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Make-Believe Town: Essays & Remembrances by: Mamet, David

Hardcover. Boston, Little Brown, 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, remainder mark Record # 11767
Price: $12.00 

 

Making of Charles Dickens, The: An absorbing Study of a Complex and Striking Character During the Years of His Major Creative Development by: Hibbert, Christopher, Illust. by: George Cruikshank

Hardcover. New York, Harper Row Publishers, 1st, 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 321 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrations throughout, including those by George Cruikshank from several of Dickens' novels. Dust jacket price clipped. Covers bound in teal, gilt title on spine, covers slightly faded along top edge (shelf wear). Dust jacket in decent shape, clean inside. Record # 30791
Price: $12.00 

Malcolm X: The Man and His Times by: Clarke, John Henrik
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Malcolm X: The Man and His Times by: Clarke, John Henrik

Hardcover. Toronto, ON, MacMillan, 1st, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 360 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is worn, ripped, and folded, but the binding and interior pages are in very good condition. Examines Malcolm X in all of his depth and complexity. Critiques, dialogues, and articles by his black compatriots throughout the world, in addition to his own writings, speeches and manifestos. Previous owner's initials are in the top corner of the first front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33579
Price: $35.00 

Man Who Tried to Buy the World, The: Jean-Marie Messier and Vivendi Universal by: Orange, Martine
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Man Who Tried to Buy the World, The: Jean-Marie Messier and Vivendi Universal by: Orange, Martine

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. New York, Portfolio Hardcover, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 268 pages. Hardcover. 8 pages of b&w photographs. Some edge wear to dust jacket, otherwise clean, tight copy. Record # 468326
Price: $12.00 

 

Mary Baker Eddy and Her Books by: Orcutt, William Dana

Hardcover. Boston, Christian Science Publishing, 1st, 1950, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Portrait frontis. 198 pages. Light wear to covers, bottom of spine frayed. Else clean and tight. Record # 63608
Price: $12.00 

 

Mary Berenson - A Self-Portrait From Her Diaries and Letters by: Strachey, Barbara and Jayne Samuels

Hardcover. New York , Norton, 1st, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 319 pages. B&W illustrations. Dust jacket with small tear to front cover and slight sun-fading to upper edge of spine. Clean, tight copy. Mary Berenson, a scholar of Italian Renaissance art, was the collaborator and wife of Bernard Berenson, whom she often assisted with his research, writing, lecturing, and business affairs Record # 302011
Price: $18.00 

 

Mary Berenson: A Self-Portrait from Her Diaries and Letters by: Strachey (Editors), Barbara/Jayne Samuels

Hardcover. New York, Norton, 1st US, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 307 pages. Cloth boards. Dust jacket has spot of glue residue on front fore edge. Record # 510601
Price: $12.00 

Mary Berenson: A Self-Portrait from Her Letters and Diaries by: Strachey, Barbara
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Mary Berenson: A Self-Portrait from Her Letters and Diaries by: Strachey, Barbara

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. US, WW Norton & Co, 1st, 1984-08-29, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 319 pages. Light edgewear and sun-fade to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 462864
Price: $12.00 

Master of the Mountain: Thomas Jefferson and His Slaves by: Wiencek, Henry
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Master of the Mountain: Thomas Jefferson and His Slaves by: Wiencek, Henry

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 336 pages. Hardcover. 16 pages of b&w photographs. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 468087
Price: $12.00 

 

Masters of Twentieth Century Art by: Hunter, Sam

Softcover. New York, Abbeville Press, 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 106 pages illustrated throughout in color. Folio. White pictorial wrappers with light wear to edges and slight wrinkle to upper right corner of front cover. Some soiling to front cover. Overall a nice, tight copy. Record # 605899
Price: $12.00 

Matisse by: Guadagnini, Walter Transl. Pierce, Richard
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Matisse by: Guadagnini, Walter Transl. Pierce, Richard

Hardcover. Edison, NJ, Chartwell Books, Reprint, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 287 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is bumped along the top edge, with a closed tear at the bottom of the spine. Black cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. Henri Matisse's adventures in color and light constitute a landmark in the history of modern art. From his apprenticeship in the studio of Gustave Moreau, to the paper cutouts of the 1950's, the stages of his journey represent a triumph of artistic research and resolution. This volume contains more than 300 reproductions. The text provides a fascinating survey of a complex life that crossed paths with many legendary figures of the age. This is a large-format book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34312
Price: $25.00 

 

Matthew Hale by: Heward, Edmund

London, Robert Hale & Company, 1972, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover. 192 pages. Dust jacket with edgewear. Record # 507700
Price: $12.00 

 

Matthew Josephson Bourgeois Bohemian by: Shi, David E.

