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Pioneer Profiles of New Brunswick Settlers
221 pages. Several black and white illustrations. Unmarked. External soiling. A worthy reading copy. Book
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221 pages. Several black and white illustrations. Unmarked. External soiling. A worthy reading 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
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
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
9" x 4" map folds out to 24" x 18". Printed in two colours - the traditional Gulf blue and orange. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality copy of this wonderful vintage road map. Map
165 pages. Glossary and index. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. "An account of coal mining in the Grand Lake coal basin and the growth of the village of Minto, New Brunswick." - Introduction. Chapters include: Early History; The French; English Settlers and Loyalists; The Birth of a Province and an Industry; Wagons and Woodboats; Mining Reports, Methods and Locations; Schools, Churches and Post Offices; Medicine Men, Midwives and M.D.'s; The Country Doctor; The Coming of the Railroad; The Mines and the Men (King Lumber Company, The Weltons, Rothwell Coal Company, Sir Thomas Tait (Minto Coal), Avon Coal Company, A.D. Taylor (Miramichi Lumber Company), Labour Relations), How the Community Grew 1904-1929, The "Thirties", 1939-1969. Book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Moderate wear to dust jacket which is slightly shorter than book and now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this informative and important New Brunswick local history. Book
Contents include: Number, area, value, tenure and size of occupied farms, live stock and machinery. The 1951 census, held two years after Newfoundland became part of Canada, marked Canada's first census as a nation of ten provinces and two territories. The content of the population and household questionnaire covered name, sex, age, marital status, relationship to "head" of household, and the structural type and tenure of dwelling. This census also provided information for small areas such as counties, municipalities, cities, towns, etc. Multi-paginations. 11.25" x 9" x 3". 3.7 kg. Forest green buckram with gilt lettering upon backstrips. Usual library markings. Average wear. Bindings sound. Quality copies. Book
Book is in excellent condition with sea blue cloth covers. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows edge wear, scuffing, small chips/tears at corners, no large tears. 278p. with 27 illustrations in b&w, bibliography, glossary, map endpapers. Title page has previous owner's sticker. "Shipbuilding in the Maritime Provinces had progressed as an industry for almost 100 years when it burst into full glory during the middle decades of the nineteenth century. These were the years of the Golden Age of Sail, when wooden square-rigged vessels were being built in every town and hamlet close enough to water to float a vessel; when Canada stood fourth among the ship-owning countries of the world and Yarmouth and Saint John were among the world's great ship-owning ports."
122 pages including index. Welcome to the Maritimes! Leads the way to interesting events, activities, and places throughout Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick. Over 250 country fairs and festivals are described. There are clambakes, dory races, labster feasts, craft shows, antique sales, horse shows, old-style fiddling and step dancing competitions, Highland celebrations, and more. You'll find many reasons to visit the Maritimes in this book. So, when the sand, sea, and sunshine of the Maritimes beckon, let the book be your guide. 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
Features: The haunting of Bayview Hill - a developer walks away from a half-built apartment hulk in East York; The car and you - interviews with auto executives, photos of future concept models, and more; "My Job is to Kill the Guy" - feature story on George Chuvalo with photos; New ways to prevent suicide; Bitter last days of Happy Valley - the Mactaquac and power development in New Brunswick; How Maxine Samuels built her own Seaway - the largest Canadian-produced TV film series ever; Gerald Stevens on Canadiana; Back page story on medical transplants - how hospitals are building up banks of human parts; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
