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A Gentleman of the Press; The Story of Colonel John Bayne Maclean

By: Chalmers, Floyd S.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Doubleday Canada: 1969

Seller ID: 000750

Binding: Decorative Cloth

Condition: Very Good

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 rear endpaper caused by its removal. Laminated DJ. 368 pp.
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Stonewall Jackson; (Two-vol. Set)

By: Chambers, Lenoir

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: New York, William Morrow & Co.: 1959

Seller ID: 011695

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good Plus to Very Good

Red cloth on boards. No writing. Faint cup rings on Vol. I. Internet reviews credit Chambers with a substantial version of Jackson's brief life, told in these 1133 pages. Some readers will grumble that the ample notes are placed at the end of Vol. II.
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River Boy at War (Signed)

By: Chapman, J.K.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Fredericton, N.B., Goose Lane Editions Ltd.: 1985

Seller ID: 003301

ISBN: 0-86492-068-07

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Original red trade paperback with airplane cover. Signed by author, who has shared with us here his experience as navigator on a torpedo bomber in WWII, his third "River Boy" title. He is now retired from teaching history at University of New Brunswick. Inscription to previous owner, but no damage or other writing. 103 pp.
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G.K.C. As M.C.; Being a Collection of Thirty-seven Introductions

By: Chesterton, G.K.

Price: $125.00 USD

Publisher: London, Methuen & Co. Ltd.: 1929

Seller ID: 006068

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fair to Good

Original grey cloth on boards. Edited by J.P. de Fonseka. A reading copy. First free endpaper missing. Front hinge cracked and glued. Drawing of Chesterton (?) in photo corners inside cover. Backstrip split at joint. Ink blots to bottom edges to p. 29. Impressions of the persons and works of several major writers, including Boswell, Holmes, Johnson, Austen, and Gilbert and Sullivan. 272 pp. plus bibliographical note.
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Thomas Carlyle

By: Chesterton, G.K. And Williams, J.E. Hodder

Price: $30.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Copp Clark Company:

Seller ID: 009215

Binding: Faux Leather

Condition: Very Good

Original black faux leather on boards. Previous owner's bookplate. Marbled endpapers. Top edges gilt. A slender volume of limited text, but bolstered by many portraits and photographs related to Carlyle and his home. 40 pp.
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(Bookman Biographies) Charles Dickens

By: Chesterton, G.K./Kitton, F.G.

Price: $75.00 USD

Publisher: New York, James Pott and Company:

Seller ID: 012332

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Gift note dated 1908. Green cloth decorated in gilt on boards. A selection of portraits and other scenes related to the author, with ample descriptions of all. Biographical text by F.G. Kitton. 44 pp.
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Beaverbrook; A Life

By: Chisholm, Anne/ Davie, Michael

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: London, Hutchinson/Random House: 1992

Seller ID: 011081

ISBN: 0-09-173549-1

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

Black cloth on boards. No writing or damage. A hefty volume commensurate with the scope of the accomplishments of the subject. On this day after the British vote to abandon the EU, we could surely use him ! 589 pp. Heavy book will need extra postage.
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The Speeches and Public Letters of Joseph Howe; New and Complete Edition in Two Volumes

By: Chisholm, Joseph Andrew (Ed.)

Price: $75.00 USD

Publisher: Halifax, N.S., The Chronicle Publishing Company, Limited: 1909

Seller ID: 004611

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good Plus

Original black cloth with blindstamped border and gold shield on boards. Minor corner and edge wear. Previous owner's bookplate. Based upon Mr. Annand's edition of 1858. Joseph Howe was the son of the Queen's Printer. He succeeded as a newspaperman before going into politics. He opposed Confederation, and claimed that he had brought democracy to Nova Scotia. Vol. I has 668 pp., and Vol. II has 672 pp.
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My Years as Prime Minister

By: Chretien, Jean

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Alfred A. Knopf Canada: 2007

Seller ID: 010493

ISBN: 978-0-676-97900

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Red cloth backed in white cloth on boards. Bold gift note. First elected to Parliament in 1963, Chretien served ten years at Prime Minister (1993-2003). He always impresses me as a real person. 435 pp.
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Jesus Christ; His Life and Teaching

By: Clark, Dennis E.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Elgin, Il., Dove Publications: 1977

Seller ID: 012935

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Purple cloth on boards. The Birth and Early Years of Jesus Christ. John the Baptist Points to Jesus Christ. Jesus Commences His Work in Galilee. Jesus Chooses Twelve Companions. Jesus Teaches in Parables. Jesus Travels North. Jesus Visits Jerusalem. The Growing Hostility. The Last Five Days of Jesus' Life. The Trial and Crucifixion of Jesus. The Conquest of Death. Implications of the Resurrection of Jesus. 324 pp.
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Rand and the Micmacs

By: Clark, Jeremiah S.

