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WAR RECORD: THE McGILL CHAPTER OF DELTA UPSILON, 1939-1945.

By: N/A

Price: $70.00 USD

Publisher: Montreal, McGill Chapter of Delta Upsilon: 1946

Seller ID: 28694

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good+

83 pp, 8 7/8" H. Dark blue cloth with gilt lettering/crest on front board. B&w photographs. Contents: Dedication; Killed in Action (short biographies with photographs of Carl Raymond Davis; Gerald Wentworth Roy Dillon; Hugh John Findlay; William Scarth Fry; William Austin Gardiner; Ross Eveleigh Johnson; Robert James McCormick; John Williamson Frederick Peacock; John Edmund Powell; Robert Noble Watt, Jr.); Other Service Records; The Honour Roll; Summary of War Service - 1939-1945; Summary of War Service - 1914-1918. Some light browning to endpapers - mainly in gutters and at edges, very ...
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Image for THE TOUR THROUGH CANADA OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES, AUGUST-OCTOBER: 1919. EMBRACING THAT PORTION OF THE GRAND TRUNK SYSTEM IN THE PROVINCES OF ONTARIO AND QUEBEC TRAVERSED BY HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS. ANNOTATED TIMETABLE.

THE TOUR THROUGH CANADA OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES, AUGUST-OCTOBER: 1919. EMBRACING THAT PORTION OF THE GRAND TRUNK SYSTEM IN THE PROVINCES OF ONTARIO AND QUEBEC TRAVERSED BY HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS. ANNOTATED TIMETABLE.

By: N/A

Price: $250.00 USD

Publisher: Montreal, Grand Trunk Railway: 1919

Seller ID: 28836

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good -

63, (3) pp + b&w plates and folding map at rear, 9 1/2" H. White spine with gilt lettering, brown paper-covered board with gilt lettering/decoration, black & gilt crest on front board, brown endpapers. 27 b&w plates with tissueguards bearing captions in red. An annotated timetable of the route taken by the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII/Duke of Windsor) on the Grand Trunk Railway through Ontario and Quebec in 1919. The Foreword gives a brief history of the Grand Trunk Railway/Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and the book closes with a list of directors, etc. of company. The illustrati...
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THE CANADIAN ALMANAC, AND REPOSITORY OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE, FOR THE YEAR 1861. (WITH FOLD-OUT MAP.)

By: N/A

Price: $30.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Maclear: 1861

Seller ID: 28852

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good-

95 pp, 8 15/16" H. Stitched in original paper cover, the first pagebeing the title page. Fold-out map - "Map of Part of Canada West Engraved Expressly for the Canadian Almanac 1861" (approx. 17" W x 16" H), printed in b&w. Title page continues: "Containing Full and Authentic Commercial, Statistical, Astronomical, Departmental, Ecclesiastical, Educational, Financial and General Information. The Astronomical Calculations Have Been Made Expressly For This Publication At The Provincial Observatory in Toronto." Includes sections about: Holydays, Disastrous Occurences, &c.; Remarkable Occurrence...
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ICE PALACES.

By: Anderes, Fred & Agranoff, Ann.

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Macmillan of Canada: 1983

Seller ID: 28683

ISBN: 0771598572

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

132 pp, oblong (9 1/8" H x 10 3/4" D). Profusely illustrated with colour and b&w photographs, repro-ductions, architectural drawings. "The magical buildings illustrated in this pioneer study of a virtually unknown architectural phenomenon were truly built of ice, and they were said to shimmer with color and fire reminiscent of sapphire, topaz, and opal. In style they recalled medieval castles, Gothic cathed-rals, Russian palaces, and Art Deco fantasies. Many were huge, reaching as high as a 14 -story building and extending as long as a football field, but, of course, there's no physical tr...
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CORNELIUS KRIEGHOFF: PIONEER PAINTER OF NORTH AMERICA.

By: Barbeau, Marius.

