Search Results: Authors starting with C from Harry E Bagley Books Ltd

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940. Book. Very Good. Had Cover. First Edition. 4 to., (25cm). blue cloth, gilt cover and spine, xviii, 393 pages, 59 leaves of plates : illustrations (some color), maps , Includes indexes., spine of d.j darkened, edge wear to d.j. in protective mylar,[The author's account of his travels in Far Eastern lands. With plates and maps.].CONTENTS: Green paradise in Turkestan -- The head-hunters of Assam -- China's southwest back door -- Royal jubilee in Nepal -- Cheetah hunting -- Forbidden cities of Tibet -- The Andaman islands -- Celebes and the elusive anoa -- Inhospitable Gala´pagos -- The Alps of Upper Burma -- Ethiopia: southern journey -- Ethiopia: northern journey..

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1968. Book. Very Good. Paperbound. Reprint of 1938 Edition. pict. paper wraps, xiv, 304 pages. illustrated., maps, ports. light wear to wraps, three lines in ink on half title, The American Patriot movement inducted between 40,000 and 160,000 largely American men into a broad popular secret association, the "Hunter's Lodge" across the north-eastern states in support of the 1837 Rebellions in Upper and Lower Canada. It was a grass-roots militia that threatened British rule, but that also led to the largest deployment of American troops against their own citizens since 1794 Whiskey Rebellion. Size: 8 vo,..

Cape Breton Island, N.S.: Normaway Handcrafts Book. Illus. by A.B. Frost. Fine. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. no date, (1940?) printed paper wraps,19 pages : illustrations , "This is the story of a trip over the trail enjoyed by two American tourists in 1885" At head of title" Normaway Handcrafts, Cape Breton Island, N.S., presents ...Reprinted in part from Harper's new monthly magazine 72:607-625 (1886). POSTAGE WILL BE REDUCED.

Johnstown, PA: American Topical Association, 1994. Book. Fine. Paperbound. pict. paper wraps, 264 pages, illustrated, "Being a philatelic and informative history of the theatre, in encyclopedic format, revised and updated through 1993 from the original 1969 ATA handbook." Includes index. Size: 8 vo,..

St. Leonards-on-sea, Hastings, UK: C Howes Book. Very Good. Paperbound. 8 vo,. (circa 1920-28 printed paper wraps, Catalogs No 19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,28,29,30,31,32. Catalogs 19 and 20 where issued from Howes shop in St. Leonards-On-Sea,Sussex, the remainder were from his Hastings addresses.some age toning, edge wear, else very good. Contents refered to in most catalogs as An Interesting Catalog of Books Ancient and Modern".

Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd,, 1953. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo,.. blue cloth, gilt spine,242 pages, 6 pp bibliography, index, d.j. is price-clipped, spine of d.j. faded..

New York: The Century Co.,, 1893. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo,.. orig. 2 tone gilt cover, gilt spine, t.e.g., pp., 338 , illustrated, frontispiece, numerous black & white illustrations, edge wear, damage to top of spine, small ink stamp of former owner on the front free end-paper, ink sig of former owner across center of title page, tight, clean internally.,CONTENTS; War diary of a Union woman in the South / ed. by G.W. Cable -- Locomotive chase in Georgia / by W. Pittenger -- Mosby's "Partizan rangers" / by A.E. Richards -- Romance of Morgan's roughriders: The raid / by B.W. Duke. Capture / by O.B. Willcox -- Excape / by T.H. Hines -- Colonel Rose's tunnel at Libby prison / by F.E. Moran -- Hard road to travel out of Dixie / by W.H. Shelton -- Escape of General Breckenridge / by J.T. Wood..

NewYork: Putnam, 1972. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. green cloth, gilt spine,881 pages : illustrations,(portrait frontis.,+ 6 pp of plates, facsimiles, bibliography, index,d.j. is price-clipped, else a very good copy.first American edition. CONTENTS:The approach to Munich (January-August 1938),Munich and Prague (September 1938-March 1939),Floundering into war (March-August 1939) The twilight war and the collapse of France (September 1939-June 1940),A year alone (June 1940-May 1941),The worldwide war (June-December 1941)mReverses (January-September 1942) The defeat of Italy (October 1942-September 1943),The beginning of the end (September 1943-May 1944),From Overlord to Yalta (June 1944-February 1945),The perils of victory (February-August 1945),Epilogue (1945-1968) " The private diaries of the permanent undersecretary of the British Foreign Office during WW II-the man who drafted the Atlantic Charter and was Winston Churchill's chief… Read More

Toronto: Robin Brass Studio,, 1998. Book. Fine. Paperback. 8vo,.. pict. paper covers, pp., xii, 275 : illustrations, maps, portraits,, A look at what happened to the convicts who were sent to Australia in the aftermath of the rebellions in Upper and Lower Canada in the late 1830's. Based in part on journals written by Canadian prisoners in Australia. Some descriptions of violence. 1998..

