Canada Books

Montreal Military Museum, 1962. Privately-printed journals from units of the Household Brigade, gives a glimpse of life in Montreal a century ago, illustrated, 95 pages, hardcover, book and dustjacket are in excellent condition. Hard Cover. Fine/NF. MILITARY HISTORY. (more information)

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Department of Highways. Large paperback, stiff wraps, front cover color illustration of armorial achievement of Nova Scotia granted by King Charles I, in 1625, back cover color illustration of Nova Scotia's flag, pamphlet consists of 95 pages history/travel information, illustrated, owner name on front cover, else a clean copy with light wear only. Trade Paperback. VG+. (more information)

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Ontario, Canada: Lester & Orpen Dennys, 1983. Large paperback in excellent condition, clean inside and out with no remarkable flaws, a documented explanation of "...why, during the years between 1933 and 1948...of all the nations in the Western world, Canada had the worst record in providing sanctuary to European Jewry". ISBN: 0886190231. Trade Paperback. NF. Holocaust. (more information)

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Windsor Publications, 1986. Large format hardcover, first printing, book and dustjacket are in excellent condition, nice gift copy, "..beautifully illustrated history..over a hundred rare black-and-white historical photographs and sketches documenting the city at every stage of its growth..sixteen full-color pages..traces the city's growth from fur trading entrepot to gold rush town to the center of provincial government". ISBN: 0897811429. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. Fine/NF. (more information)

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Knopf, 1974. Firsthand account of the author's voyage down the Yukon River which retraced the Klondike goldrush route of 1898, illustrated with photographs, end-paper map, clean, attractive copy. 1st U.S. Ed.. Hard Cover. NF/NF. NAUTICAL MARITIME CANADA. (more information)

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J.M. Dent & Sons & E.P. Dutton, 1970. Hardcover, pictorial cloth binding, no dustjacket, illustrated with photos, drawings, and maps, minor signs of use only, clean copy inside and out. ISBN: 0460949772. 3rd Printing. Hard Cover. VG. JUVENILE. (more information)

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University of Michigan Press, 1960. "The story of America's closest ally - conquering its own frontier, producing its own vast share of our continent's wealth," a clean, attractive copy, hardcover first printing with dustjacket. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. Fine/NF. (more information)

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Les Editions Lemeac, 1965. Large format hardcover, book is flawless, dustjacket has two difficult-to-see short tears as its only flaw and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, nice gift copy, text is in English and French, packed with black & white photos by internationally renowned Canadian photographer Hans Van Der AA. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. Fine/NF. Photography. (more information)

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Wolfville, Nova Scotia: Self-Published, 1983. Large paperback in excellent condition, very slight tanning to the spine is the only flaw, 188 pages, illustrated throughout, "first edition" stated on copyright page, includes a bibliography, full title: "Eliza of Pleasant Valley: Her Family, Church, and Community in Nineteenth Century Cornwallis Township, Kings County, Nova Scotia". ISBN: 0969128703. 1st ed.. Trade Paperback. NF. Biography Genealogy Regional History Nova Scotia. (more information)

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NeWest Press, 2002. Inscribed and signed by the author on title page, large paperback, historical novel set in Canada, very light rubbing to cover, nearly as new, first printing. ISBN: 1896300472. Signed by Author. 1st ed.. Trade Paperback. Fine. (more information)

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University of New Mexico Press, 1974. Large paperback in excellent condition, nice gift copy, later printing, "This account of the French era in Canada is the most original treatment of the subject in over a century". ISBN: 0826303110. Trade Paperback. Fine. (more information)

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Oliphants Ltd., 1955. Written for young adults, the story of this doctor who devoted his life to the service of the people in the frozen district of Labrador, hardcover, color frontispiece, ownership stamp blackened out on front end-paper, label-ghost on spine, pages tanned, dustjacket has some edge-wear which is heavy along the folds, "Grenfell" written in ink on spine, protected in a mylar cover, doesn't look all that bad. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. VG/Good. JUVENILE. (more information)

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Wellfleet Press, 1988. Two-volume set, large format hardcovers, books, dustjackets, and the original slipcase are all in excellent condition and quite suitable for gift-giving, a history of Canada in the late nineteeth century, "Filled with hundreds of rare and original engravings depicting all the various aspects of country and city life in all the provinces and major cities in exquisite detail and deep respect for historical accuracy...". ISBN: 1555212247. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine DJ and Fine Slipcase. (more information)

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Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1994. Large paperback in excellent condition, small bookplate on the inside front cover, else as new, wonderful illustrations throughout by Heather Collins, suitable for young adults. ISBN: 1550741284. 1st ed.. Trade Paperback. NF. (more information)

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Toronto: Clarke Irwin, 1953. "A record of the Shakespeare festival in Canada 1953," attractive full-page color illustrations of the actors, brief owner inscription on front end-paper, dustjacket has a few edge-tears and tanning. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. VG+/VG. CANADA SHAKESPEARE LITERATURE THEATRE DAVIES ROBERTSON ACTING. (more information)

