Binding: Hard Cover

1967 CENTENNIAL HIGHLIGHTS. BLAKELOCK HIGH SCHOOL, OAKVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA. VOLUME TEN.

Price: $65.00 USD

Publisher: Winnipeg, Inter-collegiate Press : 1967

Seller ID: 30475

Condition: Very Good

176 pp, 12 1/4" H. Peach/maroon cloth with large '67' on front board, lettering on spine. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs (and a few colour) of students, teachers, teams, clubs, events, local business sponsors, etc. Yearbook of T.A. Blakelock High School for 1967. Contents: Expo; Events; Curriculum; Grads; Undergrads; Athletics; Activities; Patrons. Very light browning to edges of text block, small bump to top corner of both boards, light edge wear to boards/corners, two light line scuffs (3") at top of rear board.
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BT BARN BOOK. BOOK NO. 34.

Price: $125.00 USD

Publisher: Fergus, Ontario, Beatty Bros. Limited : 1918

Seller ID: 29023

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fair

352 pp, 9 3/4" H. Buff coloured cloth spine with dark brown lettering, paper-covered boards with dark brown and red lettering/borders/illustration on front board, lettering/border on rear board. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, drawings - blue & white floor plans, elevations, Contents: Building the Barn; BT Barn Plans; BT Galvanized Steel Cow Stall; BT Sanitary Steel Pens; BT Water Bowls; BT Tanks; BT Horse Stable Fittings; BT Manure and Feed Carriers; BT Hay Carriers; BT Barn Door Track; BT Railing for Drive, Barn Scraper, and Manger Cleaner; BT Hog Pens and Troughs; Where BT Go...
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HISTORICAL TIMES. KINGSTON COLLEGIATE AND VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE. (KCVI)

Price: $22.50 USD

Publisher: Kingston, Ontario, Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute : 1973

Seller ID: 28607

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good+

128 pp, 11" H. Peacock blue cloth with gilt lettering on front board. Pictorial endpapers, Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, reproductions. Chapter headings: The History of a School; Epilogue; The Glass of Time: Reminiscences of Dr. E.L. Earl; The Students Association 1925-1973; The Past 80 Years; The K.C.V.I. Times; School Newspapers; Drama; Music; Literary: The Flavour of the Times; Literary: Parody and Humour; The Cadet Corps; Clubs; Sports; 27 June 1973 (Royal Visit); Acknowledgements; In the Cellars of Old K.C.I. Remains of a partially removed label at top of front pastedown...
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Image for JOURNALS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS OF THE DOMINION OF CANADA. FROM THE 17th JANUARY, 1935 TO THE 5th JULY, 1935, BOTH DAYS INCLUSIVE. VOLUME LXXIII. SIXTH SESSION OF THE SEVENTEENTH PARLIAMENT OF CANADA. SESSION 1935.

JOURNALS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS OF THE DOMINION OF CANADA. FROM THE 17th JANUARY, 1935 TO THE 5th JULY, 1935, BOTH DAYS INCLUSIVE. VOLUME LXXIII. SIXTH SESSION OF THE SEVENTEENTH PARLIAMENT OF CANADA. SESSION 1935.

Price: $40.00 USD

Publisher: Ottawa, J.O. Patenaude : 1935

Seller ID: 28949

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

795 pp, 10" H. Orange cloth with black lettering/banding on spine, black borders on front/rear boards. Contents: Proclamations; Journals of the House of Commons; Index. Very light browning in margins of pages, waviness at top edge of last few page leaves, darkening and a small liquid stain on top of text block, light browning to fore-edge and bottom of text block, light browning to spine, some soiling to rear board and light soiling on front board, very light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, small bump at top edge of front board.
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OMEGA DE VILLE CO-AXIAL ESCAPEMENT.

Price: $35.00 USD

Publisher: Switzerland, Omega SA : 2001

Seller ID: 29584

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

43 pp, 8 1/2" H. Red paper-covered boards with silver lettering/omega symbol and blindstamped co-axial escapement on front board, silver endpapers. Dust jacket has embossed co-axial escapement on front panel. Colour and b&w photographs, reproductions, diagrams. A short history of the Omega watch company, introducing their new co-axial escapement. Very minor wrinkling at bottom of spine. Dust jacket has very minor edge wear, tiny scuff on spine, minor rubbing, three tiny shallow dents on rear panel.
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PAJARO-CU-CU: ANIMAL RHYMES FROM MANY LANDS.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: New York, Atheneum : 1967

