Recent Arrivals from Dave Shoots, Bookseller

London and Edinburgh: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1942 Book. Very Good Minus. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Original navy cloth over boards with gilt lettering. Lettering on spine rubbed and unreadable. Previous owner's name. Pencil notes and marks (not affecting text). Hinges firm. All the stories in this scarce children's book have… Read more about this item

London, New York, Toronto: Hodder and Stoughton, 1915 Book. Good. Card Covers. 4th Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Original salmon card covers with illustration of angels with swords, and black lettering. Book says "Second Edition" on spine, but "Fourth Edition" on title page. Corners of front cover creased, and corners of back cover missing. … Read more about this item

N.Y./ London: John Wiley & Sons, Inc./Chapman & Hall, Limited, 1918 Book. Illus. by Photos and Drawings. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original black faux leather on flexible boards. A "bible" on the subject by one of the most productive of the technical publishers. Previous owner's name. Covers broken as result… Read more about this item

New York, Chichester, Brisbane, Toronto: John Wiley & Sons, 1977 Book. Illus. by B & W Photos and Illustrations. Very Good Minus. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Original white cloth over boards with green lettering and gilt decoration. Unclipped green dustjacket has white lettering and decoration. Stain at bottom rear corner of dustjacket and bottom of… Read more about this item

St. Louis: John Burns Book Co., 1886 Book. Very Good Minus. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original dark green blindstamped cloth over boards, with gilt lettering and decoration (blindstamped design repeated on back cover). Minor edge and corner wear. Tiny hole in cloth in the middle of the back cover. Previous owner's bookplate… Read more about this item

Toronto: The Copp Clark Co., Limited, 1927 Book. Illus. by Gage, George W.. Good Minus. Hardcover. First Canadian Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original dark green cloth over boards with gilt lettering. Lettering nearly completely worn off. Small break in right edge of front cover, which also affects the first four leaves (small tears in… Read more about this item

New York: Burdick and Scovill Book. Illus. by 9 Engravings and 3 Handcoloured Floral Plates. Fair. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original brown blindstamped cloth over boards with dark brown lettering and gilt decoration of a large, flower covered urn - same design repeated on rear cover. Ca. late 1850's. Wear to cloth at corners and… Read more about this item

New York: P.F. Collier and Son, Publishers, 1901 Ex-Library. Illus. by Several Full-Page Engravings. Good. 3/4 Leather on Marbled Board. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original 3/4 brown leather over dark green marbled paper boards with gilt lettering and decoration. Volume 29 of a 30-volume set of Lytton's works. Ex-library with stickers, stamps and pocket. … Read more about this item

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart Limited, 1976 Book. Illus. by The Author. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original blue cloth over boards with silver gilt lettering. Unclipped pictorial dustjacket features colour photo of a raccoon, with white and light blue lettering. Dustjacket has minor edgewear and a couple of small tears. … Read more about this item

St. Stephen, NB: Print'N Press, Ltd., 1982 Book. Illus. by Munroe, Elizabeth. Very Good Minus. Soft cover. Signed by Illustrator(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original pictorial trade paperback with colour photo of an outdoor scene, with white lettering. Cover has edgewear and small creases. The author was a merchant and Postmaster in Taymouth, New Brunswick.… Read more about this item

Richibucto, NB: Self-Published, 2013 Book. Illus. by B & W Photos. Near Fine. Soft Cover, Stapled. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Beige pictorial booklet with black and white photo of an older couple on cover, and black lettering. The author is the grandson of John Creamer, who lived with his family in the Newcastle area… Read more about this item

Saint John, NB: Neptune Publishing Company Ltd., 1994 Book. Illus. by Taylor, Carol. Very Good Plus. Soft cover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original pictorial white trade paperback with illustration of woman in rocking chair on cover, and blue and red lettering. Small stain on bottom corner of text block (coffee?). This book… Read more about this item

Toronto: Thomas Allen Lmited, 1955 Book. Illus. by Pat. Patience. Very Good. Hardcover. First ( No Additional printings). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original bright yellow cloth with black lettering on boards. Previous owners' names. Twelve stories by this former Fredericton teacher who became well-known by her radio and TV broadcasts as well as her 30… Read more about this item

Fredericton, NB: New Ireland Press, 1990 Book. Very Good Minus. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original tan trade paperback with illustration of yarn on cover, and white and navy lettering. Previous owner's bookplate. Cover rubbed along spine. There are 20 stories in this Fredericton area author's book. Chapman is best-known for… Read more about this item

London: Blackie Book. Illus. by Colour Plates and B & W Illustrations by Various Artists. Very Good Minus. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Original 1/4 navy cloth over paper covered boards. Corners of paper cover rubbed. Previous owner's name (she was given the book for Christmas in 1954). Copyright page non-existent (see no evidence… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: David McKay Company Book. Illus. by Rackham, Arthur. Near Fine. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Original navy cloth over boards with gilt lettering and decoration. White pictorial dustjacket with Rackham illustration in colour of a group of people sitting under a tree in the country. Original box with same illustration as dustjacket as a pastedown,… Read more about this item

Toronto, Buffalo, London: University of Toronto Press, 1986 Book. Illus. by B & W Photos. Very Good Plus. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original blue cloth over boards with black lettering. Light blue pictorial dustjacket features black and white photo of a glowering Roberts, with blue and black lettering. Previous owner's name is only… Read more about this item

Fredericton, NB: Non-Entity Press, 1992 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original brown pictorial trade paperback with antique illustration of people on cover, with white lettering and green decoration. The author was an Australian-born immigrant to the Fredericton area. She has provided humourous explanations for New Brunswick place names (some… Read more about this item

New York: Simon and Schuster, Inc., 1928 Book. Illus. by Diagrams. Very Good Minus. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Original blue cloth over boards with cream paper labels on cover and spine with black lettering. Previous owner's name. Tissue paper section of "Comparison Diagrams" is separated but present. This book about handwriting analysis must have been… Read more about this item

Halifax, NS: Nimbus Publishing Limited, 2016 Book. Illus. by B & W Photos, Maps, and Drawings. Very Good Plus. Trade Paperback. First Edition. 6 1/2 x 9 1/4 Inches. Pictorial card covers with B & W photo of Ganong on the front, and blue and brown lettering. William F. Ganong was born into a family of candymakers, but shunned… Read more about this item