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LEGENDS OF VANCOUVER
by Johnson, E. Pauline. (Tekahionwake.) Introduction by Theodore Watts-Dunton.
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- Capricorn Books
- Published
- 2014
- Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 100th Anniversary Edition.
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- 9780988110113
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NZ$24.47
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Vancouver: Midtown Press, 2014. 136 pp, 8 1/2" H. B&w illustrations - photographs, drawings. "(P)ays tribute to Pauline Johnson's contribution to Vancouver's cultural heritage and her enduring legacy of sharing some of Canada's rich background of mythological stories. This collection of stories as told to Johnson by Squamish Chief Joe Capilano, represents one of her lasting achievements of cultural… Read more
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A FOLK TALE JOURNEY THROUGH THE MARITIMES.
by Creighton, Helen. Edited with an introduction by Michael Taft and Ronald Caplan.
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- Capricorn Books
- Published
- 1993
- Condition
- Very Good+
- ISBN
- 9781895415285
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Wreck Cove, Cape Breton Island: Breton Books, 1993. 249 pp, 9" H. B&w photographs. "These are the folk tales from Dr. Helen Creighton's life journey through the Maritime Provinces, collecting songs and ghost stories and old cures - and folk tales. Helen serves as our guide, introducing us to storytellers, setting the scene of the telling - and… Read more
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WAKE OF THE GREAT SEALERS.
by Mowat, Farley
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- Capricorn Books
- Published
- 1973
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780771015274
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NZ$106.02
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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1973. 157 pp, 11 7/8" H, green cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Profusely illustrated in b&w and colour. Inscribed on front free endpaper: "To Linda & Royston / with kind regards / & best wishes, / David Blackwood". "Farley Mowat describes the Newfoundland men of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who set out… Read more
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AGAINST THE GRAIN & OTHER STORIES.
by Kennedy, C. Fairn.
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- Capricorn Books
- Published
- 1979
- Condition
- Very Good
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NZ$32.62
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Toronto: Second Story Graphics, 1979. 96 pp, 7 3/8" H. B&w drawings. A group of short stories on the themes of elves, stars, eagles, insects, princesses, etc. The author was born on Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Contents: Against the Grain; Thane and the Sheepdogs; A Dream of the Insect; The Boy and the Eagle; The Old… Read more
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LEGENDS OF QUEBEC. FROM THE LAND OF THE GOLDEN DOG.
by Boswell, Hazel.
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- Capricorn Books
- Published
- 1966
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1966. 120 pp, 8" H. Colour illustrations. Contents: Foreword; The Feast of St. John the Baptist; The White Owl; The Weeping Rock; Felix the Obstinate; Old Desanges; The Lighthouse of Ste. Julie; Josephine's Promise; The Man Who Shot the Cross; The Little Bear; The Trip to Paris; Notes. Small McClelland and Stewart stamp… Read more
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CASTOROLOGIA, OR THE HISTORY AND TRADITIONS OF THE CANADIAN BEAVER. AN EXHAUSTIVE MONOGRAPH, POPULARLY WRITTEN AND FULLY ILLUSTRATED.
by Martin, Horace T.
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- Capricorn Books
- Published
- 1892
- Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
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NZ$187.58
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Montreal: Wm. Drysdale, 1892. 238 pp, 9 1/4" H. Brown cloth, bevelled boards, gilt lettering/decoration on spine and front board, top edge gilt. Inscribed on verso of frontispiece by the publisher: "To John Irwin Esq / of St. Andrews / Que / Feb. 1st / William F. Drysdale." Over 50 b&w illustrations - all present. Contents:… Read more
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LEGENDS TOLD IN CANADA.
by Fowke, Edith.
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- Capricorn Books
- Published
- 1994
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780888544100
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Toronto: Royal Ontario Museum, 1994. 96 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H). B&w and color illustrations. "Sorcerers incanting over boiling cauldrons, a witch disguised as a goose, vicious poltergeists, a woman-warrior, a dangerous enchantress - these are a few of the beings that inhabit Canada's rich folklore tradition. (This) is Edith Fowke's selection of Canadian historical legends,… Read more
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SPIRIT QUEST and TIME OF THE THUNDERBIRD. (KAYA AND TALA ADVENTURES.)
by Silvey, Diane.
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- Capricorn Books
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN
- 9781550028317
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NZ$36.70
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Toronto: Dundurn 58 pp, 86 pp - 2 volumes 9" H. Spirit Quest (ISBN 9781550028317 - second printing, 2009 - b&w illustrations by Joe Silvey) - "Told in the tradition of rich Coast Salish legend, Diane Silvey recounts the adventures of teenaged twins Kaya and Tala as they journey into the British Columbian wilderness confronting fish and fowl, beast… Read more
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CANADIAN FOLK-LIFE AND FOLK-LORE. (FOLKLORE)
by Greenough, William Parker. "G. De Mountauban."
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- Capricorn Books
- Published
- 1971
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Facsimile Edition.
