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901 |
By the Author of "Our Little Girls" A Little Leaven, and What It Wrought at Mrs. Blake's School
N.Y. Anson D. F. Randolph 1865 First ( No Additional printings) Hard Cover Good No Jacket 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
Original blind-stamped blue cloth on boards. Young Miss Kizzie Griswold leaves her parsonage home in Killington to attend Mrs. Blake's school in Quinnipiac, where she is met with many challenges. Only reference I can find to these two stories is a reference to Atlantic Monthly (1859). This book is worn and has a short repaired tear at the spine foot. Both free endpapers are missing, and there are pencil figures on inside back cover. Quaint moralizing in stilted English. 225 pp.
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902 |
Byatt, A. S. (Ed.) Robert Browning; Dramatic Monologues
London The Folio Society 1992 Second Printing Hard Cover Near Fine No Jacket in Slipcase 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Richard Shirley Smith
Original patterned paper boards backed in maroon cloth. Tan slipcase near fine. Inscription and date (1993). No other writing, and no damage. 38 dramatic monologues from Browning's works, with notes, index of titles, and index of first lines. 310 pp.
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903 |
Byron The Complete Poetical Works of Lord Byron
London Collins' Clear-type Press Padded Leather Very Good No Jacket 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Frontispiece Portrait and Engravings
Original black padded leather on boards. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Gift note dated 1909. Introductory memoir by William Bell Scott, fellow poet and artist who had no use for Ruskin, but was closely aligned with Rossetti. 750 luxurious pp.
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905 |
C,J.L. (Mary Slessor) When I Was a Little Girl
London London Gospel Tract Depot Hard Cover Good Plus to Very Good No Jacket 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Photos and Drawings
Original grey cloth on boards. The author, believed to be Mary Slessor, tells the story of Authoress Maria James, who was born blind - one of five blind children in a total of 10 born to her parents in Wales. Upon coming to America at the age of seven, she grew up in New York. As an adult, she was employed as a domestic servant. Perhaps only one book was published to her credit, Wales and Other Poems, and this by the encouragement of Alonzo Potter, Professor of Union College and subsequently Bishop of Pennsylvania (Anglican). 96 pp. Lightly cocked.
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906 |
C. R. The House of Dreams
N.Y. Dodd, Mead 1897 First ( No Additional printings) Decorative Cloth Fair to Good No Jacket 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
Orginal tweedy green cloth with gilt lettering on boards. Front hinge cracked. Glued. Previous owner's name. No author identification except "C. R." at end of epitaph. A puzzling piece, but obviously loved and read. Untrimmed edges quite foxed. 207 pp.
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909 |
Cady, C.M. Parlor Gems; A Choice Selection of Music, Instrumental and Vocal, By the Best Composers, to Which is Added Original Charades for Parlor Performance
Brooklyn, N.Y. A.G. Slade & Co. 1875 First Hard Cover Good Plus to Very Good No Jacket Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
Original brown blindstamped cloth on boards, recto and verso. First edition (Copyright 1875). Apart from an elegant handwritten gift note on first free endpaper and name and address of previous owner (same family name) on rear free endpaper, this book has no writing or marks. Hinges are secure and there is only the tiniest evidence of foxing, which is confined to a few of the ads at the top of every page. There is one bite-size piece missing from the outer margin of p. 15-16. 35 instrumental pieces and 25 vocal pieces are included with full scores. There are ads from about 70 companies for pianos, organs, music boxes, corsets, mattresses, sewing machines, exercise machines, perfume, newspapers, flowers and seeds, combs, tooth brushes, and sheet music. Descriptions of charades are limited to the last page. Covers show edge wear. 168 pp.
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150.00 USD
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910 |
Caesar (King Edward's Dog) Where's Master ?
London Hodder and Stoughton Trade Paperback Good Minus No Jacket 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Maud Earl Front. (tipped-in)
Original beige foldover card covers with circular pastedown portrait of the author, Caesar. Covers very splotched, but binding sound and interior clean. A dog story in first person, ending with the implication that dogs go to Heaven, too. Circa 1910, the year of King Edward's death.
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25.00 USD
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911 |
Caffin, Charles H. A Child's Guide to Pictures
N.Y. Baker and Taylor Co. 1908 First ( No Additional printings) Hard Cover Good Minus No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Various Illustrators
Original maroon cloth with portrait pastedown and gold titles on boards. Hinges cracked. Wear to head and foot of spine. This author wrote How to Study Pictures previously, so this volume is a logical extension. The author's stated goal is to put some ideas into our heads which will help us to look for and find more beauty in pictures, in nature, and in life. 253 pp.
