Search Results: Canadiana from Lippincott Books

Charlottetown: Ragweed Press, 1985. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. ix, 376 pp. A history of Prince Edward Island written as a 6th grade social studies text. Includes glossary and index. Profusely illustrated by photographs, drawings and maps. Corners chipped and lower edge dented, otherwise in near fine condition.

St. Johns: Newfoundland Book Publishers, 1967. Hardcover. Very Good. 9" x 12" Tall. 602, pp. With business advertisements at back. 32 color plates of birds by Roger Tory Peterson. Smallwood was about half way through his 22 year term as Provincial Premier when he edited this book. The theme of Volume III is Confederation: nearly 100 contributors wrote about a wide range of topics from provincial government and the role of the Grenfell Mission, to the Newfoundland breed of dog. Bound (for some inexplicable reason) in brown faux alligator printed cloth with acetate dust wrapper. Oversize book: Canadian and overseas customers please request a shipping quote, or anticipate a request for additional postage; the book will ship at cost.

Waterloo, Ontario: Geological Association of Canada, 1981. First Edition . No Binding. Very Good. Deparment of Earth Sciences, University of Waterloo. In Two Parts. Part 1- Text: A collection of papers including a Mining History of the Buchans, Newfoundland, with photographs, some in color, a History of Geophysical Exploration at Buchans, with diagrams and Notes on Ore Minerology, with black and white and color plates. Part 2: a slipcase with two large folding maps in color: Geological Map of Buchans area, Newfoundland, and Compilation of the Newfoundland Central Volcanic Belt. Also included is a large folded First Aid chart. Both parts, including maps & chart in Very Good condition. As this is a 2 part set, Canadian customers should request a shipping quote, or anticipate a request for additional postage; the books will ship at cost.

Montreal and Kingston: McGill Queens Univ Press, 2000. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. xiii, 222 pp. With references, index. Examines the respective roles of universities, government laboritories, and private firms in innovation and evaluates the effect of current federal policies on the process.

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1966. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 755 pp. Includes general bibliography and index. Oversize book: overseas and Canadian customers please request a shipping quote, or anticipate a request for additional postage; the book will ship at cost.

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1979. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. lvii, 913, [1] pp. Volume IV: Contains 504 biographies. This was a period of wars over the Maritimes, problems of allegience for Acadians and Indians, and towards the end of the century, the effects of an influx of loyalists escaping the American Revolution. Includes bibliography and indices. Red Cloth and cream dustjacket.

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1994. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 1295 pp. Includes general bibliography and nominal index. Dustjacket has one mug shaped stain and a torn corner. Oversize book: overseas and Canadian customers please request a shipping quote, or anticipate a request for additional postage; the book will ship at cost.

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1974. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. 782 pp. Includes general bibliography and index. Dustjacket missing a 1/2" piece from back panel, otherwise very good. Oversize book: overseas and Canadian customers please request a shipping quote, or anticipate a request for additional postage; the book will ship at cost.

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1974. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 1092 pp. Includes general bibliography and index. With two page publisher's letter and a copy of a 1982 review from the Globe and Mail laid in. Oversize book: overseas and Canadian customers please request a shipping quote, or anticipate a request for additional postage; the book will ship at cost.

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1969. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. 759 pp. Includes general bibliography and index. Dustjacket missing a 1" diagonal piece of lower front corner, otherwise very good. Oversize book: overseas and Canadian customers please request a shipping quote, or anticipate a request for additional postage; the book will ship at cost.

Quebec, no Date: Photo-Lithographie. Facsimile of the 1905 Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 300 pp. Reprint of the 1905 edition. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. Father Macmillan, in his preface, speaks of the difficulties he met due to the lack of early records. This makes his book more important, as his primary sources are no longer alive. The binding is tight and strong, but the last 2 sections were misbound, and the edges are discolored. The red covers are near fine. Dustjacket stained on spine and flap edges, with price intact.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1960. First Edition . Hardcover. VG/FN/GVG. x, 366 pp. With index. Illustrated map on end papers. Inscribed "For George E. Warren- classmate- 1903 Columbia with best wishes and as a souvenir of friendship John F. Thompson." VG/FN in dust jacket with 3/4" tear, else VG.

Calgary, Alberta: Alberta Society of Petroleum Geologists, 1970. Second Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 232 pp. Oblong Folio. With survey index overlay. Green buckram. With numerous geological maps, many in color, and other illustrations, charts and diagrams. Previous owner's name stamped on ffep, corners bumped, light soiling to boards. VG Oversize - we will quote postage at cost for destinations outside the United States

Victoria, B.C.: British Columbia Department of Mines and Petroleum Resources, 1972. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 96 pp. Stiff paper wrappers. With 8 maps and diagrams in pocket, some in color. Includes 8 pages of black and white plates. Table of contents include Geology of the Nicola group east and west of the Wolf Creek Formation, volcanic breccia and agglomerate, metamorphism and metasomatism of Nicola rocks, Copper Mountain intrusions (dykes of microdiorite and latite porphyry, Verde Creek Quartz monzonite), structural geology (folds, faults, fracturing), mineral deposits (copper, azurite). Very Good.

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1974. 1st Trade . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 292 pages. Includes appendices, notes, bibliography and index.

Toronto: Institute of Public Administration of Canada: L' Institut D'Administration Publique Du Canada, 1996. Review Copy . Soft cover. Near Fine/None Issued. 200 pp. Contributions are printed in the language of the contributor, however summaries in French are included for each English language paper. Includes list of contributors. Provides an overview and assessment of the cutbacks and reforms in federal and provincial governments during the 1990's.

Alberta: University of Alberta Press, 2002. Soft cover. Near Fine. 288pp. Includes extensive health care reform bibliography. Papers contributed by lawyers and legal scholars examine regulation of private care, and interpretations of the Canada Health Act, as related to health care reform in Canada.

Amhurst, Nova Scotia: Amherst Gazette Steam Printing House, 1885. Hardcover. Very Good. 209, [1] pp. Includes index. In 1774, William Black made an visit of inspection before he risked bringing his family to Canada a year later. He was impressed with the hard working Baptist families in the Amherst area, most of whom had been recruited from New England to replace the recently evicted Acadians. Blind-stamped green cloth with title gilt. Back hinge has been mended by overstitching the last gathering to the text block. This repair is many years old, and is still firm. The rear free endpaper has been re-attached with reversable paste.

Boiestown, NB: Central New Brunswick Woodmen's Museum, 1987. First Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 251 pp. Includes photographs and facimile records from militias, and the lumber industry . With Village Census data for 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881 and 1891. From the Library of Edward "Sandy" Ives, writer, singer, anthropologist, and authority on the folksongs and folklore of Maine and Maritime Canada, with his name on the ffep. Ives was the founder and Director of the Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History and the editor of its annual publication, Northeast Folklore. NF

St. John's, NF: Breakwater Books Ltd, 1992. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/VG+. vii, 184 pp. Oblong. The history of Atlantic Canadian marine services that have linked the island provinces with the mainland. Nearly 300 illustrations including 8 color plates. Includes two "Ellsworth American" newspaper articles inserted by the previous owner telling of the last voyage of the Bluenose Ferry out of Bar Harbor, Maine to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Also included are 3 brochures of ferries: the Caribou, the Princess of Acadia, and the Joseph and Clara Smallwood. Near Fine in VG+ dust jacket with some color fading else Fine. Oversize: Overseas and Canadian customers please request a shipping quote; the book will ship at cost.