SCADDING, Henry.
Toronto of Old: Collections and Recollections . Illustrative of the Early Settlement and Social Life of The Capital of Ontario.
Toronto: Adam Stevenson & Co., 1873. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. green cloth stamped in black and gilt, xii, 594pp. Issued without the two plates found in some copies. Bookplate, some clippings tipped on the front and rear e/papers, some wear to the foot of the spine but certainly a better than very good copy.
Toronto: Adam Stevenson & Co., 1873. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. green cloth stamped in black and gilt, xii, 594pp. Issued without the two plates found in some copies. Bookplate, some clippings tipped on the front and rear e/papers, some wear to the foot of the spine but certainly a better than very good copy.
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SCHAFER, Edward H.
The Golden Peaches of Samarkand A Study of T'ang Exotics.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1963. First edition. Sm. 4to., cloth, xiii, 399pp. Near fine in the plastic d/w with is chipped.
A kind of encyclopedia of the imports of the T'ang empire (in the 7th, 8th, and 9th centuries) from the surrounding countries; South-east Asia, India, Central Asia and Turkestan. A fascinating collection of information.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1963. First edition. Sm. 4to., cloth, xiii, 399pp. Near fine in the plastic d/w with is chipped.
A kind of encyclopedia of the imports of the T'ang empire (in the 7th, 8th, and 9th centuries) from the surrounding countries; South-east Asia, India, Central Asia and Turkestan. A fascinating collection of information.
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SCHEVILL, Ferdinand.
Siena The Story of A Mediaeval Commune. With Illustrations and Maps. New York: Scribner's Sons, 1909. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. brown cloth, xii, 433pp. Bookplate o/w a fine bright copy.
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SCHILLER, (Friedrich).
The Works of Frederick Schiller. Historical. History of the Thirty Years' War, Complete. History of the Revolt of the Netherlands to the Confederacy of teh Gueux. Translated from the German by the Rev. A.J. W. Morrison.
London: Henry G. Bohn, 1847. "Bohn's Standard Library." 8vo., orig. blindstamped green cloth, viii, (520)pp. Name, dampstain on verso of frontis, o/w a very nice copy.
London: Henry G. Bohn, 1847. "Bohn's Standard Library." 8vo., orig. blindstamped green cloth, viii, (520)pp. Name, dampstain on verso of frontis, o/w a very nice copy.
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SCHIMMELPENNINCK, Mary Anne.
A Tour to Alet and La Grande Chartreuse, by Dom Claude Lancelot.....With Some Account of the Monastery and Abbot Reformer of La Trappe, Also Biographical Sketches of M. Du Verger de Hauranne, Abbe. De St. Cyran, Cornelius Jansenious.....and a Brief View of the Celebrated Institution of Port Royal by Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck.
London: J. and A. Arch, 1816. In two volumes. Second edition, considerably enlarged. 8vo., recently rebound in black cloth with new e/papers, xxxii, 254, viii, 338pp. Ink dates on title o/w a fine copy in a not very attractive binding.
Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck, English writer only child of strict Quaker parents. Mary Anne's literary aspirations were encouraged by visitors to her family home including Watt, Edgeworth and Mrs. Barbauld, who Mary Anne stayed with in London. She married and devoted time to teaching children and various charities, but financial difficulties and a rift with her family caused her to turn to writing to earn a living. Her friend, Hannah More, sent Mary Anne writings about the Port Royalists, and in 1813 she published a compilation based on one of those volumes s the above "Tour...." This contained a translation with notes by Schimmelpenninck and "when finished, presented a ensemble very different from the original." "Also included were biographical pieces and a sketch of Port Royal." A second edition was soon called for. "Besides displaying a thorough knowledge of languages, and of the bearings of the Jesuits and Jansenist controversy, it is an excellent narrative."
London: J. and A. Arch, 1816. In two volumes. Second edition, considerably enlarged. 8vo., recently rebound in black cloth with new e/papers, xxxii, 254, viii, 338pp. Ink dates on title o/w a fine copy in a not very attractive binding.
Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck, English writer only child of strict Quaker parents. Mary Anne's literary aspirations were encouraged by visitors to her family home including Watt, Edgeworth and Mrs. Barbauld, who Mary Anne stayed with in London. She married and devoted time to teaching children and various charities, but financial difficulties and a rift with her family caused her to turn to writing to earn a living. Her friend, Hannah More, sent Mary Anne writings about the Port Royalists, and in 1813 she published a compilation based on one of those volumes s the above "Tour...." This contained a translation with notes by Schimmelpenninck and "when finished, presented a ensemble very different from the original." "Also included were biographical pieces and a sketch of Port Royal." A second edition was soon called for. "Besides displaying a thorough knowledge of languages, and of the bearings of the Jesuits and Jansenist controversy, it is an excellent narrative."
