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Scott’s Poetical Works

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


Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture

Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture
Douglas Coupland, 1991
St. Martin’s Press, US, 10th printing ~1992


2000 A.D.: Illustrations from the Golden Age of Science...

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


The Annotated Jules Verne: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the...

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


Diableries: Stereoscopic Adventures in Hell

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


Webster’s New World Dictionary of the American...

Webster’s New World Dictionary of the American Language
Second Concise Edition
general editor: David B. Guralnik
Avenel Books, US, 1978


Dictionary of Word Origins

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.”


The Columbia Viking Desk Encyclopedia, Third Edition

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


The Columbia Viking Desk Encyclopedia, Third Edition

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


Canadian Orders, Decorations, and Medals

Canadian Orders, Decorations, and Medals
F. J. Blatherwick, 1984
The Unitrade Press, CA, 3rd edition 1985


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