Price: $35.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Macmillan Company of Canada: 1934

Seller ID: 28766

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

152 pp, 9 3/4" H. Red cloth with silver lettering on spine and front board. Colour and b&w plates. The 'First Part' consists of a short biography of the artist. 'Second Part': Chronological List (of Kriefghoff's dated pictures); Notes and Information; "Catalogue Raisonne" - French Canada; Bourgeois and Sportsmen of Montreal and Quebec (1847-1871); Canadian Indians; Miscellanea - Nude, Still Life, Copies, Illustrations, Lists. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown, browning to edges of text block with tiny foxing marks on bottom, spine is heavily sun faded - tiltle is legible, smal...
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JONGLEUR SONGS OF OLD QUEBEC.

By: Barbeau, Marius. Intrepreted into English by Sir Harold Boulton and Sir Ernest MacMillan.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: New Brunswick, Rutgers University Press: 1962

Seller ID: 16538

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

202 pp, lg 8vo (9 1/2" H). B&w drawings, music notation. Bilingual lyrics (French/English), remainder of text English only. "Marius Barbeau has collected here forty-two jongleur and voyageur songs which he recorded between 1916 and 1925 from folksingers along the St. Lawrence River. These are still sung, mostly in the Province of Quebec, but are also well known to emigrant French-Canadians throughout New England, northern Michigan and Louisiana. In addition to the melodies and complete French texts of the songs, Dr. Barbeau has included singable interpretations (not literal translations) ...
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JONGLEUR SONGS OF OLD QUEBEC.

By: Barbeau, Marius. Intrepreted into English by Sir Harold Boulton and Sir Ernest MacMillan.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: New Brunswick, Rutgers University Press: 1962

Seller ID: 29166

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

C. BAILLAIRGE, ARCT., ING.: DESSINS ARCHITECTURAUX. (CHARLES-PHILIPPE-FERDINAND BAILLAIRGE, ARCHITECTE, INGENIEUR.)

By: Beaudin, Francois; Noel, Ginette; Demers, Jean-Maurice.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Ministere des Affaires culturelles, Quebec, 1979.:

Seller ID: 19577

24 pp, oblong (8" x 10") soft cover (stapled in wraps). Illustrated in sepiatone and colour with drawings (plans, elevations, architectural details). FRENCH TEXT ONLY. A look at the work of 19th century Quebec architect and engineer, Charles-Phil ippe-Ferdinand Baillairge. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - light edge wear, light wrinkling on spine, light rubbing. Very Good-
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THE EARLY TRADING COMPANIES OF NEW FRANCE: A CONTRIBUTION TO THE HISTORY OF COMMERCE AND DISCOVERY IN NORTH AMERICA.

By: Biggar, H.P.

Price: $65.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, University of Toronto Library: 1901

Seller ID: 30127

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

308 pp, 10 1/4" H. No. 118 of the limited first edition of 600 copies. Rebound in maroon cloth with gilt lettering on spine, new endpapers. An ex-library copy with college stamp on top edge of textblock, library stamps, etc. on free endpapers. *Please note: lacks fold-out map that should accompany text.* Chapter headings: Introduction: Brief description of early expeditions to the regions of the St. Lawrence; The Discovery and Occupation of the St. Lawrence Valley; The Birth and Growth of Trade and Commerce, 1497-1597; The Two Attempts of La Roche and the First Fur-Trade Monopoly; The Two...
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COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY: AN ESSAY.

By: Booth, Alec C.

Price: $12.50 USD

Publisher: Richmond County Historical Society, Richmond, Quebec, 1965.:

Seller ID: 21857

16 pp, 9" H, stapled in wraps. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - previous owner's name on front cover, light fading on spine and hnge areas. Very Good-
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LEGENDS OF QUEBEC. FROM THE LAND OF THE GOLDEN DOG.

By: Boswell, Hazel.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, McClelland & Stewart: 1966

Seller ID: 29908

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

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 mark on free front endpaper, some light toning on free endpapers from dust jacket flaps, minor edge wear, minor wrinkling at top of spine. Dust jacket is price-clipped, three edge tears with creases archivally taped, wear, most edge wear has been dyed green to match dust jacket c...
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52 COULEURS DU QUEBEC ... CINQUANTE-DEUX PEINTRES. THE COLOURS OF QUEBEC ... FIFTY-TWO PAINTERS.

By: Bruens, Louis.

