Category: Hamilton & Ontario Local History

Image for TWO BOOKS: The Steamboat Era in the Muskokas, Volume I - To the Golden Years: A History of Steam Navigation in the districts of Muskoka and Parry Sound 1866-1905 ---with Volume II, the Golden Years to the Present ( 1 & 2 )

TWO BOOKS: The Steamboat Era in the Muskokas, Volume I - To the Golden Years: A History of Steam Navigation in the districts of Muskoka and Parry Sound 1866-1905 ---with Volume II, the Golden Years to the Present ( 1 & 2 )

Price: $67.43

Publisher: Erin, Ontario, Erin, Ontario: Boston Mills, 1983, 1st edition, 1st Printing, First Printing for Both : 1983

Seller ID: 168761

ISBN-13: 9780919822504

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------2 volumes, large hardcovers, both are Near Fine examples, in Very Good+/Near Fine dust jackets, ---these look new, 304 pages, ink gift inscription in each book, profusely illustrated with b&w photos, 304 pages, VOLUME 1 -----chapters include: Pre-Steamboat Days in Muskoka (to 1866); The Experimental Days of Steamboating ( 1866 - 1874 ); Steamboating in the Railway & Lumbering Era ( 1875 - 1885 ); Steamboats Appear on the North Muskoka Lakes ( 1877 - 1885 ); Steamboating on Lake Nipissing ( 1881 - 1962 ); The Muskoka Steamers and the Tourist Trade ( 1880 - 1885 ); Steamboating in th...
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Image for New Liskeard: The Pioneer Years -by Bruce W Taylor (inc. Wabie Family; Pioneers 1891-1892; Settlement 1893-1894; Census of 1901, List of Known Members of The Markham Excursion of 1897; etc)( Ontario Local History / Nipissing )

New Liskeard: The Pioneer Years -by Bruce W Taylor (inc. Wabie Family; Pioneers 1891-1892; Settlement 1893-1894; Census of 1901, List of Known Members of The Markham Excursion of 1897; etc)( Ontario Local History / Nipissing )

By: Taylor, Bruce W / Highway Book Shop, Cobalt Ontario

Price: $107.93

Publisher: Cobalt, Ontario, Cobalt, ON: Highway Book Shop, 2003, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2003

Seller ID: 168011

ISBN-13: 9780889544307

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------hardcover, visually this is a Near Fine example but there is a VERY VERY faint hint of a bit of rippling from exposure to a bit of moisture, no stain to pages but just a wee bit of puckering so overall a Very Good/Very Good+ example, very faint dampstain on endpapers (barely noticeable), a bit of light rubbing, a few small ink notes, no dustjacket as issued, gift inscription, 230 pages, b&w photos throughout, 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/...
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Fergus: The Story of a Little Town ( Ontario Local History )

By: Templin, Hugh, Preface By Peter Templin

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Ontario, Fergus, ON.: Town of Fergus 150th Anniversary, 1983 ( Facsimile of the Fergus News-Record 1933 edition ), 1st Facsimile Edition, First Printing : 1983

Seller ID: 168329

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a Very Good dustjacket with some browning to the spine and edges, ink name and date, 311 pages, b&w illustrations, contents include: Introduction; The Pioneers; The Great Highway; Arrival of the Scots; Founders of Fergus; A Year of Hopes and Preparations; Progress and Calamity; Pioneer Days; The Rebellion of 1837 and its results; Three Noted Men - Patrick Bell; Adam Wilson; George Clephane; A Glimpse of Fergus in 1845; Disruption in the Kirk; Land Gambling and Incorporation; Kinnettles and its Mysteries; Days of the Fenian Raids; Coming of the Rai...
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Fergus: The Story of a Little Town ( Ontario Local History )

By: Templin, Hugh, Preface By Peter Templin

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Ontario, Fergus, ON.: Town of Fergus 150th Anniversary, 1983 ( Facsimile of the Fergus News-Record 1933 edition ), 1st Facsimile Edition, First Printing : 1983

