‎Biographie‎

‎Bitter, C H‎

‎Johann Sebastian Bach‎

‎Berlin: Wilhelm Baensch Verlagshandlung 1881. Dritter Band. Zweite umgearbeitete und vermehrte Auflage. Cover scuffed. Pages browned.HardbackPrivately Owned with previous owner's name inside coverin fair to good all-round conditionno dust jacket278pages. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item650grams ISBN: Wilhelm Baensch Verlagshandlung hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 357384

‎Villari, P‎

‎Life and Times of Girolamo Sabonarola‎

‎London: T. Fisher Unwin 1897. Translated by Linda Villari. With portraits and illustrations. Second popular edition. Pageblock uncut and spotted. Binding loose exposing fibres along hinges of both inside covers. Corners of covers are worn. Backstrip is scuffed at both ends and edgeworn.HardbackEx-Librarywith usual stamps markings in fair to good all-round conditionno dust jacket792pages. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item900grams ISBN: T. Fisher Unwin hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 380980

‎Sharp, W‎

‎Life of Percy Bysshe Shelley‎

‎London: Walter Scott 1887. Small amount of spotting in pageblock. Binding starting to loosen along hinge of inside front cover. Cover slightly worn with bowed corners. Backstrip edgeworn.HardbackEx-Librarywith almost no markings in fair to good all-round conditionno dust jacket201pages. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item350grams ISBN: Walter Scott hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 381126

‎Bickersteth, M C‎

‎A Sketch of the Life and Episcopate of the Right Reverend Robert Bickersteth D.D Bishop of Ripon 1857-1884‎

‎London: Rivingtons 1887. With a preface by his cousin Edward Henry Bickersteth D.D. Binding slightly cracked along inside front and back covers. Cover edgeworn. Backstrip torn edgeworn and discoloured.HardbackEx-Librarywith usual stamps markingswith previous owner's inscription inside coverin fair to good all-round conditionno dust jacket309pages. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item750grams ISBN: Rivingtons hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 381124

‎The Life of George Lord Anson‎

‎London: John Murray 1839. Cover scuffed backstrip torn. Pages spotting binding slightly loose.HardbackEx-Librarywith usual stamps markings in fair condition suitable as a reading copyno dust jacket484pages. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item850grams ISBN: John Murray hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 357298

‎Roberts, D‎

‎Two Royal Lives‎

‎London: T.Fisher Unwin 1888. Gleanings from Berlin and from the lives of their Imperial Highnesses the Crown Prince and Princess of Germany. With portraits. 5th edition. Spotting. Marbled page edges. Binding slightly loose. Front endpaper cut out stub remains. Cover slightly worn. Backstrip hubbed and decorated with gilt.HardbackEx-Librarywith usual stamps markings in fair to good all-round conditionno dust jacket265pages. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item700grams ISBN: T.Fisher Unwin hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 499099

‎Roscoe, E S & Clergue, H‎

‎George Selwyn - His Letters and His Life‎

‎London: T.Fisher Unwin 1899. Bookplate on inside front cover. Binding loose. Page edges uncut and spotted. Top edge gilt. Cover and backstrip worn with gilt title.HardbackEx-Librarywith usual stamps markings in fair condition suitable as a reading copyno dust jacket302pages. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item950grams ISBN: T.Fisher Unwin hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 499278

‎Gladstone, W E‎

‎A Chapter of Autobiography‎

‎London: John Murray 1868. Cover worn back cover missing. Binding loose. Some pages detached.SoftbackEx-Librarywith usual stamps markings in fair condition suitable as a reading copy 63pages. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item200grams ISBN: John Murray unknown‎

Référence libraire : 357270

‎Roelker, Nancy Lyman‎

‎Jeanne d'Albret Queen of Navarre: 1528-1572‎

‎Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press 1968. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 503 pages with index and extensive footnotes. "The first biography in a hundred years of Jeanne d'Albret a femme politique worthy of comparison with Elizabeth of England her ally and Catherine Medici her opponent in a period when all the political and ideological currents of Reformation Europe converged in France." - from dust jacket. Above-average wear with usual markings. Binding intact. A worthy reading copy. Harvard University Press Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 461a4905

‎Guthrie, Simon‎

‎John Cecil Stephenson : A Victorian Painter's Journey to Abstract Expressionism‎

