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HITORY OF THE COUNTY OF LUNENBURG 2nd edition by M. B. DesBrisay - 1895
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HITORY OF THE COUNTY OF LUNENBURG 2nd edition
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DesBRISAY, Mather Byles. History of the County of Lunenburg. Second Edition. Toronto : William Briggs / Montreal: C.W. Coates, 1895. Pp (11), xii-xvi,(1), 18-585,(3) of adverts,(2). frontispiece, 1 folding map, 8 leaves plat es. Four chapters of particular interest here: 40. Fisheries - Kinds and quantities of Fish caught - Vessels, This is an exceptional copy of this rare. The binding is tight and the pages are clean - no foxing. Very attractive cover and spine. As the pictures show the book is all original and would look great on your bookshelf. Contents: Boats, and Men engaged - Deep Sea and other Fishing (pp.461-471); 41. Manufactures in the Town of Lunenburg, with Vessels and Boats Built there and elsewhere in the County (pp.472-484); 46. Tales of Shipwreck suffered by Mariners and others belonging to the County - Chase and explosion of Young Teazer (pp.509-521); 47. Rescue of Persons in Peril on the Sea, and Presentations made for Deeds of Bravery and as Tokens of Esteem and much more. There are 585 pages including addenda and index. A great source of genealogy.
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Historical Statistics of Canada
by Leacy, F.H. (With K.A.H. Buckley & M.C. Urquhart.)
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Hudson's Bay Company 1670-1870 (3 Volumes)
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Toronto: McClelland and Stewart 1960, 1st Trade Edition. (Hardcover set) 687,974pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. Map endpapers, frontispiece, folding maps, indices. The dust jacket on v. 1 has tears and some chipping, all are a bit darkened on the spine and the front inner hinge of v. 1 has been repaired carefully. Vol. 1 1670-1763. Vol. 2 1763-1820. Vol. 3 1821-1870. Foreword by Winston S. Churchill. Locale: Western Canada. (Western Canada, Fur Trade, Hudson's Bay Company).
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UNDER SAIL TO GREENLAND
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Some wear at the corners. The binding is excellent and the pages are clean. Privately Printed by the Marchibanks Press 1931. 1st edition limited to 900 copies (300 for Private Distribution and 600 for the publisher). Tipped-in frontispiece (portrait) and plates from photos, and folding colour map (at end). Posthumously published account of the expedition, including excerpts from the correspondence between Allen and Rockwell Kent, which led to Kent's participation and his account of the expedition in "N. By E."There are 90 pages
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The Canadian Newspaper Directory
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Montreal: A. McKim & Co. 1892. (Hardcover) 368pp. Very good, no dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt lettering and black decoration. Abbreviations, illustrations, advertisements, index.The corners are lightly bumped, the spine is lightly worn and discolored, pages 16-17 are toned from a newspaper clipping stored between the pages, and there are markings in blue pencil in the margins of the text. "Containing: A history of the rise and progress of journalism in each province, with a facsimile of the first paper printed in Canada; statistics and tables showing the increase in Canadian newspapers since the period of Confederation; tables of the imports and exports of materials in the printing and publishing trades; the customs tariff affecting these various press associations of Canada. Etc.; A Gazetteer; of all Canadian and Newfoundland Newspapers and periodicals, in which is given the name of each paper, its editor and publishers, date of establishment; politics or class; frequency of…
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Making a Start in Canada; Letters from Two Young Emigrants
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London: Seeley & Co. Ltd. 1889. (Hardcover) 224pp. Very good plus, no dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to the cover and spine and a gilt cover decoration. Diagram. The spine is a bit cocked, the covers are lightly edgeworn. "Many young men of what it commonly called the upper middle class yearly leave their country to seek fortune, or, to put the case more modestly, subsistence, in Canada. It has occurred to me, having recently sent two sons to that country, to publish some extracts from the letters in which they have described their experience, and to say something about their preparations for this undertaking" - from the introduction by Alfred J. Church. Time Period 19th Century. Locale: Alberta--Canada; British Columbia-Canada; Ontario--Canada; Prairie Provinces; Western Canada. (Canada, Colonization--Canada, Emigration--Canada, History--Canada, Letter Writing, Settlement--Canada).
