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390 pages. In this landmark book, many of the best minds in "English Canada" set out their position and agenda vis-a-vis the Quebec crisis. They argue cogently for Canada's survival as a tolerant, purposeful, independent state, with or without Quebec. Brings a much needed dose of clarity and realism to the questions raised by Quebec's demands for greater powers and possible separation. Addresses possible solutions and looks at the processes of accommodation, renewal or separation. In so doing, it provides a crucial definition of "English Canada" today. Very light wear. Clean, bright and unmarked. Book
96 pages. Bilingual French/English text. Wondrous colour illustrations throughout. "Bernard creates the beautiful, the wholesome, the fantastic and this is a conscious choice. It is in this way that he has decided to deliver his message to the world... Look carefully! Each of his compositions include an intense light represented by the sun or a star or anything luminous which symbolizes for the artist faith, hope, rebirth...." Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A quality copy. Book
Features: Adventure Training for Army Cadets - Summer Challenge; Drop-out Kings - over 35,000 pounds of JP-1 aviation fuel delivered to the North Magnetic Pole; My First Jump - photographer becomes paratrooper; Fencing; La Citadelle - changing the guard in Quebec City; Last of the Few - Battle of Britain Pilot, Col. B.E. 'Bev' Christmas retures; Rockliffe Roll-out - the national aeronautical collection; CMR at Saint-Cyr - officer cadets visit France. Quality copy. Book
113 p., nbr. ill. n/b et coul. Inv. 26015
276 pages. "...a day-to-day account of the sad events that took place in 1847, a year in which nearly 100,000 emigrants, mostly Irish, disembarked at Grosse Ile or the Port of Quebec. Written as a diary, the book gives a detailed description of the administrative measures taken by the authorities to deal with the influx of such a large number of emigrants in deplorable conditions of disease and misery." - from back cover. Bookplate upon first blank leaf. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
Outer dimensions: 10.75" x 14.5". Includes many street names and locations of interest. Clean and unmarked with light wear. An attractive vintage copy. Text in English. Book
141 pages. Text in French. Author was a McGill University educated, Montreal-based journalist, federalist and Canadian National Socialist. He led a series of nationalist political movements in the 1930s and 1940s beginning with the Parti National Social Chretien. In the 1960s he was an influential mentor to Ernst Zundel who had recently arrived in Canada from Germany. - online reference. Another online reference states "the book purports to show that 'the only real spreaders of hate are the Jews, because the moment you say one word against them, they brand you as anti-Semite.'" - Original price and publisher's address ink stamped upon title page. Covers now preserved by glossy new mylar. Contents yelllowed with age. Binding intact. A sound copy of this uncommon work. Book
Folio portfolio containing 22 loose sheets of plates, maps and text (a number double-page); printed wrappers, portfolio lightly age-soiled else a very good, bright, clean copy. Produced by the Association of Agriculture in collaboration with Le Ministere de l'Agriculture, Province de Quebec. Sold from an institution with its neat press-mark. IN THIS CONDITION, A SCARCE SURVIVAL.
Signed and generically inscribed by author inside front cover. 532 pages. Black and white illustrations in text. Signed letter by author to prior owner laid-in. Part of the author's "narrative history of Lower Canada's struggle in the 1830's to achieve responsible government... Faithful to the course of events as any historian." - Eric Kierans. Light wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
213 pages. Author's signature and inscription upon half-title page. Evocative writing of author's childhood in Alberta, his training in medicine at the University of Alberta and than at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. He went on to work with Moral Re-Armament in many countries, especially Canada, where he earned the trust of people of the First Nations and people of Quebec. Unmarked. Very light wear. Glossy illustrated covers. Waviness to text. No evidence of moisture exposure. Book
The story of the Ultramar oil company, formed in London in 1935. 287 pages. Index. Dust jacket has a tear on top front edge and back and some chips. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries
Ex-library copy with usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 223 pages with a great many b&w photos. Covers about 30 different styles with glossary and suggested readings.
