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Mitchell Miriam Grace and Edward Spaulding Perzel
THE ECHO OF THE BUGLE CALL Charlotte's Role in World War 1
Charlotte NC: Dowd House Preservation Committee Citizens for Preservation. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1979. Hardcover. Inscribed and signed by one author on endpaper: "To Dr Van House Best Wishes! Grace". DJ foxed. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 87 pages . Dowd House Preservation Committee, Citizens for Preservation hardcover
Bookseller reference : 66825
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Mitchell J. M.
THE FORUM OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE NEW JERSEY STATE FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION INC.
Elizabeth N. J.: The Forum. Very Good. 1944. First Edition. Magazine. The Forum. September 1944 Volume lX No. 12. Clean soft cover. Rear cover has a few small edge chips. Funeral Business Magazine; B/W Photograph illustrations.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 19 pages . The Forum unknown
Bookseller reference : 14807
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Mitchell G. A. editor
THE NEW YORK RED BOOK 1983-1984 Signed by Senator
Williams Press Inc. F/NONE. 1983-1984. Hardcover. Burgandy boards/gld lettering/details. Stamped 'Compliments of Thomas J. Bartosiewicz Senator 20th District' also embossed on title page with his stamp. Comes with his signed NY Senate stationary dated August 14 1984 to Joyce. Glossed pages. ; Large 8vo; 1052 pages . Williams Press Inc hardcover
Bookseller reference : 8993
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Mitnick Barbara J
Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge
Morristown New Jersey: Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation 2000. Very Good EX-LIBRARY with "WITHDRAWN" stamp. Sharp corners. Flat spine. No creases. Pages are clean and crisp. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated with numerous old photos and portraits including two in full color. List of chapter notes/sources. Index. Bound in the original black pictorial wrappers. The front cover features a beautiful full color painting of Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge in 1906 by Friedrich August von Kaulbach. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good EX-LIBRARY. 144pp. Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Paperback
Bookseller reference : 013951 ISBN : 0970421710 9780970421715
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Mitnick Barbara J
Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge
Morristown New Jersey: Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation 2000. Very Good EX-LIBRARY copy with "WITHDRAWN" stamp. Upper corner of first page is clipped. Sharp corners. Flat spine. No creases. Pages are clean and crisp. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated with numerous old photos and portraits including two in full color. List of chapter notes/sources. Index. Bound in the original black pictorial wrappers. The front cover features a beautiful full color painting of Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge in 1906 by Friedrich August von Kaulbach. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good EX-LIBRARY. 144pp. Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Paperback
Bookseller reference : 013191 ISBN : 0970421710 9780970421715
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Mitros David compiled and edited by
Gone to Wear the Victor's Crown : Morris County New Jersey and the Civil War : A Documentary Account
Morristown New Jersey: Morris County Heritage Commission 1998. Very Good condition. Flat spine. NO creases. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. Pages are bright white clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. "A collection of letters newspaper articles personal accounts and other archival sources relating to Morris County's involvement in the Civil War -- with an appendix listing Civil War veteran grave sites througout Morris County." Includes first hand accounts of the thoughts and recollections of citizens political leaders officers and average soldiers concerning the homefront the famed Underground Railroad impending battles Andersonville Prison etc. Illustrations throughout. Foreword by G. Kurt Piehler Ph.D. Bibliography. Index. 5.75" wide by 8.75" tall. Bound in the original white pictorial wraps stamped in blue and black. First Printing of the First Edition. Softcover. Very Good condition. xvi 216pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Morris County Heritage Commission Paperback
Bookseller reference : 020500 ISBN : 0966411900 9780966411904
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Mochnick John W.
History of the Bushy Run Lions Club 1948 - 1998
John Mochnick. New in New dust jacket. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. This copy is in new condition with an unblemished hardcover having sharp edges and corners. The binding is tight and the pages are clean crisp unmarked and uncreased. The dust jacket exhibits a new appearance with only the slightest bit of shelf wear. This is a remarkable and collectable book and is in new condition. ; This book outlines the history of the Bushy Run Lions Club of Penn Township in Westmoreland County Pennsylvania.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 215 pages . John Mochnick hardcover
Bookseller reference : 1628
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Mochnick John W.
