The Ring. World's Foremost Boxing Magazine. Zale Conquers Graziano in Fight of the Year. February 1947. Vol. XXVI. No. 1.
by [Ring Magazine].
4to, magazine, glossy covers, illustrated, 64 pp. Spine and edges with a few chips and tears, contents browned and aged; otherwise good. This is a really great issue of Ring. The covers shows Zale knocking out Graziano for the middleweight crown, in the first of three brutal fights. The issue is filled with pictures and short descriptions of some of... Read More
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The Ring. World's Foremost Boxing Magazine. World Boxing Review. Annual Ratings 1952. Vol. XXXII. No. 1.
by [Ring Magazine].
4to, magazine, glossy covers, illustrated, 64 pp.. Slight edgewear, covers bright and clean, but some separation of cover from text body, normal browning and aging; otherwise very good. Rocky Marciano, who recently won the heavyweight crown, is named fighter of the year. A few articles report on his ring performances. Other articles report on important fights in 1952.
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The History of the Martyrs Eptomised. A Cloud of Witnessess; or, The Sufferers Mirrour, Made Up of the Swanlike Songs, and other Choice Passsages of a great Number of Martyrs and Confessors, to the End of the Sixteenth Century
by Mall, Thomas
8vo, contemporary calf, two volumes in one, [16], 267, [2], [1], x, 292, [2] pp. (plus one page of publisher's ads). Hinges split, top cover detached, spine partially split from opening, a few pages are loose, lacks half title and leaf A8 Volume II (last page of the preface), some soiling. While this work would originally be published in... Read More
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Abrege Geographie Universalle…
by Malte-Brun, Conrad.
4to, leather spine and boards, illustrated with 25 engravings and 12 folding maps and charts, 1045, [1] pp. Binding worn at joints and edges, covers a bit worn and rubbed too, some plates show a good deal of foxing, but maps are generally bright and clean, but may not be bound in correct order; overall very good. This work includes... Read More
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Manchester Civic Week October 2nd to 9th 1926. Official Handbook with Twelve Photographs by Alan Langdon Coburn.
by [Manchester].
8vo, original illustrated paper wrappers, illustrated, xvi, 84 pp. Wrappers worn at the spine and extremities, with a few chips, tears and folds, also a little bit of staining, some minor aging; otherwise very good. The Manchester Civic Week handbook is illustrated with dozens of ads, and 12 photographs. There is also a folding map, and lots of historical information... Read More
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The Twin Seven-Shooters.
by Manderson, Charles F.
8vo, pictorial pebbled black cloth, gilt illustration of two crossed pistols on front cover, and gilt title, portrait frontispiece and illustrated with ten plates, [ii], 5-54 pp. Inscribed copy and signed by the author. Very slight wear at extremities, normal aging and browning; otherwise very good plus. Manderson (1837-1811) was born in Philadelphia was a lawyer, a distinguished Civil War... Read More
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Mount Allegro
by Mangione, Jerry
8vo, cloth, no dust jacket, title on front cover and spine, illustrated, 292 pp. A bit of shelf wear and fading, signature on front endpaper, normal aging; otherwise very good. Classic account of the life and experiences of a 2nd generation Southern Italian in upstate New York.
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The Legal Status of the Negro.
by Mangum, Charles S., Jr.
8vo, 436 pp. Original cloth, publisher's dust jacket. Jacket price-clipped; ownership marks of psychiatrist Henry Guze; very good or better. The first compendium of contemporary law concerning African Americans and a comprehensive record of legal discrimination and repression after 70 years of Jim Crow segregation. Mangum details how blatant racial discrimination was enshrined in laws governing hotels, businesses, fraternities, schools,... Read More
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Boxing and Wrestling Vol.I. No.12. March-April 1952.
by Marciano, Rocky.
4to magazine, glossy covers, illustrated, 74 pp. Slight bottom edge tear on rear cover, less than normal aging; otherwise very good plus. This magazine states that it is two magazines in one. Boxing articles include coverage of Rocky Marciano.
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Exploration of the Red River of Louisiana in the Year 1852
by Marcy, Randolph B
8vo, original blindstamped brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt, illustrated with many lithographed plates, xv, [1], 286 pp. + plates. Joints splitting, spine, partially torn away from book case, ends frayed and edges are rubbed, bookplate, some foxing; else very good. This work represents an important exploration of previously unknown parts of present day Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arkansas,... Read More
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The Prairie Traveler. A Hand-Book for Overland Expeditions With Maps, Iluustrations, and Itineraries of the Principal Routes Between the Mississippi and the Pacific
by Marcy, Randolph B
Small 8vo, original publishers blindstamped cloth, folding map, illustrations, 340 pp. Bookplate on front pastedown, minor wear to binding, top hinge slightly weak, but still firm, normal aging, slight tear in left margin of folding map, extending slightly into image, but map is in very good shape overall; otherwise very good plus. Randolph Barnes Marcy (1812-1887) was a West Point... Read More
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Report of the Secretary of State in Compliance with A Resolution of the Senate of April 24, Calling for Information Relative to the Coolie Trade.
by Marcy, W. L., et al.
Pamphlet, removed, dbd, 184 pp. Removed, a little foxing and staining to a few pages, normal aging and toning; otherwise very good. This report is Senate document 99, presented to the 34th Congress (1st session), which presents an interesting account of the Chinese coolie trade in a series of letters and documents. A key focus of this report is on... Read More
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A Candid and Impartial State of the Farther Progress of the Gout-Medicine of Doctor Le Fevre
by Marshall, Edmund.
