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
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1/2 Effective immediately, we will no longer be shipping #books to the #UnitedStates due to the lifting of the "di minimis exemption" by its president on August 29th. We refuse to ask our customers to pay a 35% #tariff. We will resume service to the U.S. once this tariff has been lifted. #ElbowsUp
This 2009 #softcover #CoffeeTable #book of #NewBrunswick #artists would make a lovely #gift! #Photos by #SaintJohn #photographer, #JamesWilson (aka Jamie). Text in #English and #French. $30. #Booksky #art #LocalHistory #SocialHistory #biography #paintings
December 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
This 2009 #softcover #CoffeeTable #book of #NewBrunswick #artists would make a lovely #gift! #Photos by #SaintJohn #photographer, #JamesWilson (aka Jamie). Text in #English and #French. $30. #Booksky #art #LocalHistory #SocialHistory #biography #paintings
#BringtheForklift for this massive 1967 #Canada #photography #book in a #slipcase! Weighs at least 15 lbs.! 260 #colour and #B&W #photos by #Canadian #photographers including #NewBrunswick 's #FreemanPatterson! $40. #Booksky #landscape #CoffeeTableBook www.daveshootsbookseller.com/product/1639...
December 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
#BringtheForklift for this massive 1967 #Canada #photography #book in a #slipcase! Weighs at least 15 lbs.! 260 #colour and #B&W #photos by #Canadian #photographers including #NewBrunswick 's #FreemanPatterson! $40. #Booksky #landscape #CoffeeTableBook www.daveshootsbookseller.com/product/1639...
Lovely #scarce ca.1900 #diecut #lithograph #Christmas #booklet printed in #Germany! 3 1/4" x 4". Eight pages bound with #silkribbon. Published by the #ArtLithographicPublishingCo . #Poem by #CharlotteHadath, who was a #missionary in #China. $25. #Booksky #ephemera #miniature #oldbooks #prettybooks
December 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Lovely #scarce ca.1900 #diecut #lithograph #Christmas #booklet printed in #Germany! 3 1/4" x 4". Eight pages bound with #silkribbon. Published by the #ArtLithographicPublishingCo . #Poem by #CharlotteHadath, who was a #missionary in #China. $25. #Booksky #ephemera #miniature #oldbooks #prettybooks
Wonderful #gift for a #history buff: 1920 #FirstEdition of #HGWells ' #OutlineofHistory in two volumes. #Illustrated with #B&W #illustrations and #maps. Being sold #AsIs - two leaves in Volume I have been crinkled and torn, but the text is still readable. $175. #Booksky #oldbooks #geography
December 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Wonderful #gift for a #history buff: 1920 #FirstEdition of #HGWells ' #OutlineofHistory in two volumes. #Illustrated with #B&W #illustrations and #maps. Being sold #AsIs - two leaves in Volume I have been crinkled and torn, but the text is still readable. $175. #Booksky #oldbooks #geography
This 1988 #book of #NewBrunswick #CoveredBridges would make a very special #gift: it is #signed by both #authors, and contains several original #penandink #drawings of the #bridges by #SaintJohn #artist, #BBStead, laid-in! $100 (unsigned copy without extra #art - $45). #Booksky #LocalHistory
December 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This 1988 #book of #NewBrunswick #CoveredBridges would make a very special #gift: it is #signed by both #authors, and contains several original #penandink #drawings of the #bridges by #SaintJohn #artist, #BBStead, laid-in! $100 (unsigned copy without extra #art - $45). #Booksky #LocalHistory
Just arrived! #LargeFormat #weaving #books! #Hardcover "A Handweaver's #Pattern Book" by #MargueritePDavison - Revised Ed. (1983) - $80. #Scarce #softcover "A Handweaver's Source Book" by #MargueritePorterDavison ( #FirstEdition - 1953) - $110. Buy both for $175! #Booksky #handicrafts #FibreArts
December 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Just arrived! #LargeFormat #weaving #books! #Hardcover "A Handweaver's #Pattern Book" by #MargueritePDavison - Revised Ed. (1983) - $80. #Scarce #softcover "A Handweaver's Source Book" by #MargueritePorterDavison ( #FirstEdition - 1953) - $110. Buy both for $175! #Booksky #handicrafts #FibreArts
We have this 2015 #book about #MollyLambBobak written by her daughter:
www.daveshootsbookseller.com/product/1710... #Booksky #art #Fredericton #NewBrunswick #CanadianArtist
www.daveshootsbookseller.com/product/1710... #Booksky #art #Fredericton #NewBrunswick #CanadianArtist
December 2, 2025 at 5:19 PM
We have this 2015 #book about #MollyLambBobak written by her daughter:
