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Image for I'll Never Forget: Canadian Aviation in the Second World War / CDN Aviation Historical Society (inc. Sunderland in Norway; War Art of Eric Aldwinckle; By Glider Across the Atlantic; A Canadian in Burma; R W Buck McNair of 411 Squadron; Tempest Tiger, etc)

I'll Never Forget: Canadian Aviation in the Second World War / CDN Aviation Historical Society (inc. Sunderland in Norway; War Art of Eric Aldwinckle; By Glider Across the Atlantic; A Canadian in Burma; R W Buck McNair of 411 Squadron; Tempest Tiger, etc)

By: CAHS -Canadian Aviation Historical Society, Foreword By Richard Rohmer (articled By George Stewart, Hugh A Halliday; Eric Aldwinckle; Harold Nicholson, Gerry Beauchamp, Ingwald Wikene, Allan Botting, Clare L Annis, M MacIntyre, F M Gobeil )

Price: $20.18 CAD

Publisher: Canada, Canada: CAHS / Canadian Aviation Historical Society, 1979, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1979

Seller ID: 162462

ISBN: 0920610005

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

----------softcover, about 8.5w x 11h inches, a Very Good+ example with a bit of light rubbing, 90 pages, b&w photos and illustrations, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED///
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The Pictonian Colliers -by James M Cameron ( Pictou County, Nova Scotia / Coal Miners / Mining )

By: Cameron, James M / The Nova Scotia Museum ; Foreword By Donald M Smith

Price: $67.43 CAD

Publisher: Nova Scotia, Wolfville, NS: Kentville Publishing / The Nova Scotia Museum, 1974, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1974

Seller ID: 164602

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, in an attractive Good dustjacket with some light wear and chips, some short closed tears, crease on the spine of the jacket, some sunning to the spine of the jacket, jacket is now in a hi-quality mylar protector, ink name and date on front blank endpaper, 356 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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Image for The Savage River: Seventy-One Days with Simon Fraser / Great Stories of Canada Series Book / Volume # 33 ( British Columbia related)( Explorer / Exploration ) ( 71 Days )

The Savage River: Seventy-One Days with Simon Fraser / Great Stories of Canada Series Book / Volume # 33 ( British Columbia related)( Explorer / Exploration ) ( 71 Days )

By: Campbell, Marjorie Wilkins / Great Stories of Canada Series

Price: $24.23 CAD

Publisher: London, England / Toronto, Ontario, London, UK ( Toronto, ON ): MacMillan, 1968, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1968

Seller ID: 161596

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------hardcover, about 5.5w x 8.5h inches, a near Fine example, in a Very Good to Very Good+ dustjacket, a wee bit of light rubbing, some very small nicks at upper spine tip, sunning to the spine of the jacket, 146 pages, b&w illustrations, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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Rothesay, New Brunswick -The First 150 Years ( NB / N.B. Local History )( One Hundred Fifty )

By: Carson, Jude and Gretchen Kelbaugh, Foreword By W J ( Bill ) Bishop, Mayor of Rothesay

Price: $53.93 CAD

Publisher: New Brunswick, Rothesay, NB: Town of Rothesay, 2010, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2010

Seller ID: 151317

ISBN: 0986634700

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------softcover, about 7 x 10 inches, a Near Fine copy, 375 pages, b&w photos, errata sheet laid in, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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Jacques and Hay: 19th Century Toronto Furniture Makers ( John Jacques and Robert Hay )

By: Cathcart, Ruth / Boston Mills Press / Jacques and Hay Furniture Makers

Price: $33.68 CAD

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

Seller ID: 155235

ISBN: 0919783295

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------softcover, about 8.5 x 11 inches, a Near Fine copy with a bit of extreemly light rubbing, a bit of sunning to covers, 96 pages, colour and b&w photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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Image for Baragiana Collection Volume 1: The Works of Bishop Baraga ( Frederic Baraga, the Snowshoe Priest / Ojibway ( Chippewa ) Indians / 19th Century Missionary )( Book One )

