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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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McGraw-Hill Ryerson, Toronto, 1972.. 107 pp, 8vo (8 5/8" H), soft cover. ISBN 007092998X B&w illustrations. Contents: Foreword; Preface; Setting the Scene: The Issues; Immigrant Democracy; Orangeism and Reform: 1836-1839; Union of the Canadas and Schism Among Orangemen; Orangeism: . A Mari usque ad mare; Orangeism in the West; Commentary on Orangeism; Notes; Bibliographical Note; Index. Interior - previous owner's name on first page, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - light edge wear, very sma. ll bump to top of spine, heavy rubbing and soft corner creases on rear cover - light rubbing elswhere, light browning small line dint on fore-edge of textblock. Good. more information

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Brome County Historical Society, Knowlton, Quebec, 1965.. 104 pp + fold-out map at rear, 8 15/16" H, soft cover. B&w illustrations. Signed: "Harry B. Shufelt", on title page. Contents: Brome County Historical Society Museums; The Old Stone Schoolhouse at Tibbits Hill; The Indian Carrying Place between L. ake Memphremagog and the Missisquoi River; Beautiful Brome Lake; Bolton Pass and the Magog Road; Sally's Pond and Discovery in 1840 that there Was a Way through the Mountain for a Road to Knowlton; Glimpses of Knowlton; Glimpses of the Township of. P otton - Mansonville; Glimpses of Sutton Flats - The Big Fire of 1898 - The Scenic Highway; Brome Village - The Old Stone Church Built by the Congregationalists; Pariosse St-Etienne, un mot d'histoire locale; The Hon. Sydney Arthur Fisher; Notes H. i st oriques sur Saint-Edouard de Knowldton; East Farnham "A Village of Workshops" in the 1870's and 80's; Memories of Doctor Mac, a Famous and Beloved Country Doctor; Stoves and Stovepipes; Aunt Vie's Famous Tea Biscuits; A Christmas Visit to Moses. B ede e's Store in the early 1900's; Map of the County of Brome. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - a few very tiny soiling marks on fore-edge of textblock, slight bump and very small closed tear at top of spi. ne, lig ht wear at bottom of front hinge, several tiny bumps at bottom edge of both covers. Very Good-. more information

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Canada Museum of Civilization, Hull, 1994.. 129 pp, 9 1/2" H, soft cover. B&w photographs, maps. "What was it like for young immigrant girls growing up in the lumber camps and mining towns of Northern Ontario in the 1920s? How did teenagers in Canada cope with the Great Depression of the '. Dirty Thirties'? What did young women on the home front do during World War II while their menfolk were overseas with the Canadian forces? Nelma Sillapaa, in this delightfully written, warm, human, and oft-times humours and poignant portrait of h. e r life and times, shows us what ordinary life has been like for many women in Canada over the last 75 years. Because it also describes her involvement in the activities of the Finnish community of Northern Ontario, Mrs. Sillapaa's autobiography s. er ves as an important historical document in illuminating a largely unknown chapter of Canada's diverse multicultural heritage. Dr. Laine's introduction and historical annotations, maps, bibliography and index, as well as his selection of the auth. or' s own photographs, enrich the value of (this book) as a historical resource on the Finnish-Canadian community." Interior - book slightly cracked at copyright page, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - light ed. ge w ear, several small creases across spine, tiny stain and two faint liquid marks on front cover. Very Good. more information

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[Historical Society of Cold Lake and District, c1980.]. 325 pp, 4to (11 1/8" H), hard cover (blue boards with black lettering on spine and front board, black illustration on front board) - no dust jacket. Pictorial and map endpapers, profusely illustrated with b&w photographs and reproductions. A histo. ry of Cold Lake, Alberta. Minor edge wear, 4" split in cloth at bottom of front hinge - reglued. VG-. more information

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Olympic Printing, Sprucedale, Ontario, 1982.. 132 pp, 8vo, (8 1/2" H), soft cover in matching dust jacket. B&w photographs. Mabel Berlinghoff Skerritt's third book of reminiscences about life in turn-of-the-century Ontario, rural life, her early battles with ill health, her family (Skerritt, . Berlinghoff, Kraft, Bilz) and views on life. Includes a group of poems collected by Mabel around the themes of memories, faith, family and rural life. Very soft crease at top corner of rear cover. Dust jacket has wrinkling and a few tiny tears at. top of spine area; light fading to spine color; light browning to top edge, spine and on rear panel; light soiling on rear panel - a small area of tiny stains. Very Good+/Very Good-. more information

