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American Orders and Societies and Their Decorations

By: Hood, Jennings; Young, Charles J.

Price: $99.95

Publisher: London, Imprint unknown: 1991

Seller ID: 661H3525

ISBN: 0948130938

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

0948130938 107 pages. Index. Color plates. 1991 facsimile reprint of the 1917 first edition. "The Objects of the Military and Naval Orders, Commemorative and Patriotic Societies of the United States and the Requirements for Membership therein." - subtitle. Armorial bookplate upon recto of color-illustrated frontispiece otherwise clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear to gilt-decorated navy blue boards. Binding tight. No dust jacket, presumably as issued. An excellent copy.
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A bibliography of Canadian fiction (English) (Victoria University Library. Publication)

By: Horning, Lewis Emerson

Price: $99.95

Publisher: Toronto, Printed for the Library by W. Briggs: 1904

Seller ID: 515H3419

ISBN: B00085L0LA

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fair

B00085L0LA 82 pages. Chips from covers. Recent tape repair to spine. Contents clean and unmarked. A worthy copy of this informative vintage reference. From a limited printing of 200 copies.
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Catalogue of British and American Book Plates (Bookplates) Bequeathed to the Trustees of the British Museum By Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks - Franks Bequest: Volume II (Two/2) Only, H-R

By: Howe, E.R.J. Gambier F.S.A.

Price: $4,500.00

Publisher: London, Printed By Order of the Trustees of the British Museum: 1904

Seller ID: 843H2094

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

Bookplate of V.M. Turnbull inside front board suggests this copy may have belonged to the owner of the famous collection now held by the Fitzwilliam Museum at Cambridge. Bookplate of Hugh John McLean upon front free endpaper. [4], 443 pages. All six plates present. The entire catalogued Franks bequest contained 35,098 plates. Above-average wear to publisher's black cloth. Innumerable small light pencil marginal tick marks beside items of interest. Narrow opening in binding at page 259. Volume II only of this renowned three volume reference.
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Catalogue of British and American Book Plates (Bookplates) Bequeathed to the Trustees of the British Museum By Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks - Franks Bequest: Volume III (Three/3) Only, S-Z, Supplements

By: Howe, E.R.J. Gambier F.S.A.; Colvin, Sidney (Preface)

Price: $4,500.00

Publisher: London, Printed By Order of the Trustees of the British Museum: 1904

Seller ID: 843H2095

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

Bookplate of V.M. Turnbull inside front board suggests this copy may have belonged to the owner of the famous collection now held by the Fitzwilliam Museum at Cambridge. Bookplate of Hugh John McLean upon front free endpaper. [6], 387 pages. All six plates present. "Includes several minor and supplementary series, viz., one of about two hundred anonymous plates which it has not been found possible to identify; Royal plates; plates of Universities, Colleges and Schools; Premium or school-prize plates; plates of Ecclesiastical, Parochial, and Public Libraries; Naval and Military and Lega...
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The Price-Codes of the Book-Trade: A Preliminary Guide

By: Jackson, Ian; [Exhumation]

Price: $79.95

Publisher: USA, Ian Jackson: 2010

Seller ID: 333H2605

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

31 pages. Index. A fascinating historical explanation of the cryptic characters often pencilled by booksellers inside their used books. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy. Author was a highly-regarded bookseller.
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Notes of a fly fisher: an attempt at a grammar of the art for beginners: With hints on health

By: Jackson, W. S

Price: $99.95

Publisher: London, Fishing Gazetee: 1927

Seller ID: 411H4232

ISBN: B00IB3KEX6

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

B00IB3KEX6 191 pages. Index. Black and white diagrams. Marbled endpapers. Gilt lettering upon publisher's navy blue cloth. Chapters include Casting, Fish & Fishing, Flies, Knots, Outfit, Utilia Quaedam, Hints on Health. Binding intact. Unmarked with average wear. Dust jacket not included. A sound vintage copy. STARKMAN & READ p.88.
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Melting Pot: An Annotated Bibliography and Guide to Food and Nutrition Information for Ethnic Groups in America (Garland Reference Library of Social Science, Vol. 351)

