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Unless otherwise indicated, all books in this list are in sound, usable condition ("very good"), in the original cloth binding and are 8vo. (approximately 6" X 9" in size.) Most are not new; however, previous owners' names, bookplates, stamps and other marks of ownership are not noted unless such markings are disfiguring. Bindings on older books will usually show normal signs of wear and use relative to the age of the book. Excessive wear or damage is noted in the description. Books whose condition is above average are also noted.
0905010 Freetown Past and Present. Published by The Freetown Historical Society, Prince Edward Island in 1985. Photos, softcover, 8vo., 464 pp. VG condition. The first 186 pages are devoted to history and the remainder is largely family genealogy. $47.50
705042 The Captain, the Colonel and me. (Bedford, N.S. since 1503), by Elsie Churchill Tolson. Published by The Tribune Press, Ltd., Sackville, N.B. in 1979. Photos, map, folding maps, softcover (a little worn, 1 corner creased), 8vo., VG condition, 264 pp. The author, a modern-day owner of the manor house, lays out the history of Bedford. The historical vignettes cover two centuries of this Nova Scotia community’s history. $22.50
705044 The Story of Martintown, A Pioneer Village, by R. C. M. Grant. Author signed. Published by the author in 1974. 2nd edition. Illus., photos, blue cloth (edges of spine slightly worn, upper spine chipped), 8vo., interior in VG condition, 151 pp. Martintown, settled by New York Loyalists, is located in eastern Ontario on the Aux Raisins River. Known at one time as the East Raisin settlement, it was also called MacMartin’s Mills. $30.00
705048 The History of Huntingdon and of the Seignoiries of Beauharnois and Chateauguay From Their First Settlement to the Year 1838 and Revised to the 1900’s, by Robert Sellar. Published by The Gleaner, Huntingdon, 1975. 150th anniversary edition. First published in 1888. Softcover, 8vo., VG condition, 634+ pp. $45.00
705045 The Records of the Church of Jebogue in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, 1766-1851. Compiled by Gwen and Stuart Trask. Signed by both authors. Published by Stoneycroft Publishing, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia in 1992. Index, photos., map, softcover (lower front cover creased), 8vo., VG condition, 284 pp. The records of the Rev. Jonathan Scott, supplemented with the records of John Hillyard, Abel Cutler, John Ross, and Frederick Tompkins. Includes names of church members with year of admission, confessions of faith, baptisms, admonitions and censures, as well as other church history and documents. $35.00
705047 Rawdon: A Human Mosaic Marie Reine du Monde and St. Patrick’s Parish 1837-1987 & une Bien Belle Histoire, by Gerard Brady. No publisher stated. Illus, photos., softcover, 8vo., VG condition, 212 pp in French and 128 pp in English. Published in both English and French, this parish history is essentially two separate books. The French version contains more detailed information and many more names and identified photos than the English version. Readers are advised to check both sections. $25.00
611040 1001 British Columbia Place Names, by G. P. V. & Helen B. Akrigg. 3rd edition (revised). Published by Discovery Press, Vancouver, B.C., in 1973. Endpaper map, maroon cloth, dj., 8vo., VG condition, 195 pp. Arranged alphabeticcaly by place. Includes information on the history of the name and on early settlers and residents. $20.00
611032 Un vísage de l’Ile d’Orléans Saint-Jean, by Raymond Létourneau. Published in 1979. # 857 of 1,000 numbered copies. Illus., b&w and color photos, maps, soft covers, 8vo, VG condition, 436 pp. Issued for the tricentennial of St. Jean, this thorough local history traces the 300-year history of the Ile d’Orléans area on the St. Lawrence River. Contains extensive lists. photos and biographical information. $30.00
603033M The Invasion of Canada: Volume One 1812-1813, by Pierre Berton. Published by Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1980. 1st American Edition. An Atlantic Monthly Press Book. A review copy with sticker pasted on half-title page. Index, biblio., notes, maps, tan cloth with red spine, dj., 8vo., 363 pp. Near-fine condition. The story of the War of 1812 – from the Canadian perspective. A worthwhile study of America’s attempt to invade and annex the neighbour to the north, written by a master of Canadian prose. This volume is the first of a two part series. $30.00