London: Edward Arnold,, 1907. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. blue, blind-stamped,gilt cover and spine, pp., xxiv,160, 16 pp pub's catalog, illustrated, frontis., 7 full page b & w plates, index, light wear at corners, spine ends, light bumps to lower corners, some minor fox to endpapers, Size: 8 Vo.,.

London: John Lane The Bodley Head,, 1908. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. red, ,gilt dec. cloth cover & spine, pp., xxv, 151, 462 full page b & w plates, top edges gilt, spine is faded, end papers foxed, light wear at spine ends and corners, ex private library with bookplate on front pastedown. A valuable reference for anyone interested in photography, Spanish architecture, or art. A volume in John Lane's Spanish Series. Size: Sm 8 Vo.,.

Paris: Del Duca, 1956. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. printed paper wraps, 475 pages, full page black & white plates, 25 pp bibliographie, index, pages mostly uncut, spine faded, else a very good copy. ink stamp on the top fore-edge. Size: 8 Vo.,.

Bonny River, N.B: Calvin Lee Craig, 2005. Book. Very Good. Paperbound. First Edition. Folio. pict. paper covers, 251 p. : illustrated, a very good copy of a very scarce work,Allied families inc.Craig. Bowden.Davis.Hatt. Matheson. Moreland.Roy. John Craig was a Loyalist who fought during the American Revolution and then settled in Canada. Royal Highland Emigrants (84th Regiment) and served until 1783. He settled on the Magaguadavic River in New Brunswick and married Sarah Smith. They were the parents of five children. Descendants live in parts of Canada and the United States..

Douglas Gibson Books, 2006. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed Presentation Copy.. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. cloth, dust jacket, 367 pages., [16] p. of plates : illustrated., map, ports.,signed on half-title, "for Alice. Fair Winds! Silver Donald Cameron...To Alice Happy Birthday 2016! Love Bob".

London, England: Globe Encylopedia Company,, 1952. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. full green, gilt pictorial morocco, gilt spine, raised bands, marbled end-papers, a.e.gilt, pp., 836, ,tabulated pages, illustrated throughout with hundreds of photographs, some in full color, & duotone, index, Some scuffing at the raised bands, corners, edges, tight, sound.This is a massive , ( over 3 inches thick) lavish volume, with hundreds of photographs of cities, towns, politicians, individuals, businesses, industries, a wealth of information on Canada in the 50's. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London,: Sampson, Low, Marston, Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition,. pp., vii, 246; illustrated, 8 full page b & w illustrations from photographs, edge and corner wear, spine faded, light cover soil, ink marks and two small stamps inside front cover, binding slightly cocked, The true story of a young Scot who stabs a man in a bar fight and flees to join the Foreign Legion. Size: 8 Vo.,.

Toronto : Lorimer, 2018. Book. Fine. Soft cover. Signed Pres. Copy,. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pictorial paper binding,200 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : some color illustrations, maps, CONTENTS: The liberators --Railway makeover --Oil-lobby power, railway-lobby power --Pipeline on wheels --A crew of one --Harper and Harrison --Eve of destruction -- Apocalypse --Aftermath - The investigation that lost heart -- Still spilling -- The civil lawsuits --The trial of Tom Harding --The four tragedies of Lac Me?gantic --Plus c?a change. 8 line signed presentation inscription to someone who helped him when writing the book. "The July 6, 2013 Lac-Me?gantic rail disaster is a tragedy unparalleled in Canadian history. It resulted in major loss of life, massive environmental destruction and the evisceration of a small Quebec town. Blame landed squarely on the shoulders of three front-line employees of the Montreal, Maine, and Atlantic Railway Company. But a jury… Read More

London: The Hakluyt Society, 2000. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Series III,Volume 4. gilt dec. blue cloth, gilt spine, pp., xv,248, illustrated, frontis.16 color plates, 6 monochrome plates, 9 maps, 6 pp bibliography, index, Size: 8 Vo.,.

Ottawa: Campeau, F.R.E.,, 1875. Book. Good. purple cloth, gilt cover title, 152 pages, illustrated, Alphabetical list of the members of the House of Commons: second session, third Parliament; and list of the constituencies of the House of Commons: second session, third Parliament. containing the photographed portraits of His Excellency the Governor General, the members of the Cabinet of the Dominion of Canada and the members and officers of the House of Commons of Canada, Condition: spine is faded and damaged near head, trace of a label on lower spine, some fade to covers, Size: 8 vo,..

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Natural Heritage, 2007. Book. Very Good. Paperbound. Second Edition. pict. paper wraps, xv, 184 pages. illustrated, maps, CONTENTS: Push, pull and opportunity --The first arrivals from Scotland --The Selkirk settlers of 1803 --The coming of the timber trade --Emigrants from Dumfriesshire --Later arrivals from Skye --Leaky tubs or first class ships? --He thinks himself already a prince. Size: 8 vo,. Former owner has made some pencil notations in text..