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McGill Queens University Press, 1997 AS-NEW First Edition Trade Paperback. No markings, no creases, no wear. Clean, bright, as-new. 6" x 9", 247 pages, illustrated, index. Number 17 in McGill-Queens Native and Northern Series. The author says that images of Native and European women were created and manipulated to establish boundaries between First Nations people and white settlers - to justify repressive measures against Natives. This book "is an intriguing and well-researched account of attitudes toward women and race in the Canadian Prairies at the end of the nineteenth century. Making use of published captivity narratives and unpublished archival sources, Carter provides some tantalizing glimpses into attitudes toward race and gender and has also provided insight into prairie social history." "Carter's account of captivity incidents used for political purposes will interest anyone curious about the development of white-native relations in Canada. ". Soft Cover. more information

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Winnipeg, MB, Canada: MTS, 1969 FINE/VG- First Edition. One corner is gently bumped. The book is super clean, with crisp pages, tight binding and no markings of any kind. The DJ is VG- with edge wear and closed tears. 6" x 9", 277 pages. A comprehensive history of the Manitoba Teachers' Society and Federation, teaching and teachers commemorating the 50th anniversary of the MTS, 1919 - 1969. This book is illustrated with line drawings, and full page photographic portraits of E.K. Marshall, T.A. McMaster and Emerson Arnett. . Hard Cover. more information

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Macmillan of Canada, 1962 VERY GOOD/VERY GOOD 3rd Printing, ex-school library, but appears as if it was never checked out. Very clean inside and out, interiors like new but for occasional school stamps. Clipped DJ protected in mylar, no tears, no chipping. Truly an excellent copy. 5.75" x 8.5", 158 pages, maps, illustrated by Lewis Parker. . Hard Cover. more information

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Toronto: Bantam, 1983 As-New/Fine First Edition, 1st Printing. Pristine unmarked book, appears unhandled and unread, no wear to boards, binding or pages, very nice. Nearly perfect unclipped DJ with no tears, no chipping. Gift quality. 8" x 10.25", 239 pages, incredible illustrations by George Sharp, maps. - This unique volume combines rich visual imagery with historical epic, capturing the lives of the Celts and their great myths. Includes Brutus and Corineus, marriage customs and status of women, two Queens of Locrin, religion, Bladud, Leir and his daughters, the Druids, superstitions, warriors, Sons of Troy, the arts, sovereignty of Britain, the Kings, Vortigern the Traitor, Chief dragon of the island. . Hard Cover. Illus. by George Sharp. more information

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Editions du Signe , 2004 AS-NEW First Edition HC. Crisp, clean, no markings, no wear. 8.5" x 12", 128 pages, color, sepia and b&w photos. Chapters include Archbishop's Letter, the origins of our Archdiocese, Institutions, our Archbishops, religious communities, parishes and missions, closed parishes of the Archdiocese. Test is all in English language. The Archdicese of Winnipeg includes 93 parishes and missions across south-west Manitoba. The majority of this book is dedicated to full page articles with photos on each individual church. . Hard Cover. more information

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Saskatoon, SK: Western Producer Prairie Books, 1977 FINE/NEAR-FINE First Edition, 1st Printing. This book appears unhandled and unread. No wear to boards, binding or pages. no markings of any kind. Nearly perfect unclipped DJ has been 'plasticized' for permanent protection. 6.25" x 9", 322 pages plus index, dozens of historical b&w photos. The third volume of the award winning series, The Little White Schoolhouse', presents a more total view of rural education. It examines how political, social and religious factors affected the education of the rural child in the first half of the 20th century. Many photos from Saskatchewan and Alberta, including train schools. . Hard Cover. more information

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Edmonton, AB, Canada: Alberta Education, 1980 FINE First Edition HC, no DJ. A beautiful copy, one ownership marking on front endpaper only, otherwise as-new interiors. 8.5" x 8.5", 118 pages, very well illustrated. Part of the series by the Alberta Heritage Learning Resources Project. This volume includes both paleontology and archaeology: the geography of ancient times, plant and animal life, geology, dinosaurs, extinction, evidence from the rocks, Buffalo Lake Dig, prehistoric man in Alberta, plains people, Story of Small Eagle. . Hard Cover. more information

