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Image for Some of Vaughan's Pictorial Past -by Hugh A Cook - a Signed Copy ( Ontario Local History / Photographs / Photographic / City / Township History )(includes a Photo of the Home of Max Aitken / Lord Beaverbrook )

Some of Vaughan's Pictorial Past -by Hugh A Cook - a Signed Copy ( Ontario Local History / Photographs / Photographic / City / Township History )(includes a Photo of the Home of Max Aitken / Lord Beaverbrook )

By: Cook, Hugh A (signed and Inscribed)(includes a Photo of the Home of Max Aitken / Lord Beaverbrook )

Price: $63.83 CAD

Publisher: Ontario, No Place ( Ontario ): No Publisher / Hugh A Cook / Self Published, 2011, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2011

Seller ID: 161188

ISBN: 1897486162

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------softcover, coil bound, about 11.5w x 8.5h inches, a Near Fine example, a wee bit of light rubbing, signed and inscribed on the title page by Hugh Cook, 245 pages, hundreds of b&w photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///SIGNED///
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Milton: Welcome to Our Town ( Ontario Local history )

By: Cook, William E / Boston Mills Press

Price: $18.39 CAD

Publisher: Cheltenham, Ontario, Cheltenham, ON: Boston Mills Press, 1977, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1977

Seller ID: 161318

ISBN: 0919822177

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

-----------softcover, about 8w x 10h inches, a Very Good+ example, light rubbing, unpaginated ( 75 pages), profusely illustrated with b&w photos and drawings, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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Cabbagetown: The Story of a Victorian Neighbourhood -by Penina Coopersmith ( Toronto, Ontario / Local History )( Neighborhood )

By: Coopersmith, Penina; Foreword By George H Rust-D-Eye

Price: $35.43 CAD

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Tornoto, ON: James Lorimer & Company, 1998, 1st edition, First Printing: 1998

Seller ID: 165399

ISBN: 1550285793

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket with a short closed tear on front panel, looks new, 96 pages, b&w and colour photos and illustrations, ---"Cabbagetown is one of Toronto's most vibrant downtown neighbourhoods: tiny workers' cottages stand cheek-by-jowl with grand Victorian homes; it has parks, gardens, theatres, a working farm, and a main street that boasts an eclectic mix of pleasant shops and restaurants. ---This beautifully illustrated book captures the highlights of Cabbagetown's lively history. Penina Coopersmith traces Cabbagetown's origins in th...
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Where Guelph Began: A Walking Tour of the Original Market Square Area ( Ontario Local History )

By: Couling, Gordon

Price: $12.71 CAD

Publisher: Guelph, Ontario, Guelph, ON: Guelph Arts Council, 1996, Revised Edition, 1st Printing: 1996

Seller ID: 149181

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good (see description)

-----------trade paperback size stapled softcover, a solid Good exlibrary copy, written and illustrated by Couling, 32 pages, Couling looks at: City Hall; West Market Square --- Carden Street; The King Edward Hotel and Wyndham Street; IODE Cross of Sacrifice; Canadian National Railway Station ( CNR ); Bell Piano and Organ Company Block; Royal Hotel; 6167 Railway Engine; Co-Operators Building; Blacksmith Fountain; The Priory Site; Heritage Park; Gooderham and Worts Granary Building; Stone Warehouse Apartments; 81 Farquhar St.; The Old Drill Hall; Armory; Freshfield St.; Gordon St.; 21 Nottingh...
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Image for The Welland Ship Canal Between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie 1913 - 1932, Reprint of Articles in ENGINEERING During the Years 1929 1930 1931 By Major P J Cowan / Department of Railways & Canals Canada ( Facsimile of the 1935 1st Edition )( Ontario )( 1933 )

The Welland Ship Canal Between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie 1913 - 1932, Reprint of Articles in ENGINEERING During the Years 1929 1930 1931 By Major P J Cowan / Department of Railways & Canals Canada ( Facsimile of the 1935 1st Edition )( Ontario )( 1933 )

By: Cowan, P J ( Percy John ) / Department of Railways and Canals Canada ( Facsimile Reprint of the 1935 Edition )( Articles from 1929, 1930, 1931 Issues of ENGINEERING )

Price: $191.63 CAD

Publisher: St Catharines, Ontario, St Catharines, ON: Vanwell Publishing, 1989 ( Facsimile Reprint of the 1935 London [ UK ] Offices of Engineering edition), 1st Vanwell Edition, First Printing: 1989

