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1989115a8991Canada: The Pitttsburgh Historical Society 1989. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 336 pages. Index selected bibliography notes and appendices. Archival black and white illustrations and maps throughout. Author's signature atop title page. "Pittsburgh is surrounded by history. The Rideau Canal built 1826-1832 forms its western boundary; the mighty St. Lawrence River gateway to the North American Continent lies to the south. Its south-western tip contains the Military Reserve established in 1783 the site of Royal Military College founded 1876 formerly the Naval Dockyard 1788-1853 Fort Henry first built during the war of 1812-1814 and a vast modern military complex covering over 2000 acres." - from dust jacket. Light wear to clean unmarked book which is leaning moderately. Average wear and several closed tears on dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Overall a sound copy. The Pitttsburgh Historical Society Hardcover
1912125a6116Ottawa: Government Printing Bureau 1912. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Over 200 pages. From a set of six volumes the research for which was conducted at McGill University. Printed upon high-quality coated paper. Numerous fold-out illustrations maps and tables. Wonderful 7 panel black and white fold-out frontis presents a panoramic view of Dominion colliery No. 2 Dominion Coal Co. Glace Bay N.S. Many other excellent archival black and white photographic plates. Gilt lettering mostly worn from spine. Back hinge open. Ink stamp upon front free endpaper. No other markings evident. Average wear. A wonderful reference to the days when coal was king in Canada. Government Printing Bureau Hardcover
1885866a4765Victoria BC: Queen's Printer 1885. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Contains public acts relating to: Interpretation of Acts Chinese Regulation Immigration Coroners Constitution Courts Appellate Jurisdiction Courts of Assize and Nisi Prius County Courts Debt Sumas Dyking Fences and Water Courses Ferries Game Chinese Immigration to prevent Innkeepers Jurors Crown Lands Land Registry Licences Liens Married Women's Property Municipalities Penalties Revenue Supply Public Schools Spinks J.M.M. to authorize Commission of Enquiry respecting an alleged transfer of land from certain Indians Stipendiary Magistrates Cariboo Road Tolls. Private Acts relating to: Reserves Esquimalt Water-Works Nanaimo Water-Works. Heavy external wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. Queen's Printer Paperback
1912421c8257Owen Sound Ontario Canada: Publisher Not Stated 1912. Book. Illus. by Craig W.A.; Tucker Edward; Holmes Geo.; James J.: Photographs. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 128 pages. Index. Printed on glossy stock. Contains dozens of magnificent archival black and white photographic plates. Published to promote Owen Sound on the occasion of its becoming a city in 1912. A wonderful snapshot of city life as it was 100 years ago. If only other communities had compiled references of similar high quality for themslves. Contents include: Collage of Mayoral portraits; A brief history; the Board of Trade; Local Banks; City Council; Insurance and Real Estate personalities; Local industries - including photo of the local creamery surrounded by a line of cream-carrying horses and wagons - looks just like the drive-through lineup around a modern-day Tim Hortons!; Photos of local products including lovely furniture matches hardware iron products stove furnace pump etc. carts condiments butter baskets candy flour knit goods blankets and tweeds and an electric trolley car; harbour/navigation activities; the Sydenham Club; Legal officials; the Hospital; Churches and their leaders; Schools and representative students; Many lovely homes and gardens; local natural scenes of note and beauty; King's Royal Hotel; Farms and Farmers - including a super photo of a local barn raising bee; Local crops - with considerable textual detail; Special local pets including dogs cats cows horses chickens and sheep!; Boy Scouts; Lacrosse - great photo collage plus a full page of informative text; Local sports; and much more written information. The final thirteen pages consist of wonderful local advertisements our favourite being the handsome full-page photo-illustrated ad for the Northern Navigation Company Limited. Unmarked. Somewhat above-average wear to blue card covers attractively detailed in gilt. Textblock separated from covers. Page 133 loose but present. Pages 131-132 missing. This is perhaps the finest pictorial local history we have had the pleasure to offer. Publisher Not Stated Paperback