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912 |
Cagney, Peter No Diamonds for a Doll
N.Y. Roy Publishers 1961 Original Cloth Very Good No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Original red cloth on boards. No DJ. Foxed edges its only fault. A Mike Strang mystery of murder for money, with the required distractions of sex and family devotion. Which widow is which? Only one other copy on this site. 192 pp.
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913 |
Caine, Hall The Eternal City
Toronto George N. Morang & Co., Ltd. 1901 First Canadian Editiion Soft Cover Good No Jacket 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Original blue trade paperback. Quite scarce in softcover (Only two additional copies found). Modern clear tape length of both joints and head and foot of spine. No writing. Caine's most popular book, it was criticized by officials of the Vatican upon its release by Heinemann earlier this same year. Based on a love triangle in which one man kills another following the rape of their mutual friend. This and several others of Caine's novels were popular film fare. 638 pp.
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914 |
Cairns, G.O. And J. F. Australia; The Lands and Peoples Series
London Adam and Charles Black 1953 First Published 1953 Hard Cover Good Plus to Very Good Good Minus 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Colour Plates, Photos, Map
Original light blue cloth lettered in red on boards. Price-clipped DJ has several short tears repaired inside, and three small pieces missing. Previous owner's name. Hard to find First Edition. 90 pp. with index.
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40.00 USD
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915 |
Calder, Bob and Andrews, Garry Rider Pride; The Story of Canada's Best-Loved Football Team
Saskatoon, Sask. Western Producer Prairie Books 1984 0888331282 First Hard Cover Very Good Very Good 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Photos
Original black cloth on boards. Colour photo DJ. Previous owner's name, with no other writing and no damage. Preface, Green at the game 1910-21, Next year country 1922-37, Griff and the Dobber 1938-51, "Snowballs have chance in Hell" 1952-66, The Ron and George Show 1967-76, "When the going gets tough" 1977-83, Appendixes, Bibliography, Index. "Ron" refers to the standout quarterback, Ron Lancaster, who set numerous league records. He died September 18. 215 pp.
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916 |
Caldwell, Annie Irene This for Remembrance
The Author Hard Cover Near Fine No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Original dark blue cloth lettered in gold on boards. 46 pp. of poetry by the author. Apparently set in New Brunswick, for it includes the names Quoddy, Saint John River, and Fundy, as well as a poem entitled Bliss Carman - June 1929.
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917 |
Caldwell, Annie Irene This for Remembrance
Self-published Hard Cover Very Good No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Original dark blue cloth on boards. No information found on this author, but her poems mention names of places in New Brunswick. Inscribed and signed by the author in 1954. "Born Aug. 12, 1882" and "Died Aug. 6, 1956" in ink on first free endpaper. Presumably these dates refer to the author. 46 pp.
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918 |
Caldwell, Taylor Grandmother and the Priests
Garden City, N.Y. Doubleday & Co., Inc. 1963 Hard Cover Good to Very Good No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Original green cloth on boards. Light driinking glass ring on cover. No other marks. An ode to clergy everywhere. 469 pp.
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919 |
Calipari, John Refuse to Lose
N.Y. Ballantine 1996 Stated First Edition Hard Cover As New As New 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
With Dick Weiss. Calipari was coach of UMass at Amherst, then New Jersey Nets of the NBA. Black half-cloth on red boards. Impeccable !. 285 pp. Foreword by Rick Pitino.
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921 |
Calkins, N.A. Primary Object Lessons for Training the Senses and Developing the Faculties of Children
N.Y. Harper & Brothers 1883 Fortieth Edition - Revised. Hard Cover Good Plus to Very Good No Jacket 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Drawings and Charts
Original green cloth with blindstamped title on boards. A Manual of Elementary Instruction for Parents and Teachers. Home Training of the Senses is the second chapter. It occurs to me that this book would be especially useful to parents who are training their children at home. Form, Color, Number, Size, Drawing, Time, Sound, Primary Reading, Qualities of Objects, Object Lessons, Human Body, Moral Training. Previous owner's name, but no other writing. 448 pp.
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922 |
Callahan, William R. Joseph Roberts Smallwood; Journalist, Premier, Newfoundland Patriot
St. John's, Newfoundland Black Tower Productions/Flanker Press, Ltd. 2003 First ( No Additional printings) Hard Cover As New As New 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Photos
Original grey cloth on boards. Bought new from university bookstore. Introduction, The Work of Building a Province, A Time for Tributes, A Confederation Chronology, The Terms of Union, The Smallwood Electoral Record, Epilogue. 282 pp.
