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KURUN in the Caribbean
by J. Y. Le Toumelin
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Thus
- Published
- 1963
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, CAN
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$75.00
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A very good hardcover in a very good dust jacket. Not price-clipped. The pages are clean and the binding is excellent. A serious collector's copy. There are 173 pages. Illustrated with B & W Photos. The dust jacket was designed by Winston Megoran. One of the scarce Mariners Library Edition books. This is N0. 46 in the series. Item Price
$75.00
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THE SHIP WOULD NOT TRAVEL DUE WEST
by David Lewis
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Thus
- Published
- 1963
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, CAN
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$75.00
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A very good hardcover in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. The pages are clean and the binding is excellent. A serious collector's copy. 192 pages. Illustrated with B & W Photos. The dust jacket was designed by Winston Megoran. The true story of the first single-handed Trans-Atlantic race, and the return voyage, in the 25 foot Vertue yacht "Cardinal… Read more about this item Item Price
$75.00
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COOPER'S CREEK
by Alan Moorehead
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 1963
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, CAN
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$50.00
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Illustrated throughout. A very good hardcover in a VG- dust jacket with a couple of tiny chips. First Edition. Item Price
$50.00
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Roar of the Sea
by Frank Crowell Leaman William A. Crowell
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 2015
- Binding
- Glossy Card Covers
- ISBN
- 9781927099445
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, CAN
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$20.00
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This book is like new. An adventure seeking sailor and his Solo Voyage. Illustrated in B & W. There are 192 pages. Item Price
$20.00
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THE BROCKVILLE RIFLES An Illustrated History 1866-2016
by McNorgan, Hum, Halper
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 2016
- Binding
- Glossy Pictorial Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780995175402
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- 1
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Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, CAN
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$75.00
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A very good hardcover in glossy illustrated boards. A large book loaded with coloured and B & W pictures. There are 316 pages including index. Rare in this condition. Item Price
$75.00
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WALKS IN FLORENCE AND ITS ENVIRONS Vol. 1
by Susan and Joanna Horner
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Published
- 1884
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, CAN
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$65.00
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This is an exceptional copy of this rare book. Volume 1. Previous owner's bookplate on first end page and no other markings. The binding is excellent. No foxing. A rare book and almost impossiblle to find in this condition. There are 567 pages and 10 full-page illustrations. Item Price
$65.00
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AUDLEY END - With a Forward by Lord Braybrooke
by William Addison
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Stated
- Published
- 1953
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, CAN
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$40.00
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A very good hardcover in a very good price-clipped dust jacket, now protected in Brodart. There are 237 pp. with colored frontis and 16 pp. photographs. With a foreword by Lord Braybrooke. "A full-length history of the house and its families, written while people associated with the house, including its owner, Lord Braybrooke were still alive. Audley End, in… Read more about this item Item Price
$40.00
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WAVY NAVY By Some Who Served
by J. Lennox Kerr and David James (Editors)
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Edition
- 3rd printing
- Published
- 1951
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, CAN
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$50.00
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A Very good hardcover in a Good+ price-clipped jacket with some wear at the corners. The pages are clean and the binding is excellent. Forward by Admiral of the Fleet Lord Cunningham of Hyndhope. There are 6 coloured plates. Item Price
$50.00
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Miracle of Morris the Cat - A True Story
by George-Alex Gault
- Condition
- As New
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 2003
- Binding
- Glossy Illustrated Covers
- ISBN
- 9780968272466
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, CAN
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$20.00
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This book is in gift condition. Signed by the author. A true story. There are 115 pages. Item Price
$20.00
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History of Nova Scotia Volumes 1 & 2
by Thomas Chandler Haliburton
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Facsimile Edition
- Published
- 1973
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781896543345
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, CAN
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$200.00
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These 2 volumes are in very good+ condition. No markings and the binding is like new. viii, 340 pages in Volume 1 with index viii and 453 pages in Volume 2 with index viii. A facsimile reprint of 1829 edition by Joseph Howe with all folding maps and plans. Blue cloth with silver titles to front and spine. A serious… Read more about this item Item Price
