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19548vo, 24.6cm. Pp. viii,330, several pls., maps, tabs. and figs., refs. Orig. wrs. Little rubbing to covers but a good copy yet.
1945Signed and inscribed by author [1908-1971] across from title page. [12], [1], 2-184 pages. 24cm. Index. Black and white illustrations in text. "A work of considerable value, something which we have needed for a long time as a text book for consultation and general information. I have succeeded in including practically everything that is needed - history, religion, education, evolution of law and order, farming, mining, industry and gradual development. It is my sincere desire that this book of Alberta's history will prove beneficial to the teachers and scholars of our schools." - Foreword. Average wear to publisher's maroon cloth. Binding tight. Old song lyrics taped inside back board. Above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound vintage copy. Peel [2e] 3926, Artibise 2153. Book
1929ref. 003517London, Seeley, Service & Co. no date [1929], 1929. 155 S., 2 Blatt. Kleinformatiger Orig.-Leinenband. Mit Adresstempel des Vorbesitzers, sonst gut erhaltenes Exemplar mit nur leichten Gebrauchsspuren.
19084to., First Edition,, with a coloured frontispiece, title in blue and black, and 29 fine coloured plates, some light spotting as often; pictorial cloth gilt, gilt back, gilt top, uncut, boards mildly age-marked else a very good, firm copy.
Near VG hbk reprint bound in red cloth, black decoration and lettering. Bookplate, dated 1932, on the front endpaper. 21649. eng
18918vo., Twentieth Thousand, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present) and plates, some very light age-spotting, neat contemporary inscription on half-title; original pictorial red cloth, upper board and backstrip elaborately blocked and lettered in gilt and black, gilt edges, patterned endpapers, expertly recased, a very good, bright, clean copy. With 8pp publisher's catalogue at end.
1910ref. C847951910 . Very Good. Dimensions 222mm x 300mm. pp.58. 32 pages of photographs; 26 pages unused. Original half leather binding in black with textured navy blue sides and slightly faded gilt borders. Hand drawn 'title page' with evocative sketches of the Sphinx and pyramid at sunset charming sketch of a camel and HMS Cornwall at anchor. One hundred and sixteen original b&w photographs giving remarkably clear detail of the ship her crew ports of call leisure and working life at sea. Handwritten notes bring the photographs to life 'The Golf Links St John's Newfoundland' 'HMS Cornwall Crossing The Atlantic' 'Hotel Chateau Frontenac Qubec' 'On the detached mole Gibraltar' 'Coaling Gibraltar' 'Coaling Halifax' and 'Cadets Rugby Team Malta.' The ship's itinerary included: St. JohnsNewfoundland; Charlottestown and Sydney; Qubec; Halifax; Gibraltar; Tangier; Alexandria; Cairo; Platea; and Malta. Malta photographs include HMS Exmouth HMS Duncan and HMS Swiftsure. Photographs of the crew touring the pyramids Monmoreney Falls in Canada fishing huts and scenic landscapes at St. Johns. On-board working life: the officers 'taking sights' and the effort involved in 'coaling.' A personal viewpoint of the enjoyment of travelling the world. Named crew members: Lieutenant Evans 'asleep' Staff Surgeon Divesy 'Asleep' Commander TalbotÃPonsonby Lieutenants Evans and Jermane 'coaling' and Lieutenant Goulden. / Loosely inserted collection of 9 small original b&w photographs 4 with handwritten notes verso: HMS Antrim and HMS Liverpool 1913.// HMS Cornwall was one of 10 Monmouth-class armoured cruisers built for the Royal Navy. On completion in 1903 she was assigned to the 2nd Cruiser Squadron of the Channel Fleet and refitted in 1907 for service as a training ship for cadets with the 4th Cruiser Squadron on the North America and West Indies Station from 1908. /Commander Frederick William Talbot-Ponsonby 1879-1930 gained the rank of Commander in the Royal Navy and was awarded the Chevalier Legion of Honour./HMS Antrim was a Devonshire-class armoured Royal Navy cruiser assigned to the 1st Cruiser Squadron of the Channel Fleet upon completion in 1905 and transferred to the 2nd Cruiser Squadron of the Atlantic Fleet in 1907 the reserve Third Fleet in 1909 then became flagship of the 3rd Cruiser Squadron of the reserve Second Fleet in 1913./HMS Liverpool was a 4800 ton Town-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy commissioned in 1909. She served continuously in home waters subordinated to the Home Fleet from 1909 through the initial stages of the First World War./ HMS Bristol Royal Navy was completed on 17 December 1910. From 18 February 1913 she was assigned to the 5th Battle Squadron of the reserve Second Fleet at Devonport Very good indeed. Covers very slightly used. hardcover
1984ref. 132j0001Cornwall Ontario: Historical Society of Cornwall Township. Very Good. 1984. First Edition. Plastic Comb Binding. "Tells this history of plain ordinary folk like you and me in the Loyalist period and much later within living memory of most of us. We hope to save for posterity something of lifetime experiences and knowledge which might otherwise slip through our fingers and be lost. Be warned: you will sometimes find the nostalgia overwhelming. It comes from the hearts of our contributors!" - Introduction. Includes these chapters: Ontario Bicentennial; Mille Roches and Area; Moulinette; Hockey in the Township; Beaconsfield Suburbia; Northwestern Section; St. Andrew's and Area; Northern Township; Centre Township; Dairy Industry; The Eastern Half of the Township; Happenings and Customs. pp 4 iv 194. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Inside front cover is a fascinating 1879 map of the Township. A 1984 map of the Township is printed inside the back cover. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this informative local history which contains submissions by many area residents. ; 4to . Historical Society of Cornwall Township unknown
