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Bert Riggall's Greater Waterton: A Conservation Legacy
by Towe, Beth (ed.)
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 2018
- Binding
- Soft cover
- ISBN
- 9781927083512
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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$60.00
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Fifth House , 2018 8.5" x 11.5." xi, 312 pp. Life story and legacy of Waterton guide, outfitter, and photographer Bert Riggall. Illustrated with numerous photos, maps, and other images. Bright clean copy. Covers have some light shelf wear. This book weighs 1.6 kg, extra postage may be requested. Item Price
$60.00
Our Treasured Heritage: A History of Coalhurst and District
by Walker, John et al.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1984
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780889254589
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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$60.00
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Coalhurst History Society , 1984 11.25" x 8.75." x, 673 pp. History of the village west of Lethbridge. Illustrated with numerous b&w photos and other images. Brown boards with gold lettering on spine and front board. Gold illustration on front board. 4 line gift inscription on front free endpaper, otherwise a bright clean copy. This book weighs 2.1 kg, extra… Read more about this item Item Price
$60.00
The Stonies of Alberta: an illustrated heritage of genesis, myths, legends, folklore and wisdom of Yahey Wichastabi, (Mountain Stories), the people-who-cook-with-hot-stones
by Chumak, Sebastian (ed.)
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1983
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780920710012
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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$100.00
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The Alberta Foundation , 1983 12" x 8.5". Brown cloth with gilt titles on spine and front board, 3 colour photos on front board. 256 pp. "Narrated by 12 Stoney Elders. Translated by Alfred 'Toots' Dixon, Jr. Recorded by Thomas T. Williams. Written by Sebastian Chumak." Numerous photos of the Stonies. Sewn in brown book mark ribbon. No slipcase. 3… Read more about this item Item Price
$100.00
Delgamuukw: The People, the Strength, and the Unity Behind the Historic Decision
by Wii Elaast James Angus et al,
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Published
- 2010
- Binding
- Soft cover
- ISBN
- 9780986792403
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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$40.00
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Gitxsan Hereditary Chiefs , 2010 11" x 11." 2nd ed. 141 pp. An account of the court case as well as interviews with the chiefs and elders. Numerous colour photos. Bright clean copy. This book weighs 1 kg, extra postage may be requested. Item Price
$40.00
Seven Pillars of Wisdom
by Lawrence, T. E.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Published
- 1938
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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$75.00
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Jonathan Cape , 1938 10.25" x 7.75". Privately published 1926. First general edition, 6th printing. 672 pp. "Every portrait of the 1926 edition is included here and three new portraits have been added..." 4 fold-out maps. Brown cloth with gold spine lettering. Small store sticker on rear pastedown with price. Clean copy. DJ has some edge wear, creasing, a bit… Read more about this item Item Price
$75.00
Shaganappi Point & Edworthy Park: A New History
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 2022
- Binding
- Soft cover
- ISBN
- 9780973176117
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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$50.00
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Edworthy Park Heritage Society , 2022 11" x 8.5". 419 pp. "The period of history discussed here begins in the early 1870s and covers the years up to about 1914." Illustrated with numerous photos and other images. Bright clean copy. This book weighs 1.7 kg, extra postage may be requested. Item Price
$50.00
Cliff Bungalow-Mission: A Heritage Community
by Mittelstadt, David
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 2015
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780994780003
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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$50.00
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Cliff Bungalow-Mission Community Association , 2015 11.25" x 8.5". vi, 229 pp. History of the Calgary district. Illustrated with numerous b&w and colour photos, figures. Covers have some light shelf wear. A bright clean copy. This book weighs 1.2 kg, extra postage may be requested. Item Price
$50.00
The Crow and the Kettle: The CPR in Southern British Columbia and Alberta 1950-1989 Lethbridge, Kootenay and Kettle Valley Divisions
by Garden, J. F.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 2004
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780969162186
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
- Item Price
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$100.00
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Footprint , 2004 10.25" x 11.25". 312 pp. Illustrated with numerous photos, schedules, maps, and paintings; most in colour. Rose coloured cloth. Slight spine slant. DJ has some light shelf wear. A bright clean copy. This book weighs 1.8 kg, extra postage may be requested. Item Price
$100.00
Ogden Whistle
by Boote, Walter H. S. (ed.)
