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Loving Letters from Ogden Nash : A Family Album (Vol. 1)

By: SMITH, Linell Nash (editor)

Price: $9.50

Publisher: Boston, Little Brown & Company: 1990

Seller ID: 20483

ISBN: 0316598356

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

A selection of letters from American poet, Ogden Nash, to members of his family. 357pp, photo illustrated.Bright, clean copy with a sound binding and a similar dustjacket. Remainder mark to bottom edge. 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 750g unpacked. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone as per the USPS. World rates are based on specific destination and weight. Online estimates by the...
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Pasion and Conviction: The Letters of Graham Spry

By: SPRY, Graham

Price: $18.50

Publisher: Regina, Canadian Plains Research Center: 1992

Seller ID: 18813

ISBN: 088977-0700

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

Collection of the letters of Graham Spry [1900-1983], Canadian journalst and broadcaster. Edited by Rose Potvin. 278pp, photo illustrated. Bright, clean, unmarked copy, about 'as new'. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. Unpacked weight 650g. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone as per the USPS. World rates based on specific destination and weight.
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Das Geheimtagebuch

By: SSUWORIN, A. S.

Price: $14.00

Publisher: Berlin, E. Laub'sche: 1925

Seller ID: 15457

Binding: Cloth

Condition: About VG

Private diaries of the Russian author.Translated into the German language in this edition. 289pp, photo frontis. Bright interior. Unmarked except for a previous owner's name on rear endpaper. Sound binding. Cloth boards have minor wear at extremities. Weight, 340g.
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Lord Minto's Canadian Papers: A Selection of the Public and Private Papers of the Fourth Earl of Minto, 1898-1904. Volume I, 1898-1900 & Volume II, 1901-1904

By: STEVENS, Paul and SAYWELL, John T. - editors

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Toronto, Champlain Society: 1981

Seller ID: 036334

Binding: Cloth, Gilt

Condition: Fine

Publications of the Champlain Society LIII. Set of 2 volumes of the Minto Papers. Limited to 1650 copies. These copies are un-numbered. Vol. 1 [1981; Vol 2 [1983]. 582pp, xxvi/ 467pp, xxiv. Hardcovers in red cloth with gilt spine. Fine set, bright and tight, both volumes are Fine and unread with many signatures unopened. Heavy set weighing 2.65kg, pre-packing.
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Letters of a Woman Homesteader

By: STEWART, Elinpre Pruitt

Price: $6.00

Publisher: Boston, Houghton Mifflin: 1982

Seller ID: 052463

ISBN: 0395321379

Binding: Card Wrappers

Condition: Good VG

First-person account of life on the American frontier. Elinore Stewart took to homesteading at Burt Fork, Wyoming in 1909. First published in 1914. Foreword by Gretel Ehrlich. 281 p. : illustrated. ; 20 cm. Clean copy. Unmarked interior except for a gift inscription to the htp by, we believe, a descendent of the author. Tight, square binding, single spine crease. Unpacked weight, 310g. 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 rates rise with weight, size and distan...
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God's Galloping Girl: The Peace River Diaries of Monica Storrs, 1929-1931

By: STORRS, Monica

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Vancouver, University of British Columbia Press: 1984

Seller ID: 17364

ISBN: 0-7748-0110-7

Binding: Card Wrappers

Condition: VG+

Diaries of Monica Storr who embarked on a wilderness life in the depressed thirties amidst the hardships of British Columbia's Peace River Country. Edited by W. L. Morton with Vera K. Fast. Preface by R. D. Symons. 307pp, photo illustrated. Bright, clean, unmarked copy. No ownership marks. Sound binding, light spine creases. 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 613g unpacked. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA c...
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An Okanagan History : The Diaries of Roger John Sugars, 1905-1919

By: SUGARS, Roger John; SUGARS, John A.

