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HUMBER RIVER: THE CARRYING PLACE.
by Mowat, Justin, foreword.
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- 2009
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- Hardcover
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- 9780981110738
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Downsview, Ontario: Toronto And Region Conservation Authority, 2009. 117 pp, square (11 1/2" H x 11 1/2" D). Profusely illustrated with colour and b&w photographs, maps, charts. "On September 25, 1999, the Humber River was officially designated a Canadian Heritage River. This designation acknowledges the Humber's outstanding human heritage and the significant contribution it has made to the development… Read more about this item Item Price
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IDENTIFY AND DRAW NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS: A FIELD GUIDE FOR THE ARTIST AND NATURALIST.
by Root, Amy.
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- First Printiing
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- 2011
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- Hardcover
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- 9780785827993
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New York: Chartwell, 2011. 224 pp, 8 1/8" H. Glazed pictorial boards, coiled wire binding to allow pages to lie flat when in use. Colour photographs, maps, step-by-step drawings, palettes. "As you are guided from an outline to the final stages of color variation, Blue Jays, Goldfinches, Cardinals, Robins, and dozens of other favorites emerge on the page. Featuring… Read more about this item Item Price
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CREATURES OF THE ROCK: A VETERINARIAN'S ADVENTURES IN NEWFOUNDLAND.
by Peacock, Andrew.
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- First Edition
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- 2014
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- Hardcover
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- 9780385682596
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Doubleday Canada, 2014. 285 pp, 8 1/2" H. Pictorial endpapers, b&w photographs, map. "When Andrew Peacock made the move from Ontario to Newfoundland, he thought he was kicking off his career as a newly qualified veterinarian with a brief adventure in a novel location. Turns out he was wrong about the duration - three decades later, he is still… Read more about this item Item Price
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REPORT OF THE QU'APPELLE BASIN STUDY BOARD. CANADA - SASKATCHEWAN - MANITOBA - 1972.
by Qu'Appelle Basin Study Board.
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- 1972
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Ottawa: Environment Canada, 1972. xxx, 65 pp + 2 fold-out maps at rear, 10 3/4" H, stapled in wraps. Colour and b&w photographs, maps, graphs, tables. Chapter headings: Introduction; The Qu'Appelle Basin; The Future; The Framework Plan; Management Needs and Programs. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - a tiny tear and minor… Read more about this item Item Price
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PEARLS & PEBBLES.
by Traill, Catharine Parr. Edited by Elizabeth Thompson.
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- 1999
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- 9781896219592
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Toronto: Natural Heritage, 1999. 211 pp, 9" H. B&w illustrations. First published in 1894, this "is an unusual book with a lasting charm, in which the author's broad focus ranges from the Canadian natural environment to early settlement in Upper Canada. Through Traill's eyes, we see the life of the pioneer woman, the disappearance of the forest, and the… Read more about this item Item Price
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DAYLIGHTING CHEDOKE: EXPLORING HAMILTON'S HIDDEN CREEK.
by Terpstra, John. Signed.
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- First Edition
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- 2018
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- 9781928088721
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Hamilton, Ontario: James Street North Books / Wolsak and Wynn , 2018. 133 pp, 8 1/2" H. Map endpapers. Signed by author on title page. "Chedoke is one of six creeks that weave their way through Hamilton (Ontario), but it is the most hidden, lost to culverts and concrete. It sees daylight only in a couple of waterfalls where… Read more about this item Item Price
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ANNUAL REPORT FOR PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31st 1964.
by Kooyman, B.; Malaher, G.W.; Chalmers, F.B.; Danyluk, W.W.; Webster, W.K.; Braine, A.W.; Davey, A.P.; Richards, J.S.; Gauer, E.; Smith, H.P.
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- 1964
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Manitoba: Department of Mines and Natural Resources , 1964. 106 pp, 9 5/8" H. B&w photographs, tables, graphs. Contents: Organization Outline; Personnel Chart; Fisheries Branch; Wildlife Branch; Lands Branch; Parks Branch; Forest Management Branch; Forest Protection Branch; Field Administration; Surveys Branch; Air Service. Interior - small tear at top snd bottom of gutter on rear half of pages,… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE NATURE CALENDAR - WILD FLOWERS. 1913.
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- Velvet Calf Edition.
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- 1913
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New York: Barse & Hopkins, 1913. Unpaginated (approx. 50 pp, printed on one side only with versos blank), 11" H x 7 1/8" W. "Velvet Calf" (soft leather) front cover with letter/decoration in gilt, card rear cover, stud fasteners. 12 tipped in colour plates of North American wild flowers. All pages have gold decorative borders. Each… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE QUILL AND THE CANDLE: POEMS OF BIRDLAND IN CANADA.
by Robb, Wallace Havelock.
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- 1927
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- Hardcover
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Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1927. 55 pp, 8" H. Mottled grey paper-covered boards with dark blue lettering, dark blue and red decoration on front cover. 8 septia-tone full page illustrations, including frontispiece - three are from photographs by the author and five are from photographs of water-colours by Major Allan Brooks, D.S.O. Contents: "Listen!"; Song of Rossignol; Twang!… 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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- Hardcover
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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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HALTON: RISING, WILD, AND BECKONING. WITH 'YOUR GUIDE TO HALTON' FOLDING MAP.
by Guthrie, Ann, text. Foreword by Robert Bateman. Conclusion by Pat and Rosemarie Keough.
