"Gerald Harvey suffered a stroke on his wedding night that left him partially paralyzed. His story is a humorous one, punctuated by troubles and afflictions but definitely one of victory over defeat. " - back cover. No writing or damage. 166 pp. View More...
Original tan cloth on boards. No writing or damage to book. DJ lightly chipped along head. Firsthand reports of life in Germany during WWI, among others. 236 pp. View More...
Original maroon cloth on boards. Previous owner's name (Rev. & Mrs. A.F. Bate) and gift inscription to him/them "from the Millers... In recognition of your services in research work for the author." This is the first edition of the standard biography of Carman, who was the subject of Miller's master's thesis at University of New Brunswick, which Carman had attended. 136 pp. View More...
Original black paper boards backed in black cloth. Price-clipped DJ. Previous owner's name. No other writing or damage. "Admirably researched...the carefully-documented account is comprehensively damning; an indictment of Hubbard as both a more sinister and a more ludicrous figure than his critics realised." - Irish Independent. 390 pp. with index. View More...
Colour cover paperback. Many photos and drawings. Ivan and Vivian Hicks have been musical legends in New Brunswick for many years. They still reside in the Riverview area. 112 pp. View More...
Original brown cloth on beveled boards. Cover and spine titles in gold. No writing or damage. Minor wear to head and foot of spine. 380 pp. View More...
Original tan soft cover booklet of 16 pp. The Reverend David Williamson Morison served St. Paul's Presbyterian Church in Ormstown from 1874 until 1913. It would have been even longer if he hadn't had his hip broken when a surrey upset ! The author is Reverend Morison's son. View More...
Red cloth on boards. Cover worn. Needs careful handling. Deckled edges. Clara Morris, or Morrison, was born Clara La Montagne on March 17, 1848. She was married to Frederick C. Harriott on Nov. 30, 1874, and supported him for 18 years until he joined her on the stage. Due to poor health and vision problems she often missed rehearsals. To survive she did needlework, taught foreign languages, and wrote articles and books. She died Nov. 20, 1925. This book has previous owner's name and 399 pp. View More...
Once-mildewed green cloth, no odour remaining. Volume 17 of 18 of her works. Goethe, with his Werner, had imbued all hearts with enthusiasm for love and feeling; Schiller, with his Robbers, filled all hearts with yearnings after liberty and hatred of tyranny. - From the Introduction (Chapter 1). Colour front. 494 pp. View More...
Original green cloth on boards. After Father Murdoch got out of the Service, he went fishing back home in New Brunswick .Several library cancellation stamps. No other writing or damage. Clear plastic wrapper over DJ. Scarce. 185 pp. View More...
Original dark green cloth over boards with blindstamped borders and gilt lettering. Minor wear to corners. A binding error has resulted in pgs. 17-20 being inserted between pgs. 20-24. Rev. Dunphy was an Irish-born Catholic priest who'd grown up in New York. He came to Saint John to visit an uncle, and, after studying for the priesthood, was assigned to Carleton (West Saint John) after three years on the North Shore of New Brunswick. While in Carleton, Dunphy's temperance mission greatly reduced the number of taverns. He also established schools. Scarce. 127 pp. View More...
Original black cloth with portrait in gold on boards. Covers grubby. Interior clean and readable. The biography is limited to pp. XV - XXXIV, while the balance (452 pp.)is devoted to description of all the prominent buildings and other special features of Rome. Undated, but estimated 1880. View More...
Red cloth on boards. DJ chipped along head. Previous owner's name and date. Cowper was a recluse, unable to find a comfortable place in 18th Century society. Son of a preacher, he could not avoid the cult of Evangelicalism, yet he was not the cheerleader type. His literary influence was much greater than commonly known, though his periodic insanity was no secret. 165 pp. View More...
Dark blue cloth with black Art Nouveau floral scrolling decoration on front with gilt lettering. Spine has gilt lettering and decoration with black accents. Back is blindstamped with two embossed floral bands and floral symbol in the middle. Boards rubbed, and there is a one-inch section at the centre of the bottom front cover where the board is visible. These are the memoirs of James B. Morrow, a devout Methodist and nephew of shipping magnate, Samuel Cunard, and entrusted with running the firm when his uncle was travelling. 179 pp. View More...
Purple paper boards backed in black cloth. Library of Naval Biography. No writing or damage. Protected by mylar wrap over DJ. Little-known, but played important parts in 1776 and 1812. 226 pp. with index and bibliography. View More...
Original 1/4 black cloth over striped cream, blue, and lime green cloth on boards, lettered in gilt. Cover has spots on the front. Dustjacket is in pieces and laid inside front cover. Small bookseller's sticker inside back cover. Previous owner's names. Inscription on the dedication page from one of the people the book is dedicated to (Andy) to his mother, who apparently was with the author on the last Sunday evening before he died. This book is an epic poem of the author's life, from his boyhood in Nova Scotia to becoming the minister at a large church in New York City. Uncut edges. 95 ... View More...
Original volume disbound, with both boards. Clarke (1769-1822) went through Jesus College, Cambridge, without attracting much attention. However, on finishing there he took up the practice of accompanying wealthy students on European tours, collecting trinkets and art as they went. Later, he donated several items to his alma mater. Returning to Cambridge, he became its first Professor of Mineralogy. He experimented with melting metal by means of blow-pipes, and is credited with the first self-lighting match. Deckled edges front and foot. 528 pp. View More...
Original red cloth on boards. Canada Series. The story of wealthy Scotsman, William Paterson, and his founding of the Darien project, written for younger readers. First free endpaper and frontispiece have sustained a mid-page cut of 1-2 inches. Previous owner's name. The protagonist, Donalblane, was a nephew to a friend of Paterson's. 128 pp. View More...
Original trade paperback, pictorial cover, no DJ. The Director of the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission tells the unique and moving story of his quest for freedom and fulfillment in two vastly different societies. 219 pp. View More...
Softcover of 230 pp. A tribute by the author to his father, Joe Palmer, spark plug of the Day and Ross Trucking Company, headquartered in Hartland, N.B. Signed by Steve Palmer. Book is clean but shows faint wrinkling due to moisture. 230 pp. View More...
