Category: Canadian History

The Welland Canal Company: A Study in Canadian Enterprise

Price: $30.98

Publisher: St Catharines, Ontario, St Catharines, ON.: Canadian Canal Society (reprints the 1954 Harvard University Press 1st Edition ), 1997, 1st New Edition, First Printing : 1997

Seller ID: 168186

ISBN-13: 9780968198704

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

---------trade paperback, a Near Fine copy but there is a small nick at lower spine tip so a Very Good+ copy, 178 pages, contents include: Preface; Upper Canada: The Inland Province; Promotion; Construction; Finance; Entrepreneurshp; Appendix; Notes; Index; Tables; Maps; Charts, ---as well this new edition includes two pages of errata material revising errors from the 1954 edition, 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 The Road to Fortune -by Bonnie Aitken-Townshend (signed)( PEI / Prince Edward Island Local History )(aka; Fortune River, Fortune Bridge, Bay Fortune )( East Parish, King County )inc. Acadians of Havre La Fortune; Actor's Colony; Shipbuilding; etc)

The Road to Fortune -by Bonnie Aitken-Townshend (signed)( PEI / Prince Edward Island Local History )(aka; Fortune River, Fortune Bridge, Bay Fortune )( East Parish, King County )inc. Acadians of Havre La Fortune; Actor's Colony; Shipbuilding; etc)

By: Aitken-Townshend, Bonnie (signed), with Suzette Acorn, Katie Townshend

Price: $67.43

Publisher: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI: Bonnie Aitken-Townshend / Self Published, 2012, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2012

Seller ID: 167710

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good (see description)

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) softcover, a solid Good to Very Good example, some light rubbing, some curling at corners, gift inscriptuion,signed by the author "Enjoy! Bonnie", 730 pages plus two pages of colour photos plus fold-out map, loaded with b&w and lots of colour photographs, contents include: Introduction; Aerial Photos; Maps; Census and Land Tax Records; Fortune Firsts; Acadians of La Havre Fortune; Abell's cape and the Actor's Colony Comes to Fortune; Roads and Houses in the Fortune Bridge School District; Fortune River Bridges; Early Shipbuilding; Fortune Hall...
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History of St Paul's United Church, Sussex, N.B. - 150 Years in Two Sections (inc. 1827 - 1947 /and/ 1947 - 1977 ) ( NB / New Brunswick Local - Church History )

By: Aiton, Grace; James M Thomson; Anne Mills; Mrs Winnifred Conrad Thomson; Preface By Rev. Ray Hagerman and Reverend H E Campbell

Price: $26.93

Publisher: New Brunswick, New Brunswick: St Paul's United Church ( Printed By Maritime Publishing, Sussex, New Brunswick ), 1978, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1978

Seller ID: 168933

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

----------softcover, about 6w x 9h inches, a solid Very Good+ copy, a bit of light rubbing, small address label and gift inscription on verso of front cover, 111 pages, b&w photos, this edition reprints the 1949 history by Aiton and adds the next 30 years of church doings in section 2, 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 Duty Nobly Done: The Official History of The Essex and Kent Scottish Regiment ( Regimental History / War of 1812); Patriot War of 1838; WWI / WWII / Armistice Period / Post World War Two )

Duty Nobly Done: The Official History of The Essex and Kent Scottish Regiment ( Regimental History / War of 1812); Patriot War of 1838; WWI / WWII / Armistice Period / Post World War Two )

By: Antal, Sandy; Kevin R Shackleton / The Essex and Kent Scottish Regiment / Foreword By Prince Michael of Kent

Price: $269.93

Publisher: Windsor, Ontario, Windsor, ON: Walkerville Publishing / The Essex and Kent Scottish Regiment, 2006, 1st edition, First Printing : 2006

Seller ID: 169541

ISBN-13: 9780973183481

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, 6 or 7 pages have had the corners turned, one small ink note in the index has been blacked out, in a Near Fine dustjacket, overall this looks new, 828 pages, substantial section fold out maps, 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 1/8 inch)---
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A Bird in the Bush: The Story of the Province of Quebec Society for the Protection of Birds, 1917 - 2002 -a Signed Copy

By: Arnaudin, Margaret Pye (signed)

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Quebec, Westmount, PQ: Price Patterson Ltd. / The Province of Quebec Society for the Protection of Birds, 2002, 1st edition, First Printing : 2002