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Westbank, BC, Canada, John Sugars: 2005

Seller ID: 045657

ISBN: 0973815302

Binding: Printed Card Wrappers

Condition: As New

Diaries of an Okanagan pioneer, Roger John Sugars, covering the years 1905 to 1919. vi, 300 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. Dedicated inscription in the hand of the Editor, John Sugars. A 'mint' copy - bright, fresh and unmarked. Tight, square binding, no creasing to the spine. Flawless wrappers. Weight, 478g.
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The identity of Junius with a distinguished living character Established;

By: TAYLOR, John

Price: $40.00

Publisher: London, Taylor and Hessey: 1816

Seller ID: 944

Binding: Leather Spine and Corners

Condition: VG

Including the supplement, consisting of fac-similes of hand-writing and other illustrations [dated 1817]. Junius was the pseudonym of a writer who contributed a series of letters to the Public Advertiser,[1] from 1769 to 1772. vii, [1], frontis engraved portrait, 366pp, Errata slip bound-in, [2pp adverts], half-title, folding facsimile letter, Supplement title page, four further facsimile folding letters, 38pp, [1], 1 page advert. Front board is completely detached, but present. Rear board firmly attached. Text bloc is VG+ - bright, clean and unmarked. Fold-out facsimile letters are all presen...
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The Secret Eye: The Journal of Ella Gertrude Clanton Thomas, 1848-1889 (Gender and American Culture)

By: THOMAS, Ella Gertrude Clanton

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Chapel Hill, The University of North Carolina Press: 1990

Seller ID: 2360

ISBN: 0807842737

Binding: Card Wrappers

Condition: Very Good

Edited by Virginia Ingraham Burr ; introduction by Nell Irvin Painter. The journal of Ella Gertrude Clanton Thomas, spanning the years from 1848 to 1889, herin abridged, is rare for its treatment of both the Civil War and postbellum years and for its candour and detail in treating these eras. Thomas, who was born to wealth and privilege and reared in the tradition of the southern belle, tells of the hard days of war and the poverty brought on by emancipation and Reconstruction. xvii, 469 pages, [4] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding....
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Ausgewahlte Brief, 1913-1935

By: TUCHOLSKY, Kurt

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Hamburg, Rowohlt: 1962

Seller ID: 20199

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

Letters of German satirist, Kurt Tucholsky, 1913 to 1935. German language text. 567pp. Very bright, clean copy with a sound binding, almost 'as new'. Dustjacket is nearly similar. 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 670g unpacked. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone as per the USPS. World rates are based on specific destination and weight. Online estimates by the Listing Site may not b...
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Pieter Van Den Broecke's Journal of Voyages to Cape Verde, Guinea and Angola [1605-1612]

By: VAN DEN BROECKE, Pieter

Price: $40.00

Publisher: London, K. L. CameroHakluyt Society: 2000

Seller ID: 11499

ISBN: 0-904180-68-9

Binding: Cloth, Gilt Titles

Condition: Fine

First English translation of those parts of Van den Broecke's original manuscript which describe four trading voyages made to Africa in the early seventeenth century. Edited and translated by J. D. La Fleur. Hakluyt Society, Third Series, No. 5. 139pp, maps. Mint copy, as issued.
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Lettres Du Borinage

By: VAN GOGH, Vincent

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Amsterdam, Wereld-Bibliotheek: 1959

Seller ID: 17747

Binding: Card Wraps

Condition: VG+

Letters written by the great artist, Vincent Van Gogh, to his brother Theo. French language text. 79pp, illustrated in b&w. Book is very bright and clean with a sound binding. Dustjacket has a little stain to back panel, otherwise bright. Weight, 220g.
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Letters and Dispatches 1924-1945

By: WALLENBERG, Raoul

Price: $9.00

Publisher: New York, New York, U.S.A., Arcade Pub: 1995

Seller ID: 041358

ISBN: 1559702753

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

An account of the heroic efforts made by a youngSwede, Raoul Wallenberg, to save Jews from the Holocaust in Nazi Germany. Translated by Kjersti Board. Published in association with The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. viii, 286 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. Bright, clean, unmarked copy. Vey slight wear to the unclipped dustjacket. Almost 'as new'. Weight, 644g.
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The Dominguez Escalante Journal: Their Expedition Through Colorado Utah Arizona and New Mexico in 1776

By: WARNER, Ted J.

