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Image for The Yorkshire Dalesman A Monthly Magazine of Dales' Life and Industry volume number 6, Issues # I to # 12, (inc. Clockmakers; Land Girl's Log; Field Names; Railways of Western Dales; Weather Signs; Castle Dykes; Dew-Ponds; Roman Doncaster, etc )

The Yorkshire Dalesman A Monthly Magazine of Dales' Life and Industry volume number 6, Issues # I to # 12, (inc. Clockmakers; Land Girl's Log; Field Names; Railways of Western Dales; Weather Signs; Castle Dykes; Dew-Ponds; Roman Doncaster, etc )

By: Scott, Harry J (ed.) The Yorkshire Dalesman Volume number 6, Issues 1 to 12 (inc; Naomi Jacob, Frank W Dibb; A H Robertshaw; Mary Sykes; Tom Gowland; R A Kerr; Elsie M Fletcher; E O Driver; et al.

Price: $33.68 CAD

Publisher: England, England: The Yorkshire Dalesman Number 1 to # 12, Volume I, April 1944 to March 1945, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1945

Seller ID: 164166

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

----------12 issues of this still running magazine, year five issues collected and bound into boards (done by the magazine I suspect ), red cloth, overall a Good to Very Good example, overall light wear, some foxing, sunning to the spine, all 12 issues with about 20 to 30 pages per issue, b&w photographs and illustrations, this issue does not include an index of the 12 volumes, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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Image for The Yorkshire Dalesman A Monthly Magazine of Dales' Life and Industry volume number 7, Issues # I to # 12, (inc. Bolton Castle; Angling; Electricity on Farms; Footpaths; Motorcycling; Some Little Known Caves & Potholes; Tan Hill; etc )

The Yorkshire Dalesman A Monthly Magazine of Dales' Life and Industry volume number 7, Issues # I to # 12, (inc. Bolton Castle; Angling; Electricity on Farms; Footpaths; Motorcycling; Some Little Known Caves & Potholes; Tan Hill; etc )

By: Scott, Harry J (ed.) The Yorkshire Dalesman Volume number 7, Issues 1 to 12 (inc ; T C Calvert; W A Briggs; Edmund Cooper; Frank W Dibb; C E M Joad; Frank Shearstone; S/Sgt J scarfeet al.

Price: $33.68 CAD

Publisher: England, England: The Yorkshire Dalesman Number 1 to # 12, Volume I, April 1945 to March 1946, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1946

Seller ID: 164167

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

----------12 issues of this still running magazine, year five issues collected and bound into boards (done by the magazine I suspect ), green cloth, overall a Very Good example, overall light wear, some foxing, all 12 issues with about 20 to 30 pages per issue, b&w photographs and illustrations, this volume includes an index, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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The Story of the NANCY and Other Eighteen-Twelvers -by C J H Snider, Illustrated By Owen Staples ( War of 1812 / Great Lakes )

By: Snider, C J H ( Charles Henry Jeremiah - Jerry )

Price: $20.18 CAD

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: McClelland and Stewart ( M&S ), 1926, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1926

Seller ID: 158833

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

-----------hardcover, dark blue cloth, a solid Very Good copy, a bit of light external wear, a bit of age toning to the upper edge of the text block, gift inscription on front blank endpaper, browning to the endpapers, 334 pages, colour frontispiece, b&w illustrations, naval action on the Great Lakes during the War of 1812, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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Image for The Pre-History of the Armenians, Volume 3: The Anatolian Hieroglyphic Inscriptions of the Proto-Armenians -by Gabriel Soultanian ( Armenia / Prehistory )

The Pre-History of the Armenians, Volume 3: The Anatolian Hieroglyphic Inscriptions of the Proto-Armenians -by Gabriel Soultanian ( Armenia / Prehistory )

By: Soultanian, Gabriel

Price: $20.18 CAD

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Bennett & Bloom, 2009, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2009