Seller ID: 168190

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

----------trade paperback, a Very Good+ copy with a bit of very light rubbing, signed and inscribed by the author "For Betsy Many happy memories -wonderful birds, wonderful people & experiences Margaret", , 255 pages, b&w photos, ---"For 85 years, the Province of Quebec Society for the Protection of Birds (PQSPB) - Quebec's oldest bird club - has been introducing people to the fascinating world of bird study. Its membership has included naturalists of every stripe: professional and amateur ornithologists, oologists, bird banders, botanists, conservationists, educators, bird listers, and people...
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Image for Gaslights, Epidemics and Vagabond Cows: Charlottetown in the Victorian Era ( PEI / Prince Edward Island History )(inc. Social Life in 1855; Political Elite; Police Force; Struggle for pure Water; Creation of the Sewerage System; Lighting the Streets; etc)

Gaslights, Epidemics and Vagabond Cows: Charlottetown in the Victorian Era ( PEI / Prince Edward Island History )(inc. Social Life in 1855; Political Elite; Police Force; Struggle for pure Water; Creation of the Sewerage System; Lighting the Streets; etc)

By: Baldwin, Douglas; Thomas Spira ( Peter E Rider; Alan MacEachern; E Boyde Beck; Greg Marquis; Harry Holman; Judy Bellamy )

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI: Ragweed Press, 1988, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1988

Seller ID: 168024

ISBN-13: 9780920304693

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good (see description)

-----------softcover, a solid Good example, a bit of light rubbing, spine creases,some underling aon one page, 207 pages, b&w illustrations and 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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Along the Road ---by Jessie Beattie ---a signed Copy

By: Beattie, Jessie L.

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Ryerson Press, 1954, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1954

Seller ID: 168211

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------hard cover, a Near Fine example in a Very Good dust jacket with some small chips, some age toning and light soiling to white areas of jacket, signed by Beattie on the front blank endpaper, ink name on verso of front cover, ---a collection of stories by Beattie about people who visited har pioneer home in Ontario ---stories of Blackie the dancing bear, the farm labourer and his family at the town limits, the dramatic Greek woman from Syra, the 11 year old Italian accordion player, a violinist apparently from the Metroploitan Opera, a gipsy who could be trusted, Adam and Eve - a juggl...
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DILEAS: A History of the 48th Highlanders of Canada, 1929 - 1956 ( Regimental History / Allied with the Gordon Highlanders )( The Glamour Boys )

By: Beattie, Kim; Foreword By Lieutenant-General H D Graham ( Howard ) / 48th Highlanders of Canada ( aka: The Glamour Boys )

Price: $121.43

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: 48th Highlanders of Canada, 1957, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1957

Seller ID: 169001

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

-----------hardcover, red cloth, a solid Very Good+ example of a scarce book---in a FAIR only dustjacket with many chips and tears, old tape repairs on the verso of the jacket, jacket is now in a hi-quality mylar protector ---laid into this copy is a program for the 48th Highlanders of Canada Presentation of Colours Parade May 18th 1991 Varsity Stadium, ---, 847 pages, b&w photos; numerous maps, contents include: Foreword; Preface ---The Decade of Militia Adversity; War and Mobilization; The New Regiment is Born; By Troopship to the Clyde; ---ENGLAND: i) Aldershot; ii) When all Seemed Catastr...
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Image for Country Churchyards / Eglises De Campagne: Historic Churches of Prince Edward Island / Eglises Historiques De l'Ile Du Prince Edward ( English and French Text )( PEI / P.E.I. )( 6 Postcards Intact )( Post Cards )

Country Churchyards / Eglises De Campagne: Historic Churches of Prince Edward Island / Eglises Historiques De l'Ile Du Prince Edward ( English and French Text )( PEI / P.E.I. )( 6 Postcards Intact )( Post Cards )

By: Beck, Boyde / The Prince Edward Island Museum and Heritage

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Prince Edward Island, PEI: The Prince Edward Island Museum and Heritage, 2002, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2002

Seller ID: 168878

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

----------softcover, about 8.5w x 11h inches, a Very Good+ example, short closed tear on rear panel, 32 pages, all text is in English and French, b&w photos, special colour section of 6 church postcards, errata slip, covers 45 churches excluding churches in Charlottetown and Summerside, verso of the covers is a two page colour map of PEI showing thumbnails of the churches covered as well as their map position, a nice production, 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 w...
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Image for A Caricature History of Canadian Politics, Events from the Union of 1841, as Illustrated By Cartoons from GRIP and Various Other Sources -by J W Bengough ( Political Cartoons / Cartoonists / GRIP Magazine )

A Caricature History of Canadian Politics, Events from the Union of 1841, as Illustrated By Cartoons from GRIP and Various Other Sources -by J W Bengough ( Political Cartoons / Cartoonists / GRIP Magazine )

By: Bengough, J W ( John Wil;son -aka L. Côté ); Introduction By Rev. Principal G M Grant of Queen's University, Kingston ( George Monro Grant )

Price: $67.43

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: The GRIP Printing and Publishing Co., 1886, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1886

