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Articles: Gerald E. Panting and the Development of Maritime History in Canada; Showing the Flag - Hugh Palliser in Western Newfoundland; Newfoundland Spring Sealing Disasters to 1914; A Bridge Across the Water - Liverpool Shipbrokers and the Transfer of Eastern Canadian Sailing Vessels, 1855-1880; The Shipping Industry in British Columbia from 1867 to 1914; plus numerous book reviews. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
Articles: Commercial Shipping on the Northern Sea Route; Petty Officer First Class E. Leslie Goodwin - A Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer in World War I; We'll get our own - Canada and the Oil Shipping Crisis of 1942; plus part of a Canadian Maritime Bibliography by Gerald E. Panting and numerous book reviews. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
Articles: Building a Bigger Stick - The Construction of the Tribal Class Destroyers in Canada, 1940-1948; The 'Baltic' Goes to Washington - Lobbying for a Congressional Steamship Subsidy, 1952; Failure at Sea - Wolf Pack Operations in the North Atlantic, 10 February - 22 March 1944; The Convoy, the Grain, and their influence on the French Revolution; plus several book reviews. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
Articles: The Impact of German Technology on the Royal Canadian Navy in the Battle of the Atlantic, 19442-1943; The Seamen's Union, the National Maritime Board and Firemen - Labour management in the British Mercantile Marine; The Defence of Alaska Must Remain a Primary Concern of the United States - Canada and the North Pacific, May-June 1942; Management of the Port of Saint Thomas, Danish West Indies, during the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries; Government and Port Administration in Japan in the aftermath of the Port and Harbour Law of 1950; plus several book reviews. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
Articles: The Fortunes of War - Commercial Warfare and Maritime Risk in the War of 1812; Safe Home in Port? - Shipping Safety within the Port of Liverpool; The Decline of British Whaling in Arctic Canada, 1820-1850 - a case study of Newcastle upon Tyne; Letters from Halifax - Reliving the Halifax Explosion Through the Eyes of My Grandfather, a Sailor in the Royal Canadian Navy; plus several book reviews. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. Nice copy. Book
G/G beter than good reading copy. dj is worn to all edges, with areas to loss to bottom outside corners to both boards., and less so to top of spine. not price-clipped. boards beneath are clean and bright - except for the outside bottom corners. both front and back boards have corners missing as to about 1/2 inch or so, leaving the cardboard inner of the board showing. by some lucky chance, the damage has touched the inside text which is without damage or loss. no inscriptions. uncommon title showing the fight for the fur trade in canada.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 216 pages. Previous owner's initials on side page ends. Tears, stains, and sticker on dust jacket. Bumped corners. Map endpapers.
Seventeen-year-old Lee doesn't know much about newspapers - he's only ever read the sports and the funnies. So when Lee lands a job as a copy boy at the Toronto Telegram he enters a whole new world, where panic and energy and controlled mayhem rule the day. The year is 1954, a time when newspapers revelled in sensational stories and the shady means of getting them. Lee, taken on by veteran reporter Jack Murphy, witness Toronto's great news stories of the year, including Marilyn Bell's historic swim across Lake Ontario and the catastrophic Hurricane Hazel, the biggest natural disaster in Toronto's history. Book
183 pages. A heavily worn and soiled vintage copy. Occasional markings to contents. Binding intact. A much used and loved copy. Book
"A pioneering study [c. 1975] about the process of adjustment of visible minorities from the Caribbean in th Canadian school system. The book provides a broad conceptual framework for the ongoing study of the process as well as some critical findings and recommendations about the West Indian and Black experience in that process.224p. bibliography and a appended questionnaire Book
141 pages. "His call for less centralization and more power for local communities and for more direct democracy (via referenda) is most important and should be read by all citizens." - Bruno S. Friey, Universities of Zurich and Basle. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
233 pages including index. Examines the lives of girls and women in the post suffrage decades and argues that the new day did not dawn quite as expected. Prior owner's name atop half-title page else unmarked. Average wear. Book
215, [7] index, pages. Occasional colour and black and white photos. "Since our first cook book, published more than fifty years ago, Canadian homemakers have come to regard the Cream of the West Cook Book as the authority on food. We feel certain that this all new edition will achieve the same recogniation in the years to come." - Foreword. Undated but appears to be circa early 1970s. Contents clean and unmarked. Somewhat above-average external wear. Binding intact. A coupon page may have been removed from the back. Front free endpaper neatly removed. Top inch of backstrip missing. A worthy copy of this vintage Canadian cookery favourite. Book
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Slight edge wear. 222 pages. 5 1/2"w x 8 1/2"h. Black and white illustrations.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 66 pages. 5 1/2"w x 8 1/2"h. Gives locations around the city to find wildlife and plants; b&w photos. Folded map in pocket at back. Staple-bound.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 66 pages. 5 1/2"w x 8 1/2"h. Gives locations around the city to find wildlife and plants; b&w photos. Folded map in pocket at back. Staple-bound.