SPANNING A CENTURY OF THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH JEANNETTE PENNSYLVANIA 1889 - 1989
Jeannette PA: First Presbyterian Church. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED and inscribed by Mochnick; Photographs . First Presbyterian Church hardcover
Bookseller reference : 5206
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Mock Elizabeth
IN USA ERBAUT 1932-1944
Wiesbaden: Metopen-Verlag. Very Good. 1944. Softcover. Minor rubbing to extremities; Rare. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs ; 8vo; 128 pages . Metopen-Verlag paperback
Bookseller reference : 3461
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Modjeski Ralph; Webster George S.; Ball Laurence A.
The Bridge Over the Delaware River Connecting Philadelphia Pa. and Camden N.J.: Final Report of the Board of Engineers to the Delaware River Bridge Joint Commission of the States of Pennsylvania and New Jersey
Camden N.J.: Delaware River Bridge Joint Commission 1927. Hardcover. Very Good. 157 1 p. frontispiece and 24 leaves of plates 1 folded: map plans elevations tables photographs; 31 x 54 cm. Dark green cloth over flexible board with gilt-stamped cover title: The Delaware River Bridge Connecting Philadelphia Pa. and Camden N.J. Dark green endpapers. Text block is stapled. The frontispiece is a photograph of the bridge. The architect was Paul P. Cret and the consulting engineers were Daniel E. Moran and Edward A. Byrne. A heavy book; for international shipping it will have to be sent by priority international. In Very Good Condition: cover is soiled and rubbed; closed 4-cm. tear from lower edge of front free endpaper and frontispiece; the latter also has a closed 2-cm. tear from the fore-edge; otherwise pages and plates are clean and tight. <br/><br/> Delaware River Bridge Joint Commission hardcover
Bookseller reference : 007136
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Moehle Carl E. President
ARION MINSTREL AND DANCE 1923 BROOKLYN NEW YORK YEARBOOK
Brooklyn N. Y.: Arion Minstrel Committee. Very Good. 1923. Soft Cover. Clean tan pictorial soft cover. Text's interior is tight clean & intact. Minstrel and dance yearbook. Laid-in program male and Arion Ladies Chorus. Program Arion Minstrel Troupe. African - Americana; Drawing Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 63 pages . Arion Minstrel Committee paperback
Bookseller reference : 15765
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Moen Arlo M.
A Sailor's Stories
Lockeport NS: Community Books 2008. Book. Good. Trade Paperback. Signed by Authors. Second Printing. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Covers are heavily creased. First few pages are heavily creased. Inscribed by author on inside of front cover. Page edges are soiled. Community Books Paperback
Bookseller reference : 005630
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Moffat Burnham R.
MOFFAT GENEALOGIES: DESCENT FROM REV. JOHN MOFFAT OF ULSTER COUNTY NEW YORK
New York: Privately Printed. Very Good-. 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. Tan cloth with a few cover stains. Text tight & intact. Map & photo illustrations. Paper spine label scuffed. Prior owners inscription. Genealogical table of descent. Index of names. Genealogy ; B&W Photo ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 158 pages . Privately Printed hardcover
Bookseller reference : 10387
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Moffatt Douglas S.
Moving Days
Self Published Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. About the founders of Moffatt Brothers Trucking. Self Published Paperback
Bookseller reference : 005302
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Moffatt Michael
COMING OF AGE IN NEW JERSEY College and American Culture
New Brunswick NJ: Rutgers University Press. Fine. 1989. First Edition. Paperback. 0813513596 . Drawings; 0.8 x 8.9 x 5.7 Inches; 376 pages . Rutgers University Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 29931 ISBN : 0813513596 9780813513591
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Moffatt Michael
THE RUTGERS PICTURE BOOK An Illustrated History of Student Life in the Changing College and University
New Brunswick NJ: Rutgers University Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 0813510910 . Quarto; Faint foxing along top edge; Dust Jacket: Small rub at top of spine ; Photographs drawings ahnd old engravings; 12.1 X 9.1 X 1.0 inches; 265 pages . Rutgers University Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 40682 ISBN : 0813510910 9780813510910
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Moffett Henry; editor
THE HORNET'S NEST Volume I 1947-1948
Fishersville VA: Wilson Memorial High School. Good. 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Outside edges foxed. Smudging and soiling to the pages. No writing. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall . Wilson Memorial High School hardcover
Bookseller reference : 56499
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Mohl Raymond A.
