Reminiscences by an old-time cowboy. E. C. Abbott was a cowboy in the great days of the 1870's and 1880's. He came up the trail to Montana from Texas with the long-horned herds which were to stock the northern ranges. . . 247 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits, music ; 22 cm. First published in 1939, a new edition was published by the University of Oklahoma in 1955; this is the third printing of that edition. The book is bright, clean and unmarked. Tight, square binding, sound hinges. No wear to the cream cloth with brown ink titles and illustrations. The dustjacket is complete showing l... View More...
'A History of Celibacy, spanning centuries an d cultures, is an intimate, candid and often startling glimpse into the world of silent bedrooms. 559 pages ; 24 cm. Notes : pp 485-519.An 'as new' copy in a similar, unclipped dustjacket. View More...
Fully illustrated history of the revolutionary movement that swept England, the United States and Europe fr5om the middle of the 19th century. 128 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm. Very bright, clean and unmarked copy with a tight, square binding, no wear to the illustrated boards [repeated on the dustjacket]. The dustjacket shows some minor wear to the edges. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are often 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 ... View More...
Series: 'Bibl. de l'Enseignement des Beaux-Arts'. No Date - 'Nouvelle Edition'. 419 p. : illustrations, couv. illustrations ; 21 cm. Added t.p., illustrated. From research probably circa 1880s. Interior pages lightly & uniformly browned. Some pages at beginning & end f the book are brittle - but undamaged. Unmarked. Binding is tight and square, hinges sound. Boards show only minoir wear with top corner bumps. Request image. 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 ... View More...
Intended for use as a text-book for Naval cadets and Seaman Boys who are under training at shore establishments. 1951 Edition, Fourth Impression incorporating Amendments Nos 1 to 4 [1957]. viii, 290pp, profusely illustrated, some colour. All aspects of Seamanship are covered. A bright, clean copy. Unmarked except for a previous owner's details to the ffep. Tight, square binding, sound hinges. No wear to the navy blue cloth with gilt titles. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are often incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. We use Canada Post, the United States Postal Service and ... View More...
The Metropolitan has stood among the grandest of opera companies since its birth in 1883. Tracing the offstage/onstage workings of this famed New York institution, the authors tell how the Met became and remains a powerful actor on the global cultural scene. The first new history of the company in thirty years. 472 pages, illustrated, tables, notes, index. An 'as new' copy - bright, fresh and unmarked in a similar, unclipped dustjacket. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are often incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. We use Canada Post, the United States Postal Service and Asen... View More...
A story of Scotland under Robert I, known as 'The Bruce' [1274 -1329]. Numerous editions were published from the 1890s, many undated, as is this copy. A previous owner has a small gift inscription dated 1897. Complete in one volume - 591pp, plus [16pp] publisher's Catalogue at the back. Not illustrated. Bound in navy be cloth wtitles and decoration, all edges gilt. Spine a little darkened. Sound binding. Sound hinges. View More...
'This is the first book devoted to the place names, not just one region, but all of British Columbia. Here are the stories behind B.C.'s place names from Abbotsford to Aymoetz, and from Alberni to Zeballos'. Book is bright, clean and unmarked exceot for a previous owner's signature to the front endpaper. Dustjacket is bright and clean AND UNCLIPPED with only minor edge wear. 3rd [revised] edition. 8vo, 195pp, end-paper maps. Hardcover in dark red cloth with dustjacket. Weight, 514g. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are often incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. We use Canad... View More...
Born in 1948 in Abu Dhabi, the author knew fierce poverty in the years before fabulous oil wealth transformed his country for ever. He grew up in the ruler's palace, barefoot like his friends who are all now senior figures in the United Arab Emirates. An eye-witness account of the total transformation - within only 30 years - of a Bedouin society into a country with the world's highest per capita income....191 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map. Bright, clean interior. Unmarked except for a gift inscription to the htp. Tight square binding. No creasing to th... View More...
