University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 1992.
169 Fortescue, J.W. MILITARY HISTORY: LECTURES DELIVERED AT TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.
272 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H), medium brown cloth with dark brown lettering on spine, dark brown lettering/illustration on front board. Black endpapers. Contents: Introduction; Reference Materials: Bibliographies and checklists; Periodicals; General: Historical, Descriptive, Overviews / Works containing more than one genre; Folktales (General / Anglophone and Celtic / Francophone / Indian and Inuit / Other Cultural Groups); Folk Music and Dance (as above); Folk Speech and Naming; Minor Genres: Proverbs, riddles, games, practical jokes, children's lore; Superstitions and Popular Beliefs: Including folk medicine, folk religion, and the supernatural (as above); Folklife and Customs (as above); Folk Art and Material Culture (as above); Biographies and Appreciations (Collectors and Scholars / Folk Artists and Informants); Records (Field Recordings / Other Recordings); Films; Theses and Dissertations; Index of Authors and Editors. Faint erased pencil mark at top of first page, minor wrinkling at top/bottom of spine.
173 Fraser, Antonia. MY HISTORY: A MEMOIR OF GROWING UP.
268 pp, 9 1/2" H. B&w photographs. "Born Antonia Pakenham (in 1932), the eldest of eight children of the future Lord and Lady Longford, her childhood was spent in Oxford, where her father was a don at Christ Church. Evacuation at the beginning of the war to a romantic Elizabethan manor house nearby was an inspiration for historical imaginings. There were adventures in Anglo-Ireland at Dunsany Castle and Pakenham Hall, each offering her treasured links to the past which became private obsessions. North Oxford wartime life included four years as one of the few girls then admitted to the Dragon School for boys, followed by time at a convent school after her family's conversion to Catholicism. Her father joined the Labour Government in 1945 as a Minister, which provided an odd background for exploits such as working in a Bond Stree hat shop and a season as a self-made debutante. A job in publishing, by a fortunate coincidence, followed Oxford University and the book ends with the publishing of 'Mary Queen of Scots', which became a worldwide bestseller - to general amazement (including the author's). This magical memoir, told with inimitable humour and style, will take many readers back to their own discovery of History. It is an unforgettable account of one person's journey towards becoming a writer - and a historian." Very minor wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, minor browning at bottom edge of boards, small very light soiling mark on front board, very light browning to fore-edge of text block. Dust jacket has very minor wrinkling at bottom of rear panel.
University of Texas Press, Austin, 1981.
175 Friedland, Martin L. THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO: A HISTORY.
182 pp, 9 1/4" H. Pictorial boards. B&w photographs, maps, reproductions. "Local history buffs, students, teachers, and armchair historians will find a wealth of information and practical advice in this guide to the study of local history. The authors explore some of the most fruitful areas of reasearch in such themes as the environment, population, transportation and communication, agriculture, politics, social and family life. In five appendices they provide more detailed information for the determined researcher. Specific advice is given on compiling a community archive or data base, and on publishing a local history. An extensive bibliography and a guide to local archives complete the book." Very light browning to edges of text block.
177 Friesen, Gerald. THE CANADIAN PRAIRIES: A HISTORY.
Oxford University Press, London, 1967, first edition.
180 Frye, Northrop. THE DOUBLE VISION: LANGUAGE AND MEANING IN RELIGION.
88 pp, 8vo (9" H). Contents: Northrop Frye: An Appreciation, by Johan Aitken; Preface; The Double Vision of Language: The Whirligig of Time, 1925-90; Primitive and Mature Societies; The Crisis of Language; The Double Vision of Nature: Natural and Human Societies; Criticism and Civilization; The Redemption of Nature; The Double Vision of Time: Space and Time; Time and History; Time and Education; The Double Vision of God: Gods and God; Hebraic and Hellenic Traditions; Metaphorical Literalism; The Humanized God. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - clean and bright.