Category: Canadian History

Golden Jubilee 1869-1919: A Book to Commemorate the Fiftieth (50th) Anniversary of "T. Eaton Co. Limited"

Price: $69.95

Publisher: Canada, The T. Eaton Co. Limited : 1919

Seller ID: 168c5567

Condition: Fair

218 pages. Many black and white illustrations and wonderful black and white archival photographic plates. Contents include: The Year the Store Opened; T. Eaton & Co. Makes Its Bow to the Public; From Past to Present; The Founder and His Successor; Eaton's of Today; The Celebration of the Jubilee. Prior owner's details upon page following title page. No other markings. Hinges open. Front free endpaper removed. Above-average wear. A worthy reading copy of the delightfully nostalgic piece of Canadiana.
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Two Major Depressions in One Life Time

By: (Ad hoc) Winnipeg Committee of Unemployed Youth and Veterans of the Great Depression

Price: $59.95

Publisher: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, (Ad hoc) Winnipeg Committee of Unemployed Youth and Veterans of the Great Depression : 1982

Seller ID: 83700782

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

72 pages. Circa 1982-83. Perhaps the first book to be written by workers on the question of Canada's entering the second depression. Their dismay at finding another generation of young families faced with the same prospects of unemployment, has prompted them to compile an outline of world and national development leading to recurring crises in private enterprise systems. The authors have used a historical materialist approach in attempting to make the history and background of depressions understandable to the average working class reader. Gift greetings inside front cover else clean and ...
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435 - 436 Seac. Squadron - RCAF History: India Burma - Plus-20 Reunion, Toronto, 1965

By: 1965 Reunion Committee, Flying Officer David Martin, Squadron Leader A.P. Heathcote

Price: $299.95

Publisher: Canada, Reunion Committee : 1965

Seller ID: 814c6544

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

"Your 1965 Reunion Committee is pleased to present the histories of No. 435 (Chinthe) Squadron and No. 436 (Elephant) Squadron, with accompanying pictures, as a special 'extra' of the 'Burma plus 20' Reunion." - from Foreward. Consists of 15 single-sided 14" x 8.5" sheets folded in half and stapled into illustrated card covers. Numerous black and white photos in text. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding sound. A quality copy.
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2000 Golden Memories

By: 2000 Golden Memories Book Committee; Palumbo, Colleen

Price: $299.95

Publisher: Golden, British Columbia, Golden and District Historical Society : 2000

Seller ID: 648g4524

ISBN-13: 9781550567151

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

420 pages. Documents the history and families of Golden and the Columbia Valley district of British Columbia. Chapters include: Native Peoples; Business; Transportation; Logging; Trapping Guiding and Hunting; Mining; Agriculture; Churches; Schools; Hospitals and Health Care; Clubs and Organizations; Sports Social Activities; Law Enforcement and the Military; Families; Swiss Guides and their Families; Neighbours to the East, West and South. Many reproductions of archival black and white photos. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy.
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Maple Lodge (Alberta) Memories: A History of the School and Community

By: 60th Anniversary Committee: Nearing, Agnes; Loveseth, Einer and Ellen; Johnston, Fred and Angella; Nearing, Archie and Helen; Newby, Jim and Harriet; McClements, Pat

Price: $249.95

Publisher: Alberta, Maple Lodge Community Centre : 1986

Seller ID: 846g2180

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

145 pages. Index of eighty family histories. History of Maple Lodge School and Community Centre. Houses in the Community. Life on the Farm. Hourse country. Special Times. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of black and white photos. Gilt lettering and illustration upon green cloth front board. Gift greetings from two of the authors upon front free endpaper, otherwise clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. A superlative genealogical reference for Maple Lodge, Alberta and distirct.
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Pen Pictures of Early Pioneer Life in Upper Canada

By: A "Canuck" (of the Fifth Generation)

Price: $49.95

Publisher: Toronto, Canada, Coles Publishing Company Limited : 1979

Seller ID: 72600377

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

280 pages. Originally published in 1905. Profusely illustrated. Intended to "...give glimpses of life - of real homely life - among the early pioneers." - From Introduction. Unmarked. Light wear. Tight and square. Glossy colour illustrated covers. Very nice copy.
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Pen Pictures of Early Pioneer Life in Upper Canada

By: A "Canuck" (of the Fifth generation)

