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Ottawa: Canada Geological Survey Department of Mines, 1935. . Grey printed wraps. 146 pages: 16 plates, 15 maps (including 5 fold-outs); 25cm. Bibliography, Index. GOOD (n.b.: pocket map is missing; slight edgewear, both lower tips torn; light darkening & soiling; inner hinges reinforced; binding delicate). Will ship under 1 kg. more information

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Edmonton: King's Printer (for Legislative Assembly), 1920. Brown printed wraps. Near Fine. The personal card of "J.L. Cote" is laid-in. Jean-Leon Cote, 1867-1924, Provincial Secretary in 1918, later Minister of Mines, was instrumental to the early inventory & development of Alberta's natural resources (e.g., Scientific & Industrial Research Council of Alberta). Although the province entered confederation in 1905, Ottawa retained control of Crown Land and natural resources until 1930. 103p: tables; 25cm. 193g. [B] more information

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[Toronto]: McClelland & Stewart, (©1976). No additional printings.. Brown hardcover, gilt spine titles. Very Good Plus (clean & sound, front endpapers stamped)/Very Good (slight edgewear & rubbing, small sticker front panel). Part of the "GENERATIONS: A History of Canada's Peoples" series, published in association with the Department of Secretary of State, this study of the Portuguese-Canadian communities uses historical research and personal interviews to describe their past, present, and future. 202 pages: 16p black/white photographic section; 24cm. Bibliography, Index. 517g. [C] more information

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Toronto: Stoddart (©1995).. Black hardcover. Book NEAR FINE (address sticker free-front endpaper; spine foot lightly bumped). Dustjacket NEAR FINE (tips lightly worn; spine very slightly faded; lower rear tip bumped). "...on the intellectual and economic disintegration of a would-be great nation." 746 pages: 25cm. Appendices, Bibliography, Index.. more information

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Toronto/Vancouver: J.M. Dent & Sons (©1948). . Stated First Printing.. Tan cloth hardcover. Victor Child. (jacket art by Lloyd Scott). . Book VERY GOOD PLUS (clean & tight, no defects). Illustrated dustjacket FAIR PLUS (edges & folds chipped & torn; discolouration; illustration ok). An attempt to make theories, such as, price fixing, subsidies, housing, profit, cyclical budgeting and foreign exchange control, comprehensible for the average person through "facts in simple and lucid prose, often illustrated with amusing functional drawings." Will ship 1 kg. 127 pages: drawings in-texte; 23cm. . more information

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Toronto/Vancouver: Clarke, Irwin (©1974).. First Edition, first printing. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 138 pages: frontis portrait, black/white photos, map; 22cm. Bibliography, Index. Book GOOD (prelims stamped, rear pocket otherwise text block clean, sound & Very Good). Dustjacket VERY GOOD (the dj has been covered with a clear sticky wrap, the flaps are taped to endpapers; slight edgewear & darkening). [C] 138p: ill.; 22cm. 348g.. Ex-Library. more information

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Summerland, B.C.: N.L. Barlee, 1970. . Stapled wraps. Near Fine. Irvine Adams (colour illustrations).. This is the "first of an annual colour series by this noted artist...". Articles include: "Cascade - The Gateway City" by NL Barlee, "Alert Bay" by Eric D. Sismey, "The Lost Mine of Pitt Lake" by NL Barlee, "Allison Pass Memoirs - Conclusion" by Susan L Allison. NEAR FINE (clean & sound, minor wear, no defects). [A] 36p: maps, 4 colour illustrations, black/white photos; 27cm. more information

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Summerland, B.C.: N.L. Barlee, 1976. . Stapled wraps. Near Fine. Articles include: "Klondike Journey" by NL Barlee, "The Chilcotin War of 1864" by NL Barlee, "Log Cabin Corners", "Collect Locks" by NL Barlee. NEAR FINE (clean & sound, minor wear, no defects). [A] 32p: map, black/white photos; 27cm. more information

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Summerland, B.C.: N.L. Barlee, 1971. . Stapled wraps. Near Fine. Irvine Adams (colour illustrations).. This is the "first of an annual colour series by this noted artist...". Articles include: "Jean Caux - The Man They Called 'Cataline'" by AC Milliken, "Historic Atlin" by NL Barlee, "WG Cox - Gold Commissioner - Part IV. NEAR FINE (clean & sound, minor wear, no defects). [A] 36p: map, 4 colour illustrations, black/white photos; 27cm. more information

