Search Results: Authors starting with M from Richard Bishop, Bookseller

Varanasi: Prachya Prakashan, 2007. Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo. xiii + 69 (preface & introduction), followed by the text in Sanskrit with English translation (paginated in Sanskrit numerals). Red cloth spine over yellow boards. A very good copy in like dust jacket. The Kaulajñ nanir aya is an important T ntric work belonging to the N tha tradition, supposed to have been composed by Matsyendran tha who was the founder of one of the Kaula schools called Yogini-kaula. It is divided into 24 sections and deals mainly with meaning of kula, practices prescribed for a kaula, the principle Akulavira, relation between Siva-Sakti, bindu, n da, mok a, mode of worship, means of acquisition of powers by which one can kill others and enjoy long life. There are two prefaces, one by Magee and the other by Bagchi. The lengthy introduction by Bagchi puts everything into perspective.

Delhi: Agam Kala Prakashan, 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto. xxi + 178pp. Bound in pictorial boards with matching dust jacket. Illustrated with b&w and color plates at end of volume. A very good copy in like dust jacket. Camunda, the Divine Mother, is one of the manifestations of Shakti. She is considered to be the most feroscious goddess of the Hindu pantheon and her cult is of considerable antiquity. The Mahabharata, the Puranas and other literary texts have provided vivid accounts of her origin. The author presents a rich and variegated picture of the Camunda art of Orissa, highlighting the iconography of individual images with special reference to the Silpa and Tantric texts.

Unique Book, 1967. First Edition. PBO. UB 144 (not in Holroyd). Cover by Bill Alexander. A near fine copy. From the fabulous penthouses of New York to the palatial homes of California, there's a happening - a new trend - a switch - taking place. The admission for these fashionable affairs is simply a husband, who is placed on display before lustful female debauchers.

Oakland: Lloyd E. Jones, 1947. Stapled red card covers. 14 pp. Illustrated. Light edge wear. Very good. Short work on close-up magic. Mardo (1895-1976), born Medardo Lonzano in Havana Cuba, performed as a full-time professional, close-up, club, and stage magician from the 1940s through the 1960s. It has also been reported that he was a spy who worked for the U.S. Government on missions in Cuba.

Wynnwood, PA: Silk King Studios, 1945. Pictorial wrappers. 24 pp. Illustrated in b&w. Very Good. Features Martineau's complete rope routine.

Chevron Books, 1967. First Edition. PBO. CB 115 (not in Holroyd). Near fine. They used all their charms as bait in their continuing war against men. Their only object was complete surrender.

New York: D. Robbins & Company Inc., 1947. First Edition. Stapled card covers. 36 pp. Illustrated. Very good. Funny patter, comedy magic, new routines, and more.

Newark, NJ: James McKnight, 1933. Stapled wrappers. 12 pp. Very good. This issue includes a short autobiography of Frank Lane, and more. Modern Magician ("A Monthly Publication by Magicians for Magicians") was a Magic Periodical edited by James McKnight from Newark, New Jersey and published during the depression from 1932 to 1934. It started as a monthly, but then issued quarterly after the first three issues.

New York: Max Holden, 1940. No edition stated. Stapled wrappers. Large octavo. 95 pp. Illustrations in b&w. Bump to lower right corner, light edge wear. R. E. Swanson sticker to inside front cover. Very good. One of the finest works on card manipulations, first published as separate works in 1927. The first bound edition was in hardcover in 1940. This is possibly the first bound paperback edition.

Fethistory, 2023. First Edition. Softcover. Quarto. 325pp. Illustrated throughout in b&w. Tiny corner bump else near fine. 325+ pages, hundreds of photos, spanning the entire career of Jackie Miller—one of the greatest pin-up, figure, and fetish models of the 1950s and '60s. Includes commentary from Jackie Miller herself. Included in this volume are rare images from some of the key cult photographers of the time: Harry Amdur, Bunny Yeager, Allen Cobert, Robert Silverberg, Jack Bradley, Leonard Burtman, Irving Klaw, Dean Hamilton, and Sam Menning. A contemporary of Bettie Page, Jackie Miller arrived in New York City in the mid-'50s and soon found herself as one of the era's most popular models. Towering at 5'11, she was no demure wisp who walked softly and faded into the background. Instead she was determined to be seen. Her photographs convey a woman eager to smash the conservative moral attitudes of the day. This is the first ever book of photographs dedicated to this… Read More

New York: Louis Tannen, 1945. First Edition. Stapled card covers. Octavo. 36 pp. Illustrated with photos and diagrams. Former owner's circular blind-stamped initials to copyright page. A very good copy. Complete instructions for Miller's classic Linking Ring Routine with detailed photographs.

Colon, MI: Abbott's Magic Novelty Company, No date (ca. 1946). Presumed first edition. Stapled card covers. 12 mo (5 x 7 inches). 31 pp. Illustrated in b&w. Near fine. Uncommon. Fascinating work concerning fire eating, sword swallowing, miracles with spikes (including driving a spike into your head), eating glass, walking through fire and more. What could possibly go wrong?

