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A ROPE IN THE HAND
by Beattie, Jessie L.
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- Used - Very Good-
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- First Edition
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- 1975
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- Paperback
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Burlington, Ontario, CAN
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$11.95
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Hamilton, Ontario: D. G. Seldon, 1975. (x) 83 pp. Trade paperback format. Signed by Jessie L. Beattie on the first blank page; previous owner's name inside. Wear at the corners with some creasing on the spine and some discolouration on the front cover. From the memoirs, diary and letters of Captain Francis J. Brown, 1877 -… Read more about this item Item Price
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OSHAWA - The Crossing Between the Waters
by Doswell, James W. (chairman) (Oshawa Public Library Board)
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- Used - Very Good+
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- Very Good+
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- Second Printing
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- 1978
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- Hardcover
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Burlington, Ontario, CAN
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$34.95
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Oshawa, Ontario: Oshawa Public Library, 1978. 434 pp. Blue boards lettered in silver on the spine; illustrated endpapers; headband. Illustrated with black and white and colour plates. Presented in the publisher's original blue box with a bit of edge and corner wear. Light rubbing on the corners of the dustjacket; no interior markings. .… Read more about this item Item Price
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EARLY DAYS IN HALIBURTON
by Cummings, H. R. (foreword by Leslie M. Frost)
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- Very Good
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- Second Printing
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- 1963
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- Hardcover
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Burlington, Ontario, CAN
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$24.95
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Toronto: The Ontario Department of Lands and Forests, 1963. (ix) 180 pp. followed by appendices. Green boards decorated in gilt on the front panel and spine; illustrated with black and white photographs. Wear at the corners of the dustjacket with a bit of rubbing on the panels; no interior markings. . Second Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.… Read more about this item Item Price
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MANITOUWADGE - Cave of the Great Spirit
by Dean, Pauline
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1989
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0969351429
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Burlington, Ontario, CAN
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$49.95
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Manitouwadge, Ontario: Great Spirit Writers, 1989. 250 pp. Green leatherette decorated in green and gilt on the front panel; lettered in gilt on the spine; colour endpapers; illustrated with black and white photographs. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a small dent in the upper edge of the front panel; previous owner's name inside. The Contents are:… Read more about this item Item Price
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FROM SPARK TO SPACE - The Story of Amateur Radio in Canada
by Parker, William H. (foreword by Mayor S. L. Buckwold)
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1968
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- Paperback
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Burlington, Ontario, CAN
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$14.95
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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Saskatoon Amateur Radio Club - VE5AA, 1968. 146 pp. Light edge and corner wear with a small scuffed patch on the front cover and an uncreased spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white photographs and charts. The Contents are: Part One: The First Step: The Beginning; The Beginners. Part Two: Amateur… Read more about this item Item Price
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TORONTO OLD AND NEW
by Adam, G. Mercer (introduction by The Rev. Henry Scadding)
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- Used - Near Fine
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- First Printing - First Thus
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- 1972
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- Paperback
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Burlington, Ontario, CAN
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Toronto: Coles Publishing, 1972. 212 pp. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings. Originally published by The Mail Printing Company, 1891. Subtitled: A Memorial Volume, Historical, Descriptive and Pictorial, Designed to Mark the Hundredth Anniversary of the Passing of the Constitutional Act… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE SEARCH FOR THE BREADALBANE
by MacInnis, Joe (introduction by Walter Cronkite)
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- Used - Very Good+
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- Very Good+
- Edition
- First Revised Edition
- Published
- 1985
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0715388002
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Burlington, Ontario, CAN
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$14.95
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London: David and Charles, 1985. 191 pp. Orange boards lettered in gilt on the spine. Light rubbing on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact. Illustrated with black and white plates. The Contents are: There's a Ship Out There Somewhere; The First Expedition Begins; I Need to Borrow Your Ice Breaker; The Final Attempt; On Board the… Read more about this item Item Price
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1837 REBELLION REMEMBERED
by Duncan, Dorothy; Lockwood, Glenn J. (introduction) (Joyce C. Lewis; Sarah Walker; Duncan Urquhart; Joan Murray; Ronald J. Stagg; John C. Carter; Elinor Kyte; Anthony Adamson; Cecil Houston; Mary Beacock Fryer; Melody Brown; Douglas Fyfe; E. Jayne Cardno)
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- Used - Near Fine
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1988
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- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0919352014
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Burlington, Ontario, CAN
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Toronto: The Ontario Historical Society, 1988. 180 pp. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by C. W. Jefferys. Subtitled: Papers Presented at the 1837 Rebellion Remembered Conference of the Ontario Historical Society at Black Creek Pioneer Village. The Contents are: Introduction; Life in the Rebellion Era;… Read more about this item Item Price
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GOLD MINING SPURS AIR TRANSPORTATION IN CANADA , 1926 - 1936
by Parrott, Donald F. (preface by John E. L. Richthammer)
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- Used - Very Good+
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- First Edition
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- 1998
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- Paperback
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Burlington, Ontario, CAN
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Thunder Bay, Ontario: Donald F. Parrott, 1998. 168 pp. Trade paperback format with endpaper maps. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Profusely illustrated with black and white photographs.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+. 8vo. Item Price
$24.95

