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THE DALHOUSIE REVIEW. VOL. XIV. NO. 3. OCTOBER, 1934.
by 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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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… Read more about this item Item Price
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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.
by 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… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE DOMINION OF CANADA WITH NEWFOUNDLAND AND AN EXCURSION TO ALASKA. HANDBOOK FOR TRAVELLERS. THIRD REVISED AND AUGMENTED EDITION. (BAEDEKER'S CANADA.)
by Baedeker, Karl. (With Sir J.G. Bourinot, G.M. Dawson, E.T.D. Chambers and W.H. Fuller.)
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- Third Revised and Augmented Edition.
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- 1907
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Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1907. 331 pp, 6 5/16" H, red cloth over card covers, gilt titling on spine and front board, blind stamping to spine and covers, text block edges marbled, two ribbon book marks. 13 maps (some fold-out) and 12 plans (all present). The introductory section includes: "The Constitution of Canada" by Sir J.G. Bourinot; "Geographical and Geological Sketch"… Read more about this item Item Price
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A POCKET GUIDE BOOK OF HISTORIC HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA FROM THE CITADEL.
by Martin, John Patrick. Inscribed.
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- Third Revision.
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- 1949
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Halifax, Nova Scotia: City of Halifax, Tourist and Travel Department,, 1949. 32 pp, 8 3/4" H - stapled in wraps. B&w photographs, drawings, blue & white illustrations on insides of covers. Inscribed on title page: "For Colonel C.P. Stacey / with many thanks for the / copy of the Halifax history / John P. Martin." (Colonel Charles Percy was… Read more about this item Item Price
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AFTERSHOCK: THE HALIFAX EXPLOSION AND THE PERSECUTION OF PILOT FRANCIS MACKEY.
by Maybee, Janet. Foreword by Peter MacArthur.
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- 2015
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- 9781771083447
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Halifax, NS: Nimbus, 2015. 130 pp, 9" H. B&w and colour photographs, reproductions, maps. "On December 6, 1917, harbour pilot Francis Mackey was guiding 'Mont Blanc', a French munitions ship, into Bedford Basin to join a convoy across the Atlantic when it was rammed by Belgian Relief vessel 'Imo'. The resulting massive explosion destroyed Halifax's north end and left… Read more about this item Item Price
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SAINT JOHN: A SPORTING TRADITION, 1785-1985.
by Flood, Brian.
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- 1985
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- 9780969221807
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Canada: Neptune Publishing, 1985. 256 pp, 11 1/4" H. Pictorial endpapers, b&w and colour photographs, reproductions. Chapter headings: Saint John's early sporting history; Rowing and Harness Racing - 1870s; Speed Skating and Baseball - 1880's; Hockey, Bicycling and Boxing - 1890's; Curling Golf, Baseball and Bowling - 1900-1918; Speed Skating, Basketball and Baseball, Rowing and Track and Field -… Read more about this item Item Price
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JOHN COREY'S QUILTS / LES COURTEPOINTES DE JOHN COREY.
by Larocque, Peter J. and Fullerton, W. Jane.
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- 2014
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- 9780919327368
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Saint John, NB: New Brunswick Museum, 2014. 40 pp, 9" H, stapled in wraps. Colour and b&w photographs. Bilingual text (English/French). "Published in conjunction with the exhibition held 6 April to 31 August 2014 at the New Brunswick Museum." "(B)etween 1970 and 1986, John Corey organized and funded the production of a group of quilts that were instrumental in… Read more about this item Item Price
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A FOLK TALE JOURNEY THROUGH THE MARITIMES.
by Creighton, Helen. Edited with an introduction by Michael Taft and Ronald Caplan.
