The Class of 1935

A Bibliography of Stephen Butler Leacock

Montreal, McGill University Library School, 1935. Stapled Wraps. pp. 31. 8vo. Very good+. .

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Book number: 083930

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The Scientific American

The Scientific American Reference Book; a Compendium of Useul Information

New York, The Scientific American, 1887. Hardcover. 12mo. Heavy soiling to boards, scuffs, staining to edges and pages; good-. .

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Book number: 041946

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[No Author]

Wilson's Topical and Textual Index

East Haddam, Conn, Wilson Index Co, 1920. Tall 4to. Bound in black cloth over burgundy cloth with gilt rules and lettering to spine. Light shelfwear, negligible age-toning to contents, small ink entry under "h", otherwise unmarked; very good+. Indexical notebook for the cataloguing of a library in the early 20th century. Remains entirely unused save for one entry, complete with various pieces of instructional ephemera. .

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Book number: 063003

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Keywords: antiques; book collecting; notebooks; vintage;

Burrowes, Amyas Deane

The Modern Encyclopaedia; or Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature

London, Richards & Co, 1822. Hardcover. pp. 802. Thick 4to. Originally published as a set of ten volumes, the title page indicates that this is volume VII, covering topics from 'liquor' to 'mineralogy', but it appears to be more of a 'dummy' or made-up copy, for the reasons which follow. Preceding the text are fourteen full page copper plate engravings, presumably to accompany the 'C' volume, as they show the internal movement of clocks, techniques of carpentry, catarnet, centres, cerebrum, chemical apparatus, chymistry [sic], cinchona, and clitorismus (rather gruesome). Extensive articles in the text cover such topics as locks, logarithms (with an eighteen page table of logarithms from 1 to 1,000), logic (pp. 58 to 89), London (pp. 96 to 124 but not complete), [the pagination then skips from page 124 (London) to 273 (magnetism)], Mahomet and Mahometanism, mechanics (pp. 379 to 430), medicine (pp. 443 to 595), metallurgy (pp. 619 to 653), microscope (pp. 676 to 715), midwifery (pp. 717 to 759). There are, of course, many other shorter articles. There is some staining to the foredges, which has darkend the outer margins, but the text is generally quite clean. When we acquired this volume it was in the original printer's boards which were in very shabby condition, although the contents were in very good condition. We deemed it appropriate to have had it re-bound in plain cloth with a new spine label. Now in very nice condition - an unusual item. Ill.: copper plate engravings.

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Book number: 9900021759

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Decharne, Max

Straight from the Fridge, Dad; a Dictionary of Hipster Slang

New York, Broadway Books, 2000. Paperback. pp. xii, 192. 8vo. Light general shelfwear; very good. .

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Book number: 071027

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Keywords: Slang: American Lingusitics; hipster

Dilevko, Juris

Daring to Be Erudite; Traditional Librarianship in an Age of Social Media

[Seattle], Kindle Direct Publishing, 2019. Paperback. pp. 267. 8vo. Lightest shelfwear; near fine. .

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Book number: 085653

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Franklin, Benjamin

Poor Richard's Almanacks

New York, Bonanza Books, 1979. Hardcover. 4to. Light general wear; very good in scuffed, good- dustjacket with creasing and a few short closed tears, and showing some minor soiling to panels. Illustrated by Norman Rockwell. .

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Book number: 046594

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Godden, Geoffrey A.

Encyclopedia of British Pottery and Porcelain Marks

London, Barrie & Jenkins, 1983. Reprint. Hardcover. pp. 765. Royal 8vo. B&w illustrations. Light shelfwear; very good+ in good+, price-clipped dustjacket, chips and tears to extremities, tear to rear panel. .

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Book number: 095646

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HOOVER, Gerald

My Lady Nicotine

Scrap Book, 1907. Wraps. pp. 147-150.A four page illustrated extract from the 1907 'Scrap Book'. An article containing statistics about the monetary costs and amounts of consumption of various kinds of tobacco products. Ill.: black-&-white illustrations.

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Book number: 9900042769

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Robinson, Hugh and Jancis Johnson

The World Atlas of Wine

London, Mitchell Beazley, 2007. Hardcover. 4to. Colour illustrations. Light shelfwear; very good in lightly rubbed, very good dustjacket. .

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Book number: 060511

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Johnson, Samuel

A Dictionary of the English Language (Vol I Only); in Which the Words Are Deduced from Their Originals, Explained in Their Different Meanings, and Authorized by the Names of the Writers in Whole Works They Are Found

London, 1773. 5th edition. Leather Bound. Unpaginated. Bound in brown calf, with raised bands to spine and gilt lettering to red leather label. Hinges cracked, boards hanging by the cords. Spine slant, binding scuffed with loss at extremities, front matter missing (begins at title page), notes to margin of two pages, otherwise unmarked. A to K. Two booksellers' labels to front endpaper. .

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Book number: 096930

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Johnson, Charles Plumptre

Hints to Collectors; of Original Editions of the Works of William Makepeace Thackeray

London, George Redway, 1885. Limited edition. Vellum. pp. 48. 8vo. Vellum bound with gilt lettering to spine. Thackeray bibliography. Light shelfwear, bowing to boards; very good. Of this work only 500 small and 50 large paper copies will be printed. .

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Book number: 084086

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Keywords: Bibliography; social philosophy; Victorian; Satire

Kiddle, Charles

A Guide to the First Editions of Edgar Wallace

Motcombe, The Ivory Head Press, 1981. Paperback. pp. 88. 8vo. General shelfwear, age toning; sunning; very good. No. 585 of a limited number of First Editions. .

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Book number: 083792

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Klinck, Carl F.

Literary History of Canada; Canadian Literature in English

Toronto, University of Toronto Press, 1965. Hardcover. pp. 945. 8vo. Bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Light shelfwear, slightly shaken, ink inscription to ffep; very good. .

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Book number: 085098

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Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge

The Saturday Magazine / 3 Volumes; July to December Mdcccxxxii; January to June Mdcccxxxiii; July to December Mdcccxxxiii

London, John William Parker, 1833. Leather Bound. pp. 256; 259; 259. 4to. Leather spines and corners over marbled boards. Leather cracked and scuffed, loss to spine ends, marbled paper chipped. Contents foxed, occasional spotting and tears; bindings sturdy enough, contents complete. A 19th century educational British magazine. .

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Book number: 089086

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