Category: Hamilton & Ontario Local History

Image for POLYPHONY Bulletin of the Multicultural History Society of Ontario Fall/Winter 1985 Vol. 7 # 5 (inc. Italians in Windsor / in Timmins / in Toronto; Memoirs of Giovanni Veltri; Unions and the Italian Community; Mining, Railway Building and Streets; etc)

POLYPHONY Bulletin of the Multicultural History Society of Ontario Fall/Winter 1985 Vol. 7 # 5 (inc. Italians in Windsor / in Timmins / in Toronto; Memoirs of Giovanni Veltri; Unions and the Italian Community; Mining, Railway Building and Streets; etc)

By: Harney, Robert (ed.) John E Zucchi; Antonio Pucci; Franc Sturino; Joseph Carraro; Marcel Danesi; Angelo Principe; Enrico Cumbo; J Potestio; Franca Iacovetta; J Pivato; et al / POLYPHONY Bulletin of the Multicultural History Society of Ontario

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: POLYPHONY Bulletin of the Multicultural History Society of Ontario Fall/Winter 1985 Vol. 7 # 5 ( 1988 reprint), 1st Edition, 2nd Printing : 1988

Seller ID: 168273

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

-----------softcover, about 8.5w x 11h inches, a Very Good+ example, a bit of light rubbing and edge wear, entire issue is devoted to Italians and Italian culture and influence in Ontario, 147 pages, b&w photos any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. /// NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Image for By Wagon and Water ( ---this Tweedsmuir History Book Has Been Compiled By Haystack Bay Women's Institute [for] the Districts of Port Cunnington - Fox Point & Birkendale in the Township of Franklin Muskoka Ontario 1950 - 1951( Local History )

By Wagon and Water ( ---this Tweedsmuir History Book Has Been Compiled By Haystack Bay Women's Institute [for] the Districts of Port Cunnington - Fox Point & Birkendale in the Township of Franklin Muskoka Ontario 1950 - 1951( Local History )

By: Haystack Bay Women's Institute / Mrs Ellwood Campbell; Mrs Leon Bedat; Mrs Thos. H Hungerford; Mrs Lance Allinson / Members of the Port Cunnington Community Centre and New Horizons '75 Club

Price: $67.43

Publisher: Ontario, Ontario: Haystack Bay Women's Institute / Port Cunnington Community Centre and New Horizons '75 Club , 1980 , 1st (published) Edition, First Printing : 1980

Seller ID: 169690

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

----------softcover, a Very Good+ example, a bit of light rubbing, 198 pages, photos throughout, a compilation of manuscripts presented by local residents recalling their experiences growing up and living in the area, this was previously available on 1951 or so but likely only in a non-book format (likely copies of the handwritten accounts), either way both versions are scarce, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED --GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Image for Wentworth Bygones, Papers of Head-of-the-Lake Historical Society, # 11, 1975 ( Journal of a Scottish Farm Pupil; Reverend Thomas Geoghegan; Story of William Sampson; Railways of Hamilton; History of St Patrick's; Early American & Canadian Glass; etc)

Wentworth Bygones, Papers of Head-of-the-Lake Historical Society, # 11, 1975 ( Journal of a Scottish Farm Pupil; Reverend Thomas Geoghegan; Story of William Sampson; Railways of Hamilton; History of St Patrick's; Early American & Canadian Glass; etc)

By: Head of the Lake Historical Society / T Melville Bailey; Eleanor S D Farmer; Katharine Greebfield; Victor K Copps; Rev. Canon E A Brooks; Andrew Merrilees; J T L Fletcher; Lottie M Jones

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton, ON: Head of the Lake Historical Society, 1975, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1975

Seller ID: 167969

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) stapled trade paperback, a solid Very Good example with a bit of light rubbing, 64 pages, b&w photos,contents include: Journal of a Scottish Farm Pupil by Farmer; Reverend Thomas Geoghegan 1848 - 1906 by Greenfield; Story of William Sampson, First Rector of Grimsby 1817 - 1822 by Brooks; From the Mayor's Chair, then and now by Copps; Railways of Hamilton by Merrilees; History of St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, hamilton by Fletcher; Early American & Canadian Glass by Jones; Baptismal Records of the Church of the Ascension (Anglican ) Hamil...
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In the Shadow of Giants: The Story of the Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway / 2 ( T.H. & B / TH&B Railroad / Trains )

By: Helm, Norman

Price: $80.93

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Preston House Publishers, 1996, 2nd Edition, 1st Revised Edition, First Printing : 1996

