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1985rif. 123872Wolfville Nova Scotia: Wombat Press 1985. Book. Fine. Hardcover. two tone cloth gilt spine xxxii 672 illustrated frontis. port. 4 pp bibliography as new This volume was the first in a planned series of critical editions of Canadian poets. It is an attractive book the product of Wombat Press an Annapolis Valley venture with high standards in bookmaking. The book includes 40 poems never published before. The introduction is by Fred Cogswell edited by Desmond Pacey ; assistant editor Graham Adams Size: 8 Vo. Wombat Press Hardcover
rif. 1123138Calgary Alberta: Glenbow Alberta Institute Book. Very Good. Paperbound. printed paper wraps stapled at spine magazine format average 20 pp per issue a very attractive. lavishly illustrated magazine published quarterly by one of Canada's formost museums. A wealth of information for the collector. Not a consecutive run Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Glenbow Alberta Institute Paperback
1986rif. 1123144Revelstoke B.C.: Revelstoke Senior Citizen Association 1986. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. pict. cloth iii1354 pages illustrated maps ports. endpaper maps index clean bright copy profusely illustrated much on pioneer families and all aspects of the Columbia River community. Originally this book was written by Margaret McMahon. It relates the story of the beginnings of Revelstoke and of the local pioneer families. It is concerned mainly with those families and their stories. McMahon eventually turned her work over to the Senior Citizen Assoc. and they added an additional section on the pioneers. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Revelstoke Senior Citizen Association Hardcover
1968rif. 123574Toronto: MacMillan of Canada 1968. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. pea green and blue cloth pp. xiv315 illustrated 16 full page b & w plates from photographs 3 pp billiography one pp map map endpapers a clean bright copy dust jacket is NOT price-clipped. The author descries the Finlay River from its source high in the Stikine Mountains of northern British Columbia and tells the history of the Indians and white men of the area from the earliest times. Size: 8 Vo. MacMillan of Canada Hardcover
1890rif. 123738New York: The Dramatic Repository 1890. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint of 1812 Edit. Ltd to 110 Copies. orig. paper over boards with title repeated on front cover printed on deckle-edged hand made paper laid-in is an additional printing of title page with a 24 line statement from the publisher Charles L. Woodward covers have darkened and show light soil small area of loss at lower corner of upper and lower cover T.P.L. 888 Wright; American fiction Vol 1312. A satire published soon after Brigadier-General William Hull's abortive campaign of 1812. In the pamphlet "the Gulls" President Madison and his friendshaving decidedthat Upper Canada could be captured by proclamation alone dispatch "Hull-gull" enjoining him in the event of failure to "call for advice upon their trusty ci-devant cabinateer Barnabas Bidwell American born authorteacher and politician and other confidential friends of the great Mo-gull Madison resident in that country." Size: 8 Vo. 22 Cm. The Dramatic Repository Hardcover
1990rif. 123361Ottawa Ontario Canada: Oberon Press 1990. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. blue cloth 109 pages illustrated t.p. in protective mylar d.j. a very attractive copy of a very scarce title by a well respected Canadian poet.Brewster was born in Chipman New Brunswick.She was a founding member in 1945 of the Canadian literary journal The Fiddlehead.She published over twenty collections of her poetry five books of fiction and two memoirs. Oberon Press Hardcover
2007rif. 123399Toronto: McClelland & Stewart 2007. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. dark grey cloth pp.363 1 new copy. the 2007 Giller Prize winner in protective mylar jacket Size: 8 Vo. McClelland & Stewart Hardcover
1992rif. 123509Toronto: Stoddart Publishing Co. 1992. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Oblong Folio 30 x 30 Cm. maroon cloth 240 pages illustrated throughout with b & w illustrations from photographs maps bibliography index " This marvelous book shows how the powerfulwind-driven waters of Lake Huron's incomparable Georgian Bay shaped the lives of the men and women who came to her shores-prehistoric Indiansmissionariesfur tradersloggers farmers sailors industrialists and present-day cottagers." There are hundreds of vintage photos datinb from the 1800's and many illustrations of rare maps. A product of the Boston Mills Press a well produced and valuable reference work with a wealth of vintage photographs A clean bright copy in similar d.j. Size: Oblong Folio 30 x 30 Cm. Stoddart Publishing Co. Hardcover
1954rif. 123029Toronto: The Ryerson Press 1954. Book. Fine. Hardcover. pict. paper over boards 28 pages one of a limited edition of 150 copies a review of the work by Fred Cogswell laid-in. a bright clean copy. A volume No. 153 in the Ryerson Poetry chap books series. Size: 8 Vo. The Ryerson Press Hardcover
1954rif. 123032Fredericton N.B.: Fiddlehead Poetry Books 1954. Book. Very Good. Paperbound. Signed by Authors. First Edition. printed paper wraps 16 pages signed by author on title page THE FIRST FIDDLEHEAD POETRY BOOK. printed in London England. Cogswel was born in 1917 in East Centerville New Brunswick and educated at the Univ. of New Brunswick and Univ. of Edinburgh. He served as co-editor of the Fiddlehead for many years. Size: 8 Vo. Fiddlehead Poetry Books, Paperback
1961rif. 123057Toronto: The Ryerson Press 1961. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. grey cloth gilt spine vvii 146 pages illustrated index contains 25 pp list of cabinetmakerschairmakersjoinerspianoforte makers and clockmakers of Nova Scotia some losses to d.j ink sig on front free endpaper A valuable reference for collectors Size: 4 to. The Ryerson Press Hardcover
