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London, UK: Pitkins - William Clowes, 1952 Very Good ++ Revised Edition in pictorial red card covers. Excellent wraps, as-new interiors. 7" x 9", 32 pages. This book shows 79 photographs of Elizabeth - from birth to ascension in 1952. Part of the Pitkins series on Royalty books printed on fine art paper.. Soft Cover. more information

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Toronto: Swan Publishing Co., 1965 VERY GOOD- First Edition (stated) in stapled wraps, 8.25" x 11", 45 pages. Light edge wear to covers, crease and light mark on front cover, interiors FINE. Published as a memorial following his death in 1965, this publication includes more than 80 historic photographs, including 5 Yousuff Karsh portraits the publisher advertises as 'suitable for framing.' This uncommon publication also includes a chronology of Sir Winston Churchill's life, and is well worth acquiring. - From the publisher: "Never has there been a career to match this. A divided world unites to pay tribute to his memory. His triumphant accomplishments on the world stage insure his place in history's Hall of Fame for centuries to come. His boundless contributions to literature alone assure his name immortality. This century was honoured by his presence amongst us and his passing has created a void not easily filled. We may never see his like again. The world mourns a great loss." . Soft Cover. more information

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Knott's Berry Farm, 1952 NEAR-FINE First Edition. Only a hint of wear to edges of wraps, otherwise as-new in all respects. 5.5" by 8.5", welll-illustrated and colorful history of the ghost town of Calico, California - near Barstow. Color wraps, b&w photos throughout. 56 pages.. Softcover. more information

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Ottawa: Minister of Supply and Services Canada, 1988 VERY GOOD First Edition, large glossy bilingual publication in excellent condition. 8.5" x 11", 36 pages in English, 36 pages in French, nicely illustrated. Formerly in genealogical society collection, with appropriate markings. History of the Great Seals of Canada, from pre-Confederation to the reigns of several monarchs: Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King George V, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II. . Large Softcover. more information

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Ottawa: Government of Canada, James Malcolm, Minister of Commerce, 1927 VERY GOOD+ in excellent stiff paper wraps. Only minor wear at spine tips, and tiny corner creases. Interiors unmarked and FINE.5" x 8", 168 pages. A very nice copy, would be welcomed in any collection. 60 year history of the Dominion of Canada includes 18 chapters on varied topics, dozens of charts and tables, approx. 75 b&w photographs. Three appendices include: A Chronology of Confederated Canada, a Statistical Summary of the Progress of Canada, the complete text of the British North America Act of 1867. . Soft Cover. more information

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Winnipeg, MB: Dept. of Industry and Commerce GOOD+ 1959 First Printing (1956 on front cover), 8" by 10.5" in card covers, 56 pages, b&w illustrations by Wilhelm Kaufmann. Moderate wear to edges of wraps, school name written on front cover, tiny scorch mark on first 4 pages. - - - A concise but well-written history of the city of Winnipeg written for school-age children. Includes the old forts, explorers, fur traders, Indians, Hudson's Bay Company, Lower Fort Garry, Selkirk settlers, St. John's Cathedral, Saulteaux Chief Peguis and Kildonan Park, Tragedy of Seven Oaks, founding of St. Boniface, Sir George and Lady Francis Simpson, William Bannerman, Thomas Simpson, Old Kildonan, St. Andrews On-the-Red, Alexander Ross, Louis Riel and the Metis, Donald A. Smith, Manitoba Legislature, the first wheat shipment, Winnipeg Grain Exchange, Countess of Dufferin locomotive, the old Customs House, NW Mounted Police, etc. . Softcover. more information

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Carman, MB, Canada: Dufferin Agricultural Society, 1979 VERY GOOD First Edition in illustrated wraps. Excellent covers, no spine creases, square and tight binding, FINE interiors, previous owner's name on page one otherwise unmarked. 6" x 9", illustrated throughout, 140 pages plus 12 pages of historic b&w photos, cover art by Arthur A. Brooke (1874-1959). An agricultural history of the Dufferin region of Manitoba which includes Carman, Boyne, Campbellville, Salterville, Lintrathen, Pomeroy, Warrington, New Haven. Many geneological references and early photos of pioneers. . Soft Cover. more information

