Historical Fiction from Dave Shoots, Bookseller

Fredericton, N.B.: Brunswick, 1952 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original grey cloth on boards, green spine lettering. DJ is held together with clear tape, with paper missing at the top and bottom of the spine. A novel of the Acadians. This writer greatly praised by his peers. .… Ler mais sobre este item

London: The Reprint Society, 1954 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint - Originally Published in 1953. 5 x 7 1/2 Inches. Original black cloth over boards with navy blue spine label with gilt lettering. Yellow and black dustjacket is covered with images of zodiac signs with black lettering. Minor wear to dustjacket edges. 1/2" vertical tear at bottom… Ler mais sobre este item

New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1905 Book. Illus. by Frontispiece By Egbert Cadmus. Very Good Minus. Hardcover. Presumed First. 5 1/4 x 7 1/2 Inches. Original dark blue cloth with white lettering and black and white decoration on boards. Illustration of two men (one white, one aboriginal) in a canoe, and two rifles on front cover. Gift inscription.… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: P. J. Kenedy & Sons, 1896 Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. 5 x 7 1/2 Inches. Original blue-grey cloth on boards with black titles and orange and black Art Nouveau illustration of a crown atop a rosebush on the cover. Gift inscription dated 1913. Fading and hand-soiling. Pages 131 and 133 have 1" tears at page… Ler mais sobre este item

London/St. Louis: R. & T. Washbourne Limited/B. Herder, 1915 Book. Good. Hardcover. Presumed First. 5 x 7 1/2 Inches. Original blue cloth with gilt titles on the spine and French flags on the front cover. Gift inscription. Front hinge broken. Back hinge cracked. Hand soil. 355 pp..

Old Saybrook, CT: AquaDoc Publications, 2007 Book. Illus. by Maps and Photos. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. From minister's sons to battling brothers. Please allow for extra postage. 779 pp..

London: Whittlesey House, 1936 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Second Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Faded red cloth on boards. "Story, legend, and history" of England/Ireland conflict according to Kirkus Review. Heavy book might need extra postage. Rear hinge cracked and glued. 385 pp..

Halifax: Formac Publishing Co. Ltd., 2003 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fictional excerpt from the period of the French and Indian Wars, in what is now called Nova Scotia. 311 pp. Soft cover. No writing or damage..

New York: Viking Canada(Penguin), 1945 Book. Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. Third Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Red cloth on boards. Price-clipped DJ chipped around edges. No writing. Sixth in a series of 11 volumes based on the adventures of Lanny Budd, who penetrated the German war machine on behalf of the Allies. This… Ler mais sobre este item

Garden City, N. Y.: Doubleday & Co, Inc., 1959 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. When Queen Victoria has her eye set on Albert of Saxe-Coburg as husband and consort, opponents start the story that Albert is illegitimate. They hope that she will turn the throne over to Ernest of Hanover. Two friends of the… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Dodd, Mead. & Company, 1878 Book. Illus. by Fay-Cox. Fair to Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Brown cloth on boards, embossed front and back. Grubby covers and endpapers: text clean. No reviews found. Assumed to be historical fiction. 509 pp. Bookplate of Seamen's Friend Society..

Toronto: William Briggs, 1896 Book. Illus. by J. Schonberg. Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. First Canadian Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Brown cloth on boards. Gift note dated '97. Another story set in the French Revolution. Front hinge showing strain but not broken. Eight b/w illustrations. 351 pp..

New York: Vantage Press, Inc., 1990 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition Stated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black cloth on boards. Unclipped DJ glossy and intact. The author draws upon her habitant background to create this historical novel. Sensible treatment of nakedness, sex, and rape make for a positive learning experience for younger readers.… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Sun Dial Press, 1944 Book. Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Red cloth on boards. First t wo leaves folded. Previous owner's initials. France in the time of Cardinal Richelieu at the height of the struggle between the Roman Catholics and Huguenots. Romantic love story of a mixed coupling. 604… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Max Parrish, 1962 Book. Illus. by William Randell. Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Maroon paper on boards. I misjudged this book completely. At first I thought it was intended for young readers, for the protagonist is only seven and the illustration simplistic. After a chapter I raised the reading level… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Thomas Nelson & Sons, Ltd. Book. Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Red cloth on boards. Previous owner's name. No other writing. A small, readable copy of this popular romance set in King Charles's time, written about 1890. Some wear to front joint. 287 pp..

London: Collins' Clear-type Press Book. Illus. by J.F.. Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Red cloth on boards. Cover embossed. Spine faded. Newly-arrived in Canada, Mr. and Mrs. Campbell inherit a large sum of money. 320 pp..

Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1823 Book. Very Good. 3/4 Leather on Marbled Board. First Edition (No Additional printings). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Blue 3/4 calf on marbled boards. Believed rebound. Marbled endpapers. Untrimmed edges. No writing or damage to this lovely set. Galt is credited with other related works on the subject, dubbed by one… Ler mais sobre este item

Philadelphia: J.B. LippincottCompany, 1941 Book. Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition Stated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black cloth on boards. Hint of foxing on front endpaper. Inscribed and signed to a local author. We have two other Hough titles listed separately, also signed and inscribed to Saint Stephen authors. The "Neutral… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Carrick & Evans, Inc., 1939 Book. Good to Very Good. Hardcover. First ( No Additional printings). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black cloth on boards. DJ has several small edge tears top and bottom and hint of dry mildew. The author's second book on the American Revolution, inscribed and signed to another local author. … Ler mais sobre este item