Price: $70.00 USD

Publisher: Charlottetown, P.E.I., The Examiner: 1899

Seller ID: 012364

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Subject of this biography was a Baptist clergyman who sometimes worked as a bricklayer. He is most widely known for his 40 years of mission work with the Micmacs of Nova Scotia. Micmac Mission. Micmac Mythology. Poetry. Hardcover. 81 pp.
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John Palmer (of Bath); Mail Coach Pioneer

By: Clear, Charles R.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: London, Blandford Press, Ltd./ Postal History Society: 1955

Seller ID: 012539

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Although mail was being distributed in some cases by stagecoach, the service was slow, drivers were immature and undependable, and robberies were frequent. John Palmer proposed quicker delivery accompanied by guards, at a slightly higher cost. After a week's trial the new plan was accepted. Palmer's troubles weren't over, but he and his system survived. 109 pp.
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Freston Tower; Or, the Early Days of Cardinal Wolsey (Volume III Only of three)

By: Cobbold, The Rev. Richard

Price: $45.00 USD

Publisher: London, Henry Colburn, Publisher: 1850

Seller ID: 008264

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

Original 3/4 brown calf on marbled boards. Both hinges cloth-taped. The third and last volume. No reviews found. 288 pp.
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The Canadian Album; Men of Canada; or Success By Example (Vol. II) Quebec and Eastern Ontario

By: Cochrane, Rev. Wm. (Ed.)

Price: $125.00 USD

Publisher: Brantford, Ont., Bradley, Garretson, and Co.: 1893

Seller ID: 002386

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Original gold cloth lavishly decorated in dark brown and gilt on bevelled boards. Minor cover soil and endpaper foxing. NOTE : "...Volume II is made up of men from the Province of Quebec and for the most part of Eastern Ontario." - Introduction. Minor gutter strain. Portraits and backgrounds of 487 men, one to a page. 492 pp. plus index.
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A Time to Tell; The Public Life of a Private Man

By: Cohen, Reuben

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Key Porter Books: 1998

Seller ID: 002831

ISBN: 1550139576

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: As New

Original maroon cloth on boards. Photo portrait DJ. All as new. New Brunswick boy makes good, and then.... Reading the Acknowledgements made me want to read the rest, since Dalton Camp agreed to write a Foreword if the author's comments about Richard Hatfield were removed - and they were not. 232 pp.
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The Fighting Governor; A Chronicle of Frontenac

By: Colby, Charles W.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Glasgow, Brook & Company: 1915

Seller ID: 010140

Binding: Full Leather

Condition: Very Good

Blue leather on flexible board. No. 7 of Chronicles of Canada. Handy large pocket size in a more attractive binding. The 3-man team of intendant,, bishop, and governor explained. Colby supplies a compelling and lucid narrative. 167 pp. with index.
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The Founder of New France; A Chronicle of Champlain

By: Colby, Charles W.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Glasgow, Brook & Company: 1915

Seller ID: 010157

Binding: Full Leather on Flexible Board

Condition: Good Plus to Very Good

Blue leather on flexible board. No. 3 in the Chronicles of Canada Series. This volume devoted almost entirely to Champlain, from his first voyage in 1603 to his death in 1635. Emphasis is placed on his activities as soldier and sailor, whether as captive of the Iroquois or bold peacemaker between Algonquins and Hurons. Light wear to head of spine. No writing. Top edges gilt. 158 pp. with index.
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The Life of John Ruskin

By: Collinigwood, W. G.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: London, Methuen & Co., Ltd.: 1911

Seller ID: 010505

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good Plus

Blue cloth on boards. Spine faded. A few gutters glued. The author is a longtime student and friend of Ruskin's. This book is weighted toward biography, since his works are available elsewhere. 314 pp. with index.
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Cochrane; The Real Master and Commander

By: Cordingly, David

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: New York, Bloomsbury USA: 2007

Seller ID: 013148

ISBN: 1582345341

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

Black cloth on boards. No writing or damage. Kirkus Review warns "Landlubbers may find this a lengthy voyage, but devotees of yarns about brave British tars will be delighted to be aboard." 420 pp. with index.
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Will Carleton; A Biographical Study

By: Corning, A. Elwood

Price: $22.00 USD

Publisher: N.Y., The Lanmere Publishing Co.: 1917

Seller ID: 003657

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good Plus to Very Good

Original green cloth lettered in gilt on boards. Previous owner's name, with reference to Blooming Grove Study Club, Mr. Corning - Leader. Interesting account of Carleton's meeting Walt Whitman. This copy has one gutter strain between pp. 48-49, and a few cover spots. No extraneous writing and no other damage. The last line encapsulates Carleton's literary contribution, "To popularize rural domestic life." 98 pp.
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