Category: Canadian History

Image for Narrow Gauge for Us -The Story of the Toronto and Nipissing Ralway -by Charles Cooper ( Ontario Railroad History / Trains )( cover Art shows Stouffville Junction Rail Station )( Midland Railway related)

Narrow Gauge for Us -The Story of the Toronto and Nipissing Ralway -by Charles Cooper ( Ontario Railroad History / Trains )( cover Art shows Stouffville Junction Rail Station )( Midland Railway related)

By: Cooper, Charles / Boston Mills Press

Price: $40.43

Publisher: Erin, Ontario, Erin, ON; Boston Mills Press, NO DATE ( 1982 ), 1st Edition, First Printing : 1982

Seller ID: 168035

ISBN-13: 9780919822726

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

---------hardcover, about 8.75 x 11.25 inches, a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket with a bit of light rubbing, 160 pages, b&w photos, contents include: Introduction; THE RIVALS - Vision or Folly?; The Doubleheaded MonsterThe Cheapest Road to the Best market; The Branch; Masters and Servants; A Few Enriched and Many Fleeced --- The RAILWAY - Stouffville Junction; Mary Anne; Meeting Up with the Midland; Out to Coboconk --- Epilogue; Chronology; Bibliography ---MAP Index: Berkeley Street; Stouffville Junction; Uxbridge; Blackwater Junction; Lorneville Junction; Kirkfield Quarry; C...
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Image for The Case of the Missing Beauties: True Stories from Newfoundland's Great Northern Peninsula -by Freeman B Cull ( Newfoundland - Stories of the Lives of Women )

The Case of the Missing Beauties: True Stories from Newfoundland's Great Northern Peninsula -by Freeman B Cull ( Newfoundland - Stories of the Lives of Women )

By: Cull, Freeman B (signed)

Price: $53.93

Publisher: St John's, Newfoundland, St John's, NL: DRC Publishing, 2006, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2006

Seller ID: 168049

ISBN-13: 9780978149659

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------softcover, a Near Fine example, looks new, signed without inscription by the author, 160 pages, b&w photos ---"The setting is the Northern Peninsula and the main characters are women. Their lives, their joys, their trials and their sorrows are woven into a fine readable fabric"---, --from EARL PILGRIM:-"At the age of fifteen, I stood on a high snowdrift in the bitter cold and watched a group of men, wearing snowshoes, slowly pulling a sled (komatik) toward the shore. A loudspeaker on the church steeple echoed the voice of an old preacher, ?They have found her! They have found the bo...
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Image for OWEN CONNOLLY: The Making of a Legacy 1820 - 2016 - Island Studies Press at UEPI ( University of Prince Edard Island / The Estate of Owen Connolly ( PEI / Prince Edward Island History )

OWEN CONNOLLY: The Making of a Legacy 1820 - 2016 - Island Studies Press at UEPI ( University of Prince Edard Island / The Estate of Owen Connolly ( PEI / Prince Edward Island History )

By: Cusack, Leonard (signed); Lori Mayne - Researcher, Foreword By Premier Wade MacLauchlan

Price: $40.43

Publisher: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI: Island Studies Press at UEPI ( University of Prince Edard Island / The Estate of Owen Connolly, 2017, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2017

Seller ID: 167646

ISBN-13: 9781988692098

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) softcover, a Near Fine example, corner on a couple of pages are truned, signed and inscribed by the author "Blair To one of my best students at KRHS - -Enjoy! Leonard", 201 pages, b&w photos throughout, "From 1888 to 2016, the Owen Connolly Estate has funded approximately $3 million to help thousands of Prince Edward Island students of Irish Catholic heritage gain a higher education and achieve career success. This is the remarkable rags-to-riches story of the man who created this legacy, and the people who protected it. ---Owen Connolly was a...
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Image for A Tradition of Excellence: Canada's Airshow Team Heritage -Signed By the Author and 15 Airmen ( RCAF / Royal Canadian Air Force / Snowbirds, etc)

A Tradition of Excellence: Canada's Airshow Team Heritage -Signed By the Author and 15 Airmen ( RCAF / Royal Canadian Air Force / Snowbirds, etc)

By: Dempsey, Daniel V (SIGNED By Him and 15 Others ); Foreword By Fred Sutherland (Lt.-Gen. retired)

