Authors starting with M from John Michael Lang Fine Books

Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1960. First printing 10" x 7". 178pp. Heavy illustrated paper covers. Near fine condition. An excellent collection of Chinese recipes. With numerous color and black & white photo illustrations. ... more information

Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 1951. Hardcover 8.5" x 6". 306pp. Green cloth hardcover with gilt lettering and dust wrapper. Ownership signature. Lightly bumped spine tips, else fine condition. Dust jacket is well worn with some chipping, else VG condition. This thorough investigation into water resources management in the United States up until 1951 has a foreword by Harold L. Ickes and illustrated with 4 maps including one foldout map with existing and proposed major water de... more information

New York: The New York Public Library, 1928. Paperback 10" x 7". 11pp. Printed paperback. Light soiling and edge bowing, else near fine condition. Illustrated with black and white photographs. ... more information

Chicago: The Merrill Publishing Co., 1935. Hardcover 7" x 5.25". [39pp.] Color illustrated paper covered hardcover boards. Mild soiling and edge wear, else near fine condition. A charming edition of Ma Goose, with brilliant color illustrations on every page. ... more information

Lincoln & London: University of Nebraska Press, 1987. Hardcover 9.25" x 6". 259pp. Gray cloth hardback, in dust wrapper. Fine condition; the jacket has some light rubbing and wear. This comparison of the two largest cities in the Pacific Northwest covers the frontier period, the Klondike Gold Rush, growth cycles, the World wars, municipal politics, etc. ... more information

New York: Ives Washburn, Inc., 1958. Hardcover First edition 8" x 5.25". 214pp., with index. Rust orange cloth. Near fine condition. With illustrations from drawings. Recipes in the New England tradition, arranged seasonally. ... more information

Philadelphia: David McKay, 1929. 9.25" x 7". 342pp. Beige cloth with gilt stamping and a color illustration mounted on the front board. Very light rubbing, else near fine condition. This beautiful edition of this classic of juvenile literature features eight full page color illustrations and a color illustrated title page by Jessie Willcox Smith. Smith was among the greatest 20th century book illustrators. ... more information

New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1958. Paperback 8" x 5.5". 338pp. plus ad and catalog. Illustrated paperback. Spine tips are lightly bumped, fading on spine, ownership stamp on inside front cover, blind ownership stamp on first leaf, else VG+ condition. Illustrated with black and white photographs. ... more information

New York: Covici - Friede, 1930. Hardback 9" x 6". 308pp. Orange cloth with a printed paper spine label. Near fine condition. A chatty and entertaining guide to eating, food and cookery, wine, meal preparation, etc. With illustrations from drawings by Djuna Barnes, Jean Cocteau, and others. ... more information

San Francisco: Bikecentennial, 1976. Paperback First edition 6" x 4". 211pp. Blue paperback. Light soiling else nice VG+ condition. This guidebook includes good information on bicycle touring, the natural environment on this particular trail, sights and events along the route, etc. With many photo illustrations and drawings ... more information

(Spokane): (Shae & Borden Co. , 1904. Hardcover First edition 7.5" x 5". 237pp. White cloth with purple rules and gilt lettering. Light soiling, else VG+ condition. This volume recounts the author's travels throughout Oregon, Washington and Idaho, as well as many east coast locales. The book includes much first hand information about what was still the wild west and its people. ... more information

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1919. First edition 7.5" x 4.75". 237pp. Blue cloth with gilt lettering, in dust wrapper. Pencil ownership signature, very mild general wear. Overall near fine condition. The jacket has some edge wear and rubbing, and tape repairs on the reverse. Nevertheless a good / very good example of a scarce jacket. With four full page color plates by C. H. Taffs. A novel of espionage. ... more information

Indianapolis: Bobbs - Merrill Company, 1913. Hardback First edition 7" x 4.25". 144pp. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Ownership signature, else near fine condition. With illustrations by R. N. Crosby. A crime / mystery story involving a poker game and a jewel thief. MacGrath was a best selling novelist and a successful early screenwriter. ... more information

Boulder, Colorado: Pruett Publishing Company, 1977. Hardback 8.25" x 9.75". 357pp. Silver and black buckram with silver spine lettering, in dust wrapper. Fine condition; near fine jacket with a touch of edge wear. With much history of the Western Pacific Railroad and informative text about the Silver Lady. Packed with photo illustrations and maps. Stated "First edition" but 2 is the lowest digit in the number series. ... more information

Vancouver, Canada: Sun Publishing Co. Ltd., No date. 6" x 4.5". 206pp. Illustrated wrappers. Light general wear and soiling; overall VG+ condition. Illustrated with black and white drawings. With chapters on the Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest, the Chinook jargon trade language, Indian legends and animal stories, etc. ... more information

Seattle & New York: Nitze - Stagen, 2004. Paperback First edition 9.5" x 9.5". 104pp. Bound in glossy color illustrated paper wrappers. Fine condition, in the original printed publisher's cloth slipcase. This nicely produced book details the historic preservation of the 1915 Sears building by Nitze - Stagen, and its conversion into the corporate headquarters for the Starbucks Company. Filled with color and black & white photo illustrations. ... more information

New York: St Martin's Press, 1972. Hardback 8.25 x 5.5. 275pp. Black cloth bound boards with gilt lettering on spine, in dust wrapper. Corners lightly bumped, else fine condition. The jacket has some light edge wear, else near fine condition. A window into Celtic and Roman Gaul and the early period of the barbarian migrations. Illustrated throughout with black and white pictures and maps. ... more information

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1972. Hardback First Edition 9" x 6". 192pp. Green cloth hardcover with illustrated laminated dustwrapper. Near fine condition; near fine jacket. A biography of the famous Royal Navy captain and explorer. By the author of The Guns of Navarone. ... more information

Chicago: Privately Published, 1946. 9" x 6". 149pp. Red patterned paper covered boards. Spine faded, ownership inscription and bookplate, several very crude tape repairs, a few pencil margin checks. Gnerally VG condition. One of only 300 copies printed. Laid in to this copy is a one page holograph 1954 letter from novelist Maude Meagher. In the letter she comments glowingly on MacNair's love of Asian culture, her generosity and the Chinese mythological significance of the letterhead ... more information

Seattle: Printed by Heath Printers for Rob Roy Productions, 1984. 24" x 15" sheet. Fine condition. The image depicts Dorothy, the Cowardly Lion, the Tin Man and the Scarecrow standing in a field next to the Yellow Brick Road, with the Emerald City in the background. A photograph of an early printing of the book is below the image. This example signed and warmly inscribed by the poster's creator, artist Rob Roy McVeigh. The inscription is dated 12-31-88. ... more information