1988Best.-Nr. 1125558432Hantsport N.S: Lancelot Press 1988. Book. Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pictorial paper 148 pages : illustrations map Includes index signed by author on half-title a fine copy. Lancelot Press Paperback
1968Best.-Nr. 1125558448Chicago: Denoyer-Geppert Company 1968. Map. Very Good. Soft cover. large full color linen-backed wall map measuring 401/2 x 431/2 inches509.27 x 547.37 cm from the Canadian History Series by Denoyer-Geppert Company Chicago its main topics being; Exploration 1800-1865;Economic Developments; a Extent of Settlement 1865b Railways and Canals; c Trade Routes: Political Developments: Boundaries a With the United States. b With Russian America. very good condition with some minor tape repairs at top edge 3 eyelets for hanging folds into a blue cloth cover. Map no 9 in series of maps produced for schools. Denoyer-Geppert Company Paperback
1932Best.-Nr. 1125558047Victoriaville P.Q: La Voix des boisfrancs 1932. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. printed paper cover110 pages 2 portrait including frontispiece illustrations music some toning to edges else a very good copy.CONTENTS; Part I. Abenaki Indian legends and stories Part II. Abenaki Indian grammar Part III. The meaning of Indian names of rivers lakes etc The abbreviated manner of reading and writing in Abenaki Text in English and Abenaki. La Voix des boisfrancs, Paperback
1905Best.-Nr. 1125558052Montreal: Canadian Pacific Railway 1905. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Tall 8 Vo. printed paper covers 98 pages6 full page b & w maps chart Cabin diagram Express Steamships "Albert and Athabaska" cover minor spotting to covers a very good example of scarce CPR ephemera.The Westbound Edition. Canadian Pacific Railway, Paperback
2010Best.-Nr. 1125558058Dorchester NB: Westmorland Historical Society 2010. Book. Very Good. Paperbound. First Edition. 4 to. spiral bound pict. paper covers iv 196 pages : illustrations maps signed by author with inscription to former owner. very good copy. Westmorland Historical Society Paperback
2003Best.-Nr. 1125558068New Hamburg Ontario: Ritz Printing Inc 2003. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author on tp. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. pictorial hardcover viii 251 p. : illustrated. maps ports. ; includes bibliographical references appendices and index.SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE. Ritz Printing Inc Hardcover
2005Best.-Nr. 1125558076Montreal: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Montreal 2005. Book. Fine. Soft cover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. pictorial paper covers195 pages : illustrations chiefly color portraits ; CONTENTS: An art of vigour and restraint / Rosalind Pepall Edwin Holgate and rural life / François-Marc Gagnon Living landscape / Brian Foss "A new country for Canadian art": Edwin Holgate and Marius Barbeau in Gitxsan territory / Sandra Dyck "Crisp whites and rich blacks": the wood engravings / Rosiemarie TovellThe portraits: reaching beyond form / Rosalind Pepall "Ready for the unexpected" The war art of Edwin Holgate / Laura Brandon. Issued also in French under title: Edwin Holgate Catalogue of a travelling exhibition organized by the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and first held in the Michal and Renata Hornstein Pavilion from May 26th to Oct. 2n. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montre?al, Paperback
1968Best.-Nr. 1125558080Glasgow: Brown Son & Ferguson Glasgow 1968. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. blue cloth gilt spine dust jacket xi 483 pages : illustrations50 b & w platesfrontispiece maps.Reprint of the 1937 ed Map on lining papers. A fine copy in a fine d.j. In protective mylar. Brown, Son & Ferguson, Glasgow, Hardcover
1985Best.-Nr. 1125558084Fredericton New Brunswick: Sociéte d'histoire de la riviere Saint-Jean 1985. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pict. paper cover 165 pagesillustrated Includes indexa fine copy very scarce.The destruction of Pointe-Sainte-Anne an Acadian settlement in modern-day Fredericton by the British army is a somewhat forgotten piece of the capital's history. In February 1759 colonial Lt. Moses Hazen travelled with a troop of New England Rangers to Pointe-Sainte-Anne. At Pointe-Sainte-Anne Hazen burned 147 buildings and killed numerous Acadians. Sociéte d'histoire de la riviere Saint-Jean Paperback
