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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 (signed), Photographs By John De Visser

Price: $35.43 CAD

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

Seller ID: 159405

ISBN: 1554071461

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------hardcover, about 11.75 x 10.25 inches, overseas shipping (outside of Canada and the USA ) will require additional postage, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, signed and inscribed "To C____, enjoy Downtown Burlington! Jane Irwin 29 August 2007", 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 w...
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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: $28.33 CAD

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

Seller ID: 156495

ISBN: 1554071461

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------hardcover, about 11.75 x 10.25 inches, a Near Fine copy 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 mobility of ethn...
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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: $28.33 CAD

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

Seller ID: 142960

ISBN: 0920002307

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------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, any image directly beside this listing ...
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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: $28.33 CAD

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

Seller ID: 147876

ISBN: 0920002307

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

The Four Welland Canals: A Journey of Discovery in St Catharines and Thorold / Niagara Heritage Series ( 4 )

By: Jackson, John N / Niagara Heritage Series

Price: $21.23 CAD

Publisher: St Catharines, Ontario, St Catharines, ON.: Vanwell Publishing, 1988, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1988

Seller ID: 147794

ISBN: 0920277217

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

---------softcover, about 9 x 8 inches, a Very Good+ copyy, a bit of light wear, 75 pages, b&w photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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St Andrew's Church - Three Rivers / Trois Rivieres, Quebec --- One Hundred Years 1844 - 1944 ( 100 )

By: Jones, Reverend Walter G / St Andrew's Church - Three Rivers / Trois Rivieres, Quebec

Price: $24.07 CAD

Publisher: Quebec, Quebec: St Andrew's Church - Three Rivers / Trois Rivieres, Quebec / Self Published, 1944, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1944

Seller ID: 134900

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

----------softcover, trade paperback size stapled chapbook, a Very Good copy with light wear and soiling, 30 pages, b&w photos, a scarce church history, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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BMTS: - Bruce Municipal Telephone System: A Long Line of History, 1910 - 1994 ( Ontario Telephone / Company History )(includes- Bruce, Kincardine, Saugeen, Arran, Elderslie, Greenock, Brant, Huron townships)

By: Judd, Anne Duke

Price: $14.13 CAD

Publisher: Ontario, Tiverton, Ontario: Bruce Municipal Telephone History, 1994, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1994

Seller ID: 151431

ISBN: 0969214901

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, 143 pages, b&w photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and NOT a generic photo
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Image for Place Names of Alberta: Mountains, Mountain Parks and Foothills --- Alberta Culture and Multiculturalism and Friends of Geographical Names of Alberta Society and University of Calgary Press

Place Names of Alberta: Mountains, Mountain Parks and Foothills --- Alberta Culture and Multiculturalism and Friends of Geographical Names of Alberta Society and University of Calgary Press

By: Karamitsanis, Aphrodite / Alberta Culture and Multiculturalism and Friends of Geographical Names of Alberta Society and University of Calgary Press

Price: $16.97 CAD

Publisher: Calgary, Alberta, Calgary, AB: Alberta Culture and Multiculturalism and Friends of Geographical Names of Alberta Society and University of Calgary Press, 1991, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1991

Seller ID: 142136

ISBN: 0919813739

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

------------oblong quarto softcover, a Very Good+ copy with a bit of light wear to edges, 292 pages, colour photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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Trails of Light: Photographs of a Canadian Biosphere ---The BRUCE TRAIL ---a Signed Copy ( Ontario )

By: Kazmierczak-Stubler, Theresa (signed), Foreword by Robert Bateman, Introductions By James G Alinder and Douglas J Robertson

Price: $21.23 CAD

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Viking, 1992, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1992

Seller ID: 153088

ISBN: 0670848530

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

---------hardcover, about 12.25w x 10.75h inches, a Near Fine copy in a Very Good+ dustjacket with some very light rubbing, signed by Stubler, 119 pages, packed with b&w photographs, Chapters include: Protecting the Wilderness by Robert Bateman; Images of Elegance --- Theresa Kazmierczak-Stubler and the Bruce Trail Photographs; The Bruce Trail --- An Ecological treasure by Douglas J Robertson; Memory and Discovery by T K-S; Trails of Light ---The Plates, 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 Mackenzie King to the Canadian People 1935 - a Reprint of Radio Broadcasts Delivered By King ---with Campaign Advertisement for " VOTE DAMUDE ", The Welland County Liberal Association ( Federal Election )( King, William Lyon MacKenzie )

Mackenzie King to the Canadian People 1935 - a Reprint of Radio Broadcasts Delivered By King ---with Campaign Advertisement for " VOTE DAMUDE ", The Welland County Liberal Association ( Federal Election )( King, William Lyon MacKenzie )

By: King, William Lyon MacKenzie ( Arthur ( B ) Byron Damude Related / Liberal Party of Canada )

Price: $14.13 CAD

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: National Liberal Publicity Committee, 1935, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1935