Price: $168.68

Publisher: Victoria, British Columbia, Victoria, BC: Daniel V Dempsey / High Flight Enterprises, 2007, 2nd Edition, 1st REVISED Edition, First Printing( : 2007

Seller ID: 168093

ISBN-13: 9780968781715

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket, signed without inscription by the author, as well there are 15 signatures on the first blank, these appear to be the signatures of airmen, 766 pages, colour as well as some b&w images, PROFUSELY illustrated, a dandy copy, 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 TWO BOOKS: Morand Dietrich ( 1618 ) and His Descendants -Volume 1 & 2 ( One / Two )( i / ii )( Family History / Genealogy )( Wilmot Township / Waterloo County / Ontario )

TWO BOOKS: Morand Dietrich ( 1618 ) and His Descendants -Volume 1 & 2 ( One / Two )( i / ii )( Family History / Genealogy )( Wilmot Township / Waterloo County / Ontario )

By: Dietrich, Gerard

Price: $168.68

Publisher: Ontario, No Place ( Kitchener / Waterloo, ON ): No Publisher ( Self Published - Gerard Dietrich ), 1992, 1st Edition, First Printing for both : 1992

Seller ID: 169426

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine (see description)

-----------TWO VOLUMES ( extra shipping might be required depending upon destination and shipping method chosen ---if an issue please inquire before ordering ), hardcovers, both are Fine examples, no dustjackets as issued, ---555 + LVIII /and/ 705 + LIX pages, b&w photos, ---a massive endeavour which was 8+ years in the making, 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 Along the Trail of Life: A Quaker Retrospect -by Arthur Garratt Dorland ( Autobiography / Follows Former days and Quaker Ways )( Wellington, Prince Edward County, Ontario )

Along the Trail of Life: A Quaker Retrospect -by Arthur Garratt Dorland ( Autobiography / Follows Former days and Quaker Ways )( Wellington, Prince Edward County, Ontario )

By: Dorland, Arthur Garratt / Mika Press

Price: $60.68

Publisher: Belleville, Ontario, Belleville, ON: Mika Press, 1979, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1979

Seller ID: 168367

ISBN-13: 9780919303409

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine (see description)

----------hardcover, a Fine example, no dustjacket as issued, 209 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 Culinary Landmarks A Bibliography of Canadian Cookbooks 1825 - 1949 (inc Newfoundland Labrador Nova Scotia New Brunswick Prince Edward Island Quebec Ontario Manitoba Alberta British Columbia Yukon Northwest Territories; Outside Canada )( Cook Books )

Culinary Landmarks A Bibliography of Canadian Cookbooks 1825 - 1949 (inc Newfoundland Labrador Nova Scotia New Brunswick Prince Edward Island Quebec Ontario Manitoba Alberta British Columbia Yukon Northwest Territories; Outside Canada )( Cook Books )

By: Driver, Elizabeth / Culinary Landmarks: A Bibliography of Canadian Cookbooks 1825 - 1949

Price: $303.68

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press ( UTP ), 2008, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2008

Seller ID: 169123

ISBN-13: 9780802047908

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------hardcover, extra shipping may be required-if an issue please inquire before ordering, about 8.75w x 11.25h inches, a Near Fine example, a few pages have had a small crease along one edge, in a very lightly rubbed Near Fine dustjacket, looks new, the distressed appearance of the dustjacket is part of the design and is not actually wear and tear to the jacket ---1257 pages, colour and b&w photos, book weighs over 6 pounds before packing so it's a biggie, ---"Culinary Landmarks is a definitive history and bibliography of Canadian cookbooks from the beginning, when La cuisinière bourge...
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Image for Fighting from Home: The Second World War in Verdun, Quebec -by Serge Marc Durflinger / UBC Press ( University of British Columbia Press ) ( WWII / World War Two )( Studies in Canadian Military History, Volume 11 )

Fighting from Home: The Second World War in Verdun, Quebec -by Serge Marc Durflinger / UBC Press ( University of British Columbia Press ) ( WWII / World War Two )( Studies in Canadian Military History, Volume 11 )

By: Durflinger, Serge Marc / UBC Press ( University of British Columbia Press )