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- 1993
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- 9781895415285
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Wreck Cove, Cape Breton Island: Breton Books, 1993. 249 pp, 9" H. B&w photographs. "These are the folk tales from Dr. Helen Creighton's life journey through the Maritime Provinces, collecting songs and ghost stories and old cures - and folk tales. Helen serves as our guide, introducing us to storytellers, setting the scene of the telling - and… Read more about this item Item Price
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HABITAT. VOLUME X, NUMBERS 3-6. CENTENNIAL ISSUE.
by Lester B. Pearson, Hugh MacLennan, Leslie Roberts, Raymond Souster, A.W. Purdy, Marjorie Freeman Campbell, Clare Bice, Grant MacEwen, J.G. MacGregor, Ethel Wilson, Eric Nicol, Harry Boyle, John G. Diefenbaker, Harold Horwood, Alain Grandbois, et al.
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- 1967
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Ottawa: Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation, 1967. 180 pp, 11" H. B&w photographs, reproductions. A look at Canada's cities in its Centennial year. Contents include: St. John's by Harold Horwood; Charlottetown by Frank MacKinnon; Halifax by Hugh MacLennan, Fredericton by Esther Clark Wright; Charme de Quebec by Gerard Morisset; Trois-Rivieres by Mgr Albert Tessier; Montreal by Alain… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE DOMINION OF CANADA WITH NEWFOUNDLAND AND AN EXCURSION TO ALASKA. HANDBOOK FOR TRAVELLERS. FOURTH REVISED AND AUGMENTED EDITION. (BAEDEKER'S CANADA.)
by Baedeker, Karl.
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- Fourth Revised and Augmented Edition.
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- 1922
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Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1922. 420 pp, 6 1/4" H, red cloth over card covers, gilt titling on spine and front board, blind stamping to spine and covers, text block edges marbled, two ribbon book marks. 14 maps (some fold-out) and 12 plans (all present). The fourth and final edition. A paper label pasted on the title page gives addresses… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE DOMINION OF CANADA WITH NEWFOUNDLAND AND AN EXCURSION TO ALASKA. HANDBOOK FOR TRAVELLERS. (BAEDEKER'S CANADA.) FIRST EDITION.
by Baedeker, Karl.
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- 1894
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Leipsic: Karl Baedeker, 1894. 254 pp, 6 1/4" H, red cloth over card covers, gilt titling on spine and front board, blind stamping to spine and covers, text block edges marbled. 10 maps (some fold-out) and 7 plans (all present, although the map listed as at page 33 is actually at page 60, opposite the appropriate text). The introductory section… Read more about this item Item Price
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CABINETMAKERS OF THE EASTERN SEABOARD. A STUDY OF EARLY CANADIAN FURNITURE.
by Foss, Charles H.
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- 1977
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- 9780919880092
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Toronto: M.F. Feheley, 1977. 156 pp, folio (13 1/4" H). Profusely illustrated with colour and b&w photographs. "The fine furniture tradition in Canada's eastern provinces was influenced by the arrival of the Loyalists in 1783. Among those who came were people of wealth and quality who transported, by sea, furnishings that were superior in craftsmanship and design. Accomplished cabinetmakers arriving… Read more about this item Item Price
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THOMAS CHANDLER HALIBURTON. MAKERS OF CANADIAN LITERATURE SERIES.
by Logan, John Daniel. (Thomas Chandler Haliburton.)
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Toronto: Ryerson Press 176 pp, 16mo (6 5/8" H), hard cover in dark blue cloth with gold lettering/decoration on spine, blindstamped border and facsimile signature on front board. Decorated title page and b&w portrait. Contents: Biographical; Anthology; Appreciation; Bibliography; Index. The Anthology section contains selections from 'The Clockmaker', 'The Old Judge', 'Sam Slick', 'The Attache', etc. Light edge wear,… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE CANADIAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION. REPORT, 1964 OF THE ANNUAL MEETING HELD AT CHARLOTTETOWN, JUNE 10-13 OF THIS YEAR. WITH HISTORICAL PAPERS.
by Heisler, John P. And Ouellet, Fernand, Editors. Marcel Trudel, Yves F. Zoltvany, J. Mackay Hitsman, Marc La Terreur, Russel Ward, J. Hanrahan, Richard M. Saunders, C.B. O'Keefe, W.B. Hamilton, A.V. Tucker, G.S. French, Forest McDonald.