Seller ID: 137710

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

----------softcover, about 5 x 7 inches, a Very Good copy with some browning to the papges, 56 pages, contains: Political parties and Tendencies - Democracy versus Dictatorship; Principles and Policies versus Platforms and Promises -The Liberal Party's Position on Present day Problems; Unemployment - Canada's Most Urgent National Problem -a Statement of Liberal Policy, laid into this copy is an electoral 'banner' for Arthur Damude of the Welland riding in Ontario, the 'banner' is about 12 x 3 inches and reads "VOTE DAMUDE - Please Remove 9 Days Before Election day -Issued by The Welland C...
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Place Names in Kings County, Nova Scotia -by Watson Lirkconnell -a Signed Copy ( NS Local History )

By: Kirkconnell, Watson (signed)

Price: $21.23 CAD

Publisher: Nova Scotia, No Place (likely Wolfville, Nova Scotia ): No Publisher - Self Published / Watson Kirkconnell, 1971, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1971

Seller ID: 163429

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

------------softcover, about 5.5w x 8.5h inches, a Very Good+ example with a wee bit of light rubbing and soiling, signed by the author, 39 pages, b&w photographs, some pencil underlining, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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Acadia's Fifth Quarter Century: Acadia University, 1938 - 1963 ( Wolfville, Nova Scotia )( 5th )( The Fifth Quarter-Century Acadia University )

By: Kirkconnell, Watson / Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia

Price: $16.97 CAD

Publisher: Nova Scotia, No Place ( Wolfville, NS ): The Governors of Acadia University, 1968, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1968

Seller ID: 149522

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

------------hardcover, a solid Very Good+ copy, no dustjacket as issued, 139 pages, b&w photos, a bit of marginalia and underlining, small stamp on verso of front cover, 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 City Blocks, City Spaces: Historical Photographs of Canada's Urban Growth, c. 1850 - 1900 / Espaces Urbains: Photographies Historique De La Croissance Urbaine Au Canada Vers 1850 - 1900 / Public Archives Canada ( English / French )

City Blocks, City Spaces: Historical Photographs of Canada's Urban Growth, c. 1850 - 1900 / Espaces Urbains: Photographies Historique De La Croissance Urbaine Au Canada Vers 1850 - 1900 / Public Archives Canada ( English / French )

By: Koltun, Lilly / Public Archives Canada

Price: $14.13 CAD

Publisher: Canada, Canada ( Ottawa ): Public Archives Canada / Archives publiques Canada, 1980, 1st edition, First Printing: 1980

Seller ID: 155622

ISBN: 0662507401

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

----------softcover, about 11 x 8.5 inches, a very Good+ copy, a wee bit of light rubbing, 102 pages, b&w photos, loose double-sided panorama plate in pocket at rear showing Toronto Canada West 1856, about 4 feet wide x 8 inches ( 367 x 20 cm), all text is in English and French, rear colophon states "This catalogue accompanied an exhibition first shown in Ottawa from Aprill 22 to July 8, 1980", any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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Image for A Narrative of the Rise and Progress of Emigration from the Counties of Lanark and Renfrew to the New Settlements in Upper Canada (with a Map of the Townships, Designs for Cottages and a Plan of the Ship Earl of Buckingham etc)(facsimile of 1821 edition)

A Narrative of the Rise and Progress of Emigration from the Counties of Lanark and Renfrew to the New Settlements in Upper Canada (with a Map of the Townships, Designs for Cottages and a Plan of the Ship Earl of Buckingham etc)(facsimile of 1821 edition)

By: Lamond, Robert ( Canadian Heritage Publications Series with Foreword By G A Neville )

Price: $21.23 CAD

Publisher: Ottawa, Ontario, Ottawa, ON: Canadian Heritage Publications ( Facsimile of the 1821 Chalmers & Collins Edition. Glasgow ), 1978, 1st (facsimile) Edition, First Printing: 1978

Seller ID: 162404

ISBN: 0920648010

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

-----------softcover, about 5.25w x 8h inches, a Very Good to Very Good+ example, some browning to the covers, a tight clean copy with all fold-outs intacty, 112 pages plus index, b&w illustrations, complete title is A Narrative of the Rise and Progress of Emigration from the Counties of Lanark and Renfrew to the New Settlements in Upper Canada on Government Grant, comprising the Proceedings of the Glasgow Committee for Directing the Affairs and Embarkation of the Societies, with a Map of the Townships, Designs for Cottages, and A Plan of the Ship Earl of Buckingham . also, Interesting Letters...
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Image for Irving Layton: Taking Sides (signed)(inc. A First View, 1935 - 1937; Harold Laski, the Paradoxes of a Liberal Marxist; Essays, Reviews, Lectures 1943 - 1977; Views on the World, Letters, Articles, Travel 1960 - 1977; Ruminations; Epigrams )

Irving Layton: Taking Sides (signed)(inc. A First View, 1935 - 1937; Harold Laski, the Paradoxes of a Liberal Marxist; Essays, Reviews, Lectures 1943 - 1977; Views on the World, Letters, Articles, Travel 1960 - 1977; Ruminations; Epigrams )

