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		Now Online Literature by Women. Catalogue 90. Click here to view the PDF catalogue




		1. (Africa) HEMMENS, H.L. (Harry Lathey). Congo Journey. London: The Carey Press, (1942). Later printing (first published 1938). 8vo., original wrappers, 160pp. With photographs and a map. Some light soiling but in fact near fine. $75.00

		THIRD AND BEST EDITION
		2. (Americana) CARVER, J. (Jonathan). Travels Through The Interior Parts of North America, In The Years 1766, 1767, and 1768, By.....Illustrated With Copper Plates, Coloured....To which is added, Some Account Of The Author, And A Copious Index. London: Printed for C. Dilly, ...., 1781. Third and best edition. Tall 8vo., full contemporary calf, raised bands, leather spine label, (26), xvi, (22), (17)-543, (1), (20)pp. index. With two folding partly coloured maps, five plates (as called for) including four in colour. "The Account of the Author" is bound out of order between the end of "Contents" (xvi) and the first page of text (17), some browning to the edges of the front e/paper, a touch of foxing to titlepage, binding slightly rubbed but in fact this is a near fine copy. This third edition has an added "Account of the Author" and a coloured plate depicting "The Tobacco Plant." The journal of Capt. Carver's travels among the tribes of Indians around the upper great lakes occupies pp. 1 to 180; pp. 181-441 are entitled 'Of The Origin, Manners, Customs, Religion and Language of the Indians' of which the last twenty are devoted to a Vocabulary of the Chippeway language. In this division he gives his the results of his personal experiences among the Indians he visited, or warred with." (Field). Sabin 11184, Field 251, Howes C215. $7,000.00

		3. (Americana) (LORING, Charles G.---chairman). Report Of The Committee, Relating To The Destruction Of The Ursuline Convent, August 11, 1834. Boston: J.H. Eastburn, City Printer, 1834. First edition. 8vo., orig. self wrappers, 16pp. Wrappers soiled, small hole in the upper wrapper which does not affect the text on the verso, in fact a near fine copy of a delicate item. This copy has the signature of "Wm. Jenks" on the upper wrapper, quite possibly, Rev. William Jenks [1778-1866] Congregationalist minister who operated Free Chapels in a building on central wharf and in the West End of Boston. He was the author of "Jenks' Comprehensive Commentary" and worked tirelessly on behalf of the poor, natives and blacks. $850.00

		4. (ANON) Book of Great Secrets. Valuable Money Making Recipes. NP (Chicago): np, (Max Stein), nd. (194-?). 8vo., original self wrappers, 98pp. Slight dampstain in the lower margin of pages in the first half of the book but still fine copy of this cheaply produced edition. Money making recipes for various confections, medicines, face paints, adhesives, etc. $75.00


		5. (Arctic) FORSTER, A Letter From Mr. John Reinhold Forster, F.R.S. to William Watson, M.D. giving some Account of the Roots used by the Indians, in the Neighbourhood of Hudson's Bay, to dye Porcupine Quills. No. 2, Somerset Stable-yard, Strand, Jan. 16, 1772. pp. 54-59. (detached from Vol. LXII of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1773). BOUND WITH: FORSTER, John (Johann) Reinhold. Account of Several Quadrupeds from Hudson's Bay. By... Read May 21, 1772. pp. 370-381. (detached from Vol. LXII of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1773). BOUND WITH: FORSTER, John (Johann) Reinhold. Account of the Birds sent from Hudson's Bay; with Observations relative to their Natural History; and Latin Descriptions of some of the most uncommon. By... Read June 18-25, 1772. pp. 382- 433. (detached from Vol. LXII of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1773). Arctic Bibliography 5158. Tall 8vo., rebound in the 20th century with a brown morocco spine, cloth, gilt lettering on the spine, pagination as noted above. Some slight rubbing on the spine but otherwise near fine. $7,000.00

		6. AUSTEN, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Illustrated By Charles E. Brock. With An Introduction by Austin Dobson. London: Macmillan and Co., 1899. Later printing. This edition with the Brock illustrations was first issued in 1894. 8vo., orig. maroon cloth with elaborate decoration in gilt, xxx, (352)pp. Spine very slightly cocked otherwise a fine copy. $400.00