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Summerland, B.C.: N.L. Barlee, 1976.. Stapled wraps. Near Fine. Articles include: "The Gold Pool of the Similkameen" by NL Barlee, "The Death of NIgger Dan" by Nigel E Hannaford, "The Lost Patrol" by Ross [D] Kennedy, "The 10,000 Lost Coins" by NL Barlee. NEAR FINE (clean & sound, minor wear, no defects). [A] 40p: map, black/white photos; 27cm. more information

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Summerland, B.C.: N.L. Barlee, 1975.. Stapled wraps. Near Fine. Articles include: "The Vanished City - Phoenix" by NL Barlee, "Salish Indian Baskets" by NL Barle, "Coins from the Wildhorse" by NL Barlee, "John Kirkup - Lawman of the West by NL Barlee. NEAR FINE (clean & sound, minor wear, no defects). [A] 40p: map, black/white photos; 27cm. more information

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Summerland, B.C.: N.L. Barlee, 1975.. Stapled wraps. Near Fine. Articles include: "Lightning Creek" by NL Barlee, "A Pictorial Study of the Red Fox" by Tom Willock, "Old Bob Lowery". NEAR FINE (clean & sound, minor wear, no defects). [A] 40p: map, black/white photos; 27cm. more information

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Summerland, B.C.: N.L. Barlee, 1972. . Stapled wraps. Near Fine. Articles include: "Discovery - Gold Town" by NL Barlee, "Dossetter's Queen Charlottes", "The 1913 Liberty Nickel" by NL Barlee, "The Cliff Dweller", "Gagnon and his Flying Machine", "The Forgotten Expressman - Billy Ballou" by AC Milliken. NEAR FINE (clean & sound, minor wear, no defects). [A] 40p: map, black/white photos & illustrations; 27cm. . more information

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Summerland, B.C.: N.L. Barlee, 1975.. Stapled wraps. Near Fine. Articles include: "Antler Creek" by NL Barlee, "Father Pat", "Slocan City" by NL Barlee, "Chinese Artifacts", "Letters from the North West - Conclusion". NEAR FINE (clean & sound, minor wear, no defects). [A] 40p: maps, black/white photos; 27cm. more information

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St. Johns: ISER, Institute of Social and Economic Research, Memorial University of Newfoundland (©1992). Social and Economic Studies No. 48.. Softcover with french flaps. As New. Part I: Origins of Refugees from the Third Reich and of Newfoundland's Immigration and Refugee Policy; Part II: Newfoundland's Response to the Refugee Crisis; Part III: The War and Postwar Aftermath, 1939-1949. 288 pages: photographs; 23cm. Notes, Bibliography, Index. AS NEW. [C] 288p: ill.; 23cm.. more information

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Toronto: Copp Clark Longman, (©1994). Second edition, first thus.. Softcover. Fine (clean, tight, & uncreased; appears unread). Miller Brittain (cover art). Essays regarding the history of the Canadian working class, this second edition contains eleven new articles. 415p; 23cm. 568g. [C] more information

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Ottawa: Statistics Canada, July 1994. . Printed stapled wraps. Near Fine. 1) Census; 2) 1991 Post-Censal Aboriginal Peoples Survey; 3) Population Projections; 4) Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics; 5) Canadian Centre for Health Information; 6) Labour Market Activity Survey; 7) Education, Culture and Tourism Division. Will ship 500g. 22 pages; 28cm. Appendices.. more information

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Sillery, QC: Septentrion (1991). . Softcover-broché. Near Fine. The merchants & their diverse economic activity in Québec in the 19th century. In French. [C] 290 pages + 8: illustrated; 23cm.. more information

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Ottawa: Department of Interior, 1934. Softcover. Good minimal ex-library (faint front cover stamp, rear pocket; some darkening to covers, slight edgewear, spine ends pulled). Surveys of information gleaned from department field observations and/or official reports. Stapled binding in illustrated wrappers. 166 pages: 39 black/white illustrations (mostly photos), folded map at rear; 25cm. References in text. 339g. [B] more information

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Ottawa: Canadian Law Information Council / Conseil Canadien de la Documentation Juridique, 1977. Second edition. Blue cloth hardcover, gilt. Very Good Plus (slight sign of use/shelfwear; owner stamp free-front endpaper; one light highlight in Table of Contents). 10,941 entries of primary & secondary sources classified into twenty-five main categories, each further sub-divided, covering all aspects of both the French and English derived legal systems of Canada. Authored by the Librarian of the Supreme Court of Canada. Forematter bilingual. 661 pages; 26cm. Author and Subject Indexes.1436g. [D] more information

