Category: Biography & Autobiography

Remembering Leacock: An Oral History

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Ottawa, Deneau : 1983

Seller ID: 11830

ISBN-13: 9780888790934

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Near Fine

Oral history of Canadian humorist and author Stephen Leacock on the 40th anniversary of his death. 229pp, photo illustrated. Bright copy with a sound binding and a similar dustjacket. Previous owner's bookplate on ffep.
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I, Anastasia : an Autobiography

By: ANDERSON, Anna [Anastasiia Nikolaevna]

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Harmondsworth, UK, Penguin 1550 : 1961

Seller ID: 704

Binding: Card Covers

Condition: Good VG

Autobiography supposedly of Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, youngest daughter of Nicholas II, last sovereign of Imperial Russia. 'Anna Anderson', the author of this book was an impostor. This was proven, after her death in 1984, by DNA analysis. Notes by Roland Krug von Nidda. Translated by Oliver Coburn. 272pp, not illustrated. Clean interior. Two very small and faint name stamps present. Tight, square binding. No spine creases. Spine and edge of spine are somewhat sun-faded. Unpacke weight, 156g.
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Rebel Daughter: An Autobiography

By: ANDERSON, Doris

Price: $11.50

Publisher: Toronto, Key Porter : 1996

Seller ID: 09974

ISBN-13: 9781550138757

Binding: Printed Wraps

Condition: Fine

Autobiography of a leading Canadian Feminist, Author and Journalist. Inscribed by the Author on the title page. 288pp, photo illustrated. Mint copy, as new.
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The Death of Albert Johnson: Mad Trapper of Rat River

By: ANDERSON, F. W. Et al

Price: $4.95

Publisher: Surrey, Heritage House Publishing Company, Limited : 2007

Seller ID: 19205

ISBN-13: 9780919214163

Binding: Printed Card Wraps

Condition: As New

An account of the manhunt and capture of RCMP-killer, Albert Johnson, the 'Mad Trapper of Rat River'. 94pp, photo illustrated. Bright, clean, unmarked copy, about 'as new'. Weight, 140g. 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 destinations!
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Western Canadian Desperados: Little Known Tales of the Old West

By: ANDERSON, Frank W.

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Saskatoon, Author Published : 1985

Seller ID: 28418

Binding: Printed Wrappers

Condition: Very Good

Stories of criminals and outlaws in Canada's Old West. 95pp, photo illustrated. Clean interior, unmarked except for previous owners names to ffep. Clean wrappers with a little creasing parallel to spine. Sound stapled binding covered with black cloth tape [as published]. Weight, 234g..
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Scottish folk-lore, or, Reminiscences of Aberdeenshire from pinafore to gown

By: ANDERSON, Reverend Duncan

Price: $50.00

Publisher: New York, J. Selwin Tait : 1895

Seller ID: 056885

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

The author's reminiscences of life in Aberdeenshire, Scotland in the last half of the 19th century. Anecdotes, stories, folklore etc. xv, 245 pages. Not illustrated. Bound in publisher's dark green cloth with bright gilt titles. Bright, white pages, unmarked. Tight, square binding, sound hinges. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are frequently incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. We use Canada Post, the USPS and Asendia and try to offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, not overcharging. Images are available. Shipped well packed. USA postage is usual...
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Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East Singal

By: ANDERSON, Scott

Price: $17.50

Publisher: Canada, Signal : 2013

Seller ID: 1680

ISBN-13: 9780385532921

Binding: Cloth

Condition: As New

A narrative chronicle of World War I's Arab Revolt explores the pivotal roles of a small group of adventurers and low-level officers who orchestrated a secret effort to control the Middle East, demonstrating how they instigated jihad against British forces, built an elaborate intelligence ring and forged ties to gain valuable oil concessions. xii, 577pp, illustrated, endpaper maps. An almost 'as new' copy - bright, fresh and unmarked in a similar, unclipped dustjacket. Slight forward lean. Weight, 1.016kg.
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The Life and Letters of Father Andrew S. D. C.