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NZ$28.54
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Toronto: Coles, 1971. 199 pp, 8 1/2" H. Facsimile reprint of the George H. Richmond edition of 1897 - one of the Coles Canadiana Collection. Maroon boards with black title block, gold lettering/banding on spine, gold lettering/banding on front board. B&w illustrations, music notation. An affectionate look at Quebec and vicinity at the end of the… Read more
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TECUMSEH, A DRAMA and CANADIAN POEMS.
by Mair, Charles.
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- Capricorn Books
- Published
- 1901
- Condition
- Good+
- Edition
- Second Edition
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NZ$57.09
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Toronto: William Briggs, 1901. 276 pp, 7 11/16" H. Dark blue cloth with gold lettering/decoration on spine and front board. Tissue-covered b&w photographic frontispiece of author with facsimile signature, title page decorations by J.E. Laughlin, b&w portraits of Tecumseh and Brock. Contents: Part I. Tecumseh: A Drama; The Legend of Chileeli; A Ballad for Brave Women; The Last… Read more
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DREAMCATCHERS: MYTHS AND HISTORY. (DREAM CATCHERS)
by Gottlieb, Julie V., Researcher
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- Capricorn Books
- Published
- 1999
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN
- 9781552678459
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NZ$32.62
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Etobicoke: Prospero, 1999. 128 pp, 10 1/4" H. Colour and b&w photographs, drawings. "In Ojibway tradition, mothers and grandmothers netted tiny circular cobweb-like charms from willow and sinew. These delicate charms were not meant to last but were intended to protect newborn children from 'everything evil, just as a spider's web catches and holds everything that comes… Read more
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GHOSTS OF OAKVILLE & HAUNTED HALTON. B00 TOO.
by Burnell, Joyce.
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- Capricorn Books
- Published
- 2004
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- Very Good
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NZ$16.31
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Oakville, Ontario: Self-published, 2004. 57 pp, 8 1/2" H. B&w drawings. Inscribed facing the title page: "For your entertainment only - Joyce Burnell. Jan. 2005". A collection of stories about hauntings in Oakville, Ontario and the surrounding area. Includes: The Captain and the Mystery Light; Spirit Seen at St. Paul's; Sixteen Mile Creek; Burnhamthorpe Road;… Read more
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FOUR ANCESTORS: STORIES, SONGS, AND POEMS FROM NATIVE NORTH AMERICA.
by Bruchac, Joseph.
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- Capricorn Books
- Published
- 1996
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780816738434
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N.P.: BridgeWater, 1996. 96 pp, small 4to (10 1/8" H). Wonderful colour illustrations and decoration throughout. "Just as we have four grandparents, and our lives come from their lives, so we might describe fire, earth, water, and air as our 'Four Ancestors'. From the giant who pulled the sun across the sky to the mighty elk who created the… Read more
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LEGENDS OF THE MISSISSAUGAS,
by Mills, W. Gordon.
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- Capricorn Books
- Published
- 1992
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN
- 9780969572909
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Toronto: Altona / Natural Heritage, 1992. 48 pp, 11" H. "An epic retelling in poetic form of the creation myth of the Mississaugas. The author of the poem, W. Gordon Mills, was a businessman with the T. Eaton Company in Toronto in 1923 when he wrote the poem. He was later to serve as Deputy Minister of National Defence… Read more
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THE ARCTIC: ENIGMAS AND MYTHS.
by Simpson-Housley, Paul.
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- Capricorn Books
- Published
- 1996
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN
- 9781550022643
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Toronto: Dundurn Press, 1996. 144 pp, 8vo (9" H). B&w maps. "(S)eeks to provide illustrations of Arctic mysteries and fictions which often occur as a result of misconceptions of Arctic geography. The chapters are extremely varied in subject matter, and conclusions are in the domain of speculation. The book begins with very early examples of northern travels starting with… Read more
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OLD FOOLISHNESS...OR FOLKLORE?
by Earle, George H. Signed.
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- Capricorn Books
- Published
- 1987
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN
- 9780921191124
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NZ$19.57
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St. John's, Newfoundland: Harry Cuff, 1987. 89 pp, 8 3/8" H. Signed and dated by the author on front free endpaper. A collection of anecdotes, legends, folklore by a Newfoundland author. Previous owners' names on ffep, otherwise clean and tight. Minor edgewear to covers, spine flat and unceased.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Sylvia… Read more
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THE HOUSE OF ONTARIO.
by MacGillivray, Royce. Edited by Vivian Webb.
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- Capricorn Books
- Published
- 1983
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- First Printing.
- ISBN
- 9780920474310
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NZ$20.39
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Toronto: Natural Heritage/Natural History Inc., 1983. 144 pp, 9" H. B&w silhouettes by Mark Grice. "A collection of satires, sketches and imaginary histories amounting to a mythical history of the premier province of Canada. It contains in shocking and sometimes unforgettable detail the whole history of Ontario except for the facts." Interior - clean and tight with no… Read more
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