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1998réf. 416H3607Canada: E.B.P. 1998. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ii 252 pages. Black and white photographic plates. "The story of German Prisoner of War camps in Canada during World Wars One and Two with special emphasis upon the latter. A story little known in Canada. Concerns battle zones in Britain North Africa France and Germany. Involves governments as well as forty-six thousand prisoners of war who lived 'Behind Canadian Barbed Wire'. - Introduction. Minimal high-lighting to contents. Prior owner's name clipped from top of title page. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound reading copy. E.B.P. Paperback
1980réf. 416H2935Regina Saskatchewan Canada: The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities 1980. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 208 pages. Many black and white reproductions of archival photos. Records the birth growth aims and accomplishments of S.A.R.M. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. A sound reference copy. The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities Paperback
1942réf. 721c9675Fort Ste. Marie Midland Ontario: Martyr's Shrine 1942. Book. Good. Paperback. Third Revised Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 56 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Black and white illustrations. Contents: Hurons and Missionaries; Founding of the Fort; Completion of the Fort; A Huron Pilgrim Shrine; Destruction of the Fort; The Old Fort Reappears; The Shrine Restored; Excavations of Old Fort Ste. Marie. Average wear and soilling. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound copy. Martyr's Shrine Paperback
1959réf. 122G2507Canada: Canadian Uranium Producers 1959. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 16 pages. Promotional booklet for Canada's early uranium industry. Following the foreword by Prime Minister Diefenbaker are sections describing the development of uranium in Canada a listing of products available method of purchase Directory of uranium producing companies plus a list of sources of further information. Faint bit of writing atop front cover otherwise unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this vintage item. Canadian Uranium Producers Paperback
1994réf. 416j2726Canada: British Railway Modellers of North America. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1994. First Edition. Paperback. 0919487467 . Author shares his photos with descriptions of the passing of the steam and the dawning of the diesel era on eastern Canadian railways. 26 glossy stapled pages loaded with magnificent black and white photos and a map. Clean tight and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound example.; 8vo . British Railway Modellers of North America paperback
1916réf. 105a0402Toronto: Glasgow Brook & Company 1916. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 178 pages. Index. Colour frontis. Library binding with usual markings. Above-average wear. Significant water staining. Reading copy only. Glasgow, Brook & Company Hardcover
2022réf. 255j0821Toronto: Maclean's. Fair. 2022. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Features: Gabor Mate on the Mind-Body Connection; A Calgary School Teacher's Long Legacy of Abuse; Secrets from the Leonard Cohen Archives; Harrowing Memoir by ER doctor Alan Drummond of Pembroke Ontario; Malahat Skywalk; Death Doula Kayla Moryoussef; Sarah Polley writes Shayla Brown into 'Women Talking' script; and more. 74 pages. Name blacked out on address label. Moisture-induced undulations to fore-edge. Above-average wear. A sound reading copy.; Sm 4to . Maclean's unknown
1988réf. 147a5544Vancouver BC Canada: Vancouver School Board 1988. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 128 pages. Bibliography. Abundantly illustrated. "This history comprised of hundreds of photographs and candid anecdotes collected from former students teachers and trustiees tells the story of our public schools complete with blemishes and triumphs." - from dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with lightest wear. Dust jacket preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Excellent copy. Vancouver School Board Hardcover
1989réf. 72609513Toronto: Dundurn Press 1989. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 276 pages. The story of an energetic involved woman. Her life divides into two phases. As the wife of John Graves Simcoe Elizabeth is a sensible lady of the Age of Reason pursuing the picturesque with sketch book and water colours. Following Simcoe's death her long life as a widow finds meaning in fostering the well-being of her church. Average wear. Usual library markings. Dundurn Press Paperback
1981réf. 721H4090Canada: The University of Manitoba Press / The Manitoba Historical Society 1981. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 182 pages. "Specific advice is given on compiling a community archive or database and on publishing a local history. An extensive bibliography and a guide to local archives complete the book." - back board. Average wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. A sound and helpful reference copy. The University of Manitoba Press / The Manitoba Historical Society Hardcover
1994réf. 72500787Vancouver BC Canada: Fraser Institute The 1994. Book. Fine. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 217 pages. ".if we don't make it quite clear to the rest of the world that we have some sort of a 'Plan B' if the existing process fails then we may wind up provoking some rather unpleasant economic consequences." A plan for the rest of Canada should the game of constitutional chicken with Quebec end in separation. Clean bright and unmarked. Miniscule wear. Excellent copy in giftable condition. Fraser Institute, The Paperback
1984réf. 16703308Canada: Windsor Publications Canada Ltd. 1984. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 320 pages. "A sparkling and affectionate tribute that will delight entertain and inform for generations. More than 350 dramatic illustrations many of them brilliant colour plates enhance the compelling narrative." - from dust jacket. Clean bright and unmarked. Minimal wear. Gift quality. Excellent copy. Windsor Publications (Canada) Ltd. Hardcover
1971réf. 125a7081Canada: University of Toronto Press 1971. Book. Illus. by Dingle Adrian. Fair. Paperback. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 316 pages. Bibliography. "This is Ontario's story a collective biography of her people a history of her development as a province." - from back cover. Usual library markings. Above-average but not excessive wear. Binding intact. Worthy reference copy. University of Toronto Press Paperback
2006réf. 317c8555British Columbia: Sono Nis Press. 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 373 pages. Footnotes. Index. Many black and white photos. Printed on glossy stock. "The remarkable story of the men and women who surveyed the province. Using basic equipment surveyors endured arduous work conditions. They witnessed the tragedy of colonial impact on aboriginal peoples protected the interests of prospectors settlers and entrepreneurs pioneered aerial technologies in the mountains and left their names on landmarks all over British Columbia." - dust jacket. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Appears unread. A superb example.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; BRITISH COLUMBIA_HISTORY CANADA_BIOGRAPHY SURVEYING SURVEYORS . 1550391534 . Sono Nis Press hardcover
