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Seventh Child: Autobiography of a Schoolmistress

By: BARLOW, Amy

Price: $8.00

Publisher: London, Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd: 1969

Seller ID: 24203

ISBN: 0715604287

Binding: Cloth

Condition: About Fine

Autobiography of an English schoolmistress, from Edwardian times through two World Wars. 144 pages 4 plates, 2 illustrations, portraits; 23 cm. Book is bright and clean. Small name etc to top corner of ffep otherwise unmarked. Tight, square binding, sound hinges. Navy blue cloth shows no wear. Unclipped dustjacket is clean with virtually no wear but sun-fading to the spine and top edge. Weight, 309g. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, in card sleeve. From $3.00 to $6.50 depending on exact weight and location. Image available. Enquire for rates to Worldwide dest...
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Life and Complete Works of Michael Bruce, Poet of Lochleven

By: BARNET, John Guthrie

Price: $15.00

Publisher: London, Marshall Brothers: 1927

Seller ID: 21369

Binding: Cloth Boards, Gilt Titles

Condition: Very Good

Biography of Scots poet, Michael Bruce [1746-1767] as well as his complete works. xv, 304pp, photo illustrated. 'Cottage Edition'. Bright, clean copy. Gift inscription in ink to ffep. Slight forward lean to spine, which is otherwise solid and tight. Minor wear to red cloth at tips. Weight, 460g. 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 specif...
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The Good Black: a True Story of Race in America

By: BARRETT, Paul M.

Price: $9.95

Publisher: New York, Dutton Penguin: 1999

Seller ID: 268

ISBN: 0525943447

Binding: Cloth

Condition: About Fine

Larry Mungin spent his life preparing to succeed in the white world. He looked away from racial inequality and hostility, believing that he'd succeed if he worked hard and played by the rules. He rose from a Queens housing project to Harvard College and Law School, and went on to the world of corporate law. But just when he should have been considered for partnership at his mostly white law firm, he sued for racial discrimination. viii, 296pp. Interior of the book is bright and clean. previous owner's name to the top margin of the ffep, otherwise unmarked. The price-clipped dustjacket is also ...
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Joe Louis: 50 Years an American Hero

By: BARROW, Joe Louis Jr.; MUNDER, Barbara

Price: $9.95

Publisher: New York, McGraw-Hill: 1988

Seller ID: 604

ISBN: 0070039550

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

In this oral biography, Joe Louis Barrow, Jr., weaves a compelling account of his father's life and times with recollections from the people who knew him best: siblings and former wives, boyhood friends, trainers, opponents (including Max Schmeling and Billy Conn), sportswriters, and others. Foreword by Arthur Ashe, Jr. xvii, 270 p. : [16] p. foto's. ; 24 cm. Bright, clean, unmarked copy, bright, white pages. Nearly similar, unclipped dustjacket. Unpacked weight, 608g. We ship Worldwide, at cost, using both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges, at cost, w...
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Bartlett's Canada : a Pre-Confederation Journey.

By: BARTLETT, William Henry

Price: $14.95

Publisher: Toronto, McClelland & Stewart: 1968

Seller ID: 2259

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

Book contains reproductions of all the Canadian engravings of William Henry Bartlett. Introduction by Henry C. Campbell, texts by Janice Tyrwhitt. 191 pages (chiefly illustrations) map ; 32.5 cm. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding. Black cloth shows no wear. UNclipped dustjacket shows minor edge wear and a single, short closed tear. Unpacked weight, 1.282kg. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Canadian GST included. Images always available.
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Leuchtende Spur : das Leben Ricarda Huchs

By: BAUM, Marie

Price: $8.95

Publisher: Tubingen, R. Wunderlich: 1950

Seller ID: 20854

Binding: Cloth

Condition: About Fine

Biography of German historian, novelist, poet and intellectual, Ricarda Huchs [1864-1947]. 519pp, photo illustrated. Interior is clean and unmarked, slight browing to the pages. Tight, square binding, no wear to the cloth. Unclipped dustjacket shows some edge wear, but is generally clean and unmarked. 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 740g unpacked. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alon...
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The Work of Christopher Wren

By: BEAD, Geoffrey

Price: $9.95

Publisher: London, Bloomsbury Books: 1987

Seller ID: 047441

ISBN: 0906223792

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

Sir Christopher Wren 1632-1723, English anatomist, astronomer, geometer, and mathematician-physicist, as well as one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history. Reprint. Originally published: Edinburgh : J. Bartholomew, 1982. 238 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm. A fine copy in a similar, unclipped dustjacket. Unpacked weight, 883g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Canadian's GST is included. Images always available. Shipped well packed.
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The Ship That Would Not Die

