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My 60 Memorable Games
by Fischer, Bobby
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My 60 Memorable Games, Fischer, Bobby. Published by Faber & Faber, London, 1969. First British Edition. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 384pp., text illustrations, index. Selected and annotated by Bobby Fischer, introduction to the games by Larry Evans. Blue cloth boards with gilt spine titles. Top corner is clipped on free endpaper and half-title; light dusting and spotting to outside… Read more about this item Item Price
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New and Complete Manual of Maori Conversation
by S.A. (Suzanne Aubert a.k.a. Sister Mary Joseph)
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New and Complete Manual of Maori Conversation: Containing Phrases and Dialogues on a Variety of Useful and Interesting Topics, Together with a few General Rules of Grammar; and a Comprehensive Vocabulary, S.A. (Suzanne Aubert a.k.a. Sister Mary Joseph). Published by Lyon and Blair, Wellington, New Zealand, 1885. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall., 197pp. Brown cloth boards… Read more about this item Item Price
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The " ABC " British Columbia Lumber Trade Directory and Year Book 1946
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The " ABC " British Columbia Lumber Trade Directory and Year Book 1946, Published by Progress Publishing Co. Ltd, Vancouver, 1946. Fifteenth edition. 242pp. with index; several trade advertisements throughout. Red cloth boards with black titles front and spine. Contents are in fine condition without marks, tears or folds. Front board is faded with a few water and smudge marks… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
by Christopher Coredon and Ann Williams
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A Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases, Christopher Coredon and Ann Williams. Published by D.S. Brewer, 2004. First Edition. Illustrated card covers. 8vo up to 9½" tall., ix + 308pp, bibliography. Contents are in fine, unread condition; light shelf wear to card edges.
Contains 3,400 terms as headwords, ranging from the legal and ecclesiastic to the more prosaic words of… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Concise Scots Dictionary
by Robinson, Mairi [editor]
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The Concise Scots Dictionary, Robinson, Mairi [editor]. Published by Aberdeen University Press, Aberdeen, Scotland, 1985. First Edition. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 820pp. with notes, maps, appendices, index. Purple cloth boards, charted endpapers. Volume is in fine, unmarked condition; unclipped jacket has fading and light edge wear and is otherwise fine. The Concise Scots Dictionary contains meanings, spelling variants, pronunciation,… Read more about this item Item Price
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The History of the Science Fiction Magazine, Vol. 3: 1946-1955
by Michael Ashley.
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The History of the Science Fiction Magazine, Vol. 3: 1946-1955, Michael Ashley. Published by Contemporary Books, Chicago, IL, 1977. First Edition. 349pp. Blue cloth boards. Contents in fine condition; dust jacket was taped to head and tail of boards leaving marks; fading to jacket spine. Item Price
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Your Wings
by Jordanoff, Assen
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Your Wings, Jordanoff, Assen, Published by Funk & Wagnalls, New York and London, 1940. New Edition. Small Quarto, 9 3/4" tall., ix, 281pp. with illustrations by Frank L. Carlson, Fred L. Meagher and Eric Sloane. Blue cloth boards with black titles front and spine. Volume is in near fine condition, without markings or tears; unclipped jacket is in very good… Read more about this item Item Price
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Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying
by Langewiesche, Wolfgang
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Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying, Langewiesche, Wolfgang. Published by McGraw Hill Book Company, 1972. 8vo up to 9½" tall. 390 pp., illustrated, index. A new flying decal of Canadian Owners and Pilots Association is laid in. Blue boards, with gilt titles. Light sunning to top edge of boards and otherwise, both volume and unclipped jacket… Read more about this item Item Price
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Pioneer Tales of Burnaby
by Sone, Michael, Editor
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Pioneer Tales of Burnaby: Early Burnaby as Recalled by the Settlers Themselves Who Arrived from Every Corner of the World between 1888 and 1930, Sone, Michael, Editor. Published by Corporation of the District of Burnaby, Burnaby, 1987. First Edition, First printing. 4to 11" - 13" tall; 495pp. with black and white photographs, index. Light brown cloth boards with gilt spine… Read more about this item Item Price
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Framfari 1877 to 1880
by Houser, George J. (translator]
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Framfari 1877 to 1880, Houser, George J. (translator]. Published by Gimli Chapter, Icelandic National League of North America, Gimli, Manitoba, Canada, 1986. George Houser, translator ; foreword by Arni Bjarnarson ; foreword translated into English by Alan Boucher. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; xii, 748 pp. Brown leatherette with mapped endpapers. Facsimile reprints of the first two years… Read more about this item Item Price
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Looking Back. Pioneers of Bytown and March: Nicholas Sparks and Hamnett Kirkes Pinhey, their Antecedents and their Descendants
by Heydon, Naomi Slater
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Looking Back. Pioneers of Bytown and March: Nicholas Sparks and Hamnett Kirkes Pinhey, their Antecedents and their Descendants, Heydon, Naomi Slater. Published by Nemo Publications, Ottawa, 1980. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 542pp. with index, bibliography, maps, photos., illustrations, tables and, genealogical charts. Blue cloth boards with silver titles silver front and spine; family tree to… Read more about this item Item Price
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Our Documents: 100 Milestone Documents from the National Archives
by The National Archives; Carlin, John [Introduction]; Beschloss, Michael [Foreword]
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Our Documents: 100 Milestone Documents from the National Archives, The National Archives; Carlin, John [Introduction]; Beschloss, Michael [Foreword]. Published by Oxford University Press, 2006. Glossy card covers. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 256pp. illustrated in black and white and colour. Contents in fine, unmarked condition;. minimal shelf wear to card covers;
Our Documents is a collection of 100… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Oxford Dictionary of Classical Myth and Religion
by Price, Simon; Kearns, Emily
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The Oxford Dictionary of Classical Myth and Religion, Price, Simon; Kearns, Emily. Published by Oxford University Press, UK, 2003. First Edition. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 599 pp. Volume is in fine, unread condition and housed in a fine, unclipped jacket.
