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1985633j0105Canada: O.F. Old Fairbridgians Association. Very Good. 1985. First Edition. Paperback. "The Prince of Wales Fairbridge Farm School located at Cowichan Station on Vancouver Island was our childhood home and the staff and classmates our family. The school's Jubilee Anniversary is therefore more a family gathering than a school reunion. Fairbridge provided us with the opportunity to prepare ourselves for a better life than would probably have been our lot had we remained in the country of our birth the U.K. This book presents a representative selection of written and black and white pictorial items selected from various archival news clippings and pictures at hand plus copies of the Fairbridge Society Annual Reports and copies of the fairbridge Gazette." - pages 1-2. Includes lists of students and the dates they arrived. 82 page stapled book. 11" x 8.5". A treasured reference for those with ancestors who attended this school.; 4to . O.F. [Old Fairbridgians] Association paperback
198063ac7724Olds Alberta: Olds History Committee 1980. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 544 pages. Index. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of archival photos. Gift greetings upon half-title page otherwise unmarked. Moderate wear. Binding intact. A quality copy of this wonderful reference. Olds History Committee Hardcover
2003416h5697Canada: Diavik 2003. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. "Deals with the engineering and construction phase of the Diavik Diamonds Project. Presents the story of how teamwork can deliver results of which every contributor can be very proud. After three exciting years pulling together in harmony we have achieved a great result. This book is full of memories to be shared with our families and friends who have supported us." - Foreword. 120 pages. Profusely illustrated with colour photos printed upon glossy stock. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. No dust jacket apparently as issued. A lovely copy of this proud chronicle of a massive and ambitious Arctic project. 9" x 8.75". Diavik Hardcover
1990137H4145Fort St. James B.C.: Owen Enterprises. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 1550560786 . Signed and dated by author upon title page. 278 pages. Index. Maps. Many black and white reproductions of archival photos. "The story of growth and development of a small town in central British Columbia. Traces its history from its earliest days as a native Indian settlement through its nineteenth century involvement with the Hudson's Bay Company to the steady growth of more modern times." - dust jacket. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Average wear to colour photo illustrated dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this excellent local history and genealogical reference.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Fort St. James British Columbia History Settlers Pioneers Genealogy Pinchi Mine Mercury Mining Hudson's Bay company Stuart Lake; Signed by Authors . Owen Enterprises hardcover
1983656j2369Peachland B.C.: Peachland Historical Society. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1983. First Edition. Paperback. 0969155700 . Presents the local history of Peachland British Columbia located a half hour south of Kelowna on the west side of Okanagan Lake. "Dedicated to all Peachland Pioneers who came to a raw land and with resourcefulness hard work and good humour buklt a town and a way of life that still remains precious today." - p. iii. Complete two volume set. 682 pages. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Over four-hundred pages of personal histories. Prior owner's small blind stamp to title page of Volume II otherwise tight and unmarked with average wear. A sound example of this informative local history and invaluable genealogical reference. Hale & Barman 709.; 8vo . Peachland Historical Society paperback
1981628a2285Alberta: Poplar Ridge Historical Committee 1981. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 529 pages. Index. Abundantly illustrated throughout in black and white. Map endpapers. "Light wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A quality copy of this excellent Alberta local history. Poplar Ridge Historical Committee Hardcover
1982628g0193Preeceville Saskatchewan: Preeceville Historical Society. Good. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 0889253250 . 777 pages. Index of family names. Profusely illustrated in black and white. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent local history. Heidebrecht & Leutenegger p.113; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Lines of the Past: History of Preeceville and District Saskatchewan Local History Robinson Creek North Prairie Etiomamie Valley Netchie Hills Beaver Falls Sunny Brae Chechow Beaver Bluff Waler Hryhoriw Halycry Norway . Preeceville Historical Society hardcover
1979533c6610Canada: Publisher Not Stated 1979. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 175 pages. Profusely illustrated with archival black and white photos. The local history of this rural Saskatchewan area. Extensive coverage of local school districts and geneaology. Tramping Lake news clippings affixed inside back board. Prior owner's names neatly atop title page otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. Attractive gilt lettering and decoration upon front board. A nice copy. Publisher Not Stated Hardcover
1960553H1993Canada: The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada 1960. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 247 pages. Glossary. Roll of Honour. Black and white photographic plates. Colour frontisplate of the regimental colour. Front endpaper map. Unmarked book surprisingly fresh bright and tight with light wear. Moderate wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this excellent history. Cooke 2e p.183 Ziegler 921 Enser p.96. The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada Hardcover
