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Book is in excellent condition, as new.. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. 367 pages with b&w illustrations and maps throughout. Chapters include: Above Oxford, Oxford to Abingdon, Abingdon to Streatley, Streatley to Henley, Henley to Maindenhead, Maidenhead to Windson, Windsor to Hampton Court, Hampton Court to Richmond, Richmond to Battersea, Battersea to London Bridge, London Bridge to Gravesend, Gravesend to the Nore.
8vo., with illustrations; pictorial wrappers, yapped edges, a very good, bright, clean copy.
179p., illus. by Harry C. Edwards Hardcover Very good condition, edges worn, frontipiece tissue guard chipped Signed on the flyleaf by the author for Alexander MacKintosh
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and 45 plates on 32, inscription on front endpapers; green cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
8 pages. Undated. Appears to be circa 1900. Above-average wear. Spine taped. Few markings. A worthy copy. Sheet music
321 pages. Map endpapers. Many archival black and white illustrations. "Emo is located on the north side of the Rainy River opposite Indus, Minnesota, some 22 miles west of Fort Frances." - from page ix. Discreet gift greetings inside front board else unmarked. Moderate wear to book. Binding tight and square. Above-average wear to dust jacket which is missing a few chips and now preserved in a Brodart cover. Shortreed family news clipping from 1986 laid inside back board. Sound copy overall. Book
8vo., First Edition; black cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
208p., illus., folded map in pocket at end Hardcover Very good condition good
8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece and numerous plates; red cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with one closed tear.
310 pages. Index. Bibliography. Footnotes. "An attempt to examine certain aspects of the business history of Montreal in a crucial era of change from the late 1830s to the early 1850s. It follows the interaction of Montreal's business community with the ongoing 'transportation revolution' that was rapidly accelerating the pace of North American life in the mid-nineteenth century." - from Preface. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. A worthy reference copy. Book
In-8 p., tela editoriale figurata a colori, pp. XII,321,(3), con alc. ill. fotografiche in b.n. in tavv. f.t. ed in fine, 1 carta geografica più volte ripieg. - “The Amazon River with its northern affluents. Compiled from various sources and corrected from observations by Capt. Thomas W. Whiffen”. Alc. lievi fioriture marginali; firma di appartenenza al frontespizio, ex-libris al risguardo, peraltro ben conservato.
Library of Congress Number: 62-20656. 160 pages. former owner's name on front flyleaf. Black and white illustrations. Book
Two Volumes. Illustrated with numerous full page photographs, printed in photogravure, with tissue guards. Large color folding tissue map in volume two. Top edges gold. XLib. 8vo. Original full red cloth bindings, elaborately decorated in gold. Spines faded. Hardbound set. Though Xlib, still a handsome set with beautiful photographs. TRAVEL/2. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
FIRST EDITION of Shelley's longest and most spiritually revolutionary work. xxxii, 270 pp., COMPLETE WITH THE DEDICATION LEAF, THE FLY-TITLE (with a quotation from Pindar in the original Greek), AND THE ERRATA LEAF. This copy is from the COLLECTION OF ROBERT HOE, the greatest of all American book collectors, with his small, finely gilt leather bookplate on front pastedown (his auction catalogue, volume IV, part 2, lot 2917). TEXT CORRECTED (in accordance with the errata leaf) IN A CONTEMPORARY HAND. Printed on fine wove paper. Large 8vo. BEAUTIFULLY BOUND (surely for Hoe) IN FULL HAVANA MOROCCO HANDSOMELY GILT BY RIVIERE (signed). Top edge gilt, other edges uncut. Traces of wear to joints, else FINE AND BRIGHT. For an interesting account of the publication of this volume, see Buxton Forman's Shelley Library, pp. 71-87. An outstanding copy of an important book.
First Edition, 4to (255 x 205 mm), [3], 4-24pp., large folding plate, original blue wrappers, stitched as issued, a fine copy. The folding plate is "A Chain and Scale of Levels along Wisbeach River and Channel from Peterborough Bridge down to the Eye at Sea.", taken in 1767 by William Elstobb. Dated on p.23 "Austhorpe, Aug. 22, 1768." Skempton, 1318.