‎Grange Over Sands: Cartmel Press Associates 1997. No marks or inscriptions. Creasing to front cover very minor crease to rear and none to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 154pp. The life and art of John Cecil Stephenson a British abstract artist and pioneer of Modernism. Illustrated with some of his work in colour and in black & white. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 11.25 x 8.75 inches. Cartmel Press Associates Paperback‎

Référence libraire : 028182 ISBN : 0953001903 9780953001903

‎Sylvia Cohn‎

‎1924 Diary of a Jewish Working Girl Dating and Coming-Of-Age in the Bronx‎

‎Havana Cuba. Fair with no dust jacket. 1924. Softcover. On offer is a delightful well-written diary of a young single Jewish woman from the Bronx dating and relating during the vibrant years of New York’s Roaring TwentiesThe author of the diary is Sylvia Cohn b. C1905. Cohn lived in the Bronx district of NYC. She was born to Solomon Cohn 1876-1950 and Carrie Cohn b. 1877. She had one brother named Jack 1910-1950. Sylvia is a young Jewish woman about 19 when she wrote this diary. At the time of her writing she is single by choice as she has many suitors from which to choose. When she writes this diary she is working as a stenographer at a legal firm and living at home on 1343 Prospect Ave. There is no further biographical information available. Sylvia works a regular job has a very active social life and a particular interest in music. She begins singing lessons in April of 1924 and makes her singing debut in public on July 9th. She discusses her singing regularly. She also discusses her innermost thoughts her dating life and her social escapades. Sylvia misses some days of writing in 1924 but her entries are all very long and very newsy. A true gem of a diary. She attends a lot of events and her diary doubles as something of a scrapbook as she pastes in programs and cards related to her outings. Some excerpts give the flavour of Sylvia’s writing: “The P. O. F Club afforded us some real enjoyment tonight with Judge Caffrey as its speaker. He gave us some snappy views on ‘Women’ he’s a bachelor and what he thought should be the ideal modern woman.He maintained that women should be 1. In home atmosphere as much as possible 2. Shouldn’t lose her womanly attributes in the struggle for equality with men 3. That woman cannot be equal to man until she can stand up and take a licking from one” May 1. “Was spent hiking around and up a very steep hill. In afternoon we met the boys from the Northover Camp whom Miss Schechtman had been informed of and they came over in the evening to our camp fire at 10 o’clock. This party had disastrous results for them but had many memories for us. It was delightful - entertainment and I had to sing for them” May 31. “My debut tonight. I was very nervous and also the fact that I was singing out in the open air made my voice unable to carry very well. I sang “At Dawning” and “Oh My Beloved Daddy” for an encore. Everyone said it was fine but it didn’t suit my standard. F was my accompanist. The affair as a whole was very successful” July 9. “Uneventful day except that we had a terrible dinner out tonight. I must be getting foolish in my old age but I have romantic ideas about M. D. But he seems a hard fish to land as he’s used to women’s wiles. You’d think I really did some vamping to hear me talk I’d like to but I don’t know how. I think tho that he’s a type I could grow to love. Maybe” Aug 8. “Freida and I were describing yesterday our yearning for the sort of good times some of the girls have in the night life of New York- not too tame and not too wild. We long to have it just to see what it's like and then we’d probably tire of it Oh but just to try it once ourselves without having to depend on hearsay. Wonder if we’ll ever do it legitimately! ” October 20. “MD - I just love to dance with him. He took Sadie and me home too as I refused Jerry’s and Billie’s offers for various reasons. Billie was lost and wandered around the place every now and then giving me a chance to refuse him a dance. F and Minna had a funk time. I think because they didn’t get in with any of the boys and left very early while Mae and Sylvia had a glorious evening of it. My two guests the Livy Bros were bored stiff as they were not in their rough element but I should worry it was a financial success my gosh - we made over $100. Oh! I mustn’t forget to tell about the Program” Nov 6. For a gender studies program this diary is a fascinating look into the life of a smart young woman living in the heyday of the Roaring 20s when economic prosperity and cultural change swept across America. This diary measures 6.75x4.0 inches and contains 365 pages. It is approximately 80% complete. The covers are leather and show definite signs of wear. The binding has separated at the spine and the front cover has separated from the binding. The pages are all intact and in good condition. The handwriting is legible. Overall Fair. ; Manuscripts; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 365 pages; Signed by Author . paperback‎