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Edmonton, Alberta: Fort Edmonton Historical Foundation FINE/FINE Hardcover in Slipcase. Gorgeous volume and slipcase. Brown linen cloth with gilt lettering, color plate on slipcase. Previous owner's inscription on front endpaper. A higher quality volume of the history of the city of Edmonton in photographs and text (sepia toned archival photos, color photos & maps.). Hard Cover. more information

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1987 As-New softcover book, 5.75" x 8.25", 224 pages. Text entirely in German. 20th anniversary of the St. Vitus music festival in Burglengenfeld. Includes entire history of St. Vitus, with particular attention to music festivals between 1967 and 1987. Very rare.. Soft Cover. more information

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NY: The Co-operative Publication Society NEAR-FINE Hardcover/no DJ. Very nice volume, black cloth boards with coat of arms on front and spine. Copyright date 1882, likely circa 1900. Clean and tight, appears unread. Spine square and solid. Hinges, map, and all pages as-new. Highly detailed history of Austria.. Hard Cover. more information

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Calgary, Alberta: Alberta Women's Institutes, 1980 FINE/VERY GOOD First Edition HCDJ. A beautiful copy: crisp, clean, solid, no markings but for previous owner's ID on front endpaper. DJ has light shelfwear & one neatly closed tear. 8.75" x 11.25", 160 pages, preface and final photograph selection by Grant MacEwan. - This book is a unique portrait of agriculture in the Canadian province of Alberta. Never before have so many previously unpublished photographs been collected in a single volume. The photos are organized in more than a dozen sections, including the trek, the first furrow, farmers, ranchers, farm machines, neighbors, homes, etc.. Hard Cover. more information

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NY: Monthly Review Press, 1973 VERY GOOD+ Revised Edition, 3rd Printing. A really nice copy with pristine as-new interiors, solid binding, only light wear to edges of covers, no spine creases. 5.25" x 8", 320 pages, preface by Madame Sun Yat-sen. This brilliant book tells the inspirational of Canadian thoracic surgeon Dr. Norman Bethune, a hero in his adopted country of China. Bethune was also a painter, poet, soldier, critic, teacher, lecturer, medical writer and theorist. This book describes his battles against tuberculosis and fascism - and frequently quotes his speeches, articles and journal. . Soft Cover. more information

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NY: Vantage Press, 1993 AS-NEW/FINE First Edition HCDJ. No markings, no wear, gift quality. 5.75" x 8.25", 56 pages. The author documents the terror and destruction wrought by Hurricane Hattie on October 20th, 1961, in Belize City in the British Honduras. . First Edition. Hard Cover. more information

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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: Manitoba Clubs of the Canadian Federation of University Women, 2000 Near-Fine 2nd Printing Softcover. Excellent wraps, crisp and clean interiors, top corner of title page clipped. 8" x 9", 95 pages. - A millennium project of the Canadian Federation of University Women's Clubs in Winnipeg, Brandon and Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, this historic book honours the lives of the women who made significent contributions to Manitoba's development, and adds to the permanent recorded history of the province. The women in this book are: Thanadelthur, Margaret Taylor Hogue, Jessie Isabel McDermott, Eudoxia Shewchuk, Effie Irene McPhail, Mary Louise Kennedy, Nan Shipley, Lillian Gibbons, Euphemia Hourie, Katherina Hiebert, Delphine Rivard, Dr. Ella Lillian Peters, Sara Mallabar, Helen Harriet Hay, Kate Rice, Marie Negrycz McIntyre, Hilda Kent, Agnes MacDonald, Ruth Emisch, Barbara Sarson, Sister Lesley Sacouman, Matilda Casselman Ness, Marjorie Eliot Jackson, Elizabeth Miller (Cossar) Peddie, Olive Little, Diana Rickey, Sister Nathalie Brabant, Margaret Gregg, Dr. Frances Gertrude McGill, Florencia Marquez, Margaret Scott, Jane Aberson, Gretta Brown, Doris Friesen, Janett Ross, Amelia Lemon Burritt, Margret J. Benedictsson, Harriet Dick, Rose Cherniak Alcin (Elkin) and Anna Yonker. . Large Trade Paperback. more information

