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HITORY OF THE COUNTY OF LUNENBURG 2nd edition by M. B. DesBrisay - 1895

by M. B. DesBrisay

HITORY OF THE COUNTY OF LUNENBURG 2nd edition by M. B. DesBrisay - 1895

HITORY OF THE COUNTY OF LUNENBURG 2nd edition

by M. B. DesBrisay

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DesBRISAY, Mather Byles. History of the County of Lunenburg. Second Edition. Toronto : William Briggs / Montreal: C.W. Coates, 1895. Pp (11), xii-xvi,(1), 18-585,(3) of adverts,(2). frontispiece, 1 folding map, 8 leaves plat es. Four chapters of particular interest here: 40. Fisheries - Kinds and quantities of Fish caught - Vessels, This is an exceptional copy of this rare. The binding is tight and the pages are clean - no foxing. Very attractive cover and spine. As the pictures show the book is all original and would look great on your bookshelf. Contents: Boats, and Men engaged - Deep Sea and other Fishing (pp.461-471); 41. Manufactures in the Town of Lunenburg, with Vessels and Boats Built there and elsewhere in the County (pp.472-484); 46. Tales of Shipwreck suffered by Mariners and others belonging to the County - Chase and explosion of Young Teazer (pp.509-521); 47. Rescue of Persons in Peril on the Sea, and Presentations made for Deeds of Bravery and as Tokens of Esteem and much more. There are 585 pages including addenda and index. A great source of genealogy.
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  • Publisher William Briggs
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  • Date Published 1895
  • Keywords Lunenburg, Vintage, Nova Scotia
  • Size 9" X 6"
The Collected Writings of Louis Riel /  Les Ecrits Complets de Louis Riel

The Collected Writings of Louis Riel / Les Ecrits Complets de Louis Riel

by Riel, Louis (Edited by F.G. Stanley.)

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Edmonton: University of Alberta Press [0-88864-091-9] [1985]. (Hardcover set) 546, 482, 637, 544, 360pp. Fine. 5 volumes in Fine slipcase. Of particular interest is the biographical index in vol.5 of the people named in these writings. Edited by F.G. Stanley. Vol. 1 Raymond Huel (29 December / Decembre 1861 - 7 December / Decembre 1875). Vol. 2 Gilles Martel (8 December / Decembre 1875 - 4 June / Juin 1884). Vol. 3 Flanagan, Thomas (5 June / Juin 1884 - 16 November / Novembre 1885). Vol. 4 len Campbell (Poetry / Poesie). Vol. 5 George F.G. Stanley (Reference / Reference). Text in French and English. Locale: ; Manitoba; Western Canada. (Riel, Local History--Manitoba, Metis, Riel Rebellion).
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Studies in the History of Ukrainians in Canada (Series: Ukrainian Free Academy of...

Studies in the History of Ukrainians in Canada (Series: Ukrainian Free Academy of Sciences--Ukrainica Occidentalia; Ukrainian Free Academy of Sciences--Ukrainica Occidentalia.)

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Winnipeg: Trident Press [1964]. (Hardcover set) 255,544,284pp. Very good, no dust jacket. 3 volumes. Photographs, illustrations, maps, appendix, index. Text in Ukrainian Language. Locale: ; Point Douglas. Series: Ukrainian Free Academy of Sciences--Ukrainica Occidentalia. (Manitoba, Newspapers, Selkirk Settlers, Ukrainian Canadians).
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Guide to the Province of British Columbia for 1877 - 8
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Guide to the Province of British Columbia for 1877 - 8

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Victoria: T. N. Hibben & Co., Publishers, 1877. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Printing of the First Edition. Rebound using the original boards and spine label. Probably Ex libris as there is a number stamped on the preface page..
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UNDER SAIL TO GREENLAND
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UNDER SAIL TO GREENLAND

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Patterson's History of Victoria County, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia ; with related papers
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Patterson's History of Victoria County, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia ; with related papers

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The Collected Writings of Louis Riel /  Les Ecrits Complets de Louis Riel

The Collected Writings of Louis Riel / Les Ecrits Complets de Louis Riel

by Riel, Louis (Edited by F.G. Stanley.)

