Sam Slick (65 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: None. Green Hardcover with gilt lettering on front and spine. Bumps to top and bottom of spine. This book has 159 pages. Minor soiling to cover. Inscription to previous owner on front endpaper. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardback. Bookplate on end sheet, moderate wear on cover, otherwise Good condition. Lettering remains clean and bright, contents very clean, binding strong.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. Hard bound. No dust jacket. Circa 1880. Boards show some minor wear. Text shows some foxing, otherwise in very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. First US Edition. All pages present, but poor condition. Covers detached and moderate to heavy foxing. (box 120). Book.

Condition: New.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. A hardcover in green cloth boards. A bit of wear along the edges, bumped through cloth at corners. With 336 pages. A sound binding. Chapters titled "Unlocking a Woman's Heart," "The Honeymoon," "Lost at Sea," "A Dish of Clams" among other absurdities.

Small 8vo; embossed cloth covered boards with faded gilt lettering and figure; hardcover; 336 pages; former owner's name on free front endpaper; sunned, rubbed and edgeworn covers with sunned pages else a very good clean tight copy.

Condition: New. In.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good condition, octavo, light brown cloth with printed decoration, some spotting and discolouration, spine sunned, previous ownership neatly on front end paper dated 1857, internally clean and in good order, binding firm, viii plus 533 pages [QP].

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Canadian Treasury Series. iv, 91 p. 14 cm. Brown card covers with pasted-on colour illustration. Black and red title page. Some page edges tore when cut. Chipped spine head. Contains short essays and Wit and Wisdom.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. vi, 3300pp, with engraved frontispiece. Brown pattered cloth-covered boards with gilt decoration and lettering from and spine. 8vo. Cloth is worn, rubbed on corners and spine ends, a little less so on edges and joints, sunned over spine. Upper text block edge dust darkened, remaining edges a little spotted. Hinges cracked, some mild spotting and toning on endpapers and first and last few leaves. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper, and another on the following blank page, else internally neat and clean.

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condition: New.

Original Wraps. Condition: Good to Fair. Reprint. Illustrated Covers,188 Pgs Ads. Nd. C. 1910 Binding Tight, Some Edge Wear As Paper Is Fragile Scarce Reprint. Notable Novels. Owner's Name.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. Combining captivating tales with observations, this book documents the author's journey across various landscapes. The author reflects on the nature of exploration, revealing the commonalities between travelers and the places they visit. The author muses on the human tendency to look beyond our surroundings, seeking greater meaning in our travels and daily life. Through their conversations with strangers and locals alike, the author explores how travel not only broadens our understanding of the world but also of ourselves. This book is perfect for all who seek more profound experiences, encouraging us to question the status quo and embrace the unexpected while making insightful observations on society and culture. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Blind stamped purple cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine and front cover. Pages 209-224 are loose and starting to detach. Pages are uncut. There is a letter signed by the publisher laid in on the front endpaper dated 1861.

Gebunden. Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Good. 7.5 x 4.5", color lithograph, wraps, 189pp + ads. Rear cover detached, covers worn, stained, abraded, torn, lacks most of spine, uncut pages, some pages roughly opened (pages 41-48, some missing corner tips, torn page), spine starting to split, scattered spotting, textblock still tight. The author, Judge Halliburton (Thomas Chandler Halliburton), 1796-1865, was a Nova Scotia, Canada native, judge and right wing politician. The "Yankee Yarns" etc. was a book of humorous essays, very popular in its time, the stories containing stereotypes. In "From An Abolitionist To A Member Of Parliament" "Cassius receive(d) at his levees, in those Islands (West Indies), the coloured on an equal footing.and in defiance of the odours which.emanate from them. Or in "From The Wife Of A Settler Who Cannot Settle" "New England is a well regulated country but they all talk gibberish and I hardly feel equal to learning a foreign language.Newfoundland smells so strong of dried codfish and seal-oil, that I should die in a week". SCARCE. SWAF.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Illustrated by J. Saddler Frontispiece (illustrator). 8vo 8" - 9" tall; (vii) 350 [2] pp. pages; Undated, but probably published circa 1860. Extremities worn, some fraying to head and tail of spine. Water stain to top half of frontispiece. Appears that the signatures may have been restitched (some evidence of glue at hinges). Bookplate on front pastedown. Purple cloth covers, elaborate blind stamped design on front and back covers with gilt stamps on front and spine. Frontispiece is of negroes dancing in costume - protected by tissue guard. Book is tight & solid. Two of the other titles listed on the title page (Nature and Human Nature [1856] & Wise Saws and Modern Instances [1855-58]) were published after the release of The Old Judge which was originally published in 1849. This book was considered one of his best looking at Nova Scotian life - "an Englishman is introduced to Nova Scotian life through the eyes of two narrators: the elderly Judge Sandford and his young nephew, the lawyer Mr. Barclay.".

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Frederick Warne and Co., London. No date but inscribed "1877." Hardcover. Color illustration to cover. Illustrated ad to back for Clark Revolving Shutters. Publisher's ads to end papers. 330 pages. Covers are worn with paper missing over spine and a bit on back. A humorous look at travel in and out of London. Scarce.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Re-Issue. Revised and updates. Satirical humour written by Canadia Author, Judge and Politician. CONDITION Blue blind embossed cloth with bright gilt titles and decoration, lemon eps, engraved frontis by John Leech, pp vi 329, plus 16 page publishers cat bound in to rear. Copy is bright and clean internally, cloth is toned to spine with frayed spine head and heel, cnrs rubbed, gutter split to eps at hinges, mull intact. Atmospheric toning to frontis/title pages. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.