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923 |
Calthrop, Dion Clayton English Costume; From William I to George IV, 1066-1830
London A. & C. Black, Ltd. 1937 Reprint Hard Cover Very Good No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Author, et al
Original red cloth on boards. Previous owner's name, with no additonal marks or damage ! An impressive volume sure to be of use to any director of stage, film, or museum productions calling for authentic period clothing. 61 colour plates by the author, plus 91 b/w illustrations and many line drawings. Heavy book (.84 Kg) will need extra postage. 463 pp.
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925 |
Cambridge, Ada The Path to the Nest of Spiders
Boston Beacon Press 1957 First Beacon Edition Original Cloth Very Good No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Original green cloth on boards. No DJ. Translated from the Italian by Archibald Colquhoun. A story woven around the Communist/Resistance struggles of World War II Liguria. Very clean, sound copy of this scarce book. 145 pp.
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926 |
Cameron, Alistair Aberdeen It Was Not (Signed)
Woodstock, N.B. The Author 1982 First Edition, Second Printing Trade Paperback Very Good No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Photos and Beutel Cover, Other Drawings Signed by Author
Original green trade paperback with Josh Beutel art cover. Drawings by Catherine Munn and Isobel Cameron, plus several photos. An immigration story from Scotland to New Brunswick. Previous owner's name. 147 pp.
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927 |
Cameron, Alistair Her Last Wee Treasure
Fredericton, N.B. Self-published 0-9692346-0-0 Soft Cover Very Good No Jacket Privately Printed 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Photos Inscribed and Signed By Author
Original pictorial cover trade paperback, self-published and signed. First-person reveries by the author, transplanted from Scotland to New Brunswick in 1929, in authentic idiom. Kirkland, Bloomfield, and Woodstock, and two years in VanHorne's cottage on Minister's Island. 144 pp.
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928 |
Cammaerts, Emile Les Grands Artistes; Les Bellini
Paris Librairie Renouard Decorative Cloth Very Good No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Full-page Halftones
Original light brown cloth with green and brown lettering and designs, no DJ. Text in French. Minor corner bumps, OW very good. 127 pp. Scan shows both front and back covers.
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929 |
Camp, Anthony J. Wills and Their Whereabouts
Bridge Place, Near Canterbury Phillimore & Co., Limited, for the Society of Genealogists 1963 Hard Cover Very Good Good Plus to Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Original green cloth on boards. DJ shows minor spine and head wear. A deadly-serious report on the storage of, and access to, wills in Great Britain, "Being a thorough revision and extension of the previous work of the same name by B.G. Bouwens." - Title page. No writing and no damage to book. 137 pp.
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930 |
Camp, Wadsworth The Hidden Road
Garden City, N.Y. Doubleday, Page, & Company 1922 First Edition Stated Hard Cover Good Plus to Very Good No Jacket 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Frontispiece By C. Allan Gilbert
Original copper cloth lettered in black on boards. A soldier returned from the war is disgusted with his family and friends. Previous owner's name, otherwise clean and sound. 334 pp.
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35.00 USD
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931 |
Campbell, Capt. R.W. The Kangaroo Marines
London Cassell and Company, Ltd. 1916 Reprint Hard Cover Good Minus No Jacket 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Original brown cloth on boards. Endpapers missing. Title page grubby. Hinges cracked and glued. A historical novel in honour of ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) in regard to their part in the fighting in the Dardanelles early in WWI. Colloquial language a challenge, but humour and good will carry the day. 128 pp.
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932 |
Campbell, Joseph (Ed.) The Portable Arabian Nights
N.Y. Viking Press 1952 Hard Cover Very Good No Jacket 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
Original bright green cloth on boards. No writing or damage. 169 short stories plus two longer ones - Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves and Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp. Pocket size. 786 pp.
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30.00 USD
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933 |
Campbell, R. J. City Temple Sermons
N.Y. Fleming H. Revell Co. 1903 Third Edition Hard Cover Good Plus to Very Good No Jacket 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Original brown cloth on boards. Inscription and corner bump. Campbell occupied the pulpit of City Temple (Congregational) in London, one of the largest and most influential in the country. 286 pp.
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934 |
Campbell, R. Philip Challenging Years; 85 Years of the Council of Women in Saint John (1894-1980)
Saint John, N.B. 1980 Reprint Soft Cover Very Good No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Photos
Original blue trade paperback. Appears to be a reprint since a previous copy was dated 1894-1979 (85 years) on cover, while this one is dated 1894-1980, or 86 years. Several photos of founders and other officers. The early years, From war to depression, From depression to prosperity, Years of development, Parliamentary brief, Lists of convenorships, Lists of federated organizations, Histories of the federated organizations. 139 pp.
