Toronto: New Press, 1970. Fall 1970. Octavo; pp 122; G/paperback; black spine with brown text; covers have some slight wear to exterior; light rubbing to edges; text block shows age toned exterior edges; interior shows toning; frontispiece; profusely illustrated. More about Canadian Whole Earth Almanac
Alpha, NJ: Sheridan Printing Company, Inc., 1972. Facsimile Reprint. Octavo; pp 896; Fair/paperback; beige spine with black text; covers have rubbed edges; some soiling to exterior; minor chips to edges; text block shows some wear to exterior edges; interior clean; illustrated with maps and drawings; Shelved in the Annex, Aisle B. More about Traveler's Official Guide of the Railway and Steam Navigation Lines in the United States and Canada
Toronto: The Champlain Society, 2015. Octavo; pp 645; VG/no-DJ; red spine with gilt text and decoration and rule to spine, blind stamped design to front; cloth shows light spots to exterior, strong boards; text block has very slight shelf wear to exterior edges; interior clean. More about The Publications of the Champlain Society: 'Another World': William Ord Mackenzie's Sojourn in...
Oakville, ON and London, ON: Oakville Galleries and Museum London, 2007. Oblong Octavo; pp 80; VG-/no-DJ; dark gray spine with green text; cloth shows slight sunfading to exterior; blind-stamped illustration to front; green titles to rear; strong boards; text block shows some light wear to exterior edges; illustrated endpapers; profusely illustrated; arts - Collection;. More about T&T Onward the Future
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1912. Thick Octavo; Fair/no-DJ; green spines with gilt text to red bar; 4 volumes: vol. 1, Farms, pp 618; vol. 2, Crops, pp 699; vol. 3, Animals, pp 708; vol. 4, Farm and Community, pp 650; cloths have heavy wear to exteriors; soiling to exteriors; ex-library markings to spines; chipping and fraying to edges; splitting to rear joint of vol. 3; chip to front fore edge of vol. 3; text blocks show some soiling to exterior edges; interiors have light toning; cracking to gutters; ex-library with markings to first and last few pages; frontispieces; ex-library pouches to rear pastedowns; open tear to rear endpaper of vol. 3; profusely illustrated; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More about Cyclopedia of American Agriculture [4 volumes
Toronto and Buffalo: University of Toronto Press, 1974. Small quarto; pp 438; G-/Fair; ivory spine with black text; dust jacket shows rubbing wear to exterior; tape mends to head spine edge; some chips to edges; soiling to rear; cloth has slight sunning to exterior; slight staining to tail edge; strong boards; text block has slight soiling to exterior edges; interior lightly toned; previous owner's name to half title page; profusely illustrated; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More about The Mammals of Canada
Toronto: Stoddart Publishing Co. Limited, 1992. First. Folio; VG/VG-; White spine with green text; DJ is age toned, small stains and rubbing; Boards have rubbed corners, otherwise strong; Textblock has small stains, otherwise clean; pp 240. Additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More about Georgian Bay An Illustrated History
New York: Pantheon Books, 2011. First U.S. edition. Octavo; pp 384; VG/VG; Black spine with white & gold text; dust jacket has very minor wear & rubbing to exterior and edges; cloth has very slight wear to exterior; text block shows very slight wear to exterior edges, interior clean; signed by author;. More about The O'Briens
Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1980. Octavo. VG/no DJ - hardback. Blue and gold spine with gold text/title; comes in a slipcase; boards are strong and clean; SIGNED by author on the title page; binding is strong; textblock is clean. Pp.363. More about The Invasion of Canada 1812-1813 - SIGNED
Garden City: Garden City Books, 1952. Octavo; G+/Fair-; Hardcover with DJ; Spine, blue with yellow print; DJ has significant tears at bottom of spine and bottom edge, small tears at top of spine, otherwise mild shelfwear, price-clipped; Boards in blue cloth with black print, mild wear to corners and spine caps; Text block has tear along front endpapers at hinge, clean text; 183 pages, color illustrations. More about THE REAL BOOK ABOUT THE MOUNTIES (REAL BOOKS
