Seller: Wagon Tongue Books, Linden, AB, Canada
Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good +. B/W Photographs (illustrator). First Edition. The first page of this 109 page volume mentions that the European fishery in Newfoundland dates at least to the 1480's. (Remember 1492 as a date in history.) There are approx. 25 stories in the group. Read more about : Placentia, Cape St. Francis, Labrador fishery, Brigus, townspeople, schooner, shipwreck, Harbour Rock Hill, and Constable Wells. Stories are accompanied by b/w photographs and drawing. Author has signed the ffep. Cond : Paper wrapper is light orange. Lettering is similar. Front cover graphic is of Water Street - circa 1940. Clean and bright.No names nor marks. Light cover crease. Almost collectible ! ! Maritime history ! ! Quote (p. 78) : " Manoah wrote verses about his children, and appears to have been a more `hands-on' father than most of his generation. The two oldest, Walter and Mortimer, were in their late teens when they joined the Newfoundland Regiment in 1915 and 1916. Like all volunteers ._._._. . " Size: 8vo. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 011616
Seller: Frabjous Books, Calgary, AB, Canada
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. xiii, 255 pp. A biography of the teacher, magistrate, civil servant, and politician. Written by his daughter. Signed on the title page. 14 pages of b&w photos. "Autographed" sticker on front cover. Bright clean copy. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 018383