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SCHMID, Peter.
In the Shadow of the Dragon A Journey through South East Asia. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, (1957). First edition. Cloth, 288pp. Name o/w a nice copy in a lightly worn d/w. Travels in Indo-China, Siam, Burma, Malaya and Indonesia.
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SCHMIDT, R.L.
The Silvics an Plant Geography of the Genus Abies In the Coast Forests of British Columbia. (NP): Department of Lands and Forests, British Columbia Forest Service, (1957). From the library of Canadian writer, Fred Bodsworth, with his signature on the upper wrapper. Tall 8vo., orig. green wrappers, 31pp. Indentations from paperclips on a few pages o/w very good.
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SCHOFIELD, Victoria.
Every Rock, Every Hill. The Plain Tale of the North-West Frontier and Afghanistan.
London: Buchan & Enright, (1984). First edition. Cloth, 352pp. Fine in d/w.
".....history and geography of the Frontier area, ....the author paints a vivid picture of this extraordinary and war loving place, drawing upon written records---soldiers' letters, memasahibs' journals, travellers tales....."
London: Buchan & Enright, (1984). First edition. Cloth, 352pp. Fine in d/w.
".....history and geography of the Frontier area, ....the author paints a vivid picture of this extraordinary and war loving place, drawing upon written records---soldiers' letters, memasahibs' journals, travellers tales....."
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SCHOLEFIELD, Alan.
The Dark Kingdoms. The Impact of White Civilization on Three Great African Monarchies. London: Heinemann, (1975). First edition. Cloth, 194pp. Fine in d/w. The story of white arrival on three of the most extraordinary and colourful African kingdoms: the Old Kingdom of Congo (now incorporated into northern Angola); Dahomey and Lesotho.
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(SCHOOLING, William).
The Governor and Company of Adventurers Of England Trading into Hudson's Bay during Two Hundred and Fifty Years 1670-1920.
London: The Hudson's Bay Company, 1920.
BOUND WITH: Trading Into Hudson's Bay A narrative of the vist of Parick Ashley Cooper Thirtieth Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company to Labrador Hudson Strait and Hudson Bay in the Year 1934. From the Journal of R.H.H. Macaulay. Winnipeg: Hudson's Bay Company, 1934. Two volumes bound in one, as issued. 4to., publishers faux leather, 129pp With illustrations and a folding map; 108pp. With illustrations. A fine copy.
London: The Hudson's Bay Company, 1920.
BOUND WITH: Trading Into Hudson's Bay A narrative of the vist of Parick Ashley Cooper Thirtieth Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company to Labrador Hudson Strait and Hudson Bay in the Year 1934. From the Journal of R.H.H. Macaulay. Winnipeg: Hudson's Bay Company, 1934. Two volumes bound in one, as issued. 4to., publishers faux leather, 129pp With illustrations and a folding map; 108pp. With illustrations. A fine copy.
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SCHREINER, Olive.
Trooper Peter Halket of Mashonaland.
Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1897. First U.S. edition. The U.S. edition contains a frontis (depicting a lynching) that was suppressed in the English edition. 8vo., orig. grey cloth, 133, 6pp.ads. Fine.
Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1897. First U.S. edition. The U.S. edition contains a frontis (depicting a lynching) that was suppressed in the English edition. 8vo., orig. grey cloth, 133, 6pp.ads. Fine.
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SCHREINER, Olive.
Woman and Labour.
Toronto: Henry Frowde, 1911. First Canadian edition. 8vo., orig. blue cloth, (283)pp. Prelims browned, some wear at the head of the spine o/w an about fine copy of a scarce Canadian edition. (we have also seen a Canadian edition published in 1914 by S.B. Gundy).
A collection of essays reflecting Schreiner's concern with social and economic issues affecting women, including rental restrictions against families with children, women in the war effort, equal pay for women, etc.
Toronto: Henry Frowde, 1911. First Canadian edition. 8vo., orig. blue cloth, (283)pp. Prelims browned, some wear at the head of the spine o/w an about fine copy of a scarce Canadian edition. (we have also seen a Canadian edition published in 1914 by S.B. Gundy).
A collection of essays reflecting Schreiner's concern with social and economic issues affecting women, including rental restrictions against families with children, women in the war effort, equal pay for women, etc.
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SCHROEDER, Henry.
The Annals of Yorkshire. From the Earliest Time To The Present Time. Compiled by....
Leeds: Crosby & Co., 1851 & 1852. In Two Volumes. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with gilt decoration on the upper covers and spines, A.E.G., (426), (20)pp. ads, (407), (26)pp. ads. Spines slightly darkened, very light rubbing at extremities in fact a nice, near fine set.