Drawn from the acclaimed Oxford Classical Dictionary, The Oxford Dictionary of Classical Myth and Religion offers a fully… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Vintage Pattern Selector with CD-ROM: The Sewers Guide to Choosing Using Retro Styles
by Barnfield, Jo
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The Vintage Pattern Selector with CD-ROM: The Sewers Guide to Choosing Using Retro Styles, Barnfield, Jo. Published by B.E.S. Publishing, 2012. Small 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 192pp. with index. Laminated illustrated card covers. Light bump to lower corner and otherwise copy is as new.
Patterns representing fashions from the 1930s, '40s, 50s, and 60s include blouses, skirts, tunic… Read more about this item Item Price
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Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry: A History
by Harkness, John Graham
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Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry: A History, Harkness, John Graham. Published by Mutual Press Ltd., Ottawa, Ont., Canada, 1946. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 601pp., illustrated with maps, line drawings, landscapes and photographic portraits of notable inhabitants. Blue textured boards with gilt titles front and spine. Volume is in unread, as new conditions with a couple of tiny bumps to rear… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ephesus: The New Guide
by Scherrer, Peter; Efes Muzesi
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Ephesus: The New Guide, Scherrer, Peter; Efes Muzesi. Published by Ege Yayinlari, Turkey, 2000. Card covers. 250pp. with illustrations, tables, references, glossary, index; rear fold out of plans. In fine, unread, unmarked condition with tiny curl to corner of front cover..
A valuable and authoritative guide to the archaeological site of Ephesus and the contents of the Ephesus Museum, written by… Read more about this item Item Price
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Official National Survey Maps: New England with Descriptive Guide and Historical Notes
by Crocker, L. V.
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Official National Survey Maps: New England with Descriptive Guide and Historical Notes, Crocker, L. V. (topographer). Published by The National Survey Co., Chester, Vermont, Circa 1925 (undated). 8vo up to 9½" tall., 175pp. Flexible burgundy boards with gilt emblem and titles. Contents in fine condition with tight binding and without markings or tears; light rubbing to board edges. A compilation… Read more about this item Item Price
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Urasenke Chanoyu: Handbook One and Two
by Soshitsue Sen XV Grand Master
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Urasenke Chanoyu: Handbook One and Two, Soshitsue Sen XV Grand Master. Published by Urasenke Foundation, Kyoto, 1984. Second edition. Card covers with gilt and black titles. 4to up to 12" tall; Volume 1: 128pp., Volume 2: 197pp. Illustrated. Contents in fine, unmarked condition; very light shelf wear to covers.
This is an authorized English-language handbook for beginning students with step-by-step… Read more about this item Item Price
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Collecting Old Maps
by Manasek, Francis J.
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Collecting Old Maps, Manasek, Francis J. Published by Terra Nova Press, Norwich, VT, 2002. 4to up to 12" tall; xii, 308pp. with appendices, colour and black and white illustrations, index. Brown cloth boards, black titles front and spine
Volume is in fine, unread condition; unclipped jacket has very light shelf wear. An authoritative introduction to the world of map collecting. Item Price
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The Home Radio How to Make and Use It
by Verrill, A. Hyatt
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The Home Radio How to Make and Use It, Verrill, A. Hyatt. Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1922. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 105pp with diagrams; rear ads; laid in T. Eaton Co. advertisement supplement for radio sets and parts. Dark yellow pictorial cloth, printed in blue. In very nice condition; ghost mark to… Read more about this item Item Price
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