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Toronto: William Briggs, The Copp Clark Company, 1897. 350 pp. This is the first history text book for schools that has been written on a Dominion standpoint rather than provincial. Title page carries authorization for use in 7 provinces and a list of provincial publishers. Illustrated. Color frontis of Canadian flag and coat of arms. Color map. Previous owner's name boldly written on a number of pages throughout the book. Age browning to eps. Some wear to spine and edges. . Hard Cover. Very Good.
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The History of the Dominion of Canada
by Clement W.H.P
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The Canadian Naturalist
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Toronto: Coles Publishing Company, 1971. Illustrated card covers. Coles Canadiana Collection. Originally published 1840. A series of conversations on the natural history of Lower Canada. Illustrated by forty-four engravings. 372pp including General Index, Scientific Index and List of Illustrations. A bright clean book.. Facsimile Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine.
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Original Sin. An Adam Dalgliesh Mystery
by James P D
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This 9th novel In the Adam Dalgliesh series is set on the Thames and many of the scenes and places described will be familiar to lovers of London's river. 'Original Sin' is P.D. James' most accomplished novel, unrivaled for sheer excitement, for its subtle portrayal of morality and justice and for the power of its storytelling. The 1994 Canadian publishing of this book precedes both the American and British publishing becoming the True First Edition. A bright copy in a price-intact dust jacket.
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Recent Locomotives 1947-70 (Troy Model Club Series)
by Randall P.E
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London: Nelson, 1970. 62 pp. Troy Model club Series. " Recent locomotives" shows the fascinating panorama of post-war model railways; the clockwork 'O' gauge 'freelance' tin-plate models, in their gay liveries of red, blue or green; the more realistic die-cast 'OO' gauge, modelling such great locomotives as the 'Flying Scotsman, the Mallard and the Britania', and the tiny 'N' gauge, whose locomotives can be fitted into a match box! The plates of the many models is accompanied by an authorative text. The author of this book is a founder and General Sectretary of the Hornby Railway Collector's Association and editor of the Hornby Railway Collector. Wonderful Color plates. Front board has gilt decoration of a wheel, gilt to spine. Dj is illustrated with model trains. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good
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3 On A Toothbrush. Adventures and Encounters Around The Globe
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New York: Doubleday & Company ., 1965. This account of Paar's travels reveals a different Paar than the one familiar to television viewers from his five years on the "To-night Show" and his own "Jack Paar Show" on NBC-TV. This is the private Paar, a sensitive, adventurous, courageous man....Here are fascinating stories unearthed in his travels. Come along with Jack to the South Pacific as he retraces the fateful last mission of Lt. John F. Kennedy's PT boat 109, to Moscow where he was installed in Lenin's suite (especially bugged for honored guests) Etc. Meet the people he encounters along the way.....Dr. Albert Schweitzer at his jungle hospital, the Solomon Island native who helped rescue President Kennedy in WW II, singer Mary Martin, Richard Nixon, etc. Photo section present. Bookplate to fep, name to ffep. Photo dust jacket. It remains bright and most serviceable.. Book Club Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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Invisible Wounds
by Palmer, Frederick
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New York: Dodd,Mead & Company, 1925. Green cloth boards. Gilt title block and title print to front board remains bright. Gilt title print to spine dulled. No ownership markings. Untrimmed bottom and foredge. Offsetting to endpapers. A square still-bright book. By the same author who gave us 'My Year of The Great War', 'My Second Year of The Great War', etc etc.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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The Pool
by Parker, Gordon
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London: Bachman & Turner, 1978. Author's third book. 'The Pool' dives deep into the murky waters of local politics, and comes out as a vivid, stark and all too relevant reminder that power corrupts. Greed, envy, stupidity, jealousy and outrage characterise the activities of Granton Town Council. And Granton could be any town..... A extremely bright, clean book. The jacket remains chipped but bright.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good.
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The Weavers. A Tale of England and Egypt of Fifty Years Ago
by Parker, Gilbert
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Toronto: The Copp Clark Co. Limited, 1910. Frontispiece by Andre Castaigne. Decorated green cloth boards and spine. Black title print to front board and spine. Name to ffep. The contents offer 42 chapters followed by a glossary. In part, Gilbert Parker's 'note' begins, " This book is not intended to be a historical novel..." All that is essential in the tale is based upon, and drawn from the life of both England and Egypt. Text edges toned. Boards remain bright.. Fourth Impression. Hard Cover. Good.
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The Triggerman's Dance
by Parker, T. Jefferson
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New York: Hyperion, 1996. The Triggerman's Dance is an intense, masterful novel of murder and revenge on California's Gold Coast - a page turning thriller with a deep emotional undercurrent about love, loss and the need to make things right. A truly harrowing and bone-chilling inquiry into the nature of evil. A very good mystery, and an even better love story.... A bright square book in an illustrated, price-intact dust jacket.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
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Double Deuce
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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1992. . Spencer returns in an unflinching, rapid-fire tale of urban life - and death - on Boston's mean streets. Blue-green boards with gilt title print to spine - light grey endpapers. No ownership markings on this book. Book and dust jacket immaculate.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.
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In-Laws & Outlaws
by Parkinson, C. Northcote
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London: John Murray, 1962. Attractive gilt art illustration shows well against red board. Gilt to spine. Free of owner's signature or inscriptions!.Highly illustrated DJ has price still intact.Front and back panel are both illustrated. Some sunning to spine. A Very nice Copy!. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Osbert Lancaster.