By: BECTON, F. Julien [Rear-Admiral]

Price: $15.00

Publisher: NJ, Prentice Hall Inc.: 1980

Seller ID: 34321

ISBN: 0138089981

Binding: Cloth, Faux Leather

Condition: Fine

This book tells the story of the USS LAFFEY and the men who served on her during the Second World War. The book tells the story from the perspective of her commanding officer, Julian Becton, and covers the period from the ship's commissioning in 1943 till its de-commissioning in 1975. By F. Julian Becton with Joseph Morschauser III. viii, 288 p., [8] leaves of plates. : ill. ; 24 cm.Book is bright, clean and unmarked with a tight, square binding, no wear to the bright blue, faux-leather cloth binding. The unclipped dustjacket is also bright and clean showing just a little edge wear to the rea...
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Is There Life on Earth: An Introduction to Gurdjieff

By: BENNETT, John G.

Price: $8.00

Publisher: New York, Stonehill: 1973

Seller ID: 239

ISBN: 0883730081

Binding: Wrappers with Dustjacket

Condition: VG+

Slightly revises lectures originally delivered at Denison House, London, October 1949, under title: 'Gurdjieff, the man and his work'. George Ivanovich Gurdjieff, 1866-1949, was a mystic, philosopher, spiritual teacher, and composer of Armenian and Greek descent, born in Alexandrapol, Armenia. 162pp, [5], illust. Interior is bright, clean and unmarked. Binding is tight and square, blue wrappers and clean nd without wear. Dustjacket shows some minor edge wear; front panel is a little soiled. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, in card sleeve. From $3.00 to $6.50 ...
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Final Edition

By: BENSON, E. F.

Price: $12.00

Publisher: New York, D. Appleton-Century Company: 1940

Seller ID: 21731

Binding: Cloth Boards, Gilt Titles

Condition: About Very Good

Autobiography of writer E. F. Benson [1867-1940]. 304pp, photo portrait frontis. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Sound binding, no wear to hinges. Minor wear to edges of blue cloth. Weight, 670g. 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 destination and weight. Online estimates by the Listing Site may not be correct and either additi...
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None of it came easy : the story of James Garfield Gardiner

By: BENSON, Nathaniel A.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Toronto, Burns & MacEachern: 1955

Seller ID: 1138

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Near Fine

Autobiography of James Garfield "Jimmy" Gardiner, PC [1883-1962], Canadian farmer, educator, and politician. He served as the fourth Premier of Saskatchewan, and as a minister in the Canadian Cabinet. Foreword by Burton T. Richardson. Signed by Gardiner on the ffep. 272pp, photo illustrated [1] poem by Louis Blake Duff. Interior is bright, clean and unmarked. Binding is tight and square, no wear to the bright, clean, black cloth. The unclipped dustjacket is missing small pieces here and there. Unpacked weight, 476g. We ship Worldwide, at cost, using both Canada Post and the United S...
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Lindbergh

By: BERG, A. Scott

Price: $12.00

Publisher: New York, G. P. Putnam`s: 1998

Seller ID: 280

ISBN: 0399144498

Binding: Cloth

Condition: As New

Lindbergh captured the imagination of a postwar generation hungry for heroes, and cemented a position of fame and admiration for the young pilot from Minnesota in the collective American imagination. The book wone the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 1999.628pp : photos., portraits. Includes index. An 'as new' copy - bright, clean and unmarked, still fresh in a similar, unclipped dustjacket. A heavy book wighing 1.077 pre-packing. 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 av...
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Marie Treschow; en Livsskisse

By: BERGGRAV, Eivind

Price: $9.95

Publisher: Oslow, Forlaget Land og Kirke: 1955

Seller ID: 041708

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

Biography of Marie Treschow, a Scandinavian noble, and aunt of one of Norway's richest women, Mille-Marie Treschow, was paralyzed in a diving accident in 1933 but became a renowned benefactor in the arts and education. Text in Norwegian. 136pp, photo illustrated. book is bright and clean. Unmarked except for a small name in ink to the htp. Tight, binding, sound hinges, no wear to the cloth. The dustjacket is complete with minor soiling and little edge wear Unpacked weight, 325g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based ...
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Hans Thoma Aus Achtzig Lebensjahren

By: BERINGER, Jos. Aug.