Seller ID: 168330

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a Very Good dustjacket with some age toning to the spine, 311 pages, b&w illustrations, ---contents include: Introduction; The Pioneers; The Great Highway; Arrival of the Scots; Founders of Fergus; A Year of Hopes and Preparations; Progress and Calamity; Pioneer Days; The Rebellion of 1837 and its results; Three Noted Men - Patrick Bell; Adam Wilson; George Clephane; A Glimpse of Fergus in 1845; Disruption in the Kirk; Land Gambling and Incorporation; Kinnettles and its Mysteries; Days of the Fenian Raids; Coming of the Railway; Boom Days and Depr...
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Image for From County Down ( Ireland ) to Cedar Hill: A History of the Lowrys in Canada -by Alice Lowry Thompson (signed) ( Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario / Family / Genealogy / Genealogical History )

From County Down ( Ireland ) to Cedar Hill: A History of the Lowrys in Canada -by Alice Lowry Thompson (signed) ( Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario / Family / Genealogy / Genealogical History )

By: Thompson, Alice Lowry (signed)

Price: $107.93

Publisher: Ontario, Campbellville, ON: Global Genealogy / Alice Lowry Thompson, 2008, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2008

Seller ID: 169303

ISBN-13: 9780981001104

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine (see description)

-----------hardcover, a Fine example, no dustjacket as issued, signed and inscribed by the author 'To Helen + Bruce with love + best wishes Alice Lowry Thompson", 208 pages, b&w photos throughout, as often seen in family histories there might be some ink notes (I did not see anything but I did not go page-by-page), ---fold-out map at rear is intact, 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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Image for Hamilton City Sketches / Board of Education for the City of Hamilton ( Ontario Local History )(inc. The Loyalist City; Geography; Pioneer Days; Suburban Roads & City Streets; Railway Era; Lake Shipping & the Harbour; Aviation; County of Wentworth; etc)

Hamilton City Sketches / Board of Education for the City of Hamilton ( Ontario Local History )(inc. The Loyalist City; Geography; Pioneer Days; Suburban Roads & City Streets; Railway Era; Lake Shipping & the Harbour; Aviation; County of Wentworth; etc)

By: Thomson, Thomas M ( Muir )/ Board of Education for the City of Hamilton ( Poem By Marjorie Freeman Campbell )

Price: $33.68

Publisher: Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton, ON: Board of Education for the City of Hamilton / Thomas M Thomson, 1954, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1954

Seller ID: 167476

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

-----------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) softcover, a Very Good example, light wear and rubbing, some age darkening to the blue covers, 62 pages, b&w photos, illustrations and maps, in my 30+ years of selling books this is the only copy of this Hamilton history that I have seen, ---includes The LOYALIST CITY (a poem) by Marjorie Freeman Campbell, 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 Land Called Amaranth ( Ontario Farming / Farm Family History )

By: Torrance, Walter C

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton, ON.: McMaster University Press, 1997, 1st edition, First Printing : 1997

Seller ID: 168054

ISBN-13: 9780920603154

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

-----------trade paperback, a Very Good+ example, a wee bit of very light rubbing, 267 pages, illustrated with b&w photos, a memoir of a farming family in Ontario in the first part of the 20th century, 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 And the Swamp Flourished: The Bittersweet Story of Holland Marsh -by Albert Vandermey ( Ontario Farming / Agricultural / Local History )( Dutch Canadians )

And the Swamp Flourished: The Bittersweet Story of Holland Marsh -by Albert Vandermey ( Ontario Farming / Agricultural / Local History )( Dutch Canadians )

By: VanderMey, Albert

Price: $26.93

Publisher: British Columbia, Surrey, BC: Vanderheide Publishing, 1994, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1994

Seller ID: 168958

ISBN-13: 9781895815016

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------hardcover, about 8.75w x 11.25h inches, a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket, a wee bit of sunning to the spine, 146 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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The Hidden World of Huckleberry Rock: Our Muskoka Series ( Bracebridge / Ontario Cottage Country )

By: Wagner-Chazalon, Andrew with Bev McMullen

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Erin, Ontario, Erin, ON: Yellow Toadstool Press, 2011, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2011

Seller ID: 167943

ISBN-13: 9780981060996

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, about 7.5 x 5.5 inches, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, gift inscription. 120 pages, stunning colour photos throughout, 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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TWO VOLUMES: Muskoka Nature Walks, Book 1 & 2 -by Marlene Walker -both Signed By the Author ( Natural History / Ontario )

By: Walker, Marlene (signed)

