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THE LAND CLAIMERS

by Wilson, John Fleming

Condition
Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
1911
Binding
Hardcover
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Boston: Little, Brown & Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in pictorial, greay grained cloth, gil titles, botanical decoration, previous owners signature, a lovely clean tight copy.; 8" x 6"; 291. pages .
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THE HOUSE OF ALL SORTS

by Carr, Emily

Condition
Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
1944
Binding
Hardcover
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Toronto: Oxford University Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1944. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in brown grained linen boards, gilt titles, spine sunned, boards a little soiled, contents very good, clean and tight.; 9" x 6"; 222 pages .
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BARNEY'S VERSION

by Richler, Mordecai

Condition
Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
Edition
First Canadian Edition
Published
1997
Binding
Hardcover
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Toronto: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1997. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. 8.5" x 6.5"; 417 pages .
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SABRINA'S BROTHER (INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR)

by Townend, W.

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Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
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London: Rich & Cowan. Very Good with no dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in brown grained linen cloth, edges lightly rubbed, dust wrapper chipped along edges, Inscribed by author on free endpaper. ; 8" x 5"; 232 pages .
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MEMOIRS OF AN INFANTRY OFFICER

by Sassoon, Siegfreid

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Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
1930
Binding
Hardcover
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London: Faber & Faber. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in blue cloth, gilt titles, spine a little sunned and a half inch of spine cloth missing, edges a little rubbed, previous owners signature, text-block very good, clean and tight. Scarce. ; 8vo; 334 pages .
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THE ELEPHANT AND THE KANGAROO

by White, T. H.

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Used - Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
1948
Binding
Hardcover
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London: Jonathan Cape. Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in blue cloth, dust wrapper has a small closed tear at top edge, wrapper spine lightly sunned, a lovely clean tight copy, showing minimal usage only. ; 8" x 5"; 222 pages .
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ENDS AND MEANS, AN INQUIRY INTO THE NATURE OF IDEALS AND INTO THE METHODS EMPLOYED FOR THEIR REALIZATION

by Huxley, Aldous

Condition
Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Edition
First American Edition
Published
1937
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: Harper & Brothers. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1937. First American Edition. Hardcover. Bound in bright blue linen-grained boards, book shows minimal usage only, dust wrapper a little subbed at edges abd chipped at tips. A lovely copy of this book. ; 8" x 5.5"; 385 pages .
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THE EYE-WITNESS

by Belloc, Hillaire

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Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
1908
Binding
Hardcover
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London: Eveliegh Nash. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1908. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in red, linen-grained clothm edges a little rubbed, gilt titles, uncut page edges, first few pages lightly foxed, a lovely clean, tight copy. ; 8" x 6"; 311 pages .
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SPINDRIFT FROM A HOUSE BY THE SEA

by Rowlands, John J.

Condition
Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
1960
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: W. W. Norton & Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in buff linen grained cloth and blue cloth spine, gilt titles, edges very lightly rubbed, uncut pages, a lovely clean, tight copy. ; 8" x 5.5"; 232 pages .
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THE LITTLE MINISTER

by Barrie, J. M

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Hardcover
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New York: Thomas Y. Crowell. Very Good with no dust jacket. Hardcover. Bound in soft oversized suede wraps, edges lightly rubbed, contents very good, clean and tight. An attractive tome. Images available.; 7" x 4.5"; 454 pages .
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TWO LITTLE SAVAGES BEING THE ADVENTURES OF TWO BOYS WHO LIVED AS INDIANS AND WHAT THEY LEARNED. WITH OVER TWO HUNDRED DRAWINGS.

by Seton, Ernest Thompson

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Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
1903
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: Doubleday Page & Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1903. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in light green decorated boards, gilt titles and embossed gilt image of two boys heads on front board, edges a little rubbed and soiled, page edges uncut, text block very good, clean and tight. ; 8" x 6"; 552 pages .… Read more about this item
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BURKES STEERAGE OR THE AMATUER GENTLEMAN'S INTRODUCTION TO NOBLE SPORTS AND PASTIMES

by White, T. H.

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Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
1938
Binding
Hardcover
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London: Collins. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in brick red grained cloth, edges lightly rubbed, previous owners signature, a lovely clean, tight copy. ; 9" x 5.5"; 159 pages .
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THE ROMANCE OF L'AIGLON (AUTHORIZED TRANSLATION FROM THE FRENCH OF CAROLUS)

by Wilson, J. Paul (translator)

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Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
1901
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: Brentanos. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1901. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in green cloth, gilt titles ad decoration, edhes lightly rubbed, replaced free end-paper, a lovely clean tight copy. Previous owners bookplate. ; 6" x 4.5"; 156 pages .
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LAVENDAR AND OLD LACE

by Reed, Myrtle

Condition
Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
1902
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in blue cloth, gilt titles and decoration to spine, title plate intact on front board, edges lightly rubbed, good, clean, tight copy.; 8" x 5"; 267 pages .
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LIFE BEFORE MAN

by Atwood, Margaret

Condition
Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
1979
Binding
Hardcover
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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. A lovely copy showing minimal usage, with a similar dust wrapper.; 9" x 6"; 317 pages .
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GOOD BONES

by Atwood, Margaret

Condition
Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
1992
Binding
Hardcover
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Toronto: Coach House Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. A lovely copy, like new with a similar dust wrapper. ; 8" x 5.5"; 153 pages .
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ALIAS GRACE

by Atwood, Margaret

Condition
Used - Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
1996
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780771008351
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Toronto: McLelland & Stewart. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 077100835x . A lovely copy showing very light shelf wear only, INSCRIBED by Author on title page. ; 9.5" x 6.5"; 470 pages .
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ALICE MUNRO'S BEST SELECTED STORIES

by Atwood, Margaret

Condition
Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
2006
Binding
Hardcover
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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. As new, with a similar dust wrapper.; 89" x 6" .
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FRIEND OF MY MOUTH

by Munro, Alice

Condition
Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
1990
Binding
Hardcover
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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. A lovely copy showing no usage at all with a similar dust wrapper. ; 9" x 6"; 273 pages .
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THE PENELOPIAD

by Atwood, Margaret

Condition
Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
2005
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. A lovely copy showing no usage at all, with a similar dust wrapper. ; 8" x 5.5"; 198 pages .
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