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Natural Heritage Books, Toronto, (2003).. 249 pp, 8vo (9" H), soft cover. ISBN 1896219829 INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR ON HALF-TITLE PAGE, 'TO JOHN, ALL THE BEST CATHERINE SLANEY'. B&w photographs. "Catherine Slaney grew to womanhood unaware of her celebrated Black ancestors. An unanticipated m. eeting was to change her life. Her great-great grandfather was Dr. Anderson R. Abbott, the first Canadian-born Black to graduate from medical school in Toronto in 1861. In 'Family Secrets' Catherine Slaney narrates her journey along the trail o. f h er family tree, back through the era of slavery and the plight of fugitive slaves, the Civil War, the Elgin settlement near Chatham, Ontario, and the Chicago years. Why did some of her family identify with the Black community while others did . no t ? What role did 'passing' play? Personal anecdotes and excerpts from archival Abbott family papers enliven the historical context of this compelling account of a family dealing with an unknown past. An important contribution to African-Canad. ian h is tory, this moving and uplifting story demonstrates that understanding one's identity requires first the embracing of the past." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - light edge wear at top of rear hinge . area . VG+. more information

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Commission of Conservation Canada, Ottawa, 1918.. 319 pp, large 8vo (9 7/8" H), hard cover (brown cloth with gold lettering on spine and front board) - no dust jacket. B&w photographs, tables. Contents: Summary of Conclusions; Fire Waste in General; Statistical Survey of Fire Waste and Fire Prote. ction in Canada; The Community Fire Hazard; Building Construction and Fire Prevention; Standardization and Testing of Structural Materials and Devices; Private Fire Protection; Municipal Fire Protection; Fire Insurance as Affecting Fire Waste; Ap. p e n dices - Notable Conflagrations in Canada; Need of Provincial Legislation Governing Building Construction; Fire Conditions in New Ontario; Fire Prevention in Germany; Index. Interior - Some splitting to paper (re-glued) on inside hinges - hold. f ir ml y, light foxing to endpapers - mainly at rear, tiny tear/crease at top of free front endpaer, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - light to moderate edge wear; light rubbing; slight corner bumps; wrinkling an. d t iny te ar at top/bottom of spine; rear board has several very small rubs, dints at top/bottom edges, small scuff/wear on fore-edge, line indentation down middle. Good reference copy only.. more information

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Toronto Real Estate Board, (Don Mills, Ontario, 1989).. 541 pp, small 4to (10 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photos. A history of the real estate business in Toronto, Ontario and of the Toronto Real Estate Board in particular. Corners lightly bumped - top front corner has crease, top/bottom o. f spine is lightly wrinkled, light edge wear. Dust jacket has wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, two small closed tears, two very small closed punctures on rear hinge, tiny dint on front hinge, light rubbing with two light scratche. s o n rear panel. VG-/VG-. more information

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Wilfrid Laurier University Press, Waterloo, Ontario, 1991.. 194 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H), hard cover (dark green cloth with gold lettering on spine and front board, gold decoration on front board) - no dust jacket. ISBN 0889209995 "....provides an annotated survey and analysis of the sociological literatur. e concerning three sectarian religious groups: the highly varied Mennonites, the communal Hutterites and the semi-communal anti-industrial Amish." Contents: Preface and Acknowledgements; Introduction: The Sociology of Mennonites, Hutterites and . A m i sh; Bibliographies and Encyclopedias; Mennonites - Books and Pamphlets, Graduate Theses, Articles, Unpublished Sources; Hutterities - Books and Pamphlets, Graduate Theses, Articles; Amish - Books and Pamphlets, Graduate Theses, Articles; Appen. di ce s; Name Index; Subject Index. Very light edge wear, very light rubbing. VG+. more information

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McGill University Press, Montreal, 1963, first edition.. 259 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w illustrations. "Macdonald College was the crowning achievement to a number of Sir William Macdonald's early interests: the improvement of rural education, homemaking instruction for wome. n, and the training of agricultural leaders. The well-known College of St. Anne de Bellevue was established prior to World War I, and this 'History' carefully outlines the development of its curricula, its construction, and its expansion. The a. n c e stral background and life story of Sir William, founder and benefactor, are included, while the book is flavoured with witty and engaging anecdotes about many people connected with Macdonald College....(the College) consists of three divisions. : th e Faculty of Agriculture, the Institute of Education (which includes the School for Teachers), and the School of Household Science. Degree courses are governed by the Senate of McGill University, of which Macdonald College is an integral part,. a nd th e teaching diplomas are regulated by the Department of Education, Province of Quebec." Gift inscription on free front endpaper, minor edge wear, very tiny faint foxing marks on top of textblock. Dust jacket has very light edge wear/wrinkl. ing - mai nly along top edge, light tiny foxing marks and light browning on both sides - heavier on inside surface, 1" knife cut on front panel. Very Good/Good+. more information

