Periodical Books

London: Cassell & Company, Limited, 1924. Original red cloth with cowboy on bucking horse on boards. Foldout colour frontispiece of the Engines of the Four New Railway Groups, with article on page 86. Colour plate of 30 different jerseys of famous rugby football clubs. Much, much more. Title page separated at foot. Five-inch tear in front joint of spine. Several hundred pages of illustrations, stories, articles to keep a young reader busy for weeks !. Hard Cover. Fair to Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Various Colour Plates and Drawings. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (more information)

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London: Biggs, 1848. Original fine tooled half-leather on marbled boards. Black cloth tape on both hinges. Last six weeks missing, but extant are issues from 8 May, 1847 through 18 March, 1848. 750 pp. Body is good, readable, unmarked and unclipped condition. Very small print. Would take the rest of the winter to read it.. Volume V(Partial). Three-Quarter Leather. Fair/No Jacket. Illus. by Various. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (more information)

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London: Religious Tract Society, 1881. Original 3/4 brown leather on black cloth on boards. No DJ. Dated 1881, but includes some misdated (1884) copies. No. 1392 through No. 1444. Previous owner's name. Hinges lightly cracked, but clean and sound overall. 844 pp.. Three-Quarter Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Various Colour and B/W Ill.. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (more information)

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London: S.W. Partridge & Co., 1890. Original green cloth heavily decorated in black and lettered in gilt. Apparently a periodical issued monthly, but this volume without mastheads or single issue dates is adjudged to be a "yearly volume" for 1890 (Numbers 241 through 252). Stories, songs, and lovely engravings. Minor corner wear, repaired tear at foot of backstrip, and one strained gutter glued. 188 pp with index, plus ads... Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Various. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (more information)

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Chicago: The Dial Company, 1909. Original brown faux leather cloth on boards. Leather backstrip showing shoulder wear. Library bookplate with evidence of no circulation (Card is blank). General articles on history, art, biography(William Blake), music, and everything imaginable. Exterior cracking at hinges, but still securely bound. Patterned endpapers. 476 pp.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (more information)

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Paris: Imprimerie Bayeusaine, 1976. Original tan cloth on boards. Ten complete issues of this periodical for office workers, all text in French. Articles, ads, crossword, even some shorthand from 30 years ago ! Prices are a hoot ! Pass this around at your next coffee break or office party ! Several Acadia University Library ink stamps on edges and issue covers, otherwise clean and undamaged. Very securely bound. 250 pp. approx.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Various Ads, Photos. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Periodical. (more information)

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Fredericton, N.B.: University Press of New Brunswick, Ltd., 1958. Original dark blue cloth on boards. Full two-year run beginning with Number 1, incorporating the Maritime Advocate and Busy East. History, geography, travel, trade, and literature of the Atlantic Provinces of Canada. Several pieces of fiction by Daphne DuMaurier and Ernest Buckler. Many ads, some in colour. Vol. 48 contains a complete index for both volumes. Both are heavy books, so will need extra postage. . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Photos, Drawings, Ads. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Bound Periodical. (more information)

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N.Y.: The Century Co., 1914. Original magazine with cover drawing of a farmer with a team of white draft horses. Many stories, a few poems, and scads of ads. Front edge of cover chipped, and bottom inch of spine missing. Still in good, easily readable condition. Order a new Locomobile with push-button starting or a tin of Libby's Cooked Ox Tongues ! 52 pp.. Soft Cover. Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Many Full-page Illustrations. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Periodical. (more information)

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London: Macmillan and Co., 1913. Original grey heavy card covers. Articles on The Irish Question, Islam and the Empire, Canada and Anglo-American Relations, United Kingdom (Various articles), Canada (Various articles), Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand. Several articles focus on Labour and Tariffs. Previous owner's name. Colour map of Near and Middle East. 190 pp. Cover grubby. Interior clean.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bound Periodical. (more information)

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Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1922. Original black cloth on boards. 690 pp. Very heavy, so please allow for extra postage.. Hard Cover. Good Plus to Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Photos and Drawings. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bound Periodical. (more information)

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N.Y.: Re-printed for Ezra Sargeant, 1811. Original paper boards backed in black leather. Most of the first 34 pages (one article only) obliterated by glued-in clippings. Balance lightly browned, but easily readable. Article II is a speech by John Leach, M.P., on Limitations to the Royal Authority. Article III is related to mining; New Theory of the Formation of Veins. Article IV treats Liberty of the Press with wit and humour. Travels in the South of Spain (In Letters) by William Jacob, M.P.,comprises Article V. The sixth article is Burney's Tentamen, a study of the metrical remains of the dramatic poets. A History of Arithmetic by M. Peyrard comprises Article VII. Several more articles are included, for a total of 510 pp., minus the obliterated ones. Catalog of new publications and an index complete this volume. Well-bound.. Re-print. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bound Periodical. (more information)