64 pages. Features: Nice cover illustration of moose towering over hunter and his dog; Colour ad for Masonite Presdwood inside front cover; Vintage one-page ad for the Gainaday 200 washing machine made by Northern Electric; One-page Waterman's pen ad features fall maple leaves; Wonderful one-page two-colour (black and blue) recruiting ad for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) entitled "Advance with the Navy" shows sailors climbing onto deck; Very nice colour ad for Monarch-Knit sweaters features pipe-smoking man in yellow sweater raking leaves; One-page Weston's / George Weston Limited ad features the Canadian farmer; Canada Under C.C.F. - Socialism? - article with photos of Pat Conroy, C.H. Millard, Percy Benough, Professor George Grube, Professor Frank Scott and Premier Tommy Douglas; The Torch (short story); Leader of the C.C. F., M.J. Coldwell - photo-illustrated article; Whoa, Pete! (short story); Forum on religious faiths; What it Takes (short story); Nice one-page Chevrolet ad features green 1948 Fleetline; One-page text ad by The House of Seagram entitled "What Price Democracy"; Dot and I Meet Flaming Youth - two adolescent femmes fatales meet the life of the party; D.P. (Displaced Persons) Success Story - article explains how Poles Joe Korol and Leo Polenz have fled their homeland for Canada and are succeeding as independent farmers near Ottawa - with eighteen great photos, including some of their friends Annajean and Rose; Women's section includes photos of Mrs. N.C. Stephens, Mrs. Egmont Frankel, Miss Margaret Hyndman, Mrs. F.C. Brunke and Miss Orian Warwick; One-page colour ad for Heinz soup; Marboleum one-page colour ad shows nostalgic home colour scheme; Half-page colour ad for McClary ranges; Half-page colour ad for Westinghouse fridges; Fashion article with photos; Carling's ad inside back cover features colour reproduction of Rocky Mountain Sheep painting by Beverley Herbert; Wonderful colour Coke ad on back cover features young couple proudly holding six-pack while grocer looks over their shoulders; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
68 pages. Features: Nice cover illustration of lady with horse; One-page Parker Pen ad with military theme; Colour Marboleum ad inside front cover shows vintage kitchen; One-page Singer sewing machine ad includes three photos of their ornate furniture; Wonderful one-page ad for the RCA Victor Globe Trotter Model A-31 radio includes airman; The General's Big Bull (short story); Known to Nobody (short story); Secrets of the German (Nazi) Air-Armadas - fascinating photo-illustrated article; The Ghost of Captain Renny (short story); Where the War Dollar Goes; Canada'a Forgotten Back Door - Will the Nazis Bomb Canada through Hudson Bay?; Beyond the Circle (short story); Carry On - football article includes photo of Squadron Leader Dave Harding at the Malton Airport with new military recruits asking him questions about his days with the Ottawa Rough Riders; Movie news and photos; One-page photo ad for Fleischmann's Yeast features great photos of man cleaning massive locomotive and horse-drawn wagon being loaded with sheaves; Woodbury ad features photo of Annabella; Anothe Woodbury ad features photo of Miss Nancy Weir of Toronto; Small ad for the Chesley Chair Company of Chesley, Ontario; The Ten Bob Note (short story); Homes of Tomorrow - photos of interior design ideas; Saturday Night Bath - tips on how to have a good bath; Fantastic one-page colour-photo ad for Lux soap features three photos of Carole Lombard; Illustrated instruction how to knit soldier and sailor dolls; Win the War in Your Kitchen - cooking article; Nice one-page Magic Baking Powder ad entitled "As Sure as the Sun Rises"; World Sayings; Magnificent red and black Canadian Red Cross ad inside back cover shows nurse with arms outstretched over servicemen and refugees; Great vintage colour Coke ad on back cover shows lovely young lady holding six-pack; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
60 pages. Features: Cover photo of young lady with three kittens; Great colour GWG (Great West Garment ad inside front cover features farmer with pitchfork in his Red Strap overalls; Half-page colour Canada Dry ad shows happy kids with mom; Massy-Harris one-page colour ad shows combine harvester at work; Fascinating post WWII article considers Liberty, Imperialism, Food Controls, and Cost of Living; Nice one-page colour B-A ad shows four happy motoring scenes; Colour half-page V-8 veggie drink ad; Vintage one-page colour-photo ad for Sunworthy Wallpapers shows elegant lady and wallpaper photos; Great one-page colour Coke ad shows high school kids at lunch time and a large Coke ice chest full of bottles; What's Wrong with Canada-U.S. Relations?; Partners in Fact (short story); The Boy Who