By: Jacqueline M. Newman

Price: $49.95

Publisher: USA, Garland Publishing: 1986

Seller ID: 753H1704

ISBN: 082404326X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

082404326X xii, 194 pages. Addresses food, nutrition, and health related dietary concerns of the major ethnic groups in the United States. Lists hundreds of works, categorized by ethnicity. Average wear. Binding sound. Usual library markings. A worthy reference copy.
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Automotive Mascot, The: Purpose Form & Function, Vol 1

By: James R. Colwill

Price: $199.95

Publisher: Canada, 2014

Seller ID: 843G3804

ISBN: 097388665X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

097388665X 144 pages. Gorgeous color photography throughout. Presents 91 mascots, most in life size, tracing a chronology of design from 1900 to 1923. Many of these mascots appear in no other reference works. Includes 33 US design patent drawings with their respective mascots. New in shrinkwrap. From print run of only 300. Will not be reprinted. A must-have for any serious automotive mascot enthusiast.
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Automotive Mascot, The: Purpose Form & Function Vol. 2

By: James R. Colwill

Price: $199.95

Publisher: Canada, 2014

Seller ID: 843G3805

ISBN: 0973886668

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

0973886668 144 pages. Gorgeous color photography throughout. Presents 100 mascots, most in life size, tracing a chronology of design from 1920 to 1939. Many of these mascots appear in no other reference works. Includes 30 US design patent drawings with their respective mascots. New in shrinkwrap. From print run of only 300. Will not be reprinted. A must-have for any serious automotive mascot enthusiast.
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Alberta History and Its predecessor Alberta Historical Review Cumulative Index, 1953-2006

By: Jobson, Valerie K.

Price: $149.95

Publisher: Calgary, AB, Canada, Historical Society of Alberta: 2007

Seller ID: 723H0631

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

244 pages. "To celebrate the centennial of its founding in 1907, the Historical Society presents this new index to cover all issues from 1953 to the end of 2006... Contains all articles listed by the author's last name and by title. Also includes names of all people mentioned in articles and photo captions, listed by their last name. Contains most place-names, including cities, towns, villages, forts, lakes, rivers, and some mountains, passes, hills, trails, buildings and other structures. Names of businesses and organizations have been indexed where relevant" - from Foreword. Cle...
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A Catalogue of Rare English Books on Banking, Economics & Trade in the Library of Amex Bank Limited

By: John Drury

Price: $199.95

Publisher: London, 1982

Seller ID: 313H0854

ISBN: B001NCN8RG

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

B001NCN8RG 192 pages. "This catalogue is of the section of rare books in English of the library of Amex Bank" - from verso of title page. Includes 502 detailed listings arranged by author with summaries, physical descriptions, publishing details and, in some instances, black and white reproductions of title pages. Noteworthy listings are specially identified with headings such as; "The Earliest English Work on Mining"; "The First Great Survey of Poverty"; "A Virulent Attack on Usury"; "The South Sea Bubble"; etc. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding...
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Did The Corinthians Ever Write Back? Ultimate One-Upmanship

By: Kenneth J. Weber

Price: $49.95

Publisher: Don Mills, ON, Canada, Stoddard: 1995

Seller ID: 33301268

ISBN: 0773757457

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

0773757457 204 pages. From the bestselling author of Five-Minute Mysteries. Goes the extra mile to stump even the most dedicated trivia fans with classic memory teasers, each one followed by a memory stumpter. It's the ultimate in trivia one-upmanship! Clean and unmarked but for small remainder dot upon bottom edge of text. Light wear. Nice copy.
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British Columbia: A Bibliography of Industry, Labour, Resources & Regions for the Social Sciences

By: Kent, Duncan

Price: $69.95

Publisher: British Columbia, B.C. Studies/UBC: 1978

Seller ID: 121A7135

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

199 pages. Usual library markings. Moderate wear. Sound working copy. (Location: Reference Collection)
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Glass in Canada

By: King, Thomas B.

