Borrett William Coates (54 results)
Published by Ryerson Press, 1948
- Hardcover
Seller: Ridge Road Sight And Sound, North Arlington, NJ, U.S.A.Ridge Road Sight And Sound
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: VG / G +. Hardcover in worn, tape-repaired dust jacket.
Published by The Ryerson Press, Toronto, 1957
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.Willis Monie-Books, ABAA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good-. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Book cover has very slight edge wear. A note written in pen on half title page.
- Softcover
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.GreatBookPrices
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- Softcover
Seller: BargainBookStores, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.BargainBookStores
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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Tales Retold Under the Old Town Clock. Book.
- Softcover
Seller: California Books, Miami, FL, U.S.A.California Books
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Language: English
Published by The Ryerson Press, 1957
- Hardcover
Seller: Hockley Books, Palgrave, ON, CanadaHockley Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. No dust jacket. Inscription with signature on title page - possible author.
Published by Imperial Pub. Co. Ltd
Seller: The Oregon Room - Well described books!, Phoenix, OR, U.S.A.The Oregon Room - Well described books!
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Add to basketCondition: 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.
- Softcover
Seller: California Books, Miami, FL, U.S.A.California Books
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- Softcover
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.GreatBookPrices
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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
More imagesPublished by The Ryerson Press, Toronto, 1948
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Clausen Books, RMABA, Colorado Springs, CO, U.S.A.Clausen Books, RMABA
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Add to basketCloth. 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, h…eld 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.
Published by The Ryerson Press, 1957
- Hardcover
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United KingdomWorld of Rare Books
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Add to basketCondition: 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.
Published by The Ryerson Press, Toronto, Halifax & Vancouver,
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Berry Hill Book Shop, Deansboro, NY, U.S.A.Berry Hill Book Shop
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Add to basketHardcover. 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).
Published by Imperial Pub. Co. Ltd, 1944
- Hardcover
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United KingdomWorld of Rare Books
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Add to basketCondition: 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
Seller: California Books, Miami, FL, U.S.A.California Books
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Published by Imperial Publishing, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1944
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: WF Sandercombe, Burlington, ON, CanadaWF Sandercombe
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Add to basketHardcover. 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
Seller: California Books, Miami, FL, U.S.A.California Books
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- Hardcover
Seller: BargainBookStores, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.BargainBookStores
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Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. Historic Halifax in Tales Told Under the Old Town Clock. Book.
Published by The Ryerson Press, 1948
- Hardcover
Seller: Rare Reads, Athens, GA, U.S.A.Rare Reads
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Add to basketHardcover. 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.
Language: English
Published by The Imperial Publishing Company, Halifax, NS Canada, 1943
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: arbour books, Ladysmith, BC, Canadaarbour books
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Add to basketHardcover. 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 jacke…t. Signed by the author. Signed by Author(s).
Published by The Ryerson Press
- Hardcover
Seller: Market Square, Kinsman, OH, U.S.A.Market Square
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No DJ tight biding some little rubbing on corners.
Published by Ryerson Press, Toronto, 1957
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Dave Shoots, Bookseller, Saint John, NB, CanadaDave Shoots, Bookseller
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Add to basketHardcover. 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.
Published by Ryerson, Toronto, 1957
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Schooner Books Ltd.(ABAC/ALAC), Halifax, NS, CanadaSchooner Books Ltd.(ABAC/ALAC)
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Add to basketCondition: Condition only fair. 212 Pp.Ills throughout by Bob Chambers Signed by author to title page Orange cloth with map endpapers. Bob Chambers (illustrator).
Language: English
Published by Self Published, Hal, 1950
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Alexander Books (ABAC/ILAB), Ancaster, ON, CanadaAlexander Books (ABAC/ILAB)
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 137 Pages Illus, Sign Of Previous Damp Stain Back Cover O/W Sound. Inscribed by Author(s).
Language: English
Published by Ryerson Press, Toronto, 1957
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Wagon Tongue Books, Linden, AB, CanadaWagon Tongue Books
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Add to basketHardcover. 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).
- Softcover
Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Woodford Green, United KingdomGreatBookPricesUK
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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
- Softcover
Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Woodford Green, United KingdomGreatBookPricesUK
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Published by The Ryerson Press, 1948
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United KingdomWorld of Rare Books
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Add to basketCondition: 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. Bi…nding 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.
Published by Ryerson, Halifax, 1948
- Hardcover
Seller: Schooner Books Ltd.(ABAC/ALAC), Halifax, NS, CanadaSchooner Books Ltd.(ABAC/ALAC)
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Add to basketCloth in dust jacket. Condition: Very good. 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.
Published by The Ryerson Press, Toronto, 1948
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Ainsworth Books ( IOBA), Chilliwack, BC, CanadaAinsworth Books ( IOBA)
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Add to basketHardcover. 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 Unde…r 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.
Published by Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1957., 1957
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, CanadaD & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB)
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Add to basketHardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 8vo. pp. xii, 212. text illus. maps on endleaves. cloth. dw. (chipped). First Edition. Watters p. 251.
