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Captains of Fortune; Profiles of Six Italian Condottier

By: Deiss, Joseph Jay

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: New York, Thomas Y. Crowell Co.: 1967

Seller ID: 011536

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good Plus to Very Good

Rose cloth on boards. Unclipped DJ. Tiny dent to foot of cover. The condottieri were independent military contractors who served the highest bidder, and were sometimes capable of switching sides if it suited their purpose. These six operated in the 13th to 16th Centuries. 304 pp. with index.
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Cyprus; Its Ancient Cities, Tombs, and Temples

By: Di Cesnola, General Louis Palma

Price: $70.00 USD

Publisher: Nicosia, Star Graphics, Ltd.: 1991

Seller ID: 009090

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Original red cloth on boards.Unclipped DJ. Reprint of an 1877 edition. 448 pp. Heavy book will need extra postage.
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A Pinch of Pound Notes; An Autobiograph

By: Dingle, John

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: London, Rupert Hart-Davis: 1954

Seller ID: 011865

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Maroon cloth on boards. DJprotected by plastic jacket. John Dingle dreams of becoming a chef, and does so. 240 pp.
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Catherine the Great

By: Dixon, Simon

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: New York, HarperCollins Publishers: 2009

Seller ID: 011895

ISBN: 978-0-06-078627

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

White paper boards backed in blue. No writing or damage except black remainder mark on foot. The story of the advantageous marriage of a German princess into the even more prestigious Russian hierarchy, who, by hook and by crook, ruled from 1762 to her death in 1796. 432 pp. with index.
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A Lady of the Last Century (Mary Wortley Montagu)

By: Doran, John

Price: $35.00 USD

Publisher: Boston, Francis A Niccolls & Co.:

Seller ID: 013280

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Original tweedy dark blue cloth on boards. Small spine title label. Previous owner's neat bookplate, ow very good. Limited Edition. Court, Salon, and Green Room Series. Front. photogravure. This book grew out of interest in Lady Montagu's letters. 256 pp.
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Closer to the Sun

By: Drabinsky, Garth with Marq De Villiers

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, McClelland and Stewart: 1995

Seller ID: 009595

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Maroon paper boards. No writing or damage. An introduction to one of the most important cultural figures of Canada, co-founder of Ciineplex and Cineplex-Odeon. DJ reveals high praise from Alex Colville and Christopher Plummer, among others. Heavy book will need extra postage. 520 pp.
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Marguerite Long; A Life in French Music , 1874-1966

By: Dunoyer, Cecilia

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Bloomington,Indiana, Indiana University Press: 1993

Seller ID: 010515

ISBN: 0-253-31839-4

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Brown cloth on boards. Clear plastic wrapper over DJ. Foxing freckles on t op edges only. 240 pp.
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The Children's Book of Famous Lives

By: Duthie, Eric (Ed.)

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: London, Odhams: 1960

Seller ID: 000869

Binding: Original Cloth

Condition: Good

Original light blue cloth on boards, no DJ. Very rare; only one other copy seen on internet. Ex-school library with evidence of card pocket and corner off FFEP. Inked initials on edge, OW good. 416 pp.
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She Loved a Wicked City; the Story of Mary Ball, Missionary

By: Earl, Lawrence (Larry Wiezel)

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, McClelland and Stewart, Limited: 1962

Seller ID: 006388

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Original bright red-orange cloth on boards. No writing or damage. Saint John native, Larry Wiezel, has written a fast-moving biography that reads like a novel, the story of the daughter of an Anglican missionary to Orange Free State who longs to become a missionary herself - to China. In Tatung, a city of many prostitutes, she first learns of opium and its terrible effects. Once established in a local hospital, she becomes too important to be allowed to leave. Her last assignment is to South Africa, the country of her birth, where she died in 1952. 240 pp.
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David Livingstone, Foe of Darkness

By: Eaton, Jeanette

Price: $40.00 USD

Publisher: N.Y., William Morrow & Company: 1971

Seller ID: 004866

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good Plus

Original white cloth decorated in brown on boards. DJ protected by mylar wrap. Deleted stamp, card pocket, and date due slip from Chatham Junior High School Library. No additional writing or damage except front hinge lightly cracked at title page. 256 pp.
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H.M.S. Richards

