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Ontario Genealogical Society, Toronto, 1994.. 42 pp of text + 16 b&w illustrations printed on one side of page only, 11" H, soft cover (stapled in wraps). ISBN 0777901846 "This Guide offers a basic introduction for researchers who wish to locate and access the records of the land registry sys. tem. It discusses the evolution of the registry system and the types of records which have been created and offers guidelines to accessing these records and locating supplementary information." Contents: Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations;. I ntroduction; Entering the World of Land Records: Basic Documents Encountered at the Land Registry Office - Approaching the Records - Beginning Research: What Information Do You Need? - The Walk Through: A Case Study - Alternative Sources of Infor. m at ion - Pitfalls and Common Problems; Searching for Family Names; Using Land Records to Research Historic Buildings; Ontario's Land Registry System: How it Developed; Methods of Land Division: Introduction - Units of Measure - Methods of Subdivis. io n; Glossary; Appedices: Ontario Land Registry Offices - Repositories for Copy Books - Fee Schedule for Registry Office; Select Bibliography; Illustrations. Interior - faint erased pencil marks on first page, otherwise clean and tight with no oth. er own ership marks. Exterior - clean and bright. Very Good+. more information

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Natural Heritage / Natural History Inc., (Toronto, 1993).. 224 pp, 8vo (9" H), soft cover with self-flaps. B&w photographs. "From his earliest days in Winnipeg and throughout his varied and flamboyant career as a journalist and public relations manager, Ed Parker distinguished himself as a dynamic, creati. ve, energetic innovator...Readers will delight in his association with the world renowned Canadian geologist and 'mine finder', Dr. Franc Joubin, and the colourful, unpredicatable American mining promoter, Joeseph H. Hirshhorn. Untimately the fo. u n d er of the School of Journalism and Graphic Arts at Ryerson in Toronto, Ed Parker has left us a legacy of a life style characterized by boundless enthusiasm and the unmistakable 'Parker' flare..." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ow. ne rs hi p marks. Exterior - minor edge wear and rubbing. VG+. more information

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Baxter Publishing / Toronto Public Library, Toronto, 1964, first edition.. 63 pp, oblong 8vo (8 1/2" H x 11" D), soft cover. B&w photographs, reproductions. Contents: Toronto; Canadian National Exhibition; Churches & Synagogues; Factories & workshops; Fires; Hotels & taverns; Houses; Military buildings; Monuments; Parks. ; Public buildings; Schools; Stores & offices; Streets; Toronto Islands; University of Toronto; Waterfront; Miscellaneous; British Columbia; Manitoba; New Brunswick; Newfoundland; Northwest Territories; Nova Scotia; Ontario; Quebec; Saskatchewan; . I n dians & Metis; Military; Sports; Transportation; Vessels; Miscellaneous. Interior - soft crease at top corner of approx. last 15 pages, small crease at top corner of first page, light browning to last page and inside of rear cover, otherwise cl. ea n and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - browning to edges of textblock, very minor edge wear, crease at top corner of covers - larger on rear cover, small host sticker mark on front cover. Good+. more information

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J.J. Douglas, Vancouver, 1974.. 171 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H), soft cover. B&w photos. The authors' story of how they came to Cranberry Portage, Manitoba in the summer of 1928. "And what better place to land than in a booming frontier town where history, and fortunes, were in the maki. ng every day. Cranberry Portage's one ragged street boasted twenty gambling and bootlegging establishments. Lake traffic and construction trains were pouring new supplies and new people into town, and among the settlers were traders and rail-co. n s t ruction men, gamblers and bootleggers, bush pilots and gold-mad prospectors. Here, through adventure-filled eyes, is a rousing view of the Canadian frontier where miracles and mayhem, tragedy and humour, love and simple old-fashioned courage . we re e veryday occurrences..." Interior - two very small light stains on page 135, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - light edge wear, light fading color on spine and fore-edge of front cover, spine flat with lig. ht cre ase s, minor foxing and soiling to edges of textblock. Good+. more information

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Privately printed, St. Anthony, Nfld., [c1990].. 86 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H), soft cover. B&w photos. INSCRIBED ON TITLE PAGE, 'BEST WISHES, FRANCIS PATEY, DEC. 1990. Contents: A Historical Sketch of the Seal Hunt; The Protesters Arrive; Supporters of the the Seal Hunt Organize; Planning for a Showdo. wn; The Media Circus Comes to St. Anthony; The Long-awaited Confrontation; Judgment Day; Sealers Under Attack; Through the Eyes of a Celebrity; What Others Said; Parting Words; A Sealers' Song. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownershi. p marks. Exterior - very light rubbing, one very small corner crease. Very Good. more information

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(Argyle Printing, Weston, Ontario, c1983.). 111 pp, oblong 16mo (6 1/2" H x 8 5/8" D), soft cover. ISBN 0969213603 B&w photos, map. Short local histories of the villages, once independent, that now make up the city of Etobicoke: Alderwood, Claireville, Eatonville, Islington, The Kingsway, . Lambton Mills, Long Branch, Mimico, New Toronto, Richview, Smithfield, Summerville, Thistletown, Thorncrest Village, and Weston. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - clean. Fine. more information