Price: $299.95

Publisher: Toronto, William Briggs : 1905

Seller ID: 105a1464

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

280 pages. Intended to "Give glimpses of life - of real homely life - among the early pioneers." - from Introduction. Black and white photographic plates. Bright gilt lettering and decorations upon backstrip and front board. Unmarked. Back hinge open else respectfully worn. Front free endpaper removed. Tissue protected frontis. A pleasing copy.
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Image for Gathering of Demons: 407 Demon Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force [RCAF], during its first year of operations, between May 8, 1941, and June 30, 1942, when it was engaged on low level shipping attacks along the coasts of occupied Europe

Gathering of Demons: 407 Demon Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force [RCAF], during its first year of operations, between May 8, 1941, and June 30, 1942, when it was engaged on low level shipping attacks along the coasts of occupied Europe

By: Abbott, [John] Kim[ble]

Price: $295.00

Publisher: Ontario, Canada, Inkerman House : 1987

Seller ID: 223j0307

ISBN-13: 9780969267102

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

"Author was an original Demon captain and one of the few survivors who flew on operations throughout the period he describes. A carefully researched book based upon what really happened from a German, as well as an Allied point of view." - inside back cover. [8], 228 pages. Many excellent black and white photographic plates. Bibliography. Index. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A quality copy of this very informative history. Cooke (3rd Edn) p.317; Cover Art; 8vo
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The Canadian Worker in the Twentieth Century

By: Abella, Irving; Millar, David: Editors

Price: $49.95

Publisher: Toronto, Oxford University Press : 1978

Seller ID: 41502260

ISBN-13: 9780195402506

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

Minor quantity of markings. An anthology largely consisting of eyewitness accounts of - and often by - the working men, women, and children of Canada. Lean to spine. Average wear. Good working copy.
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Jewish Life in Canada - Paintings, Commentaries and a Historical Essay

By: Abraham, Arnold [Signed]

Price: $295.00

Publisher: Canada, Hurtig Ltd. : 1976

Seller ID: 114a8990

ISBN-13: 9780888301079

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Fair dust jacket

Signed by Abraham Arnold upon title page. "...A remarkable story and a fine collaboration between artist and historian." - dust jacket. Contains sixteen wonderful colour illustrations by William Kurelek. 91 pages. Light wear to clean and unmarked book. Above-average wear to price-clipped dust jacket which has been touched up and is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A sound copy of this lovely work. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Jewish Life in Canada - Paintings, Commentaries and a Historical Essay *SIGNED BY ARNOLD* Canadian Prairie Art Judaica Immigration Parnos...
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The Enemy That Never Was A History of the Japanese Canadians

By: Adachi, Ken

Price: $99.95

Publisher: Canada, McClelland & Stewart : 1976

Seller ID: 168h1756

ISBN-13: 9780771007248

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

"An account of the deplorable treatment inflicted on Japanese Canadians during World War Two." - front cover. "In a comprehensive study that spans the years from 1877 to 1975, Adachi examines the course of Japanese immigration, the aspects of transplanted cultural traditions and beliefs, the growth of their social, economic and political organizations, and the ongoing struggle against discrimination that they and their descendants endured. A serious indictment of Canada's attitude toward immigrants in the past - and an alarming suggestion that that attitude may continue to exist today." - ba...
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Rural Planning and Development - A Study of Rural Conditions and Problems in Canada

By: Adams, Thomas

Price: $69.95

Publisher: Canada, Commission of Conservation : 1917

Seller ID: 72309459

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

281 pages including index and numerous illustrations. Partially yellowed. Foxing to edges. Above average wear.
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Image for Sternwheelers, Sandbars and Switchbacks: A Chronicle of Steam Transportation in the British Columbia Waterways of the Columbia River System 1865 to 1965

Sternwheelers, Sandbars and Switchbacks: A Chronicle of Steam Transportation in the British Columbia Waterways of the Columbia River System 1865 to 1965

By: Affleck, Edward Lloyd

Price: $79.95

Publisher: British Columbia, Self-Published : 1973

Seller ID: 318c6926

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

147 pages. Detailed index. Bibliography. Maps. Archival black and white illustrations. Includes a new chapter on "Two Generations of Steamboating on British Columbia's Inland Lakes" as told to the author by Otto L. Estabrooks. Light wear and soiling. Unmarked. Binding tight. A quality copy.
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We Interrupt This Program : The News Broadcasts That Kept Us Tuned In - Complete with Two Audio CDs

