Mon, 2022/07/25 - 3:30am
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Scott’s Poetical Works
Sir Walter Scott, written 1796–1825
illustrations: Keeley Halswelle, 1861
introduction: Alexander Leighton, ~1861
Murray and Gibbs Printers, UK, ~1880
binding, while intact, has become separated from the cover
Mon, 2022/07/25 - 12:30am
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Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture
Douglas Coupland, 1991
St. Martin’s Press, US, 10th printing ~1992
Sun, 2022/07/24 - 9:30pm
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2000 A.D.: Illustrations from the Golden Age of Science Fiction
Jaques Sadoul, 1973
Henry Regnery Company, US, first English edition 1975
ex libris signature on first leaf: Michael R. Barrick
binding glue dry, many loose pages but no missing pages
Sun, 2022/07/24 - 6:30pm
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The Annotated Jules Verne: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Jules Verne, 1870
foreword and annotations: Walter James Miller, 1976
Thomas Y. Crowell Company, US, 1976
ex libris signature on first leaf: Ralph Francis Barrick
Sun, 2022/07/24 - 6:30am
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Diableries: Stereoscopic Adventures in Hell
Brian May, Dennis Pellerin, and Paula Fleming, 2013
Diorama tableaux and photography by: “Henniter”, “Halbert”, “LaMiche”, “Marinier” and others, 1860–~1895
The London Stereoscopic Company Ltd., UK 2013
lenticular photograph on box cover, “owl” stereoscope intact
Sun, 2022/07/24 - 3:30am
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Webster’s New World Dictionary of the American Language
Second Concise Edition
general editor: David B. Guralnik
Avenel Books, US, 1978
Sun, 2022/07/24 - 12:30am
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Dictionary of Word Origins
Joseph T. Shirpley, 1945
Littlefield, Adams & Company, US, 1964 edition
library “discard”. Spine ripped and reglued. Ex libris stamp on first leaf “Quamican Jr. Secondary” and inventory stamp on third leaf “1196”
And while I decided at the outset of this project not to include commentaries on the books, I could not resist including my favourite entry: “nun. see nincompoop.”
Sat, 2022/07/23 - 9:30pm
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The Columbia Viking Desk Encyclopedia, Third Edition
Volume Two - Laval, F. X. de–Zworykin
edited by Columbia Encyclopedia editors, Columbia University, 1953, 1960, 1968
William Bridgewater, editor-in-chief
Viking Press, US
Published in Candada by MacMillan Company, CA, 1968
printed in US
Sat, 2022/07/23 - 6:30pm
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The Columbia Viking Desk Encyclopedia, Third Edition
Volume One - Aa–Lavaca Bay
edited by Columbia Encyclopedia editors, Columbia University, 1953, 1960, 1968
William Bridgewater, editor-in-chief
Viking Press, US
Published in Canada by MacMillan Company, CA, 1968
printed in US
pressed inside: my dad’s invitations to my sisters’ weddings with the flowers he wore as boutonnières
Sat, 2022/07/23 - 3:30pm
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Canadian Orders, Decorations, and Medals
F. J. Blatherwick, 1984
The Unitrade Press, CA, 3rd edition 1985
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