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(CHARLES, E.R.)
Wanderings Over Bible Lands and Seas. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, nd. (190-?) Later edition. 8vo., orig. gray cloth dec. in blue, viii, (9)-416pp. Inscription o/w a near fine copy. An account of travels to Malta, Egypt, the Holy Land, Syria and Lebanon.
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(CHARLES, Elizabeth).
The Bertram Family.
London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1883. Later edition. (first published 1876). 8vo., orig. green cloth dec. in black, 327, (8)pp. undated ads. A bit of rubbing o/w near fine.
London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1883. Later edition. (first published 1876). 8vo., orig. green cloth dec. in black, 327, (8)pp. undated ads. A bit of rubbing o/w near fine.
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CHATWIN, Bruce.
Photographs and Notebooks. Introduction by Francis Wyndham. Designed by David King. Edited by David King and Francis Wyndham.
(Toronto): Alfred A. Knopf, (1993). First Canadian edition. Oblong 4to., cloth, 160pp. With numerous photographs in colour. Fine in d/w.
(Toronto): Alfred A. Knopf, (1993). First Canadian edition. Oblong 4to., cloth, 160pp. With numerous photographs in colour. Fine in d/w.
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CHEADLE, Dr.
Dr. Cheadle's Journal Of Trip Across Canada 1862-1863 With Introduction and Notes by A.G. Doughty and Gustave Lanctot. Ottawa: Graphic Press, 1931. flexible cloth/vinyl covers, 8vo., leatherette, 311pp. Bookplate o/w about fine.
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CHEEVER, George B.
Wanderings of a Pilgrim In The Shadow of Mont Blanc and the Jungfrau Alp.
Glasgow: William Collins, nd. (186-?) A new edition. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with gilt decoration on the covers, 367pp. each page with a red border. Two inch split in the outer hinge o/w a near fine copy.
Glasgow: William Collins, nd. (186-?) A new edition. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with gilt decoration on the covers, 367pp. each page with a red border. Two inch split in the outer hinge o/w a near fine copy.
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CHEEVER, Rev. Henry T.
The Island World Of The Pacific Being The Personal Narratie and Results of Travel Through the Sandwich Or Hawaiian Islands, And Other Parts of Polynesia...
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1851. First edition. 8vo., orig. red cloth, xii, (407), (12)pp.ads. This copy has been professionally rebacked with the spine laid down, name, foxing throughout sometimes quite heavy as is common with American books of this period, light soiling but still a very good copy.
"The author travelled widely in the 1840's before he settled down to the ministry. He tells of his Pacific voyage in the 1840's with particular reference to the Hawaiian Islands. Geographic features and the people are described in detail and he dwells at some length on mission work." (Smith).
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1851. First edition. 8vo., orig. red cloth, xii, (407), (12)pp.ads. This copy has been professionally rebacked with the spine laid down, name, foxing throughout sometimes quite heavy as is common with American books of this period, light soiling but still a very good copy.
"The author travelled widely in the 1840's before he settled down to the ministry. He tells of his Pacific voyage in the 1840's with particular reference to the Hawaiian Islands. Geographic features and the people are described in detail and he dwells at some length on mission work." (Smith).
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CHEGARAY, Jacques.
Bliss In Bali. London: Arthur Barker, (1955). First edition in English. Cloth, 200pp. Fine in a very good d/w. An interesting account of Bali in the 1950's, in between the unspoiled island of the 1920's and 1930's and the tourist island of the 1970's to the present. Many accounts of local customs, festivals, village life, etc.
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CHERBULIEZ, Victor.
The Romance of an Honest Woman.
Boston: William F. Gill, 1874. First edition in English. "Gill's Home Novels." 8vo., orig. green cloth dec. in black and gilt, 368pp. About fine.
Boston: William F. Gill, 1874. First edition in English. "Gill's Home Novels." 8vo., orig. green cloth dec. in black and gilt, 368pp. About fine.
| $125 | Book Number: 9816 | Order / Enquire |
CHESTERFIELD, Lord.
Letters Written by the Late Right Honourable Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, To His Son, Philip Stanhope.......Together With Several Other pieces on Various Subjects.
London: Printed for J. Richardson...... 1821. In four volumes. Thirteenth edition. 8vo., rebound in cloth, leather spine labels. A very good set.
London: Printed for J. Richardson...... 1821. In four volumes. Thirteenth edition. 8vo., rebound in cloth, leather spine labels. A very good set.
| $250 | Book Number: 12838 | Order / Enquire |
CHESTERFIELD, Lord.
Letters Written by the Late Right Honourable Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, To His Son, Philip Stanhope.......Together With Several Other pieces on Various Subjects. Published by Mrs. Eugenia Stanhope.
London: Printed for J. Dodsley, 1774. In four volumes. The third edition. 8vo., full contemporary calf, raised bands, gilt compartments, leather spine labels. Near fine.
London: Printed for J. Dodsley, 1774. In four volumes. The third edition. 8vo., full contemporary calf, raised bands, gilt compartments, leather spine labels. Near fine.
| $750 | Book Number: 32279 | Order / Enquire |
CHESTERTON, G.K.
George Bernard Shaw.
Toronto: Bell and Cockburn, 1912. First Canadian edition (probably from the London: 1909 sheets). Spine slightly faded o/w an about fine copy of a scarce Canadian edition.
Toronto: Bell and Cockburn, 1912. First Canadian edition (probably from the London: 1909 sheets). Spine slightly faded o/w an about fine copy of a scarce Canadian edition.
| $200 | Book Number: 3993 | Order / Enquire |
CHESTERTON, G.K.
