Category: Hamilton & Ontario Local History

Kincardine 1848 - 1984 ( Bruce County, Ontario Local History )

By: Reynolds, John C (editor ) / Kincardine, Ontario

Price: $53.93

Publisher: Ontario, Kincardine, ON / Owen Sound, Ontario: John C Reynolds / Stan Brown Ltd, Printer, 1982, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1982

Seller ID: 169134

ISBN-13: 9780969089919

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, small address label, in a Very Good+ dustjacket, small glue patch and sticker pull on backside of jacket, 370 pages, profusely illustrated with b&w photos, chapters include: The Beginning, the Harbour, the Railway, on Council, on Religion, on Education, on Industry, on the Military, on the Main Street, on Recreation, on Guiding and Scouting ( Girl Guides & Boy Scouts ), on the Service Clubs, on the Town Bands, on Peolpe, Places & Events, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to b...
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The End of the Road: A History of the Red Lake District -by John Richthammer (signed) ( Kenora Area / Ontario Local History )

By: Richthammer, John (signed); Foreword By Gramma Gene Campbell / Red Lake District Festival Days -Red Lake Bicentennial Committee

Price: $114.68

Publisher: Ontario, Red Lake, ON: Red Lake District Festival Days -Red Lake Bicentennial Committee, 1985, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1985

Seller ID: 169140

ISBN-13: 9780889255753

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, former owner's bookplate on verso of front board, a wee bit of very light rubbing, no dustjacket as issued, signed without inscription by the author, 219 pages, b&w photos throughout, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE /// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Algonquin Park: A Portrait -The landscape, wildlife and ecology of an iconic Canadian treasure ( Ontario )

By: Rinik, Jan and Martin; Foreword By Dan Strickland

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS: Formac Publishing, 2014, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2014

Seller ID: 167967

ISBN-13: 9781459503120

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, about 9.25w x 10.25h inches, a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket, looks new, 213 pages, colour and b&w photos and illustrations ---"Most visitors to Algonquin Provincial Park experience its beauty during the summer months. This book shows readers the diversity of wildlife and striking landscapes that appear throughout fall, winter, and spring. Images and text together create a compellingly beautiful portrait of Algonquin Park, capturing the wildlife, forests, lakes, plants, flowers, and even mushrooms that illustrate the i...
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Image for Memories from Omemee -by Carole Ritter -a Signed Copy ( Ontario Local History )( Scott Young, Neil Young; Rompin' Ronnie Hawkins; Lady Eaton related)

Memories from Omemee -by Carole Ritter -a Signed Copy ( Ontario Local History )( Scott Young, Neil Young; Rompin' Ronnie Hawkins; Lady Eaton related)

By: Ritter, Carole (signed)

Price: $47.18

Publisher: Ontario, No Place ( Omemee, ON ): Omemee Horizons Seniors, Publisher ( Printed By Kawartha Lakes Business Equipment, Lindsay, Ontario ), NO DATE ( 2008 ), 1st Edition, First Printing : 2008

Seller ID: 169023

ISBN-13: 9780973389975

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

------------softcover, about 7.5w x 8.5h inches, a very Good+ example, coil bound, short tear at lower spine tip, remnant of an old price sticker on front panel, .--- signed without inscription by the author, 202 pages, b&w photos, this is a collection of reminiscences by Omemee residents many of which are personal, there are a few mentions of Scott and Neil Young, one mention of Ronnie Hawkins who had a cottage in the area, and many mentions of Lady Eaton, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes ar...
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Memories of Milton -by Mel Robinson - Signed By The Editors )( Ontario Local History ) / Milton Historical Society

By: Robinson, Mel ( 1909 - 1988 ); Edited By Ken Lamb (signed) and Jim Dills (signed) / Milton ( Ontario ) Historical Society

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Milton, Ontario, Milton, ON: Milton Historical Society, 2003, 1st edition, First Printing : 2003

Seller ID: 169017

ISBN-13: 9780973327205

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-------------softcover, about 8.25w x 10h inches, a Near Fine example, looks new, signed by both editors, George Robinson ( Mel's son ), and a Dills family member who likely assisted with the book, 218 pages, packed with b&w photos, ---"After retiring in 1973, Mel wrote a weekly article -Milton Then & Now- for The Canadian Champion, this series gave him the chance to study & write about Milton's history, and to incorporate his own memories of people, places and events."---, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILAB...
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Lishman Coach Lines 1916 - 1980: Elmira, Kitchener and Beyond -a Signed Copy ( Kitchener-Waterloo / Ontario Bus Transportation / Service )

