Search Results: Authors starting with M from GN Books and Prints

Ezekiel and Other Poems by B. M. (Barbara Miller Macandrew)

















Hardback, 1889, published by T. Nelson and Sons, London, 249 pages.











Measures around 6 1/4 by 4 7/8". Brown cloth binding, embossed, gilt lettering and gilt and black detail to front board and spine. Scuffing and marking, some signs of shelf-wear, bumped and slightly torn corners. Binding reasonably firm, though a little strained towards middle of textblock. Page edges gilt, a little scuffed but detail still very clear. Slight tearing to front inner hinge. Some foxing to endpapers but otherwise page surfaces quite clean, the odd mark but no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

The Dreadful Lemon Sky [a Travis McGee novel] by John D. MacDonald

Hardback, 1974, published by J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia and New York, 228 pages.






Measures 8 1/2" x 5 3/4". With dust jacket, which has some scuffs and marks and is a bit tattered, with some wear, chips, small tears but is otherwise intact. Grey paper on card boards with quarter black cloth binding, which is a bit marked but generally clean. Slightly bumped corners. Signs of shelf-wear. Binding firm. Page edges a little marked and a little staining to upper edge but otherwise reasonably clean. Page surfaces clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Scotland Farewell: The People of the Hector by Donald MacKayThis is the story of the Highland Scots who sailed to Pictou, Nova Scotia, in 1773 aboard the brig Hector. These intrepid emigrants came for many reasons: the famine of the previous spring, pressures of population growth, intolerable rent increases, trouble with the law, the hunger of landless men to own land of their own. Upon arrival at Pictou, after an appalling storm-tossed crossing, they found they had been deceived.
The promised prime farming land turned out to be virgin forest. Only the kindness of the Mi'kmaq and the few New Englanders already settled there enabled them to survive until they learned how to exploit the forests and clear land. But survive they did, and their prosperity encouraged shiploads of emigrants, many fellow clansmen, to join them, making northeastern Nova Scotia a true New Scotland.Hardback, 1980, first edition, appears to be first print, with black and white illustrations and maps, published by Paul Harris… Read More

Michel Tournier: Exploring Human Relations by Mairi Maclean

Hardcover, 2003, first edition, published by Bristol Academic Press, 308 pages.
In very good condition, close to like new. Scuffing and a little wear to dust jacket at edges. Light blue cloth binding, slight marking but quite clean and firm, with small signs of shelf-wear. Light marking to page edges but quite clean. Page surfaces clean, no writing, underlining, etc. See pictures for more information.

The Public General Acts Passed in the Fifty-Sixth and Fifty-Seventh Years of the Reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria Being the Second Session of the Twenty-Fifth Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 1893-94. Hardback, 1894, printed for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by the Queen's Printer, xvi + 508 pages. Octavo/8vo, measures around 10 1/8" by 6 1/2" by 1 1/8". Red cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine. Marking and scuffing to binding, discolouration to spine. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges, slight tearing to head and tail of spine, bumped corners. Some slackness to binding, cracking to rear inner hinge and some cracks elsewhere in textblock but book contents reasonably firm. Page edges browned, scuffed and marked. Upper page edges mostly opened, though a few are not, while those cut are mainly neat but a little jagged in places. Previous owner stamp to front free endpaper and title page. Foxing to some page surfaces and some pencil marking in margins. See… Read More

The Paris Sketch Book of Mr. M. A. Titmarsh and The Irish Sketch Book by William Makepeace Thackeray, with illustrations by the author

















Hardback, 1902, illustrated, published by Macmillan and Co., Limited, London, 577 pages + xvi + 6-page publisher catalogue at rear.











Octavo/8vo, measures around 7 5/8" by 5 1/4" by 1 3/8". Blue/aqua cloth binding, gilt lettering and emblem to front board, gilt lettering to spine. Marking, staining and scuffing to binding, discolouration to spine. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges, small tear at base of spine. Binding quite firm. Leaves largely unopened at tops. Page edges a bit browned and marked but reasonably clean for age, some tanning to catalogue pages at rear of book. Mild foxing to endpapers, pencil marking to front pastedown, but otherwise quite clean, a little marking here and there but no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray in Twenty-Four Volumes; Volume XIII: The Christmas Books of Mr M. A. Titmarsh. With illustrations by the author and Richard Doyle. Hardback, 1879, published by Smith, Elder, & Co., London, xiv + 217 pages.
Octavo/8vo, measures around 7 7/8" by 5 5/8" by 1 1/4". Green cloth binding, black emblem to front board and gilt lettering to spine. Marking and scuffing to binding, discolouration to boards. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges. Book has forward tilt. Some slackness to binding, a little cracking to inner hinges but book contents quite firm. Page edges browned, scuffed and a bit marked and foxed. Leaves have been neatly opened, though two leaves at beginning of book still partially joined. Some foxing to endpapers, the odd mark to page surfaces and a few dog-eared and slightly torn page corners but otherwise clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