Poverty in New York
New York: The Oxford University Press 1971. This book takes a look at the poverty in New York from 1783-1825. Book and jacket are both in good condition with ex-library markings browned pages wear and soil. Jacket is in mylar and taped down. 318 indexed pages 8.5 x 5.5. Ex-Library. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by None. The Oxford University Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 403204
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Moldenke Charles E.
THE NEW YORK OBELISK: CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLE WITH A PRELIMINARY SKETCH OF THE HISTORY ERECTION USES AND SIGNIFICATION OF OBELISKS.
New York: Anson D. F. Randolph. Good. 1891. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean green buckram cloth with gilt title on spine. viii 202pp . Top margin of pages have a damp stain which does not interfere with the text. Also an ink stain on contents page. X-lib with a embossed seal. New York; B/W Drawing illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 202 pages . Anson D. F. Randolph hardcover
Bookseller reference : 17556
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Moler Paul E.
RARE AND ENDANGERED BIOTA OF FLORIDA Vol. Iii. Amphibians and Reptiles
University Press of Florida. Good; Ex-library with markings. 1992. Paperback. 0813011418 . 9.3 X 6.3 X 1.0 inches; 272 pages . University Press of Florida paperback
Bookseller reference : 136619 ISBN : 0813011418 9780813011417
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MOLINARI Aldo -
All'inizio del disgelo, appositi battelli segnalano con la radio alle navi in rotta nell'Atlantico settentrionale gli spotamenti degli “icebergs”.
Torino, 1932, 17 aprile, copertina illustrata a colori in fascicolo originale completo di pp. 16 de “Illustrazione del popolo”.
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Moll Lloyd A. Otto Langguth Don Yoder transl. Preston A. Barba editor
Pennsylvania German Folklore Society Volume Twelve XII/12 1947: Am Schwarze Baer Moll - Pennsylvania German Pioneers from the County of Wertheim Langguth/Yoder
Allentown PA: Pennsylvania German Folklore Society 1948. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Natural linen boards lettered in red deckled text block edges. Mild surface scratch on front panel device toned spine panel otherwise only slight wear. Former owner's address inscription inked on front flyleaf otherwise unmarked. vii307 pp. PGFS 12 1947. CONTENTS: In Memoriam - Lloyd A. Moll; Am Schwarze Baer; Pennsylvania German Pioneers from the County of Wertheim; 1947 in Pennsylvania German History; 1947 Annual Meeting; Officers of the Society. Pennsylvania German Folklore Society Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 049929
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Moll Richard M. editor
The Berks County Story
Reading PA: Office of the Superintendent of Schools in Berks County 1953. Book. Good-VG. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Blue cloth lettered/illus. in yellow. Rubbed edges and spine extremities slight exposure to bottom corners. 160 pp. illus. Firm binding clean interior. Office of the Superintendent of Schools in Berks County Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 049011
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Moll Richard M. editor
The Berks County Story
Reading PA: Office of the Superintendent of Schools in Berks County 1953. Book. VG. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Blue cloth lettered/illus. in yellow. Light shelf wear mild binding lean a bit rubbed along front joint. Light foxing along text block fore-edge and on margins of several early leaves. 160 pp. illus. Former owner's signature along top edge of front flyleaf. Office of the Superintendent of Schools in Berks County Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 038236
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Moll Richard M. editor
The Berks County Story
Reading PA: Office of the Superintendent of Schools in Berks County 1953. Book. VG. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Blue cloth lettered/illus. in yellow. Mild shelf wear rubbed along edges and extremities. Firm binding clean interior. 160 pp. illus. Office of the Superintendent of Schools in Berks County Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 033699
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Moll Richard M. editor
The Berks County Story
Reading PA: Office of the Superintendent of Schools in Berks County 1953. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Blue cloth lettered/illus. in yellow. Mild shelf wear rubbed along edges and joints. Text block edges somewhat toned by age interior otherwise intact. Firm binding. Spine panel mildly sunned. Some darkening to endsheets with several small areas of surface paper loss to front endsheets. 160 pp. illus. Office of the Superintendent of Schools in Berks County Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 031488
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Mollett Frances L.