Price: $9.95

Publisher: Leipzig, V. Hase & Koehler: 1929

Seller ID: 21436

Binding: Decorated Cloth

Condition: About Fine

Biography of german painter, Hans Thoma [1839-1924]. German language text. 347pp, illustrated. Bright, clean copy with a sound binding. Unmarked except for a gift inscription to verso of ffep. Attractive cloth boards with decoration & titles to spine. No wear to cloth. Dustjacket is clean but with edge wear and a few chips. Weight, 700g. 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 ...
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I Married the Klondike

By: BERTON, Laura Beatrice

Price: $9.00

Publisher: Canada, Lost Moose/ Harbour Publishing: 2009

Seller ID: 2074

ISBN: 1550173332

Binding: Card Wrappers

Condition: As New

'Fascinating memoir of an independent woman who headed to the Klondike and stayed for 25 years'. Foreword by Pierre Berton. Preface by Robert Service. Originally published: McClelland & Stewart, 1954. 231 pages ; 21 cm. An 'as new' copy - bright, fresh and unmarked. Unpacked weight, 278g. 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 de...
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Prisoners of the North

By: BERTON, Pierre

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Canada, Doubleday Canada, Limited: 2004

Seller ID: 10253

ISBN: 0385660464

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

The five 'prisoners' of the Arctic were Joe Boyle, a wealthy gold prospector; Vihjalmur Stefansson, who claimed to discover a tribe of blond Eskimos; Lady Jane Franklin, widow of famed explorer Sir John Franklin; John Hornby, whose obsessive quest for adventure took him to the Arctic's Barren Ground; and poet Robert Service. Their adventures read almost like fiction. All were loners, and obsessed by the North. 328 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. Book is 'as new'; Unclipped dustjacket is very nearly so. Unpacked weight, 692g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service...
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Worth Repeating: A literary resurrection 1948-1994

By: BERTON, Pierre

Price: $9.95

Publisher: Doubleday Canada: 1998

Seller ID: 33718

ISBN: 038525721X

Binding: Cloth

Condition: As New

'A collection of miscellany of many of Pierre Berton's most sparkling pieces brings back lost treasures from years as a journalist covering Canada and the world'. Foreword by Geoff Pevere. xvi, 301pp. An 'as new' copy bright, fresh, unmarked. Tight, square binding, no wear to the boards. Similar, unclipped dustjacket. Unpacked weight, 474g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Canadian GST included. Images always available.
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Tank Rider: Into the Reich with the Red Army

By: BESSONOV, Evgeni

Price: $9.95

Publisher: London, Greenhill Books: 2003

Seller ID: 726

ISBN: 1853675547

Binding: Cloth

Condition: 'As new''

Offering the memoirs of a Russian tank rider, this work also presents the defeat of Germany from the perspective of the Red Army. This is Evgeni Bessonov's memoir revealing what it was like to fight on the Eastern Front. There he played a key part in the struggle between the Germans and Allies, and witnessed the collapse of the Third Reich. Translated from the Russian by Bair Irincheev. 254 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm. Includes index. Book is 'as new' - bright, clean and unmarked. Dustjacket, with publisher's catalog on the inside, shows a little top edg...
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Summoned by Bells

By: BETJEMAN, John

Price: $15.00

Publisher: London, John Murray: 1969

Seller ID: 748

ISBN: 0719500990

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

This verse autobiography relates the story of the author's younger days set against the places and buildings that were significant in his youth - Highgate, Cornwall, Chelsea, Marlborough, Oxford quads, churches and railway stations. 111pp, illustrations by Michael Tree. Interior is bright, clean and unmarked, paper resembling hand-laid paper with chain-lines. Tight, square binding, sound hinges. Green cloth is flawless, no wear. The price-clipped, laminated dustjacket shows some curling at the edges and sun faded spine. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offe...
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An Irish Saint : The Life Story of Ann Preston ("Holy Ann")

By: BINGHAM, Helen E.

Price: $9.95

Publisher: Toronto, William Briggs: 1907

Seller ID: 1917

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Good

Life of Ann Preston, 1810-1906, Irish born Methodist who emmigrated to Canada. 155 pages, photo illustrated, 19 cm. Interior off the book is clean and unmarked. Binding is tight and square, sound, uncracked hinges. Brown cloth, however is mottled and lightly stained though with only minor wear. Interior is VG+ - Cloth only Good. Weight, 261g. Lettermail applies.
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