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935 |
Campbell, William E. Behavior Problems in Dogs
Santa Barbara, CA American Veterinary Publications, Inc. 1975 First ( No Additional printings) Hard Cover Very Good No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Photos
Original green cloth lettered and decorated in yellow and white on boards. Centered on relationships and behavioral problems arising from the pet dog's intimate association with humans. 306 pp.
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939 |
Canning, Hon. Albert S.G. British Power and Thought: A Historical Inquiry
London Smith, Elder, and Co. 1901 Hard Cover Good No Jacket 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Original brown cloth on boards. The author seems to be a generalist, with several related volumes to his credit in religion, political history, and language. This book was covered with MacTac, partly removed. Hinges weak but holding. Fabric bookmark. 308 pp. plus catalog of author's other works.
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940 |
Canning, John (Ed.) Fifty True Mysteries of the Sea
N.Y. Dorset Press 1988 Reprint Hard Cover Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Drawings
Original blue paper boards backed in black cloth. ISBN 0-88029-195-8 (formerly 0-8128-2734-1).Previous owner's bookplate and address label. No other writing. Stories by various writers are arranged by general topic (handy for reference). Disappearances, Derelicts, Sunken and Buried Treasure, Monsters, Spectres of the Sea, Recovered from the Deep, Lost Continents, Accident or Sabotage, Deadly Effects, and Miscellany. One tiny top-edge tear to DJ. 478 pp.
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941 |
Cannon, Margaret The Invisible Empire; Racism in Canada
Toronto Random House of Canada, Limited 1995 0394221494 First Edition Hard Cover Near Fine Near Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Original black paper boards. Unclipped DJ shows $28.00 price. A quick glance impressed me that this is an authentic inside-out expression gleaned from members of a multi-racial classroom, as well as much additional material. 308 pp.
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945 |
Capstick, Peter Hathaway Death in the Silent Places
N.Y. St. Martin's Press 1981 0-312-18618-5 First Edition Stated Hard Cover Very Good Good Minus 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Photos
Original black paper boards. Colour photo DJ unclipped, but top back corner tip missing. Reviews of another of this author's titles testify to his "flair for describing the hunt...in gruesome, realistic terms." - DJ. Photos of huge tiger and lions as well as others. 258 pp.
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946 |
Carey, Douglas The Raven's Feathers
Ottawa The Graphic Publishers, Limited 1930 First Edition.....1929 Hard Cover Very Good No Jacket 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Original black cloth with red lettering on boards. No synopsis found. This short-lived (1925-1932) publisher promoted only Canadian literature with an anti-modern flavour. The thunderbird on the title page was a company logo. No writing or damage. 322 pp.
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30.00 USD
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947 |
Carey, Rosa N. Nellie's Memories
N.Y. Hurst & Company Hard Cover Good No Jacket 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Original grey cloth with portrait pastedown on boards. Cover soil and a few pencil scrawls. Nellie tells her story in first person. She is an elder sister of 21 who is given the task of caring for her six siblings after their mother dies. Sunnyside, their home, is apparently a large home in a rural setting. No synopsis was found, but it appears to have a romantic ending. 546 pp.
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948 |
Carey, Rosa Nouchette The Angel of Forgiveness
N.Y. A.L. Burt Co. 1907 Reprint Hard Cover Good Plus No Jacket 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Colour Front. By Mary E. Fratz
Original green cloth on boards. A story for young girls in their teens. Normal wear and hand soil. No other damage and no writing. 418 pp.
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949 |
Carey, Rosa Nouchette Doctor Luttrell's First Patient
London Hutchinson & Co. Third Edition Hard Cover Good Plus No Jacket 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Original green and black cloth on boards. Cover soiled, interior clean. Gift note dated 1903.The author, 1840-1909, was born in London but grew up in Hackney. She wrote for and about women and girls. She wrote several short stories for Religious Tract Society and for Charlotte M. Yonge's periodical, Monthly Packet. No synopsis was found for this book. 322 pp. Check our website for other Carey titles.
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950 |
Carleton, Will City Ballads, City Festivals, City Legends
London Musson Full-Leather Very Good No Jacket 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall Unidentified
Yes, Virginia ! All three "city" titles in one beautiful old (undated) volume. Padded, black, pebble-grained leather, gilt edges, gilt lettering, 566 pp.(separately-paginated). Christmas, 1928 inscription in ink. OW clean. A prize for Carleton fans !
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75.00 USD
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951 |
Carleton, William Tales and Stories of the Irish Peasantry (Two Volumes in One)
N.Y. D. & J. Sadlier & Co. 1871 Hard Cover Fair to Good No Jacket 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall Uncredited
Original brown blindstamped cloth on boards. Front hinge cracked. Gutter strain throughout.Previous owner's name. Tubber Derg, Barney Brady's Goose, Tom Gressley, The Brown Goat, The White Horse of the Peppers, and Mickey McRory (Volume I). The Poor Scholar, A Peasant Girl's Love, Talbot and Gaynor, and Frank Finegan (Volume II). 323 pp. in Volume I. 322 pp. in Volume II.