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London, U.K.: Dobson, 1974 FINE/VERY GOOD+ First Edition, 1st UK Printing. A very handsome and desirable copy of this scarce title: crisp & clean, square & solid, unmarked but for hand-written name on endpaper, no wear at all to crimson boards or silver spine titles, very clearly unread. Clipped DJ has a trace of shelf-wear along top edge, otherwise Fine. 8vo, 6.25" by 9.25", 261 pages, table of dates, index, illustrated, maps. - - - This is the first of a 4-volume series on history by the master of science fiction. With remarkable perspective, Asimov examines Europe's age of exploration and the colonization of North America. He explores rivalries and jealousies, and Indian-Colonial relations.. Hardcover with Dust-Jacket. more information

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Vancouver, BC: Whitecap Books, 2000 FINE revised edition with epilogue. Foreword by Pierre Berton. Gift quality: crisp, clean, no markings, square & solid, no creases, pristine interiors. 6" x 9", 226 pages, illustrated. - "Women of the Klondike explores the critical roles women played during the gold rush. Frances Backhouse delves into the lives of these diverse individuals - entrepreneurs, miners, teachers, doctors, nurses, and journalists. Through diaries, letters, memoirs, newspaper accounts, and archival photographs, Backhouse presents an intimate look at women in the Klondike.". Trade Paperback. more information

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London, UK: Collins, 1971 AS-NEW/NEAR-FINE reprint HCDJ. A superb copy in brand new condition. Clipped DJ is very nearly Fine. 4.5" x 7.25", 320 pages, map endpapers of North Scotland and South Scotland, 133 tartans illustrated with color plates, complete with clan history, illustrations of crested clan badges, introductory articles on the Scottish Clans and Highland dress, clan mottoes with translations, a comprehensive list of clan and family names, glossaries of Gaelic personal and place names, regimental tartans, a chronology of Scottish History, a glossary of heraldic terms. . 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 title page only, otherwise as-new interiors. 8.5" x 8.5", 108 pages plus index, pictorial endpapers, very well illustrated. Part of the series by the Alberta Heritage Learning Resources Project. This volume includes the stories of the pioneers and first settlers of Alberta: homesteads and homesteaders, journeys and diaries, schools, ranchers and farmers, cowboys and immigrants, Lord Wilfred Manchester Gunning, storms, homes, prairie fires, fall harvests, etc. . Hard Cover. more information

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London, UK: B.T. Batsford, 1951 VG+/VG- First Edition, 1st Printing. A beautiful copy: crisp, clean, solid, no markings, very nice crimson cloth boards. DJ features wraparound art by Brian Cook, has light chippin at spine tips and minor wear at extremities. 6" x 8.5", 152 pages, maps, 83 illustrations, color frontispiece. - Superb history of the border country of Scotland includes: the Border, Alnwick to Chilligham, Lordly Strand of Northumberland, Berick and the Lower Tweed, Scott Country, Teviotdale and Tributaries, Eskdale and Liddesdale, Cheviot Hills, Coquetdale redesdale, Hexham and North Tynedale, Hadrian's Wall, to Carlisle and the Solway.. Hard Cover. more information

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London, UK: Chatto & Windus, 1965 VERY GOOD/VERY GOOD First Edition, 1st UK Printing. Very nice ex-library copy with normal markings, nearly perfect maroon boards, tight binding, VG text. Unclipped DJ has been nicely preserved in mylar since 1965. 6" x 9", 260 pages, index, appendices, maps, diagrams, b&w plates. An extraordinary history of the great thousand-bomber raid on Cologne, Germany of May, 1942 - a turning point of WWII. "The preparation and execution of the raid are described in vivid human detail, brought to life in scores of character studies and countless incidents, so that the reader lives through these dramatic events with the men themselves." . Hard Cover. more information