Seller ID: 169821

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good (see description)

---------hardcover, a solid Good example, quarter bound leather, some rubbing with loss to corners at spine tips, some flaking to leather on spine, short gutter crack at front, front blank endpaper has been creased, 431 pages, hundreds of political cartoons each with a brief explanation, 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 Mnemographia Canadensis: Essays on Memory, Community and Environment in Canada with Particular Reference to London, Ontario: Muse and Recall ---with Remember and See -Volume 1 and 2 -TWO BOOKS / Canadian Poetry Press

Mnemographia Canadensis: Essays on Memory, Community and Environment in Canada with Particular Reference to London, Ontario: Muse and Recall ---with Remember and See -Volume 1 and 2 -TWO BOOKS / Canadian Poetry Press

By: Bentley, D M R (ed.)Andrea Cabajsky; Shelley Huban; Rachel Jones; Monique Dumontet; Simone J Saunders; Jim Zucchero; Matthew Trebb; Carolyn Finlayson; Sarah Stevens ( Anne Michaels; Thomas Moore; T Chandler Haliburton; John Galt; John Howison related)

Price: $80.93

Publisher: London, Ontario, London, ON: Canadian Poetry Press / University of Western Ontario, 1999, 1st Edition, First Printing for Both : 1999

Seller ID: 168524

ISBN-13: 9780921243380

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

----------2 volumes, trade paperbacks, both are Very Good+ examples with a bit of light rubbing, mark on fore edge of volume one, 470 and 264 pages, name sticker in each book, Introduction; A Note on Citations, Dates, and the Index; Notes; Prelude: Forgetful of Former Care: Notes on the Past and Present State of Canadian Memory; Mnemographia Canadensis ---Essay 1: Monumental Tensions: the Commemoration of British Political and Military Heroes in Canada; Essay 2: Tokens of Being There: Land Deeds and Demarkations; Supplement 1: Thomas Moore's Construction of Upper Canada in "Ballad Stanzas";...
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Image for The Story of the Klondike: Stampede for Gold - The Golden Trail --- Written and Narrated By Pierre Berton - Folkways Records 33 1/3 Album with Liner Notes (contents: Introduction; Description of Territory; Dawson City; The Klondike Valley )

The Story of the Klondike: Stampede for Gold - The Golden Trail --- Written and Narrated By Pierre Berton - Folkways Records 33 1/3 Album with Liner Notes (contents: Introduction; Description of Territory; Dawson City; The Klondike Valley )

By: Berton, Pierre

Price: $47.18

Publisher: New York, NY, N.Y. / New York: Folkways Records # FP 7108, 1957 ( 1959 ), 1st Edition, First Printing : 1959

Seller ID: 169737

Binding: Record Album

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------33 1/3 record album, a Near Fine copy of the album in a paper sleeve as issued, cardboard liner, album notes are present and are Very Good (4 pages including cover) with light wear and a faint crease or two, the record sleeve is a Good example, name written on front panel, pull to front cover, pull to rear cover does not affect any text, tear along bottom and top edge of sleeve, sections on album are: Introduction; Description of Territory; Dawson City; The Klondike Valley, issued in 1957 this copy has a 1959 date on the rear cover of the sleeve, a scarce BERTON item, any image dire...
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Image for Marching as to War: Canada's Turbulent Years 1899 - 1953 ---a Signed Copy ---by Pierre Berton (inc. Sam Steele, Lord Strathcona Horse; Arthur Currie, Canadian Corps; George BUZZ Beurling WWII Fighter Pilot; MAD JIMMY Jacques Dextraze, Korean War )

Marching as to War: Canada's Turbulent Years 1899 - 1953 ---a Signed Copy ---by Pierre Berton (inc. Sam Steele, Lord Strathcona Horse; Arthur Currie, Canadian Corps; George BUZZ Beurling WWII Fighter Pilot; MAD JIMMY Jacques Dextraze, Korean War )

By: Berton, Pierre (signed and inscribed )

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Doubleday Canada, 2001, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2001

Seller ID: 169470

ISBN-13: 9780385257251

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, signed and inscribed by Berton "Pierre Berton To Paul -best wishes Oct/01", , 632 pages, ---"From the Introduction ---"I have called this period Canada?s Turbulent Years - turbulent not only because of the battles we fought on the African veldt, the ravaged meadows of Flanders, the forbidding spine of Italy, and the conical hills of Korea, but turbulent in other ways. These were Canada?s formative years, when she resembled an adolescent, grappling with the problems of puberty, often at odds with her parents, craving to be trea...
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The Arctic Grail: The Quest for the North West Passage and the North Pole, 1818 - 1909 -by Pierre Berton -a Signed Copy

By: Berton, Pierre (signed without inscription)