THE HISTORY AND PEOPLE OF NEW JERSEY'S SHORE - A TEACHER'S GUIDE
Trenton NJ: New Jersey State Museum 1983. PB. very good wraps softcover. 27pp. New Jersey State Museum unknown
Bookseller reference : BOOKS059752I
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Molloy David J.
The First Landfall: Historic Lighthouses of Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's NFLD: Breakwater Books Ltd 1994. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7� - 9�" tall. Inscription to previous owner on inside of front cover. Otherwise unmarked. Breakwater Books Ltd Paperback
Bookseller reference : 006212 ISBN : 1550810960 9781550810967
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Mombourquette Angela
25 Years of 22 Minutes As Told by Cast Members Staff and Guests
Halifax NS: Nimbus Publishing Limited 2017. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. 8vo - over 7� - 9�" tall. "An Unauthorized Oral History of This Hour Has 22 Minutes" In nice clean condition. One inch tear on rear dustjacket. Nimbus Publishing, Limited Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 007450
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Montford thierry
Amazonie - Guyane -
Plume Verte. 2000. In-8. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 105 pages. Nombreuses photographies en couleurs dans et hors texte.. . . . Classification Dewey : 997-Iles de l'océan Atlantique
Bookseller reference : RO80209523
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MONTFORT Didier / CHAURIS Louis
BULLETIN DE LA SOCIETE DES SCIENCES NATURELLES DE L'OUEST DE LA FRANCE.
Revue Trimestrielle, numéro 3, Août - Septembre - Octobre 1998, Tome 20, format 15,5x24cm, bon état.
Bookseller reference : 6516
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MONSELET (Charles)
Gastronomie. Récits de table
1874 Paris Charpentier, 1874 ,In-12 de IV-III-396 pp., demi-bazane verte dos à 4 nerfs trés bien decorés, premiere édition, Divisée en XXI chapitres : "l'avant-dernier contient un choix de recettes sérieuses, plaisantes, extraordinaires » ; le chapitre VI est entièrement consacré à Grimod de la Reynière
Bookseller reference : 3236
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MONNIER Yves et LEREBOURS PIGEONNIERE Anne
Les Antilles.
J.A.. 1987. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 252 pages. Quelques cartes et dessins en noir et blanc dans le texte.. . . . Classification Dewey : 997-Iles de l'océan Atlantique
Bookseller reference : RO80034453
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Montbrun Christian
Les Petites Antilles avant Christophe Colomb - Vie quotidienne des Indiens de la Guadeloupe
Karthala. 1984. In-8. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos plié, Intérieur frais. 172 pages - nombreuses photos et illustrations en noir et blanc dans et hors texte.. . . . Classification Dewey : 997-Iles de l'océan Atlantique
Bookseller reference : R300282257
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MONNIER THYDE
Nans le berger : les Desmichels .
1947 Julliard Sequana 1947 état d'usage 279 pages in 12 broché quelques rousseurs légère insolation dos et coiffes fatigués .
Bookseller reference : 8462
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MONTEREY Guido de
Île de Madère, exaltation de la nature.
Madère, Edition Bernardino H. Caravào, 1989. 23 x 29, 175 pp., très nombreuses illustrations en couleurs, cartonnage d'édition imprimé, bon état.
Bookseller reference : 24072
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Monaghan R. E.