1828rif. 122810London: Henry Colburn 1828. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. newly rebound in half percaline cloth no spine labels cloth spines pp. 356 4 pub's adverts;429 2 pub's adverts internally clean tight good clean reading copies.Contains much on Native Americans Vol 1 treats with North America. A most interesting narrative Size: 8 Vo. Henry Colburn Hardcover
1996rif. 122820Toronto: Doubleday of Canada 1996. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. beige cloth gilt spine 238 pages signed by author on front free endpaper Size: 8 Vo. Doubleday of Canada Hardcover
1933rif. 0048Seattle: Peacock Publishing Company 1933. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. green gilt dec cloth cover and spine pp. xvi 247 illustrated frontis.port. 13 ful page b & w plates from photographs corners lightly bumped small mark at mid front cover light edge wear 8 lines in pencil on front free endpaper An insiders story of one of the great feats of construction associated with the Klondike Gold Rush the building of the White Pass &Yukon Railway with many splashes of local color and characters like Soapy Smith and Stikine Bill. Not a common title. Size: 8 Vo. Peacock Publishing Company Hardcover
1984rif. 122913Toronto: Sotheby PArke Bernet Canada Inc 1984. Book. Fine. Paperbound. pict. paper wraps unpaginated approximately 125 pages illustrated throughout some pp in color with prices realized sheet stapled inside front wrap. An important sale of Canadiana art Size: 4 to. Sotheby PArke Bernet (Canada) Inc Paperback
1983rif. 122914Toronto: Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co. 1983. Book. Fine. Paperbound. pict paper wraps pp. 176 illustrated throughout some pp in color prices realized sheet stapled inside front wrap. Size: 4 to. Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co. Paperback
rif. 122932Fredericton N.B.: The Education dept Book. Good. Paperbound. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 11 issues printed paper wraps wraps 18751876187718771878187918791880188018801882 pp 1-415 550-677 wraps are chipped on most issues edge tears some pages soiled some have pencil marks on wraps The purpose of this publication was as follows: "The Chief Superintendant shall forward to the Secretary of the Board of Trustees of each District a semi-annual Circular containing official notices educational information and especially a detailed statement of the Provincial Grants paid to Teachers and the apportionment of the County Assessment Fund to Trustees." may be of interest to genealogists since each issue contains a list of teachers from every county in the province. Size: 8 Vo. The Education dept Paperback
1995rif. 3563Fredericton N.B.: York-Sunbury Historical Society 1995. Book. Fine. Hardcover. blue cloth gilt spine 477 pages illustrated frontis. map numerous b & w illustrations from photographs Size: 8 Vo. York-Sunbury Historical Society Hardcover
1839rif. CA 0616London: Richard Bentley 1839. Book. Good. Hardcover. 5 th Edition. 8vo. 2 volumes original blind-stamped cloth gilt spine letters pp. Vol 1 First Series xi 297 Vol. 2 Second Series iv 325 2 pp of pub's adverts illustrated frontispiece in both vols. Vol. 1 3 full page plates Vol. 2 3 full page plates covers worn corners bumped Vol. 1 front hinge starting front end-paper detached rear end-paper missing covers of both vols. soiled LOGAN 158:32. Richard Bentley, Hardcover
1904rif. CA 2985Montreal: Canadian Pacific Railway 1904. Book. Fair. Paperbound. 1904 Edition. printed paper wraps pp. 84 illustrated 10 full page half-tone plates half-tone illustrations in text two maps on inside front wrap full page adverts on recto and verso of rear wrap wraps are present but detached paper spine has deteriorated front wrap is lightly soiled chipped at edges light soil to title-page. TPL has this in Microform filmed from a copy of the original held by the National Lib of Canada The collation they cite is as follows; 84p. 1 folded leaf of plates: ill. map; 21 cm. My copy does not have a folded leaf of plates and I do not know if their citing "map" denotes the two maps on inside front wrap the wrap that I have cited or a tipped-in or folded map Size: 8 Vo. Canadian Pacific Railway Paperback
1919rif. CA 3131Toronto: The Ontario Branch of the Dominion Alliance; 1919. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. pp. xvi 624 illustratewd port. frontis.two pp of maps index. edge and corner wear spine faded front hinge cracked and loose. This is a history of the prohibition movement not only in Canada but across the world. Size: 8 Vo. The Ontario Branch of the Dominion Alliance; Hardcover
1914rif. CA 0930Boston: Pinkham Press 1914. Book. Very Good. Red Cl. Gilt Cov. & Spine. First Edition. pp. viii 232 illustrated frontis. 29 full page plates index wear at edges corners some cover spots tight clean internally Size: 8 Vo. Pinkham Press unknown
1839rif. CA 0619London: Richard Bentley 1839. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First US Edition. 8vo. original boards cloth spine 332 pages half-title edges worn & bumped boards are soiled wear to spine ends small tear and signs of wear along spine paper label is present tight internally clean with many pages uncut. Richard Bentley, Hardcover
1918rif. CA 0929Toronto: Oxford Univ. Press 1918. Book. Good. Hardcover. cloth pp. xxxii 707 spine and one-half of cloth boards covered in library tape hand-lettered title on spine hinges reinforced with tape edges worn corners bumped worn internally clean Size: 8 Vo. Oxford Univ. Press, Hardcover
rif. CA 0681Ottawa: Ottawa Field-Naturalist Club Book. Very Good. Paperbound. illustrated paper wraps 8 issues Vol. Lv No. 6 Sept. 1941 Vol. LV No. 8 Nov. 1941; Vol. LV. No. 9 Dec. 1941; Vol. LVI No. 1 Jan. 1942 Vol. LVI No. 3 Mar. 1942; Vol. LVI No. 4. Apr. 1942; Vol. LV. No. 7 Oct. 1941; Vol. LVI No. 6 Sept 1942: All issues illustrated. Size: 8 Vo. Ottawa Field-Naturalist Club Paperback