		CANADIAN EDITIONS OF "OZ"
		7. BAUM, L. Frank. The Scarecrow of Oz. Illustrated by John R. Neill. Toronto: The Copp, Clark Co., Limited, nd. (1915). First Canadian edition, first printing. Small 4to., original green cloth with a large pictorial paper panel on the upper board, 288pp. With plates in colour and black and white illustrations in the text. The spine is slightly faded and there is minor rubbing to the spine ends but otherwise this is near fine copy. The Canadian edition corresponds to the first edition, published the same year, save for the Copp, Clark imprint. Hinke p.30, Bienvenu p.63. $750.00

		8. BAUM, L. Frank. Tik-Tok of Oz. Illustrated by John R. Neill. Toronto: The Copp Clark Co., Limited, nd. (1914). First Canadian edition, first printing. (same year as the first edition). Sm. 4to., orig. blue cloth with a large pictorial paper panel on the upper cover, (272)pp. With plates in colour and black and white illustrations in the text. Spine slightly faded with minor rubbing to the ends o/w a near fine copy. The Canadian edition corresponds to the first edition published the same year, save for the imprint of Copp, Clark. Hinke p.29, Bienvenue p.58. $850.00

		AUBREY BEARDSLEY - FIRST EDITION CLUB
		9. BEARDSLEY, Aubrey. Letters From Aubrey Beardsley To Leonard Smithers. Edited with Introduction and Notes by R.A. Walker. London: The First Edition Club, (Printed a the Chiswick Press), 1937. First edition. "The design used for the title page reproduces a drawing by Aubrey Beardsley never before published .” Square 8vo., original black cloth decorated in gilt in a checkerboard pattern, xvi, the remainder unpaginated containing 188 letters. Touch of rubbing to lower edge otherwise near fine. $300.00

		THE COSTUMES OF CAMBRIDGE
		10. (Cambridge) Costumes of the University Cambridge. Cambridge: Published by W. Metcalfe, nd. (186-?). 12mo., original blue cloth, with one page measuring 23 X 35 cm. folded and printed in colour. With 24 small colour illustrations of the costume worn by members of the various Cambridge colleges. Fine. With the printed advertising label of “Hotel Et Restaurant Du Prince De Galles, Sidney Street, Cambridge” on the pastedown. $200.00

		11. (Cambridge) PARKER, Richard. The History And Antiquities of the University of Cambridge. Containing I. Its Origin and Progress. II. A Description of the present Colleges... London: Printed for T. Warner ... 8vo., rebound in full brown blindstamped calf after the period, leather spine label, x, 265, (5)pp. Slightly dampstain in the margin of the last 75 pp. but certainly a very good copy. $350.00

		12. DAVIE, Ian (editor). (LARKIN). Oxford Poetry 1942-1943. Edited by... Oxford: Basil Blackwood, 1943. First edition. Small 8vo., original wrappers with printed label on the upper wrapper, 64pp. Tiny nick at top of the spine, minor creasing a lower corner of upper wrapper o/w a fine copy of a delicate item. Contains three poems by Philip Larkin, his first appearance in book form. $350.00

