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Features: Uncle Ben and the Panther - a story involving Joseph and Daniel Smith of the parish of Blissville, Sunbury Country, New Brunswick; A White Woman in the Congo - Marguerite Roby; The Spanish Heiress - Mr. E. Player defends a pretty girl from some scoundrels aboard the Vigo, of which he is the Ship's Engineer; Among the Bedouins of Eastern Palestine - the life and habits of the strange nomadic Bedouins; Hung Up in a Cave - The Rev. R. Marle relates his perilous experience while cave-exploring in the Mendip Hills; Sacred Elephant - a hunter kills an elephant which is considered sacred... and finds himself in trouble; The 'Swinging Festival' of Siam - a strange harvest ceremony; The Ordeal of Mrs. Page - kidnapped by Apache raiders on the Arizona border; Celebrating the Dashara - a remarkable Indian festival; My Sambur - a funny story from India; Across Persia and Europe on Pony-back - a remarkable ride of over 2,000 miles; A Shaker Romance - the author (then aged 9) helps a romantic young couple from this sect which did not believe in marriage and died out; The Sportsman in Rhodesia - the paradise of big game hunting; Diamond cut Diamond - a case of a Chinese Sherlock Holmes; and more. Nice Vose Player Piano ad on back cover. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
39 pages. Features: Why I Fled Russia - Scientist Dr. Mikhail Klochko's own story of his defection to Canada (part 1 of 4); Mitzi Gaynor's $40,000/week comeback; A Dam to make the Prairie Bloom - The South Saskatchewan River Dam slowly takes shape - great colour photos; Cultivate a new skill or interest and start developing it into an avocation for later years (part 3 of 3); Has Success Spoiled Rudy Pilous - He won the Stanley Cup as coach of the Chicago Black Hawks; Colour Birks Jewelry centerfold; Neil Harnish and his war with the Canadian Army at Camp Gagetown, New Brunswick; Maud Watt - angel of the north brought beaver back to the Quebec wilderness; Nipper by Doug Wright. Great colour ads. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
63 pages. Features: I betrayed my country and the woman I love - the Lonsdale spy ring - Harry Houghton is now serving 15 years for selling British naval secrets to the Russians (Part 1 of 2); Pirates with the (Sir Tyrone) Guthrie Touch - a famed director brings Gilbert and Sullivan back to life; Robert Goulet lets his hair go straight again; TLC - a new way with the mentally ill - a new PEI program of placing patients with foster families - key figure is Mary Farmer; Tommy Douglas tackles a new job - as New Democratic Party (NDP) leader he admits "it's going to be tough" - he leaves Regina for Ottawa - lengthy text with many photos; Noel Coward's musical Sail Away; A Tartan reflects Muskoka's Charms - Mrs. Eileen Kirkvaag; Canary Islanders have a whistle language; Decorative hats (helmets) for motoring women; Great young Canadian runners Bruce Kidd of Toronto and Walter Williams of Minto New Brunswick; Nipper by Doug Wright. Nice colour ads. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
66 pages. Features: News Photos; Railroad News - Shades of Jay Gould!; Short article and photo of the world's fastest train - the S.N.C.F. CC-7121; Tales of the Century - The 20th Century Limited - article with photos; Cover Story - The Story of Speed - America's fastest trains of 1954; Photo Section - includes great centerfold photo of a Texas & New Orleans (Southern Pacific) 4-4-0; When Steam Ruled Cajon Pass - great photos; In 1953; Nobody wanted a steam locomotive for the first time in 125 years; In Search of Steam - 2 - along an obscure branch in New Brunswick is the oldest living locomotive in Canada; Great vintage ads; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality copy. Magazine
"On the 17th of April 1851, a ship was launched from the yard of James Smith at Marsh Creek in Saint John, New Brunswick. She was the largest ship the yard had ever built and they named her Marco Polo." - from page 5. Former library copy with usual markings and library binding. Seven one-sided pages of text plus a three-page bibliography prepared by Deborah Carhart, and a list of 16 books beneath the heading 'Canadian Ship Marco Polo 1851-1883. The first four pages are entitled "The Wreck of the Marco Polo in Canadian Prize Stories" (written for the Montreal Witness). The next three pages are entitled "The Legend of the 'Marco Polo' Pride of all New Brunswick". Average wear. A sound working copy. Book
64 pages. Numerous pages of heartwarming black and white photos of sentimental Canadian scenes to accompany the songs, plus images of popular personalities and acts which appeared on the popular Don Messer's Jubilee television program on the CBC. Songs include: The Blue Laurentians; The Don Messer Jubilee; Eight Sails in the Breeze; Good Old New Brunswick; In a Little Shack Up the Pontiac; In the Land of Blue Tartan; The Log Driver's Song; Moonrise Over Ottawa; My Canada; My Red Headed Girl From Quebec; Nova Scotia Moon; Old New Brunswick Moon; Ook-Pik - Pride of the Eskimo; Prince Edward Island is Heaven to Me; We'll Rant and We'll Roar; When it's Apple Blossom Time in the Valley; The Avon Breakdown; Banks of Newfoundland; The Centennial Waltz; The Champion Hornpipe; David's Jig; Elliott's Favorite Reel; Expo '67 Two-Step; Happy Acres Two-Step; John A. Cameron's Jig; Lou Sullivan's Breakdown; The Paper Maker's Breakdown; Pictou Island Reel; The Slim Pine Reel. Unmarked. Above-average wear. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this wonderful Centennial memento. You can't get much more Canadian than this! Book