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London, UK: Oxford University Press, 1959 FINE/VG- First Edition. A beautiful unmarked copy in brown cloth with black and gold spine titles. Crisp, clean, solid. Unclipped DJ has light chipping at extremities, small closed tears. 5.5" x 8", 155 pages, illustrated with photos, map, diagrams. This book deals with the 17th century mystery traditionally known as the Campden Wonder - a murder trial in 1660 in which three people were hanged for the death of a man who reappeared two years later. Sir George Clark traces the attempts to solve the mystery, reprinting two of the best-known (by John Paget and Andrew Lang) and adding two which were specially written for this book by Lord Maugham and Dr. Russel Davis, who writes on points of psychological interest.. Hard Cover. more information

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Oxford, UK: Phaidon, 1980 FINE/FINE 1st Printing. An exceptional volume, no wear, no markings, gift quality, perfect for discriminating collectors. 8.75" by 11.25", 208 pages, very well-illustrated with more than 350 illustrations and maps, Gazetteer appendices, bibliography, index. - - - In a series of six essays by five authors, this high quality volume covers the history of Roman Britain from AD-43 to abandonment in the 5th century. The illustrations show the remains of Roman settlement - towns, roads, fortifications, temples, theatres, sculptures, antiques, relics and coins.. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust-Jacket. more information

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Ottawa: Mortimer Limited, 1960 FINE/VG+, very attractive facsimile reprint of tome first written in 1811 and published in Bermuda, date unknown. A superb clean, tight, unmarked copy showing no wear to boards, binding or pages. Two tiny marks on rear endpaper. 5.5" by 8.5", 42 pages, one line drawing, green and cream illustrated cloth boards with artwork repeated on dust jacket. DJ has slight edge-wear & a couple of micro-tears. - - - Memoirs and observations by a traveller to Quebec City in the early 19th century. Includes notes on weather, streets, churches, markets, marketing, harbour, police, trade, lodging houses, hotels, amusements, walks, literature & education.. Hardcover with Dust-Jacket. more information

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Kenora, Ontario, Canada: Christopher J. Conway, 1995 FINE/FINE First Edition of this very hard-to-find book. SIGNED by author C.J. Conway with the author's inscription: "To Mags. You got to see this book when it was a series of slides floating around in a light table, and a bunch of ideas laying around my head. Look at it and think of me. CJ, '95." This book is in exceptional condition, with no wear to the boards, binding or pages. The unclipped DJ is also superb. - 9.5" x 12.25", 112 pages, outstanding photographs by Tom Thomson. In high demand by collectors and from cottagers at Lake of the Woods, this tremendous book is one of the few volumes that can match the natural beauty of the lake. CJ Conway's true stories complement Tom Thomson's gorgeous shots, and evoke the lake with scientific description, historical narrative, and lake yarns.. Hard Cover. more information

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Winnipeg: Watson & Dwyer, 1989 BRAND NEW unmarked copy direct from the publisher. Pristine interiors, as-new exteriors. This 6" x 9", 244 pages, 4 maps, 56 b&w photographs, epilogue, index. This brilliant book details a 16 year period of history in Canada's Arctic territories. It's both a history of the Hudson's Bay Company fur trading activities between 1923 and 1939, and a history of the social life, customs and traditions of the Inuit. The author was the Chief Trader for the HBC. This book is based on his personal recollections of the Arctic and its people, especially of his travels by foot with some of the outstanding Inuit and Indian guides and interpreters of the 1920s and 1930s. The author acknowledges the contributions of Oudlanak, Angoteemarik, Keedluk and Sebastien Mackenzie. The stories he tells are from many areas of the far north, including Chesterfield Inlet in 1923, Coral Harbour in 1924 and 1927, Repulse Bay in 1925, Eskimo Point in 1926, Lake Harbour in 1929, Ungava Bay between 1932 and 1934, and Aklavik between 1935 and 1939. "The Inuit of Southampton Island called him Coplalook - Big Copland. He spoke their language, wore their caibou-skin clothing, shared their sorrows and times of celebration. Alfred Dudley Copland was born in Peterhead, Scotland in 1902, the son of coach painter Robert Copland. At the age of 21, he began a career with the Hudson's Bay Company in Arctic Canada that extended over 16 years. It culminated in 1936 with his appointment as Manager of the Western Arctic District. With the onset of World War II he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force where his knowledge of the Labrador Coast and Newfoundland was valuable in establishing a protective system of radio units along Canada's east coast. Squadron Leader Copland was named a Member of the British Empire - Military Division in 1945.". Trade Paperback. more information

