Search Results: Titles starting with M from Type Punch Matrix

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1996. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.. First printing of this simple Kinsey Millhone case - find the missing heir noted in the will of a construction magnate - that devolves into family drama and murder, with a special signed Kinsey Millhone bookplate tipped in. The success of the Kinsey Millhone books inspired a generation of writers to create their own casually badass heroines, to the delight of millions of readers. 9'' x 6''. Original boards. Original unclipped ($25.00) color pictorial dust jacket. 300 pages. Bookplate signed by Grafton tipped onto front flyleaf. Jacket with a hint of bumping to spine ends. Binding with mild bumping to spine ends. Firm.

Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1962. Overall very good plus.. First edition of this catalogue to accompany the landmark exhibition at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, a key reference in the field. Two volumes, 10'' x 8.5'' each. Original quarter brick red cloth, grey paper boards, gilt stamped front boards, black and gilt-stamped spines. In original slipcase. 337, [1]; 352 pages. Slipcase with cracks along a couple joints but holding firm. Touch of rubbing to spine ends, else clean.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1964. Near fine in very good jacket.. First edition of Marx's classic critical study of the sentimental and utopian uses of the pastoral in American literature and culture. Marx's MACHINE, expanded from his earlier Harvard thesis, concentrates on the writings of the major literary figures of the 19th and early 20th centuries - Twain, Melville, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Thoreau, Fitzgerald - as well as the political uses to which an inherited European pastoral idyllic ideal was put by Thomas Jefferson, among other hypocrites and gentlemen farmers. A foundational work in the field of American Studies. 8'' x 5.25''. Original green cloth blind-stamped with leaf pattern. In original unclipped ($6.75) dust jacket. Illustrated with black and white plates. 392 pages. Small grey inkstain to page 79. Light chipping and minor soil to jacket, with one 2'' closed tear and several smaller closed tears to extremities. Spine sunned.

New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1968. First printing. Fine.. First edition of this iconic production, printed to accompany the museum's 1968 exhibition of the same name - an uncommonly fine example. An attractive and unusual production, reminiscent of tin lithographed toys of the early 20th century, published as the catalogue for the landmark MoMA show that ran from Nov. 25th 1968 to Feb. 9th 1969. Artists include Calder, De Chirico, Duchamp, Ernst, Giacometti, Grosz, Klee, Leger, Magritte, Man Ray, Moholy-Nagy, Bruno Munari, Oldenburg, Picabia, Rauschenberg, Rosenquist, Schwitters, Takis, and Tinguely, among others. Though by no means an uncommon title, this is easily the nicest example we've encountered. 9.5'' x 8''. Original color pictorial lithographed press aluminum covers designed by Anders Osterlin (after a photograph by Alicia Legg). 216 pages. Just touches of wear here and there. Else an exceptionally bright and sharp copy of a book typically prone to much greater wear.

Paris: Editions Mornay, 1930. Near fine.. Finely bound copy of the French classic - in an experimental Art Deco style, featuring stingray leather on the front panel. Octavo, 7.75'' x 6''. Contemporary full purple goatskin, front panel with stingray inlays. Grey reverse calf fly leaves; pastedowns left unfinished by binder. Original wrappers bound in. Fore-edge and bottom edge uncut. One of 1000 copies on Rives paper. Illustrated by Boullaire with frontispiece and vignettes throughout. [4], 468. [2] pages. Bookplate on verso of frontispiece. Some foxing to frontispiece and lightly scattered elsewhere. Spine somewhat toned. Tight.

New York: The Viking Press, 1953. First edition. Near fine in near-fine jacket.. First printing of the Caldecott award-winning Madeline book, in which a dog saves the day - an unusually nice copy, rare in this condition. 12'' x 8.75''. Original red cloth, brown stamped vignette. In original unclipped ($3.00) color pictorial dust jacket. Color pictorial endpapers. 56 pages. Gift inscription on copyright page, dated 25 December in year of publication. A bit of shallow chipping and edgewear to jacket.