Stopped Niagara - children Jeff Martin and Norah McFarlane made a very successful movie; In Post-War Italy - photo-illustrated article discusses the 'black market mind', and the intriguing story of the Monks and the hand grenades; The Blonde Baby (short story); Professionals (short story); The Tug with a History - photo-illustrated article on London's Tower Bridge Tug; , with photos of John Sumpter, Roy Evans, Richard Dominy Hollingum and William Adie; One-page ad for the 1948 Chevrolet features red 2-door Fleetmaster with black background; Watch Your Laundry (short story); Article on records with photo of Johnny Long; One-page Champion Spark Plug ad features illustration of racer Ted Horn, national AAA champion; Fashion illustrations; Spalding ad shows lady hockey player sprawled on ice beneath caption "Hockey for Housewives? NO!"; Beauty article; One-page colour-photo ad for Nabisco Shredded Wheat; Fashion article with photos; Classy half-page colour-photo ad for Monarch's debutante hosiery includes photo of lady with stocking lines up the back of her legs; Easter recipes; Uncommon half-page colour ad for Sovereign Potters of Hamilton, Ontario features their Montcalm Pattern, Number 718 Maroon; Nice mother and daughter colour ad for Wabasso Cottons inside back cover; Back cover O'Keefe's colour ad features reproduction of painting "The Miner" by Rex Woods; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
44 pages. Features: Gorgeous cover illustration of Newfoundland outport by John Phillips; Morley Callaghan asks "Which Myth Do You Follow?"; Half-page colour ad for Swift's Prem tinned meat; Handsome one-page ad for Snyder's Furniture of Waterloo, Ontario; Newfoundland (is welcomed to Confederation) - Photo-illustrated article by Prime Minister Joseph R. Smallwood; Quicksand (short story); Girl Overboard! (short story); Nice one-page colour O'Keefe's ad includes large reproduction of John Worsley painting of boy watching construction of new high school; Hot From the Cold War - Austin Cross reports from Europe; Half-page two-colour ad for Canadian Admiral Corp features their AC-DC-Battery "Personal" portable radio and Model 5R12 Mahogany radio; 3/4-page two-colour (black and blue) Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) recruiting ad; Cats, Cats, Cats! - photo-illustrated article; Half-page ad for the 1949 C.N.E.; Uncommon half-page ad for Burgess batteries; Half-page Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) ad shows paperboy visiting accountant in branch; Charming half-page colour ad for Canada Dry; Photo-illustrated article on swimwear fashions for ladies; Half-page colour ad for Heinz baby foods; Attractive half-page colour ad for Aylmer Tomato juice, catsup and soup; Great vintage one-page colour-photo ad for Burns tinned meat balls, bologna and hamburgers; Cooking article with recipe for blueberry jelly; Small photo ad for Kranich & Bach pianos of Toronto; Tips for keeping your home cool; Half-page Javex ad; Half-page ad for Frigidaire ranges; Nice one-page Frigidaire fridge ad; Magnificent back cover colour Coke ad shows aerial image of busy supermarket with enormous Coke cooler on its roof; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A nice copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
439p. maps Autographed by the author. Hardcover Very good condition torn
105 pages. Documents how far Canada has travelled down the road to socialism, "a journey which can only end in the complete subjugation of the individual to the state." Proposes an alternative to socialism which will enable all Canadians to become individual owners of shares in the productive enterprises which generate the major part of the country's wealth, and thus enjoy two incomes - one from working and one from their own capital investment. Light yellowing to covers. Light wear. Unmarked. Book
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 180 pages. Many photos. Full brown cloth boards. Signed by Pat and Rosemarie Keough. Edge wear to dust jacket.
308 pages. "Demonstrates that the label 'North American City' as widely used is inappropriate and misleading in discussion of the distinctive Canadian urban environment." - from back cover. Prior owner's name clipped from first page. Moderate quantity of highlighting. Average wear. A sound working copy. Book
Over 700 pages. Footnotes. Index. "A place so vast and so inclusive that it could never be housed in a physical building. It's a virtual museum of our country's history, a road map to the Canadain psyche whose signposts are physical artifacts that date back to the birth of life on our planet. Prior owner's details clipped from top of front free endpaper, otherwise clean and unmarked with very light wear. A nice copy of this attractive and interesting work. Book