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University of Toronto Press, 1996 VERY GOOD Reprint (1999) of Revised Trade Paperback Edition. 6.5" x 9.5", 449 pages, maps, photographs. Only a few pencil markings in margins. Bottom edge has small stamp. Light overall wear to covers, clean & tight interiors. In this University level text, the author tells the story of B.C. - with a focus on governments, and the roles that women, immigrants and First Nations people played in the development of the province. She weaves political, social, economic and demographic events into this absorbing account. Includes 1991 census info. . Soft Cover. more information

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Winnipeg, MB, Canada, 1979 FINE 8.5" x 11" yearbook, 64 pages, many b&w photos. Yearbook from the Ramah Hebrew School in Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1978-1979. Since 1958, Ramah Hebrew School has played an important and unique role in both the Jewish community and the Winnipeg community as a whole. The school belongs to the Shaarey Zedek Synagogue and is a part of the Jewish school board. The school teaches approximately 200 students in both preschool and elementary programs ranging in age from three-year-olds to Grade 6. Half the school day is used for teaching the provincial curriculum and the other half is reserved for Hebrew language schooling. The school now operates out of the Asper Community Campus in Tuxedo together with a number of Jewish educational and cultural organizations.. Soft Cover. more information

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Aledo, TX, USA: Wallbuilder Press, 2003 FINE First Edition softcover. A beautiful unmarked copy, gift quality. 5.5" x 8.5", 249 pages, illustrated. Nine of the greatest and most inspirational early American orations about the blessings and responsibilities of liberty, delivered by John Quincy Adams, Daniel Webster, George Washington Adams, David Ramsay, Noah Webster, George Bancroft, John Lathrop, Jr., Elias Boudinot, Reverend Samuel Davies. . Trade Paperback. more information

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London and Glasgow: Blackie and Son Very Good in grey cloth boards, undated. Ex-library of genealogical society. Very nice interiors, few markings. 6" x 8.5", 64 pages, frontispiece and 11 colour plates by E.W. Haslehust, Beautiful England series. Includes artwork of the Great Court of Trinity College, Byron's Pool, The Kitchen Wall of Peterhouse, The Old Hall of Corpus Christi College, Eramus' Tower of Queens' College, Gateway of St. John's College, Fisher Lane and Great Bridge, The Market Place, Library Staircase of St. John's College, Fellows' Garden and Pond of Christ's College, Clare College from the Backs. . Hard Cover. Illus. by Haslehust, E.W.. more information

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Toronto: Orbis Pub.- Royce, 1979 NEAR-FINE/VERY GOOD Revised Edition. A lovely unmarked copy with nearly perfect boards. Pristine interiors except for ownership stamp in several places. Unclipped DJ has light overall wear, no tears, no chipping. Massive 680 page volume, 9" by 12". A very comprehensive and well-written one-volume history of the Second World War, complete with color maps and illustrations, b&w photos. Considered by many to be the definitive one-volume history of WWII, a work of profound scholarship and penetrating judgement.. Hard Cover. more information

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Kansas City, MO: Stonecroft Ministries, 1984 Brand New HC. No markings, no wear, higher quality in navy blue faux leather with gold designs. Crisp, clean, square, solid, a new unread copy. 6.25" x 9.25", 266 pages, illustrated. - This is the remarkable story of one woman's dedication to the Lord and the many blessings resulting from her trust in His promises. Miracle after miracle unfolds in this outstanding woman's life. This delightful, inspiring story reveals how God took a simple dinner meeting with a few bank employees in San Jose, California, and turned that into an international ministry serving the United States, Canada, and over 50 foreign countries. The Stonecroft Ministries encompasses a number of corporations and includes several areas of outreach: Christian Business and Professional Women's Councils, Christian Women's Clubs, Business and Professional Couples' Clubs, Village and Rural Missions, and Christian literature.. Hard Cover. more information

