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3664 Boardman, John and Pope, Maurice. GREEK VASES IN CAPE TOWN. Cape Town South African Museum, 1961 First Edition. Near fine softcover, white card covers, illustration on front. Black & white plates.
18.00

4819 Bomford, David; Kirby, Jo; Leighton, John; Roy, Ashok. ART IN THE MAKING : IMPRESSIONISM. New Haven, CT, U.S.A. Yale University Press, 1991 Published in co-operation with The National Gallery, London. A near fine hardcover, previous owner's name stamped on front endpaper under jacket flap. This book provides an in-depth analysis of specifics of the paintings. 0300050356
70.00

4525 Bord, Janet and Bord, Colin. MYSTERIOUS BRITAIN. Frogmore, St Albans, Hertfordshire Paladin/ Granada Publishing Limited, 1979 Reprint. A very good copy, light creasing top back corner of cover. Illustrated in black and white.
10.00

3747 Brent, Linda; Child, L. Maria (editor). INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF A SLAVE GIRL. New York Harvest Books / Harcourt Brace, 1973 A near fine trade paperback, pages clean and tight. Fifth printing. 0156443503
12.50

2371 Brody, Hugh. MAPS AND DREAMS: INDIANS AND THE BRITISH COLUMBIAN FRONTIER. Vancouver Douglas & McIntyre, 1988 A journey into the lives and lands of the Beaver Indians, forest-hunters of the Canadian Sub-Arctic. Near fine paperback. Fourth printing. Originally published in 1981, revised in 1988. 0-88894-593-0
10.00

3658 Brown, A C and Catling, H W. ANCIENT CYPRUS. Ashmolean Museum, 1975 First Edition, a near fine copy, blue card covers, sunned across top half inch. Black & white illustrations and photographs throughout. 0-9000-9018-9
12.00

1511 Brown, Dee. BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE: AN INDIAN HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN WEST. New York Henry Holt & Company, Inc., 1991 Trade paperback, first Owl edition. 0805017305
10.00

005343 Burban, Michael. LESSONS FROM MICHELANGELO. Nre y Watson-Guptill Publications, 1986 "Figure drawing based on techniques of the master". A near fine hardcover in a near fine dustjacket, 144pages. 0823027481
125.00

005217 Burgess, Anthony. 99 NOVELS: THE BEST IN ENGLISH SINCE 1939. New York Simon & Schuster, 1985 A near fine trade paperback. 0671554859
12.50

1128 Burgess, Anthony. ON GOING TO BED. New York Abbeville Press, 1982 Stated first US edition. A fine edition in a very fine dustjacket, with slight bumping along edges. Illustrated with 129 plates, 121 in colour. A history and psychology of beds and mankind.
14.00

3762 Burt, Sandra (editor); Code, Lorraine (editor); Dorney, Lindsay (editor). CHANGING PATTERNS: WOMEN IN CANADA. Toronto McClelland & Stewart, 1988 How the women's movement changed the lives of women in Canada. First Edition, a near fine trade paperback, pages slightly darkened but clean and tight, no underlining, light crease on back card. 0771028539
14.00

1856 Bushnell, O.A., editor. THE ILLUSTRATED ATLAS OF HAWAII. Norfolk, Australia Island Heritage Limited, 1970 First Edition. A fine copy, illustrated card wraps, quarto, 72 pp. Text history of Hawaii by Gavan Daws, illustrated by Joseph Feher.
10.00

2073 Cahill, Jack. IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE WAR, SWITCH THE DAMN THING OFF! THE ADVENTURES OF A FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT. Don Mills, Ontario Musson Book Company/ General Publishing Co. Limited, 1980 The experiences of Toronto Star reporter at the time of the fall of Saigon, the US withdrawal from Vietnam. First Edition. Previous owner's inscription on front facing end page. A very good copy in a very good, price-clipped dustjacket. 0-7737-0043-9
10.00

