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Margolin, Phillip M., The Undertaker's Widow Doubleday, Page & Company, (0.00) Hardcover, Very Good - Brown boards with black tape binding; dj is not price clipped, but has minor shelf wear. $6.75



Marquand, John P., B.F.'s Daughter Little, Brown and Company, (0.00) Hardcover, Good - Tan boards with green embossed decoration on front cover and spine; previous owner's name on ffep; spine is tight; pages are yellowed with age. $4.50



Marshall, Edison, Castle in the Swamp Farrar, Straus and Company, (0.00) Hardcover, Very Good - Green boards with gold lettering on spine; dj shows signs of wear, but is protected with a Brodart cover; not price-clipped; spine is tight and pages are clean. ''Off the coast of South Carolina, girded by a sinister swamp, lay Wood Ibis, great Southern plantation. Behind its pillared facade was a deep well of evil, an aura of terror and death. Edison Marshall, author of such best-selling novels as 'Benjamin Blake' and 'Yankee Pasha,' has written his new novel in the tradition of the Brontes, displaying a mastery of suspense, built up by haunting atmosphere, menace and the pounding march of Fate.'' -- from the dj $10.80



Martin, George R.R., A Dance With Dragons Bantam Books, (0.00) Hardcover, Very Good - Grey boards with grey tape binding; gold foil embossed signal on front board; gold foil lettering on spine; dj is protected with a Brodart cover and not price-clipped; 25th printing. Book 5 of A Song of Ice and Fire. ''In the aftermath of a colossal battle, the future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance -- beset by newly emerging threats from every direction. In the east, Daenerys Targaryen, the last scion of House Targaryen, rules with her three dragons as queen of a city built on dust and death. But Daenerys has thousands of enemies, and many have set out to find her. As they gather, one young man embarks upon his own quest for the queen, with an entirely different goal in mind.'' -- from the dj $8.10



Martin, George R.R., A Dance With Dragons Bantam Dell, (0.00) 4th Edition, Hardcover, Very Good - Grey boards with gray tape binding; gold foil letting on spine, gold foil design embossed on front cover; fourth printing; dj is not price clipped and is protected with a Brodart cover. ''In the aftermath of a colossal battle, the future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance - beset by newly emerging threats from every direction. In the east, DaenerysTargaryen, the last scion of House Targaryen, rules with her three dragons as queen of a city built on dust and death. But Daenerys has thousands of enemies, and may have set out to find her. As they gather, one young man embarks upon his own quest for the queen, with an entirely different goal in mind.'' -- from the dj $10.80



Martin, Larry Jay, Sounding Drum Kensington Books, (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good - Red boards with black tape binding; gold foil lettering on spine; dj is protected with a Brodart cover and is not price-clipped; First Printing; personalized signing on ffep. ''Deep beneath Manhattan's teeming streets a startling discovery is unearthed -- the written record of a land transfer between a colonial governor and a Native American tribe. High above Wall Street, where billons of dollars trade hands every day, one man sees the opportunity of a lifetime -- an opportunity that can change the fate of a people, and the island of Manhattan forever.'' -- from the dj $15.30



Martin, Marcia, Donna Parker at Cherrydale Whitman Publishing Company, (0.00) Hardcover, Good - Pictorial cover; slanted spine; sticker residue on front cover; shelf wear to all edges; 282 pp. $4.50



Martini, Steve, The Attorney G.P. Putnam & Sons, (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good - Gold boards with brown tape binding; dj is not price clipped, but shows minor shelf wear; full number line. $6.75



Marvel, IK., Reveries of a Bachelor: Or a Book of the Heart F.M. Lupton Publishing Company, (0.00) Hardcover, Very Good - Maroon boards with glit letting on spine. Some shelf wear to edges and boards. The author preface is dated 1850. Pictures available upon request. $9.00



Mason, Luther Whiting, James M. McLaughlin, George A. Veazie, W.W. Gilchrist, Nathan Haskell Dole, The Educational Musci Course: Third Reader Ginn & Company, (0.00) Hardcover, Good - Blue boards with dark blue lettering; boards show signs of wear and water spotting; spine is tight and pages are clean; 122 ppgs. $13.50



