Vancouver, BC: Self-Published, (1945). First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Maroon cloth over boards, title stamped in blind onto upper board and in gilt onto spine, 8vo (8-1/16 inches tall), pp. xiii, 206, illustrated with many B&W photos and a map, references. Volume is rubbed and bumped with a tiny slant...
London: Maggs Bros, 1929. Softcover. Heavy paper wraps with title printed in black onto upper cover and spine, square 8vo (9-1/2" tall), pp. 320. Covers with some wear and tear, creases and stains, ex-library reference copy with institutional and discard stamps to upper cover and title page, call no. in...
London: Private Libraries Association, 1972. Edward Ardizzone. Paperback. Stiff paper wraps, 8vo,(8-1/2 inches tall), pp. 64. Slightly toned, illustrated throughout, "one of 500 copies offprinted from / THE PRIVATE LIBRARY / 1972" printed on title page.
Delaware and London: Oak Knoll Press / The British Library, (1998). Reprint. Paperback. Reprinted with a new introduction 1998. Glossy printed wraps, 8vo (9 inches tall), pp. xiv, 326, index, illustrated in B&W. Volume with two small bumps to center of spine, one resulting in a one inch "V" shaped...
St. John, N.B. R. A. H. Morrow, 1879. First Edition. Hardcover. Original blue cloth with title and decorations stamped in gilt and black onto upper board and spine, 16mo (6-3/8 inches tall), pp. [viii], [1]- 358, [359 - ads] illustrated with six steel engravings inc. frontis of the old police...
Rossland, BC: 1909. Autograph Letter Signed (ALS) on watermarked paper with red printed Masonry letterhead having their Triple Tau monogram in upper left corner, 10-7/8 x 8-1/4 inches wide, written in a cursive hand using black ink. Letter with some light crinkling, mailing folds, lacks envelope. Dated Nov. 30th/09, Rossland...
Los Angeles, CA: Mathison Electropsychometers, 1956. First Edition. Paperback. Side stapled light blue card covers, title printed in blue onto upper cover, 8vo (8-1/2 inches [21.6 cm] tall), pp. [i - contents], [1]-66, (1- blank), text printed on recto only, illustrated with an in-text line drawing "Using a Crystal Pendulum"...
New York, NY: Aeolian Concert Hall, 1923. A concert handbill advertising the upcoming December 28, 1923 performances of two popular virtuosos with their cameo portraits at top. Printed in brown ink onto buff colored paper, 9-1/2 x 5-5/16 inches wide, two horizontal folds, some brief notes in pencil near vignettes...
London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1912]. 24 drawings by Arthur Rackham. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Green cloth over boards, title and decorations stamped in gilt onto upper board and spine, "PRESENTATION COPY" stamped in blind near foot of upper board, 8vo (8 inches [20.2 cm] tall), pp. (viii), 125, (126), green map...
New York: Cornell University Press, 1965. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Decorative paper over boards, large quarter cloth spine, title stamped in silver onto spine, 8vo 8-1/2" tall, pp. xi, 80, decorative endpapers. DJ with spine toned, else fine. Inscribed, dated and signed "Robert & Judith / The Sward's /...
Santa Fe, NM: Twin Palms Publishers, (1995). Second Limited Edition. Hardcover. Filled with erotic B&W photo reproductions of famous models and performing artists. Black cloth over boards, title stamped in blind onto spine, folio (14 inches tall), pp. unpaginated [120], illustrated with full page B&W plates throughout. DJ with a......
Toronto, ON: The Canadian Home Journal Company Limited, 1899. Paperback. Cover title "Canadian Home Journal : A Canadian Paper for Canadian Homes." With a single, and apparently unrecorded, eight line verse titled "Who Carries the Gun?" by Dr. Conan Doyle on p. 15. Illustrated saddle stapled wraps, folio (13-9/16 inches...
Toronto, ON: Liberty Weekly of Canada, Ltd., 1936. Sam Brown. Paperback. Illustrated saddle stapled wraps, 4to (11-5/16 inches [28.8 cm] tall), pp. 66, filled with stories and illustrated throughout. Volume is toned with a vertical fold, both corners of front cover missing with bottom chip also taking the bottom corner...
