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Arran of the Bens

By: MacBride, Mackenzie

Price: $35.00 USD

Publisher: London, T.N. Foulis: 1911

Seller ID: 012789

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good Plus

Sixteen colour illustrations reproduced from oil paintings by J. Lawton Wingate, together with historical accounts. 231 pp.with index.
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History of the War in India;Including the Complete History of British India, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day; Also, a Sketch of Gen. Havelock

By: Malcolm, Henry Frederick

Price: $45.00 USD

Publisher: Philadelphia, John E. Potter & Company:

Seller ID: 005902

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good Plus to Very Good

Original dark green decorated cloth on boards. No writing. Light cover wear. Rear hinge cracked. Edge foxing. "The British Empire in India has recently been brought to the eve of dissolution by an extensive mutiny of its native troops." - Preface. Introductory sketch of the natural history of India, Hindoo period, Mohammedan period, European period, Memoir of Sir Henry Havelock. 512 pp.
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Historical and Miscellaneous Questions for the Use of Young People with a Selection of British and General Biography, Etc., Etc.

By: Mangnall, Richmal

Price: $55.00 USD

Publisher: London, Thomas Tegg:

Seller ID: 006975

Binding: Full Leather

Condition: Good

Original intricately decorated leather on boards. Ca. 1800. Many questions and answers on British, Roman, and European histories as well as British biography to about 1800. Previous owner's name. Tanning to endpapers. Otherwise clean and sound iside. Edge wear and damage to spine foot. 494 pp. plus several pages of drawings at end of book. Rear hinge cracked.
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Historical and Miscellaneous Questions, for the Use of Young People: With a Selection of British and General Biography, Etc.

By: Mangnall, Richmal

Price: $30.00 USD

Publisher: London, Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans: 1842

Seller ID: 011444

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good Plus

Black cloth on boards. Hinges glued. Memorize this book and you'll do well on Jeopardy ! 466 pp.
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The Jesuit Missions; Volume 4 of Chronicles of Canada, Edited By George M. Wrong and H.H. Langton

By: Marquis, Thomas Guthrie

Price: $18.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Glasgow, Brook & Company: 1921

Seller ID: 010007

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good to Very Good

Maroon cloth on boards. Previous owners' names. Part II, The Rise of New France, concluded in Vol. 7, listed separately. The Recollets, the Jesuits, Jean de Brebeuf, Jean Joseph Casot, the last of the Jesuits. 152 pp.
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The War Chief of the Ottawas; Vol. 15, Chronicles of Canada Edited By George M. Wrong and H.H. Langton

By: Marquis, Thomas Guthrie

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Glasgow, Brook & Company: 1921

Seller ID: 010016

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

Maroon cloth on boards. Previous owner's name. Part V, The Red Man in Canada. The Siege of Detroit. Relief of Fort Pitt. Winding up the Indian War. 145 pp.
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We Stand on Guard; An Illustrated History of the Canadian Army

By: Marteinson, John

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: Montreal, Ovale Publications: 1992

Seller ID: 003769

ISBN: 2-89429-043-8

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Original plasticized colour photo boards. Remainder mark on foot edge and faint liquid stain inside front cover are the only imperfections. Militia, Boer War, WWI, Between the wars, WWII, Korea, Post-war, Post-unification, Peacekeeping, Badges of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, Badges of the Canadian Army Overseas 1939-1945, Organization, Bibliography, and Index. 509 pp. Heavy, so please inquire for postage before ordering.
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The Canadian Mercantile Almanack for 1847

By: McBurney, Ward (Ed.)

Price: $22.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Copp Clark Limited: 1996

Seller ID: 010382

ISBN: 1-895021-25-1

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

Maroon paperback reprint. One library stamp, with no evidence of circulation. Advertisements, Introduction, Almanac, Legislation, Appendix, and Ten Reasons for Emigrating to Canada. Approx. 125 pp.
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A History of Our Own Times. From the Accession of Queen Victoria to the General Election of 1880 (2 Vols.)

By: McCarthy, Justin

Price: $50.00 USD

Publisher: New York, A.L. Burt. Publisher:

Seller ID: 013251

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Original navy blue cloth on boards with gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Previous owner's name in the front of both volumes. Minor corner wear. The author was an Irish politician who was also a writer. This is described as his most important work. Heavy books - will require extra postage. Volume 1 - 591 pp., plus 12 pages of ads. Volume 2 - 634 pp. including Index, plus 2 pages of ads.
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Not for the Glory; A History of the Moncton Fire Department

By: McCaughey, Pamela

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Moncton, N.B., Moncton Fire Department Historical Society: 1995

Seller ID: 004725

ISBN: 0919488722

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

Original colour pictorial cover trade paperback. Lots of photos. 351 pp. Brief unsigned inscription, with no other writing and no damage.
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A Popular History of Ireland from the Earliest Period to the Emancipation of the Catholics (Two Volume Set)

