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Toronto: The Copp Clark Co. Limited, 1942. Stiff card covers. The Forging of the Pikes by Alison North with Historical Notes and Study Questions by Marcel Jeanneret. Frontispiece illustration titled 'The Death of Colonel Moodie before Montgomery's Hotel on Yonge Street near Eglinton Avenue.' by Sir Francis Bond Head. 312 printed pages. name to front endpaper. A bright clean copy.. Very Good.

Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited, 1972. Introduction by Max Ferguson. A fun house view of this country's past by the Charlie Farquharson character familiar to North Americans on TV's weekly "Hee Haw". Illustrated with full-page b/w drawings. Humorous illustrated dust jacket.. Fourth Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

Toronto: Fitzhenry & Whiteside No Date. This brief, tender, warmly touching novel is a charming example of one of the oldest but rarest literary forms, the pastoral romance. Set in the remote northeastern wilderness of Canada, it is not only a story of innocent, awakening love, but also a lyric apotheosis of nature. Price-clipped full wrap-around illustrated dust jacket.. Not Stated. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Toronto/Montreal: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited /The Montreal Standard Publishing Company, 1971. Attractive padded simulated leather. Gilt to title on spine bright. The content of this book is a collection of more than a hundred of Gregory Clark's stories from the good writing years which began in 1947 when he joined the staff of the Montreal Standard. Here the reader will enjoy the short stories of varied subject matter written by a most remarkable author! Name to ffep. A sound, clean copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine.

Toronto: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 1996. An indepth look at Canada-United States relations. Yankee Go Home? is rich with personalities and points of view, and its fresh look at who we are and what holds us together or drives us apart - will delight, inform and infuriate. 317pp includes Notes, Bibliography and Index. Political cartoons by Macpherson, Dale, Hunter, Callan, etc accompany text.  J.L. Granatstein is a distinguished Canadian historian. A lovely clean book in an illustrated price-intact dust jacket.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1990. The most searing decade in Canadian history began in 1929, symbolized by the stock market crash, and ended in 1939 when the Second World War created jobs for everybody. This is the first book to tell the full chronological story. Berton's cast of characters is as extraordinary as ever : Mackenzie King and R.B. Bennett as Prime Mininsters; Maurice Duplessis who padlocked the homes of those who didn't agree with him; J.S. Woodsworth founder of the CCF; Tim Buck the mild mannered communist leader and many more. There are lessons to be learned from this timely exploration of the follies and tragedies of the Hungry Thirties. This is a passionate, personal book based on wide-ranging and unimpeachable sources. Illustrated endpapers. An extremely bright book in a price-intact dust jacket.. ISBN: 0-7710-1270-5. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Great Depression + Hungry Thirties + Canada + Canadian History + Mackenzie King + R B Bennett + Maurise… Leer más

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1987. Many have asked "What's Pierre Berton really like?" Now this lively and sensitive backward look at the first twenty-seven years of a colorful life provides some unexpected answers. With this often witty and always entertaining memoir, faithful readers of Klondike, The National Dream, and Vimy will discover a Pierre Berton they never knew before. There are portraits of the people who influenced him and reflections on the forces that helped shape his furure career. Here, to, is the story of a green seventeen-year-old beginning a seventy-hour week in a Klondike mining camp; of a wild young college student; of an ambitous young reporter who learned all of the tricks of the trade in Vancouver's great newspaper years. From his initiation in a Yukon bordello to his wartime liason with a lonely and forthright London beauty, Berton's memories are unfailingly refreshing. Sixteen pages of photographs provided as well as an index. Photo illustrated,… Leer más

Toronto: The Macmillan Company of Canada Limited, 1957. By the author of the best-selling 'The Watch That Ends The Night'. Two Solitudes is a novel of Canada. This means that its scene is laid in a nation with two official languages, English and French. It is also the story of Canada between wars..... and a love story. A very good read. Name to ffep. A clean, bright copy in a price-intact dust jacket.. Re-Issue of the 1945 Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. The Watch That Ends The Night + Canadiana + Official Languages + Canada + French and English Predjudices + NOISBN. Catalogs: Canadiana.

