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LETTERS FROM BRUCE COUNTY.  WRITTEN BY PIONEER JOSEPH BACON, 1795-1882.

LETTERS FROM BRUCE COUNTY. WRITTEN BY PIONEER JOSEPH BACON, 1795-1882.

by Wheaton, Dean. (Joseph Bacon.)

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Published
2006
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ISBN 10
142086355X
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Bloomington, Indiana: AuthorHouse, 2006. 226 pp, 9" H. B&w photographs, maps, reproductions. "(D)ocuments an English family's 1835 immigration to Ontario where they became pioneers in the unsettled bush. The parents of this family just happen to be the author's great great grandparents, Joseph and Susannah Bacon. The letters were written from Bruce County, Ontario in 1881 and 1882 by… Read more about this item
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RANK AND RATE:  ROYAL NAVAL OFFICERS' INSIGNIA SINCE 1856.
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RANK AND RATE: ROYAL NAVAL OFFICERS' INSIGNIA SINCE 1856.

by Coleman, E.C.

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2009
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Hardcover
ISBN 10
1847971385
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Ramsbury: Crowood Press, 2009. 96 pp, 11 7/8" H. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, drawings, colour reproductions of insignia. Chapter headings: Introduction; Cuff Stripes; Officers' Cuff Slashes and Buttons; Cocked Hats from 1827; Cap Badges; Cap Peaks and Hat Bands; Epaulettes and Scales; Royal Naval Officers', Reserve Officers' and Pre-1970 Warrant Officers' Shoulder Straps, 1891-; Royal Naval Officers' Shoulder… Read more about this item
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DOUBLE THREAT:  CANADIAN JEWS, THE MILITARY, AND WORLD WAR II.
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DOUBLE THREAT: CANADIAN JEWS, THE MILITARY, AND WORLD WAR II.

by Bessner, Ellin. Signed.

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Published
2018
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Paperback
ISBN 10
1988326044
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Toronto: New Jewish Press / University of Toronto Press, 2018. 358 pp, 9" H. B&w photographs. Signed and dated on half title page: "Ellin Bessner / May 3, 2023 / Oakville - Ontario". "In this comprehensive rendering, Ellin Bessner vividly depicts the valour, the trauma, the willingness to risk life and limb, and the impressive resilience of the Canadian… Read more about this item
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AMERICAN FASHION ACCESSORIES.
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AMERICAN FASHION ACCESSORIES.

by Price, Candy Pratts, Editor. Jessica Glasscock and Art Tavee.

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2008
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Hardcover
ISBN 10
275940286x
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New York: Assouline, 2008. 288 pp, 12" H. Profusely illustrated with colour and b&w photographs. "At the beginning of the twentieth century, the American accessory designer looked to Europe and said, 'I can do better.' In the first volume of its kind, (this book) tells the story of the objects that garnish what we wear - from the functional… Read more about this item
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THE OTHER LOYALISTS:  ORDINARY PEOPLE, ROYALISM, AND THE REVOLUTION IN THE MIDDLE COLONIES, 1763-1787.

THE OTHER LOYALISTS: ORDINARY PEOPLE, ROYALISM, AND THE REVOLUTION IN THE MIDDLE COLONIES, 1763-1787.

by Tiedemann, Joseph S., Fingerhut, Eugene R. and Venables, Robert W., editors. Wayne Bodle, David J. Fowler, Michael E. Groth, A. Glenn Crothers, Doug MacGregor, et al.

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2009
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Hardcover
ISBN 10
1438425899
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Albany: State University of New York, 2009. 210 pp, 9 1/4" H. B&w illustrations. "In this book we meet for the first time the ordinary people of the Middle Colonies who remained loyal to Britain during the American Revolution. The first important new scholarship in decades, these essays uncover the reasons why middle- and lower-class citizens chose to become… Read more about this item
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LEARN TO READ WITH DICK AND JANE.  (CONTAINING:  JUMP AND RUN / AWAY WE GO / GO, GO, GO / SOMETHING FUNNY / WE LOOK / WE PLAY.)
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LEARN TO READ WITH DICK AND JANE. (CONTAINING: JUMP AND RUN / AWAY WE GO / GO, GO, GO / SOMETHING FUNNY / WE LOOK / WE PLAY.)

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2018
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Hardcover
ISBN 10
1101951044
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New York: Penguin Young Readers, 2018. 188 pp, 9 1/4" H, glazed pictorial boards. Charmingly illustrated throughout in colour. Presents six "Dick and Jane" books in one hard cover volume - "Jump and Run"; "Away We Go"; "Go, Go, Go"; "Something Funny"; "We Look" and "We Play", as well as two pages of colour stickers and a small, single… Read more about this item
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AFRIKA KORPS AT WAR.  1. THE ROAD TO ALEXANDRIA.  2. THE LONG ROAD BACK.  2 VOLUME SET.
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AFRIKA KORPS AT WAR. 1. THE ROAD TO ALEXANDRIA. 2. THE LONG ROAD BACK. 2 VOLUME SET.

by Forty, George.

