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London: McDougall's Educational Co., Ltd. Book. Illus. by Cyril Cowell. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Grey cloth on boards. Front hinge cracked and glued. Light corner wear. Intended as a first level text. 120 pp. with exercises..

Toronoto: University of Toronto Press, 1961 Book. Illus. by Charts and Maps. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Maroon cloth on boards. Previous owner's name. DJ chipped along head and foot of front cover. DJ flap points out the problems which New Brunswick shares with Canada as a whole. That still seems to be the case. No. 10 in Canadian Government Series. 217 pp. with index..

Toronto/ Fredericton: University of Toronto/ Acadiensis Press, 1994 Book. Illus. by Photographs and Maps. Very Good. Soft cover. First Softcover Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Softcover of 491 pp. with index. Clovis, Folsom, and Plano Groups. Aboriginal peoples. European contact. Acadians. Confederation. Heavy book will need extra postage..

New York: New American Library, 1967 Book. Illus. by Photos and Maps. Very Good. Hardcover. First Printing Stated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dark blue cloth boards. DJ missing small piece. A history of the Celts from prehistoric origins to 1066. Celtic Christianity and secular institutions. Art, literature, and language. 355 pp..

Boston: Estes and Lauriat, 1880 Book. Very Good. 3/4 Cloth on Feathered Boards. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Tan 3/4 calf on feathered or combed boards, with matching endpapers and edges. In 35 pp. on the subject of Horace Walpole, I found not a single positive or supportive statement. 814 pp..

London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1842 Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Black cloth on boards. Hinges glued. Memorize this book and you'll do well on Jeopardy ! 466 pp..

London: Religious Tract Society Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Brown cloth on boards decorated in gilt. Estimated date 1846, since binding matches Blights of the Wheat in this same series. 192 pp..

Amsterdam: Netherlands Government Information Bureau, 1944 Book. Good. Hardcover. First ( No Additional printings). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Red cloth on boards. An attempt to "analyze what the Dutch felt and thought about themselves at the time of the Republic." - p. 7. Fi rst 21 pp. have minuscule worm hole(s). 272 pp. plus folding map..

Peking: Foreign Languages Press, 1963 Book. Illus. by Photos. Good Plus. Soft cover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Grey and orange softcover. Cover soil. No writing. This little book of 107 pp. is a welcome addition to any library of Chinese history. It begins with the Opium War, and ends with the introduction of Marxism-Leninism at the end of WW I..

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1991 Book. Illus. by Photos of Various Artists' Work. Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Brown paper boards backed in black cloth. Previous owner's name and address stamp. Brief ink notes on first free endpaper. Clean and sound. 268 pp. with index..

London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1892 Book. Illus. by Map. Good. Hardcover. New Edition - Revised. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Maroon cloth on boards. Ancient History from t he Monuments Series. A new edition, revised throughout by Rev. Professor Sayce. Foldout map in front . Water damage inside both covers, not affecting text. 224 pp. with index..

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1950 Book. Illus. by Photos, Drawings, Maps. Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition Stated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Maroon cloth on boards. Signed by previous owner, who was Ambassador from Canada to China in the years 1984-1991. He used the book, but carefully, judging by the good condition. However, some readers will be turned off by the marginal notes and underlines, while others will see them as "lamps to light their path" to a greater understanding of salient points and subjects. Minor wear to top corners and head/foot of spine. 910 pp. with appendices, bibliography, and index. Heavy book will need extra postage..

Toronto: Alfred Hewett, 1901 Book. Fair. Soft Cover, Stapled. First. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Softcover stapled book of 320 pp. Both covers and first leaf separated, balance firmly stapled and sound. Contains list of post offices and alphabetical militia list, and much more..

Toronto: Copp Clark Limited, 1996 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Maroon paperback reprint. One library stamp, with no evidence of circulation. Advertisements, Introduction, Almanac, Legislation, Appendix, and Ten Reasons for Emigrating to Canada. Approx. 125 pp..

London: Thomas Ward, 1724 Book. Good. Full Leather. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Brown calf on heavy boards. Vol. I From the Restoration of King Charles II to the Settlement of King William and Queen Mary at the Revolution: to which is prefixed A Summary Recapitulation of Affairs in Church and State from King James I to the Restoration in the Year 1660. Vol. II From the Revolution to the Conclusion of the Treaty of Peace at Utrecht in the Reign of Queen Anne, to which is added The Author's Life, by the Editor. Text blocks are clean and sound. Both covers of Vol. I are nearly separated. Both covers of Vol. II are sound and well-attached. 836 and 765 pp., respectively in the two volumes. Very heavy books will need extra postage..

New Ork: Henry Holt and Company, 1923 Book. Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dark green cloth on boards. Negligible underlines in Chapter I only. Meant as a continuation of Fyffe's History of Modern Europe 1792-1878, yet differing in method. Noted for its impartiality, even to the point of detachment, the book deals primarily with diplomatic transactions of various countries rather than their internal development. Date estimated from the Preface (December, 1922). 728 pp. with index. Heavy book will need extra postage..

Toronto: Glasgow, Brook & Company, 1916 Book. Illus. by Jefferys (et al). Good Plus. Full Leather. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Blue leather on flexible boards. No. 28 in the Chronicles of Canada Series. Top edges gilt. Some cracked gutters glued. Meetings at Charlottetown and Quebec. George Brown. John A. Macdonald. Charles Tupper. Samuel Leonard Tilley. The questionable value of the Senate. 200 pp. with index..

Toronto: Glasgow, Brook & Company, 1921 Book. Illus. by George Catlim, et al. Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Maroon cloth on boards. Part VI, Pioneers of the North and West, continued. Stornoway. Seven Oaks. Fort William. 152 pp..

Toronto: Glasgow, Brook & Company, 1921 Book. Illus. by C.W. Jefferys, et al. Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Maroon cloth on boards. Previous owner's name. Part VI, Pioneers of the North and West, continued. 116 pp..

Toronto: Glasgow, Brook & Company, 1921 Book. Illus. by C.W. Jefferys, et al. Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Maroon cloth on boards. Part VII, The Struggle for Political Freedom. Responsible government. Railways. 163 pp..