Authors starting with M from Aleph-Bet Books, Inc.

1931. Paperback. 1. NOVELTY. EVERYTHING FOR THE PARTY by Peter Mabie. Racine: Whitman 1931. Oblong folio, pictorial wraps, fine and unused. The title tells it all; there are 12 invitations, 12 place cards, 12 candy cups and 1 centerpiece table decoration to be punched or cut-out and assembled by the child. All items are brightly illustrated in full color in Mabie's art decor style - it is amazing that it has remained intact. ... more information

1980. 1. MACAULAY,DAVID. UNBUILDING. Bost: HM 1980. Large 4to, cloth, FINE IN DW. 1st ed. The "un-construction" of the Empire State Building, depicted in Macauley's unique and award-winning (Caldecott) style. By showing how to dismantle this skyscraper, he provides a new perspective for his readers. ... more information

1990. 1. MACAULAY,DAVID. BLACK AND WHITE. Bost.: HM 1990. 4to, cl. backed bds, Fine in dw. 1st ed. CALDECOTT AWARD WINNER. Illus. in full color by the author. ... more information

1978. 1. (MACAULAY,DAVID)illus. POSTER:GREAT MOMENTS IN ARCHITECTURE. Bost: HM 1978. This item features a clever poster by Macaulay. Entitled Great Moments in Architecture it features an inverted Arc D'Triomphe that is subtitled "L'Arc de Defeat". Measuring 18 1/2 x 24" it is SIGNED BY MACAULAY. and in fine condition. This is a good example of how Macaulay cleverly combines art, architecture and humor. ... more information

1978. Paperback. 2. (SENDAK,MAURICE)illus. LIGHT PRINCESS by George Macdonald. NY: Dell (1978). 8vo, pict. wraps, VG+. 1st paperback ed., illus. in b&w by Sendak. ... more information

1962. 1. (DU BOIS,WILLIAM PENE)illus. THE LIGHT PRINCESS by GEORGE MacDONALD. NY: Crowell (1962). 4to, cloth, near Fine in frayed dw. First ed. Macdonald's classic tale is illustrated by Du Bois with many full page color illustrations. ... more information

1979. 1. (SENDAK,MAURICE)illus. PORTENT by George Macdonald. NY:Harp.&Row (1979), 8vo, cloth, Fine in dw. Stated 1st ed. Featuring beautiful, detailed frontis by Sendak. Nice copy of an uncommon Sendak title. ... more information

1944. 1. [BROWN,MARGARET WISE]. RED LIGHT GREEN LIGHT by Golden MacDonald (pseud. for Brown). NY: Doubleday & Co. 1944. Oblong 4to (10 1/4 x 7 1/2"), pictorial boards, very faint erasure on edge of title else fine in dust wrapper with a small closed tear. Early printing but not first which is stated. Beautifully illustrated in color on every page by LEONARD WEISGARD. ... more information

1919. 2. (SMITH,JESSIE WILLCOX)illus. AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND by George MacDonald. Philadelphia: McKay 1919, 4to, tan cloth, pictorial paste-on, top edge gilt, blue lettering on spine, owners name stamped on bottom edge else VG in frayed dust wrapper missing a piece. 1st ed. 2nd issue with cover stamped in blue. Illustrated by Smith with pictorial endpapers and title page plus 8 other beautiful color plates. Nice copy, not often found with dustwrapper. ... more information

1969. 1. (SENDAK,MAURICE)illus. THE LIGHT PRINCESS by George MacDonald. NY: Faarrar, Straus & Giroux (1969). 12mo (5 x 7 1/2"), blue cloth with elaborate gilt decorated cover, Fine in fine dust wrapper. Stated first printing. Illustrated by Sendak with many wonderful and detailed full page illustrations. Great copy. ... more information