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Reprint.
Published
1998
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Paperback
ISBN 10
0711025797
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Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan, 1998. 160 pp, 128 pp, 11 1/2" H - 2 volume set. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, maps/plans, reproductions. Volume 1. The Road to Alexandria - "Hitler, worried about the consequences of a total Italian collapse in North Africa, had decided to send in small numbers of German troops to bolster up the flagging… Read more about this item
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CLOSELY GUARDED:  A LIFE IN CANADIAN SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE.

CLOSELY GUARDED: A LIFE IN CANADIAN SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE.

by Starnes, John.

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First Edition
Published
1998
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Hardcover
ISBN 10
0802009751
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Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1998. 258 pp, 9 1/4" H. "From 1942 to 1973, John Starnes was engaged in such areas as communications intelligence and, during his tenure as the first civilian director-general of the RCMP Security Service, in counter-espionage and counter-subversion. His recollection of these confidential activities and the part he played in them is supported by… Read more about this item
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HISTORY OF THE SETTLEMENT OF UPPER CANADA, (ONTARIO) WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE BAY QUINTE.
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HISTORY OF THE SETTLEMENT OF UPPER CANADA, (ONTARIO) WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE BAY QUINTE.

by Canniff, Wm., M.D., M.R.C.S.E.

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2009
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Paperback
ISBN 10
1112148159
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Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Library, 2009. 671 pp, 8" H. Facsimile reprint of the Dudley & Burns, Toronto, 1869 edition. Section headings: A Sketch of Franco-Canadian History; The Rebellion of 1776 - The Thirteen Colonies; Traveling in Early Times - Original Routes; The Loyalists as Pioneers - The Original Survey; The First Years of Upper Canada; The Early… Read more about this item
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UNDER FIRE:  BRITAIN'S FIRE SERVICE AT WAR.  INCLUDING THE REMARKABLE STORY OF THE CORPS OF CANADIAN FIREFIGHTERS, ENGLAND, 1942-45.
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UNDER FIRE: BRITAIN'S FIRE SERVICE AT WAR. INCLUDING THE REMARKABLE STORY OF THE CORPS OF CANADIAN FIREFIGHTERS, ENGLAND, 1942-45.

by Leete, John. Foreword by Sir Graham Meldrum.

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2008
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Hardcover
ISBN 10
0750941324
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Stroud: Sutton, 2008. 151 pp, 10" H. B&w photographs, map. "(O)ffers a new insight into the many roles of Britain's Fire Services through personal anecdotes and the use of recently discovered archive documents. This fascinating timeline of firefighting history takes the reader from the emergency caused by the air raids in the First World War through the subsequent planning… Read more about this item
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THE LEGEND OF THE CHRISTMAS COOKIES:  SHARING THE TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS.
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THE LEGEND OF THE CHRISTMAS COOKIES: SHARING THE TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS.

by Mackall, Dandi Daley.

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First Edition
Published
2015
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Hardcover
ISBN 10
0310747678
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Grand Rapids, Michigan : Zonderkidz, 2015. Unpaginated, oblong (9 1/4" H x 11" D). Charming colour illustrations throughout. Two cookie recipes on rear flap of dust jacket. Set in the Depression era, "this sweet holiday book offers inspiration for readers to become cheerful givers themselves and shares the true tale of Jesus' birth." "As Jack stepped inside, the… Read more about this item
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HOOK, LINE & SINKER TRILOGY.  1. SPY HOOK.  2. SPY LINE.  3. SPY SINKER.  3 BOOKS IN TOTAL.
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HOOK, LINE & SINKER TRILOGY. 1. SPY HOOK. 2. SPY LINE. 3. SPY SINKER. 3 BOOKS IN TOTAL.

by Deighton, Len.

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Published
1988
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Hardcover
ISBN 10
0091736420
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London: Hutchinson, 1988. 3 volume set, hard cover first editions in dust jackets, 8 7/8" H. 1. Spy Hook - 267 pp, 1988, ISBN 0091736420. "Bernard Samson plods through a snow blizzard in Washington DC, and he's not enjoying it. Old pals are not as friendly, colleagues not so confiding as they used to be. Or so it seems… Read more about this item
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TWICE HAVE THE TRUMPETS SOUNDED:  A RECORD OF THE STRATFORD SHAKESPEAREAN FESTIVAL IN CANADA, 1954.
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TWICE HAVE THE TRUMPETS SOUNDED: A RECORD OF THE STRATFORD SHAKESPEAREAN FESTIVAL IN CANADA, 1954.

by Guthrie, Tyrone & Davies, Robertson.

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Published
1954
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Toronto: Clarke, Irwin, 1954. 193 pp, 9 1/4" H, white card covers in dust jacket. Colour and b&w illustrations, including one of a young William Shatner as Lucentio in 'The Taming of the Shrew'. Contents: Rehearsal - A Study in Rhythm; The Taming of the Shrew; Measure for Measure; Oedipus Rex (essays by Roberston Davies); A Long View of… Read more about this item
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EARLY SLIP-DECORATED POTTERY IN CANADA.
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EARLY SLIP-DECORATED POTTERY IN CANADA.

by Webster, D.B. (Donald Blake). Inscribed.

