Titles starting with C from John Lord's Books

New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1986. pp: [x], 243. Bound in grey paper-covered boards, titled in silver to the spine. Small "R" in ink to top left corner of title page. Small amount of tape residue to spine and with crease running the vertical length; very light shelf wear. Slight toning to the spine of the dust jacket; very light creasing to the edges. Stamped " Winona Co -Op " to top edge and stamped " Discard" to ffep. Text block very clean. 0586 printed to bottom of front ... more information

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Grand Rapids, Mi.: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1973. pp: 192. Fully illustrated with b&w and colour photographs. Sources. Bound in sand-coloured paper-covered boards, titled in black to top board and to spine. Lacks dust jacket.Essentially twenty pages of text with the balance of the book being devoted to photographs of Lewis's haunts around the British Isles, his friends and associates, pages from his books etc. most of which have fairly extensive captions. . ISBN: 0802815456. First Edition... more information

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Toronto / Erin ,ON.: Stoddart / the Boston Mills Press., 1993. pp: 133. Fully ilustrated with b&w photographs, maps, one double-page in colour, being a reproduction of an A.H.Hider litho ( c.1890) of the Gooderham & Worts Distillery. The author provides a self-guided walking tour through Cabbagetown and vicinity. Bibliography, index. Covers slightly toned to the edges. Originally published in 1984, by Boston Mills Press.. ISBN: 0919783007. First Edition Thus.. Illustrated Card Covers.. Near Fine. 8... more information

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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1969. pp: 320. Fully illustrated with b&w and colour photographs, reproductions of early engravings. Decorated endpapers. Bibliography, index. A study of fifty furniture makers from Europe and America, from the sixteenth century to the present day.. First U. S. Edition.. Cloth, Gilt Lettering.. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to. Antiques, Furniture, Furniture Makers.. ... more information

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Cayuga, ON.: Haldimand County Museum., 1984. pp: [iv], 94. Illustrated with b&w photographs, advertisements, ledger pages, etc. Bibliography. An introduction and inventory of the cabinet makers of Haldimand County, presented town by town. A fine copy.. First Edition. Card Covers.. Fine. 4to. Canada, Ontario, Haldimand, Antiques, Furniture.. ... more information

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Simcoe, ON.: Norfolk Historical Society., 1975. pp: iii, 144. Illustrated with b&w photographs,drawings, old advertisements. Signed by the editor #687 of 688 copies. Small bump to lower fore-corners. Ex-library of the Art Gallery of Ontario ( non-lending); library bookplate to font pastedown; pencilled acquisition information to gutter of front endpapers; embossed stamp to title page. . Signed by Editor.. Limited/Numbered. Cloth. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 4to. Ex-Library ( Private ). Canadiana, Antiques... more information

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Simcoe, ON.: Norfolk Historical Society., 1976. pp: iii, 144. Illustrated with b&w photographs,drawings, old advertisements. Signed by the editor and numbered #257 of 588 copies. An excellent history of Norfolk County's craftsmen.. Signed by Editor.. Limited/Numbered, Second Revised Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 4to. Canadiana, Antiques, Furniture, Signed.. ... more information

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New York: Bonanza Books, 1983. pp: [viii], 152. Profusely illustrated, primarily with archival b&w photographs added to which are a few engravings and early technical drawings. Index. A Bonanza reprint, originally published by Celestial Arts in 1980.. ISBN: 0517408783. First Edition Thus.. Cloth- Backed Boards.. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8 1/2" x 10 1/2". Railways, Railroads, Streetcars, Cable Cars, California, San Francisco.. ... more information

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Los Angeles: CAD Publishing., 1969. pp: [3] - 98; [3] - 98, 3 - 90.Illustrated with b&w and colour photographs. A compilation of three issues of CAD publications: CAD, Volume 2, Number 5, August 1969; CAD Volume 2, Number 4, May, 1969; CAD Volume 2, Number 2, December , 1968. Quarterly Journal.. Illustrated Card Covers.. Near Fine. 4to. Erotica.. ... more information

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Edinburgh: William Brown for the Bazaar Book Committee., 1925. pp: xiv, 173. Colour frontispiece by Henry W. Kerr, plus eight b&w plates. Quarter-bound in grey paper-covered boards backed with grey cloth, titled in faded gilt to the spine. Fore- and bottom edges untrimmed. Owner's name to front free endpaper, dated Christmas 1931.. First Edition. Cloth- Backed Boards.. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Literature, Essays, Poetry.. ... more information