Seller ID: 168762

ISBN-13: 9781896815008

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------hardcover, about 8.75w x 11.25h inches, a Near Fine example in a lightly rubbed Near Fine dustjacket, --- 314 pages plus index, packed with b&w photos, contents include: Enter the Iron Horse; For Want of a Rail ; A Railway is Born; Construction and Four New Owners; Into the Twentieth Century; Ferries, Flappers and More Fights; Down to the Bottom, Up to the Top; Steam Power; The Post-War Era; Operations in the Last Days of Independence; An Epitaph; Resurrection of a Landmark; ( Roster of TH&B Steam Locomotives; Roster of T H & B Diesel Units; Picture Portfolio of TH&B Rolling Stock...
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In the Shadow of Giants: The Story of the Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway / 2 ( T.H. & B / TH&B Railroad / Trains )

By: Helm, Norman

Price: $80.93

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Preston House Publishers, 1996, 2nd Edition, 1st Revised Edition, First Printing : 1996

Seller ID: 169371

ISBN-13: 9781896815008

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------hardcover, about 8.75w x 11.25h inches, a Near Fine example in a lightly rubbed Near Fine dustjacket, --- 314 pages plus index, packed with b&w photos, contents include: Enter the Iron Horse; For Want of a Rail ; A Railway is Born; Construction and Four New Owners; Into the Twentieth Century; Ferries, Flappers and More Fights; Down to the Bottom, Up to the Top; Steam Power; The Post-War Era; Operations in the Last Days of Independence; An Epitaph; Resurrection of a Landmark; ( Roster of TH&B Steam Locomotives; Roster of T H & B Diesel Units; Picture Portfolio of TH&B Rolling Stock...
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Image for Benchmarks: A History of Eastnor Township and Lion's Head / The Eastnor & Lion's Head Historical Society ( Ontario Local History/ Bruce County / Peninsula )

Benchmarks: A History of Eastnor Township and Lion's Head / The Eastnor & Lion's Head Historical Society ( Ontario Local History/ Bruce County / Peninsula )

By: Hepburn, Glenn G (editor), Compiled By The Eastnor & Lion's Head Historical Society

Price: $80.93

Publisher: Ontario, Ontario: The Eastnor & Lion's Head Historical Society ( Printed By Stan Brown Printers Owen Sound ON / Handbound By The Old Stable, Owen Sound ), 1987, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1987

Seller ID: 169849

ISBN-13: 9780969284802

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

----------hardcover, a Near Fine example,short crease to title page, in a lightly chipped and torn Good to Very Good dustjacket, a bit of sunning to the spine, some tape repairs on the verso of the jacket, 524 pages, b&w photos as well as some colour throughout, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---size is approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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STREETSVILLE: From Timothy to Hazel, Also Includes Barberton & Harris' Corners / The Mississauga Librar System ( Ontario Local History )

By: Hicks, Kathleen A / The Mississauga Library System

Price: $53.93

Publisher: Mississauga, Ontario, Mississauga, ON: The Mississauga Library System, 2008, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2008

Seller ID: 169812

ISBN-13: 9780973972429

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

------------softcover, a solid Very Good example, a bit of curling to covers at corners, small nick at upper spine tip, pencil numbers on title page, 321 pages, b&w photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Image for Clarkson and Its Many Corners ( Ontario Local History / Mississauga related)(inc. 1807-1850; Bradley Museum; St Lawrence Cement Company; 1851-1900; Railway Station; 1901-1950; Speck Family; British American Oil Refinery; 1951-2000; Rattray Marsh, etc)

Clarkson and Its Many Corners ( Ontario Local History / Mississauga related)(inc. 1807-1850; Bradley Museum; St Lawrence Cement Company; 1851-1900; Railway Station; 1901-1950; Speck Family; British American Oil Refinery; 1951-2000; Rattray Marsh, etc)

By: Hicks, Kathleen A / The Mississauga Library System; Foreword By Bruce Carr

Price: $67.43

Publisher: Mississauga, Ontario, Mississauga, ON: The Mississauga Library System, 2002, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2002

Seller ID: 169979

ISBN-13: 9780969787341

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

------------( 1st printing of the First edition ) softcover, a Very Good+ example, slight curling to front panel, a wee bit of light rubbing, some slight horizontal cracks on spine, 320 pages, b&w photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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UXBRIDGE: The First 100 Years 1800 - 1900 ( Ontario Local History )( 1st One Hundred Years )

By: Hvidsten, J Peter

Price: $33.68

Publisher: Ontario, Port Perry, ON: J Peter Hvidsten / Observer Publishing, 2005, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2005

Seller ID: 167384

ISBN-13: 9780968493281

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

-----------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) softcover, a solid Very Good example, short creased corner turned on front panel, some waviness to the book but not from damp but more likely a tt-tight binding, overall looks quite nice, 175 pages, b&w photos throughoutany image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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THIS PLACE of WORSHIP: One Hundred and Fifty Years in the History of Central Presbyterian Church, Hamilton Ontario 1841 - 1991 ( 150 )