324 pages. Index. Bibliography. Black and white illustrations. Author's signature upon front free endpaper. "Traces the development of the town of Pointe Claire from its beginnings as a stretch of lonely farms to its present as a major municipality. Covers three hundred years of Canadian history as it affected the people of the West Island community. Old maps, photos and the words of contemporary observers take the reader into a past where the pioneer farmers struggled to defeat Indians, the land, the climate and foreign invaders... This is the only complete history of the town." - from dust jacket. Gift greetings atop title page else book clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Very light wear to dust jacket which has touches of yellowing to flaps, and is now preserved in a glossy new Brodart cover. A premium copy. Book
364 pages, including 32 pages of glossy black and white plates. "A scholarly, richly detailed history of the Sisters of Saint Anne, tracing the growth of the Order from its founding in 1850 up to the year 1900. A story of tremendous courage in the face of countless difficulties and few resources - a story of great and triumphant faith." - dust jacket. Binding intact. Moderate toning to contents. Beige discoloration to fixed endapers where previous dust jacket cover was affixed. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. Book
Ex - library copy with classification label on spine. Library stamps on first, last, title and copyright pages and page block. Bookplate inside cover. Serial number label on last page. Spine creased and edges show some wear; book otherwise in good condition with text clean and sound. Ex Library
86 pages including extensive endnotes. Many diagrams and black and white illustrations. Former library copy with usual markings. Average wear. A sound reference copy. Book
In-12, broché, couverture imprimée illustrée d'un drapeau français, 159 p., carte de France dépliante. Edition originale. Poétesse québécoise, Simone Routier (Québec, 1901-1987) est l'auteur d'une poésie d'inspiration personnelle et spirituelle. Elle fut violoniste avant de devenir diplomate et éditrice du journal L'Événement. Elle travailla aux Archives nationale du Canada, à l'ambassade du Canada à Bruxelles et au consulat canadien de Boston. Bon exemplaire, non coupé, très frais.
Papers presented at a Conference held at the Jewish Public Library, Montreal in March 1988.[1] "Yiddish in Montreal: The Utopian Experiment" by David G. Roskies [2]"Montreal of Yesterday: A Snapshot of Jewish Life in Montreal During the Era of Mass Immigration" by Zachary M. Baker [3]"The Journal of Yaacov Zipper 1925-1926" by Ode Garfinkle and Mervin Butovsky [4] "HM Caiserman: Yiddish as a Passion" by Pierre Anctil [5]"'A Letter from the Sabbath Queen': Rabbi Yudel Rosenberg Addresses Montreal Jewry" by Ira Robinson [6] "Between Two Worlds: The Works of JI Segal" by Shari Cooper Friedman[7] "Public Lives in Private: Ida Maze and the Montreal Yiddish Renaissance" by Irving Massey. Also a glossary of terms from Aggadah to Zohar. 169p. index. Book
Ex-library book with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind, covers show light wear only. 334 pages, b&w photos, maps, charts, tables, 9 chapters, four appendices, notes, biblio.
25 pages. Presents information in tabular format. Topics include: Quebec Peat Bogs; Ontario Peat Bogs; Miscellaneous Samples including coal, briquettes from organic city refuse, anthracite, oil shale and natural gas. Clean and unmarked with average wear. Sound copy. Book
20 pages. Text in French. Includes piano sheet music for these songs: L'Eternel retour (Endless Return); Comme Dans Un Film (Like in a Movie); Chanson Pour Liona (Song for Liona); Lettre A Clara (Letter to Clara). Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Book
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Appears unread. 407pp.
Features: History of License Plates - Part II; The 1902 Hansen Car; 1907 the Hansen-Whitman Car; The Auburn - Cord - Duesenberg Club Story; Your Roving Reporter; Canada's First Automobile Inventor Found - George Foote Moss in Sherbrooke, Quebec; 1909 Sterling restored; Our White Steamer Man in South Africa 50 Years ago - V.A. Root; Photos of White Steamers; 1908 Sharp Arrow Racer - photos; The Case of the Disappearing Pierce-Arrows - photos/article about their alternate uses on rail in Colorado; Nice color ad for Antique Kentucky Straight Bourbon on back cover; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
ANGELO PONTECORBOLI EDITORE 1991 263 PP. FONDO DI MAGAZZINO: TRACCE DI POLVERE IN QUARTA DI COPERTINA, LIEVI SEGNI DEL TEMPO, VOLUME INTONSO, MAI SFOGLIATO
260 pages including answers. Originally published in 1920. Authorized in separate edicions for use in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. Chapters include: Notation and Numeration; Common and Decimal Fractions; Percentage and Simple Applications; Applications of Percentage; Powers and Roots; Mensuration; The Metric System; Review. Few pencil markings primarily at or near endpapers. Above-average but not excissive wear. Book