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Vancouver, British Columbia / Toronto, Ontario, Vancouver, BC / Toronto, ON: UBC Press ( University of British Columbia Press ), 2006, 1st Edition, 2nd Printing : 2006

Seller ID: 167344

ISBN-13: 9780774812603

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

-----------( later printing of the First Edition ) softcover, a Very Good+ example, a wee bit of rubbing at tips but overall a very tidy copy, 279 pages, b&w photos, ---"In Verdun, English and French speakers lived side by side. Through their home-front activities as much as through enlistment, they proved themselves partners in the prosecution of Canada?s war. Shared experiences and class similarities shaped responses based first and foremost in a sense of local identity. Fighting from Home paints a comprehensive, at times intimate, portrait of Verdun and Verdunites at war. Durflinger offers...
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Image for ARCTIC IMAGES: The Dawn of Arctic Cartography, Fourth Century to 1822 ---with Pictorial Witnesses, 1819 - 1854 ---TWO VOLUMES / Public Archives of Canada ( Debuts De La Cartographie De l'Arctique du IVe Siecle a 1822 /et/ Temoignages Iconographiques )

ARCTIC IMAGES: The Dawn of Arctic Cartography, Fourth Century to 1822 ---with Pictorial Witnesses, 1819 - 1854 ---TWO VOLUMES / Public Archives of Canada ( Debuts De La Cartographie De l'Arctique du IVe Siecle a 1822 /et/ Temoignages Iconographiques )

By: Earl, Lawrence B and Betty H Kidd / Nathalie Clark // Public Archives of Canada

Price: $33.68

Publisher: Ottawa, Ontario, Ottawa, ON: Minister of Supply and Services Canada / Public Archives of Canada , 1977, 1977, 1st edition, First Printing for Both : 1977

Seller ID: 168447

ISBN-13: 9780662008118

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

-----------2 volumes (ONE SHIPPING PRICE ), softcover, about 8.25 x 8.25 inches, both are solid Very Good+ copies, 25 and 28 pages, both books are in French and English with the total pagination being 50 and 56 with half of each book being in one language, CARTOGRAPHY contains b&w maps by: Gerard Mercator; Bolognino Zaitieri; Moses Pitt; Jens Munck; Luke Foxe; Joseph Nicholas Delisle et Philippe Busche ---WITNESSES contains b&w images of: HMS Investigator, HMS Hecia and Griper, the Fury, Prince of Wales of Hudson's Bay Company, 1819, preparing an encampmnet on the Barren Grounds - gathering ...
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Heart of Gold: A History of Winnipeg Music -by John Einarson ( country, blues, folk, First Nations, francophone, jazz and rock ?n? roll )

By: Einarson, John

Price: $67.43

Publisher: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB: Shakin' All Over Publication / Manitoba Music Experience, 2021, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2021

Seller ID: 169007

ISBN-13: 9781777952501

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------sottcover, a Near Fine example, essentially this is a new copy, 254 pages, loaded with b&w photographs, ---explores the history of Manitoba music. Shakin? All Over: The Manitoba Music Experience examines the roots of popular music in the province including country, blues, folk, First Nations, francophone, jazz and rock ?n? roll, 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 Mackenzie King: Citizenship and Community - Essays Marking the 125th Anniversary of the Birth of William Lyon Mackenzie King (signed By 6 )( WLMK and Waterloo County; King & Chaos, the Liberals and the 1935 Regina Riot; MK and Japanese Canadians; etc)

Mackenzie King: Citizenship and Community - Essays Marking the 125th Anniversary of the Birth of William Lyon Mackenzie King (signed By 6 )( WLMK and Waterloo County; King & Chaos, the Liberals and the 1935 Regina Riot; MK and Japanese Canadians; etc)

By: English, John; Kenneth Mclaughlin, P Whitney Lackenbauer (signed)(eds./preface) ( William Lyon Mackenzie King related) Ian E Wilson; Ulrich Frisse; rych mills; Geoffrey Hayes; Billwaiser; Robert Wardhaugh; Stephanie Bangarth; Galen Roger Perras; et al

Price: $53.93

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON.: Robin Brass Studio Inc., 2002, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2002

