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THE CANADIAN HONOURS SYSTEM.
de McCreery, Christopher. Foreword by General John de Chastelain.
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- 2005
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Toronto: Dundurn Press, 2005. 408 pp, 9 1/4" H. "Since the creation of the Canadian honours system in 1967, more than 250,000 Canadians have been rewarded, yet little has been written about this system. This full-colour illustrated book recounts the history of Canada's various national orders, decorations, and medals, from New France's Croix de St. Louis, through the British… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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PRIMITIVES & FOLK ART: OUR HANDMADE HERITAGE.
de Thuro, Catherine. Foreword by Russell K. Cooper.
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- 1979
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Paducah, Kentucky: Collector Books, 1979. 135 pp, 11 1/4" H, with pictorial boards. Profusely illustrated with colour photographs. Value guide from 1979 laid in. Covers a wide variety of folk art & primitive items including: Black Amer icana, Baskets, Canes, Children's Playthings, Footwarmers, Glass, Indian Artifacts, Kitchen Utensils, Laundry Collectables, Lighting, Metal Collectables, Pottery, Quilts, Rugs, Skates, Tobacco Cutters, Tools,… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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OAKVILLE'S FLOWER: THE HISTORY OF HMCS OAKVILLE.
de Livingston, Sean E. Inscribed.
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- 2014
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Toronto: Dundurn, 2014. 141 pp, 10 7/8" H. B&w and colour photographs. Inscribed on half-title page: "(Name whited out) / Many thanks for / your support and / sharing information / on the Cairn to / HMCS Oakville / All the best! / Sean Livingston". "This is an in-depth look at the history and legacy of HMCS Oakville, a… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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THE GREAT ESCAPE: A CANADIAN STORY.
de Barris, Ted.
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- 2013
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Toronto: Thomas Allen, 2013. 288 pp, 9 1/4" H. Map/plan endpapers, b&w photographs, reproductions. "On the night of March 24, 1944, eighty Commonwealth airmen crawled through a 400-foot-long tunnel, code-named 'Harry', and most slipped into the darkness of a pine forest beyond the wire of Stalag Luft III, a German prisoner-of-war compound near Sagan, Poland. The event became known… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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CLOSELY GUARDED: A LIFE IN CANADIAN SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE.
de Starnes, John.
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- 1998
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Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1998. 258 pp, 9 1/4" H. "From 1942 to 1973, John Starnes was engaged in such areas as communications intelligence and, during his tenure as the first civilian director-general of the RCMP Security Service, in counter-espionage and counter-subversion. His recollection of these confidential activities and the part he played in them is supported by… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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UNDER FIRE: BRITAIN'S FIRE SERVICE AT WAR. INCLUDING THE REMARKABLE STORY OF THE CORPS OF CANADIAN FIREFIGHTERS, ENGLAND, 1942-45.
de Leete, John. Foreword by Sir Graham Meldrum.
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- 2008
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- 9780750941327
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Stroud: Sutton, 2008. 151 pp, 10" H. B&w photographs, map. "(O)ffers a new insight into the many roles of Britain's Fire Services through personal anecdotes and the use of recently discovered archive documents. This fascinating timeline of firefighting history takes the reader from the emergency caused by the air raids in the First World War through the subsequent planning… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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A DISCOVERY OF A VAST COUNTRY IN AMERICA, EXTENDING ABOVE FOUR THOUSAND MILES, BETWEEN NEW FRANCE & NEW MEXICO; WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE GREAT LAKES, CATARACTS, RIVERS, PLANTS, AND ANIMALS. 2 VOLUME SET.
de Hennepin, L. (Father Louis Hennepin.)
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Two volume set, rebound in dark green buckram with paper labels on front boards and spines, 9 5/8" H. B&w illustrations. A facsimile reprint of the 1699 edition printed in London for Henry Bonwicke. Ex-college library with the following markings: stamps on bottom edges of text blocks, faint residue on spines from removal of labels, rear free endpapers show… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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THE CANADIAN GUNSMITHS, 1608 TO 1900.
de Gooding, S. James. Inscribed.
