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Strathmore, Alberta: Town of Strathmore / PPG. Fine in Good dust jacket. 2012. Limited Edition Hardcover. Hardcover. 0987812629 . Signed and dated by author, without inscription, upon front free endpaper. Presents the local history of Strathmore, Alberta, located forty minutes east of Calgary on the Trans-Canada Highway. "The story moves from [the town's] early days as a rail siding and the home of the CPR's Western Irrigation District, through the fire of 1924, the Great Depression, two world wars, down to the boom of the past thirty years, with special stops along the way for in-depth looks at some of the people, places and events that have made Strathmore the town it is." - dust jacket. 198 glossy pages. Index. Generously illustrated with colour and black and white photos. Book clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Light wear to dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A lovely example of the Limited Hardcover Edition of this… Read More

Alberta: Alberta 4-H 75th Anniversary Committee. Good. 1992. First Edition. Plastic Comb Binding. A wonderful compilation of Alberta recipes submitted by 4-H families from across the province. 376 pages. Average wear. Minimal markings. A sound vintage copy of this nice Alberta 4-H memento.; 8vo .

Edmonton: 4-H / Alberta Department of Youth, 1968. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [8], 9-125 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Numerous black and white reproductions of photos. "This book recounts some of the history of the movement. There has been much change. For example, there were no club leaders initially. Today, leaders accept considerable responsibility and share in much of the decision-making concerning 4-H policy and activities. Likewise, the learning experience of 4-H members now extends far beyond the project, and includes the broad general areas of citizenship and leadership." - Foreword. Gift plate inside front board, otherwise contents clean, bright and unmarked. Average wear to decorated forest green boards. Binding tight. A sound copy of this inspiring history. Strathern 3454.

Calgary, Alberta: Alberta Historical Resources Foundation / Comprint Publishing Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. "A personal account of WW I by a Signaller of the 50th Battalion. Contains some interesting anecdotes on signalling equipment and duties in those difficult conditions. Unlike other works, this one is a more recent set of writings based on Mr Wheeler's diaries, reference books, war diaries and his comrade's materials." - RCSigs website. 447 pages. Bibliography. Index. Black and white photographic plates. Map endpapers. No dust jacket. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A sound copy. Cooke (3rd Edn) p.215; Endpaper Map; Sm 4to .

Edmonton: ATCO Gas Blue Flame Kitchen. Very Good. 2000. First Edition. Spiral Bound. "The compilation of this [Christmas] recipe collection is a labour of love. Culinary trends and the availability of ingredients in the 291 communities served by ATCO Gas were the greatest influences for the development of the recipes in this cookbook." - page 3. 144 pages. Index. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy.; 8vo .

Canada: Self-Published (Van Coillie, Dries), 1978. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed, without inscription, by George Zarn upon front free endpaper. Zarn was also known as "The Hired Hand at Idlewood Farm". "Set in southern rural Alberta, [this book] takes a nostalgic look at life during the Thirties for the folks living up and down Willow Creek. Today, this area boasts some of Alberta's finest ranching country, thriving in the heartland of the famous Chinook Winds. However, Willow Creek wasn't always as prosperous. But even through the Great Depression, the unique people of Willow Creek managed to survive; keeping intact a fierce pride and the welcome ability to find humor even in the seemingly hopeless situations which evolved. This is their story." - dust jacket. Profusely illustrated with sepia-tone reproductions of archival photos. Approximately 140 unnumbered pages. Light wear… Read More

Alberta, Canada: Municipal District of Rocky View No. 44. Very Good. Hardcover. Covers the communities of Airdrie, Balzac, Beiseker, Bottrell, Bragg Creek, Chestermere Lake, Cochrane, Conrich, Crossfield, Dalemead, Dalroy, Delacour, Glenbow, Indus, Irricana, Kathyrn, Keoma, Langdon, Madden, Mitford, Sampsontown, and Shepard. Chapters include: Beginnings Immigration and Settlement; Ranching; Farming; Hearths and Homes; Common Sorrows; The Development of Community Life; Municipal Government. [6], 394 pp. Selected Bibliography, Footnotes and Index. Map endpapers. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear to bright red cloth lettered in gilt. A high-quality copy of this informative local history covering most of the perimeter districts of Calgary. .

Edmonton: The Provincial Museum Of Alberta, 1995. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 349 pages. Index. Extensive bibliography. Glossary. Printed upon glossy stock. Profusely illustrated with life-size colour photographs. "The first comprehensive guide and reference to the butterflies of the province." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A pristine copy of this wonderful reference. Gift quality..

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode. Good. 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. 220 pages. Examines Alberta's experiment with Social Credit. Sturdy library binding with usual markings. A sound copy.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; Douglas, C.H. Social Credit Money Systems The Alberta Experiment - An Interim Survey .

Canada: Lone Pine, 1985. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 160 pages. "Presents a photographic record of our province's relics - some forgotten, some revitalized and all bursting with the stuff of history." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket, now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover, bears two short tears to bottom edge of back panel. Very nice copy of this attractive work..

Edmonton, Alberta: United Western Communications Ltd., 1998. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Printing. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 305 pages. Exhaustive index. Extensively illustrated in colour and black and white from archival sources. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. A superb copy..

Alberta: The Alberta Historical Review. Good. 1967. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Features: Cover photo of Chief Owl, noted warrior of the Blackfoot tribe; The Indians of Alberta - article by Hugh A. Dempsey with map and photos; Some Account of the Cree and Other Indians, 1819, by Robert Hood; Indian School Days - article by Senator James Gladstone, with photo of him in native ceremonial costume; Three Indian Tales by George Gilles, an educated Metis, in the late 1890's, reflecting common events in the life of an Indian camp - The Daring Raid, Moving the Camp, Baiting a Bear. 32 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Black and white reproductions of archival photos and illustrations. Prior owner's tiny name stamp atop front cover. Average wear. A sound vintage copy.; 8vo .

