Category: Canadian History

Image for 2 VOLUMES Navy Marine 100: The Naval Service of Canada 1910 to 2010, The CENTENNIAL STORY /and/ Citizen Sailors, Chronicles of Canada's Naval Reserve 1910-2010 ( RCN / R C N / Royal Canadian Navy )

2 VOLUMES Navy Marine 100: The Naval Service of Canada 1910 to 2010, The CENTENNIAL STORY /and/ Citizen Sailors, Chronicles of Canada's Naval Reserve 1910-2010 ( RCN / R C N / Royal Canadian Navy )

By: Gimblett, Richard H (ed.), Intro By Alec Douglas, Foreword By Michaelle Jean ( Roger Sarty; Harold Merklinger; William Johnston; bill Rawling; Donald E Graves; Marc Milner; Pat Jessup; isabel Campbell; Richard Oliver Mayne; Peter T Haydon; James Boutilie

Price: $53.93

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Dundurn Press, 2009 and 2010, 1st edition, Later and First Printing : 2009

Seller ID: 169444

ISBN-13: 9781554884704

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine (see description)

-----------2 volumes (ONE SHIPPING CHARGE although extra shipping may be required depending upon destination -if an issue please inquire before ordering ), hardcovers, both volumes are Fine examples in Fine dustjackets, a lovely, likely unread set, 230 and 249 pages, b&w and colour photos and illustrations, ---SERVICE is a 2nd printing, CITIZEN is a FIRST printing ----contents include: (SERVICE) Foreword by Michaelle Jean, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada; Preface by Gimblett; Intro by Douglas ---- Toward a Canadian Naval Service, 1867 to 1914 by Sarty; Maritime Research and...
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Image for Soaring Gulls and Bowing Trees: The History of the Islands Above Niagara Falls -by Paul Gromosiak -a Signed Copy ( New York / Ontario )(Luna / Green / Three Sisters; Hermit of Goat Island; Cave Of Winds; Terrapin Point; Bridges; Gulls; etc)

Soaring Gulls and Bowing Trees: The History of the Islands Above Niagara Falls -by Paul Gromosiak -a Signed Copy ( New York / Ontario )(Luna / Green / Three Sisters; Hermit of Goat Island; Cave Of Winds; Terrapin Point; Bridges; Gulls; etc)

By: Gromosiak, Paul (signed) ( Poem By Christopher Pearse Cranch )

Price: $26.93

Publisher: USA, No Place ( USA ): Meyer Enterprises, 1989, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1989

Seller ID: 168006

ISBN-13: 9780962031465

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

-----------hardcover, about 6 x 9 inches, a Very Good+ copy with a wee bit of very light rubbing, signed by the author, 85 pages, illustrated, contents include: Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Goat; Natural History; The Plants And Animals; The Native Americans; The Europeans; The Porters; The State Reservation; Francis Abbott, The Hermit of Goat Island; The Cave Of The Winds; Terrapin Point; Luna Island; Green Island; The Three Sisters Islands; Other Islands Above Niagara Falls; The Bridges To The Islands; The Gulls; Tragedies And Near Tragedies On And Around Goat Island; Experiences On Go...
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Image for COUNTY HISTORY Series, Volume ONE: Pioneer Life in the County of York -by Edwin C Guillet ( 96 Illustrations )( Vol. 1 )( Toronto / Ontario Local History )

COUNTY HISTORY Series, Volume ONE: Pioneer Life in the County of York -by Edwin C Guillet ( 96 Illustrations )( Vol. 1 )( Toronto / Ontario Local History )

By: Guillet, Edwin C ( Clarence )

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Hess-Trade Typesetting Company, 1946, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1946

Seller ID: 167693

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good (see description)

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, a solid Good to Very Good example, ex-school library with a library label pasted in, remnants of paper labels at rear endpapers, small library numbers on copyright page, a solid copy overall, 166 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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Image for St Mark's Women, 1792 - 2017 / St Mark's Anglican Church Archives Committee Niagara on the Lake (inc. Women of the Pioneer Parish; Addison Women; Organizations; Ladies' Parish Guild; Wardens; Etc )( Ontario History / Niagara Peninsula )