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: Not Signed

Seller ID: 30877

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good-

Unpaginated, oblong (9 1/4" H x 11 3/8" D). Colourful lithographic illustrations. "The verses in this book have been chosen from nursery rhymes and familiar animal poems of many countries (Mexico, Germany, France, Hungary, Italy, China, England, Russia, Spain, Czechoslovakia, Latvia & Japan). The authors have long since been forgotten, but the verses have lived because they are warm and lively and appeal to the imaginations of children. The illustrations, printed in seven colors, were done in a lithographic technique on film by two German artists. In each picture they capture the gaity and ch...
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Image for PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM. HAMILTON, ONTARIO FAMILIES: SMITH, McDUFFEE, BAILLIE, FAREWELL, GILRAY, FITCH. PHOTOGRAPHERS: ECKERSON, BELL SMITH, MILNE, INGALLS, INGLIS.

PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM. HAMILTON, ONTARIO FAMILIES: SMITH, McDUFFEE, BAILLIE, FAREWELL, GILRAY, FITCH. PHOTOGRAPHERS: ECKERSON, BELL SMITH, MILNE, INGALLS, INGLIS.

Price: $150.00 USD

Seller ID: 30494

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good+

Small green cloth-covered photograph album, 5 5/8" H x 4" W, blind stamped decoration on spine and boards, gilt decoration on front board, gilt "Album" on spine, all edges gilt, metal clasp, decorative endpapers. 6 leaves, each page having a cut-out for photograph and decorative gilt border with the letters "E.&H.T.A." printed at bottom. This album contains 8 photographs and 1 tintype (three openings do not contain images). 1. Pencil notation identifies this small head shot as "Ezekiel Smith" and the photographer label reads "Made by / C.H. Ingalls / 53 King Street, / Two Doors West of the /...
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PIGOT & CO.S BRITISH ATLAS: COMPRISING THE COUNTIES OF ENGLAND ...

Price: $45.00 USD

Publisher: London, Salamander : 2000

Edition: Facsimile of 1840 edition, slightly Redu

Seller ID: 23979

ISBN-13: 9781840652550

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

Unpaginated, Folio (13 5/8" H). Facsimile of 1840 edition, slightly reduced in size. Remainder of title: "(Upon Which Are Load Down All Railways Completed And In Progress), With Large Sheet Map of England And Wales (endpapers), And A Circular One Of The Country Round London: The Whole Engraved On Steel Plates. Accompanied By Topographical And Statistical Accounts Of Each County; Railway Information; Tables Of Distances Of The Principal Towns In Great Britain; And An Itinerary Of The Most Useful And Generally Travelled Routes Throughout The United Kingdom." Map endpapers, 39 full page colou...
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RULES OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA WITH APPENDIX, APRIL 23, 1913.

Price: $18.00 USD

Publisher: Ottawa, C.H. Parelee : 1913

Seller ID: 28702

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good -

90 pp, 6 1/2" H. Dark green cloth with gilt lettering on front board. Contents: General Rule / Sittings of the House / Quorum / Order in the House / Casting vote of Speaker / Divisions / Yeas and Nays / Internal Economy Report / Select Standing Committees / Quorum of Committess / Deputy Speaker / Rules of Debate / Question of Order / Decorum in Debate / Reading the Question / Members not to speak twice / Conduct of Members as to Voting - Personal interest / Decorum in the House / Attendance of Members / Business of the House / Officers of the House / General Regulations / Intercourse between...
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SWINGING THE LEAD AND SPIKING HIS GUNS.

Price: $10.00 USD

Publisher: Edison, New Jersey, Castle : 2002

Edition: First American Edition

Seller ID: 24047

ISBN-13: 9780785816126

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

190 pp, 8vo (8" H). Reproductions of vintage b&w illustrations. "Drawing on the language of the fighting man throughout the ages, this A-Z collection of popular idioms and turns of phrase delves into the origin and evolution of expressions now used in common language which came into being on the battlefield, the gun-deck, and more recently, in the air. So to find out what it means to 'swear like a trooper', when something's 'gone for a Burton', browse through this fascinating collection and discover the history of hundreds of similar words and phrases." Minor wrinkle at bottom of spine.
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Image for THE PERFECT READY RECKONER AND LOG BOOK, THE TRADER, FARMER, AND MECHANIC'S USEFUL ASSISTANT FOR BUYING AND SELLING ALL SORTS OF COMMODITIES, IN DOLLARS AND CENTS, SHOWING AT ONCE THE AMOUNT AND VALUE OF ANY NUMBER OR QUANTITY OF GOODS.