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- 1962
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West Hill, Ontario: Museum Restoration Service, 1962. 308 pp, 4to (11 1/4" H). B&w photographs, drawings, diagrams, reproductions. Inscribed on half title page: "To Don Webster / With very best personal regards / Jim Gooding". (Donald Webster, whose signature appears at the top of the front free endpaper, was the author of books about guns and antiques.) Contents:… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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CANADA CARRIES ON: REVIEW OF THE WAR EFFORT OF THE DOMINION AS PRESENTED TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, JULY 29-30, 1940. WITH: CANADA'S SUPPORT OF THE ARMY OVERSEAS (text of a) BROADCAST BY RIGHT HON. W.L. MACKENZIE KING. NOV. 8, 1944. 2 ITEMS.
de King, W.L. Mackenzie, Ralston, J.L., Power, C.G., Howe, C.D., Gardiner, J.G., Ilsley, J.L.
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- 1940
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Ottawa: Director of Public Information / Edmond Cloutier, 1940. Two World War II related items. 1. Canada Carries On: Review of the War Effort of the Dominion as presented to the House of Commons, July 29-30, 1940. 42 pp + 4 additional pages title 'Notes', 10" H, stapled in wraps. Contents: Introduction by Rt. Hon. W.L. Mackenzie King, Prime… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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CANADA'S DEFENCE. INFORMATION ON CANADA'S DEFENCE ACHIEVEMENTS AND ORGANIZATION.
de Claxton, Brooke, Hon., Minister of National Defence.
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- 1947
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Ottawa: Department of National Defence, 1947. 42 pp, 9 1/2" H, stapled in wraps. No date, but c1947. "New weapons forged in The Second Great War and revolutionary changes in the comparable strengths of many nations make the defence of Canada a matter of major national policy and of direct concern to every individual Canadian. The object of… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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THE DALHOUSIE REVIEW. VOL. XIV. NO. 3. OCTOBER, 1934.
de Stewart, Herbert L., Editor. (H.F. Angus, C.F. Lloyd, Nell Hanson, R.C. Lodge, D.H. Stewart, Louise Morey Bowman, E.W. Nichols, H. Sinclair Tait, Watson Kirkconnell, A.D. Fraser, S.A. Saunders.)
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- 1934
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Halifax, N.S.: Review Publishing Co., 1934. Paging runs 265 - 404, i - xx. 10 1/8" H. Articles: Canada and a Foreign Policy, by H.F. Angus; Some Literary Titbits, by C.F. Lloyd; Song of a Queen, by Nell Hanson; Philosophy and Education, by R.C. Lodge; A Planned or a Humanist Economy, by D.H. Stewart; "Follow-Follow", by Louise Morey… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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WOODEN SHIPS AND IRON MEN: THE STORY OF THE SQUARE-RIGGED MERCHANT MARINE OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA, THE SHIPS, THEIR BUILDERS AND OWNERS, AND THE MEN WHO SAILED THEM.
de Wallace, Frederick William.
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New York: George Sully 337 pp, 8 7/8" H, blue cloth with gilt lettering/banding on spine, blindstamped decoration on front board. No date, but previous owner has written "1926" on front free endpaper in fountain pen. 28 b&w plates (including frontispiece), several with two photographs per plate - all present. Chapter headings: The Dawn of British North American Shipping; The… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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TWO COUNTRY WALKS IN CANADA.
de Haultain, Arnold.
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- 1903
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Toronto: George N. Morang, 1903. 93 pp, 9 1/4" H, gray paper-covered boards with green cloth spine, paper title blocks on spine and front board, fore & bottom edges of textblock untrimmed. 6 b&w photographs, including tissue-covered frontispiece - 3 by Wm. Notman & Son, Montreal, 2 by E.J. Rowley, Toronto and 1 by The Department of the Interior, Canada… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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MY GRANDFATHER'S KNIFE: HIDDEN STORIES FROM THE SECOND WORLD WAR.
de Pearson, Joseph.
