Local History

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Department of Travel and Publicity , 1955. Stapled softcover, 47 pages, illustrated throughout by drawings and maps; introduction inside front cover by the then Premier Leslie M. Frost; back cover very lightly soiled, very tiny corner bumps, but interior very clean and unmarked. . Soft Cover. Very Good +. more information

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Commemorative pamphlet dated "Sunday - 13 July - 1975" in honour of the 100th anniversary of the death of Brown, a renowned son of Herring Cove; front cover photograph of Brown in his racing shell, suitably attired, and a back cover archival photograph of "Herring Cove in the days of George Brown". For another renowned son of Herring Cove, see our listing for Claude K. Darrach's From a Coastal Schooner's Log.. more information

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Lynchburg, Virginia, USA: The Daily Advance, 1941. Twelve-page local newspaper, "Tuesday Evening" edition; lots of war news but also coverage of national, state, and local interest; great contemporary ads ("Gone With The Wind" playing at the local movie house); cartoons; personal ads (my favourite: "If Ruptured Cut This Out...and mail it with name and address to..."). Very Good condition: age discolouration, some edge tears and chipping, but intact and complete, clean and unmarked.. more information

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Koln [Cologne], Germany: Dumont , 2003. Oversized hardcover with dust jacket, 136 pages including gorgeous full colour illustrations throughout; text in German except for appendix in English, "The Rhine-Our World Cultural Heritage".. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. more information

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Conquerville, Alberta, Canada : Conquerville Women's Institute , 1963. Oversized softcover, 183 pages, many black-and-white photographs and maps; intact and complete, tight in reinforced binding, light soiling to covers and fore edge (finger soiling), ink gift inscription inside front cover, but all text pages clean and unmarked.. Soft Cover. Very Good. more information

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Portraits' Group, 1975. Trade paperback, 206 pages including black-and-white illustrations; gently used ex-library copy with almost all library flaws (labels, stamps, card pocket, tape residue) inside both covers and endpapers, but tight in binding, text pages clean and unmarked. See also our listing for Peterborough: Land of Shining Waters, An Anthology.. Soft Cover. Very Good -. more information

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Haliburton, Ontario: Rotary Club of Haliburton, 1964. Stapled softcover pamphlet, 66 pages (plus a 20-page section on the local Rotary Club) including many black-and-white illustrations; very gently used, clean and unmarked.. Soft Cover. Very Good ++. more information

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Toronto: Might Directories, 1965. Pocket-sized softcover, 360 pages including contemporary black-and-white photographs of city scenes. Good ++: some wear, creasing and light soiling, but interior clean and unmarked.. more information

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London: The Homeland Association , 1929. Stapled softcover, unpaginated, but 28 consisting of approximately 56 contemporary photographs, plus map inside back cover and front cover drawing of Canterbury Cathedral; light cover edge wear and corner bumping.. First Printing. Soft Cover. Good ++. more information

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Brampton, Ontario, Canada : Corporation of The County of Peel, 1967. Oversized red pebble-cloth hardcover with very bright and clear front cover and spine gilt lettering, without dust jacket, 287 pages, extensively illustrated in black-and-white with a few illustrations in full colour, two different endpaper maps; tiny traces of shelf wear, but very gently used, very clean and unmarked.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good ++. more information

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New York, New York, USA: Racquet & Tennis Club, 1951. Hardcover without dust jacket, 167 pages.. Hard Cover. Very Good. more information

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Venlo: Dagblad voor Noord-Limburg , 1993. Oversized stapled softcover, 64 pages, illustrated on every page in full colour and black-and-white; text in Dutch.. Very Good. more information

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Toronto: The Toronto Women's Press Club , 1921. Softcover secured by staples and string, with dust wrapper, 45 pages; minimal wear, but small stain at spine bottom with minimal page penetration, another stain at corner of top and fore edges of all pages with page penetration into text of almost every poem although text still clear and legible; reading copy only, not gift quality.. Soft Cover. Fair. more information

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Ontario Historical Society, 1987. Softcover journal, 107 pages including maps and black-and-white illustrations; tiny corner bumps, back cover creased and coffee stained, but interior very clean and unmarked. ------- Major articles are: Living Together: How Communal Were the Children of Peace?, by Matthew Cooper; Colonel Belcher's Quest: The Changing Nature of Political Patronage, 1890-1920, by Allan Bartley; The Origins of Canadian Settlers in Southern Michigan, 1820-1850, by Gregory S. Rose; Book Reviews; Research Notes Concerning the Demise of the Canadian Art Club in 1915, by Geoffrey Simmins; The Adoption and Effects of X-Rays in Ontario by J. Y. H. O'Connor.. Soft Cover. Good ++. more information