1985628a0465British Columbia: Quesnel Old Age Pensioners' Organization. Fair. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 0969231202 . "Within the covers of this book by verse prose and pictures an effort has been made to preserve something of the past and give to the reader an understanding of our heritage. When the idea of this book was given birth in late 1978 the time was set at 'prior to 1929' to coincide with the date of Incorporation of the Village of Quesnel. The area to be covered was to approximate that of School District No. 28." - Introduction. 431 pages. Index. Many family histories with dozens of black and white reproductions of archival photos. Former library copy with usual markings. Above-average wear. Binding intact. A worthy example of this informative local history and invaluable genealogical reference. Hale & Barman 928.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; A Tribute to the Past: Quesnel British Columbia & Area 1808-1928 Interior School District No. 28 . Quesnel Old Age Pensioners' Organization hardcover
1979526j0320Alberta: Swan River Settlement Book Committee. Fair. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Presents the local history of Kinuso and Swan River Settlement Alberta located about three hours northwest of Edmonton. ix 391 pages. Map endpapers. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Includes over one-hundred and fifty pages of family histories. Above-average external wear and soiling. Moderate lean to spine. A worthy reference copy of this informative local history and invaluable genealogical reference. Wetherell 6-86 Krotki 2 570.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Sodbusters - A History of Kinuso and Swan River Settlement Alberta History Pioneers Settlers . Swan River Settlement Book Committee hardcover
1936201G4713Montreal: Maclean Hunter / Key Publishers 1936. Book. Illus. by Sambrook Russell Cover Art; Wilcox C.R.; Hallam J.S.; Keay Jack; McCrea H.W.; Eldridge H. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 60 pages. Features: Russell Sambrook cover illustration of boy in pajamas sneaking his dog upstairs; Dominion Linoleum colour ad inside front cover features yellow and maroon interior design of a 'very lucky' young person's bedroom; AC spark plug ad features horse talking to man cleaning his shotgun; Premier Aberhart of Alberta ponders 'licensing' newspapers; Fantastic one-page photo-illustrated ad for Marconi radios includes photos of newscaster Christopher Ellis and Frances James plus photos of the model 79 A.C. 81 A.C. and 85 A.C. radios; One-page ad for the Parker Vacumatic pen features marathon theme; The Red Boar short story from Rajputana; Revolt in Quebec - The English-Canadian View - article with photos of C.E. Gault Maurice Duplessis and Camillien Houde; A Matter of Business short story; Forward-Pass Time - article explaining how the aerial attack has made a new game of Canadian football - with photo of Rosso of the Argos in 1935; Beverley Baxter shares interesting new from London plus he explains how Hitler saw propaganda used against Germany in WWI and vowed to use that same weapon to avenge his nation; Finished Picture short story about the marriage trap; J. Bull Customer - article on Canadian exports to Britain; The Thin Woman short story; Photo-illustrated article on the settlers of King Ridges 25 miles north of Toronto where 41 families formerly on relief are plowing sowing and reaping to earn their own living from the land; The General Died at Dawn short story; Vintage one-page colour-photo ad for Green Giant Fine Foods of Canada features their canned vegetables; Very nice one-page colour-photo Westinghouse Air-pilot radio ad; Charming one-page colour Kraft ad features their cheese products; Prestone anti-freeze one-page ad features illustrations of now classy vintage cars; Half-page Palmolive Soap ad features two photos of the Dionne Quints plus Dr. Dafoe who helped birth them; Stanfield's ad features illustration of man proudly strutting in his long underwear; Ponds Cold Cream ad features photo of Mrs. William Jay Iselin; One-page ad for the Singer "Make-It-Yourself" Wardrobe Plan; Fantastic colour photo/colour comic ads inside back cover for Lifebuoy and Rinso soaps feature "True B.O. Experience No. 127"; Back cover colour ad by the federal Department of Fisheries encourages readers to eat fish often; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this marvelous depression-era issue. Maclean Hunter / Key Publishers Paperback
1938732h5976Victoria B.C.: Government of British Columbia. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. 142 p. including 35 excellent black and white photos and illustrations. Bibliography. Two-colour fold-out ethnological map of British Columbia. Chapters include: Whence did they come and when and who were they; Names and Respective Locations of the Various Tribes in the 18th and 19th Centuries; General Conditions of Environment; Tools Implements and Weapons Types of Tribal Dwellings - Their Form and Structure; Household Equipment; Characteristics of Men's Arts; Outstanding Features of Women's Artistic Crafts; Chief Sources of Food-supply; Methods of Preparing and Preserving Food; Clothing and Personal Adornment; Pasttimes; Examples of Tribal Beliefs and Folk-Lore; Some Customs and Conventions; An outline of social and tribal organization; The origin of crests and the significance of totem and other carved poles; The Potlatch; Shamans; Secret Societies; Masks; Intertribal trade. Printed upon glossy stock which is slightly tanned. Binding intact. Average wear to original forest green cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. Prior owner's details inside front board and atop title page. No dust jacket apparently as issued. A sound copy of this fascinating early study. 10" x 7".; 4to . Government of British Columbia hardcover
