Binding: Cloth, Gilt

AEsop's Fables

By: AESOP

Price: $40.00

Publisher: New York, Century Co. : 1911

Seller ID: 045248

Condition: VG+

Aesop's Fables illustrated in b&w by E. Boyd Smith. xii, 172 p. ill. 22 cm. Ornamental borders to each page.Interior is clean though a few small a small stain noted to blank page p2. Ginges sound, no cracking. No ownership marks. Brown cloth is very bright and clean and the gilt titles and decoration shos no fading. Minor wear to cloth at tips. Weight,
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The Rhetoric of War: Training Day, the Militia, and the Military Sermon (Contributions in American Studies)

By: AHEARN, Marie L.

Price: $85.00

Publisher: U.S.A., Greenwood Press : 1989

Edition: First Edition, First Printing

Seller ID: 037088

ISBN-13: 9780313266195

Binding: Cloth, Gilt

Condition: Fine

The Book explores the militia system and its role in the development of colonial New England. The author contends that the militia and the military sermon created an atmosphere of Christian soldiery and warfare that exercised a powerful, long-lasting hold upon New Englanders. 'Contributions in American studies, no. 95'. vi, 217 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Original First Edition, NOT a print-on-demand. Bright, clean, unmarked interioor, still quite fresh. Binding is tight and square. No wear to the cloth or the bright, gilt titles. Weight, 494g.
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The Place Between: Aldergrove & Communities

By: Alder Grove Heritage Society

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Aldergrove, BC, Alder Grove Heritage Society : 1993

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 044642

ISBN-13: 9781550562705

Binding: Cloth, Gilt

Condition: Fine

Local and Family history of the community of Aldergrove, within the jurisdiction of the Township of Langley, British Columbia in the mid-Fraser Valley. xviii, 640 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 29 cm. Includes index. A very bright, clean and completely unmarked copy with a tight, square binding, no wear to the green cloth and gilt titles. Heavy for shipping weighing 2.077kg.
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Echoes along the Ribstone

By: ALMBERG, Ruby - Editor

Price: $48.00

Publisher: Alberta, Canada, Grasslands Pioneers Historical Society

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 038252

Binding: Cloth, Gilt

Condition: Near Fine

Local and Family history of an area of prairie land in south central Alberta, close to the Saskatchewan border, along the Ribstone Creek. 1064pp, profusely photo illustrated. It is supposed that a map in a pocket is included wiuth this book, however, in this copy there is no sign of a map, or a pocket or of any indication that there should be one. Nor is there any date of publication, though it is reputed to be 1978, A very heavy, oversized book weighing 3.3kg prior to packing. This will inevitably occur extra pos tage.
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Annual Report of the American Historical Association for the Year 1899: Volume 1

By: AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Washington, DC, Government Printing Office : 1900

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 036335

Binding: Cloth, Gilt

Condition: Good VG

Annual Report of the AHS for the year 1899. Vol. 1 only, of 2 vols for this year. Includes the 'Bibliography of Mississippi'. Large 8vo, xii, 871pp, 22 articles, folding plates. Hardcover in blue cloth with gilt titles on spine. Tight, clean copy, Small owner's stamped name. VG +. Heavy book, 3lb 10oz.
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Atwood's catalogue of United States and Canadian transportation Tokens: Third Edition of 1970 Plus the 1977 Supplement

By: AMERICAN VECTURIST ASSOCIATION

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Boston, American Vecturist Association : 1970

Edition: Third Edition

Seller ID: 040565

Binding: Cloth, Gilt

Condition: VG+

Describes in detail, and gives the approximate market value, of every known transportation token issued in the United States of America, U.S. possessions, and Canada, up to January, 1970. The separate Supplement adds issues from January 1970 to January 1977. Two volumes - 731pp + 244pp, profusely illustrated. A bright, clean, unmarked set. Tight, square binding. Main volume shows slight wear to the orange cloth; Supplemet shows no wear at all. Heavy set weighing, 1.808kg.
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Sohrab and Rustum

By: ARNOLD, Matthew

Price: $25.00

Publisher: London, G. Routledge & Sons

Edition: Later Edition

Seller ID: 052692

Binding: Cloth, Gilt

Condition: Near Fine

A volume in the 'Broadway Booklets' series. Frontis with tissue guard, 46pp, 1pp publisher's ads. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding, no wear to the cloth. Green cloth , elaborately decororated with gilt flowers and titles. Attractive copy. Scan availble. Weight, 113g. May be eligible for inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail to Canada, the USA and other Countries.
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Manual on Hot-Mix Asphaltic Concrete; The pavement for heavy duty, unlimited traffic on all primary and interregional Highways