New York: Frances Forster Books, 2002. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket.. Signed first printing of this charming story of how Madlenka and her invisible dog make lots of canine friends, with help from the fond memories of her neighbors - with original doggy drawing. Hans Christian Andersen Medal-winning artist Peter Sis's entrancing, joyful, and detailed illustrations mix technical prowess with a love for the medium. His work boasts man accolades, including seven NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW Best Illustrated Book of the Year awards, Society of Illustrators gold and silver medals, and three Caldecott Honors. 10'' x 10''. Original color pictorial boards. Original unclipped ($17.00) color pictorial dust jacket, with die-cut square to center. Illustrated in color. [36] pages, with five liftable flaps and four leaves with die-cut holes to center. Signed by Sis to front flyleaf, with dog ears and face drawn around an illustration of the world. Sharp and bright.

New York: Frances Foster Books, 2000. First printing. Fine in fine dust jacket.. Signed first edition of this charming story of a little girl who travels the world by meeting her many neighbors, all in order to tell everyone that her tooth is loose - with original drawing. Hans Christian Andersen Medal-winning artist Peter Sis's entrancing, joyful, and detailed illustrations mix technical prowess with a love for the medium. His work boasts man accolades, including seven NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW Best Illustrated Book of the Year awards, Society of Illustrators gold and silver medals, and three Caldecott Honors. 10'' x 10''. Original color pictorial boards. Original unclipped ($17.00) color pictorial dust jacket, with die-cut square to center. Illustrated in color. [44] pages, 7 leaves with die-cut holes to center. Signed by Sis to front flyleaf, with original drawing of a girl floating away from earth with a balloon. Sharp and bright.

New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2000. Fine in like jacket.. First edition, first printing, NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW Notable Children's Book of the Year, with fantastic color illustrations filling every page. 10.25'' x 10.25''. Original pictorial boards. In original color pictorial dust jacket. 48 pages.

New York: Four Winds Press, 1979. Very good plus in very good jacket.. Uncommon inscribed first edition of this melancholy later Keats, in which a girl somewhere in the palm-tree-laden South searches for the kidnapper of her pet cricket. 8'' x 9''. Original blue cloth with black cricket stamped on front board. In original unclipped ($8.95) dust jacket. Illustrated in color throughout. Unpaginated. Inscribed by Keats on title page: "To Elizabeth - Best wishes / Ezra Jack Keats." Boards very slightly bowed, sunned along edges. Moderate wear and creasing to jacket, with two closed tears neatly tape-repaired on verso.

New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1929. Very good plus in very good jacket.. First US edition of this story of a wayward and dreamy Prince Edward Island girl, in the scarce original dust jacket. This book was expanded from a sequence of short stories; MAGIC is brightened by flashes of Montgomery's sharper satire under an affectionate exterior. Quite difficult to find in the original dust jacket. 7.5'' x 5''. Original green cloth with pictorial paste-on. In original unclipped ($2.00) dust jacket. Color frontispiece and jacket illustrated by Edna Cooke Shoemaker. 328 pages. Jacket with a couple small chips and tape repairs to verso, little section of loss to front fold, some soil. Book with slight lean, top edge dusty.

Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc, 1966. Very good plus in very good dust jacket.. Inscribed first printing of this story of a US teacher who convinces a Welsh boy (who may or may not be part witch) that school is worthwhile. Trina Schart Hyman, the NEW YORK TIMES notes, "illustrated an entire shelf of children's books and inspired many others who worked in the genre." Hyman illustrated over 150 books over her busy career, for which she earned a Caldecott Medal and three Caldecott Honors. In addition to her work for children's books, she served as an art director and staff artist for beloved children's magazine CRICKET from 1972-1979. 8.25'' x 6.25''. Original green cloth boards. Original unclipped ($3.95) color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in black and white. 176 pages. Inscribed by Varney to front flyleaf, "To Margaret Coit / With all my Love." Jacket with some edgewear; spine a bit toned, with short chip to spine head, slightly affecting author name. Binding with scattered soil,… Read More

New York: Doubleday, 1958. Fine.. Stated first edition of this Junior Literary Guild story set in the Swiss Alps. Folio. Original cloth. In original dust jacket. Beautiifully illustrated with full page and smaller color lithographs.

London: Nelson, 1973. Fine.. First edition of this in-depth exploration of Carroll's games and puzzles (mazes, anagrams, Wonderland puzzles and more). Quarto. Original boards. In original dust jacket. Illustrated in black and white with diagrams and charts. 288 pages.

