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Blue covers with black printing on spine and cover. Riddled with a few worm holes near the top. "The Lovat Scouts" is stamped on inside front and back covers, title page, and a few other places. Binding is intact; pages are clean. Erskine Childers, was an English-born Irish writer. He became a supporter of Irish Republicanism and smuggled guns into Ireland in his sailing yacht Asgard. Childers was executed on 24 November 1922, by firing squad at the Beggars Bush Barracks in Dublin. Before his execution he shook hands with the firing squad. His final words, spoken to the firing squad, were: "Take a step or two forward, lads, it will be easier that way." Childers' body was buried at Beggars Bush Barracks until 1923, when it was exhumed and reburied in the republican plot at Glasnevin Cemetery. The book, which enjoyed immense popularity in the years before World War I, is an early example of the espionage novel and was extremely influential in the genre of spy fiction. It has been made into… Leer más

New York: George Dearborn & Co., Publishers, 1837. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. New York: George Dearborn & Co., Publishers, 1837. Volume I: 563 pages/Volume II: 566 pages. A New Edition. With Numerous Additions and Notes, by John Wilson Croker, LL.D. F.R.S. Brown boards beautifully embossed with floral motifs. Gold lettering on spine. Spine cracked and chipped and some parts mising. Boards bumped and chipped on all sides. Cracked hinge on front end paper of Volume II. Tissue over frontispiece engraving of Boswell. Some foxing. Interior in good shape with tight binding. Volume II inside front end paper ripped at top right-hand corner. Half of the next page is cut off. Previous owner's stamp (W.W. Stuart) at upper right-hand corner of next page. Tissue over frontispiece. No cracks. Some foxing. Interior in good shape with tight binding. A "must-read" for every well-educated Victorian gentleman. A classic. Collectible.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Richard Bentley, 1854. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. London: Richard Bentley, 1854. Volume I: 430 pages. Volume II: 459 pages. Second Edition, With Additions. Stamped rust coloured covers. Year printed in Roman numerals. Volume I spine is split and cracked with small sections missing. Rust coloured end papers with Ex-Libris on inside front cover. Some yellowing and a little bit of foxing. No loose pages. Binding is good. Corners bumped with usual shelf wear. Volume II spine is split as well. Top fourth of spine is missing. The rest of the spine is detached from the back cover otherwise all there. Bottom of spine bumped and slightly ripped. End papers same as in Volume I. Back cover a little looser than other hinges but intact. Some yellowing and minor foxing otherwise interior is in very good shape as is the binding. No loose pages. Scarce.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: The Humanities Press: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. New York: The Humanities Press: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1969. This collection of articles originated in a series of Public Lectures given in 1965 at the University of London Institute of Education. The authors of the articles are either 'pure' philosophers who are interested in education as an area in need of philosophical investigation, or people professionally employed as philosophers of education. Various contributors including G. Vesey, Gilbert Ryle, J.P. White, John Passmore, and others. 223 pages. Dust jacket is chipped along the edges, a little yellowed, a few small stains on the white back cover of DJ. Front has a tear at top and two at the bottom one of which is 1.5 inches long. Top of spine chipped, bottom rubbed. Back cover of DJ has rip at top where it meets spine. Middle near spine has two small surface rips. Front flap has lower corner clipped. Deep green boards with gilt lettering in very good… Leer más

London: Bradbury & Evans, 1850. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illustrations on Steel and Wood By the Author. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1850. Volume I: 384 pages. Dated 1849. One page loose -- the illustration 'Poor Pen' between pages 68 and 69. Hinge cracked at chapter 1. Three quarter leather and marbled boards. Highly decorative spine with raised bands and gilt lettering. End papers brown and in great shape. Volume II has no loose pages. Original cloth page markers present in both although quite thin and worn. Page marker in Volume II is only partly there but still attached. Corners, covers and spine bumped, rubbed and shelf worn. Foxing and yellowing on interior. Binding intact and holding. A nice looking set.. First Edition. Three-Quarter Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrations on Steel and Wood By the Author. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Brown covers with gold lettering on spine. Spine has bits missing; usual bumping to corners of cover. Binding a little cracked at ffep as can be seen in the photo. Some foxing to pages as is expected of a book this age. Ffep has an old price at upper right. Otherwise pages are clean and unmarked. A rare, hard to find copy.

Ottawa: S.E. Dawson, 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Ottawa: S.E. Dawson, 1898. 449 pages. Bound in maroon cloth. Gold lettering on spine. Corners and edges bumped and shelf worn. Endpapers, binding and all pages in good shape. Numerous black and white illustrations and black and white photographs. Numerous tables. Ex-Libris plate on front inside end paper. Book is in excellent shape.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Brown boards with gold lettering on spine, imprint on front cover. Corners show some bumping.Previous owner's name on half title page. Tiny gold and yellow sticker from Marionette Library, Victoria BC on inside front cover, lower right. Slight moisture damage to upper right pages near the end of the book. Page 106 was improperly cut and the small excess was folded in at some point. A very nice hard to find copy with a solid binding.

