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HANDBOOK FOR TRAVELLERS IN SUSSEX. (MURRAY'S HAND-BOOK SUSSEX.)

By: N/A

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: London, John Murray: 1905

Seller ID: 29222

Binding: Flexible Clothcovers

Condition: Good-

174 pp + 48 pp ("Murray's Handbook Advertiser, 1904-1905"), 6 3/4" H. Red cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front cover. Title page states "Fifth Edition" and below the publisher information, with the date 1893, "With Index and Directory Revised to 1902". All maps, including one in the rear pocket, are present. Includes an Introduction (Extent and History / Antiquities / Products and Manuacturers / Geology and Traveller's View / Main Roads / Railway Systems / Skeleton Tour / Places of Interest / An Artistic and Antiquarian Tour). Describes a variety of rou...
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ERINDALE AT THE CROOK OF THE CREDIT.

By: Adamson, Jean.

Price: $30.00 USD

Publisher: Cheltenham, Ontario, Boston Mills Press: 1978

Edition: Revised Edition

Seller ID: 28053

ISBN: 0919822126

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

80 pp, 10" H. Number 16, Credit Valley Series. B&w photographs, map. Contents: The Crook of the Credit; Beginning the Village; A Doctor's Letter; Life in the Village; Roads; Churches; School Days; Doctors; Social Events; Politics; Erindale Hydro; Ice Cutting on the Pond; Falconer House; Toronto House; Magrath Estate; Schreiber Estate; Evans Estate. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor edge wear, minor rubbing on rear cover.
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OAKVILLE: A SMALL TOWN, 1900-1930.

By: Ahern, Frances Robin. Edited by Dr. Mary P. Bentley.

Price: $10.00 USD

Publisher: Erin, Ontario, Oakville Historical Society / Boston Mills Press: 1981

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 13233

ISBN: 0919822460

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

213 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H). B&w photographs, map. Local history of Oakville, Ontario. Contents: "Beautiful Oakville"; Industries, 1900-1930; The Firefighters; Oakville in Motion; Dundas Street (Trafalgar Road)(Station Road); Educating the Young; Lakeshore Road and Colborne Street (South Side); Lakeshore Road and Colborne Street (North Side); "The Main Street"; Navy Street; Recreation, 1900-1930; An Era of Gracious Living; Appendix - Origin of Street Names; Surveys; Schools; Churches; Banks; The Post Office; The Library; Customs Collection. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownershi...
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OAKVILLE: A SMALL TOWN, 1900-1930.

By: Ahern, Frances Robin. Edited by Dr. Mary P. Bentley.

Price: $12.50 USD

Publisher: Erin, Ontario, Oakville Historical Society / Boston Mills Press: 1981

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: Signed by Author

Seller ID: 30664

ISBN: 0919822460

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good -

213 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H). Signed on title page: "Frances Robin Ahern". B&w photographs, map. Local history of Oakville, Ontario. Contents: "Beautiful Oakville"; Industries, 1900-1930; The Firefighters; Oakville in Motion; Dundas Street (Trafalgar Road)(Station Road); Educating the Young; Lakeshore Road and Colborne Street (South Side); Lakeshore Road and Colborne Street (North Side); "The Main Street"; Navy Street; Recreation, 1900-1930; An Era of Gracious Living; Appendix - Origin of Street Names; Surveys; Schools; Churches; Banks; The Post Office; The Library; Customs Collection. Interio...
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SKETCHES OF OAKVILLE - A SMALL TOWN.

By: Ahern, Frances Robin. Inscribed.

Price: $10.00 USD

Publisher: Circa 1988:

Inscription: Inscribed By Author

Seller ID: 21732

Binding: Stapled in Wraps

Condition: Very Good

28 pp, 8 7/16" H. Inscribed at top left of title page: "to Vieve & John / with love -", then signed at the bottom right: Frances Robin Ahern". B&w drawings. Contents: Built of Brick; Vernerville - Oakville's Forgotten Village; The Underground Railroad; "Let's Move It"; Oakville Strawberries; Winter - A Contrast; The Summer Resort - Oakville; Recycling - World War II Style; The Tannery: Thompson Smith, Joseph Milbourne, Christopher Armstrong, The Marlatt Connection; The Doctors. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - soft creases to covers.
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THE PICTORIAL HISTORY OF AJAX 1941/1972.

By: Ajax Historical Board, compiled by.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Ajax, Ontario, Ajax Historical Board: 1972

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 28319

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good-

130 pp, 8 3/4" H. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, reproductions, maps. Contents: Preface; Prelude to 1941; Ajax Goes to War, 1941/1945; University of Toronto, Ajax Division, 1945/1949; Ajax, Progressive Planned Growth, 1949/1972; Town Planning and Housing; Commerical Development; Industrial Development; Libraries; Churches; Schools; Cultural Activities; Service Clubs and Community Organizations; Fire Department; Police Department; Public Utilities; Recreation Facilities; Hospitals; First Local Municipal Government; First Ajax Town Council; Mayors of the Corporation of the Tow...
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PIONEERS AND PROGRESS.