Baragiana Collection Volume 1: The Works of Bishop Baraga ( Frederic Baraga, the Snowshoe Priest / Ojibway ( Chippewa ) Indians / 19th Century Missionary )( Book One )

By: Ceglar, Charles A (ed.) Bishop Frederic Baraga

Price: $33.68 CAD

Publisher: Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton, ON: Baragiana Publishing, 1991, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1991

Seller ID: 162898

ISBN: 0969585608

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine example in a Near Fine dustjacket, 320 pages, ---Frederic Baraga, Catholic missionary priest (b at Mala Vas, present-day Republic of Slovenia, 29 Jun 1797; d at Marquette, Mich 19 Jan 1868). He came to the US in 1830 and dedicated his life to serving the OTTAWA and CHIPEWYAN. He also served natives on the northern shore of Lake Superior, from Fort William to Sault Ste Marie, including the area from Garden River to Bruce Mine and Goulais Bay. In 1957 he became the first bishop of Sault Ste Marie. Among his numerous books are Theoretical and Practical Grammar of...
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Chemainus, Then and Now: A Pictorial History ( B.C. / British Columbia )( Vancouver Island Local History )

By: Chemainus Historical Committee / Joan Allester; Marion Beauchamp; Earle Patterson; leonard Robinson; Arthur Roy; clifford Syme

Price: $17.48 CAD

Publisher: British Columbia, No Place ( Chemainus, BC ): No Publisher, 2003, 1st Edition, 2nd Printing: 2003

Seller ID: 145194

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------softcover, about 8 x 11 inches, a Near Fine copy, coil binding, unpaginated (about 60 pages), b&w photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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Straight from the Heart: Jean Chretien -a Signed Copy ( Canadian Politics / Politician / Biography / Autobiography )

By: Chretien, Jean (signed)

Price: $13.43 CAD

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Key Porter Books, 1985, 1st edition, 2nd Printing: 1985

Seller ID: 163897

ISBN: 0919493742

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket, looks new, signed and inscribed " Bonne fete N______! Best wishes J Chretien", 231 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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My Life as a Dame: The Personal and Political in the Writings of Christina McCall -Edited By Stephen Clarkson (signed)

By: Clarkson, Stephen (signed)(edited by); Foreword By Eleanor Wachtel ( Christina McCall [ Newman ] related)

Price: $40.43 CAD

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: House of Anansi, 2008, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2008

Seller ID: 156848

ISBN: 0887842216

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, looks new, signed and inscribed "This copy of (title used) My Life as a Dame is inscribed for B__ and R___ with best wishes Stephen Clarkson 22.X.08", 369 pages,---"In February 1956, a remarkable young woman named Christina McCall began her working life as an editorial secretary at Maclean's magazine. It was a legendary time there, when the likes of Pierre Berton, Robert Fulford, June Callwood, Peter Gzowski, and Peter C. Newman graced the magazine's pages. McCall would come to join that illustrious group, and be con...
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Sir John A MacDonald: 1815 - 1891 -A Remembrance to Mark the Centennial of his Death, 6 June 1891 / Kingston Historical Society

By: Cohoe, Margaret M / Kingston Historical Society ( Brain Mulroney; W R Lederman; J Keith Johnson; Flora MacDonald; E Valorie Swain; George Speal; Ronald Watts; Donald Swainson; C E S Franks; Kenneth MCNaught; Sarah Gibson; Karyn Patterson; et al

Price: $33.68 CAD

Publisher: Kingston, Ontario, Kingston, ON: Kingston Historical Society, 1991, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1991

Seller ID: 144444

ISBN: 0919770010

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine copy, , no dustjacket as issued, gift inscription on front endpaper, 139 pages, b&w photos, contents include: Preface by George F Henderson; Introduction - Restoration of the Gravesite by Isobel Trumpour; Tribute by / T S Webster / W R Lederman / Sarah Gibson and Karyn Patterson; JAM by J Keith Johnson; JAM truly a home loving Canadian by Flora Mac; Let us be Canadians by E Valorie Swain; Without partnership, together for the common good by Speal; Compromise and accomodation -a tribute by Watts; JAM, politician of national unity by Swainson; In memory of JAM...
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The Dictionary of Canadian Quotations -by John Robert Colombo