Seller ID: 163910

ISBN: 0920277845

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------hardcover, about 10.5w x 14.5h inches, blue cloth, a Near Fine example, a bit of light rubbing, no dustjacket as issued, b&w photos and illustrations including a number of fold-outs showing design plans, scarce in any edition, the title page states 1913 - 1932 but for some reason this Vanwell edition cover title shows 1913 - 1933, bit odd that, nonetheless this is a complete facsimile of the scarce 1935 edition, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo..///NOT SIGNED --GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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Image for The Settler's Dream: A Pictorial History of the Older Buildings of prince Edward County / Corporation of the County of Prince Edward, Picton Ontario ( Local Architectural History / Architecture )(inc Marysburgh; Athol; Bloomfield; Hallowell; etc)

The Settler's Dream: A Pictorial History of the Older Buildings of prince Edward County / Corporation of the County of Prince Edward, Picton Ontario ( Local Architectural History / Architecture )(inc Marysburgh; Athol; Bloomfield; Hallowell; etc)

By: Cruickshank, Tom (signed); with Peter John Stokes (editor) / Corporation of the County of Prince Edward, Picton Ontario

Price: $141.93 CAD

Publisher: Ontario, Picton, ON:, 1984, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1984

Seller ID: 165811

ISBN: 0969204906

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-------------hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a chipped and torn dustjacket which is now in a hi-quality mylar protector, small tape repair on verso, this copy has been signed without inscription by Cruickshank, 454 pages, colour and b&w photos throughout, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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Image for The Battle of Lundy's Lane, 25th July, 1814, A Historical Study -by Ernest Cruikshank ( War of 1812 )( Facsimile Reprint of the 3rd Edition of 1893 By The Lundy's Lane Historical Society, Niagara Falls, Ontario )

The Battle of Lundy's Lane, 25th July, 1814, A Historical Study -by Ernest Cruikshank ( War of 1812 )( Facsimile Reprint of the 3rd Edition of 1893 By The Lundy's Lane Historical Society, Niagara Falls, Ontario )

By: Cruikshank, Ernest, Captain 44th Battalion ( Welland )

Price: $21.23 CAD

Publisher: Niagara Falls, Ontario, Niagara Falls, ON.: The Lundy's Lane Historical Society, 1984 (reprints the 1893 3rd Edition ), 1st Facsimile Edition, First Printing: 1984

Seller ID: 157144

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------softcover, about 5.25 x 8.5 inches, a Near Fine copy, 47 pages, includes a b&w 2 page map of the battlefield (frontispiece) any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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CENTENNIAL: Haliburton Village, 1864 - 1974 Haliburton County, 1874 - 1974 ( Ontario Local History / Haliburton Highlands )(includes Thompson's Life of a Lumberman )

By: Curry, Ronald J (compiler) and Rotary Club of Haliburton ( Geo. S [ George ] Thompson )

Price: $15.55 CAD

Publisher: Ontario, Ontario: Rotary Club of Haliburton ( Printed By Maxwell Review Ltd., Peterborough, ON.), 1974, 2nd Edition, 1st Printing: 1974

Seller ID: 151676

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a lightly chipped and torn dustjacket, 134 pages, b&w photos, ink name and date on front blank endpaper, Life of a Lumberman is about 25 pages, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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Haliburton Village: CENTENNIAL, 1864 - 1964 ( Ontario Local History / Haliburton Highlands )(includes Thompson's Life of a Lumberman )

By: Curry, Ronald J (compiler) and Rotary Club of Haliburton ( Geo. S [ George ] Thompson )

Price: $15.55 CAD

Publisher: Ontario, Ontario: Rotary Club of Haliburton ( Printed By Maxwell Review Ltd., Peterborough, ON.), 1964, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1964

Seller ID: 151681

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

----------softcover, trade paperback size, a Very Good+ copy with a bit of light wear, small address label on first page, 66 + 20 pages, b&w photos, Life of a Lumberman is about 25 pages, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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Many Voices II: A Collective History of Greater Fort Erie ( Ontario Local history / 2 )( 1st Revised Edition )

By: Davies, Jane with Joan Lyons Felstead, Editors / Fort Erie Museum Board

Price: $32.59 CAD

Publisher: Fort Erie, Ontario, Fort Erie, ON: Fort Erie Museum Board, 2004, 2nd Edition, 1st Revised Edition, First Printing: 2004