By: McGee, Thomas D'Arcy

Price: $120.00 USD

Publisher: N.Y., D. And J. Sadlier & Col: 1863

Seller ID: 009307

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good Plus

Original green patterned cloth, blindstamped on boards. Previous owner's name and note dated 1860. Nick in spine of Volume I at midpoint. Extreme tips of lower corners of Volume II stained, not affecting text. Grubby but holding together well and easily readable, with no extraneous writing in text. 823 pp. total with Index. Please allow extra postage for this two-volume set.
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Canadian Educator for Home and School Use

By: McLaughlin, Sara B.

Price: $45.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Iroquois Press: 1919

Seller ID: 000434

Binding: Half-Leather

Condition: Good

Original red half-leather on green cloth boards, no DJ. Minor corner and edge wear, and one photo page has been re-inserted. Truly an education with regard to Canada up to 1919. Many photographs of all sorts of scenes and events, notably wooden ships, aftermath of the Halifax explosion, and Eskimos. Front. of King George V. Both hinges cracked and weak, not separated. A rare book. 640 pp.
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The Stellarton Police Department; 1889-1989

By: Megeney, George

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Stellarton, N.S., Stellarton Centennial Committee: 1989

Seller ID: 003030

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Original blue trade paperback with black lettering. Not just a history of police work, but lots of other facts and figures relating to Stellarton. Many portraits. Previous owner's name. 124 pp.
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The History of St. Stephen's Anglican Church; Lachine, Quebec 1822-1956

By: Merchant, George

Price: $35.00 USD

Publisher: Lachine, Quebec, St. Stephen's Anglican Church: 1956

Seller ID: 005510

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good Plus to Very Good

Original red softcover printed in black. Two copies available; first order gets the better one. A noble effort of 266 pp. by Mr. Merchant, Secretary and Historian of the Parish Council. Both copies are Good Plus to Very Good, but one has a previous owner's name and one tiny edge tear.
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City of Belleville History

By: Mikel, W.C. (Ed.)

Price: $75.00 USD

Publisher: Picton, Ontario, Picton Gazette Publishing Company, Limited: 1943

Seller ID: 013145

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good Minus

Dark green cloth over boards with gold titles. Previous owner's name. Comprehensive history of Belleville, Ontario including its people, city government, churches, schools, businesses, sports, celebrations, etc. Approximately 180 black and white photos. Scarce. 322 pp.
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Renaissance and Reformation Times

By: Mills, Dorothy

Price: $50.00 USD

Publisher: N.Y., G.P. Putnam's Sons: 1939

Seller ID: 003818

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good Plus

Original black cloth on boards. DJ complete; Mylar wrapper. Library stamps, card pocket, and bar code, but quite sound. A very few light pencil marks inside. This book shows no serious damage and is completely readable and reasonably clean. A survivor ! 345 pp. with index.
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Statistics of British North America, Including a Description of Its Gold Fields ("Ships, Commerce, and Colonies")

By: Monro, Alexander

Price: $125.00 USD

Publisher: Halifax, N.S., E.M. McDonald: 1862

Seller ID: 005688

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

Original maroon cloth on boards. Pastedown title label. Bookplate of David Russell Jack, prominent Saint John churchman, historian, and author, remembered especially for his Centennial Prize Essay on the history of Saint John when he was 19, and for his editorship of Acadiensis Magazine from 1901 to 1908. A printed label inside the back cover states " This volume was purchased by me April, 1902, at a sale of books formerly owned by the late Hon. and Rev. William Elder. D.R. Jack" Cover faded, with small nick head of spine. Endpapers lightly foxed. Securely bound and easily readab...
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Strangers in India

By: Moon, Penderel

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: London, Faber and Faber. Ltd.: 1944

Seller ID: 011312

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good to Very Good

Blue cloth on boards. A short study of relations between Great Britain and India from Mogul times to WW II. 212 pp. with index.
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Annals of the Town of Concord

By: Moore, Jacob B.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Concord, NH, Merrimack County Savings Bank:

Seller ID: 001972

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Original beige trade paperback reprint of the 1824 edition. A valuable historical record. Previous owner's name. This copy has several clippings from other Historical Society publications laid in. 112 pp. plus current acknowledgements.
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Richard III The Great Debate

By: More, Sir Thomas/ Walpole, Horace

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: London, The Folio Society: 1965

Seller ID: 012668

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine in Slipcase

What a thrill, to be taken back to my Ohio University Honours English Class presided over by Dr. Paul Kendall ! Just ten years later, he wrote Introductions to this "Great Debate" as an expert on Richard III. Book and slipcase are faultless. 244 pp. with index.
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