THE PERFECT READY RECKONER AND LOG BOOK, THE TRADER, FARMER, AND MECHANIC'S USEFUL ASSISTANT FOR BUYING AND SELLING ALL SORTS OF COMMODITIES, IN DOLLARS AND CENTS, SHOWING AT ONCE THE AMOUNT AND VALUE OF ANY NUMBER OR QUANTITY OF GOODS.

Price: $30.00 USD

Publisher: Montreal, Montreal News Co. : 1891

Seller ID: 30282

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

245 pp, 5 7/8" H. Cloth spine, paper-covered boards with text on rear board, lettering, illustration and decorative border on front board. Appears to be an American publication reprinted by the Montreal News for use in Canada. No date, but examples of business forms are dated 1890 & 1891. Title page continues: "from a quarter of a cent to ten dollars, Containing also comprehensive and accurate tables for board, scantling and plank measurement, timber and log measure, wages and board, interest, grain and building tables, business forms, business law, and much other information for every-day...
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Image for THE TOUR THROUGH CANADA OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES, AUGUST-OCTOBER: 1919. EMBRACING THAT PORTION OF THE GRAND TRUNK SYSTEM IN THE PROVINCES OF ONTARIO AND QUEBEC TRAVERSED BY HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS. ANNOTATED TIMETABLE.

THE TOUR THROUGH CANADA OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES, AUGUST-OCTOBER: 1919. EMBRACING THAT PORTION OF THE GRAND TRUNK SYSTEM IN THE PROVINCES OF ONTARIO AND QUEBEC TRAVERSED BY HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS. ANNOTATED TIMETABLE.

Price: $200.00 USD

Publisher: Montreal, Grand Trunk Railway : 1919

Seller ID: 28836

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good -

63, (3) pp + b&w plates and folding map at rear, 9 1/2" H. White spine with gilt lettering, brown paper-covered board with gilt lettering/decoration, black & gilt crest on front board, brown endpapers. 27 b&w plates with tissueguards bearing captions in red. An annotated timetable of the route taken by the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII/Duke of Windsor) on the Grand Trunk Railway through Ontario and Quebec in 1919. The Foreword gives a brief history of the Grand Trunk Railway/Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and the book closes with a list of directors, etc. of company. The illustrati...
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WHO'S WHO IN TORONTO: A CELEBRATION OF THIS CITY.

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, CHMH Association : 1984

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 28475

ISBN-13: 9780969169703

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

598 pp + index and abbreviations, fold-out family tree (not filled in) at rear, 11 1/4" H. Blue imitation leather boards with gold lettering/border on spine, gold lettering/border/illustration on front board - no dust jacket (as issued). B&w photographs. Contents: Introduction; Media; Business; Government; Professionals (Architects / Engineers / Legal Profession / Medical); Sports; Academia; Community; Artists; Name Index (Alphabetical); Abbreviations; Family Tree Chart; Community Homes for the Mentally Handicapped. Minor edge wear.
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MONTY WOODPIG'S CARAVAN.

By: 'BB'. (Denys Watkins-Pitchford.)

Price: $395.00 USD

Publisher: London, Edmund Ward : 1957

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 29602

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

64 pp, 7 1/2" H. Yellow cloth with dark green lettering on spine, dark green silhouette on front board. Four colour plates (including frontispiece) and two b&w drawings on each page of text. Monty Woodpig (a hedgehog) has a lovely caravan but is lonely until he meets Millie Gonbysi (a dormouse). The two marry and set out on a honeymoon trek to the seaside. They have several adventures that lead them to the conclusion that home in Foxglove Spinney is best. Gift inscription in ink on front free endpaper, browning to edges of text block, spine is very slightly twisted, light browning to spin...
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FIGHTER PILOT.

By: 'McScotch'. (Lt. William MacLanachan.)

Price: $110.00 USD

Publisher: London, George Routledge : 1936

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 28615

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

248 pp, 8 3/4" H. B&w photographs (some aerial), fold-out map at rear (all present). "This book consists of the reminiscences of an ordinary fighter pilot of the R.F.C. who had the privilege of serving with one of the leading Fighter Squadrons and who had the honour of being the friend of the supreme fighter of all the Air Forces, that indomitable and lovable patriot, 'Mick' Mannock, V.C., D.S.O., M.C." Faint erased pencil marks at top corner of free front endpaper. book is very slightly cocked, browning to edges of text block, a few faint soiling marks on top of text block ad at top of for...
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CAJUN NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

