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An Ensign in the Peninsular War: The Letters of John Aitchinson

By: AITCHISON, John; Thompson, W. F. K.

Price: $12.00

Publisher: London, Michael Joseph: 1995

Seller ID: 046352

ISBN: 0718138406

Binding: Softcover

Condition: As New

These letters and diaries of a young ensign in the 3rd Foot Guards during the Peninsular War provide a remarkably vivid first-hand account of one of the great campaigns in British military history. Edited by W.F.K. Thompson. 348 pages : maps ; 24 cm. An 'as new' copy - bright, fresh and unmarked. Tight, square binding, no spine creases. Flawless covers. Unpacked weight, 458g. 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 $6.5...
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English Letters of the XIX Century

By: AITKEN, James - Editor

Price: $4.00

Publisher: UK, Pelican: 1946

Seller ID: 052801

Binding: Printed Wrappers

Condition: VG+

A selection of letters from literary figures of 19th century England. 188pp. Clean, unmarked copy, interior pages browned. Tight, square binding, no spine creases. Pelican A164. Weight, 101g. Many items under 500g qualify for inexpensive Lettermail Rates within Canada. Items under 250g qualify for similar rates to the USA.
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Life, Letters and Journals

By: ALCOTT, Louisa May

Price: $9.95

Publisher: New York, Grammercy Boooks: 1995

Seller ID: 10543

ISBN: 0-517-12424-6

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

Compiled and edited by Ednah D. Cheney. New edition. 290pp. Bright, clean copy with a sound binding, unmarked.
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William Allingham's Diary

By: ALLINGHAM, William

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Carbondale, Southern Illinois University Press: 1967

Seller ID: 14007

Binding: Cloth, Gilt Titles

Condition: Fine

Diary of Anglo-Irish, Victoria poet, William Allingham. First published in 1907. Introduction by Geoffrey Grigson. 404pp, photo frontis. Bright copy with a sound binding. book is almost 'a new'. Dustjacket has very minor edge wear, generally bright and clean.
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Jane Austen: A Family Record

By: AUSTEN-LEIGH, William & Richard Arthur; LE FAYE, Deirdre

Price: $14.00

Publisher: New York, Konecky and Konecky: 1989

Seller ID: 1059

ISBN: 1568520964

Binding: Cloth

Condition: As New

The 1st ed. published in 1913 by William and Richard Arthur-Leigh was based on family traditions and surviving letters. This is the fully revised and enlarged edition by Deirdre Le Faye whose access to the Austen family archive allowed her to create a well-documented account of Jane Austen's life, family background and literary career. Revised edition of: Jane Austen, her life and letters. 1913. "Published in association with the British Library." xxiv, 326 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service,...
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Service of Our Lives: Last Speeches as Prime Minister

By: BALDWIN, Stanley

Price: $8.00

Publisher: London, Hodder & Stoughton: 1937

Seller ID: 039084

Binding: Cloth

Condition: VG, or Better

Fourth volume of Baldwin's speeches, published separately. Book is tight and clean. Only defect is a tiny corner clip to ffep. DJ is somewhat worn with moderate edge wear and rubbing. Weight, 392g.
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The St. Lawrence Survey Journals of Captain Henry Wolsey Bayfield 1829-1853, Volume 2

By: BAYFIELD, Captain Henry Wolsey

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Toronto, Champlain Society: 1986

Seller ID: 19929

Binding: Cloth, Gilt Titles

Condition: Fine

Second volume only of a two volume publication. This volume comprises the fourth, fifth and six journals of Captain Bayfield, from January 1841 through December 1853. This is copy #100 of a limited edition of 1250 copies. x, 517pp, ilustrated, maps. Mint copy, pages unopened. Bright, fresh interior and exterior. 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 1.28kg unpacked. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by...
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The St. Lawrence Survey Journals of Captain Henry Wolsey Bayfield 1829-1853, Volume 2