'...non-judgmental, informative book helps to replace ignorance with understanding concerning the lives and attitudes of women involved in legal prostitution. 271 pages ; 25 cm. Illustrated hardcover nboards. Book is 'as new' - bright, fresh, unmarked, no wear. It also includes the title band that stands in place of a dustjacket. View More...
Including a rapid sketch of the history of Sudan, a narrative of the Dongola expedition of 1896, and a full account of the Nile expedition of 1897-1898. xiv. 336 pages, portraits, numerous illustrations, 11 maps, and records of the service of the Officers ]1896-8, etc ; 8vo. OCLC Number / Unique Identifier: 557418309. Interior is clean and unmarked, all contents checked and present, Tissue guard to the frontis illustration is lacking. Ink name to the htp. Binding is tight, hinges sound. Rear boards shows surface rubbing scratches and mild edge wear. Spine with gilt titles is a little dull a... View More...
The story of the efforts of a group of latchkey children to save the only living tree in their playground, set against a background of London flats. Made into a TV series. 153 pages illustrated by Charles keeping. Book is bright, clean & unmarked. Tight binding, sound hinges, no wear to the cloth. The dustjacket in protective brodart, is similar - bright, clean, no wear. 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... View More...
Geautoriseerde Nederlandsche vertaling uit het deensch van Dr. Annie Posthumus. Undated, but 1946. Dutch language text. 192pp, illustrated by Alfred Mazure, color plates and in-text illustration. Interior is very clean, plates are bright. Text, printed on cheap postwar paper, is browing uniformly.Sopund binding, no weakness to hinges. Illustrated front board is bright and clean. Sound cloth spine. Solid copy. Weight, 450g. 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 ra... View More...
The author's reminiscences of life in Aberdeenshire, Scotland in the last half of the 19th century. Anecdotes, stories, folklore etc. xv, 245 pages. Not illustrated. Bound in publisher's dark green cloth with bright gilt titles. Bright, white pages, unmarked. Tight, square binding, sound hinges. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are frequently incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. We use Canada Post, the USPS and Asendia and try to offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, not overcharging. Images are available. Shipped well packed. USA postage is usual... View More...
Fifth Novel by a British Columbia writer set in the B. C. interior near Salmon Arm - '...a magical tale of love and memory where ghosts walk from another time...'. 292pp. A near Fine copoy in a similar, unclipped dustjacket. Only very slight signs of wear/use. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are often 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. Shipped well packed. USA postage is usually $8.00 - $9.00 u... View More...
Drawing on a wide range of sources, the "leading unofficial historian of British Intelligence" London Times has produced an account of that organization that is as entertaining as it is masterful. [GR].The first comprehensive scholarly study of the emergence of one of the world's major intelligence communities. 616 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm. Internally bright, clean and unmarked. Tight, square binding, no wear to the boards. The unclipped dustjacket show some little wear to the top edge as the DJ seems slightly too large. NB - Postal Rates shown ... View More...
Three small, hardcover books in a heavy card slipcase. 164pp + 168pp + 168pp. A 'new book' from the bankrupt stock of an Art/Design dealer. Still sealed in the shrink-wrap applied to minimize handling. NOT a remainder. Weight 900g. Further information available on request. View More...
Acclaimed travel writer Rick Antonson sets his adventurous compass on Mount Ararat, exploring the region's long history, religious mysteries, and complex politics. Signed by the author on the title page. xiii, 382 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm. Book is 'as new' in a similar, unclipped dustjacket. View More...
Arborfield is a town in east-central Saskatchewan, Canada, approximately 70 km north-east of Melfort, on Highway 23, 14 km west of the Pasquia Hills. This book is the Second Volume only of a two volume history of the town with a considerable emphasis on Family History. iv, pages 497-931. Book is 'as new' - very bright and clean with glossy covers in dark blue with silver titles and decoration. Name of a previous owner to the top of the inside of the front cover. Mailed anywhere in Canada, in a box, for US$15.00 [C$20.00]. View More...
Carefully researched history of Burrard Inlet and the land surrounding. 324pp, photo illustrated. A 'mint' copy except for an unmarked/unused bookplate pasted to the ffep. 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 650g. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance, USA rates by weight alone. View More...