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c1930.. Title page + 7 pages, each with 1 b&w reproduction of sketch. Each page (including t.p.) has a glassine facing page with plate number and caption. Heavy stock gray endpapers. 4to, cloth spine, paper covered boards. Produced by Brigdens Limited, . Toronto, Canada. Title page illustration: Oriel Window, Gooderham House. Plate No. 1. Upper School House from the Campus. No. 2. Arch to Quadrangle Lower School. No. 3. Gooderham House and Head Master's House. No. 4. Dean's Old House and Arche. s. No. 5. View of Old Lower School and Lower School Headmaster's House. No. 6. Memorial Chapel. No. 7. Upper School House with Boy's Entrance. Interior - light browning to glassine, a few very faint marks to margins of drawings, otherwise c. l e a n and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - light edgewear/rubbing, light soiling, slight wrinkling at top/bottom of spine. VG. more information

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Hounslow, (Toronto), 1995, 2nd printing.. 138 pp, small square 4to (10" H), soft cover. Profusely illus with b&w line drawings, plans, photos, map. "...a chronological record illustrating the architectural styles of forty-five of the town's nineteenth-century buildings. From the simple f. arm cottage to the stately mansion, from the first public houses to the churches of the last quarter of the century, this book depicts the dwellings and commercial buildings that provide Oakville with its unique character." Interior - clean and . t i g ht with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very light rubbing, light wear at top/bottom of rear hinge, soft corner creases on rear cover. VG. more information

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(John White and Anthony Hawke, n.p., 1979), No.818 of the first 1,000 copies signed by both authors) in an edtion of 7,500.. 138 pp, small square 4to, hard cover in dust jacket. Profusely illus with b&w line drawings, plans, photos, map. "...a chronological record illustrating the architectural styles of forty-five of the town's nineteenth-century buildings. From the s. imple farm cottage to the stately mansion, from the first public houses to the churches of the last quarter of the century, this book depicts the dwellings and commercial buildings that provide Oakville with its unique character." Minor edge wea. r t o boards. Dust jacket has light edge wear/scuffing/rubbing, moderate wear at corners and top/bottom of spine, small closed tears at top/bottom of spine. VG+/G. more information

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Privately published.. 96 pp, 8vo (8 1/4" H), soft cover. 2 b&w photos. The personal reminiscenes of Evelyn Elizabeth Peacock (April 19, 1876-June 7, 1971), looking back on her childhood on a Ontario farm, "About twelve miles from the St. Lawrence Market as the crow fli. es." She writes about farm life, school, recreation, trips to the big city, Christmas, etc., etc. The second half of the book consists of her poetry. The book was inscribed by the author's daughter in 1986. Interior - small faint stain on fir. s t two pages, gift inscription on inside of front cover, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - small soft crease on front cover, faint indentations on covers, spine flat with very faint crease. VG. more information

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Ryerson, Toronto, 1964, revised edition.. 204 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w plates. "....both a history of the old Montreal and a guide to the new. (This book) retells the exciting story of the early explorers and merchants who, three hundred years ago, pioneered the. largest and fastest growing metropolis in Canada. Today, century-old buildings have given way to towering skyscrapers, multi-million-dollar Place Ville Marie and Place des Arts have revitalized the heart of the city, and new Dorval is one of the. b usiest airports on the continent. 'The Lure of Montreal' will guide the tourist to adjoining regions in the Province of Quebec: Quebec City, Gaspe, Saguenay region and world-famed Laurentian resorts." Very minor soiling to boards, minor wrinkli. n g at top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket has light edge wear/wrinkling at top of rear flap-fold, one tiny edge tear, minor soiling/rubbing. Very Good+/Very Good. more information

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Historical Association of Annapolis Royal, Annapolis Royal, 1952.. 121 pp, small 8vo (7 1/4" H), textblock stapled, with card covers. B&w drawings. A small history of Annapolis Royal, its people, houses, churches, etc. Interior - several pages with light erased pencil underling marks or margin marks. Exterior -. minor soiling, faint label mark on front cover, very light browning on spine. Very Good-. more information

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Mitchell Press, Vancouver, (1968).. 286 pp, large 8vo, HC. The first small settlement of the area that would become modern Victoria was sheltered behind stockade walls and protected by sturdy, axe-hewn timber bastions. Founded in 1843 by James Douglas, the Hudson's Bay Company's fur. trading centre was soon given the name of Victoria. Here is the story of this isolated Fort and of the early colonial and gold rush days. B&w illus. Dj has heavy rubbing to surfaces, edges and corners, rear hinge has several holes du to he. a v i e r wear, one or two small closed tears and some indent lines on rear panel. VG/Fair. more information