www.daveshootsbookseller.com/product/1710... #Booksky #art #Fredericton #NewBrunswick #CanadianArtist
www.daveshootsbookseller.com/product/1710... #Booksky #art #Fredericton #NewBrunswick #CanadianArtist
We have a 1949 #FirstEdition of #RobertsonDavies ' #TableTalkofSamuelMarchbanks:
www.daveshootsbookseller.com/product/8972... #Booksky #CanLit #fiction #novel #literature
www.daveshootsbookseller.com/product/8972... #Booksky #CanLit #fiction #novel #literature
December 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Wonderful #gift! This gorgeous 1923 edition of #RobertBrowning 's #poetry has all the bells and whistles: #PaddedLeather cover, #DentelledEdges, #MarbledEndpapers, #SilkRibbonMarker, and #AllEdgesGilt! #GiftInscription. $40. #Booksky #poems #oldbooks #prettybooks #Oxford
December 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Wonderful #gift! This gorgeous 1923 edition of #RobertBrowning 's #poetry has all the bells and whistles: #PaddedLeather cover, #DentelledEdges, #MarbledEndpapers, #SilkRibbonMarker, and #AllEdgesGilt! #GiftInscription. $40. #Booksky #poems #oldbooks #prettybooks #Oxford
Attn. #GoldenBook #collectors: Do you have this #scarce 1955 #DeLuxe #children 's #history of the #world? #Giant size (10" x 13"). #Illustrated in #colour. Would be great for #homeschoolers. $80. #Booksky #ChildrensBooks #vintage #LargeFormat
December 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Attn. #GoldenBook #collectors: Do you have this #scarce 1955 #DeLuxe #children 's #history of the #world? #Giant size (10" x 13"). #Illustrated in #colour. Would be great for #homeschoolers. $80. #Booksky #ChildrensBooks #vintage #LargeFormat
While the outside cover has been nibbled by rodents, every page of this #scarce ca.1900 #SaintJohn #EmersonFisher #hardware #catalog is a work of #art! The names of the #files are amusing ("Flat Bastard"). $200. #Booksky #NewBrunswick #LocalHistory #SocialHistory #tools #technical
December 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
While the outside cover has been nibbled by rodents, every page of this #scarce ca.1900 #SaintJohn #EmersonFisher #hardware #catalog is a work of #art! The names of the #files are amusing ("Flat Bastard"). $200. #Booksky #NewBrunswick #LocalHistory #SocialHistory #tools #technical
Reminder to our 4K+ followers: Every #book we post here is #ForSale! We ship anywhere #CanadaPost delivers (except for the #US). If you see something you like, send us a DM, and we'll make it happen! daveshootsbookseller.com #Booksky #oldbooks #PrettyBooks #LocalHistory #NewBrunswick
December 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Reminder to our 4K+ followers: Every #book we post here is #ForSale! We ship anywhere #CanadaPost delivers (except for the #US). If you see something you like, send us a DM, and we'll make it happen! daveshootsbookseller.com #Booksky #oldbooks #PrettyBooks #LocalHistory #NewBrunswick
This ca.1900 #LargeFormat #softcover #book of famous #songs features a lovely #lithograph of a harp-playing woman on the cover. #Music and #lyrics for ten songs for #piano or #organ. $20. #Booksky #AsIs #oldbooks #PrettyBooks #ephemera
December 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
This ca.1900 #LargeFormat #softcover #book of famous #songs features a lovely #lithograph of a harp-playing woman on the cover. #Music and #lyrics for ten songs for #piano or #organ. $20. #Booksky #AsIs #oldbooks #PrettyBooks #ephemera
This #scarce 1983 #LargeFormat #SaintJohn #cookbook was #illustrated by #local #artists. Three-ring #binder. This copy is very clean, and appears to have been barely used! Great #gift! $60. #Booksky #NewBrunswick #cooking #recipes #food #art #SocialHistory
December 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
This #scarce 1983 #LargeFormat #SaintJohn #cookbook was #illustrated by #local #artists. Three-ring #binder. This copy is very clean, and appears to have been barely used! Great #gift! $60. #Booksky #NewBrunswick #cooking #recipes #food #art #SocialHistory
This #scarce ca.1910 #Christmas #GiftBooklet is being sold #asis, as the paper on the spine is quite frayed. Lovely for anyone who appreciates #art and #poetry! #Illustrated with #colour #lithographs. $15. #Booksky #Whittier #poems #CharlesEGrahamCo
December 1, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This #scarce ca.1910 #Christmas #GiftBooklet is being sold #asis, as the paper on the spine is quite frayed. Lovely for anyone who appreciates #art and #poetry! #Illustrated with #colour #lithographs. $15. #Booksky #Whittier #poems #CharlesEGrahamCo
December 1, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Happy Birthday, #LucyMaudMontgomery!