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Historical Statistics of Canada
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Ottawa: Statistics Canada [0-660-11259-0] [1983], 2nd edition. (4to) Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Tables. (Canada, Statistics).
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Hudson's Bay Company 1670-1870 (3 Volumes)
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Toronto: McClelland and Stewart 1960, 1st Trade Edition. (Hardcover set) 687,974pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. Map endpapers, frontispiece, folding maps, indices. The dust jacket on v. 1 has tears and some chipping, all are a bit darkened on the spine and the front inner hinge of v. 1 has been repaired carefully. Vol. 1 1670-1763. Vol. 2 1763-1820. Vol. 3 1821-1870. Foreword by Winston S. Churchill. Locale: Western Canada. (Western Canada, Fur Trade, Hudson's Bay Company).
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UNDER SAIL TO GREENLAND
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Some wear at the corners. The binding is excellent and the pages are clean. Privately Printed by the Marchibanks Press 1931. 1st edition limited to 900 copies (300 for Private Distribution and 600 for the publisher). Tipped-in frontispiece (portrait) and plates from photos, and folding colour map (at end). Posthumously published account of the expedition, including excerpts from the correspondence between Allen and Rockwell Kent, which led to Kent's participation and his account of the expedition in "N. By E."There are 90 pages
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The Canadian Newspaper Directory
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Montreal: A. McKim & Co. 1892. (Hardcover) 368pp. Very good, no dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt lettering and black decoration. Abbreviations, illustrations, advertisements, index.The corners are lightly bumped, the spine is lightly worn and discolored, pages 16-17 are toned from a newspaper clipping stored between the pages, and there are markings in blue pencil in the margins of the text. "Containing: A history of the rise and progress of journalism in each province, with a facsimile of the first paper printed in Canada; statistics and tables showing the increase in Canadian newspapers since the period of Confederation; tables of the imports and exports of materials in the printing and publishing trades; the customs tariff affecting these various press associations of Canada. Etc.; A Gazetteer; of all Canadian and Newfoundland Newspapers and periodicals, in which is given the name of each paper, its editor and publishers, date of establishment; politics or class; frequency of…
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Making a Start in Canada; Letters from Two Young Emigrants
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London: Seeley & Co. Ltd. 1889. (Hardcover) 224pp. Very good plus, no dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to the cover and spine and a gilt cover decoration. Diagram. The spine is a bit cocked, the covers are lightly edgeworn. "Many young men of what it commonly called the upper middle class yearly leave their country to seek fortune, or, to put the case more modestly, subsistence, in Canada. It has occurred to me, having recently sent two sons to that country, to publish some extracts from the letters in which they have described their experience, and to say something about their preparations for this undertaking" - from the introduction by Alfred J. Church. Time Period 19th Century. Locale: Alberta--Canada; British Columbia-Canada; Ontario--Canada; Prairie Provinces; Western Canada. (Canada, Colonization--Canada, Emigration--Canada, History--Canada, Letter Writing, Settlement--Canada).
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History of the County of Lunenburg (1895)
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Canada: Global Historical Reprint. Good. Hardcover. 2003. pp605 heavy book check postage with us .
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Planning for Freedom: 16 lectures on the CCF Its Policies and Program
by M. J. Coldwell, David Lewis, F. H. Underhill, Andrew Brewin, T. C. Douglas, Eugene Forsey and more
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Ontario CCF, Toronto, 1944, Very Good Softcover, 180 pages, 6" x 9", edgewear on cover and aged paper, otherwise clean and tight. See image for Contents.
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Goldrush Days With Mark Twain, Illustrated with Woodcuts By Henry J. Glintenkamp
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William R. Gillis. Goldrush Days with Mark Twain (H. Glintenkamp woodcuts). Copyright 1930. Albert & Charles Boni, NY. With an into by Cyril Clemens. RARE H. Glintenkamp WOODCUTS 6 woodcut illustrations included, Twain frontis (Three old friends), and 5 other historic and realistic woodcut illustrations. MEMOIRS. HISTORY OF NEVADA GOLDRUSH. Summary: Mr. Gillis was a friend of American author/humorist Mark Twain and was with him at Virginia, Nevada in the Goldrush days. In 1859 placer miners in the Great Basin discovered the largest gold and silver strike that had happened in the United States up until that time. RARE H. Glintenkamp WOODCUTS. Used. Good- Condition. 264 pages. Used. Good condition. First few pages are loose. Frontis is still affixed to binding. Green cloth boards gold titling. No titles left on spine. Spine is sunned.