		13. (England) (DUCAREL, Andrew Coltee). The History and Antiquities of the Parish of Lambeth, In the County of Surrey… London: J. Nichol, 1786. First edition. From the library of Johannis Poynder, with his annotations. No. XXXIX in “Bibliotheca Topographica Britannica”. 4to., full contemporary navy morocco, raised bands, gilt compartments, elaborate gilt and blind-stamped borders on the covers, inner dentelles gilt, rebacked with spine laid down, corners reinforced, vii, 128, 164pp. Frontispiece and one plate have been cropped and mounted on bound-in leaves, bookplates partially removed, boards rubbed, very light wear to extremities, but still very good, attractive copy. Ducarel (1713-1785) was a librarian and antiquary who held the position of librarian at Lambeth for twenty-eight years. This copy belonged to lawyer and noted book collector Johannis Poynder (1779?-1849), and contains a partial bookplate and his signed annotation of provenance which reads, “I bought this book at the sale of my valued friend W. Heseltine’s books, who long occupied the ancient house of the Tradscants in South Lambeth (Turret House) of whom so much occurs in the following work of Dr. Ducarel whose autograph I have been enabled to insert, in a letter to the celebrated Mr. Granger.” The letter mentioned is tipped in before the first blank. To “Sir” (Rev’d Wm. Granger), from “And. Coltee Ducarel” Drs Commons June 7 1773, 2pp 4to. Thanking Granger for his letter, which was shown to the Archbishop, and for information regarding a copy of Matthew Parker’s De antiquitate Britannicæ ecclesiae held at the Lambeth library. Ducarel compared an engraving in the volume with a painting, and information from Granger seems to have established the provenance of one of the items but without context the language makes it unclear. Poynder’s annotations appear throughout the text—nearly twenty instances, mostly in pencil, ranging from lengthy commentary to a few simple marks and lines. They are of a personal nature, referencing people or places he was familiar with as they appear in the text, sometimes clarifying names or mentioning the personal connection. Poynder was known for his evangelical activism, having published multiple works including A Serious Address to the Public on the Present Times, opposing the East India Company’s policy of religious toleration in India, and proposed admission of Roman Catholics to political office. His extraordinary library was sold by Sotheby’s over three days, and included many volumes with autographs or letters. $750.00

		CARD CHEATS EXPOSED
		14. (Gambling) (CANFIELD, George W; Professor Hoffman). Confidence-Gambling And Card Sharper’s Tricks Exposed. By Famous Reformed Confidence Man & Gambler. (Chicago: Max Stein Pub. House), nd. (1933). 8vo., original printed wrappers, 100, (2)pp. ads. Fine. $125.00

		15. HOLMES, Oliver Wendell. One Hundred Days In Europe. Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1887. First edition, extra-illustrated with 70 engraved plates. Tall 8vo., contemporary dark blue half morocco, marble boards, raised bands, gilt compartments, iv, 329pp. A fine copy. $650.00

		16. (Illustrated) ANON. (Leighton, Mrs--translator). The Sweet and Touching Tale of Fleur & Blanchefleur A Mediaeval Legend Translated from the French by Mrs. Leighton, with Thirty-seven Coloured Illustrations by Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale. London: Daniel O’Connor, 1922. First edition. 4to., orig. tan/grey cloth stamped in dark blue, (62), (2)pp.ads. With colour illustrations in the text. Spine darkened, some rubbing a very good copy. $150.00

		17. "INGERSOLL LECTURESHIP SERIES." We have listed online numerous books from the Ingersoll Lectureship series. You can view this list at: INGERSOLL LECTURESHIP Click here to view

		18. (Japan) GARIS, Frederic de. We Japanese. Being descriptions of many of the customs, manners, ceremonies, festivals, arts and crafts of the Japanese, besides numerous other subjects... Written by Frederic de Garis for H.S.K. Yamaguchi, Managing Director, Fujiya Hotel... Miyanoshita: Fujiya Hotel, (1934). First edition. (with two additional volumes published in 1937 and 1949). 8vo., original embossed limp silk wrappers, sewn, printed paper label on the upper wrapper, 200pp. With illustrations. Ownership inscription otherwise fine in the original folding cloth slipcase, held by two faux ivory clasps (hook and eyelet). $300.00

		NONESUCH PRESS - D.H. LAWRENCE
		19. LAWRENCE, D.H. Love Among The Haystacks & Other Pieces. With A Reminiscence by David Garnett. London: Nonesuch Press, 1930. First edition. 1 of 1600 copies (550 of which were for Random House in the US). Tall 8vo., original cloth backed boards, (xiv), 96, (2)pp. A bit of light soiling but certainly a near fine copy. $350.00

		STEPHEN LEACOCK`S PLAN TO END THE GREAT DEPRESSION
		20. LEACOCK, Stephen. Stephen Leacock`s Plan. To Relieve the Depression in 6 Days. To Remove it in 6 Months. To Eradicate it in 6 Years. Toronto: Macmillan Co., 1933. 8vo., wrappers, 18pp. Slight darkening along edges of wrappers otherwise near fine. $100.00