The Flying Inn.
Toronto: Bell & Cockburn, (1914). First Canadian edition. Fine.
From the sheets of the English edition with the 32pp. Methuen catalogue at the rear but without the 8 pp. catalogue.
Toronto: Bell & Cockburn, (1914). First Canadian edition. Fine.
From the sheets of the English edition with the 32pp. Methuen catalogue at the rear but without the 8 pp. catalogue.
| $300 | Book Number: 33290 | Order / Enquire |
CHIABRERA, Gabriello.
La Firenze Poema Di......Divisio In IX. Canti Cogli Argomenti Di Donileo Eginetico.
Ferrara: Per Giuseppe Rinaldi, 1777. Later edition. (first published 1615, there was also an edition in 1628). With the bookplate of Stillman Drake. 12mo., full cont. calf, 147, (1)pp. Ink name on front blank, worm holes in rear blanks and the last leaf not affecting the text, binding rubbed with wear to extremities, a good copy.
Gabriello Chiabrera [1552-1638] Italian poet. Along with Marini, Chiabrera is one of the greatest lyric poets of that century. Chiabrera especially was a devoted student of Greek and is often called the Italian Pindar. But he also used the French poet Ronsard as a model. "He used to say that he strove to follow Columbus in discovering a new world, a new world of poetry, as a reaction against the conventionalities of Petrachism and the degenerated taste of the century." "On the whole, his poems are marked by splendid epithets, beautiful images , grace of form, richness of rhyme....."
Ferrara: Per Giuseppe Rinaldi, 1777. Later edition. (first published 1615, there was also an edition in 1628). With the bookplate of Stillman Drake. 12mo., full cont. calf, 147, (1)pp. Ink name on front blank, worm holes in rear blanks and the last leaf not affecting the text, binding rubbed with wear to extremities, a good copy.
Gabriello Chiabrera [1552-1638] Italian poet. Along with Marini, Chiabrera is one of the greatest lyric poets of that century. Chiabrera especially was a devoted student of Greek and is often called the Italian Pindar. But he also used the French poet Ronsard as a model. "He used to say that he strove to follow Columbus in discovering a new world, a new world of poetry, as a reaction against the conventionalities of Petrachism and the degenerated taste of the century." "On the whole, his poems are marked by splendid epithets, beautiful images , grace of form, richness of rhyme....."
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CHIDSEY, Donald.
The Panama Canal. An informal history. New York: Crown, (1970). First edition. Cloth, 216pp. Bookplate o/w fine in d/w.
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CHILD, L. Maria.
Memoirs of Madame De Stael and of Madame Roland.
Boston: Crosby, Nichols, Lee and Company, 1861. New edition, revised and englarged. 8vo., orig. brown cloth, 248pp. Lacking the front free e/paper, spine and perimeters of covers faded, o/w a very nice copy.
Boston: Crosby, Nichols, Lee and Company, 1861. New edition, revised and englarged. 8vo., orig. brown cloth, 248pp. Lacking the front free e/paper, spine and perimeters of covers faded, o/w a very nice copy.
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CHILVERS, Hedley A.
Out of the Crucible. Being the Romantic Story of the Witwatersrand Goldfields; and of the Great City which arose in their midst. London: Cassell, (1931). Reprint. Cloth, (274)pp. Fine in d/w. The story of the Rand; the discovery of the vast goldfields and those involved: Cecil Rhodes, Barney Barnato, "Dr. Jim" , "Oom Paul" Kruger and others.
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CHILVERS, Hedley A.
The Seven Wonders of South Africa.
Johannesburg: Published by Authority of the Administration of the South African Railways and Harbours, 1929. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. red cloth, xiii, 386, (10)pp.index. Fine.
The Seven Wonders are: Victoria Falls, Great Zimbabwe, the Rand Goldfields, The Premier Mine, The Alluvial Diamond Fields, the Bushmen, and the Cango Caves.
Johannesburg: Published by Authority of the Administration of the South African Railways and Harbours, 1929. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. red cloth, xiii, 386, (10)pp.index. Fine.
The Seven Wonders are: Victoria Falls, Great Zimbabwe, the Rand Goldfields, The Premier Mine, The Alluvial Diamond Fields, the Bushmen, and the Cango Caves.
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CHINA). OSBORNE, Milton.
River Road to China. The Mekong River Expedition 1866-1873. London: George Allen & Unwin, (1975). First edition. Cloth, 249pp. Near fine in d/w with chips at spine ends. Search for the source of the Mekong river; an expedition up the Mekong into China to seek a trade route.
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CHINIQUY, Father.
The Priest, The Woman and the Confessional.
Montreal: F.E. Grafton, 1875. 8vo., orig. green cloth, 184pp. Cloth rubbed and stained, a good working copy only.
Anti-Catholic.
Montreal: F.E. Grafton, 1875. 8vo., orig. green cloth, 184pp. Cloth rubbed and stained, a good working copy only.
Anti-Catholic.
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CHINIQUY, Father.
The Priest, The Woman and the Confessional.
Montreal: F.E. Grafton, 1875. First edition. 8vo., orig. rust cloth, 184pp. Light wear to the foot of the spine,some rubbing but still a better than very good but not quite near fine copy.
After "Maria Monk" the most famous of the Canadian anti-Catholic writings.
Montreal: F.E. Grafton, 1875. First edition. 8vo., orig. rust cloth, 184pp. Light wear to the foot of the spine,some rubbing but still a better than very good but not quite near fine copy.
After "Maria Monk" the most famous of the Canadian anti-Catholic writings.
| $300 | Book Number: 31227 | Order / Enquire |
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