2010Best.-Nr. 1125558097St. John's NL: Argentia Pilgrim Pub. 2010. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. pictorial paper covers vi 485 pages : illustrations some color portraits Includes bibliographical references and index. CONTENTS; Part I: Behind the scenes: BackgroundPlan and AdministrationThe Nursing story.Nursing points to ponderPre Commission of Government Hospitals.The Cottage Hospital System and Memorial University's Faculty of MedicinePart II: Pioneers who established and supported the system: Sir John Charles Puddester LL. D. 1881-1947Dr. Harris Munden Mosdell M.B. 1883-1944Dr. Leonard Albert Miller MHO 1906-1981Part III: The Cottage Hospitals: OverviewCottage Hospital Nursing Before . Argentia Cottage Hospital . AfterOld Perlican Cottage HospitalMarkland Cottage Hospital etc etc. Argentia Pilgrim Pub., Paperback
1981Best.-Nr. 1125558110Kingston Ont.: Petheric press Ltd printed by McCurdy Print. Co 1981. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 8vo. red. gilt dec. cloth cover gilt spine 251 pages : illustrations portraits 2 small ink stamps. nominal roll. in protective mylar jacket"The 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion was an airborne infantry battalion of the Canadian Army formed in July 1942 during the Second World War; it served in North West Europe Landing in Normandy during Operation Tonga in conjunction with the D-Day landings of 6 June 1944 and in the airborne assault crossing of the River Rhine Operation Varsity in March 1945. After the end of hostilities in Europe the battalion was returned to Canada where it was disbanded on 30 September 1945." with thanks to wikipedia. Petheric press Ltd printed by McCurdy Print. Co, Hardcover
2011Best.-Nr. 1125558119St. John's Nfld: WinterPlace Projects 2011. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Oblong Folio. pictorial hard cover 136 pages : illustrations color throughtout Includes bibliographical references page 131 A beautiful production which has a computer enabled version of 'fore edge painting' compress and bend the edges one way and you will see a detail of Captain C.M Shipley's 1841 drawing of the harbour eentrance. Bend it the other way and you will see two cod fish one an 18th century engraving and the other a 1982 woodcut by Newfoundland artist Don Wright. Of interest to anyone who has an interest in Newfoundland prints art graphic history. WinterPlace Projects Hardcover
1884Best.-Nr. 1125558145Saint John N.B.: T. O'Brien 1884. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. redgilt decorated cloth 98 pages .beveled edges light scattered foxing light wear at corners Mrs. Jean E.U. Nealis born Fredericton N.B. Sept 25 1842. married Hugh Nealis in 1864. The preface was written by Irish-American immigrant Mary Anne Madden Sadlier born CootehillCo. Cavan 1820 She was an editor publisher businesswoman and prolific writer and translator- authoring sixty volumes of novels short stories plays children's texts and translations of French romances and religious works.The only daughter of a successful English engineer and cartographer Jane Elizabeth Ursula Wilkinson 1842-1910 enjoyed a quiet childhood in Fredericton where her mother of United Empire Loyalist stock was noted for her wild flower illustrations. Musically talented she became organist at Christ Church Cathedral in Fredericton.Anthologized in: Lockhart THE HARP OF ACADIA 1923; Maxwell THE RIVER ST. JOHN AND ITS POETS 1947. T. O'Brien Hardcover
2010Best.-Nr. 1125558157Toronto: University of Toronto Press 2010. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pictorial paper xi 238 pages : illustrations map portraits CONTENTS; "Murder most foul" : the Wetherill charivari near Ottawa 1881"A man's home is his castle" : death at a Manitoba charivari 1909"What you do in daylight in eyes of public is no harm" : person place and defamation in Nova Scotia 1917Picturing community : Les and Edna Babcock's shivaree Avonlea askatchewan 1940"Great fun"/"a nuisance" : seeking recent shivaree discourses. University of Toronto Press Paperback
1922Best.-Nr. 1125557867Toronto: A.T. Chapman ; Toronto : Musson Book Company Toronto : Produced for the publishers . by Warwick Bros. & Rutter Limited 1922. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed Presentation Copy. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. half brown linen with brown paper over boards paper cover and spine label pp.2 140 2 pages 1 leaf of plates : frontispiece portrait deckle edges dust jacket has small loses at spine ends edge wear and some sign of wear along spine signed presentation 3 lines in ink on front blank "To Dr. George Clarke D.D.S. with homage of W.D. Lighthall." in protective mylar jacket. A.T. Chapman ; Toronto : Musson Book Company, Toronto : Produced for the publishers ... by Warwick Bros. & Rutter, Limited Hardcover