602013 Road, Rail, and River, by Phylis Bowman. Published by the author, Prince Rupert, BC, 1983. 2nd printing. Author signed. Illus., photos, maps, softcover, 8vo., 144 pp. VG condition. The Story of the Skeena River Highway (Yellowhead Route, Highway 16) which links the northwestern coast of Canada to the interior of British Columbia. $20.00
003020 Historic Tales of Old Quebec, by George Gale. Published by the author, 1923. revised and enlarged edition. Illus., brown cloth (corners bumped), 8vo., 344 pp. VG condition. Previous owner’s bookplate inside front cover. $37.50
601001 The Diary of Sophia Macnab, edited by Charles Ambrose Carter and Thomas Melville Bailey. Published by W.L. Griffin, Hamilton, Ontario, 1968. Illus., photos, plans, softcover (lightly soiled), 8vo., 72 pp. VG condition. Sophia’s diary was written at Dundurn Castle, Hamilton, 1846. Illustrations by Alice Daisy Holland, another 13 year old Hamilton girl who grew up in the shadow of Dundurn Castle. Long noted for its being one of the most detailed accounts of Sophia’s father, Sir Allan Napier Macnab, former Prime Minister of United Canada, this diary was written when Sophia was 13. She later married the Earl of Albemarle and is an ancestor of Camilla Parker Bowles, the Duchess of Cornwall. $15.00
512086 Le Bureau Général de L’Union Saint Jean-Baptiste D’Amérique (De mars 1900 a septembre 1937): Notes Historiques, Biographies Des Officiers et Directeurs Généraux des Membres du Bureau Médical. Published by L’Union Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Woonsocket, RI, 1937. Photos, ports., grey cloth, 8vo., 213 pp. As-new. The St. Jean Baptiste Society is the principal membership organization of French Canadians in Quebec and New England. Founded in 1834, it fosters pride in French Canadian history and language. This book contains extensive biographies of officers of the various chapters of the society in a number of New England’s cities. IN FRENCH. $50.00
512045 Lambton’s Hundred Years 1849-1949, by Victor Lauriston. Published by Haines Frontier Printing Company, Sarnia, Ontario, 1949. Photos, red pebbled buckram (soiled, spots on rear cover), somewhat cocked, 8vo., 335 pp. Interior in VG condition. Lambton and the Sarnia region formed the locus of Canada’s first oil boom, sparking considerable migration. Includes information on early settlers to the region, early businesses, etc. Even though it lacks an index, it remains an excellent reference for this Ontario County. $85.00
512066M The Greeks in Canada, by George D. Vlassis. Author published, Ottawa, Canada, 1953. 2nd edition. Photos, red cloth (light wear), 8vo., 364 pp. VG condition. Extensive lists of Greeks in Canada, some with genealogical information, many with dates of arrival. Directory of Canadian Greek Business Places, arranged by city within Province. Lists of WWII vets, Greek pioneers in Canada, and more. $75.00
511047 On This Rock: An Island Anthology, by L. K. Ingersoll. Published by Gerrish House Society, Grand Manan, New Brunswick in 1963. Photos., softcover, 8vo., 70 pp. VG condition. A collection of stories about Grand Manan, New Brunswick from settlement to the mid-20th century that were first published in The St. Croix Courier or The Atlantic Advocate. $12.50
105035 A History of the Byelorussians in Canada, by Sadouski. Published by Mika Publishing Company, Belleville, Ontario, 1981. Biblio., notes, photos, map, cloth, dj., 8vo., 148 pp. VG condition. Byelorussian organizations, both secular and religious, as well as the Byelorussian press and letters in Canada are also discussed. $30.00
410013 Mennonites in Canada, Volume 2, 1920-1940: A People's Struggle for Survival, by Frank H. Epp. Published by Herald Press, Scottsdale, PA, 1982. 1st edition, Index, biblio., illus., photos, tables, maps, blue cloth, Dj., 8vo., 640 pp. VG condition. The period between the wars was a crucial period for the Mennonites. During this twenty-year time span the battle for separate schooling led to a significant emigration of Canadian Mennonites to Latin America, while another struggle was waged with Canadian immigration authorities to allow the entry of Russian Mennonites into Canada. $30.00
