Cultures - Canada from Riverwood's Books

Timmins, Ont.: Ojibway and Cree Cultural Centre. Very Good+. 2003. First Edition. Spiral-bound. 0919523536 . Spiralbound soft cover, laminated covers. Some ex-library stickers - could be removed if desired. Book is in excellent condition, clean and unmarked. Laminate on cover has some small corner creases and light scuffing. B/w illustrations. 86 pages. Contents: Chapleau first Nation; Missanabie… Read more about this item

Edmonton: J & S Philatelic Publishers. Very Good. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. 0920902006 . Hardcover edition - J & S Philatelic 1979. ISBN: 0920902006E. Ex-library book, but still in quite good condition - laminated cover with paper liner and usual ex-lib type of markings. Pages are intact and clean other than the occasional light spotting. Cover has… Read more about this item

Edmonton, AB: Newest Publishers. Very Good+. 2007. First Edition. Softcover. 1897126166 . Ex-library book, but still in very nice condition. Sturdy laminated cover and usual ex-lib type of markings. Pages clean and intact - overall wear is light. ; Landmark Editions; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 174 pages; Fallen Empires—part of NeWest Press’s Landmark Edition Series—traces… Read more about this item

Ragweed Press / Gynergy Books. Very Good. 1998. Second Printing. Softcover. 0921556721 . Ex-library book, but still in great condition - sturdy laminated cover and usual ex-lib type markings. Overall wear is light, pages clean and intact. B/w illus. 190 pages. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages; Canada's smallest province has a rich and… Read more about this item

Heritage Society of Snow Lake. Very Good. 1988. Softcover. B0037UN2ZK . 1988 reprint of circa 1970 original. Reprinted as part of the Home Coming '88 Celebrations (as per introduction by Chairman, Mr. Clair Pilgrim). Large softcover is very good, with clean, tight interior. Cover has light soiling, light age tanning and a couple small red ink markings… Read more about this item

Sulyma Productions. Very Good. 1991. First Edition. Non-Book. Tape plays well, box has a little wear at corners. Experience the Ukrainian Shumka Dancers as they tour Kiev, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv and Moscow. Starring Canada's Ukrainian Shumka Dancers and the Kiev State Chamber Orchestra. Recorded live in the Ukraine. 58 minutes. Region 1 (US & Canada). [240]; Video… Read more about this item

McArthur & Company Publishing, Ltd.. Fine. 2002. First Edition. Softcover. 1552782727 . Excellent condition, clean and unmarked. Overall wear is very light. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 200 pages; Folk sayings are passed by word of mouth in communities where life and work are shared, and Bill Casselman has collected 1,000 absolute beauties in this… Read more about this item

Edmonton, AB: Institute of Applied Art. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover, no jacket. Cover is clean with moderate edge & corner wear. Tape marks inside covers & name written inside front cover. Pages are tight, with occasional light soiling & occasional wrinkling/creasing. B/w illus. Contents: The River, Indians, The North-west passage, Exploration… Read more about this item

Edmonton: Hurtig Publishers. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. 0888301871 . Hardover is clean & tight, unmarked other than crossed out name/address on endpage. Jacket has age tanning, light soiling & a few tiny edge tears. Some of Canada's finest journalists examine the daily newspaper industry in Canada. Contributing journalists include: Harold… Read more about this item

Surrey, B. C.: Heritage House. Very Good+. 2003. First Edition. Softcover. 1894384709 . Ex-library book, but still in excellent condition - sturdy laminated cover and usual ex-lib type markings. Very clean, overall wear is light. This engaging collection of verse captures the history and experiences of the Mounties from the 1800s to the present day. Ranging from… Read more about this item

Watson and Dwyer. Very Good+. 1990. First Edition. Softcover. 0920486509 . Excellent condition, clean & unmarked. Cover has light corner wear and some scuffing of covers. 276 pages. The Red River colony was a challenge to the missionaries who set out to create an English rural parish & inflict their Christian ethics on the local Scottish farmers,… Read more about this item

Mcarthur & Company. Very Good+. 1999. First Edition. Softcover. 1552780864 . Excellent condition, slight wear to cover and corners, no markings. B/w illustrations. They Came on Dreams, the Immigrants, to Build a Nation. Review: "A wonderfully written book that reads with ease. It is a compilation of stories of Canadian Immigrants who perservered in a rustic, … Read more about this item

Oxford University Press. Very Good. 1990. Second Printing. Softcover. 0195407210 . Very nice condition. Cover has light corner wear, light crease on front, a little soiling outer edge of pages. Pages are clean, however there are a few pages with pencil underlining. "A collection of twelve essays by leading sociologists, discussing government policies and academic theories … Read more about this item

Canada. Very Good. 1989. Softcover. 0660129396 . Earlier Edition, National Historic Parks & Sites 1989. ISBN: 0660129396. Very nice, clean, tight condition. Library type sticker on spine but no other indication of this being a libary book. Pages are unmarked. Light edge/corner wear to cover. B/w photos. ; Studies in archaeology, architecture, and history; 8vo … Read more about this item

Western Producer Prairie Books. Very Good. 1984. First Edition. Softcover. 0888333455 . Nice, tight copy. Ex-library book with sturdy laminated cover & usual type markings. Light edgewear, light soiling. Internal pages clean other than inscription on first page. "At once it is harsh and wild, beautiful & calm. Its immensity is overpowering if not humbling. The prairie,… Read more about this item

Alfred A. Knopf. Fine with no dust jacket. 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. 0676976751 . Hardcover with illustrated boards. Wrap-around half jacket is missing from this copy. Book in excellent condition - clean, tight and unmarked. Profusely illustrated. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; In this remarkable book — thoughtful, intimate and stunningly illustrated with archival and… Read more about this item

Oxford University Press. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. 019540307X . Signed by former premier, Ralph Klein, when he was still Mayor of Calgary: "Thank you for driving safely, Ralph Klein, Mayor". Foreword by Peter Lougheed and intro by Grant MacEwan. Oblong hardcover - approximately 9" x 11". Only light wear overall.… Read more about this item

University of British Columbia Press. Very Good. 1981. First Edition. Softcover. 0774801387 . 1981 UBC printing. Ex-library book with sturdy laminated cover and usual ex-lib type markings. Interior clean, with all pages intact. Cover has light edgewear and some loosening of laminate along spine, light soiling. History of the totem poles of the Indians of the Northwest… Read more about this item

Key Porter Books. Very Good. 1984. First Edition. Softcover. 0919493424 . Interior pages are clean and unmarked. Cover has light edgewear, a little moreso to corners & light scuffing. B/w illustrations. "Dedicated to the man we loved to love as much as we loved to hate. It is a tribute to the prime minister whose reign overlapped… Read more about this item

Edmonton, AB: The Institute of Applied Art. Very Good. 1971. Third Printing. Softcover. Very nice, clean, tight condition. Pages are unmarked, one creased page near rear. Cover has light edge & corner wear, tiny peeled area where sticker was removed. Historical stories of Calgary, Alberta. Stories and events which have made this city unique, collected by master… Read more about this item