Matt J Menger (27 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Plus. Father Matt Menger is the first American priest to be missioned to the primitive Kingdom of Laos. He was a close friend and at one time the pastor of the near-legendary Doctor Tom Dooley. Forward to the book by the legendary and former presidential candidate Ross Perot. Book and Dust Jacket are in Good Plus condition with a tight binding and mostly clean crisp pages. There is a name and address stamp on the first blank end paper and title page from St. Michael Hall in Bensalem, PA. Book has come from a personal collection. DJ is NOT price clipped. Dust Jacket show some soiling and is now covered by a clear mylar cover.

Hardcover. vg/g, dj rubbed. Owner's sticker inside cover. Viet Nam; 5890.

Hardback. Red cloth, 8vo., 226pp. Foreward by H. Ross Perot. Thirteen years as a missionary in Laos. Owners inscription ffep, dust jacket shows slight edge wear, chipping. Illustrated. Book condition VG in Good+ DJ. Binding: HB.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. CLOSED TEAR TO DJ., CLEAN COPY.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. (Catholic Church, Missions, Laos) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Foreword by H. Ross Perot. 226pp. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket with some fading on the spine, chips and tears.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Ross Perot provides the introduction to Menger's first person account of a missionary in Laos. This is the hardcover issue, fine in a dust jacket with some scratches and dust soiling to the rear panel; still about near fine. Unless otherwise noted, our first editions are first printings.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

MENGER, Matt J. IN THE VALLEY OF THE MEKONG. An American In Laos. Foreword by H. Ross Perot. Paterson, NJ: St. Anthony Guild Press, [1970]. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation from Menger on front endpaper: "Ken, Keep up your fine work. My prayers are with you. Fr. Matt, o.m.i. April 16, 1970." Very Good (bright, little insect damage front gutter & little browning pastedowns); moderate wear (some sunning spine) d/j. $25.00.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Tape Repaired DJ. First Edition. 266pp. Two sections of illus. There is a half-inch gouge injury to the rear cover and dj. There are small tape repairs to the dj. Forword by H. Ross Perot. The first American Priest missioned to the Kingdom of Laos relates thirteen years of unbelieveable experiences from joys to heartbreaks. His award-winning story "How To Capture a Nation" appears in this book. It gives an inside version of the political struggles which brought Laos to the brink of full-scale war. (loc 539/1).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Foreword by H. Ross Perot. 226pp. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket with some fading on the spine, tiny chips and tears.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition with this foreword, previously published in 1969. Fine in near fine, lightly soiled dustwrapper with some light wear to the ends of the spine and a chip to the top of the rear panel. Foreword by H. Ross Perot.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book is clean and tight. Corners and ends of spine are bumped and shelf worn. Signed and inscribed to Bob & Dottie from Laos! . Fr. Matt OMI. Browning on endpages. Has a bookmark with a picture of Fr. Matt laid in. Thirteen years as a missionary in Laos. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 226 pages; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Book fine, Dust jacket fine. Dust Jacket Condition: dj. 1st. Previous owner's name and address in ink on the front pastedown endpaper. The dust jacket has minor chips and closed tears to the extremities.

hardcover. Condition: Good. St. Anthony Guild Press Hardcover with jacket. Open triangular tear at bottom of jacket back cover, repaired with clear tape, but still with a piece missing of less than an inch. Clean pages, tight binding.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Meets or exceeds the good condition guidelines. Nice copy. Gift inscription inside cover. Five star seller - Buy with confidence!

Half-Leather. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Good Ivory w/gilt lettering, dec. Covered in plastic. Spotting first 5 pps, loosened photo pps. Numerous color and b/w photos. SIGNED by Author "To Berta & Sabino, with my greetings & prayers from Laos, Fr. Matt, O.M.I. Vientiane, Laos, February, l970" ffep and stamped with Menger's name and APO address in San Francisco (same stamp title page). Two newspaper articles dated 1970 about Fr. Menger's work in Vietnam, two prayer cards with his name, an original order form for this book at cost of $3.95 which describes Matt J. Menger, O.M.I. as "the first American missionary assigned to Laos", and a 1969 Catholic Calendar from St. Luke's Church, San Antonio. Non-fiction. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition with this foreword, previously published in 1969. Foreword by H. Ross Perot. 226pp. Illustrated with black and white plates. Toning on the endpapers else near fine in a very good dust jacket with rubbing, creasing, and tears. Inscribed by the author.

Condition: Good. Signed Copy . Acceptable dust jacket. Inscribed by author on front endpage. Dust jacket price clipped. (laos, travel).

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. RO30066800: non daté. In-12. Relié toilé. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 226 pages. Frontispice : planche illustrée d'une photo en noir et blanc. Nombreuses planches illustrées de photos en noir et blanc. Ouvrage en anglais. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: no dj. In the Valley of the Mekong. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. 12mo. Printed white boards. About fine in near fine plastic dust jacket, we believe as issued. The very scarce true first edition, the first American edition was issued a year later with a foreword by H. Ross Perot.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. 12mo. 285pp. Illustrated with color and black and white plates. Printed white boards. Binding toned and slightly cocked with the spine ends gently bumped, tiniest price inked on the front pastedown, very good or a bit better in a very good non-removable plastic dust jacket (we believe as issued) with some wear, a little bit of edge loss, and a split on the lower "flap." Inscribed by Menger on the front fly: "To Celia, With special greetings from Laos! Fr. Matt OMI." The very scarce true first edition; the first American edition was issued a year later with a foreword by H. Ross Perot.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. 12mo. 285pp. Illustrated with color and black and white plates. Printed white boards. Boards with a bit of light toning, pages slightly wavy, just about near fine in a very good or better non-removable plastic dust jacket (we believe as issued) with modest wear, a tiny split at the spine, and a bit of edge loss. Inscribed by Menger on the front fly: "To Paul, God bless you! Fr. Matt OMI." The very scarce true first edition; the first American edition was issued a year later with a foreword by H. Ross Perot.