Price: $99.95

Publisher: Canada, Boston Mills Pr: 1987

Seller ID: 128H4149

ISBN: 0919783015

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

0919783015 318 pages. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Index and bibliography. Map endpapers. Printed upon glossy stock. "The first definitive book to cover in depth all aspects of Canadian glass production - containers, tableware, industrial ware, flat glass, commercial handblowing and studio glass blowing. Over 70 glass operations have been researched and hundreds of glass personalities identified." - dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this superl...
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Starrett Precision Tools, Steel Tapes, Dial Indicators, Hack Saws - Fine Tools from the World's Greatest Toolmakers, Catalog (Catalogue) 26 (Twenty-Six)

By: L.S. Starrett Company Staff

Price: $69.95

Publisher: Athol, Massachusetts, The L.S. Starrett Company: 1938

Seller ID: 333H0054

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fair

282 pages. Index. Profusely illustrated with detailed diagrams. Sections include: tool sets; ground flat stock; steel rules; transits and levelling instruments; combination squares and sets; vernier calipers and height gauges; micrometer calipers; indicators "last word"; indicators - dial and test; sets of automotove tools; gauges - screwpitch & thickness; calipers - dividers; gauges - drill and wire; levels; hacksaw frames and blades; reference tables. Faint ink stamp on front cover suggests this copy formerly belonged to The Western Iron Stores Co. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Above...
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Leica illustrated guide II: Lenses, accessories & special models

By: Lager, James L

Price: $59.95

Publisher: U.S.A., Morgan & Morgan: 1978

Seller ID: 843G3139

ISBN: 0871001381

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

0871001381 256 pages. "A richly illustrated road map through a territory as fascinating as it is unfamiliar for most owners, collectors, and enusiasts of Leica and Leicaflex equipment. Its subject: the lenses, viewfinders, motors, and other small accessories that were part of the classic screw mount Leica system between 1925 and 1960." - from back cover. Printed upon glossy stock. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy.
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The Hudson Pewter Collection By Lance International - Form No. 992

By: Lance International

Price: $79.95

Publisher: USA, Lance International: 1978

Seller ID: 513G3865

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

28 pages. Index. Glossy color photography throughout. Includes dimensions and series limits for many of these wonderful pieces. Featured item entitled "Dangerous Encounter" features Native Americans hunting bison. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound reference copy.
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Public relations, the Edward L. Bernayses and the American scene: A bibliography (Useful reference series)

By: Larson, Keith A

Price: $750.00

Publisher: USA, F. W. Faxon Co: 1978

Seller ID: 517H3200

ISBN: 0873051181

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

0873051181 viii, 774 pages. Several indexes. Documents 4,079 items. Average wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. A sound reference copy of this, a guide to the substantial writings by and about Edward L. Bernays, the man who has, in recent years, come to be known as the 'Father of Spin'. Also includes writings by and about his wife, Doris E. Fleischman.
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A Treatise of Artillery: Or, of the Arms and Machines Used in War Since the Invention of Gunpowder. Being the First Part of Le Blond's Elements

By: LeBlond, Guillaume.

Price: $250.00

Publisher: Ottawa, Canada, Museum Restoration Service, 1970.: 1970

Seller ID: 243H3522

ISBN: B00AKONYYK

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

B00AKONYYK #350 of 700 facsimile copies of the 1746 first edition specially reprinted in 1970. [10], 118, 15 [plates] pages. "Being the first part of Le Blond's Elements of War - written in French by that eminent mathematician, for the use of Lewis Charles of Lorraine, Count de Brionne, and published for the introduction of the young gentlemen in the armies of France." - subtitle. "Was a standard reference on the continent. Covers much the same field as Muller and Rudyerd in the period just prior to the French and Indian Wars." - dust jacket. Armorial bookplate upon front f...
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The Illustrated who's who of the cinema

By: Lloyd, Ann; Fuller, Graham

Price: $199.95

Publisher: New York, NY, U.S.A., Macmillan Publishing Company: 1983

Seller ID: 333A7049

ISBN: 0856135216

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

0856135216 Presents concise biographies of influential personalities from Khwaja Abbas straight through to Adolph Zukor! Excellent photographs in colour and black and white. Reference library markings. Moderate wear. Clean and tight. Quality set.
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Category: Reference