3768 Calabria, Michael D.. FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE IN EGYPT AND GREECE : HER DIARY AND "VISIONS". Albany, NY, U.S.A. State University of New York Press, 1996 (SUNY Series in Western Esoteric Traditions) A fine trade paperback. Illustrated throughout. 0791431169
14.00

004937 Cameron, Stevie. OTTAWA INSIDE OUT. Toronto Key Porter Books, 1989 A near fine hardcover in a near fine dustjacket. 1550131508
10.00

005379 Cator, Mark. KEEPERS OF KINGDOM : THE ANCIENT OFFICES OF BRITAIN. London, United Kingdom Seven Dials, 2000 A fine softcover, illustrated wraps, 324 pages, fully illustrated in colour. 1841880736
22.00

004885 The Chapel 100th Anniversary Committee. FIRST UNITED CHURCH PORT CREDIT, THE CHAPEL'S 100 YEARS 1894-1994. 1994 Pamphlet, 24 pages with illustrated card covers. Foreword by Ken Gallinger. Includes brief biographies of the contributions of Peter Jones, Egerton Ryerson, Abram Block, and black and white photos of J R Shaw, Garnet W Lynd, Stanley L Osborne, Alfred C Forrest, Fred H Joblin.
12.50

3872 Chettle, G H. HAMPTON COURT PALACE. London Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1956 Third edition, eighth impressions. Illustrated card covers, black & white and coloured illustrations throughout, 28 pages. Ministry of Public Building and Works Guide Book.
10.00

005256 Clark, Kenneth. THE BEST OF AUBREY BEARDSLEY. New York, New York, U.S.A. Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1978 A very good hardcover, remainder spray appears lightly across bottom pages edges, previous owner's gift inscriptionon title page. Pages are clean and bright. Black illustrated dustjacket is glossy with minor edgewear. 0385145438
20.00

4026 Coates, Ken; McGuinness, Fred. MANITOBA: THE PROVINCE AND THE PEOPLE. Edmonton Hurtig Publishers Ltd., 1987 A fine copy in a fine dustjacket. 0888303173
14.00

4164 Colombo, John Robert. NEW DIRECTION IN CANADIAN POETRY. Toronto Holt, Rinehart and Winston of Canada Limited, 1971 First printing. A near fine copy in card covers, 87 pages, black & white illustrations.. 0039233456
15.00

3438 Colombo, John Robert (editor). RHYMES & REASONS : NINE CANADIAN POETS DISCUSS THEIR WORK. Toronto Holt, Rinehart and Winston Canada Limited, 1971 First Edition, a near fine softcover, illustrated front flap folds out. Poets include Bowering, Helwig, Jonas, Kearns, MacEwan, Marshall, Newlove, Nowlan and Yates. 0-03-923386-3
20.00

2247 Colton, Timothy J.. BIG DADDY: FREDERICK G. GARDINER AND THE BUILDING OF METROPLITAN TORONTO. Toronto University of Toronto Press, 1980 First Edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dustjacket. 0-8020-2393-2
15.00

2834 Coogan, Tim Pat. THE TROUBLES: IRELAND'S ORDEAL 1966-1996 AND THE SEARCH FOR PEACE. London Arrow Books Limited, 1996 Revised and updated edition. Trade paperback, 589pp, black & white photos. 0-09-946571-X
10.00

1646 Coysh, A.W.. HISTORIC ENGLISH INNS. Newton Abbot David & Charles (Publishers) Limited, 1972 History and literary associations of over 230 of the most interesting inns in England. Jacket illustration is The Mermaid Inn, Rye, Sussex. A very good copy, light marking on red cloth boards in a near fine dustjacket. First Edition. 0715355376
21.00

4386 Cranston, J. Herbert. HURONIA: CRADLE OF ONTARIO'S HISTORY. Barrie Ontario Simcoe County Historical Association, 1979 Eighth printing. A near fine copy in green card covers.
12.50