St Mark's Women, 1792 - 2017 / St Mark's Anglican Church Archives Committee Niagara on the Lake (inc. Women of the Pioneer Parish; Addison Women; Organizations; Ladies' Parish Guild; Wardens; Etc )( Ontario History / Niagara Peninsula )

By: Habermehl, Fred; Donald L Combe / St Mark's Anglican Church Archives Committee Niagara on the Lake

Price: $33.68

Publisher: Niagara-on-the Lake, Ontario, Niagara on the Lake, ON: St Mark's Anglican Church Archives Committee Niagara on the Lake, 2017, 1st edition, First Printing : 2017

Seller ID: 169419

ISBN-13: 9780973566680

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

----------trade paperback, a Near Fine example, looks close to new, 193 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 1896: Jno A Haddock's Island and River Pictorial: The Grand St Lawrence River, Its Islands, Rapids, Cottages and Water Scenery / Jno (John) A Haddock (Thousand Islands / Ontario / New York )

1896: Jno A Haddock's Island and River Pictorial: The Grand St Lawrence River, Its Islands, Rapids, Cottages and Water Scenery / Jno (John) A Haddock (Thousand Islands / Ontario / New York )

By: Haddock, JNO A ( John ) ( Souvenir View Book Publisher - 1896 Edition )

Price: $67.43

Publisher: New York, Watertown, N.Y.: Jno A Haddock ( John ), 1896, 2nd edition, 1st Printing ( Printed By Weed-Parsons Printing Company, Albany New York ) : 1896

Seller ID: 169660

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good (see description)

-----------hardcover, a solid Good example, overall rubbing and tip wear with show through to the boards beneath, some very short tears to edges of pages as often seen with these early souvenir view books, still quite presentable overall and all images are present, ink gift inscription on front blank endpaper, 56 pages, b&w photos throughout, images include: Mr Emery?s four views ( Calumet Island; Charles E Emery Summer Residence (2 views); The Veranda / View in seven Isles property of Gen. Bradley Winslow; The Old Seth Green House on Manhattan Island (rebuilt); Piazza of Judge Spencer?s House...
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HORTON POINT: A History of Avonport -by Gordon M Haliburton -a Signed Copy ( Gaspereau and Avon Rivers, Nova Scotia Local History )

By: Haliburton, Gordon M (signed)

Price: $47.18

Publisher: Nova Scotia, Wolfville, NS: Gaspereau Press, 1998, 1st Edition, First printing : 1998

Seller ID: 169182

ISBN-13: 9781894031073

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

----------softcover, a Very Good+ to Near Fine example, small address label on title page, small address label on verso of front cover has been removed leaving a small patch of residue, ---this copy has been signed and inscribed "Best wishes, John, Gordon M Haliburton", 330 pages, b&w photos, ---In this history, Gordon M. Haliburton traces the rise and ebb of the Annapolis Valley community of Avonport from its earliest settlement through to today. From discussions of the formidable influences of industrialist L. E. Shaw and the Dominion Atlantic Railway to genealogical information and anecdote...
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Image for Canadians on Radar in South West Asia 1941 - 1945: The Saga of the 723 RCAF Radar Mechanics Who Served with the RAF During World War II ( WWII / Royal Canadian Air Force)( Canadian Radar History Project )

Canadians on Radar in South West Asia 1941 - 1945: The Saga of the 723 RCAF Radar Mechanics Who Served with the RAF During World War II ( WWII / Royal Canadian Air Force)( Canadian Radar History Project )

By: Hamilton, Angus ( RCAF Radar Mechanics -Oswald Luce, Edward Goodchild, Gordon MacPhail, Carl Tory, Ed Morgan, John Greenaway, Douglas Gooderham, Clive Roberts, Frank De MacEdo, Geoff Marples, william Ashworth, John Gardner, al Brown, Fred King, et al

