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pp. xlix, 334. Printer's ornaments and initials taken from early editions. 8vo. Original blue cloth bindings, lettered in gold. Manuscript ownership of: Edward S. Parsons, March 1905. A fascinating collection of scarce texts and tracts reprinted from Arber's 8-volume "English Garner" (1877-90) and re-edited by Thomas Seccombe, with a new introductions by John Churton Collins (1848-1908). This volume includes contributions by: Sir Philip Sidney; Dryden; Bickerstaff; Gay; Benjamin Franklin; etc. A very nice copy of the First American Edition. W55
274 pages. Index. "It was the greatest hockey series ever played - and it changed the game forever. Weaving together rich period detail, illuminating anecdote and thrilling hockey action with eyewitness accounts from Paul Henderson, Ken Dryden, Harry Sinden and other series greats, the author evokes as never before those 27 legendary days in September 1972." - from back cover. Great black and white illustrations. Discard stamp and remainder mark to top edge else clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy Book
Sm. 4to., First Edition, some mild age-staining and spotting throughout; modern grey boards, paper label lettered in black on upper board, one or two upper margins closely shaved else a crisp, firm copy. Dryden's second-to-last play, and according to MacDonald partially completed by Southerne. Its first performance should have been early in April 1692, but on the 9th it was prohibited; it was acted out on or before 16 April at the Theatre Royal. In his Dedication Dryden attributes the lifting of the ban to Rochester (the dedicatee), who had represented the drama to the Queen as 'wholly innocent of those Crimes which were laid unjustly to its Charge'. The Life of Cleomenes is supplied by Creech (from Plutarch; see MacDonald 131). In this copy, as often, the Prologue and Epilogue appear before the 'Life'. CBEL II, p.267; MacDonald, 92.
159 pages. Many photos, some in colour. Includes features on: Phil Esposito, Gilbert Perreault, Bobby Clarke, Mark and Marty Howe, Dave Keon, Steve Vickers, Bobby Orr, Bobby Hull, Ken Dryden, Mickey Redmond, Gordie Howe, Red Kelly, Jean Beliveau, and more. Average wear. Pencil drawings and gift greetings in ball pen upon front free endpaper. Crossword, s neatly completed. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great hockey collectible. Book
pp. [18], 89. pp. 49/50 in xerox facsimile. Small candle burn hole in 7 leaves. Modern leather backed boards. 4to. "The preface is Dryden's first important critical essay on comic themes and gives to this play, which both Pepys and Evelyn denounced as 'smutty' and 'profane', an importance it would not otherwise have." The play iself is based on : Molières "Le dépit amoureux" and Corneilles "Le feint astrologue", which in turn was taken from "El astrologo fingido" by Calderon. Pforzheimer Cat. 325; Macdonald 75b; Wing D2274. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W151.
12mo., with 2 engraved plates; twentieth century grey boards, upper board with printed paper label, a very good, bright, crisp copy.
Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. 414 pages. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos and documents. A highly-informative history of this Northern Ontario Church and its members. Chapters include: The Rectors, Worship, Ecumenical Worship, Who is My Neighbour?, Youth Activities, Choirs, Women's Activities, Younger Women's Groups Through the Years, Confirmations, Nonagenarians, Some Snapshots, Remembering Pioneer Parishioners, Memories, WWI Veterans, and more. A helpful local history reference for the Dryden area. Attractive forest green boards adorned with gilt lettering. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy. Book
Second Edition, enlarged, 12mo, 94pp., orig. cloth, a very nice copy. "A complete list of all plays, acted and unacted, printed and unprinted, belonging to the Restoration Theatre, a dramatic period which is commonly taken to cover the years from the general reopening of the public playhouses (1660) to the death of Dryden, in 1700..." - Introduction.