906310M New Soil-Old Roots: The Ukrainian Experience in Canada, by Jaroslav Rozumnyj. Uk. Acad. of Arts & Science, Winnipeg, 1983, 334 pp., 1st edition, 8vo., cloth, VG condition. A well-balanced collection of articles on Ukrainian history, life and culture in Canada. $25.00
910021 Caesars of the Wilderness, Company of Adventurers, Volume II, by Peter C. Newman. Published by Viking, Markham, 1987. 1st Canadian edition. Index, biblio, illus., photos, maps, endpaper maps, cloth, dj., 8vo., 450 pp. Near fine condition. Newman continues his epic history of the Hudson's Bay Company, taking into the first half of the 19th century. $22.50
906451M The Doukhobors of British Columbia, Henry B. Hawthorn. [ed.]. Greenwood, Westport, 1980, 288 pp., reprint(1955), 8vo., photos, charts, index, cloth, VG condition. Based on a Canadian Govt report, this work discusses the life and customs of this pacifist Russian sect. $22.50
204041 Backhouses of the North, by Muriel E. Newton-White. Published by the Highway Book Shop, Cobalt, Ontario, later printing, 1979. Illus., softcovers, square 8vo., 38 pp. A light-hearted look at the days of the backhouse (outhouse). Charming illustrations. $7.50
207060 Historic Newfoundland and Labrador, by L. E. F. English. Published by the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, 17th ed., 1984. Illus., map, softcovers (small gouge in front cover), 12mo., 78 pp. In addition to history, the book contains a chapter on folklore: words, sayings, figures of speech, weather, medicine, omens, songs, and place names. $15.00
Canada 1940: The Official Handbook of Present Conditions and Recent Progress. The New York World's Fair edition. Published by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Ottawa Canada in 1940. 214 pp., index, photos, illus., several folding plates, red pictorial wraps. $20.00
312037M History of the Jews in Canada. Volume One [only volume published]; From the French Regime to the End of the Nineteenth Century, by B. G. Sack. Published by Canadian Jewish Congress, Montreal, Canada, 1945. Index, biblio., cloth (minor edge wear), dj. (chipped, 2 1-inch tears), 8vo., 285 pp. VG condition. An attractive copy of a history that is now becoming hard to locate. Most of the book concerns Jewish settlement prior to the 1880s. Despite this being identified at "Volume One", no other volumes were published. $40.00
312046 Le pays doux-amer: Historie des Hollandais au Canada 1890-1980, by Herman Ganzevoort. Published by Multiculturalisme et Citoyennete Canada, Ottawa, Canada, 1991. French edition. Index, biblio., photos, softcover, 8vo., 151 pp. VG condition. Originally published in English in 1988 as A Bittersweet Land: The Dutch Experience in Canada 1890-1980. $17.50
401025 History of Brome County, Quebec from the Date of Grants of Land Therein to the Present Time; With Records of Some Early Families. Volume I [ONLY], by Ernest M. Taylor. Published by John Lovell & Son, Montreal, Canada, 1908. Photos, maps, red cloth (edges worn, water stained, inner hinges broken), 8vo., 288 pp. Interior in generally VG condition but some pages are stained on the lower edge. Errata sheet pasted in. Includes a history of Knowlton.The author laments that his request for genealogies to include in the book met with a very meagre response. $75.00
312043 Port Morien: Pages from the Past, by Kenneth MacDonald. Published by University College of Cape Breton Press, Sydney, Nova Scotia, 1995. Biblio., illus., photos, softcover, oblong 8vo., 147 pp. VG condition. Port Morien, located on Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, was known as Cow Bay for more than 100 years. $15.95
312042 Statement Respecting The Earl of Selkirk's Settlement Upon the Red River in North America; Its Destruction in 1815 and 1816; and the Massacre of Governor Semple and His Party . . . Published by Coles Publishing Company, Toronto, Canada, 1974. Reprint of 1817 edition, softcover, 8vo., 194 + c pp. VG condition. Copies of this Western Canadian narrative are scarce in any edition. Of particular interest are the depositions of early settlers that make up the appendix. $25.00
312041 The Story of Dartmouth, by John Patrick Martin. Author-published, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, 1965. Reprint of 1957 edition. Index, illus., photos., maroon cloth, dj. (corners previously taped to inside of covers), 8vo., 552 pp. Interior VG condition. Author signed. Previous owner's bookplate. Inside of covers damaged where jacket was previously taped. A comprehensive history with many references to residents. $47.50