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Thomas Nelson, Toronto, (1935).. 143 pp, small 8vo, hard cover (black patterned boards with green lettering on spine and front board) - no dust jacket. SIGNED ON FREE FRONT ENDPAPER, VICTORIA L. SNOW, "TORIA". A woman looks back over her life with stories about families, husbands. , babies, her life as a hotelier, birthdays, etc. and the philosophies she developed and lived by. Interior - light browning to endpapers and pages, a few tiny marks on rear endpapers, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. . E x terior - light edge wear, tiny bump to top corner of front board, wrinkling at top/bottom of spine. G+. more information

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South of the Gully History Committee, n.p., (1981).. 440 pp, small 4to, HC - pictorial cover (no dj). A local history covering the following districts in Saskatchewan, Canada: Banana Belt, Marshall, Burke, Gully S.D., Garvoch S.D., Wirral S.D., Lashurn & Tyrone S.D. Profusely illus. with b&w photos. of local families, their homes and way of life, etc. Pictorial eps. Previous owner's name, address, etc. on verso of ffep. Ink 'check marks' on page 6 and 85. Slight bump at top of back cover near spine, minor soiling to boards and textbl. o c k f o re edges. VG. more information

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Canadian Historical Association Booklets, Ottawa, 1962, 5th printing.. 18 pp, small 8vo (8 1/8" H), soft cover stapled in wraps. Historical Booklet Number 1. "Today Canada and the United States are firm friends and faithful allies; and a very good thing it is for both of them. But they were not always so..." Interi. or - very light browning to pages, small soft crease at top corner of pages, otherwise clean and tight. Exterior - very light rubbing, very light browning, light foxing down fore-edge of front cover, minor edge wear/wrinkling, browning to edges o. f textblock. Good+. more information

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Roseway, Lockeport, Nova Scotia, (1991), Ist ed.. 92 pp, 8vo, soft cover. A collection of letters found in an old sea chest that belonged to Levi Thomas (1872-1933) who lived in Blanche at the southwest tip of Nova Scotia. The letters were from his sister in Massachusetts, who encouraged Levi to . move near her where work was more plentiful (which he did), and later letters from his family and friends back in Blanche. The last letter is the only one written by Levi to his brother James. It is a remarkable story and window on the lives of or. dinary people and their trials and amusements. Minor wear to edges of covers, front hinge crease, soft crease at bottom of front cover, water mark 1/2" dia. on front hinge, minor scuffing to covers. VG-. more information

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The Champlain Society, Toronto, 1981/1983, No.s 422 in editions of 1450/1650 copies.. 467 pp, & 582 pp, large 8vo, hard cover (orange/red cloth with gilt lettering/medallion on spines) - no dust jackets. 2 volume set. "The Earl of Minto was the last governor-general of Canada whose role as an imperial officer was a matter of contem. porary discussion and has been the subject of historical controversy..." Interiors - many pages as yet unopened, very light browning to pages in vol. 1, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exteriors - minor scuffs to bo. t t o m of textblocks, minor wrinkling at top/bottom of spine of vol. 1. VG+. more information

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Self-published, Guelph, Ontario, 1951.. 32 pp, 9 5/8" H, soft cover (stapled in wraps). Published after the author's death, this booklet is inscribed and signed by his wife, Mabel S. Stevenson. A collection of reminiscences of life in Ontario in the first half of the 20th century. Cont. ents: Foreword; Minden; Schooldays in Simcoe and Brantford; Teaching a Country School; University Days (Toronto); Wilfred Campbell; "The Great Carman Tour" (Bliss); Waterloo; A London Policeman; Bristol and Nether Stowey; Midnight at Charing Cros. s ; "Churchill is Up". Interior - staples are rusting, small light stain on pages 27/28, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - soft creases at corners, light edge wear/wrinkling, tiny soiling speck on front cover, sl. ig ht fading to edges of covers. Very Good-. more information

