.Antiquarian - 19th Century from Turtle Creek Books
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Greyhound Training for Amateurs
by Spratt's ( Spratt ) editors
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- Used - Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1863
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- Paperback
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- 1
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Mississauga, Ontario, CAN
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NZ$23.80
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London: Spratt's Patent Limited, 1863. Book. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Booklet, staple bound as issued, 10pp. Issued by the famed dog food company founded in 1863. No date provided - likely 1800s? Some light edgewear and a few discoloured spots on cover, interior fine. Item Price
NZ$23.80
Choice Recipes from the Little Bazaar - (for) the Proposed New Wesleyan Church, The Drive, Ilford
by Wesleyan Church
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- Used - Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1883
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- Paperback
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Mississauga, Ontario, CAN
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NZ$23.80
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Ilford, England: New Wesleyan Church, 1883. Book. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Booklet, staple bound as issued, 16pp. No stated date, likely 1883. Contains fascinating household hints and recipes. Some noticeable edgewear and discoloured areas on covers, interior fine although has some spots here and there. Item Price
NZ$23.80
An Episode of Fiddletown and other Sketches with a Memoir - Author's Copyright ( First ) Edition
by Harte, Bret
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- Used - Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1873
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Mississauga, Ontario, CAN
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NZ$107.36
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London: George Routledge and Sons, 1873. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardcover 1st edition in book format. Cover illustrated with a portrait of Harte. Publisher's catalogue on back cover and on both front and page endpapers. Some scuffing and shelfwear of covers, interior fine aside from a touch of bookmark "ghost" on title page. A delightfully written… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$107.36
A Genealogical Account of the Highland Families of Shaw - Autographed and Limited First Edition
by Shaw, Alexander Mackintosh ; Shaw, George Bernard
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- Used - Good
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- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1877
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Mississauga, Ontario, CAN
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NZ$3,303.40
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London: Privately Printed, 1877. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. ORIGINAL hardcover 1st edition - limited edition, this being copy 99 out of 100. Signed by the author under the copy number and also contains another signature and inscription by the author. It is addressed to a John Shaw Kimball/Kendall(?). Also contains the signature of a former owner of… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$3,303.40
A Christmas Fairy and Other Stories
by John Strange Winter ; Frances E Crompton ; Mrs. Molesworth
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- Used - Good
- Published
- 1899
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- Hardcover
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Mississauga, Ontario, CAN
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NZ$33.03
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London: Ernest Nisler, 1899. Book. Good. Hardcover. Hardcover, no stated date, but certainly 1899 or earlier. Nicely illustrated and delightful cover illustration. Minor edgewear and general shelfwear, some rubbing of covers, interior fine. Item Price
NZ$33.03
From Jest to Earnest
by Roe, E.P. ( Edward Payson )
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- Used - Fair
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1899
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Mississauga, Ontario, CAN
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NZ$14.85
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London: Ward, Lock & Co. , 1899. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardcover, presumed 1st. No stated date, however catalogues indicate an original date of the late 1890s and the gift inscription on the title page is dated 1901. Decorative covers. Some overall wear and the binding is generally loose with front hinge starting. Age toning… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$14.85
A School Manual of English Composition for Advanced Classes in Public Schools, and for High Schools, Academie Ettc 1877 Edition
by Swinton, William
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- Used - Good
- Published
- 1877
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Mississauga, Ontario, CAN
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NZ$33.03
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Toronto: W.J. Gage, 1877. Delightful book from the late 1800s with useful information on English composition, provided in a format seldom seen today. Some rubbing of shelfwear, front and back hinges are a little tender, but interior pages are clean and bright. Hard Cover. Good. Item Price
NZ$33.03
Children of the Bible
by Kronheim, Joseph Martin
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- Used - Poor
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1854
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- Hardcover
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Mississauga, Ontario, CAN
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NZ$66.07
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England: Religious Tract Society, 1854. Hardcover, presumed first edition based on gift inscription dated 1854. Contains 5 colour plates with illustrations by Kronheim and printed by Kronheim and Co., plus monochrome illustrations throughout. 76 pages. Pictorial covers. The book itself is in VERY POOR CONDITION, but the plates are still very lovely with bright vibrant images.… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$66.07
Canadian Poems and Lays, Selections of Native Verse Reflecting the Seasons, Legends and Life of the Dominion
by Lighthall, William Douw
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1894
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Mississauga, Ontario, CAN
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NZ$74.33
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Toronto: Musson Book Co, 1894. Hardcover, red leather with gilt titles and incised design on front cover and spine. Light green marbled endpapers. No stated date but publishing catalogs would indicate that this is likely a first edition, Canadian, from 1894. Minor shelfwear and light rubbing, interior fine. . First Edition. Leather. Very Good. Item Price
NZ$74.33
The Papal Conspiracy Exposed And Protestantism Defended, In The Light of Reason, History, and Scripture
by Beecher, Edward
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- Used - Poor
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1855
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Mississauga, Ontario, CAN
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NZ$66.07
