Borrett William Coates (29 results)

Hardcover. Condition: VG / G +. Hardcover in worn, tape-repaired dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Book cover has very slight edge wear. A note written in pen on half title page.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. No dust jacket. Inscription with signature on title page - possible author.

Condition: Good. 1946 Imperial Pub. (Halifax), Canadian 1st edition, Hardcover, Good/NO DJ, book has slight curl, previous owner's inscription on endpaper, no other markings.

Cloth. Condition: Good+. Poor (in mylar). First Edition. Illustrated end papers, textblock is clean and tight. Moisture stain on bottom corner of page edges. Character-soiled cloth binding, with associated light moisture discoloration; Bumped spine extremities, and lightly scuffed corners; Unclipped, severely worn dust jacket, held together by mylar sleeve, severed at the edges of spine, large chips to head and foot, chipped corners, soiled spine, several chips and tears both opened and closed to the edges. 234p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. William Coates Borrett (illustrator). Hardcover. …

Condition: Good. 1957. No edition remarks. 212 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Clean pages with mild foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Pencil inscription to front pastedown. Heavy foxing to endpapers. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and notable mottling to boards. Mild tanning to board edges and spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Notable water stain to spine. Book has forward lean.…

Condition: Good. 1944. No Edition Remarks. 237 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over brown cloth and gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Binding remains firm. Pages & illustrations remain bright with minimal tanning. Boards have light edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and spine is presentable with minimal crushing and tanning. Unclipped jacket. Jacket has heavy edge-wear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing. Notable tearing to front flap. Loss to jacket's top-edge.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. (December 1948), Near Fine/Very Good dj, octavo, 234pp., green cloth hardcover, unclipped dj slightly worn around edges but colorful & solid, binding tight, text unmarked, Signed "Wm Coates Borrett" boldly on title page. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. (ix) 237 pp. Brown cloth lettered in gilt on the spine; illustrated endpapers. Light wear on the corners with some wear at the head and foot of the spines; previous owner's name inside; three small ink marks on the contents page; no dustjacket. Illustrated with drawings by Chambers. William Coates Borrett, author, historian and broadcaster, was born in Nova Scotia in 1894. Early in his career he was a pioneer in radio broadcasting, and he established the first commercial radio station in Nova Scotia - CHNS - in 1926. He ran it until 1956 when he became vice-president of the Maritime Broadcasting Company. As an author and historian he was well-known locally for several books based on "Tales Told Under the Town Clock," a series of talks on CHNS Radio, Halifax, in the 1940s and 1950s. This collection of radio broadcast talks contains: East Coast Port 1749 - 1944; Pichon - The Spy; From Immigrant to Governor; The Citadel; The Governor's Problem; Captain Kidd Was Not a Pirate; The Maroons; The Adventures of Captain Stairs; Running the Gauntlet in 1815; First Mayor; The Press Gangs in Halifax; High Stakes in 1863; The Tallahassee; The Narrows Bridge; The Silver Dart; H. M. C. S. Grilse; Moose River; O Canada - We Stand on Guard; Waving the Boys Goodbye; East Bound Convoy; Two Veterans of Sail; Boarders Away; Wings Over Canada; The Enemy at Our Door in 1943; and Halifax Today and Yesterday. Size: 8vo. Chambers; (illustrator). Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Dust jacket has some tears, in mylar; Fair condition. A few light spots on cover. Very Good + condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Collectible. To view more titles by this author enter the keywords; Borrett or Halifax. The book is in excellent condition with minor wear and prev own name in front fly o/w tight clean and square. The D/J is in good condition with several small tears in a mylar jacket. Signed by the author. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No DJ tight biding some little rubbing on corners.

Hardcover. Condition: Good Plus. Good Minus. First Edition. Orange cloth on boards. DJ chipped all around and missing top 2 inches of spine. Naval library stamps. No writing, and easily readable. A good introduction to Halifax and the harbour. 212 pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Drawings (illustrator). Book.…

