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Put on Her Mettle: The Life and Art of Jacobine Jones -by Natalie Luckyj -a Signed Copy ( Sculptor / Sculpture )

By: Luckyj, Natalie (signed)

Price: $26.93 CAD

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Penumbra Press, 1999, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1999

Seller ID: 153629

ISBN: 0921254946

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, signed and inscribed "For Barbara -enjoy Natalie Luckyj June 25 2000", 148 pages, b&w photos, ---"SEPTEMBER 1949. At the opening of the new headquarters of the Bank of Montreal in Toronto, Jacobine Jones was among a select group of six sculptors honoured for their production of a "new type of decoration" touted to "make Canadian art history." The event marked the beginning of a new era of unparalleled opportunity for professional sculptors. Neither bohemian nor radical, Jacobine Jones, nonetheless, mapped a life that challenge...
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Old Muskoka: Century Homes and Summer Estates -by Liz Lundell / Boston Mills Press ( Architecture / Homes / Houses )( Ontario Local History )

By: Lundell, Liz / Boston Mills Press

Price: $33.68 CAD

Publisher: Erin, Ontario, Erin, On.: Boston Mills Press, 2003, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2003

Seller ID: 158711

ISBN: 1550462857

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------hardcover, about 10.5 x 10.25 inches, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, a bit of very light rubbing, 176 pages, b&w photos, ---" Illustrated with scores of exceptional historic and contemporary photographs, this book describes 40 noteworthy century-old summer cottages and estates. Muskoka has long been Ontario's most glamorous lake district, the holiday retreat of choice for generations of successful Americans and Canadians. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, industrial moguls from Pittsburgh such as the Mellons, Clemsons, Hillmans, Millers and Donners built or bought cott...
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The Ireland Family at Oakridge Farm: Tracing One of Burlington's Oldest Families / Burlington Museums Board ( Ontario Local / Family History )( Genealogy )( Ireland House )

By: Lupal, Kimberly A; Edited By Barbara E Teatero / Burlington ( Ontario ) Museums Board

Price: $26.93 CAD

Publisher: Burlington, ONtario, Burlington, ON: Museums of Burlington, 2000, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2000

Seller ID: 158736

ISBN: 0968860400

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------stapled softcover, about 5.5 x 8.5 inches, a Near Fine copy with a few small stress marks along the spine, 50 + pages, b&w photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo..
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Memories of Van Wagner's Beach and Parkview Survey ( Hamilton, Ontario related/ Local History )

By: MacDonald, Cheryl (ed) / Parkview Survey and Van Wagner's Beach Heritage Association / Stan Parker, (acknowledgement)

Price: $53.93 CAD

Publisher: Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton, ON: Parkview Survey and Van Wagner's Beach Heritage Association, 1995, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1995

Seller ID: 163894

ISBN: 0969929501

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------hardcover, about 8.75w x 11.25h inches, a Near Fine example, in a Very Good/Very Good+ dustjacket with a bit of light wear and some short closed tears, 219 pages, many b&w photos, contents include: Van Wagner's Beach School -The last schoolhouse; Special events; In my day, we walked to school; Principals, teachers, and discipline (staff 1905 - 1961 ); Extracurricular activities; Changes (The Van Wagner's Beach Beacon ) ---; Taking care of Business - Elliott's Meat market; Leaside Honey Dip Donuts; Tea Leaves, Palm and card reader; The Barber; Red Barn Restaurant; Allen's Grocery Sto...
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Grand Heritage: A History of Dunnville, and the Township of Canborough, Dunn, Moulton, Sherbrooke and South Cayuga ( Ontario Local History )( Grand River area)

By: MacDonald, Cheryl (ed.) / Dunnville District Heritage Association

Price: $47.18 CAD

Publisher: Dunnville, Ontario, Dunnville, ON.: Dunnville District Heritage Association, 1992, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1992