Privately Printed, 1956. Limited Edition. Octavo; Limited Edition, no. 182 of 550 copies; VG-/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, blue with gold print; Boards in blue cloth with gold print, mild wear to corners and spine caps; Text block has small stain to front flyleaf, else clean and tight; xiii, 134 pages, frontispiece, illustrated (b&w plates), folded genealogical tables. More about COLONISTS OF NEW ENGLAND AND NOVA SCOTIA : BURGESS AND HECKMAN FAMILIES
Vancouver: Dougles & McIntyre, 1978. Octavo; VG/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, blue with white print; Boards in blue illustrated paper with white and red print, slight smudging, otherwise clean and strong, small label with call number on front; Textblock clean; 43 pages, illustrated. More about SWAMP SONG
Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 1981. Octavo; VG/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, orange with black print; Boards in orange illustrated paper with white and red print, slight smudging, otherwise clean and strong, small label with call number on front; Textblock clean but for small Christmas card affixed to title page; 45 pages, illustrated. More about THE BIRCH BARK CAPER
Chicago, New York: M.A. Donohue & Company, 1929. 12mo; pp 512; G/no-DJ; red spine with black text; cloth has minor spots to exterior; lightly sunned spin e; mild wear to spine edges and fore corners; strong boards; text block shows slight toning to exterior edges; slight cracking to gutters; frontispiece; interior clean; profusely illustrated. More about The Complete American and Canadian Sportsman's Encyclopedia of Valuable Instruction
New York: Columbia University Press, 1939. Reprinted. Octavo; pp 582; G/no-DJ; dark green spine with gilt text; cloth has mild wear to exterior; strong boards; text block has light toning to exterior edges; light ink to p 17; ex-library with markings and stamps inside; good binding; illustrated with several charts;. More about American Husbandry
Ottowa: National Historic Sites Park Service Environment Canada, 1991. Octavo: VG/no-DJ paperback: Black, white and yellow spine with black text: Covers are clean with general shelfwear, some creasing to hinges, binding solid: Textblock is clean: Translated from the original French into English: 279 pp. More about Quebec: A French Colonial Town in America, 1660-1690
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1902. Second Edition. Octavo; pp 340; G/no-DJ; burgundy spine with black text; cloth has light sunning to spine; slight chips to edges; some soiling to exterior; strong boards; text block shows slight toning to exterior edges; frontispiece with tissue guard; interior clean; good binding. More about Arnold's Expedition to Quebec
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1910. Octavo; Published July 1908; Fair+/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, blue with gold print; Boards in blue cloth with gold print, cocked spine, wear to outer corners and spine caps, spotting/smudging, slight puckering on front; Textblock has shaken binding, endpapers torn along front hinge, name in ink on front flyleaf, spotting/smudging to endpapers, intermittent spine breaks, spotting to some pages; ix, 366 pages, frontispiece, illustrated with b&w plates. More about CANADIAN TYPES OF THE OLD REGIME, 1608-1698
Toronto and Montreal: McClelland and Stewart Limited, 1967. First. Octavo; VG-/G+; light brown, green and black illustrated spine with black and red text; dustjacket has light edgewear with moderate age discoloration and light staining to covers, has protective mylar covering; boards are strong and clean with light bumping to corners and edges; front free-end paper has gift inscription, date and sticker to previous owner, pages lightly age-toned, otherwise textblock is clean; 176pp. More about The Elegant Canadians
Montreal: 1910. first edition. octavo in faded red soft covers with handwritten title on spine and black letters; Good; covers discolored with some shelf wear; front hinge and title page torn along spine; paper faded; previous owner's name on title page; occasional penciled annotations; vignette photographs on glossy paper interspersed; contains history, biographies and genealogy; pp. 62. More about MASCOUCHE EN 1910
Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1993. Octavo; pp 239; VG/no-DJ; red spine with gilt text; cloth has very little wear to exterior; strong boards; text block clean; illustrated;. More about Early Ontario Settlers: A Source Book