London, New York, Toronto: Abelard-Schuman, 1963. A stirring novel of the English and the French in Canada...and of their legacy - the conflict that still divides a country. Two maps preceed the foreword. The First: The Country Round Tycinderoga. The Second: The Seige of Quebec 1759. Front panel of dust jacket carries a circular gold prize winner seal. A bright book in an illustrated price-intact dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1977. "Bel Ria" explores with exquisite sensitivity, the rapport between animals and people, telling a story about a tough little terrier named Bel Ria, who changes the lives of the people with whom he comes in contact. This is a rich and satisfying novel, full of excitement, courage, and hope...by the author that gave us " The Incredible Journey ". Bookplate to fep, name to ffep. Price-intact, full wrap-around illustrated dust jacket. An extremely bright, sharp-cornered copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

London: Collins, 1966. The sequel to David Walker's classic "Geordie" and the superb movie made from it. Again the magic of people reflects the magic of the Highlands as only David Walker can describe them. A delightful novel. Neat gift sticker to ffep. Dust jacket design by Kenneth Farnhill. David Walker has twice been the recipient of the Govenor General Award. A bright clean copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1961. One of Canada's most prolific and versatile humorists has collaborated with cartoonist Peter Whalley to give the reader a unique experience. Much humor to be appreciated and a book that contains over 60 line drawings. Price-clipped dust jacket. A clean, bright copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Eric Nicol Humorist + Peter Whalley Cartoonist + U S History Humor + Humor + Political Humor + Canadian Author + Canadian Cartoonist + Cartoons + Political Cartoons + NOISBN. Catalogs: Canadiana.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1999. Here is a collection of more than a hundred of the most memorable personal stories emminating from the catastrophic ice storm of 1998. The gallant people who helped run the shelters and the hospital share their funniest and most poignant memories. Soldiers, hydro linesmen, volunteer fire fighters, etc tell us just what it was like. Authors Jane Urquhart, Steven Heighton, Karen Molson, among others, add their own perspective on living through the storm. Photographs accompany text. An index of contributors supplied. A bright book in a price-intact photo dust jacket.. ISBN: 0-7710-0653-5. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Ice Storms Canada + Natural Disasters + Canadiana + Ontario + Quebec + True Stories + Severe Weather + Mark Abley Editor. Catalogs: Canadiana.

Toronto: University Of Toronto Press, 1981. 202 pp. Introduction by Hart Massey...chairman of the Massey Foundation, an architect and a practising craftsman. Interviews and photographs by John Flanders. John Flanders is Associate Professor of Architecture at Carleton University and a photographer. Fifty men and women talk about their work in this colourful, illustrated cross-section of current Canadian craft scene. In interviews they discuss what their craft means to them, how they carry it on etc. More than 250 photographs-two-thirds in full colour, show them in their studios and display samples of their work and that of other craftsmen. The contents include: (1) Introduction, (2) The Traditional Crafts, (3), Pottery, (4) Wood, (5) Glass, (6) Textiles, (7) Basketry, Brooms, Paper, Leather,(8) Metal, (9) Biographies. Beautifully put together by the Massey Foundation. Wheat coloured linen-like boards with gilt to front and spine. Photo DJ. Heavier oblong book. . ISBN: 0-8020-2433-5. First Edition,… Leer más

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1980. 'Life Before Man' - dazzling in style, disturbing in its unrelenting insight into men, women and the condition of modern marriage, it introduces to readers characters whose vivid lives reflect some part of every one of us. Imprisoned behind walls of their own construction, here are three people forced to make choices, after the rules have changed and the boundries faded beyond recognition. Extremities of dust jacket sunned. A sound copy of the author's fourth novel.. ISBN: 0-671-25115-5. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Modern First Edition + Canadian Author + Canadian Fiction.

