Category: History

A history of celibacy

Price: $14.95

Publisher: Toronto, HarperCollins : 1999

Seller ID: 056776

ISBN-13: 9780002557351

Condition: As New

'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.
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History of Mary Queen of Scots

By: ABBOTT, Jacob

Price: $35.00

Publisher: London, T. J. Allman : 1868

Seller ID: 051262

Binding: Original Cloth

Condition: Very Good, or Better

A volume in Abbott's Histories, small pocket edition. 218pp, engraved frontispiece, all edges gilt. Bound in rust cloth, with stamped title/decoration in gilt to front board and spine, and with stamped decoration to balance of the boards. Interior is very clean, pages bright white. Previous owner's details to the ffep, otherwise unmarked. Binding is tight and square, hinges sound.Spine and edges of boards are sun lightened. Some wear to the spine edges and slight bloss to the head of the spine. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal ...
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Josephine

By: ABBOTT, Jacob

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Akron, OH, The New Werner Company

Seller ID: 27244

Binding: Half Leather, Marbled Boards

Condition: Near Fine

Life of the Empress Josephine, wife of Napoleon [1763-1814 AD]. Undated, circa 1900. xiii, 285pp, frontis, three illustrations. Makers of History Series', Vol. XX, but stands alone. Attractive copy with black leather spine and corners, gilt titles & decoration. Bright, clean, unmarked interior, pages white, not browned. Tight, square binding. Small amount of wear to leather at head of spine. Virtually no wear/damage to rest of leather spine and corners or to colorful, marbled boards. Solid, attractive copy weighing 360g.
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Henry the Fourth

By: ABBOTT, John S. C.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Akron, OH, The New Werner Company

Seller ID: 27238

Binding: Half Leather, Marbled Boards

Condition: Near Fine

Life of Henry IV, King of England [1367-1413 AD]. Undated, circa 1900. xiii, 239pp, frontis, four illustrations. Makers of History Series', Vol. XIV, but stands alone. Attractive copy with black leather spine and corners, gilt titles & decoration. Bright, clean, unmarked interior, pages white, not browned. Tight, square binding. Small loss to leather at head of spine. No wear/damage to rest of leather spine and corners or to colorful, marbled boards. Solid, attractive copy weighing 360g.
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Marie Antoinette

By: ABBOTT, JOHN S. C.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Akron, OH, The New Werner Company

Seller ID: 27243

Binding: Half Leather, Marbled Boards

Condition: Near Fine

Life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France [1755-1793 AD]. Undated, circa 1900. xiii, 263pp, frontis, three illustrations. Makers of History Series', Vol. XIX, but stands alone. Attractive copy with black leather spine and corners, gilt titles & decoration. Bright, clean, unmarked interior, pages white, not browned. Tight, square binding. Small amount of wear to leather at head of spine. Virtually no wear/damage to rest of leather spine and corners or to colorful, marbled boards. Solid, attractive copy weighing 370g.
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The Canadian Worker in the Twentieth Century

By: ABELLA, Irving M.; MILLAR, David - Editors

Price: $9.00

Publisher: Toronto, Oxford University Press : 1978

Seller ID: 34199

ISBN-13: 9780195402506

Binding: Printed Card Wrappers

Condition: About Fine

Anthology of eyewitness accounts of - and by - the working men, women and children of Canada. 310pp. Bright, clean and fresh, unmraked copy, about 'as new'. Weight, 466g.
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Albion : Origins of the English Imagination

By: ACKROYD, Peter

Price: $18.00

Publisher: UK, Vintage : 2004

Seller ID: 039312

ISBN-13: 9780099438076

Binding: Printed Card Wrappers

Condition: As New

The origins of the English Imagination - in literature, art, architecture, music and more, a journey into the roots of English cultural history. 516pp, color photo illustrated. Bright, clean, unmarked copy - about 'as new'. Weight, 724g.
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Lectures on Modern History

By: ACTON, Lord

Price: $8.00

Publisher: New York, Meridian Books : 1966

Seller ID: 038877

Binding: Printed Card Wrappers

Condition: VG+

Introduction by Hugh Trevor-Roper. Lord Acton traces the history of European thought and politics from the end of the Middle Ages through the American Revolution. 319pp. Bright, clean, unmarked copy. Tight, square binding, no creasing to the spine. Weight, 240g.
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Famous Women: An Outline of Feminine Achievment Through the Ages with Life Stories of Five Hundred Noted Women

By: ADELMAN, Joseph

Price: $9.95

Publisher: New York, John L. Rogers : 1928

Seller ID: 10438

Binding: Cloth, Gilt Titles

Condition: About VG

Mini biographies of famous women from history. 328pp, illustrated. Clean interior, sound binding, unmarked. Cloth has small amount of wear at extremities.
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Afghanistan: Brief History & Chronology of Events

By: AINI, Mohammad Yunus

Price: $15.00

Publisher: N/P, n/a

Seller ID: 13296

Binding: Printed Card Wraps

Condition: About Fine

History of Afhanistan. Very recent publication. Cover/titles in English but ALL text in Arabic language. Bright, clean copy. Weight, 406g.
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The Welland Canal Company

By: AITKEN, Hugh G. J.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: St Catherines, ON, Canadian Canal Society : 1997

Seller ID: 18768

ISBN-13: 9780968198704

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Fine

First reprint edition of the original book published in 1954 by Harvard University Press. Now published by the Canadian Canal Society in co-operation with Riverbank Traders, St. Catharines, Ontario. ix, 178 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. A bright, clean, unmarked copy about 'as new'. May qualify for inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, or via the USPS Media ail, in card sleeve. From $4.00 to $8.00 depending on exact weight etc. Those requiring Tracking in Canada will find postage considerably more. Tracking with all shipments to the USA. Image available if required. Ov...
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The Story of the Bahamas