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Collins, Toronto, (1995), Ist edition.. 275 pp, large 8vo (9 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. "The coming of the Loyalists was the pivotal event in Canadian history - the end of childhood, the commencement of building a nation. It was the equivalent of the Norman invasion of England . in 1066, but even more potent, because in much of the country, the invaders were the majority...(This) is an affectionate but penetrating book about the beleaguered, much studied, but little understood species, the Loyalists, and their important and. peculiar place not only in the history of Canada, but of North America. The Loyalists transformed one nation and scarred another; they fled as losers and arrived as heroes. They built, out of their own despair, a land of hope." Small bookstor. e l abel on front pastedown, small "C" in circle stamp on title page, minor edge wear, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket has light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, soft crease down front flap, slight fading to spi. ne co lor. VG/VG. more information

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Archives/Heritage Centre of the Law Society of Upper Canada, Toronto, 1991.. 39 pp, 11" H, soft cover (stapled in wraps). B&w reproductions, photographs. "Published in conjunction with the exhibition (of the same name) at The Market Gallery of the City of Toronto Archives November 2, 1991 to February 23, 1992". Contents: . Acknowledgements; Introduction; Rough Justice (1793-1833); Democracy and Discontent (1834-1895); Toronto the Good (1896-1953); For Further Reading. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor soiling on rear cove. r. Very Good+. more information

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Fitzhenry & Whiteside, (Markham, Ontario, 1989).. 355 pp, large 8vo, hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photographs, reproductions. "Crammed with colour and anecdote, yet meticulously researched and fact-filled, (this book) is accessible Canadian social history that traces the magazine industry from . its boisterous pre-Confederation beginnings to the vibrant and influential medium that it is today...examines the emergence of a national consciousness whose concerns became issues for the now growing number of Canadian magazines. We follow these t. hrought their heyday in the Thirties and Forties to their near demise in the TV-conscious Sixties. The political, social and technological events that influenced Canada, and the hard-driving publishers, writers and editors who stamped their publ. i c a t ions with their own vision and personal style are chronicled..." Minor wrinkling at bottom of spine. Dust jacket is price-clipped. VG+/VG+. more information

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Terrybet Holdings, Nakina, Ontario, 1993.. 179 pp, small 8vo (10 7/8" H), soft cover. ISBN 0969709803 B&w photographs, maps, reproductions. A local history of Nakina, Ontario. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor edge wear, one tiny corner crease. , slight bump at bottom of front hinge. Very Good. more information

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James Taylor, Don Mills, ON, 1984.. 98 pp, 8 5/16" H, soft cover (stapled in wraps). ISBN 0919599168 B&w photographs. "Here's a book of little 'extras' that can give you a better understanding of your own religious heritage, and make your vacation and travel times a bit more specia. l...." Divided into sections by provinces and territories this booklet provides information on sites of religious and historical significance including churches, cathedrals, chapels, missions, forts, rock paintings, schools, hospitals, colleges, . c e meteries, etc. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very light edge wear, very light rubbing. Very Good. more information

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University of Toronto Press, Toronto, (1986).. 319 pp, 8vo, soft cover. ISBN 0802066208 B&w photos, maps, reproductions. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very light edge wear, slight curling and soft creasing at corners, light rubbing to glossy covers.. Very Good. more information

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Pagurian Press, (Toronto, 1976), reprint.. 223 pp, 8vo (9 1/4" H), soft cover. B&w photos, maps. A history of two families (the Baldwins and the Austins), a house (Spadina House) and a city (Toronto). Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - light edge wear. , a few soft creases to covers - one migrates lightly into top edge of first few pages, one tiny closed tear on front cover - archivally taped, old price blacked out on rear cover, spine is flat and uncreased. G+. more information

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McClelland Stewart, (Toronto, 1966).. 125 pp, paperback. "The toils, troubles and satisfaction of pioneer life in Canada are recorded with charm and vivacity by a woman who left the comforts of upper-class English society for the rigours of a new, young land. Mrs. Traill's account of . her trip to North America and of the first two and a half years of her life in the bush country near Peterborough, Ontario, is both lively and dramatic." Interior - pages browning, old glue residue on inside rear hinge. Exterior - minor edge wear,. browning to spine - light browning ot edges of covers and edges of textblock. Good. more information

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Town & Country Crier, Mildmay, Ontario, 1976.. 322 pp, 9 1/8" H, soft cover. B&w illustrations, fold-out map at rear. Contents: Introduction; History of Ashfield (Post Offices of Ashfield Township / Municipal Government / Roads / Gravel Roads); Church History; Schools of Ashfield; Recreation; . Agricultural Organizations; War Services; Farm Histories (East Division / West Wawanosh); Farming Methods Through the Years; Farm Account Book; Wedding Anniversaries; Chivarees; Post Offices; Tales of Yore; Map. Interior - clean and tight with no p. revious ownership marks. Exterior - very light soiling on covers. Very Good. more information

