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Mason, Luther Whiting, James M. McLaughlin, George A. Veazie, W.W. Gilchrist, Nathan Haskell Dole, The Educational Musci Course: Third Reader (0.00) Hardcover, Good No Jacket, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall 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 (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good Very Good, - 4to - over 9¾'' - 12'' tall 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 (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good Good +, - 4to - over 9¾'' - 12'' tall 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 (0.00) Soft cover, Like New No Jacket, - Advance Reader's Edition $4.50



Maugham, W. Somerset, Then and Now (0.00) Hardcover, Good No Jacket, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall 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 (0.00) Hardcover, Very Good No Jacket, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall 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 (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall 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 (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall 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 (0.00) Hardcover, Good No Jacket, - 16mo - over 5¾'' - 6¾'' tall 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 (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall 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 (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall 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



McCourt, Frank, Angela's Ashes (0.00) Hardcover, Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Brown boards with maroon tape bidning; dj is not price clipped, but shows minor shelf wear. $4.50



McCourt, Frank, Teacher Man (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Cream boards with tan tape binding; gold embossed lettering on spine; dj protected with Brodart cover. ''Now, here at last is McCourt's long-awaited book about how his thirty-year teaching career shaped his second act as a writer. 'Teacher Man' is also an urgent tribute to teachers everywhere. In bold and spirited prose featuring his irreverent wit and heartbreaking honesty, McCourt records the trials, triumphs and surprises he faces in public high schools around New York City. His methods anything but conventional, McCourt creates a lasting impact on his students through imaginative assignments (he instructs one class to write ''An Excuse Note from Adam and Eve to God''), singalongs (featuring recipe ingredients as lyrics) and field trips (imaging taking twenty-nine rowdy girls to a movie in Times Square!).'' -- from the dj $9.00



McCracken, Elizabeth, Niagara Falls All Over Again (0.00) First Trade, Trade Paperback, Good No Jacket, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Nice, clean copy; price sticker on back cover $4.50



McCullough, Colleen, Morgan's Run (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Orange boards with brown tape binding; dj is not price clipped, but shows minor shelf wear; full number line $6.75



McCutchen, George Barr, Kindling and Ashes (0.00) Hardcover, Very Good No Jacket, - 12mo - over 6¾'' - 7¾'' tall Black boards with orange and blue embossing; minor bumps; tight spine $5.40



McCutchen, George Barr, Nedra (0.00) Hardcover, Poor No Jacket, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Spine and several pages are loose; green boards with pictorial cover; shelf wear to spine and edges. Pictures available upon request. Inscribed on fep in pencil: December 25, 1905 $4.50



McCutcheon, George Barr, Graustark the Story of a Love Behind a Throne (0.00) Hardcover, Good No Jacket, - 12mo - over 6¾'' - 7¾'' tall Green boards with pictorial cover; bumping to edges; spine is faded; previous owner's name on ffep; 399 pages with 10 pages of ads at the end; small water spot on back end pages. $9.00



McEwan, Ian, The Daydreamer (0.00) Soft cover, Very Good No Jacket, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Advance Reading Copy $2.70



McFadyen, Cody, The Darker Side (0.00) 1st Edition, Hardcover, Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾'' tall Red boards with black tape binding; dj is not price clipped and is protected with a Brodart cover; full number line. ''Everyone has a secret they don't dare tell anyone. He'll kill you for yours.'' -- from the dj $9.45



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