By: Ahluwalia, Raj

Price: $99.95

Publisher: Canada, Stewart House : 2002

Seller ID: 217c5838

ISBN-13: 9781553663003

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

172 pages. Index. Documents in text, photo and sound, forty-two events in history that unite Canadians. Examples include: Canada enters the war on Germany; Man Walks on the Moon; Parti Quebecois wins the Quebec Election; Montreal Massacre; Air India Bombing. "Two CDs include broadcasts from these important and moving events in the history of our country and of the world." - from dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked with virtually zero wear. Dust jacket in similar condition with the exception of a closed one-inch opening to top edge of back panel. An excellent copy.
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The Orangeman: The Life and Times of Ogle Gowan

By: Akenson, Don

Price: $79.95

Publisher: Canada, James Lorimer & Company : 1986

Seller ID: 111a8187

ISBN-13: 9780888629630

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

330 pages. Index. "Ogle Gowan... built the powerful Protestant machine that shaped Canadian history for more than 100 years." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy.
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Who Lived Where - and When?: A History of the Village of Alliance (Alberta) 1916-1993

By: Alcorn, Phyllis

Price: $279.95

Publisher: Alberta, Canada, Self-Published : 1993

Seller ID: 629a0023

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

357 pages. Dozens of black and white photos. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Tight and square. Quality copy.
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Euphrasia - Glimpses Past and Present

By: Alderdice, Marjorie; Hindle, Ron; White, Gerald: Editors

Price: $399.95

Publisher: Canada, Euphrasia Historical Society : 1989

Seller ID: 648g1625

ISBN-13: 9780919615199

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

432 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Numerous reproductions of archival black and white photos. Presents a comprehensive history of Euphrasia Township and vicinity in Ontario. Includes lists of names in nine area cemeteries and details of five local censuses performed in the last half of the 1800s, plus much more. Binding tight. Moderate wear. Occasional bits of high-lighting to contents. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A quality copy of this marvelous reference.
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The Place Between: Aldergrove (British Columbia) & Communities - Local History

By: Aldergrove Heritage Society

Price: $199.95

Publisher: Canada, A.G.H.S. : 1993

Seller ID: 648g3683

ISBN-13: 9781550562705

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

640 pages. Bibliography. Family index. Map endpapers. Reproductions of archival black and white photos. Presents family histories of the district. Forest green leatherette exterior adorned with gilt lettering. Prior owner's name neatly gilt-stamped upon front board. Unmarked with light wear. Binding intact. A quality copy of this superb genealogical reference. Please note that a second volume, not included in this offering, was printed in 2001 and is available upon request.
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The Canadian Magazine, 2 January [Jan.] 1971 - Meet the Satan's Choice Motorcycle Gang, Whose Members include Actor Art Hindle!

By: Alderman, Tom; Rasky, Frank; King, Paul; Grant, Maggie; Benoit, Jehane; Meyer, Helen

Price: $199.95

Publisher: Toronto, Southstar Publishers Limited : 1971

Seller ID: 143h3860

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

24 pages. Colour photos. Features: Interviews with members of the Satan's Choice motorcycle gang, including Big Jack Olliffe, Howard Berry, Ted Anderson, David White, Doug MacDonald, and Art Hindle - yes, Art Hindle, the handsome Canadian actor you've seen in dozens of movies and TV shows, not to mention modeling clothing in department store catalogs - who knew?; What goes on inside a strike? - Canadian Longyear; Daytime TV - the men who entertain other men's wives - Graham Kerr, Elwood Glover, Max Ferguson, David Anson, Ed Reid, Paul Soles; Data Security Co. is the brainchild of J. Philip ...
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Gleanings After Pioneers and Progress

By: Alix-Clive Historical Club

Price: $199.95

Publisher: Alix, Alberta, Alix-Clive Historical Club : 1981

Seller ID: 627h1231

ISBN-13: 9780889253070

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

vi, 309 pages. Index. Many photos in colour and black and white. Navy blue boards adorned with attractive gilt decoration and lettering. A supplement to "Pioneers and Progress", published in 1974. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Binding tight. A high-quality copy of this excellent genealogical reference.
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Category: Canadian History