By: Roes, Marion (signed); Margaret Gerber

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Waterloo, Ontario, Waterloo, ON: Self Published / Marion Roes - Margaret Gerber ( Pandora Press ), 2009, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2009

Seller ID: 167037

ISBN-13: 9780980947403

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) softcover, a Near Fine example, looks new, signed without inscription by Roes, 101 pages plus 3 pages of additional photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---size is approximate (generally within 1/8 inch )---
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The History of Shelburne -by John Rose ( Ontario Village Local History )( Dufferin County )

By: Rose, John

Price: $80.93

Publisher: Ontario, No Place ( Ontario ): No Publisher - John Rose - Town of Shelburne, NO DATE ( 1973 or 1974 ), 1st Edition, First Printing : 1974

Seller ID: 168104

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

------------hardcover, a Near Fine example, a bit of light rubbing. no dustjacket as issued, 559 pages, b&w photosany 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 Rosseau: The Early Years / Rosseau Historical Society ( Ontario Local History / Parry Sound District / Seguin Township )( E Pauline Johnson Article with b&w photo)

Rosseau: The Early Years / Rosseau Historical Society ( Ontario Local History / Parry Sound District / Seguin Township )( E Pauline Johnson Article with b&w photo)

By: Rosseau ( Ontario ) Historical Society ( E Pauline Johnson Article / b&w photo)

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Ontario, Rosseau, ON: Rosseau Historical Society, 2001, 1st Edition, 2nd Printing : 2001

Seller ID: 167174

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

------------( 2nd printing of the First Edition ) softcover, a Very Good+ example with a bit of light rubbing to covers. 75 pages, b&w photos and maps, includes a short article with accompanying photo of E Pauline Johnson in Rosseau, any image directly beside this listing is the actual item and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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Place Names of Peel: Past & Present, Volume 1 of The Place Names Series ( County / Ontario History -( Fold-Out Maps Intact )

By: Roulston, Pauline J; Foreword By J M S Careless / Boston Mills Press

Price: $33.68

Publisher: Cheltenham, Ontario, Cheltenham, ON.: Boston Mills Press, 1978, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1978

Seller ID: 169246

ISBN-13: 9780919822184

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

-----------softcover, about 8.5w x 10h inches, a Very Good example, some age toning to the spine and covers, 79 pages, b&w photos, three double page map fold outs at rear, 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 Bats, Balls & Sticks: The History of Sports in Halton Hills (inc. Lacrosse, Baseball; Hockey; Ice Sports; Indoor Sports; etc) ( Ontario Local Sports History )

Bats, Balls & Sticks: The History of Sports in Halton Hills (inc. Lacrosse, Baseball; Hockey; Ice Sports; Indoor Sports; etc) ( Ontario Local Sports History )

By: Rowe, John Mark Benbow / Halton Hills Sports Museum

Price: $37.73

Publisher: Georgetown, Ontario, Georgetown, ON: Halton Hills Sports Museum, 2011, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2011

Seller ID: 168969

ISBN-13: 9780987787705

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

------------softcover, about 11w x 8.5h inches, a Near Fine example, complimentary sticker on front endpaper, looks new, 128 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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A History of Chesley Lake Camp, 1948 - 1998 ( Allenford, Ontario related)( Local History / Mennonites )( Southampton, ON / Bruce Peninsula )

By: Rudy, Norma; Foreword By Harold J Schultz

Price: $33.68

Publisher: New Hamburg, Ontario, New Hamburg, ON: English Garden Publishers Chesley Lake Camp Association Limited and Norma Rudy, 1998, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1998

Seller ID: 168676

ISBN-13: 9780969887348

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------hardcover, about 8.5 x 11.25 inches, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, 248 pages, b*w photos, ---"For 50 years, Chesley Lake Camp has been a treasured spiritual, social and recreational oasis. This is the story of our beloved camp, from its beginnings as a fishing camp to its current role as a Christian resort and retreat. It is also the story of hundreds of people, members of the Chesley Lake family and others, who have played their part in making Chesley Lake Camp what it is today. And, more importantly, this is a story that sees the hand of God forming, developing and pr...
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Image for Time Present and Time Past: A Pictorial History of Pickering / The Pickering Township Historical Society and the City of Pickering Millennium Committee ( Ontario Local History )