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Department of Lands and Forests, Parks Branch , 1962. Stapled softcover pamphlet, 19 pages including black-and-white photographs and range maps; very light cover wear and rubbing, but very clean and unmarked throughout.. Soft Cover. Very Good ++. more information

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Selkirk, Scotland: A. R. Edward & Son . Photographs approximately 8 1/4 x 5 3/4 (21 mm x 14 mm), each with caption, stapled inside brown kraft folder with oblong front cover cutout, no other text. Photographs are fine, except for first one which has a faint mark; folder is good, chipped and creased along edges; photographs tight in folder binding.. more information

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Borough of East York , 1976. Oblong softcover, ix + 112 pages, illustrated in black-and-white; ex-library copy with all usual flaws, but intact (thanks to tape repairs) and complete.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fair. more information

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Oakville, Ontario, Canada: Trimatrix Management Consulting, and Workers Arts & Heritage Centre, 2006. Trade paperback, iv + 325 pages including many black-and-white illustrations, plus Index. . Soft Cover. Fine. more information

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Toronto: Clarke Irwin. Softcover, 240 pages; includes preview and city profile of 1976 Montreal Olympic Games Kingston, Ontario, venue for yachting events.. Very Good. more information

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Midlothian, Scotland: Langsyne Publishers, 1977. Trade paperback, unpaginated (but approximately 72 pages including illustrations); essentially as new. See also our listing for Tales from Scottish Lairds.. Soft Cover. Fine. more information

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Toronto: Editions Grafikos, 1967. Stapled softcover pamphlet, approximately 15 pages, 31 black-and-white photographs and a Foreword by Lambeth; cream covers lightly soiled, phone number for "Suzi" on front. . Very Good -. more information

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Toronto: Ontario Historical Society, 1988. Oversized softcover, 180 pages; very tiny traces of shelf wear, previous owner's embossed stamp, otherwise almost as new.. Soft Cover. Fine. more information

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Toronto: J. H. Robinson Publishing, 1978. Softcover, 143 pages, archival black-and-white illustrations throughout.. Soft Cover. Very Good. more information

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Chicago: American Autochrome, 1927. Pocket-sized (6 1/4 x 4 3/4 in), colourful softcover, unpaginated (but approximately 28 pages plus covers), staple bound, 2-page map; tight in binding, clean and unmarked; fore edge of covers and a couple of pages are lightly chipped, with several very tiny tears.. Soft Cover. Good ++. more information

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New York: Circle Line Sightseeing Yachts, 1959. Stapled, digest-sized softcover, "5th Reprinting April 1959", 80 pages, illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs; almost as new except for a corner crease on both covers.. Very Good +. more information

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Mexico City: Litografica Turmex. Three oblong stapled softcover tourist souvenir photograph sets of local Acapulco city and area scenic sites, no publishing date (but appear to be 1950s or 1960s), each approximately 17 X 23 cm (6 3/4 X 9 in, oversized-postcard size, but not individually detachable for mailing), each with a different introductory text in Spanish and English inside the front cover and an area map inside the back cover plus approximately 30 full colour photographs, all in Very Good or better condition.. more information

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Toronto: CHMH Association, 1984. Oversized hardcover without dust jacket, blue pebble boards with gilt lettering and decoration, 598 pages including black-and-white photographs; neat tape repair at top of spine.. Very Good. more information

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Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada: Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia, 1971. Trade paperback, 119 pages including many black-and-white photographs.. Soft Cover. Very Good. more information

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Northern Miner Press, 1979. Trade paperback, second printing, 216 pages including black-and-white illustrations, plus Index; very light shelf wear, but very clean and unmarked.. Soft Cover. Very Good ++. more information

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Wall map, 48 in X 34 in; gorgeous colourful relief map by "The U. S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior" on one side; on the other, 21 black-and-white photographs, an outline map of the continental United States with Alaska superimposed, photo captions, statistics, and a welcome to Alaska as the 49th state, dated 1958; other than the fold marks and tiny traces of bumping, almost as new and very suitable for framing or reference.. Fine. more information

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City of Peterborough, 1967. Hardcover with dust jacket, second printing, 523 pages plus a 40-page section of black-and-white illustrations. See also our listing for Portraits: Peterborough Area Women Past and Present.. Hard Cover. Very Good ++/Good ++. more information

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Bracebridge, Ontario: Herald-Gazette Press, 1974. Trade paperback, 219 pages including black-and-white illustrations; very tiny traces of shelf wear, but appears unread, very clean and unmarked.. Soft Cover. Very Good ++. more information

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Advertising Works, 1975. Oblong softcover, 96 pages, black-and-white illustrations; very clean and unmarked.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good ++. more information