1966845G0790Canada: Maclean Hunter 1966. Book. Illus. by Ehricht Horst; Tata Sam; Brooks Bob. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 68 pages. Features: Nice ad for the 1967 Oldsmobiles inside front cover; Gordie Howe Goes Home - How Saskatoon proudly hailed a hometown hero; I was a hospital strikebreaker - people pitched in to keep Montreal General Hospital clean during the dispute; 49 things to do and see at Expo 67; The New Morality; The New Moralists; The Mouth That Roars - behind Montreal radio talk show host Pat Burns' hot-line toughness is a man critics don't know - he really cares; The land where fear lays siege - South Africa's apartheid 'solution' traps both the black and the white; 101 Ways to escape Montreal's St. Vincent de Paul Prison; Will success spoil PEI; Photographing wildlife; The Royal Vancouver Yacht Club's program for junior sailors - article with colour photos; Fantastic colour ad for the International Harvester Travelall pickup and Scout; Cabbage Willows camp at James Bay; Gorgeous two-page colour photo ad for the 1967 Pontiacs; Awesome two-page colour photo ad for Chevrolet's new Camaro; nice ad for Electrohome "the only color tv engineered in Canada'; Nice Coke ad on back cover features soup and sandwich; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Coffee drop at top of front cover. A sound vintage copy. Maclean Hunter Paperback
1992837c5887Canada: University of Toronto Press 1992. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 372 pages. Index. Extensive footnotes. "Between the two world wars a range of extreme right-wing groups sprang up across Canada. Explores the roots and development of these groups in the 1920s and 1930s. Begins with the Ku Klux Klan carries on to Adrien Arcand's National Social Christian Party then considers Fascist influence and organization in Canada's Italian and German communities during the depression decade. Concludes with how the latter declinded and were suppressed following Canada's entry into the Second World War." - from half-title page. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Binding somewhat shaken but intact. A worthy working copy of this fascinating glimpse into a little-known facet of Canadian history. University of Toronto Press Hardcover
1974327a4892Ocean Park British Columbia: Self-Published 1974. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 247 pages plus 17 pages of footnotes and a four-page index. A review of the United Church and its founding partners the Congregational Methodist and Presbyterian Churches in British Columbia. Chapter titles include: The First Missionaries 1858-1871; The Hard Years 1871-1886; A Booming Province 1886-1900; Yukon Missions; Into the 20th Century 1900-1914; In Flanders Fields 1914-1918; Resurgence 1918-1925; Church Union 1925; The Making of a New Church 1925-1930; The Years of Testing 1930-1939; Shadows of World War II 1939-1945; Growth and Expansion 1945-1974. A detailed treatment. Library hardcover binding and usual markings. Average wear. Binding sound. A quality working copy. Self-Published Hardcover
197563AH0163Alberta: Monitor L.A.C.C. 1975. Book. Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 682 pages. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of archival black and white photos. Prior owner's name and town written atop title page. Minimal markings to contents. Average wear. Faint writing on spine. A sound copy of this incredible genealogical reference. Krotki 896. Monitor L.A.C.C. Hardcover
1940144G1285Toronto: The Maclean Publishing Company Limited 1940. Book. Illus. by Rayner cover art; Price Norman; Overman Charles; Summers Gloyne. Fair. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 76 pages. Features: Cover art of girl being thrown from saddle; Editorial entitled "If Germany Wins" in the wake of US Ambassador to Canada James H.R. Cromwell being rebuked by his superiors for telling a Canadian audience that the future of world democracy depends upon victory over Germany; Nice full-page Fargo truck ad shows a Kraft cheese vehicle in service; The Passport fiction; Your Mind and Your Car - safe driving is an attitude of mind; Political comments on the absence and return of U.S. Ambassador to Britain Joseph Kennedy; Tux Luck fiction; James H.R. Cromwell - U.S. Ambassador to Canada - photo and article; How many civic home and health problems in Australia and New Zealand have been solved through direct land taxation; Red Drops Falling fiction; Wonderful article and photos of Canada's Library of Parliament; Wakeville Awake! Part 3 fiction; Full-page ad for the 1940 Dodge car; Canada's Fighting Forces - Part 8 - Coast Defense - article with photos; Gordon Dunstan's Thirteenth Quiz; Nice Chevrolet Truck ad; Full-page colour photo ad features the beautiful Dionne Quintuplets!; Colour full-page ad for the Ford V-8 engine; Photos of Miss Diana Blythe Barrymore in Woodbury soap ad; Nice 1940 DeSoto car ad; The Winnipeg Volunteer Signal Training School; College for Indian Youth at Ohsweken Ontario; Half-page two-colour ad for Alka-Seltzer features photo of hockey game between the Maple Leafs and New York Rangers with Syl Apps and Gordie Drillon on the ice; Nice colour photo ad for the 1940 Studebaker Champion inside back cover. Somewhat above-average external wear. A nice vintage issue. The Maclean Publishing Company, Limited Paperback