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Toronto: Penguin, 1987 Very Good reprint softcover. Clean & tight, as-new binding, nearly perfect wraps, gift inscription otherwise unmarked. 6" x 9", 276 pages, index. - This comprehensive book contains 32 classic Norse myths that bring the ancient Viking world to life. This scholarly survey and compendum of Norse mythology vividly depicts the courage, cruelty, and passions that were the hallmarks of the old Norse world. . Trade Paperback. more information

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Winnipeg Free Press, 1999 AS-NEW First Edition of this high quality hardcover book. Glossy pictorial boards, no jacket as issued, 9.25" by 12", 188 pages, b&w and color illustrations. One of the finest books on Manitoba history, very well done. Includes chapters on 'The Forks in 1492', Chief Peguis and Native Indians, the Seven Oaks Massacre, Louis Riel and the Northwest Rebellion, Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), 'The Next Chicago', Winnipeg General Strike of 1919, Nellie McClung and the fight for the right to vote for women, 'Wings Northward', 'Dirty Thirties', 'On the Altar of War', 'Rock & Roll', 'Fields of Gold.'. more information

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Winnipeg, Canada: Communigraphics, 1983 NEAR-FINE/VERY GOOD First Edition, 1st Printing. A beautiful unmarked copy of this exceptional book, a must-read book for all Canadians with Ukrainian roots. A couple of bumps on top edge only, interiors as-new. DJ has light overall wear, small edge tears. 8.5" x 11", 255 pages, well illustrated with photo index, notes, bibliography, general index. A detailed look at Ukrainian history, Ukrainian-Canadian immigration, the Ukrainians in Canada and the U.S., associations with the Ukraine, elements of humour and modern attitudes toward Ukrainian Canadians. Also includes biographies and photographs of more than 160 pioneers, athletes and professionals of Ukrainian Canadian origin.. Hard Cover. more information

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Peguis Publishers - Manitoba Centennial Corporation, 1971 VG/VG First Edition, formerly high school library. Nice & clean copy of this pictorial history of Manitoba: clean, solid, markings on front endpaper only, DJ in mylar. 11.75" x 11.75". Many historic photos from Manitoba, including several pictures of Cree and Saulteaux Indians dating back to 1857, and a team of moose hitched to a sulky in Brandon in 1905. . Hard Cover. more information

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UK: Longman Group, 1989 VERY GOOD/VERY GOOD First Edition, Volume 230 of the Annual Register. A spectacular copy, formerly in a college collection - with expected library markings. Crisp & clean, square and solid, this volume appears unhandled and unread. Very nice DJ protected in mylar jacket. 6.25" x 9", 640 pages, frontispiece, illustrations, index. - First established in 1758, the Annual Register is a unique and essential year-by-year tool of historical reference. Designed for journalists, businessmen, historians and students, each volume records annual developments in science, religion, law, the arts and sports - in every country in the world. This 1988 volume also contains: the text of the Soviet withdrawl agreement from Afghanistan, Gulf War ceasefire, text of the Namibia independence agreement, and much more. . Hard Cover. more information