Features: News piece on furor over new Social Insurance (SIN) numbers; The Battle of Nouveau Quebec - how the territorial ambitions of Rene Levesque may yet bring down our government; Can these men really figure out Canada? - the intricacies of the biggest royal commission ever, the Dunton-Laurendeau Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism; How K.C. Irving wields his power - concluding a three part series on the complex man who dominates New Brunswick; The Great Money Panic of 1963 - a recreation of the four days when Canadians learned who really runs the economy (a fascinating and little-known story); The Greatest Canadian-bred ever - how Northern Dancer, 'overpriced at $25k' earned his first quarter million; How Kahn-Tineta Horn became an Indian - a young native who has grown proud of his race; The Bachelor Party Circuit - a pretty girl (Marika Robert) describes her holiday in Jamaica with everything.. but bachelors; When Mounties were imported - a retired RCMP senior officer recalls colleagues like the Honourable Eustace; W.O Mitchell claims all westerners are snobs. Nice colour ad for the 1964 Chevrolet Impala Sport Sedan. Average wear and soiling. Book
60 pages. Features: Great cover art of a Sunday School teacher struggling to maintain order; Editorial - a fond farewell to Harry S. Truman; Great ad for International Harvester excavating equipment; Our Sorry Record on Housing - Canada rates last among western nations since WWII - article with photos; Youth and Age in a Timeless Seaport - Karsh photographs Saint John, New Brunswick; Queen of the Sob Sister - a Maclean's Flashback to Mrs. Kathleen (Kit) Blake Watkins, the world's first woman war correspondent; Rory Peter's Last Run - story by David MacDonald - illustrated by Jack Bush; How Margery Anderson Came Back from Insanity after a nervous breakdown in 1945; When Ignorance is Bliss - humour by Robert Thomas Allen illustrated by Duncan MacPherson; Do Civil Servants Earn Their Salaries? - The Government (Ottawa) Girl - red tape, the frustration of routine work and Ottawa's man shortage often bring disillusionment to her - article with photos; Nice colour-photo ad for Allis-Chalmers excavation equipment - Ungava theme; 1953 Dodge ad; Excellent Coke ad on back cover features man in a foundry. Clean and unmarked with light wear. An excellent vintage copy. Book
Cover art by Cornelius Krieghoff. Features: Editorial - Let's not import "lynch law"... even against books; Post Office 'seeing eye' TV to keep watch over mail sorters; The Fairy Tale Romance of the Canadian Shield - its hidden treasures changed Canada, by Blair Fraser, The Man Who Conquered Davy Crockett, by John Gray; The Island (P.E.I.) - Part II, by Bruce Hutchison; When Ballooning Was the Craze - a Maclean's flashback by James Bannerman; The Rebirth of a Fascinating Painter - Collectors have shot up the prices of works by Cornelius Krieghoff - includes nine wonderful colour illustrations plus article; Candy Unlimited - Candy is the biggest industry in Stephen, New Brunswick - Ganong Bros. - article with photos; Colour cartoons by Peter Whalley; Colour ad for 1956 Dodge; Brief article on Krieghoff forgeries; 1956 Chrysler ad on back cover is sunned at edges. Above-average wear. Unmarked. Address label atop front cover. Chips from lower corners. Openings at each end of cover fold. Magazine
48 pages. Contents include: How Red Refugees get asylum in Halifax; Joe Blasko helps inventors; Terence Robertson - the man who exposed the Suez Plot; Donald C. Rowat - A professor's career as Mr. Ombudsman; Why northern Quebec's Eskimos may have to learn French - even under protest; Feature Article - The Promise of Estrogen for Women; How Canada is building the greatest show on earth - Expo 67 (with photos); How to eat the scenery - painter Jack Humphrey of New Brunswick; Montreal's Windsor Hotel, Last of the Grand Hotels; Feature article on Gordon Sinclair - "Some People are Beginning to Like Him"; Algeria - where freedom rules with fear; Midsummer skiiing on New Hampshire's Mount Washington - colour pictures; How three hard-boiled eggs nearly caused a naval mutiny in World War II; Ralph Hedlin proposes to pay farmers to get off the land. Average wear. Unmarked. Five inch tear to lower corner of colour Coke ad on back cover. A quality copy of this entertaining and informative issue. Book