By: BAYFIELD, Captain Henry Wolsey

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Toronto, Champlain Society: 1986

Seller ID: 045289

Binding: Cloth, Gilt Titles

Condition: Fine

The St. Lawrence Survey Journals of Captain Henry Wolsey Bayfield 1829-1853, Volumes 1 & 2

By: BAYFIELD, Captain Henry Wolsey

Price: $65.00

Publisher: Toronto, Champlain Society: 1986

Seller ID: 046571

Binding: Cloth, Gilt Titles

Condition: About Fine

Two volume set comprising all six journals of Captain Bayfield, from July 1829 through December 1853. This is copy #1019 of a limited edition of 1350 copies. cx, 402pp, xxvi + x, 517pp, illustrated, maps. Top edges gilt. Internally, very fine and unmarked. Both bindings are tight and square and there is no wear to the red cloth. Slight rubbing to the head of the spines. Weight, 2.535kg.
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Men and power, 1917-1918

By: BEAVERBROOK, Lord William Maxwell Aitken

Price: $9.95

Publisher: London, Hutchinson: 1956

Seller ID: 040765

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Near Fine

Memoirs of Lord Beaverbrook covering just the years 1917 -1918 in the First World War. xlii, 447pp, photo illustrated. Bright, clean interior, unmarked. Tight, square binding, no wear to the cloth. Price-clipped dustjacket is complete, front is clean, with photo portrait by Karsh, but with edge wear, tiny, lost chips etc. Weight, 743g.
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Letters 1928-1946

By: BERLIN, Isaiah; HARDY, Jenry

Price: $14.50

Publisher: USA, Cambridge Univ Press: 2004

Seller ID: 043150

ISBN: 052183368X

Binding: Cloth

Condition: As New

First volume of the letters of Sir Isaiah Berlin [1909-1997], covering the years 1928-1946. xlviii, 755 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm. A completely 'as new' copy excepting the remainder mark to the lower edge. Very heavy book for shipping weighing 1.322kg.
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The letters of John Stuart Blackie to his wife : with a few earlier ones to his parents

By: BLACKIE, John Stuart: WALKER, Archibald Stodart

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Edinburgh, William Blackwood and Sons: 1909

Seller ID: 037500

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Good to Very Good

Letters of John Stuart Blackie (28 July 1809 - 2 March 1895), a Scottish scholar and man of letters. Selected by his nephew A. S. Walker. 410pp, portraits. 23 cm tall. Clean interior, unmarked. Tight, square binding. Old bookplate to fpde. Some wear to edges of cloth. One lower corner bump. Slight rubbing and soiling. Weight, 734g.
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Lord William Russell and His Wife, 1815-1846

By: BLAKISTON, Georgiana

Price: $17.50

Publisher: London, John Murray: 1972

Seller ID: 21997

ISBN: 0719522420

Binding: Cloth Boards, Gilt Titles

Condition: VG+

Largely hitherto unpublished letters and diaries of the Russell Family, 1815-1846. 566pp, photo illustrated. Bright, clean unmarked copy with a sound binding. No appreciable wear to cloth. Unclipped dusjacket is also bright and clean with minor wear to head of spine. Weight, 1kg [unpacked]. 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 distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone as per the USPS. World rates based on specific des...
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A Gentleman Adventurer: The Arctic Diaries of R.H.G. Bonnycastle

By: BONNYCASTLE, Richard H. G.