By: 'Trosclair" (J.B. Kling, Jr.). Edited by Howard Jacobs.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Gretna, Louisiana, Pelican : 1975

Edition: Fourth Printing

Inscription: Not Signed

Seller ID: 30965

ISBN-13: 9780882890029

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

Unpaginated, 11 1/4" H. Charmingly illustrated throughout in color and b&w. A riff on the classic 19th century Christmas poem. "Take the classic story of jolly old St. Nicholas, place it in a Louisiana bayou setting, dress Santa Claus in muskrat 'from his head to his toes', pile his skiff high with toys, and hitch it to eight friendly alligators. The result is this delightful new version of an old and familiar tale. It is Christmas on the bayou." Very light wear at the top/bottom of the spine and at the corners of the boards. Dust jacket has several small edge tears archivally taped, light...
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DAYS WITH SIR ROGER DE COVERLEY.

By: (Addison, Joseph.)

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: London, Macmillan : 1886

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 30668

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

82 pp, 8 3/8" H. Dark blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine, gilt lettering and illustration on front board. All edges gilt. Dark brown endpaper, many charming b&w illustration, including tissue-covered frontispiece - all present. The first appearance in book form - previously published in The Spectator. Contents: Sir Roger's Family; Mr. William Wimble; The Picture Gallery; The Widow; The Chase; The County Assizes; The Spectator's Return to Town. The fictional early 18th century Worcestershire baronet, Sir Roger de Coverley, is the centre of this collection of stories of English country l...
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AESOP'S FABLES.

By: (Aesop). Selected and illustrated by Michael Hague.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: New York, Holt, Rinehart and Winston : 1985

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 29805

ISBN-13: 9780030020384

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

27 pp, 10 1/4" H. Beaufifully illustrated throughout in full colour. Contents: The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse; The Lion and the Mouse; The Fox and the Goat; The Cat and the Birds; The Crow and the Pitcher; The Mice in Council; The Marriage of the Sun; The Hare and the Tortoise; The Wolf and the Kid; The Fox and the Grapes; The Ass in the Lion's Skin; The Fox and the Crow; The Cock and the Jewel. Spine has a slight lean, one very minor corner bump. Dust jacket has slight fading to spine color.
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Image for PUSS IN BOOTS AND OTHER FAIRY TALES. (PUSS IN BOOTS / THE GOOSE GIRL / SNOWDROP / BLANCH AND ROSALINDA / THE THREE SOLDIERS / THE TIN SOLDIER / THE UGLY DUCKLING / BEAUTY AND THE BEAST / A PRINCESS IN DIGUISE / THE YELLOW DWARF).

PUSS IN BOOTS AND OTHER FAIRY TALES. (PUSS IN BOOTS / THE GOOSE GIRL / SNOWDROP / BLANCH AND ROSALINDA / THE THREE SOLDIERS / THE TIN SOLDIER / THE UGLY DUCKLING / BEAUTY AND THE BEAST / A PRINCESS IN DIGUISE / THE YELLOW DWARF).

By: (Hans Christian Andersen, et al.)

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: Springfield, Massachusetts, McLoughlin Bros.

Seller ID: 29707

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

10" H. Green cloth spine, pictorial front board. No date. Many b&w illustrations. Each tale is paginated separately. 'Snowdrop' is a version of 'Sleeping Beauty'. Browning to pages and endpapers, two small tears in rear inside hinge - hinge holding well, 1/2" dia. stain on one page of 'Beauty and the Beast' - text is legible, light to moderate edge wear to bards, wrinkling on spine cloth, very light rubbing on boards, tiny corner bumps.
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MOTHER GOOSE. SEVENTY-SEVEN VERSES WITH PICTURES BY TASHA TUDOR.

By: (Tudor, Tasha, illustrator.)

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: New York, Oxford University Press : 1945

Edition: Fourth Printing

Seller ID: 29682

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

87 pp, small 8vo (7 1/2" H), blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine, gilt decoration on front board. Pictorial endpaper, beautifully illustrated throughout with Tasha Tudor's charming colour and b&w drawings. Contents include: Bye, baby, bunting; Ding, dong, bell; Georgey Porgey, pudding and pie; Heigh, diddle, diddle; Hickory, dickery, dock; Hot Cross Buns!; Humpty-Dumpty sat on a wall; Jack and Jill went up the hill; Jack Spratt could eat no fat; Lady bird, lady bird, fly away home; Little Bo-Peep has lost her sheep, London bridge is broken down; March winds and April showers; Mary, Mary, ...
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Binding: Hard Cover