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1629 pages. An illustrated biographical record of men and women of the time. Sturdy recent red buckram binding. Usual library markings. Moderate wear. A quality copy. Book
28 pages. Features: How the Fehr Family overcame 10 lost years of the Depression - article with amazing barefoot child photo; Helen Hutchinson of Canada Am - article with nice colour photo of her interviewing Ian Turnbul of the Toronto Maple Leafs and black and white photo of her with Norm Perry; The Cleanest Room in Canada - The Super Clean Room at Litton Systems, just outside Toronto - article with great colour photo; Doug Wright's Family; Late-winter recipes; The Bars of Summer. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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
52 pages. Features: Cover illustration of plane loading with folks travelling to avoid winter climes; Communist Party of Canada changes its name back from Labor Progressive Party; One-page colour ad for the Chevrolet Corvair; Why Are Canadians So Slow to Anger? - asks Hugh Garner; Ross Maclean - the CBC TV star you never see; Jeann Beattie's robbery led to her becoming 'big sister' to youth group "The Saints"; Visit with Anthony Eden; Women fight to save elm tree in Winnipeg's Wolseley Ave; Canada finds her own Pepys - Sir Joseph Pope; When Ballet Came to the Bush - Les Grans Ballets Canadiens visits Sept Isles; My Life on the Ocean Wave - McKenzie travels on the Empress of Britain on her last call of the year at Montreal; Investors Syndicate ad includes photo of T.O. Peterson, President; Above-average soiling/wear to back cover Coke ad which features young lovely in formal attire; and more. Small patch of soiling to lower corner of several interior pages. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
240 pages. Index. Footnotes. Maps. Black and white plates. "Demolishes a number of myths which have sprung up in this era of Canadian history. A coherent and intelligent account of the military aspects of Canadian defence after 1760." - from dust jacket. "This book must rank among the better historical works produced in this country." - Montreal Gazette. Average wear. Binding intact. Usual library markings. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound reading copy. Book
282 pages. Signed Presentation Copy from Governor-General Edward Schreyer and his wife Lily to Rear Admiral Michael Martin and his wife. Book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Light wear to dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. Nice copy. Book
28 pages. Features: One-Third of Canada lies north of 60; The Harding Family of Frobisher Bay; Housing inequality in Inuvik; Major oil and gas finds in the Mackenzie; Elijay Smith - Chief of the Yukon Native Brotherhood; James Wah-Shee - President of the Indian Brotherhood of the Northwest Territories; Men Who Guide the North - Northwest Territories Commissioner Stuart Hodgson and Yukon Commissioner James Smith; Sea Lift to Spence Bay, the most northerly mainland port of the North American continent; Staying Warm in the North; Doug Wright's Family; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Some sunning to edges of front cover. A sound vintage copy. Book
50 pages. Features: Cover photo of Mackenzie King unveiling monument to "Des Elements De La 11 Division Canadienne Debarouerent le 19 Aout 1942"; Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein's Triumphant Tour of Canada - article with seven photos; The Canadian Army at War 1. The Canadians in Britain, 1939-1944 - 2nd Part; What a Queen's University Student Things Of the Legion; The Naval Tradition - "A Band of Brothers... A Service of Gentlemen"; Poppies for Remembrance - article with interesting photos; Radar at Sea; Funny one-page football cartoon by Bing Coughlin; Australia's "Legacy" Movement - a unique form of service; The Doctor-of-Choice Plan - don't let your doctor forget to send treatment record to D.V.A.; Poppy day 1946; The World in Review, Part 12, August 11 to September 10, 1946; Group photo of Boer War veterans taken at Particia Bay, Vancouver Island includes E.A. Robbins, J.C. de Balinhard, A.P. Hobbs, A.E. Long, A.E. Hilder, S. Taylor, G. Bellamy, W.C. Warren, B. Bath, F. Riley, W. Gerrard, and T.H. Gregg; "Occupational Oscar" cartoons; Obituary notices; Nice one-page cartoon-style ad for Dawes Black Horse Brewery; plus numerous additional ads and branch news from across the country. Beige soiling to upper corner affects a patch up to 4.5" x 2" on all pages and covers - all text remains legible. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
114 pages. Features: Gorgeous two-page colour photo ad for Pontiac cars; Nice colour photo ad for 1968 Polaris snowmobiles; Bruce Hutchison's Unknown in Canada; How Laurier Lapierre Stays Famous; Can the Lapierre Generation Make the NDP Win?; Relic Steam-Age Tractors are now the pride of collectors - article with great colour illustration and photos; Clare Graves - the U.S. College Professor and his theory which explains why China is belligerent, why hippies act so cool, and why you're not getting along with your boss or your mate; Fur fashion article with great black and white photos; A Priest and a Psychiatrist reveal how they explore and cope with agonizing depression, self-doubt and disappointment - their own and that of the people they are trying to help; Recipes for Ontario's fall festivals - fruit, game and cheese; Nostalgic black and white photo ad for Sony's portable 7" TVs; Does it Pay to Go Bandrupt?; Great two-page