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MANSON, D.
On The Sulphur & Chalybeate Waters Of Strathpeffer Spa. In The Scottish Highlands. By.... With Local Guide. London: J. & A. Churchill, 1884. Fifth edition. Sm.8vo., orig. brown cloth, 106, (4), 10pp.ads. Inner front hinge cracked,spine faded o/w a very nice copy. "Strathpeffer is a Spa of old repute. Its waters are rich in sulphuretted hydrogen and sulphur, resembling those of Harrogate, Moffat, and Aix-la-Chapelle, but containing more sulphuretted hydrogen than any in Britain. In this little book Dr. Manson tells us all we want to know about these waters, and the ailments likely to drive benefit from their use......Those seeking relief from such, will do worse than visit the glorious scenery of the Highlands, amidst which this Spa is situated."
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MAPHEGYI, G.
Ghardaia; Or Ninety Days Among the B'Ni Mozab: Adventures in the Oasis of the Desert of Sahara. New York: G. P. Putnam's, 1871. First U.S. edition. 8vo., rebound in modern cloth, 348pp. Ex-.library with a rubber stamp on the lower edge and a couple of pages, a perforated library stamp on the title, library pocket and "Greenberg Library" in gilt at the foot of the spine but still nice copy of an important book.
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MARCH, William.
A William March Omnibus. With An Introduction by Alistair Cooke.
New York: Rinehart & Company, (1956). First edition. Near fine in a d/w with wear to the spine ends.
New York: Rinehart & Company, (1956). First edition. Near fine in a d/w with wear to the spine ends.
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MARCH-PHILLIPS, Lisle and Bertram Christian. (editors).
Some Howarden Letters 1878-1913 Written To Mrs. Drew (Miss Mary Gladstone) Chosen and Arranged by..... New York: Dodd, Mead, 1918. Cloth, 366pp. Very good..
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MARCY, R.B. (Colonel).
Thirty Years Of Army Life On The Border. Comprising Descriptions of the Indian Nomads of the Plains; Explorations of the New Territory..... New York: Harper & Brothers, 1866. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. brown cloth with a small gilt decoration on the upper cover, 442pp. A fine copy.
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MARES, F.H.
Sunny Memories of Ireland's Scenic Beauties. Killarney.
Dublin: Published and Photographically Illustrated by F.H. Mares, 1867. First edition. Sm.4to., orig. green cloth with gilt decoration on the upper cover, A.E.G., (66)pp. recto only. Mark from the removal of a bookplate, some very minor wear to the spine ends o/w a near fine copy.
Dublin: Published and Photographically Illustrated by F.H. Mares, 1867. First edition. Sm.4to., orig. green cloth with gilt decoration on the upper cover, A.E.G., (66)pp. recto only. Mark from the removal of a bookplate, some very minor wear to the spine ends o/w a near fine copy.
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MARIE, Queen of Roumania.
The Country That I Love. An Exile's Memoirs....
London: Duckworth, (1925). Tall 8vo., cloth, 175pp. Name, spine faded o/w a nice copy.
London: Duckworth, (1925). Tall 8vo., cloth, 175pp. Name, spine faded o/w a nice copy.
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MARKHAM, Clements. (translator).
Early Spanish Voyages to the Strait of Magellan. Translated and Edited .....
Liechtenstein: Kraus Reprint, (1991). Reprint. Cloth, xii, 288pp. Fine.
Liechtenstein: Kraus Reprint, (1991). Reprint. Cloth, xii, 288pp. Fine.
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MARKHAM, Mrs.
A History of France, from the Conquest of Gaul by Julius Caesar to the Death of Louis Philippe. With Conversations at the end of each Chapter. By....For the Use of Young Persons. London: John Murray, 1859. New and revised edition. 8vo., orig. brown cloth, viii, (616)pp. Name, spine ends chipped, outer front hinge starting, a good copy.
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MARQUAND, John P.
The Unspeakable Gentleman. Toronto: Copp Clark Co., 1922. First Canadian edition. (from U.S. sheets). Fine in an about fine d/w. The Canadian edition is issued in the orange d/w of the signed edition but with the Canadian publishers imprint at the foot of the spine. This is the only copy of the Canadian edition in d/w that we have seen in 35 years.
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MARRYAT, Horace.
One Year In Sweden; Including a Visit to the Island of Gotland. London: John Murray, 1862. In two volumes. First edition. 8vo., orig. blue cloth with gilt coat of arms on the upper covers, (x)(1)-492, 32pp.ads dated "Dec.1861", (xii), (1)-503pp. Lending library label covering the front pastedown in both volumes, small lending library labels (2" X 4") on the upper covers, o/w a fine, bright set. A detailed account of the author's travels to Sweden. Marryat provides a fascinating description of his journey, in which he provides more that just the usual travel details. He also includes comprehensive coverage of local customs, traditions and superstitions. A contemporary reviewer noted "there is a great deal of sound information about a part of the world very few Englishmen visit."