By: ASPHALT INSTITUTE

Price: $8.00

Publisher: New York, Asphalt Institute : 1945

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 051894

Binding: Cloth, Gilt

Condition: Solid VG

Manual for working with Asphaltic Concrete. 12mo, 5"x7.25", 112pp, diagrams, graphs. Hardcover in green cloth with gilt titles to front board and to spine. Solid, clean copy, VG or better. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. This item weighs 154g and may qualify for cheaper Lettermail rates to Canada and the USA. Other Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone. World rates based on specific destination and we...
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A Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles; Dictionary of Canadian English

By: AVIS, Walter Spencer; Lexicographical Centre for Canadian English

Price: $19.50

Publisher: Toronto, W.J. Gage : 1967

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 050786

Binding: Cloth, Gilt

Condition: About Fine

Dictionary of Canadian English. Produced for W.J. Gage Limited by the Lexicographical Centre for Canadian English, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Editorial board: Walter S. Avis, editor-in-chief [and others]. xxiii, 926, [1] pages illustrations; 25 cm. OCLC Number: 33257. Interior is bright, clean and unmarked, pages bright white. Binding is tight and square, hinges sound. Red cloth shows no wear, corners are sharp. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging....
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Wire Rope and Fittings Catalogue No. W.R. 48

By: B. GREENING WIRE CO. LTD.

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Toronto, Canada Wire and Cable Company : 1948

Edition: WR-48

Seller ID: 052099

Binding: Cloth, Gilt

Condition: VG+

Wire Rope & Fittings Trade Catalog from a large, Canadian Company. Dated 1948. Lots of general information as well as the extensive catalog listings. 159pp, photo illustrated, diagrams etc. Bright, clean, unmarked copy. Sound binding. No wear to dark green cloth boards. Gilt titles etc show moderate fading. Bright, clean and near Fine. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. This item weighs 340g. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA ...
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The History of the English Novel, Volume 3; The Later Romances and the Establishment of Realism

By: BAKER, Ernest A.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: London, H. F. & G. Witherby : 1929

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 1841

Binding: Cloth, Gilt

Condition: VG+

Volume Three of a ten-volume work. Bunyan to Defore. 278pp. Clean interior excepting a little light pencil marking, easily erased. Tight, square binding, sound hinges. Olive-green cloth with gilt titles and decoration, shows very little wear. Half-centimeter tear at head of spine. Attractive copy overall. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. This item weighs 668g unpacked. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight ...
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Le Montrachet

By: BAZIN, Jean-Francois

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Paris, France, Jacques Legrand, SA [Longman] : 1990

Edition: First English Edition

Seller ID: 636

ISBN-13: 9782905969385

Binding: Cloth, Gilt

Condition: Fine

A volume in Bernard Ginestet's 'Guide to the Vineyards of France'. Jean-Francois Bazin ; foreword by Nicholas Faith ; translated by John Meredith. 192 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. Bright, clean, unmarked copy with a tight, square binding in red cloth showing no wear. The unclipped dustjacket is nearly similar with faint scratches to the front panel, barely visible. Unpacked weight, 586g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. No taxes on Canadian, American or Overseas O...
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Belgium: The Official Account of What Happened 1939-1940

By: BELGIAN MINISTRY of FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Price: $12.00

Publisher: London, Evans Brothers : 1941

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 036142

Binding: Cloth, Gilt

Condition: Very Good

The Official Belgian account of what happened at the beginning of the Second World War, 1939-1940. 110pp, illustrated, maps. Clean interior, unmarked. Tight, square binding. Only light wear to cloth. Weight, 316g.
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144 Photographic Views, Panoramas, etc., shewing the Principal Places of Interest throughout the Whole of South Africa. Also most interesting Scenes and Studies taken from Life

By: BENJAMIN, B. - Publisher

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Cape Town, B. Benjamin

Edition: Edition Unknown; Presusmed First

Seller ID: 1305

Binding: Cloth, Gilt

Condition: Good, or Better

Undated - circa 1890s - appears to be pre-Boer War. 144 printed photographic views in b&w. Very Good quality images - quite sharp and clean - wide ranging through South Africa and of interesting subjects-views. Some minor soiling in the interior, but no marks or damage. Bindin firm but probably repaired. Orage cloth boards show very little wear but do exhibit bubbling-blistering. Cloth at spine show wear near head of spine. Gilt titles and decoration quite bright. Not handsome but complete an sound. Weight, 327g. Lettermail may apply.
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The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories

By: BENNETT, Arnold

Price: $9.95

Publisher: Toronto, William Briggs

Edition: First Canadian Edition

Seller ID: 051245

Binding: Cloth, Gilt

Condition: Good Very Good

Twenty-two short stories by Arnold Bennett, mainly set in the 'Five Towns', Bennett's name for the pottery manufacturing towns of the English Midlands. First Canadian edition, undated, but probably 1912. 325pp. Clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding, sound hinges. Minor wear to the red cloth on the spine edges. Gilt titles and decoration are bright and unfaded. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. This item weighs 393g. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size ...
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Chaucer and the Fifteenth Century

By: BENNETT, H. S.

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Oxford, Oxford Clarendon Press : 1948

Edition: Second Printint with Corrections

Seller ID: 042166

Binding: Cloth, Gilt

Condition: Near Fine

Oxford History of English Literature, Vol 2, Part 1. vi, 326pp. Bright, clean interior. Unmarked except for an ink signature to the ffep. Tight, square binding, no wear to navy cloth. Unclipped dustjacket, in brodart, shows darkening in places but is attractive for its age. Scan available. Weight, 720g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images always available. Shipped well packed. USA postage usually $6.50 or less. Canadian postage varies considerably depending on weight and de...
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Sod Shacks and Wagon Tracks

By: BIG PINE RIDGE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Price: $70.00

Publisher: Red Deer, AB, Big Pine Ridge Historical Society : 1987

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 045808

ISBN-13: 9780969297604

Binding: Cloth, Gilt

Condition: Fine

Book includes the local, pioneer and family history of the Alberta communities of Antler Hill, Big Bend, Hola, Niobe, Pine Hill, Ridgewood, Tindastoll, and Westholm. xiv, 847 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. Includes index. Book is bright, clean and unmarked, inside and outside. Binding is tight, square and undamaged. Red cloth is bright as are the gilt titles & decoration. Scan available. Heavy to ship weighing 2.5kg.
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Ulysses Found

By: BRADFORD, Ernle Dusgate Selby

Price: $7.95

Publisher: New York, Harcourt, Brace & World : 1963

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 1925

Binding: Cloth, Gilt

Condition: Near Fine

The author spent some seven years sailing in the Mediterranean attempting to follow, with some success, the footsteps of Homer's wandering hero, Ulysses. xvii, 238 pages, photo illustrations, endpaper maps ; 23 cm. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding, sound hinges. No wear to the cloth. Gilt titles to the spine are sun-faded. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. This item weighs 419g unpacked. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distanc...
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Highways and Byways in the Lake District

By: BRADLEY, A. G.

Price: $9.95

Publisher: London, Macmillan : 1919

Edition: Fourth Printing of 1901

Seller ID: 589

Binding: Cloth, Gilt

Condition: About Fine

Travel through and description of England's beautiful Lake District. Illustreated in b&w by Joseph Pennell. xii, 332pp, illustrated, index, map [2pp] at back, 4pp publisher's catalogue. Internally bright, clean and unmarked. Old, attractive bookmark to the fpde [rare bookmark from a School in Vernon, B. C.]. Tight, square binding. Bright navy blue cloth withe very bright gilt titles . Attrative copy! Unpacked weight, 638g. We ship Worldwide, at cost, using both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges, at cost, without overcharging. Canadian domestic postal r...
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Millennium Memories : family focus : Brandon 2000, Manitoba, Canada

By: BRANDON MILLENIUM COMMITTEE

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Brandon, MB, Brandon Millennium Committee : 2001

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 07549

ISBN-13: 9780968903803

Binding: Cloth, Gilt

Condition: Fine

Family history of the City of Brandon, Manitoba from the earliest days to the millenium. xvi, 432 p. : ill., ports. ; 29 cm. Family Index at back. A very bright and clean copy, unmarked. Tight, square binding - no wear to the green cloth or gilt titles and decoration. Virtually 'as new'. Heavy book weighing 1.483kg. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are frequently incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. WE use Canada Post, the United States Postal Service and Asendia and try to offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images are available. ...
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Binding: Cloth, Gilt