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First Edition
Published
1969
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Paperback
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Toronto: Charles J. Musson, 1969. 69 pp + bibliography and index, 8 3/4" H. B&w photographs. Inscribed on front free endpaper: "To Jean Cloutier / with all best wishes / Don Webster". "This small book was undertaken largely for collectors, with the primary purpose of sorting out the types, origns, and periods of those slipwares that are found in… Read more about this item
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MILITARY BREECH-LOADING RIFLES:  THE SNIDER, THE MARTINI-HENRY AND BOXER AMMUNITION.
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MILITARY BREECH-LOADING RIFLES: THE SNIDER, THE MARTINI-HENRY AND BOXER AMMUNITION.

by Majendie, V.D. and Browne, C.O.

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Facsimile Reprint
Published
1973
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Hardcover
ISBN 10
0853683093
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London/ Stoney Creek: Arms & Armour / Fortress, 1973. 128, iii pp, 8 3/4" H. Facsimile reprint of the Royal Artillery Institution, Woolwich, 1870 edition. B&w photographs, drawings, diagrams. "Here is the full story of the adoption in 1867 by the British Army of the famous Snider breech-loading rifle, and the subsequent search for a weapon of greater efficiency.… Read more about this item
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POOKIE BELIEVES IN SANTA CLAUS.
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POOKIE BELIEVES IN SANTA CLAUS.

by Wallace, Ivy L.

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Third Printing
Published
1955
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Hardcover
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Great Britain: Collins, 1955. Unpaginated, 10 1/4" H. Charming colour and b&w illustrations throughout. "Christmas was approaching and all the Woodland Folk were busy with their preparations. Every creature in the whole wood seemed happy and excited - except one - and that one was Pookie, the little white rabbit with wings. In Pookie's little rabbit mind there was… Read more about this item
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THE MAHRATTA AND PINDARI WAR.  COMPILED FOR GENERAL STAFF, INDIA.
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THE MAHRATTA AND PINDARI WAR. COMPILED FOR GENERAL STAFF, INDIA.

by Burton, R.G., Lieutenant-Colonel, 94th Russell's Infantry.

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Published
1910
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Simla: Government Monotype Press, 1910. 126 pp + folded map (34 1/2" H x 33 3/4" W) in pocket at rear, 10 1/4" H, red cloth with black lettering on front board, two paper labels on spine. 10 b&w fold-out maps/plans, including map at rear - all present. Chapter headings: India in 1817; The Opposing Forces; The Theatre of… Read more about this item
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ROCOCO TO RUSTIQUE:  EARLY FRENCH-CANADIAN FURNITURE IN THE ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM.
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ROCOCO TO RUSTIQUE: EARLY FRENCH-CANADIAN FURNITURE IN THE ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM.

by Webster, Donald Blake.

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Published
2000
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Hardcover
ISBN 10
088854426X
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Toronto: Royal Ontario Museum, 2000. 237 pp, square (9 3/4" H x 9 3/4" D). Profusely illustrated with colour photographs. "The furniture of New France reflected the styles and traditions of the earliest settlers' ancestral homes - Brittany, Normandy, and as far south as the region of Saintonge. Other areas such as Burgundy and Lorraine are also represented. Later… Read more about this item
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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGY.  SECOND SERIES.  VOLUME XVIII.  1914.
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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGY. SECOND SERIES. VOLUME XVIII. 1914.

by Archaeological Institute of America.

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1914
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Concord, N.H.: Archaeological Institute of America / Rumford Press, 1914. 550 pp, 9 1/2" H, blue cloth boards with leather corners, leather spine with gilt lettering/banding, floral patterned endpapers. B&w illustrations (photographs, drawings, plans, inscriptions), including 6 plates (including a fold-out map and plan - all present). Contents include: A Graeco-Indian Engraved Gem; Greek Inscriptions from Sardes: Decree of League… Read more about this item
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A DISCOVERY OF A VAST COUNTRY IN AMERICA, EXTENDING ABOVE FOUR THOUSAND MILES, BETWEEN NEW FRANCE & NEW MEXICO; WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE GREAT LAKES, CATARACTS, RIVERS, PLANTS, AND ANIMALS.  2 VOLUME SET.
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A DISCOVERY OF A VAST COUNTRY IN AMERICA, EXTENDING ABOVE FOUR THOUSAND MILES, BETWEEN NEW FRANCE & NEW MEXICO; WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE GREAT LAKES, CATARACTS, RIVERS, PLANTS, AND ANIMALS. 2 VOLUME SET.

by Hennepin, L. (Father Louis Hennepin.)

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Two volume set, rebound in dark green buckram with paper labels on front boards and spines, 9 5/8" H. B&w illustrations. A facsimile reprint of the 1699 edition printed in London for Henry Bonwicke. Ex-college library with the following markings: stamps on bottom edges of text blocks, faint residue on spines from removal of labels, rear free endpapers show… Read more about this item
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