By: Alix Clive Historical Club. (Beatrice Parlby, Vera Barritt, Alice Nielsen, Alice Roland Simmons, Dr. A.E. Shore, et al.)

Price: $55.00 USD

Publisher: Alberta, Canada, Alix Clive Historical Club: 1974

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 28304

ISBN: 0919212433

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

880 pp, 10 5/8" H. Blue cloth with gold lettering on spine, gold lettering/decoration on front board - no dust jacket (as issued). B&w photographs, reproductions, maps - section on cattle brands. A local history of the Alberta district surrounding Alix and Clive. Contents: Foreword; A "Times' Passing"; A Bird's Eye View of History; I'll Be Remembering; Half-Breed Scrip; Lamerton; Mining Along the Red Deer; Content Memories; Medicine in Pioneer Days; Breaking Horses With Mont; Railways Through Alix - C.P.R. Station Agents - C.N.R. Agents; School Districts - General Articles & Fa...
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FOR HOME AND COUNTRY: THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF THE WOMEN'S INSTITUTES IN ONTARIO.

By: Ambrose, Linda M.

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: (Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario, Guelph, Ontario, 1996), Ist edition.:

Seller ID: 13797

256 pp, oblong 8vo (8 3/4" H x 10" D), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photos, maps, reproductions. "...provides a lively account of the organizational life of the Women's Institutes of Ontario. First established in 1897 in Stoney Creek, Ontario, the WI set out to improve the conditions of life for rural women through the promotion of domestic science education. That mandate soon expanded to include self-improvement, government lobbying, and community betterment. At the same time the organization spread geographically, with branches forming in virtually every rural community in...
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THE BARE FACTS: MY LIFE AS A STRIPPER.

By: Ample, Annie.

Price: $17.50 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Key Porter: 1988

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 28704

ISBN: 1550130943

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

177 pp, 8 3/4" H. B&w photographs. "She was notorious for taking off her clothes. Movies, magazines and TV shows, and fame as 'the girl with the million dollar chest' after her breasts were insured by Lloyds of London, helped create her very successful career as celebrity stripper, 'Annie Ample'. But behind all the hype was a real person. (Annie) looks back candidly on her turbulent childhood in a small town in California and her showbiz start as a 'go-go' dancer in a local club. 'Annie Ample' was the ingenuous character she devised to exploit the sex industry rather than be explo...
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PICTORIAL BRIGHTON 1859-1984.

By: Andrews, Margaret, et al.

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: Brighton, Ontario, 1984

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 28860

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good -

127 pp, 12 1/4" H. Pictorial endpapers, profusely illustrated in b&w and colour with photographs, drawings, advertisements. A local history of Brighton, Ontario. Contents: Mayor's Message; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Historical Sketch; Travel Through the Years; Architectural Heritage; Church Life; Education; Historical Events; Agriculture; Sports and Recreation; Serving Brighton; Industries; Presqu'ile. Gift inscription in ink on free front endpaper, top corner of free front endpaper is clipped - also has a very small tear and erasure mark, bump at top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket h...
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CANMORE: THE STORY OF AN ERA.

By: Appleby, Edna (Hill).

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Canmore, Alberta, Self-published: 1975

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: Signed by Author

Seller ID: 28369

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

163 pp, 11 1/4" H. Signed by author on front free endpaper. B&w photographs, reproductions, fold-out school group (1926) photograph facing title page. Records the history of town of Canmore and the surrounding area. "Once located within the boundaries of Rocky Mountain Park, you observe Canmore changing from a CPR town into the only thriving coal mining town of the entire Bow Valley. Pictures and records of the once existing towns of Bankhead, Anthracite, Georgetown and Kananaskis are spotlighted as they enhanced the development of Canmore itself into the town it now is. The histo...
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BURLINGTON'S STREETS: WHAT'S BEHIND THE NAME?

By: Armstrong, Peggy and Armstrong, Les.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Burlington, Ontario, Burlington Historical Society:

Edition: Fourth Printing

Seller ID: 25172

ISBN: 0969104022

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+

89 pp, + fold-out map at rear, 11" H. No date (c2001). B&w photographs, maps, reproductions. Gives the history/meaning behind the street names of Burlington, Ontario. Arranged alphabetically. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very minor rubbing, very minor edge wear.
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BURLINGTON'S STREETS: WHAT'S BEHIND THE NAME?

By: Armstrong, Peggy and Armstrong, Les.

Price: $17.50 USD

Publisher: Burlington, Ontario, Burlington Historical Society:

Edition: Fourth Printing

Seller ID: 29696

ISBN: 0969104022

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+

OAKVILLE STREET NAMES & LANDMARKS.

By: Ashe, David and Burnell, Joyce.