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953 |
Carman, Dorothy Walworth The Pride of the Town
N.Y. Harper & Brothers 1926 First Edition Stated Hard Cover Good Plus No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Original green cloth lettered in black on boards. Piece of DJ glued inside front cover. Two previous owners' names, but no other marks or damage. I could find no synopsis or any further information except that the author is credited with another popular book, Faith of Our Fathers. 365 pp.
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26.00 USD
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954 |
Carmichael, Virginia Porches and Portals of Old Fredericksburg, Virginia
Richmond, VA Old Dominion Press 1929 First ( No Additional printings) Hard Cover Near Fine No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Photos
Original green cloth with oval pastedown and gold titles on boards. Exceptionally good condition. The Charles Dick House, Kenmore, Rising Sun Tavern, Carmichael House, Mary Washington House, Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop, Monroe Law Office, Old Wellford House, National Bank Building, Sentry Box, Doswell House, and Brompton are pictured and described at some length although the book has only 46 pp.
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955 |
Carnac, Carol Over the Garden Wall
London Macdonald & Co., Ltd. 1948 First- First Published 1948 Hard Cover Good Plus to Very Good No Jacket 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Original grey-green cloth on boards. Inside front cover reveals library name, address, and date stamps, with DJ clipping glued in. No other writing or damage. The author, Edith Caroline Rivett-Carnac was a highly respected mystery writer about whom little is known. She also published 48 titles under the pseudonym of ECR Lorac as well as the 23 under the Carol Carnac name. She was born in London in 1884, and later attended the School of Arts and Crafts there. 224 pp.
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45.00 USD
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956 |
Carr, Philippa The Lion Triumphant
N.Y. Putnam 1974 Original Cloth Very Good Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Original blue cloth on boards, pictorial DJ. Minor edge chips to DJ. Previous owner's name. Believed first edition, published simultaneously by Longmans in Canada. 380 pp.
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957 |
Carr, William Guy Checkmate in the North; The Axis Planned to Invade America
Toronto Macmillan Co. Of Canada, Limited 1944 First ( No Additional printings) Hard Cover Good No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Photos
Original blue cloth on boards. General edge wear to cover. Previous owner's name and church bookstore stamp. Book is based on the assumption that Hitler intended to invade through Newfoundland as early as 1941. Credit for upsetting Hitler's plans is given to the British RAF and citizens for withstanding the Blitz as well as the political finagling of Stalin. Extensive description of organizing and building the airbase at Goose Bay, with photos. 304 pp. with appendix.
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16.00 USD
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959 |
Carrel, A. And Dehelly, G. The Treatment of Infected Wounds
Toronto Macmillan Company of Canada, Ltd. 1918 Second Edition Hard Cover Good Plus to Very Good No Jacket 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Drawings
Original maroon cloth on boards. First free endpaper missing. "The whole practice of war surgery has been greatly improved by Dr. Carrel's confidence that antiseptic treatment can sterilise a septic wound."- Introduction. Principles, Technique, Examination, Closure, Results, Appendix, Index. 265 pp.
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960 |
Carrier, E. Theodore (Ed.) The Unveiled Heart; Private Prayers of the Late Rev. Walter James
London Charles H. Kelly 1912 Eighth Edition Hard Cover Very Good No Jacket 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall Frontispiece Portrait
Original maroon cloth on boards. Octavo pages contain the prayers of the Rev. Walter James, Wesleyan preacher of London. Recto pages contain prayers and sentiments of other popular figures of the day. Reverend James was accepted as a candidate for the ministry in 1899, ordained in 1907, and taken by death in 1908. 127 pp.
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963 |
Carter, Debby L. Clipper
N.Y. Harper & Row, Inc. 1981 First Edition Stated Hard Cover Near Fine Near Fine 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall The Author Inscribed and Signed By Author
Original blue paper boards backed in red cloth. Price-clipped DJ. No writing except this inscription: "To my wonderful teacher Charlotte V. Foster - with love and thanks, Debby, March '82." Charlotte Foster was a local girl, the daughter of Walter Edward Foster, 17th Premier oif New Brunswick. This little book tells the story of a lonely puppy who is a lighthouse keeper. During a terrible storm he has a visitor who turns out to be just the friend he is looking for. - Copyright page. Impeccable condition. ISBN 0-06-021127-X. 28 pp.