Seller ID: 152352

ISBN: 0968173012

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------hardcover, about 8.75 x 11 inches, a Near Fine copy in a lightly rubbed Very Good+ dustjacket, ix + 397 pages, this is the 1st REVISED edition and comparing the contents of the 1st issue with this issue the revisions seem to be substantial, ---contents include: Introduction; EARLY HISTORY---Human Beginnings; Neutral Iroquoians; Neutrals; Contemporary Natives; EARLY SETTLEMENT---Greater Fort Erie; Agriculture; COMMERCE---Fort Erie Business; Ridgeway Business; Stevensville Business; Crystal Beach Business; Dairies; Mills; Quarries; TRANSPORTATION---Railways; Marine; Roadways; Shipy...
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Image for An Introduction to the Twenty-First Toronto Antiquarian Book Fair -by Robertson Davies ---with an Advertising Sheet for Toronto Antiquarian Book Fair 28-30 May 1993 ( 21st Bookfair )

An Introduction to the Twenty-First Toronto Antiquarian Book Fair -by Robertson Davies ---with an Advertising Sheet for Toronto Antiquarian Book Fair 28-30 May 1993 ( 21st Bookfair )

By: Davies, Robertson / Toronto Antiquarian Book Fair 28-30 May 1993

Price: $28.33 CAD

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Toronto Antiquarian Book Fair 28-30 May 1993 / Coach House Printing, 1993, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1993

Seller ID: 159859

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------3 items, one is a commemorative booklet for the Toronto Antiquarian Book Fair 28-30 May 1993 written by Robertson davies, about 4.5w x 7h inches, a Fine copy, ---with an advertisement / poster for the book fair, a Near Fine example which mentions Robertson Davies on the poster -poster has been folded once, measures anout 5.5w x 10.75h inches, and finally this includes a ticket to the bookfair, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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Burlington -by John De Visser (signed) and Jane Irwin (signed) ( Ontario Local History )

By: De Visser, John (signed) and Jane Irwin (signed)

Price: $19.81 CAD

Publisher: Erin / Toronto, Ontario, Toronto / Erin, ON: Stoddart / Boston Mills, 1995 1st Edition, First Printing: 1995

Seller ID: 155237

ISBN: 1550461273

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a lightly rubbed Near Fine dustjacket, signed by Irwin and de Visser, 96 pages, colour photos throughout, contents include: Intro; Father's day at Hidden lake; Joseph Brant and His House; The Beach Strip; The La Salle Park and pavilion; Mount Nemo; Twelve Mile Creek; Going to Work; The Garden of Canada; The Royal Botanical Gardens ( RBG ); Parks abd Recreation; Arts and Letters; Festival days; Select Bibliography, , any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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Credit River Valley / Credit Valley Conservation Foundation ( Ontario / History / Photographs By John De Visser )

By: de Visser, John / Credit Valley Conservation Foundation, Foreword By Lou Parsons

Price: $15.55 CAD

Publisher: Erin, Ontario, Erin / Toronto, ON: Boston Mills Press / Stoddart, 1992, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1992

Seller ID: 153169

ISBN: 1550460722

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------large (quarto) hardcover, a Near Fine copy with a wee bit of very light rubbing, in a Near Fine lightly rubbed dustjacket, small remainder dot, 120 pages, packed with colour photos, the Valley touches upon: City of Brampton; City of Mississauga; Township of Amaranth; Town of Caledon; Township of East Garafraxa; Town of Halton Hills; Town of Mono; Town of Orangeville; Town of Port Credit ---contents include: Settlements at the Headwaters; Forks of the Credit; Belfountain and the Quarries; Credit Vlley Recollections; From Inglewood to Cheltenham; Descending th...
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Burlington -by John De Visser and Jane Irwin (signed) ( Ontario Local History )

By: De Visser, John and Jane Irwin (signed)

Price: $14.13 CAD

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario / Erin, ON, Toronto / Erin, ON: Stoddart / Boston Mills, 1995 1st Edition, First Printing: 1995

Seller ID: 151849

ISBN: 1550461273

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a lightly rubbed Near Fine dustjacket, signed by Irwin, 96 pages, colour photos throughout, contents include: Intro; Father's day at Hidden lake; Joseph Brant and His House; The Beach Strip; The La Salle Park and pavilion; Mount Nemo; Twelve Mile Creek; Going to Work; The Garden of Canada; The Royal Botanical Gardens ( RBG ); Parks abd Recreation; Arts and Letters; Festival days; Select Bibliography, , any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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CORNERSTONES: Rural Churches in Southern Ontario (includes: Niagara-on-the-Lake; Simcoe; Port Ryerse; Brantford; Mitchell; Shakespeare; New Hamburg; Acton; Uxbridge; Magnetawan; Pickering; Whitby; Brighton; Cavan; Shanty Bay; Woodbridge; Huntsville;etc)

By: Delhaise, John (text) (signed), Drawings By Catherine Delhaise (signed)

Price: $14.13 CAD

Publisher: Erin, Ontario, Erin, ON: Boston Mills Press, 1988, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1988