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Edmonton: University of Alberta Press [0-88864-091-9] [1985]. (Hardcover set) 546, 482, 637, 544, 360pp. Fine. 5 volumes in Fine slipcase. Of particular interest is the biographical index in vol.5 of the people named in these writings. Edited by F.G. Stanley. Vol. 1 Raymond Huel (29 December / Decembre 1861 - 7 December / Decembre 1875). Vol. 2 Gilles Martel (8 December / Decembre 1875 - 4 June / Juin 1884). Vol. 3 Flanagan, Thomas (5 June / Juin 1884 - 16 November / Novembre 1885). Vol. 4 len Campbell (Poetry / Poesie). Vol. 5 George F.G. Stanley (Reference / Reference). Text in French and English. Locale: ; Manitoba; Western Canada. (Riel, Local History--Manitoba, Metis, Riel Rebellion).
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Studies in the History of Ukrainians in Canada (Series: Ukrainian Free Academy of...

Studies in the History of Ukrainians in Canada (Series: Ukrainian Free Academy of Sciences--Ukrainica Occidentalia; Ukrainian Free Academy of Sciences--Ukrainica Occidentalia.)

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Winnipeg: Trident Press [1964]. (Hardcover set) 255,544,284pp. Very good, no dust jacket. 3 volumes. Photographs, illustrations, maps, appendix, index. Text in Ukrainian Language. Locale: ; Point Douglas. Series: Ukrainian Free Academy of Sciences--Ukrainica Occidentalia. (Manitoba, Newspapers, Selkirk Settlers, Ukrainian Canadians).
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Guide to the Province of British Columbia for 1877 - 8
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Guide to the Province of British Columbia for 1877 - 8

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Victoria: T. N. Hibben & Co., Publishers, 1877. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Printing of the First Edition. Rebound using the original boards and spine label. Probably Ex libris as there is a number stamped on the preface page..
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UNDER SAIL TO GREENLAND
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UNDER SAIL TO GREENLAND

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Some wear at the corners. The binding is excellent and the pages are clean. Privately Printed by the Marchibanks Press 1931. 1st edition limited to 900 copies (300 for Private Distribution and 600 for the publisher). Tipped-in frontispiece (portrait) and plates from photos, and folding colour map (at end). Posthumously published account of the expedition, including excerpts from the correspondence between Allen and Rockwell Kent, which led to Kent's participation and his account of the expedition in "N. By E."There are 90 pages
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Patterson's History of Victoria County, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia ; with related papers
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Patterson's History of Victoria County, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia ; with related papers

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History of the County of Lunenburg (1895)

by M.B. Desbrisay

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Canada: Global Historical Reprint. Good. Hardcover. 2003. pp605 heavy book check postage with us .
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Planning for Freedom: 16 lectures on the CCF Its Policies and Program
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Planning for Freedom: 16 lectures on the CCF Its Policies and Program

by M. J. Coldwell, David Lewis, F. H. Underhill, Andrew Brewin, T. C. Douglas, Eugene Forsey and more

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Ontario CCF, Toronto, 1944, Very Good Softcover, 180 pages, 6" x 9", edgewear on cover and aged paper, otherwise clean and tight. See image for Contents.
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Goldrush Days With Mark Twain, Illustrated with Woodcuts By Henry J. Glintenkamp

Goldrush Days With Mark Twain, Illustrated with Woodcuts By Henry J. Glintenkamp

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William R. Gillis. Goldrush Days with Mark Twain (H. Glintenkamp woodcuts). Copyright 1930. Albert & Charles Boni, NY. With an into by Cyril Clemens. RARE H. Glintenkamp WOODCUTS 6 woodcut illustrations included, Twain frontis (Three old friends), and 5 other historic and realistic woodcut illustrations. MEMOIRS. HISTORY OF NEVADA GOLDRUSH. Summary: Mr. Gillis was a friend of American author/humorist Mark Twain and was with him at Virginia, Nevada in the Goldrush days. In 1859 placer miners in the Great Basin discovered the largest gold and silver strike that had happened in the United States up until that time. RARE H. Glintenkamp WOODCUTS. Used. Good- Condition. 264 pages. Used. Good condition. First few pages are loose. Frontis is still affixed to binding. Green cloth boards gold titling. No titles left on spine. Spine is sunned.
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The Silence Of The North