Seller ID: 168882

ISBN-13: 9781896941295

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

-----------softcover, about 6.5 x 9.75 inches, a Good to Very Good copy, light wear, some curling to the corners, business card tipped in on the half title page, signed by English, McLaughlin, lackenbauer, Frisse, mills, and Bangarth, 256 pages, b&w photos, -----contents include: Preface The Editors; One of the Closest and Truest Friends I Have Ever Had': Mackenzie King, Arthur Doughty, and the Public Archives of Canada by Ian E. Wilson; The Missing Link: Mackenzie King and Canada's German Capital by Ulrich Frisse; On the Hill Over Yonder by rych mills; Mackenzie King and Waterloo County by G...
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Mennonites in Canada: A People's Struggle for Survival --- 1920 to 1940 -by Frank H Epp -a Signed Copy ( Volume 2 / Two )

By: Epp, Frank H (signed), Foreword By T D Regher

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: MacMillan / Gage Publishing, 1982, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1982

Seller ID: 169022

ISBN-13: 9780771597084

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a Very Good dustjacket with a bit of sunning to the spine, a bit of light rubbing, a tight clean square copy, signed and inscribed "To my cherished colleague Werner Packull Frank Epp 22 Oct 84" ( Werner Otto Packul was a noted: historian of 16th century Hutterite Brethren and South German/Austrian Anabaptists who was Professor Emeritus at University of Waterloo ), 640 pages, b&w photos, contents include: List of Tables and Charts; Foreword; Preface; THE UNCERTAIN FUTURE: Need for Land; Importance of Tolerance; Lack of Solidarity; Diversity Within a ...
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Before Beaumont Hamel: The Royal Newfoundland Regiment 1775 - 1815 ( Regimental History )

By: Fardy, B D ( Bernard )

Price: $26.93

Publisher: St John's, Newfoundland, St. John's, NL.: Creative Book Publishing, 1995, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1995

Seller ID: 168357

ISBN-13: 9781895387582

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------softcover, a Near Fine example, feels unread, 203 pages, b&w photos and illustrations, 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 Gentleman of Substance: The Life and Legacy of John Redpath ( 1796 - 1869 )( Redpath Sugar Refinery related)

By: Feltoe, Richard

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Natural Heritage Books, 2004, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2004

Seller ID: 168213

ISBN-13: 9781896219929

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

---------softcover, a Very Good+ example with a bit of very light rubbing to edges, small crimple on rear panel, --- 144 pages, b&w photos throughout, ---"A Gentleman of Substance covers the remarkable life of John Redpath. Born to humble circumstances in Scotland in 1796, he emigrated to Canada in 1816 to become a stonemason in Montreal. By 1818 he had his own building and contracting firm and was working on the Lachine Canal as well as much construction and restoration work on buildings in Montreal. His work on the Rideau Canal, as contracted by Colonel John By, established his business rep...
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Image for Redcoated Ploughboys: The Volunteer Battalion of Incorporated Militia of Upper Canada 1813 - 1815 -by Richard Feltoe ( War of 1812 / Regimental History )

Redcoated Ploughboys: The Volunteer Battalion of Incorporated Militia of Upper Canada 1813 - 1815 -by Richard Feltoe ( War of 1812 / Regimental History )

By: Feltoe, Richard

Price: $33.68

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Dundurn, 2012, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2015

Seller ID: 169475

ISBN-13: 9781554889983

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

------------softcover, about 9w x 9h inches, a Near Fine example, looks new, 430 pages, b&w photos and illustrations and maps, ---"In 1812, the future of British North America hung in the balance as the United States declared war with the avowed goal of conquering the Canadas and removing British influence from the continent forever. ---In response, a corps of men, drawn from every walk of life and social stratum of Upper Canada, stepped forward to defend their fledgling colony by volunteering to serve in the Battalion of Incorporated Militia of Upper Canada. After undergoing rigorous training...
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A Gentleman of Substance: The Life and Legacy of John Redpath -a Signed Copy ( 1796 - 1869 )( Redpath Sugar Refinery related)

By: Feltoe, Richard (signed)

Price: $30.98

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Natural Heritage Books, 2004, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2004