www.daveshootsbookseller.com/product/1617... #Booksky #AnneofGreenGables #ChildrensBooks #PEI
www.daveshootsbookseller.com/product/1617... #Booksky #AnneofGreenGables #ChildrensBooks #PEI
November 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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November 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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This 1936 #ChildrensBook was a #fundraiser for the #PrincessElizabethofYorkHospital in #London. #Stories by many #British #authors. #B&W #illustrations and seven stunning #ColourPlates. $40. #Booksky #QueenElizabethII #JMBarrie #RudyardKipling #GKChesterton #AlgernonBlackwood #HughWalpole
November 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
This 1936 #ChildrensBook was a #fundraiser for the #PrincessElizabethofYorkHospital in #London. #Stories by many #British #authors. #B&W #illustrations and seven stunning #ColourPlates. $40. #Booksky #QueenElizabethII #JMBarrie #RudyardKipling #GKChesterton #AlgernonBlackwood #HughWalpole
For the #history buff on your list: this 1893 #book about one of #HenryMStanley 's #African #expeditions features 150 #illustrations and 3 #foldout #maps! $50. #Booksky #adventure #Africa #jungle #exploration
November 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
For the #history buff on your list: this 1893 #book about one of #HenryMStanley 's #African #expeditions features 150 #illustrations and 3 #foldout #maps! $50. #Booksky #adventure #Africa #jungle #exploration
Even the #endpapers are beautiful on this 1921 #book of #BlissCarman 's #poetry! It would make a lovely #gift! #Carman was born in #Fredericton, and was #CharlesGDRoberts ' cousin. $25. #Booksky #poems #NewBrunswick #CanLit #prettybooks #oldbooks
November 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Even the #endpapers are beautiful on this 1921 #book of #BlissCarman 's #poetry! It would make a lovely #gift! #Carman was born in #Fredericton, and was #CharlesGDRoberts ' cousin. $25. #Booksky #poems #NewBrunswick #CanLit #prettybooks #oldbooks
Today is #BlackFriday. We'd love it if you bought your #gifts / #giftcards from us instead of A**zon (sorry, still not shipping to the #US)! Save the #shipping and the #exchange when you pick up your order in West #SaintJohn! daveshootsbookseller.com #Booksky #LocalHistory #oldbooks #NewBrunswick
November 28, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Today is #BlackFriday. We'd love it if you bought your #gifts / #giftcards from us instead of A**zon (sorry, still not shipping to the #US)! Save the #shipping and the #exchange when you pick up your order in West #SaintJohn! daveshootsbookseller.com #Booksky #LocalHistory #oldbooks #NewBrunswick
This #softcover 1937 #book would make a great #gift for someone interested in #Canadian #transportation #history! $25. #Booksky #railway #train #CanadianPacific #steamship #business
November 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This #softcover 1937 #book would make a great #gift for someone interested in #Canadian #transportation #history! $25. #Booksky #railway #train #CanadianPacific #steamship #business
This #scarce 1924 #biography of #JohnAMacDonald was written with #schools in mind...not dry as some biographies tend to be! Paper missing at edge of one page (not affecting text) - #AsIs. $25. #Booksky #politics #PrimeMinister #Canada #CanadianHistory #history
November 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This #scarce 1924 #biography of #JohnAMacDonald was written with #schools in mind...not dry as some biographies tend to be! Paper missing at edge of one page (not affecting text) - #AsIs. $25. #Booksky #politics #PrimeMinister #Canada #CanadianHistory #history
The #Bagdad in the title of this #signed 1991 #MichaelThorpe #poetry #book refers to a community in #NewBrunswick (it's spelled correctly!). The #British #poet was a colourful #English professor at #MountAllisonUniversity in #Sackville. $35. #Booksky #poems #NewBrunswickPoet
November 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The #Bagdad in the title of this #signed 1991 #MichaelThorpe #poetry #book refers to a community in #NewBrunswick (it's spelled correctly!). The #British #poet was a colourful #English professor at #MountAllisonUniversity in #Sackville. $35. #Booksky #poems #NewBrunswickPoet