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Montreal: Vehicule Press, 1997. Large paperback in excellent condition, "...it was the first tax-supported library in Quebec...A Jewel in the Park chronicles the impassioned mission of citizens and politicians to create a public library in their community," 153 pages, illustrated. ISBN: 1550650874. Trade Paperback. NF. (more information)

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Oshawa, Ontario: Mundy-Goodfellow Printing Co., 1946. Hardcover with dustjacket, this is the original edition, 601 pages, many illustrations, photos, and a double-page end-paper map, "...the first settlers being United Empire Loyalists who came from the Mohawk Valley in 1784. There were two groups, the Palatines who went to Dundas and Osnabruck and the Scottish, who settled in Glengarry and Cornwall. These latter were augmented by later migrations from Scotland in 1786, 1792, 1794 and 1803-4," book has a moderately musty scent to the pages, dustjacket has several edge-tears but is quite presentable in the professional (removable) mylar cover that we provide. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. VG/VG-. Quebec Regional History. (more information)

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Royal Canadian Mint, 1983. A history of coinage in Canada, illustrated throughout, hardcover, book and dustjacket are in excellent condition. Hard Cover. Fine/NF. NUMISMATICS CANADA HOBBY. (more information)

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Alpine Club of Canada, 1986. Large paperback with no significant flaws, clean inside and out, "Being an account of and guide to alpine huts & backcountry shelters including their origin, design, moments of glory & sadness, moves, additions, & occasional demises, fiery or otherwise; along with their setting & access, & their current status, collapsed or intact; peaks in the vicinity to be climbed interspersed with such diverse topics related to the huts as persons for whom they were named, early mountaineering & ski touring in their environs, construction methods..as well as occasional encounters with nocturnal apparitions, rats of the pack & bushy-tailed varieties, wolverines, bears, & water bucket mouse traps; illustrated with photographs, maps & floor plans". ISBN: 0920330185. Trade Paperback. VG+. (more information)

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Mitchell Press, 1958. "a record of the history of a portion of the Province of British Columbia almost completely neglected by historians," illustrated with photographs, end-paper map, tight attractive copy, clean inside and out, hardcover with dustjacket, signed by the author. Signed by Author. 3rd Printing. Hard Cover. NF/VG+. (more information)

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Montreal, 1941. Privately printed history of Canada, attractive blue cloth with coat of arms illustration on front cover, illustrated with maps and paintings by Canadian artists, two ribbon bookmarks, limited edition, excellent condition. Hard Cover. NF. TRAVEL. (more information)

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McGraw-Hill, 1978. ".the story of the men who cut and hauled timber from the birth of the industry until the internal combustion engine changed lumbering techniques in the 1950s," great photos throughout, hardcover first printing, book is in excellent condition with no rematkable flaws, dustjacket has minor edge-wear, the original price is present and it looks fine in its removable protective mylar cover. ISBN: 0070827273. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. NF/VG. BIOGRAPHY LOGGING. (more information)

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McGill-Queen's University Press, 1996. Large paperback, condition is AS NEW, nice gift copy of the story of Canada's most controversial murder case. ISBN: 077351449X. Trade Paperback. Fine. Biography. (more information)

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Chanler & Sharp, 1979. ".a fascinating account of how European and American knowledge of Eskimo lifestyles and technologies has grown over centuries of exploration by explorers, traders, settlers, missionaries and others," great illustrations throughout including a folding map, hardcover and dustjacket, first printing, clean inside and out with no major flaws. ISBN: 0883165325. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. VG+/VG+. ALASKA. (more information)

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William Sloane Associates, 1961. "A superb account of personal adventure in the vast, primeval wilderness of the Canadian Rockies." illustrated with photographs and an end-paper map, hardcover first printing with dustjacket, the original price is present and a professional mylar cover is included. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. NF/VG+. NATURE EXPLORATION. (more information)

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 1976. Honors the centenary of The Royal Military College of Canada, 1876-1976, contains nine essays by military historians, this copy is in excellent condition, hardcover with dustjacket. 1st U.S. Ed.. Hard Cover. Fine/NF. (more information)

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McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1961. Large paperback, "The classic story of family life at an isolated Nova Scotia lighthouse," illustrated with drawings. Trade Paperback. VG. NAUTICAL NOVA SCOTIA. (more information)

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University of Toronto Press, 1970. Hardcover first printing with dustjacket, excellent condition, looks new, includes the maps in the rear pocket, "Based on an imaginary long-lost manuscript...brings to life the exciting landscape of the Canadian Northwest in the early years of the nineteenth century when fur traders from the St. Lawrence clashed with their rivals from Hudson Bay". ISBN: 0802052231. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. (more information)

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W.W. Norton. The illustrated story of the author's last mountaineering adventure, color frontis photo, hardcover, dustjacket is price-clipped at bottom, U.S. price is still present at top of flap, no copytight date, light soiling/scuffing to the predominantly white dustjacket on rear panel, quite nice overall. Hard Cover. NF/VG. MOUNTAINEERING. (more information)

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Doubleday, 1975. Description of country life in Saskatchewan, hardcover with dustjacket. ISBN: 0385075294. Hard Cover. NF/VG+. (more information)

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