Canada - Ontario from Capricorn Books

Cambridge, Ontario: Grand River Conservation Foundation, 2004. 159 pp, 11 1/4" H. Profusely illustrated with colour photographs. Signed on half-title page: "Carl Hiebert". "The Grand River flows for 298 kilometres (185 miles) from Dundalk to Lake Erie, past historic hilltop villages, a first nations reserve and industrial cities; through rare Carolinian forests and unique wildlife habitat. It is fed… Read more about this item

Toronto: Macmillan Canada, 1999. 400 pp, oblong (7 3/4" H x 9 3/4" D). Photographs & reproductions. "The history of the Granite Club is closely linked to that of the City of Toronto. The club's founders and early members included many of Toronto's leading citizens and, to this day, the city's business and professional leaders are part of the… Read more about this item

Chatham, Ontario: Cris Kohl, 1995. 408 pp, 9 1/4" H. B&w photographs, maps, drawings. Signed on half-title page: "Cris Kohl". "Ontario is an historian's and underwater explorer's paradise, blessed with hundreds of shipwrecks which lie incredibly preserved in many of our cold waters and waterways: over 226,000 lakes, as well as over 3,800 kilometres of Great Lakes shoreline and… Read more about this item

Toronto: Dundurn, 2014. 141 pp, 10 7/8" H. B&w and colour photographs. Inscribed on half-title page: "(Name whited out) / Many thanks for / your support and / sharing information / on the Cairn to / HMCS Oakville / All the best! / Sean Livingston". "This is an in-depth look at the history and legacy of HMCS Oakville, a… Read more about this item

Toronto: Whitecap, 1989. 319 pp, oblong (9 3/4" H x 12 1/8" D). Profusely illustrated in colour and b&w with photographs, maps, reproductions and the author's watercolours. "(P)resents a unique picture of the city in a collection of events and biographies, mainly of the period between about 1890 to 1950. This book) is organized anecdotally, by neighbourhoods, and, compared… Read more about this item

Toronto: Russell Press, 2006. 108 pp, 8 3/8" H. B&w photographs. Inscribed on title page: "For G___ / Christmas 2006 / Victor". Contents: Foreword; Minor Hockey (North Bay Hockey League, Bantam, CPR Wolves, 1934-35 / Ditto, Juvenile, CPR Ceepees, 1935-36 / Toronto Lions 1937-39); Junior Hockey (OHA, Owen Sound Greys 1939-40 / Making the Team / OHA Group Play… Read more about this item

Oakville, Ontario: Down Home Publications, 2022. 379 pp, 11" H. B&w and colour photographs. "How Visits to a Pioneer Cemetery Led to a Rediscovery of Oakville's Past & the Gift of Remembrance." "Researching St. Mary's in Oakville uncovered a legacy of stories about ordinary people who lived remarkable lives. As they worked hard to fulfill their dreams of a… Read more about this item

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1982. 319 pp, 9 1/4"H. B&w photographs, maps. "The authors follow (The Governor's Road) through Oakville, Dundas, and Ancaster and on to London, with stops in Waterdown, Brantford, St. George, Paris and Woodstock. The homes range from cottages to castles, their materials from frame and cobblestone to red brick and cut stone. The illustrations… Read more about this item

Willowdale, Ontario: Firefly, 2000. 244 pp, 10" H. Map endpapers, profusely illustrated in b&w with photoraphs, reproductions. Arranged alphabetically. "Some street names commemorate faraway places where Canadians died fighting. Others commemorate the lives of brewers, politicians, architects, royalty, explorers and farmers. Still others echo the names of villages, towns and grand homes sadly left behind, as well as the… Read more about this item

Erin, Ontario: Boston Mills Press, 2000. 238 pp, oblong (8 1/4" H x 9 1/4" D). B&w photographs, b&w and colour reproductions. "Tom Roberts chose to be a painter at the age of eight and never strayed from his chosen path. He dedicated his life to painting scenes that capture the natural beauty and the history of Canada. Today,… Read more about this item

