Authors starting with M from Donald Magee Fine and Rare Books, ABAA

Boston: Crosby and Nichols, 1862. 8Vo. Maroon, blind stamped buckram, bright giled spine. 492 pgs, engraved frontis, title page (by Phillips and Sampson.) Most scholars today agree that thes Scots poems were actually written by MacPherson himself, passing them off in 1760-1763 as coming from ancient times. The did have an influence on Scot and English Bards and in Germany (Klopstock.) Cap and tail of spine frayed with slight loss of cloth, owners stamp, ow a Good+ copy. No markings. ... more information

Rome: The Folio Press, 1988. 8Vo. 89 pgs, printed letterpress on Van Gelder, Old Dutch Moulo made, Antique laid paper, bound by Hunter & Foulis with moire silk spine and hand marbled paper sides from Mitchell & Malik. Humphrey-Stone typography in mylar. Last leaf bindery cut with small loss of fore-edge, ow a Very Good to Fine Copy. No markings, no bookplates, no ISBN ... more information

Port Washington NY and London: Kennikat Press, 1969. 8 Vo. Reprint of 1924 original. Blue cloth, sl rubbed, spotted, no jacket as issued? 284 pgs incl index. Edges slightly soiled, ow a Good+ copy. No ISBN. No markings ... more information

Moscow: Izobrazitelnoye Iskusstvo Publishers, 1990. 4To. Handsome black cloth, gilt title, pasted down miniature painting, 164 pgs incl index to the 176 color plates of lacquer miniature painting on paper mache books from early 1820s to 1982. Most of text in English, a Very good Copy in a fragile cardboard slipcase with one small closed tear. ISBN 585200-183x. No markings ... more information

Gainesville: University of Florida Press, 1968. 8Vo. A facsimile reproduction of the 1876 edition. Hard cover, acetate jacket, 99 pages incl appendix plus index. Two illustrations, footnotes in text. A Good+ copy, no markings no ISBN. ... more information

NY: Biblo and Tannen, 1969. 8Vo. Reprint of 1943 original. Maroon cloth, gilt spine title, 211 pgs including index, bibliography and appendices, plus b&w plates. A Very Good copy, no markings, no ISBN. Uncommon reissue. ... more information

London: The Folio Society, 1993. Small 8Vo. Striking illustrated covers in black and red of Faustus and the Devil. Gilt spine title, in a black slipcase. 73 pgs incl notes. Test follows the 1604 edition. A 4x5 inch bookplate ow a Fine copy. No markings, no ISBN. Woodcuts by George Tute. ... more information

NY: Cassell, 1892. 1st US edition. 8Vo. Tan cloth, gilt lettering, embossed gilded image of a Troika driven by Marsden. 291 pgs incl appendix, maps, photos, drawings, facs. Spine cap slightly frayed, ow a Good+ copy. Nerhood, To Russia nd Return Bibliog #397 for London 1892 ed: "Member of the Royal British Nurse Association journeys to Irkutsk and Yakutsk Siberia to locate an herb that it is believed will cure leprosy. Her search was unsuccessful, but her journey brought her into contact wit the e... more information

NY: Carrick & Evans, 1938. 1st edition. 8Vo. Colorful, but chipped dust jacket, 318 pages. Dispatches from a NY Times War Correspondent from two wars he observed first hand - with the Italians in Ethiopia and in the Spanish Civil War where this book was written in Madrid. A Good copy of an uncommon title, no markings. ... more information

Seattle: Book Club of Washington, 2004. 1st edition. 8Vo. Tan cloth, unpaginated, includes periodical contributions and manuscript material. A result of 25 years of research. Limited to 500 copies. Includes index of titles and first lines. A Fine copy. No markings. ISBN 0-9629954-1-x ... more information

Auckland: William Collins Publishers, 1986. 8 Vo. Paper bound, 263 pgs incl index, notes and sources. Maps and a few illustrations. A family re-discovers New Zealand via walking along 800 kilometers of coastline from East Cape to Wellington. Signed author's inscription. A Very Good copy, apparently scarce! ISBN 0-00-217571-1 ... more information

No Place: Bertrand Editora, 1988. small 4 To. Good dust jacket, rubbed at top edge, 92 pgs. Numerouse black and white and color photos of the use of these colorful cobalt tiles in interiors and exteriors. A Very Good copy. No markings. ISBN 972-25-0507-6 ... more information

Kingston, RI: Kingston Congregational Church, 1996. 1st edition. 8 Vo. Paper bound, 366 pgs incl indices, illustrations, maps. From origins at Tower Hill 1695 to Kingston Village in 1820 to the present location which is contiguous to the University of Rhode Island. A slight rub to back cover, ow a Fine copy. No markings. ISBN 1-55921-180-6 ... more information

Boston: Unitarian Sunday School Society, 1893. Sm 8Vo. Maroon cloth, lightly rubbed, 91 pages incl index, references. Includes biographies, A Good+ copy, no markings. Quite Scarce ... more information

Belgrade: Jogoslovenska Revija, 1986. small folio. Good colorful dust jacket, 175 pgs incl index, limited to 1500 copies. B&W photos of ;buildings, 82 frescores in color, most full page. Photos by Miodrag, Djordjevic, text by Muller. A Good copy, quite scarce regarding Serbia, Macadonia and Montenegro mediaeval monestaries. Text is entirely in English, Slavic. Ink Inscription, ow Good. No ISBN. ... more information