1896105c9945Toronto: C. Blackett Robinson 1896. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 372 pages. Former copy of Orlando Bush MPP for the Ontario riding of Grenville in the late 1800s. His signature is inside front board. Bibliography. Embossed light-brown front board. Gilt lettering upon backstrip. Average external wear. Bit of writing atop back free endpaper. Partial loss to frontispiece tissue protector. Narrow openings along both hinges. C. Blackett Robinson Hardcover
198063AG1147Laird Saskatchewan: Tiefengrund Rosenort Mennonite Church 1980. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 247 pages. Map inside back board. Reproductions of dozens of archival black and white photos. Contents include: History of the Tiefengrund Church; Church Organization; Special Committies and Activities; Christian Life - Special Occasions; Church members and their families and adherents of 1980. Considerable documentation of births weddings baptisms and burials. Gift greetings upon front free endpaper otherwise unmarked aside from several discreet handwritten corrections/additions. Moderate wear. Binding tight. A quality copy of this superb genealogical reference. Tiefengrund Rosenort Mennonite Church Hardcover
1982218H3201Canada: Winkler Homecoming Committee 1982. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. x 270 pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. "A pictorial history of the growth and development of Winkler Manitoba and the activity and ingenuity of her people." - Foreword. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A handsome copy. Hackett 2 952. Winkler Homecoming Committee Hardcover
2012215j2317Nanaimo B.C.: Florence L. Riley. Very Good. 2012. First Edition. Spiral Bound. 1927371589 . Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. "Florence Riley was born nine decades ago in the mountains of South Eastern British Columbia and has always loved the open country. Meeting and marrying her husband Ron led her to become a willing helpmate in his dream of owning a piece of land. This is her story of their first five years on a piece of Cariboo Country near Ruth Lake". - inside back cover. 321 pages. Occasional black and white reproductions of photos. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. A high-quality signed example of this marvelous account. ; Cover Illustration; 8vo; Signed by Author . Florence L. Riley unknown
1967537j1162Canada: University of Toronto Press. Fine in Good dust jacket. 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. "Intended for the enjoyment of everyone who is interested in knowing something of the building industry of this country and tracing its development. Supplemented by an extensive reference list it is a valuable source book for builders and architects and offers to historians an unusual and fruitful approach to the general history of Canada's first century." - dust jacket. x 406 glossy pages. List of sources. Picture credits. Index. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos. Prior owner's details faintly visible atop dark grey front free endpaper otherwise tight clean and unmarked with quite light wear to original orange cloth. Average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A well-preserved example of this wonderful reference.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall . University of Toronto Press hardcover
2007166j1667British Columbia: Sono Nis Press. 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. "The great copper gold and silver mining boom that struck the Boundary District of southern British Columbia and northern Washington State brought a rush to this mountainous region that few travellers of today would imagine. Mines and huge smelters dominated the lives of thousands of people in newly built cities that became famous for their mining wealth. The Canadian Pacific and Great Northern railways are central to the story and are chronicled through the last years of steam and the introduction of diesels to the end of most rail services in the region. It is a rich and dramatic story of a flamboyant era." - dust jacket. 224 glossy pages. Includes over 400 select photos maps and illustrations including many in colour; bibliography; references and index. Clean bright tight and unmarked with light overall wear. Dust jacket now in glossy new archival-grade protection. A high-quality example.; Dust Jacket; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Steam Along The Boundary : Canadian Pacific Great Northern Railway and the Great Boundary Copper Boom Canadian Pacific Railway Company CPR History Copper Mines Mining British Columbia B.C. BC . 1550391585 . Sono Nis Press hardcover
1978156H0250Montreal: Canadian Jewish Congress CJC National Archives / Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal 1978. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. vi 106 pages. Compiles the published documentation on this Alsatian Jew and gives it a continuity which cannot but be vivacious. Helbronner emerges as a fascinating and creative character. an honest man of great capacity; an altruistic public servant especially to the numerous public of the poor; a man of probity who applied acerbic tests to situations often left unexamined; a spokesman for the inarticulate he won such wide respect that even governments which disliked his views and programs entrusted him with missions of inquiry." - from Introduction. Sections include: Helbronner of "La Presse"; Knights of Labor; Royal Commission on Labor; The Lepine Election; The Paris Exposition; Civic Affairs and Politics; Mutual Aid; The Debate with "Les Debats"; Anti-Cosmopolites; Actuarian Dispute; "Jewry that is the Enemy" - and other Frauds; The Bubble Bursts; Helbronner's Last Years. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC) National Archives / Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal Paperback