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60.00 USD
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966 |
Carter, Mrs. Sarah C. Lexicon of Ladies' Names; With Their Floral Emblems
Boston G. W. Cotrell 1860 Hard Cover Good Plus to Very Good No Jacket 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall Burt Frontispiece Engraving
Original red cloth heavily embellished in gold on boards. Last free endpaper top corner tip missing. All edges gilt. Gift inscription dated Dec. 5/ 61. Light foxing to frontispiece and tissue guard. Lists 162 names with their significations and 141 flowers with their symbolic language. 149 pp.
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100.00 USD
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967 |
Carter, Russell Gordon A Patriot Lad of Old Long Island
Philadelphia Penn Publishing Company 1928 First ( No Additional printings) Hard Cover Good Plus to Very Good No Jacket 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Charles Hargens, Jr.
Original dark green cloth on boards. Half-page pastedown of Captain Blatch and two boys. No synopsis found. Set in the midst of the American Revolutionary War around Long Island. Short gift note with date (1929). 223 pp.
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968 |
Carter, Susan N. (Ed.) Art Suggestions from the Masters
N.Y. G.P. Putnam's Sons 1881 First ( No Additional printings) Hard Cover Fair No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Original green cloth with palette and brushes in gilt on bevelled boards. Previous owner (F.H.C.Miles) signature on title page, artist son of the well-known John C. Miles (1837-1911) of Saint John, N.B.The book is complete, but the gathering of pp. 171-190 has been separated from the text block at the head, so is AS IS. The book features Sir Joshua Reynolds, Sir Charles Bell, William Hazlitt, and Benjamin R. Haydon in what is referred to as the First Series. Cover soil. 260 pp.
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969 |
Cary, H.F. (Ed.) The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope
London George Routledge and Sons New Edition, Revised Hard Cover Good Plus to Very Good No Jacket 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Sir John Gilbert
Original green cloth heavily decorated in red, black, and gold on boards. All edges gilt. With biographical notice. One of Routledge's Red Line Poets. Pope (1688-1744} was the son of a well-to-do linen-draper in London. A weak and sickly child, he was sent off to the care of a priest at age 8, and thence on to various schools. His primary activity was reading, especially the works of Waller, Spenser, and Dryden. 485 pp.
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970 |
Cary, Joyce Herself Surprised
London Michael Joseph 1951 First Carfax Edition Hard Cover Very Good Good Plus 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Original red cloth on boards. Captivating first sentence reads, "The judge, when he sent me to prison,said that I had behaved like a woman without any moral sense." -p.9. What brought her before the judge ? How long the sentence ? Is she really bereft of morality ? What does she have to say for herself ? It's enough to make me start reading fiction again. 220 pp. The author is/was a man.
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971 |
Casebeer, Fern Row Wagon Wheels to Oregon
Nashville, Tenn. Southern Publishing Association 1957 First ( No Additional printings) Hard Cover Good Plus to Very Good No Jacket 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Harry Baerg
Original yellow pictorial cloth on boards. An 1890's family history written in second person, in which they sell their farm in Nebraska and move by horses and wagons to Oregon. They are joined by friends from Wyoming. Easy reading. 208 pp.
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16.00 USD
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973 |
Cash, C.G. The Life and Voyages of Captain James Cook
London Blackie & Son, Ltd. Hard Cover Good No Jacket 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Uncredited Frontispiece
Original illustrated green cloth on boards. Large initials, G.T.P. stamped on first free endpaper. Story is divided into three parts corresponding with three voyages over a period of twelve years. New to me was the knowledge that natives have been surfboarding since at least 1780 ! 192 pp.
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974 |
Cass, Florence The Royal Commoners
Saint John, N.B. Self-published 1984 0-9691760-0-7 First ( No Additional printings) Soft Cover Very Good No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Cover By M. Carr; Drawings and Photos Inscribed and Signed By Author
Original trade paperback with colour cover by M. Carr. A family history with royal connections, as well as a glimpse of life in the Nashwaak Valley in mid-19th Century. Many illustrations. 197 pp.
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15.00 USD
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975 |
Casson, Herbert N. Get Your Share
London The Efficiency Magazine 1934 Hard Cover Very Good No Jacket 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Original blue cloth on boards. Previous bookseller's big, red stamp on three prelims. A dated, but still useful, guide to running a business for profit. 145 pp.
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30.00 USD
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976 |
Castle, Agnes and Egerton Flower O' the Orange; and Other Tales of Bygone Days
N.Y. The Macmillan Comany 1908 First ( No Additional printings) Hard Cover Good No Jacket 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Colour Frontispiece Uncredited
Original green cloth on boards. Copyright by Macmillan 1908. General handsoil and red stain to covers. Previous owners' names. No other writing. Tiny chip missing from spine title. Colour frontispiece of Maria-Annunziata. Short stories are: Flower O' the Orange, The Young Conspiracy, The Great White Deeps, My Rapier and My Daughter, The Great Todescan's Secret Thrust, Pomona, and The Mirror of the Faithful Heart. 311 pp.
