Biography from Dave Shoots, Bookseller

Halifax, NS: Nimbus Publishing Limited, 2016 Book. Illus. by B & W Photos, Maps, and Drawings. Very Good Plus. Trade Paperback. First Edition. 6 1/2 x 9 1/4 Inches. Pictorial card covers with B & W photo of Ganong on the front, and blue and brown lettering. William F. Ganong was born into a family of candymakers, but shunned… Read more about this item

Saint John, N.B.: New Brunswick Historical Society, 1991 Book. Illus. by B & W Photos, Map, Family Tree. Very Good. Soft Cover, Stapled. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original cream card covers. The Chapman family arrived in Nova Scotia in 1774 as immigrants from Yorkshire, England. Some stayed near Fort Cumberland, but this booklet deals… Read more about this item

St. John, NB: J. & A. McMillan, 1902 Book. Illus. by Frontispiece portrait. Very Good Minus. Original Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dark blue cloth over boards with gilt spine lettering. Several small wear spots along edges of cover. Contains some of his sermons and lectures as well as biography. Rev. Shenton began… Read more about this item

Toronto: Doubleday Canada Limited, 1991 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black paper on boards. White unclipped dustjacket featuring black and white photo of K.C. Irving and his three sons, with black and red lettering. The Irvings are described on the jacket blurb as "Canada's wealthiest family--and one of its… Read more about this item

Toronto: Key Porter Books, 1993 Book. Illus. by Photos. Very Good. Hardcover. First. (Number Line Ends in 1). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black paper over boards. Unclipped red dustjacket with silver and white lettering. The hard-to-believe story of a multi-billionaire and his minions, the subjects of constant speculation by fellow Maritimers. .

Saint John, N.B.: Self-published (?), 1992 Book. Very Good Minus. Soft cover. First Printing Stated. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original small black softcover booklet with white lettering. Textblock beginning to pull away from card cover at front gutter. The story of how a prominent urologist of Saint John, Dr. Arthur Chesley, has dealt with… Read more about this item

Fredericton, N.B.: Brunswick Press, 1961 Book. Illus. by Colour Frontispiece, B & W Photos. Very Good Minus. Hardcover. First Printing Stated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall;. Beige cloth on boards with gilt lettering. Handsoiled. Previous owner's name. This biography of the well-heeled financier, stockbroker, and steel company owner, Dunn, was written by his friend, Aitken,… Read more about this item

St. John, N.B.: R.A.H. Morrow, 1878 Book. Very Good Minus. Decorative Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original bright green cloth lettered in gilt and decorated in black. Stewart is known for his book on the Great Fire (of 1877) in Saint John. Sketches of Carlyle, Emerson, Holmes, Lowell, Longfellow, Whittier, Bryant, Howells, and Aldrich. .… Read more about this item

Fredericton, N.B.: Goose Lane Editions, 2001 Book. Illus. by Photos. Very Good Minus. Hardcover. First(Number Line Ends in 1). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black cloth over boards with silver gilt lettering. Loss of paper on front free endpaper where a sticker with previous owner's name was probably removed. Pictorial dustjacket with red, black and white lettering… Read more about this item

Lawrencetown Beach, N.S.: Pottersfield Press, 2003 Book. Illus. by Photo. Very Good Minus. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black portrait cover trade paperback. Back cover corner has crease. A rambling record of the life of a New Brunswick poet and author by one his closer friends. Heavy book might need extra postage..… Read more about this item

Windsor, N.S.: Lancelot Press, 1976 Book. Illus. by B & W Photos. Very Good Minus. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. White trade paperback with blue and black lettering, black and white photos, and a drawing of a large home on the cover. Previous owner's name. Front cover has brown spotting. Small tear at… Read more about this item

Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2002 Book. Illus. by Photos and Drawings. Very Good. Hardcover. First Printing Stated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Red paper boards backed in navy cloth with white lettering on spine. Pictorial dustjacket features painted portrait of the subject as well as a photo of a ship. Remnants of price tag on back. … Read more about this item

Toronto: Key Porter Books, 1993 Book. Illus. by Photos. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First. (Number Line Ends in 1). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black paper boards. The hard-to-believe story of a multi-billionaire and his minions, the subjects of constant speculation - whether adulation or excoriation - by fellow Maritimers. Previous owner's name. Signed… Read more about this item

Halifax: Nimbus Publishing , Limited, 2011 Book. Illus. by B & W Photos. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Softcover with colour photos and white and black lettering on the cover. Local history and biography by popular Saint John storyteller who's been doing it for 40 years..

Fredericton, N.B.: New Ireland Press, 1996 Book. Illus. by Photos. Very Good Plus. Soft cover. First ( No Additional printings). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original grey trade paperback with full portrait photo cover. Originally from Cape Breton, Sailor Don McKinnon served in the Navy, fought frequently as a pro in Montreal, Maine, and Saint John, where he… Read more about this item

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, Ltd., 1966 Book. Illus. by B & W Photos. Good to Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original black cloth on boards with gilt lettering. After joining the Toronto Star in 1922, Gordon Sinclair never looked back. His entry into radio and television made him an acquaintance of the world. .… Read more about this item

Toronto: The Ryerson Press, 1930 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. 6 x 9. Original burgundy cloth on boards with gilt lettering. Cream-coloured dustjacket with black lettering. Dustjacket is intact, but has many edge tears and some paper missing. Front edge has a 3-inch split from the bottom. Bliss Carman was one of New Brunswick's… Read more about this item

Saint John, NB: Weekly Herald Job Rooms, 1877 Book. Very Good Minus. Hardcover. First Edition. 4 3/4 x 7 1/2 Inches. Original dark green cloth over boards with blindstamped borders and gilt lettering. Minor wear to corners. A binding error has resulted in pgs. 17-20 being inserted between pgs. 20-24. Rev. Dunphy was an Irish-born Catholic priest… Read more about this item

St. John's, Newfoundland: Jesperson Press, 1984 Book. Illus. by B & W Photos. Good Plus. Trade Paperback. 6 x 9 Inches. Original photographic softcover with red, black, and white lettering. Spots to edges of text block. Final half of book has slight creases to bottom corners of pages due to careless handling (creases get worse as back cover approaches… Read more about this item

Toronto: McGraw- Hill Ryerson, Ltd., 1974 Book. Illus. by B & W Photos, 3 Maps. Very Good. Hardcover. 6 1/2 x 9 1/2. Original brick cloth over boards with gilt lettering on spine. Price-clipped brick dustjacket is faded and edgeworn with small edge tears, and has a 3" x 1/2" section missing at top of front cover. Original… Read more about this item