By: Ingraham, Pat Hamilton; Foreword By Alan Murray McPherson / Central Presbyterian Church, Hamilton Ontario

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton, ON: Central Presbyterian Church, 1990, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1990

Seller ID: 169397

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, a wee bit of bowing to the boards, ink name and 1990 date, no dustjacket as issued, 119 + 3 pages, b&w photos, includes a chapter on Dr A Lorne mackay / Missionary Work / Fire and Rebuilding / The Merrick Street Church / The Jackson Street Church, etc., any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Hamilton's Old Pump: "A Sufficient Quantity of Pure and Wholesome water" ---the Story of Hamilton's Old Pumphouse ( Hamilton, Ontario )

By: James, William and Evelyn M James

Price: $33.68

Publisher: London, Ontario, London, ON: Phelps Publishing Company, 1978, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1978

Seller ID: 169405

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine (see description)

-----------hardcover, red cloth, a Fine example, in a near Fine dustjacket, a wee bit of very light rubbing to the jacket, looks pretty darn close to new, ---150pages, b&w photos and illustrations, ---contents include: The Pressing Need for a Water Supply ( Period 1833 - 1854 ); A Competition & the Final Design ( Period 1854 - 1857 ); The Construction of the Waterworks ( 1857 - 1860 ); The Inauguration & Later Development ( 1860 - 1938 ); Thomas Coltrin Keefer; James McFarlane, John Gartshore & Adam Brown; The Future of the Old Pumphouse; APPENDICES: The Competition Entries; Original Documen...
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Image for Wilderness to Wawanosh: East Wawanosh Township 1867-1992 ( Compiled on the Occasion of the 125th Anniversary of the Township of east Wawanosh )( Ontario Local History )

Wilderness to Wawanosh: East Wawanosh Township 1867-1992 ( Compiled on the Occasion of the 125th Anniversary of the Township of east Wawanosh )( Ontario Local History )

By: Jamieson, Lori (ed.) / Township of Wawanosh - East Wawanosh History Book Committee / Preface By Margaret Beecroft

Price: $67.43

Publisher: Ontario, Ontario: Township of east Wawanosh, 1992, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1992

Seller ID: 167795

ISBN-13: 9780969515906

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a lightly rubbed Very Good+ dustjacket, 493 pages, b7w photos throughout as well as some colour, b&w maps , any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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West Hamilton, a Village and a Church ( Ontario Local History ) ( Westdale )

By: Jardine, David N (signed), Foreword By Bob Shimmell; Preface By Reverend Canon Eric C Mills

Price: $60.68

Publisher: Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton, ON: Self-Published / David N Jardine, No Date ( 1990 ), 1st Edition, First Printing : 1990

Seller ID: 169847

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine example , small erasure mark on front blank endpaper, faint crease on front endpaper, photo reproduction taped onto rear blank endpaper (photo shows the 1944 Intermediate Touch Rugby Team for Princess Elizabeth School, in a lightly rubbed Very Good+ / Near Fine dustjacket, ---this copy has been signed by the author "Best wishes from the author David N Jardine", 160 pages, b&w photos throughout, contents include: Foreword; Preface; The early History of the West hamilton Area; The New Village of WH; The establishment of St Margaret's Church; Pioneering days; ...
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Dundas Fire Department Through the Years - 1833 to 1997 ( Ontario Local History )

By: Johnson, Fire Chief Colin, Introduction By Kathryn Taylor

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Dundas, Ontario, Dundas, ON: Town of Dundas Fire Department, 1997, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1997

Seller ID: 168000

ISBN-13: 9780968252505

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------softcover, about 11w x 8.5h inches, a Near Fine copy, 127 pages, b&w as well as some colour photos, a decade by decade history, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Dundas Fire Department Through the Years - 1833 to 1997 ( Ontario Local History )

By: Johnson, Fire Chief Colin, Introduction By Kathryn Taylor

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Dundas, Ontario, Dundas, ON: Town of Dundas Fire Department, 1997, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1997

Seller ID: 168001

ISBN-13: 9780968252505

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------softcover, about 11w x 8.5h inches, a Near Fine copy, 127 pages, b&w as well as some colour photos, a decade by decade history, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Norfolk Place Names: Printed for the Norfolk ( County ) Historical Society

By: Johnson, Henry Smith

Price: $33.68

Publisher: Ontario, Simcoe, Ontario: Norfolk Historial Society ( Pearce Publishing Company ), 1934, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1934

