self published st john (19 résultats)

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. 96 Pages.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. Georgiana Cooper (illustrateur). 1st Edition. 65 Pages Illus.

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. David G. Bryant *Signed* (illustrateur). **Bundle Up & Save On Postage** A very nice copy without flaw. 5.5 X 8" 65 pages, published 1979, St. John's, Newfoundland. Signed by the artist, Nora Keegan's son-in-law, Dr. David Bryant. This is an affectionate chronicle of the lives, customs, historical events and traditions - mixed with the humour, bravery and the homespun existence of the people on the West Coast of Newfoundland. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Soft cover. Etat : Fair. 3rd Edition. Book is solid but shows a lot of wear. Spongy Wonder.

Trade Paperback. Etat : Near Fine. Taupe, illustrated wraps. 420 pages with B&W photos, appendices & index. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Slight spine / spine rubbing. Internals fine.

card cover>. Etat : Fine. 1st Edition. 0. Inscribed by Author(s). Book.

card cover>. Etat : Fine. First Edition. 127p. Book.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. A heavy quarto volume with 416 pgs. followed by 98 pages on Hudson's Hope community. Multiple b/w photos of pioneering families and surrounding areas. Large folding map at end. A very gently used copy with light age toning to edges. Dust jacket with small chips and creases. A vivid, unmatched narrative of pioneer families in Peace River country.

Pamphlet. Etat : Good. Pamphlet 18 Pages, Not marked; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good+. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Canadian First. A bit of edge wear to dust jacket which is now protected by a mylar cover; otherwise minimal wear with no marking or underlining; ; gift inscription on front end paper; collectible condition; well illustrated with black and white photographs; large fold-out map of the Peace River area attached to back cover. Book.

Etat : Fair. Fair?condition. Moderate wear. Cover coming unglued from book, pages have water stains to top edge. Pictures available upon request.? AP.

Etat : very good. Etat de la jaquette : no dustjacket. 8vo pp.208. Signed by the author on title page. book.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. B/W Photographs (illustrateur). 2 'nd Edition. SUBTITLED : `A Pictorial Record of the Development of the Peace River Country.' 258 page(UNpaginated) promotional book, begins with quoting several pages from the 1789 report by Alexander Mackenzie. So we begin with fur and end with natural gas - brief stop in farming. Read more about : Pacific Pete, Twelve Foot Davis, W.A.C. Bennett Dam, Clare Stokke, Rolla Landing, Charles S. Kitchen, crude oil, B.C. Hydro Portage Mountain, Mile Zero, and Westcoast Transmission. Some colour photos, at least two maps, and many b/w photos assist text. Some pages feature fold-outs. Cond : Paper wrapper is purple with salmon coloured lettering. Front cover colour, warps-around, photo is of the dam in its construction phase. All edges rubbed. Spine fine binding tight. No names nor marks. Minimal soiling. Almost collectible ! Quote (p. 38) : " Stationed at Fort Dunvegan , he visited Fort St. John on October 10, 1810, giving us the first recorded use of that name although the fort had been established in 1806. The year before, James Murray Yale ._._._. ." Size: 8vo.

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket as Issued. 1st Edition. Introduction by Joan Cartledge dated 1978 at Postville, Labrador. Book is, " . . . an account of life on the Labrador coast as a fisherman sawmiller, merchant, trapper, outfitter, guide, and fishing camp operator. Book has slight edge/shelf wear. Inscription: " To / with all good wishes From Uncle Ben / Ben Powell " Spine is uncreased. Bookseller's Inventory # 253718.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good ++. B/W Photographs (illustrateur). First Edition. SUBTITLED ; ` A History of Fox Harbour from Memories of Its People '. Page 130, of this 134 page volume, comproises a short biblio. The book was put together to mark 500 years since John Cabot. Read more about : churching, Argentia, Dreaddy's Road, Harbor Buffet, Din Spurvey, Haystack, Jane Howe, out-migration, Paddy's Day, Flirtation, and Post Mistress Ethel Traverse Healey. Text assisted by b/w photographs. Cond : Paper wrapper is off-white with black lettering. Front cover photo is an aerial view of the modern harbour. Volume is tight, bright, square, and clean. P/O gift inscription pn title page. Else collectible !! Quote (p. 51) : " By 1867, there wasn't a child above the age of 12 years in school, Miss Bird continued to tach for a salary of 25 pounds per tear. The next teacher, John O'Rielly, referred to as a pupil teacher, taught from ._._._. ." Size: 4to.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. 1st Edition. 335 pp + 27 plates. Book/dust jacket condition: Fine- (ex-lib, with usual markings to inner front board, facing ffep and copyright page; 1/8" nick through white color near bottom at front outer hinge)/na (as issued). 1st Ed., 1st Printing/First Edition, First Printing. Beautifully and usefully illustrated in b/w throughout. Dated (2000)/inscribed at an otherwise-blank ffep by author to library as a donation - subsequently owned by them for ~24 years of obviously light and careful use). Signed copies are scarce. Photo requests are welcome. All orders are processed and shipped from MI or WI, USA. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. ] Hardback, 12mo, black titling on gray cloth, 88 pages, VG. Author's gift-inscription FFEP + inscribed typewritten poem laid-in. Observations on Nature, Mankind. Each page framed with decoration in color. Mostly very clean but spine a little soiled. RFEP remnant of tipped-in clipping. Inscription FFEP: "To My Kind Friends, etc etc, August, 1933." Dedication to The Humble Men in Gray, The Letter Carriers of the United States of America. RWR5 Poems Poetry Literature Post Office USPS Postal Service Union Labor National Association of Letter Carriers.

Hardcover. Etat : VG-. 1st. Scarce. 400 pages - clean and excellent condition. Eight photographs. Front endpapers slightly soiled. Brown cloth with gilt title on spine and Tilley's signature in gilt on front cover. Light stain on edge of front and back cover. VG-. Book.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. First Edition. St. John's, Newfoundland: Self-published, 1940. First edition [1940]. Hard-to-find work about religious prophecy and the supernatural, by a Newfoundland author and member of the New England Conference of the Methodist Church. Green cloth lettered in black, 104 pages. Some very light edgewear to the covers, some spine fading, internally fine with good hinges, firm binding, very clean pages free from names or other markings. Exceptionally clean copy. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.