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The Buckeye Rovers in the Gold Rush

By: SCAMEHORN, Howard L. ; BANKS, Edwin P.; LYTLE-WEBB, Jamie

Price: $9.95

Publisher: Athens, OH, Ohio University Press: 1965

Seller ID: 2205

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Near Fine

Two California Gold Rush diaries - by Edwin P. Banks, Jamie Lytle-Webb. Edited and with an Introduction by H. Lee Scamehorn. xxiv, 195 pages maps, group portrait; 22 cm. Book is bright, clean and unmarked showing no wear to the cloth. The Price-clipped dustjacket is clean but with a 1.5" closed tear to the front panel next to the head of the spine and a small lost chip and 3/4" clsed tear to the foot of the rear panel. 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 weigh...
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A Treasury of the World's Great Letters : from ancient days to our own time containing the characteristic and crucial communications, and intimate exchanges and cycles of correspondence, of many of the outstanding figures of world history, and some Notabl

By: SCHUSTER, M. Lincoln - Editor

Price: $12.50

Publisher: USA, Konecky & Konecky: 1940

Seller ID: 26823

ISBN: 1568522908

Binding: Cloth

Condition: As New

World's great letters selected, edited, and integrated with biographical backgrounds and historical settings and consequences by M. Lincoln Schuster. Part I: Letters of Long Ago [from 334 B.C. to A.D. 1675] -- Part II: Letters of Not So Long Ago [from 1747 to 1896] -- Part III: Letters of Yesterday and Today [from 1898 to 1937]. xlviii, 563, [1] pages ; 24 cm. An 'as new' copy - not a remainder - bright, clean and unmarked still quite ftresh. Tight, squate binding, no wear to the boards. Similar, unclipped dustjacket. Unpacked weight, 1kg. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Post...
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Tragedy and Triumph : The Journals of Captain R.F. Scott's Last Polar Expedition

By: SCOTT, Robert Falcon

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Canada, Prospero Books:

Seller ID: 31667

ISBN: 1894102320

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

Complete journals of Captain Scott's ill-fated voyage to the South Pole. Facsimile reproduction edition, undated, circa 1993. 521 p. : ill., ports., map, 24 p. of plates ; 25 cm. Bright, clean and unmarked. Tight, square binding, no wear to the boards. Similar, unclipped dustjacket. Heavy volume weighing 1.066kg prior to packing.
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The Huble Diaries : a pioneer homesteader's daily record, 1909-1919

By: SEDGWICK, Kent; HUBLE, Albert James; WITTE, Curle

Price: $95.00

Publisher: Prince George, B. C., Giscome Portage Historical Society: 1992

Seller ID: 041174

Binding: Plastic Comb Binding

Condition: Fine

Transcripts of a British Columbia pioneers diaries, 1909-1919. Al Huble at what became known as the settlement of Giscome Portage. In the vicinity of Prince George. Edited by J. Kent Sedgwick, from audio tapes by Curle Witte. xi, 217, [20] pages ; 28 cm. In Jan. 1992 the Missing Diary (1911, 20 p.) was inserted between p.46-47; in Nov. 1992 the name index was inserted (p. 207-217). There were 25 copies of the first printing and 30 copies of the Second Printing - also called the 2nd Revision. An 'as new' copy - bright, clean and unmarked. The plastic comb binding show no damage. Unpacked wei...
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Fathers and Sons: An Anthology

By: SEYBOLD, David - Edited

Price: $9.00

Publisher: New York, New York, U.S.A., Grove Weidenfeld: 1992

Seller ID: 29393

ISBN: 0802113680

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

Collection of essays, poems and stories that examine the mysterious yet eternal relationship between father and son. 201pp. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding. No wear to cloth. Nearly similar, price clipped dustjacket. Weight, 510g.
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The diary of Frances Lady Shelley; Volume One Only

By: SHELLEY, Lady Frances; EDGCUMBE, Richard

Price: $12.00

Publisher: New York, Scribner's: 1912

Seller ID: 1695

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

First volume of a two-volume set. Vol 1 covers 1787 to 1817. Interior is bright and clean. Name-date to the ffep otherwise unmarked. Tight, square binding, sound hinges.Light wear top spine edges. Wear to cloth at head of spine. Spine a little sun-darkened. vii, 406pp, illustrated, folded plate. 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 780g unpacked. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone as ...
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The diary of Mrs. John Graves Simcoe, wife of the first Lieutenant-Governor of the province of Upper Canada, 1792-6

By: SIMCOE, Elizabeth

Price: $9.95

Publisher: Canada, Prospero Books: 2001

Seller ID: 038904

ISBN: 1552671836

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

A volume in the series, 'Prospero Canadian Collection'. Facsimile reprint. Originally published: Toronto : W. Briggs, 1911. With notes and a biography by J. Ross Robertson and two hundred and thirty-seven illustrations, including ninety reproductions of interesting sketches made by Mrs. Simcoe. xxix, 439 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm. An 'as new' copy - bright, fresh and unmarked with a similar, unclipped dustjacket. Weight, 653g.
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Letters of Harry James Smith

By: SMITH, Harry James

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Boston, Houghton Mifflin Co: 1919

Seller ID: 039379

Binding: Cloth Spine, Paper Boards

Condition: Very Good

Letters of an American Author and Playwright. He was killed in an accident in Canada while searching for sphagnum moss, used in medical practice treating wounds during WWI. Introduction by Juliet Wilbor Tompkins. 184pp. Clean copy with firm binding. Reduced 40%. Weight, 386g.
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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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Category: Letters, Memoirs, Papers, Diaries