		We have just obtained a small collection of Marshall McLuhan books, some inscribed, here is a selection. Contact us if you there are McLuhan titles you are looking for.
		21. MCLUHAN, Marshall, Kathryn Hutchon & Eric McLuhan. City as Classroom. Agincourt, ON: Book Society of Canada Ltd, 1977. First printing. Inscribed by Marshall McLuhan. 8vo., wrappers, 184pp. Minor staining to page ends (top and bottom), otherwise fine. $300.00

		22. MCLUHAN, Marshall. Distant Early Warning. (Playing Cards). NP: np, (c. 1969). Deck of playing cards in box with slipcase, and single sheet of "Rules of the Game." Size is 3" x 4". Fine. These cards were originally given to subscribers of the DEW Line Newsletter. $50.00

		23. MCLUHAN, Marshall. Verbi-Voco-Visual Explorations. New York: Something Else Press, 1967. First edition. 8vo., cloth, (88), 62pp. Fine in dustwrapper, with the yellow wrap around belly band. $185.00

		EXPLORATIONS - HAROLD INNIS ISSUE
		24. (MCLUHAN, Marshall -- Editor). Explorations. Number 25. June, 1969. (Toronto: University of Toronto), 1969. Small 8vo., wrappers, pp(83)-110. Fine. Issue dedicated to Harold Innis. $40.00

		25. (Mexico) SALAZAR Y OLARTE, Ignacio de. Historia De La Conquista De Mexico, Poblacion, Y Progressos De La America Septentrional, Conocida Por El Nombre De Nueva Espana, Segunda Parte... Madrid: En La Imprenta De Benito Cano, 1786. Second edition of the second part (first published in 1743). 4to., full contemporary calf, raised bands, single gilt decoration in the compartments, (36), 472pp. double columns. 20th century bookplate, rear free e/paper stuck down to the rear pastedown, 3” scuff on the upper board, otherwise a better than very good copy. Called the “second part” this is in effect a continuation of Solis’ history of Mexico and continued from the point that Solis concluded in 1740. It is considered an inadequate continuation, the first edition of which was published in Cordoba in 1743. $750.00

		26. (New Zealand) COWAN, James and Sir Maui Pomare. Legends Of The Maori. Illustrations by Stuart Peterson. Wellington, New Zealand: Harry H. Tombs, (1930). In two volumes. First trade edition (preceded by a limited edition.) 4to., orig. brown cloth with small pictorial decoration and a decorative border, (xii), 320; xviii, 285pp. Illustrated. Some minor rubbing otherwise a near fine copy. Volume one covers mythology, traditional history, folk-lore and poetry; volume two by Pomare, deals with Maori-Polynesian historical traditions, folk-lore and stories of old New Zealand. $300.00

		COACH HOUSE PRESS
		27. ONDAATJE, Michael. The Dainty Monsters. (Toronto: Coach House Press, 1967). First edition. 1 of 500 copies. Fine in an about fine dustwrapper. $650.00

		A NOTORIOUS LONDON COURTEZAN
		28. (PHILLIPS, Teresia Constantia). The Happy Courtezan: Or, the Prude demolish'd. An Epistle From the Celebrated Mrs. C_____ P____, To The Angelick Signior Far--n--li. London: Printed for J. Roberts, ...1735. First edition. Folio, disbound and put in 19th century stiff paper covers, (4), 16pp. With the half-title. Slight foxing to half-title and title but otherwise a near fine copy. A bawdy poem, attributed to Teresia Phillips, a notorious London courtezan, who denied authorship and claimed the verse was perpetrated by friends of her ex-husband, Henry Muliman, in order to discredit her. Despite her denial, this poem and another similar verse ,Counter-Apology (1749), were both circulated widely and "represent her as having a voracious sexual appetite." In The Happy Courtezan, the author "celebrates the love of the castrato singer Farinelli and also satirizes the "current vogue for Italian opera..." Foxon H42. Constantia Phillips [1709-1765] seems to have begun her career as a courtezan at the age of 12 or 13 becoming involved with the future Lord Chesterfield. In order to avoid arrest for debt in 1722 she married a Mr. Devall, a bigamist. Then in 1723, she married a Dutch merchant, Henry Muliman who when he learned of her "sordid" past, obtained an annulment, which led to years of court battles, interspersed with a succession of affairs. Muliman did agree to provide her with an annuity, which was discontinued when she began to cohabit with a "Mr. B" in Paris. Phillips, having traveled to England and the West Indies, then "determined to blackmail her friends by publishing An Apology for the Conduct of Mrs. Teresia Constantia Phillips. The memoirs "which are written with a good deal of dramatic effect" went through several editions. Through it all, she was repeatedly imprisoned for debt and finally managed to bribe her way out of the country, sailing for Jamaica, where she married a "Mr. M." . She "inveigled him to leaving her the whole of his fortune, and having buried him, married a Scot, upon whose death she obtained a further increase of her resources." She died in 1765, leaving her husband, a Frenchman named Lanteniac. $2,250.00