The Vox Populi or Legislative Telegraph: Invented and Patented by R.E . Monathan Esq
West Chester Pa: J. Hodgson printer 1849. Paperback. Very Good -. 8 p.: tables; 22 cm. Lacking wrapper. Disbound from a volume of unrelated 19th-century pamphlets. "18" in ink at upper right-hand corner of title page. Caption title. Publication information from library records. Robert Emmet Monaghan 1822-1895 was a Pennsylvania lawyer and represented Chester County in the state legislature. His mechanical vote counter was patented on March 14 1848. This pamphlet reports on the demonstration of the machine given to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1849. Ink notations on p. 3 correct the description of the levers indicating Yea and Nay votes. In Very Good- Condition: first leaf and last leaf are detached but present; light foxing on p. 8; otherwise clean. <br/><br/> J. Hodgson, printer paperback
Bookseller reference : 005100
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Monaghan Frank; Lowenthal Marvin
This Was New York: The Nation's Capital in 1789
Garden Ciy NY: Doubleday Doran & Company Inc. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed. 1943. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. xi 308pp. Blue cloth binding. sources bibliography notes index. Seven illustrations. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Doubleday, Doran & Company , Inc. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 44542
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Monahan James editor
THE NEW YORK WOMAN 1937
New York: Mora Boyle Publisher. Very Good. 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Published weekly January 20 1937 vol. 2 no.3. Upscale magazine edited for the women of Metropolitan New York. Clean soft covers with lightly rubbed spine edge. Features: Hoodwinking Justice; Nostalgia; From salesgirl to buyer Southward Ho! Fashions: Bermuda; Apres Midi Simplicity; So much to buy so much to spend; Along Topper Row. Photographs: Kids love the snow; Man versus machine. Magazine ; Drawings& Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 34 pages . Mora Boyle Publisher hardcover
Bookseller reference : 17235
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Monahan James; editor
THE NEW YORK WOMAN EDITED FOR THE WOMEN OF METROPOLITAN NEW YORK MARCH 3 1937
New York: The New York Woman. Inc. Near Fine. 1937. First Edition. Soft Covers. Clean soft pictorial Covers. Text's interior is tight clean & intact. Illustrated with b/w photographs drawings some color. Published weekly. Contents: Opinion Features Fashions Home Service and Entertainment. " The Good Earth" one of greatest films ever made. Rear cover has a color Chesterfield advertisement; b&w photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 34 pages . The New York Woman. Inc paperback
Bookseller reference : 17190
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Monahan James editor
THE NEW YORK WOMAN EDITED FOR THE WOMAN OF METROPOLITIAN NEW YORK FEBRUARY 17 1937
New York: The New York Woman Inc. Near Fine. 1937. First Edition. Soft Cover. February 17 1937. Clean soft pictorial covers. Interior of text is tight clean and intact. Illustrated with b/w photographs drawings some color. Contents: Opinion Features Home Service Fashions and Entertainment. Women Magazine ; Drawings & Photographs; 8vo; 34 pages . The New York Woman, Inc. paperback
Bookseller reference : 17195
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Monahan James; editor
THE NEW YORK WOMAN EDITED FOR THE WOMEN OF METTROPLITAN NEW YORK FEBRUARY 3 1937
New York: The New York Woman. Very Good. 1937. First Edition. Soft Covers. Clean soft pictorial covers. Text's interior is tight clean & intact. Contents: Opinion Features Fashions Home Service and Entertainment. Illustrated with drawings and b/w photographs. Colorful Chesterfield cigarette advertisements on rear cover. Spine very lightly rubbed or else near fine. Women' s magazine; Drawings B/W Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 35 pages . The New York Woman paperback
Bookseller reference : 17189
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Monesson Harry S
Knibblers in the Sand Sand Sharks in the Pines
Nashville Tennessee:: Winston-Derek Publishers Inc. 1988. A clean square copy with just a little rubbing to the corners and spine ends. Inner hinges are perfect. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. NO spine fade. Pages are clean. Illustrated with photographs. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Contains folklore and autobiographical accounts of growing up in the Pine Barrens -- New Jersey Pinelands -- and the lakes streams swamps and bogs of the central and southern parts of the state. Also includes variations of campfire tales of the Lenni Lenape Indians plus chapters on the Jersey Shore the Jersey Devil Foot Knibblers and Other Creatures Chief Cranberry Eater of the Ancocus Long Blackie Talking Fire Amangamek Red Clay Face Talks etc. Bound in the original peach-colored photo-illustrated boards. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good condition./No jacket probably as issued. 8vo. xiii 152pp. Winston-Derek Publishers, Inc. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 008694 ISBN : 1555231101 9781555231101
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Monmouth County Board Of Chosen Freeholders
MONMOUTH. A PAGE IN HISTORY
Freehold NJ: Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders. Very Good. 1976. First Edition. Paperback. 40 stapled booklet; A few light checkmarks in pencil; Photographs and drawings . Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders paperback
Bookseller reference : 29057
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Monroe John D.