1939ref. 36649New York: Workers Book Shop circa 1939. 1939. Good. - 12mo approximately 4-3/4 inches high by 3-1/2 inches wide softcover bound in printed gray wrappers. The binding is lightly soiled. The bottom corner of the front wrap is heavily creased & its bottom edge is lightly chipped at the spine. The top corner of the rear wrap is torn & heavily creased. Pages 1-62 including wraps. The bottom page corners through page 8 are creased & a few rear top page corners are lightly bumped. Good. Earl Robinson writes in his one-page introduction: "This booklet 'America Sings' is a compilation of fifty songs old and new which have been and are being sung in the American labor movement." No music is included. Robinson says that readers will know the tunes and that most of them can be found in another Workers Book Shop publication "Songs of the People". A brief note gives the origin of each song. Among the contents are Maurice Sugar's well-known labor anthem "Sit Down". The Workers Book Shop was a center for The Communist party in America. Rare. New York: Workers Book Shop, circa [1939]. paperback
ref. 065601962X.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
2019ref. x-0567683273Bloomsbury T & T Clark 2019. Hardcover. New. 206 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.00 inches. Bloomsbury T & T Clark hardcover
2020ref. x-0567695476Bloomsbury T & T Clark 2020. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 206 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches. Bloomsbury T & T Clark paperback
ref. 0937191329.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
19088vo., on laid paper, with portrait frontispiece in photogravure, decorative title in red and black, and 18 plates, neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper, some light and occasional browning as often; original chocolate cloth elaborately embossed in blind, gilt back, gilt top, uncut, backstrip lightly chafed at extreme head and tail else very good, bright copy of an uncommon work. Hawker's most famous work comprises this collection of prose sketches, written originally for a variety of periodicals. First published in book form in 1870, they were re-issued in 1893 together with two previously unpublished essays 'Humphrey Vivian' and 'Old Trevarten' as 'The Prose Works of Rev. R.S. Hawker'. Hawker's close friend J.G. Godwin who added the bibliographical footnotes edited the reissue. The present edition enhances the work still further through the editorship of Byles, the charming illustrations by Pethybridge and plates and portraits from a variety of other sources (including Baring-Gould).
1990ref. 60837BBMullion, Lizard Press, 1990. 4°. VIII,224 S., zahlreiche sw-Abbildungen, Kartenskizze, broschiert (Autograph auf Titelblatt; gut erhalten)
19234to., Second Impression, on laid paper, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present) and plate by the author; pictorial green cloth gilt, gilt back, top lightly dust-soiled else a near fine copy. Published in the same month as the first edition. Hardy's great Arthurian verse drama is unusual among his works in that the two illustrations - 'Tintagel Castle' as frontispiece (repeated in gilt on front board) and the castle's 'Great Hall' - are the work of the author himself. Purdy, pp.227-231.
19818vo., First Edition, with photographs in the text; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy.
1983ref. 22291CBRedruth, Dyllansow Truran, 1983. 8°, 118 S. mit s/w-Abbildungen, Text: englisch, original Pappband (Hardcover), original Schutzumschlag, Nachdruck der Ausgabe von 1842 Schutzumschlag an oberer Kante des Vorderdeckel mit ca. 3cm Anriss, sonst gutes, sauberes Exemplar
19548vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece, 18 plates on 16 and a double-page map in the text, fore-edges lightly spotted; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. A valuable and delightfully personal account of the poet's birthplace, the village of Pelynt. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION
19508vo., First Edition; oatmeal coarse-grain cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly dust-spoiled and with tiny chip at head of backstrip.. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
ref. ria9798211788213_inpHardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Did the Templars bury a treasure of spiritual significance on the Island With the discovery of the stone road and wharf of 1200 AD the answer is YES! Oak Island has been in use as a depository for centuries starting with the visitati hardcover
ref. B9798211788213Hardback. New. hardcover
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ref. ria9781912971015_inpHardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Revised Edition – Hardback - includes New Photos Star Charts & Information in the last chapter: The wild breadth of information reaches from King Arthur in Cumbria the marriage of Mary Magdalene & Jesus to hardcover
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