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A collection of poems by J.E. Caldwell concerned with life in rural Ontario and the surrounding nature. Many of the poems focus on life in the Ottawa Valley. There are also poems in commemoration of significant events, such as Queen Victoria's Jubilee. An interesting firsthand account of life in rural Ontario in the late nineteenth century.
This volume is in good condition. there is some wear to the cloth covering the boards, particularly on the spine. There is bumping to the corners as well. There is the signature of a previous owner on the front flyleaf. The pages show some age-related discolouration, but the text is all clear and legible and the binding appears tight.

Isabel Ecclestone Mackay was a Canadian poet born in Ontario in 1875. She began publishing poetry at the age of fifteen in newspapers and magazines in Canada. Miss Witterly's China (1896) and a book of poems called Pansies for thoughts (1898) were her first published books. She became well-known thanks to winning the prize for best Canadian historical poem given by the Toronto Globe newspaper in 1907 and again in 1910.
After marrying and moving to Vancouver and having children her literary talents turned to the composition of verse for children for which she became best known. The first collection of these was published in 1918 under the title The shining ship, and other verse for children.
This volume is a collection of all of the poetry written by Mackay, including those published in The shining ship and Fires of Driftwood as well as other poems that had until this book not been published in book form. This is number 330 of a limited edition run of 536 copies.
This volume is in very good condition… Read More

This books collects together all of the radiological plates made of the New Kingdom pharaohs and queens. An interdisciplinary team worked on the project the results of which, published in this volume, included information on health, disease, ages of death, causes of death, and how the bodies were mummified. Included in the book are 13 tables, 143 photographs, 299 radiographs and computer tracings, and 57 colour slides in five sets of microfiches. Chapters in the text include discussions of dentistry, medicine, and genealogies, amongst other topics.
This books is in Fine condition. The five microfiches are present in the back pocket. The dust jacket is taped to the book with masking tape, but is otherwise also in Fine condition.
Give it's size, this book may require extra postage charges.

A book of poetry inspired by the natural beauty of Fenelon Falls and the surrounding landscape. Many of the poems appear to be inspired by the author's religious faith.
This book is in Good condition, with a love blue fabric covering the boards, and a gold gilt title, which as some fading and wear. The title on the spine is particularly worn. The pages inside, however, are clean and bright and entirely legible.