CRUICKSHANK, E.A.
The Early History of The London District.
Reprinted from the Ontario Historical Society's "Papers and Records" Volume XXIV, 1927. Tall 8vo., orig. printed wrappers, 138pp. Cheap paper browned as usual, paper is quite brittle and there is a 2" split at the lower hinge causing a tear on the pages throughout, small tape repair, a very good copy of a delicate item.
Reprinted from the Ontario Historical Society's "Papers and Records" Volume XXIV, 1927. Tall 8vo., orig. printed wrappers, 138pp. Cheap paper browned as usual, paper is quite brittle and there is a 2" split at the lower hinge causing a tear on the pages throughout, small tape repair, a very good copy of a delicate item.
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Cruikshank, E.A. Brig. General.
A Twice-Told Tale. The Inspection in the Short Hills in 1838. Reprinted from the Ontario Historical Society's 'Papers and Records,' Volume XXIII, 1926. Tall 8vo., orig. stapled wrappers, (48)pp. With the bookplate of Allister Grosart (associate of Diefenbaker), some browning to edges o/w a very nice copy. An an account of the incursion by the Hunter Patriots on the Niagara Peninsula during the Rebellion of 1837, led by James Morreau and Samuel Chandler, the latter was transported to Tasmania.
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CRUMLEY, James.
Mexican Tree Duck.
New York: Mysterious Press, (1993). First edition. Signed by the author. Fine in d/w.
New York: Mysterious Press, (1993). First edition. Signed by the author. Fine in d/w.
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CRUMLEY, James.
The Muddy Fork. A Work In Progress.
Northridge: Lord John Press, 1984. First edition. 1 of 200 copies. Sm.8vo., cloth backed boards, 25pp. Fine.
Northridge: Lord John Press, 1984. First edition. 1 of 200 copies. Sm.8vo., cloth backed boards, 25pp. Fine.
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CRUMLEY, James.
The Pigeon Shoot. A Screeplay by.... Santa Barbara: Neville, 1987. 1 of 350 copies signed by the author. Fine without d/w as issued.
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CRUMP, W.H.
The World In A Pocket Book, Or Universal Popular Statistics;.........
Philadelphia: George S. Appleton, 1850. Sixth edition, "greatly enlarged and improved; with a copious appendix....." Sm.8vo., orig. green cloth with gilt dec. on upper cover and spine, vi, (7)-203pp. Lacking front free e/paper, newspaper clipping tipped on front pastedown, minor wear to the foot of the spine but o/w a near fine copy.
Philadelphia: George S. Appleton, 1850. Sixth edition, "greatly enlarged and improved; with a copious appendix....." Sm.8vo., orig. green cloth with gilt dec. on upper cover and spine, vi, (7)-203pp. Lacking front free e/paper, newspaper clipping tipped on front pastedown, minor wear to the foot of the spine but o/w a near fine copy.
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CUDDON, J.A.
The Owl's Watchsong. A Study of Istanbul. London: Barrie and Rockliff, (1960). First edition. Cloth, xi, 242pp. Fine in d/w.
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CUMBERLAND, Stuart.
The Queen's Highway From Ocean To Ocean.
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1887. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. red pictorial cloth, (432), 32pp.ads. Ex-library with the only markings being a small library blind stamp on the title and a rubber stamp on the last page of ads, inner hinges cracked, spine darkened with small repairs but still a very good copy, better than it sounds.
An account the author's travels on the "Queen's Highway" the newly opened Canadian Pacific Railway from Vancouver to the Atlantic provinces.
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1887. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. red pictorial cloth, (432), 32pp.ads. Ex-library with the only markings being a small library blind stamp on the title and a rubber stamp on the last page of ads, inner hinges cracked, spine darkened with small repairs but still a very good copy, better than it sounds.
An account the author's travels on the "Queen's Highway" the newly opened Canadian Pacific Railway from Vancouver to the Atlantic provinces.
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CUMMING, C.F. Gordon.
A Lady's Cruise In A French Man-Of-War.
Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1882. New Edition, Complete in One volume. Tall 8vo., orig. decorated olive green cloth, (xiv), 365pp. Lacks 2 plates, some wear to extremities, some soiling a very good copy.
An account of the authors travels to several south pacific island, principally Samoa and Tahiti, but also Fiji, Tonga and Moorea.
Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1882. New Edition, Complete in One volume. Tall 8vo., orig. decorated olive green cloth, (xiv), 365pp. Lacks 2 plates, some wear to extremities, some soiling a very good copy.
An account of the authors travels to several south pacific island, principally Samoa and Tahiti, but also Fiji, Tonga and Moorea.
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CUMMING, Duncan.
The Gentleman Savage. The Life of Mansfield Parkyns 1823-1894. London: Century, (1987). First edition. Cloth, 176pp. Fine in d/w. Mansfield Parkyns came from a landed gentry background in the East Midlands. As a young man he was sent down from Cambridge and decided to travel in Egypt and Abyssinia, where he intended to discover the source of the White Nile. He became part of a village community, married a local girl and took part on raids on other villages. He travelled by a route no European had previously taken to Khartoum and then tried to cross Africa to the Atlantic but was thwarted by civil war.
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CUMMINS, J.S. (editor).
The Travels And Controversies Of Friar Domingo Navarrete 1618-1686. Edited From Manuscript and Printed Sources by....
Cambridge: Published for the Hakluyt Society, 1962. In two volumes. Second Series ,Vol. CXVIII and CXIX. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, cxx, 164; x, 165-475pp. Spines lightly faded o/w fine.