The Silence Of The North

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By Olive A. Frederickson with Ben East. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. RARE. 1972 Crown Publishers Inc., NY. The Silence Of The North, The Incredible story of a woman's fight for survival in a merciless winter of the Canadian Wilderness during the 1940's. Adapted as a film in 1981 and directed by Allan King. VG/GOOD $5.95 unclipped dust jacket. USED. 5 ¾ X 8 ½. 209 pages. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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BLACK BERET: A HISTORY OF THE WINDSOR REGIMENT (RCAC) 1936 - 2006

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Windsor: The Windsor Regiment Association, 2006. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. pp: 260 [2]. Laminated pictorial boards. Issued without a dust jacket. Pictorial endpapers. A complete history of the Regiment that includes, a Roll of Honour and a nominal roll for the years 1936 to 2006. This is a particularly hard history to find. A very good copy. This copy is from a library and has a stamp on the top edge. There are some signs of use. No extra shipping within North America.
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The Withdrawing Room
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The Withdrawing Room

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The With-Drawing Room (1980, Doubleday 1st Ed. SIGNED W/DJ) THE WITH-DRAWING ROOM, A MYSTERY BY FAMED CANADIAN AUTHOR CHARLOTTE MACLEOD. Publisher: Doubleday & Co., Garden City, NY, 1980.Used. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. First or early printing thus. Good Condition/ Includes good condition unclipped $8.95 dust jacket. Features young Sarah Kelling. Will ship from United States.
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The Recycled Citizen

The Recycled Citizen

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016MacLeod, Charlotte. THE RECYCLED CITIZEN, by popular Canadian author Charlotte MacLeod. Mysterious Press ISBN 96187-2.1988. Published January 21, 1988. Softcover. Advance Uncorrected Proof. 199 numbered pages. Signed." The reigning queen of the whimsical whodunit brings back amateur sleuth Sarah Kelling and her art detective husband, Max Bittersohn, in this tasty mystery involving a black-tie charity auction, scandal, and more than one murder." Stated First Printing January, 1988. Number line 1090807060504030201 . Flat-Signed by the author on title page. Used VG Condition.
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Something The Cat Dragged In
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Something The Cat Dragged In

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SOMETHING THE CAT DRAGGED IN - A PETER SHANDY MYSTERY. SIGNED BY FAMED CANADIAN AUTHOR CHARLOTTE MACLEOD. Publisher: Doubleday & Co., Garden City, NY, 1983. Used First printing. Flat-signed by author on card affixed to title page. Dark-grey textured paper boards with light-grey imprinting on spine Price intact: $11.95. Good Condition/ Includes good condition unclipped $11.95 Blue and white dust jacket. Will ship from United States.
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Forty Years in Canada : Reminiscences of the Great North-West, with Some Account of His Service...
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Forty Years in Canada : Reminiscences of the Great North-West, with Some Account of His Service in South Africa

by Steele, S.B. (Colonel)

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London / Toronto: Herbert Jenkins / McClelland, Goodchild, Stewart, Ltd., 1918. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Second Printing ?. Very good, with a little wear to extremities, and somewhat faded spine. Front pastedown bears a bookplate of the Canadian Exhibition Commission, stating that this copy was part of an exhibition by the Commission in association with the Canadian Authors Association. Spine has the Herbert Jenkins imprint. Intro by Colmer. 17 plates..
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The Adventure of Wrangel Island

The Adventure of Wrangel Island

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The Adventure of Wrangel Island, Alaska (1925 Macmillan 1st Edition) HISTORY OF ALASKA. EXLIB. Good Condition/ No DJ included. Fold-out map affixed to binding at the back of the book has never been opened. The story of the (unsuccessful) attempted colonization of Wrangel Island Alaska. 413 pages plus appendix, Index. Titling is still bright. A clean, solid copy. Scarce.
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Toronto, Ryerson Press, 1955, hardcover, 255 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket, Signed by the Author without inscription on the title page. Straight, tight and clean, short gift inscription (non-authorial) to half-title verso, corner and spine end bumps, a few tiny dents to front board. Dustjacket, light edge nicks, a few spots to rear panel. very pretty in new Brodart sleeve. The second novel by the Alberta-based poet, journalist, and early biographer of the women's suffrage movement.
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