Authors starting with M from The Book Block

Munich & Ingolstadt for J. Fr. X. Crätz, 1763. 8vo., contemporary gray boards, lightly rubbed; 21 pages of manuscript notes in an 18th century hand on the front and rear endleaves. Handsome woodcut printer's mark on the title. This fifth edition is an interesting COMPENDIUM listing, among other things, the founding dates of European universities, the various Orders of Knighthood, heresies, dynasties, important peace-treaties, etc. There are also large sections which have geographical interest,... more information

Bern Hallerschen, N.d. [ca. 1830]. Oblong folio (13 x 16 1/4 inches), publisher's quarter morocco spine over textured paper covered sides with the title lettered in gilt on the upper cover. A few plates lightly foxed mainly in the margins, but over all an excellent copy.The work consists of 24 large lithographic plates, which follow a portrait of Manuel dated 1530, and six pages of explanatory text and verse. Although the hierarchy of the Dance of Death is familiar—the first few plates ... more information

London Longman, Green et. al., 1865. Thick 8vo., publisher's blue and black marbled cloth with gilt titling on the spine, rebacked. FIRST EDITION with 9 maps (two fold-outs) and plates. A very nice copy in the unusual marbled cloth publisher's binding. Much useful information for immigrant settlers, with information on mining possibilities in the area. Sabin adds, "Includes many interesting details on the life and customs of the Northwest Indians. (43253)." See also: Smith 6334. 
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Andoversford The Whittington Press, 1974. 4to. (11 1/4 x 8 inches), publisher's decorated cloth with a printed paper spine label; slipcased. A fine copy of the first edition, limited to just 200 copies, printed in Caslon type on hand-made English paper, signed in the colophon by the translator and the poet, and further inscribed by the translator on the front end leaf.John and Rosalind Randle's Whittington Press has been making small run quality books for three decades, and this collabor... more information

London Smith, Elder & Co., 1861. 8vo., publisher's bright green cloth with an all-over blind-embossed design on both covers; spine titled in gilt. Preserved in a quarter morocco clamshell case.FIRST EDITION. The book was based on a series of lectures on Kings George I-IV and their times, delivered by Thackeray in the United States and London, which were printed in Cornhill Magazine. This copy belonged to Albert M. Cohn, the bibliographer and noted collector of the work of George Cruiksha... more information

London The Leadenhall Press, 1892. Two vols. 8vo., handsome full mottled Spanish calf with triple gilt fillet borders surrounding a narrow picket border. At the top third of the cover is a classical gilt swag with a profile relief head of a woman, beneath are the lines: "I have got a new born sister; I was nigh the first time I kissed her." Spine with two morocco title labels and gilt horizontal dividers; at the bottom is the date 1809. Board edges gilt, inner gilt dentelles, t.e.g. [Bound by Z&... more information

London Sam. Buckley, 1722. Tall 8vo. (9 x 5 1/2 inches), contemporary crimson morocco with a double gilt fillet border surrounding a decorative floral/architectural border; in the center of the cover is a large fleuron composed of complementary tools. The spine, which has been almost invisibly rebacked, has six raised bands and appropriate gilt tooling and titling within the compartments. Board edges gilt, inner gilt dentelles, a.e.g. A large margined copy in a very handsome binding.Mead's bo... more information