$200.00
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BLUENOSE SKIPPER - The Story of the Bluenose and her Skipper
by G. J. Gillespie
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Published
- 1969
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, CAN
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$20.00
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A clean, tight copy. Some chipping to the dust jacket as seen in the picture. There are 129 pages. Illustrated. The Story of Captain Walters. Item Price
$20.00
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Currents in the Stream
by Wayne Curtis
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 1988
- Binding
- Card Covers
- ISBN
- 9780864920928
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, CAN
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$20.00
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A very good softcover. Clean and tight. Illustrated throughout. There are 214 pages. Item Price
$20.00
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THE HUNDRED LIVES OF AN ANCIENT MARINER
by William Willis
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 1967
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, CAN
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$50.00
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An exceptional copy of this rare book. Looks like iot is new. No markings inside or out and no tears to the attractive dust jacket. Could be given as a gift or a nice book for the serious collector of marine/sailing books. Item Price
$50.00
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Island of Dreams: A Personal History of a Remarkable Place
by Dan Boothby
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- 2nd Printing
- Published
- 2015
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781509800759
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, CAN
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$25.00
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This book appears never to have been read. Not a blemish inside or out. Gift condition. From inside the dust jacket: "Dan Boothby had been drifting for more than twenty years, searching for but never quite finding the perfect place to land. Then he was offered the position warden on Kyleakin Lighthouse Island the last home of Gavin Maxwell author… Read more about this item Item Price
$25.00
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Killers, Thieves, Tramps & Sinners
by Peter McGahan
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 1989
- Binding
- Glossy Card Covers
- ISBN
- 9780864921147
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, CAN
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$20.00
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Except for previous owner's name on title page an excellent copy. Illustrated throughout. There are 192 pages. Item Price
$20.00
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The Citadel on Stage British Military Theatre, Sports, and Recreation in Colonial Halifax
by A.D. Boutilier
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 2014
- Binding
- Glossy Card Covers
- ISBN
- 9781895814545
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, CAN
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$30.00
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New World Publishing, Halifax, 2014. This book is like new. Gift condition. Softcover. There are 374 pages. The pages are clean and unmarked with occasional illustrations throughout. Item Price
$30.00
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THE PATH OF DESTINY - Canada From the British Conquest to Home Rule 1763-1850
by Thomas H. Raddall
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 1st Stated
- Published
- 1957
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, CAN
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$50.00
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Doubleday, Canada, 1957. First Edition. A very good hardcover in a good jacket. "Canada From the British Conquest to Home Rule 1763-1850." Volume three of the Canadian History Series. Edited by Thomas B. Costain. There are 6 maps. 468 pages including extensive index. Map endpapers. Item Price
$50.00
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ALL-OUT ARLENE The Story of the Girls Behind the Boys Behind the guns
by H. I. Phillips
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- 1st Stated
- Published
- 1943
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, CAN
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$24.00
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A very good hardcover in a fair-good jacket that has some chips and tears. The binding is tight and the pages are clean. First Edition stated. There are 202 pages. Illustrated throughout. Item Price
$24.00
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The Force Carries On/The True North
by T. Morris Longstreth/T. C. Farley & Charles E. Israel
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Published
- 1959
- Binding
- Hardcover.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, CAN
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$25.00
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One in the series of Great Stories of Canada. These authors are among the most renowned in Canada. Decorative endpapers. A very good copy. Clean with tight binding. The Force Carries On - The Sequel to The Scarlet Force and The True North - The Story of Captain Joseph Bernier.
Illustrated in B & W and with 2-tone illustrations. There… Read more about this item Item Price
$25.00
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The Great Chief/The Nor'Westers
by Kerry Wood/Marjorie Wilkins Campbell
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Published
- 1959
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, CAN
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$25.00
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One in the series of Great Stories of Canada. A clean, tight copy. These authors are among the most renowned in Canada. Decorative endpapers.
The Great Chief - Maskepetoon: Warrior of the Crees by Kerry Wood and The Nor'Westers by Marjorie Wilkins Campbell. Illustrated in B & W and with 2-tone illustrations. There are 160 and 176 pages. Item Price
$25.00