colour photo ad for four models of the Ford Torino; The Salmon are back in the Great Lakes! - transplanted Kokanee; There's a New Way to Have A Baby - Psychoprophylaxia; Nice two-page photo ad for Ontario Hydro shows the Pickering Nuclear Generation Station and the Mountain Chute dam under construction, plus a crew loading collant assemblies into the reactor at Douglas Point; Nice full-page photo ad for CKEY/590 features traffic man Bob Carter; Nice colour-photo half-page ad for Ski-Doo; Nice 3/4 page colour photo ad for International small trucks/Travelall; Half-page beautiful colour photo ad for the Chrysler 300 2-door hardtop; Nice two-page colour Chevrolet ad featuring the Camaro, Corvette, Chevy II Nova, Chevelle, and Chevrolet; Beautiful two-page colour photo GM ad features the Cutlass "S" Holiday Coupe, Cutlass Supreme Town Sedan, Delta Custom Holiday Coupe and the Ninety-Eight Luxury Sedan; Colour photo Coke ad on back cover; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
309 pages. Index of names. Facsimile reprint of the 1908 first edition. "...Compiled from the records of the grants of land made in Upper Canada to officers, non-commissioned officers and men who had served in 'the first flank Companies, the Provincial Artillery, the Incorporated Regiment, the Corps of Artillery Drivers, the Provincial Dragoons, the Marine and General Staff of the Army,' and in Lower Canada, to 'the officers and men of the Embodied Militia, discharaged troops and others." - from Introduction. Bright red cloth-covered boards. Gilt lettering to spine. Appears unread. Binding tight. Clean, bright and unmarked with virtually no wear. A superb copy of this highly-informative reference. Book
167 pages. Index. Reference notes. Reproductions of archival black and white photos. "A rich, intricate history of Canada's Sikhs, told in their own words and illustrated with their precious family photographs and documents, which are published here for the first time." - from dust jacket. Clean with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Please note: frequent underlining and other markings to contents, otherwise a sound copy of this important work. Book
xliii, 859 pages. Footnotes, references, index. Black and white diagrams and reproductions of photos. "Provides insight at a ground level of Jenness' long, tough voyage of discovery, so that anyone interested in Arctic America or Canadian studies will find this journal a rare and enriching experience. Further, for Arctic scholars, this journal presents the detailed context for those pioneer monographs that launched the career of young Jenness and led to his becoming Canada's pre-eminent anthropologist." - dust jacket. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. Modest bow to front board. Possible light cigarette scent. A sound reading copy of this fascinating early Arctic diary. Book
661 pages. Glossary. Index. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of black and white photos. "The definitive work on Canadian architecture." - from dust jacket. Light wear and bit of sunning to spine of dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. Somewhat above-average wear and some library markings to book. Front hinge securely taped. A worthy copy of this informative reference. Book
162 pages. Index. "In the 1980s the Indian government has been conducting a covert intelligence operation in Canada. This operation has involved the deception both of Canadian security forces and the Canadian government, and led to one of the most horrific acts of modern terrorism - the killing of 329 people in the Air India bombing of 1985. These are the conclusions of this startling, shocking book... Guides the reader through the byzantine politics of Sikh nationalism and the shadowy world of international espionage. In its convincing analysis of events leading to and following the Air India bombing, it shows who was pulling the strings and who was made the fool. Zuhair Kashmeri and Brian McAndrew are reporters with the Globe and Mail and Toronto Star respectively." - from back cover. Black and white illustrations. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. Sound copy. Book
96 pages. Features: Nice GWG apparel ad (for women) inside front cover; Two-page colour ad for Simmons mattresses; Canada should get out of the Arctic - so says Clement Attlee; White Rose service station ad; Great colour photo ad for the Chevrolet Nomad 4-door station wagon; The Sleazy World of the Call Girl; Frank Scott - the poet who fought Duplessis; The High and Mighty Mackenzie - Nile of the North; A renowned psychiatrist explains why common sense won't work with chilren; The complex riddle of missing persons; Donald Smith - the fur trader who grubstaked our nation; The Famed and Fearsome Muskellunge; Jack Kent Cooke and will Canada ever get a major league baseball team?; Nice colour photo Red Cap beer ad; Great colour ad for B-A service stations; Colour photo ad for the Renault Dauphine; Colour photo ad for Hertz features pink 1959 Powerglide Chevrolet; Sweet colour ad for the 1959 Dodge; Nice colour photo Caterpillar ad features loaded logging truck in B.C.; Colour photo ad for O'Keefe beer inside back cover features Irish setter licking lady; Coke ad on back cover features spring flowers; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