198063ac8943Saskatchewan: Self-Published 1980. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 300 pages. Index. Extensive list of homesteads by section number. Homestead maps. Profusely illustrated with black and white illustrations from archival photos. Chapters include: Early History Before Settlement; Early History of the Long Lake District; System of Survey - Patenting of Lands and History of Municipalities; Post Office; Schools; Villages; Churches; Travel and other forms of Communication; Entertainment; Early Pioneer Stories; Western Tales by Victor Swanston; Tall Tales; Family Histories by Homesteaders over 100 pages. Unmarked with light wear. Binding sound. A quality copy of this informative local history. Self-Published Hardcover
1981627H0693Saskatchewan: Simmie and District History Book Club 1981. Book. Illus. by Stephenson Vera. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 790 pages. Glossary. Index. Hundreds of reproductions of archival black and white photos. Illustrated endpapers. "We have attempted to record the heroic achievements of our pioneers and those who came later. We have tried to bridge the gap until today to set on paper all the information that was gathered and so preserve it. The land that they worked so hard to tame has now become our own." - from Preface. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. Partial lean to spine. A sound copy of this magnificent historical and genealogical reference. Simmie and District History Book Club Hardcover
1983125a7715India: People's Publishing 1983. Book. Fair. Paperback. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 124 pages. References. Bibliography. Black and white illlustrations. "This story of the Komagata Maru is based on the primary source material which I collected from the City Archives Vancouver British Columbia." - from Preface. Above-average wear. Unmarked. Binding fragile but intact. Chip missing from base of spine. People's Publishing Paperback
1943201G4783Winnipeg: Home Publishing Company / National Home Monthly 1943. Book. Illus. by O'Halloran W.E. cover; Mastri Fiore; Goff C. Le; Burke May Cornelia;. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 36 pages. Features: News digest includes the purging of North Africa strategic value of the 'purge' and hoodwinking Hitler; Editorial titled 'Canada Needs Your Food-Power"; Without a Mask short story; Toys Train These Men - photo-illustrated article explains troop training; Thirty Days in Jail short story; Britain Goes to Earth - photo illustrated article explains how Brits are living and manufacturing underground; The Lake short story; Hollywood news and photos; Jergens Lotion ad includes photos of Corinne MacLennan of Short Hills New Jersey; Quarter-page black and white photo ad for the Empress Hotel in Victoria B.C.; Woodbury Powder ad includes photo of Hedy Lamarr; On the Kitchen Front Line - Are Canada's Livestock Better Fed than Canada's People; Good Resolutions - article on self-improvement for ladies; Quotes from around the world; Pepsi ad inside back cover shows family with man in uniform around the fireplace; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy copy of this excellent wartime issue. Home Publishing Company / National Home Monthly Paperback
1943201G4776Winnipeg: Home Publishing Company / National Home Monthly 1943. Book. Illus. by Lingley H.P. cover photo; Clymer John F.; Mastri Fiore; House Nathan. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 48 pages. Features: Cute photo of skinny-dipping little girl with huge Newfoundland dog; Wartime ad by the Trans-Canada Telephone system explains how citizens must limit use of their services in favour of war activity; Monthly war news update; The Tale of the Lonesome Swine short story; Drama in the Union Station - Canada's National War Labour Board listens to all comers as it progresses toward its goal of a workable plant for industrial peace - article with photos of Mr. Justice C.L. McTague Chairman of the Board Mr. Leo. Lalonde and Mr. J.L. Cohen K.C.; Susabelle and Stoney Joe short story; It's a Rough Road to Rangoon; His Honour the Judge short story; Hollywood news; Once -age recruiting ad for the WRCNS / CWAC / RCAF; Mosquitoes Sting the Axis - photo-illustrated article on the R.A.F. Mosquito Mark 11 Fighter Intruder; Ford Motor Company one-page ad features allied spotters observing an enemy column; Their Watchword "Be Prepared" - the Girl Guides; Nice one-page photo-illustrated Westinghouse ad entitled "The Most Powerful People In the World"; Woodbury soap ad features photos of geology student Joan Patterson of Montreal and her pilot officer fiancee; Colour Orange Crush ad; Interesting article on munitions workers meals; Canadian General Electric ad entitled "Avoid Food Waste"; Woodbury Cold Cream ad features photo of Veronica Lake; Wings on Their Feet - part 2 of a series on AW2 Heck's experiences in the Air Force; Ontario Liberal Harry Nixon; RCAF half-page recruiting ad; Highway Women - interesting article on Canadian women who have moved to Northern Canada to support its development; Kotex ad includes illustration of lady building planee; World Sayings; Great colour-photo Coke ad inside back cover shows men working in heavy industry; Nice colour back cover recruiting ad for Canadian Women's Army Corps C.W.A.C.; and more. Faint pencil name atop front cover otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. A qualilty copy of this excellent vintage issue. Home Publishing Company / National Home Monthly Paperback
1943201G4777Winnipeg: Home Publishing Company / National Home Monthly 1943. Book. Illus. by Smith Hall cover illustration; MacDonald Al; Humphrey Water Beach; Holmgren John; Wills William; Frise. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 48 pages. Features: Cover portrait illustration of female member of the military; Ford ad inside front cover features action photo of troops constructing bridge under fire; Nice half-page colour Pepsi ad features naval officer in uniform and illustration of boys swimming; News of the month includes Dissolution of the Third International Comintern and Closing Ranks Against Japan; Editorial on Black Markets and Summer Vacations; Jet Black short story; The Pacific Coast Rangers - photo-illustrated article includes photos of Lieut.-Col. T.A.H. Taylor O.B.E. M.C. and Col. M.E. Dopping-Hepenstal; Matilda and the Wolf short story; Key Men of War - an enormous directory of over 200000 names is relied upon for expertise which has saved hundreds of lives and brought success to major campaigns; Garfield Weston - article with Karsh photo-portrait; Old-Style Cop short story; Hollywood news - article with photos including Lenore Aubert; Northern Electric one-page ad features illustration of tank; Five to One short story; Rare one-page two-colour illustrated ad for General Motors and their "Victory Service; R.C.A.F. half-page recruiting ad features lady in uniform having tea with civilians; Wings on Her Feet - first part of a series on AW2 Heck's experiences in the Air Force; One-page Westinghouse ad entitled "After Victory" includes photo of airman using bombsight and large illustration of large artillery piece in use; Woodbury Powder ad includes photo of beautiful Linda Darnell; "What's In My Lunch Box" - wartime photo-illustrated article on home food tips; Colour Ritz cracker ad features illustration of naval personnel; Canadian Women Take to the Block Plan - photo-illustrated article explains the Women's Voluntary Service and the block leaders they assign with particular attention to Mrs. Jack Wilson of Rochester Ave. in Lawrence Park in Toronto; Colour Orange Crush ad; World Sayings; Canadian Pacific Air Lines ad inside back cover includes large illustration of much of the northern hemisphere and heading "Wings over the North. and Beyond!"; Nice Kodak black and white photo ad on back cover shows air crew enjoying photos; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this excellent vintage wartime issue. Home Publishing Company / National Home Monthly Paperback
1939201G4809Winnipeg: Stovel / National Home Monthly 1939. Book. Illus. by Davis Clara O.; Clymer John F.; Maltman W.; Garland George; Smith Ralph C.; Lowthian Louis R. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 60 pages. Features: News digest includes 'a British ministry of propaganda' America's altered mood free speech in Canada Moscow bargaining and from Poland to Rumania; Canada's Prison Shame - intersting article by J. Alex. Edmison includes photos of - the B.C. Penitentiary at New Westminster youn ladies in the Borstal Institute at Aylesbury England Montreal Gaol Bordeaux Gaol and members of the Archambault Commission - R.W. Craig J.L. KKent Mr. Justice Archambault J.C. McRuer and Allan Fraser; Uncle Romeo and the White Pendennings short story; The Missing Passenger short story; A Letter to Anne short story; Samaritan on Wheels - the story of the Empire's greatest philanthropist and leading industrialist William Richard Morris now Viscount Nuffield - article with photos; Land of Wish-It-Were verse; If I Die Before I Wake part 4; Nice one-page ad by the Automotive Industries of Canada features the province of Alberta with map and text; Colgate ad features illustration of the Dionne Quints; Palmolive soap ad features illustration of the faces of the Dionne Quintuplets and faux signed photo of Gladys Cooper of 1973 Robson St. in Vancouver; Stewart-Warner radio ad features photos of the 4575 4351 and 4511 models; When Contagious Diseases Stay Home; Movie news and photos with brief write-up and photo of Geraldine Fitzgerald plus additional photos of King Vidor Alexander Hall Howard Hawks Frank Capra Sam Wood Jack Conway Clarence Brown Frank Borzage Tod Browning George Cukor Victor Fleming and Norman Taurog; Fashion illustrations; Nice half-page two-colour ad for RCA Victor radios shows the A-2 A-1 and A-4; Scales of Fortune short story; Half-page tourism ad for Italy unfortunately many young Canadians would soon be fighting there!; Beauty article; Charis foundations ad features nostalgic photo; Autumn fashion preview; Pickling Made Easier; Quotes of the World; Nice Heinz ketchup ad inside front cover includes photo of restaurant scene; Vintage colour back cover ad for Canadian-grown fruits and vegetables; and more. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Stovel / National Home Monthly Paperback
1977218H2799Taber Alberta: Taber Historical Committee 1977. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 617 pages. Index. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. "Dedicated to the memory of the early pioneers of Taber and surrounding District who valiantly and cheerfully met the vicissitudes the hardships and experiences of frontier life. They have laid a sure and firm foundation and have been the builders since this area was known as Tank 77." - Foreword. "This book is actually a composite of many individual stories so many remarkable and worthy of remembrance of pioneer families the community's Churches and organizations. The family histories and stories are reprinted here exactly as they were submitted or told by the pioneers - in their quaint colorful way." - Preface. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality copy of this invaluable genealogical reference. Bibliographic References: Krotki 2nd Edn 1041 Strathern 3265. Taber Historical Committee Hardcover
1940144G1290Toronto: The Maclean Publishing Company 1940. Magazine. Illus. by Malcolm Scott: Cover Photo; Lasalle Charles; Eldridge Harold; Summers Gloyne. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 42 pages. Features: Nice colour DeSoto car ad inside front cover; Canada Dry ad; Good Enough fiction; Hockey's Greatest - the story of Syl Apps; Leslie Hore-Belisha discusses his resignation as British War Secretary; Feet with Wings fiction; Canada's Fighting Forces - Part 3 - Royal Military College R.M.C. - article with photos; Day in Heaven fiction; Junk - It's Big Business and plays a big part in winning a war - photos and article about scrap steel rags and paper; Wings of Hazard fiction part 3 of 5; Great two-colour full-page ad for Ford V-8 Trucks shows six models at work; Nice two-colour Chevrolet ad; Syl Apps Turk Broda and Pep Kelly are featured in an Alka-Seltzer ad; Article on cakes with recipes; Nice colour Chrysler ad inside back cover; Attractive colour ad for International Trucks on back cover features the 1.5 ton model D-30. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. The Maclean Publishing Company Paperback
1981529a0652Canada: The Arborfield History Book Committee 1981. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 450 pages. Index. Many dozens of black and white illustrations. "Our aim is to recall names and incidents of the past and by relating individual experiences to help you see the real history of our community." - from Preface. Topics include: Some well-known people; Our roll of honour; Moose Range; Addington; Jordan River; Vercheres; Connell Creek; Megan; Pembina; Arborfield; Hillworth; Moosedale; Berkley; Ravenhurst; Family histories; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding sound. Quality copy. The Arborfield History Book Committee Hardcover
1971627a4297Alberta: The Carseland and Cheadle Historical Book Committee 1971. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 533 pages. Many black and white illustrations. Index for each community. Unmarked with average wear. Front free endpaper removed. Rubbing to front board decoration. Slight lean to spine. A sound copy. The Carseland and Cheadle Historical Book Committee Hardcover