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Kansas City, MO: Stonecroft Ministries, 1984 VERY GOOD+/No DJ as issued. No markings, minor corner bumps only, higher quality book in navy blue faux leather with gold designs. Crisp, clean, square, solid. 6.25" x 9.25", 266 pages, illustrated. - This is the remarkable story of one woman's dedication to the Lord and the many blessings resulting from her trust in His promises. Miracle after miracle unfolds in this outstanding woman's life. This delightful, inspiring story reveals how God took a simple dinner meeting with a few bank employees in San Jose, California, and turned that into an international ministry serving the United States, Canada, and over 50 foreign countries. The Stonecroft Ministries encompasses a number of corporations and includes several areas of outreach: Christian Business and Professional Women's Councils, Christian Women's Clubs, Business and Professional Couples' Clubs, Village and Rural Missions, and Christian literature.. First Edition. Hard Cover. more information

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Innisfail and Red Deer, Alberta: Congregation of Notre Dame - St. Joseph's Convent, 1992 BRAND NEW First Edition Hardcover, SIGNED by the author Rev. Henry Becs on the title page. Also includes a laid-in note (also signed) from the Reverend dated January, 1993. Brand new condition, no markings, a special signed HC copy. 6" x 9", 192 pages, maps, 43 photographs. The Reverend's life story includes his childhood and school years, priest's seminary, Communist invasion, Soviet Communism, Nazism and Nazi Savagery, Ordination to Priesthood, Appointment in Latvia, Second Communist Invasion, Arrest and Deportation to Germany, Liberation, Life in Germany (American and English Zone), and more. . Hard Cover. more information

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McClelland & Stewart, 1971 AS-NEW/AS-NEW - VG Two HC volumes bound in original green simulated leather, both in brand new condition - in a Very Good green slipcase (one corner rubbed only), also in original green simulated leather. 439 pages and 478 pages, illustrated endpapers, maps, chronology, notes, bibliography, index. Short gift inscription on half-title page of each volume, otherwise unmarked. ISBN: 0771013264 and 0771013272. Hard Cover. more information

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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: Canadian Institute of Ukrainain Studies and friends of the Ukrainian Village Society, 1988 Brand new first edition, 8.25" x 8.25" softcover, 63 pages, bi-lingual text (Ukrainian and English), well illustrated in b&w and color, glossary. A beautiful and fascinating book on the Ukrainian folk art of weaving, its origins in Ukraine and its continuation in Canada by Ukrainian immigrants and pioneers. Includes archival photos, weaving information, maps, photographs of museum quality woven articles, textile analysis, artifacts, and antique weaving tools. . Soft Cover. more information

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Mountain View, CA, USA: Mayfield Publishing Co., 1998 VERY GOOD 4th Edition Trade Paperback. Just light overall wear, occasional underlining and infrequent highlighting. Clean and bright, no spine creases. 6" x 9", 276 pages, index, illustrated. The struggle of native people has long been the result of the development process enriching some cultures while it impoverishes others. Numerous case studies illuminate this point. This book brings several issues to light, including human rights, social engineering, health and disease, and ecocide. Appendixes contain lists of support organizations, recent publication titless and contact info. . Soft Cover. more information

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Bristol, UK: Record Greetings Ltd., 1985 FINE/GOOD+ First Edition. Nearly perfect navy cloth boards with silver graphics, as-new binding and interiors, no markings but for short gift inscription on ffep. This exceptional copy comes with a good+ DJ with edge wear, minor shipping, small tape repair. 5.5" x 8.75", 378 pages, index, list of the leaders of the International Staff Band from 1893 to 1985, list of the bandmasters of the ISB from 1891 to 1985, sepia tone photos dating back to 1894 and 1889. The author writes a very detailed and personal history of the ISB. Colonel Boon was an internationally known journalist, songwriter and composer of vocal and brass band music, with 150 published works to his credit by 1985. From 1966 to 1972, he served as National Secretary for Bands and Songster Brigades in the British Territory, during which time he was a member of the International Music Board. . Hard Cover. more information