By: Colombo, John Robert

Price: $13.43 CAD

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Stoddart, 1991, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1991

Seller ID: 151059

ISBN: 0773725156

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a lightly rubbed Very Good+ dustjacket, a couple of quite short closed tears, 671 pages, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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Diary of Fanny Colwill Calvert: Portrait of an Artist, 1848 - 1936 ( Muskoka / Hamilton / Guelph Ontario )( Poet )

By: Colwill-Maddock, Marian Frye (ed.); Fanny colwill Calvert

Price: $26.93 CAD

Publisher: Ontario, Muskoka, ON: Marian Frye Colwill-Maddock ( Printed By Ampersand Printing, Guelph Ontario ), 1981, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1981

Seller ID: 162228

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-------------hardcover, about 8.5w x 11.25h inches, a Near Fine example, in a lightly rubbed Very Good dustjacket, some small flakes and chips, short tear on rear panel of jacket, a nice copy, 102 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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Image for Warlords: Borden, Mackenzie King, and Canada's World Wars -by Tim Cook ( Sir Robert Laird Borden / William Lyon Mackenzie King - Canadian Prime Ministers / WWI / WWII )

Warlords: Borden, Mackenzie King, and Canada's World Wars -by Tim Cook ( Sir Robert Laird Borden / William Lyon Mackenzie King - Canadian Prime Ministers / WWI / WWII )

By: Cook, Tim

Price: $20.18 CAD

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Allen Lane / Penguin Canada, 2012, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2012

Seller ID: 161230

ISBN: 0670065218

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a visually Near Fine but there is a short closed tear so a Very Good+ dustjacket, jacket is now in a hi-quality mylar protector, 472 pages, b&w photos and illustrations, ---"Two portraits flank the doors leading into Canada’s House of Commons: Sir Robert Borden to the left and W.L.M. King to the right. While each man appears flatteringly stern, wise, and charismatic, it is the portrait plaques that are of particular interest. Borden's caption reads: -World War I War Leader, 1914-1918,- while King’s caption is similar: -World War II War Leader, ...
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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: $26.93 CAD

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

Seller ID: 152707

ISBN: 091982272X

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

---------hardcover, about 8.75 x 11.25 inches, a Near Fine copy, 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; Coboco...
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Image for Barnstorming to Bush Flying: British Columbia's Aviation Pioneers 1910-1930 -by Peter Corley-Smith (signed) ( Barn Storming; Barnstormers; Barn Stormers; Bush Pilots; Bushpilots; British Columbia / BC )

Barnstorming to Bush Flying: British Columbia's Aviation Pioneers 1910-1930 -by Peter Corley-Smith (signed) ( Barn Storming; Barnstormers; Barn Stormers; Bush Pilots; Bushpilots; British Columbia / BC )

By: Corley-Smith, Peter (signed)

Price: $47.18 CAD

Publisher: Victoria, British Columbia, Victoria, BC: Sono Nis Press, 1989, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1989

Seller ID: 165066

ISBN: 1550390201

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

-----------softcover, about 9w x 7.75h inches, a solid Very Good example, light wear and rubbing, short crease on front panel, gift inscription, SIGNED without inscription by Corley-Smith, 164 pages, b&w photographs, 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 R100 in Canada -with 45 RPM Record -as issued ( The Airship Guarantee Company / Dirigibles / Zeppelins / Airship Guarantee Company / Imperial Air communications )( R-100 and Maritimes mooring mast facility )

R100 in Canada -with 45 RPM Record -as issued ( The Airship Guarantee Company / Dirigibles / Zeppelins / Airship Guarantee Company / Imperial Air communications )( R-100 and Maritimes mooring mast facility )

By: Countryman, Barry / Boston Mills Press

Price: $53.93 CAD

Publisher: Erin, Ontario, Erin, ON: The Boston Mills Press, 1982, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1982