Price: $53.93

Publisher: New Brunswick, Douglas, NB ( Fredericton, New Brunswick): ACH Publishing ( Angus Hamilton ), 1998, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1998

Seller ID: 169701

ISBN-13: 9780968135310

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

------------hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a rubbed Very Good dustjacket, 364 pages, some b&w photos and maps, ---The saga of the seven hundred and twenty three RCAF radar mechanics who served with the RAF in south east Asia during World War II., 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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Bowen Island Reflections / The Bowen Island Historians ( Hope Sound / Vancouver, BC / British Columbia )( Local History )

By: Hanen, Edythe Anstey; Jim Kearney; Barbara Murray / The Bowen Island Historians ; Foreword By Ross Carter

Price: $67.43

Publisher: British Columbia, Bowen Island, BC: Bowen Island Historians, 2004, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2004

Seller ID: 169848

ISBN-13: 9780969063834

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket, looks new, 160 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/// ---size is approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Samuel Lively Harris: Genealogy and Family History -by Howard F Harris, Signed, #143 of 200 Copies, ( ( West Templeton / Gatineau, Quebec )

By: Harris, Howard F (signed)

Price: $134.93

Publisher: Gatineau, Quebec, Gatineau, PQ: Howard F Harris, 1982 ( Printed By TopCopy Inc., Ottawa Ontario ), 1st Edition, First Printing : 1982

Seller ID: 169304

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, no dustjacket as issued, signed and numbered ( #143) by the author, 695 pages, b&w photos throughout, as often seen in family histories there might be some ink notes (I did see some pencil notes but nothing too serious), -, 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 The North American Dream: The Jake and Daisy Harris Family -by John Harris -a Signed Copy ( Elmwood - Douglas Avenue - Stonewall areas of Winnipeg, Manitoba / Local History / Friesland -The Netherlands / Dutch Immigrants / Immigration )

The North American Dream: The Jake and Daisy Harris Family -by John Harris -a Signed Copy ( Elmwood - Douglas Avenue - Stonewall areas of Winnipeg, Manitoba / Local History / Friesland -The Netherlands / Dutch Immigrants / Immigration )

By: Harris, John (signed)

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Canada, No Place (Likely Manitoba / Canada ): Self Published - John Harris, NO DATE - 1993, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1993

Seller ID: 169370

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

----------softcover, about 6w x 9h inches, a Near Fine example, a bit of curling to covers, some pencil notes, signed on the verso of the front cover "Happy Reading! John H.", 100 pages, b&w photographs, a family history of Dutch immigration to the Winnipeg area from 1893 onwards, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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Millennium Minds: 100 Black Canadians -by W P Holas ( One Hundred )( Millenium )

By: Holas, W P ( Wilma Patricia ) / Yvonne Harper (research assistant) - Foreword By Dr Hedy Fry

Price: $53.93

Publisher: Ottawa, Ontario, Ottawa, ON: Pan-African Publications, 2000, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2000

Seller ID: 169916

ISBN-13: 9780968273449

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

----------softcover, a Very Good/Very Good+ example, a bit of light rubbing, a bit of waviness to the covers but nothing too serious, looks pretty darn close to new, 205 pages, b&w photos, 100 Black Canadians featured -past / present / future, 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 NORWAY HOUSE: Recollections, Adventures, Insights -by Janet Holland -a Signed Copy ( Lake Winnipeg / Nelson River, Manitoba )( Indian Residential School memoir)

NORWAY HOUSE: Recollections, Adventures, Insights -by Janet Holland -a Signed Copy ( Lake Winnipeg / Nelson River, Manitoba )( Indian Residential School memoir)

By: Holland, Janet (signed)

Price: $53.93

Publisher: Ontario, Ontario: Janet Holland / Self Published ( Printed By Pandora Print Shop, Kitchener, ON), 2020, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2020