3182 Cruz, Arturo Jr. MEMOIRS OF A COUNTER-REVOLUTIONARY: LIFE WITH THE CONTRAS, THE SANDINISTAS, AND THE CIA. New York Doubleday, 1989 First American Edition. A fine copy in a near fine dustjacket. 0-385-24879-2
10.00

4548 Curtin, Katie. WOMEN IN CHINA. New York Pathfinder Press, 1975 A 70's examination of the changes in women's roles in China since the Revolution. Trade paperback, light wear to cover, pages clean and tight. 0873484045
7.50

005081 Davies, Norman. HEART OF EUROPE: THE PAST IN POLAND'S PRESENT. Oxford Oxford Univ Press, 2001 A fine trade papreback, black & white photos, 483 pages. 0192801260
16.50

3245 de Bray, Emile Frederic. A FRENCHMAN IN SEARCH OF FRANKLIN: DE BRAY'S ARCTIC JOURNAL 1852-1854. Toronto University of Toronto Press, 1992 Translated and edited by William Barr. First Edition, a fine copy in a near fine dustjacket, small tear at spine edge. 0-8020-2813-6
16.00

3420 de Breffny, Brian. IRISH FAMILY NAMES: ARMS, ORIGINS AND LOCATIONS. Twickenham, Middlesex Strawberry Hill Press Ltd, 1986 Colour photographs by George Mott. Reprint. Softcover, front-facing endpage missing, otherwise contents clean and tight, illustrated throughout. Originally published by Gill and MacMillan Limited, Dublin in 1982. 0-7171-1225-X
10.00

4407 Dea, Patrick O. (editor). A CLASS OF OUR OWN. Dublin 14, Ireland New Island Books, 1994 Conversation about Class in Ireland with Peter McVerry, Finbarr Flood, Joe Duffy, Mick Rafferty, Alice Taylor, Frances Fitzgerald, Carmencita Hederman, Mick Doyle, Joseph O'Connor, Lord Inchiquin, Noel Browne. A near fine softcover, pages clean and tight. 1874597022
20.00

005242 Devries, Bernard; Lemery, Denys; Sadler, Michael. THE STORY OF MUSIC IN CARTOON FROM PRE-HISTORY TO THE PRESENT. London MacDonald & Co Publishers Ltd, 1978 A near fine hardcover, bottom corners slightly bumped, pages clean and bright, glossy illustrated boards, 143 pages. 035609409X
20.00

1477 Donovan, katie and Kennelly, Brendan, editors. DUBLINES. Newcastle Bloodaxe Books, 1996 A comprehensive anthology on Dublin. A fine copy in a fine dustjacket. 1852242566
28.00

4797 Dorsey, Hebe. AGE OF OPULENCE : THE BELLE EPOQUE IN THE PARIS HERALD, 1890-1914. New York, NY, U.S.A. Harry N. Abrams Incorporated, 1987 A fine hardcover, burgundy cloth-covered boards, in a fine dustjacket. 147 pages of illustrations, including 16 in colour, from the archives of the International Herald Tribune. 0810918544
37.50

4874 Doyle, Roddy. A STAR CALLED HENRY. Toronto, ON, Canada Alfred A Knopf Canada, 1999 Fiction. A fine hardcover in a fine dustjacket. 0676972357
17.50

3916 Duff, David. EUGENIE AND NAPOLEON III. London William Collins & Sons Limited, 1978 First British Edition. A very good copy, illustrated endpapers, slight spine slant, in a very good price-clipped dustjacket. 000211237X
17.00

4826 Duff, James H; Wyeth, Andrew; Hoving, Thomas; Kirstein, Lincoln. AN AMERICAN VISION : THREE GENERATIONS OF WYETH ART. New York, NY, U.S.A. Brandywine Conservancy Inc., 1987 Second printing. A near fine hardcover, brown cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on spine, previous owner-artist's name on front free end-paper, in a very good dustjacket, light wear at corners. 082121652X
60.00

