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Canterbury: University of Kent At Canterbury. Good. 1972. Softcover. Viii + 178 pp. Edited volume, 10 articles by different contributors. White softcover in plastic. Previous owner's name in pen inside front cover. Book is in good condition, clean with no other makrs. Corners slightly bumped. .

Lipsiae (Leipzig): In Aedibus B.G. Teubneri. Good with no dust jacket. 1879. Hardcover. Aeschinis Orationes: xxviii + 230 pps. Index. Preface in Latin, Text in Ancient Greek. Andocidis Orationes. Published 1880. xx + 124 pps. Index + Addenda. Preface in Latin, Text in Ancient Greek. Green marbled boards are rubbed, marbled paper coming away from board at small spot in rear, blue cloth spine with paper label is sunned and stained but sturdy. Interior end papers have some ghosting of old notes, text clean and unmarked, binding strong. ; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall .

Philadelphia: E.L. Carey & A. Hart. Fair with no dust jacket. 1833. First American Edition. Hardcover. 205 pp + ads. by the "author of Sydenham" . Vol. II only, original edition NOT A REPRINT of this novel of manners. Brown cloth spine with original paper label is age darkened, bit worn at the tips. Buff paper over cardboard boards are bit worn and grubby. Interior hinges cracked, old library label, paper is foxed and generally worn, the publisher used paper that was very irregularly cut and the edges are bit crispy, some pages not separated, title page is missing top 1/4, everything above "Sydenham" . Aged but still readable and quite scarce in the original edition.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

Toronto: Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies. Good with no dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Softcover. 0888440936 . Xiii, 285 pp. Bibliography, indices. Large octavo. Plum glossy softcover with inset of Anglo-Norman manuscript in cream and black. Some sticker residue at bottom spine, interior has institutional stamp on title and another stamp on copyright page, otherwise clean and unmarked. Slight corner curl at top corner, otherwise clean and nice. Poetry is given in Anglo-Norman with an English translation. A very usable copy. ; Studies And Texts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 285 pages .

Lipsiae (Leipzig): In Aedibus B.G. Teubneri. Good with no dust jacket. 1881. Hardcover. Antiphontis Orationes et Fragmenta Adiunctis Gorgiae Antisthenis Alcidamantis declamationibus: xlvii + 212 pps. Index. Preface in Latin, Text in Greek. Dinarchi Orationes Adiectis Demadis qui Fertur Fragmentis: Published in 1888. xxiv + 93 pps. Index. Preface in Latin, Text in Greek. Green marbled boards. Book in good condition, very clean with no marks. Exterior in good condition, some slight wear on spine and edges. Corners a little bent. Green sticker on the spine with authors names.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall .

Athena: Akadimia Athinon. Very Good. 2004. Softcover. 960404057X . Ed. and Trans. Georgios Vasilaros. Text in Ancient and Modern Greek. Intro and notes in Modern Greek. xv + 390 pps. Bibliography. Olive green paper. Book in very good condition, very clean, no pen or pencil. Page 388 has a long stain near hinge. Exterior in good condition, faint red marks on front cover. No wear or tear on cover, spine or corners. .

London: Luke Hansard & Sons. Fair with no dust jacket. 1812. Second Edition. Hardcover. Xxxii, 344 pp + [4] 499 [1] pp. Two volumes, complete, library bound in dark grey-green buckram with gilt to the spines. Half title in first volume, OCLC 52438603. Spine tips have a bit of wear but bindings generally handsome, interior normal library marks including pockets. Renewed endpapers and both free front endpapers are cracking at gutter. Vol. I half title has old tape repair, title page has some short tears, and chipping at edges, page 83 has some old repairs to the page not affecting text, some foxing throughout but otherwise clean. Vol. II is missing half title, free endpapers are cracking at gutter, title page has old stain in the margin along with library marks, last page of index has corner chipped off. A bit fragile but still whole, bindings presentable if utilitarian, still quite usable. This is the 2nd edition which was prepared by Daniel Twining. Thomas Twining was an English… Read More

Windsor, ON: Biblioasis/Gaspereau Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 2004. Limited; First Printing. Hardcover. 097358811X . KB6...61, [iii] pp. Small octavo. ½ grey cloth with black/grey/white marbled hardcovers. Limitation page at the rear with Rooke’s signature, printed at Gaspereau press, 60 softcover copies and 13 casebound copies. This casebound copy unnumbered. Spine lightly sunned, small rub mark on the front pastedown. Beautiful handmade grey/gold endpapers, small pencil erasure on first blank, interior fresh and tight. A lovely copy of a very scarce book. Biblioasis No. 1. The first limited edition chapbook in this series, by the master storyteller and Governor General's Award winning author. Leon Rooke is a novelist, short story writer, playwright, editor and critic who was born in rural North Carolina, but has lived in Canada for many years. ; Biblioasis; Vol. 1; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 61 pages .

