Dave Shoots Books
@daveshootsbooks.bsky.social
Wendy, not Dave (he's my dad). Old broad. Selling interesting old and local history #books since 2000 (now online only). Other interests - music, cooking, baking, crocheting, writing, community. Saint John, New Brunswick. http://daveshootsbookseller.com
The #illustrations in this #scarce undated #ChildrensBook indicate a #Japanese influence. #LargePrint #AsIs - #colour #frontispiece was separated and reattached with clear tape. $15. #Booksky #folklore #BedtimeStories #SlaveandHisGoldenEgg
November 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The #illustrations in this #scarce undated #ChildrensBook indicate a #Japanese influence. #LargePrint #AsIs - #colour #frontispiece was separated and reattached with clear tape. $15. #Booksky #folklore #BedtimeStories #SlaveandHisGoldenEgg
This is the first time we've seen this undated 13-page #booklet of #OldHouses in #Fredericton (ca. 1960s). #Photos were taken by #BruceAtkinson of #HarveyStudios. $20. #Booksky #scarce #LocalHistory #NewBrunswick #MaryBarker #NewBrunswickTravelBureau
November 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This is the first time we've seen this undated 13-page #booklet of #OldHouses in #Fredericton (ca. 1960s). #Photos were taken by #BruceAtkinson of #HarveyStudios. $20. #Booksky #scarce #LocalHistory #NewBrunswick #MaryBarker #NewBrunswickTravelBureau
These #AubreyBeardsley #books would make a lovely #gift for someone interested in #art! #CollectedDrawings (1967) has #B&W #illustrations - $20. "Aubrey Beardsley" (1998) has B&W and #colour #illustrations and #photos, and #biographical information - $30. Buy both for $45! #Booksky #aesthetic
November 17, 2025 at 4:07 PM
These #AubreyBeardsley #books would make a lovely #gift for someone interested in #art! #CollectedDrawings (1967) has #B&W #illustrations - $20. "Aubrey Beardsley" (1998) has B&W and #colour #illustrations and #photos, and #biographical information - $30. Buy both for $45! #Booksky #aesthetic
There are some #NewBrunswick #maps included in this 1988 #book of early #NovaScotia maps. #Illustrated with #B&W #photos, #drawings and maps. Front cover a little creased. $20. #Booksky #cartography #LocalHistory #Maritimes #Acadians
November 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
There are some #NewBrunswick #maps included in this 1988 #book of early #NovaScotia maps. #Illustrated with #B&W #photos, #drawings and maps. Front cover a little creased. $20. #Booksky #cartography #LocalHistory #Maritimes #Acadians
The #NewBrunswick #author of this 1977 #book about #building a #cordwood house described himself as a "master #mortar stuffer." His house was in #UpperGagetown. #Illustrated with #B&W #photos and #drawings. $20. #Booksky #JackHenstridge #technical #construction #BacktotheLand
November 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The #NewBrunswick #author of this 1977 #book about #building a #cordwood house described himself as a "master #mortar stuffer." His house was in #UpperGagetown. #Illustrated with #B&W #photos and #drawings. $20. #Booksky #JackHenstridge #technical #construction #BacktotheLand
This 1925 #softcover #book details #Canadian #PrimeMinister, #MackenzieKing 's life and achievements during his first term (he would go on to serve two more terms as PM). $20. #Booksky #politics #Canada #biography #Liberal
November 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
This 1925 #softcover #book details #Canadian #PrimeMinister, #MackenzieKing 's life and achievements during his first term (he would go on to serve two more terms as PM). $20. #Booksky #politics #Canada #biography #Liberal
The #author of this #book of #essays, #JGHolland (aka #TimothyTitcomb), sold more #books during his lifetime than #MarkTwain did in his. #LessonsinLife was published in 1861 - this is a 1903 #Canadian edition of the 1881 #revised edition. $25. #Booksky #philosophy #ethics #oldbooks
November 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The #author of this #book of #essays, #JGHolland (aka #TimothyTitcomb), sold more #books during his lifetime than #MarkTwain did in his. #LessonsinLife was published in 1861 - this is a 1903 #Canadian edition of the 1881 #revised edition. $25. #Booksky #philosophy #ethics #oldbooks