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UK: Keesing's Worldwide, 1998 NEAR-FINE/NEAR-FINE First Edition, Volume 239 of the Annual Register. A spectacular copy, formerly in a college collection - with few markings. Exceptionally crisp & clean, square and solid, this volume appears unhandled and unread. DJ protected in mylar jacket. 6.25" x 9", 624 pages, triple frontispiece (Princess Diana meets Mother Teresa at the Missionaries of Charity's residence in the Bronx, new UK PM Tony Blair arrives at 10 Downing St. & Chinese flag is raised in Hong Kong as 156 years of British colonial rule end), illustrations, index. - First established in 1758, the Annual Register is a unique and essential year-by-year tool of historical reference. Designed for journalists, businessmen, historians and students, each volume records annual developments in science, religion, law, the arts and sports - in every country in the world. This 1997 volume also contains: the deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales and Mother Teresa, eastward expansion of NATO, Swiss action on 'Jewish' gold, devolution for Scotland and Wales, and much more. . Hard Cover. more information

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UK: Keesing's Worldwide, 1997 NEAR-FINE/NEAR-FINE First Edition, Volume 238 of the Annual Register. A spectacular copy, formerly in a college collection - with few markings. Exceptionally crisp & clean, square and solid, this volume appears unhandled and unread. DJ protected in mylar jacket. 6.25" x 9", 600 pages, double frontispiece (Nelson Mandela signs new South Africa constitution enshrining the principles of multi-racialism and liberal democracy & Israel Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu meets with Palestinian leader Yassir Arafat at the White house), illustrations, index. - First established in 1758, the Annual Register is a unique and essential year-by-year tool of historical reference. Designed for journalists, businessmen, historians and students, each volume records annual developments in science, religion, law, the arts and sports - in every country in the world. This 1996 volume also contains: the re-elections of Bill Clinton and Boris Yeltsin, Chechnya peace agreemtn, nuclear test ban treaty, G-7 Anti-Terrorism plan, Atlanta Olympic Games and much more.. Hard Cover. more information

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UK: Cartermill Publishing, 1996 NEAR-FINE/NEAR-FINE First Edition, Volume 237 of the Annual Register. A spectacular copy, formerly in a college collection - with few markings. Exceptionally crisp & clean, square and solid, this volume appears unhandled and unread. DJ protected in mylar jacket. 6.25" x 9", 608 pages, double frontispiece (Oklahoma City federal building boming & funeral of Yitzhak Rabin), illustrations, index. - First established in 1758, the Annual Register is a unique and essential year-by-year tool of historical reference. Designed for journalists, businessmen, historians and students, each volume records annual developments in science, religion, law, the arts and sports - in every country in the world. This 1995 volume contains: the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, Dayton Peace Accord for Bosnia, War in Chechnya, Conflict in Afghanistan, Oklahoma City bombing and much more. . Hard Cover. more information

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Self Published, 1993 NEAR-FINE First Edition, 1st Printing. SIGNED by the author and hand-dated 1993. 5.5" x 8.5", 292 pages. Inscription and small marks on half-title page, otherwise clean & unmarked. - "Specks of Dust is a tale of a girl who must learn to reconcile her Jewish and Christian heritages. A girl torn between the competing claims of each, against a backdrop of an increasingly hostile Nazi Germany which looms ever larger. Specks of Dust begins with Elizabeth's placement in a Jewish orphanage in pre-World War II, Holland, at the age of nine, and her upbringing at the Mountain Institute, a home for Jewish boys and girls run by a Christian couple, in Laren. Specks of Dust is the story of how Elizabeth was "brought out" of Camp Westerborg by the bride of a resistance active Dutch family. Her own experiences as an active member of the resistance smuggling Jewish children to safety. Her immigration to Canada, a land of promise and opportunity.. Trade Paperback. more information

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Houston, TX: Pioneer Publications, 1988 NEAR-FINE First Edition, 1st Printing. Hardcover, no DJ. A beautiful unmarked copy: crisp, clean, no markings. Gently bumped corners, otherwise very fine. 8.75" by 11.25", 216 pages, hundreds of photos in b&w and color. A well-written, highly detailed and profusely illustrated 100-year history of Long Beach, California. Includes early settlers and pioneer businesses, the port, naval shipyard, Shoreline village, Hughes Aircraft Company, The Queen Mary, Anheuser-Busch, Spruce Goose, and much more.. more information