401009 Place Names of Atlantic Canada, by William B. Hamilton. Published by University of Toronto Press, Toronto, Canada, 1996. Maps, softcover, 8vo., 502 pp. VG condition. The origin and meaning of hundreds of regional place names, arranged alphabetically by Province. An excellent reference. $25.00
401012 Peterborough, Land of Shining Waters: An Anthology, Published by The City and County of Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, 1967. 2nd edition. Index, illus., photos, maps, endpaper map, cloth, dj. (some wear and discoloration), 8vo., 523 pp. VG condition. Presentation copy. A useful Ontario community history, written by more than 90 authors. $35.00
401023 Pakenham, Ottawa Valley Village 1860-1900, by Verna Ross McGiffin. Published by Mississippi Publishers, Pakenham, Ontario, Canada, 1967. 1st printing. Notes, illus., photos, maps, brown cloth, dj. (chipped, somewhat worn), 8vo., 188 pp. Interior in VG condition. The story of the changing way of life in the traditional villages during the days of the rise and decline of the fabulous square timber trade in the Ottawa Valley. $22.50
401016 A History of Moncton Town and City 1855-1965, by Lloyd Machum. Published by The City of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, 1965. Index, illus., photos, endpaper map, cloth (somewhat cocked), dj. (chipped), 8vo., 447 pp. VG condition. Moncton, New Brunswick, formerly known as The Bend, was incorporated in 1855. This history covers all aspects of the city's history, focusing on the people. Signed by the mayor. $35.00
401022 Guide to the Manuscript Collection in the Toronto Public Libraries, Published by Toronto Public Libraries, Toronto, Canada, 1954. Index, exlibrary copy with only a number written on the front cover, stiff wraps (light soil and wear), 8vo., 116 pp. Interior in VG condition. The collection consists mainly of Upper Canadian historical manuscripts, with a few British and American items. $15.00
401021 Guide to the Manuscript Collection in the Toronto Public Libraries, Published by Toronto Public Libraries, Toronto, Canada, 1954. Index, stiff wraps (light wear and soil), 8vo., 116 pp. Interior in VG condition (sticker removed from inside of front cover). The collection consists mainly of Upper Canadian historical manuscripts, with a few British and American items. $15.00
401013 The Little Immigrants: The Orphans Who Came to Canada, by Kenneth Bagnell. Published by MacMillan of Canada, Toronto, Canada, 1980. Later printing. Index, photos, cloth, dj., 8vo., 271 pp. VG condition. The story of the 80,000 orphan children sent from Britain to Canada between 1870 and the 1930s. $22.50
906409 Mennonites in Canada, 1786 - 1920: The History of a Separate People, by Frank H. Epp. Macmillan of Canada, Toronto, 1974, 480 pp., 1st edition, 8vo., index, biblio., maps, illus, cloth, dj., VG condition. A thoroughly researched and documented history and an important reference. $40.00
203020 Memoires de la Societe Genealogique Canadienne-Francaise (66 issues). Published by Societe Genealogique Canadienne-Francaise in Montreal, 1944-1963. Volume 1, #1 to Volume 14, #9. Lacks Volume 6, #6 & #7; Volume 12, #6 & #7, softcover, 8vo., Various. Mostly VG. A long (nearly 20 year) run of an important French-Canadian genealogical reference. $125.00
910014 Historic Forts of Ontario, by Robert D. Bradford. Published by Mika Publishing Company in Belleville, 1988. 1st edition. Index, biblio, illus., photos, maps, cloth, dj., 4to., 176 pp. Fine condition. An in-depth study of eleven important forts, from colonial times to the 19th century. $30.00
910055 West Kootenay: The Ghost Town Country, by N. L. Barlee. Published by Canada West Publications, 1984. 1st edition. Illus., photos, maps, wraps, 4to., 176 pp. VG condition. The stories of British Columbia ghost towns. $12.50
201004 A Stream Out of Lebanon; An Introduction to the Coming of Syrian/Lebanese Emigrants to Prince Edward Island, by David Weale. Published by the Institute of Island Studies, Charlottetown, 1988. Index, photos., illus., maps, 8vo., stiff wraps, 57 pp. The Lebanese make up less than 1 % of the population of P.E.I., Canada’s smallest province. $20.00