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Ann Arbor: University Michigan Press (c1960). . First Printing.. Black cloth hardcover. Near Fine (very light wear). 553 pages: 8 maps; 24cm.. more information

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Ottawa: Government Printing Bureau, 1914.. Blue printed wraps. This is a list of Reply Annexes which are a companion to the British Reply, Volume I, concerning the Cayuga's claim to land in New York State which the U.S. believed they forfeited their claims under the Treaty of 1795 by reason of their hostility to the United States. Interior text block Very Good but for the title-page which is torn at the staples. The spine is worn, the paper cover is intact but is becoming detached. Will ship under 1 kg. 389 pages; 25cm.. more information

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Ottawa: Government Printing Bureau, 1914; 1914; 1925.. Hardcovers. Near Fine (minor wear). Volume I: The British Reply concerning the Canadian Cayugas' claim to land in New York State which the U.S. believed they had forfeited their claims under the Treaty of 1795 by reason of their hostility to the United States. Brown limp leather with gilt lettering. Volume II: Reply Annexes 1-99. Burgundy cloth with gilt lettering. Volume IV: Reply Annexes 100-149. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Will ship over 1 kg. 3 vols., (33p; 389p; 142p); 24-25cm.. more information

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Ottawa: F.A. Acland, King's Printer, 1925. Grey printed wraps. Reply Annexes dating from 18 August 1783 to 21 February 1840 regarding negotiations with the Six Nations to their eventual surrender. Includes an "Essay by Horatio Hale respecting Red Jacket's Official Home and Rank" which this "eminent philologist and scholar has kindly contributed". These Annexes were printed after the "Reply" as it was thought that they may be of some assistance to the Tribunal. Includes some documents from "Canadian Indian Treaties and Surrenders" which are referred to in the Index of the Reply but not printed therein. VERY GOOD PLUS (clean & sound, minor wear). Will ship under 1 kg. 142 pages; 24cm. . more information

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Erin: The Boston Mills Press, (©2005). First printing. Softcover. Very Good Plus (clean, bright, uncreased and unmarked; minor shelfwear, wear to tips, covers slightly 'open'). A Canadian guidebook of curiosities and wonders in the province of Ontario, such as North America's longest wooden bridge, Canada's smallest jail, and Ontario's Stonehenge. 208p: full-page colour photographs; 28cm. Index. 945g. [D] more information

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Ottawa: Royal Canadian Mounted Police.. Magazine. Good Plus. GOOD PLUS (sticker front cover; edgewear; 1cm chip and 1cm closed tear rear panel; penned notes & stamp first page). Eight page retirement tribute to Supt. H.A. Larsen, skipper of the Schooner St. Roch. Articles about scuba diving, Belly Butte murder case of 1903, William Head experiment in prison reform, "Redcoats and Redmen" in the North-West during 1880s, recent cases, sports, social, vital stats, book reviews...adverts throughout. [A] 84 pages: illustrated; 26cm.. more information

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Montréal / Paris: Fides, (©1952) . Third edition 1961.. Red hardcover. Good (2 Commission Scolaire stamps, tape residue on endpapers, ink marks on 3 pages, otherwise sound)/Fair (spine stickers, edgewear with chips & tears, old tape repairs, darkened). From Jacques Cartier's sail up the St. Lawrence in 1535 through to 1939, this is a collection of 105 extracts from historical documents which the compilers (historians from the Universities of Montréal, Ottawa, and Laval) considered essential to the study of Canadian history. Each extract is preceeded by a brief introduction and bibliographical summary. In French only. 297p: 4 maps (dated 1763, 1774, 1783, & 1867) in-texte + 2 endpaper maps (Nouvelle-France, Confederation entry dates); 24cm. Index. 778g. [C] more information

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Farrar, Straus & Young (©1971).. Stated First Edition.. Grey cloth hardcover. GOOD PLUS (light edgewear, cover slightly soiled, spine darkened; name fly-title and title-page; interior sound). No dj. Father Buliard's diary of his missionary journey in the Land of the Ice. Will ship 1 kg. 322 pages: pictorial endpapers, map; 21cm. . more information

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Saint-Pierre, QC: IQRC: Institut québécois de recherche sur la culture, (©1982). Softcover. Very Good (clean, tight, uncreased and unmarked; slight edgewear). Identité et changements culturels No 2", is a collection of papers by various Québec authors. "Their writings constitute sincere attempts at giving a sense to an English presence, at describing its recent history, and at providing some bearings for the future." 464p: maps, diagrams; 24cm. Bibliography. 876g. [D] more information