8vo, pamphlet, removed, dbd, 109 pp. Pamphlet was removed, and part of old binding remains on the spine, title page a little soiled and browned, and a bit loose, dedication to Dr. Le Fevre (pages-iii-iv) is loose and detached, normal aging for the rest of the contents; overall very good. This is a rather scarce title on the treatment of gout.... Read More
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The Camel His Organization Habits and Uses Considered with Reference to his Introduction into the United States.
by Marsh, George P.
Small 8vo, original blind stamped cloth, [2 add], 224 pp. Some rubbing and to the cloth, likely recased, lacking both free endpapers, pencil inscriptions to pastedowns, occasional margin stains within; otherwise about very good. Marsh was the American Minister to Turkey from 1849-1854, and believed that there would be economic and other benefits of introducing the camel into the United... Read More
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Opinion of the Supreme Court of the United States, At January Term 1832, Delivered by Mr. Chief Justice Marshall, in the Case of Samuel A Worcester, Plaintiff in Error, against the State of Georgia…
by Marshall, John.
Pamphlet, 8vo, removed, dbd, later tape on spine, 20 pp. Pages are browned and toned, removed, minor wear to extremities and first page. Samuel A. Worcester was a missionary, and he and others were accused of residing on Cherokee territory without a license. Worcester claimed immunity from prosecution by the State of Georgia, who barred whites from being on Cherokee... Read More
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Dinocerata: A Monograph of an Extinct Order of Gigantic Mammals
by Marsh, Othniel Charles
4to, later brown cloth, original front wrapper bound in, 56 lithograph plates, including a large cloth backed folding plate in the rear, [xviii], 243 pp. Light wear to cloth, still lokks fresh and new, original wrapper chipped and brittle, old dampstain to top edge of plates; otherwise very good. Marsh (1831-1899) was one of the most well known dinosaur... Read More
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A Treatise on the Law of Insurance. In Four Books. I. Of Marine Insurance. II. Of Bottomry and Respondentia. III. Of Insurance upon Lives. IV. Of Insurance Against Fire.
by Marshall, Samuel
Tall octavo, full contemorary calf, raised bands, black morocco gilt label, xviii, 759 pp. Binding is worn in places,top cover detached, some rubbing, occasional heavy foxing, and some staining, signatures on title (one is crossed out); otherwise a good copy. A somewhat scarce first American edition of this widely used work on insurance law. Marshall has put together a comprehensive... Read More
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Ward Lock\'s Red Guide To The Cotswolds.
by Massingham, H.J.
16mo (7\" x 4 1/2\"), red cloth with lettering, illustrated, 176. [10] pp. Extremity wear and rubbing to binding, one folding map with a 3" tear in one section and a couple of other tears at folds, pencil marks or signature on front pastedown; other wise very good. Interesting little guidebook of the south central part of England, which includes... Read More
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Sal Gentium: The Fourth Book of the New English History. Containing An Account of the University…
by Mather, Cotton
4to, disbound, pamphlet format, [1], 125-222pp.A few chips and tears at the edges, some foxing, and normal aging. Overall very good. This work represents the fourth part (of seven) of Mather’s important Magnalia Christi Americana, covering Harvard University. A good portion of this section covers the lives of prominent early New England religious leaders and Harvard graduates, including John Brock,... Read More
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Magnalia Christi Americana: Or, The Ecclesiastical History Of New-England, From Its First Planting In The Year 1620, Unto The Year Of Our Lord 1698
by Mather, Cotton
Folio, recently rebound in calf, consists of 7 books in one volume, folding map (linen-backed), [30], map, 38, [2], 75, 238, [2], 128-222, 100, 88, 118, [4] pp. As usual, lacking errata leaves, and first two blanks, left half of map made up in facsimile, first signature A (AN ATTESTATION, which should be bound after the title page is placed... Read More
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A Letter from Some Aged Nonconforming Ministers, to Their Christian Friends, Touching the Reasons of Their Practice.August 24, 1712. The Fourth Edition, Corrected and Enlarged, with Some Practicle Advice
by [Mather, Increase]
Pamphlet, 8vo, [4],72, [1] pp. Lacks title page and leaves H1 and H4, expertly supplied in facsimile (toned paper), stitched and rebound with modern blue wrappers, expert repairs to first two pages, advertisement paid laid on back wrapper, few chips to edges of first four pages, not affecting text, normal aging, and some staining on last couple of pages. Recent... Read More
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The Dying legacy of an Aged Minister of the Everlasting Gospel to the United Sates of North America.
by [Mather, Samuel]
Pamphlet, 8vo, later 1/2 morocco, gilt lettering on spine, 29 pp. Lacks half title, fore-edges uncut, some tears and chips to outer margin edges, but not affecting text, some soiling and aging, some rubbing to extremities, bookplate on front pastedown, inked library stamp on verso of title page; still a very decent copy in a very good modern binding. This... Read More
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Makin' Tracks: the Saga of the Transcontinental Railroad.
by Mayer, Lynne Rhodes and Ken Vose.
Rectangular 4to, hrdcover, dust jacket, illustrated, 206 [6] pp. Last page with corner fold; otherwise dust jacket and contents i excellent condition. Wonderful coverage of the subject.
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The Mental Capacity of the American Negro.
by Mayo, Marion J.
Pamphlet, 8vo, original wrappers, Illustrated with tables and charts, 71pp. First separate printing. Some edge tears and chipping, a couple of edge pieces missing, not affecting text, normal aging; good overall. First appeared in Archives of Psychology, No. 28. Marion J. Mayo (1871-1948) was an educator with multiple degrees who taught in New York before heading West to tech at... Read More
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The White Lions of Timbavati.
by McBride, Chris.
8vo, hardcover, cloth, gilt title on spine, dust jacket, illustrated, 220 pp. Dust jacket and content in excellent condition. Wonderful illustrations, and good storytelling.
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