		INSCRIBED ORIGINAL PHOTO - PETER USTINOV
		29. (Photograph) Peter Ustinov. Original Photograph inscribed "Best wishes and Thanks..." on reverse. Original 4" x 6" photograph of Peter Ustinov. Inscribed on reverse in pen. Slight smudge to "and" otherwise fine. $145.00

		PHOTOPLAY EDITION
		30. (Photoplay) SABATINI, Rafael. Scaramounche. A Romance of the French Revolution. Illustrated with Scenes from the Photoplay... New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1923). Later printing. 8vo., cloth, 392pp. An about fine copy in the pictorial dustwrapper with some minor chipping to the spine ends but certainly very good. $165.00

		31. (Religion) BERG, J.F. Rev. The Scripture Of Idolatry, Showing The Connexion Between The Traditions of Pagan Mythology And The Bible. Illustrated with Numerous Engravings. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1838. 12mo., contemporary half calf, cloth, elaborate gilt decoration on the spine, vi, (184)pp. With illustrations. Some scattered light foxing otherwise a fine copy. $185.00

		32. (Religion) SMITH, Samuel. The Claims of Rome. (London: The Protestant Truth Society), nd. (192-?). 8vo., original pictorial wrappers, (80)pp. Near fine. An anti-Roman Catholic pamphlet. $75.00

		WITH PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION from RICHARDSON
		33. RICHARDSON, Dorothy. The Tunnel. London: Duckworth & Co., (1919). First edition. With a presentation from the author to Veronica Grad reading “Judith with love from the author, Feb. 1919.” “Judith” was one of several names used by the author for Veronica Grad. Spine faded with rubbing and wear, a good copy. $350.00

		RICHLER - SIGNED LIMITED EDITION
		34. RICHLER, Mordecai. Robertson Davies. (Toronto): Harbourfront Reading Series, (1993). First edition. 1 of 150 copies signed by the author. Wrappers. Fine. $100.00

		35. (Science) ABRAHAM, R.M. Surveying Instruments. Their Design, Construction, Testing & Adjustment. London: C.F. Casella & Co., (1926). First edition. With a presentation inscription from the author to his wife. Tall 8vo., original cloth, (x), 309pp. Near fine. $350.00

		SIGNED BY THE PIONEER OF RADAR
		36. (Science) WATSON-WATT, Robert. The Pulse of Radar: The Autobiography of Sir Robert Watson-Watt. New York: The Dial Press, 1959. First edition. With an inscription from the author on the e/paper and signed again on the titlepage. 8vo., cloth, x, 438pp. Fine in dustwrapper. “The story of the life of the carpenter’s son from Scotland who first conceived of radar, developed it, convinced soldiers, and politicians that they must use it, and as a result revolutionized the whole of modern warfare.” $350.00

		...THE MONSTER EVIL OF DRINK
		37. (Science - Alcoholism) SPURGEON, C.H. John Ploughman’s Pictures More of His Talk. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1881. 8vo., original grey pictorial wrappers, 160pp. Small chip at the foot of the spine and lower corner of the rear wrapper, minor stain on the upper wrapper but in fact a better than very good copy of this pamphlet, the purpose of which was “to smite evil, and especially the monster evil of drink.” $100.00

		38. (Science - Juvenile) ADDAMS, Jane. A New Conscience And An Ancient Evil. New York: Macmillan, 1912. First edition. 8vo., orig. blue cloth, 219, (5)pp.ads. A near fine copy. In her preface, Addams states "The following material, much of which has been published in McClure's Magazine, was written, not from the point of view of the expert, but because my own need for counter-knowledge to a bewildering mass of information which came to me through the Juvenile Protective Association of Chicago. The reports which its twenty field officers daily brought to its main office adjoining Hull House became to me a revelation of the dangers implicit in city conditions and of the allurements which are designedly placed around many young girls in order to draw them into an evil life..." $200.00