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London: Ingram Brothers, 1894. Original edition of this paper handbound at University of Toronto Press. Very clean. Unmarked and undamaged except for one missing lower page corner (advertising).. Features include British Mission to Cabul, Irish Fairies (by Andrew Lang), The Ardamont Case, The Manchester Ship Canal, At a London School Board Truant School, Officers of Parliament, St. Paul's Cathedral, The Duke of York at Worcester, Officers of Parliament, The Funeral of Kossuth, The Hidden Treasure at Mandalay, The Royal Wedding at Coburg, The First Edition Mania, Algernon Charles Swinburne, New Gallery Pictures, Pastels by John Russell, Antwerp International Exhibition, Pictures from the Royal Academies, Academy Pictures, Reopening of Norwich Cathedral, Opening of the Manchester Ship Canal by Her Majesty the Queen, Recent Earthquakes in Greece, The Glorious First of June, Volunteer Coast Defence Railway Artillery, Battles of the British Army (Waterloo), Basutoland, as well as regular columns and ads. 836 pp. in all. Minimal library evidence. VERY HEAVY BOOK will require extra postage.. Hard Cover. Good Plus to Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Various. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. (more information)

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London: The Amalgamated Press Ltd., 1933. Original red cloth with cowboy on bucking horse on boards. Foldout colour frontispiece and eleven more colour plates. Serial stories, stories in series, long and short complete stories, articles, poetry, and 13 photo pages. This book should keep a young reader busy for weeks !. Hard Cover. Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Various. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (more information)

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Chicago: The Dial Company, 1910. Original dark brown cloth with 1/4 leather backing on boards. Hinges are dry and fragile. Library bookplate and stamps. Essays, Casual Comments, and book reviews, the subjects of which we have several in stock. Literature, art, history, science, and other important subjects of the day. 542 pp. . Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Various. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Periodical. (more information)

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London: The Guardian/ Atlantic Books, 2005. Original black cloth on boards. All very good, with no marks or damage. Highlights of the year as in The Guardian. 274 pp.. First ( No Additional printings). Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Drawings and Colour Photos. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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London: Strahan & Co., 1872. Original 3/4 leather on feathered boards. 880 pp. including index, followed by Christmas, 1871 (50 pp.) Well-bound, with many illustrations. Very heavy book will require extra postage.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Various. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bound Periodical. (more information)

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Saint John, N.B.: The Editor, 1906. Original marbled boards backed and cornered in leather on boards. Front board nearly separated. Very clean condition inside except for a few scant pencil marginalia in one article. Contains all four issues of the periodical for that year. . Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Maps, Drawings, and Photos. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bound Periodical. (more information)

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London: Jones & Company, 1825. Original 3/4 brown leather over marbled boards in shades of brown and black. Leather is blindstamped with flowers at edges. Gilt lettering and decorations on spine. Leather section where title is printed is coloured black. Silk ribbon marker. Some corner and edgewear as one would expect in a volume of this age. Leather at hinges has begun to crack, but is holding. Occasional foxing, not affecting text. Newspaper article glued to front endpaper regarding a military transfer. Envelope glued inside back cover contains an 1829 newspaper clipping about Dr. Johnson. Old tape repair (3" at gutter) to back of title page of The Rambler. Pencilled "X"'s in margins of Table of Contents. The Rambler appeared twice a week, every Tuesday and Friday, from March 20, 1750 until March 14, 1752. It contained essays aimed at reforming the manners and morals of its readers. Topics included: "The folly of cards," "The uneasiness and disgust of female cowardice," "The cruelty of parental tyranny," " The effect of sudden riches upon the manners," etc. The Idler was a weekly essay (Saturday) written by Dr. Johnson for "The Universal Chronicle, or Weekly Gazette" from April 15, 1758 until April 5, 1760. Johnson's style was slightly different in The Idler essays: he continues his lectures on human life, but relates them to topics of the day. The Idler essays were often stolen and reprinted without credit in other newspapers and magazines, much to the chagrin of the Universal Chronicle's editors. The Rambler contains 351 pages, while The Idler has 111 pages. . 3/4 Leather on Marbled Board. Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Engravings By Various Artists. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Periodical. (more information)