Hardcover. New Haven, CT, Yale University Press, 1st, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 314 pages. Orange cloth, gilt, spine faded. Dust jacket price clipped. 24 pages of b&w photographs. Record # 512579
Price: $12.00 

 

Max Lerner : Pilgrim in the Promised Land by: Lakeoff, Sanford

Hardcover. Chicago, University of Chicago, 1st, 1998, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 323 pages. Black and white photographs. Riveting biography begins with this gifted writer and educator's unpublished memoir. Notes and Index. Record # 803028
Price: $12.00 

 

Meet General Grant by: Woodward, W .E.

New York, Horace Liveright, 1st, 1928, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 512 pages, b&w illustrations. Life of U.S. Grant. Hinge cracked before title spread. Record # 700734
Price: $12.00 

 

Memo for a Movie: A Short Life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer by: Gill, Theodore A.

Hardcover. New York, Macmillan, 1st, 1971, Dust Jacket: None, 268 pages. Previous owner's inscription on front endpaper. A few spots along edges. Pages are clean and bright. Spine slightly cocked. Navy blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Lightly toned around top edge. Minor marking. Bottom corners slightly bumped. Light wear to top and bottom of spine. Record # 803145
Price: $12.00 

 

Memoirs of a Cape Breton Doctor by: MacMillan, Dr. C. Lamont

Toronto, McGraw-Hill. Ryerson, 2nd, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 177 pages. SIGNED BY MACMILLAN on front fly leaf . Previous owner's inscription front fly leaf , map frontis. His account of serving on the island from the late 1920's through the 40's. Record # 300939
Price: $12.00 

 

Memoirs of a Publisher, The by: Doubleday, F. N.

Hardcover. New York, Doubleday, 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 304 pages. Dust jacket soiled w/ chipping at edges of spine. Else a very clean, tight copy. Record # 206852
Price: $12.00 

Memoirs of a Revolutionist by: Kropotkin, Peter Alekseevich; Rodgers, James Allen (editor)
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Memoirs of a Revolutionist by: Kropotkin, Peter Alekseevich; Rodgers, James Allen (editor)

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Softcover. London, The Cresset Library, reprint, 1988, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 338 pages. Paperback. Some tanning to covers and foxing to pages. Otherwise clean, tight copy. Record # 468262
Price: $12.00 

 

Memories Grave and Gay by: Hall, Florence Howe

Hardcover. NY, Harper & Bros, 1st, 1918, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Previous owner's bookplate, related newspaper clippings from 1920-1930 pasted to rear endpapers. Very bright copy with only light wear. Collection of personal essays and anecdotes by a writer and philanthropist who lived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Record # 177909
Price: $40.00 

 

Memory fever: a journey beyond El Paso del Norte by: Gonzalez, Ray

Softcover. Seattle, Broken Moon Press, reprint, 1993, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Seattle, Broken Moon Press, reprint, 1993, Book: Good, Dust jacket: None, Foxing to fore and top edge. Light shelf wear to covers, otherwise clean, tight copy. . 223 pages. Record # 467715 Record # 467715
Price: $12.00 

Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of Vermont by: Ullery, Jacob G.
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Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of Vermont by: Ullery, Jacob G.Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of Vermont by: Ullery, Jacob G.

Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of Vermont by: Ullery, Jacob G.

Hardcover. Brattleboro, VT, Transcript Publishing Company, 1st, 1894, Book: Poor, Dust Jacket: None, Pagination restarts with each part, plus index. Part 1 is 201 pages, part 2 is 442 pages, and part 3 is 175 pages, hardcover. Leather covers with gilt text have completely separated from the binding, and the spine is also in the process of separating. As a result, this book is in clear need of rebinding. Interior pages are clean and bright. All edges gilt. Contains B&W portraits throughout. This book is a collection of biographical sketches and historical narratives that highlight the lives of prominent Vermonters, exploring their struggles, triumphs, and contributions to the state's unique identity, particularly during its early history. This is a large-form book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34002
Price: $80.00 

MEN-OF-WAR by: O'Brian, Patrick
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MEN-OF-WAR by: O'Brian, Patrick

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.HARDCOVER. New York, W.W. Norton, 1st US, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, New York, W.W. Norton, 1st US, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust jacket: Very Good, Color photographs. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket.. Record # 467284 Record # 467284
Price: $12.00 

MERLIN: PRIEST OF NATURE by: Markale, Jean
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MERLIN: PRIEST OF NATURE by: Markale, Jean

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Softcover. Rochester, Vt., Inner Traditions International, reprint, 1995, Rochester, Vt., Inner Traditions International, reprint, 1995, 230 pages. Softcover. Illustrated chapter headings. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrappers. . 230 pages. Record # 467439 Record # 467439
Price: $12.00