Price: $75.00 USD

Publisher: Editions la palette, Montreal, 1987.:

Seller ID: 21875

237 pp, 4to (12" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 2980106003 B&w and colour illustrations. Bilingual text (French/English). Showcases the work of 52 Quebec artists, giving brief biographies. Francesco Alberti, Gilles Archambault, Leonard Bas que, Andre Bertounesque, Normand Boisvert, Yvette Boulanger, J. Marcel Bourbonnais, Patricia Bourque, Serge Brunoni, Albert Buscio, Christian Deberdt, Littorio Del Signore, John Der, Maurice Domingue, Robert Dupont, Lucie Fournier, Helmut G e r t h , J o s eph Giunta, Francine Gravel, Monique Harvey, Richard Hetu, Vladimir Horik, Normand Hudon, Li...
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Image for THE BUCHANAN BOOK: THE LIFE OF ALEXANDER BUCHANAN, Q.C., OF MONTREAL, FOLLOWED BY AN ACCOUNT OF THE FAMILY BUCHANAN. PLUS: LATER LEAVES OF THE BUCHANAN BOOK. 2 VOLUMES.

THE BUCHANAN BOOK: THE LIFE OF ALEXANDER BUCHANAN, Q.C., OF MONTREAL, FOLLOWED BY AN ACCOUNT OF THE FAMILY BUCHANAN. PLUS: LATER LEAVES OF THE BUCHANAN BOOK. 2 VOLUMES.

By: Buchanan, A.W. Patrick, K.C.

Price: $400.00 USD

Publisher: Montreal, Privately Printed:

Seller ID: 28715

Condition: Very Good

2 volume set. "The Buchanan Book", privately printed, Montreal, 1911in a limited edition of 300 copies. This is No. 240 and is *unsigned*, contrary to the limitation statement. Dark blue cloth with paper title label on spine, top edge gilt, (v)-xiii, 476 pp, + Appendix (5 pp), Index (viii pp), 9 5/8" H. Addenda et Corrigenda sheet laid in. Thirteen tissue-covered b&w portraits, including frontispiece (collated). Contents: Life of Alexander Buchanan, Q.C., of Montreal; The Buchanans of that Ilk; The Buchanans of Blairlusk; James Buchanan, H.B.M. Consul at New York; The Buchanans of Carbet...
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DOCUMENTARY PROBLEMS IN CANADIAN HISTORY. VOLUME II: POST CONFEDERATION.

By: Bumsted, J.M., editor. (Paul Stevens, G.N. Emery, Charles W. Humphries, Douglas L. Cole, Donald Arthur Kubesh, C.M. Wallace, J.L. Granatstein, Richard Allen, Patricia Roy, G.E. Panting, Laurier La Pierre, Bruce W. Hodgins.)

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Georgetown, Ontario, Irwin-Dorsey: 1969

Seller ID: 28709

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

314 pp, 10" H. "The collection includes twelve articles by some of the leading specialists in a number of areas of Canadian history since Confederation. Each specialist concentrates on a certain problem and incorporates some of the documentary evidence he himself would employ in considering the problem." Contents: Laurier and National Unity; The Lord's Day Act of 1906 and the Sabbath Observance Question; Federal-Provincial Tensions within the Ontario Conservative Party, 1878-1900; Imperialism and Nationalism in English-Speaking Canada; Ontario Press Reaction to the Northwest Rebellion of 1...
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Image for STORY OF ASCOT, PARTS OF RANGES I TO V, 1803-1948. EATON ROAD, SPRING ROAD, JOHNVILLE ROAD OR GLENBURN, GLENDAY NEIGHBOURHOOD, MOULTON HILL, HUNTINGVILLE AND ROADS LEADING EAST AND NORTH.

STORY OF ASCOT, PARTS OF RANGES I TO V, 1803-1948. EATON ROAD, SPRING ROAD, JOHNVILLE ROAD OR GLENBURN, GLENDAY NEIGHBOURHOOD, MOULTON HILL, HUNTINGVILLE AND ROADS LEADING EAST AND NORTH.

By: Coates, Hazel Ashe, compiler. Foreword by Lady Tweedsmuir. H.S. Billings, M.E. McCurdy, et al.