Mathews, Kate, Quick and Easy Vests & Jackets Lark Books, (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good - Light edgewear to dj. 128 pp. ''Once you learn how easy it is to turn simple into sensational, you'll pull out your favorite old standby pattersn again and again, ready to transform them each time into exceptional one-of-a-kind fashions.'' - from the dj. $4.50



Mathews, Kate, Weekend Sewer's Guide to Dresses Lark Books, (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good - Some edgewear to dj; price sticker on back; 143 pp. Time saving sewing with a creative touch. ''Add a splash of pizzazz and style to the tried-and-true favorites of your sewing wardrobe - in a weekend! The more than 30 dress designs in these pages were made from standard, easy-to-make patterns that are familiar to all intermediate sewers'' -- from the dj $4.50



Matthews, David, Ace of Spades Henry Holt and Company, (0.00) Soft cover, Like New - Advance Reader's Edition $4.50



Maugham, W. Somerset, Then and Now Doubleday & Company, Inc., (0.00) Hardcover, Good - Redish-orange boards with gold lettering on spine; boards have faded spots; spine is creased and slightly loose; previous owner's name on ffep. $4.50



Maurois, Andre, Disraeli: a Picture of the Victorian Age The Chautauqua Press, (0.00) Hardcover, Very Good - Brown boards with black embossed lettering on front and spine; edges are bumped; covers show shelf wear with two small dings on front cover. Translated by Hamish Miles. Copyright page has ''Copyright, 1927, 1928, by the Forum Publishing Company'' and ''Copyright - 1928 - by D. Appleton and Company.'' Title page states ''The Chautauqua Press, Chautauqua, New York, 1930'' $11.25



Mawson, Robert, The Lazarus Child Bantam, (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good - Cream boards with embossed signature and some dark smudges; green tape binding; gold lettering on spine; dj is not price clipped and protected with Brodart cover. ''It takes just a moment for a family's life to be changed forever. For a twelve-year-old boy to dash across the street for a pack of peppermints. For his seve-year-old sister to follow him into traffic. For a bus to swerve out of control. And with that terrible moment, a family's search begins for the unlikely miracle that will put together their shattered lives -- and bring their daughter back to life...'' -- from the dj $5.40



May, Julian, Blood Trillium Bantam, (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good - Black boards with yellow tape binding; dj shows minor shelf wear but is now protected with a Brodart cover. ''Twelve years past, the sisters Haramis, Kadiya, and Anigel wielded the three-part Sceptre of Power to restore balance to a world threatened by the sorcerer Orogastus. Now, amid portents of new danger, the Archimage Haramis is visited by a fugitive who brings dire news. A sorcerer marooned on a remote island called the Land of Fire and Ice has escaped, overthrowing the ruler of a small nation to establish himself as Portolanus, Master of Tuzamen.'' -- from the dj $9.00



May, Sophie, Little Prudy's Story Book Hurst & Company, (0.00) Hardcover, Good - Faded green (?) boards with water damage to back board; front cover has picture of a young girl in a garden pasted on with embossed black rosses; spine shows shelf wear and has line art of a girl in a hat and ross bush; title page says ''Little Prudy's Fairy Book.'' Pictures available upon request. $13.50



Mccaffrey, Anne, The Renegades of Pern Del Rey, (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good - Cream boards with cream tape binding; dj protected with Brodart cover; not price clipped; near fine copy. ''As long as the people of Pern could remember, the Holds had protected them from Thread, the deadly silver strands that fell from the sky and ravaged the ladn. In exchange for santuary in the huge stone fortresses, the people tithed to their Lord Holders, who in turn supported the Weyrs, whose dragons were Pern's greatest weapon against Thread.'' -- from the dj $13.50



McCammon, Robert R., Gone South Pocket Books, (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good - Black boards with black tape binding; gold lettering on spine; previous owner's stamp on ffep; date written on bep; dj protected with Brodart cover. ''Flooded by memories, poisoned by the deadly-fallout of Agent Organe, and desperate for work, Dan Lambert kills a man in a moment of blind fear and fury. It is an act he cannot excuse -- a mistake that will change his life forever. Now Dan is on the run, heading south towards the Louisiana bayous. On his trail are police officers and bounty hunters, including the most memorale and bizarre team ever paired in modern fiction: Pelvis Eisley, an Elvis impersonator of the worst kind, and Flint Murtaugh, a fastidious, ruthless loner and freak-show refugee who carries the body of his unformed twin brother on his side.'' -- from the dj $9.00



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