40 pages. Features: Mama Maria's Lost Airman - Bruce Dawsom Campbell was shot down over Kesselt, Belgium in 1941 - now he returns to visit Mama Rutten, the woman who helped him - major article with colour photos; Gorgeous colour fashion photos; Mrs. Peter Sellers is Britt Eklund - photos and article; Andy O'Brien makes the case that the best 6 hockey players of 1931 would beat the top 6 players of 1964 - article with photos of all 12 players, including Bobby Hull, Tim Horton, Eddie Shore, and ten others; The Queen's Royal Visit to Canada - many nice colour photos; Diplomats Talk but the Troops Land - Attack on Egypt - Suez, Conspiracy and Crisis (part 4 of 5); and more. Average wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
Approximately 120 pages. Undated but appears to be circa 1919. Presents forty-eight attractive colour plates (suitable for framing) accompanied by details of their artists and the scenes/personalities portrayed. Eight black and white plates at back. Prior owner's handwritten name and date atop front free endpaper and title page. Hinges starting. One inch opening mid-backstrip. Moisture-induced rippling to eight black and white plates at back. Takes readers on a wonderful yet haunting trip back to the days of the Great War. An impressive and important compilation of art representing Canada's WWI experience. Related Medici Modern Art Society advertisement laid-in. Book
398 pages. Extensive bibliography. Index. "Revisits Champlain's enormous contributions and unique role in history, offering new insights and raising new questions about the 'father of New France.' Lavishly illustrated, including the thirty-two maps attributed to Champlain as well as documents, a selection of his drawings, and illustrations of rare artifacts, this is an unsurpassed source of information for anyone wanting to understand New France and the origins of Canada." - dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A high-quality copy. Book
144 pages. Features: June Callwood; George Woodcock; Paul Rush; Peter Kaellgren of the ROM; David Lasker on the pipe organ; David Wilkinson sends postcards from the Alps; Heritage Canada and 26,000 Canadians are bringing new life to small towns; The penthouse of John C. Parkin, Canada's foremost modernist architect; Toller Cranston's home is a flamboyant fantasy; Media mogul David Mintz's private screening room; The Collections of Murray Mackay, Canadian representative for Christies; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding sound. A quality copy of this wonderful issue. Magazine
180 pages. Features: A visit with Ambassador Stephen Lewis at the United Nations in New York; The masterpieces of baroque art on view at the National Gallery of Canada; The foods of France; Lapdog of Luxury - David Scott's collection of inanimate pugs; Cottage country retreat created by Al Wandich and Jim Strasman; Architect Andrew Bruce and interior designer Pam Todd turn an Oakville Cottage into a lakeside showcase; Men's business wear; Phyllis Lambert fulfills a philanthropic dream; Stephen Homer visits le cimetiere Pere-Lachaise in Paris; and much more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding sound. A quality copy of this wonderful issue. Magazine
160 pages. Features: Leo Heaps scores a coup for the Public Archives of Canada; Lorna and Walter McIntyre revive the lost art of overshot weaving; Tony Aspler surveys the nine Canadian member hotels of Relais et Chateaux; A week at Germany's legendary Baden-Baden; Salute to Stratford, Ontario; The heritage farmhouse of Clayton Shields; At home with Douglas Chamberlain, Pat Galloway, berthold Carrier and Iris MacGregor Bannerman; Forty centuries of emeralds; The Kleinburg cottage of Kayo O'Young and Diane Nasr; Kay Kritzwiser's portfolio of paintings of flowers by Canadian artists; and much more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding sound. A quality copy of this wonderful issue. Book
170 pages. "Professor Luciuk relates, and the photographs - with at times an almost unbearable poignance - depict, what was a shameful and unnecessary decision made many decades ago by the Government of Canada, a decision for which neither the Government of the day, or any of its successors in office to the present day, has seen fit to apologize for." - from Foreward. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Book
28 pages. Features: Parliamentary shows we never see - interesting photos and write-ups of interesting scenes in Parliament; Hanging was a public sport - a look back to the last public hanging in Canada in 1869 when Nicholas Mellady Jr. was hung; Nice two-page colour-photo fashion feature; World champion waterskier George Athans - article with colour photos; Don Harron and his madhouse TV show "It's Anything You Can Do" - photos and article; The Royal Bank's "Mary" - article with photo; Doug Wright's Family; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
145 pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos plus sixteen pages of glossy colour photos. Illustrated endpapers. Oblong 10.5" x 8.5". "Documents over forty-five years of flying operations on the occasion of Reunion '87." Blind stamp upon half-title page, otherwise book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear to gilt-decorated blue cloth-covered boards. Binding sound. Light wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this important history. Book
414 pages. Facsimile reprint of the 1801 edition. Fold-out maps. "One of the most remarkable and historically important journals of early North American exploration." - from dust jacket. Top three inches of front free endpaper neatly removed. Prior owner's blind stamp atop half-title page. Very light wear to clean and unmarked book and price-clipped dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. Book