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Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada: Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee, 1987. Hardcover without dust jacket, facsimile reprint of the original edition, 128 numbered pages including many black-and-white illustrations, plus additional unnumbered pages; very gently used, just a hint of fore edge finger soiling, otherwise clean and unmarked throughout.. Hard Cover. Very Good ++. more information

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Toronto: TAsk Force to Bring Back the Don , 1991. Stapled softcover advance copy, 78 pages plus many black-and-white photographs, maps, street plans, artist's drawings.. more information

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Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada : Prince Albert East School Area History Committee , 1998. Oversized hardcover without dust jacket, blue cloth boards with silver gilt lettering and decoration, 847 pages with many black-and-white illustrations.. Fine. more information

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New York: Foster Publications, 1956. Stapled softcover pamphlet, 121 pages including black-and-white photographs, drawings and maps; light cover wear and rubbing, several faded old water stains, but tight in binding, otherwise clean and unmarked throughout.. Soft Cover. Good. more information

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Department of Travel and Publicity . Stapled softcover, undated (but pre-1955) Advance Proof copy with small errata sheet bound in, unpaginated (but 47 pages), illustrated throughout by drawings and maps; introduction inside front cover by the then Premier Leslie M. Frost; back cover lightly soiled, very tiny corner bumps, but interior very clean and unmarked. . Soft Cover. Very Good. more information

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Toronto: Musson Book Company, 1969. Oversized softcover, later prinitng of this facsimile combined reprint of the Eaton's catalogues, 248 pages including the original black-and-white illustrations; very gently used, clean and unmarked throughout except for a small pale faded water stain at the bottom edges of the first 12-15 pages. . Soft Cover. Very Good -. more information

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Toronto: Macoomb Press, 1925. Brown cloth hardcover with embossed front cover lettering and gilt spine lettering, 364 pages plus 84-page Appendix and Index, plus laid in Bulletin from the Toronto Grand Secretary concerning the Session. Overall Good condition: intact and complete, tight in binding; covers worn, especially along edges and corners, but lettering still clear and bright; all pages age discoloured, especially around edges, but all clean and unmarked.. Hard Cover. more information

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New York: Fordham University Press , 1996. Oversized softcover, "Fifth printing, with update, 2003", xx + 340 pages with many black-and-white illustrations throughout; uncreased, very gently read, but fore edge has a small, very pale, barely visible stain, and approximately 80 pages have ink markings (often just a word or two underlined).. Soft Cover. Very Good -. more information

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London: Penguin Books. Three mass market paperbacks in AS NEW pictorial slipcase, all later printings; Dogs is in Fine unread condition, 461 pages; Down is AS NEW, 478 pages; Shardik is Very Good + with one bump at base of spine, 526 pages.. Soft Cover. more information

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Oakville, Ontario: Oakville Historical Society, 1981. Softcover, 213 pages with many black-and-white illustrations and a 2-page map; gently read, but ink markings on approximately 15 pages.. First Edition. Very Good -. more information

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Vancouver, BC, Canada: Discovery Press, 1970. Hardcover with dust jacket, x + 195 pages, endpaper maps; cover edges have just a hint of shelf wear, but very clean and unmarked throughout; DJ has light rubbing and several tiny chips and tears. See also our listings for John Walbran's British Columbia Coast Names, and William Hamilton's The MacMillan Book of Canadian Place Names.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Good +. more information

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New York: Tudor Publishing, 1962. Oversized stapled softcover, 96 pages, "fully illustrated [by detailed black-and-white drawings] with over 500 crests, devices, shields and coats".. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good +. more information

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Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 1999. Trade paperback, later printing, 128 pages, black-and-white illustrations on almost every page; very clean and unmarked, tiny traces of shelf wear only.. Soft Cover. Very Good ++. more information

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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Raincoast Books, 2003. Oversized hardcover with dust jacket, ix + 230 pages, "...features over 120 images, including many rare archival photos and exquisite works of art.". First Edition. As New/As New. more information

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New York: Doubleday, 1975. Softcover, 191 pages; essentially as new.. First Thus. Soft Cover. Fine. more information

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Macmillan, 1977. Hardcover with dust jacket, xvi + 287 pages, plus black-and-white illustrations; "Happy Mothers Day 1978" in ink on free front endpaper, otherwise very clean and unmarked throughout.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good -. more information

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Beamsville, Ontario: W. F. Rannie, 1975. Trade paperback, 116 pages including black-and-white illustrations; tattered and torn, worn and weary, battered and bashed, even waterstained!, but intact and complete, good reading/working copy. See also our listing for J-P's Marine Disasters of Newfoundland and Labrador.. Soft Cover. Fair. more information

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