Seller ID: 163758

ISBN: 1550560840

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

------------hardcover, about 9w x 11h inches, a Near Fine example, no dustjacket as issued, --552 pages, packed with b&w photos, some of the contents are: Dollier and Galinee; Dunn Township; Cheese and Butter; Two Views of Threshing; Floods; Blizzards; Churches; Farming; The War of 1812; Citizen Soldiers; Blacks in Ontario; Rebellion of 1837; Schools; Police; Murder in Slabtown; Politics; Postal Service; Railways; Travel; William bain's Diary; Saw Mills; Flour and Grist Mills; Blacksmiths; Quarries; Funeral parlors; Newspapers; Pioneer Medicine; Sports; Arts, culture and recreation; etc, etc,...
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Where Rivers Meet: The Story of Dr S F Monestime, Canada's First Black Mayor ( Mattawa, Ontario Local History / Biography )( Saint-Firmin )

By: Mackey, Doug (signed), Edited By Paul Mackey

Price: $24.23 CAD

Publisher: Ontario, Powassan, ON: Past Forward Heritage, 2009, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2009

Seller ID: 143723

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

----------large (quarto) softcover, a solid Very Good+ copy with a bit of light wear, signed by Mackey, 79 pages, b&w photos, ---"When two diverse and distinct cultures meet in Mattawa in the 1950s it makes for an improbable story. Read about a remarkable Black doctor from the Caribbean nation of Haiti and an attractive Russian woman from wartorn Europe and their struggle to find their place in a multicultural Canada . Will integrity and hard work be enough to overcome the odds and make for a meaningful life? Read this powerful and moving story that unfolds where the Ottawa and Mattawa Rivers ...
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Along Memory Lane with Hagerman People, 1868 - 1972 ( TWO BOOKS - Volume 1 and 3 )( Hagerman Township / Ontario Local History )

By: Maclennan, Pearl, Curator for the Dunchurch Women's Institute Branch

Price: $26.93 CAD

Publisher: Ontario, Bracebridge, ON / Sprucedale, ON: Herald - Gazette Press / Olympic Printing ( Dunchurch Women's Institute Branch ), 1974 / 1982, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1974

Seller ID: 156034

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good (see description)

-----------2 volumes (ONE SHIPPING PRICE ), softcovers, about 6 x 9 inches and 5.75 x 8.5 inches, book ONE is a Good only copy, some light wear and rubbing, ink name and address on front blank endpaper, the first 8 pages and prelim pages are detached from the binding, 219 pages, b&w photos --- VOLUME 3 is a solid Very Good copy with some light wear, 157 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///
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Garden of the Mind: True Stories of the Farm and Poetry -by Walter Madden -a Signed Copy ( Carlisle Ontario )

By: Madden, Walter (signed)

Price: $26.93 CAD

Publisher: Ontario, Carlisle, ON: Self Published / Walter Madden, 1983, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1983

Seller ID: 164136

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

-----------softcover, about 8.5w x 11h inches, a Very Good example, signed by Madden, 82 + 2 pages, as well there are some additional papers laid in (poetry) which have been signed or initialled by the authorany image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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BURYING GENERAL BROCK: A History of Brock's Monuments -by Robert Malcomson -a Signed Copy / The Friends of Fort George ( Sir Isaac Brock / War of 1812 / Niagara Peninsula / Queenston Heights )

By: Malcomson, Robert (signed) / The Friends of Fort George

Price: $40.43 CAD

Publisher: Ontario, Ontario: The Friends of Fort George, 1996, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1996

Seller ID: 157149

ISBN: 0969929811

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------softcover, about 5.5 x 8.5 inches, a Near Fine copy, a bit of very light rubbing, signed by the author without inscription, 54 pages, b&w photos and illustrations, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo/// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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Getting Around Hamilton: A Brief History of Transportation in and Around Hamilton -by Bill Manson -a Signed Copy ( Ontario Local History )

By: Manson, Bill (signed); Edited By Graeme Newbigging and Ann Manson

Price: $24.23 CAD

Publisher: Burlington, ONtario, Burlington, ON: North Shore Publishing, 2002, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2002

Seller ID: 157247

ISBN: 1896899161

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

------------softcover, about 9 x 8 inches, a Very Good+ copy with a very faint dampstain along the fore edge of the text block, signed and inscribed "Hey Glenn! Hope you enjoy. Bill", 70 pages, b&w photos, 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 Footsteps in Time: Exploring Hamilton's Heritage Neighbourhoods Volume I: Hamilton's First Heritage Neighbourhoods Beasley, Central, Corktown and Durand, Includes 18 Downtown Hamilton Walking Tours ( Ontario / Hamilton Local History )