Toronto: Self-published / printed by Coach House Printing, 2006. 151 pp, 8 3/4" H. B&w photographs, reproductions, maps. A history of thirteen generations of the Dayfoot (Thevou / Devoe / Defoe / Dafoe/ De Foe) family as they travelled from the Rhineland (via England) to United States (Hudson Valley / Pownal / Newtown, Bristol / Rehoboth, etc.) and on… Read more about this item

Renfrew, Ontario: General Store Publishing, 2013. 165 pp, 8 7/8" H. B&w photographs, reproductions. "Retail merchandising has seen colossal changes over the past hundred years. This is the story of the Kyte family business, founded in 1889 in Cornwall, Ontario, by C.W. Kyte, a newspaper pressman by trade but an entrepreneur at heart. As Jack Earle approached middle age,… Read more about this item

Richmond Hill, Ontario: Firefly, 2004. 223 pp, square (10" x 10"). Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs. "In the two decades between the First and Second World wars, Toronto was finding its place in the swiftly changing world of the twentieth-century. In the 1920s the city was expanding, the automobile replaced the horse, and radio, movies and mass advertising began… Read more about this item

St. Jacobs, Ontario: Self-published / St. Jacobs Printery, 2014. 328 pp, 8 3/4" H. B&w photographs. "As a young man (Floyd) Butch Martin was one training camp away from a professional career with the New York Rangers. Faced with some major personal choices, he took a different path. Butch went on to become widely recognized as one of the… Read more about this item

Toronto: Firefly, 2003. 304 pp, square (10 7/8" H x 10 7/8" D). Profusely illustrated with colour photographs, 2 maps. "(O)utlines the signature architectural styles that left their mark on Toronto's ordered streets and discusses how they contributed to the unique neighbourhoods that developed across the city. Starting with Henry Scadding's simple log house built in 1794 near the… Read more about this item

Bloomington, Indiana: AuthorHouse, 2006. 226 pp, 9" H. B&w photographs, maps, reproductions. "(D)ocuments an English family's 1835 immigration to Ontario where they became pioneers in the unsettled bush. The parents of this family just happen to be the author's great great grandparents, Joseph and Susannah Bacon. The letters were written from Bruce County, Ontario in 1881 and 1882 by… Read more about this item

Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Library, 2009. 671 pp, 8" H. Facsimile reprint of the Dudley & Burns, Toronto, 1869 edition. Section headings: A Sketch of Franco-Canadian History; The Rebellion of 1776 - The Thirteen Colonies; Traveling in Early Times - Original Routes; The Loyalists as Pioneers - The Original Survey; The First Years of Upper Canada; The Early… Read more about this item

Toronto: Clarke, Irwin, 1954. 193 pp, 9 1/4" H, white card covers in dust jacket. Colour and b&w illustrations, including one of a young William Shatner as Lucentio in 'The Taming of the Shrew'. Contents: Rehearsal - A Study in Rhythm; The Taming of the Shrew; Measure for Measure; Oedipus Rex (essays by Roberston Davies); A Long View of… Read more about this item

Toronto: Hounslow, 1995. 138 pp, square (10" H x 10" D). Profusely illustrated with b&w line drawings, plans, photographs, map. "(A) chronological record illustrating the architectural styles of forty-five of the town's nineteenth-century buildings. From the simple farm cottage to the stately mansion, from the first public houses to the churches of the last quarter of the century, this book… Read more about this item

Toronto: Firefly, 2003. 304 pp, square (10 7/8" H x 10 7/8" D). Profusely illustrated with colour photographs, 2 maps. "(O)utlines the signature architectural styles that left their mark on Toronto's ordered streets and discusses how they contributed to the unique neighbourhoods that developed across the city. Starting with Henry Scadding's simple log house built in 1794 near the… Read more about this item