Seller ID: 165984

ISBN: 1898948283

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

----------softcover, a Very Good+ example, a bit of light rubbing, slight reading crease, spine slightly cocked, 221 pages, a few b&w illustrations, b&w maps, ---"Volume 3 in the Pre-History of the Armenians series contains further ancient hieroglyphic inscriptions from southeastern Turkey. These are translated and annotated in full, and are accompanied by a comprehensive glossary. A number of crucial misapprehensions by scholars are corrected, and most importantly this study also explains the unknown phonetics of many signs found in Laroche's extensive catalogue of hieroglyphic glyphs publish...
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The History of Bishop Sebeos: Redifining a Seventh Century Voice from Armenia -by Gabriel Soultanian ( Armenian History / 7th C. )

By: Soultanian, Gabriel ( Bishop Sebeos of Bagratunis )( Armenia / Armenian )

Price: $26.93 CAD

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Bennett & Bloom, 2007, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2007

Seller ID: 165983

ISBN: 1898948925

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

----------softcover, a Very Good+ example, a bit of light rubbing, 119 pages, a few b&w illustrations, b&w maps, family tree showing the Progeny of Hayk, ---"This redefining of a key narrative of the history of Armenia, written during the seventh century, is a detective story that is as remarkable as it is controversial. Using an array of historical and linguistic techniques, the author defines and solves a string of puzzles in the text that previous studies have erroneously identified and or even altered. What was hitherto declared an imperfect text not only based on unreliable sources but al...
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The Peace Bridge and Reflections of the Past, 1927 - 1977 - The Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority

By: Spear, A W (signed) -The Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority

Price: $12.08 CAD

Publisher: USA, No Place ( Buffalo - Fort Erie ): The Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority , 1977, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1977

Seller ID: 149204

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

-----------softcover, a Very Good+ copy with a bit of light rubbing, signed by Spear, 89 pages, b&w photos with colour photos on covers and verso of covers, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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Image for Lest We Forget: Testimony to the Restoration of the Historical Centre of the City of Havana Volume Two -by Eusebio Leal Spengler ( Book 2 )( Habana, Cuba / Architectural and Cultural History / Historic Architecture / Archaeology / Restoring City center )

Lest We Forget: Testimony to the Restoration of the Historical Centre of the City of Havana Volume Two -by Eusebio Leal Spengler ( Book 2 )( Habana, Cuba / Architectural and Cultural History / Historic Architecture / Archaeology / Restoring City center )

By: Spengler, Eusebio Leal

Price: $60.68 CAD

Publisher: Havana, Cuba, Havana, Cuba: Ediciones Bolona / Publications of the Office of the City Historian of Havana, 2005, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2005

Seller ID: 165012

ISBN: 9597126273

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, two security patches at the rear of the book, in a lightly rubbed Near Fine dustjacket, 253 ( + 24 pages ), colour and b&w photos all text is in English, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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Coxsackie: The Life and Death of Prison Reform by Joseph F Spillane / Johns Hopkins University Press

By: Spillane, Joseph F / Johns Hopkins University Press

Price: $17.48 CAD

Publisher: Baltimore, Maryland, Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press , 2014, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2014

Seller ID: 158752

ISBN: 1421413221

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------hardcover, about 6.25 x 9.25 inches, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, 296 pages, ---"Should prisons attempt reform and uplift inmates or, by means of principled punishment, deter them from further wrongdoing? This debate has raged in Western Europe and in the United States at least since the late eighteenth century. Joseph F. Spillane examines the failure of progressive reform in New York State by focusing on Coxsackie, a New Deal reformatory built for young male offenders. Opened in 1935 to serve "adolescents adrift," Coxsackie instead became an unstable and brutalizi...
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Master of Rome, Book 3 of the Masters of the Sea Trilogy -by John Stack ( Volume Three / iii )

By: Stack, John

Price: $26.93 CAD

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: HarperCollins / Harper Collins, 2011, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2011

Seller ID: 162976

ISBN: 0007285272

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

------------hardcover, about 6.25w x 9.5h inches, a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket, ---"A stirring adventure novel set amid the tumultuous clashes between the Roman and Carthaginian empires, battling for control of the Mediterranean, North Africa and Rome itself. --Atticus, the young Greek captain, is now a commander of the growing Roman navy, blockading a port near Tunis, when the Roman legions suffer terrible defeat by the triumphant Carthaginian army, spearheaded by the elephant charges. He and his ships escape together with the main body of the Roman fleet out manoeuvred ...
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The Ancient Samurai -by Makoto Sugawara ( Japanese History / Warriors / Japan )