Cambridge: Published for the Hakluyt Society, 1962. In two volumes. Second Series ,Vol. CXVIII and CXIX. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, cxx, 164; x, 165-475pp. Spines lightly faded o/w fine.
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CUMMINS, Maria S.
The Lamplighter: Or An Orphan Girl's Struggles and Triumphs.
New York: Wm. L. Allison Co., nd. (189-?) Reprint. (first published 1854). 8vo., orig. yellow cloth stamped in black, 376pp. Near fine.
New York: Wm. L. Allison Co., nd. (189-?) Reprint. (first published 1854). 8vo., orig. yellow cloth stamped in black, 376pp. Near fine.
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CUNNINGHAM, Allan and Charles MacKAY.
Ramsay And The Earlier Poets Of Scotland To Which Is Added Ancient Ballads and Songs. Edited, With Notes Critical and Biographical By......Illustrated by Steel Engravings.
London: Virtue & Co., nd. (186-?) Thick 4to., orig. blue cloth decorated in black and gilt, bevelled edges, A.E.G., xliv, 679pp. double columns. Free e/papers browned o/w a fine, bright copy.
London: Virtue & Co., nd. (186-?) Thick 4to., orig. blue cloth decorated in black and gilt, bevelled edges, A.E.G., xliv, 679pp. double columns. Free e/papers browned o/w a fine, bright copy.
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CUNNINGHAM, George Godfrey.
The English Nation; Or A History of England In The Lives of Englishmen. Edited by.......
Edinburgh: A. Fullarton & Co., nd. (186-?) In five volumes. Tall 8vo., orig. blue/green cloth with gilt decoration on the upper covers and spines. Free endpapers of volumes two, three and four are partially stuck down but o/w this is a fine, bright set in the original cloth.
Edinburgh: A. Fullarton & Co., nd. (186-?) In five volumes. Tall 8vo., orig. blue/green cloth with gilt decoration on the upper covers and spines. Free endpapers of volumes two, three and four are partially stuck down but o/w this is a fine, bright set in the original cloth.
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CURRAN, Charles H.
Through Lands of Yesterday. A Story of Romance and Travel. Boston: Chapple Publishing Company, 1911. First edition. 8vo., orig. cloth with a pictorial paper panel on the upper cover, 421pp. A fine copy. Travels through the Middle East, Italy, and Greece done as fiction. However, the illustrations are reproductions of actual photographs.
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CURTIN, Jeremiah.
The Mongols in Russia.
Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1908. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. maroon cloth, xx, 481, (5)pp.ads. Bookplate o/w a fine copy in a fine d/w.
"This volume is a continuation of 'The Mongols,' pronounced 'the best single work on the subject yet published in English.' It takes up the story of the domination of this race in Russia, after their explusion from China by the founders of the Ming Dynasty. Mr. Curtin has here described the Mongols invasion of Russia, the ineffectual defence they met with, and their final subjection of the Russians until the break-up of the Horde at Sarai, in 1505."
Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1908. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. maroon cloth, xx, 481, (5)pp.ads. Bookplate o/w a fine copy in a fine d/w.
"This volume is a continuation of 'The Mongols,' pronounced 'the best single work on the subject yet published in English.' It takes up the story of the domination of this race in Russia, after their explusion from China by the founders of the Ming Dynasty. Mr. Curtin has here described the Mongols invasion of Russia, the ineffectual defence they met with, and their final subjection of the Russians until the break-up of the Horde at Sarai, in 1505."
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(CURTIS, George William).
Nile Notes of a Howadji. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1851. First edition of the author's first book. 8vo., orig. blue cloth with pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper cover, xii, (13)-320, 6, 6, (4)pp.ads. Some scattered foxing throughout, a touch of wear to the top of the spine o/w a fine copy.
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D"AUBIGNE, J.H. Merle.
History of the Reformation In The Sixteenth Century.
Glasgow: Blackie & Son, 1847. In two volumes. 8vo., cont. half morocco, marble boards, raised bands, (vi), 214; (xiv), 223pp. double columns. Cheap paper slightly browned o/w a fine copy.
Glasgow: Blackie & Son, 1847. In two volumes. 8vo., cont. half morocco, marble boards, raised bands, (vi), 214; (xiv), 223pp. double columns. Cheap paper slightly browned o/w a fine copy.
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D'ANVERS, N.
Heroes of South African Discovery.
London: Marcus Ward & Co., 1880. In two volumes. Second edition. 8vo., orig. rust cloth stamped in black, 392; 388, (6)pp.ads. Near fine.
London: Marcus Ward & Co., 1880. In two volumes. Second edition. 8vo., orig. rust cloth stamped in black, 392; 388, (6)pp.ads. Near fine.
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D'EPINAY, Madame.
The Memoirs and Correspondence of Madame D'Epinay. Translated with an Introduction and Brief Notes by J.H. Freese.
London: H.S. Nichols, 1899. In three volumes. First edition in English. Tall 8vo., orig. maroon cloth, xlviii, 337, (viii), 348; viii, 356pp. Spines very lightly faded o/w a fine set.
"A lively and entertaining book, relating in an agreeable manner the opinions and habits of many remarkable men." The author was a friend of Rousseau, Voltaire, Grimm, Duclos, Diderot, and many others.
London: H.S. Nichols, 1899. In three volumes. First edition in English. Tall 8vo., orig. maroon cloth, xlviii, 337, (viii), 348; viii, 356pp. Spines very lightly faded o/w a fine set.
"A lively and entertaining book, relating in an agreeable manner the opinions and habits of many remarkable men." The author was a friend of Rousseau, Voltaire, Grimm, Duclos, Diderot, and many others.
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