Seller ID: 169892

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

----------trade paperback size softcover, a Near Fine example, a bit of light rubbing, this copy has been signed and inscribed by the author who was an assistant Headmistress at Norway House 1959/1960 "For Brian with best wishes Janet - Janet Holland", 145 pages, b&w as well as colour photos, 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 Legacy of Stone: Saskatchewan's Stone Builders -Signed ( Sasketchewan Buildings / Stonemasons / Farmhouses & Barns / Urban Homes / Town & Country Schools / Places of Worship / Public Buildings / Ruins )( Architecture )

Legacy of Stone: Saskatchewan's Stone Builders -Signed ( Sasketchewan Buildings / Stonemasons / Farmhouses & Barns / Urban Homes / Town & Country Schools / Places of Worship / Public Buildings / Ruins )( Architecture )

By: Hryniuk, Margaret (signed), Frank Korvemaker (signed), Photography By Larry Easton (signed)

Price: $107.93

Publisher: Regina, Saskatchewan, Regina, SK: Coteau Books / Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2008, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2008

Seller ID: 167202

ISBN-13: 9781550503692

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket with a short closed tear, looks new, ---this copy has been signed by all three contributors, 230 pages, colour as well as some b&w photos, ---"featuring the images and stories of some of Saskatchewan's most impressive stone buildings, along with historical notes on some of the builders who made them. ---In words and stunning colour pictures, this book tells the history and the current reality of over 50 fieldstone buildings in Saskatchewan. The book includes an introduction by Bernie Fla...
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Image for Old Canadian Cemeteries: Places of Memory (inc. Burial customs = Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Ukrainians, Quaker, Pioneer, Acadian, Chinese, Japanese, Inuit, First Nations, African-American; War memorials; Graveyard symbols motifs; Materials used; etc)

Old Canadian Cemeteries: Places of Memory (inc. Burial customs = Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Ukrainians, Quaker, Pioneer, Acadian, Chinese, Japanese, Inuit, First Nations, African-American; War memorials; Graveyard symbols motifs; Materials used; etc)

By: Irwin, Jane, Photographs By John De Visser

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Richmond Hill, Ontario, Richmond Hill ( Toronto ), ON.: Firefly Books, 2007, 1st edition, First Printing : 2007

Seller ID: 167027

ISBN-13: 9781554071463

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, a Near Fine example in a Near Fine dustjacket, --- 320 pages, colour photos throughout, ---"Canada abounds in historical burial places. Once you begin noticing their presence, old cemeteries seem to be everywhere. But these important links to the past are in danger of disappearing forever. The expansion of cities and roadways reclaim valuable land, and inscriptions are worn away by weather and time. Older cemeteries may be important records of immigration, settlement, armed forces, epidemics, class and religious schisms, and upward m...
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We Went to War: The Story of the Japanese Canadians who Served During the First & Second World Wars ---by Roy Ito - a Signed Copy ( WWI / WWII )

By: Ito, Roy (signed)

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Stittsville, Ontario, Stittsville, Ontario: Canada's Wings, Inc., 1984, 1st edition, First Printing : 1984

Seller ID: 167559

ISBN-13: 9780920002308

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, signed by the author, 329 pages, b&w photos, contents include: Heroic Volunteer Soldiers; The Principle is Incontestable; Nidei Volunteers; On Active Service; Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, Tokyo 1976; APPENDICES: The Graves of Japanese Canadian War Dead; The Last Four Survivors; Japanese Canadian Volunteers Forst World War; Nisei Regular Enlistment, Second World War; Nisei Enlisted for Pacific Service; Drafts from S-20, Japanese Language School; Staff of S-20, Japanese Language school, an...
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The Glengarry Light Infantry 1812 - 1816 / who were they and what did they do in the war? ( War of 1812 ) ( Regiment / Regimental History )

By: Johnston, H Winston

Price: $87.68

Publisher: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI: No Publisher ( Benson Publishing . Winston Johnston ), 2011, 1st REVISED Edition, First Printing : 2011