By: Sugawara, Makoto; Edited By Burritt Sabin

Price: $20.18 CAD

Publisher: Tokyo, Japan / NY - New York / London, England, Tokyo, Japan: The East Publications, Inc., 1986, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1986

Seller ID: 161741

ISBN: 4915645037

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------hardcover, about 5.75w x 8.5h inches, a Near Fine copy in a lightly rubbed Near Fine dustjacket, a wee bit of crinkling at the upper spine tip of the jacket, ribbon marker as issued, 490 pages, a few colour illustrations as well as b&w illustrations and photos, contents include: Yakamochi and the Sakimori; The Rise and Fall of the Otomo Clan; The Otomo Are Ruined, The Manyoshu Remains; Bow and Horse and Brave Men; The Zenkunen Revolt; Ronkokosho: the Dream of the Bushi; Hachiman Taro Yoshiie and the Gosannen Revolt; The Eve of the Hogen Insurrection; The Hogen Insurrection; Death...
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Image for Mission Ridge and Lookout Mountain with Pictures of Life in Camp and Field -by Benj. F Taylor ( Newspaper Correspondent / Travelled with Union Troops )( Chattanooga Tennessee Area )( Missionary Ridge )( Civil War )

Mission Ridge and Lookout Mountain with Pictures of Life in Camp and Field -by Benj. F Taylor ( Newspaper Correspondent / Travelled with Union Troops )( Chattanooga Tennessee Area )( Missionary Ridge )( Civil War )

By: Taylor, Benj. F ( Bemjamin Franklin )( Literary editor of the Northern Illinoian as well as of the Chicago Daily Journal )

Price: $80.93 CAD

Publisher: New York, NY, N.Y. / New York: D Appleton & Company, 1872, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1872

Seller ID: 164493

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good (see description)

----------hardcover,green cloth with gilt lettering and bevelled boards, a Good copy only, wear and rubbing to covers, loss to green cloth at lower tips, ink name ( William H Bushnell ) on title page and same name in pencil on a preceding page, some small spots and marks in the text, small stain on some pages along the fore edge (see scan), a bit of losseness to the binding at a small clutch of interior pages, all are still firmly attached but the threaded binding has pulled a bit to be loose, -- no dustjacket as issued, 272 pages, first hand accounts from this well regarded Civil War correspo...
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Image for Facsimile of The Tombstone Epitaph October 1881 ( Shootout at OK Corral -testimony By Sheriff John H Behan, Wesley Fuller, Wyatt Earp, William F Claiborne, Joseph I Clanton, Thomas Keefe, J H Batcher, Appolincar Bauer, Albert C Billicke, etc)

Facsimile of The Tombstone Epitaph October 1881 ( Shootout at OK Corral -testimony By Sheriff John H Behan, Wesley Fuller, Wyatt Earp, William F Claiborne, Joseph I Clanton, Thomas Keefe, J H Batcher, Appolincar Bauer, Albert C Billicke, etc)

By: Tombstone Epitaph (testimony By Sheriff John H Behan, Wesley Fuller, Wyatt Earp, William F Claiborne, Joseph I Clanton, Thomas Keefe, J H Batcher, Appolincar Bauer, Albert C Billicke, H T Boyle, H F Sills, Mrs Addie Borland Verdict By Justice Wells Spice

Price: $33.68 CAD

Publisher: Arizona, Tombstone, AZ: The Tombstone Epitaph, NO DATE ( Facsimile of the 1881 Newspaper ), 1st Facsimile Edition, Printing Unknown:

Seller ID: 161973

Binding: Newsprint

Condition: Very Good (see description)

------------newspaper facsimile, about 17w x 23h inches, a Very Good to Very Good+ example, short tear, folded as issued, 4 pages, details the shootout events at the OK Corral, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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Image for FOUR VOLUMES: Tuxford Charter Week May 5 - 12, 1968: 1218 to 1964 - 750 Years; Tuxford County Primary School Centenary 1878 - 1978; Tuxford Grammar School, 1669 ( to 1969 ); Some of Our Yesterdays, Tuxford 1179 - 1979 ( Village, School, Church History )