Canada: L'Impremierie d'Arthabaska, 1927. first;. octavos in red cloth with black letters; VG; boards with minimal shelf wear; front hinges slightly loose but binding strong; paper slightly faded; no marks on text; these volumes are in FRENCH. More about GENEALOGIES DES PRINCIPALES FAMILLES DU RICHELIEU. TOME I ET II
Quebec: A. Cote, 1888. First;. Thin octavo in dark green cloth; spine with gold letters and exl-library number; covers with some soiling and moderate shelf wear; ex-library stamp, sticker and pocket; binding strong; front hinge glued to title page; back hing slightly detached; paper faded from age but clean; text in small print clean; pp. 280. More about EN ROUTE. SEPT JOURS DANS LES PROVINCES MARITIMES
Northwest Territories, Canada: 1934. First. Octavo pamphlet; VG; spine discolored light blue; covers and edges soiled; clean paper and text; pp. 166. More about CANADA'S EASTERN ARCTIC. ITS HISTORY, RESOURCES, POPULATION AND ADMINISTRATION
Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1975. Octavo; G/G; Hardcover with DJ; Spine, white with orange and blue print; DJ has small tears to top and bottom edges, long tear (taped) to rear flap fold, some smudging/shelfwear; Boards in blue cloth with gold print, mild wear to spine caps, else clean and strong; Text block has spine break at title page, else clean and tight; Inscribed in ink by the author on the title page; xiii, 298 pages, illustrated (b&w plates). BL consignment. More about ONE CANADA : MEMOIRS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE JOHN G. DIFENBAKER : THE CRUSADING YEARS, 1895-1956...
Quebec: 1905. first;. octavo in red cloth with gold letters; Good+; front hinge slightly loose but strong binding; one portrait page loose; papers discolored but clean; no marks on text; pp. 443; this book is in FRENCH. More about LES ECCLESIASTIQUES ET LES ROYALISTES FRANCAIS REFUGIES AU CANADA A L'EPOQUE DE LA REVOLUTION -...
Toronto: Coles Publishing Company, 1973. First Edition Reprint. Octavo; VG/no-DJ paperback; red spine with black text; cover has rubbing, edgewear, slight peeling at spine head and tail; textblock has age toning, edgewear, writing on front endpaper, otherwise clean; pp 289; originally published in 1889. More about Trooper and Redskin in the Far North-West: Recollections of Life in the North-West Mounted...
Montreal, Canada: Mount Sinai Chapter #1091, B'nai B'rith Women, 1987. Revised edition, ninth printing. Octavo; pp 273; G/paperback; Black comb spine; Covers have slight wear and soiling to exterior, light rubbing to edges; Text block has light wear to exterior edges, interior clean;. More about Second Helpings, Please!
London: John Van Voorst, 1840. Octavo; G-/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, green with gold print, upper portion torn away with exposed binding; Boards in green embossed cloth with gold print, bumps to corners, spine cap torn away, spine tail has wear, tears along front hinge; Text block has tinted top edge, spotting to all edges, bookplates and vendor labels to front pastedown, front flyleaf detached with spine break, vendor label on rear pastedown, spotting/foxing to endpapers, errata tipped-in at page 1, clean text; xii, 372 pages, “illustrated by forty-five engravings”. More about THE CANADIAN NATURALIST: A SERIES OF CONVERSATIONS ON THE NATURAL HISTORY OF LOWER CANADA
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Key Porter Books Limited, 1991. Canadian Printing. small Qto. VG+/VG. multicolor pictorial jacket DJ spine with olive and white titles, illustration extends across jacket front and partially the jacket rear, which is partly dark green with white text paragraphs. dark blue clothbound HB with stamped gilt type, adjacent boards sturdy, fep/ffep is a clear light green. illustrations and maps in b/w and some in color. 266 pp. ISBN# 1550133551. More about WAR AND PEACEKEEPING : FROM SOUTH AFRICA TO THE GULF -- CANADA'S LIMITED WARS
Toronto: Robin Bass Studio, 2000. Octavo. VG/no DJ - softcover. Tan, brown, and blue spine with red, black, and white text/title; covers are clean with mild edgewear; SIGNED by author on card taped to the inside front cover; binding is strong; textblock is clean. Pp. 425. More about Field of Glory: The Battle of Crysler's Farm, 1813 - SIGNED
Toronto: Coles Publishing Company, 1971. Facsimile edition. Octavo; G+; Paperback; Spine, brown with tan print; Cover has slight edgewear, bump and small stain to front upper corner, else clean and bright; Text block has spotting to top edge, else clean and tight; 406 pages. More about LETTERS FROM CANADA: WRITTEN DURING A RESIDENCE THERE IN THE YEARS 1806, 1807, AND 1808 (COLES...