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Lester, Toronto, 1992, first edition.. 341 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 1895555132 B&w plates. "Jews seeking a new life in Canada faced problems beyond those of other immigrants. Farm colonists often lived in communities too small to afford a rabbi or rit. ual slaughter, or even to form a 'minyan' for worship. In French Canada, Protestant and Catholic school boards battled over who was responsible for educating Jewish children. In the cities, the socialist philosophies of Jews fleeing the poverty . a n d oppression of Europe were anathema to aggressive New World capitalists. And when suspicion or resentment arose, there was always someone to revive the old antisemitic slurs and myths. (This) is the meticulously researched record of how Canad. ia n Jewry coped with these obstacles, and flourished despite them. The book covers the 160 years from the beginnings of the community in the 1760s to the end of the First World War, including the great European upheavals that forever changed the l. ive s of the Jews of Eastern Europe and their migration to Canada. Canada's Jews took root in a nation with a distinctive history, political structure, and cultural diversity. Gerald Tulchinsky weaves the threads of Canadian Jewish history into th. e wi de r Canadian fabric, and shows how the unique character of this history reflects the political, economic, and social development of the country. Drawing on letters, synagogue records, diaries, newspapers, and biographies, as well as a host of. arch iva l sources, (he) makes 'Taking Root' not just a historical account, but a very personal one." A few small shallow dints on bottom edge of rear board. Dust jacket is price clipped, has has several areas of light edge wrinkling, minor rubb. ing. Very Good+/Very Good. more information

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McGill-Queen's University Press, Montreal, 1976.. 402 pp, small 4to, HC in dust jacket. B&w photos, drawings, maps, graphs. Map endpapers. A collection of essays on architecture, settlement, military history, political and business history, social history, the Anglican church, Queen's University. , etc. Very minor edgewear to boards, wrinkling to top of spine, otherwise clean, tight and bright. Dust jacket has light edgewear/rubbing, a few tiny chips/small tears - wraparound jacket illus of Kinston City Hall from the Harbour, 1862. V. G / V G -. more information

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Burlington Historical Society, (Burlington, Ontario, 1992).. 272 pp, 8vo, soft cover. B&w photos. Contents: Turn-of-the-Century Burlington; Agriculture; Businessmen; Development; Modern Transportation Comes to Burlington; Communication, Recreation and the Arts; Burlington Churches; Services to the Public; . Politics; Professions. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very minor edgewear/rubbing, spine flat and uncreased. VG+. more information

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Elsie G. Turnbull, Victoria, B.C., 1980.. 93 pp, 8vo (8 7/8" H), soft cover. B&w photographs. SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE. Elsie Turnbull's first book 'Topping's Trail', "told of Trail's (British Columbia) first years from the time Fritz Heinze built his smelter on Trail Creek Landing. in 1895 until the consolidation of the smelter with a number of producing mines in 1906 formed the Consolidated Mining & Smelting Company of Canada Limited. This present book tells the story of Trail over the next forty years, from 1906 until th. e end of the second World War, a period which laid the foundation of a successful and far-flung Canadian Enterprise." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very minor edge wear and rubbing. Very Good+. more information

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Henley, Woodstock, New Brunswick, (1988).. 88 pp, 8vo, soft cover. Lots of old b&w photos, drawings. Reminscences of Woodstock, New Brunswick in the 19th & early 20th centuries. Stories include: Theatre Activities; Up Creek Swimmin'; Dance Band - Roger's Melody Boys; Brass Band; Tinlizzi. e; Watering Trough; First Nurses Graduation; Old Steam Pumper, the Bickle, 1946 Dodge; Activities in Town Square; Rotary Club & Scouts, and many others. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very light edgew. e a r , s pine flat and uncreased. VG+. more information

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The Champlain Society, Toronto, 1963, 1965 - copies 218 of limited editions of 725 copies (Vol. I) and 775 (Vol. II.).. 295 pp, 335 pp, large 8vo, hard covers (red cloth with gold lettering, medallion on spine) - no dust jackets. William Smith, a wealthy and well connected New York lawyer, ended up on the 'wrong' side of the American Revolution and left for Canada w. here he became deeply involved in the government and legal system of the young colony. Interiors - many page unopened, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exteriors - light edge wear, some corners slightly or lightly bu. m p e d , slight bowing to boards vol. one, spine color faded but gold lettering still very bright. VG. more information