By: ANDREW, Father; BURNE, Kathleen E.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: London, Mowbray : 1953

Seller ID: 1297

Binding: Cloth

Condition: VG+

The life and letters of Father Andrew [Henry Ernest Hardy, 1869-1946], co-founder of the Society of the Divine Compassion (SDC), the first Anglican society of male Franciscans, and a popular religious writer. 259 pages : illustrations (frontis., plates, portraits) ; 23 cm. Includes appendix and extracts. Edited and compiled by Kathleen E. Burne. Main body ofthe text is bright, clean and unmarked. At the back of the book are copious notes detailing a family who attended Faather Andrew's Church in Plaistow, East London. Plus, an envelope has ben pastyed to the last, blank page. Within are two ph...
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Brave Soldiers, Proud Regiments: Canada's Military Heritage

By: ANDREWS, Allen

Price: $9.95

Publisher: Vancouver , BC, Ronsdale Press : 1997

Seller ID: 056716

ISBN-13: 9780921870500

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: As New

'The biggest and best book yet on Canada';s military leaders over the centuries and of the men they led'. From Brigadier General james Wolfe to gen Lewis Macklenzie. 511pp, photo illustrated. An 'as new' cop[y - bright, fresh, unmarked. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are often 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. Images are available. Shipped well packed. USA postage is usually $6.90 - $9.00 unless extra heavy/large...
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Sterkere enn Gestapo

By: ANNA, Tante

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Oslo, Ekko Forlag : 1945

Seller ID: 20855

Binding: Cloth Boards, Gilt Titles

Condition: Very Good or Better

An account of the the author's experiences battling the Gestapo in Norway during the Second World War. Norwegian language text. 248pp. Bright, clean interior Sound binding. Solid hinges; small break in front hinge but no weakening. Only very minor wear to cloth. Colorful dustjacket has a little edge wear mainly to top 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 550g unpacked. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA ca...
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Das Spiel ihres Lebens : Deutsche Fuballer erkampfen die Weltmeisterschaft

By: ANON

Price: $8.50

Publisher: Gottingen, W. Fischer-Verlag

Seller ID: 10664

Binding: Illustrated, Stiff, Card Board

Condition: VG+

German International Footballers. German language text. Undated book, circa 1957. Series Title: Aus unseren Tagen; Gottinger Jugend-Bande. OCLC Number: 847054059. 72pp, photo illustrated, artwork, tables. Bright, clean copy, pages lightly browned in some places. Tight binding. Attractive photo front board. Weight, 120g.
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In Memorium: James Lawrence Bates; Born, January 4, 1815 - Died, May2, 1890

By: ANON

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Berlin, Columbus, ND [1890]

Seller ID: 3515

Memorial volume for the life of a prominent Columbus Judge in the 19th Century. 12mo, 5.5"x7.75", 110pp. Hardcover in black cloth with gilt titles to front. Cloth a little worn at extremities of spine and at corners. Binding tight and interior clean. Old Bates family signature and stamp to front endpapers. About VG
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Missing Friends: Being the Adventures of a Danish Emigrant in Queensland [1871-1880]

By: ANON

Price: $40.00

Publisher: London, T. Fisher Unwin Ltd. : 1908

Seller ID: 19639

Binding: Cloth, Embossed and Gilt

Condition: Good VG

Anonymous account of a Danish Emigrant's experience in Australia in the 1870s. A volume in 'The Adventure Series', No. 13. x, 315pp, frontis illustration, 5 plates, 4pp publishers ads. Bright, clean unmarked interior with a sound binding. Tiny signature stamps to front endpapers. Red embossed cloth boards are bright and clean, as is spine. Sound binding. Attractive copy. Weight, 470g. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and ...
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Palmerston: Likeness from the Last Photograph from Life