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Elm Ridge Press, 2005, 2006, 1st Edition, First Printing for Both : 2006

Seller ID: 169319

ISBN-13: 9780973764611

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

------------2 volumes (ONE SHIPPING CHARGE), softcovers, about 11w x 8.5h inches, both are Near Fine examples, both are signed by the author without inscription, 127and 128 pages, colour iphotos 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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Image for Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Toronto's Police Dogs 1989 - 2009: A Pictorial Review of Toronto's Police dog Services -by Bill Wardle ( Canine / K-9 Units )( Toronto, Ontario / Police Force )

Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Toronto's Police Dogs 1989 - 2009: A Pictorial Review of Toronto's Police dog Services -by Bill Wardle ( Canine / K-9 Units )( Toronto, Ontario / Police Force )

By: Wardle, Bill; Foreword By Chief William Blair, Toronto Police Services

Price: $33.68

Publisher: Ontario, No Place ( Toronto, ON.): Bill Wardle / Toronto Police Force / Services, 2009, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2009

Seller ID: 167179

ISBN-13: 9780969331117

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good (see description)

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) softcover, a solid Good example, some creasing to covers, some slight rippling to pages, 300 pages, profusely illustrated with colour photos as well as some b&w, ---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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Tracing Your Ancestors in Bruce & Grey ( Ontario / Bruce-Grey County / Family History )

By: Warrilow, Betty

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Ontario, Owen Sound, ON: Betty Warrilow / Self Published, 1993, 1st Printing of the 3rd REVISED Edition ( 4th Printing Overall ) : 1993

Seller ID: 167819

ISBN-13: 9780969555209

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

------------( 1st printing of the First revised Edition ) softcover, a Near Fine example, slight crimp on front panel, 133 pages, 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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Reflections of Toronto Harbour: 200 Years of Port Activity and Waterfront Development ( Toronto Ontario / Local History )( Harbor )

By: Wickson, Ted / Toronto Port Authority

Price: $67.43

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Toronto Port Authority, 2002, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2002

Seller ID: 168515

ISBN-13: 9780973000207

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket, 176 pages, b&w as well as some colour photos and illustrations, ---"Wickson traces the transformation of the town York -a Lake Ontario military outpost in the 1790s -to the modern Great Lakes port of Toronto. Through two centuries, harbour authorities, governments, railway corporations, the business community, and citizens have all had a stake in shaping the communityís waterfront. From the beginning, waterfront issues have consumed town planners and have been a focus of intense public debate"---, any image directly beside t...
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The Chemong Park Story ( Peterborough, Ontario / sometimes spelled Chemung )

By: Willcox, Helen Rutherford (with Dorothy A Gamble )

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Peterborough, Ontario, Peterborough, ON: Archival and History Committee of Smith Township, 1986, 2nd Printing : 1986

Seller ID: 167866

ISBN-13: 9780969242802

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

------------( later printing of the First Edition ) trade paperback size stapled softcover, a Very Good+ copy, 72 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 Chedoke: More Than a Sanatorium -A Story of Compelling Characters and Changing Times ( Chedoke Hospital - Hamilton, Ontario )( Hamilton Health Sciences )

Chedoke: More Than a Sanatorium -A Story of Compelling Characters and Changing Times ( Chedoke Hospital - Hamilton, Ontario )( Hamilton Health Sciences )

By: Wilson, Ralph Holland, Edited By Robert Williamson

Price: $33.68

Publisher: Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton, ON: Hamilton Health Sciences - Chedoke Hospital, 2006, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2006

Seller ID: 169826

ISBN-13: 9780969743538

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine (see description)

-----------hardcover, a Fine example, pretty much as new, no dustjacket as issued, 284 pages, packed with b&w photos and some colour as well, looks new, 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 Seven Sundays: Continuing Legacy of Pioneers of Oakville - Burlington Along Dundas Street ( Ontario / History of 7 Pioneer Churches - Nelson / Palermo / Munn's United; St John's / Luke's Anglican / St Paul's Presbyterian / John Knox 16 )

Seven Sundays: Continuing Legacy of Pioneers of Oakville - Burlington Along Dundas Street ( Ontario / History of 7 Pioneer Churches - Nelson / Palermo / Munn's United; St John's / Luke's Anglican / St Paul's Presbyterian / John Knox 16 )