211 pages. Fold-out map. Upon front free endpaper is written in the author's hand "To the Reader With Best Wishes" below which is his signature dated February 28th 1969. Usual library markings. Half-leather binding a little loose but intact. A worthy reference copy. Ex-Library
279 pages. Index. Author's signature and inscription upon title page. Adapted from the award-winning series 'Watershed Down', published in The Telegraph Journal. "Extraordinary research and detailed depth of analysis. Written with great flair." - Jane O'Hara, Canadian Association of Journalists. Moderate wear. Binding tight. Sound copy. Book
Signed and inscribed by author to a Canadian Federal Minister of Fisheries and Oceans upon title page. 279 pages. Bibliography. Index. Printed upon glossy stock. Generously illustrated with colour and black and white photos. Argues that "governments must transfer management of our rivers and watersheds to private owners, conservation trusts and river communities." - dust jacket. Unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy. Book
Signed, without inscription, by Lawson upon title page. xi,[1],335 pages. Index. Colour map of New Brunswick. Black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. "Many New Brunswick teachers appear to find difficulty in obtaining material for their Social Studies projects. In this book will be found a wealth of material dealing with certain portions of the course in that subject. Here are stories of the early days in this province, descriptions of pioneer life, information about important figures in our history from the first settlements to the present time, and facts in connection with our provincial industries. All this is presented in an interesting manner, thus forming a volume which the children will read with profit and pleasure." - Foreword to Teachers. Please note: pages 41-48 loose but present. Pages 49-50 missing, otherwise unmarked with average wear to publisher's illustrated green cloth. A worthy vintage copy. Book
139 pages. "When John Brunswick, a Swiss immigrant woodworker, built his first billiard table in 1845, he started a 140-year series of events that has resulted in the transformation of his small Cincinnati firm into today's diversified Brunswick Corporation. Archival photography throughout. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket now in archival-grade Brodart cover. Beautiful copy. Book
200 pages. Black and white photos. Many line diagrams. Author was Director of Manual Training, Calgary, Alberta. Provides instruction on: Paper-folding; paper-cutting and mounting; Pattern-work and designing with coloured papers; A simple introduction to the study of colour; Constructive work in paper; Cardboard-cutting and modelling; Raffia work; and more. Binding intact. Average wear to olive green cloth-covered boards. Prior owner's details, dated 1920, inside front board. Small vintage bookseller's label inside back board. A sound copy of this charming and informative vintage text. Book
84 pages. Features: Cover illustration by Franklin Arbuckle shows ducks being defeathered after hunt; One-page Bank of Montreal ad features the Kemano power house; Editorial discusses TV censorship; Lovely one-page vintage colour-photo ad for Ganong's chocolates; Mackenzie King and the "Revolt" of the Army - was the Canadian Army on the verge of an uprising in 1944 over conscription?; How They Saved the Worst Kid in Town - after four years of patient care an adopted brat becomes a happy, healthy kid (Children's Aid Society / CAS story from Toronto in 1947); It's a Sin What They Do To The Sandwich! - humorous article with comedian Mickey Lester; All the Fun of the Fair (short story); When Sears Joins Up with Simpson's; Where Even Women Stop Talking - retreats across the country are finding that a weekend of silence, prayer and meditation opens the door to a more personal peace; The Rollicking Republic That Doesn't Exist - nice photo-illustrated article on the parts of Maine, Quebec and New Brunswick which constitute 'The Republic of Madawaska'; Sailor A.G. Malan Fights His Greatest Battle - a legendary RAF hero spearheads a peaceful veteran's revolt against D.F. Malan in South Africa; Will Shakespeare Slept Here; Nice one-page Kodak ad features colour-photo of lady in Kodak-yellow dress; Very attractive one-page colour Coke ad features young lady pulling bottles from cooler at BBQ; Weston's one-page colour ad show's Grandma training grandchildren to pray at her knee; One-page illustrated ad for Elizabeth Arden with caption "She Holds Beauty in her Fingertips"; Sweet Caps (Caporals) cigarette ad shows puffing majorette; Awesome Pontiac centrefold ad with huge photo of two-door Catalina; One-page Noxzema photo ad features lovely Lally Pepler of Toronto, Florence Wood of Montreal, and Jeanette Horpestad of Vancouver; Cream of Wheat ad features Li'l Abner comic; Half-page Stanfield's ad features man smoking pipe standing in long underwear; One-page two-colour ad for Austin cars; Back cover colour ad for Old Dutch cleanser features pretty girl; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A copy of this nice vintage issue. Book
