Canada - General from Capricorn Books

Toronto: Thomas Allen, 2013. 288 pp, 9 1/4" H. Map/plan endpapers, b&w photographs, reproductions. "On the night of March 24, 1944, eighty Commonwealth airmen crawled through a 400-foot-long tunnel, code-named 'Harry', and most slipped into the darkness of a pine forest beyond the wire of Stalag Luft III, a German prisoner-of-war compound near Sagan, Poland. The event became known… Read more about this item

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1998. 258 pp, 9 1/4" H. "From 1942 to 1973, John Starnes was engaged in such areas as communications intelligence and, during his tenure as the first civilian director-general of the RCMP Security Service, in counter-espionage and counter-subversion. His recollection of these confidential activities and the part he played in them is supported by… Read more about this item

Stroud: Sutton, 2008. 151 pp, 10" H. B&w photographs, map. "(O)ffers a new insight into the many roles of Britain's Fire Services through personal anecdotes and the use of recently discovered archive documents. This fascinating timeline of firefighting history takes the reader from the emergency caused by the air raids in the First World War through the subsequent planning… Read more about this item

Two volume set, rebound in dark green buckram with paper labels on front boards and spines, 9 5/8" H. B&w illustrations. A facsimile reprint of the 1699 edition printed in London for Henry Bonwicke. Ex-college library with the following markings: stamps on bottom edges of text blocks, faint residue on spines from removal of labels, rear free endpapers show… Read more about this item

West Hill, Ontario: Museum Restoration Service, 1962. 308 pp, 4to (11 1/4" H). B&w photographs, drawings, diagrams, reproductions. Inscribed on half title page: "To Don Webster / With very best personal regards / Jim Gooding". (Donald Webster, whose signature appears at the top of the front free endpaper, was the author of books about guns and antiques.) Contents:… Read more about this item

Ottawa: Director of Public Information / Edmond Cloutier, 1940. Two World War II related items. 1. Canada Carries On: Review of the War Effort of the Dominion as presented to the House of Commons, July 29-30, 1940. 42 pp + 4 additional pages title 'Notes', 10" H, stapled in wraps. Contents: Introduction by Rt. Hon. W.L. Mackenzie King, Prime… Read more about this item

Ottawa: Department of National Defence, 1947. 42 pp, 9 1/2" H, stapled in wraps. No date, but c1947. "New weapons forged in The Second Great War and revolutionary changes in the comparable strengths of many nations make the defence of Canada a matter of major national policy and of direct concern to every individual Canadian. The object of… Read more about this item

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

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

Toronto: George N. Morang, 1903. 93 pp, 9 1/4" H, gray paper-covered boards with green cloth spine, paper title blocks on spine and front board, fore & bottom edges of textblock untrimmed. 6 b&w photographs, including tissue-covered frontispiece - 3 by Wm. Notman & Son, Montreal, 2 by E.J. Rowley, Toronto and 1 by The Department of the Interior, Canada… Read more about this item

Toronto: HarperCollins, 2022. 308 pp, 9 5/16" H. B&w photographs, reproductions. "A knife, a diary, a recipe book, a stringed instrument, and a cotton pouch. Each belonged to an individual who was in their twenties during the Second World War: a fresh-faced prairie boy, a melancholic youth, a capable cook, a musician wounded at the front, and a survivor.… Read more about this item

Vancouver: Whitecap, 2005. 256 pp, 9 3/4" H - glazed pictorial boards. B&w photographs, reproductions. "This cultural history describes how women triumphed over the tribulations of running a household in both turbulent and peaceful times." Chapter headings: Salt Pork and Homespun: Housewives in Acadia and New France; Candles, Complaints, and a Stiff Upper Lip: Housewives in the Backwoods; The… Read more about this item

Laval, Quebec: Dev-Sco, 1966. 40 pp, 8 1/8" H, stapled in wraps. "The principal object of this little work is the dissemination of information in regard to the Canadian Postal Service. It is published with the kind permission of the Postmaster General, and it is hoped will be useful to the public as well as conducive to the interests of… Read more about this item

Winnipeg: Heartland Associates, 2004. 351 pp, 10" H. B&w photographs, portraits. "This is the story of the determined and difficult assault by women on the male-dominated citadel of Canadian politics. Combining profiles of twenty-eight remarkable women who have achieved political firsts with a richly detailed, immensely readable history of Canadian life over the last century, 'Dancing Backwards' will change… Read more about this item

London: Caxton, 2003. 160 pp, small 4to (10 3/8" H). Profusely illustrated with b&w reproductions, maps, ship/fort plans, colour plates. "While the great fleets battled for international domination on the oceanseas, the age of fighting sail also evolved in the interior of North America. For eighty years (roughly 1754-1834) freshwater was the home to warships that ranged in size… Read more about this item

Toronto: Collins / White Circle Pocket Edition, 1949. 320 pp, 7" H, mass market paperback. B&w drawings, photographs. "The story of a brilliant human achievement related by an accomplished storyteller. It is rich in the romance of farm life in the last century (1800s), the early days of the industrial era, and the beginnings of a new country. It… Read more about this item

Canada: Massey-Harris Company, 1947. 60 pp, 9" H, stapled in wraps. Colour illustrations by A.J. Casson, b&w photographs, sepiatone drawings. "Commemorating the One-Hundredth Anniversary of the founding of Massey-Harris Company. An historical review of invention and achievement of progress and development and their contribution to agriculture from 1847 to the present day." Section headings: Foreword; The Formative Years; Mechanized… Read more about this item

Montreal: Canadair, 1953. Three stiff card folders (stapled), 11" H, with white paper labels glued on front covers and "Canadair Limited - Montreal" printed on lower section. Reproductions of news articles about Canadair, printed on one side of page only. No. 2 has six pages and contains articles from MacLean's Magazine, Toronto Star Weekly and Toronto Globe & Mail. … Read more about this item

London, Ontario: London Printing & Lithographing, 1967. 420 pp, small 4to (10 1/4" H). Copyright date 1967. Map endpapers, colour portrait (HRH Prince Philip), b&w photographs, fold-out maps. "The second volume of the history of The Royal Canadian Regiment describes difficulties of peacetime service during the Depression, three years in Britain after the outbreak of the Second World War, participation… Read more about this item

Erin, Ontario: Boston Mills, 1990. 160 pp, 11 1/4" H. B&w photographs, technical drawings, plans. Chapter headings: Square House, Roundhouse; The Engine House in the Early Years of Canadian Railroading, 1850s to 1870s; The Canadian Roundhouse in the Heyday of Steam c.1875 to 1900; The Roundhouse in the Early 20th Century 1900-1920; The Roundhouse in the Era of Big… Read more about this item