This #scarce 1985 #history of #Knowlesville, #NewBrunswick by #JudsonMCorey is back in stock (we also have the followup #book, #CoreyStory, on our #website - www.daveshootsbookseller.com/product/1172...). $30. #Booksky #LocalHistory #SocialHistory #genealogy
November 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This #scarce 1985 #history of #Knowlesville, #NewBrunswick by #JudsonMCorey is back in stock (we also have the followup #book, #CoreyStory, on our #website - www.daveshootsbookseller.com/product/1172...). $30. #Booksky #LocalHistory #SocialHistory #genealogy
The #author 's son called this 1864 #book and the two that preceded it "dime #novels of the #Bible." They were very popular at the time. #Illustrated with #engravings. #OldBookSmell. $75. #Booksky #ThroneofDavid #JHIngraham #oldbooks #prettybooks #religion #blindstamped #gilt
November 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The #author 's son called this 1864 #book and the two that preceded it "dime #novels of the #Bible." They were very popular at the time. #Illustrated with #engravings. #OldBookSmell. $75. #Booksky #ThroneofDavid #JHIngraham #oldbooks #prettybooks #religion #blindstamped #gilt
This #scarce ca.1905 #British #PictureBook has a #story about a kid whose head is stuck in a ladder! 44 delightful #illustrations by various #artists. #Poems and #stories with a #religious bent. Missing front endpaper. $50. #Booksky #ChildrensBooks #religion #Christianity #LondonGospelTractDepot
November 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
This #scarce ca.1905 #British #PictureBook has a #story about a kid whose head is stuck in a ladder! 44 delightful #illustrations by various #artists. #Poems and #stories with a #religious bent. Missing front endpaper. $50. #Booksky #ChildrensBooks #religion #Christianity #LondonGospelTractDepot
This is the first time we've seen this 2018 #book about the #Fighting26thBattalion of #NewBrunswick. #Illustrated with #B&W #photos and #maps. $20. #Booksky #LocalHistory #SocialHistory #WWI #military
November 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This is the first time we've seen this 2018 #book about the #Fighting26thBattalion of #NewBrunswick. #Illustrated with #B&W #photos and #maps. $20. #Booksky #LocalHistory #SocialHistory #WWI #military
I have a fondness for #insects that don't bite me, particularly #beetles. This 1996 #FieldGuide to #NortheasternLonghornedBeetles is in exceptional condition and can be yours for only $30! #Illustrated with #colour #photos. #Booksky #bugs #biology #entomology #science
November 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I have a fondness for #insects that don't bite me, particularly #beetles. This 1996 #FieldGuide to #NortheasternLonghornedBeetles is in exceptional condition and can be yours for only $30! #Illustrated with #colour #photos. #Booksky #bugs #biology #entomology #science
Attn. #MaryPoppins and #LittleGoldenBooks #collectors: This sweet 1952 #PLTravers story, #GingerbreadShop, is #scarce! #Illustrated in #colour by #GertrudeElliott. $35. #Booksky #ChildrensBooks #PictureBooks #nostalgia
November 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Attn. #MaryPoppins and #LittleGoldenBooks #collectors: This sweet 1952 #PLTravers story, #GingerbreadShop, is #scarce! #Illustrated in #colour by #GertrudeElliott. $35. #Booksky #ChildrensBooks #PictureBooks #nostalgia
This 1981 #book about early #theatre in #SaintJohn is back in stock. #Illustrated with #B&W #photos and #illustrations. $20. #Booksky #NewBrunswick #LocalHistory #SocialHistory #drama #arts #acting #opera #music
November 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
This 1981 #book about early #theatre in #SaintJohn is back in stock. #Illustrated with #B&W #photos and #illustrations. $20. #Booksky #NewBrunswick #LocalHistory #SocialHistory #drama #arts #acting #opera #music
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November 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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#AsIs #special for a #NewBrunswick #salmon #fisherman: This #book was published in 2001. #Illustrated with #B&W #photos and #illustrations. The previous owner has made many #marks and #notes throughout. If this doesn't bother you, come and get it for $15! #Booksky #LocalHistory #fishing #angling