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Halifax, NS: Privately Published, 1956 AS-NEW Softcover, brand new copy with no markings, no wear. No printing date noted, but post-1977. 6" by 9", no page numbers, illustrated by the author, who is also the sculptor of the Peggy's Cove monument to the fishermen of Nova Scotia, 30 figures carved into a granite wall. This book tracks the long and storied history of Peggy's Cove, the men of the sea and their families, how it got it's name, history of St. John's Church, St. Paul's Mission, Lighthouse keepers, types of boats, ships, nets, lobsters and lobster traps, types of fish and methods of catching them.. more information

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University of Zagreb and Liber University Press/SNL, 1979 As-New/FINE First Edition, 1st printing. A pristine and highly desirable copy of this scarce volume in a superb acetate dustjacket (as issued). First printing in the English language, this high quality volume contains the complete 300-year history of the University of Zagreb. Scores of b&w photographs and very impressive color plates of antiquities. 182 pages, 8.5" by 9.25". Includes the beginning of the modern university 1874, the University between the world wars (1918-1941) and under the occupation (1941-1945), and the University in the Socialist Republic of Croatia.. Hard Cover. more information

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McClelland & Stewart, 1966 AS-NEW/VERY GOOD First Edition. Two Volume Set, both books as-new, unread and unmarked - in VG slipcases with only light shelfwear. Volume I (471 pages) published in 1966. Volume II (453 pages) published in 1967. Highest quality volumes; perfect green linen boards with red, white and gold designs, illustrated endpapers, well illustrated in b&w and color, folding illustrations, maps, appendices, bibliography, index. Highly detailed and comprehensive history of the Bank of Montreal in Canada, produced for the bank's 150th anniversary which coincided with Canada's Centennial. Written from a historical perspective, the works of many fine Canadian artists were commissioned for this set, including Robert C. Thomson, Cornelius Krieghoff, William Kurelek and many more.. Hard Cover. more information

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NY: Public Affairs, 2001 AS-NEW/AS-NEW First Edition, 2nd Printing. An exceptional copy, appears unread, gift quality. No wear to boards, binding or text. Completely unmarked, unclipped DJ. 6.5" x 9.5", 375 pages, index. - An unique and eloquent journey of discovery from one end of North America to the other. DePalma's unusual and impressive reporting style takes the reader from Hudson Bay in Canada to the Bay of Campeche in Mexico, and results in an excellent study of the cultural identity of the three nations of North America.. Hard Cover. more information

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National Defence, 1989 FINE commemorative publication printed for the 35th anniversary of CFB Cold Lake, Alberta. 8.5" x 11", 56 pages, illustrated in b&w and color, map of the base. Includes complete history of the base and its squadrons, arrival of CF-18 Hornet aircraft. Includes operations and training, ground crews, and histories of 410 Squadron, 419 Squadron, 441 Silver Fox Tactical Fighter Squadron, 416 Tactical Fighter Squadron, 42 Radar Squadron, 10 Field Training Unit, Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment, CF-18 Weapon System Software Unit. . Soft Cover. more information

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Province of Ontario VERY GOOD Softcover, 8.25" by 8.5", 84 pages, illustrated by William Kettlewell, map. Clean, tight, unmarked but for two ownership stamps on prelim pages. Excellent overview of the historic sites in the province of Ontario. Covers Niagara Peninsula and regions of Grand River, Thames Valley, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Border, Lake Ontario, Toronto, Yonge Street, Huronia, Trent Waterway, Muskoka, Haliburton, Parry Sound, Bay of Quinte, Kingston, Rideau Canal, St. Lawrence, Ottawa Valley, Northeastern Ontario, Manitoulin, Algoma, Northwestern Ontario. . Softcover. more information

