Original purple cloth on boards with bright gilt lettering and decorations. Previous owner's name. Top edges gilt. Born into a family of Russian aristocrats, the author wrote about life in high society in Europe, causing scandal as much of her work was gossip. Her private life included affairs, an illegitimate son, and even sixteen months in jail for possessing forged money! Large book - may require extra postage. 396 pp. including Index. View More...
ORIGINAL issues of this important monthly. Volume III had only five issues. Covers have more wear and several are separated. Front cover for November is missing. Interiors are complete and intact. The Consest (sic) for Sebaskastaggan by Rev. W.O. Raymond; Our First Families (Ninth Paper) by James Hannay; The Story of an Emigrant by Historicus; Recollections of an Old Timer by W.M. Jordan; The Evacuation of New York; The Genesis of New Brunswick; Hancock and Adams.; The Fishery Quarrel by W.O. Raymond; The Story of an Emigrant (Concluded) by Historicus; Punishments of Seventy Years Ago by Cla... 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...
Maroon cloth on boards. Previous owner's name. Both hinges cracked. Part IV, The Beginnings of British Canada. Persecution. Exodus to Nova Scotia. Quebec. New Brunswick. America. 148 pp. View More...
Records of 170 key encounters from ancient Egyptians to the end of the Napoleonic era. Huge, heavy book of 320 pp. will need extra postage. Book is faultless. DJ has one-inch tear at foot of spine. View More...
Reprint of an 1865 volume, in excellent condition. Green cloth with blind-stamped border, no DJ. "F82/.W2" on FFEP its only marks. Portrait front. with tissue guard. Introduction by D.C. Harvey, Professor of History, University of Manitoba. 248 pp. View More...
Original brown cloth on boards. Front hinge completely broken, so cover is secured only by binding cords. One leaf re-inserted. Cover cloth torn 2 inches at foot of front joint. Homemade wrapper has been removed, leaving traces glued inside covers. Otherwise, the rest of the book holds together well and is clean. Written expressly for non-intellectuals who wish to inform themselves independently. 571 pp. including index, plus ads. View More...
Original bright red cloth on boards. A few tiny edge tears in DJ. Reginald Pole (1500-1558) could have been Pope, and might have been King. As a Cardinal he moved among the high and mighty. As a mover and shaker he was often threatened with assassination, for he was always in the middle between Church and State. After reading an internet biography I wondered how the playwright could compress the story into 78 pp. of a small book. Perhaps his greatest achievement was the fact that he died a natural death ! View More...
Original red cloth on boards. Prize bookplate and additional owner's name. Interior clean. Edges slightly soiled. Aimed at a Juvenile reading level, to make history come alive. 244 pp. View More...
Original leather boards rebacked in brown cloth. Previous owner's name. Hinges cracked, and last 3 endpapers glued. Sturdy and clean. 642 pp. plus index. Heavy book - will need extra postage. View More...
Maroon cloth on boards. Previous owner's name. Part IX, National Highways. The 'Don de Dieu'. A French frigate. "Batavia.' 'Royal William.' 199 pp. View More...
Original faded purple cloth on boards. From the Crusades to the present day (1920). History for Junior readers. Previous owner's name. 291 pp. View More...
Grey and orange softcover. Cover soil. No writing. This little book of 107 pp. is a welcome addition to any library of Chinese history. It begins with the Opium War, and ends with the introduction of Marxism-Leninism at the end of WW I. View More...