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New York: M.W. Dodd , 1855. Hardcover, 1st edition 2nd printing. Contains a few illustrations. Covers are in bad shape and have detached from the binding. Interior otherwise is good, clean and solid binding. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Poor. Item Price
NZ$66.07
Insecta - Guides for Science Teaching No. VIII Boston Society of Natural History
by Alpheus Hyatt ; J M Arms
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1893
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Mississauga, Ontario, CAN
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NZ$107.36
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Boston: D.C. Heath and Company, 1893. Hardcover, first edition LATER 1893 printing. Brown covers. Contains several pull out illustrations. 300 pages including index. Some general shelf and edgewear, some rubbing, front hinge is perhaps a little tender, but overall the book inside is clean and sturdy. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Item Price
NZ$107.36
Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, letters and Journals
by Louisa May Alcott ; Ednah D Cheney
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1889
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Mississauga, Ontario, CAN
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NZ$330.34
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Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1889. Hardcover, 1st edition, first printing ("with Goethe" at the bottom of page 44). Beautifully decorated tan civers, with gilt titles and various designs. Green floral endpapers. 404 pages plus adverts at back. Very minor shelfwear and faint rubbing otherwise a truly fine copy of this most desirable book. The book was printed… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$330.34
The Guardian Angel - AUTOGRAPHED COPY
by Holmes, Oliver Wendell
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1876
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- Hardcover
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Mississauga, Ontario, CAN
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NZ$328.69
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Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1876. Hardcover first edition, reddish brown covers with incised rules on front, (faded) gilt title on spine. 420 pp. SIGNED by Holmes on the FFEP. Very minor shelf and edgewear, lightly bumped corners. Most of the wear is confined to the head of the spine. Chocolate brown endpapers. Title page… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$328.69
Earth's Enigmas : A Volume of Stories By Charles G.D. Roberts
by Roberts, Charles G. D.
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- Used - Fair to Good
- Edition
- First Thus
- Published
- 1896
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- Hardcover
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Mississauga, Ontario, CAN
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NZ$123.88
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Boston and New York: Lawson Wolffe and Company, 1896. Autographed by Roberts with a note to his sister Elizabeth Roberts Macdonald also a remarkable Canadian poet ad writer (and who also signed the book) : "with but love and birthday wishes from Charles". Lovely light brown buckram cover depicting a raptor. The book's covers are rather worn, and… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$123.88
Steps to Parnassus and Other Parodies and Diversions
by Squire, J.C.S.
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1913
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Mississauga, Ontario, CAN
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NZ$66.07
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London: Howard Latimer Limited , 1913. Hardcover 1st edition, autographed by the author in 1925. Blue covers with gilt titles. Light shelfwear otherwise a fine clean sturdy copy. Subjects touched upon are the theatre, poetry, songs, and more. A lively set of essays. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Item Price
NZ$66.07
The Book-Bills of Narcissus : An Account Rendered By Richard Le Gallienne
by Le Gallienne, Richard
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1895
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- Hardcover
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Mississauga, Ontario, CAN
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NZ$23.95
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London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1895. Hardcover, 3rd edition which contains a new chapter five. A very attractive copy with only minor shelfwear and a touch of darkening of the spine. Gilt titles. Hard Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Fowler, Robert (Frontispiece). Item Price
NZ$23.95
Intemperance : The evils of Drink - a Poem Together with an Appendix Containing Temperance Songs and Poems
by Casey, Reverend J.
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1885
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- Hardcover
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Mississauga, Ontario, CAN
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NZ$74.33
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Dublin: James Duffy and Sons, 1885. Hardcover, 3rd edition from 1885. Very attractive pebbled covers, burgundy with gilt titles. Minor edgewear and a discoloured spot on back cover that is round and is roughly 4 cm or 1-1.4". Interior very good aside from a little foxing confined to the endpapers. All in all a handsome copy.… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$74.33
The Evolution of the Cocked Hat
by Simkin, R.
- Condition
- New
- Published
- 1893
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Mississauga, Ontario, CAN
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NZ$9.08
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Canada: TCB, 1893. This is a facsimile reprint copy of the original work by this author, paper plain paper staple bound card covers. As this is a faithful copy of the original there are some defects that will be reproduced, primarily a touch of foxing - text however is clean, clear, legible and unobscured. . Soft Cover. New. Item Price
NZ$9.08
In the Days of Yore at Youghal
by Synge, Georgina
- Condition
- New
- Published
- 1893
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- Paperback
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Mississauga, Ontario, CAN
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NZ$9.08
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Canada: TCB, 1893. This is a facsimile reprint copy of the original work by this author, paper plain paper staple bound card covers. As this is a faithful copy of the original there are some defects that will be reproduced, primarily a touch of foxing - text however is clean, clear, legible and unobscured. . Soft Cover. New. Illus.… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$9.08
An Arcadian Island ( Panaria )
by Gates, Adelia
- Condition
- New
- Published
- 1893
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Mississauga, Ontario, CAN
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NZ$9.08
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Canada: TCB, 1893. This is a facsimile reprint copy of the original work by this author, paper plain paper staple bound card covers. As this is a faithful copy of the original there are some defects that will be reproduced, primarily a touch of foxing - text however is clean, clear, legible and unobscured. . Soft Cover. New. Item Price
NZ$9.08