Chapters in the History of Delaware County New York
Delaware County NY: Delaware County Historical Association 1949. Pages are very clean and crisp some maps. Cover has very slight wear gilt lettering. 132 indexed pages. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 6"x9". Delaware County Historical Association
Bookseller reference : 603774
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Monroe John D.
Chapters in the History of Delaware County New York
New York: Delaware County Historical Assoc. 1949. Dark green cloth cover with bright gold lettering. 132 indexed pages. Owner's name on front innerboard else is clean & tight. Hard Cover. Collectible-Good/No Jacket. 6"x8.5". Delaware County Historical Assoc. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 600317
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MONSARRAT Nicholas
[His WWII Chronicles and the basis of 'The Cruel Sea' complete]. Comprising 'HM Corvette' [with] 'East Coast Corvette' [with] 'Corvette Command' [with] 'HM Frigate'. COMPLETE WWII ['CRUEL SEA'] CHRONICLES IN FULL MOROCCO
4 vols., in 1, 8vo., First Editions, with frontispieces and plates; newly and handsomely bound in full navy blue crushed morocco, sides with double frame border in gilt, back gilt with five raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered in gilt, all other compartments ruled and tooled in gilt with an anchor device, all original pictorial wrappers (a little dust-soiled) preserved, a splendid copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. The definitive record of corvette service in WWII, the set comprises 'HM Corvette' (1942), 'East Coast Corvette' (1943), 'Corvette Command' (1944) and 'HM Frigate' (1946). The first three volumes were combined and issued in slightly abridged form as 'Three Corvettes' (1945). Taken together and in sequence the four volumes provide a near-continuous record of Monsarrat's own wartime service. Furthermore they contain much of the inspiration and context, and in several cases actual incidents which reappear in the author's masterpiece 'The Cruel Sea' (1951), arguably the finest novel of the Royal Navy in WWII. Monsarrat's seatime began in HMS Campanula [broadly the 'HMS Flower' of the first volume] on the North Atlantic convoys; at one time she was the only RN vessel operating out of St. Johns. She is perhaps best known for her service in convoy OG71 (Milford Haven-Gibraltar, August 1941) which suffered so badly at the hands of a U-boat pack that it was ordered to seek shelter in neutral Lisbon. Many of the merchantmen were lost (including the SS Aquila with 22 Wrens aboard) together with the escorts HMS Bath and HMS Zinnia. The full story is related by Lund and Ludlam in 'Nightmare Convoy' (1987). He then transferred to HMS Guillemot ['HMS Dipper' in the second volume] serving on the East Coast convoys. Among the actions portrayed are the torpedoing of HMS Vortigern by E-boat S-104, and the successful destruction of an HE-111 in August 1941. HMS Guillemot's captain, Lombard-Hobson' has said of Monsarrat 'he was reserved and unpopular, but I liked him myself'. Monsarrat then assumed command of HMS Shearwater ['HMS Winger' in the third volume] operating in the North Sea out of Harwich. Individual volumes are becoming increasingly elusive. Complete sets are seldom offered for sale, especially in this condition. Enser, p.120 (HM Corvette); Law 1008 (East Coast Corvette), 1007 (Corvette Command) and 1084 (HM Frigate). Astonishingly 'HM Corvette' is not recorded by Law.
