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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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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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Macaulay's Essay on Warren Hastings

By: Frick, Margaret J. (Ed.)

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: New York, The Macmillan Company: 1905

Seller ID: 009593

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good Plus to Very Good

Maroon cloth on boards. Small spots and title loss to cover. Minimal underlines. Warren Hastings was the first Governor-General of Bengal, from 1772-1785. Impeached in 1787, he was acquitted in 1795. 227 pp. with index.
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The Convention Speeches of Roe Fulkerson

By: Fullard, Harold

Price: $35.00 USD

Publisher: Chicago, Kiwanis Magazine: 1946

Seller ID: 006495

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Original reddish-brown cloth on boards. Cover title rubbed. No writing except "1946, Christmas Greetings, Bill Kotchapaw "(signed). I twigged to the name Kotchapaw because I lived in Prince Edward County, Ontario, for many years and had heard it there. Roe Parham Fulkerson was the first editor of Kiwanis Magazine, and was known as a popular speaker and writer. Among his credits is the first appearance in print of the words, "He Aint Heavy, He's My Brother," which was later chosen as title of the popular song as well as the motto of Boystown. William Gorsline Kotchapaw was...
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The Little Emperor; Governor Simpson of the Hudson's Bay Company

By: Galbraith, John S.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Macmillan of Canada: 1976

Seller ID: 007239

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Original gold cloth on boards. Unclipped DJ. ISBN 0-7705-1389-1. "One of the great business leaders of the Nineteenth Century." - DJ. 232 pp.
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Pillars of Society

By: Gardiner, A.G.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, The Musson Book Company Ltd.: 1914

Seller ID: 007746

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Original maroon cloth on boards. Brief biographies of prominent people of the period, beginning with King George V. Approximately 37 men and 3 women. 354 pp.
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Only in New Brunswick; New Stories from David Goss

By: Goss, David

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Halifax, Nimbus Publishing , Limited: 2011

Seller ID: 013265

ISBN: 978-1-55109-834

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

Paperback local history and biography by popular storyteller who's been doing it for 40 years. 222 pp.
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The Great Maritime Detective: Peachie Carroll

By: Graham, Monica

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: Halifax, Nimbus Publishing Limited: 2009

Seller ID: 012652

ISBN: 1-55109-705-2

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

"He was a sailor, a miner, a bounty hunter, a prospector, a firefighter, a ghost hunter, a railway guard, and a strike buster - among other things." - Back cover. 210 pp.
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A Biography (In Three Volumes)

By: Graham, Roger

Price: $75.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Clarke, Irwin, & Co., Ltd.: 1960

Seller ID: 012635

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

Three volume set all readable, with occasional pages pried apart due to moisture. Dry mold rubbed away from first and last pages of each volume. No noticeable odour. Volume I, The Door of Opportunity, ends in 1920. Volume II, And Fortune Fled, covers 1920-1927. Volume III, No Surrender, covers his retirement in 1926 to his death in 1960. 341, 535, and 202 pp., respectively, in the three volumes. Previous owner's names. News clipping laid in. Please allow for significant additional postage for the three books.
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Cleopatra

By: Grant, Michael

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Edison, N.J., Castle Books/ Book Sales: 2004

Seller ID: 012838

ISBN: 0785818286

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

"Cleopatra, queen of Egypt, was also a scholar, murderer, lover of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, and one of the most remarkable women in history." - DJ. 301 pp.
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The Tribune of Nova Scotia; A Chronicle of Joseph Howe

By: Grant, William Lawson

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Glasgow, Brook & Company: 1915

Seller ID: 010156

Binding: Full Leather on Flexible Board

Condition: Good Plus to Very Good

Blue leather on flexible boards. No. 26 in the Chronicles of Canada Series. Tells the story of Howe, a prominent newspaper publisher. Touches on his conflict with Tupper over Confederation. Responsible government. Top edges gilt. 163 pp. with index.
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Portrait of a Surgeon; A Biography of John Hunter

By: Gray, Ernest A.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: London, Robert Hale Limited: 1952

Seller ID: 010033

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

Former library book shows normal wear, fading and library stamps. Dr. Hunter was widely known for his work on animals as well as humans, and he kept a small zoo in captivity at his home. 219 pp.
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Category: Biography