Référence libraire : 012239

‎Magee, Bryan‎

‎Popper‎

‎The Woburn Press 1974. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pencil markings. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item350grams ISBN:0713001097 The Woburn Press hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 9895329 ISBN : 0713001097 9780713001099

‎Beverley C Southgate‎

‎Covetous of Truth: The Life and Work of Thomas White 1593–1676 Volume 134‎

‎Kluwer Academic 1993. Volume 134. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item600grams ISBN:0792319265 Kluwer Academic hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 9981126 ISBN : 0792319265 9780792319269

‎Elizabeth Helen Mahon‎

‎1951 Detailed Travel Diary of a Halifax Woman’s Train Tour Across Canada and Into the Western United States‎

‎Regina Seattle Vancouver. Good with no dust jacket. 1951. Softcover. On offer is a wonderfully detailed description of a classic train trip across Canada in the middle of the 20th century often reading as a love letter to Canada as it was shortly after the second world war as the baby boom was in full swing. The journal belonged to Elizabeth Helen Mahon 1926-2020. Mahon was born and raised in Halifax Nova Scotia graduating from Dalhousie University with a B. Sc in 1948. She worked in public health and as a registered lab technician. She married Ronald Curtis Lewis who passed away in 1964 and in 1993 she married Ernest Cavanaugh who passed away in 1994. Elizabeth had three children. After leaving Halifax Elizabeth lived in Amherst Dartmouth Toronto Brantford and finally settled in Cornwall Ontario. Elizabeth was devoted to the United Church and an active member of the UCW. She was also a long-term member of the Canadian Federation of University Women CFUW. In 1951 Elizabeth was 25 apparently dating her would-be husband who she calls “Curtis” and working in public health. She embarked on what is often seen as the iconic Canadian experience – travelling across the vast expanse of Canada by train. On this trip she was accompanied by her aunt. She travelled west to British Columbia and then south to the United States stopping in Seattle before heading back east through Montana. Some of the many places Elizabeth stops tours and discusses at length in her diary include Montreal Winnipeg Regina Edmonton Banff and Lake Louise Vancouver Victoria Seattle Yellowstone Montana. She does indicate that she travels to Chicago on her way back to Halifax but her record cuts off after the Montana leg of her journey. Helen’s descriptions are well written and offer an excellent perspective of Canada as it was as well as some nice insight into western USA. Mahon often stopped in cities where she had friends or family and described local tours or excursions she took which adds a richness of detail to her journey. The following examples will illustrate not only the images and impressions of what she wanted to capture but also her descriptive writing. Note that these are just excerpts. Her entries are very long and chatty. : “Soon after leaving Newcastle came to Bathurst and to the Bay Chaleur and saw the Gaspé Peninsula very clearly. High hills looking quite purple with green fields just like squares at the foot and little white dots where there were villages. Some places looked like sheer rock” June 10. “.Returned over the Henri Mercier Bridge in heavy traffic and came through west part of Montreal. Many of the Indians from the Reserve work on bridges because they are surefooted at high altitudes. Many work on bridges in New York and Montreal. Return to their little shacks on weekends in big cars…” June 11. “.There are a great many very tiny homes poor looking but almost no tenements in Regina. Saw many different foreign churches Greek Orthodox Ukranian…Romanian…Saw many of the buildings of the crown corporations such as Saskatchewan Gov’t telephone Insurance power etc…Many wooden sidewalks in Regina” June 18. “. As we climbed higher above Lake Louise the lake became a deeper color. It really is turquoise clear when you are beside it but seems to be a solid color as you get higher. Came to a little lake called Mirror Lake. From there we could see the Little Log House way up above. So we kept climbing…” June 27. “.The bus brought us direct to Banff Springs Hotel. We really felt “ritzy” in our room which is huge. If this is what the cheapest ones are we wonder what the more expensive ones are like…then we went to the Town to get mail at the Cascade and take the chair lift up Mount Norquay. This chair life is really wonderful the way you just float to the top of the mountain. The view was superb. We looked down on the Town of Banff the Banff Springs Hotel and right down the Bow Valley the way it flows toward Calgary. Mt Rundle is really a beautiful mountain and no picture I have seen does it justice…went to look around the hotel and discovered an illustrated lecture on the Rockies being given in Mt. Stephen Hall…” June 28. “One of the first places we noticed was Butte Montana. Rather a barron looking town from the train…Plateau land rolling hills no trees lots of sage brush then all of a sudden this ended and there was flat prairie…we disembarked at Three Forks for Yellowstone…the bus took us to Gallatin Inn…This iss a very nice inn run by the Milwakee railroad…” July 7. Also included with this diary are 20 black and white photographs. The pictures are of individuals and small groups who obviously were important in her life. One has the annotation “Anna”. Anna was with Elizabeth on this trip. For a social historian this diary offers a fine overview of what Canada looked like through the eyes of a a young woman on her first trip across this vast country. For a gender studies program it points to the changing roles of women in Canadian society prompted by the enormous changes in society as a result of WWII. This small travel journal measures 6.5x4.0 inches and contains 108 pages. It is about 90% complete. The covers and binding are in good condition as are the pages. The handwriting is quite legible. ; Manuscripts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 108 pages; Signed by Author . paperback‎