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Boston: L.C. Page (©1926). Fourth printing 1939. . Hardcover. The author travelled three thousand miles across French Canada and this is a travelogue of that journey, and the history and folklore of the regions he visits, thanks to the many inhabitants, monks, and priests he meets along the way. Lovely binding in green cloth with bright gilt titles and framed gilt illustration. 372 pages: illustrated endpapers, colour fold-out map, colour frontispiece + 3 other colour illustrations with titled tissues + 49 duogravure plates; 21cm. Bibliography, Index. Book FINE (clean, bright & tight, no defects). Matching illustrated dustjacket NEAR GOOD (spine darkened, edges chipped & torn, 1/2" x 1.5" piece from top-edge front panel taking a bit of the word "of" with it). C more information

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Toronto: Garamond Press (©1996).. First Edition.. Softcover. Fine. Stressing such themes as gender, race and class, the book is compelling evidence that Western Canadian history is far more complex and subtle than its depiction in the traditional literature. 282 pages: 6p photo section; 23cm. Selected Bibiography. FINE (clean, bright & tight, no defects). [C] 282p: ill.; 23cm. . more information

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Cambridge University Press, 1967. No additional printings.. Softcover. Very Good (light creasing & edgewear to cover, sticker inside front cover, text block Near Fine). 268 pages: 4 maps; 22cm. Select Bibliography, Appendices, Index. 412g. [C] more information

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Dunvegan, Ontario: Quadrant, 1983 (©1983). . No additional printings.. Pictorial softcover. VERY GOOD (light wear; faint fore-edge stain). "Collection of interviews, profiles, personal testimonies, essays and short stories giving a stark, and yet, evocative picture of immigrants, their lands of origin and the consequent resettlement in Canada." 326 pages: black/white photos; 23cm. . more information

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Winnipeg: Jewish Historical Society of Western Canada, 1972. Printed wraps (softcover). Good Plus (overall light wear, interior clean & sound; one staple has pulled through the front cover; the thin paper glued over the spineback is 2/3 gone; National Library of Canada stamps). Includes "The Life and Times of Jewish Pioneers in Western Canada" by A.J.Arnold and "Reminiscences of 40 Years of Jewish Community Life" by J.A.Cherniack, Q.C., as originally presented in Yiddish and in English translation. Life experiences rooted in the Canadian Prairies, especially Manitoba. [108 pages]; 28cm. 349g. [C] more information

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[Montreal]: [Au Conseil des Arts du Canada] (©1982). . Softcover. VERY GOOD (clean & sound; slight edgewear; 7 numbers penned free-rear endpaper). "Kayoaluk, Oblat de Marie Immaculée... Un coeur de feu dans les glaces polaires".In French. Will ship 500g. 289 pages: black/white photos; 20cm. . more information

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Ottawa: King`s Printer, 1927 (revised to Sept 1, 1927). Printed wraps (softcover). Cover Near Very Good (spine & edges faded; top tip creased, bottom tip chipped, small tear rear fore-ege). Interior Near Fine. Setting Forth Classes of Positions and Rates of Compensation for Each Class". 116 printed pages + every other leaf blank; 25cm. 403g. [C] more information

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Toronto: Canadian Scholars' Press (©1987), revised edition. . No additional printings.. Softcover. Near Fine. An account of the relocation of a black community from Halifax, Nova Scotia, and how "lack of resources and inadequate planning led to devastating consequences for Africville relocatees." 250p: 3 maps, 13 photographs in-texte, tables; 23cm. Bibliography. NEAR FINE (clean, sound, and uncreased; minor edgewear, light erasure upper tip half-title page). [C] 250p:ill.; 23cm. 434g.. more information

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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart (©1985).. First Edition.. Blue hardcover. Appendix, Index. Book VERY GOOD PLUS (lightly used but not abused; no defects). Dustjacket GOOD PLUS (wear at spine ends & tips; one 1/2" tear and one 1/4" tear). Former chairman of MacMillan & Bloedel lumber company and former judge of the Supreme Court in British Columbia. 312 pages: 16p black/white photo section; 23cm.. more information

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Ottawa: Mortimer, 1960. First thus. Cloth illustrated hardcover. Fine (clean & sound, no defects)/Very Good (slight edgewear, 1 small rear tear). An interesting little book, written by one of Quebec City's first tourists. 42 pages; 22cm. 188g. [A] more information