The Man Who Knew: The Life & Times of Alan Greenspan by Sebastian Mallaby

Paperback, 2016, uncorrected proof copy, published by Bloomsbury Publishing.

In very good condition, some scuffing to cover and a couple of little nicks. No spine creasing though spine a little bowed. Some marking to page edges but reasonably clean and page surfaces clean with no underlining, marginalia, etc.

Off to the Wilds by George Manville Fenn.
Hardback, circa 1895, published by Sampson Low, Marston & Company London, illustrated.
In very good condition for age. Pictorial and patterned boards. Split to top third of outer front hinge. Gilt lettering to front board and spine. Slight wear and rubbing but colour, design and gilt detail very vivid. Removable protective clear plastic cover. Some signs of shelf-wear. Book has slight forward tilt. Corners bumped and rubbed. Binding firm. Page edges browned but reasonably clean. Small seller stamp to FFEP and bookplate from 1898 for school prizegiving to front pastedown. Slight marking to endpapers but otherwise page surfaces are very clean, only the occasional mark, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

The Weathercock by George Manville Fenn, illustrated by A. W. Cooper

















Hardback, undated but circa 1925, published by Griffith Farran Browne & Co. Limited, London, 349 pages.











Octavo/8vo, measures around 7 5/8" by 5 5/8" by 1 3/8". Dark blue cloth binding, gilt lettering and detail to front board and spine. A little marking and scuffing to binding but quite clean and colouring still vivid. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges. Slackness to binding, cracking to front inner hinge and strain generally to hinges but book contents reasonably firm. Page edges a little browned, scuffed and a bit marked. Upper page edges gilt. Prize-giving bookplate from 1928 on front pastedown. A little marking to endpapers, the odd mark to page surfaces throughout but otherwise clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Bells & Grass: A Book of Rhymes by Walter de la Mare

















Hardback, 1941, first edition, first impression, illustrated, published by Faber and Faber, London, 155 pages.











Octavo/8vo. Measures around 8 3/8" by 5 1/2" by 5/8". No dust jacket. Green cloth binding, black pictorial detail and lettering to front board and spine. Some discolouration to spine. Scuffing and marking, signs of shelf-wear, bumped corners. A little slackness to binding at spine but contents reasonably firm. Lower page edges deckled, edges browned, scuffed and marked. The odd mark to page surfaces but otherwise reasonably clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

The Connoisseur and Other Stories by Walter de la Mare.
Hardback, 1926, first edition, published by W. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd., London, 358 pages.
Measures around 8 1/4" by 5 3/4". Ex-library book with usual stamps and markings. Quarter brown cloth binding and paper on card boards. Embossed gilt design and lettering to front board, gilt lettering to spine. Scuffing, denting and marking to boards, with chipping at edges. A little marking to spine. Bumped and torn corners. Binding firm. Page edges browned, very slightly jagged form having been cut but generally neat. Library bookplate to front pastedown. Foxing to endpapers but page surfaces generally clean apart from the odd mark and the library markings, with no marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for further information.

Jerusalem: The Holy City its History and Hope by Mrs (Margaret) Oliphant, with wood engravings by Hamilton Aide and photographs by F. M. Good.Hardback, 1893, second edition (first published 1891), illustrated, published by Macmillan and Co., London, 576 pages + xxvi + 4-page publisher catalogue at rear.Crown octavo/8vo, measures around 7 5/8" by 5 3/8" by 1 1/2". Dark green cloth binding, gilt emblem and detail to front board, gilt lettering and detail to spine. Some scuffing and marking but reasonably clean. Clear signs of rubbing, shelf-wear. Bumped and slightly torn corners. Book has forward tilt. Some slackness to binding but book contents intact. Some foxing, scuffing and marking to page edges, upper edges gilt. Intermittent foxing to page surfaces, some are very clean whilst others are foxed. Previous owner names inscribed to half-title and title pages but book contains no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Les avions de la Grande Guerre 1914-1918 by Frederic MarsalyPaperback, 2008, 96 pages.Featuring aircraft from the First World War era, including the Zeppelin and several types of Albatros, SPAD, Sopwith, Airco, Fokker and many more.In very good condition. Slight marking and scuffing to cover. No spine creasing. Pages very clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

