Search Results: Authors starting with M from Back of Beyond Books

New York: Carl Fischer Inc.. Good. 1937. Sheet music. String bound sheet music is in good condition. Closed tears and small chips to wrappers. Minor toning. Previous owner signature and writing in pencil. ; 8.75" x 11"; 5 pp .

Venice, FL: Mill Pond Press. Very Good. 1982. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Silver boards with blue fabrikoid binding. Silver top edge. Pages clean, binding tight. Very minor shelfwear to boards. Otherwise in fine condition. Protective silver slipcase has light soiling and shelfwear. Signed by artist on limitation page, 566/950. Inscribed to Austin and Helene Cooley who were instrumental in the production of this book by Fred Machetanz and his wife Sara Machetanz who wrote the text. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 101 pp; Signed by Author & Illustrator .

New York, Bombay, And Calcutta: Longmas, Green, and Co.. Good. 1907. Hardcover. Maroon cloth boards with title gilt on spine; fore and bottom edges deckled. Ex-library with rubber stamps and barcode on front pastedown and endpaper, and library call number on spine. Boards have moderate wear and light toning and soiling to all edges; text block has light toning throughout. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 375 pp .

Good. A sincere letter written by Charles N. Mackubin warning his brother, Richard C. Mackubin, against, wine, women and cards. The letter was written from Annapolis, Maryland and sent to "Mr. Richard C. Mackubin, Student of Medicine, Baltimore). This stampless letter has a postmark from "Annapolis" and a paid stamp. The letter is dated Sept 19th 1838 and is written in a clear hand. The letter measures 8" x 10" and is 3pp. The letter has two 2 ½" tears along the folds (affecting both leaves). Overall good. Raised in Maryland both Richard and Charles Mackubin would become civic leaders; Richard was in the state legislature of Maryland (1861) and Charles was a state Senator in Minnesota (1859-1860s). In this letter, when Charles Mackubin (1820-1863) was just 18, he warns his brother against "the excitement of the wine cup," "women's wiles," and the "maelstrom" that is gaming. From the letter we can tell that Charles was… Read More

New Haven: Yale University Press. Very Good. 1917. First Edition. Hardcover. Gray paper boards with title label on front board and spine; fore edge deckled; housed in an off-white clamshell box with leather title label on spine. Boards have light wear to all edges and spine, and light soiling; pencil marginalia from previous owner on front endpaper, otherwise clean. Includes poems such as "Our Lady of Troy," "Echo" and "An Eternity." ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 71 pp .

Very Good. 1967. Pamphlet. Teal wraps with black lettering, string bound; housed in clamshell box of quarter leather and blue buckram. Wraps have light wear to edges; clamshell box has light soiling. Signed by author on front endpaper. Printed at the Gehenna Press in Northhampton, MA. This play was written for the bicentennial of Conway, Massachusetts (1767-1967). ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 21 pp; Signed by Author .

Boston And New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. Very Good. 1925. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Special limited edition of 100 copies. Gold paper boards over black buckram with gilt title on spine; glassine dust jacket over boards; housed in a clamshell box. Clamshell box is quarter leather with black cloth and gilt title on spine. Boards have light soiling and light wear to all edges; text block is clean; glassine jacket has light chipping to all edges; clamshell box has light soiling. This publication is divided into three parts: The Sowing of the Dead Corn, The Shallow Grass, and the Carrion Spring. Image depicts book without glassine dust jacket. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 45 pp .

Placerville: The Blackwood Press. Fine. 1986. Pamphlet. Light blue wraps with black lettering on front; fore edge deckled; includes an errata sheet laid in. Fine. About 200 copies printed for the biennial meeting of the Zamorano Club and the Roxburghe Club, held in October, 1986. .

Washington: Government Printing Office. Good. 1876. First Edition. Hardcover. Original dark cloth boards with heavy wear. Ex-library with marks. Rubbed corners and edges, worn cloth at joints, faded and worn off gilt on spine, and slight bowing of boards. Binding tight. Newer endpapers. Dampstains on lower edge, extending into text, including some plates. Foxing on pages. All plates present as called for, including 11 chromo-lithographic landscape views, several in very good condition. Folding Map of Exploration and Surveys in New Mexico and Utah has light dampstains and fold splits. A report on Cretaceous fossils by F. B. Meek contains detailed fossil illustration plates. Though the survey was conducted in 1859, publication of this report was delayed due to the Civil War. John Strong Newberry, the geologist for the expedition, was one of the earlier geologic mappers of the west. Farquhar 23. ; Chromo-lithograph; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 152 pp .

Washington: Government Printing Office. Good with no dust jacket. 1876. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition printed in 1876. Dark brown cloth boards with faded gilt lettering on spine. Spine is quite faded and gilt has largely worn away; hinges partially cracked; head of spine is frayed and split and has been glued back in place. Scuffing and shelf wear to boards; rubbing to edges, which has exposed the boards at the corners. Binding is surprisingly tight. Interior is toned but readable; some foxing, mostly to page edges; slight chipping to some page edges, does not impact content. Small bookplate from previous owner on first free endpaper, small number sticker on front pastedown. All 22 plates are present with 11 chromolithographic landscape views (all with tissue guards) , three other landscape views in black and white, and eight black and white plates with fossils. Plates are in very good condition with occasional foxing. Folding map that measures 36 x 30 ½ inches is bound in… Read More

Sydney, Australia: The Legend Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. N.D.. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Signed and limited edition. 797/1100. Signed by Macqueen on the limitation page. Yellow dust jacket over yellow cloth boards; color reproductions of the artist's work are tipped in. Unpaginated. No publication date. Dust jacket has moderate chipping along top edge and at head and foot of spine. Boards have light wear and soiling; a previous owner's inscription is written on the front endpaper. The artwork of Kenneth Macqueen (1897-1960) presented in this book is a reflective study of Australia's rhythms of nature with a focus through the lens of the farmer. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; Signed by Author .

