Light brown leather or faux leather on beveled boards, highly decorated in black and gilt. Previous owner's name and date, 1886. 19 leaves comprising drawings by Fredericks with lyrics on rectos, with versos blank except for title. Sears was a Unitarian minister in Massachusetts who wrote these lyrics in 1849. The tune commonly used today was not composed until the following year. All edges gilt. Seven tiny flecks of white paint along edge of cover. View More...
Original maroon leather decorated in gold on boards. Combed endpapers. All edges gilt. Originally published 1868. Dr. Addison was closely associated with Guy's Hospital from about 1820 on. His chief subject seemed to be diseases of the lungs, but in other subjects as well he was unrivalled as a diagnostician. 242 pp. View More...
Original fine blue cloth with gilded leather spine on boards. No DJ. 219 pp. plus extensive catalog. Previous owner's name. Minimal pencil marks. View More...
Three-quarter chestnut leather over brown marbled paper on boards. Leather title label on spine. Printed at the Royal Acadian School (by Edmund Ward). Foldout map of Nova Scotia, Cape Breton, Prince Edward Island, and part of New Brunswick is perfect - no tears or stains. Minor rubbing at the edges of boards and top of spine. Hinges are strong and tight. Bottom corner of page 85 is torn off (not affecting text), and the rear free endpaper has been torn out. This book has very little foxing, but the part of each page where the text is appears darker due to "offsetting". This book by Thoma... View More...
Original brown full leather on boards. Front hinge delicate, separated one inch at head. Partial backstrip. Previous owner's name. 230 pp. View More...
3/4 red leather on marbled boards. Cicero, Caesar, and Cato. Cicero has 16 orations, while the other two have one each. Wear to head and foot of spine. 431 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...
Original heavy grey paper boards backed (rebacked) in black leather. Original brown leather spine labels. Two-volume set. Patterned endpapers and marbled edges. Waterstaining to covers of both volumes. Volume II hinge cracked at title, with title page nearly separated. Otherwise solidly bound and holding together well. The author served in the Cavalry, Infantry, and Militia. This edition is an improvement over the first ( which was lacking in chronological order ) by being divided and arranged into chapters. 29 illustrations in Volume I. 22 illustrations in Volume II, by a number of ... View More...
Original bright red leather lettered and illustrated in gold on boards. Reprint of the Third Edition of 1772. Previous owner's bookplate. Preliminary discourses into the causes, symptoms, prognostics, prophylaxis, cure, theory, dissections, and symptoms of the disease. Bibliographical history. Postscripts. 560 pp. View More...
Blue leather on flexible boards. No. 31 in the Chronicles of Canada Series. Top edges gilt. This volume is a general essay on types of watercraft and the water resources of Canada rather than history. Canoes. Sailing Craft. Steamers. Fisheries. Navies. 199 pp. View More...
Brown 3/4 leather on vellum boards. Normal age wear to cover. No writing. This novel grew out of the Chartist movement of 1848, when the Church of England first recognized the plight of manual labourers. Kingsley was greatly influenced by Thomas Carlyle, who is the character, Mackay, in the novel. 311 pp. View More...
Original maroon full leather on boards. Maroon ribbon bookmark. All edges gilt. Previous owner's bookplate. This is Digitalis Purpera as classified by Linnaeus. Lovely colour foldout frontispiece, copied from Flora Londinensis, published in 1777 by William Curtis. The title being described was first published in 1785. Following the 11-page Introduction are sections on Cases, Hospital Cases, Correspondents, and other subjects. 207 pp. View More...
Original green marbled boards on 3/4 green leather. Rear hinge cracked and glued. Two-inch tear to top edge of last free endpaper. Four raised spine bands. 42, 98. and 58 pp., respectively, in the three stories. "From the German of Caroline Pichler" stated on title of Quentin Matsys. Ca. 1840, since Pichler died in 1843. View More...
Full, 3-volume set in 3/4 brown leather on leather boards. Leather spine labels in gilt. Miramichi Lodge 18 Library bookplate in each. Hinges scarcely cracked, but not separated. Last free endpaper of volume 2 missing a corner. Shelf wear. Actual author is believed to be Anna Marie Chetwood (1774-1870), daughter of a local minister, Rev. John Chetwood, resident of Cheltenham, Glanmire in County Cork. Title derives from the then current drive by educated women to advance to broader leadership roles in society. 320, 328, and 258 pp., respectively. Vol. 3 contains Errata page and 4-page catalog.... View More...
Original red 3/4 leather on marbled boards. Repaired spine tear and general edge wear. Biographical sketches of various leading figures of our Canadian history - priests, ministers,writers, judges, etc. This heavy book will need extra postage. 578 pp. View More...
Original dark blue padded leather on boards. Original owner's name in gold at foot of cover. Light sear to cover. Top edges gilt. History of the Royal Flying Corps, with biographies of 12 outstanding members who served in it during WW I. 305 pp. View More...
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. View More...
Much better than Good. Original blue 3/4 leather with orange cloth on boards. Royal seal in gilt. Top edges gilt. Foot and foredges untrimmed. Minor scuffing to spine, yet gilt lettering present and legible. Minor corner tip wear. P.O.N. 454 pp. with index. A luxurious, rare volume offered with no apologies. View More...