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Bodima, (Vancouver, 1978).. 140 pp, oblong 8vo (8 1/2" H x 11" D), soft cover. Profusely illustrated with b&w photos. A look back at Toronto of old through vintage photographs - sports, social life, architecture, stores, streetscapes, etc. Interior - previous owners name o. n inside of front cover, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - front hinge crease, very light rubbing, area of soft creasing on front cover, very light browning to rear cover, two small areas of light browning on. f r ont cover, spine flat and uncreased. VG. more information

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University of Toronto Press, (Toronto, 1970), Ist edition.. 115 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photos. Contents: Inaugural Address; The Family; Youth; Man and His Intellect - Education and its Purpose; Knowledge and the Creative Spirit of Man; The Nation - The Challenge of Unity; . Aspects of National Life - Democracy; The Commonwealth; The Governor-General; The Civil Service; The Armed Forces; Civic Spirit; Moral and Spiritual Values. Christmas gift inscription on free front endpaper, minor wrinkle at bottom of spine. Dust . jacket has very light edge wear, light rubbing along top front edge, one 1" closed tear on rear panel. VG+/VG. more information

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Harmony House, Louisville, 1989, first edition.. 112 pp, 4to (11 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0916509613 Profusely illustrated with colour and b&w photographs. "Acclaimed Canadian photojournalist, John de Visser demonstrates....his masterful touch with a camera. In 112 stunning pag. es of image-making, he captures the essence of the University and all its Colleges with the deftness of a portrait painter. We see the buildings and grounds, classrooms, athletic events and academic life, to be sure, but we also get a feel for th. e University's history and traditions and spirit. Accompanying these 96 pages of colour are reflections on the University from some of its past presidents, faculty, and noted alumni and friends, and 16 pages of rare archival photographs of the ear. ly University." Very small bump at top/bottom of spine and at corners. Dust jacket has light wear and creasing at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, tiny closed tear and crease at bottom of rear panel. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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Flying - W- Publishing, n.p., (1987).. 202 pp, 8vo, soft cover. SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE. Gordon Wagner traces his family history (including William Faulkner and Edna Staebler) then reminisces about his school days, surveying career, etc., concluding with 12 poems. Interior - cl. ean and tight. Exterior - minor edgewear/rubbing, spine flat and uncreased. VG. more information

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Self-published, Oakville, Ontario, 1989.. 269 pp, 8vo (8 3/8" H), soft cover. ISBN 0969403607 B&w photographs. The author shares "his experiences and thoughts from 1897 to 1925....He uses his remarkable memory to draw vivid and appealing pictures of early 20th century life in rural Ontar. io as seen through the eyes of a child, then an adolescent, a soldier in the trenches of Flanders, and a university student. Francistown is now a part of Exeter, Ontario. Interspersed between the anecdotes, social customs and attitudes are comm. e n t s on philosophy, technology, farming, politics, religion, and military strategy. The narrative style is bittersweet - loving but unsparingly honest. Many of the characters are shown to have great dignity and strength, coping in an age much h. ar sh er than our own. The reader learns about child labour in the sugar beet and flax fields, and in Exeter's canning factory. His account of evangelists Crossley and Hunter shows the vitality of religion in the period. The descriptions of the . sch ool sy stem suggests that 'the good old days' in education were not that good...." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - small soft corner crease on covers, soft crease down covers near hinge, faint crease do. wn s pine . V ery Good. more information

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Goose Lane Editions, Fredericton, New Brunswick, 1989.. 176 pp, oblong 8vo (8 3/4" H x 11 1/4" D), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photographs, maps, reproductions. SIGNED AND DATED BY AUTHOR ON HALF TITLE PAGE. ISBN 0864920962 "During the latter years of the nineteenth century St. Andrews was 'discov. ered' by a wealthy few who sought a summer place by the sea. Escaping from Boston, Montreal, St. Louis, Toronto and elsewhere, they bought, rented, or built houses, returning year after year as their children did in turn. Luxurious hotels such a. s 'The Argyll' and 'The Algonquin' - advertising 'no hay fever' and good rail connections - were built to serve them, and a summer society was established: riding, sailing, playing tennis and croquet, dining, dancing, and gossiping. Fathers of Con. fe d eration like Sir Leonard Tilley and Sir Charles Tupper, the great railway builders Sir William Van Horne and Lord Shaughnessy, financiers like Sir James Dunn, politicans from Senator Cairine Wilson and C.D. Howe to John Turner, were joined in S. t. An drews by socialites and possessors of 'old money' from both Canada and the United States....(This book) records the achievements and oddities of the people who made up this small but distinctive society and describes the 'cottages' in which th. ey spe nd those summers by the sea." Previous owner's name on free front endpaper, small light soiling mark at fore-edge of free rear endpaper. Dust jacket has light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, minor edge wrinkling. Very Good. /Ve ry G ood. more information