Price: $27.50 USD

Publisher: London, Ontario, Burnell Creighton: 2007

Seller ID: 25991

ISBN: 0978428803

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

168 pp, small 4to (10 1/4" H). B&w and colour photographs and reproductions. "This collection is based on the life's work of David Ashe, who while employed as a draftsperson with the Town of Oakville compiled a listing of legal survey plans and registry information on the streets of Oakville. Being a researcher at heart, he went further and spent countless hours of his spare time gathering the history behind Oakville's streets. Joyce Burnell has picked a selection of Ashe's street histories and has added several Oakville landmarks - some of which are not longer here. Add to this, ...
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BURNLEY: A TOWN AMIDST THE PENNINES.

By: Ashworth, Frank. Illustrations by Janet Smith.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Mid-Pennine Arts Association:

Seller ID: 25443

ISBN: 0950987808

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

104 pp, oblong (5 3/4" H x 8 1/8" D), no date. B&w photographs. Contents: Foreword; Introduction; A Town Amidst the Pennines; Burnley's History; Buildings of Historical and Architectural Interest; Local Lore and Legend; Children 's Street and Playground Games; Burnley's Football Club: One Hundred years of Sporting History; A Burnley 'XI'; Burnley Milestones; Local Organisations relating to Heritage of Burnley; Bibliography and Sources Used. Interior - tiny bump at bottom corner of text block, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - light edge wear - mainly...
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SOUTHEAST ENGLAND. BEAUTIFUL BRITAIN SERIES.

By: Automobile Association.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: London, Reader's Digest: 1987

Seller ID: 22823

ISBN: 0861455185

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

160 pp, 4to (11/14" H). Map endpapers. Colour photographs. "Breathtaking views, fascinating stories, archaeological treasures, links with famous characters - whether in the countryside or a town or village, around every corner you come face to face with Britain's heritage. All of these - and more - are to be found in this authoritative guidebook- part of a new regional series from the AA - which captures the spirit of the best and most interesting features of Southeast England. Local legends, literary, historical and architectural facts - together with items of natural history and geo...
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HAMILTON: CHRONICLE OF A CITY.

By: Bailey, T. Melville. With Stan McNeill.

Price: $35.00 USD

Publisher: Windsor Publications, n.p., (1983), Ist edition.:

Seller ID: 12576

184 pp, 4to (11 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. "...more than 200 vintage and contemporary illustrations..." "In this comprehensive yet entertaining history of Hamilton, popular local historian T. Melville Bailey takes a fresh look at the fascinating history of the Ambitious City, as it grew from a small Loyalist settlement at the Head of the Lake to a bustling centre of transportation, industry, and culture." Contents: Footpaths in the Wilderness; Pioneers at the Head of the Lake; Of Soldiers and Builders; A Frontier Town Goes Up; Fashioning a Transportation Centre;...
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BURLINGTON: IMAGES OF A CITY...

By: Balbar, George.

Price: $14.00 USD

Publisher: St Catharines, Ontario, Vanwell: 1989

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 29490

ISBN: 0920277284

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

65 pp, oblong (7 1/2" H x 10 3/4" D). "(E)scorts you on a watercolor and pen-and-ink tour of Burlington (Ontario) yesterday and today. Through George's eyes, you can wander among the majestic residences in Roseland, revel in the rural beauty of Kilbride, thrill at the breathtaking views of Lake Ontario and become part of the exciting, new development in Millcroft. The side by side depictions of Burlington's past and present are sure to inspire in both longtime residents and visitors feelings of pride and appreciation for a vital and enduring community." Book is Fine. Dust ...
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MOTORING WITH THE SASKATCHEWAN MOTOR CLUB 1901-1980.

By: Balfour, Marjorie.

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: Saskatchewan, Self-published: 1980

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 28137

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

110 pp, 10 1/2" H. Faux leather covers with gilt lettring on spine and front board. The story of the Saskatchwan Motor Club told through newspaper articles, letters, b&w photographs, reproductions, etc. Faint erased pencil mark at top of free front endpaper, very minor edge wear, tiny corner bump on front cover.
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A HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE PARISH OF THE CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST, LONDON, ONTARIO.

By: Bartram, Gordon W.H. Introduction by Clarence W. Foreman.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: London, Self-published: 1961

Seller ID: 27976

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

84 pp, 9 1/8" H. Burgundy cloth covers with "A Historical Sketch" in gold on front board. Errata slip tipped-in on rear pastedown. B&w frontispiece, photographs. Contents: The Origin of the Parish of St. John the Evangelist - 1863; The Congregation of the Cathedral of The Holy Trinity - 1873; 1888-1911, The Reverend W.T. Hill; 1911-1919, The Reverend Canon William Craig; 1920-1931, The Reverend A.G. Clarke; 1931-1934, The Reverend Canon C.E. Jeakins; 1935- , The Venerable Archdeacon C.W. Foreman; Members of the Parish Who Have Entered the Ministry of the Anglican Church; Lis...
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Keyword:Local history