The Words of Martin Luther King, Jr., Selected by Coretta Scott King Hardcover, 1984, first UK edition/first edition thus, published by Robson Books Ltd, London, 112 pages.
Measures around 8 3/4" by 5 5/8" by 5/8". Dust jacket shows some wear, with some scuffing, a little scratching and slight marking but reasonably clean and intact. Blue cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine, slight discolouration to board and spine edges but quite clean. Signs of shelf-wear. Binding firm. Page edges a little foxed and marked. A little foxing to endpapers but page surfaces generally clean, with no marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for further information.

The Jacobean Age by David Mathew

















Hardback, 1938, first edition, illustrated, published by Longmans, Green and Co., London, 13 + 354 pages.











Octavo/8vo, measures around 8 7/8" by 6" by 1 1/2". No dust jacket. Orange-brown cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine. Some marking and scuffing to binding but reasonably clean, with a little discolouration to spine. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges. Book has forward tilt. A little slackness to binding but contents reasonably tight. Page edges browned, scuffed, a little foxed and a bit marked. Minor foxing and marking to endpapers, occasional light foxing throughout and the mark to page surfaces but otherwise clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

The Royal Princesses of England by Mrs Matthew Hall.
Hardback, 1871, published by George Routledge and Sons, London, 540 pages.
In reasonable condition for age. Some fading, discolouration and marking to spine and boards but patterning and lettering still quite clear ad gilt detail quite visible. Signs of rubbing and shelf-wear, some small tears to spine. Corners bumped and a little torn. Binding reasonably firm although inner hinges quite cracked but holding. Page edges gilt, a little marked and worn with a bit of staining but overall very vivid. Gift inscriptions on FFEP, some foxing to endpapers but otherwise page surfaces are very clean, with no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information. A nice copy.

Jewish Ethics by Israel Mattuck

Hardcover, 1953, first edition, published by Hutchinson's University Library, London, 158 pages.
Measures 7 1/2" by 5" by 3/4". Dust jacket is tattered, with some tears and chips and several tape repairs. Also has some discolouration so spine, some scuffing, marking particularly to rear section, though colouring still vivid to front section. Grey cloth binding, black lettering to spine, very clean apart from a little marking and signs of shelf-wear to edges. Reasonably firm. Page edges a little browned and marked but generally clean, a little scuffing. Page surfaces very clean, with no marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for more information.

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Hardback, 1910, with black and white frontispiece, published by Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, London, 317 pages. Scarce pictorial floral decoration binding.
Octavo/8vo, measures around 7 5/8" by 5 1/4" by 3/4". Dark green cloth binding with pictorial floral decoration to front board and spine, gilt lettering to front board and spine. Some marking and scuffing to binding but reasonably clean and colouring and detail still quite vivid, though a little more fading to floral detail on spine. Signs of wear, rubbing and slight tearing at edges, bumped corners. Some slackness to binding but book contents reasonably firm. Page edges browned, scuffed, a bit marked and slightly foxed. Pictorial floral endpapers reflecting front board design, tanning to preliminaries and hindmost pages marking to endpapers. School prize-giving bookplate to front board. Some marking and foxing, a little thumbing and staining to page surfaces but no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for… Read More

The Annals of Yorkshire from the Earliest Period to the Present Time, compiled by John Mayhall.
Hardback, 1861, published by Joseph Johnson, Leeds, 768 pages, illustrated.
Patterned brown cloth boards and spine with raised detail. Gilt lettering to front board and spine. Some fading to lettering though title still visible, some fading to cloth. Boards are quite scuffed and a little marked, with signs of rubbing and shelf-wear. Corners bumped and torn. Hold on outer rear hinge. Inner hinges are cracked, though boards are still attached to textblock but only just. Page edges browned. A couple of shop stamps (to front pastedown and page one) and a couple of previous owner name inscriptions (to front pastedown and title page). Some marks to page surfaces here and there, the odd bit of marking, staining or foxing. Otherwise otherwise page surfaces clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.