SHERREN, Wilkinson.
The Romance of Wessex.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1902. First edition. 8vo., rebound in rust half morocco, spine decorated with an art nouveau flower design in gilt and black, 312pp. Minor rubbing o/w near fine.
The author covers the history of the Wessex people, towns and places, dialect and also provides chapters on Thomas Hardy, the Wessex novelss and a bibliography of Hardy.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1902. First edition. 8vo., rebound in rust half morocco, spine decorated with an art nouveau flower design in gilt and black, 312pp. Minor rubbing o/w near fine.
The author covers the history of the Wessex people, towns and places, dialect and also provides chapters on Thomas Hardy, the Wessex novelss and a bibliography of Hardy.
| $175 | Book Number: 5501 | Order / Enquire |
(SHERWIN, Mrs. D.S.)
Why? Or Tried In The Crucible.
Boston: James H. Earle, nd. (188-?) First edition. Orig. cloth. Cloth worn, a good copy only.
Boston: James H. Earle, nd. (188-?) First edition. Orig. cloth. Cloth worn, a good copy only.
| $35 | Book Number: 19823 | Order / Enquire |
SHINKAREV, Leonid.
The Land Beyond the Mountains. Siberia and Its People Today.
New York: Macmillan, (1973). First U.S. edition. Cloth, 250pp. Fine in d/w.
Every aspect of Siberia is covered from prehistory to a projected year 2000.
New York: Macmillan, (1973). First U.S. edition. Cloth, 250pp. Fine in d/w.
Every aspect of Siberia is covered from prehistory to a projected year 2000.
| $50 | Book Number: 11996 | Order / Enquire |
SHIPTON, Helen.
Crooked. Illustrated by R.C. Woodville.
London: Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge, nd. (1886). First edition. 8vo., orig. blue cloth pictorially dec. with design of peacock feathers, 223, 4pp.adsd dated "4.2.86." Inscription on e/paper o/w near fine.
London: Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge, nd. (1886). First edition. 8vo., orig. blue cloth pictorially dec. with design of peacock feathers, 223, 4pp.adsd dated "4.2.86." Inscription on e/paper o/w near fine.
| $200 | Book Number: 14798 | Order / Enquire |
SHIRREFF, Patrick.
A Tour Through North America; Together With A Comprehensive View Of The Comprehensive View Of The Canadas And United States. As Adapted For Agricultural Emigration.
Edinburgh: Published by Oliver and Boyd, ....... 1835. First edition. Tall 8vo., contemporary calf boards which have been recently rebacked with a new spine in tan calf with gilt stamping to the spine, new e/papers, (vi), 437pp. Rebacked with a new spine as noted above, boards have some staining and wear, a very good but not particularly attractive copy.
"The author travelled in the United States and Canada between April and November 1833. He criticizes Adam Fergusson's Practical Notes.....(1833) as being over optimistic of prospects of settlement in Canada."
Edinburgh: Published by Oliver and Boyd, ....... 1835. First edition. Tall 8vo., contemporary calf boards which have been recently rebacked with a new spine in tan calf with gilt stamping to the spine, new e/papers, (vi), 437pp. Rebacked with a new spine as noted above, boards have some staining and wear, a very good but not particularly attractive copy.
"The author travelled in the United States and Canada between April and November 1833. He criticizes Adam Fergusson's Practical Notes.....(1833) as being over optimistic of prospects of settlement in Canada."
| $400 | Book Number: 35306 | Order / Enquire |
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SHOEMAKER, M.M.
The Kingdom of the "White Woman." Cincinnati: Robert Clarke, 1894. First edition. 8vo., orig. white cloth, 207pp. Mark from removal of bookplate, cloth soiled, a good copy only.
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SHOUMATOFF, Linda and Nicholas.
Around the Roof of the World. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, (1996). First edition. Cloth, 237pp. Fine in d/w. The high mountain world of Asia; including Western Tibet, Hunza, Kokhistan, Chang Tang, and the Fadchenko Glacier.
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SHUTE, Nevil.
On The Beach. New York: William Morrow, 1957. First U.S. edition. Bookplate o/w near fine in a price clipped d/w.
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SHUTTLEWORTH, E.B.
The Windmill and Its Times. A Series of Articles Dealing with the Early Days of the Windmill.
Toronto: Edward D. Apted, Printer, 1924. First edition. 1 of 200 copies. Tall 8vo., orig. cloth, 146pp. Spine a bit faded o/w a fine copy of a scarce book.
History of the Old Windmill built in 1832 which stood in Toronto Harbour.
Toronto: Edward D. Apted, Printer, 1924. First edition. 1 of 200 copies. Tall 8vo., orig. cloth, 146pp. Spine a bit faded o/w a fine copy of a scarce book.
History of the Old Windmill built in 1832 which stood in Toronto Harbour.
| $500 | Book Number: 35859 | Order / Enquire |
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SICHEL, Edith.