Time Present and Time Past: A Pictorial History of Pickering / The Pickering Township Historical Society and the City of Pickering Millennium Committee ( Ontario Local History )

By: Sabean, John W (editor / compiler); Intro By Sabean and Tom Mohr / The Pickering Township Historical Society and the City of Pickering Millennium Committee

Price: $40.43

Publisher: Pickering, Ontario, Pickering, ON: Altona Editions / The Pickering Township Historical Society and the City of Pickering Millennium Committee, 2999, 1st Edition, First Printing, : 2000

Seller ID: 169745

ISBN: 0969572906

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------softcover, a Near Fine example with a slight bump to upper corner at fore edge, 252 pages, packed with 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 The Niagara Portage Road: A History of the Portage Road on the West Bank of the Niagara River, 200 YEARS - 1790 to 1990 ---by George A Seibel, City of Niagara Falls Historian -a signed Copy

The Niagara Portage Road: A History of the Portage Road on the West Bank of the Niagara River, 200 YEARS - 1790 to 1990 ---by George A Seibel, City of Niagara Falls Historian -a signed Copy

By: Seibel, George A (signed); Edited By Olive M Seibel

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Niagara Falls, Ontario, Niagara Falls, ON: The City of Niagara Falls, 1990, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1990

Seller ID: 168282

ISBN-13: 9780969045748

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------large (quarto) hardcover, a Near Fine/Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, looks pretty darn close to new, small address label, ---signed by the author, ---371 pages, b&w as well as some colour photos and illustrations, ---This book recounts the events which took place on or near this road, from its beginning. A regularly scheduled stage-coach service, operated along the Portage Road as early as 1796, almost twenty years before there was a regular stage-coach service operating out of present day Toronto. During the War of 1812, battles were fought along the Road at Queenston Heigh...
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Image for Sims' History of Elgin County Volume iii -by Hugh Joffre Sims ( Ontario Local History )( s to z )(inc. Selbourne, Shedden, St Thomas, Talbotville, Yarmouth Centre, Etc )( Towns / Villages )( Vol. 3 / Three )

Sims' History of Elgin County Volume iii -by Hugh Joffre Sims ( Ontario Local History )( s to z )(inc. Selbourne, Shedden, St Thomas, Talbotville, Yarmouth Centre, Etc )( Towns / Villages )( Vol. 3 / Three )

By: Sims, Hugh Joffre; Edited By Irene Golas / Elgin County Library

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Ontario, St Thomas, ON: Elgin County Library / Hugh Joffre Sims, 1988, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1988

Seller ID: 167324

ISBN-13: 9780920339114

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, 232 pages, b&w photos and illustrations, copyright page states that this third volume covers S to Z but the last village listed is Yarmouth Centre so technically this is S to Y, ---this includes: Foreword; Preface; Sandymount; Sxtontown; Secord's Corners; Selbourne; Seminary Corners; Seveille and Newell's Corners; Shedden; Southwold Station; Sparta; Springfield; St Thomas; Stirling; Straffordville; Summer's Corners; Talbotville; Taylor; Tyrconnell; Union; Vienna; Wallace...
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The Bands Played on: Music and the Frank Family ( Ontario Local History / Nassagaweya Township / Halton County )( Nasagiweya )

By: Somerville, Jean

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Ontario, Acton, ON: Jean Somerville / Self Published ( Ampersand Printing, Guelph, Ontario ), 1995, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1995

Seller ID: 168331

ISBN-13: 9780968026601

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------softcover, about 6w x 9h inches, a Near Fine example, ---63 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 Front Page Reflections: Life in Dunnville (Collection of Chronicle Newspaper Front Page- Ontario Local History )(inc Fires; Boer War Hero; New Electric Railway; Minstrel Shows; Odd Fellows; Talkies; Flying Training School; RCAF; War; Prohibition; etc)

Front Page Reflections: Life in Dunnville (Collection of Chronicle Newspaper Front Page- Ontario Local History )(inc Fires; Boer War Hero; New Electric Railway; Minstrel Shows; Odd Fellows; Talkies; Flying Training School; RCAF; War; Prohibition; etc)

By: Sorge, Lorne E ( The Dunnville [ Ontario ] Chronicle Newspaper headlines)