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London: The Woman's Magazine, 1925. Original red cloth with colour pastedown of two young women dressed in fur-trimmed coats and holding birds and flowers, on bevelled boards. Immaculate condition with no marks, damage, or soil. This delightful copy was obviously sold as a bound volume, and is not a compilation of monthly issues. 704 pp. with index. We have listed Volume XLIV in the same faultless condition, as well as Volume 48 and Volume 50 with DJs, all four from the same schoolteacher. These heavy books will need extra postage, and will be shipped only by trackable, insured service. NOTE : Vol. 48 with DJ is sold ! AND FURTHER: A customer pointed out an article in this Vol. 46 by Mrs. Joseph Conrad, wife of the well-known author who had died just a year earlier. It is entitled, "My Methods with My Children"and is signed, "Jessie Conrad.". Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by P.B. Hickling, et al. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Bound Periodical. (more information)

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London: The Woman's Magazine, 1923. Original blue cloth with large colour pastedown by Hickling of young woman feeding pigeons, on bevelled boards. It is a privilege to list such an interesting book in such unusually good condition ! There are no names or signs of damage or soil anywhere in the book. Only minute wear at the lower corners of the covers prevents its grading FINE. I am quite sure that this book was sold in this bound condtion originally, and is not a compilation of monthly issues. 704 pp. with index. We have also listed Vol. 46 in the same faultless condtion, as well as Vol.48 and Vol. 50, the latter two with DJs, all from the same schoolteacher. These heavy books will require significant extra postage and will be sent only by trackable, insured shipping. NOTE: Vol. 48 with DJ has been sold !. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by P.B. Hickling, et al. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Bound Periodical. (more information)

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Camden East, Ontario: Equinox Publishing, 1982. Original pictorial cover charter issue, very good. This magazine was started by James M. Lawrence in tiny Camden East, Ontario, a few years after the amazingly successful launch and worldwide distribution of his Harrowsmith Magazine. Outstanding in its quality of writing and photographic reproduction, this first issue features articles on the Father of Ice Mountains, Artist Robert Bateman, the fishing village of Petit Forte, caribou of the Barren-Ground, architecture of University College, and deep-water submersible vehicles, with a special feature on La Loche, Sask. by Charles Long. 136 pp.. Charter Issue, Jan.-Feb., 1982. Pictorial Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Various. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (more information)

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Kentville, N.S.: Nova Scotia Sanatorium, 1954. Original pictorial soft cover periodical in gold and black, featuring new infirmary. Special issue honours 50th anniversaries of the National Tuberculosis Association and the Department of Public Health of Nova Scotia as well as that of the "San". Many photos, related articles, patient admissions and discharges, and local ads. Cover shows normal creasing. There is no writing and no damage. 160 pp.. Soft Cover. Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Photos. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Periodical. (more information)

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Richmond, VA: Robert Harding Company, 1910. Original grey soft card covers with white lettering. Clean and sound. No biography found on Pell, but available references suggest that he was a popular preacher at the beginning of the 20th Century. This booklet carries a religious theme overall. 96 pp.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. (more information)

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N.Y.: Harper and Brothers Publishers, 1949. Original black cloth on boards. Introduction by Anne Fremantle. 40 Articles reprinted from several issues of The Commonweal Magazine from 1927 to 1949. 310 pp. Unmarked and undamaged.. Stated First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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New Ulm, MN: Mind and Body Publishing Company, 1932. Original soft cover stapled periodicals; Nos. 401,402, and 403 of Vol. 38 and No. 404 of Vol. 39. Some articles are: Are Girls Capable of Competing Against Their Brothers?, Psychology to the Aid of Physical Education, Prevention of Physical and Mental Defects, three articles on Stammering and Stuttering, and many more. Each of the four issues has 48 pp. . Soft Cover. Good Plus to Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Booklet. (more information)

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Fredericton, N.B.: English Depts., UNB and St. Thomas University, 1968. Original stapled trade paperback with fern motif in yellow on beige wrappers. Celebrate 60 years of this literary journal by completing your collection. This copy the only one of this issue presently available on this site. Editorial bemoans the decline of Canadian short stories. Contributions by Alden Nowlan, et al. High point for me is a laid-in letter from "Aunt Peggy" addressed to "Cathy" and typed on Fiddlehead letterhead. Dated December 9, 1968, it apologizes: "This is a sample copy of the Fiddlehead. I could not start your subscription with the Fall issue as we are running short...." Female nudes by Sylvia Roth. Negligible cover soil. Previous owner's name. 102 pp. ( Several others available).. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Marjory Donaldson (Cover) / Drawings By Sylvia Roth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Periodical. (more information)

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Philadelphia: Blackstone Publishing Company, 1887. Original soft cover periodical. Front cover very soiled at bottom, and lower right corner tip missing. No writing and no other damage except previous owner's name to front cover. English cases by Wright. American cases by Carson. 320 pp.. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Periodical. (more information)

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