1934721c9371Prince Albert SK: North Star Publishing 1934. Book. Good. Paperback. North Star Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Consists of four folded 12"x9" newsprint pages which reprint i Manifesto and Program of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation as adopted by the first annual convention of the Federation at Regina July 19-21 1933 and ii C.C.F. Immediate Program as adopted by the second annual convention of the Federation at Winnipeg July 17-19 1934. Undated but appears to be circa 1930s. Age-toned. Light wear. Unmarked. A quality copy of this vintage C.C.F. document. North Star Publishing Paperback
1984627a4688Canada: The Culross Historical Society 1984. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 432 pages. Index. Illustrated endpapers. Printed on glossy stock. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Prior owner's name inside front board else book clean and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket bears average wear and is now protected in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy. The Culross Historical Society Hardcover
1988628a2260Alberta: Trail Printing/The Niton History Book Committee 1988. Book. Illus. by Wolfe Marilynn. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 380 pages. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Includes dozens of family histories plus sections on: Tie and Timber Camps; Homestead; Trapping Hunting and Fishing; Early Community Life; Schools; Stores and Trucking; Forget Me Not; Wedding Anniversaries; War Veterans; Tragedies and Disasters; Pictorial; Memorabilia. Handsome decorated maroon cloth-covered boards. Very light wear. Clean bright and unmarked. Excellent copy. Trail Printing/The Niton History Book Committee Hardcover
195042102562Toronto: Baptist Johnston Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty 1950. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 933 pages. The Commission was appointed in 1945 to "inquire into and report upon the provincial education system and without derogating from the generality thereof including courses of study text books examinations financing and the general system and scheme of elementary and secondary schools involving public schools separate schools schools for the training of teachers and all other schools under the jurisdiction of the Department of Education as well as the selection and training of teachers inspectors and other officials of such schools and the system of provincial and local school administration." - from page vi. Includes the following sections: The Educational Scene; Aims of Education; Proposed Reorganization of Elementary and Secondary Education; The Pupil's Growth and Progress; Programmes for the Schools of the Reorganized Educational System; Social Spiritual and other Aspects of Education; Centralization and Decentralization in Administration; Development and Present Status of Local School Administration; Local School Administration Under Other Jurisdictions; Local Education Authorities in the proposed Reorganization; Other Aspects of the Local Administration of Education; The Supervisor of Education; The Central Education Authority; Exceptional Children; History of the French Language in teh Publicly Supported Schools of Ontario; Recommendations on the Teaching and Use of the French Language; Origin and Development of Separate Schools in Ontario; Roman Catholic Separate Schools in the Reorganized Educational System; Protestant and Coloured Separate Schools in the Reorganized Educational System; The Teaching Staff of the Publicly Supported Schools of Ontario; Recommendations with Respect to the Professional Preparation of Teachers; Conditions of Service of Teaching Personnel; Community Programmes of Adult Education and Recreation; School Site Plant and Equipment; Other Educative Agencies; The Development of Methods of Financing Education in Ontario; Our Proposed Method of Financing the Educational Programme; Divergence of Opinion Within the Commission; Conclusion; Minority Report and Memoranda; Appendices. Navy boards. Well-preserved with very light wear and soiling externally. Contents clean bright and unmarked. Binding sound. A superior copy of this landmark work. Baptist Johnston (Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty) Hardcover
1985627a4694British Coliumbia: The Sicamous - Eagle Valley Centennial Book Committee 1985. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 387 pages. Circa 1985. Many excellent archival black and white photos. Clean bright and unmarked with light wear. An attractive copy. The Sicamous - Eagle Valley Centennial Book Committee Hardcover