Search Results: History from Homeward Bound Books

Burlington, Ontario: Self Published By the Author. Very Good. 1994. Hardcover. 0969880308 . 319 p. 27 cm. Sound and square binding in glossy boards. Bottom front fore-corner lightly bumped. Small ding on front bottom edge. All corner tips have some wear. Spots of light scratching on both boards. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. A history of the Noord-Brabant people of the Netherlands, and those of them who immigrated to Canada. Illustrated with black and white photographs and a section of colour photograph plates. May require extra postage due to weight of book. .

Burlington, Ontario: Self Published By the Author. Very Good. 1994. Hardcover. 0969880308 . 319 p. 27 cm. Signed by Author Sound and square binding in glossy boards. Wear to the corner tips. Head of spine lightly bumped. Both boards show some rubbing and scratches. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. A history of the Noord-Brabant people of the Netherlands, and those of them who immigrated to Canada. Illustrated with black and white photographs and a section of colour photograph plates. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper. May require extra postage due to weight of book. .

London: Secker & Warburg. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1983. Hardcover. 0436011654 . 180 p. 24 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Slight fading along the top edges. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Otherwise, inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has wear to the edges, particularly the top edge and the spine ends, with some colour loss. Moisture staining along bottom rear edge and upper flap corner on rear, mostly visible from the reverse side. A few tiny edge tears. The story of the first hundred years of the British Special Branch. Illustrated with a section of black and white photographs. .

Wellington, New Zealand: Millwood Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. 0908582218 . 216 p. 22.5 x 25 cm. Sound and square binding in black cloth-covered boards. Light wear at the corners. A few scratches and a bit of soil to the boards. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustjacket has light edge wear, and is shelf rubbed, with a some light scratching. A study of the output of the artists and draughtsman associated with the third and final voyage of exploration by James Cook in the Pacific. Includes colour and black and white reproductions of a representation of the art and drawings they created. Bibliographical references and artist's index also included. Map endpapers. This book is heavy and will require extra postage to many destinations. .

Montreal: McGill Queens Univ Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1972. Hardcover. 0773500707 . 392 p. 25 cm. Minor wear at corners. A couple of small white spots on upper board. Foxing started on text block edges. Ownership stamp on front pastedown endpaper. Inside pages clean and bright. Dustjacket has some edge wear and a chip. Spine darkened slightly. Price clipped. Includes maps, tables, and photographs of archaeological finds. B&W Illustrations A scholarly analysis of archaeological evidence from the native-Canadian Hochelaga settlement on the island of Montreal. May require extra postage due to weight. .

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. Very Good. 1893. Revised Edition. Hardcover. 379, 405 p. 22.5 cm. Sound and square quarter leather binding, with buckram covered boards. Bevelled edges. Top edge gilt. Wear to the spine ends of both volumes. Both have some soil to the upper and lower boards and light foxing. Some scratches to the spines. Frontispiece of Volume II is detached and laid in. Linen bookmarks are detached but laid in. The inside pages are clean and unmarked overall, with slight toning to some of the Japanese paper printed plates. Copy 135/150. Author's revised edition. A history of the fifteenth-century Spanish war against the Moors in Granada, based on the manuscript of Fray Antonio Agapida. May require extra postage due to weight of books. .

Cobourg, Ontario: Royal Canadian Legion Cobourg Branch. Very Good. Softcover. 94 p. 23 cm. No publication or copyright date. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Some wear to edges and corners. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Appears unread. The author served as a gunnery officer on this ship from 1944-45. Illustrated with black and white photographs. .

Cobourg, Ontario: Royal Canadian Legion Cobourg Branch. Very Good. Softcover. 94 p. 23 cm. No publication or copyright date. Some wear to edges and corners. One small soft crease mark. Label taped to spine. Inside pages clean and bright. Appears unread. The author was the gunnery officer on board this ship. B&W Photographs .

Erin, Ontario: Boston Mills Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 2006. Hardcover. 1550463993 . 448 p. 29 cm. Sound and square binding in glossy, illustrated boards. Scratch mark on the upper board. Else fine. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has a little wear to the edges, a bit of crinkling along the spine, and light shelf rubbing. An extensive record of over 650 lighthouses located on the Canadian and American sides of the Great Lakes. Illustrated with colour and black and white photographs. May require extra postage due to weight of book. .

Erin, Ontario: Boston Mills Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1989. Hardcover. 155046020x . 160 p. 29 cm. Sound and square binding. Grey paper-covered boards . Bottom corners bumped. A couple of light scratches. Price erasure on the halfI-title page, otherwise inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dust jacket is rubbed with some edge wear, including one tiny closed edge tear. Illustrated with black and white photographs and diagrams. A study of early domestic and agricultural tools and implements used in the Ottawa Valley in the late 19th century. Includes chapters on home and farmyard (food and food preparation, dairy, washing, making textiles, lighting, woodenware) , farming, and harvesting. .

