Prairies from Attic Books

1906. Good. 8 x 11 cm yellow folded sheet. 18 b&w illustrations (mainy photos) that fold out, accordion style. Photos show men in wheat fields, pigs, farm work, grain elevators, etc. Also features Winnipeg landmarks like Manitoba College, Dominion Bank, Ravenscourt and so on. Each photo about 4 x 6 cm. Also information about Winnipeg and the Canadian… Read more about this item

Winnipeg, nd. 1900s. Near fine. 12 b&w 9 x 14 cm postcards featuring Edmonton, folding out accordion style. Brown card covers with light edge wear. Photos feature Alberta Parliament, C. P. R. bridge, colleges, street scenes, hotels, Strathcona Park, hospitals, old Hudson Bay Post

Red Deer, AB: Central Alberta Historical Society, 2002. Softcover. Very good. 81 p. 28 cm. Spiral binding. Small creases. Some light stains on rear cover.

Brandon, MB: Author. Printed by Leech Printing, 1983. Hardcover. Good. 298 p. 23 cm. Genealogical chart inside rear cover. Pictorial hardcover. Corners and spine ends bumped. A few small marks. Signed by author on title page. Inscription on front endpaper. Small print.

Langruth, MB: Langruth Community, 1950. Hardcover. ex library-fair. 227 p. 26 cm. B&w illustrations. Burgundy cloth. Ex library with call number on lower spine, labels and ink stamps inside. Title written on spine, corners worn, scratch on front, news article about book on a front page, library ink notation on Apologia, pages darkened, some tears. Much about local… Read more about this item

Winnipeg: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1913. Hardcover. Good. 443 p. 27 cm. B&w illustrations. Half leather with green cloth. Marbled endpapers and text block edges. Scuffing and wear to leather. Front free endpaper torn.

Winnipeg: Land Department, 1902. Very good. 70 cm unfolded. 5 horizontal folds and 3 vertical. Two small holes in fold. One or two small tears in edges. Black and white and orange. Folds to 21 cm. Inset shows location within Canada. Shows Saskatchewan River, St. Albert, Edmonton, Leduc, Lacombe, Innisfail and surrounding area.

Heward, Sask.: Heward History Book Committee, 1977. Softcover. Good. 302 p. 28 cm. B&w illustrations. Ink signature on front cover. Numerous ink notes and underlining throughout. On title verso "Heward History Book Committee" has been crossed out with ink stamp for Muriel V. Dempsey. Dempsey inscribed last page.

Edinburgh: Royal Visit Pictorial Review, 1939. Softcover. Good. [40 p.]. 30.5 cm. B&w photos. Stapled purple card covers with gilt print. Creases and rubbing to covers.

Edmonton: The Institute of Applied Art, 1963. First printing. Softcover. Good. 277 p. 23 cm. B&w illustrations. Paperback. Staple holes in front cover near spine. Some creases and light soiling. Signature on first leaf.

1987. Hardcover. Near fine. 881 p. 29 cm. B&w illustrations. Burgundy leatherette with silver print. Blind stamp on front free endpaper.

London/Toronto: Macmillan and Co.; Adam, Stevenson and Co., 1871. Cloth. Fair. xi, [1], 276 p. 20 cm. Fold-out map frontispiece. 5 other illustrations include 2 more fold-out maps. Brown cloth hardcover. Spine ends chipped, spine cloth darkened and marked, hinges cracked, corners bumped. Ink inscription on front free endpaper. George Lightfoot Huyshe (1839-1874) narrates the story of… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1875. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. xxx, 448 p. 22 cm. 2 fold-out partial colour maps. Frontispiece and 6 other engravings. 22 illustrations within text. 2 lithographs. Title in red and black. Half leather with marbled paper boards. Boards rubbed, corners worn. Former owner's label on front pastedown. Occasional spotting. A few pages jutting… Read more about this item

Toronto: William Briggs, 1907. Hardcover. Good. 131, 55, [3] p. 19 cm. 6 b&w illustrations. Burgundy cloth with gold print. Corners bumped, spine ends softened. Some faint marks on spine cloth. Slight spine lean. Occasional foxing and light stains.

Printed by The Aylmer Express, 2010. Second printing. Softcover. Near fine. viii, 320 p. 23 cm. B&w illustrations. Softcover. Inscribed by author inside front cover.

Quebec: S. Marcotte, 1876. Third Edition. Booklet. ex library-good. 36 p. 22 cm. Fold-out map of Canada at front. Paper covers. Ex library with ink stamps on front cover and map. Some soiling and wear. Small ink notation bottom corner of title. "As compared with the western states of America; its climate, soil, agriculture, and manufacturing facilities;… Read more about this item

Sherwood Park, AB: Geoscience Publishing, 2005. Hardcover. Fine/Very good. xviii, 342 p. 24 cm. B&w illustrations. Brown cloth in dustjacket. Crease in jacket front flap. Inscribed by editor on title.

Ottawa: Natural Resources Intelligence Branch, Department of the Interior, nd. Booklet. Near fine. 44 p. 25 cm. B&w illustrations. Map at rear. Stapled. Peel 4671.

nd. ca. 1896. Booklet. Fair. 56 p. 22 cm. Line drawings. CPR system map inside front cover. Fold-out map at rear. Paper covers are torn and chipped, detached from text block and separated. Soiling to title page. Cover title: Farming and Ranching in Western Canada. Manitoba, Assiniboia, Alberta and Saskatchewan.Testimonials dated 1893 and 1894. Peel 1867.

1944. Softcover. Very good. 42 p. 26 cm. Colour photo and several b&w photos of Dafoe. Stapled paper covers. Some discolouration to edges. From 1901 to 1944 John Wesley Dafoe was the editor of the Manitoba Free Press, later named the Winnipeg Free Press. Tributes and biography. Dafoe had close relations with his employers, the Liberal Sifton family.