By: ALBURY, Paul

Price: $12.00

Publisher: London, Macmillan Caribbean : 1976

Seller ID: 15166

ISBN-13: 9780333171318

Binding: Cloth, Gilt Titles

Condition: VG+

History of the Bahamas. 294pp, photo illustrated, maps. Bright, clean copy with a sound binding. Inked out name to fpde. Dustjacket has only very minor top-edge wear, otherwise bright and clean. Weight, 490g.
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The Story of the Bahamas

By: ALBURY, Paul

Price: $8.95

Publisher: London, United Kingdom, Macmillan Caribbean : 1994

Seller ID: 30849

ISBN-13: 9780333171325

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: VG+

Standard history of the Bahamas. 294pp, photo illustrated, some color, maps. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding, no spine creases. Near new copy. Weight, 391g.
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The Measure of All Things: The Seven-year Odyssey and Hidden Error That Transformed the World

By: ALDER, Ken

Price: $9.50

Publisher: Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A., Free Press : 2002

Seller ID: 041109

ISBN-13: 9780743216753

Binding: Cloth

Condition: As New

Story of the extraordinary scientific work and human determination that went into the development of the metric system and the attempt to measure the Eart. 1 vol. (X-422 p., [2] p. de pl.) : ill. ; 25 cm. Bright, fresh copy in a similar, unclipped dustjacket. Unmarked - NOT a remainder. Pristine. Weight, 755g.
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How Great Generals Win

By: ALEXANDER, Bevin

Price: $8.95

Publisher: New York, W. W. Norton & Company : 1993

Seller ID: 17652

ISBN-13: 9780393035315

Binding: Cloth, Gilt Titles

Condition: Fine

An analysis of how great generals win battles by unconventianal thinking and stories of some of the most successful commanders of all time. 320pp, illustrated, maps. Bright, clean, unmarked copy with a nearly similar dustjacket. About 'as new'. Reduced price! 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 520g. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance, USA rates by weight alone.
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Retailing in England during the Industrial Revolution

By: ALEXANDER, David

Price: $27.50

Publisher: London, Athlone Press, University of London : 1970

Seller ID: 25329

ISBN-13: 9780485111163

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

Scholarly study of the Retail Trade in England during the Industrial Revolution. Slip, 'With the Compliments of the Author', University of London / Athlone Press', laid-in. xi, 282 pages; 23 cm. Book is Fine - 'as new'. Unclipped dustjacket is nearly similar, but with a small, light stain to the rear panel. Unpacked weight, 536g. 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. Image...
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Catherine the Great: Life and Legend

By: ALEXANDER, John T.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, Oxford Univ Press : 1989

Seller ID: 29451

ISBN-13: 9780195052367

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

Biography of Catherine II of Russia [1762-1796]. 418pp, photo illustrated. Bright, fresh, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding. No wear to boards. Unclipped dustjacket shows only very minor edge wear and is bright and clean. Weight, 800g.
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History of Europe from the fall of Napoleon in MDCCCXV to the accession of Louis Napoleon in MDCCCLII

By: ALISON, Sir Archibald

Price: $40.00

Publisher: New York, Harper & Brothers : 1855

Seller ID: 713

Binding: Leather Boards

Condition: Good to Very Good

Only Two of Three volumes present. Covers the years 1815 to 1831. Volume 1 - xv, 441pp, 4pp publisher's ad. Volume 2 - xii, 479pp. No illustrations. Internally unmarked, scattered light foxing throughout, but many pages bright white. Tight, square binding. Leather boards clean and with only minor but. But, both spines are missing and replaced with brown cloth tape. Unpacked weight, 1.885kg. 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 ...
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Victorian Children

By: ALLEN, Eleanor

Price: $8.00

Publisher: London, Adam & Charles Black : 1979

Seller ID: 036562

ISBN-13: 9780713613247

Binding: Laminated Boards

Condition: Fine

A volume in the series, 'Black's Junior Reference Books', #25, for young readers. All about Victorian Children - clothing, toys, entertainment, holidays, working children, children at school, family life etc. 64pp, illustrated. Bright, clean, unmarked copy, almost 'as new'. Weight, 344g.
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British Essays in American History

By: ALLEN, H. C. and HILL, CV. P. , Editors

Price: $6.95

Publisher: New York, St. Martin's Press : 1957

Seller ID: 28028

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good Plus

Seventeen articles on American History by British scholars. 348pp. Hardcover in blue cloth, with dustjacket. Book is bright, clean and unmarked, except for a previous owner's stamp to htp. Tight, square binding. Unclipped dustjacket has minor edge wear and slight soiling. 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 610g 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...
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Category: History - General

A history of celibacy

History of Mary Queen of Scots

Josephine

Henry the Fourth

Marie Antoinette

The Canadian Worker in the Twentieth Century

Albion : Origins of the English Imagination

Lectures on Modern History

Famous Women: An Outline of Feminine Achievment Through the Ages with Life Stories of Five Hundred Noted Women

Afghanistan: Brief History & Chronology of Events

The Welland Canal Company

The Story of the Bahamas

The Story of the Bahamas

The Measure of All Things: The Seven-year Odyssey and Hidden Error That Transformed the World

How Great Generals Win

Retailing in England during the Industrial Revolution

Catherine the Great: Life and Legend

History of Europe from the fall of Napoleon in MDCCCXV to the accession of Louis Napoleon in MDCCCLII

Victorian Children

British Essays in American History