PAUL KANE - THE ARTIST - Wilderness to Studio
by Lister, Kenneth R. (with Maude Cassels, Paul James Kane, Arlene Gehmacher, Heidi Sobol)
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- Used - Very Good+
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- Very Good+
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- First Edition
- Published
- 2010
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0888544804
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Burlington, Ontario, CAN
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$89.95
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Toronto: Royal Ontario Museum Press, 2010. 414 pp. Please note, this is a very large and heavy book and, depending where in the world you are, the shipping will likely be higher than normal. Brown cloth lettered in gilt on the spine; headband; illustrated endpapers. Light wear at the corners of the dustjacket; no interior markings except… Read more about this item Item Price
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WANDERINGS OF AN ARTIST - Among the Indians of North America
by Kane, Paul (foreword by John W. Garvin)
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- Used - Near Fine
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- First Printing - First Thus
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- 1996
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- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 048629031X
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Burlington, Ontario, CAN
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$24.95
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Mineola, New York: Dover Publications, 1996. (liv) 329 pp. Trade paperback format. Very light edge and corner wear with a flat uncreased spine; previous owner's name inside. Illustrated with black and white and colour plates by Paul Kane. Cover art also by Paul Kane.. First Printing - First Thus. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Illus. by Paul… Read more about this item Item Price
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CANADA: SYMBOLS OF SOVEREIGNTY
by Swan, Conrad
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good-
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- First Edition
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- 1977
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0802053467
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Burlington, Ontario, CAN
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Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1977. (xv) 272 pp. Please note, this is a somewhat heavy book and, depending where in the world you are, the shipping might be higher than normal. Navy blue cloth decorated in gilt on the front panel and spine; black endpapers; headband; illustrated with colour plates. Edge and corner wear on the… Read more about this item Item Price
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CANADA: The Foundations of Its Future
by Leacock, Stephen
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- Used - Very Good+
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1941
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- Hardcover
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Burlington, Ontario, CAN
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$19.95
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Montreal: Private Printing, 1941. (xxx) 257 pp. Please note, this is a somewhat heavy book and, depending where in the world you are, the shipping will likely be higher than normal. Quarter-bound in dark blue and light blue boards; lettered in gilt on the spine; decorated in black and gilt on the front panel, along with a… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE BATTLE FOR JAMES BAY - 1686
by Kenyon, W. A.; Turnbull, J. R.
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1971
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- Hardcover
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Burlington, Ontario, CAN
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$34.95
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Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1971. (xiii) 132 pp. Red boards lettered in gilt on the spine; yellow endpapers; headband; illustrated with black and white plates. Light rubbing on the corners of the dustjacket with a short tear in the lower left of the front cover; no interior markings. The Contents are: Preface; Introduction by J. R. Turnbull;… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE MAD TRAPPER - Albert Johnson
by Wiebe, Rudy
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Paperback Printing
- Published
- 1981
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- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0770416780
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Burlington, Ontario, CAN
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$9.95
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Toronto: Bantam Seal Books, 1981. 189 pp. Light edge and corner wear with a flat uncreased spine and a few small dents in the front cover; no interior markings. . First Paperback Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. Item Price
$9.95

I REMEMBER
by Young, Elena Attwood
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- Used - Very Good-
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- First Edition
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- 1957
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- Paperback
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Burlington, Ontario, CAN
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Guelph, Ontario: Private Printing, 1957. 154 pp. Personalized inscription by the author on the first blank page. Edge and corner wear with some minor creasing and discolouration on the cover; aside from the author's inscription, no interior writing.. Memories of Guelph, Ontario and the Church, from the late 1800s into the 1950s.. Signed by Author. First Edition.… Read more about this item Item Price
$9.95

THE GREAT ADVENTURE - How the Mounties Conquered the West
by Cruise, David; Griffiths, Alison
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1996
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0670834327
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Burlington, Ontario, CAN
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$9.95
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Toronto: Viking - The Penguin Group, 1996. (xii) 416 pp. Please note, this is a somewhat heavy book and, depending where in the world you are, the shipping will likely be higher than normal. Quarter-bound in dark red on beige boards; lettered in beige on the spine; endpaper maps; headband; illustrated with maps and photographs. Some wear… Read more about this item Item Price
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HALTON SKETCHES REVISITED - Historical Tales of People and Events
by McDonald, John (introduction by Hartley Coles)
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- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- First Printing - First Thus
- Published
- 2003
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- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1550463756
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Burlington, Ontario, CAN
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$14.95
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Erin, Ontario: The Boston Mills Press, 2003. 124 pp. Profusely illustrated with maps and black and white photographs. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; previous owner's name inside.. First Printing - First Thus. Soft Cover. Very Good+. 4to. Item Price
$14.95

TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS IN CANADA WEST - or, The Experience of an Early Settler - Two Volumes in One
by Strickland, Major Samuel (edited by AGnes Strickland)
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Printing - First Thus
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- 1970
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- Hardcover
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Burlington, Ontario, CAN
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Edmonton, Alberta: M. G. Hurtig, 1970. (xix) 311, 344 pp. Two volumes in one, paginated individually. Please note, this is a somewhat heavy book and, depending where in the world you are, the shipping will likely be higher than normal. Blue cloth decorated in black and gilt on the spine; headband. Light wear at the corners… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE PIONEER FARMER AND BACKWOODSMAN - Volume I and II
by Guillet, Edwin G. (foreword by Leslie M. Frost)
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- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- First Printing - First Thus
- Published
- 1970
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- Hardcover
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Burlington, Ontario, CAN
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$29.95
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Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1970. (xxvii, xiii) 343, 390 pp. Please note, these are somewhat heavy books and, depending where in the world you are, the shipping will likely be higher than normal. Both books are bound in red cloth and decorated in black and gilt on the front panels and spines; illustrated endpapers; illustrated throughout… Read more about this item Item Price
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