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2137
Chemistry Manual 1935 -WA Jennings
School books are rare enough - first editions are a find ! Old school book from 1935: " Labratory Manual to Accompany A First Course in Chemistry ". Author W.A. Jennings Inspector of High Scools. Authorized by the Minister of Education of Ontario. Original price 25 cents. Printed by W.J. Gage Company. Good condition blue hard cover text, with some handwritten notes by the student.I guess the subject was getting him down because the back page has the note I bequeth all my possessions to my brother. M J Bent. Measures 7.75 by 5 inches. 150 pages.
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2642
Hiroshima - John Hersey 1946
First edition of Hiroshima has blue cloth hard cover. Published by Alfred A Knopf in 1946. Author John Hersey. Dog ears on the corners of the cover and some wear on top and bottom of spine. Inside there has been some underlining of text in pencil on a number of pages.
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2667
Adventures of Ol' Mistah Buzzard - Burgess
First edition of Thorton Burgess The Adventures of Ol' Mistah Buzzard 1919.Condition is good. Some fraying on top and bottom edges of spine. One of the pictures (bewteen pages 4 and 5) has been ripped out. 2 pages contain pencil writing which some one has tried to erase. Spine is cracked.
Full Price: $80.00 10 % off!
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2666
Journal to Stella First Edition 1904
1904 First edition of The Journal to Stella by Johnathan Swift D.D. with notes of Sir Walter Scott. Spine has started to rip on bottom half as shown in photo. Red hard cover with gold gilt printing. Gold gilt on top of pages. Cover page has been signed by J Boyle May 1907. Inside is in very good condition. ondition.
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3716
Old Man and the Sea w/ dust jacket 1952
Ernest Hemingway First Edition 1952 The Old Man and the Sea in original dust jacket. Scribner colophon . Dust jacket flap has $3.00 original price and Hemmingway picture on back. There is no mention of Noble Prize on the DJ. Blue hard cover with silver lettering on spine. Condition is excellent. Has hand written gift note inside cover. Dust jacket is in good condition with some wear on corners and spotting. An excellent addition to your collection.
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4029
Tom Swift and His Rocket Ship 1954
1954 First edition hard cover Tom Swift and His Rocket Ship by Victor Appleton II. Condition is very good except for the 3 pages where ink scribbling has marred the page. This ink is on the copyright page, the contents page 2 and the Illustrations page. 208 pages.
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2640
Ballads and Lyrics - Bliss Carman 1923
1923 First Edition of Ballads and Lyrics by Bliss Carman. Published by McClelland & Stewart.Blue cloth hardcover with Trillium images and gold gilt writing on cover. Condition is good. 293 pages. Some fading on spine. Name written in pencil as shown in pictures.
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2488b
The Story of Lucky Strike
Rare souvenir of the 1939 New York World's Fair written by Roy C. Flannagan which explains how tobacco is grown, sold, rolled and packed for Lucky Strike. This is a unique history of the process that was produced for the World's Fair. Measures 5 by 7.5 inches. 94 pages. Excellent condition. Contains black and white photos along with the text. The front cover has an imprint logo of the 1939 New York World's Fair.
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3031
Diamond Jubilee - 1867 - 1937 Sixty Years
This handbook was published in 1927 to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Confederation. Sixty Years of Canadian Progress. Cover shows wear and there is some damage on the first 5 pages as shown in pictures. Otherwise condition of pages inside is good. No rips, tears or missing pages. Contents page identifies the resources, trade and political areas covered. Contains pictures, graphs and tables. Interesting addition to your collection.