FOUR VOLUMES: Tuxford Charter Week May 5 - 12, 1968: 1218 to 1964 - 750 Years; Tuxford County Primary School Centenary 1878 - 1978; Tuxford Grammar School, 1669 ( to 1969 ); Some of Our Yesterdays, Tuxford 1179 - 1979 ( Village, School, Church History )

By: Tuxford School / Church / Village: No Author; F N Kemp; William Serjeant; The Red Canon T W Swift ( Four Volumes )

Price: $47.18 CAD

Publisher: England, Tuxford, UK: Tuxford Village / Church / School, 1968, 1969, 1978, 1979, 1st Edition, First Printing for All: 1968

Seller ID: 161997

Binding: Soft Covers

Condition: Very Good (see description)

-------------4 volumes (ONE SHIPPING CHARFE), softcovers, all are Very Good or better examples, some light rubbing, CHARTER is about 4.75w x 7h inches, unpaginated, 12 pages, two b&w photos --- GRAMMAR is about 6.5w x 8h inches, unpaginated, 12 pages, small stain and hole on rear panel ---PRIMARY is about 6w x 8.5h inches, unpaginated, 24 pages, b&w photos and centre fold illustration of the school, ink gift inscription ---SOME is about 5.75w x 8.25h inches, 108 pages, b&w photos, ink gift inscription, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIG...
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Image for Netherlanders in America: A Study of Emigration & Settlement in the 19th & 20th Centuries in the United States of America 2 Books in 1 Volume )(inc Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Sioux County, Virginia, Minnesota, Nebraska, Indiana, etc)( USA / Dutch )

Netherlanders in America: A Study of Emigration & Settlement in the 19th & 20th Centuries in the United States of America 2 Books in 1 Volume )(inc Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Sioux County, Virginia, Minnesota, Nebraska, Indiana, etc)( USA / Dutch )

By: Van Hinte, Jacob; Robert P Swierengs (editor); Adriaan De Wit (translator) / Heritage Hall Archives, Calvin College and Seminary (sponsor) ( Omnibus Volume Containing Books 1 and 2 with Maps in Rear Pocket )

Price: $67.43 CAD

Publisher: Grand Rapids, Michigan, Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1985, 1st Edition, 1st Printing: 1985

Seller ID: 162564

ISBN: 0801092965

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

----------hardcover, about 7w x 10.25h inches, a Near Fine example with a bit of foxing to the upper edge of the text block, in an attractive Good dustjacket with some short taped tears and light wear and rubbing, 1157 pages, b&w photos, maps are still in the rear pocket, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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Peterborough Archaeology: Peterborough Chapter of the Ontario Archaeological Society (inc.Brock St. Burial; Moodie Farmstead, Douro Township; Honey Farm pipe; Evidence of tool making from the bottom of Rice Lake; Quackenbush story; The lost Canoes etc )

By: Verhulst, Dirk (ed) Brian D Ross; Pat Dibb; Susan M Jamieson; William Fox & Tom Mohr; Susan Neale; Rudy Fecteau (signed) Lisa Sonnenburg; Sheryl Smith; Anne Taylor; Peter Carruthers; Jeremy Ward; Leora Berman; Tom Mohr; Doug Williams & Julie Kapyrka et a

Price: $44.48 CAD

Publisher: Peterborough, Ontario, Peterborough, ON: Peterborough Chapter of the Ontario Archaeological Society, 2015, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2015

Seller ID: 166071

ISBN: 0969486855

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------softcover, a Near Fine example, looks new, this copy has been signed by Rudy Fecteau (page 41), colour and b&w photos, b&w illustrations, contents include: 1. Archaeology in the Land Between / Brian D. Ross -- 2. The Brock St. Burial / Pat Dibb -- 3. The Moodie Farmstead, Douro Township / Susan M. Jamieson -- The archaeologist, the teacher, and the Serpent Mounds / Dirk Verhulst -- 5. The Honey Farm pipe / William Fox & Tom Mohr -- 6. Archaeology at the Peterborough Museum and Archives / Susan Neale -- 7. Looking at the past through a different lens / Rudy Fecteau -- 8. Evidence of...
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I Hope I Dont Intrude: Privacy and Dilemmas in Nineteenth Century Britain by David Vincent / Oxford University Press ( 19th )