197 pages. "A thoroughly stimulating true tale of one of the most successful entrepreneurs Canada has ever known. A tale that predicts the eventual doom of the one-man dynasty, the lone financier, in today's world of the organization man. But at the peak of the dinosaur's reign, his might and influence in eastern canada are immense and incalculable. If there was ever a company town covering 28,000 square miles, with a population of 600,000, New Brunswick is it; and the company is K.C. Irving Limited." - dust jacket. Gift greetings upon front free endpaper, otherwise book clean and unmarked with light wear. Average wear to price-clipped dust jacket which is sunned along spine and now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. Binding tight. A sound copy. Includes 1992 obituary news clipping of Mr. Irving which includes a 1959 photo of him in his office. [Spadoni & Donnelly 2443] Book
159 pages. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Printed on glossy stock. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
374 pages. "What began as a tribute to the 41 names listed on the cenotaph in the author's native Dorchester, New Brunswick emerges as an intimate portrait of what the two wars, and the in-between Depression, did and meant to the typical Canadian village." - from back cover. Moderate wear. Bit of curl to front cover. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
127 pages. "Photographer Ursula Heller travelled through North America for nine years, stopping off in small towns - sometimes for several months - to document photographically a way of life that is fast disappearing. This study of eight small Canadian communities, portrayed in her unique style, truly captures the diversity of people and lifestyles across the country... Captures a special sense of place and lets us find out what it's really like to live there." - from dust jacket. The communities documented include: Alma, New Brunswick; Huberdeau, Quebec; Toronto Island, Ontario; Feversham, Ontario; Big Trout Lake, Ontario; Hafford, Saskatchewan; Carcross, Yukon Territory; Vallican, British Columbia. Gift greetings upon front free endpaper in pencil. Book clean with light wear. Dust jacket partially sunned with half-inch opening to top edge of front panel. A sound copy. Book
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Pages 203-243 plus nineteen pages of nice vintage ads. Features: Toronto's 150 Years; Metal Crafts in Canada - many photos of beautiful creations; Western Mountain Flowers; Britain's Storied Stones and Crosses; Interiors of Pioneer Houses in New Brunswick; and more. Some of the best ads include:.Ford Motor company (military theme); Magnificent two-page two-color Victory Bonds ad features soldier on battlefield; CIBC (features photo of heavy navy guns); Gold Flake cigarettes (features photo of male and female military personnel); Canadian Women's Army Corps - nice colour ad on back cover Moderate wear. Bit of sticker remnant and peel mark on front cover. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
346 pages. Author and his wife set out in the summer of 1996 to drive across Canada. Starting from Ottawa they drove east through Quebec, through New Brunswick, P.E.I., Nove Scotia, and Newfoundland. From St. John's they headed west on a different route through the Maritimes to Montreal, Toronto, and Lake of the Woods. Then it was west to Vancouver and Victoria. Next, via Prince Rupert, they followed the Yellowhead Trail back through Edmonton ad Saskatoon, hitting Flin Flon and Northern Ontario on the way home. The dream trip you would love to take... if you had the time! Some yellowing to edges of pages. Book
48 pages. Lists coins of Canada, United States, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Canadian Tokens, Canadian Currency. Includes many illustrations and prices. Book
40 pages. Features: Bill Miner - Gentlemanly Highwayman; James Houston - First Man to Discover Gold?; Treasure from Outer Space; A Metal Detector You Can Build in One Evening; New Brunswick - Sophia Jones Hamilton was no lady; Ontario's Forgotten Gold Rush - Marcus Herbert Powell made a discovery at Eldorado, Ontario; and more. Pages toned with age, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
501 p. Age stain. Signatures loose. Early manuscript ownership of Samuel Hall on rear fly leaf. 12mo. 140 mm. Original worn leather binding. Front board detached. Spine split. Needs to be rebound. Title continues: "Selected From The Holy Scriptures: With An Exposition Of All The Sundays And Principal Holy Days Throughout The Year." Evans 33752. Hardbound. SCARCE. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AI BX 3
251 pages including index. The story of why, from a very personal point of view, the Maritimes look the way they do, and how to find some of the best experiences these three provinces have to offer. Some wear to illustrated covers but pages clean and square. Book
