwrapper.

Paris. Chez Potey. 1799. Sumptuously bound in period full gilt tooled tree calf. Gilt tooled fleural borders to front and rear covers. Gilt ruled spine compartments with gilt tooled motifs. Red morocco gilt titled labels. Marbled edges and endsheets. 8vo. A new translation by Guiraudet. Illustrated with an engraved frontis portrait and two fold-out plates. Napoleonic issue. Several hinges present minor very short starts (all covers firmly attatched). Moderate chipping to the majority of head pieces. Spines a bit rubbed. Small chip to one title label. A Very Good to Near Fine, crisp set, handsomely bound.Featured History.

Millerton. Aperture, inc. 1979. Bound in gilt titled cloth over boards. Oblong Folio. Revised edition. Illustrated throughout with full page monochrome photographs by Weston. A Very Fine, pristine copy in a chipped, Very Good dustwrapper.

Paris. Bibliotheque-Charpentier. 1912-1913. Exquisitely bound in the Art Nouveau style 3/4 tree calf and marbled boards. Ornate Nouveau gilt tooled motifs to spines. Gilt tooled bands. Gilt titles. Marbled endsheets. t.e.g. 12mo (4.75" x 7.5"). Set is comprised of the following titles:Theatre (3 vols)Marie-Magdeleine La Sagesse Et La DestineeL'oiseau BleuLa MortL'Intelligence Des FleurJoyzelleL'Ornement Des Noces SpirituellesSerres Chaudes Suivies De Quinze ChansonsLes Disciples A Sais Et Les Fragments De NovalisLe Double JardinMonna VannaLa Vie Des AbbeillesLa Tragedie De MacbethLe Tresor Des HumblesLe Temple Enseveli The mildest of occasional rubbing to spines. A Fine, beautifully bound set.

Battle Creek. Magner Publishing Co. 1894. Bound in gilt titled 3/4 burgundy morocco and marbled boards. Marbled edges and endsheets. Thick 4to (6.75" x 9.5"). First Edition. Illustrated with 1400 monochrome, duotone and chromolithographic plates and drawings depicting all manner of things equestrian. An immense compendium of Equine information. Startling in its scope. Sumptuous in its illustration. Quite rare. Top of original spine strip lacking with coloured varnish repair. Obvious repair to rear hinge. Boards rubbed as usual, else a Very Good, crisp, bright copy.

London. F.S. Ellis. 1869. Handsomely bound in 3/4 straight grained Morocco and silk covered boards. Elaborate blind and embossed devices to spine. Marbled Endsheets. Top edge gilded. 12mo. The Second Edition. A fine, lovely copy.

New York. Greenwood Press. 1968. Bound in gilt titled cloth covered boards. 8vo. Illustrated throughout with various monochrome portraits. Some scattered pencli markings throughout, else A Fine set.

London. Macmillan and Company. 1900. Spectacularly bound in gilt ruled 3/4 royal blue crushed morocco and marbled boards. Gilt ruled spine compartments with gilt tooled decorative motifs. Gilt tooled raised bands. Gilt titles. Marbled endsheets. t.e.g. 8vo. 5.5" x 9.0". A Very Fine, pristine set.

Tokyo. Publishing Committee of Paintings and Statues from the Collection of President Sukarno. 1964. Bound in ornate pictorial gilt decorated publishers faux morocco. Decorative fleural endsheets. Original red dustwrappers. Thick Folio (12" x 13.6"). First Edition. Text in English, Japanese and Bahasa. Illustrated throughout with 567 striking full page tipped-in colour plates of paintings, sculptures and porcelains. A tremendous overview of one of the finest collections of Eastern and Southeast Asian art. Tremndous in scope and production. Lacks cardboard slipcases. An occasional catch of extremely mild rubbing to covers. A Fine set in Very Good dustwrappers.

New York. Aflred A. Knopf. 1935. Gilt titled and embossed black cloth. 12mo. 1st U.S. Edition. Signed by Mann on flyleaf. A Fine copy in the rare dustwrapper. Flyleaf has been trimmed short at bottom edge. Very mild chipping to headpiece of dustwrapper and some very light soiling to rear panel. An innocuous 2" inch ink stamp stating " Autographed Copy " appears at the very upper right edge of the dustwrapper 's front panel. A bright crisp unmarred signed copy of this Mann title in a Very Good original and very scarce dustwrapper. A Jewel.

London. John Lane. 1924. 1/2 cloth and paper covered boards with gilt titled spine label. 4to. First Edition. With seventy-nine illustrations in colour and in black & white. Scarce. Very light shelf wear, else Near Fine.

New York. Random House. 1992. Thick square 4to. First Edition. Illustrated throughout with plates by Robert Mapplethorpe. The definitive collection of Mapplethorpe's black-and-white photographs prepared in collaboration with the Mapplethorpe Foundation. Usual mild rippling to pages. A Very Good copy in a somewhat chipped and soiled dustwrapper.

New York. Random House. 1992.. Cloth. Thick square 4to. First Edition. Illustrated with full-page photographs by Mapplethorpe. Remainder mark to top edge, else Very Fine in Very Good pictorial slipcase.

London. Hutchinson and Co. n.d. ( 1927 ). Gilt pictorial decorated cloth. 12mo. 1st edition. Illustrated with colour plates by Charles Robinson. Covers soiled , spine cracked but firm, else Good.

n.p. Dodd Mead and Co. 1931. Bound in titled cloth covered boards with a colour pictorial cover plate depicting a sad clown. 12mo. Second edition. Illustrated with 3 monochrome drawings and one colour frontis. Widely regarded as one of the most desireable of clown books. Very rare. Covers very lightly soiled. Corners gently rubbed. Spine slightly sunned. Head and tail pieces mildly chipped. Ink inscription by the author to ffep dated 1941. A Very Good copy.Featured Children.

Berlin. Max Marcus, Bookseller. n.d. (circa 1885). Bound in gilt titled red cloth. 12mo (6" x 4.5"). Illustrated with one very large coloured folding map. Wonderful and scarce example of Marcus' attempt to duplicate the Baedeckers Guides. An effort which eventually led to Bankruptcy and prison. Covers somewhat soiled with some minor staining to front cover. Lack of continuity to endsheets at front and rear hinges. Map presents three marginal tears two of which extend 1/2 inch into image. A Very Good or better crisp copy. Quite rare.Featured Misc.

London. Chapman and Hall. 1856. Bound in decorative blind embossed pictorial gilt decorated green cloth. 8vo. 5.25" x 8 The First Edition. Illustrated with 8 full paged Chromolithographs and a folding map. complete as issued. Several small chips to spine at gutters. Previous owners small stamps and ink signature to front blanks. A bit of foxing to blanks. Some marginal pencil annotations. Short marginal tear to folding map at gutter. A Very-Good, crisp bright copy.