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- 1998
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€22.33
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Milton, Ontario: Conservation Halton Foundation / Boston Mills Press , 1998. 144 pp, oblong 9 3/8" H x 11 3/4" D. Beautifully illustrated with color photographs and maps. Folding guide map laid-in. "(A) guide to one of the most beautiful and diverse places in Ontario, the Halton watershed , which includes the world-renowned Niagara Escarpment, Carolinian forests,… Read more about this item Item Price
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CASTOROLOGIA, OR THE HISTORY AND TRADITIONS OF THE CANADIAN BEAVER. AN EXHAUSTIVE MONOGRAPH, POPULARLY WRITTEN AND FULLY ILLUSTRATED.
by Martin, Horace T.
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- First Edition
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- 1892
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- Hardcover
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€107.02
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Montreal: Wm. Drysdale, 1892. 238 pp, 9 1/4" H. Brown cloth, bevelled boards, gilt lettering/decoration on spine and front board, top edge gilt. Inscribed on verso of frontispiece by the publisher: "To John Irwin Esq / of St. Andrews / Que / Feb. 1st / William F. Drysdale." Over 50 b&w illustrations - all present. Contents:… Read more about this item Item Price
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REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF LANDS AND FORESTS OF THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st OCTOBER 1933. SESSIONAL PAPER NO. 3, 1934.
by Cain, W.C.; Zavitz, E.J.; Rorke, L.V.
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- 1934
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Toronto: Herbert H. Ball, 1934. 140 pp, 9 3/4" H. Medium blue covers with gilt lettering on spine/front board, gilt Ontario crest on front board. Minister's Annual Report; Department Inside Officers and Clerks; Department Outside Agents and Inspectors; Statement of Lands Sold and Leased, with Collections; Gross Revenue; Revenue Refunds; Receipts (Special Funds); Disbursements; Timber Cut and Amounts… 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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- Very Good-
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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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REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF LANDS AND FORESTS OF THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st OCTOBER 1934. SESSIONAL PAPER NO. 3, 1935.
by Cain, W.C.; Zavitz, E.J.; Rorke, L.V.
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- 1935
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Toronto: Thomas E. Bowman , 1935. 117 pp, 9 3/4" H. Medium blue covers with gilt lettering on spine/front board, gilt Ontario crest on front board. Minister's Annual Report; Department Inside Officers and Clerks; Department Outside Agents and Inspectors; Statement of Lands Sold and Leased, with Collections; Gross Revenue; Revenue Refunds; Receipts (Special Funds); Disbursements; Timber Cut and… Read more about this item Item Price
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REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF LANDS AND FORESTS OF THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31st, 1936. SESSIONAL PAPER NO. 3, 1937.
by Cain, W.C.; Fullerton, C.H.
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- 1936
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Toronto: Thomas E. Bowman , 1936. 114 pp, 9 3/4" H. Medium blue covers with gilt lettering on spine/front board, gilt Ontario crest on front board. Minister's Annual Report; Department Inside Officers and Clerks; Department Outside Agents and Inspectors; Statement of Lands Sold and Leased, with Collections; Gross Revenue; Revenue Refunds; Receipts (Special Funds); Disbursements; Timber Cut and… Read more about this item Item Price
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THIS IS THE NEWFOUNDLAND. OFFICIAL BREED BOOK OF THE NEWFOUNDLAND CLUB OF AMERICA.
by Stetson, Joe, Editor. Foreword by Maynard K. Drury.
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- 1956
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Orange, Connecticut: Practical Science Publishing, 1956. 270 pp, 8 3/4" H. Black boards with white lettering on spine. Map endpapers, b&w photographs, drawings, reproductions. Contents: Origin; History; The Newfoundland in Art, Literature, Lore and Legend; Companion and Guardian; The Newfoundland as a Working Dog; Care; Feeding; Medicine and First Aid; Training and Obedience Work; The Standard… Read more about this item Item Price
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MONO CLIFFS PROVINCIAL PARK MASTER PLAN.
by Dodds, Brian and Tomlinson, David.
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- 1974
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Aurora, Ontario: Brian Dodds / David Tomlinson Landscape Architects for Ministry of Natural Resources, Ontario, 1974. 46 pp, 10 3/4" H. 7 monotone drawings by Dorothy Clark McClure, 8 maps (6 fold-out). Letter approving the Master Plan from Leo Bernier, Minister of Natural Resources, attached to rear of title page. Name of Deputy Minister on title page… Read more about this item Item Price
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CASTLEGUARD.
by Muir, Dalton and Ford, Derek. Foreword by J. Keith Fraser.
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- Used - Very Good+
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1985
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780660117904
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€27.92
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Ottawa: Ministry of Environment, 1985. Unpaginated, oblong (8 3/4" H x 11 1/4" D). 113 colour photographs, plus three maps. "Beside the Columbia Icefield, in Banff National Park, lies a narrow valley. One end of the valley is a barren arctic waste, newly formed by the retreat of the ice ages. Gradually, it grades into an… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE SPORTSMAN AND NATURALIST IN CANADA; OR NOTES ON THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE GAME, GAME BIRDS, AND FISH OF THAT COUNTRY.
by King, W. Ross, Major.
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- Facsimile Edition.
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- 1974
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- Paperback
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Toronto: Coles, 1974. 334 pp, 8 3/8" H. B&w drawings. One of the Coles Canadian Collection - a facsimile of the edition published by Hurst & Blackett, London, 1866. "Step into the boots of a touring English sportsman, travel across the ocean and up the St. Lawrence River. Ramble vast tracts of primaeval forest, game stocked… Read more about this item Item Price
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