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Canadian Plains Research Center/University of Regina, n.p., (1988).. 169 pp, large 8vo, hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photos. "Regina College, opened by the Methodist church in 1911 to offer academic, music and business training to the young people of Saskatchewan, played a vital role in the educational and cultur. al life of the province during its formative years. The church placed its stamp on the college and on the students who passed through it. Regina College stood for academic excellence, well-rounded character development, and the ideal of social . s e r vice. James M. Pitsula studies the history of the college from its founding, through its golden years under the leadership of E.W. Stapleford, and its vicissitudes in the 1930s, when the church finally agreed to the takeover of the college by. t he U niversity of Saskatchewan...look(s) at the experiences of the students, faculty and others whose lives were touched by the college during a period of great social change." Very minor edge wear. Dust jacket has very light edge wear/wrinkli. ng, li ght rubbing, creasing on flaps. VG+/VG. more information

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Knox Presbyterian Church, Oakville, Ontario, (1984), Ist printing.. 148 pp, 4to, HC (no dust jacket). B&w photos. A history of the Knox Presbyterian Church, its ministers and congregation, choir and church fabric, struggles and finances, etc., etc. Interior - bookplate on free front endpaper, otherwise clean and . tight. Exterior - minor edgewear, light rubbing, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, small brown stain on fore edge of textblock. VG. more information

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Guelph Historical Society, Guelph, Ontario, 1978.. 78 pp, 9" H, soft cover (stapled in wraps). ISBN 03170721 B&w photographs, reproductions. Contents: John Galt, the Founder of Guelph; A Chronological Outline of the Life and Literary Works of John Galt, the Founder of Guelph; Canada Company Lett. er concerning Funding of Guelph Schools; Roberta Geddes-Harvey, Mus. Bac. (1849-1930), Composer and Organist; A Painter of Guelph - David Johnston Kennedy; The Hacking Family; Early Photography and Photographers in Guelph and area; The Passenger . P i g eon in Wellington County, Ontario; Presentation to Queen Elizabeth II on the occasion of her Silver Jubilee; About our Contributors; Guelph Historical Society Officers for 1977-78. Interior - previous owner's name on first page, otherwise cle. an a nd tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - light edge wear and minor browning on spine. Very Good. more information

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Guelph Historical Society, Guelph, Ontario, 1980.. 76 pp, 9" H, soft cover (stapled in wraps). ISBN 07095562 B&w photographs, reproductions, maps. Contents: Bishop Alexander Macdonell; Joseph Connolly, Architect, Church of Our Lady, Guelph; Felix Hanlon, Pioneer and his family; Blyth's Tavern at. Marden; The Guayrians at Guelph in Upper Canada - some additional notes; The Floral Clock at Riverside Park, Guelph; About our Contributors; Guelph Historical Society Officers for 1979-1980. Interior - faint yellow hi-liter on some scattered te. x t of the first article, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - minor edge wear to covers, light wear at top of spine, minor browning on spine, small light stain on rear cover. Very Good-. more information

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Norfolk Historical Society, .p., 1978.. 197 pp, oblong 8vo (8 1/2" H x 10 1/4" D), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0920624006 Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, reproductions - map endpapers. A look at the history of this Southern Ontario town, its development, industries, sch. ools, churches, public buildings, etc. Dust jacket has light edge wear/wrinkling/creases, a few tiny/small closed tears, three very small stains on inside surface. Very Good+/Very Good-. more information

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McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, (1971).. 158 pp, 8vo (8" H), soft cover. "Economic independence for Canada is a vital issue at the present time and (this book) provides both the student and the layman with a basic background for understanding foreign, especially American, investment in our. country. The author examines Canada's industrial structure, the tariff, government policies on foreign investment in Canada, and maintains that one of the 'great Canadian economic myths' is that the foreign takeover of our economy has been nece. s s a ry for our well-being..." Interior - pages browning lightly, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - light edge wear, light to moderate rubbing - mainly on rear cover, spine flat and uncreased. VG-. more information

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Lincoln County Council, St. Catharines, Ontario, 1956.. 155 pp, 8vo (9" H), soft cover. B&w photographs, reproductions, maps (2 fold-out). Contents: The Warden's Message; From Wilderness to Garden; Wilderness Dwellers; By Land, Sea and Air; Nature's Handiwork; Planting the Garden; Niagra Towship; Niag. ara-on-the-Lake; Grantham Township; St. Catharines; Merritton; Port Dalhousie; Louth Township; Clinton Township; Beamsville; Gainsborough Township; Caistor Township; South Grimsby Township; North Grimsby Township; Grimsby. Interior - cigarette od. o r , a few pages with small crease at top corner, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - light edge browning - moderate on spine and hinges, a few small/tiny faint liquid splashes on edges of textblock, a few small/tin. y so iling marks on rear cover. Good+. more information

