Titles starting with M from Margolis & Moss

Saint Paul: Pioneer Press Publishing Co., 1890. 273 pages. 8vo., publishers black cloth; head and tail of spine chipped FIRST SERIES. Thirteen lengthy articles, with their emphesis on Minnesota history. Of special note is a contribution titled "Memoir of the Sioux" in which a French manuscirpt of circa 1720 is published for the first time. ... more information

New York: MacFadden Publications, Inc., 1924. Five volumes. Profusely illustrated. Volume one includes a folding anatomical color plate with overlays. Quarto, red cloth, a fine set. The sixth edition, originally published in 1911. ... more information

London: Hutchinson, 1935. 287 pages. Illustrated. Royal 8vo, blue cloth; light wear First edition. Of Montez, the Webster's Biographical Dictionary states: "British dancer and adventuress. Born, Limerick, Ireland; married 1st Capt. Thomas James (1837; divorced 1842), 2d. G.T. Heald (1849; died 1853), 3rd. P.P. Hull (1853). Mistress of Louis I of Bavaria (1847-48); created Baroness of Rosenthal and Countess of Lansfeld (1847); controlled Bavarian government (1847-48) opposed Jesuits; ousted by Aust... more information

Philadelphia: Carey and Hart, 1835. 190 pages + 24 pages of publisher's ads, dated January, 1835. Small octavo, 7 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches. Boards with a red cloth spine; spine faded, paper label worn. With the book plate of John J. Kennedy. First Edition. A scarce collection of stories. The first "Magpie Castle" is by Thomas Hood, the fourth, "The Fight of Hell Kettle" is by Tyrone Power. The authors of the other six stories are unidentified OCLC locates only two copies (Br... more information

Paris: Vve Magnin et fils, circa 1895. Eight full page chromolithographs and numerous illustrations in black and white by Emily Harding. Large octavo (9 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches), cloth backed pictorial boards; lightly soiled and some offsetting throughout; still a tight, bright copy. Emily J. Harding (1877-1902) was a British miniaturist and illustrator of children's books. ... more information

London: John Murray, 1817. Half-title + 80 pages + four pages of publishers advertisements dated June 1917. Octavo, 8 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches. Gray stiff wrappers; disbound. With an institution hand stamp on title and final leaf. First edition, third issue, with the quote from Hamlet on title. A nice clean copy of a surprisingly common book. ... more information

Circa 1885. Small accordion bound pamphlet containing six lithographed illustrations of the interior of the caverns. Oblong sixteenmo, 3 1/4 x 5 inches. Tipped into pictorial wrappers; light foxing. An unusual process in which the black background is scratched to produce a white line drawing. There is descriptive text on the back of the illustrations. ... more information

New York: The John Church Company, c. 1873.. 111 pages. Oblong 8vo (6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches); cloth backed printed boards; very lightly rubbed. A nice bright copy of this song book for men's chorus. ... more information

Paris: Libreria de Rosa y Bouret, 1859. 256 pages. Twelvemo, 6 1/2 x 3 inches. Black publishers cloth with gilt lettering; bookplate, light staining and wear to head and foot of spine. ... more information

Barcelona: Ivan Pablo Marti, 1720. [12], 500, [12 index]. 8 x 6 inches. Contemporary vellum; crudely re-hinged; light staining to vellum. The Congregation of the Mission, known as Vincentians, were founded by St. Vincent de Paul in the seventeenth century and are an order that provides relief to the poor. ... more information

New York: John Wiley & Son, 1872. 123 pages. With 18 folding engraved plates, each showing numerous figures. Octavo, embossed black cloth; light wear. Later printing of this mechanical drawing manual ... more information

Schenectady: James C. Magoffin, 1822. 131 pages + Index. 5 3/4 x 3 1/2 inches. Original leather backed blue boards; spine rubbed. First American Edition, originally published in London in 1680. With an inscription "To Mrs. Julia Walbridge, as a token of affection from her dying pastor. S. Blatchford. A.D. 1828." Samuel Blachford became the first president of Rensselaer Polytecnic Institute and died the year of this inscription. Three copies on OCLC ... more information

Syracuse : The Columbia Press, 1884. 48 pages. 6 x 3 1/4 inches. Printed light red wrappers; a bright copy An interesting pamphlet offering a history of the salt industry in the Syracuse region, the manufacture, distribution, taxes, and uses salt in late 19th century America. ... more information

Mexico: Eusebio Gomez de la Puente, 1912. 411 pages. 6 3/4 x 4 1/4 inches. Green, printed cloth. A fine copy. Rules for Mexico's dreaded "Rurales. ... more information

Paris: J. A. Brosson, 1809. 418 pages. 6 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches. Full polished calf with gilt borders; all edges gilt; light scuffing to covers. Second edition, with the letters "J.- B. B., D.M.P" in gilt on cover. Originally published in 1806. ... more information

Philadelphia: Orrin Rogers, 1837. 114 pages. 6 x 3 3/4 inches. Green publishers moiré cloth with leather label; minor staining to covers. Only American edition. An uncommon reprint in a fine early cloth binding. Three copies on OCLC. ... more information

Seattle: Kroll Map Company, circa 1945. Large folding map, measuring 32 x 46 inches when open. Folding into printed paper wrappers. A fine, bright copy. ... more information

Kansas City: F. E. Gallup Map Co,, 1910. Folding colored map originally published by Rand McNally and measuring 14 x 22 inches. Folding into blue printed wrappers, 6 x 3 1/2 inches. A few small tears repaired. Carroll County is in North central Missouri, with the largest city being Carrollton. ... more information

(Dayton): Frederick J. Cellarius, 1945. A large colored folding map measuring 32 x 32 inches. Folding into printed wrappers 7 1/4 x 4 1/2 inches. A fine, clean copy. "Showing corporation lines, public streets street numbers, street car, bus lines, railroads. ... more information

Pittsburgh: R. L. Polk & Co., (1923). Large, highly detailed stencil colored map measuring 29 x 42 inches. Folding into printed wrappers 8 x 4 inches. One tear along a fold repaired with archival tape. Though the map is dated 1922 on the recto, the verso, which lists a key to streets is dated 1923. ... more information