Condition: Condition only fair. 212 Pp.Ills throughout by Bob Chambers Signed by author to title page Orange cloth with map endpapers. Bob Chambers (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 137 Pages Illus, Sign Of Previous Damp Stain Back Cover O/W Sound. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The stories selected for this 212 volume of memories were originally read on Halifax radio by the author. LEARN more about : Dominion Atlantic Railways, Halifax Hotel, Cumberland, revolution, Treaty of Ryswick, troopers, Guernsey, Lady Aylmer, Noah Stoddard, skipper, dockyard and S.S. Loderer. A few b/w drawings - mostly decorative- accompany text. Cond : Boards are rosy brown with titling at spine only. End-papers are maps of he entire province with reference made to story locales. D.J. is yellow and blue with black lettering. Cover image is of the old town clock. Book has been inside a small regional library and has a library protected cover but few other marks of that history. Long (Calgary) gift inscription on title page. Excellent reading copy. QUote (p. 141) : " ._._. like Jerome to have been his sister. This one asked him if he would take a letter to Jerome and, on receiving his assurance that he would, brought him one in a sealed in an unaddressed envelope. This he took with him when . . ". B/W Drawings (illustrator).…

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: Good. 1948. First Edition. 234 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Blue cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil markings to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Minor splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Lettering is darkened. Visible wear marks to boards.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. DJ shows some shelf wear with light chipping top and bottom of spine, 1" X 1" (approx.) section of DJ missing from back of DJ.; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 234 pages; "a number of "Tales Told Under the Old Town Clock" have been selected for broadcast, as a weekly radio feature, dealing with a variety of historic days and events in Halifax". These tales of people and places in Halifax and environs have been gathered into a series of books in anticipation of the 200th anniversary of the city in 1949. This is the first of those books. …

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 8vo. pp. xii, 212. text illus. maps on endleaves. cloth. dw. (chipped). First Edition. Watters p. 251.

(xvi),233 Pp. B&w. illus. throughout and on endpapers by Bob Chambers. Dust jacket design by J.M. Inglis Collection of local history stories by Major Borrett which were originally told over the air on CHNS radio Halifax. Very good. Author's presentation copy to previous owner on title page Red cloth with dust jacket and illustrated endpapers.…

Cloth in dust jacket. 234 Pp. Dust jacket illustration by J.Inglis; endpapers, & ills throughout by Bob Chambers Collection of local history stories by Major Borrett which were originally told over the air on CHNS radio Halifax. Very good. Signed by Author on title page.

Red cloth with dust jacket. Condition: Very good. (xvi),233 Pp. B&w. illus. throughout and on endpapers by Bob Chambers. Dust jacket design by J.M. Inglis Collection of local history stories by Major Borrett which were originally told over the air on CHNS radio Halifax.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine in a Very Good+ dust jacket.

Hardcover. Very Good in a Fair dust jacket. Owner name on FEP. Mutlple chips and tears, chipping throughout. Dust jacket front panel separated from spine.

Pictorial Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Some discolouration on covers and spine. A chip on top of spine. Author inscribed title page. A very scarce book. Inscribed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Tales Told in Rhyme, The Fusilier and others; by William Coates Borrett, author of Tales Told Under the Old Town Clock, Historic Halifax, Etcetera. This book of Tales Told in Rhyme with Drawings by The Author was especially Made up for (in handwriting Senator G. B. Isnor) with Best Wishes and Greetings (signed by the author); Halifax, N. S., 1950. The recipient of the book has signed on the first free endpaper Gordon B. Isnor. Laid in is the business card of the author Major Wm. C. Borrett V. D., Adjutant "H" Division, Canadian Corps of Commissionaires, Halifax, N. S. William Coates Borrett, author, historian and broadcaster, was born in Dartmouth, N.S. in 1894. He was educated at royal military schools in Canada and in Wales. He served with the Canadian Armed Forces in both World Wars. Early in his career he was a pioneer in radio broadcasting, establishing the first commercial station in Nova Scotia in 1926 (CHNS). As an author and historian he was known for several books based on "Tales Told Under the Old Town Clock," a series of talks on CHNS Radio, Halifax, in the 1940s and 1950s. After his retirement from broadcasting he became commandant of the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires (Nova Scotia Division) and was also appointed by the Canadian government to oversee the restoration of Citadel Hill. He died in 1983. This book was presented to Senator G. B. Isnor. Gordon Benjamin Isnor (1885 1973) was a Canadian merchant and parliamentarian. A Liberal, he was elected four consecutive times to the House of Commons of Canada as the Member of Parliament representing the Nova Scotia electoral district of Halifax. He was first elected in the Canadian federal election of 1935, and was re-elected in 1940, 1945, and 1949. On 28 July 1955, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada on the recommendation of Louis St-Laurent, and represented the senatorial division of Halifax-Dartmouth until his death. This book, 138 pages, has stiff cardboard covers, and is in near fine condition. A very scarce and great association volume between two prominent Nova Scotians of the mid-twentieth century. Signed by Author(s). …