		FOUNDER OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS
		39. (Science - Medicine) BARTON, Clara. A Story of the Red Cross. Glimpses of Field Work. New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1904. First edition. From the library of Dr. C.B. Farrar with his name on the endpaper and his notes in pen on the rear endpaper. 8vo., original beige cloth stamped in red, with the red cross symbol in a white circular background on the upper board, viii, 199pp. A fine, bright copy. Farrar’s notes at the rear document the conflict between Barton and the medical profession, relating remarks made by Osler at a meeting in Baltimore which was an attempt to reconcile the existing difficulties. According to Farrar, Osler stated that “so long as Barton remained at the head of the Red Cross, no effective policy of cooperation could be established.” A contemporary review in the Chicago Tribune paints a rather different picture of the author, noting that “Miss Barton writes in a simple, graphic style that makes her pictures of the disasters she witnessed a lurid background for the work of relief she directed. The Red Cross is her memorial, but this book will bring the public into personal touch with this gentle old lady.” $600.00

		40. (Science - Medicine) BLOCHWITZ, Martin. Anatomia Sambuci, quae Non Solum Sambucum & hujusdem Medicamenta singulatim delineat, verum quoque plurimorum affectuum ex una fere sola sambu co curationes breves, rationibus, exemphlis, historiis & Medicamentis specificis non paucis illustratas simul exhibet. Leisiae (Leipzig): Sumptibus Gothofredi Grosi Biblio., 1631. From the library of Dr. C.B. Farrar with his bookplate. 12mo., full contemporary vellum, (32), 298, (6)pp. Pages browned throughout but certainly a very good copy of an uncommon book. Wellcome I: 885. $600.00

		41. (Science - Nature) LANKESTER, E. Ray. Extinct Animals. London: Archibald Constable & Co., Ltd., 1905. First edition. Tall 8vo., original maroon cloth with a small pictorial decoration on the upper cover, xiii, 331, (30)pp.ads. With illustrations. A fine, bright copy. $275.00

		72 COLOURED PLATES
		42. (Science - Nature) PRATT, Anne. Our Native Songsters. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1852. 12mo., full contemporary calf, raised bands, (x), 350pp. With 72 coloured plates. Page 25/26 torn at top affecting the text in 3 lines, hinges tender o/w a near fine copy. $250.00

		43. (Science - Nature) TWIDLE, Arthur. Beautiful Butterflies of the Tropics How to Collect Them. London: R.T.S., nd. (1920). 4to., original brown cloth with pictorial depiction of butterfly in the centre of the cover, (104)pp. With 13 colour plates tipped in. Upper cover a touch warped otherwise a fine copy. $185.00

		44. (Trade Catalogue) REMINGTON RAND. “Point-of-use” record protection. A study by Remington Rand dedicated to that foresight which has carried American business to world leadership---proof that “Preparedness is the price of business security.” (Toronto: Remington Rand, 1951). Canadian issue. 4to., pictorial wrappers depicting a fiery hand reaching for a filing cabinet, 94, (2)pp. Illustrated. Some light wear along the spine but still a very nice copy of this handbook with a striking graphic cover. $100.00

		FIRST EDITION WITH DUSTWRAPPER
		45. THORNDIKE, Russell. The Further Adventures Of Doctor Syn. London: Rich & Cowan, (1916). First edition. A fine copy in the pictorial dustwrapper designed by E.A. Cox which has some light soiling with minor chipping to the spine ends, the upper corner of the front panel is chipped away, and the rear panel has had professional restoration work. At some point the top third of the rear panel was torn and folded down; it has been reinforced on the inside by a large of archival paper (approx. 4” X 8”) and therefore there is a closed tear on the rear panel and spine. The dustwrapper is still very good. $1250.00

		AN EARLY GRAPHIC NOVEL
		46. VAUGHAN-JAMES, M. (Martin). Elephant. (Toronto: New Press, 1970). First edition. 4to., original wrappers, (80)pp. Wrappers slightly rubbed otherwise a near fine copy of this graphic work by Vaughan-James. $200.00