1964Best.-Nr. 1125557865Sydney N.S.: The Gaelic College of Celtic Arts and Crafts 1964. Book. Good. Soft cover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. pict. paper covers stapled at spine52 pages. : ilustratedl. ports.old stain on top corner at fore edge which involves the same area to pp 19. else a presentable well read copy. Contains a wealth of photographs of this the Silver Jubilee year. . The Gaelic College of Celtic Arts and Crafts? Paperback
2006Best.-Nr. 1125557932Fredericton NB Canada: Goose Lane Editions 2006. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. white cloth168 pages illustrated throughout many full color plates index A beautiful tribute to Bobak Canada's youngest Official War Artist with tributes contributed by his friends. . Goose Lane Editions Hardcover
1999Best.-Nr. 1125557934Toronto: MacMillan Canada 1999. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Oblong 4 to. bound in full embossed green morocco in embossed slip case viii 400 pages : illustrations maps gilt spine titles 5 raised bands all edges gilt gilt dentelles marbled end papersa beautifully bound book. . MacMillan Canada Hardcover
1904Best.-Nr. 1125557950Toronto: Metallic Roofing Co of Canada 1904. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. decorated linen over boards cover159-320 pages : illustrations Errata sheet and 4 pp price list No 16 laid-in1 inch at lower spine damaged light wear to edges. A valuable reference for those interested in building restoration. The company manufactured and sold Architectural Sheet Metal Building Material . Metallic Roofing Co of Canada Hardcover
1913Best.-Nr. 1125557989Winnipeg Manitoba: Manitoba Free Press 1913. Periodical. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. dec. paper wraps not paginated Approx. 250 pages illustrated maps some in colour index Cover title " Handy Almanac Enclopedia and Atlas 1913" some wear at edges and along spine in v.g condition for its age. RARE. Manitoba Free Press Paperback
1940Best.-Nr. 1125557690Hartford Conn: self published 1940. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Signed Copy. Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. grey paper cover paper cover label xvii 101 pages : 9 tipped in color plates large folding map of island in rear pocket limited edition of 150 copies50 in leather100 in paper inscribed and signed by Eugene E Wilson one of the compilers spine is toned chipping to spine endsand edges. self published Paperback
1985Best.-Nr. 1125557695Bastard and South Burgess Township Ont.: Council of Bastard and South Burgess 1985. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. pictorial hard cover 272 pages : illustrations maps light chipping tpo top edge of d.j. else a very good copy. Council of Bastard and South Burgess Hardcover
1999Best.-Nr. 1125557694Vancouver/Toronto: Douglas & McIntyre & Art Gallery of Ontario 1999. Book. As New. Soft cover. First Edition. Oblong 4 to. pictorial paper wraps pp. xi 323 illustrated full color frontispiece152 full color plates numerous black & white illustrations 3pp bibliography index. Cornelius Krieghoff is Canada's most famous artist from the nineteenth century. He is best known for his affectionate depictions of everyday life among the habitants and First Nations residents of what is now Quebec. This book was published to mark the very first retrospective exhibition of his work. Dennis Reid focuses on Krieghoff as a major Canadian cultural figure showing his work to be as much shaped by his new homeland as his images indelibly shaped future perceptions of his time and place. A beautiful production published at $85.00 printed on acid-free paper.Published on the occasion of an exhibition organized and circulated by the Art Gallery of Ontario Toronto Canada and held at the Art Gallery of Ontario and four other institutions between Nov. 26 1999 and Oct. 8 2001. Douglas & McIntyre & Art Gallery of Ontario, Paperback
1898Best.-Nr. 1125557723Mobile ALA: Mobile Stationery Co. 1898. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. printed paper wraps 84 pages 4 unnumbered leaves of plates prepared for private circulation by W.K. Reynolds.ex lib with small link stamp on front wrap . Mobile Stationery Co. Paperback
1978Best.-Nr. 1125557735Minto N.B: self published 1978. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. red cloth gilt cover and spine240 pages. : ilustratedl. 3 plans portraits.much here for genealogists also ming companies lumbering land grants families inc.MillerO'LearyCoakleyKellyThurrottMcEacheronEvansWeltonMcDougallLaffertyetc a fine copy. self published Hardcover