New York: Nick Lyons Books - Schocken Books. Very Good in Fine dust jacket. 1985. First Printing. Hardcover. Signed by the author and the illustrator, Dycie Madson, on the half title page. Included is a TLS by Madson to the late western artist Charles Johnston. Blue dust jacket is mylar-wrapped; quarter cloth boards. Top edge of text block has light foxing, else very good. This book "explores the River's natural world and celebrates the independent people along it, giving us a progress report on the Upper Mississippi's ecological health." ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 276 pp; Signed by Author .

San Francisco: David Magee's Book Shop. Very Good with no dust jacket. Paperback. Beige paper wrapper with title and decoration on front cover. Toning and creasing to edges of cover and toning to spine. Text block is clean and binding is tight. A catalogue of some five hundred examples of the printing of Edwin and Robert Grabhorn from 1917-1960, accompanied by a biographical piece entitled "Two Gentlemen from Indiana" by David Magee and an index. Printed at the Grabhorn Press. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 63 pp .

Good. 1864. Lithograph. Color lithograph depicting the Satterlee General Hospital, West Philadelphia. Print measures16 ¼" x 22" and has no content on verso. Print has moderate toning and soiling, creased in upper right corner, and has one 3" tear, two 1" tears and a few ¼" tears along edges; glue residue on verso; colors are still vibrant. This print was created when the hospital was still in use during the American Civil War. Information about the hospital was printed in the margin: "This is perhaps the largest and most complete Army Hospital in the world. It covers sixteen acres of ground. There are 21 wards, containing 4500 beds. The length of the buildings is 900 feet. There are altogether 7 acres of floors. It was opened for the reception of our brave sick and wounded soldiers, June 9th, 1862. Admitted up to May 27, 1864 12,773. Deaths, 260. Since the great battles of the Wilderness and Spottsylvania, there have been several hundred tents… Read More

Agentura Vizual Kosice. Very Good. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated green paper boards with title in white lettering on spine; decorative pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have moderate rubbing and light soiling; text block is clean. This publication is a history of mining lamps in Slovakia, written in Slovak and German. ; B&W & Color Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 123 pp .

New York, NY: Rinehart & Co.. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1951. Hardcover. Mailer's second novel, about an amnesiac WWII veteran who aspires to write a novel. Inscribed to street photographer Helen Levitt, a contemporary in the arts. Levitt's name is misspelled "Leavitt" but this copy comes from a member of the Levitt family. Boards are worn on edges and corners, some mild soil to edges of text block and endpapers. Text clean. Mylar-wrapped dust jacket has some creasing and rubbing on edges, lightly discolored along top edge, has not been price-clipped.; Book; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall; Signed by Author(s) .

Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota. Very Good. 1983. Pamphlet. Signed and inscribed by the author, Special Collections librarian Andrew Malec, on the last page. Tan illustrated wrappers with dark green lettering on cover. Minor shelf wear and creasing; mild soiling. Staple binding is tight. Interior is clean. Unpaginated. Includes sepia tone photos and illustrations throughout. An erratum sheet and an exhibit brochure are laid in. This pamphlet was published to accompany an exhibit at the O. Meredith Wilson Library at the University of Minnesota. The exhibit illustrated actor William Gillette's impact on past and present conceptions of Sherlock Holmes. ; B&W Illustrations & Photographs; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; Signed by Author .

London: Thames and Hudson, Ltd.. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 2000. Hardcover. Pictorial dust jacket with white and brown text to cover and spine; color photograph of mummies wearing fine silk clothing on front cover; some minor soiling and scuff marks. Brown cloth boards; front board blind stamped with publisher dolphin logo; gilt stamped lettering to spine; interior book clean; tight binding; numerous color and B&W photographs throughout. J. P. Mallory and Victor H. Mair are archaeologists; their studies focus on Indo-European languages and Sino-Indian and Sino-Iranian cultural relations, respectively. The Tarim Mummies is a comprehensive work combining much of the research and information collected on the extraordinarily well-preserved mummies of the Tarim burials in western China. ; B & W and Color Photographs; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 352 pp .

Chicago, IL: Independent Religious Society. Good. 1921. First American Edition. Softcover. Mangasarian lectured and wrote prolifically on religion from a rationalist perspective, and founded the Independent Religious Society. Inscribed "To the artist from the author." This piece comes to us from a relative of Nickolas Muray, Olympic fencer and photographer, and most likely is the artist referred to in the inscription. Rear brown paper wrap missing, front wrap is detached.; Book; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall; Signed by Author(s) .

Chicago, IL: Calumet Music Co.. Fair. 1935. Sheet music. Sheet music is in fair condition. Previous owner signature on front of wrapper. Pages toned; light soiling. Closed tears on spine and on loose interior sheet. ; 12" x 9"; Unpaginated pp .