Horsemanship for Women
by Theodore H. Mead
New York, 1887. Pictorial cloth. Very Good -. Gray Parker. A presentable copy of the 1887 1st edition. Solid and VG- to VG in its green cloth, with reasonably bright gilt-titling alomg the front panel and spine. Light wear at the spine ends, light rubbing and soiling along the panels. Wonderful child's period portraits of a horse-in-pencil on... Read More
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The Spanish Main: Focus of Envy 1492-1700
by Philip Ainsworth Means
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. Cloth. Very Good +. NICELY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR PHILIP AINSWORTH MEANS on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1935 1st edition, with both the letter 'A' and the Scribner colophon to the copyright page. Clean and VG+ in its wine-red cloth, with bright gilt-titling and design... Read More
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Liddell Hart and the Weight of History
by John J. Mearsheimer
Cornell University Press, 1988. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1988 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 234 pgs.
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The Family Album of Lucybelle Crater
by Ralph Eugene Meatyard
North Carolina: The Jargon Society, 1974. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A crisp, clean copy of the uncommon 1974 hardback edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, 84 pgs., rich black-and-white photography thruout. A Roth 101 selection.
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The Family Album of Lucybelle Crater (Signed by Jonathan Williams)
by Ralph Eugene Meatyard
The Jargon Society, 1974. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A significant Association copy: SIGNED ON THE TITLE PAGE BY THE POET JONATHAN WILLIAMS, WHO FOUNDED THE JARGON SOCIETY AND PUBLISHED THIS POSTHUMOUS RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD TITLE. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1974 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its oatmeal cloth, with just a touch... Read More
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Centuries of Owls in Art and the Written Word
by Faith Medlin
NorwaLK, CT: Silvermine Publishers, 1967. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. The 1967 1st American edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine crown. Quarto, 93 pgs.
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The Wager
by Mark Medoff
Clifton, NJ: James T. White & Co, 1975. Boards. Fine/Near Fine. A superb copy of the 1975 true 1st edition (not the Book Club edition), with its original $6.95 price along the upper front flap. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Also includes the plays "The War on Tatem" and "Doing a Good... Read More
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Jeff and Mr. James' Pond
by Esther MacBain Meeks
New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, Inc, 1962. Pictorial boards. Very Good +/Near Fine. Paul Galdone. A bright, very sharp copy of the 1962 1st edition. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine (2 discreet owner stamps {one at the front free endpaper, one at the first page of text}) in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with just... Read More
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The Grotta House by Richard Meier
by Joseph Rykwert and David Revere McFadden (Introduction by Richard Meier)
New York: Rizzoli, 2007. Cloth. Fine/Fine. SIGNED LAVISHLY BY RICHARD MEIER IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION on the half-title. An immaculate copy to boot of the 2007 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Beautifully designed by Massigmo Vignelli.
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Building the Getty
by Richard Meier
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. Cloth. Fine/Fine. SIGNED BY RICHARD MEIER on the half-title. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the 1997 1st edtion. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Square octavo, crisp black-and-white photos throughout.
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Film Culture: America's Independent Motion Picture Magazine (No. 35 -- Winter 1964-65)
by Edited by Jonas Mekas
New York: Film Culture (Jonas Mekas), 1965. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. The Winter 1964/65 issue, issue no. 35, of Jonas Mekas's highly-respected "independent" film magazine, Film Culture. A very sharp copy. Crisp, clean and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Contributions by Jack Smith, Andrew Sarris, Gregory Markopoulos, Eric Breitbart, etc. Cover photos of Stan Vanderbeek.
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Mickalene Thomas: Origin of the Universe
by Mickalene Thomas (Ed. by Lisa Melandri)
Santa Monica, CA: Santa Monica Museum of Art, 2012. Pictorial cloth. Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the catalogue based on the April-August 2012 exhibition at the Santa Monica Museum of Art. Tight and Near Fine in its slate-gray cloth, with mounted illustration to the front panel. Just a touch of light soiling to the rear panel,... Read More
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Journals
by Herman Melville
Evanston, Illinois: Northwestern University Press, 1989. Collectible; Fine. The Writings of Herman Melville, the Northwestern-Newberry Edition, Vol. 15. The 1989 1st paperback edition. Bright and Fine in its light-green wrappers. Thick octavo, 683 pgs.