Seller ID: 151570

ISBN: 0919783791

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a lightly rubbed Near Fine dustjacket, signed by both Delhaise's, unpaginated, about 100 pages, b&w illustrations, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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Heritage Driving Tour of Wellesley Township ( Waterloo related / Ontario Local History )

By: Dick, Jerry and Michael Longo

Price: $14.13 CAD

Publisher: Canada, Canada: Wellesley Township Local Architectural Authority Committee, 1984, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1984

Seller ID: 149189

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

-----------trade paperback size stapled softcover, about 5.5 x 8.5 inches, a solid Very Good+ copy, 31 pages, b&w illustrations, light wear, , any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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Mississauga: The First 10,000 Years ( Ontario Local History / Toronto related )( 10000 / Ten Thousand )(still in shrinkwrap)

By: Dieterman, Frank A (ed.)

Price: $28.33 CAD

Publisher: Canada, Canada: EastEndBooks / East End Books, 2002, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2002

Seller ID: 149465

ISBN: 1896973280

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine (see description)

-----------hardcover, about 8.75 x 11.25 inches, a Fine copy in a Fine dustjacket, still in the original shrinkwrap so I am assuming that this is a 1st printing, clearly an unread copy, 300 pages, b&w as well as some colour photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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Moments in History: Reflections of Halton's County Town, 1833 - 1864 ( Milton, Ontario Local History )

By: Dills, Jim (compiler) with Jack Charlton and Alex S Cooke / Halton Ontario

Price: $24.07 CAD

Publisher: Milton, Ontario, Milton, ON.: County Chronicles Press, 1993, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1993

Seller ID: 153187

ISBN: 0969729707

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------large (oblong quarto) hardcover, a Near Fine copy, 106 pages, b&w photos and illustrations, laid into this copy is a 145th Milton anniversary bookmark, a collectioon of episodes from Milton / Halton history including: a cricket team loss; county fairs and shows, a public hanging; burials and deaths (hopefully the deaths came before the burials ! ); government activities; tragedies; Orange Lodge celebrations; Temperance Unions; women praising new washing machines; aid to destitute, etc, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ...
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Image for Ghosts of Haileybury (inc Leslie McFarlane, Haileybury's Ghost of the Hardy Boys; Art Ross Season with -; Ossian Walli & Provincial Institute of Mining; Nipissing Central Railway; Birthplace of Curling; Street Name Origins, etc / Ontario Local History )

Ghosts of Haileybury (inc Leslie McFarlane, Haileybury's Ghost of the Hardy Boys; Art Ross Season with -; Ossian Walli & Provincial Institute of Mining; Nipissing Central Railway; Birthplace of Curling; Street Name Origins, etc / Ontario Local History )

By: Dobbs, Brian (signed)( Leslie McFarlane / Art Ross / Ossian Walli related)

Price: $70.93 CAD

Publisher: Cobalt, Ontario, Cobalt, ON: Highway Book Shop, 1997, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1997

Seller ID: 164317

ISBN: 0889543976

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

----------softcover, about 5.5w x 8h inches, a Very Good+ example, a bit of light rubbing, reading crease on front panel, signed without inscription by the author, 140 pages, b&w photos, contents include: Preface; Ossian Walli and the Provincial Institute of Mining; The Great Fire of 1922; Art Ross' Season with Haileybury; A Mining Centre without a Headframe; The Nipissing Central Railway; The Birthplace of Curling; Three Boys and a Pair of Skis; Gilbert LaBine -H's Link to the Atomic Bomb; The Big Explosion; A Day at the Races; Leslie McFarlane -H's Ghost of the Hardy Boys; haileybury's Stre...
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Image for Niagara Fruit Barns (inc. Grimsby, Stoney Creek; Beamsville; Cave Springs Conservation Area; Jordan Station; St Catharines; Queenston; St David's; Niagara-on-the-Lake; Vineland; Winona )( Ontario Local / Agricultural History )

Niagara Fruit Barns (inc. Grimsby, Stoney Creek; Beamsville; Cave Springs Conservation Area; Jordan Station; St Catharines; Queenston; St David's; Niagara-on-the-Lake; Vineland; Winona )( Ontario Local / Agricultural History )

By: Dobson, Michael; Edited By Morris Wolfe

Price: $21.23 CAD

Publisher: St Catharines, Ontario, St Catharines, ON: Stonehouse Publications, 1985, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1985

Seller ID: 157059

ISBN: 091954908X

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

-----------softcover, about 11.5 x 8.5 inches, a Very Good+ copy with a bit of light rubbing and a few small creases, unpaginated (about 50 pages), b&w illustrations, each location includes a brief description and history., any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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Category: Hamilton & Ontario Local History