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Brandon, Manitoba, Canada: Clarence A. Boon, 1983 NEAR-FINE First Edition HC. Crisp and clean, solid, nearly perfect pictorial boards. Front endpaper excised, name obscured wth felt pen otherwise completely unmarked. 6" x 9", 298 pages plus fold-out family trees. - The complete life story of Edna (Mason) Thornby and Jack Thornby, who married in 1898. Edna lived to be more than 100 years of age, and being active and bright, told her incredible life stories to the author - some of which her family had never heard. A fascinating account of social history in late 19th century and early 20th century Canada. . Hard Cover. more information

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Kent, UK: Grange Books, 2004 Brand New HCDJ. No wear to DJ, boards, binding or pages. Unmarked. 7.25" x 10", 124 pages on rich glossy paper. - This well-documented and richly illustrated volume revives the myths and legends of the Celts, Scandinavians and Germanic Peoples. This beautiful book includes: Celtic Mythology, The Gallic Gods, Myths and Gods of Ireland, The Great Cycles of Irish Legend, Legends of Wales, The Legend of King Arthur and the Quest for the Holy Grail, Legends and Romanticism, Germanic Mythology, Texts of Edda, Origin of the World and the Birth of the Gods, Spirits, Demons and Sorcerers, Twilight of the Gods, The Heroes and the Dragon Slayers, Legends of the Rhine, Lord of the Rings, the Valkyries and Walhalla, and Beowulf. . Hard Cover. more information

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Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1984 VERY GOOD/VERY GOOD First Edition, 1st Printing. Crisp & clean, unmarked. 8.75" x 10.75", 88 pages, extraordinary photographs. British Columbia's heritage buildings and artifacts, and the stories of the people behind them, serve to remind modern-day residents of their connection to history. . Hard Cover. more information

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Toronto: The Musson Book Co. Ltd., 1920 VERY GOOD+ First Edition, 1st Printing. Excellent red cloth boards with gilt titles and few marks, corners not bumped. Square and solid binding, all text FINE. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. 5.25" x 7.5", 265 pages, 6 b&w plates including frontispiece portrait. The other plates are of Private Fred W. Bridgman (killed in action in WWI,1916), Rev. Dr. George Young, Rev. W.J. Sparling, Hon. J.C. Aikins, and Captain Dr. Morley C. Bridgman. This is an engaging biography of Reverend Captain Wellington Bridgman. Bridgman was a pioneer in the Methodist ministry of Western Canada between the Red River and the Rocky Mountains in the early 1880s. Appointed Garrison Chaplain in 1916, later Chaplain to the 251st Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force. . Hard Cover. more information

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Don Mills, ON: PaperJacks, 1979 Very Good+ First Printing Trade Paperback. Crisp & clean, square and tight, as-new binding, no spine creases, light wear to wraps, no markings of any kind, pages slightly tanned. 5.75" by 9", 370 pages, three sections of historical photos. - True story of racism, fear and discrimination in Canada. In the aftermath of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Canadian government seized all the assets of Canadians of Japanese heritage, and relocated the detainees to internment camps in B.C., Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario. It is both the story of how the Japanese endured the shock of being forced from their their homes and away from their friends, and how they re-established themselves after the war. This book bears witness to a shocking and frightening chapter in Canada's history. "Barry Broadfoot has penetrated the minds and hearts of the Japanese Canadians, a people uprooted and changed irrevocably in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor. Years of Sorrow, Years of Shame lets the Japanese, and other Canadians who lived through this terrible time, tell the story in their own words." . Soft Cover. more information