Features: Editorial - our cheap but costly funerals; How Alfred Valdmanis took Newfoundland to the cleaners by taking payoffs for government contracts; What's wrong with subsidies for the arts?; They're selling packaged weather - Paul Denison and Bernard Power and their Weather Engineering Corp. of Canada; Bruce Hutchison rediscovers New Brunswick; They're freezing people to life - by imitating hibernation (with cold) doctors are performing 'impossible' operations and saving accident victims, feeble babies and dying old folk; Nobody can Curl like the Campbells - Sandy Campbell and his 5 boys from Avonlea, Saskatchewan - story with photos; Movies of 1955 - Clyde Gilmour picks the best and worst; nice colour ad for the 1956 Oldsmobiles; Wonderful full-page colour ad for Wabasso Cottons inside back cover. Address label on front cover. Restapled. Unmarked. Moderate wear. A quality copy. Book
56 pages. Features: The next world problem - Who Owns Space?; Barry Morse - The Barrymore of Canadian TV; Louis Archambault's Wonderful Wall; Diefenbaker's Home Town - Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Nice Colour Ads: Matinee Cigarettes; Canadian Car Company; Caterpillar - New Brunswick Theme; Red Cap Ale; 1958 Plymouth Automobile; Dow Beer; O'Keefe Ales; Coke (back cover). Average wear. Please note! Pages 31 through 34 missing Book
92 pages. A.J. Casson cover illustration depicts 'The Great Gardening Game' on a checkerboard. Contents: Colour ad for Kyanize Lustaquik Finish inside front cover; Fantastic multi-photo ad for International Harvester trucks features photos of trucks belonging to Hendrie & Co., Ltd., of Hamilton and Deskin Brothers of Montreal; Nice photo ad for Cream of Wheat; Canada's Fighting Airmen - Part 5 - Lt.-Col. Barker, V.C. wins his first decoration; Racing Needs a Cleanup - Douglas Eppes argues that government control of Canadian horseracing tracks is an imperative necessity - with photos; The Red Sport Cabriolet, by Martha Banning Thomas; Hon. John Babington Macaulay Baxter, Premier of New Brunswick - an intimate sketch; Vanderdassen, by Maurice Inskipp; The Parking Puzzle - James A. Cowan sheds a little lighht on the question of what a motorist can do with his car once he's bought it - with cartoons and photo; Private Elemental, by Will R. Bird; The Centenarian, by Fred Jacob; Before British Columbia Was Born - first of a series of articles narrating the romantic experiences of Jason O. Allard, including super photo of downtown Nanaimo in 1858 when it was called Colvilletown, plus a photo of the grounded "Beaver", the first steamship to churn the waters of the Pacific, wrecked near the mouth of Vancouver Harbour; Full-page colour reproduction of "Over the Top", a WWI painting by Alfred Bastein; Kindred, by Archie P. McKishnie; The Pilot, by J.H. Power; Comments on the book "Memoirs of Prince Max of Baden"; Ultra-violet rays successfully used to treat King George V; Major H.O.D. Segrave relates the thrills of being the world's fastest motorist; Canadian General Electric ad for the 3897 Refrigerator; Gorgeous full-page colour ad for Packard automobiles features James Monroe; Congoleum Rugs colour ad; Brickbats and Bouquets - Letters to the Editor; Review of New York Times article by Edwin L. James which criticizes U.S. foreign policy and envisions an International Bank; Nice Plymouth car ad featuring the full-size Four-door sedan; Monroe Doctrine Explained; Nice two-colour ad by Red Indian motor oil; Full-page ad for Pepsodent; Great colour ad for Frididaire Refrigerators; Very bold Firestone Tire colour centerfold ad; Wonderful vintage ad for the Wallglow shower manufactured by Wallaceburg Brass & Iron Mfg. Co.; Full-page Chevrolet ad; Ford photo ad promotes two cars per household; Happy Valleys - The Okanagan and Annapois Valleys; Very nice colour ad for Crane plumbing fittings shows a lovely contemporary kitchen scene; *Magnificent* full-page pastel colour ad for Canadian Pacific boats of the high level of service offered by their network