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25.00 USD
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977 |
Castle, Douglas "Calling Base 10"
London Peal Press Hard Cover Very Good Good Plus 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Uncredited Front.
Original green paper boards. A fisherman's son longs to go to sea. When he finally does he gets even more excitement than he bargained for.as a German battleship and its cruiser are trapped and destroyed. 168 pp.
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978 |
Catcott, E.J. (DVM, PhD.) Canine Medicine (Two-volume Set)
Santa Barbara, CA American Veterinary Publications, Inc. 1979 Fourth Edition Hard Cover Very Good No Jacket 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Photos and Drawings
Original blue cloth on boards. No writing or damage. A few related clippings laid in. A total of 1360 pp. in the two volumes. Doctor Calcott is editor, but articles are contributed by dozens of others. Updated since the last previous edition of ten years ago. Heavy books will need extra postage.
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45.00 USD
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980 |
Cather, Willa Lucy Gayheart
Toronto Ryerson 1935 Original Cloth Good No Jacket Ex-Library 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Original green cloth with pastedown titles on cover and spine over boards. No DJ. Nothing fancy, but the less common Ryerson edition. Ex-library marks, pencilled map inside cover, some fading to spine. 231 pp.
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25.00 USD
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981 |
Cattermole, E.G. Famous Frontiersmen, Pioneers, and Scouts: The Vanguards of American Civilization
Chicago M.A. Donohue & Co. Hard Cover Good No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Uncredited
Original illustrated blue cloth on boards. Front hinge badly cracked and showing cloth. Accounts of many well-known figures such as Custer, Boone, and Buffalo Bill, as well as ones I find more authentic, such as Crawford, Wetzel, and Girty. Molly Finney, the Canadian captive, was new to me. Heavy book will need extra postage. 540 pp.
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982 |
Cattley, Robert E.D. Honoris Causa
Fredericton, N.B. Associated Alumnae, UNB 1968 First ( No Additional printings) Trade Paperback Very Good No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Photo Covers and Frontispiece
Original photo cover trade paperback. The author's speeches as Orator, 1949-1968. His task was to confer honorary degrees. 158 pp. No marks or damage.
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983 |
Caws, Mary Ann Henry James
N.Y. Overlook Duckworth 2006 First Hard Cover As New As New 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Various Artists
Original dark blue cloth on boards. Bought new from university bookstore. Points up James's love for the visual. Illustrations by many artists. 104 pp.
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15.00 USD
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984 |
Cawthorne, Nigel Kings & Queens of England; A Royal History from Egbert to Elizabeth II
London Arcturus Publishing, Ltd. 2009 Hard Cover Very Good Very Good 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall B/W Photos
Original illustrated paper boards. DJ duplicates cover. From the Saxon kings to the House of Windsor. Saxon Kings, Normans, Plantagenets, Lancaster and York, Tudors, Stuarts, Hanoverians, Saxe-Coburgs, and Windsors. ISBN 978-1-84837-595-6. 208 pp.
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985 |
Celll, Gillian T. English Enterprise in Newfoundland 1577-1660
Toronto University of Toronto Press 1969 First ( No Additional printings) Hard Cover Very Good Good to Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Charts and Tables
Original gold cloth on boards. No writing. DJ has 1-inch corner fold tear. Organization of Trade, Fishery Expansion, Becoming Known, First Colony, Further Settlement, Prosperity and Crisis, Government Intervention, Conclusion, Appendices, Bibliography, Index. 181 pp.
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45.00 USD
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986 |
Chalmers, Floyd S. A Gentleman of the Press; The Story of Colonel John Bayne Maclean
Toronto Doubleday Canada 1969 Stated First Edition Decorative Cloth Very Good Very Good Ex-Library 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Photos and Drawings
Original decorated blue cloth on boards, DJ. All very good, though ex-library. Biography of Maclean and his publishing empire. Preacher's son makes good. Minor library stamps. No card pocket, but large portion torn out of RFEP caused by its removal. Laminated DJ. 368 pp.
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20.00 USD
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987 |
Chalmers, Randolph Carleton See the Christ Stand
Toronto Ryerson 1945 Original Cloth Very Good Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Unidentified
P.O.N. John Jarvis, inked notation, "From Maritime Conference Y.P.U. on retiring as Field Secretary, June, 1951." Original bright blue cloth and good DJ with minor tape repairs inside. Survey of the doctrinal heritage of the United Church of Canada; Tracing of the various currents of modern theological thought; and Clarifying doctrine with reference to needs for religious and theological development for tomorrow. 307 pp. Very striking foldout of the seal of the United Church of Canada in preliminaries.