Footsteps in Time: Exploring Hamilton's Heritage Neighbourhoods Volume I: Hamilton's First Heritage Neighbourhoods Beasley, Central, Corktown and Durand, Includes 18 Downtown Hamilton Walking Tours ( Ontario / Hamilton Local History )

By: Manson, Bill; Edited By Graeme Newbigging and Ann Manson

Price: $24.23 CAD

Publisher: Burlington, ONtario, Burlington, ON: North Shore Publishing, 2003, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2003

Seller ID: 157250

ISBN: 1896899226

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------softcover, about 8.5 x 10 inches, a Near Fine copy , 164 + 3 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 ///
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Footsteps in Time: Exploring Hamilton's Heritage Neighbourhoods Volume I: Hamilton's First Heritage Neighbourhoods Beasley, Central, Corktown and Durand, Includes 18 Downtown Hamilton Walking Tours ( Ontario / Hamilton Local History )

By: Manson, Bill; Edited By Graeme Newbigging and Ann Manson

Price: $24.23 CAD

Publisher: Burlington, ONtario, Burlington, ON: North Shore Publishing, 2003, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2003

Seller ID: 161594

ISBN: 1896899226

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

Image for The Families of Merigold's Point / A Bicentennial Project of the Mississauga Heritage Foundation ( Clarkson, ON / Ontario Local - Family History )( Genealogy )

The Families of Merigold's Point / A Bicentennial Project of the Mississauga Heritage Foundation ( Clarkson, ON / Ontario Local - Family History )( Genealogy )

By: Martin, Dorothy L / Mississauga Heritage Foundation

Price: $26.93 CAD

Publisher: Mississauga, Ontario, Mississauga, ON: Mississauga Heritage Foundation ( Typeset By Coach House Press / Printed and Bound By the Porcupine's Quill ), 1984, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1984

Seller ID: 160984

ISBN: 0969199503

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-------------softcover, about 5.5w x 8.75h inches, a Near Fine copy, feels unread, 155 pages, b&w photos and illustrations and maps, family trees, contents include: Prologue; The Setting; The Merigold Family; The Jarvis Family; The Bradley Family; The Thompson Family; The Marlatt Family; The Bradley Museum; Footnotes/References; Bibliography; Appendices ---from the rear cover -Merigold's Point was the name given to a small formation of land jutting out into Lake Ontario, west of the Credit River. It consisted of the surveyed lots 27-33 and their broken fronts in Concessions 3 and 4, south of D...
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The Families of Merigold's Point / A Bicentennial Project of the Mississauga Heritage Foundation ( Clarkson, ON / Ontario Local - Family History )( Genealogy )

By: Martin, Dorothy L / Mississauga Heritage Foundation

Price: $24.23 CAD

Seller ID: 161011

ISBN: 0969199503

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-------------softcover, about 5.5w x 8.75h inches, a Near Fine copy, gift inscription, 155 pages, b&w photos and illustrations and maps, family trees, contents include: Prologue; The Setting; The Merigold Family; The Jarvis Family; The Bradley Family; The Thompson Family; The Marlatt Family; The Bradley Museum; Footnotes/References; Bibliography; Appendices ---from the rear cover -Merigold's Point was the name given to a small formation of land jutting out into Lake Ontario, west of the Credit River. It consisted of the surveyed lots 27-33 and their broken fronts in Concessions 3 and 4, south ...
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Early Life and Times in The Twenty, Including The Life and Legacy of Samuel Fry / Pennsylvania German Folklore Society of Ontario - Canadian-German Folklore Series, # 18 ( Lincoln County / Niagara Peninsula / Pioneer History / Mennonites )

By: Mattson, Marlene J (foreword; Ben E Jansen; Larry W Rittenhouse / Pennsylvania German Folklore Society of Ontario - Canadian-German Folklore Series, # 18