MBI Railroad Color History. The book is in As New condition. Unclipped dustjacket shows very little bumping along the edges. A very nice, hard to find copy.

London: The Ferrestone Press, Ltd., 1910. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. London: The Ferrestone Press, Ltd., 1910. One of a series of books issued under the title Famous Old Bailey Trials of the XIX Century. Blue covers with dark blue lettering on spine. A very thick book. 484 pages. Covers are a little scuffed and bumped on corners and spine ends and edges. Covers are a little marked. Back cover has some rippling at the top. Bottom of spine has a small tear and appears to have been splashed. Small tear along spine edge at back near the bottom. Top of spine cracked and chipped. ffep missing. Foxing to half title page and ensuing pages and diminishing as you progress through the book. Same foxing pattern at the back of the book. Slight foxing and browning throughout. Interior clean and unmarked. Signatures holding well. A lovely old book.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

James Mitchell also known as James Munro Mitchell. Collectible first edition. Unclipped dust jacket is chipped and torn on all edges with two small pieces missing on lower edge of back cover. Book has maroon boards in excellent shape. Interior pages are clean and unmarked.

London: Chapman and Hall, 1861. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Phiz. London: Chapman and Hall, 1861. 471 pages. Half-leather and green marbled boards. Edges all marbled. Scuffed on corners. Spine worn and scuffed. Shelf worn, foxed, and stained. Front end paper hinge was cracked and repaired at some point. Hinge cracked at page vi-vii of Contents. Back end paper, along with last page of novel, are loose. Ex Libris plate on inside front cover - "This Book Belongs To Andrew Miller". Another owner's name on inside front end paper and on title page - Fred Messiter November 1862. All other interior pages are intact and other than that one crack; binding is good.. First Edition. Half-Leather. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Phiz. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto: Ministry of Natural Resources, 1981. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Toronto: Ministry of Natural Resources, 1981. 192 pages. A Report Prepared for the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Ontario Mineral Policy Background Paper No. 13. Cover and spine sun faded to varying degrees. Corner bumping and shelf wear. Corner of lower back cover creased. Interior clean and binding tight. Book sits square. A very nice copy. Scarce.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Midwest Litho Limited, 1981. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Midwest Litho Limited, 1981. Summary Report: 19 pages. Report: 133 pages. Summary Report is stapled and shows some creasing at spine. Both publications show some minor bumping and shelf wear. Interiors in good shape, clean and bright. Report has excellent binding. Very scarce.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd., 1966. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. London: Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd., 1966. Professor Passmore of the Australian National University, Canberra, has achieved a remarkable tour de force of compression and lucidity in one of the most difficult fields any author could choose for himself -- that of the recent history of ideas. Second Edition. 574 pages. Edges of dustjacket chipped and torn with a couple of small pieces missing. Central part of DJ is still good. Spine yellowed with a few water spots. Black boards with gilt lettering on spine. A little bumped on the corners and spine tips else very good. Old price sticker on ffep. Interior clean and bright and unmarked with a good binding. A nice copy.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Regina, Saskatchewan: International Uranium Congress, 1988. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Regina, Saskatchewan: International Uranium Congress, 1988. 56 pages. Small stain on front cover. Piece of scotchtape attached at top of front cover, over the top and about one inch into inside front cover. Minimal bumping and shelf wear. Interior unmarked, clean and bright. Stapled binding.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Platt & Munk, Publishers, 1990. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Harrison Cady. New York: Platt & Munk, Publishers, 1990. Illustrated, glossy boards. Gift inscription on inside front cover. Outside back cover has minor marks. Very minor bumps at top and bottom of spine. Colour and black and white illustrations throughout book. Interior clean and bright with a tight binding. 83 pages. A very nice collectible copy.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Harrison Cady. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Rock Island, Ill.: Augustana Book Concern, 1884. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Rock Island, Ill.: Augustana Book Concern, 1884. 382 pages. Swedish psalm book. Front cover and front end paper have rips in them. Small rip in upper right hand corner extending over to spine. Another small rip on lower left on back cover where it meets the spine. Gilt lettering on front cover and spine. All three edges gilt. Otherwise good clean copy. Binding mainly good and tight except for a small crack in the spine near the end of the book.. Full-Leather. Good/No Jacket. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall.

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1962. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1962. 564 pages. Some edge and corner bumping. A little shelf worn. Black end papers in very good condition. Very little underlining. Previous owner's name on half-title page. Bottom edge corner a little scuffed. Minor moisture damage page 371. Interior clean and bright with a tight binding.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: The Aquarian Press, 1962. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. London: The Aquarian Press, 1962. 105 pages. Original grey dustjacket is stained with a few very small rips along the bottom. Sun faded spine. White boards with gold lettering on spine. Interior pages are clean with a tight binding.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.