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... More about Fur and Gold in the Kootenays
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... More about Important & Valuable Books On Literature, Art, Biography History, Bibliography, Heraldry,...
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. More about Edward Ardizzone : A Preliminary Hand-list of His Illustrated Books, 1929-70
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... More about Provenance Research in Book History : A Handbook (The British Library Studies in the History of...
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... More about The Temperance Question, Discussed Pro and Con from a Rational Standpoint in Connection with the...
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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... More about ALS] Royal Arch Masons of Canada - Rossland Chapter, No. 122
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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... More about Concert Handbill - Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel] 1923 Joint Recital of Modern Music at the...
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... More about Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens (Presentation Copy
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 /... More about Thousand-Year-Old Fiancee & Other Poems (Signed First Edition
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...... More about Snaps (Photobook
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... More about Liberty Magazine. June 13, 1936 - Vol. 13 No. 24 ("How I Shall Beat Joe Louis Where All...
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... More about Reports From the Select Committees on the Civil Government of Canada and the Affairs of Lower...
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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... More about Racism, Police] Program : 7th Annual Convention of the International Association for...
![The Charm of Green Gables [Cover Title] (Anne of Green Gables). Clarence Clayton Charters, with...](/pictures/thumb/1917.jpg?v=1553736537)
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... More about The Charm of Green Gables [Cover Title] (Anne of Green Gables
![Micah Clarke [Unrecorded Edition]. A. C. Doyle](/pictures/thumb/1427.jpg?v=1553736536)
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... More about Micah Clarke [Unrecorded Edition
![1679 Popish Plot] Some Reflections Upon the Earl of Danby, in Relation to the Murther of Sir...](/pictures/thumb/950.jpg?v=1553736536)
(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... More about 1679 Popish Plot] Some Reflections Upon the Earl of Danby, in Relation to the Murther of Sir...
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 a little musty with p.o...... More about Minneboken Om Trondhjem : En Kavalkade I Tekst Og Bilder Fra 1840 Til Idag (English title: Memory...
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... More about The Concise Imperial Dictionary of the English Language, Literary, Scientific, Etymological, and...
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... More about 1927 Toronto Garrison Military Tournament Program w. Horse Show Events Entry List
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... More about A Word for the Navy - Popular Edition
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... More about Directions for Operating the Beatty Electric Washer (c. 1930
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... More about 5 Handbill Ads - Humphrey Bogart in 'Casablanca', Rita Hayworth in 'Gilda', Marilyn Monroe in...
![Early Surfing] In the Track of the Sun. Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company Limited](/pictures/thumb/2892.jpg?v=1553650589)
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... More about Early Surfing] In the Track of the Sun
![Pedagogy] 1869 Madison County Superintendent's Certificate. Second Grade (Teacher's Certificate)....](/pictures/thumb/2880.jpg?v=1553650588)
Madison County, IL: Madison County Superintendent, 1869. Certificate. Teaching certificate (5-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches wide), executed in letterpress and manuscript on both recto and verso, for H.E. Mills and signed by the Superintendent J.N. Van Clive, giving the graded results of his Oct. 2nd, 1869 examination on verso. Certificate is... More about Pedagogy] 1869 Madison County Superintendent's Certificate. Second Grade (Teacher's Certificate
Loyal Orange Association of British America, c. 1900. Unbound Single Leaf. A circa 1900's [?] single leaf letter of introduction for a traveling member of the Royal Scarlet, having their fraternal symbols printed in blue with the relevant text overprinted in red onto lightweight vellum paper, 8-3/16 x 10-1/4 inches... More about Royal Scarlet Letter of Introduction - Loyal Orange Association of British America (Fraternal Order