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1975
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780919212749
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
- Item Price
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$40.00
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Ogden Area History Committee , 1975 11.25" x 8.5". 157 pp. History of the Calgary ten square miles that surround the CPR Ogden shops. Numerous b&w photos. Slight spine slant. Bright clean copy. Item Price
$40.00
The Riders of the Plains: A Record of the Royal North-West Mounted Police of Canada, 1873 - 1910
by Haydon, A. L.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1971
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780888300386
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
- Item Price
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$25.00
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Hurtig , 1971 xxiv, 385 pp. First published in 1910 and later revised in 1918. Illustrated with b&w photos and other images. 1 fold-out map and 1 fold out diagram of Fort Macleod. Green cloth with spine label. Bright clean copy. DJ has some light shelf wear. Item Price
$25.00
The Fighting Newfoundlander
by Colonel G. W. L. Nicholson
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Published
- 1963
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
- Item Price
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$50.00
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Government of Newfoundland , 1963 xix, 614 pp. A history of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment. Illustrated with b&w photos and other images. 5 fold-out colour maps. Map endpapers. Colour frontis. White cloth with b&w photo on front board. Bright clean copy. DJ has some edge wear, amateur tape repair along top edge and bottom edge of rear flap, a few… Read more about this item Item Price
$50.00
Art for War and Peace: How a Great Art Project Helped Canada Discover Itself
by Sigvaldason, Ian & Steedman, Scott
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 2015
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781927018705
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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$25.00
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Read Leaf , 2015 9.75" x 11.75". 232 pp. An illustrated history of the Sampson-Matthews Print program. Illustrated with numerous colour prints and other images. Red cloth spine with silver spine and front board lettering. Illustrated boards. Gift sticker on front free endpaper, otherwise a bright clean copy. This book weighs 1.8 kg, extra postage may be requested. Item Price
$25.00
Down Memory Lane: Simpson, Saskatchewan Rural Municipality of Wood Creek #281
by Roycroft, E. (ed.)
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1987
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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$60.00
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Simpson History Book Committee , 1987 11.25" x 8.75". vii, 727 pp. History of Simpson, Saskatchewan and the surrounding area. Illustrated with numerous b&w photos and other images. Orange cloth with black spine and front board lettering. Black line drawing on front board. Slight spine slant, otherwise a bright clean copy. This book weighs 2.3 kg, extra postage may be… Read more about this item Item Price
$60.00
Kingdom of Salt: 7000 Years of Hallstatt
by Kern, Anton et al. (ed.)
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 2009
- Binding
- Soft cover
- ISBN
- 9783903096080
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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$40.00
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Natural History Museum , 2009 10.5" x 7.5". 239 pp. The authors cover "geology, the story of discovery, the details of prehistoric and historic salt-mining, including archaeo-forensics, archaeozoology...DNA and pollen analyses, parisitology and laser scanning, textile research and the development of new conservation methods." Illustrated with numerous colour photos and other images. Bright clean copy. Item Price
$40.00
Lilacs and Limestone: An Illustrated History of Pittsburgh Township 1787 - 1987
by Patterson, William J.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1989
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780969394402
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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$40.00
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Pittsburgh Historical Society , 1989 11.25" x 8.75". xxx, 336 pp. History of the township east of Kingston, Ontario. Illustrated with numerous b&w photos and other images. Signed by the author on the title page. Gray cloth with silver spine lettering. Small silver lilac branch illustration on front board. 5 line gift inscription on the front free endpaper, top corners… Read more about this item Item Price
$40.00
From Forest to Field: Mistatim and Districts 1903 - 1983
by Wancha, Peter P. et al.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1983
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780919745100
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
- Item Price
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$125.00
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Mistatim and Districts History Book Committee , 1983 11.25" x 8.75". viii, 552 pp. History of the Saskatchewan community. Illustrated with numerous b&w photos and other images. 1 fold-out photo. Green cloth with gold lettering on spine and front board. Gold illustration on front board. 2 small marks to bottom edge of text block, otherwise a bright clean copy. Hint… Read more about this item Item Price
$125.00
Sir Sanford Fleming: His Early Diaries, 1845 - 1853
by Cole, Jean Murray (ed.)
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 2009
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781554884506
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
- Item Price
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$20.00
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Dundurn Press , 2009 327 pp. Illustrated with b&w photos and other images. Purple cloth with gold spine lettering. Hint of a spine slant. Bright clean copy. DJ has some light shelf wear. Item Price
$20.00
Rufus: The Life of the Canadian Journalist who Interviewed Hitler
by Castle, Colin
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 2014
- Binding
- Soft cover
- ISBN
- 9781926991337
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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$20.00
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Granville Island Publishing , 2014 xviii, 329 pp. "A revealing glimpse into the early world of BC newspapers...the fascinating life of reporter and 'Province' editor Lukin Johnston..." Illustrated with b&w photos and maps. Bright clean copy. A few top corners of pages slightly creased. Covers have some light shelf wear. Item Price
$20.00
Veblen: The Making of an Economist Who Unmade Economics
by Camic, Charles
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 2020
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780674659728
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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$25.00
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Harvard University Press , 2020 492 pp. "A historical study of the connection between Thorstein Veblen's economic ideas--the distinctive type of economic knowledge he created--and how he was born and bred intellectually." Illustrated with a few b&w photos. Black boards with gold spine lettering. Bright clean copy. DJ has some light shelf wear. This book weighs 1 kg, extra postage… Read more about this item Item Price
$25.00
Holding Juno: Canada's Heroic Defence of the D-Day Beaches June 7-12, 1944
by Zuehlke, Mark
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 2005
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781553651024
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
- Item Price
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$30.00
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Douglas & McIntyre , 2005 424 pp. "Zuehlke interweaves personal diaries, military records, and veteran interviews to recreate this pivotal battle..." 16 pages of b&w photos, 6 maps. Signed by Zuehlke on the title page. Brown cloth with gold spine lettering. Bright clean copy. DJ has some light shelf wear. Item Price
$30.00