Seller ID: 164731

ISBN: 0919822363

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------hardcover, about 9 x 11.25 inches, a Near Fine example, in a lightly rubbed Very Good+ dustjacket, ---this copy includes the 45 RPM record which is Near Fine and in its original sleeve, ---128 pages, packed with b&w photos, ---contents include: Peacetime Airships; The Airship Guarantee Company; Imperial Air Communications; A Mast for Canada; Shed Trials; Maiden Flight; Atlantic Flight Delays; Cardington to Montreal; Airship Communications; Storm Delays; A Montreal Welcome; The Local Flight; Montreal to Cardington; The End of British Airships; Postscript; Appendices; Bibliography, ...
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Image for The Noronic is Burning -by John Craig ( one minute she was a luxurious cruise ship, crowded with carefree vacationers ---the next minute, a blazing inferno )( September 16, 1949 Toronto Harbour, Lake Ontario )

The Noronic is Burning -by John Craig ( one minute she was a luxurious cruise ship, crowded with carefree vacationers ---the next minute, a blazing inferno )( September 16, 1949 Toronto Harbour, Lake Ontario )

By: Craig, John

Price: $40.43 CAD

Publisher: Don Mills ( Toronto ), Ontario, Don Mills, ON ( Toronto ): General Publishing, 1976, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1976

Seller ID: 165953

ISBN: 0773600544

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-------------hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a lightly rubbed Very Good dustjacket, light rubbing, a bit of flaking to edges, short chip at flap fold, 117 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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Losing the Empress: A Personal Journey --- The Empress of Ireland's Enduring Shadow ( Empress of Ireland Sinking )

By: Creighton, David

Price: $13.43 CAD

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Dundurn Press, 2000, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2000

Seller ID: 149658

ISBN: 1550023403

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-------------trade paperback, a Near Fine copy, 253 pages, illustrated with b&w photos, ----"The Empress of Ireland''s last voyage ended on May 29, 1914, when she was rammed by a Norwegian coal-carrier in a fog patch on the St. Lawrence River near Rimouski. For David Creighton, her voyage still continues. ---In Losing the Empress, Creighton delves into the lives of his grandparents - Salvation Army officers who were lost on the Empress - and the lives of their five orphaned children who would soon be plunged into World War I. His discoveries reveal amazing details about the Empress, whic...
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Helen Creighton - Canada's First Lady of Folklore ---a Signed Copy

By: Croft, Clary (signed) ( Helen Creighton related)

Price: $13.43 CAD

Publisher: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Halifax,NS: Nimbus Publishing, 1999, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1999

Seller ID: 147552

ISBN: 1551092891

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

----------large trade paperback size softcover, a Very Good+ copy, signed and inscribed by the author on the title page, 297 pages, b&w photos, ---"Helen Creighton was born at the turn of the nineteenth centry and until her death in 1989, she made a remarkable contribution towards retreiving the stories, songs, and legends that have shaped the culture and the people of the Maritimes. Written by her protege and fellow folklorist, Clary Croft, this intimate biography offers both an intriguing portrait of a woman whose life was destined to become woven into the fabric of Canadian folklore, an...
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LASAGNA: The Man Behind the Mask ---by Ronald Cross and Helene Sevigny ( Oka Crisis - Quebec / Mohawk Warriors First Nations / Standoff / Protest )

By: Cross, Ronald and Helene Sevigny

Price: $20.18 CAD

Publisher: Vancouver, British Columbia, Vancouve, BCr: TalonBooks / Talon Books, 1994, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1994

Seller ID: 155442

ISBN: 0889223483

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------trade paperback, about 6 x 9 inches, a Near Fine copy, 248 pages, b&w photos, ---"The events at Oka in 1990 saw the might of the Canadian Armed Forces in the service of the governments of both Quebec and Canada confront some 40 armed Mohawk "Warriors" who were defending their local community's resistance against a further colonial encroachment on their native lands. The events of that summer have etched themselves indelibly into the minds of North Americans as the latest episode in the continuing 500-year history of "Indian wars" in the Americas. --To the Mohawk ...
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Category: Canadian History