Authors starting with M from Charles Agvent, ABAA

New York: A Great Bear Pamphlet (Something Else Press), 1966. First Edition. Wraps. Fine. Printed green wraps. ... more information

London: Kegan Paul, 1900. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Plates. Octavo, vii, 461 pages. Original wraps for these 4 issues bound in rear. ... more information

New York: Alfred Knopf, 1976. First Edition. Cloth-backed boards. Fine, crisp copy in Fine dustwrapper. A Lew Archer novel. ... more information

London: George Redway, 1884. First Edition. Spotting and soiling to vellum. Good copy of a scarce book. Arthur Machen's first book after the notoriously scarce ELEUSINIA of 1881, of which only one copy is known. Bound in full vellum as issued, with a later cloth slipcase. The paper is age-toned; the front hinge is gently cracked but tight. A library blindstamp is on two text leaves and a number is faintly visible at the base of the spine. A doctor's modern bookplate is on the front pastedown. Laid in is a... more information

London: Churchill, Bonwick, et al., 1720. Third Edition. leather. Light to occasionally heavy foxing. Early owner name of Edward Webster dated 1807 on title page. Very Good. Tall Quarto (8" x 12") bound in contemporary calf recently rebacked with a new gilt-lettered morocco spine label; [24], 543 pages. With a general title page and separate title pages for each section which include THE HISTORY OF FLORENCE; THE PRINCE; THE LIFE OF CASTRUCCIO CASTRACANI OF LUCCA; THE ART OF WAR; and others. ... more information

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1954. leather. Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Octavo (6-1/4" x 9-3/8") bound in full green, hand-crushed and rolled Florentine morocco with gilt stamping on the spine and a gilt-stamped fleuron pattern on the covers copying the design of a book in the library of Lorenzo the Magnificent. Translated from the Italian by Hill Thompson with a new preface by Irwin Edman. Copy #1087 of 1500, issued unsigned. ... more information

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1939. First Edition. cloth. Very Good in a Good dustwrapper with large chip at base of spine. Quarto, xvii, 586 pages. A unified, comprehensive treatment designed for students to learn not only techniques but also how to cope with new photographic problems as they arise. Illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs. ... more information

London: Cadell & Davies, 1801. First Edition. buckram. Paper evenly browned. Good copy with a wonderful association. Quarto, bound in modern buckram; [4] viii, cxxxii, 412 pages + errata leaf. Field 967: "No writer upon the subject of Indian customs and peculiarities has given us a more minute, careful and interesting relation"; Hill, pp. 187-88: "This is the first and finest edition of one of the most important of Canadian books"; Howes M-133; New Howes M-133 "dd": "First crossing of the continent from o... more information

Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University, (1970). First Edition. cloth. Fine in lightly rubbed, close to Fine dustwrapper. A collection of stories. ... more information

(New York): Aperture, (1979). Revised Edition. cloth. Near Fine, lacking the original slipcase. Oblong folio (13" x 12-1/4"), cloth. One of 350 numbered copies, this out-of-series, SIGNED by the photographer's son, Cole Weston, on the limitation page beneath the statement: "It is the greatest collection of photographs by Edward Weston ever published. The reproductions most closely resemble in quality and tone his original prints." This copy, as seems to be often the case, lacks the photo printed by Cole W... more information

New York: Rinehart & Co. Inc., (1951). First Edition. Near Fine in similar green and black dustwrapper with light wear. Mailer's second book. SIGNED by him on the front endpaper. ... more information

New York: The Dial Press, 1967. First Edition. hardcover. Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper with minor soiling. The play version of Mailer's controversial novel, rather uncommon in this condition. ... more information

Brooklyn, 28 Dec. 1989. Letter. Fine. Warm letter of @100 words with two holograph corrections to the grandson of comedian Henny Youngman: "You're one guy that people like the moment they say hello." Mailer asks the recipient to invite him next time Youngman is appearing in town. SIGNED "Norman." With envelope. ... more information

New York: Rinehart and Company Inc., (1948). First Edition. boards. Near Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper. Quite a decent copy of this literary titan's first book. Only mild rubbing to the spine tips and corners, much less than usually encountered. The first issue dustwrapper is complete with very light edgewear, mild chipping to the spine head, and a thin black streak (printer's ink?) to the rear panel. The red ink on the dustwrapper, often found faded and not noted as such, is very strong. Nice copy of t... more information

New York: Rinehart and Company Inc., (1948). First Edition. wraps. Significantly cocked with a vertical concave indent to the spine. Moderate edgewear. An above average copy of this advanced state of this book. Advance Reading Copy in self-wrappers identical to the first issue dustwrapper of Mailer's impressive first book. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Uncommon state of this important book, downright scarce when signed. ... more information

New York: Rinehart and Company Inc., (1948). First Edition. boards. Near Fine in a Very Good or better dustwrapper. Mailer's first book. Virtually no wear to the boards, the white spine lettering very sharp. The first issue dustwrapper is complete with very light wear to the spine tips light scratching to the rear panel. The red ink on the dustwrapper is a little faded, as usual, but usually not noted as such by other sellers. Spine slightly sunned. Nice copy of this fragile, bulky book. ... more information

New York: Random House, (1998). First Edition. Cloth-backed boards. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Special issue of the First Edition with the statement "A Signed First Edition" printed on the dustwrapper and SIGNED by the author on the a page tipped in by the publisher. ... more information

New York: Random House, (1995). First Edition. Cloth-backed boards. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. SIGNED by the author on the front free endpaper with an "Autographed Copy" sticker on the front of the dustwrapper. ... more information

Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, 1979. leather. Fine. Limited Edition reissue bound in full gilt-decorated brown leather with a previously unpublished message to the readers by the author and SIGNED by the author on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of publication. ... more information

New York & Toronto: Rinehart & Co. Inc., (1951). First Edition. Some wrinkling and slight wear to the spine. Very Good or better example of this fragile piece. Advance Copy of Mailer's second book in decorated self-wraps matching the dustwrapper design. ... more information