Seller ID: 169969

ISBN-13: 9780973050103

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

----------( 1st printing of the First REVISED edition ) softcover, a Very Good+ example, faint corner crease on front panel, spine is slightly cocked BUT there are no creases on the spine, 477 pages, colour and b&w photos, ---this is the 1st revised edition with 477 pages, previous edition had about 360 pages so the revisions must be substantial, 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 Canadians Our Heroes - 1950 1953 - Korean War / Korean Veterans Association of Canada Unit 26 Hamilton, Ontario ( English and Korean Language ) ( Korea )( Canadian Armed Forces )

Canadians Our Heroes - 1950 1953 - Korean War / Korean Veterans Association of Canada Unit 26 Hamilton, Ontario ( English and Korean Language ) ( Korea )( Canadian Armed Forces )

By: Jones, Hoojung and Tom Somers / Korean Veterans Association of Canada Unit 26 Hamilton, Ontario

Price: $53.93

Publisher: Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton, ON: Hoojung Jones and Tom Somers / Korean Veterans Association of Canada Unit 26 Hamilton, Ontario, 2005, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2005

Seller ID: 169054

ISBN-13: 9780973573107

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

----------softcover, about 12w x 9h inches, a Near Fine example, 173 pages, profusely illustrated in b&w, side-by-side translation in English and Korean for the majority of the text, at least half of the book is a photographic display of people and events from the Korean War, presented as an aged photo album with tanned pages showing finger marks and browning to paper and small stains, wear and tear (all of these "flaws" are intentional---the book is Near Fine), 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 Here's the Catch: The Fish We Harvest from the Northwest Atlantic -by Wade Kearley -a Signed Copy ( Canada / Newfoundland Labrador / Atlantic Fisheries / Species Identification - Habitat Guide )

Here's the Catch: The Fish We Harvest from the Northwest Atlantic -by Wade Kearley -a Signed Copy ( Canada / Newfoundland Labrador / Atlantic Fisheries / Species Identification - Habitat Guide )

By: Kearley, Wade (signed); Foreword By Dr George Rose, Illustrations / Illustrated By Derek Peddle

Price: $40.43

Publisher: Newfoundland / Labrador, Newfoundland / Labrador: Boulder Publications, 2012, 1st edition, First Printing : 2012

Seller ID: 169366

ISBN-13: 9781927099087

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------softcover, about 12w x 10h inches, a Near Fine example, looks new, signed without inscription by the author, 165 pages, colour and b&w illustrations and maps, ---"A spectacular, brilliantly illustrated celebration of 52 fish species that live in the rich waters of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean. Today, overfishing and a changing ocean environment threaten many fish stocks. Yet despite the many ongoing challenges, the fishery remains central to the economic well being of North America. It is also at the core of cultural identity;from Newfoundland and Labrador to the U.S. Eastern Seaboar...
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A Book of Remembrance ( Burlington ( Ontario ) Central High School Students Killed in World War II )( WWII )

By: Kemp, Art, Acknowledgements By Emerson Lavender, Principal of Burlington Central High School )

Price: $40.43

Publisher: Ontario, No Place ( Burlington, Ontario ): No Publisher / Self Published ( Art Kemp ), 1998 or 1999, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1999

Seller ID: 168431

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------hardcover, a Near Fine/Fine example, no dustjacket as issued, unpaginated, a book of remembrance for the 21 BCHS students killed during WWII, Kemp was the driving force behind this book, Kemp was a member of the Lorne Scots regiment and served in WWII, 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 Machinery Lorry in Canadian Service / Canada Weapons of War Series ( Canadian Army / Armed Forces )( Trucks )

By: Knight, Doug

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Ottawa, Ontario, Ottawa, ON: Service Publications, 2010, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2010

Seller ID: 168188

ISBN-13: 9781894581707

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------softcover, about 6.75 x 10 inches, a Near Fine copy, 24 pages, b&w photos, spec drawings, 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