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Imitations Of Immortality. A Book of Literary Parodies
by Parrott, E.O. Compiled and Edited By
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England: Viking, 1986. A new major anthology of imitative verse and prose. In this compilation one can find fine examples of the work of such classic parodists as Brete Hart, Sir Max Beerbohm, Robert Benchley, E.V. Knox, Rudyard Kipling, G.K. Chesterton, etc, etc. Modern parodists are not neglected....well known writers and humorists find a place in E.O. Parrott's anthology. Roger Woodis, Woody Allan. Peter de Vries, etc. to name but a few. The book contains a good deal of material not previously published, much of it taken from literary competitions, a field in which the editor has been active for over 30 years. Bright blue boards, no ownership markings. Bottom edge of front board shows bumping. Bottom corner of rear board is bumped. The book and illustrated dust jacket remain bright and very clean.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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The Village And Wayside
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Don Mills, Ontario: The Ontario Publishing Company Limited (c.1967) Foreword by A.C. Hunter, Dean Emeritus, Memorial University of Newfoundland. A book of poetry by a prominent barrister of Newfoundland. Eighteen poems are present. A sampling.... 'The Rum Runner'.... 'The Guests of The Cathedral of St. John The Baptist'....'To Signal Hill, St. John's, Newfoundland'.... 'The Stevedore'.... 'The Burial of Thomas Ricketts, V.C.', etc, etc. Bright and extremely clean red cloth boards.... gilt title print to front board and spine. Dust jacket illustration by Helen Parsons Sheperd. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.
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The Poems of Doctor Zhivago
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Missouri: Hallmark Editions (c.1967) Translated from the Russian by Eugene M. Kayden (revised translations). Within the framework of his magnificent novel 'Doctor Zhivago', Boris Pasternik created these evocative poems attributed to his title character. They are moving thoughts from the heart of a man in love with life. Well illustrated - full-page drawings by Bill Greer. Floral illustrated endpapers. FFEP removed. Lovely wrap-around illustrated boards. The jacket photograph: The country house at Varykino from the motion picture "Doctor Zhivago' reproduced by special permission of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. A bright, clean copy.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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Marius The Epicurean. His Sensations And Ideas
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London: MacMillan and Co; Limited 1924 First Pocket Edition (1924) First Thus. Plum coloured boards. Bordered and blind-stamped initials of Walter Pater to front panel. Gilt title lettering and decoration to spine. Spine shows mild sunning..... title print remains bright. This copy carries a college reading room circular stamp to fep, prelim and to the last page. A firm, sound and square book.... a most presentable copy.. Hard Cover. Near Fine.
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Tales of Early Manitoba From the Winnipeg Free Press. Centennial Collection
by Paterson, Edith
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Winnipeg, Manitoba: The Winnipeg Free Press (c. 1970) Illustrated card covers..."The Buffalo Hunt" by Peter Kuch. Foreword by Richard S. Bowles - Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba. Introduction by Richard S. Malone, Publisher and Editor In Chief Winnipeg Free Press. Edith Paterson, a Winnipeg Free Press reporter in 1959, put together this unique collection of stories that look at the founding years of the province of Manitoba - the robust, rollocking years, when trials and tribulations were met and overcome with the indomitable spirit that built the West. Delving into early issues of the Free Press and other newspapers, some over 100 years old, she found the color of the times, the life and vigor as depicted in no other medium. The many stories that were compiled were of special interest to Manitobans during their centennial year, such as a number of "firsts", from the first outpost of Christianity to the first fire engine (that got burned up itself). Sketches in the book are by…
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Selected Poems of Coventry Patmore
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London: Chatto & Windus., 1931. First Publication and First Issue of the Phoenix Library Edition. Selected Poems of Coventry Patmore...edited with a lengthy introduction by Derek Patmore. A biographical sketch of one of the strangest and most fascinating and misunderstood of all Victorian writers is included in the introduction. An errata and bibliography provided. 'The Phoenix Library' ads follow the bibliography. Name to fep. A very bright book. The royal purple cloth boards are extremely bright as is the decorated gilt title and design to spine - kept in this condition by a rather scarce dust jacket.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.
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Blood Winter
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New York: Viking, 1990. With vividly rendered scenes of the Europe of seventy years ago, with a cast of characters ranging from young Winston Churchill to the Kaiser's sadistic dentist, 'Blood Winter' is a compelling story of love and death, and entertainment of the highest order. Remainder stroke to bottom edge. A bright book in a price-intact spotless dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine.
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Family Business
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New York: Poseidon Press From the author of " The Pope of Greenich Village," comes a wild funny, tough-talking, big hearted novel of the most lovable family ever to live outside the law. Remainder stamp to bottom edge. Blue boards with matching endpapers. Black cloth spine with gilt lettering. Name and date to top of second fly-leaf. An excellent copy.. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
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The North American Waterfowler
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The author's experience and understanding of each hunting situation is thoroughly expressed along with photographs and charts that tell what clothing to wear, An article about ammunition and guns, with illustrations which show how to lead birds in flight, how to set decoys, aerial views of lakes and ponds showing where to build blinds. It is information unlimited. Profusely illustrated with b/w photographs, drawings by Bob and Ira Spring and four beautiful two-page spread color paintings by Les C. Kouba. 206pp on semi-gloss stock. End papers show design for the piano blind. Price-clipped dust jacket. A clean bright informative book.
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