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- 1964
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Ottawa: Canadian Historical Association, 1964. 163 pp, 9 3/4" H. Contents (two articles in French marked by *): *Discours du President, par Marcel Trudel; The Problem of Western Policy under Philippe de Rigaud de Vaudreuil 1703-1725, by Yves F. Zoltvany; Military Defenders of Prince Edward Island 1775-1864, by J. Mackay Hitsman; *Correspondence Laurier - Mme Joseph Lavergne 1891-1893, par… Read more about this item Item Price
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PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.
by Hocking, Anthony.
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- First Edition
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- 1978
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- Hardcover
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- 9780070826830
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Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1978. 64 pp, 11 1/4" H. A volume from 'The Canada Series". Pictorial boards. Profusely illustrated in colour and b&w with photographs, reproductions, maps. Contents: Land and Sea; The Ecosystem; Ile St. Jean; French and English; New Settlers; The Land Question; Confederation; Island Province; Ships and Foxes; The Economy; Farming; Spud Island; Forestry; Fishing; Aquaculture;… Read more about this item Item Price
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'ROUND NEW BRUNSWICK ROADS.
by Maxwell, Lilian.
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- 1951
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Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1951. 191 pp, 8 1/4" H. Map endpapers, b&w photographs. "(W)itten in affectionate detail by one who knows the province intimately, a province with which her family has been identified for generations. This is an ideal way to see New Brunswick; these facts and legends are what you will want to carry away and remember."… Read more about this item Item Price
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HISTORY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.
by Campbell, Duncan.
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- 1972
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- 9780919302556
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Belleville, Ontario: Mika, 1972. 224 pp, + contemporary advertisements, 9 1/8" H. Dark green cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Mika's Canadiana Reprint Series No. 44. A facsimile reproduction of the 1875 Bremner Brothers edition. **Note: pages 3 to 18 have been printed twice.** Faint erased pencil marks at top corner of… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE RISTIGOUCHE AND ITS SALMON FISHING, WITH A CHAPTER ON ANGLING LITERATURE.
by Sage, Dean. Edited by Colonel Henry A. Siegel and Harry C. Marschalk, Jr. Introduction by Arnold Gingrich. Notice by DeWitt Sage.
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- Limited Edition.
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- 1973
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Goshen, Connecticut: Angler's and Shooter's Press, 1973. (xxxvi), (xvi), 304 pp, 12 3/4" H. No. 115 of 250 copies, initialled on limitation page by both editors. Full dark blue leather with bevelled edges, five raised bands and gilt lettering/decoration on spine, gilt banding and illustration of bird of prey with salmon on front board. Top edge gilt,… Read more about this item Item Price
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SELECTED CORRESPONDENCE OF THE GLASGOW COLONIAL SOCIETY, 1825-1840.
by McDougall, Elizabeth Ann Kerr and Moir, John S., edited with introduction by.
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- Limited Edition.
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- 1994
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- 9780969342526
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Toronto: The Champlain Society, 1994. 272 pp, 9 1/2" H - orange/red cloth with gilt lettering/medallion on spine. No.531 of an edition of 1250 copies. B&w reproductions and maps. "The Glasgow Colonial Society was a voluntary association of members of the Church of Scotland, founded in 1825 to provide clergy for Britain's North American colonies but dissolved about… Read more about this item Item Price
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OIL AND WATER: THE STRUGGLE FOR GEORGES BANK.
by Macleish, William H.
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- First Edition
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- 1985
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- Hardcover
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- 9780871130075
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Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1985. 304 pp, 8 1/2" H. "Georges Bank, 20,000 square miles of turbulent shoal water off Nantucket, is one of the richest fishing grounds in the world, its depths populated by cod, haddock, flatfish, and scallops. Until recently it was a gathering place for immense fishing trawlers of all nations. Then the Bank… Read more about this item Item Price
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