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Rous & Mann, Toronto, 1960.. 22 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover (gray boards with repeated gold decoration of thistle, maple leaf and rose, paste-on title block) - no dust jacket. Pictorial endpapers, b&w portrait of Sir Allan, monotone illustrations by Thoreau MacDonald. A sh. ort history of the career of Sir Allan Napier MacNab of Dundurn Castle, Hamilton. Split in paper on front hinge has been neatly reglued, two small tears in paper on rear hinge have been reglued, minor soiling marks in bottom margin of pages 6 & . 7 . VG-. more information

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c1983.. 103 pp, 11" H, soft cover - spiral binding. Many b&w photographs. Contents: Introduction and Acknowledgments; McKenzie Island - Hub of the Red Lake District; The Mines - McKenzie Red Lake Gold Mine - Gold Eagle Gold Mine; Cottage Cove - alias Finn. town; Services and Activities; Personal Portraits. Interior - tiny crease at top corner of pages, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - tiny dint on front cover - migrtes into first few pages, minor soiling and rubb. i n g. Very Good. more information

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West Luther Centennial Historical Committe, n.p., n.d. (circa 1981).. 120 pp, 8 1/8" H, soft cover with cerlox binding. B&w photographs. Contents: Acknowledgements; Warden's Greeting; Reeve's Greeting; Pictures of present Council; The Beginning; West Luther Reeves; The March of Progress; The Barn Raisings; Wardens; . Clerks; Treasurers; Superintendents; Hamlets and Communities - Damascus, Monck, Gordonville, Levendale, Mount View, South Luther and Conn; Post Offices; Saw Mills; Schools; Development of West Luther Marsh; Parachute School; Social Life; Century Far. ms; Picture of old Township Hall and new Municipal Building; Highlights from the Past (Municipal); James McLuhan; Municipal Drains; Past councils since 1908; In Memoriam. Interior - gift inscription on inside of front cover, otherwise clean and tig. ht with no other ownership marks. Exterior - minor rubbing and soiling. Very Good. more information

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Oberon, Canada, 1981.. 221 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0887504051 Silhouette of Lord Dalhouse. "The ninth Earl of Dalhousie came to Canada as Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia in 1817. After four years in Halifax, he became Governor General of. Canada. The present volume contains the diaries he kept during the first four of his eight years in Quebec (1820-1824). As always, Dalhousie is extremely frank in his comments on people and events. 'The more I walk about here', he writes, 'th. e m ore I see of poverty, idleness and loose dissolute habits....I fear this will prove a constant plague to us'. Nothing surprised him so much as the 'filthy state' of the Chateau, where he lived, and the 'wretched condition' of its furniture. B. ut th e great event of these years was the expedition he made in 1821, which took him as far as Lake Superior and back. Everywhere he went he made note of everything he saw or heard that seemed to him interesting or important. The journals he lef. t f u rni sh us with a unique record of a vanished age - invaluable to historians and fascinating to the general reader." Ink notation on free rear endpaper, minor wrinkling at bottom of spine. Dust jacket has very light edge wrinkling, sun-fading. to sp ine and slightly on flap-folds, tiny dint on front hinge, minor soiling. VG/VG-. more information

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Huronia Historical Parks, Midland, Ontario, 1989.. 56 pp, oblong (8 1/2" H x 11" D) soft cover. ISBN 0772954127 Profusely illustrated with colour photographs. Bilingual text (English/French). A brief history of the Jesuit mission of Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, at Midland, Ontario, now a histo. rical reconstruction. Interior - clean and tight with with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - small soft corner crease on front cover. Very Good. more information

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Ryerson, Toronto, (1958).. 146 pp, 8vo, hard cover in dust jacket. B&w illus. "An outstanding biography of the second premier of the Province of British Columbia. Amor De Cosmos is the man who was chiefly responsible for British Columbia's coming into Confederation. He is. one of the most colourful men in the history of the Province. He has often been overshadowed as a personality because people only remember him as a man who changed in name from Smith. His career reveals the conditions of living at the time, t. h e c hallenging personalities who carved out the new colony, and the position in which the Province was regarded by Britain." Dust jacket has minor edgewear/wrinkling/rubbing, crease line down front panel near front flap-fold. VG+/VG-. more information