of railways, steamships and hotels - includes layout of a luxury railcar with solarium, observation lounge, buffet, etc.; Half-page Kellogg's corn flakes ad features black waiter holding breakfast tray; Gutta Percha & Rubber, Limited ad for their Gum Cushioned Tires; Nice full-page ad for Willys Knight cars; Full-page Listerine ad; Great full-page colour ad celebrates 50 years of Woolworth; Lux Toilet Soap features 16 head-shot photos of lovely ladies and includes their names; As the Twig is Bent - Parents must build the characters of their children, by Mabel Crews Ringland; Edith Louise Paterson - Canada's Youngest Woman Judge; Design Feature - The Breakfast Nook; Financial Article - Security Markets Reflect Acute Credit Stringency (hmmm... this was months before the stock crash of October 1929); Handsmome ad for the new Nash '400' car; Colour ad for Palmolive soap inside back cover; Colour ad for Parker Duofold pens on back cover. Address label upon front cover. Crossword completed. Above-average wear to covers which are loose in one piece but present. Textblock sound. A worthy copy of this very informative and attractive issue. Book
110 pages. Features: Cover photos of political leaders; One page ad for film "The Bellboy" starring Jerry Lewis; Two-page color Schlitz beer ad; Coke ad with color photo of huge dog (Great Dane?) in red convertible with lady at gas station; The Man Who May Break Chessman's Deach-Cell Record - Edgar Labat has been on death row for seven years; Water - the problem that needen't be; Israeli scientist Alexander Zarchin says he can make saltwater sweet; Nice ad for Campbell's chicken noodle soup; Photos of 2.5 year-old Gigi (Georgia); The Kennedys - a Family Political Machine - photo-illustrated article; 1960 Political Convention Guide; *Gorgeous* color-photo ad for a black Cadillac four-door shown picking up couple from elegant building; Photos of Ed Sullivan and his family in color Kodak ad; Budding military brass from Texas - Charles Otstott and Alton Thompson; Color ad for the 1960 Ford Comet; Photo Quiz; Color circus photos; The ideas that earned Albert Lasker $45 million; Photo of MIss Mantan; Triplet graduates - Alice, Loraine and Patricia De Courcey graduate from Douglass College, New Brunswick NJ.; One-page color-photo of a pale green 1960 Chevrolet Impala Sport Sedan; Linda Cristal - the girl who travels alone; 7up ad inside back cover shows cowboy scene; Nice color-photo Camel cigarette ad on back cover features Orin Murray, Field Survey Engineer at the Glen Canyon Dam, Arizona; and more. Unmarked with bit of loss to upper corner of front cover, otherwise average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
128 pages. Index. Profusely illustrated with wonderful colour photos of lighthouses from each province, plus maps and directions, history, legend, lore and descriptions. Printed upon glossy stock. Clean and unmarked with moderate external wear. A quality copy of this charming and informative work. 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
This issue focuses on the Province of New Brunswick. 182 pages. Dozens of pages of ads for Canadian businesses provide an excellent overview of Canada's broad and highly-developed post-war manufacturing base. Articles: The Province of New Brunswick; New Brunswick's Beautiful Capital; Industrial New Brunswick; Canadian Achievements in Aviation - by Hon. Lionel Chevrier; Labour Management Relations - address by Hon. Dr. John L. Robinson; The Human Machine in Industry - by Dr. Victor G. Heiser; Research and Development in Aviation - address by Air Vice-Marshal A.L. James; Immigration to Canada in 1948 - statement by Hon. James A. MacKinnon; New Vitamin regulations Issued; The Foremen's Part in Accident Prevention; The Industrial Doctor; and much more association news. Unmarked with above-average external wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
In-8 (cm. 21), brossura illustrata, pp. 95, (1), con illustrazioni in bianco e nero nel testo. Tracce di polvere al piatto posteriore; peraltro, volume in ottimo stato (nice copy).
Mm 300x405 Fascicolo in folio di pp. 8 con prima carta illustrate in bianco e nero, illustrazioni in nero nel testo. Fioriture ai margini. Buono stato. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.
