Recent Arrivals from MAPLE RIDGE BOOKS

New York: Basic Books, 2024. Second Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: 452. A history of the Roman Empire from the beginnings to its inevitable end. The book is a narrative history of the Roman Empire, which sets aside any moral judgment or criticism. Includes chapter notes, a bibliography,… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2023. Fourth Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: 444. The jacket blurb describes the book as "A rich exploration of the importance of books and libraries in the ancient world that highlights how humanity's obsession with the printed word has echoed throughout the ages". The… Read more about this item

New York: Penguin Press, 2023. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: [viii] 1 - 616. De Hamel is a British librarian and an expert in Medieval manuscripts. He has written a number of books on Medieval manuscripts. This is his latest to date. This book was intended… Read more about this item

London: Sinclair-Stevenson Ltd, 1993. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: 326. SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Signed by the author (with no other writing) on the title page. The author's account of his 1992, unassisted crossing of the Antarctic continent with one companion, Dr. Michael Stroud. There… Read more about this item

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1975. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: 316. The first edition of the fourth in a series featuring a man called "Callan", a James Bond style of secret agent working for a shadowy government organization. The books were adapted to a successful BBC television… Read more about this item

Lonon: Hamish Hamilton, 1988. First Edition Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: 208. The first British edition of this novel by this publisher was in 1958. This 1988 edition is the first with the Mark Thomas illustrated dust jacket. He was able to capture the quintessential Chandler… Read more about this item

Woodland Books, 2005. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 10" x 11 1/2. pp: 183. A detailed written and pictorial history of the area weat of Toronto known as 'The Kingsway'. The book contains biographies of noted pioneer settlers, and a section on individual homes, with details of construction, including the architect. There… Read more about this item

Barnsley, England: Pen and Sword, 2018. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: 155. The biography of one of the world's most beloved, and at the same time most controversial, authors of children's books. She wrote hundreds of books for children and young readers. She has been… Read more about this item

New York: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers, 2012. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: 298. An account of the growing recognition of the truly indigenous peoples throughout the Caribbean that have survived and, indeed, prospered in modern times. The text contains articles by… Read more about this item

Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, 2007. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: 276. FIRST EDITION. An account of the various attempts over the years, to visualize urban growth along the south shore of Lake Superior. It is a study of the regional geography of the area.… Read more about this item

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2021. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: 245 [6]. Printed card covers. A history of "...clan identification markings used by Anishaabe on treaties and other legal documents from the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries..." (Preface). A very… Read more about this item

St. John's, NL: Breakwater Books Ltd., 2002. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: 312. Inscribed and signed by the author on the half-title page. Historical fiction of the fishermen of the Grand Banks, who hailed from the French territories of St. Pierre and Miquelon… Read more about this item

Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2008. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: 293. The book is a study of how artwork illustrates the changes in agriculture, and therefore agricultural land, are reflected in art through the ages. The book is illustrated throughout with examples of both art and… Read more about this item

Whitney, ON: Friends of Algonquin Park, 2003. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: 267. The story of Esther Keyser is not unlike that of other noteworthy Algonquin guides; men like Joe Lavally, and Frank Kuiack, who fell in love with the park and spent their… Read more about this item

Victoria, BC: FriesenPress, 2018. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: 282. The first edition inscribed and signed by the author on the copyright page. This is a fine, unread and unopened copy in a fine dust jacket.

Victoria, BC: FriesenPress, 2018. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: 282. The first soft cover edition signed by the author on the title page. A fine, unread copy.

Dundas, ON: DFC Flying Books, 1990. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. pp: 208. FIRST EDITION. The book is a history of the famous Harvard aircraft that served during the Second World War as a training aircraft for thousands of Allied airmen. It is known, in various… Read more about this item

Independently published, 2020. Revised Edition . Soft cover. New/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: 214. 'An exploration of the island's history, culture, customs and lifestyle of the people for the modern day traveler' (subtitle). It's the kind of book that would come in handy for a visitor that does not… Read more about this item

Marupe, Latvia: Publishing House Puse, 2002. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 8 1/2" X 9 1/2. pp: 225. Signed by the photographer/artist on the title page. The signature is dated in the year of publication. Bound in shades of green laminated boards, with the image of the photographer in black. Text in English.… Read more about this item

New York: Franklin Watts, 1987. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good, Price Clipped. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: 144. First American edition. Federico Garcia Lorca was a Spanish writer who, during The Spanish Civil War, was executed by a Fascist firing squad. After his death he became something of a cult… Read more about this item