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The Silence Of The North
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By Olive A. Frederickson with Ben East. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. RARE. 1972 Crown Publishers Inc., NY. The Silence Of The North, The Incredible story of a woman's fight for survival in a merciless winter of the Canadian Wilderness during the 1940's. Adapted as a film in 1981 and directed by Allan King. VG/GOOD $5.95 unclipped dust jacket. USED. 5 ¾ X 8 ½. 209 pages. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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BLACK BERET: A HISTORY OF THE WINDSOR REGIMENT (RCAC) 1936 - 2006
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Windsor: The Windsor Regiment Association, 2006. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. pp: 260 [2]. Laminated pictorial boards. Issued without a dust jacket. Pictorial endpapers. A complete history of the Regiment that includes, a Roll of Honour and a nominal roll for the years 1936 to 2006. This is a particularly hard history to find. A very good copy. This copy is from a library and has a stamp on the top edge. There are some signs of use. No extra shipping within North America.
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Something The Cat Dragged In
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SOMETHING THE CAT DRAGGED IN - A PETER SHANDY MYSTERY. SIGNED BY FAMED CANADIAN AUTHOR CHARLOTTE MACLEOD. Publisher: Doubleday & Co., Garden City, NY, 1983. Used First printing. Flat-signed by author on card affixed to title page. Dark-grey textured paper boards with light-grey imprinting on spine Price intact: $11.95. Good Condition/ Includes good condition unclipped $11.95 Blue and white dust jacket. Will ship from United States.
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The Withdrawing Room
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The With-Drawing Room (1980, Doubleday 1st Ed. SIGNED W/DJ) THE WITH-DRAWING ROOM, A MYSTERY BY FAMED CANADIAN AUTHOR CHARLOTTE MACLEOD. Publisher: Doubleday & Co., Garden City, NY, 1980.Used. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. First or early printing thus. Good Condition/ Includes good condition unclipped $8.95 dust jacket. Features young Sarah Kelling. Will ship from United States.
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The Recycled Citizen
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016MacLeod, Charlotte. THE RECYCLED CITIZEN, by popular Canadian author Charlotte MacLeod. Mysterious Press ISBN 96187-2.1988. Published January 21, 1988. Softcover. Advance Uncorrected Proof. 199 numbered pages. Signed." The reigning queen of the whimsical whodunit brings back amateur sleuth Sarah Kelling and her art detective husband, Max Bittersohn, in this tasty mystery involving a black-tie charity auction, scandal, and more than one murder." Stated First Printing January, 1988. Number line 1090807060504030201 . Flat-Signed by the author on title page. Used VG Condition.
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Forty Years in Canada : Reminiscences of the Great North-West, with Some Account of His Service in South Africa
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London / Toronto: Herbert Jenkins / McClelland, Goodchild, Stewart, Ltd., 1918. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Second Printing ?. Very good, with a little wear to extremities, and somewhat faded spine. Front pastedown bears a bookplate of the Canadian Exhibition Commission, stating that this copy was part of an exhibition by the Commission in association with the Canadian Authors Association. Spine has the Herbert Jenkins imprint. Intro by Colmer. 17 plates..
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The Adventure of Wrangel Island
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The Adventure of Wrangel Island, Alaska (1925 Macmillan 1st Edition) HISTORY OF ALASKA. EXLIB. Good Condition/ No DJ included. Fold-out map affixed to binding at the back of the book has never been opened. The story of the (unsuccessful) attempted colonization of Wrangel Island Alaska. 413 pages plus appendix, Index. Titling is still bright. A clean, solid copy. Scarce.
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The House
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Toronto, Ryerson Press, 1955, hardcover, 255 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket, Signed by the Author without inscription on the title page. Straight, tight and clean, short gift inscription (non-authorial) to half-title verso, corner and spine end bumps, a few tiny dents to front board. Dustjacket, light edge nicks, a few spots to rear panel. very pretty in new Brodart sleeve. The second novel by the Alberta-based poet, journalist, and early biographer of the women's suffrage movement.
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