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McClelland & Stewart, 1967 VERY GOOD First Paperback Printing. A great copy with nice wraps. Interiors tanned otherwise as-new. 4.25" by 7", 188 pages. Superb jounralistic report on the developing social, religious and cultural 'quiet revolution' in the 1960's in the province of Quebec. . more information

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Toronto: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1946 GOOD+ HC reprint, 1946 Edition. Some wear and light soiling to boards, tight binding, nice pages. Formerly part of the collection of a genealogical society, and marked as such. 5.25" x 8", 472 pages plus index. School text on Canadian history from 1492 to WWII.. Hard Cover. more information

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Parks Canada, 1985 NEAR-FINE spiral-bound softcover. A clean copy with nearly perfect covers and as-new interiors, previous owner's name on 1st page. 8.25" x 11", 46 pages, 26 duotone photographs, text by Grey Owl historian Lovat Dickson. Includes overall history of Grey Owl, and sections on his work at Beaver Lodge Lake in Riding Mountain National Park Manitoba, and at Prince Albert National Park.. Soft Cover. more information

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NY: The Co-operative Publication Society, 1904 NEAR-FINE Hardcover/no DJ. A highly desirable book, black cloth covers, with coat of arms on front and spine. No copyright date, but latest date mentioned in supplementary chapter is 1904. Clean and tight, appears unread. Spine square and solid, slight binding stretch at page 384. Hinges, map, and all pages as-new. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. Highly detailed history of Japan to early 20th century.. Hard Cover. more information

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Toronto: Doubleday Canada/Arcadia House, 1985 FINE/VERY GOOD+ First Edition, 1st Printing. Clean, square & solid, unmarked. Unclipped DJ has a trace of shelf-wear and two tiny tears. 16 pages of photos, 255 pages, introduction by J.L. Granatstein. Selected from among 65,000 documents, this volume reveals the personal and private letters between John Diefenbaker, his wives Edna and Olive, and other members of his family. . Hard Cover. more information

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Toronto: Methuen - Discovery Books, 1984 FINE/FINE First Edition, 1st Printing. Brand new unmarked volume with no wear to boards, binding or pages. Unclipped DJ. High quality coffee table book, approx. 10" by 12", 200 pages, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. - - - A coast-to-coast tour of historic sites in Canada, wonderfully illustrated. . Hardcover with Dust-Jacket. more information

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Doubleday Canada, 1973 VERY GOOD/VERY GOOD First Edition (stated). A lovely ex-library copy, clean and unmarked but for normal library stamps, etc. All text and photo pages fine. Original DJ is very nice in mylar jacket. 6.25" x 9.25", 241 pages plus bibliography and index, 75 illustrations and maps, map endpapers. The short brutal battle on the Plains of Abraham and the deaths of Wolfe and Montcalm are familiar to everyone, but never before has the dramatic story of the battle, and of the century of French-English rivalry in the New World that led to it, been told so vividly. . Hard Cover. more information

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Toronto: MacMillan Company of Canada, 1922 VERY GOOD HC, no DJ. 1922 "Revised New Edition", originally written by the Asst.-Supt. of Schools of Winnipeg as a text book for the 1920-21 school year in the Province of Manitoba. Red and black boards in excellent condition, binding solid, all text and photo pages FINE. Once part of the collection of a genealogical society, and marked as such on spine and prelim pages. 5.25" x 7.75", 300 pages, index, b&w frontispiece of His Majesty King George V, well illustrated with photos and maps. History of Canada to 1920s.. Hard Cover. more information

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Albuquerque: Univ of New Mexico Press, 1992 Good+ 6th Paperbound Printing, Revised Edition. Some underlining and margin notes, but still an excellent reading or study copy. Clean & tight, with light edge wear to wraps. 6" by 9", 238 pages, maps, photos, artwork. - This reliable and authoritative history of the French era in Canada includes the fur trade, imperial expansion and military operations in New France, with particular emphasis on the role of merchants and Indians in expansion and diplomacy.. Trade Paperback. more information