Toronto: Manitoba Historical Society in Association with McClellend and Stewart Limited, 1970. Illustrated title page. Generous list of maps and illustrations provided. Preface by W. Steward Martin. Foreword by W.L Morton followed by author's Preface and an introduction. The Centennial History of Manitoba spans a colorful panorama of events in the history of this province in the celebration of its centenary. James A. Jackson, Manitoba scholar, teacher and historian, brings to life the turbulent days of the fur trade, the buffalo hunt, and the suffering and dedication of the Selkirk Settlers to maintain their claim in a hostile land. Mr. Jackson recreates Riel's bloody rebellion, his provisional government and violent death, the undoing of John Norquay at the hands of John A Macdonald, The Legislative Building scandal of 1915, and the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919. This is a vivid history of Manitoba's cultural, political and economical life. Two very interesting sections of illustrations will be… Leer más

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1963. This book is volume one of 'The Canadian Centenary Series' (a history of Canada in seventeen volumes). The Canadian Centenary Series is a comprehensive history of the peoples and lands which form the Dominion of Canada. Each volume is complete in itself. Professor Oleson of the University of Manitoba, is the foremost authority on Canada's early Arctic history. Professor Oleson's purpose is to examine how explorers, settlers and hunters from Norway, part of the great movement of the Vikings in the eighth and ninth centuries, made their way across the North Atlantic and formed contact with the lands of the Canadian Arctic. This northern route became one by which fishermen, traders and explorers from England made their way into the Canadian north. 211 pp including: Bibliography, Appendix A - List of Persons taking part in the Vinland Voyages, Appendix B - Chronology of the Early Voyages, Appendix C - Captions to Illustrations, and Index. Illustrated with maps,… Leer más

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1968. Quebec's Quiet Revolution began in 1949 in the quiet town of Asbestestos, here Premier Maurice Duplessis pitted his immense political power against social justice - and lost. Siding with business in the critical strike of 1949 Le Chef bitterly opposed the demands of the workers - demands which were strongly upheld by Joseph Charbonneau, the Archbishop of Montreal. Both men lost - Charbonneau then going into exile to British Columbia where he became plain "Father Joe". This three act play follows the tragedy of the two men who both thought they were right. Act 1- The Conflict, Act 2 - The Conspiracy, Act 3 - The Condemnation, (followed by an epilogue). Text block shows toning. Price-intact illustrated dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Charbonneau & Le CHef Three Act Play + Premier Maurice Duplessis + Joseph Charbonneau Archbishop of Montreal + Social Justice + Canadian Politics + Quebec + NOISBN. Catalogs: Canadiana.

Toronto: MacmiIllan of Canada, 1975. "The Luck of The Irish" is a warm, humorous story told in the traditional round-about style that always has time to explore an interesting side issue, and in the Irish-Canadian farming community where this book is set there are enough remarkable characters per acre to provide plenty of hilarious side-trips. Written by the author of "Homebrew and Patches" which won the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour. Dust jacket painting by Joe Salina. A very nice copy!. ISBN: 0-7705-1316-6. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Canadian Author + Humour + Fiction. Catalogs: Canadiana.

New York: Doubleday & Company Inc., 1966. The author's fourth book. "With a Pinch of Sin", is a delightful reminiscence of a vanished way of life. So evocative is Mr. Boyles prose and so vaguely familiar is his chilldhood, that you are likely to think it's your own.... or at least wish it were. Harry Boyle has a startingly clear recall of every major and minor happening that rocked and rippled through Clover, a small rural town in Ontatio close to the farm where he spent his childhood at the turn of the century. He shares this with us. Mr. Boyle was the winner of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour in 1963. Wonderfully illustrated dust jacket painted by Homer Hill. A very handsome copy!. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Clover Ontario + Humour + Canadian Author + Ontario + NOISBN. Catalogs: Canadiana.