London: Andersen Press, 1986. Fine.. First edition of this this magical collection of 12 tales from old Cornwall, populated by mermaids, spriggans, and witches. THE GUARDIAN identifies Michael Foreman as "one of the best-known British writer-illustrators," in part thanks to his remarkable output: since he began his career in 1961, he has published over 300 books for children and adults. He has earned two Kate Greenaway Medals, and has twice been nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award. 9.5'' x 7.25''. Original color pictorial boards. No dust jacket. Illustrated in color and black and white. 108 pages. Sharp.

Sydney: L. Angus & Robertson, 1918. First edition. Near fine in very good jacket.. First issue of this fantasy featuring a koala bear, a penguin, and a sailor, on a the quest for control of a magic cake that keeps becoming whole after slices are removed from it. Illustrated by Lindsay with color plate title plus full- and partial-page black-and-white images throughout the text. First issues of this, the most famous classic Australian children's book, are rarely found in such nice condition with the dust jacket. 11.5'' x 9''. Original quarter red cloth, cream paper boards, gilt-stamped spine. In original brown dust jacket with mounted color plate. Green patterned endpapers. 171, [1] pages. Jacket with old repairs on verso at folds and reinforcement at head of spine. Infrequent faint marginal soiling, foxing to first and last leaves; slight bit of toning to edge of boards.

Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Co. Inc, 1931. Very good plus.. Inscribed first edition, first printing of the d'Aulaires' first work together. Young John is whisked away to North Africa on an enchanted flying rug, which draws him into a magical adventure. The d'Aulaires spent a winter in Africa researching this work, producing over 2,000 study sketches and paintings. While the villain falls into cultural caricature, the story overall is a beautiful and fantastical adventure with a young Bedouin girl guiding the journey. 8'' x 10.5''. Original cloth backed color pictorial boards. Lacks dust jacket, but with clippings from dust jacket flaps laid in. Color pictorial endpapers. Color illustrated title page, with numerous color and black-and-red illustrations throughout. [64] pages. Inscribed in ink by the d'Aulaires on copyright page. Some light rubbing to edges, corners and spine lightly bumped, very light spotting to dedication page. A lovely copy of a scarce work.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1994. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.. First revised edition of this retelling of a Congolese folk tale of family favoritism remedied and then destroyed by magic. Gerald McDermot's lively, vibrant illustrations are immediately recognizable. He got his start in the animation industry, before landing a Caldecott Honor with his first children's book ANANSI. Many of his books draw from folklore and mythology from a variety of cultures, and have earned him a Caldecott Medal, two Caldecott Honors, and many other accolades, as well as a place on the bookshelves of children all over the world. 8'' x 9''. Original color pictorial boards. Original unclipped ($15.95) color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in color. [22] leaves. Owner name to front pastedown. Jacket with a hint of edgewear, tiny spot of soil to rear. Binding with a touch of bumping to spine ends. Clean and bright.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1973. First printing. Very good plus in very good dust jacket.. Inscribed first edition of this retelling of a Congolese folk tale of family favoritism remedied and then destroyed by magic. Gerald McDermot's lively, vibrant illustrations are immediately recognizable. He got his start in the animation industry, before landing a Caldecott Honor with his first children's book ANANSI. Many of his books draw from folklore and mythology from a variety of cultures, and have earned him a Caldecott Medal, two Caldecott Honors, and many other accolades, as well as a place on the bookshelves of children all over the world. 7.5'' x 8.75''. Original color pictorial boards. Original price-clipped color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in color. [22] leaves. Inscribed by McDermott to title page, dated 1983. Jacket with mild rubbing to corners and spine ends, "Holt Library Edition" label to spine and price sticker to front flap; 3" faint spot of soil to front. Binding with a… Read More

New York: William Morrow, 1970. Very good in like jacket.. First edition of this reimagining of a traditional Austrian folktale, with striking illustrations. 8'' x 9.25''. Original green boards. Original unclipped ($3.95) color pictorial dust jacket. Color pictorial endpapers of a king and a knight. Illustrated in color. [16] leaves. Jacket with mild soil and a touch of edgewear; small closed tear to rear. Illustrations vibrant.