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Ottawa: Canada Geological Survey Department of Mines, 1931. . Grey printed wraps. Magnetic, electrical, and electromagnetic methods of prospecting. Investigations at the Mammoth Caves, Kentucky and Sudbury Basin District, Ontario and at the Abana, Falconbridge, and Errington mines plus Geopnysical Survey of the Hull-Gloucester and Hazeldean Faults. 227 pages: 1 plate, 66 drawings, 11 survey plans in rear pocket; 25cm. NEAR VERY GOOD (spine & edges lightly darkened with some foxing, small snag with tear at spine foot; inner hinges reinforced; rear crease; text block clean & sound). Will ship under 1 kg. more information

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Ottawa: Groupe Communication Canada (©1996). . Softcover. Fine. Rapports: "Première Nation de Fort McKay", "Première Nation de Kawacatoose", "de la bande indienne de Lac la Ronge". Document relié aux revendications particulières: "Les droits fonciers issus de traités. Historique." by Donna Gordon. Résponses: "Résponse du gouvernement du Canada au rapport d'enquête sur les droits fonciers issus de traités de la Première Nation de Fort McKay". [D] . [see book #4431 for English version] 572p: maps, black/white photos; 23cm. Appendices. . more information

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Montreal Diocese Archives Committee, 1960. . First Edition. Maroon cloth hardcover, gilt. Very Good Plus. Anglican church history. 266 pages: endpaper maps, frontispiece + 14 pages of photos on coated paper hors-texte, fold-out map; 24cm. Appendices. [C] 266p: ill.; 24cm. 626g.. more information

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Ottawa: Ontario HIstorical Society, 1965.. Softcover. VERY GOOD PLUS (clean & sound; slight edgewear, mostly at spine end). In this issue, "Premier Hearst", "Tracks Into Ottawa", "American Presbyterians in the Niagrara Peninsula, 1800-1840", "Troubles of a Canal Builder", "The Conservative Party Machine and the Election of 1911". Will ship under 1 kg. Pages 115 - 162: maps, errata laid-in; 25cm. . more information

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Garden City: Doubleday, 1974. . Stated First Edition.. Blue/tan cloth hardcover. Book NEAR FINE. Illustrated dustjacket GOOD PLUS (a few small chips, mostly at the spine ends; faded). Humorous sketches of what it was like for a boy growing up during the 1930's in a small Canadian town. 223 pages; 21cm.. more information

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Toronto: Macmillan (©1959).. No additional printings.. Brown cloth hardcover, gilt. Index. GOOD to VERY GOOD (hinges split otherwise clean & sound; very good reading copy). No dj. >From soup to nuts, all the familiar highlights of Canadian history are described (1534 to 1958). 291 pages: 16 black/white illustrations, 3 maps; 23cm. . more information

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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart (©1975).. First Edition.. Green cloth hardcover. A book about the life of educated, cultivated, and sophisticated people ... the flourishing cultural life of the 1860's". 176 pages: well illustrated with photos & sketches; 26cm. Notes. Book VERY GOOD PLUS or better (clean, bright & tight; gift inscription free-front endpaper). Illustrated dustjacket VERY GOOD (price clipped; spine & folds sunned). C more information

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Montreal/London/Buffalo: McGill-Queen's University Press (©1991). Second printing of the revised edition, 1992. . Softcover. In this revised edition, "Crowe describes and analyses the changes in the North which have come about since the book's first publication. ...he surveys the major land claims since 1974..." VERY GOOD (light edgewear, mostly at tips; light stain upper fore-edge & top-edge; otherwise clean & sound). [C] 248p: ill.; 23cm. Appendices.. more information

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Toronto: Indian-Eskimo Assn of Canada / General Publishing , (©1972). Second printing. Brown softcover. Good (slight edgewear, 7 text pages & rear endpaper marked with ink, binding sound). Domina Uvilluk (cover art).. Challenges the legal and historical assumptions behind many of the injustices stemming from Canada's deals and treaties with its Indian, Eskimo, and Metis populations." 352 pages: 8 maps, charts; 26cm. Appendices, Select Bibliography, Index. [C] more information

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Hantsport, NS: Lancelot Press , (©1995). No additional printings.. Softcover. Very Good. Peggy Issenman (cover art). . An authentic account of the schooner men who once traded along North America's rugged east coast ...through the careers of a Fundy family [Merriam] who gave many master mariners to the sea." 119p: photos, illustrations; 20cm. Appendices. [A] For sale on behalf of the Bury Municipal Library. more information

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Sherbrooke, Québec: Editions Sherbrooke (©1976). . Softcover. Very Good. Telephone book size, mostly in French (brief English family bios are in English). VERY GOOD (very light wear, name first blank page, a bit of warping, otherwise clean & sound). [D] 726p: ill.; 27cm. 1546g.. more information

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