By: Vincent, David / Oxford University Press

Price: $17.48 CAD

Publisher: Oxford, England, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press ( OUP ), 2015, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2015

Seller ID: 158746

ISBN: 0198725035

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------hardcover, about 6.25 x 9.5 inches, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, 354 pages, b&w illustrations, ---"I Hope I Don't Intrude takes its title from the catch-phrase of the eponymous hero of the 1825 play Paul Pry, which was an immense success on the London stage and then rapidly in New York and around the English-speaking world. It tackles the complex, multi-faceted subject of privacy in nineteenth-century Britain by examining the way in which the tropes, language, and imagery of the play entered public discourse about privacy in the rest of the century. The volume is not...
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Wolfhilde's Hitler Youth Diary -by Wolfhilde Von Konig

By: Von Konig, Wolfhilde; Translated By Dr Hedwig Hamer and Monika Trujillo; Consultant - Foreword - Wolfgang Schleich )

Price: $26.93 CAD

Publisher: Bloomington, Illinois, Bloomington, IL: iUniverse Inc., 2013 1st Edition, First Printing: 2013

Seller ID: 164378

ISBN: 1475968558

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------softcover, about 6w x 9h inches, a Near Fine example, 312 pages, b&w photos, ---"Wolfhilde's Hitler Youth Diary is the chronicle of a girl growing up in Munich during the most volatile time in world history. WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID ABOUT THE DIARY --"Initially, the material upset me emotionally in an unexpected way. It took me some time to re-read the diary entries one by one to gain a calmer perspective. Of course, for 60 years or longer I have been aware of the strategies and tactics, the techniques and methods applied and utilized by the Nazi regime to contaminate and poison the mi...
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The Michmash Chronicles: Book ONE: The Bearers of the Light, AD 406 - 533 -by James H Wardroper -a Signed Copy

By: Wardroper, James H (signed)

Price: $13.43 CAD

Publisher: Belleville, Ontario, Belleville, ON: Essence Publishing, 2010, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2010

Seller ID: 159366

ISBN: 1554525063

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------softcover, about 6w x 9h inches, a near Fine copy, signed by Wardroper, 508 pages, b&w illustrations, ---"Jim Wardroper's Michmash Chronicles cover a wide sweep of history, beginning in the dying days of Roman Britain and continuing down through the centuries. Jim does more than bring the fascinating Michmash dynasty to life; he relentlessly reminds us that those who have gone before us have flourished in dark times and that the history of the church in Britain has compelling lessons of hope and encouragement to offer us today." - Ed Strauss, author of 20 Bible-based books a...
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Image for Canewdon: The Bewitching History and Tales (inc. Folklore; George Pickingale; Radar Sites; Canute; Village Houses; Foot and Mouth Disease; etc)( Rochford Area in Essex, England )

Canewdon: The Bewitching History and Tales (inc. Folklore; George Pickingale; Radar Sites; Canute; Village Houses; Foot and Mouth Disease; etc)( Rochford Area in Essex, England )

By: Webster, Sibyl M

Price: $60.68 CAD

Publisher: England, Rochford, Essex, UK: Rochford Printing Co. / Sibyl Webster, 2005, 1st Edition, First Printing (assumed): 2005

Seller ID: 158993

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

------------softcover, about 5.75 x 8.25 inches, a Very Good+ copy with just a wee bit of very light rubbing, 184 pages, b&w photos, local history and stories covering many subjects pertaining to the area with most offerings being quite short (one or two pages, maybe less than that), , any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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Image for What They Didn't Teach You About the Wild West -by mike Wright (inc. Cowboys, Railroads; Gold Fever; Wyatt Earp and Friends; Buffalo Soldiers; Native Americans; Cattle Barons, etc)

What They Didn't Teach You About the Wild West -by mike Wright (inc. Cowboys, Railroads; Gold Fever; Wyatt Earp and Friends; Buffalo Soldiers; Native Americans; Cattle Barons, etc)

By: Wright, Mike

Price: $16.13 CAD

Publisher: Novato, California, Novato, CA: Presidio Books, 2000, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2000

Seller ID: 164275

ISBN: 0891416900

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a lightly rubbed Near Fine dustjacket, looks new, 370 pages, b&w photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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Category: History