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D.A. Rose, Toronto, (1927).. 462 pp, large 8vo, Hardcover (no dust jacket). Political memoirs of W.T.R. Preston, covering his years of involvement with the Liberal party, detailing the history of the times, the influential players and the global situation. Chapters on Lord Du. fferin, Canadian Pacific Railway, Elections, Prime ministers, the First World War, Conventions, Election fraud, North Atlantic Steamship Combine, etc., etc. Interior - previous owners name (local M.P.) on free front endpaper, newspaper obituar. y c o lumn for W.T.R. Preston laid-in in front of book, pages browning lightly, foxing to frontis/preliminary pages, foxing to illustration and adjacent pages, book cracked in three places (all pages firmly held in place), one small dog-ear, print. er s i nk mark in margin of page 228. Exterior - browning and tiny foxing marks to top of textblock, shelf rubbing to bottom of textblock. A good reference copy only.. more information

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Self-published, n.p., n.d.. 152 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), soft cover. B&w illustrations. A collection of articles, previously published in The Sherbrooke Daily Record from 1951 on. These articles recount life in the Eastern Townships of Quebec and include memories of railroads, w. eddings, the maple sugar industry, country doctors and nurses, churches, schools and school teachers, etc. Interior - light browning to pages, small closed tear with crease at fore-edge of first three pages - archivally taped, otherwise clean and. t ight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - browning to edges of textblock, very light edge wear on spine. Very Good-. more information

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Ulysses Travel Guides, (Montreal, 2002), 4th edition.. 290 pp + blank pages for notes, 8vo, soft cover. B&w drawings, maps, color plates. A travel guide to the Maritime provinces detailing restaurants, parks, beaches, outdoor activities, accomodations, entertainment, shopping, etc. Arranged under the. following headings: Portrait; Practical Information; Outdoors; New Brunswick - Fredericton; St. John River Valley; Southern New Brunswick; Acadian Coast. Nova Scotia - Halifax; Chignecto Isthmus; Old Acadia; Lighthouse Route; Cape Breton Isla. n d . Prince Edward Island. Newfoundland and Labrador. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very light edge wear, minor rubbing, flat uncreased spine. VG+. more information

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McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, 1976.. 240 pp, 8vo (9" H), soft cover. ISBN 0771072562 B&w photographs. "One of the larger segments of the Canadian cultural mosaic, the Polish people have made outstanding contributions to this country's progress. While taking note of important indivi. dual contributions, this study concentrates on the general patterns and broad scope of the community's experience as a whole, portraying the distinctive character of the Polish Canadians, their development and present life in Canada." Interior -. c l ean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - light edge wear, light rubbing, faint crease and tiny dint on spine. Very Good. more information

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W.F. Rannie, Lincoln, Ontario, 1991, first edition.. 156 pp, 8vo (9" H), soft cover. ISBN 0919953018 B&w photographs, reproductions. "British children who very often were unwilling immigrants to what now is the Town of Lincoln. The ongoing story of Beamsville Citizens Band. When Jordan might have. become 'Lock 1' on the Welland Canal. The 'Gentlemen Emigres' who came to Beamsville before World War I. Ab Tufford, Beamsville's poet-policeman. This book tells these stories and others, the third in a series about events and people in Lincol. n in days of long ago, and also about institutions in town today...." Includes chapters on the Owl Rehabilitation and Research Foundation, the canning factories and winemaking, etc., etc. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership mark. s. Exterior - clean and bright. Fine. more information

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W.F. Rannie, Lincoln, Ontario, 1986, first edition.. 164 pp, 8vo (8 7/8" H), soft cover. B&w photographs, drawings. Local history of the Lincoln, Ontario area. Contents: Introduction; The Lady of the Manor; Dr. Frank Simpson Pepperdene: world stature radiologist; A name revered in a great sport (D. avid Forsyth); Beamsville's Irish Connection; The cave that wasn't "lost"; Two distinguished Micheners; The Drill Shed and the Fenian Raiders; A case of usurpation; The tragic story of Theresa Gowanlock; Cooking with gas; The rise and demise of a . J e wish Congregation; Robert Runchey and the "Coloured Company"; Jim Konkle's cider mill; Craftsmen in terra cotta at Beamsville brickyard; Two Cyrus Sumners; C. Andrew Lawson: preacher extraordinary; Temples on the Mountain; Charles E. Riggins: dr. ug s and justice; Inventors who were right for their day; "Doctoring" in Lincoln; Bohemia in Beamsville; A benign ghost: name of Edward; A Lincoln Trivia Quiz. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - Very minor edge. we ar . Near Fine. more information

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University of Toronto Press, Toronto, (1994).. 271 pp, 8vo, soft cover. "How did your city/town/village get its name? For that matter, how did Canada find itself with some of the most unusual place names in the world? Names like Miramichi, Flin Flon, Medicine Hat, Saskatoon? Or some of the m. ost mellifluous - Keremeos, Similkameen, Twillingate, or Margaree?...(Alan Rayburn) delves into the sources of Canadian place names, and in so doing reveals a treasure trove of Canadian history and myth..." Interior - tiny ink mark on first pag. e o therwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor edge wear, very tiny dint to front cover that also migrates into first few pages, very light rubbing to covers, spine flat and uncreased. VG. more information