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(MARSH, Edward).
Sketches And Adventures In Madeira, Portugal and The Andalusias of Spain. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1856. First edition. 8vo., orig. red cloth with blindstamped decoration on the covers, gilt spine, (xii), (13)-445, (4)pp.ads. Minor wear to the foot of the spine o/w a fine, bright copy.
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MARSHALL, W.G.
Through America; Or, Nine Months In The United States. London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1882. "New and Cheaper edition." (so stated). 8vo., orig. rust cloth with a circular pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper cover, xvi, 412, 4, 32pp. ads dated "December 1881." Inner hinges cracked o/w near fine. An account of the authors journey across America; including 5 chapters "devoted to the Mormons and Salt Lake City", and several chapters on California.
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MARTELLI, George.
Livingstone's River. A History of the Zambezi Expedition 1858-1864. New York: Simon and Schuster, (1969). First edition. Cloth, 286pp. Fine in d/w.
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(MARTELLI, Jacopo).
Il Secretario Cliternate Al Baron Di Corvara Di Satire Libro.
In Cosmopoli al Griso, 1717. 8vo., cont. wrappers, (48)pp. Spine chipped away o/w a nice copy.
In Cosmopoli al Griso, 1717. 8vo., cont. wrappers, (48)pp. Spine chipped away o/w a nice copy.
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MARTIN, Benjamin Ellis and Charlotte.
The Stones of Paris In History and Letters.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1906. Tall 8vo., bound in contemporary black half morocco, marble boards, raised bands, decoration in the compartments, T.E.G., (xii), 581pp. Bookplate o/w a finecopy.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1906. Tall 8vo., bound in contemporary black half morocco, marble boards, raised bands, decoration in the compartments, T.E.G., (xii), 581pp. Bookplate o/w a finecopy.
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MARTIN, Captain Henry Byam.
The Polynesian Journal of.....In command of H.M.S. Grampus--50 guns at Hawaii and on station in Tahiti and the Society Island August 1846 to August 1847. Salem: Peabody Museum of Salem, (1981). First edition. Cloth, 192pp. Fine in d/w. Martin was sent to Tahiti for a full year, "the fatal year in which the French subjugated the Tahitians by bloody force, made the island a "protectorate" of France but allowed the glamorous Queen Pomare to be the titular ruler until they took it over completely in 1880."
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MARTIN, G.H. and Sylvia McIntyre.
A Bibliography of British and Irish Municipal History. Volume I. General Works. Leicester: Leicester University Press, 1972. First edition. Cloth, 806pp. Some notation in pen, mainly in the index o/w a nice copy.
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MARTINEAU, Harriet.
How To Observe. Morals and Manners.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1838. First U.S. edition? (there was also a Philadelphia edition in 1838). 8vo., orig. blue cloth with paper spine label, xii, (13)-202, 14pp.ads. (lacking the final two pp. of ads.--pp.15/16). Lacking the final leaf of adverts, some foxing throughout, wear to the head of the spine with some rubbing to binding, but still a very good copy.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1838. First U.S. edition? (there was also a Philadelphia edition in 1838). 8vo., orig. blue cloth with paper spine label, xii, (13)-202, 14pp.ads. (lacking the final two pp. of ads.--pp.15/16). Lacking the final leaf of adverts, some foxing throughout, wear to the head of the spine with some rubbing to binding, but still a very good copy.
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MARTINEAU, Harriet.
Retrospect of Western Travel.
London: Saunders and Otley, 1838. Three volumes bound in one. First edition. 8vo., late 19th century calf spine, marble boards, vi, 318; 292; 290 (of 294)pp. DEFECTIVE: LACKING THE LAST TWO LEAVES IN VOLUME THREE, supplied in xerox from U.S. edition o/w a fine copy.
"No one who wishes to form a correct and enlarged view of character, institutions, resources and prospects of America, should fail to peruse Miss Martineau's volumes."
London: Saunders and Otley, 1838. Three volumes bound in one. First edition. 8vo., late 19th century calf spine, marble boards, vi, 318; 292; 290 (of 294)pp. DEFECTIVE: LACKING THE LAST TWO LEAVES IN VOLUME THREE, supplied in xerox from U.S. edition o/w a fine copy.
"No one who wishes to form a correct and enlarged view of character, institutions, resources and prospects of America, should fail to peruse Miss Martineau's volumes."
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