108425 Canadian German Folklore. Published by Pennsylvania Folklore Society of Ontario, Vol. 1, 1961.
Illus., softcovers (light soil, bit worn), 8vo., 144 pp. This was Milton Rubincam’s copy and he inscribed his name and the date on the front cover. He made corrections to his articles on "A Plea for Ontario Genealogy" and "The European Background of the Pennsylvania Germans" in red ink. 24 articles on a variety of subjects relating to the topic. $45.00 108176 [1940s Quebec] Souvenir of Quebec: Souvenir Guide in Colors. Published in the 1940s by the American Autochrome Company, Toronto. 32 pp., sketch map, 16mo., color and b/w photos. History and local colour. $10.00108181 [Manitoba Mennonites] The Bergthal Colony, Revised Edition, by William Schroeder, CMBC Publications, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1986. Biblio., notes, photos, maps, wraps, exlib., 8vo., 141 pp. Bergthaler Germans migrated from Russia to Manitoba in the 1870s. $20.00
108172 [Canadian Parliament View Book] Canadian Houses of Parliament: Ottawa. A Souvenir Book of Views. Published circa 1920s. Photos., oblong 8vo., stiff wraps with tassel ties, 42 pp., printed on one side only. $20.00
108173 Samuel de Champlain, Fondateur du Canada - Héros National. L’Homme Le cher campagnon de nos coeurs, by Morris Bishop. Published by Fêtes de Champlain on the occasion of the 350th anniversary of Canada 1608-1958, Quebec, 1958. Photos, softcovers, 8vo., 28 pp. $15.00
108192 [Nova Scotia Railway Route Guide Book] The Land of Evangeline Nova Scotia Annotated Guide Historical and Descriptive. Published by Dominion Atlantic Railway, 1925. Illus, endpaper map, 8vo., softcovers, 67 + pp. An annotated guide to the Land of Evangeline Route of the Dominion Atlantic Railway. $30.00
108178 [The Gold Fields of British Columbia] Cariboo Yarns by F. W. Lindsay. Lytton, B.C., 1967. 60 pp., illus., photos, map, 8vo., wraps. $ 7.50
108182 Romantic Quebec Gaspe Peninsula, by Department of Highways. Quebec City, 1929. 32 pp., col. illus., 8vo., folding map. Very Nice condition. $17.50
108174 [First Quebec Automobile Club Guidebook] Motoring in the Province of Quebec, by Quebec Automobile Club. Quebec City, 1930. 192 pp., illus., photos, adverts., 8vo., folding map. Contains much info on small villages, etc. A useful research tool. $35.00
108179 [Acadian History] La Société Historique Acadienne: Dix-Huitième Cahier, by N. B. Moncton. 1968. 8vo., pp.283-308. Articles in English and French. $3.00
108195 Montreal and the Laurentians. Published by the Provincial Tourist Bureau, Department of Roads, Quebec, Canada, 1936. 2nd edition. Illus., photos, folding map, maps, softcovers (light soil), 8vo., 32 pp. Includes a series of recommended road tours. $10.00
108194 [1929 Quebec Provincial Guide] Four, Five and Six Days in Quebec, Canada. Published by the Provincial Tourist Bureau, Quebec, 1929. B&W photos, folding map, softcovers, 8vo., 63 pp. Rear cover creased. $15.00
108193 [1939 Quebec Provincial Guide] La Province de Québec Historic Romantic Picturesque. Published by the Provincial Tourist Bureau, Quebec, 1939. B&W photos., softcovers, 8vo., 64 pp. Text in English. $15.00
906335 Saint John: The Making of a Colonial Urban Community, by T. W. Acheson. University of Toronto, Toronto, 1985, 314 pp., 1st edition, 8vo., illus, index, photos, maps, wraps, fine condition. The social, political and economic history of this New Brunswick town. $20.00