Shannon, Ireland: Irish University Press, 1968. Hardcover. Quarter leather with green cloth over boards, title stamped in gilt onto spine, top edge gilt, headbands, folio (13-1/4 inches [33.5 cm] tall), pp. 359, (iv), 200, color endpapers. Volume with scratches to cloth, sticker abrasion at foot of spine and library pocket...
Washington, DC: International Association for Identification, 1921. Paperback. Saddle stapled printed wraps, 8vo (9-1/8 inches [23.2 cm] tall), pp. unpaginated [16], ads, illustrated with B&W photos, includes speakers, events and order of the day. Pamphlet with cover slightly discolored, light soil and creases. Stated under the heading "Purposes of the...
Ottawa: Photogelatine Engraving Co., 1941. F. Tinney ; et al (Photographs). First Printing. Paperback. Saddle stapled illustrated wraps, 8vo (9 inches tall), pp. (6), illustrated in color and B&W throughout, lower cover with “Copyrighted by C.C. Charters , 1941, by special arrangement with L.C. Page and Company of Boston, Massachusetts...
Boston: Mutual Book Company, n.d. (c.1901). Reprint Edition. Paperback. (Bon-Ton Library) Printed paper wraps, 12mo (7-1/8 inches tall), pp. 395, original price of "25 CENTS" and series "NO. 58" printed onto spine, ads verso upper wrap for The Complete Tribune Primer (1901) by Eugene Field and The Love Letters of...
(London): s.n., (1679). First Edition, First Issue (assume). Folded Sheet. [caption title] Small folio (11-3/4 inches [30 cm] tall), pp. 4, signed "J.B."; toning and light soil, lacking self wrappers, issue with a comma after Godfrey instead of a period, pen notation "Henry Nevill alias Paine" in an old hand...
Trondheim, Norway: Ødegaard, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Marbled paper over boards, quarter green leather spine, title and decorations stamped in gilt onto upper board and spine, headbands, sprinkled edges, large 4to (11-3/4 inches tall), pp. 279, [280], profusely illustrated with numerous B&W photos throughout. Volume with p.o. gift ins. to.....
London, Toronto, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dublin: J. E. Bryant & Co./ Blackie & Son, 1886. Hardcover. ("Based on the Imperial Dictionary." stated at head of title page) Three-quarter leather and pebbled cloth over boards, marbled endpapers, title stamped in gilt onto six compartment spine, 8vo (8-1/4" tall), pp. xvi, 816. Binding...
Toronto, ON: Toronto Garrison, 1927. Paperback. Program of events for the second Toronto Garrison Military Tournament, held May 18-21, 1927. Printed glossy paper wraps, 4to (10-5/8 inches tall), pp. [1]-64, illustrated throughout with photo reproductions and Toronto area ads, Horse Show Events Entry List [w. 80 entrants listed] is printed...
London: George Redway, 1896. Popular Edition. Paperback. Victorian era poetry booklet. "Swinburne wrote about many taboo topics, such as lesbianism, cannibalism, sado-masochism, and anti-theism." Oscar Wilde stated that Swinburne was "a braggart in matters of vice, who had done everything he could to convince his fellow citizens of his homosexuality...
Fergus, ON: Beatty Brothers Limited. Card. Circa 1930. "The Beatty Brothers' pioneered the use of the Agitator in 1927, a device that moved clothes around in a tub in a circular way, which prevented clothing from getting clumped or tangled. At one point the firm was the largest appliance firm...
Hollywood, CA: Filmfan Graphics, [1980]. Hand Bill. A complete set of Filmfan Graphic's No. 1 through 5 color handbill ads for their series of lithograph posters. Each measuring 8-1/2 inches tall x 6-1/2 inches wide, with "Produced by Frans Evenhuis and Marty Schwartz" printed at foot. Hand bill ads with...
London: Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company, Limited, [1920]. Charles E. Turner. Paperback. (w. Early S. African Surfing Image) Publication date of 1920 from the single copy located in OCLC, held at the German Maritime Museum in Bremerhaven. Saddle stapled wraps, 8vo (8-1/4 inches tall), pp. 40, two maps, illustrated in color...
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