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[Vaughan Township Historical Society, n.p., 1971.]. 346 pp, small 4to (10" H), hard cover in dust jacket. Map endpapers, b&w photographs, reproductions, drawings. "Vaughan Township, northwest of Toronto, was settled early in the history of Ontario, and presents a remarkable record of continuity alo. ngside progress. The first families were Pennsylvania Germans who made their way to the new frontier in cavalcades of Conestoga wagons. After them came the Scots, Irish, English, and people of many other lands. This copiously-illustrated book . t e l ls the story of their settlement, and follows their descendants to the present. Separate chapters trace the evolution of government in the township; the changing forms of transportation as muscle power gave way to steam and gasoline; and deve. lo pm en ts in agriculture from the first logging bees to today's scientific cattle breeding. Each town and village in the township (including some that have disappeared) has its history told; so do the churches and schools that have been built ove. r 1 70 yea rs. For the genealogist, this is an important book, for in addition to its family histories there are hundreds of references to individual Vaughan residents, past and present. Dr. Reaman has also recorded outstanding events in the towns. hip' s h isto ry, and the growth of its many societies and organizations. James M. McDonald, Township Administrator, has contributed a section, 'In Retrospect'. There are appendices and a substantial index." Small ink underline on index page 343,. tiny red ink circle on rear pastedown. Dust jacket has moderate edge wear/creasing, several small tears (some archivally taped), a few tiny chips, scuffing and small hole on rear panel, small areas of surface paper loss at bottom of front panel,. two s mall dints . VG+/Fair. more information

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Western Producer Prairie Books, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, (1988).. 188 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0888332602 B&w illustrations. "For most pioneers, arrival on the prairies was a disturbing experience. Misled by government and CPR advertising, they expected to find a landscape simi. lar in many respects to the landscape of home. Instead, they found a land that was flat, thinly treed, and virtually empty. To most eyes, the prairie was not merely spacious, but vacant...This sensitive volume explains how, to counter feelings . o f homelessness, pioneers gravitated instinctively toward familiar features in the landscape such as trees, low hills, and surface water. Once settled, the homesteaders attempted to remake the prairie in the image of an idealized landscape. Thei. r ef f orts ranged from shelterbelts and gardens, to such grand undertakings as the Wascana Centre in Regina...Ronald Rees's thoroughly researched and absorbing study of responses and adaptations to the prairie landscape will interest academics and . ge ner al readers alike." Minor wrinkling at bottom of spine. Dust jacket has minor edge wrinkling, light rubbing. VG+/VG. more information

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Hounslow Press, Willowdale, Ontario, 1978, facsimile reprint of 1908 ed.. 191 pp, 8vo, HC in dust jacket. This is a facsimile reprint of the 1908 edition with contemporary b&w photographs. This edition does not include the panoramic view of the first edition. A local history of the Northwest Arm, Halifax, Nova Scotia. . Dust jacket has a tiny tear and associated creases at top of rear panel, minor edgewear/rubbing. NF/VG. more information

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Stoddart/Boston Mills, (Toronto, 1994).. 192 pp, 4to, Hardcover in dust jacket. Profusely illus in b&w and color. A collection of essays on the natural history, first peoples, explorers, surveyors, settlers, lumber trade, restorts, cottage life, architects, builders, transportation, etc . in Muskoka. Tiny area of surface paper loss to edge of rear pastedown. Dust jacket has minor edge wear, light edge wrinkling at top edge, light rubbing. NF/VG. more information

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Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto, 1974.. 121 pp, 11" H, soft cover. A guide to the papers of Ontario Premiers which related to education, now held in the Ontario Archives. Some of the subjects noted include: Rural Schools; Upper Canada College; University of Toronto; Text Books; Mining . Education; Agricultural Instruction; Technical Education; University of Western Ontario; Queen's University; Bilingual Question; Inspectors; Normal Schools; Courses, Examinations; Separate Schools; Vocational Training; Grants; Medical Research; Onta. rio Agricultural College; Barrie Collegiate; Frontier College; Teachers; High Schools; Kindergarten, Royal Ontario Museum; Domestic Science; etc., etc. Arranged under each Premier: Sir George W. Ross (Term of Office 1899-1905); Sir James P. Whitn. e y (1905-1914); Sir William Hearst (1914-1919); Hon. E.C. Drury (1919-1923); Hon. G. Howard Ferguson (1923-1930); Hon. George S. Henry (1930-1934); Hon. M.F. Hepburn (1934-1942). Interior - gift inscription on first page, otherwise clean and tigh. t wi th no other ownership marks. Exterior - minor edge wear, very light browning on spine and hinges, book very slightly cocked. Very Good. more information

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Self-published, London, 1977, No.642 of 1,000 copies.. 96 pp, oblong 8vo, HC in dust jacket. SIGNED BY ARTIST AT BOTTOM OF HALF-TITLE PAGE. Profusely illustrated with pen and ink drawings on medium brown stock. The artist has recorded old buildings, structures and rural life which is rapidly disappea. ring. Dust jacket has minor edgewear/rubbing/soiling, one small closed tear at top of front panel. NF/VG. more information