The Later Years of Catherine De' Medici. London: Archibald Constable & Co., 1908. First edition. Extra-illustrated with 12 plates additional plates including a frontispiece in colour. Tall 8vo., contemporary green half morocco, cloth, raised bands, T.E.G. by Bayntun, (x), 446pp. A fine copy.
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SICHEL, Walter.
Emma Lady Hamilton From New and Original Sources and Documents Together With an Appendix of Notes and New Letters.
London: Archibald Constable, 1905. First edition. Tall 8vo., cont. dark blue half morocco, cloth, raisned bands, T.E.G., (xxiv), (552)pp. A fine copy in a nice binding.
London: Archibald Constable, 1905. First edition. Tall 8vo., cont. dark blue half morocco, cloth, raisned bands, T.E.G., (xxiv), (552)pp. A fine copy in a nice binding.
| $225 | Book Number: 9923 | Order / Enquire |
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SICHEL, Walter.
Emma Lady Hamilton From New and Original Sources and Documents Together With an Appendix of Notes and New Letters. London: Archibald Constable, 1905. First edition. Tall 8vo., green cloth, (xxiv), (552)pp. Some rubbing to the spine ends and a short tear to the top of the spine, a nice copy.
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SICILIANOS, Demetrios.
Old and New Athens. London: Putnam, (1960). First edition. Cloth, 379pp. Fine in d/w. A history of Athens in Medieval and Turkish times (1205-1821) with some information on the late 19th century.
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SIGOURNEY, Mrs. L.H.
Pleasant Memories of Pleasant Lands: Being Records in Poetry and Prose.....
London: William Tegg & Co., nd. (185-?) Later edition. 12mo., orig. red cloth with gilt decoration on the upper cover and spine, 276, (18)pp.ads. Bookplate, wear to upper spine gutter but o/w a better than very good copy.
London: William Tegg & Co., nd. (185-?) Later edition. 12mo., orig. red cloth with gilt decoration on the upper cover and spine, 276, (18)pp.ads. Bookplate, wear to upper spine gutter but o/w a better than very good copy.
| $85 | Book Number: 33037 | Order / Enquire |
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SILBERMAN, Neil Asher.
Digging for God and Country Exploration, Archaeology, and the Secret Struggle for the Holy Land 1799-1917. New York: Knopf, 1982. First edition. Cloth, 228pp. Fine in d/w.
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SILLEN, Samuel.
Women Against Slavery.
New York: Mases & Mainstream, (1955). First edition. Wrappers, 102pp. Very good.
Contains information on 15 women abolitionists including; Prudence Crandall, Lucretia Mott, Harriet Tubman, Susan B. Anthony, Stowe, Jane Swisshelm, and others.
New York: Mases & Mainstream, (1955). First edition. Wrappers, 102pp. Very good.
Contains information on 15 women abolitionists including; Prudence Crandall, Lucretia Mott, Harriet Tubman, Susan B. Anthony, Stowe, Jane Swisshelm, and others.
| $45 | Book Number: 25355 | Order / Enquire |
(SIMCOE COUNTY--ATLAS--GOAD, Charles E).
Insurance Plan of the Town of Simcoe, Ont. Population 6908, Plan Dated April 1949.
Toronto & Montreal: Underwriter's Survey Bureau, 1949. Atlas. Folio (55.1 x 31.5 cm), Green cloth covered boards with rivets on the inside, which hold the maps between the boards (there is no spine as issued), 18 double page linen backed maps. Some wear to the edges of the boards, particularly the lower left hand cornerof the upper board that has a strip of wear extending 10cms up from the bottom, but o/w very good. Uncommon.
Toronto & Montreal: Underwriter's Survey Bureau, 1949. Atlas. Folio (55.1 x 31.5 cm), Green cloth covered boards with rivets on the inside, which hold the maps between the boards (there is no spine as issued), 18 double page linen backed maps. Some wear to the edges of the boards, particularly the lower left hand cornerof the upper board that has a strip of wear extending 10cms up from the bottom, but o/w very good. Uncommon.
| $1200 | Book Number: 36526 | Order / Enquire |
SIMENON, Georges.
The Widower.
London: Hamish Hamilton, (1961). First edition in English. Fine in an about fine d/w.
London: Hamish Hamilton, (1961). First edition in English. Fine in an about fine d/w.
| $65 | Book Number: 16988 | Order / Enquire |
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SIMMONS, James C.
Passionate Pilgrims. English Travellers to the World of the Desert Arabs. New York: William Morrow, (1987). First edition. Cloth, 399pp. Fine in d/w. "Here are the true legends of those men and women who, under the spell of a passionate enchantment, lived and loved among nomadic tribes of the Arabian desert.
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SIMOND, L.
Travels In Switzerland IN 1817, 1818, and 1819. Translated from the French. London: Printed for Sir Richard Phillips, 1822. Tall 8vo., recently rebound with a brown calf spine, boards, leather spine label, 128pp. Occasional foxing o/w a fine copy.
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