Price: $60.68

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: McClelland and Stewart ( M&S ), 1988, 1st edition, First Printing : 1988

Seller ID: 168366

ISBN-13: 9780771012662

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, one page has a turned corner, a bit of age toning to the outer edges of the text block, gift inscription, in a Very Good+ dustjacket with the usual rubbing to the silver lettering on the front panel, signed without inscription by BERTON in the year of publication, ---617 pages, b&w illustrations, contents include: ONE: 1. John Barrow's obsession; 2. The Croker Mountains; 3. Winter Harbour; 4. Fame, fortune, and frustration; 5. Innuee and kabloonas; ?TWO: 1. Franklin's Folly; 2. Miss Porden's core of steel; 3. Fury Beach; 4. The silken flag; 5. Treadm...
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Klondike Quest: A Photographic Essay 1897 - 1899 -by Pierre Berton -a Signed Copy of The 100th Anniversary Edition ( Yukon Gold Rush )

By: Berton, Pierre (signed without inscription) ( 100th Anniversart Edition )

Price: $87.68

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Stoddart / Boston Mills Press, 1997, 1st Edition ( Klondike Gold Rush Anniversary Edition ), First Printing : 1997

Seller ID: 169936

ISBN-13: 9781550462029

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine example with a bit of rubbing to the lower edges of the boards, ---in a Near Fine dustjacket which is in a hi-quality mylar protector (mylar has a small sticky tab which has been applied to the verso of the jacket and the jacket has been held in place with small pieces of tape on the verso), signed without inscription by Berton ---this edition is rarely found signed, ---240 pages, b&w photos, ---"The Klondike Quest brings to life the panoramic drama of the great stampede for gold as seen by the ordinary gold-seeker. The photographs are beautifully reproduced ...
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1967 -The Last Good Year ---a Signed Copy ---by Pierre Berton ( Nineteen Sixty-Seven )

By: Berton, Pierre (signed)

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart ( M&S ), 1997, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1997

Seller ID: 168611

ISBN-13: 9780385256629

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, signed without inscription by Berton, 391 pages, b&w 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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My Times: Living with History, 1947 - 1995 ---a Signed Copy ---by Pierre Berton

By: Berton, Pierre (signed)

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Doubleday Canada, 1995, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1995

Seller ID: 168135

ISBN-13: 9780385255288

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, signed and dated in the year of publication by Berton without inscription, 440 pages, b&w photos, ---"For fifty years Canadians have had a standing date with Pierre Berton--in Maclean's and The Toronto Star, on the TV screen in Front Page Challenge and The Pierre Berton Show, and in each of his successive bestsellers. In his passion for truth and justice, he has taken on issues few others dared to touch: sex, religion, racism, feminism, national hypocrisy, civil liberties. Now he tells the stories behind the stories. --Berton has...
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Niagara: A History of the Falls ---a Signed Copy ---by Pierre Berton ( Niagara Falls )

By: Berton, Pierre (signed)

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart ( M&S ), 1992, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1992

Seller ID: 168184

ISBN-13: 9780771012129

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------hardcover, a Near Fine example in a Near Fine dustjacket, price on flap has been inked out, signed and dated in the year of publication by Berton "To Agnes Pierre Berton Nov '92", , 480 pages, b&w photos, ---"Niagara Falls has always been more than just a natural wonder. The sublime beauty and awesome power of the great cataract have made it a magnet for statesmen and stuntmen, poets and poseurs, ordinary sightseers and exceptional visionaries. This book traces the history of the Falls and those drawn to it: industrialists who come to harness its power, movie stars who come to garner...
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Pierre Berton's Canada -The Land and the People ---signed By Pierre Berton

By: Berton, Pierre (signed)

Price: $40.43

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Stoddart, 1999, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1999

Seller ID: 169757

ISBN-13: 9780773731608

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

--------hardcover, a Near Fine example in a Near Fine lightly rubbed dustjacket, signed by Berton on a tipped-in plate which seems to be common to this book, 207 pages, packed with colour photos, chapters include: A Nation in Search of a Railway; The Spell of the Yukon; The Mountains and the Sea; The New North West; The Shield; The Inland Seas; Cain's Land; Maritime Memories; The Frozen World, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///SIGNED label ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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FUR: The Trade That Put Upper Canada on the Map -by Ralph Bice

By: Bice, Ralph, Edited By Barry Penhale / Ontario Trappers Association / Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources

Price: $53.93

Publisher: Ontario, North Bay, ON: Ontario Trappers Association, 1983, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1983

Seller ID: 169188

ISBN-13: 9780920474273

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

-----------softcover, a Very Good+ example, small stain on front panel (very difficult to see), small name stamp, 159 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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Category: Canadian History