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Mosaic Press / University College, Oakville / Toronto, (1990).. 174 pp, 4to (11 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. Profusely illustrated in b&w and color with photos, reproductions, plans, elevations, etc. "...opens with an uninhibited view of the institutional history of the state college...A vivd narrative . history of University College and its place in the municipal and social life of Victorian Toronto follows...The heart of the book is an architectural history of the University...This spans eight decades and is illustrated by many of the various arch. itects' own drawings (almost none of which have ever been reproduced before). In the third chapter Richardson deals with the little-known and ambitious earlier projects of Charles Fowler, John Howard and Thomas Young, which were intended to prov. i d e splendidly for the University of King's College. Next he focuses on the grand design drawn up by Cumberland & Storm for its successor, University College (and the University of Toronto) in 1856, and then on (to) the realization of those plan. s in U .C...The last chapter brings the story down to the opening years of the twentieth century, including the development of the campus around the College, the fire that gutted most of it in 1890, and the reconstruction within the surviving shell. u nde r D .B. Dick." A few very small bumps to edges of front board, two very small light stains on fore-edge of textblock, very light edge wear. Dust jacket has one 1/2"closed tear with creases, several very tiny tears, light creasing along top . edg e, l ight wear at top of flap-folds, light rubbing. VG/VG. more information

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(Frontier Books, Surrey, B.C., 1980).. 38 pp, 8vo, soft cover. B&w photos, map. "Is there a lost treasure of nuggets in the region of Crowsnest Mountain...? Recounted here is all that is known about an 1870s gold discovery which created an Alberta legend and still sends treasure hunte. rs into the rugged Rocky Mountains." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - light edge wear, slight fading to spine color, diagonal soft crease on front cover with slight migration into first page. Good. more information

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J. Ross Robertson, Toronto, 1898, Ist edition.. xiv, 596 pp, large 8vo (just over 9" H), hard cover (dark blue cloth with blind-stamped decoration on front board, gold lettering on spine and front board) - no dust jacket. B&w drawings, plans, reproductions, etc. (some fold-out) - collated. Titl. e continues: "A Collection of Historical Sketches of the Old Town of York From 1792 Until 1833 and of Toronto From 1834 to 1898, Also Nearly Two Hundred Engravings of Old Houses, Familiar Faces and Historic Places, with Maps and Schedules Connec. t e d with the Local History of York and Toronto." Of this volume, only 500 copies were printed. Interior - ownership stamp on each pastedown and on preface page, light browning and soiling to endpapers, one fold-out page has creasing and light s. oi li ng at top of one fold - light soiling on adjacent page, very light browning to page margins, a few light finger marks scattered throughout book. Exterior - edges of textblock browned, light edge wear to boards, small shallow bump to bottom o. f r ear bo ard, slight inward curling of board corners, 1/4" closed tear to cloth on rear edge of spine, light rubbing, light wrinkles in cloth on spine, shelf soiling on bottom of textblock, darkening to spine including lettering. VG-. more information

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McGill-Queen's University Press, Montreal & Kingston, (1996), Ist edition.. 231 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photos. "A religious, well-educated Victorian, Eliot Curwen takes us into the heart of the colonial society he encountered. His journal provides insights into a pervasive sectarianism, the ta. wdry political world of St. John's, the rudimentary conditions aboard the fishing schooners, and the poverty of the Labrador 'livyers', the permanent white settlers who had intermarried with the Inuit. He provides fresh details about the lives o. f t he Moravian Brethren, the first missionaries to the Native population, and comments on the wildlife, the natural environment, and the general disposition of the countryside. Curwen's candid remarks about Grenfell reveal details about the young. m i ss ionary and social reformer not found elsewhere..." Light edge wear, tiny bump/scuff at bottom edge of front board, light waviness to top/bottom of textblock. Dust jacket has wrinkling and tiny tear at top of spine, light rubbing, irregular. th in li ne indentation on rear panel. VG/VG. more information

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University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 1964.. 160 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H), soft cover. "Life in a Quebec manor-house at the turn of the century is colourfully described in this biography of his childhood by Robert de Roquebrune. Skilfully woven into the texture of reminiscences about his own growi. ng up are absorbing accounts of the early history of Canada. From his ancestors, whose careers and personalities live vividly through accounts preseved by the family, there is a strong feeling of the continuity of life and traditions from the Fra. n c e of Louis XIII to what was to become the province of Quebec." Interior - light browning to pages, very small bump to top corner of some pages - mainly at rear of book, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - modera. te b rowning to edges of textblock and to rear cover/spine, book slightly cocked, slight bump to top of spine. Good+. more information

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Copp Clark, Vancouver, (1974).. 180 pp, oblong 8vo, HC in dust jacket. B&w photos, drawings, reproductions. "...a scholarly and entertaining account of the first 100 yeas (of the Ontario Agricultural College)...portrays the College's early struggle to become a model farm, which . later grew into an institution of education and research in its own right..." Slight sun-fading to bottom edge of boards. Dust jacket has minor edgewear/wrinkling, and light soiling to rear panel. VG/VG. more information