Cambridge: at the University Press. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1920. First Edition. Hardcover. [2], x, 356 p. 25 cm. Sound and square binding in green, cloth-covered boards, gilt stamped titles. A few flaws in the bookcloth, with one being the full length. Corners lightly bumped. Light wear and scratches. Dustjacket has large pieces missing, one affecting the title. Folds have several holes. Spine and front panel are speckled with moisture spots. Overall age tanned and fragile. An account of the beginnings of Canadian postal service. Includes three portrait black and white plates. A scarce first printing, especially with the jacket. .

Toronto: Dundurn Press. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1980. Hardcover. 0919670512 . 400 p. 23 cm. One tiny ding to top edge of paper covered boards. Minor wear at spine ends. Previous owner's name on endpaper. Dustjacket has a 2" v shaped tear on front panel, that has been neatly acid free glue repaired. Some wear to edges and spine a little faded. Long scratch on back panel. B&W Illustrations The story of the Loyalist regiments who became the soldier founders of the Province of Ontario. By the time the Treaty of Separation was signed in 1783, there were four full strength corps serving in Canada: the Royal Highland Emigrants, the King's Royal Regiment of New York, Butler's Rangers, and the Loyal Rangers. (from DJ blurb). .

Toronto: Dundurn Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1976. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 121 p. 22 cm. Sound and square in blue, cloth-covered boards. A little bumping to bottom edge. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustjacket has minor corner wear and very light rubbing. A record of the exploration journey of Alexander Graham Dunlop who made his way from the West Indies to New Orleans, up the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers, across the Great Lakes and into Canada. Based on his personal journal entries which have been edited by David Sinclair and Germaine Warkentin. .

Waterdown, Ontario: Self Published By the Author. Very Good. 1983. Card Covers. 0969133006 . 114 p. 27.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Light wear to the edges and corners. Slightly soil on both covers. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. A double-spaced, typescript study which details the role of the singing school in Canada's formative years, as well as additional information on the schools from 1790 to 1950. The author considers the singing school movement to be the first form of musical education in Canada. .

Philadelphia: Temple University Press. Very Good+. 2008. Hardcover. 1592131409 . 302 p. 22.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Minor wear to the edges. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. An exploration of the relationship between the practice of oral history and the field of memory studies. Fourteen separately authored essays. .

Toronto: MacFarlane Walter & Ross. Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2001. Hardcover. 1551990830 . 219 p. 21.5 cm. Signed by Author Sound and square binding in paper-covered boards. Top edge of text block has a little foxing. Except for the author's inscription, the inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket shows minor wear. A scholarly account of the thousands of Napoleon's soldiers who were sent as prisoners of war to the deserted Spanish island of Cabrera. Inscribed to a previous owner by the author on the title page. .

Oakville, Ontario: Mosaic Press. Very Good. 1996. Softcover. 0889626073 . 253 p. 22.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Light wear along the edges and at the corners. Lightly shelf rubbed. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. A history of the Steinway and Sons, the New York based pianomakers, from the company's founding in the mid-19th century through to the mid 1990's. The book tells of company management and family problems, controversy about the piano's quality,celebrity owner's and performers' eccentricities, and the eventual sale and resale of the business. .

Toronto: Women's Missionary Society. Very Good. 1917. Hardcover. 338 p. 20 cm. Light wear to corners. Previous owner's name on endpaper. Stamp on title page. Inside pages are unmarked but slightly tanned. The story of the Woman's Missionary Society as they worked with native Canadians, with European immigrants to Canada, in French-speaking Quebec, and in Japan and China in the early 20th century. The third volume, documenting ten years work. B&W Photographs .

Buffalo: Western New York Heritage Institute. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1993. Hardcover. 1878097113 . 99 p. 32 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Light wear to the corner tips, with two lightly bumped. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has edge wear and curl. Shelf rubbed with light scratches. Sticker glue on front flap. Color cartoons from Puck magazine thru 1898-1991. .

Saskatoon: Modern Press. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. Hardcover. 413, [5] p. 23 cm. No publication or copyright date. Light wear to corners. A bit of fading to top of spine and top edge. Foxing started on top edge of text block. Pages lightly tanned. Dustjacket has moisture rippling, wear along edges and spine ends. Foxing started on jacket spine and front panel. The history of the formation of the Alberta Wheat Pool. B&W Photographs .