By: ANON

Price: $7.00

Publisher: New York, Johnson, Wilson & Co. : 1874

Seller ID: 20454

Condition: Fine

Engraving of the English Prime Minister and Statesman, Henry John Temple 3rd Viscount Palmerston [1784-1865]. Taken from the 'Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women with Biographies, by E. A. Duyckinck, New York, 1874'. Near Fine copy, with biography. Black & White. No foxing, generous margins. Weight, 15g.
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The Film Show Annual [1954]

By: ANON

Price: $8.50

Publisher: London, L. T. A. Robinson Limited

Seller ID: 045719

Binding: Cloth

Condition: VG, or Better

British Annual comprised of attractive, full-color movie star portraits, b&w & color photos and numerous, biographical articles. Undated, but 1954 from internal evidence. Full-page, color portraits of many stars including - Lana Turner, Dennis Morgan, Robert Wagner, Rock Hudson, Jean Peters, Roy Rogers, Dale Robertson, Marilyn Monroe and many others. 96pp. Small gift inscription to the fiurst page, otherwise unmarked. Tight binding. Slight wear to red cloth. Weight, 506g.
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The Wonderful Heroine: A True Story of Womanhood Triumphant

By: ANON

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Montreal, Family Herald and Weekly Star

Seller ID: 21288

Binding: Printed Wraps

Condition: Good to VG

Pamphlet produced by the Family Herald and Weekly Star about the time of the Russian Revolution. A sentimental, supposedly true story, of a woman assaulted by brutal Bolsheviks. Circa 1918. 23pp. Interior is clean, stapled bindind is sound though staples are rusty. Wraps are dusty. Light, vertical crease at centre where once folded. Very scarce. Weight, 30g. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail.
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Life and adventures of Richard Turpin, a most notorious Highwayman

By: ANONYMOUS

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Glasgow; Printed for the Booksellers, Unnamed Publisher

Seller ID: 2100

Binding: Disbound

Condition: Fine For Type

A Chapbook is a small publication of up to about 40 pages, sometimes bound with a saddle stitch. In early modern Europe a chapbook was a type of printed street literature. Subtitle: Giving a particular account of all his daring robberies and burglaries, Trial, Execution, Burial & Etc. Illustration on cover of what appears to be an Arab with a curved sword. Richrd 'Dick' Turpin was hanged at York for horse theft on April 7, 1739, aged 34 yrs. 24 pages. Undated circa 1855-1860. Various versions exist.
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Round-Up of Good Western Songs as Written, Sung and Recorded By Hank Snow and Big Slim

By: ANONYMOUS

Price: $25.00

Publisher: USA, No publisher Credited

Seller ID: 041880

Binding: Stapled Wrappers

Condition: Good VG

Odd publication contained very little publication data or information. Contains the words to a number songs by Country artists Hank Snow and Big Slim. No music! Also, contains numerous 'pin-up' photographs of these artists and their associates - The Triple R Ranch Girls and The Rythm Range Riders. Size - 8.5" by 11", 16pp, 18 photographic illustrations.Generally clean with minor soiling. Attractive front wrapper. Scan available. Weight, 75g.
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Florence Harding: First Lady the Jazz Age and the Death of America's Most Scandalous President

By: ANTHONY, Carl Sferrazza

Price: $12.00

Publisher: New York, New York, U.S.A., Quill - William Morrow : 1999

Seller ID: 047633

ISBN-13: 9780688169756

Binding: Printed Card Wrappers

Condition: About 'As New'

Biography of Florence Kling Harding, 1860-1924, wife of President Harding of the USA. xx, 645 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. A bright, clean, unmarked copy with a tight, square binding, no spine creasing. Still fresh. Not a remainder. Thick and heavy weighing 782g.
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Stage Voices: Twelve Canadian Playwrights Talk About Their Lives and Work

By: ANTHONY, Geraldine - Editor

Price: $14.00

Publisher: Toronto, Doubleday Canada : 1978

Seller ID: 13884

ISBN-13: 9780385126434

Binding: Cloth

Condition: About Fine

318pp, photo portraits. Bright copy with a sound binding. Unmarked. No wear to cloth. Dustjacket has a little edge wear and sun fading to spine. [580g]
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Category: Biography & Autobiography