Original black cloth on boards. The only writing in this book is that of the author, Carlos Thompson, whose written remarks, including a genial inscription, cover more than half of the dedication page. It appears that Thompson has sent this book, as well as a German edition, to a local woman. He has also laid in a photocopy, which is inscribed to the same woman, and signed, "C Th." The latter is a review by Robert Blake which appeared 11 May, 1969, in the Sunday Times. Basis of the book is the desire by the author to clear the reputation of Winston Churchill after it was suggested by others... View More...
Chaucer's England and the early Tudors. Chaucer's England; Field, Village, and Manor House. Town and Church. England in the Age of Caxton. Tudor England. England During the Anti-Clerical Revolution. 175 pp. Red cloth on boards. Foxing freckles to endpapers. DJ protected by plastic wrapper. No writing. View More...
Original brown cloth on boards. Engagements with Natives in New England from the first landing by the Pilgrims, further sufferings of inhabitants during the French and Revolutionary Wars, and troubles in the southern and western states. Colour frontispiece missing an inch of left margin. General light foxing and toning. Front joint has two short splits, but holding together well. Corners worn. 320 pp. View More...
Original green cloth on boards.No writing or damage. Pristine. Preliminary remarks, The tomb, Costume, Attitude, Legs, Summary and conclusion, Appendix, Notes, Bibliography, Indes. Plates 1-185 and Map. 196 pp. text plus 185 plates. View More...
Grey cloth on boards. No writing except "With best wishes from Stanley McConnell." A few strained gutters. An understandable essay on money and value. 170 pp. View More...
Original brown cloth lettered in gold on boards. Ink spots on spine. Previous owner's name. Gives the feeling of an autobiography rather than a report on the war, since more than the latter half is given to activities after returning to Nova Scotia. Nevertheless, both parts of the account have historical merit, and should be of worth to students of the Crimean War as well as to those interested in Nova Scotia's history. Hunters and fishermen should enjoy the last half especially. 309 pp. View More...
Original bright red cloth on boards. First written in 1907 by Judge Voorhies, who recalls the life and experiences of his grandmother, an Acadian evicted from her home and forced to flee to Louisiana. 109 pp. View More...
Original smooth calf bordered in gold on boards. All edges marbled. Marbled endpapers. Light wear ro spine joints. Previous owner's name in small script each volume. Hinges sound. Five raised bands each volume. Anonymous correspondence of the three years, 1769-1772, in strong disapproval of the ministry of Augustus Henry Fitzroy, 3td Duke of Grafton, sent as letters to the Public Advertiser. The purpose of the letters, apparently, was to inform fellow Englishmen of their rights as well as to point out how the government of the day had infringed upon them. Elongated sentences constructed... View More...
Original bright red cloth on boards. Price-clipped DJ slightly soiled and edgeworn. Previous owner's name. Researched, annotated, and indexed by Eleanor A. Eastick, whose signature appears below the Limited Edition information. A newly-found manuscript written in the 20's and never before published. Large foldout map of gold fields inside back cover. 264 pp. plus foldout map. View More...
Introduction by Mary Brown. Afterword by Michael Cross. A highly-concentrated account, "describing how Benjamin Wait was condemned to Death, Reprieved at the Last Minute by the daring exertions of his Wife, transported in Chains to Van Dieman's Land, and how He Escaped." - DJ. Possible library experience. Stamp of Forrest House, Halifax. 159 pp. View More...
Original blue trade paperback lettered in white. First free endpaper missing, with no other damage and no writing.The first group of Black Loyalists is said to have come to Halifax from Boston in 1776 While all able-bodied blacks were invited to join the British cause, some were forced to do so, while others were returned to their former owners for bounty paid. Even a long boat ride to Sierra Leone was welcomed by some as the best opportunity. 438 pp. View More...
Original white cloth on boards. Onetime residents of Saint Andrews included Sir James Dunn, C.D. Howe, Sir Samuel Leonard Tilley, Sir Charles Tupper, and Sir William Van Horne, among many other prominent names. Index. Heavy book will need extra postage. View More...
Original brown half-cloth on beige boards. DJ has interior tape repairs of two 2-inch tears and general edge reinforcement top and bottom. An unassuming and nostalgic look back to the American Civil War through the lives of a family who lost two sons in it. Much historical detail adds greatly to the value, from accounts of land transfers to descriptions of implements used in everyday life. Bladensfield House was built about 1690, and its 400 acres of land abound with wildlife and mystical fragrance. Essay by Peter Matthiessen, one of the family and an established author in his own right. ... View More...
White cloth on boards. No marks or damage. As well as the title subjects, this book takes special notice of class relations and the status of women for the time period. 219 pp. with index. The author is Associate Professor, Department of History, UBC. View More...
Fragile, but complete and readable. Original blind-stamped green cloth over boards, no DJ. Front hinge starting to separate. Apparently was reprinted regularly. 25 or more ill. and foldout map. 254 pp. with index, plus ads. View More...
Original photo cover white trade paperback. A collection of lively incidents of social history, such as Martha's (age 7) falling in love with an older man (He was 9), and other intimate goings-on, delightfully described. 123 pp. of good-humoured writing. View More...
Original pictorial blue cover trade paperback. The author's 25-year fight with the PEI justice system over a bank's putting him out of business. 249 pp. View More...
Original grey cloth backed in red cloth on boards. Signed by Donald M. Crocker, one of five fifth-generation managers of the company, makers of book and industrial papers since 1826. 181 pp. View More...