Référence libraire : 0012240

‎Garnham, Nicholas‎

‎Samuel Fuller‎

‎Secker & Warburg 1971. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item400grams ISBN:0436099160 Secker & Warburg hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 9980130 ISBN : 0436099160 9780436099168

‎Robert J Christopher‎

‎Robert and Frances Flaherty: A Documentary Life 1883-1922 Volume 45‎

‎McGill–Queen's University Press 2005. Volume 45. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1000grams ISBN:9780773528765 McGill–Queen's University Press hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 9980128 ISBN : 0773528768 9780773528765

‎Franklin, B‎

‎Memoirs of the life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin Volumes 2 3 & 4‎

‎Henry Colburn 1833. Volumes 2 3 & 4. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. 'Written by himself to a late period and continued to the time of his death by his grandson William Temple Franklin.'In the original calf cover. Gilt edging on the boards. Backstrips are missing. Rubbed on the edges with some scuffing. Some boards are detached but present. Pages are clean and the text is clear. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1950grams ISBN: Henry Colburn hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 4521666

‎Shepard, Florence Rose Krall‎

‎Sometimes Creek: A Wyoming Memoir‎

‎Ravens Eye Press LLC 2012. Book. Good. Paperback. Signed by the author. Lower corners finger smudged. Ravens Eye Press LLC Paperback‎

Référence libraire : 048182 ISBN : 0984005617 9780984005611

‎Rai, Gulshan‎

‎The History of the Royal Bombay Yacht Club - From the Founding of the Empire's Most Majestic Club in the East in 1846 to the Present Day‎

‎GulshanRai 2011. Book. Good. Hardcover. Second edition. Covers have small spots of soiling interior is very clean and tight. . GulshanRai Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 048365 ISBN : 819101100x 9788191011005

‎Hankins, Gerald W‎

‎Tales Tributes and Testimonies‎

‎More Light Editions 2010. Book. Good. Paperback. Large paperback of 280 pages. Light wear spine crease. Interior is clean with inscription by the author. More Light Editions Paperback‎

Référence libraire : 048491

‎Teague, Jarrett Thomas‎

‎John Dean's Cabin Diary - Illahie Mount Newton 1895 and 1906-1937‎

‎Canada: John Dean Nature House 2009. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Very slight wear. John Dean Nature House Paperback‎

Référence libraire : 045310 ISBN : 0968445330 9780968445334

‎Wood, Wendy‎

‎I Like Life‎

‎Scotland: Moray Press 1938. Book. Good. Hardcover. Outer page edges lightly soiled. Text pages are overall clean title page and endpapers have some smudges. Green boards have edge wear and are discoloring. Dust jacket is present but in poor condition. Moray Press Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 047082

‎Tovell, Freeman M‎

‎At the Far Reaches of Empire: The Life of Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra‎

‎UBC Press 2008. Book. Good. Paperback. Small spots of soiling to outer closed page edges. Interior is clean. UBC Press Paperback‎

Référence libraire : 047554 ISBN : 0774813679 9780774813679

‎Annesley, Michael‎

‎Spy Against the Reich‎

‎George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd. 1940. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Red boards are worn and lightly soiled. Occasional spot through text pages. No dust jacket. Not pretty but still a solid reading copy. George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd. Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 047761

‎Falkenhagen, Rose Hertel‎

‎Wilderness Beginnings‎

‎Caitlin Press 1997. Book. Good. Paperback. Clean tight copy signed by the author. Caitlin Press Paperback‎

Référence libraire : 047854 ISBN : 0920576672 9780920576670