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Redburn: His First Voyage
by Herman Melville
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1849. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1849 1st edition, 2nd state (BAL) --with the extended ads (18). VG- in its decorative, blindstamped green cloth, with bright gilt-lettering to the spine. Light fraying at the spine crown and one 1" chip at the foot of the spine (affecting the lettering). Significant discoloration as... Read More
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Seals for Sale
by Carl Memling
New York: Abelard-Schumann, 1963. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Peter Edwards. The 1963 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with the clip at the front flap lightly affecting the text and with several small closed tears at the spine base. Octavo, wonderfully illustrated thruout by Peter Edwards.
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Fringe of Fire
by Samuel Menashe
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1973. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY SAMUEL MENASHE on the half-title. A crisp, very sharp copy to boot of the 1973 1st UK edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 63 pgs. Signed by Author.
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3-PG Handwritten Letter to Silent Screen Star Lillian Gish
by H.L. Mencken
1928. Letters. Near Fine. A warm, funny 3 pg. handwriten letter, dated July 10th, 1928, from H.L. Mencken to Lillian Gish. 3 separate sheets, each on Knopf stationary, each with its "American Mercury" letterhead. The letter is anecdotal and relaxed, and has held up very nicely. Each sheet is clean and crisp and shows an even, light fold... Read More
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Amerika: Bilderbuch Eines Architekten (Inscribed by Erich Mendelsohn)
by Erich Mendelsohn
Berlin: Rudolf Mosse Buchverlag, 1926. Boards. Very Good +. INSCRIBED BY ERICH MENDELSOHN (TO "ALFRED TRETZ"?) on the front free endpaper. A very presentable copy to boot of this 1926 true 1st edition. Solid and VG in its printed mustard boards, with even offsetting along the top 20% of the front panel (and along 5-10% of the rear... Read More
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A Box o' Books: Four Booksd in a Box
by Anna Darby Merrill and Rosalie G. Mendel
Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing, 1920. Pictorial boards. Near Fine. Ella Dolbear Lee and Hazel Frazee. Wonderful collection from Whitman Publishing out of Racine, Wisconsin, including 4 original titles and the uncommon pictorial box which houses them. The titles are "Molly's New Neighbor", "The Story of Mowie" and "Billie the Turk", all 3 written by Anna Darby Merrill and... Read More
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Tacitus: The Man and His Work
by Clarence W. Mendell
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1957. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1957 1st edition. Clean and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket. Octavo, 397 pgs.
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Sesame Sreet Book of Opposites with Zero Mostel
by George Mendoza
New York: Platt & Munk, 1974. Pictorial boards. Very Good +. A LOVELY, LONG, YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION INSCRIPTION FROM ZERO MOSTEL TO NOTED CHILDREN'S (AND SPECIFICALLY SESAME STREET) ILLUSTRATOR MICHAEL SMOLLIN on the 2nd blank endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1974 1st edition. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its wonderful pictorial boards. Very light... Read More
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Movilizacion Social
by Antonio Menendez
Mexico: Editorial "Bolsa Mexicana del Libro, 1963. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. INSCRIBED IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION BY THE AUTHOR ANTONIO MENENDEZ on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1st edition of this substantial study of Mexico's economic, political and social landscape in 1963 . Tight and VG+ in a bright, VG example of... Read More
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Card File (In Shrinkwrap)
by Jerry Mentzer
Greenville, PA: Magic Methods, 1993. Cloth. Fine/Fine. An immaculate copy of the 1993 1st edition, STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket.
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Close-Up File (In Shrinkwrap)
by Jerry Mentzer
Greenville, PA: Magic Method, 1994. Cloth. Fine/Fine. An immaculate copy of the 1994 1st edition, STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket.
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Card Cavalcade (7 Volumes) -- Card Cavalcade I, II, III and IV, Card Cavalcade Finale, Close-Up Cavalcade and Close-Up Cavalcade Finale
by Jerry Mentzer
Self-published, 1989. Original wraps. Very Good +. A solid example of this 7-volume set. Vols. I-III later printings; Vol. IV a 1977 stated 1st edition; Vol. V (Card Cavalcade Finale) in its purple cloth and its original shrinkwrap; Vols. VI and VII (Close-Up Cavalcade and Close-Up Cavalcade Finale) 1973 and 1977 1st editions respectively. Vols. I-III all solid... Read More
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