Canadian History from Bazaar of Books

"Camera in the Interior: 1858, H. L. Hime, Photographer The Assiniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition by Richard J. Huyda. Toronto: The Coach House Press, [1975]. Printed in an edition of 2000 copies. pp. 55, Bibliography. numerous illus. and 1 folding map. Hardcover, tan cloth with gilt title on spine (corners square, quite foxed on top edge, interior clean & unmarked,… Read more about this item

"Policing The Top Of The World" by Herbert Patrick Lee. London: John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, [1928]. First edition. pp. 250 + 6 pp. advertising. 21 b. & w. illus. and 2 maps. Rebound in quarter leather, blue boards with gilt-stamped title on spine [originally in beige cloth]. (spine scuffed, marks on covers, corners worn, few pages foxed, couple… Read more about this item

"Montcalm & Wolfe: Two Men Who Forever Changed the Course of Canadian History" by Roch Carrier. Translated by Donald Winkler. [Toronto]: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd., [2014]. pp. 328, Index. Hardcover, quarter black cloth and cream boards, with gilt title on spine (corners square, interior clean & unmarked). d.j., unclipped. Fine condition. Size: 9 1/4" x 6 1/4" (23.5cm x 16cm).

"Mounted Police Life in Canada: A Record of Thirty-one Years' Service" by Captain R. Burton Deane. Toronto: Prospero Books, 2001. Reprint of 1916 edition. pp. 312. 4 b. & w. illus. and 1 folding map. Hardcover, black boards with gilt title on spine (corners square, notation on front free endpaper, interior clean & unmarked). d.j. (no wear, bit faded on… Read more about this item

"My Years With Stanfield" by E. D. Haliburton. Windsor, Nova Scotia: Lancelot Press, [1972]. pp. 116. some b. & w. illus. Paperback (worn to corners and bottom of spine, soiled, pages toned, price sticker on back cover, inscription on half-title page). Good + condition. Size: 8 1/8" x 5 1/2" (21cm x 14cm).

"Lockeport As I Remember 1949-1975" by Laverne Lloyd (MacDonald). Published by the author, 2012. (Printed by Seeblick Printing, Lockeport, Nova Scotia). pp. 102. many b. & w. illus. (a few in colour). Paperback, staple bound (back corner creased, interior is clean & unmarked). Very Good condition. Size: 9" x 6" (23cm x 15.5cm).

"Saga of the Rugged Islands" by James T. Bebb. Published by the author, 1993. (Printed by Passage Print & Litho Ltd., Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia). pp. 256. a few b. & w. illus. signed by the author on half-title page. Paperback (bit soiled and worn, lower front & back corner bent, both covers creased, mark on half-title page). Good condition. Size:… Read more about this item

"Lost Mariners of Shelburne County." Editor, Eleanor Robertson Smith. [n.p.]: Stoneycroft Publishing, [1991]. signed by the editor. pp. 195. many b. & w. illus. Paperback (corners worn, back corner creased, covers darkened in spots, interior clean & unmarked). Very Good condition. Size: 9" x 6" (23cm x 15.5cm).

"Historic Annapolis Valley: Rural Life Remembered." (Images of the Past). by Mike Parker. [Halifax, NS]: Nimbus Publishing, [2006]. pp. 162, Bibliography. numerous b. & w. illus. Paperback (little wear to corners, interior clean & unmarked). Very Good condition. Size: 9 1/4" x 6 1/2" (23.5cm x 16.5cm).

"A Pageant of Canada: The European Contribution to the Iconography of Canadian History." Catalogue by Roy Strong. Ottawa: The National Gallery of Canada, 1967. An Exhibition arranged in Celebration of the centenary of Confederation. pp. 315, Index. numerous b. & w. illus., 4 colour. Paperback (some wear, spine faded, few scratches, page inserted- "Compliments of..., National Gallery of Canada", stamp… Read more about this item

"Whispers of War: The War of 1812 Diary of Susanna Merritt" by Kit Pearson. (Dear Canada series). [Markham, Ontario]: Scholastic Canada Ltd., [2002]. pp. 220. some b. & w. illus. Hardcover, illustrated boards with book ribbon (corners rubbed, lower spine bumped, interior clean & unmarked). inscribed by author and signed. Very Good condition. Size: 7 5/8" x 5 1/2" (19.5cm x 14cm).