1968réf. 644c9708Victoria B.C.: Department of Travel Industry Government of British Columbia 1968. Book. Very Good. Paperback. 1968 Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 24 pages. Measures 9"x4". Dozens of small black and white photos capture Vancouver Island's tourist industry in 1968. Appears to have been provided free to tourists. Provides a comprehensive list of: Ferry Services; Things to Do; Where to Shop; Places to Dine; Where to Stay; Special Tourist Services; Seeing Vancouver Island; Mainland Services; Useful Information. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Department of Travel Industry, Government of British Columbia Paperback
1993réf. 121a5984Madeira Park BC Canada: Harbour Publishing Company Limited. Very Good. 1993. Reprint. Paperback. 1550170600 . 269 pages including index and abundant illustrations. Here are tales of adventure on the sea suffering and starvation on land monstrous weather hardships insanity and the happiness found by some tending the lighthouses of the B.C. coast. "I defy anyone to put it down after only one chapter. Surely this is what history is about." - Canadian Geographic. Clean bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Very nice copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Lights of the Inside Passage - a History of British Columbia's Lighthouses and Their Keepers . Harbour Publishing Company, Limited paperback
1991réf. 86201453Toronto: Doubleday & Company Inc. 1991. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 390 pages. In this landmark book many of the best minds in "English Canada" set out their position and agenda vis-a-vis the Quebec crisis. They argue cogently for Canada's survival as a tolerant purposeful independent state with or without Quebec. Brings a much needed dose of clarity and realism to the questions raised by Quebec's demands for greater powers and possible separation. Addresses possible solutions and looks at the processes of accommodation renewal or separation. In so doing it provides a crucial definition of "English Canada" today. Very light wear. Clean bright and unmarked. Doubleday & Company, Inc. Paperback
2004réf. 217c9725Canada: Random House of Canada Limited 2004. Book. Illus. by Tong Nancy. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Over 700 pages. Footnotes. Index. "A place so vast and so inclusive that it could never be housed in a physical building. It's a virtual museum of our country's history a road map to the Canadain psyche whose signposts are physical artifacts that date back to the birth of life on our planet. Prior owner's details clipped from top of front free endpaper otherwise clean and unmarked with very light wear. A nice copy of this attractive and interesting work. Random House of Canada, Limited Hardcover
1967réf. 41502264David & Charles/University of Toronto Press 1967. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 248 pages including index and black and white photographic plates. "Through a study of the ventures of Devon merchants in the colony of Prince Edward Island in the half century after Waterloo this book shows how these developments were interrelated. Explains how a major industry building ships for sale in Britain grew up in the Island largely inspired from the west of England." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. A decent working copy with binding intact. David & Charles/University of Toronto Press Hardcover
1987réf. 846G2888Canada: New Hogtown Press 1987. Book. Good. Paperback. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 487 pages. Footnotes. Bibliography. Index. "Demonstrates the complex character of working class history and the Canadian labor movement." - from back cover. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A sound copy. New Hogtown Press Paperback
2000réf. 815j1464British Columbia: Priority Printing. Very Good. 2000. First Edition. Paperback. 096873720X . "Anthony Guppy was born in India in 1920 where his father was with the Indian Civil Service. In 1921 the family moved to the isolated village of Tofino on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. Growing up there during the Depression gave him a special affection and regard for the beaches and inlets and forests where he and his siblings played learned to fish hunt and sail. After serving in the Canadian Army overseas during WWII he returned to the West Coast. In this memoir he returns to the early years in Tofino." - back cover. 202 pages. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Clean bright tight and unmarked with very light wear. An attractive example.; Cover Illustration; 8vo . Priority Printing paperback
1997réf. 715G0590Tofino BC Canada: Grassroots Publications 1997. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 80 pages. Index. Reproductions of archival black and white photos in text. Signed by author upon title page. "The first sensitive overview of thiis second major period of Clayoquot history. Author moved to Tofino in the 1920s and met all the surviving players or their peers of the post-pioneer era." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Grassroots Publications Paperback
1979réf. 41502303Austin Manitoba: Manitoba Agricultural Museum 1979. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 295 pages including index. 'The Manitoba Agricultural Museum has a motto: "Preserving the past for the future." It is this philosophy that makes this Museum a living breathing part of the present and provides a tremendous potential for its future in Manitoba and Canada at large.' Gift greetings upon front endpaper. Half-inch nick to bottom of blue cloth spine else very light wear. Excellent copy. Manitoba Agricultural Museum Hardcover
1976réf. 15604636Canada: McClelland & Stewart / CBC Television 1976. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 63 pages. Oblong - 11 inches wide. Examines one of the constant themes of Canadian history - the problem of the relations between our two founding nations. A geographical approach to this historical theme. Many excellent black and white illustrations. Considerable high-lighting. Average wear. Worthy working copy. Bit of tape on front cover. McClelland & Stewart / CBC Television Paperback
1983réf. 41502301Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press 1983. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 379 pages including notes bibliography index and black and white photographic plates. Makes an important and colourful contribution to regional history and to the history of education in Canada. In addressing issues of concern to many North American university communities it also makes a significant statement about the current crisis in higher education. Book clean and unmarked with very light wear. Light wear to dust jacket. Excellent copy. University of British Columbia Press Hardcover