By: Edwards, Robert E.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Hagerstown, MD, Review and Herald Publishing Assoc.: 1998

Seller ID: 002754

ISBN: 0-8280-1332-2

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Original maroon plasticized cloth with gilt signature on boards. Fragment of name and address label the only fault. The Voice of the Voice of Prophecy. 329 pp.
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In a Tall Shadow (Signed)

By: England, George

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Midwest City, OK, George England: 1990

Seller ID: 003737

Binding: Card Covers

Condition: Very Good

Original pictorial card covers with photo portrait. Biography of his father, Dr. Stephen Jackson England, well-known clergyman of Disciples of Christ in Oklahoma, and first dean of Phillips Graduate Seminary. Previous owner's names. 235 pp.
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Citizen of the World; The Life of Pierre Eliott Trudeau (Volume I, 1919-1968)

By: English, John

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Alfred A. Knopf Canada: 2006

Seller ID: 010119

ISBN: 0-676-97521-6

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

Black cloth on boards. Unclipped DJ shows price of $39.95. As Landed Immigrants to Canada in 1969, my family and I viewed PET as a breath of fresh air. Athletic, artistic, and highly intelligent, he often frustrated the plodders and the punks by a turn of phrase or quick about-face, backed by the power of the executive. This book has name and/or price marked out on first free endpaper. 567 pp. Heavy book will need extra postage.
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Shadow of Heaven; The Life of Lester Pearson, Vol. I, 1897-1948

By: English, John

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Lester and Orpen Dennys, Ltd.: 1989

Seller ID: 012406

ISBN: 0-88619-165-3

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Black cloth on boards. DJ price-clipped. No writing or damage. Heavy book might need extra postage. 414 pp. with index.
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The Life of Frederic William Farrar, Sometime Dean of Canterbury

By: Farrar, Reginald

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: New York, Thomas Y. Crowell & Company: 1904

Seller ID: 012784

Binding: Hard Cover.

Condition: Good

Blue cloth on boards lettered in gilt. Bookplate of Kingston Deanery, Diocese of Fredericton. Dean Farrar must have been one of the most talented and beloved members of the Anglican clergy. His son is the author. Gutter p. 40-41 glued to prevent separation. 361 pp.
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Recollections

By: Farthing, The Right Rev. John Cragg

Price: $15.00 USD

Seller ID: 012465

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Maroon cloth on boards. No publisher or date given. Rev. Farthing (1861-1947) was Anglican Bishop of Montreal for 30 years. Recommended to candidates for the ministry. 191 pp.
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Stirring Incidents in the Life of a British Soldier; An Autobiography

By: Faughnan, Thomas

Price: $30.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Hunter, Rose, and Company: 1880

Seller ID: 009351

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good Plus to Very Good

Original dark blue cloth on blindstamped boards. The author was Colour-Sergeant of the 2nd Battalion, 6th Royal Regiment. white spots on rear cover. 360 pp.
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The Life of Charles Dickens; Vol. II. 1842-1852

By: Forster, John

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott & Co.: 1873

Seller ID: 011530

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

Maroon cloth on boards. Bust of Dickens in gilt. Several illustrations, but some are waterstained. Please note that this volume covers only 1842-1852, so there must be at least one later volume. One of the most prolific and popular authors of his time, he suffered widespread plagiarism of his work, particularly by American authors. 494 pp.
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Cromwell; The Lord Protector

By: Fraser, Antonia

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: N.Y., Konecky & Konecky: 1973

Seller ID: 006757

ISBN: 1568520859

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

Original blue paper boards. DJ has portrait of Cromwell. Heavy book will need extra postage. Faultless condition. The government of himself, War and peace, The Commonwealth of England, Lord Protector. 744 pp.
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Joseph Brant, Thayendanegea

By: Fraser, Mary M.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Burlington, Ontario, Joseph Brant Museum: 1969

Seller ID: 011621

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

Booklet of 16 stapled pp. Cover shows portrait of Joseph Brant, a Mohawk identified locally with the Tyendinaga Reserve near Belleville, Ontario. He is credited with serving under Major General William Johnson against the French in the Seven Years' War.
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Category: Biography