906343 A Respectable Ditch: A History of the Trent-Severn Waterway 1833 - 1920, by James T. Angus. McGill-Queens University Press, Kingston & Montreal, 1988, 455 pp., 1st edition, 8vo., photos, illus., index, cloth, dj., as new, $22.50
906375 With the First Canadian Contingent, by Canadian Field Comforts Commission. Hodder and Stoughton, Toronto, 1915, 119 pp., large 8 vo, photos, good +, The story of some Canadian troops in WWI, told with photos and letters. Small gouge thru back cover affecting several text pages. $45.00
906429 A Corner of Empire: The Old Ontario Strand, by T. R. Glover and D. D. Calvin. MacMillan, Toronto, 1937, 178 pp., 8vo., index, illus, end-paper map, cloth, dj. (chipped, soiled), VG condition. A history of the area of Upper Canada that includes Kingston and Garden Isle. $35.00
906441 This is Ontario, by Katherine Hale. Ryerson, Toronto, 1946, 245 pp., Revised edition(1937), 8vo., index, photos, end-paper map, cloth, dj. (chipped), VG condition. Readable one-volume provincial travelogue/history. $12.50
906442 Toronto, Romance of a Great City, by Katherine Hale. Cassell, Toronto, 1956, 262 pp., 1st edition, 8vo., index, illus, photos, maps, cloth, dj. (chipped, faded), VG condition. A readable city history $25.00
906458 Free Gold. The Story of Canadian Mining, by Arnold Hoffman. Associated Book Service, New York, 1958, 420 pp., 2nd printing, 8vo, index, illus., endpaper map, dj.(worn), VG condition. Focuses primarily on the early 20th century. $25.00
906476 The People of Hamilton, Canada West: Family and Class in a Mid-Nineteenth Century City, by Michael B. Katz. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 1975, 381 pp., 2nd printing(1979), 8vo., index, notes, charts, maps, wraps, VG condition. A scholarly study of the city's social structure, and its population's life cycles and domestic relations. $17.50
906477 The People of Hamilton, Canada West: Family and Class in a Mid-Nineteenth Century City, by Michael B. Katz. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 1975, 381 pp., 1st edition, 8vo., index, notes, charts, maps, cloth, dj., VG condition. A scholarly study of the city's social structure, and its population's life cycles and domestic relations. $25.00
906488 Floodtides of Fortune: The Story of Stratford, by Adelaide Leitch. City of Stratford, Stratford, 1980, 310 pp., 1st edition, 4to., illus, map, index, cloth, dj., VG condition. The history of this Ontario city, now internationally known for its Shakespeare Festival. $27.50
906140 Oakville and the Sixteen The History of an Ontario Port, by Hazel C. Mathews. University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 1971, 521 pp., 8vo., index, illus, Cloth, dj. chipped, VG condition. $45.00
906145 Toronto Magnificent City An Illustrated Look at a Great Metropolis, by Nick and Helma Mika. Mika Silk Screening ltd., Belleville, Ontario, 1967, 128 pp., 8vo., index, illus., Cloth, dj., VG condition. Author Signed Copy $22.50
906552 Company of Adventurers, by Peter C. Newman. Viking, New York, 1985, 413 pp., 1st U.S. edition, 8 vo, illus., maps, VG condition. The story of the Hudson's Bay Company. Apparent remainder stamps on bottom fore-edge. $22.50
906553 Company of Adventurers, by Peter C. Newman. Viking, New York, 1985, 413 pp., 1st U.S. edition, 8 vo, illus., maps, VG condition. The story of the Hudson's Bay Company. $22.50
906576 Halifax, Warden of the North, by Thomas H. Raddall. Doubleday, Garden City, 1965, 340 pp., 1st thus., 8vo., illus, biblio, index, cloth, dj. (worn), VG condition. One of the most readable histories of this Nova Scotia city. Revised and updated from the 1948 edition. $17.50