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Harry N. Abrams, 1998 AS-NEW/FINE First English Edition in USA. A brand new unread and unmarked copy with no wear, in a superb, almost perfect unclipped DJ. Gift quality. 7.25" x 10.75", 240 pages, 101 illustrations. Includes never-before-published personal reminiscenses by the family of Vasily Filatov.. Hard Cover. more information

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Newcastle upon Tyne: Frank Graham, 1990 BRAND NEW/FINE First Edition, 2nd Printing. Unmarked, unhandled, unread, no wear. Beautiful unclipped DJ, gift quality.6.75" x 9.5", 320 pages, index, 400 illustrations and maps, 71 color illustrations. - High quality book describes what Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland looked like when in use. Every building found inside the Roman forts and camps has been carefully reconstructed. Includes site plans, archaeological finds and early engravings. This work stands as a tribute to artist Ronald Embleton (1930-1988) who considered his illustrations in this book his greatest achievement.. Hard Cover. more information

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Gretna, MB: Mennonite Collegiate Institute, 1990 FINE/FINE First Edition. 8.25" x 9.5", 286 pages, illustrated, index. Very scarce, high quality volume. Unmarked, appears unhandled and unread. 95% in English, with some sections also translated to German. - Highly detailed and thoroughly researched, this is a very readable history of the Mennonite Collegiate Institute of Gretna, Manitoba. Established in 1889, it is the longest-serving of about 30 Mennonite schools in Canada. People who attended MCI, those interested in Mennonite church schooling, those connected with alumni of school leaders, and students of the history of education, all will find in this book a historial account told with integrity and courage, and will also enjoy the human side of the people and events significant to MCI's story. . Hard Cover. more information

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Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2000 VERY GOOD First Edition Trade Paperback. Previously read, but unmarked and very clean. Light edge wear to covers, no spine creases. 6" x 9", 275 pages, b&w plates. - The author tells the story of thousands of Soviet Mennonite women who, having lost their husbands and fathers to Stalinist work camps and WWII, made an arduous journey through war-torn Europe. Housed in displaced persons camps after the war, many emigrated to Paraguay and Canada. Epp's detailed study offers a much better understanding of postwar immigrants and families, the workings of refugee settlement agencies, and the functioning of postwar ethnic communities in Canada, Germany and Paraguay.. Soft Cover. more information

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NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1912 VERY GOOD/no DJ. A beautiful copy in rich deep blue with gold designs. Square and solid, this 1912 book is crisp, clean and bright. The only marking is a previous owner's bookplate on the front endpaper. 5.5" x 7.75", 326 pages, frontispiece plus 4 additional b&w plates in text. "The invasion of France by the allied armies after the battle of Leipsic had proved the German campaign even more disastrous than that of Russia the year before, was not only essentially the death-blow to the power of Napoleon, but was the first real taste France had had for many years of an experience she had so often previously meted out to her neighbors.". Hard Cover. more information

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Vita, Manitoba: Boundary School Division, 1977 Very Good set of three. Detailed history of the Ukrainian community of Vita, Manitoba complete in three volumes in pictorial card covers. All crisp, clean and unmarked, with nearly perfect wraps. Book One - Its Background and Beginnings (34 pp), Book Two - Making Progress (30pp), Book Three - Vita Today. (30pp). Each book is 7.5" x 10.25", and contains illustrations, historic photographs and maps. Now out-of-print, this set was prepared for Manitoba Mosaic, an Ethnic Studies series designed for use in schools. Each volume has a different cover illustration - embroidery design, pysanky (Ukrainian Easter eggs), and a monument to the Vita pioneers of 1897. Author Michael Ewanchuk died in 2004 at the age of 94. He was working on his 16th book on Ukrainian history in Canada.. Soft Cover. more information