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Oxford University Press, Toronto, 1921, 1922, Canadian Bank of Commerce, Toronto, 1934, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Toronto, 1995.. 516 pp, 595 pp, 576 pp, 301 pp, large 8vo (9 3/4" H), hard covers (red cloth with blind stamped Greek key motif, gold lettering and emblem on spines, gold crest(s) on front boards) - volumes 2, 3 & 4 in dust jackets, volume 1 lacks dust jacket - 4 v. olume set. B&w plates/illustrations showing bank buildings, personnel, bank notes, coinage. As well as providing the history of the Bank, these books have interesting appendices providing details of the Bank's participation in the two World War. s , Yukon gold production, Nova Scotia Treasury Notes, rare Prince Edward Island currencies, the Gore District in 1836, gold coinage of British Columbia, a visit to the Cariboo in 1871, etc. Volume 1 has very light browning to pages, moderate brow. ni ng to edges of textblock, soft bump to top corner of some pages, light edge wear to boards, slight bump at corners, light fading to spine color, 2" ink line mark on front board - small mark on rear board, wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, heavy . soi lin g /darkening to bottom half of spine, light rubbing. Volume 2 has a small tear at bottom of inside front hinge, very light edge wear; dust jacket has light edge wear/wrinkling, a few small chips and tears, lines of discoloration on rear pan. el a nd s li ghtly on front panel, minor soiling. Volume 3 has minor browning to pages, light browning to edge of textblock, very light edge wear, bump to top of spine causing wrinkling; dust jacket has very light edge wear/wrinkling, light soiling. , bro wning to spine, tiny dint on front hinge, to small tears/chip, wrinkling at top of spine. Volume 4 has small slight bump at top corner of both boards; dust jacket has minor wrinkling at top of flap-folds. Very Good set overall.. more information

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McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 1952, Ist edition.. 364 pp, large 8vo, HC in dust jacket. Pictorial/photographic endpapers, b&w plates. "From its origin as a French trading post and garrison through the turbulent years of Indian warfare, the anxieties of the American Revolution and the War of 1812,. we follow the transformation of Kingston into a cathedral city, a uniiversity town, and into the modern commercial hub of today. The reader is guided through the times of cholera epidemics, public hangings, regimental dinners, sedate quadrill. e s , c ure-all advertisements, political squabbles, through two world wars into a 'city of spires and domes...and public buildings of chaste Georgeian design'..." Previous owner's (prominent Canadian historian) name/info. in pencil on half-title . pa ge , s ma ll stain to edge of front pastedown - otherwise clean and tight. Light edgewear to boards, shallow bump with tiny performation to cloth at bottom of front board, top/bottom of spine lightly wrinkled, light foxing to top of book. Dust . jac ket h as br owning to edges and spine, chip from top edge of front panel (no loss of text/illus.), small tears/chips. VG-/G. more information

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McClelland & Stewart, (Toronto, 1994), 2nd printing.. 287 pp, 8vo (9" H), soft cover. B&w illus. Contents: Trailing Herds North and West; Saddles and the Men Who Rode Them; The Development of Cowboy Costume; Cowboys and the Buffalo; The Last of the Free Range; Life in Cow Country; Saskatchewan Campf. ires; British Columbia Cow Country; Trails of a Young Cowboy; Tough Times; The Unknown Quantity; Some Hazards of the Game; George and Frenchy; Cows, Cayuses, and Dudes; In Retrospect; Epilogue - The Wall-Eyed Stud. Interior - a few scattered li. g h t ink marks on last page, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor rubbing. VG+. more information

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Boston Mills Press, Erin, Ontario, 1984.. 133 pp, oblong 8vo (8 1/2" H x 11" D), soft cover. ISBN 0919783007 Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, maps. A history of the Toronto neighbourhood locally known as "Cabbagetown". Interior - previous owner's small stamp on inside of fron. t cover, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - very minor corner wear. Very Good+. more information

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Canadian Jewish Congress, Montreal, 1945, first edition.. 285 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. Chapter headings: Part One. The French Regime - First Contact with the Country; The Jewish Contribution to New France; Abraham Gradis and General Montcalm. Part Two. The English Colonial Pe. riod - The Beginning of Jewish Settlement; The Founding of the First Community; During the American War of Independence. Part Three. The Formative or Sephardic Period - The "Jewish Question" First Appears; The Hart Controversy; Jews Attain Equal. S t atus; The Transition Period; Jews and the 1837 Rebellion. Part Four. The Period of Increased Jewish Acitivity - Beginning of German-Polish Immigration; A Glance at Social Relations; New Communities Founded; Communal Life and the Pacific Coast . S et tl ement; On the Eve of Mass Immigration. Part Five. The Russian Immigration Era - Aftermath of the 1881 Pogroms; An Abortive Colonization Plan; New Fields of Activity; The Broad Social Scene; Jewish Life in the Late Nineties; At the End of th. e Cen tur y. free endpapers are heavily browned - also some areas on bothe pastedowns, previous owners name on free front endpaper, minor browning to pages, light browning/soiling to edges of textblock, moderate edge rubbing, light wrinkling at top. /b otto m of spine. Dust jacket has chips and tears - some with old archival tape, creases, light browning, area of surface paper loss on rear panel, light rubbing, tiny scuffs, now in mylar sleeve. VG-/Poor. more information