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Salt Lake City, University of Utah Press: 1995

Seller ID: 038317

ISBN: 0874804485

Binding: Card Wrappers

Condition: As New

The chronicle of Fray Francisco Atanasio Dominguez's remarkable 1776 expedition through the Rocky Mountains, the eastern Great Basin, and the Colorado Plateau to inventory new lands for the Spanish crown.... Translated by Fray Angelico Chavez. xxii, 153pp, maps. A 'mint' copy - bright, clean and unmarked still fresh. No creses or wear to the spine or wrappers. Unpacked weight, 295g.
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The Diary of Beatrice Webb 1873-1892: Glitter Around and Darkness Within

By: WEBB, Beatrice; MacKENZIE, Norman

Price: $14.00

Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A., Belknap Press: 1982

Seller ID: 037552

ISBN: 0674202872

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

First of four volumes. Diary of British socialist, Beatrice Webb [1858-1943]. xxii, 386pp, photo illustrated, illustrated endpapers. Bright, clean, unmarked copy. Tight, square binding, no wear to cloth. Similar, unclipped dustjacket in brodart. Weight, 876g.
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Chestnuts

By: WELLS, Ernest [Swears]

Price: $18.50

Publisher: London, Sands & Co.: 1900

Seller ID: 12732

Binding: Decorated Cloth

Condition: G-VG

Stories and reminiscences from the colorful life of 'Swears'. 256pp, photo frontis, cariacature plate by Hassall, folding plate by Phil May. Internally clean, binding firm though front hinge partially cracked. Illustrated cloth boards show some wear at extremities and some rubbing.
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The Happy Turning: A Dream of Life

By: WELLS, H. G.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: London, William Heinemann: 1945

Seller ID: 09395

Binding: Cloth Spine, Paper Boards

Condition: Very Good

Short pieces by H. G. Wells. Generally clean copy. Two small ink maks on rear endpaper. Gift inscription on front pde. Solid, tight binding. A little browning around edges of boards. Faded outline on rear board.
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Union of Opposites: Letters from Rit Svane Wengel

By: WENGEL, Rit Svane; MILLER, Craig W.

Price: $11.50

Publisher: Regina, SK, Canadian Plains Research Center, University of Regina: 1996

Seller ID: 33200

ISBN: 0889770921

Binding: Printed Card Wrappers

Condition: About 'As New'

Letters from a well educated, Danish governess living in Western Canada, back to Denmark [1925-1960]. 207pp, illustrated. Bright, clean and unmarked, about 'as new'. 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 450g unpacked. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone as per the USPS. World rates are based on specific destination and weight. Online estimates by the Listing Site may not be correct and ...
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The substance of a journal during a residence at the Red River Colony

By: WEST, John

Price: $25.00

Publisher: UK, S. R. Publishers: 1966

Seller ID: 045839

Binding: Cloth

Condition: About Fine

Facsimile reprint of the original edition published in London in 1824. 'The substance of a journal during a residence at the Red River colony, British North America; and frequent excursions among the North-West American Indians in the years 1820, 1821, 1822, 1823'. xi, 210 p. illus. 25 cm. Bright, clean and unmarked, still fesh. No wear to blue cloth. Almost 'as new'. Weight, 492g, before acking.
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Robert Whyte's 1847 Famine Ship Diary: The Journey of an Irish Coffin Ship

By: WHYTE, Robert; MANGAN, James J.

Price: $7.00

Publisher: Niwot, Colorado, U.S.A., Ireland: 1994

Seller ID: 045930

ISBN: 1856350916

Binding: Printed Card Wrappers

Condition: About 'As New'

Excerpts from a diary kept by one Robert Whyte, a first-class cabin passenger on a cargo ship carrying Irish immigrants fleeing the famine and tribulations they were experiencing in Ireland due to the potato blight. Recounts the voyage on the so-called Coffin ship. Edited by James J. Mangan. 124 p. ; 20 cm. Bright, clean and unmarked, about 'as new'. Weight, 134g.
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Category: Letters, Memoirs, Papers, Diaries