New York: Doubleday, 2023. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Large octavo. ix + 476pp. Signed by Thurston Moore. With b&w and color photographs. Circular "Signed First Edition" sticker on front cover. A fine copy in like dust jacket. Excellent memoir by the Sonic Youth guitarist. Moore's account of the New York punk and no wave scenes in the 1970s are very illuminating.

Menlo Park, CA: Insight Books, 1993. First Edition. Stapled wrappers. Quarto. 32pp (including covers). Illustrated with b&w photos, mostly taken by Fakir Musafar. Some very light creases along spine, otherwise a near fine copy. Quarterly magazine produced and edited by Fakir Musafar. Most of the articles were written by Musafar. Articles in this issue include: Editorial: Innovators Versus Imitators; Breasts: Development, Sculpting and Play; Blake: The Primitive's Primitive; Claws & Clamps; The Ritual & Art of Japanese Bondage (Part 1); Resource Directory.

Menlo Park, CA: Insight Books, 1994. First Edition. Stapled wrappers. Quarto. 32pp (including covers). Illustrated with b&w photos, mostly taken by Fakir Musafar. Some very faint creases along spine, old price sticker to front. Otherwise a very good or better copy. Quarterly magazine produced and edited by Fakir Musafar. Most of the articles were written by Musafar. Articles in this issue include: Editorial: Network TV is Afraid of Us; More Breasts; More Contorts; More Claws; More Small Waists; Radical Moderns: Sid Ziara & Lily Burana; Labrets: For Pierced Lower Lip Beauty; Nomad: A Body Piercing Studio, A Rainforest, A Museum. A Haven for Modern Primitives; Resource Directory.

Menlo Park, CA: Insight Books, 1997. First Edition. Stapled wrappers. Quarto. 32pp (including covers). Illustrated with b&w photos, mostly taken by Fakir Musafar. Price sticker remains to front. Otherwise a very good or better copy. Quarterly magazine produced and edited by Fakir Musafar. Most of the articles were written by Musafar. Articles in this issue include: The Joy of Hair; The Joy of Hairlessness; London Witchdoktor does a Native American Sun Dance; Wasp (Part 4): The Psychology of Tightlacing (by the Ol' Corsetier); Bear: Body Piercing Shaman; Becky's Breast Cuttings; Should Body Play Continue? (Message from the Publisher); Resource Directory.

Menlo Park, CA: Insight Books, 1994. First Edition. Stapled wrappers. Quarto. 32pp (including covers). Illustrated with b&w photos, mostly taken by Fakir Musafar. Some very faint creases along spine, corner crease to rear cover. Otherwise a very good or better copy. Quarterly magazine produced and edited by Fakir Musafar. Most of the articles were written by Musafar. Articles in this issue include: Editorial: Bodymod in Cyberspace: Hard Pain, Soft Pain, No Pain; Sun Dance; Bettie Page Bondage: With Cleo & Fashia - A Photo Essay by Fakir; Pretty Feet and How They are Made; Torture Kings; Resource Directory.

Menlo Park, CA: Insight Books, 1996. First Edition. Stapled wrappers. Quarto. 32pp (including covers). Illustrated with b&w photos, mostly taken by Fakir Musafar. Price sticker ghost to front. Otherwise a very good or better copy. Quarterly magazine produced and edited by Fakir Musafar. Most of the articles were written by Musafar. Articles in this issue include: Flesh Hooks: Suspensions & Tensions (Part 1) - takes up most of this issue; Remarkable Women: Idexa, Erica Skadsen, Sunny Cover; Resource Directory.

Menlo Park, CA: Insight Books, 1994. First Edition. Stapled wrappers. Quarto. 32pp (including covers). Illustrated with b&w photos, mostly taken by Fakir Musafar. Some very faint creases along spine, otherwise a near fine copy. Quarterly magazine produced and edited by Fakir Musafar. Most of the articles were written by Musafar. Articles in this issue include: Editorial:Network TV is Afraid of Us; More Breasts; More Contorts; More Claws; More Small Waists; Radical Moderns: Sid Ziara & Lily Burana; Labrets: For Pierced Lower Lip Beauty; Nomad: A Body Piercing Studio, A Rainforest, A Museum. A Haven for Modern Primitives; Resource Directory.

Menlo Park, CA: Insight Books, 1995. First Edition. Stapled wrappers. Quarto. 32pp (including covers). Illustrated with b&w photos, mostly taken by Fakir Musafar. Some very faint creases along spine, old price sticker to front. Otherwise a very good or better copy. Quarterly magazine produced and edited by Fakir Musafar. Most of the articles were written by Musafar. Articles in this issue include: Editorial: Penang Piercing festival Special Report: Part 2; Midori: Eurasian Fetish Fashion Diva; Maria in Cups; Kiss of Fire: The Branding of Slave Dina; Well Turned Ankles; Resource Directory.