Price: $50.00 USD

Publisher: Ascot Women's Institute, n.p., 1949.:

Seller ID: 22259

85 pp (printed on one side of leaf only), small 4to (10 13/16" H), soft cover. B&w photographs, maps. Contents: Introduction; History of the Ascot Women's Institute; Institute Pictures; Place Names; Indians; Hyatt Saga - with Historical Document Notes; Early Roads - map; Growth and Development of the County; The Neighbourhoods - including geographical features and industries; Old Map - in sections; Railways; Education; Churches - pictures; Temperance Work; Pearlash and Prices 100 Years Ago; The Home Front World War I; Peace Celebrations 1918; Memorial Roll 1914-1918; Ascot War Work and Othe...
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THE STORY OF DOMINION SQUARE. PLACE DU CANADA.

By: Collard, Edgar Andrew.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Don Mills, Ontario, Longman Canada: 1971

Seller ID: 28964

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

63 pp, 11 1/4" H. B&w photographs, reproductions. "Here is a wealth of fascinating history, going back to the time when Dominion Square was a cemetery outside Montreal. Dr. Collard tells the story of the square's famous buildings, past and present. We visit a political rally when Sir John A. Macdonald was mobbed; we see the Winter Carnival's crowning spectacle, the storming of the Ice Palace. The 'principal presence' in the square is the Sun Life head office, one of the most massive office buildings in the world. For a number of seasons this huge structure served as the nesting place of a pa...
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NINETEENTH-CENTURY POTTERY AND PORCELAIN IN CANADA.

By: Collard, Elizabeth.

Price: $50.00 USD

Publisher: Montreal, McGill University Press: 1984

Seller ID: 26014

ISBN: 0773503927

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

477 pp, 4to (10 1/2" H). B&w illustrations. A survey of the ceramic wares used by Canadians in the 19th century. Deals with both imported and Canadian made wares, setting them against the social, economic, and artistic background of the time. It tells of how the potters of Britain vigorously built up trade with British North America and how their wares travelled to the farthest outposts of a pioneer land. Also covers the popular "Historical China", "Portneuf" and the important potters of St. Johns, Quebec. Previous owner's bookplate and erased pencik mark on free front endpaper, previous o...
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THE PLAINS OF ABRAHAM.

By: Connell, Brian.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: London, Hodder and Stoughton: 1959

Seller ID: 23905

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

288 pp, 8vo (8 11/16" H). Map endpapers, maps/battle plans. "A turning point in history two hundred years ago. Here is the exciting and vigorous story of the capture of Quebec and all that led up to it, of the clashes of character between the leaders concerned and of the effect of this victory on the future of the English-speaking world." Two tiny corner bumps, very light browning to edges of text block, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket price-clipped, light to moderate edgewear/wrinkling - mainly at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, light browning on spine, a few very sm...
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LUCILLE TEASDALE: DOCTOR OF COURAGE.

By: Cowley, Deborah. Inscribed by author.

Price: $12.50 USD

Publisher: Montreal, XYZ Publishing: 2005

Seller ID: 21289

ISBN: 1894852168

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine

177 pp, 8vo (8 7/16" H). B&w photographs, map. "Lucille Teasdale was determined to become a doctor and help children in need. She entered medical school in 1950 and was one of the first women in Quebec to receive a diploma as a surgeon. In 1961, she married an Italian doctor, Piero Conti, and went to northern Uganda with him. There, they established St. Mary's-Lacor Hospital. For over 35 years, they treated people with contagious diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis, and AIDS. They continually expanded the services of the hospital and trained Ugandans to staff it. Dr. Lucille performed thou...
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THE IRISHMAN IN CANADA.

By: Davin, Nicholas Flood.

Price: $57.50 USD

Publisher: London / Toronto, Samson Low, Marston / Maclear: 1877

Seller ID: 30591

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good-

692 pp + (4) pp publisher's advertisement, 8 3/4" H. Green cloth with gilt & black lettering & decoration on spine and front board, blind stamped decoration on rear board - bevelled boards. Chapter headings: Motive of the "Irishman in Canada"; Antecedents of the Irishman in Canada; Antecedents - Continued - Irishmen in the New World and Australia; Laying the Foundation of Canada; ditto - Continued; The War of 1812-14; Irish Immigration from 1815 to 1837; ditto - Continued; The Rise of Responsible Government in Canada; ditto - Continued; ditto - Continued; ditto - Continued; The Canadian Cons...
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Category: Canada - Quebec