[Martial] Martialis, Marcus Valerius: (Farnaby, Thomas, ed.:) Epigrammata. Amsterdami [Amsterdam]: Ex officina Janssonio-Waesbergiana, 1670. 12mo., pp.456. Engraved title page. A little toned towards head edge, clean. Contemporary vellum, 'Martialis' inked to spine in an old hand, along with quite a large '3159', also in an old hand, to lower board, fore-edges slightly overlapped, edges sprinkled blue. A bit grubby with a few ink blots, pastedowns lifted revealing binder's waste beneath, very good overall. Illegible ownership inscription to lifted rear pastedown verso. Thomas Farnaby (1574/5?1647) was a celebrated schoolteacher and grammarian. 'The success of his establishment allowed Farnaby to devote himself to a long-held obsession: the systemization of the grammatical principles of classical Latin and Greek in print. Commencing with the satires of Juvenal and Persius (1612), he annotated many of the classical authors?Seneca, Martial, Lucan, Ovid, Virgil, and Terence?in a manner intended to render their works intelligible to schoolboys [...] He also corresponded with the Dutch intellectuals Gerardus Johannes Vossius and Daniel Heinsius, both of whom acknowledged their own debts to his learning.' (ODNB) His edition of Martial first appeared in London in 1615. Schweiger 598. Ref: 55135show full image..
Martin, George R. R.: A Dance with Dragons. London: Harper Voyager, 2011. First edition thus, first printing, signed by the author. Heavy 8vo., pp.[xiv], 1184. Dark and light blue textured cloth, gilt title to spine, strip of gilt emblems to each board along fore-edge, blue ribbon bookmark. Single scrape to spine approx. 3 x 2.5cm, which has been partially repaired. Very good indeed. Matching blue cloth slipcase with gilt dragon emblem to upper side (no dust jacket as issued), a little rubbed but near fine. Special signed, slipcased edition of the fifth book in the A Song of Ice and Fire series. Ref: 54869show full image..
Martin, S. Rebecca: The Art of Contact: Comparative Approaches to Greek and Phoenician Art. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2017. First edition. Large 8vo., pp. x, 282 + plates. Maps and illustrations. Hardback: black cloth, gilt-lettered to spine. Dust-jacket. Unused, a hint only of shelf-dust: a fine copy. Ref: 54357
Martineau, Harriet: Dawn Island. A Tale. Manchester: J. Gadsby, 1845. First edition. 8vo., pp.94 + engraved frontispiece and additional title page, with tissue guard between. Engraved vignette headpiece to chapter one.. Engraved title and frontispiece a little foxed, a few tiny marks here and there. Red cloth neatly rebacked, boards blind stamped with gilt centrepiece to upper, a.e.g.. Small ink blot to upper board, cloth a little darkened at edges, corners frayed, very good. Ownership inscription of William Walls(?) dated 1845 to ffep. Harriet Martineau's (1802-1876) allegorical story, found here in red cloth, is more often seen in green or blue and, according to Sadleir, may also have been issued in other colours. The engraved title-page adds: 'Written for the National Anti-Corn Law Bazaar, May 1845'. The Bazaar was one of a number of popular events arranged by the Anti-Corn Law League, an early model for modern pressure groups, which was founded in 1839 as part of the campaign to repeal the Corn Laws. The first Bazaar was held in Manchester at the Theatre Royal in 1842. The second iteration in May of 1845, for which this volume was issued, was an event in the style of the Great Exhibition, and was held at Covent Garden in London. Sadleir 1631. Ref: 55009show full image..
Martinez de Toledo, Alonso: (Naylor, Eric W. & Rank, Jerry R., ed. & trans.:) The Archpriest of Talavera: Dealing with the Vices of Wicked Women and the Complexions of Men. Tempe: Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 2013. 8vo., pp. 230. Hardback: laminated boards. New: unopened in publisher's shrink-wrap. Volume 432 in the ACMRS Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studies series. Ref: 53712
Massie, Robert K.: Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman. London: Head of Zeus Ltd, 2012. First edition. 8vo., pp. xiii, 625 + plates. Maps. Hardback: cream cloth, gilt-lettered to spine. Dust-jacket. A little foxing towards edges, more to endpapers, light signs of use, otherwise very good. Ref: 54241
Mastrangelo, Marc: The Roman Self in Late Antiquity: Prudentius and the Poetics of the Soul. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008. First edition. 8vo., pp. viii, 259. Hardback: burgundy cloth, gilt-lettered to spine. Dust-jacket. Unused, a hint only of shelf-dust: a fine copy. Ref: 54301
Matthews, Helen: The Legitimacy of Bastards: The Place of Illegitimate Children in Later Medieval England. Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 2019. First edition. 8vo., pp. xxx, 216. Hardback: black cloth, silver-lettered to spine. Dust-jacket. Unused, a hint only of shelf-dust: a fine copy. Ref: 54615
Matyszak, Philip: Sertorius and the Struggle for Spain. Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 2021. 8vo., pp. xviii, 182 + plates. Maps. Paperback. Unused, a hint only of shelf-dust: a fine copy. First published 2013. Ref: 54511
Matyszak, Philip: The Rise of the Hellenistic Kingdoms 336-250 BC. Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 2019. First edition. 8vo., pp. xiv, 168 + plates. Maps. Hardback: black cloth, silver-lettered to spine. Dust-jacket. Unused: as new. Ref: 54645