Seller ID: 169769

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

-----------softcover, a Very Good example with a bit of light wear, a bit of browning to plain cream coloured covers, short closed tear on front panel, 15 pages, b&w frontispiece of the smiling author, quite scarce, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Close to Home: Images from the Greater Sudbury Region -by Don Johnston ( Northern Ontario / Nature Photography / Photographs )

By: Johnston, Don

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Ontario, No Place (likely Sudbury, ON ): Dawns Images Photography, 2010, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2010

Seller ID: 169928

ISBN-13: 9780986728105

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket, looks new, no writing in the book, 150+ pages, colour photos throughout, quite lovely images, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Image for TWO VOLUMES: The Windows of Port Nelson, 25th Anniversary 1952 -1 1977 /with/ Stained Glass Windows of Port Nelson United Church: Portraying the Life of Christ / Burlington Ontario

TWO VOLUMES: The Windows of Port Nelson, 25th Anniversary 1952 -1 1977 /with/ Stained Glass Windows of Port Nelson United Church: Portraying the Life of Christ / Burlington Ontario

By: Johnston, Rev. G B and K C Lloyd / Port Nelson United Church, Burlington Ontario

Price: $107.93

Publisher: Burlington Ontario, Burlington, ON: Port Nelson United Church, 1977 / 2016 (revised edition), 1st Edition, First Printing : 1977

Seller ID: 169925

Binding: Hard Cover and Softcover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------TWO VOLUMES, a softcover (1977 ) and a hardcover (2016), the softcover is about 8.5w x 11h inches, a Very Good+/Near Fine example, a bit of light rubbing and age toning to paper covers, stapled (as issued), unpaginated 916 pages, tw-tone photos accompanied by descriptions ---the hardcover is about 14w x 11h inches, a Near Fine example, remanant of an address label on front blank endpaper, unpaginated (34 pages), colour photos of the stained glass panels throughout accompanied by descriptions, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT S...
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Image for Bruce Township: Tales and Trails from Early Days to 1983 ( Ontario Local History )(inc. Walkerton, Sauble Beach, Teeswater, Mildmay, Tara, Lucknow, Tobermory, Kincardine, Port Elgin, Wiarton, etc)

Bruce Township: Tales and Trails from Early Days to 1983 ( Ontario Local History )(inc. Walkerton, Sauble Beach, Teeswater, Mildmay, Tara, Lucknow, Tobermory, Kincardine, Port Elgin, Wiarton, etc)

By: Judd, Anne (ed.), Foreword By (REEVE) John Mackenzie / The Bruce Township Historical Society

Price: $60.68

Publisher: Ontario, Tiverton, ON: The Bruce Township Historical Society, 1984, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1984

Seller ID: 168172

ISBN-13: 9780969174004

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, tight and square, now riting in the book, in an attractive Good dustjacket with some short tears with shallow chipping, 374 pages, b&w photos throughout, ---contents include: Introduction; Foreword by Reeve John MacKenzie; The Tale Begins; Pioneer Life; Agriculture; Township Government; Schools; Churches and Cemeteries; Post Offices and Hamlets; Industries; Telephone; Military Life; Community Life; Families and Farms; Personages and Personalities; and Landmarks; Index, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ...
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Image for TWO ITEMS: PORT DOVER: A Pictorial Journey Through 200 Years of Port Dover History ---with a 2011 Port Dover Historical Calendar ( Ontario Local History / Lake Erie )

TWO ITEMS: PORT DOVER: A Pictorial Journey Through 200 Years of Port Dover History ---with a 2011 Port Dover Historical Calendar ( Ontario Local History / Lake Erie )

By: Judd, David 9ed) Harry B Barrett; Ian Bell; Eleanor Chithalen; Jim Cruise; Bob Gair; John B Lee; Donna Crone McMillan; Bruce Milner; Stan Morris; Steve Veale / Port Dover Harbour Museum

Price: $40.43

Publisher: Ontario, Port Dover, ON: Port Dover Harbour Museum, 2011, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2011

Seller ID: 167507

ISBN-13: 9780987776105

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

-----------( 1st printing of the First Edition + calendar ) TWO ITEMS (One shipping charge), both are softcovers, book is a Very Good+ example, a bit of light rubbing, about 11w x 8.5h inches.228 pages, loads of b&w photos as well as some colour ---contents include: Intro; Overview; Up the Creek; From hamlet to Village; Early Commercial and Public Buildings; From Here to There; Women; Fish Stories; Evolution; The VIGILANT; Headin' Out; Blind Pigs and Midnight Herring; Memories of Dover; Industries and Trade; On the Home Front; Eight Years of a New Beginning; Markers and Milestones; On the Bea...
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Category: Hamilton & Ontario Local History