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Surgeon of the Seas; The Adventurous Life of Surgeon General Jonathan M. Foltz in the Days of Wooden Ships

By: Foltz, Charles S.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Indianapolis, Bobbs-Merrill Company: 1931

Seller ID: 008388

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good to Very Good

Original red cloth bordered in black on boards. "This book is a true narrative of naval life, battle, and far cruising...."-Preface. Folts was born in Lancaster, Pa., in 1810. He was comissioned Assistant Surgeon in the Navy before his 21st birthday, and ended his military career under Admiral Farragut on the Mississippi during the American Civil War. Uncut pages. 351 pp. plus Index.
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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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Hawthorne; A Study in Solitude

By: Gorman, Herbert

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: N.Y., George H. Doran Co.: 1927

Seller ID: 004891

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fair to Good

Original blue cloth lettered in black on boards. Scrawling on blank prelims only, not affecting text. Murray Hill Biographies. Nathaniel Hawthorne led a private and complicated life, working periodically at unsuitable positions but returning always to writing. 179 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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The Pork Chop...and Other Stories; a Memoir

By: Green, Lowell

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Carp, ON, Creative Bound, International: 2006

Seller ID: 010117

ISBN: 1-894439-32-5

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Fine

Colour portrait cover paperback. First paperback edition. No marks or damage. Personal stories by a 50-year veteran of radio, most of which were at CFRA, Ottawa. Known especially for covering the Springhill mine disaster. 254 pp.
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William Bentinck and William III (Prince of Orange)

By: Grew, Marion E.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: London, John Murray: 1924

Seller ID: 010209

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good Minus

Blue cloth on boards.Both hinges cracked. Basic theme is the deep friendship and commitment between the two men. They began their friendship as children, and continued their comradeship for 40 years. Bentinck served the king as diplomat and fellow soldier. 433 pp.
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The Life of Gerald Griffin; By His Brother (The Works of Gerald Griffin, Vol. 10)

By: Griffin, Daniel

Price: $65.00 USD

Publisher: N.Y., D. & J. Sadlier & Co.:

Seller ID: 005546

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good Plus

Original green cloth blindstamped recto and verso on boards. Possibly 1896 publication date. Small piece missing from head of backstrip, otherwise clean and undamaged inside except for one pressed flower stain. Covers hand-soiled. Gerald Griffin was a Catholic novelist, journalist, and poet who joined a religious order shortly before he died in 1840 at the age of 37 years. 406 pp.
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