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. First edition. VG-/VG- 8vo in beige and brown DJ, title on spine in black. DJ un-faded, worn at spine top and bottom, closed tear on front. Spine straight, boards flat, binding solid. Textblock browned. Pages clean, flat and white, no foxing. Gift inscr. on ffep. 282 pgs. An autobiography by Archibald Belaney, an Englishman who pretended to Native American parentage. shelve Canada. More about PILGRIMS OF THE WILD
Ontario: University of Toronto Press, 1969. Reprint; Large Octavo; VG/no-DJ; Red spine with gilded text. Boards have general shelf wear, slightly age toned spine, apart from that, binding strong, corners sharp; Textblock is clean, free of underlining/highlighting; pp 249. More about The Political History of Newfoundland 1832-1864
1953. Octavo; G/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, green with red print; Boards in green cloth with red print, mild wear to corners and spine caps, slight shelfwear; Text block has owner stamp on front flyleaf, else clean and tight; 407 pages, frontispiece (port.), illustrated (maps, b&w plates). More about THE ARGYLL AND SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS OF CANADA (PRINCESS LOUISE'S), 1928-1953 : COMPILED BY...
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1966. Small Quarto; pp 443; VG-/G; ivory spine with blue and yellow text; dust jacket has slight sun aging to exterior; price clipped front flap; mylar wraps; cloth shows some light wear to exterior; lightly wear to edges; strong boards; text block shows toning to exterior edges; slight writing to ffep; interior clean; profusely illustrated; arts - collection; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders;. More about Painting in Canada: A History
Toronto, Ontario, CANADA: J.M. Dent & Sons, Limited. 1919. Canadian Printing. 8vo. VG-/ - no DJ. dark blue clothbound HB with stamped gold titling, edgewear and rough patches to the spine ends and less so to its corner points. endpages both have damaged hinges, fep cracked and ffep cracked more but both reveal binding material. a few spots to p. xiv and xv, rarely within the main textblock. grayish head-edge with roughly trimmed fore-edge and tail. as is. 380 pp. More about THE BIRTHRIGHT : A SEARCH FOR THE CANADIAN CANADIAN AND THE LARGER LOYALTY
Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2004. Octavo; VG-/VG; Hardcover with DJ; Spine, purple with white print; DJ has slight edgewear but is clean and bright; Boards in tan cloth with black print, slight wear to spine caps but clean and strong; Text block clean and tight but for ragged edges on lower corner of pages 17-24; xiii, 323 pages. More about ANGLICANS IN CANADA : CONTROVERSIES AND IDENTITY IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE (STUDIES IN ANGLICAN...
Toronto: The Champlain Society, 2010. Octavo; pp 490; VG/no-DJ; red spine with gilt text and decoration and rule to spine, blind stamped design to front; cloth shows light wear to exterior, strong boards; text block has very slight shelf wear to exterior edges; interior clean. More about The Publications of the Champlain Society: Samuel de Champlain Before 1604: Des Sauvages and...