Price: $22.88 CAD

Publisher: Ontario, Ontario: Pennsylvania German Folklore Society of Ontario - Canadian-German Folklore Series, # 18, 2007 ( Printed By Stewart Publishing and Printing, Markham, ON.), 1st Edition, First Printing: 2007

Seller ID: 152712

ISBN: 0920038166

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

---------softcover, about 8.25 x 10.75 inches, a Near Fine copy, 84 pages, b&w photos, ---An interesting account of the settlement of the Twenty including an accurate timeline of before, during and after the Pennsylvania Germans migration from Bucks County, PA. to The Twenty, Lincoln County, Ontario, contents include: Foreword; "Land of Promise" -The Settlement at the Twenty by Jansen; "The Life and Legacy of Samuel Fry" by Rittenhouse; "The Moyer School -First School on the banks of The Twenty" by Jansen; Canadian-German Folklore Series List of Books, any image directly beside this listing...
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Early Life and Times in The Twenty, Including The Life and Legacy of Samuel Fry / Pennsylvania German Folklore Society of Ontario - Canadian-German Folklore Series, # 18 ( Lincoln County / Niagara Peninsula / Pioneer History / Mennonites )

By: Mattson, Marlene J (foreword; Ben E Jansen; Larry W Rittenhouse / Pennsylvania German Folklore Society of Ontario - Canadian-German Folklore Series, # 18

Price: $22.88 CAD

Seller ID: 152713

ISBN: 0920038166

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

Hespeler --- Portrait of an Ontario Town ---by Kenneth McLaughlin (signed) and Kristel Fleuren ( Ontario Local History )

By: McLaughlin, Kenneth (signed) and Kristel Fleuren with Arlene Doucette, Ronna Ells, Sara Sixsmith, Foreword By C Kenneth Banks and J Marshall Mangan / The Company of Neighbours

Price: $33.68 CAD

Publisher: Ontario, Hespeler, ON: The Company of Neighbours, 2000, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2000

Seller ID: 163724

ISBN: 1894688007

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------softcover, about 11w x 8.5h inches, a Near Fine example, signed without inscription by Mclaughlin, 62 pages, b&w photos, contents include: Introduction; A Hespeler Portrait; World War Two Scrapbook; A Word About Sources, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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Waterloo: An Illustrated History, 1857 - 2007 ( Ontario Local History / Sesquicentennial / 150 Years / City )

By: McLaughlin, Kenneth (signed); Sharon Jaeger (signed) Foreword By Brenda Halloran

Price: $30.98 CAD

Publisher: Waterloo, Ontario, Waterloo, ON: The City of Waterloo, 2007, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2007

Seller ID: 156070

ISBN: 0969117515

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------hardcover, about 11.25 x 8.75 inches, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, signed by both authors, 224 pages, colour and b&w photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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BIGWIN INN -by Douglas McTaggart / Boston Mills Press ( Muskoka / Ontario Vacation Country - Lake of Bays / Local History )

By: McTaggart, Douglas / Boston Mills Press

Price: $40.43 CAD

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

Seller ID: 160796

ISBN: 1550460358

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------hardcover, about 10.75 x 9.75 inches, a Near Fine copy in a lightly rubbed Near Fine dustjacket, one corner is ever so slightly bumped, 141 pages, b&w photos, ---"Bigwin Inn was once billed as North America's largest, most luxurious summer resort and the largest resort in the British Commonwealth, an elegant hideaway for the rich and famous. This fabulous collection of vintage historical photographs takes us back in time to the Gatsby-like era of Bigwin's heyday in Ontario's Muskoka Lakes district -- an age of sleek mahogany launches, glamorous masquerade balls, performances by Count...
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The Canals at Welland / The Rotary Club of Welland

By: Michener, David M / Rotary Club of Welland

Price: $13.43 CAD

Publisher: Welland, Ontario, Welland, Ontario: The Rotary Club of Welland, 1973, 1st edition, First Printing: 1973

Seller ID: 147816

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

-----------softcover, about 6 x 9 inches, a Very Good+ copy, a bit of very light wear, 46 pages, b&w illustrations and photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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Category: Hamilton & Ontario Local History