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Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 1976 NEAR-FINE/GOOD+ First Edition, 1st Canadian Printing. A beautiful copy with nearly perfect boards, as-new binding, as-new unmarked interiors. Original unclipped DJ has tape repairs and chipping. 6.25" x 9.25", 403 pages, illustrated. A very readable collection of oral histories and personal recollections from the pioneers of Canada's prairies, foothills and mountains, and their descendants.. Hard Cover. more information

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Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 1976 FINE/VG- First Edition, 1st Canadian Printing. Nearly perfect boards, as-new binding and interiors, no markings of any kind, very clean. Original unclipped DJ has only minor edge wear, light chipping at base of spine and very neat tape repair on lower edge. 6.25" x 9.25", 403 pages, 24 pages of photographs. A very readable collection of oral histories and personal recollections from the pioneers of Canada's prairies, foothills and mountains, and their descendants.. Hard Cover. more information

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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: Watson & Dwyer, 1990 BRAND NEW First Edition softcover. Pristine unmarked copy, clearly unhandled and unread. 6" x 9", 247 pages. Final book of trilogy based on the lives of English and French pioneer families who settled in Northern Ontario in the early 20th century. Fictional characters blend with the activities of governments and missions - especially a program to encourage unemployed men to homestead in the northern bush. . Trade Paperback. more information

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London, U.K.: Victor Gollancz, 1984 Fine/Very Good First Edition, 1st UK printing of this scarce volume. Clean, tight, unmarked but for previous owner's name on endpaper. No wear to boards, spine or binding, one tiny mark on fore-edge. Unclipped DJ has no tears, no chipping. 5.5" by 8.5", 248 pages. Although a novel, the historical developments in this book mirror the events of the Boxer Rebellion in Peking.. Hard Cover. more information

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NY: Weathervane Books FINE/NEAR-FINE 1970's reprint of 1905 first edition. A really nice copy with no wear to the boards, binding or pages. Crisp, clean, unmarked - in a nearly perfect unclipped DJ. 6.25" by 9.25", 365 pages, more than 100 illustrations & photos, index. - - - An excellent one-volume history of the St. Lawrence River, from the First Nations peope who first lived there, to the explorers and colonies, to the pioneer settlers. Every location along the river has its history, its stories and legends, and its importance in the fabric of two nations. . Hardcover with Dust-Jacket. more information

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NY: Dial Press, 1999 NEAR-FINE/NEAR-FINE First Edition, 1st Printing. A nearly new copy with one barely bumped top corner, as new spine and binding, as-new unmarked interiors. Unclipped DJ has no chipping, no tears, just shy of Fine. 6.5" x 9.5", 360 pages, two sections of black and white plates of historical photos, source notes, index. This book has been described as a monumental work, a landmark work, and as the most rigorous and provocative piece of scholarship that has emerged from the feminist movement of the 20th century.. Hard Cover. more information

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Toronto: Macmillan Co. of Canada, 1959 VERY GOOD/VERY GOOD First Edition, 1st Printing. Formerly part of a genealogical library, very nice interiors, excellent maroon boards, unclipped DJ protected in mylar. 5.75" x 8.75", 234 pages, genealogical family trees. A series of related stories about early settlers and the generations they produced in Nova Scotia. Begins with the family of Colin Forester and Lydia Willoughby 1786, and includes family trees and stories about the families of Henry Somers and Mary Primrose Forester, Homer Graham and Melody Forester, Angus Neil and Willoughby Forester, Richard McKee Cameron and Charlotte Forester, John Cameron McKee and Josephine Forester, Baillie Forester and Diana Farren, Alexander Currie and Janet Forester. . Hard Cover. more information

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Georgetown, Ontario: Irwin-Dorsey Ltd., 1972 VERY GOOD First Edition softcover. Once part of the collection of a genealogical society, and marked as such on the spine, title page and fore-edges. All text clean, tight, and unmarked. An excellent reading or study copy. Approx. 6" x 9", 514 pages. This collection of historical readings provides selected articles which are highly interpretive and stimulating because of interesting methodological or conceptual frameworks, and many offer revisionist views of long-standing interpretations. There is also a heavy preponderance of material outside the traditional political and constitutional history, reflecting trends in the historiography of the pre-Confederation period.. Soft Cover. more information

