Reference for writers - a guide to weapons. 4th printing, Trade Paperback, 8vo, 186pp. No spine creases or signs of use. Good Copy! About às new`. Weight, 302g. View More...
Single issue of a monthly magazine published in London from 1891 until 1934 by Hodder & Stoughton. It was a catalogue of current publications that also contained reviews, advertising and illustrations. This issue was a special featuring Henrik Ibsen. pp157 to 192, ads. Plate with printed photo of Ibsen, laid-in.Clean, unmarked interior. Top corner creases to the last two pages and the rear wrapper. Some light wear to the wrappers and surface rubbing. Unpacked weight, 205g. We ship Worldwide, at cost, using both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges, at cost... View More...
Collection of letters written by literary celebrities, to the publishing house of Macmillan. 384pp, illustrated, illustrated endpapers. Bright, clean, unmarked copy with a sound binding. No wear to red cloth. Dustjacket is similar, but with price-clip and minor edge wear. Weight, 580g. View More...
A history of the Library Service in British Columbia. Foreword by Sarah Ellis. Introduction by Iona Campagnolo. 264 p. : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. ; 32 cm. Bright, fresh copy, 'as new'. Oversize and heavy weighing 1.75kg. Scan available. 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. View More...
Bookplate from the Library of KJO [K. J. Obratil] possibly printed by Josef Portman [1893-1968]. KJO was a printer, bibliophile and collector from the Czech Republic. Bookplate shows a Rubenesque woman sitting & holding her breasts. Black and orange ink design on cream paper. Never mounted. Erotic design. Circa early 20th century. Image available. Moe than one design in stock. Ships within North America, well protected, for $3.50-$5.50 depending on location. Overseas - shipping at cost. Image available. View More...
Story of the books of Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of Christian Science. 198pp. Tight, fresh copy of the book with minor shelf wear to the bottom edge. Dustjacket has edge wear, chips etc. but is still clean and presentable. Weight, 532g. View More...
The author describes the life of Agatha Christie, as well as the lives of some of her famous fictional characters, with authoritive information on each of her works and its contemporary critical reception. 256 p., [32] leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm. Includes index. Bright, clean, unmarked copy, inside and outside. Dustjacket is price-clipped. Weight, 576g. View More...
Authobiographical memoir of a Librarian in Northern British Columbia. 288pp, illustrated. An 'as new' copy - bright, fresh and unmarked with a tight, square binding and an uncreased spine. Weight, 360g. View More...
Pacific Book Auction Galleries Sale 123. Books by L. Frank Baum plus other Wizard of Oz collectibles. Thursday, January 16, 1997. 318 Lots with estimates. No 'Prices Realised'. [56pp], illustrated. Bright, clean and unmarked, 'as new'. Weight, 112g. View More...
Pacific Book Auction Galleries Sale 94. Books by L. Frank Baum plus other Wizard of Oz collectibles. Thursday, January 18, 1996. 198 Lots with estimates. No 'Prices Realised'. [36pp], illustrated. Bright, clean and unmarked, 'as new'. Weight, 80g. View More...
Pacific Book Auction Galleries Sale 65. Books by L. Frank Baum plus other Wizard of Oz collectibles. Thursday, January 12, 1995. 261 Lots with estimates, plus, a Prices Realised sheet stapled to the inside of the front wrapper. [48pp], illustrated. Bright, clean and unmarked, 'as new'. Weight, 104g. View More...
Guide to the literature of geology. 239pp. Ex-library with usual markings. Externally, the only marks have been painted over. Internal marks limited to front endpapers. Otherwise, bright, clean copy with a sound binding. View More...
Pennell illustrated numerous books, many on the subject of Travel, during the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. 1st Trade edition, 1st impression, large quarto, 9'x12", 372pp, profusely illustrated with Pennell's drawings, etchings, lithos etc. Hardcover in tan cloth with gilt titles on spine and on front cover. No dustjacket. Slight wear to cloth at corner tips, at extremities of spine. Interior clean and bright. Binding solid. Better than VG - a handsome copy!~ Weight, very heavy at 1.95kg View More...
Share Certificate for 4 Shares R $5.00 each, dated 20 October, 1945 signed by the President and the Secretary-Treasurer, Seal stamped. Not Transfered. 28.5cm by 22cm. Original folds to letter size. Ships via 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. Overseas orders, Postage, at cost, determined by final weight and destination. View More...
History of paperback printing by Bantam Books Inc. Revised and Updated Second Edition. 167pp, index. Bright, clean and unmarked. Faint hairline crease to the spine. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, in card sleeve. From $4.00 to $6.90 depending on exact weight and location. Image available. Enquire for rates to Worldwide destinations. View More...
Bookseller's Catalogue -Early Printing. Medicine, Science, Natural History and Technology. Catalogue is divided into two parts - 15th and 16th Century imprints [items 1-119]; Medical and Scientific books after 1600 [items 120-434]. Superb descriptions. Unpaginated [108pp], included are 16 pages of photographic plates. Index of authors. Undated - circa 198s [?]. Bright, clean and unmarked. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, or via the USPS Media Mail, in card sleeve. From $4.00 to $6.90 depending on exact weight etc. Those requiring Tracking in Canada will find... View More...
A definitive look at one of the world's most fascinating writers. Introduction by Ray Bradbury. Pictorial editor, Hulbert Burroughs. xix, 820pp, photo illustrated, bibliographcal notes etc. Book is bright and clean, unmarked, with a sound binding. Dustjacket is quite clean and bright but with a small hole near foot of spine on back cover and minor edge wear.Heavy, oversize book. View More...
Bookplate designed/printed by Josef Portman [1893-1968], printer, bibliophile and the collector from the Czech Republic. Black ink design on cream paper. never mounted. Ships within North America, well protected, for $2.50-$3.50 depending on location. Overseas - shipping at cost. Image available. View More...
Sample of Potlatch coated paper for use with very high quality printing and color, photo reproduction. Explanatory text. 28pp, color photography, die-cut holesfor effect. Bright, fresh, unmarked copy, about 'as new'. Weight, 326g. View More...
Priced catalog of Christian Books and Supplies from a Canadian distributor. 207pp, illustrated. Bright, clean interior. Sound binding. Mild creasing to front wrapper. Unmarked. Weight, 280g. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail. Postage $5.00 or less within North America, more outside North America. View More...