By: Layton, Irving (signed); Intro By Howard Aster

Price: $21.23 CAD

Publisher: Oakville, Ontario, Oakville, ON: Mosaic Press, 1977, 1st edition, First Printing: 1977

Seller ID: 161082

ISBN: 0889620563

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

------------softcover, about 6w x 9h inches, a solid Very Good example, a bit of light rubbing, ink note on front blank endpaper, this copy has been signed without inscription by Layton, 222 pages, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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History of Horseshoe Pitching in Canada - Canadian Championships, 1927 to 2000 (includes Quoits ) ( Horse Shoes )

By: LeClerc, Andre

Price: $70.93 CAD

Publisher: Montreal, Quebec, Montreal, QC: Andre LeClerc / FQJR, 2001, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2001

Seller ID: 154455

ISBN: 0968946402

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------softcover, about 8.25 x 10.75 inches, a Near Fine copy, 322 pages, b&w photos throughout, ---"This book is the fruit of many years of research initiated by Edward H. Murray, Editor of the Canadian Horseshoe Pitchers Yearbook from 1976 to 1986, and completed by Andre Leclerc, current Editor of the Yearbook and Horseshoe Canada Historian. The history book is produced by Horseshoe Canada Association. ---The fabulous History of Horseshoe Pitching in Canada is told through more than 322 pages and 200 pictures! --It tells about the first traces of the game in Canada. The first clubs...
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Walking the Eastern Townships / Collections COINS de PAYS ( Quebec / Hiking Trails / Map )( English Language Edition )

By: Lemire, Stephane; Richard Seguin; Gilles Dallaire / Collections COINS de PAYS

Price: $56.73 CAD

Publisher: Quebec, Quebec: Les Publications Du Quebec, 2007, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2007

Seller ID: 165827

ISBN: 2551197996

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

----------hardcover, a Near Fine/Fine example, in a Near Fine/Fine dustjacket, looks new and is unread, 173 pages, colour photos throughout, ---"The Eastern Townships form a region of many contrasts. Climate and nature are gentler here than anywhere else in Québec. The area has an abundance of lakes nestling between protective hills, of calm, blue rivers and of valleys home to hamlets each distinctive in its own right. A number of villages have a special charm reminiscent of their New England cousins. Laughter is in the air in the region’s towns and one readily senses just how pleasant ...
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Walking the Eastern Townships / Collections COINS de PAYS ( Quebec / Hiking Trails / Map )( English Language Edition

By: Lemire, Stephane; Richard Seguin; Gilles Dallaire / Collections COINS de PAYS

Price: $56.73 CAD

Publisher: Quebec, Quebec: Les Publications Du Quebec, 2007, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2007

Seller ID: 165828

ISBN: 2551197996

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

Image for Wings Over Dauphin A History of a Forgotten Era (No 19 Service Flying Training School; No. 7 Bombing & Gunnery; BCATP [ British Commonwealth Air Training Plan } EATS { Empire Air Training Scheme ]/ Manitoba History / WWII)( RCAF; Royal Canadian Air Force)

Wings Over Dauphin A History of a Forgotten Era (No 19 Service Flying Training School; No. 7 Bombing & Gunnery; BCATP [ British Commonwealth Air Training Plan } EATS { Empire Air Training Scheme ]/ Manitoba History / WWII)( RCAF; Royal Canadian Air Force)

By: Lesyk, Elsie

Price: $49.63 CAD

Publisher: Manitoba, Dauphin, MB: Elsie Lesyk / Self Published, 1995, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1995

Seller ID: 162183

ISBN: 1550563696

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------hardcover, about 6w x 9.25h inches, a Near Fine example, a wee bit of very light rubbing, no dustjacket as issued, looks new, 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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Image for FAIR SPORT: A History of Sports at the Canadian National Exhibition Since 1879 ( CNE / History )(inc. Boxing, Gaelic Football, Baseball, Defendo, Boxing, Judo, Pigeon Racing, Whippet Races, Snooker, Yo-yo Competitions, Canoeing, etc)

FAIR SPORT: A History of Sports at the Canadian National Exhibition Since 1879 ( CNE / History )(inc. Boxing, Gaelic Football, Baseball, Defendo, Boxing, Judo, Pigeon Racing, Whippet Races, Snooker, Yo-yo Competitions, Canoeing, etc)

By: Leveridge, Bill ( A W ) ( Canadian National Exhibition / CNE )

Price: $16.97 CAD

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Canadian National Exhibition ( CNE ), 1978, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1978

Seller ID: 161894

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good (see description)

---------softcover, about 8.5w x 11h inches, a Good example, some cover wear and creases, some short tears, still a solid copy, 360 pages plus many pages of b&w photos including early auto race, Tom Longboat, Pigskin Pete ( Hap Watson ), Harry "RED" Foster, Alex Higgins, Cliff Thornburn, Jake Gaudaur and many more, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo, ///NOT SIGNED///
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Category: Canadian History