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J. Robert Salts, Lucan, Ontario, 1997, revised edition.. 92 pp, 11" H, soft cover. ISBN 0968156703 B&w photographs, drawings. INSCRIBED AND DATED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE. The author, whose family purchased and lived on the old Donnelly homestead, recounts the history of the massacre in which five . of the family members died "in the early hours of the morning of Wednesday, February 4th, 1880" and his and others experiences of strange happenings during their subsequent residence. Interior - previous owner's small stamp on inside of front cove. r, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - very minor edge wear. Very Good+. more information

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Oxford University Press, London, (1947), reprint.. 128 pp, small 8vo (7 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. Fold-out map of Canada pre-Newfoundland at front of book, b&w photographs. Contents: The French Were Here First; The Coming of the White Man - French and British; Beginnings of Self-Governme. nt; Quarter-Century of Deadlock; The French on an English-Speaking Continent; Early Days in English Canada; Provinces by the Sea; The Great Canadian Shield; The Entry from the Pacific; The Coming of the Irish; Pressures towards Confederation; Wha. t C onfederation Made; The First Thirty Years; The Dawn of "Canada's Century"; A World Drawing Near to War; The 1914-18 War, Compulsory Service and French Canada; Nation in Commonwealth; We are Made by Geography. Light edge wear to boards, light b. ro w ni ng to endpapers. Dust jacket has light to moderate edge wear, small tears/chips and creases - mainly at top of spine area, slight darkening to spine. VG/G. more information

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(Alaska Northwest Publishing Company, Anchorage, Alaska, 1975), 4th printing.. 183 pp, 8vo, soft cover. B&w photos, maps. A history of the Chilkoot Pass, gateway to the Klondike goldfields of 1897-98. Interior - small store label on first page, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor ru. bbing/soiling, old price inked out on front cover, spine lightly faded. VG-. more information

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Consolidated Amethyst Communications, Scarborough, Ontario, 1981, 1st printing.. 151 pp, 8vo (9" H), soft cover. ISBN 0920474225 B&w photographs, maps, reproductions. Contents: Introduction; Wild Honey; What is a Green Belt; Uncle Eric's Christmas; Sweet Maple Water; Floods, Fish, Freshets, Flotsom; Wild Fruit; The Ghost of . Storkey's Well; The Don as a Source of Drinking Water; Mac's Acres Go Back to the Woodland; Old Black Mask - a Lovable Creature; The Romance of the Paddle Wheel; Paper Making on the Don; Sugar Loaf Hill; The Last of Old Jim's Orchard; Castle Frank; . Early Exploration and Settlement of the Lower Don Valley; Artists, Writers, Poets; The Forks of the Don; Old Friends of the Don Valley; Fall; The Helliwells; Milnes Hollow; The North West Company; Salmon in the Don; Passenger Pigeon; The Old Belt Ra. ilway and Seton's Glenyon; The German Mills; The DeGrassi Homestead; Donland's Farm; D.V.C.A. East York; The Don Valley Nature Study Club of 1900; Flood Damage and the Don Valley; The Fight for Rosedale Ravine; The Don Improvement; The Don Valley . B r ickworks; The Exploit of Charlotte and Cornelia deGrassi; The Passing Scene; How it all Started; Don Valley History. Interior - a few pages with small corner crease, minor browning to edges of pages, otherwise clean and tight with no other owne. rs hi p marks. Exterior - very light rubbing, light to moderate edge wear. Very Good-. more information

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Wilfred Laurier University Press, Waterloo, Ontario, (1998), Ist ed.. 458 pp, lg 8vo, HC. A mixture of sociology, history and political science, this book provides a comprehensive and exhaustive study of the Dutch presence in Ontario. NF/NF. more information

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Red Deer College Press, (Red Deer, Alberta, 1997), Ist printing.. 248 pp, 8vo, soft cover. B&w photographs. "Like most women born before the turn of the century, Mamie Elizabeth lived, by the standard of her day, an ordinary existence. She and her family lived in a small clearing near Wood Mountain, Saskatchewa. n, and they were wiped out by the Great Depression. And, as she often said, life was fast going to the dogs. Yet day by day this determined woman cobbled together a rich, full existence that was anything but ordinary. To Mamie, the western fr. o n t i er made everything seem possible. Her days were filled with characters - from her own unusual children to native Indians and fire-breathing evangelists - and their dramas were played out against the astonishing history, climate and landscap. e of t he Canadian West." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very minor edge wear. NF. more information

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