Original cloth in very good DJ. Inscribed by author: "To my good friend Tom Bell M.P with my compliments and best wishes. Leon J. Ladner. 12 June 1973." 161 pp. plus two appendices, references, and index. View More...
The author is obviously a woman of good breeding, with both sense and sensibility. Her writing moves swiftly, bounding from one subject to another yet not failing to complete comment on the chosen article before proceeding further. Her life seems to have been a series of whirlwinds, not advancing beyond careful control. One wonders what her plays were like. 559 pp. Heavy book will need extra postage. View More...
Original blindstamped maroon cloth decorated and lettered in gilt on boards. Green ribbon bookmark. Very clean overall. Biographical sketches of opera, oratorio, and concert singers of renown from the beginning of Italian opera to the 1880's. Several full-length portraits. Newspaper clipping of portrait and story of Caruso glued inside back cover. The front hinge has been strained at the head, but is not separated. Green ribbon bookmark. Lahee (1856-1953) was a well-known musical commentator of his day. 337 pp. plus index. View More...
Original maroon cloth on boards. Rev. Dr. Coady is credited with organizing the co-operative movement in the Maritimes in the 1930's. Previous owner's name. 218 pp. View More...
Blue cloth on boards. Gift note in black marker. Many illustrations and portraits. Scuffed at head and foot of spine. 503 pp. Heavy book will need extra postage. View More...
Original salmon cloth on boards. Plastic wrapper over corner-clipped DJ. Library bookplate, card pocket, and stamps. No writing. Emerging from a sheltered middle class existence, and still a student of geology, Fuchs signed on for an expedition to Greenland at the age of 21. After several trips to Africa he turned his attention to the South Pole. 110 pp. View More...
Original green cloth on boards. Well-respected and well-loved, Judge Wilmot served as Attorney-General and later, Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick. He is credited by some with initiating "responsible government" to the province. Prefatory Notice by the young Reverend Currie hailed Wilmot as an outstanding member of the Methodist Church in Fredericton of which Currie was pastor. The aurhor, Rev. J. Lathern, was pastor of Exmouth Methodist Church in Saint John. Very light foxing. 133 pp. View More...
Green cloth on boards. Clean and sound. Previous owner's bookplate. One of Canada's too few creators of historical fiction, Raddall worked his way up from various manual jobs to the notice of John Buchan and Rudyard Kipling, among others. He vowed to stop writing when it became no longer interesting. Known for straightforward reporting of events related to military and maritime life. 151 pp. View More...
Original black paper covered boards with silver gilt lettering. Dustjacket has colour photo of McKenna with red, black and white lettering. Only flaw is price tag residue on dustjacket. "A nearly perfect politician" in the words of Dalton Camp - DJ. After 10 years as a whirlwind politician, McKenna landed softly among the bankers, who seem to control everything. View More...
Original green cloth with gilt lettering on boards. No DJ. Ex-library, but shows no excessive wear. Library rules pasted inside front cover. "Discard" in large script on Front Free Endpaper. Library seal on title page. Part I consists of a Memoir by A.C. Leffler (Edgren), Duchessa Di Cajanello. Part II is titled Reminiscences of Childhood, Written by Herself. Translated into English by Louise Von Cossel. She grew up in Russia. Library numbers and sticker on spine, and card pocket removed from inside rear cover. 317 pp. View More...
Original dark blue cloth on boards. DJ unclipped. A cousin of Robert E. Lee, Edwin Gray Lee served briefly in combat, but was then sent to Canada to aid Confederate couriers and escaped POWs. The author has inscribed and signed the book. 248 pp. View More...
One other copy seen. Original blue cloth, good price-clipped DJ with mylar wrapper. Ex-Library, but not abused. Library stamp, tape stains, and partial card envelope, OW Very Good. Contributions by several prominent figures who knew King well. 232 pp. View More...
Original blue cloth on boards. DJ worn at corner folds. No writing or other damage. Biography of the noted pastor of Park Street Church, Boston. 175 pp. View More...
Original bright red cloth on boards. Unclipped DJ wrinkled along foot, and has tiny tear at top rear. Zunser was a popular singer of songs in Yiddish from the time of the Crimean War to WWI. Several songs are included. 248 pp. View More...
Original reddish-pink paper boards backed in black cloth. Previous owner's name and address (London, Ontario) and inscription, "To Raymond, Best Wishes, Guy Lombardo." Since the previous owner's given name is Raymond and London was Lombardo's birthplace, I believe this autograph is genuine. ISBN 0-385-02863-6. From the 20's to the 70's, Lombardo and the Royal Canadians kept ballroom dancers enthralled all across Canada and the US. In his spare time Lombardo raced power boats. 295 pp. DJ has long tears repaired inside. View More...
Signed on DJ(smeared), inside cover, and half title by the author. Laid in is a letter to "My dear Leonard" and signed, "Yours affectionately, Max". His closing request is "Please give my love to Kay." I assume this to refer to Kay Halle, a frequent associate of Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill. The letter is on letterhead from Cherkley, Leatherhead, Surrey, and written entirely in longhand. Scotch tape to DJ. 280 pp. with index. View More...
Original blue cloth lettered in black on boards. Essays by various authors regarding 15 famous female leaders of history. DJ chipped head and foot. 149 pp. View More...
Original colour photo laminated boards, duplicated on DJ. Stated first edition. African-American Artists and Artisans Series. Intended for "middle readers" with technical terms in bold letters and glossary. Established in Milton, N.C., Mr. Day had 12 employees in his shop in 1850. 42 pp. with index. View More...
Tan 3/4 calf on feathered or combed boards, with matching endpapers and edges. In 35 pp. on the subject of Horace Walpole, I found not a single positive or supportive statement. 814 pp. View More...