120 pages. Features: Calgary's salute to the RCMP; Yukon River Patrol 1973; VE 3 RCMP; The Year at Depot; The Scarlet Divers; Honouring Major Walsh; New Guidon; plus coverage of numerous Centennial events. Faint ink stamp and small blacked out name upon title page, else unmarked with light wear. Nice bright copy. Book
80 pages. Features: Deputy Commissioner Fitzsimmons Retires; Policing the Green Gold Country - Alert Bay, Vancouver Island; A Mine Washes up; Hugh Keenleyside Dam near Castlegar, B.C.; Patrol Boat Moosomin II; Dangerous Water Skier; Resuce on the Red River; Arctic Honeymoon; Montreal Tragedy; The Plastic Witness; Retired Undefeated - Cst. Martin Parsons; N Division - 1921; Hockey Memories; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
96 pages. Features: The 19th Olympiad - Sgt. A.G. Rae; The Quality of Mercy - Norman G. B. McLetchie M.D.; Wilfred H. Heffernan; Airlift to Bermuda; Near Tragedy on the St. Lawrence River; Friday the 13th in Saskachewan; Huge Expo-bound logs from Duncan/Chemainus Vancouver Island; Indian Justice; The Changing Division; Hall of Famer - Cst. Raymond Powell, Halifax Sports Hall of Fame; Bonnie and Clyde - Newfoundland Version; New Sydney Sub-Division Building; Kim Mi Sook - a year later; Royal Bank Hold-up - Turner Valley, Alberta; Burnaby's Home; and much more. Prior owner's details stroked out upon page one else unmarked with moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
96 pages including six pages of great black and white photos. Includes lyrics, piano music and guitar chords for eighty-four hits including: Prairie Moonlight and You, Cowboy's Lullaby, Old Buck-A-Roo, Moonlight on the Rio Grande, etc. etc. "Complete with photographs that take you behind the scenes with radio's most popular stars". - front cover. Prior owner's name clipped from top of front cover. Store stamp on front cover, otherwise unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. A worthy vintage copy of this marvelous 1930s compilation of cowboy songs. Book
286 pages. Footnotes. Index. Black and white illustrations. "Set against the backdrop of northern lights and barren lands, the story of Ted Nagle's life is rich in anecdote, adventure and intrigue. Born in Hay River in 1898, the son of a free trader, Nagle became a key player in the race to own the north's vast mineral resources. As he moved forward by canoe, on foot, and then by bush plane, Nagle recorded the personalities and events he found 'down to north'. His careful observations reflect the natural and social history north of 60 degrees in the first third of the twentieth century." - from dust jacket. Gift greetings and prior owner's address label upon front free endpaper else clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. A beautiful copy. Book
182 pages. Footnotes. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "Revisits the Battle of the River Plate to reach some intriguing conclusions. Here is one of the most familiar tales in the annals of Naval warfare, brought to life with contemporary photos and original track charts. It is an enigma that will long continue to fascinate students and historians alike." - from dust jacket. Minimal markings to contents. Moderate wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. Book
Book shows light wear to covers, corners, a little edge wear; a stain to upper page ends. Binding is solid and square, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 65 pages with author photos in b&w on both front and back covers, inscribed and dated on half title page. Author's third book, the words "First Edition" appears on publisher's page.
Somewhat above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. Gift greetings upon title page. Hairline opening in binding a page 3. Hale & Barman 951. Edwards & Lort 3820. Book
Mm 250x285 Volume in copertina rigida con sovraccoperta, 188 pagine profusamente illustrate a colori. Testo in lingua inglese - English-italian texts. Copia eccellente, spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
pp. xii, 244 + Frontis, Color Map and full page plates. Paste downs and fly leaves stained from unusual dust jacket. 8vo. Original linen binding decorated with drawings of Conestoga wagons. Original coarse grained paper dust jacket. Small loss at head and tail of spine. Slight loss at corners and rear wrap. Spine darkened. OREGON TRAIL is third in the series of main-highway guidebooks prepared by the Federal Writers' Project. Hardbound. Very good. The Federal Writers' Project was one of five independent branches of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) established in the summer of 1935 by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Unlike the Civilian Conservation Corps (1932), where young men worked on roads, bridges, and dams, the Works Progress Administration employed non-construction workers, as well as laborers. In Oregon, the Federal Writers' Project was the most visible white-collar agency of the WPA." - The Oregon Encyclopedia. W11