Bucknell University Press. Good in Good dust jacket. 2005. Hardcover. 0838755976 . 298 pages + (6) contains photographs, notes, bibliographies, list of contributors and index, DJ red, beige and blue with illustration and white and black text, some fading to spine colours, minor wear to head, tail, edges and corners, book black with gold lettering on spine, minor wear to head, tail and corners, some pages marked with pen, otherwise clear, priced to reflect condition; The Bucknell Studies in Eighteenth-Century Literature and Culture; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 298 pages .

Toronto: Xanthus Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1995. Softcover. 0969870906 . I + 88 pp. Black and white softcover with image of woman on front cover. Book is in good condition clean with no marks. Signed by both both authors on title page. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by All Authors .

Oxford: The Oxford Bibliographical Society. Good with no dust jacket. 1962. Hardcover. 0901420190 . vi, 218pp + 4 unnumbered pages. Frontis, plates, references, appendices, indices. Book has navy and cream cloth and paper hardcover. Front inner hinge is cracked. Text is clear and unmarked. ; The Oxford Bibliographical Society New Series; Vol. 11; 228 pages .

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 0771022069 . KB19...Unpaginated. 50 "psalms" of joy, praise, despair, anger and forgiveness. Signed on the title page. Octavo. 1st edition and 1st Canadian. Dark grey-blue dust jacket with gilt and red has some edge wear, slight bit of wear at top of spine, NOT price clipped. Book itself is clean, square and tight. A lovely copy, scarce signed. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author .

Ann Arbor: Ardis. Good in Good dust jacket. 1988. Hardcover. 0882337785 . 207pp + 1 unnumbered page. English and German language. Signed by author on front pastedown. Book has black cloth hardcover with gold text on spine. Dust jacket is white with red text on covers and spine. Text is clear and unmarked. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 208 pages; Signed by Author .

London, Ontario: South Western Ontario Poetry. Good with no dust jacket. 1985. First Edition. Original Wraps. 091913923X . 24 pp. Gift inscription from the author on the inside front cover. Original cream paper wraps, interior is clean and unmarked. The author's poetry reflects her upbringing on the Canadian prairie. This is her first book. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 24 pages; Signed by Author .

Palgrave Macmillan. Fair in Good dust jacket. 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. 1403968160 . + (20) 257 pages +(11) contains plates, notes and index, DJ glossy blue with white lettering and illustration, minor wear to head, tail, edges and corners, book blue covers with silver lettering on spine, wear to head, tail and top edge, many pages marked with pen, priced to reflect condition ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 288 pages .

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1929. First US Edition. Hardcover. KB7. 273pp + 7 unnumbered pages. Book has blue cloth hardcover with gold text on spine. Slight marks on back cover, slight wear on spine and covers, corners slightly bent. Text is clear and unmarked. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 280 pages .

Frankfurt: Peter Lang. Good with no dust jacket. 1946. Softcover. 3631634595 . 200pp. Bibliography. Book has white and blue paper softcover with black text on covers and spine. Minor wear on corners. Sticker on back cover. Inscription on the front flyleaf, otherwise text is clear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 200 pages .

Toronto, Buffalo, London: University of Toronto Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 2007. Hardcover. 0802092942 . X + 309 pp. Appendix and index at rear. Tan DJ with black and white photo on front cover, in excellent condition. Black cloth boards. Book is in very good condition, clean with no marks. ; Toronto Italian Studies; 9.20 X 6.10 X 1.20 inches; 320 pages .

London: The Bodley Head. Good in Good dust jacket. 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. 256 pp. Yellow and white DK with image of couple on front. DJ is in good condition clean with no marks. Partially encased in plastic. Faint wear along top edge. Green cloth boards. Book is in excellent condition with no wear. Signed by previous owner in blue pen inside front cover. Otherwise clean with no other marks. ; 9.13 X 6.57 X 1.11 inches .

Lowell, MA: Daniel Bixby. Good with no dust jacket. 1846. First American Edition. Hardcover. KB17...Xvi, 17-486 pp. 452 numbered as 252, but otherwise complete. Many pages never separated. Tall octavo in original dark brown ribbed cloth with blind ruling and blind-stamped curlicue decorations. Gilt to spine and blind-stamped compartments. Corners and spine tips rubbed, top of spine chipped and a short separation at top joint. Robert Southey (1774 – 1843) was an English poet of the Romantic school, and Poet laureate from 1813 until his death. "The Chronicle of the Cid is the main web of the present volume. I have omitted such parts as relate to the general history of Spain but have no reference to Ruydiez, and I have incorporated with it whatever additional circumstances, either of fact or costume, are contained in the Cronica general or the Poema del Cid. "; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 486 pages .