Edmonton, Alberta: University of Alberta/Alberta Folklore and Local History Project, 1945. Book. Illus. by Low, Collin (cover art). Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This publication "aims to print authentic first hand accounts interpretative of the region and its people; to encourage the collection and preservation of the traditional materials of Alberta; and to help foster a literature indigenous to this part of the Canadian West." - from inside front cover. Contents: The Chinook Yark; Sayings heard in Alberta Ukrainian Homes; Klondikers; A Famous Alberta Yarn - told by Oliver Aldridge, son of Mountaineer Bill Aldridge; Potato Bugs; The Edmonton Overland Route to the Yukon; Duhamel (Battle River Crossing); Ghosts - Gus Erickson of the Westlock district had problems with them; Bob Edward's version of how Medicine Hat got its name; Bob Edwards and I; A Bob Edwards Yarn about the "Eye-Opener" race of 1906; Some Northern Trails; A… Read More

Alberta: Archaeological Survey of Alberta, 1986. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed and generically inscribed by Rod Vickers upon title page. xii, 139 + vii, 73 pages. Footnotes. Black and white maps and illustrations. A brief history of archaeology in Alberta is presented and the Plains region of the province is described. Classificatory systems for organizing Plains prehistory are reviewed. The possibility of a mid-Wisconsin occupation, and the implication of the Late Wisconsin ice-free corridor are considered. The problem of megafauna extinction and over-hunting is briefly examined. The second paper addresses the question of the positions of various Plains Indian tribes across the southern Alberta landscape at about the time of first European influence and, later, actual European contact. The primary data sources consulted ar the published historic and ethnographic accounts of the four tribes given serious… Read More

Alberta, Canada: Alexa Black Church, 2001. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 168 pages. List of burial sites. Printed upon glossy stock with reproductions of archival black and white photos. "The story of the Church and Black families who settled in the Balzac area of Alberta when there was neither a Balzac nor an Alberta. They took a great gamble in coming but they made it and that's the story in this book." - from dust jacket. Pocket inside back cover contains folded sheet with colour maps of the WJ Church Nose Creek Homestead, Balzac Church Lands and Yankee Valley Kinniburgh /Black Lands. This book is as new with the exception of gift greetings and the signed bookplate of Stanley A. Church upon front free endpaper. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. An excellent copy..

Edmonton, Alberta: Publicity Branch, Department of Economic Affairs, Province of Alberta, 1950. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 9.3" x 4.25" brochure which folds out to 25" x 18.5". Undated but circa 1950. One side is filled with informative photos and fine print describing many facets of the province of Alberta including: irrigation, climate, population, labour, education, unemployment insurance, communications, water, transportation, oil, oil soaked sands, natural gas, power resources, forestry resources, manufacturing, income tax, cost of living, commodity prices, wages, religion and family allowances. Reverse side blank. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this nice piece of Alberta ephemera..

Edmonton, Alberta: CAnMedia Inc., 2005. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Printing - Centennial Limited Edn.. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 328 pages. Extensive index. Profusely illustrated with archival illustrations in colour and black-and-white. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear aside from scuff to bottom of backstrip at front board. A high-quality copy of this wonderful work..

Edmonton: The Alberta Board of Agricultural Education, 1918. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 48 pages. Black and white photos. Includes: separate group photos of staff and students of Claresholm School, Olds School, and Vermilion School, with name lists of staff; General Information; Admission Requirements; Regulations; Prizes; Details of Courses; Nice 5 panel fold-out photo of the "School of Agriculture and Demonstration Farm, Olds Alberta" (beneath which is a caption reading 'Buildings and Equipment are Identical at all Schools); Various photos of students at work and one shot of the Boys' Hockey Team. Blank 'Application for Admission to the Provincial School of Agriculture' remains affixed to perforated tab inside back cover. Prior owner's small ink stamp atop front cover else unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. A most wonderful item from Alberta's distant past!.

Alberta: The Alberta Historical Review. Good. 1961. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Printed upon glossy stock. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Features: Cover photo of the Turkey Track Railroad at Dunmore Junction in 1890; When the [Calgary] Herald Came to Calgary; Col. P. Robertson-Ross' Diary - Fort Edmonton to Wildhorse, B.C., 1872 - includes interesting statistics about several Alberta native tribes and a one-page map of the journey; My Father, Theodore Brandley - This Mormon Bishop and Patriarch gave up all he had when asked to open a new frontier on the prairies of Canada; Obituary of Cree historian Joseph F. Dion; Information about the famous MacLeod Hotel, a landmark in Southern Alberta for many years, constructed by Harry "Kamoose" Taylor; The Poundmaker Monument - brief article. 32 pages. Two library stamps to contents, otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy.; 8vo .

Langley, British Columbia, Canada: Stagecoach Publishing Co. Ltd., 1977. Book. Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 192 pages including bibliography. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. "Alberta has known every kind of adventure in its history. The days of the nomadic Indian tribes and of the great buffalo herds may be gone, but they most certainly should not be forgotten. This book goes a long way to seeing that this does not happen." - from page 7. Front endpaper removed. Covers dozens of people and topics. Average wear overall. spine leans moderately to the right. No marks noticed. Colour illustrations on boards show tractor at work beneath a gorgeous sunset..