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Peterborough Historical Society, Peterborough, Ontario, 1986.. 18 pp, 8 5/8" H, soft cover. ISBN 0969262140 B&w drawings, maps. *A few interesting pencil notations made by an archivist in text.* A brief biography of Anne Langton, a genteel, educated Englishwoman who came to Canada in 1837 at the age of thir. ty-three and took up residence in the Peterborough area. Very Good. more information

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(St. Peter's Quamichan Anglican Church, Duncan, British Columbia, 1991.). 92 pp, 8vo (9" H), soft cover. B&w photos. "...a readable account of the origins and mission of an Anglican parish founded in 1866 in the Cowichan Valley region, of which the present city of Duncan is now the centre, on southern Vancouver Island, . British Columbia. The work traces the many links past and present between the parish and its people and the communities in the region, including Salt Spring Island, as well as with the extensive native community. There is a full description of the. historic cemetery, still in operation, as well as biographical sketches of some of the many interesting former parishioners who lie buried in it." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - light edge wear, crease . a t hinges, spine flat and uncreased. VG. more information

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University of Toronto Press, [Toronto], 1968, first edition.. 280 pp, small 4to (10" H), hard cover (red cloth with gold lettering on spine and front board) - no dust jacket. Contents: Preface; Loyalism, the Source of a New Contest over Mortmain; Launching the Administration, 1792-1803; Undertaking the Admin. istration, 1803-1825; A Decade of New Challenges, 1815-1825; The Battle for Sales Opens: the Canada Company, 1822-1826; The Sales Act and Its Repercussions, 1826-1836; The Resumption and Rectories Crises, 1832-1836; The Reserves on the Eve of Reb. e l lion; Durham, Wakefield, and Arthur Point the Way, 1838-1840; The Sydenham Spell, 1839-1842; The Quest for Fiscal Responsibility; The Quest for Executive Responsibility; The Quest for Administrative Responsibility; The Quest for Political and Co. ns ti tutional Responsiblity; Appendix; Bibliography; Notes; Index. Minor browning to pages, minor wrinkling at top/bottom of spine. Very Good. more information

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74 pp, small 8vo, soft cover (stapled in wraps). B&w photos. The history of St. John's United Church, Oakville, Ontario, including some background history of the town and of its people. Interior - very minor rust on staples, otherwise clean and t. ight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very minor edge wear. VG+. more information

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Macmillan Company of Canada, Toronto, 1962, Ist edition.. Unpaginated (approx. 89 pp.), oblong large 8vo, hard cover in dust jacket and slipcase. Profusely illustrated with charming, humorous drawings by the author. "John Francis Wilson's droll narrative style and his whimsical illustrations are still as. fresh and appealing as they were when he first produced 'The Migration of Skivins' at the turn of the century. The many superb drawings, nine of them in full colour, in which the author shows a striking natural talent and a wholly engaging gift. f o r coic invention, are accurate as well as beautiful, providing an authentic record of farming and prairie life in the late nineteenth century." The amusing exploits of a London clerk, Benjamin Sydcup Skivins, who decides to try his luck as a f. a rm er on the Canadian prairies. Very light edge wear to boards. Dust jacket is price-clipped, very light edge wear, light browning to spine, small partial closed tear on spine edge - archivally taped. Slipcase has light fading to fore-edge are. as , a rea s of darkening, small bump to one rear edge, small stains on rear panel, very light wear at front corners. VG+/VG/G+. more information

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Self-published, Red Deer, Alberta, n.d. (gift incscription dated 1968).. 168 pp, 8vo (9' H), soft cover. B&w drawings. INSCRIBED, "SINCERELY, KERRY WOOD". Memories and anecdotes about life and travel in Red Deer River country. Contents: Arrival; The Setting; Lights; Fleas; Independence; Indian Lore; Unprintables; Re. d Lodge; Personalities; Explorations; Depression; New Friends; Boating Begins; The Jubilee; River Trip; Commodore Fred; Archery and Barbecues; Head of the Red; Shady Green; The Big Country; Our Own Corner. Interior - Christmas gift inscription an. d small notation on title page, small soft crease at top corner of first few pages, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - small soft crease at top corner of front cover, minor edge wear, slight fading to spine color, . mi n or creasing at top/bottom of spine. Very Good.. more information

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