		SIGNED GORE VIDAL
		47. VIDAL, Gore. Creation. New York: Random House, (1981). First edition. Signed by the author on the half-title. Near fine. $125.00

		48. VIDAL, Gore. Kalki. New York: Random House, (1978). First edition. Signed by the author. Fine in dustwrapper. $125.00

		LIMITED EDITION - GEORGE WALKER - LEONARD COHEN
		49. WALKER, George A. The Wordless Leonard Cohen Songbook A Biography in Wood Engravings by... Introductions by Norman Ravvin and George Walker, afterward by Tom Smart. Toronto: George Walker, 2014. First edition, limited run of 80 signed by Walker, Ravvin, and Smart; printed on archival rag, bound in cloth boards with woodcut onlay. Sq. 8vo., black cloth boards, cloth spine label, pictorial paper onlay on upper cover, unpaginated. New, in slipcase with woodcut onlay. Commemorating Cohen’s 80th birthday. “George A. Walker created the original wood engravings, incised them on the end grain of Canadian maple, and designed and printed the text and images on his Vandercook SP15 proof press.” Awarded first prize from The Alcuin Society in the Limited Edition category for books published in 2014. $990.00

		ORIGINAL PROGRAMME WW2 ALLIES VICTORY PARADE in BERLIN
		50. (World War II) British Victory Parade Berlin 21st 1945. [Programme]. Np: np, (1945). 8vo., original printed wrappers with small colour decorations, (5)pp. A few marks but in fact a very nice, near fine coy of a delicate item. The Programme contains a list of “Troops Taking Part” which includes the Canadian Berlin Battalion; “Band” including the Brass Band of Canadian Berlin Battalion and Pipe Band of Canadian Berlin Battalion; “Programme of Events” and “Order of the March Past.” $200.00

		Just Issued
		A. The TRUE and GENUIN ELEGY OF Matthew Gun Bookseller Printed by Will Rueter at the Aliquando Press in 2014. 1 of 125 copies. 15" x 10 1/2". Printed on Hahnemuble white mould paper in Garamond, ATF Baskerville and XIV Century Roman. This is a reprint of an early 18th-century broadside. The original is held by the British Library and we have been unable to locate another copy. We felt this reprint to be a timely one given the precarious state of the book trade these days; Gun’s lament resonates strongly. A fine work by one of Canada’s foremost designers and private printers. $50.00 Usual terms to the trade.


		The Pope's Bookbinder A Memoir By David Mason
		Biblioasis, 2013. 420 pages. Illustrated. $37.95(CAD). A memoir of Mason’s forty-five years in the booktrade. After some years in Europe doing odd jobs, including a period doing bookbinding in Spain, and reading incessantly, Mason returned to Canada, apprenticed in the book trade with Joseph Patrick Books and has been selling used and rare books ever since. His memories include the books dealers, collectors, and libraries he has dealt with over that period. “For anyone who loves books too well – who lusts after them, lives in them, mainlines them – David Mason’s memoir will be a fix from heaven. Heartful, cantankerous, droll, his tales of honour and obsession in the trade gratify the very book-love they portray. An irresistible read.” – Dennis Lee “Entertaining, moving, informative, intelligently hopeful: I know of few other books like this one to warm the cockles of a booklover’s heart.” – Alberto Manguel Now available in our Store! Copies bought here will be signed by the author.

		Just Published Why Booksellers Die Broke. The Collected Aphorisms of Earle M. Mason, Banker. Edited by David Mason.

		(Toronto): David Mason Books, (2014). 8vo., printed wrappers, (24)pp. With illustrations. Price $10.00. The usual terms to the trade. Check out the BLOG entry for more details


		Now in its Third Edition! A Guide on How to Act in Used Bookstores

		The Protocols of Used Bookstores. A Guide to Dealing with Certain Perils Which Could be Encountered in a Used Bookstore. By David Mason. Toronto: The Author, (2011). 3rd (and best) edition, corrected. 8vo., wrappers, 18pp. With illustrations. Price $10.00. Usual terms to the trade. To purchase please email us at: dmbooks@allstream.net

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