By: Winkler, Julika

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Burlington, ONtario, Burlington, ON: Julika Winkler / Winkler Studios, 2007, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2007

Seller ID: 167361

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

-----------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) softcover, a Very Good copy with a sbit of light rubbing, some curling to the covers, short ink gift inscription on front endpaper, 272 pages, many b&w photos as well as some colour, contents include: Foreword; Introduction; PART ONE - Settlement, War, Politics and the Establishment of pioneer Churches ( A Not So empty Wilderness; Wanted - Good Roads; early Settlement - Clearing the Land; Family Matters and the Role of Women; Pioneer Life; United Empire Loyalists; Est. Of Pioneer Churches in upper Canada; War of 1812; Robert Gourlay; Inns and T...
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Seven Sundays: Continuing Legacy of Pioneers of Oakville - Burlington Along Dundas Street ( Ontario / History of 7 Pioneer Churches - Nelson / Palermo / Munn's United; St John's / Luke's Anglican / St Paul's Presbyterian / John Knox 16 )

By: Winkler, Julika (signed)

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Burlington, ONtario, Burlington, ON: Julika Winkler / Winkler Studios, 2007, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2007

Seller ID: 167360

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

-----------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) softcover, a Very Good+ copy with a sbit of light wear, signed by Winkler, former owner's bookplate on verso of front cover, 272 pages, many b&w photos as well as some colour, contents include: Foreword; Introduction; PART ONE - Settlement, War, Politics and the Establishment of pioneer Churches ( A Not So empty Wilderness; Wanted - Good Roads; early Settlement - Clearing the Land; Family Matters and the Role of Women; Pioneer Life; United Empire Loyalists; Est. Of Pioneer Churches in upper Canada; War of 1812; Robert Gourlay; Inns and Taverns;...
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Image for The Grand Valley Trails Guidebook: A Hiking Trail in the Grand River Valley / The Grand Valley Trails Association ( Guide Book )(inc. Dunnville; Cayuga; Caledonia; Middleport; Paris; Brantford; Elora; Cambridge; Fergus; Belwood; Alton, etc)( Ontario )

The Grand Valley Trails Guidebook: A Hiking Trail in the Grand River Valley / The Grand Valley Trails Association ( Guide Book )(inc. Dunnville; Cayuga; Caledonia; Middleport; Paris; Brantford; Elora; Cambridge; Fergus; Belwood; Alton, etc)( Ontario )

By: Wright, Ray (ed.) Christine Tranmer; Tom East; Frank Birch / Grand Valley Trail Association

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Ontario, Kitchener, ON: English Printing Company / Grand Valley Trails Association, 1992, 3rd Edition, 1st Printing : 1992

Seller ID: 169491

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------small softcover, a Near Fine example, 41 pages plus a note / log page plus many fold-out maps showing the trail sections, 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 A Dark Day in Peterborough: The Descendants' Story, on the 100th Anniversary of the Explosion and Fire at the Quaker Oats Company Peterborough, Ontario, Monday 11th December 1916 -by Gord Young and the Lakefield Heritage Research ( Ontario Local History )

A Dark Day in Peterborough: The Descendants' Story, on the 100th Anniversary of the Explosion and Fire at the Quaker Oats Company Peterborough, Ontario, Monday 11th December 1916 -by Gord Young and the Lakefield Heritage Research ( Ontario Local History )

By: Young, Gord ( Gordon ) / Lakefield Heritage Research

Price: $80.93

Publisher: Ontario, No Place ( Peterborough, Ontario ): No Publisher ( Gord Young / Lakefield Heritage Research ), No Date ( 2016 ), 1st Edition, First Printing : 2016

Seller ID: 169507

ISBN-13: 9780091162603

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------softcover, a Near Fine example, looks new, 205 + 1 pages + appendices, colour and b&w photos, ---Featuring a gripping you-are-there narrative, as well as numerous archival photographs and newspaper clippings, the 200-plus page book is a comprehensive account of the Quaker explosion and fire. ---In the wake of the disaster, 22 workers died - two more would later die as a result of their injuries - with the total damage set at a then-unfathomable $2.25 million, and an estimated $225,000 damage to neighbouring structures. It recounts a dark period in Peterborough?s history and the trag...
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Category: Hamilton & Ontario Local History