197916703355Caroline Alberta: Ricinus-Caroline History Committee. Good. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. 0889250197 . Presents the local history of this Alberta district located an hour west of Innisfail. 392 pages with index. Includes hundreds of pages of family histories. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Illustrated blue cloth over boards. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this informative local history and invaluable genealogical reference. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Rose Veva; McNutt Mary; Bugbee Sally; Rublatz Leah In the Shade of the Mountains - a History of the Following School Districts: Chedderville Clear Creek Crammond Crooked Creek Dovercourt Hazeldell North Caroline Pineview Ricinus Shilo Sou . Ricinus-Caroline History Committee hardcover
1977137H4288Saskatchewan: Rosthern Historical Society 1977. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xi 694 pages. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of wonderful archival photos of local scenes and residents. Prior owner's name and date upon front free endpaper otherwise contents clean and unmarked. Binding tight. Light wear to red illustrated cloth-covered boards. A quality copy of this very informative Saskatchewan local history and genealogical reference. Arora 3625. Rosthern Historical Society Hardcover
1987257h1920Toronto: Natural Heritage/Natural History Inc. Good. 1987. First Edition. Paperback. 0920474446 . In the second world war "young people from this nation left the comforts and security of home and family to enter into what proved to be a long and sustained struggle in a cause that threatened the freedom and stability of the entire world. Canada's youth found itself on strange foreign shores cut off from friends and loved ones. As days turned into months an months into years the hunger for news became insatiable. There was no complacency here. The usual the ordinary the commonplace were eagerly gobbled up as individuals desperately strove to keep in touch. News from home news of victory news of pending successes boosted morale offered encouragement and made the daily routine of war a little more bearable. Those who assumed responsibility for directing searchiing out and producing the news for Canada's Armed Forces will probably never know the extent to which their efforts were appreciated. It is in recognition of this superlative contribution that this book has come to fruition." - Preface. Presents this history of this publication and recollections of its staffers. Briefly mentions other WWII Canadian military publications. Most of the book is composed of facsimile reproductions of pages from The Maple Leaf Forever. They include many WWII photos and illustrations and make for fascinating reading. 160 pages. Prior owner's name and bit of writing atop half-title page otherwise unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this most informative and nostalgic work. Cooke 3rd Edn p.265.; 4to . Natural Heritage/Natural History Inc. paperback
2005721H4348Canada: Self-Published 2005. Book. Illus. by Schick Kurt H. Signed. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed without inscription by both authors and photographer across from title page. 440 pages. Endnotes. Index. Hundreds of sepia-tone and colour photos. Oblong 10" x 12". "With over 780 illustrations numerous maps sidebars and a timeline of events running along each page this book tells the story of Barrie's rise from the terminus of an ancient portage to a vibrant beautiful city on the shores of Kempenfelt Bay. Years in the making this illustrated history will enchant you with its broad canvas of the people and events that shaped this city." - dust jacket. Negligible wear to dark brown faux leather-covered boards. Minimal wear to dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. An excellent copy. Gift quality. Self-Published Hardcover
1949201H2403Toronto: Maclean-Hunter. Fair. 1949. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Features: Cover art by W.A. Winter shows husband returning to home filled with card-playing ladies; No Excuse Now for Atomic Hush-Hush Editorial; The Man Who Clipped the King - Paul Emile "Red" Tasse was barber at the Chateau Laurier Hotel for Thirty years; Jim Crow Lives in Dresden Ontario - 300 of the 1700 citizens have Negro blood but can't get a store haircut a permanent wave or a restaurant meal; - article with photos; Lucy Makes My Living fiction; The Fabulous Fraud From Eastwood - Was Ontario's audacious Cassie Chadwick the world's greatest woman swindler - she hoaxed her way into $1.5 million; Don't Be Scared of Your Heart - the truth about tickers by an M.D.; The Loneliest Man in Canada - Frank McLaren killed his wife in 1927 and spent twelve years in jail but now he's out; Can You Tell Which Gems are Real - the synthetic jewelry trade is booming; The Dauntless Deacon of Caulflower Row - the checkered career of John Finlay Allen; Jeanne D'Arc and the Siren Sea fiction; The Battle of the St. Lawrence conclusion - Nazi U-boats in the St. Lawrence; Frank Gladstone Waddington is the dean of Canadian Auctioneers; Nice colour-illustrated Massey-Harris tractor ad shows farmer on tractor plowing his lane with cream cans at gate; and more. 60 pages. Back cover missing. Front cover secured with archival tape. A worthy vintage example.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Maclean's Canada's National Magazine 1 November Nov. 1949 Cover art by W.A. Winter shows husband returning to home filled with card-playing ladies; No Excuse Now for Atomic Hush-Hush Editorial; The Man Who Clipped the King - Paul Emile "Red" Tass . Maclean-Hunter unknown
