Canadian History

Toronto: Lynx Images Inc, 2001 Magnificent history of Canada's grand hotels,buildings that are among the country's most recognized and storied landmarks. Lavishly illustrated with 400 photgraphs.Excellent condition. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book. more information

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Toronto Canada: McClelland and Stewart, 1984 Fourth printing. Red cloth; stamped gilt lettering; slight bumping to spine ends. Slight edgewear and rubbing to jacket. 388 pages including detailed page notes and selected bibliography; map of the West before 1905. The fourth and final volume of Pierre Berton's saga of the opening of the Canadian West in the years following Confederation: a compelling story of a thousand miles of prairie country filled with one million newcomers in a single generation - peopled by the colourful characters who participated and made it possible.. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Book. more information

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Toronto Canada: McClelland and Stewart, 1970 Red cloth, blind stamped decorative design on front cover, stamped gilt lettering; slight bumping to spine ends; tape mark on half title page; name erased on title page. Edgewear and rubbing to jacket; faint stains on inside; not price clipped. 439 pages including Chronology; detailed page notes and Bibliography; black and white route maps. The compelling story of the opening up of Canada by constructing the world's longest, costliest railroad across the empty country, much of it unexplored. A vivid and engaging account from the diaries, letters, public documents and newspapers of the time.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Book. more information

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New Jersey: Castle Books, 1988 Nice book clean and tight.Slight creasing in back cover,slightly bumped . DJ slight edgewear.Hundreds of original engravings and illustrations. Hunting and fishing history of Canadian Wilderness from 1883 thru 1913. Ist Edition ?? Not Stated. Hard Cover. Fair to Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. more information

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Greenwich,Ct: Bison Books, 1983 Author tells of the early settlers and the founding of Canada from the arrival of the Vikings through to 1982.Has 103 photographs,etchings and paintings,many of them in full colour.Book clean and tight. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book. more information

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Edmonton: M.G.Hurtig, 1967 This book follows Edmonton in Alberta,Canada through its existance as capital of the fur empire,the start of settlement,the incorporation of the market town in 1893,the Klondike Days of 1897-98 and the exciting late-summer days of 1905 when Edmonton emerged as Capital of the new province of Alberta.(The reproduction of first Edmonton Bulletin in slip pocket on inside back cover is missing) DJ is scuffed and bumped on corners.Book very good condition,clean and tight. First Edition. Signed by Author on Title Page. Cloth. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book. more information

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Toronto: Coles Publishing Co, 1970 Coles facsimile edition 1970 reprint of 1871. Canada's Railways during the 19th Century. Good condition softcover tight and clean, pages are yellowing from age.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. more information

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Toronto: The Ryerson Press, 1968 The author was for two years,one of only three non-Eskimos and the only white woman in the settlement of Artic Bay,Baffin Island,four hundred miles inside the Artic circle.She spent a total of fourteen years in the far reaches of northern Canada.DJ very good cond with only slight edgewear on spine.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. more information

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Toronto: McClelland and Stewart Second printing 1976. Foreword by Pierre Trudeau. Red boards, gilt stamped lettering; tape marks on cover. Pictorial dust jacket, rubbed; slight edgewear, not price clipped. Very clean, sound copy. 264 pages plus plate notes and area maps depicting international boundary between Canada and USA. Illustrated with 220 colour photographs. Text in English and French. The book is Canada's official bicentennial gift to the people of the United States, celebrating the 5000 mile border which stands as a symbol of the friendship between two countries.. Hard Cover. Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Book. more information

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Lantzville,BC: Oolichan Books, 1994 SIGNED AND DATED BY AUTHOR. Transportation history features a colourful and determined cast of characters who overcame political,geographical,and technological challenges in order to create the coast connection roadways.. Signed by Author(s). Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. more information

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Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 2002 Prev owner inscription on inside page. Book on CBC TV covering fifty years .. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Book. more information

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Madeira Park BC: Harbour Publishing, 1990 Foreword by Barry Broadfoot. Slight rubbing and edgewear; neat signature on inside front cover; slight separation of front cover from endpaper; faint crease to back cover. Very clean, sound copy. 256 pages; numerous black and white illustrations: historic photographs, map, charts, sketches. A compendium of local history, memoirs, the characters in the float camps, fledgling communities, island life - lively and entertaining BC story-telling.. First Edition. Pictorial Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Kerry Waghorn (cover drawing). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. more information

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