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30.00 USD
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989 |
Chalmers, Stephen The Trail of a Tenderfoot
N.Y. Outing Publishing Company 1911 First ( No Additional printings) Hard Cover Good Plus No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Dunn/Peters/Gleeson
Original red cloth with gilt lettering and pictorial pastedown on boards. Dark spot and short scrape on front cover and four small depressed white spots on rear cover. No other marks, damage, or writing. The tenderfoot is a New York City office worker with a gun fetish. He can't wait to go hunting for deer in the Adirondacks. Racial slurs. Other stories in the book: Stalking the Slippery Seal, Deep Sea Fishing with a Fly Rod, An Ex-Tenderfoot and a Buck, Savages for a Week, and Out with the Fish Patrol. 234 pp.
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30.00 USD
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991 |
Chambers, Robert W. Quick Action
Toronto McLeod and Allen 1914 Decorative Cloth Good No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Frederick, Edmund
A mystery. Believed First Canadian Edition, but not stated. Original red decorative cloth on boards, oval pastedown of lady with crystal ball, gilt lettering. Copyright, 1914, by Robert W. Chambers; Copyright, 1914, by The Star Co.; Copyright, 1913, by Harper's Bazar(sic), Inc. Only faults are normal cover soil , lower right corner wear, and bookseller's label.
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75.00 USD
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992 |
Chambers, Robert W. Ailsa Paige; A Novel
Toronto McLeod & Allen 1910 First Canadian Edition Hard Cover Good No Jacket 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Uncredited
Original dark green cloth on boards. Eight b/w plates uncredited. Romantic novel based on the American Civil War, in which 58 regiments of Zouaves and seven regiments of Lancers participated. A Christmas postcard has been glued inside the front cover. No names or other writing. Cover lightly worn all round. 501 pp.
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15.00 USD
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994 |
Champion, Malcolm C./ Orr, William C. Gastrointestinal Motility
Oxford, England Blackwell Science 1996 0-86542-944-8 First Published 1996 Hard Cover Near Fine No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Drawings, Charts, Tables
Original plasticized coloured boards. No writing or damage. Evolving concepts in GM, Esophageal disorders, Gastroesophageal reflux disease, Gastroparesis, Dyspepsia, Intestinal pseudo-obstruction, Irritable bowel syndrome, Constipation, The effect of sleep on GM, Surgical approach, Future, Index. 344 pp.
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35.00 USD
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995 |
Champney, Elizabeth W. Six Boys
Boston Estes and Lauriat 1893 Hard Cover Good No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Frank T. Merrill
Original blue cloth on boards, title in gilt. Probable first edition. Very little background found on this volume. The author (1850-1922) was born in Ohio and attended Vassar, graduating in 1869. She travelled widely, which provided ample material for her many books, titles of which often begin with "Romance of (place)..." Interior is clean and sound, but previous owner has autographed the prelims a few too many times. 235 pp.
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40.00 USD
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996 |
Chandler, Harry E. So You Want to be a Consultant
Metals Park, Ohio American Society for Metals 1984 0-87170-184-7 Hard Cover Good No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Original grey, white, and blue cloth on boards. No DJ. Light corner wear. Previous owner's stamp. Six pp. highlighted in yellow. Minor corner wear. 156 pp.
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16.00 USD
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997 |
Channon, E.M. Her Second Chance
London Nisbet Original Cloth Good No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Unidentified
RARE. Bright red cloth with mounted horsemen/women in black, no DJ. Tiny tear repaired top of spine. P.O.N.(twice). In, around and about a very British girls' school. 255 pp.plus ad for Cavalcade Series. NO other copies found.
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25.00 USD
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999 |
Chapin, Miriam Atlantic Canada
Toronto The Ryerson Press 1956 First ( No Additional printings) Hard Cover Very Good Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Original red cloth on boards. DJ has small head chips. The author travelled to the four provinces to interview residents in preparation for writing this book. Previous owner's name. 179 fast-moving pages.
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20.00 USD
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1000 |
Chaplan, Raell My Literature Book IV; For Use with Treasury Readers Book Four
Hamilton, Ontario School Publications and Specialties Soft Cover Fair No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall L.S.W. Wells (cover)
Original green pictorial softcover decorated in black. Spine torn halfway up from bottom. Cover faded and somewhat offset to adjacent leaves. Interior unmarked and readable. A "mimeographed" workbook of duplex leaves(folded and stapled at spine). 72 pp. The FIRST I've seen!
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15.00 USD
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