November 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
#AsIs #special for a #NewBrunswick #salmon #fisherman: This #book was published in 2001. #Illustrated with #B&W #photos and #illustrations. The previous owner has made many #marks and #notes throughout. If this doesn't bother you, come and get it for $15! #Booksky #LocalHistory #fishing #angling
Two #LargeFormat #NewBrunswick #military #books: #Fighting26th (1994), and has #B&W #photos and #maps. $225. #NewBrunswickers in the #AirForce (2002) - lots of #photographs and #biographies of the #fliers. $65. #Booksky #RemembranceDay #LocalHistory #SocialHistory #WWI #WWII #BringtheForklift
November 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Two #LargeFormat #NewBrunswick #military #books: #Fighting26th (1994), and has #B&W #photos and #maps. $225. #NewBrunswickers in the #AirForce (2002) - lots of #photographs and #biographies of the #fliers. $65. #Booksky #RemembranceDay #LocalHistory #SocialHistory #WWI #WWII #BringtheForklift
This 1918 #book about #fire waste in #Canada was published by the #Conservation Commission. #Illustrated with #B&W #photos. $25. #Booksky #disasters #FirePrevention #firefighting #buildings
November 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
This 1918 #book about #fire waste in #Canada was published by the #Conservation Commission. #Illustrated with #B&W #photos. $25. #Booksky #disasters #FirePrevention #firefighting #buildings
The prolific #author of this #scarce 1922 #western turned to #writing after an attempt at farming #skunks and #foxes for their #fur failed. This is the first #Canadian edition. Four #illustrations by #DonnieDuer. $20. #Booksky #HalGEvarts #cowboys #fiction #novel
November 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The prolific #author of this #scarce 1922 #western turned to #writing after an attempt at farming #skunks and #foxes for their #fur failed. This is the first #Canadian edition. Four #illustrations by #DonnieDuer. $20. #Booksky #HalGEvarts #cowboys #fiction #novel
This is the first time we've seen this 2017 #history of the #MiramichiFolksongFestival, written for its 60th Anniversary in 2018. The #author, #SusanButler, is a #singer who was the longtime #director of the festival. $20. #Booksky #signed #Miramichi #NewBrunswick #FolkMusic #music #LouiseManny
November 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
This is the first time we've seen this 2017 #history of the #MiramichiFolksongFestival, written for its 60th Anniversary in 2018. The #author, #SusanButler, is a #singer who was the longtime #director of the festival. $20. #Booksky #signed #Miramichi #NewBrunswick #FolkMusic #music #LouiseManny
This #reprint of #TSArthur 's 1872 #temperance #novel, #ThreeYearsinaMantrap, has sunning to the back cover. He is best known for #TenNightsinaBarRoom. $30. #Booksky #vices #drinking #alcohol #fiction
November 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
This #reprint of #TSArthur 's 1872 #temperance #novel, #ThreeYearsinaMantrap, has sunning to the back cover. He is best known for #TenNightsinaBarRoom. $30. #Booksky #vices #drinking #alcohol #fiction
In 1953, three #Pennsylvania hunters disappeared in the woods in #Quebec (bodies were found later). A man named #WilbertCoffin was found guilty of the #murders and hanged. This #scarce 1996 #book covers the controversy about whether Coffin was wrongly convicted. $25. #Booksky #TrueCrime #Gaspe
November 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
In 1953, three #Pennsylvania hunters disappeared in the woods in #Quebec (bodies were found later). A man named #WilbertCoffin was found guilty of the #murders and hanged. This #scarce 1996 #book covers the controversy about whether Coffin was wrongly convicted. $25. #Booksky #TrueCrime #Gaspe
#Scarce 2010 #book of #historic #photos from #Sussex, #NewBrunswick. Technically, #signed by the #author, but previous owner has marked through the #inscription and author's name! $20. #Booksky #LocalHistory #SocialHistory #KingsCo #ElaineIngallsHogg
November 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
#Scarce 2010 #book of #historic #photos from #Sussex, #NewBrunswick. Technically, #signed by the #author, but previous owner has marked through the #inscription and author's name! $20. #Booksky #LocalHistory #SocialHistory #KingsCo #ElaineIngallsHogg