"Western Canadian Dictionary and Phrase Book". Facsimile of the 1913 edition [by John Sandilands], with an Introduction by John Orrell. [Edmonton, Alberta]: The University of Alberta Press, 1977. pp. 52. Hardcover, beige boards with brown title on front & spine (corners square, one tiny dent on front cover edge, spine faded and also covers partially faded, interior is clean &… Read more about this item

"The Yonge Street Story 1793-1860: An Account from Letters, Diaries and Newspapers." Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited, [1977]. pp. 192, Index, Bibliography. many b. & w. illus. Hardcover, brown boards with gilt title on spine (corners worn & slightly bent, spine worn at top & bottom, edgeworn at bottom, indentation to lower back cover with a bend in cover, top edge… Read more about this item

"Valour Remembered: Canadians in Korea/ Souvenirs de Vaillance: Les Canadiens en Coree" by Patricia Giesler. [Ottawa]: Veterans Affairs Canada, [1997]. pp. 27 (English). text in English and French. Each text, with photographs, is printed in separate sections, back to back. many b. & w. illus. and maps. Softcover (dampstain in margins, which is more visible on the French text and… Read more about this item

"Bluenose" by Monica Graham. (Stories of our Past). [Halifax, NS]: Nimbus Publishing, [2010]. pp. 121, Bibliography, Index. many illus. (b.&w. and colour). Paperback (corners square, interior clean & unmarked). Near Fine condition. Size: 8" x 5 1/2" (20cm x 14cm).

"Canada's Navy: The First Century" by Marc Milner. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, [1999]. pp. 356, Bibliography, Index. many b. & w. illus. Hardcover, blue cloth with silver title on spine (corners square, interior clean & unmarked). dj. (shelf wear). Near fine condition.Size: 9 1/2" x 6 3/4" (25cm x 17.5cm).

"Canada's Flowers: History of the Corvettes of Canada 1939-1945" by Thomas G. Lynch. (Military Journal Special 5). [Bennington, Vermont: International Graphics Corp., 1981]. pp. 100, Bibliography. numerous b. & w. illus. Paperback (toned on spine & front cover, corners worn, few marks on front cover and back cover soiled, interior is unmarked). Very good condition.Size: 10 3/4" x 8 3/8" (27.5cm… Read more about this item

"Victory at Vimy: Canada Comes of Age, April 9-12, 1917" by Ted Barris. Toronto: Thomas Allen Publishers, [2008]. pp. 300, Bibliography, Index, maps. many b. & w. illus. Paperback (corners bit worn, interior clean & unmarked). Very good condition. Size: 8 7/8" x 5 7/8" (22.5cm x 15cm).

"Patton's Gap: Mustangs over Normandy" by Richard Rohmer. [Toronto]: Stoddart Publishing Co. Limited, [1998]. Second edition. pp. 225, Bibliography, maps. some b. & w. illus. Hardcover, green boards with gilt title on spine (corners square, interior clean and unmarked). dj. (shelf wear). Near fine condition.Size: 9 1/4" x 6 1/4" (23.5cm x 16cm).

"The Spirit Sings: Artistic Traditions of Canada's First Peoples." Introduction by Julia D. Harrison, Curator of Ethnology, Glenbow Museum. This book grew out of an exhibition entitled The Spirit Sings, mounted by the Glenbow Museum in Calgary, Alberta, as part of the Arts Festival of the 1988 XV Olympic Winter Games. [Toronto]: McClelland and Stewart and Glenbow Museum, [1987]. pp.… Read more about this item