005089 Dyson, John. COLUMBUS, FOR GOLD, GOD AND GLORY: IN SEARCH OF THE REAL CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS. Sevenoaks, Kent, England Madison Press Books / Hodder & Stoughton, 1991 A near fine hardcover in a very good dustjacket, wear at edges. Large format, 228 pictures, illustrated throughout. Photographs by Peter Christopher. Nautical research by Dr Luis Miguel Coin Cuenca. 0340487941
24.50

3307 Ehring, George and Roberts, Wayne. GIVING AWAY A MIRACLE: LOST DREAMS, BROKEN PROMISES & THE ONTARIO NDP. Oakville Mosaic Press, 1993 First Edition. A near fine trade paperback, 391pp. 0-88962-554-9
12.50

3250 Ellis, Jean M with Isabel Dingman. FACEPOWDER AND GUNPOWDER. Toronto S J Reginald Saunders & Company Limited, 1947 Illustrated by Jack Hambleton. First Canadian Edition, a very good copy with clean red-cloth-covered boards, very light wear at bottom edges, in a good dustjacket, chipped at corners and top of spine, wear at edges, still attractive.
15.00

3395 Ellis, Jerry. WALKING THE TRAIL : ONE MAN'S JOURNEY ALONG THE CHEROKEE TRAIL OF TEARS. New York, NY, U.S.A. Delacorte Press, 1991 BCE. A near fine copy. 0-385-30448-X
10.00

004954 Erhard, Nancie. FIRST IN ITS CLASS: THE STORY OF THE ROYAL NOVA SCOTIA YACHT SQUADRON. Halifax, Nova Scotia Nimbus Publishing Ltd., 1986 First printing. A near fine copy, previous owner's gift inscriptionon front free endpaper, in a near fine dustjacket. 156 pages, black and white photos. 0920852511
20.00

4747 Evans, Robert. THE KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE. New York Hyperion Press Limited, 1994 First printing. A near fine hardcover, pages clean and tight. Illustrated mylar dustjacket is slightly scuffed dulling the shine, otherwise near fine. 0786860596
14.00

000069 Felton, Bruce. ONE OF A KIND: A COMPENDIUM OF UNIQUE PEOPLE, PLACES, AND THINGS. New York, NY, U. S. A. HarperTrade, 1992 First Quill edition. A humorous book of curiosities and wonders. Very good condition trade paperback, light creasing on spine, writing in ink on first inside page. Pages clean and tight. 0688108156
5.95

4174 Fenton, James. LEONARDO'S NEPHEW: ESSAYS IN THE HISTORY OF ART AND ARTISTS. New York, NY, U.S.A. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1998 First American edition. A fine copy in a fine dustjacket. Fifteen previously-published essays on art and artists collected together and illustrated with black & white photos. 0374185050
17.50

4396 Filbee, Marjorie. A WOMAN'S PLACE : AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF WOMEN AT HOME FROM THE ROMAN VILLA TO THE VICTORIAN TOWN HOUSE. London Ebury Press, 1980 First edition. A very good copy, pages clean and tight, bottom corners lightly bumped. Illustrated throughout with black and white drawings and photos, page 160, residue glue oval at top of front free endpaper from price sticker but clean and tidy in a near fine dustjacket. 0852231547
24.00

3676 Finlay, J L. PRE-CONFEDERATION CANADA TO 1867. Scarborough Prentice-Hall Canada, Incorporated, 1990 First Canadian Edition, a near fine trade paperback, pages clean and tight, light creasing on back cover. 0-13-692476-X
12.00

4673 Flam, Toby Klodawski. TOBY: HER JOURNEY FROM LODZ TO SAMARKAND (AND BEYOND). Toronto Childe Thursday, 1988 Autobiography. First printing, a fine copy, card covers, comb binding. 0920459099
14.00

4229 Fonseca, Isabel. BURY ME STANDING: THE GYPSIES AND THEIR JOURNEY. New York Random House Inc, 1995 Trade paperback. A very good copy, pages clean and tight, previous owner's name written tidily at top of first promotional page. 067973743X
10.00

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