1967. 1. (SENDAK,MAURICE)illus. GOLDEN KEY by George MacDonald. NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (1967). 8vo (5 x 7 1/2"), gilt decorated cloth, Fine in slightly soiled dust wrapper. Stated 1st edition. Illustrated with beautiful full page black and whites by Sendak to accompany this fairy tale about a boy and a girl named Mossy and Tangle. Hanrahan A67. ... more information

1919. 2. (SMITH,JESSIE WILLCOX)illus. AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND by George MacDonald. Phil:McKay 1919, 4to, tan cloth, pict. paste-on, top edge gilt, gilt lettering on spine, light soil else VG+. First ed. 1st issue. Illustrated by Smith with pictorial endpapers and title page plus 8 other beautiful color plates. ... more information

1924. 1. MACDONALD,GEORGE. AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND. NY:Mac. (Aug. 1924). 8vo, pict. cloth, 376p., name on ep else Fine. 1st ed. thus, illustrated by F.D. BEDFORD with color pict. endpapers, color frontis, 12 detailed full page b&w's plus more than 30 b&w's in-text. ... more information

1867. 1. MACDONALD,GEORGE. DEALINGS WITH THE FAIRIES. Lond: Arthur Strahan 1867. 12mo, green gilt cloth, all edges gilt, 308p. + 4p. ads, expertly rebacked with original spine preserved, few mends and light soil, VG+ in cloth slipcase. 1st ed. Containing: The Golden Key; The Light Princess; The Giant's Heart; The Shadows; and Cross Purposes and with 12 fine full page illustrations by ARTHUR HUGHES. Darton (Child. Books in England rev.ed. p. 263) comments on Macdonald's influence with Lewis Car... more information

1919. 1. (SMITH,JESSIE WILLCOX)illus. AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND by George MacDonald. Phil:McKay 1919. 4to, tan cloth with blue and gold stamping, pictorial paste-on, teg, Fine. First Smith edition, illustrated by her with pictorial title, cover plate, pictorial endpapers, plus 8 beautiful color plates. ... more information

1954. 2. (SENDAK,MAURICE)illus. MRS. PIGGLE-WIGGLE'S FARM by Betty Macdonald. Philadelphia: Lippincott (1954). 8vo (5 1/2 x 8 1/4"), cloth, [128]p., small mark on cover else VG+ (no dw). Stated 1st edition. Illustrated in black & white by Sendak, this is an early book by him. ... more information

1871. 3. MACDONALD,GEORGE. AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND. NY: George Routledge & Sons 1871. 8vo (5 1/4 x 7 1/8"), blue cloth stamped in gold and black, all edges gilt, 378p., chip at head of spine, binding lightly rubbed, really a nice bright VG+ copy. 1st American edition, printed from British sheets with the same dates on both title pages, this is one of a few copies sent to the U.S. to secure copyright. The story was serialized beginning in 1868 in a children's magazine Good Words For T... more information

1972. 1. (SENDAK,MAURICE)illus. GOLDEN KEY by George MacDonald. Lond: Bodley (1972). 8vo, gilt dec. cloth, Fine in sl. worn dw. 1st U.K. ed.. Illus. with beautiful full page black and whites by Sendak. ... more information

1957. 1. MACDONALD,BETTY. HELLO, MRS. PIGGLE-WIGGLE. Phil:Lipp. (1957). 8vo, cloth, 119p., Fine in sl. frayed dw. Stated 1st ed. The fourth Mrs. Piggle Wiggle book by the author of the Egg And I, illus. in line by HILARY KNIGHT. Very Scarce. ... more information

1883. 2. MACDONALD,GEORGE. PRINCESS AND CURDIE. London: Chatto & Windus 1883. 8vo (5 x 7"), vi 255p. plus 32 page publisher catalogue dated October 1882, green cloth stamped in brown and gold, some leaning of the binding, 4 very small brown spots on cover else clean, tight and VG+. First edition of Macdonald's third important book of fairy tales and a sequel to the Princess and the Goblin published in 1872. The story continues the adventure of Curdie, the son of a miner who had the power to ... more information