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MONSARRAT Nicholas
East Coast Corvette. [First US Edition.] FIRST US EDITION IN FULL MOROCCO
8vo., First Edition thus; handsomely bound in full navy morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. With small institutional press-mark on Foreword. The second part of Monsarrat's well-known 'Corvette' trilogy, published simultaneously with the UK edition. Taken in sequence the trilogy provides a near-continuous record of Monsarrat's early wartime service; furthermore they contain much of the inspiration and context, and in several cases actual incidents, which reappear in his masterpiece 'The Cruel Sea'.
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MONSARRAT Nicholas
HMS Marlborough will enter Harbour. [Illustrated by James Holland]. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
4to., First Edition, with illustrated title-spread and illustrations in the text, neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper, some mild offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; purple cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in white, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Vividly-written WWII naval tale from the author of 'The Cruel Sea'.
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MONSARRAT Nicholas
The Cruel Sea [with] 'WWII Chronicles'. The Chronicles comprising 'HM Corvette' [with] 'East Coast Corvette' [with] 'Corvette Command' [with] 'HM Frigate'. 'THE CRUEL SEA' AND ITS FORMATIVE CHRONICLES COMPLETE
5 works in 2 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with frontispieces and plates; newly and handsomely bound in full navy blue crushed morocco, sides with double frame borders in gilt, backs gilt with five raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered in gilt, all other compartments ruled and tooled in gilt with an anchor device, all original pictorial wrappers (a little dust-soiled) preserved, a splendid set ideal as a gift or for presentation. The finest novel of the Royal Navy in WWII and a maritime classic. The story, based upon the author's own experiences [see 'Chronicles' below] , forms the basis of Charles Frend's notable feature film starring Jack Hawkins in one of his most memorable roles. So accurate is its depiction of the Battle of the Atlantic that it is one of the very few works of fiction admitted by Law to his standard bibliography 'The Royal Navy in World War Two'. Law, 1865. Monsarrat's 'WWII Chronicles', arguably the definitive record of corvette service in WWII, are the basis of the novel. The set comprises 'HM Corvette' (1942), 'East Coast Corvette' (1943), 'Corvette Command' (1944) and 'HM Frigate' (1946). The first three volumes were combined and issued in slightly abridged form as 'Three Corvettes' (1945). Taken together and in sequence the four volumes provide a near-continuous record of Monsarrat's own wartime service. Furthermore they contain much of the inspiration and context, and in several cases actual incidents which reappear in the author's masterpiece 'The Cruel Sea' (1951), arguably the finest novel of the Royal Navy in WWII. Monsarrat's seatime began in HMS Campanula [broadly the 'HMS Flower' of the first volume] on the North Atlantic convoys; at one time she was the only RN vessel operating out of St. Johns. She is perhaps best known for her service in convoy OG71 (Milford Haven-Gibraltar, August 1941) which suffered so badly at the hands of a U-boat pack that it was ordered to seek shelter in neutral Lisbon. Many of the merchantmen were lost (including the SS Aquila with 22 Wrens aboard) together with the escorts HMS Bath and HMS Zinnia. The full story is related by Lund and Ludlam in 'Nightmare Convoy' (1987). He then transferred to HMS Guillemot ['HMS Dipper' in the second volume] serving on the East Coast convoys. Among the actions portrayed are the torpedoing of HMS Vortigern by E-boat S-104, and the successful destruction of an HE-111 in August 1941. HMS Guillemot's captain, Lombard-Hobson' has said of Monsarrat 'he was reserved and unpopular, but I liked him myself'. Monsarrat then assumed command of HMS Shearwater ['HMS Winger' in the third volume] operating in the North Sea out of Harwich. Individual volumes are becoming increasingly elusive. COMPLETE SETS ARE SELDOM OFFERED FOR SALE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.120 (HM Corvette); Law 1008 (East Coast Corvette), 1007 (Corvette Command) and 1084 (HM Frigate). Astonishingly 'HM Corvette' is not recorded by Law.
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