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London: Max Parrish, 1962. Twenty-two pages of text with the balance of the book being devoted to 128 magnificent b&w photographs, many dating back to the early days of motoring. Dust jacket has a half-inch and a one-inch tear to top edge of front panel; two-inch tear from top of rear joint into rear panel, repaired internally with tape. . First Edition. Cloth, Gilt Lettering.. Very Good/Fair - Good, Price Clipped.. 4to. Automobiles, Cars.. ... more information

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London:: Thames & Hudson., 1963. pp: viii, 342. Illustrated with 62 b&w plates. Bibliography, index. Covers all aspects of sports from the earliest archaeological evidence to the modern Olympics. Fascinating, even for a non-jock like myself, especially when the author delves into some of the " sports" such as Blondin on his tightrope.. First English Language Edition. Paper Covered Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. SPORTS, HISTORY.. ... more information

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Chicago: Moody Press., 1965. pp: viii, 1192, 16. 536 b&w illustrations to the text, including, drawings, photographs, and maps. Sixteen pages of maps in colour following the text. Thumb indexed. Dust jacket hjas one-inch tear to top of front flap-fold; quarter-inch tear to top of front panel; one-inch tear to top of front joint; small chips to head of spine and to top of rear panel. Contains over 7,000 references.. Twelfth Printing.. Cloth, Gilt Lettering.. Very Good - Near Fine./Good, Price Clipped.. I... more information

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London: Pitman House Ltd., 1980. pp: 320.Foreword by Sir John Geilgud. Fully illustrated with b&w and colour photographs , paintings, drawings etc. Glossary, indices. Owner's name to ffep, blacked out in three lines. Bump to top corner affecting the majority of the text block for about a quarter-inch. A chronological encyclopedia of entertainers and entertainment.. ISBN: 0273015427. First Edition. Cloth, Gilt Lettering.. Very Good/Very Good. Tall 4to.. Theatre, Entertainment.. ... more information

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[Unionville, ON.]: [Unionville Junior Farmers Association. 1947. Printed Wrappers, Stapled. Fine. First Edition. 8vo. pp: 65. Illustrated with b&w photographs; many congratulatory ads. Letters of congratulation from various ministers, politicians etc. A history of Unionville Junior farmers from its formation in 1932. An unread copy.. CANADA, ONTARIO, FARMING, LOCAL HISTORY.. ... more information

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Peterborough, Ont:: Clock House,, 1969. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 280pp. . The dust jacket has light edge wear.. Second Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to. CANADIANA, GLASS COLLECTIBLES. ... more information

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Peterborough, Ont: Clock House, 1972. pp: xvi, 17 - 240. Illustrated throughout with b&w photographs, eight pages in colour. Glossaries, bibliography.Illustrated endpapers. Very minor chipping to the extremities. Probably the definitive guide to Canadian bottles. Also covers insulators. First edition limited to 3000 copies.. First Canadian Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Collectibles, Bottles, Antiques.. ... more information

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Peterborough, Ont: Clock House., 1987. pp: 223, [1, ads]. Fully illustrated with thousands of marks. Contains marks on silver, pottery, porcelain and glass. An indispensible reference for the collector. Light shelf wear.. ISBN: 0919234106. Ninth Printing. Revised & Expanded.. Cerlox Binding.. Very Good. 8vo. Antiques, Collectibles, Marks.. ... more information

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Markham, ON.: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 1981. pp: 126, [1, ads.]. Fully illustrated with b&w photographs.Glossary, bibliography, index. Light wear to edges of binding and with a partial glass ring to front cover. Owner's name to front free endpaper. Covers Canadian, and some foreign clocks. The second printing of the revised and expanded edition of 1980. First edition published in 1975.. Second Edition, Second Printing.. Cerlox Binding.. Very Good. 8vo. Antiques, Clocks, Price Guide.. ... more information

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Dublin: Hodges, Smith, and Co., 1857. pp: [ii], 762. Index. Bound in half calf over paper-covered boards, titled in gilt to the spine.Lacking about half of the spine ( vertically). Overall the text is clean and quite tight except to the middle of the test block where it is slightly pulled and just a tad tender. Worn to the edges and to the extremities. It would appear that the paper part of the binding is actually done over the original pebbled cloth binding, unfortunately it is impossible to tell if th... more information

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Kelowna, B.C.: Regatta City Press, 1976. 360pp.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Agriculture, Fruit Growing. ... more information

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London: Arlington Books, 1978. Cloth, Gilt Lettering. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Edition. 8vo. pp: 397. Upton's second novel. Set in the German concentration camp of Madona, in Latvia and in South Africa in the 1960s.. FICTION, THRILLER. FICTION-FIRST EDITIONS. ... more information

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Toronto: Canadian Urban Transit Association., 1985. pp: 20 ( inc. covers). Illustrated with b&w photographs ( well, actually, the whole thing is printed in blue ink). This eition extends a " Welcome to Toronto. 80th Annual Meeting. June 9 - 13, 1985".. Monthly Magazine. Self Wraps , Stapled.. Fine. 4to. Canada, Railways, Railroads, Interurbans, Streetcars, Trolleys.. ... more information

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Toronto: Initiative Publishing House., 1984. pp: 172. Sixteen pages b&w photographs. Some soiling to rear panel of dust jacket. At first glance this book appears to be about the Cotswolds , but it would appear to be more about Toronto and environs.. Signed and Inscribed By Author.. First Edition. Cloth, Gilt Lettering.. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. England, Cotswolds, Canada, Toronto, Signed.. ... more information

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New York: E. P. Dutton., 1977. pp: xx, 262. Fully illustrated with drawings and distribution maps. Notes, bibliography, index of common names, index of scientific names. . ISBN: 0876902433. First Trade Paperback Edition.. Illustrated Card Covers.. Near Fine. Illus. by Michael J. Ursin.. 8vo. Natural History, Fishes, Icthyology.. ... more information

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Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1984. Cloth. Fine/Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 325pp. A history of the struggles between Indians and Whites. Includes black and white illustrations and maps.. INDIAN WARS AMERICANA NATIVE PEOPLES-NORTH AMERICA. ... more information

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Vancouver: Bodima Books. 1978. Illustrated Wrappers. Near Fine. First Edition. 81/2" x 11". pp: 140. Six pages of text, balance composed of full-page historical photographs with captions.. CANADA, TORONTO.. ... more information

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London: Collins, 1965. pp: 64.Full colour illustrations. Decorated endpapers. owner's name and dated '67 to the half-title. Green paper covered boards with full colour illustration to top board. Very slight soiling to front panel of dust jacket. A choice copy.. First Edition. Pictorial Paper-Covered Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Margaret Tempest.. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Juvenile.. ... more information

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