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London, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1926 VERY GOOD, no DJ. Attractive green cloth boards with gilt titles. Light wear to covers, hinges & all pages FINE. - - - Volume 7 of a set of Canadian history books promoted by MacLean's Magazine in 1926. Well-written, well-researched text by various authors, B&W plates. This volume has a bookplate that indicates it was presented to the Dept. of Veteran's Affairs, by the Minister of Education in Ontario, in 1929. The front endpaper has a glue remnant, the former location of a lending card pocket. Volume 12 is an alphabetical encyclopedia of Canadian History.. First Thus. Hard Cover. more information

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Toronto: W.J. Gage & Co., 1930 VG- First Edition. Blue illustrated boards show light rubbing at extremities and a few minor marks, square & solid. All pages excellent, only a few with slight marks - overall clean and unmarked, previous owner's name on front endpaper. 5.5" by 7.5", 262 pages, illustrated with drawings, maps and photos throughout. - - - Written by the head of the University of Alberta Department of History, this book traces the history of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta from the first inhabitants to the explorers - the Hudson's Bay Company fur trade to the first European settlers - life along the Red River and the Louis Riel Rebellions - The formation of the Northwest Mounted Police and RCMP to Saskatchewan and Alberta becoming provinces in 1905. Many historical photos.. Hardcover. more information

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Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada: Nimbus Publishing, 2000 AS-NEW First Edition 1st Printing Softcover. This is a brand new unmarked and unread book with no wear and no defects. 6.25" by 9", 352 pages, appendices, bibliography, index, well-illustrated. - - - For more than a century, the Sisters of St. Martha, Antigonish have dedicated their lives to serving their community. Beginning as a small group of 15, the Nuns soon outstripped their humble origins, growing in size and influence throughout the Maritimes, as well as in Ontario, Western Canada, Boston, and most recently the Caribbean. More than 600 women have served as 'Marthas', contributing to health care, hospital administration, education, social work, spiritual development, and domestic service. This book is a valuable addition in the growing field of Canadian women's history, and provides a comprehensive and well-researched account of the history of this Congregation, its principles, membership, and contributions to individual communities, as well as its place in the Canadian Catholic Church.. Trade Paperback. more information

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Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1974 VERY GOOD/VERY GOOD First Edition, 1st Printing. Former owner's name on half-title page, otherwise unmarked. Crisp, clean, solid. DJ has several short edge tears, now expertly closed. 6" x 8.75", 198 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. True Crime. On March 16th, 1946, the torso of a man was found in a lonely area of Hamilton's escarpment mountain in Southern Ontario. Three days later the torso was identified as the remains of John Dick, a 39 year old street car conductor employed by the Hamilton Street Railway Company. In the years that followed, 4 people were arrested and charged with the murder - his widow, her lover, and her parents. The ensuing see-saw of justice resulted in five trials with varying outcomes. . Hard Cover. more information

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Bracebridge, Ontario: The Canadian Congregation of the Society of St John the Evangelist, 1940 NEAR-FINE second edition of this staple-binding book. Lightly tanned, otherwise as-new, no markings. 5.5" x 7.75", 13 pages of text, 34 historic photographs from prior to 1940 on b&w plates, artwork by H.S. Stevenson, dated 1934, two-page map. History of the Canadian Congregation of the Society of St John the Evangelist, which started in Bracebridge in the Muskoka region of Ontario in 1928 with 7 little missions, and expanded to 30 by 1940, from Huntsville to Gravenhurst, and to Baysville and Clear Lake. Among the photos are the original mission house and church, guest house, farm scenes, print shop, Sunday School class of 1939, small log churches at Allan's Corners, Rocksborough, Lewisham, Purbrook - and Christ Church in Port Sydney. . Soft Cover. more information

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