Price: $8.50

Publisher: Canada, Lester & Orpen Dennys: 1984

Seller ID: 25472

ISBN: 0886190746

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

Account of the author's experience in Northern Canada as an employee of the Hudson's Bay Company between 1928 and 1931. Edited and compiled by Heather Robertson. 217, [1] pages, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations ; 27 cm. Interior is bright, clean and unmarked, quite fresh. Binding is tight nd square and there is no wear to the cloth. The unclipped dustjacket is similar. Weight, 795g. 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. [Maximum postage...
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The James Wickes Taylor Correspendence 1859-1870

By: BOWSFIELD, Hartwell

Price: $24.00

Publisher: Winnipeg, Manitoba Recod Society: 1968

Seller ID: 33061

Binding: Cloth

Condition: About Fine

Volume III: Manitoba Record Society Publications. Copy #129 of 750 copies [detailed on verso of title page]. Eleven years of the Correspondence of James Taylor Wickes, United States Consul to Canada in the City of Winnipeg. Li, 193pp. Ink name to ffep otherwise a bright, clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding, no appreciable wear to green cloth. Dustjacket shows slight wear and some sun-fading to spine. Weight, 610g.
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A Frenchman in Search of Franklin: De Bray's Arctic Journal, 1852-54 (Heritage)

By: BRAY, Emile-Frederic De

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Toronto, University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division: 1992

Seller ID: 30542

ISBN: 0802028136

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

Text of the journal kept by Emile de Bray, a French naval officer who participated in the 1852 search for the Franklin Expedition in the eastern Arctic, on board the 'Resolute'in the Arctic Squadron under Sir Edward Belcher. Previously unpublished. Translated and edited by William Barr. xxii, 339pp : illustrations ; 24 cm. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding, no wear to the cloth. Sound hinges. Unpacked weight, 709g. We ship Worldwide, at cost, using both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges, at cost, without overcharging. Canadian dome...
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The Letters and Diplomatic Instructions of Queen Anne

By: BROWN, Beatrice Curtis - Editor

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, Funk & Wagnalls: 1968

Seller ID: 037443

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

OCLC Number: 68833962. xvi, 452pp, photo portrait frontispiece. Bright, clean, unmarked copy. Tight, square binding. No wear to cloth. Unclipped dustjacket is bright and clean with a little, minor edge wear. Weight, 680g.
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Letters of T. E. Brown

By: BROWN, Thomas Edward

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Liverpool, University Press of Liverpool: 1952

Seller ID: 18660

Binding: Cloth, Gilt Titles

Condition: About Fine

Collected letters of Manx poet, T. E. Brown [1837-1892]. Introductory Memoir by Sydney T. Irwin. 300pp, photo frontis. Bright, clean, unmarked copy with a sound binding. Dustjacket is nearly similar but with some top edge wear. Attractive copy. 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 450g. 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 weight.
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The Letters of Margaret Butcher: Missionary-Imperialism on the North Pacific Coast

By: BUTCHER, Margaret; KELM, Mary-Ellen

Price: $27.50

Publisher: Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Univ of Calgary Press: 2006

Seller ID: 047488

ISBN: 1552381668

Binding: Printed Card Wrappers

Condition: Near Fine

Collection of the letters of Margaret Butcher, a missionary/nurse/teacher to the Haisla Indians at the Elizabeth Long Memorial Home in Kitimat, British Columbia. 'Legacies shared book series', no. 15. Edited by Mary-Ellen Kelm. xxxi, 273 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 19 cm. Book is bright, and clean, still quite fresh. There is a name in ink to the front endpaper paper otherwise the book appears 'as new'. Weight, 341g.
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The Torrington Diaries: A Selection from the Tours of the Hon. John Byng [later Fifth Viscount Torrington] Between the Years 1781 and 1794

By: BYNG, Hon. John

Price: $15.00

Publisher: London, Eyre & Spottiswoode: 1954

Seller ID: 32034

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Near Fine

Edited, with and Introduction, by C. Bruyn Andrews. Abridged into one volume by Fanny Andrews. This edition also has an Introduction by Arthur Bryant. Travels to various parts of England. in the late Eighteenth century. 528pp, photo illustrations. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding. No wear to cloth. Bright, clean dustjacket, unmarked. Slightly darkened spine. Minor wear to head of spine. Attractive copy. Weight, 520g.
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Category: Letters, Memoirs, Papers, Diaries