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- 2022
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Toronto: HarperCollins, 2022. 308 pp, 9 5/16" H. B&w photographs, reproductions. "A knife, a diary, a recipe book, a stringed instrument, and a cotton pouch. Each belonged to an individual who was in their twenties during the Second World War: a fresh-faced prairie boy, a melancholic youth, a capable cook, a musician wounded at the front, and a survivor.… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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THE CANADIAN HOUSEWIFE: AN AFFECTIONATE HISTORY.
de Neering, Rosemary.
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- 2005
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Vancouver: Whitecap, 2005. 256 pp, 9 3/4" H - glazed pictorial boards. B&w photographs, reproductions. "This cultural history describes how women triumphed over the tribulations of running a household in both turbulent and peaceful times." Chapter headings: Salt Pork and Homespun: Housewives in Acadia and New France; Candles, Complaints, and a Stiff Upper Lip: Housewives in the Backwoods; The… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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CANADIAN POSTAL GUIDE: CONTAINING THE CHIEF REGULATIONS OF THE POST OFFICE, THE RATES OF POSTAGE, EVERY INFORMATION IN REGARD TO MONEY ORDERS.
de Dewe, John, compiler.
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- Reprint of the 1863 Edition.
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- 1966
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Laval, Quebec: Dev-Sco, 1966. 40 pp, 8 1/8" H, stapled in wraps. "The principal object of this little work is the dissemination of information in regard to the Canadian Postal Service. It is published with the kind permission of the Postmaster General, and it is hoped will be useful to the public as well as conducive to the interests of… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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DANCING BACKWARDS: A SOCIAL HISTORY OF CANADIAN WOMEN IN POLITICS.
de Carstairs, Sharon and Higgins, Tim. Foreword by Susan Thompson.
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- 2004
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- 9781896150307
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Winnipeg: Heartland Associates, 2004. 351 pp, 10" H. B&w photographs, portraits. "This is the story of the determined and difficult assault by women on the male-dominated citadel of Canadian politics. Combining profiles of twenty-eight remarkable women who have achieved political firsts with a richly detailed, immensely readable history of Canadian life over the last century, 'Dancing Backwards' will change… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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WARSHIPS OF THE GREAT LAKES 1754-1834.
de Malcomson, Robert.
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- 2003
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- 9781840675351
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London: Caxton, 2003. 160 pp, small 4to (10 3/8" H). Profusely illustrated with b&w reproductions, maps, ship/fort plans, colour plates. "While the great fleets battled for international domination on the oceanseas, the age of fighting sail also evolved in the interior of North America. For eighty years (roughly 1754-1834) freshwater was the home to warships that ranged in size… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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HARVEST TRIUMPHANT: THE STORY OF MASSEY-HARRIS. A FOOTNOTE TO CANADIAN HISTORY.
de Denison, Merrill.
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- 1949
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Toronto: Collins / White Circle Pocket Edition, 1949. 320 pp, 7" H, mass market paperback. B&w drawings, photographs. "The story of a brilliant human achievement related by an accomplished storyteller. It is rich in the romance of farm life in the last century (1800s), the early days of the industrial era, and the beginnings of a new country. It… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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1847 -1947: 100 YEARS OF PROGRESS IN FARM IMPLEMENTS. MASSEY-HARRIS 100th ANNIVERSARY.
de Massey-Harris Company.
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- 1947
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Canada: Massey-Harris Company, 1947. 60 pp, 9" H, stapled in wraps. Colour illustrations by A.J. Casson, b&w photographs, sepiatone drawings. "Commemorating the One-Hundredth Anniversary of the founding of Massey-Harris Company. An historical review of invention and achievement of progress and development and their contribution to agriculture from 1847 to the present day." Section headings: Foreword; The Formative Years; Mechanized… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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