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A Pilkington Memoir
by Pilkington, Roger Windle & Isabel Pilkington Henniger (Ed.)
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- Used - Very Good+
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- 2nd Printing
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- 2009
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- Soft cover
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- 9780980888218
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$36.00
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Peterborough, Ontario : Self Published, 2009. 2nd Printing. Soft cover. Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 46 pages with archival photos.
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$36.00
Age of Arousal
by Griffiths, Linda (SIGNED)
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- Used - Near Fine
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- 1st Edition 1st Printing
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- 2007
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- Paperback
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- 9781552451908
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$46.00
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Toronto: Coach House Press, 2007. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Paperback. Near Fine. Drama set in1885 London by the Canadian multi- award winning actress, producer & writer(1953 - 2014). Red, glossy illustrated wraps. 175 pages with an lengthy historical essay on female gender roles. Slight corner wear. SIGNED by Linda Griffiths.
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$46.00
The Prince in Westmorland, July 1, 1927
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- Used - Good
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- 1st Edition
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- 1927
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- Soft cover
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$52.00
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1927. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. A recording of the Prince of Wales visit to the historic, north-west,Westmorland region in 1927. Loose beige card wraps with black lettering & coat of arms illustration on face. 27 pages with itinerary, local history of the region & 17 archival plates. Oblong 8vo (9 1/8… Read more about this item Item Price
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The FIRST COMMISSION of H.M.S. CALLIOPE
by Swan, Captain E. W.
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- Used - Very Good+
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- 1939
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- Hardcover
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$62.00
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Newcastle Upon Tyne : Andrew Reid & Company Ltd., 1939. Hardcover. Very Good+. Written on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the memorable Hurricane at Apia, Samoa March 16th 1889. A history of the screw corvette built at Portsmouth first commissioned in 1887. Black boards with gilt lettering on face, gilt tips, decorative endpapers &… Read more about this item Item Price
$62.00
All in the Golden Afternoon: The Inventions of Lewis Carroll
by Moore, Alice & Richard Landon
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- Used - Very Good+
- Published
- 1999
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- Soft cover
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- 9780772760319
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$28.00
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Toronto: Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, 1999. Soft cover. Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A catalogue from an 1999 / 2000 exhibition selected from the Joseph Brabant Collection. Brabant (1925 - 1997) donated his massive collection of Lewis Carroll / Charles L. Dodson publications, memorabilia, correspondence in 1997, shortly before his death. … Read more about this item Item Price
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The Annotated DISCOVERY OF WITCHCRAFT Booke XIII (Reginald Scott)
by Forrester, Stephen James (SIGNED)
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- Used - Fine
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- Limited Edition
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- 2000
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- Hardcover
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$158.00
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Calgary, Alberta: Self Published , 2000. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Fine. A commentary on the first printed English conjuring text, showing the development of magic tricks from 1584 to the present day. Written by the Canadian magician, locksmith, writer, magic historian & rare book collector. Published for magic historians and magicians interested in the beginnings of their art.… Read more about this item Item Price
$158.00
Sonia Delaunay: Noir Blanc
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- Used
- Published
- 1980
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- Soft cover
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$20.00
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Paris: Galerie Spiess, 1980. Soft cover. Exhibition catalogue of 20 of the Jewish-French artist's (1885 - 1979) B&W gouaches from the 1920-1940 period. Delauncy was a co-founder of the Orphism art movement, noted for its use of strong colours and geometric shapes. Black card covers with silver type on front. 8vo - over 7¾ -… Read more about this item Item Price
$20.00
The Dutch Connection: The Founding of the Fitzwilliam Museum
by Woudhuysen, Paul (Ed.)
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- Used - Near Fine -
- Published
- 1988
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- Illustrated Wraps
- ISBN
- 9780904454246
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$42.00
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Cambridge, UK: Fitzwilliam Museum, 1988. Illustrated Wraps. Near Fine -. Catalogue from an exhibition at the Cambridge museum, 25th October 1988 to 8th January 1989. A firm, clean copy. The museum owes its existence to Richard, VII Viscount Fitzwilliam of Merrion who, in 1816, bequeathed to the University of Cambridge his works of art and library,… Read more about this item Item Price
$42.00
The British Empire: Its Origin and Destiny
by Byers, Edward
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- Used
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- 1921
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$25.00
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Ottawa: James T. Pattison, 1921. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Burgundy cloth covers with gold gilt titles on cover 175 pages. VG- to VG condition.Minor rubbing to corners & spine ends.with greying to top pages edge. Former owner's name & address on inside front page. Pages tight and unmarked.
