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New York: The Century Co., 1898. Book. Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Grey covers with embossed design on front and back. Backstrip faded. Dent on front cover has torn the cloth about 1/2 inch on part of the title. Gilt top edge of pages. Deckle edges. Clean tight text..

Toronto: The Musson Book Company, Ltd., 1944. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Cartoon paste-on front cover with a 1" chip torn off, probably from a pricetag. Previous owner's name and address in pen inside front cover. Cover slightly soiled. Otherwise, clean, book is completely intact with no rips or tears..

Peterborough, ON, Canada: Fernwood Publishing Company, Limited, 1993. Book. Very Good. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Corners bumped a bit, slight curl on covers, otherwise a clean unmarked copy. The story of the Westray coal mine disaster as told by one of miners who attempted to rescue the 26 men who were trapped after a massive explosion on May 9th, 1992..

Nova Scotia: Department of Lands and Forests Book. Good. Soft cover. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Stapled binding. Small creases on covers. Clean inside and out..

Self Published, 1979. Book. Good. Card Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Some soiling on covers. Previous owner's name and address in red ink on title page. Otherwise inside is clean..

Toronto: The Musson Book Company, Ltd., 1909. Book. Illus. by Kataoka, Genjiro. Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Grey cloth with decorative cover. Beautifully illustrated. Inner hinge starting to crack. Deckle edges. Covers lightly soiled. Previous owners name on endpaper. Edges lightly bumped and rubbed. A story set in Japan with 12 colour illustrations..

Hantsport, N.S.: Lancelot Press, 1995. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Some price sticker residue on front cover.Inside clean. Written by the former Chief Migratory Birds Officer for the Maritime Provinces and life long nature lover..

New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1911. Book. Illus. by Christy, Howard Chandler. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Blue covers with paste-on picture on front. Covers lightly worn, hinges OK, no markings inside..

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1915. Book. Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Green covers are worn and bumped, with some light soiling. Small old bookseller sticker on first front end paper. Hinges OK. Some water staining on pages at beginning of the book, up untill page 58, does not obscure text..

New York: Books, Inc., 1940. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Brown cloth soiled. Page edges soiled, some foxing. Corners bumped, rubbed. Tight copy..

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1912. Book. Illus. by Lowell, Orson. Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Red covers, gilt around the raised red lettreing. Corners rubbed. A very small tear in cloth at backstrip and one on back cover. Covers scuffed and soiled. Backstrip faded and a bit mottled. Last page of text creased. Rear hinge cracked. Some soiling on inner pages. Prev. owner's name on inside front cover..

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1914. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Covers soiled, front hinge cracked, corners bumped and rubbed. Pages browned with age. Backstrip well worn..

Toronto: The John C. Winston Company, Ltd., 1936. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Only the slighted wear. Slight sun fading on backstrip. Clean and tight. Red covers with decorative black and gold lettering. Subtitled "George V - King and Emperor / Prince and Sovereign - Edward VIII". Contains several illustrations..

Portugal Cove, Newfoundland: Breakwater Books, 1976. Book. Good. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Drink ring and some other soiling on the covers. Worn at the corners. Pages are clean. Selection of articles from a Newfoundland columnist..

London: George Weidenfield and Nicolson Limited, 1973. Ex-Library. Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Puple tape marked boards. Two dents on front cover. Gilt lettering on backstrip and gilt crest on front cover, crest has scuff mark. Hinges strong Lots of photographs and illustrations. Bottom inch along title page cut off. Library markings opposite table of contents. Illustrated endpapers, rear endpapers have paste residue from library card pocket that was removed..

Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Backstrip faded. Cover scuffed and soiled. Corners rubbed. No publisher or date of publication shown, presumed late 1800s early 1900s. Illustrated..

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Goodread Biographies, 1983. Book. Good. Paperback. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Some creases on covers. Previous owner's name and address on endpaper. Inside is clean..

Toronto: MacMillan of Canada, 1977. Book. Good. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Part of the Traveller's Canada Series. Small amount of paint on cover. Clean inside..

U.S.A: Grosset & Dunlap, 1923. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Spine cocked. Backstrip and boards sunfaded. Hinges still intact. Deckle edges..

London: Christopher Johnson, 1955. Book. Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Inside clean and tight. Prev. owner's name on ffep. Dustjacket kept covers clean and bright. Some edge wear on top and bottom of boards. Corners of boards and dustjacket rubbed. Part of dustjacket covering backstrip is chipped at top and bottom and faded..