New York: The Modern Library, 1934. First Modern Library Edition. 12mo., 288pp.; VG/VG; spine tan and red with blue lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; mild wear to dust jacket edges, corners, head and tail of spine; top edge of text block dyed red; bound in style 7, red balloon cloth; dust jacket the correct 1934 Spring version, with 225 titles, has Caldwell's God's Little Acre, lacking Heyward's Porgy, as expected; erratum tipped in at page 288, reading "This book has been printed from the plates of the Modern Readers' Series."; copyright page reads "First Modern Library Edition"; price at 95 cents; Toledano number: 010.2; shelved under front counter. More about MARIA CHAPDELAINE: A TALE OF THE LAKE ST. JOHN COUNTRY
New York: Greenwood Press, Publishers, 1969. Reprinted. Octavo; pp 494+472; G+/no-DJ; brown spines with gilt text; originally published in 1860; 2 volumes; cloths show slight sunning to exteriors; few minor smudges to exteriors; strong boards; text blocks have mild toned exterior edges; minor toning to first and last few pages at gutter; frontispieces; illustrated;. More about Narrative of The Canadian Red River Exploring Expedition of 1857 and of the Assinniboine and...
Barrie: Historical Committee of Simcoe County, 1948. Reproduced edition. Octavo. VG/VG DJ. White and green-blue striped spine with black text/title; dustjacket is clean with mild edgewear; boards are strong and mostly clean; binding is strong; textblock is clean. Pp. 323. More about The History of Simcoe County
Windsor, Ontario: Merco, 1974. Fifth Edition. Octavo; pp 382; VG-/no-DJ; navy blue spine with gilt text; cloths have slight rubbing to exterior, minor wear to edges, strong boards; text block has slight wear to exterior edges, light foxing to exterior head edge; light ink to ffep; light toning to pastedowns and endpapers; interior clean. More about Indian Herbalogy of North America
New York: Johnson and Ward, 1862. Folio, 99 pages, 64 lithographed maps; G; bound in original publisher's three-quarters calf with embossed green cloth covers, titling in gilt on front cover and spine, marbled endpapers; front gutter partially open; most maps with light foxing; hand-colored plates; shelved above case 3. More about JOHNSON'S NEW ILLUSTRATED (STEEL PLATE) FAMILY ATLAS, WITH DESCRIPTIONS, GEOGRAPHICAL,...
Oregan City, OR: Paradise Press, 2005. First American Edition. Large Octavo; pp 521; G/paperback; white spine with black text; covers have slight rubbing to exterior; small closed tear to head front edge; text block shows light wear to exterior edges; interior clean; frontispiece;. More about Steel Rails Across America: The Short Line and Regional Railroads, Past and Present, of the U.S....
n. p. Trafford Publishing, 2008. Large Octavo; pp 470; G-/paperback; light blue spine with black text; covers have some staining to exterior; moderate wear to edges; text block shows light soiling to exterior edges; interior clean; profusely illustrated; inscribed by author. More about Attending Alaska's Birds: A Wildlife Pilot's Story [inscribed
London: Bemrose and Sons, 1871. first edition. octavo in cloth. VG. Shelf and edge wear to boards. Cloth on ends of spine and corners of boards bumped and frayed. Paper residue left on inside of front board where bookplate had been torn out. Book contains fold out map. Light foxing on edge of textblock. 227pp. Shelve in Canada. Spine is brown cloth with gold text. More about THE FIRST ENGLISH CONQUEST OF CANADA
Victoria: Sono Nis Press, 1982. First Edition. Octavo; VG/no-DJ paperback; Blue spine with white text; Covers have light edgewear, few small faint stains on rear cover; Textblock clean; 122pp. More about Arches in British Columbia
Ottawa: I. B. Taylor, 1872. First. Octavo; G/no-DJ; black spine with gold text; boards are strong, have moderate staining, discoloration, and scuffing with frayed corners; textblock is moderately darkened and spotted as a result of age, front free-end paper, title page, and first page of the table of contents have a bookstamp from the Commissariat of the Holy Land in Washington, D.C., title page also has small note written in fading pencil by previous owner, edges of pages throughout are slightly bent and dog-eared, otherwise textblock clean; 246pp. More about British Columbia: Report of the Hon. H. L. Langevin, C. B., Minister of Public Works
Montreal, Canada: Gouvernment du Quebec, Ministere des Affaires culturelles, 1985. Oblong Octavo; VG/no-DJ paperback; Blue spine with white stripes and white text; Covers clean, slightly darkened by age; Textblock clean, slightly darkened by age; pp 126. More about Montreal et L'art Du Monument/Montreal and Monument As An Art [French/English Text