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Two Men Were Acquitted: The Trial and Acquittal of John Bodkin Adams
by Hoskins, Percy (INSCRIBED)
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- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1984
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780436201615
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$38.00
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London: Secker & Warburg, 1984. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Inscribed by author (1904-1989) "For John McCormick, my virile Scottish colleague. From his aged friend, Percy Hoskins." 221 pages. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Rust-coloured boards with gilt lettering on spine. Free of tears, the DJ show some… Read more about this item Item Price
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National Library of Scotland: A Brief Account
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- Used - Very Good+
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- No DJ Issued
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- Unstated
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- Stapled Wraps
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$18.00
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Unstated. Unstated . Stapled Wraps. Very Good+/No DJ Issued. Green stapled wraps pamphlet with black lettering. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 12pp.
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$18.00
Queen Anne's School, Caversham: The First Hundred Years
by Driver, Mary & Audrey Scott (Editors)
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Published
- 1994
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- Cloth
- ISBN
- 9780850338928
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$28.00
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West Sussex: Phillimore & Co, 1994. Cloth. Fine/Very Good+. 134 pages with many B&W photos, index and appendices. Red, illustrated DJ has 2 tiny scuffs at top edge. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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$28.00
Rugby in Retrospect
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- Used - Very Good -
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- No DJ Issued
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- First Thus
- Published
- 1961
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- Stapled Wraps
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$44.00
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Rugby, England: The Coventry Evening Telegraph, 1961. First Thus . Stapled Wraps. Very Good -/No DJ Issued. B&W pictures of the old and present day historical Warwickshire town, on the Avon River, known for among many other things, the invention of the rugby football. (September 1961). First published as a pictorial feature in the Rugby Edition of… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Summary of "King Arthur" Tintagel Castle and Celtic Monastery
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1984
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$11.00
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Cornwall: Ronald Youlton, 1984. Very Good. Green pamphlet-style stapled book with 50 pages, many black and white photographs. Slight rubbing to cover. Pages are clean. Includes drawings of "The Legendary Shields of the Knights of King Arthur's Court and Round Table.
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Victorian Adventure
by Bostock, Trevor
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- Used - Very Good+
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- No Dust Jacket
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1972
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- Cloth
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$14.00
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London: Tom Stacey, 1972. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Collection of stories demonstrating Victorian England's lust for adventure. Author include George Ruxton, George Sanger, Miss Martineau, James Grant and many more. Include short preface by the editor and short introduction to each storiy.Maroon cloth hardcover… Read more about this item Item Price
$14.00
Afterimage
by Humphreys, Helen
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
- Published
- 2000
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- Pictorial Wraps
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$24.00
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Toronto: HarperFlamingo Canada, 2000. First Edition . Pictorial Wraps. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy. Rich with undercurrents of sensuality and passion, and inspired by the work of Julia Margaret Cameron, whose startling photographs of women defied Victorian propriety, Afterimage is a stunning exploration of the search for identity from… Read more about this item Item Price
$24.00
The Remarkable Englishman
by Plouton, Ron
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- Used - Very Good
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- No DJ Issued
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- Assumed First Edition
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- Stapled Wraps
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$24.00
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Toronto: The Toronto Telegram. Assumed First Edition . Stapled Wraps. Very Good/No DJ Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Articles written by senior Telegram reporter Ron Plouton on sir Winston Churchill beginning with the statesman's London funeral, followed by a series of 12 articles on his life and times. A Commemorative Booklet Published by the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Spelling
by Vallins, G. H.
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- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good -
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- Revised Edition
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- 1965
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- Hardcover
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$22.00
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London: Andre Deutsch, 1965. Revised Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good -. A thorough revison of Vallins' analysis of the origins and develpments of English spelling. 'With a chapter on American spelling by Professor John W. Clark'. Revised by D. G. Scragg. 208 ppages with index. This is not a former library book and is not… Read more about this item Item Price
$22.00
Old Vic Saga
by Williams, Harcourt 8
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- Used - Very Good -
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- No Dust Jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1949
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- Cloth
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$13.00
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London: Winchester Publications, 1949. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good -/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bound in pale green cloth covered boards with 123 Illustrations in Black and White and a Colour Frontispiece. Appendices lists plays from 1914 to 1949 and a list of players. 240 pages with index. Several corners and… Read more about this item Item Price
$13.00
The Children's Captain Cook
by Stamp, Cordelia
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Dust Jacket
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- Hardcover
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$26.00
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Whitby, UK: Caedmon of Whitby, Publishers. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. A juvenile story about the history and adventures of Captain James Cook. Originated and edited by Cordelia Stamp. Printed by Smith Settle, Otley. Assumed First Edition - no date or ISBN stated. Pictorial, blue, hardcover. 24pp. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾"… Read more about this item Item Price
$26.00