Seller ID: 168214

ISBN-13: 9781896219929

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

---------softcover, a Near Fine example with a wee bit of very light rubbing to edges, signed without inscription by the author, ---144 pages, b&w photos throughout, ---"A Gentleman of Substance covers the remarkable life of John Redpath. Born to humble circumstances in Scotland in 1796, he emigrated to Canada in 1816 to become a stonemason in Montreal. By 1818 he had his own building and contracting firm and was working on the Lachine Canal as well as much construction and restoration work on buildings in Montreal. His work on the Rideau Canal, as contracted by Colonel John By, established h...
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Image for The Labradorians: Voices from the Land of Cain ( Newfoundland / Labrador )(inc. Land God Gave to Cain; The Straits; North of Chateau; Paradise; Torngat; Moravian Coast; Grande Baie Des Esquaimaux; Nitassinan; The Journey to Goose, etc)

The Labradorians: Voices from the Land of Cain ( Newfoundland / Labrador )(inc. Land God Gave to Cain; The Straits; North of Chateau; Paradise; Torngat; Moravian Coast; Grande Baie Des Esquaimaux; Nitassinan; The Journey to Goose, etc)

By: Fitzhugh, Lynne D

Price: $40.43

Publisher: St John's, Newfoundland, St John's, NL: Breakwater, 1999, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1999

Seller ID: 168826

ISBN-13: 9781550811483

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, might be unread, 507 pages, b&w photos, contents include: The Land God Gave to Cain; The Straits; North of Chateau; Paradise; Torngat; Moravian Coast; Grande Baie Des Esquaimaux; Nitassinan; The Journey to Goose; Epilogue; Glossary; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index and Concordance, ---"Explorer Jacques Cartier dismissed it as the land God gave to Cain, but generations of people from widely differing cultures living in dense wilde ess conditions have forged the people of Labrador into a thriving, vital culture of their own. Here are...
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HARVARD: The North American Trainers in Canada (with Errata Slip ) ( RCAF Related / The T-6 ) ( BCATP - British Commonwealth Air Training Plan )

By: Fletcher, David C; Doug MacPhail; Foreword By General Paul D Masson, CMM, CD

Price: $26.93

Publisher: British Columbia, San Josef, BC: DCF Flying Books, 1990, 1st edition, 1st Printing : 1990

Seller ID: 169495

ISBN-13: 9780969382508

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

---------hardcover, about 9w x 11.25h inches, a Near Fine example in a Near Fine dustjacket, looks new, 208 pages, b&w photos, errata slip laid in, ---"The definitive history of the Harvard, Yale and AT-6 Texan as used in Canada and the only fully accurate source of the difference between the variants of these significant aircraft. ---The first book to take a comprehensive look at the Harvard & its variants in Canada - the only country to produce, import & export large numbers of the type. "The Yellow Bird" is described with 50,000 words of authoritative but readable text, personal reminisc...
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The Avro Canada C102 Jetliner: AVRO Aircraft Series ( Jet Liner ) Canadian Aviation History )

By: Floyd, Jim with a Foreword By R Dixon Spears

Price: $101.18

Publisher: Erin, Ontario, Erin, ON: Boston Mills Press, 1986, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1986

Seller ID: 168315

ISBN-13: 9780919783669

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine example in a Near Fine dustjacket, ---280 pages, packed with b&w photographs, ---contents include: Acknowledgements; Forewordy by R.Dixon Speas; Prologue; Introduction; Genesis: The seeds are sown; Section 1: The Jetliner Story; The TCA specification; Problems, problems!; Preparation for flight; The first flight; Flight testing and demonstration; The Korean War; The Howard Hughes affair; Epilogue; Section 2: Some Questions Answered; 1. How far was Canada ahead in the jet transport field with the Jetliner; 2. Was the Jetliner too expensive for Canada to pursu...
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Isaiah Tubbs of Prince Edward County / Fragments of History Series 2 ( Ontario History / Picton area )

By: Gilchrist, Gill / Fragments of History Series 2

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Ontario, Ontario: No Publisher / Fragments of History Series 2, No Date (1990's ?), 1st Edition, First Printing : 1990

Seller ID: 167896

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) pamphlet, a Near Fine copy, 19 pages, b&w illustrations, Tubbs was an early settler in the Hallowell area (now Picton ), 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: Canadian History