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NY: Harper & Row, 1978 NEAR-FINE/NEAR-FINE First Edition (stated). Crisp, clean, solid, unmarked. Nearly perfect boards and DJ. 5.75" by 8.5", 328 pages, b&w plates, map, index. A 200-year history of the "Chartronnais" wine merchants of the Bordeaux region of France. Includes the wine fraud trail ('Winegate') of the 1970s, and the "new Bordeaux" that emerged. . Hardcover with Dust-Jacket. more information

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London and Toronto: Heinemann - British Book Service, 1955 FINE/VG- First Edition, 1st Printing. A very special copy in nearly perfect condition: crisp, clean, tight, unmarked, no wear to black boards. Includes an uncomplimentary two page hand-typed review by A.L. Burt of the University of Minnesota (an original document - not a photocopy or carbon copy). Unclipped DJ has light edge wear, several short tears (now expertly closed with archival cloth tape.) 8vo, 6" by 8.75", 356 pages, b&w plates, index. The Canadian scholors who wrote this book focused their attention on the years prior to the election of William Lyon Mackenzie King to leader of the Liberal party in 1919. It's a revealing expose on his early political life that most biographers only briefly mention.. Hard Cover. more information

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NY: Crown, 1986 FINE/FINE 3rd Edition, a like-new revision of the critical biographical studies first published in 1966 and 1977. This volume includes b&w photographic plates, bibliographical references, and index. 417 pages. No wear to boards, binding, pages or unclipped DJ. Previous owner's name, date and Harvard University written on front endpaper). The first full biography of the great Russian-American novelist Vladimir Nabokov, written by the 'father of Nabokovian studies', based on years of acquaintance with the man and work, interviews with those who knew him, and astounding new discoveries made since Nabokov's death. . Hard Cover. more information

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NY: Harper and Row, 1988 AS-NEW/FINE First Edition, 1st Printing. Appears brand new, no markings, gift quality. Clipped DJ is nearly perfect with no chipping, no tears. 6.25" x 9.5", 244 pages, index. The author spent 6 weeks with a courageous and devoted group of black reporters from the Johannesburg Star. This book focuses on the dilemma of these men and women caught between the militant black community, the police who harass them mercilessly, and their white editors who, fearful of the truth and wary of government disapproval, sometimes refuse to print the stories the reporters risked their lives to get.. Hard Cover. more information

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Woodstock, NY: Overlook Press, 1980 NEAR-FINE First Edition Softcover. Nearly perfect wraps, pristine unmarked interiors with no wear, very nice. 6" x 9", 212 pages. - This human history of modern radio broadcasting begins where the other radio history books end. These are the stories of the scrappy new breed of radio broadcasters who reshaped the medium when television rose to the forefront.. Trade Paperback. more information

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Toronto: Methuen, 1985 FINE 3rd Printing in glossy card covers. 8" by 10", 143 pages, foreword by Rear Admiral W. M. Landymore. Crisp & clean, square & solid, unmarked, 1mm of wear at corners otherwise AS-NEW in all respects. Very nice copy of this tribute to the courage and dedication of the members of Canada's Navy, on the occasion of the Navy's 75th anniversary. Hundreds of archival photos of ships, crews and campaigns. . Large Softcover. more information

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Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 1988 AS-NEW First Edition, 1st Printing. Published once and never reprinted. A great book for social historians, parents, school teachers and recreation professionals - by Canada's best known folklorist. Crisp, clean, tight, unmarked, as-new pictorial boards, no DJ as issued. 6.25" x 9.25", 159 pages, illustrated. - A very entertaining survey of the games played by English-speaking children in Canada during the 20th century. Children's games are among the earliest Anglo-Canadian folklore recorded - many with very long histories. The games in this book are organized into 15 sections - including catching, seeking, hunting, duelling, acting, word and marble games. Both indoor and outdoor games are described, including such popular ones as "Mother, May I", "Ante, Ante Over the Shanty", "What Time is it Mr. Wolfe?", "Spin the Bottle", "Fox and Geese", and, of course, "Red Rover, Red Rover." Children everywhere spend many happy hours playing games, and memories of childhood games last far into adulthood. This delightful collection was published to keep these games alive.. Hard Cover. more information

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