Search Results: Authors starting with M from Frogtown Books, Inc.

Talbot Press, 1931. First Edition. Hard Cover. fine.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1940. Reprint edition by arrangement with J. B. Lippincott. 8vo. 8-5/16" x 5-11/16". Orange cloth stamped in green. Charming pictorial endpapers stamped in green. Just a sprinkling of foxing along the edges of the text block. Overall a tight, clean very good, near fine copy./Edges of dust jacket a little frayed at the top and bottom of the spine. One 1/2" tear and one 1/4" tear.. Frontispiece in color by Maria P. Kirk. Original woodcuts by Arthur Hughes..

Hamden, CT: Archon Books, 1980. First Edition. 8vo. Red cloth covered boards stamped in gold. 260 pp. including index. A little light foxing on top and fore-edge of text block, otherwise a tight, clean, very good to fine copy./Clean, crisp very good dust jacket.. The horological revolution began in England in 1660, when mechanical clocks first became sufficiently accurate for the requirements of urban man. Since this time, and particularly in the ensuing 100 years, clocks influenced the language, themes and literary forms used by poets, theologians, and philosophers. Unlike similar metaphors - the mirror or the lamp, for instance- the importance of the clock to the thought and writings of Western man has not been adequately explored until this book. Choosing historical survey as his method, Samuel L. Macey begins by outlining relevant horological developments from the beginning of the neoclassical age, charting their influence on the industrial revolution as well as on English society and the… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1942. Second Printing. Large 8vo. Green cloth covered boards stamped in gold. 370 pp. plus xxiv pp. index. Light scattered foxing. Overall clean, tight and very good to fine./Dust jacket a little soiled. Damp spot on spine of jacket.. There are 58 illustrations in half-tone and a full color reproduction of L'Anglais au Moulin Rouge..

New York: Macoy & Sickels, 1864. Sixth Edition. 8vo. 7-1/2" x 5-1/4". Brown blind stamped cloth boards. 570 pp. plus one p. publisher's ads. 1/8" of cloth missing from top of spine. A touch of rubbing at bottom of spine. Previous owner's name in pencil on free front endpaper. Otherwise very good to fine..

London: Alexander Strahan, 1867. Small 8vo. 7-7/8" x 5-1/2." Red cloth stamped in gold. 425 pp. Front joint has a few pinholes toward bottom. A little fraying at top and bottom of spine. Spine sunned. Small ink stain on p 321. Remnants of two labels on free front endpaper. Front cover a little cocked (see photo). Overall a tight, clean copy offering a very enjoyable read.. Descriptions and anecdotes of the scenery, the people and their customs and beliefs, in the Skye Highlands of Scotland.

Viking Press, 1945. First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. fine - previous owners neat inscription on the front end-paper/slipcase very good. Wood Engravings by Claire Leighton.

Grosset & Dunlap, 1945. First Edition. Hard Back. fine/fine.

Chicago: Benj. H. Sanborn & Co, 1919. 12 mo. Green cloth covered boards stamped in gold. 266 pp. Previous owner's name on free front endpaper. Some pencil notations scattered throughout. Overall very good condition.. Illustrated with photos.. A high school French text book covering the topic of World War I in France. Extensive vocabulary list.

Boston: Published by the Author, 1848. 16 mo. 6-5/8" x 4-5/8". Brown blind stamped cloth covered boards.165 pp. plus ad for James Mann as taxidermist and dealer in Singing Birds and Fancy Pigeons and Rare Fowls. Tight and clean but for some scattered foxing. Cloth rubbed away in several places on spine mostly along front edge. Former owner's name in pencil.. Together with Some remarks Upon the Diseases to which Birds are Liable - Prevention and Remedies. With a minute description of the general characteristics or markings of the different sexes, so as to be able to distinguish the male from the female.

Philadelphia: Published by the Author, 1857. Ninth edition. Blind stamped brown cloth. 12mo. 7-9/16" x 5-3/8". 398 pp. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Manship and two engraved illustrations of chapels. Some foxing scattered throughout. Otherwise a tight very nice copy.. With an introduction by Rev. Bishop Scott. This book is characteristic of its author: sprightly, earnest, energetic; full of allusions, incidents, anecdotes, and biographical sketches; all tending to lead the sinner to Christ and to Heaven. It is, indeed, a fair transcript of the author's mind, of his modes of thinking, and of expression. In short, it is Rev. Andrew Manship under the name and form of a book. To his friends, it will be I have no doubt, a great treasure; while to others, it will not fail to afford the means of filling up leisure moments both agreeably and profitably." L. Scott.

1983. Hardback. Stanley, Diane.

Maumee, OH: Woodland Publishing, 2003. Oblong 4to. 155 pp. Green cloth stamped in gold. Front cover slightly bowed. Faint vertical crease on title page.Previous owner's inscription on free front endpaper. Overall condition is clean, crisp and very good +/Jacket is in fine condition.. This is a chronicle of a premier residential district, with its magnificent architecture, well-groomed lawns and gardens, planned parks and public areas. It is the history of a special place, an exceptional community that promises to future generations its treasures will be preserved. A well researched history of this small village adjacent to Toledo, Ohio, beautifully illustrated with many photos.

Winston, 1910. First Edition. red cloth. very good. Profusely Illustrated with Photographs.

New York: Dodd, Mead, 1930. 8vo. 8" x 5-13/16". Bright green cloth stamped in red. Pictorial endpapers. 240 pp. including index. Book is fine./Dust jacket is sturdy but somewhat faded and worn. One triangular piece one inch deep at top edge of back panel is missing.. . . . one of H. B. Martin's golf pictures is worth a dozen pages of wordy explanation. This original idea of teaching golf by diagrams is generally credited to H. B. Martin who some fifteen years ago began to present in graphic form the teachings of the professional. All phases of the game are covered; no problem or situation with which either the amateur or experienced golfer may find himself confronted has been overlooked.

Midwest Traditions Inc, 1994. First Edition. Soft Cover. fine. Photographs Edited by Louis Koch.

New York: Simon Pulse, 2011. First Edition. Black paper covered boards with white spine stamped in iridescent red. 294 pp. 8vo. As new, fine condition./As new, fine dust jacket..

Detroit: Wayne State Univertsity, 1995. First Edition. Hard Cover. fine/fine. Photo Illustrated.

New York: Macmillan Co, 1918. First Edition. 8vo. Dark blue cloth covered boards. 292 pp. plus 3 pp. publisher's ads. Bookplate on front pastedown. Otherwise book is in near fine condition. Just a touch of rubbing at corner tips.and top and bottom of spine.. Forty-six poems. A seven pp. dedication to William Marion Reedy, Masters friend and editor.

London: Orchard Books, 1996. First edition. 4to. 10-3/4" x 8-3/8". Full color pictorial paper covered boards. Dark blue endpapers with crest. 111 pp. Book in fine condition./Dust jacket fine also.. Watercolor illustrations by Peter Utton. Here is the story of the great hero King Arthur retold in a fresh, accessible style by a leading children's author and gifted storyteller. Beginning with the magical appearance of the mystical Merlin and the birth of Arthur, the story tells of that amazing moment when only Arthur could pull the sword out of the stone to become the High King of Britain. It tells of the formation of the Knights of the Round Table, of the marriage to Guinevere, of the loyalty of Sir Lancelot and of the treachery of black-hearted Morganna, ending with Arthur's last battle.