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Markham, ON.: Viking/Penguin Books Canada., 1987. pp: xxvi, 450. Well illustrated with b&w reproductions of contemporary engravings, art works, etc., map. Map endpapers. Appendices, index. Signed by the author to the title page. Dust jacket has half-inch closed tear to top edge of front panel; one-inch tear to bottom of spine; half-inch tear to top and bottom edge of rear panel. Newman's sequel to Company of Adventurers.. ISBN: 0670809675. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Good - Ver... more information

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London: Ian Allan Ltd., 1964. pp: 190. Colour painting frontispiece, thirty-two pages of b& w photographs, plus numerous line dawings of equipment and maps. Index. Bound in blue cloth, titled in silver to the spine; very light shelf wear. Dust jacket is moderately worn to the edges and the extremities ; quarter-inch tear to top edge of front panel; some chipping to head and tail of spine; half-inch closed tear to top edge of rear panel. Includes the maritime activities of the company.. Second Edition. C... more information

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Calgary, Alta: Calgary Brewing and Malting Co./ Carling O'Keefe Breweries. . pp: [iv], [52]. One page of text followed by twenty-five full page colour photographs of the carriages with an opposing page of explication. No date of publication but probably mid-1970s. . First Edition. Card Covers, French Flaps.. Near Fine. Square 4to.. Canada, Transportation, Carriages.. ... more information

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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1891. pp: xvi, 268. Very well illustrated with b&w photographs and sketches to the text. Floral endpapers. Ex-YMCA Library, Montreal, label to front pastedown, several stamps labels removed from rear endpapers, causing tear and loss to free endpaper. Bound in pinkish-brown cloth decorated with picture of Redwood and log structure in black to top board and titled in gilt to top board and to spine. Binding is badly worn to edges and to extremities; spine faded and frayed... more information

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San Francisco.: Chronicle Books., 1988. pp:xii, 274. Well illustrated with b&w photographs, artists' renderings, floor plans, architectural cross sections, elevations,etc. etc. Bibliography, index of architects. Half-inch tear with small loss to bottom of rear joint of dust jacket. Forwards by Kathryn Gualtieri and James J. Rawls. This book is the HABS catalogue for California and is the only volume of its kind, listing over 1,000 historically important buildings.. ISBN: 0877015538. First Edition. P... more information

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Scarborough, Ont: Prentice Hall Canada Ltd., 1975. pp: xii, 195. Well illustrated with b&w photographs and reproductions of memorabilia. Foreword by Gordon Sinclair. Stain to about an inch of lower fore-corner of text block and to both free endpapers. A couple of pages have been dog-eared. Seven-line inscription to the front free endpaper signed by Luftspring and dated Nov. 6/76. Gift inscrition to half title. Dust jacket has half-inch closed tear to bottom edge of front panel with two shorter closed te... more information

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San Marino, Ca.: Golden West Books, 1984. pp: 256. Well illustrated with b&w photographs. Glossary of words and terms, index. Dust jacket has one-inch tear to top of front panel; spine sunned from orange to yellow. Partly biographical retelling as it does, the years that the author spent with the D & RGW , some of which was spent manning the 'Big Hook' to keep the lines clear.. ISBN: 0870950878. First Edition. Cloth, Gilt Lettering.. Fine/Very Good. 8vo. America, Railroads, Railways, Wrecks.... more information

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Cannington, ON.: The Corporation of the Village of Cannington., 1971. pp: [x], 274, [4, blank], 25 ( index). Tipped-in colour frontispiece, many b&w photographs. Map endpapers. Index. Owner's label to front free endpaper, else fine. Bound in red cloth, arms of Cannington in gilt to top board, titled in gilt to spine. . First Edition. Cloth, Gilt Lettering.. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo. Canada, Ontario, Local History.. ... more information

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Ottawa: The National Film Board of Canada., 1968. pp: 247. Lavishly illustrated with b&w photographs, with added poetry by Miriam Waddington. Index. Quarter-inch closed tear to top edge of front panel of dust jacket; small nick to top edge of rear panel. Photographers include: John de Visswer, Tibor Gatszegi, Richard Harrington, Evelyn Vance, and Yousuf Karsh.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Tall 4to.. Canada, Pictorial, Photographic, Art.. ... more information

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Toronto: LMK Enterprises., 1995. pp: [iv], 236. Adhesive label to verso of title page inscribed Best Wishes/ William D..../ & N..../Larry M. Kohut/ Apr 13/2000. Handsomely bound in green bonded leather in the style of crushed morocco, titled in gilt to the spine. " This book represents three decades of the writer's life and times in the hospitality industry, serving celebrities in major hotels and restaurants from Vancouver to Calgary, Banff, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal, Freeport, Bahamas, and ... more information

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