Price: $47.18

Publisher: Dunnville, Ontario, Dunnville, ON: The Dunnville Chronicle, 1990, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1990

Seller ID: 169401

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-------------softcover, about 11w x 15h inches, a Near Fine example with a bit of sunning to the spine and front panel, smudge on front blank endpaper, 83 pages, b&w reproduction of front pages from The Chronicle, loads of local interest, , 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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Early Days in Richmond Hill: A History of the Community to 1930 ---by Robert M Stamp ( Ontario Local History / Toronto related)

By: Stamp, Robert M, with Janet E Fayle and Mary-Lou Griffin

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Richmond Hill, ON ( Toronto, Ontario ): Richmond Hill Public Library Board, 1991, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1991

Seller ID: 168192

ISBN-13: 9780969537601

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

----------hardcover, about 10.5w x 9h inches, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, 400 pages, packed with vintage and contemporary b&w photos, contents include: The Road Through Richmond Hill; First Peoples on the Land; The european Settlers Arrive; From Miles' Hill to Richmond Hill - The Birth of a Community; Tories and Reformers; Stagecoach lines and Railway Tracks; The Neighbours at Mid-Century; Fire Brigades and Fence Viewers; Picture post Card Village of the 1880's and 1890's; Rails Through Richmond Hill; The Flowering of RH; The Village Transformed; Epilogue; Appendices ( Townsh...
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Image for Waters of Repose: The Lake Erie Quadrangle -by Dave Stone and David Frew (signed By Frew )( Lake lore from Long Point to Erie )( Tales of Schooners, Steamers, Rum Runners, Fishing, Lifesavers, Shipwrecks, etc)( Ontario / Pennsylvania History )

Waters of Repose: The Lake Erie Quadrangle -by Dave Stone and David Frew (signed By Frew )( Lake lore from Long Point to Erie )( Tales of Schooners, Steamers, Rum Runners, Fishing, Lifesavers, Shipwrecks, etc)( Ontario / Pennsylvania History )

By: Stone, Dave; David Frew (signed) / Erie County Historical Society

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Long Point, Ontario / Erie, Pennsylvania, Long Point, ON / Erie, PAA: Dave Stone / Erie County Historical Society, 1993, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1993

Seller ID: 168185

ISBN-13: 9781883658199

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

----------softcover, about 10 x 8 inches, a Very Good+ example, a bit of light rubbing, faint short crease at upper front corner of cover, signed by Frew, 285 pages, b&w photos and illustrations, ---contents include: Preface; Introduction; The Settling of North America - Waterways as Highways; Lake Erie and Her Two Great Sand Spits; TheLake, her ports and the Quadrangle; Commercial Sailing, the schooners; Engine Driven Ships, the lakers; Pirates, Mayhem and the Long Point Company; Presque Isle, from wilderness to State park; Shipwrecks in the LEQ; Lighthouses and Lifesaving; Commercial and Sp...
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The Brockville Rowing Club: 100 Years of Rowing -by Donald H Swayne -a Signed Copy ( Ontario Local History )( One Hundred / History )

By: Swayne, Donald H ( SIGNED ) / Brockville ( Ontario ) Rowing Club

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Ontario, Brockville, ON: Brockville Rowing Club . Donald H Swayne, 1994, 1st edition, First Printing : 1994

Seller ID: 167517

ISBN-13: 9780969860402

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, a Near Fine example in a Near Fine dustjacket, signed by the author, 196 pages, packed with b&w photos, a very nice copy, a numbered edition (#451) of an undtermined number issued, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Hamilton Heroes: Tales of Adventure, Adversity and Heroism from World War II ( WWII / Hamilton, Ontario / Local / Military History )

By: Tassi, Peter; Veronica Morrison; Foreword By Paul Bentley

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Ontario, Stoney Creek, ON.: Ketari Publishing, 2009, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2009

Seller ID: 168309

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------softcover, about 5.5 x 8.5 inches, a Near Fine copy, 90 pages, contents include: Brief preface by Fern Viola; Foreword by Bentley; Marshall Alvin Wilson; Gordon P McPartlin; Frederick Bernard Engelbrecht; John William Bentley and Jeanne Marie Bentley; Bruce sutherland; Stanley Allen darch; Art Adams; Jack Clifford McFarland; Arthur pearson; Frank Bernard Volterman; John C Wilkinson, , 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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Category: Hamilton & Ontario Local History