Leeds: Crosby & Co., 1851 & 1852. In Two Volumes. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with gilt decoration on the upper covers and spines, A.E.G., (426), (20)pp. ads, (407), (26)pp. ads. Spines slightly darkened, very light rubbing at extremities in fact a nice, near fine set.
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SCHULBERG, Budd.
Waterfront. New York: Random House, (1955). First edition. A bit of discoloration to edges of covers but still a near fine copy in a d/w with a few marks but still very nice.
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SCHUYLER, Eugene.
Turkistan. Notes of a Journey In Russian Turkistan, Khokand, Bukhara, and Kuldja. New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Co., 1877. In two volumes. Second U.S. edition. Tall 8vo., orig. green cloth with a pictorial gilt decoration on the upper covers, xii, 411; viii, 463pp. Some light wear to the spine ends o/w a very nice set. Eugene Schuyler [1840-1890] American diplomat & scholar into a prominent New York state family, he enjoyed every cultural, social and political advantage. He graduated from Yale and then Columbia law school and began to practice in 1863. Schuyler's interest in languages caused him to apply for a diplomatic posting and in 1867 he was appointed Counsel to Moscow. During the succeeding nine years he served in a variety of posts including Revel, Saint Petersburg and Constantinople. While he held the latter post he wrote a influential report documenting Turkish atrocities in Bulgaria. In 1880 he became the first American diplomatic representative to Rumania. He eventually returned to the United States and lectured at Cornell and Johns Hopkins. The above work was first published in 1876 and was critical of the Russian administration in the East. It also provides an account of his travels in Central Asia, with chapters on Tashkent, Samarkand, the Syr, Darya, etc.
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SCHWATKA, Frederick.
In The Land of Cave and Cliff Dwellers. Boston: Educational Publishing Company, nd. (189-?) New edition. 8vo., orig. light blue pictorial cloth, 385pp. Mark from removal of bookplate o/w a nice copy.
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SCHWEINFURTH, Georg.
The Heart of Africa. Three Years' Travels and Adventures In The Unexplored Regions of Central Africa From 1868 to 1871. By.....Translated By Ellen E. Frewer With An Introduction by Winwood Reade.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1874. In two volumes. First U.S. edition. Tall 8vo., rebound in maroon cloth, xvi, 559; x, 521, 6pp.ads. Cloth rubbed at spine ends, spine quite difficult to read, o/w a very good copy of a scarce work.
An account of the three year journey by botanist, Schweinfurth, through Central Africa. From Egypt he travelled through the country of the Niam-Niam, and visited the unknown kingdom of Monbuttoo. "As an explorer, he stands in the highest rank, and merits to be classed with Mungo Park, Denham and Clapperton, Burton and Speke.....he (Schweinfurth) can also claim two qualifications which no African explorer has hitherto possessed. He is a scientific botanist, and also an accomplished draughtsman."
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1874. In two volumes. First U.S. edition. Tall 8vo., rebound in maroon cloth, xvi, 559; x, 521, 6pp.ads. Cloth rubbed at spine ends, spine quite difficult to read, o/w a very good copy of a scarce work.
An account of the three year journey by botanist, Schweinfurth, through Central Africa. From Egypt he travelled through the country of the Niam-Niam, and visited the unknown kingdom of Monbuttoo. "As an explorer, he stands in the highest rank, and merits to be classed with Mungo Park, Denham and Clapperton, Burton and Speke.....he (Schweinfurth) can also claim two qualifications which no African explorer has hitherto possessed. He is a scientific botanist, and also an accomplished draughtsman."
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SCOTT, George Ryley.
Far Eastern Sex Life. An Anthropological, Ethnological and Sociological Study of Love Relations, Marriage Rites and Home Life of the Oriental Peoples. London: Gerald G. Swan, (1946). Second printing. Cloth, 198pp. Spine faded, cloth worn at extremities a good copy only.
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SCOTT, Hugh.
In The High Yemen. London: John Murray, (1942). First edition. Cloth, xx, 260pp. Cloth faded and mottled, cloth speckled around perimeter but still a very good copy. Account of travels during a scientific expedition to South West Arabia in 1937-8. The firsts part of the books discusses the reasons for the scientific expedition. The second part is "a personal narrative of our journey into two Arabian countries. The Western Division of the Aden Protectorate.....The Kingdom and IMamate of the Yemen. The final section is devoted to the "present state of knowledge of the tribes inhabiting this part of Arabia...."
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SCOTT, James Brown.
Autonomy And Federation Within Empire. Washington: Published by the Endowment, 1921. "Carnegie Endowment For International Peace ....Pamphlet No.33." 8vo., orig. cloth backed boards, xvi, 352pp. Spine slightly faded o/w near fine.
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