Recent Arrivals from Dale Cournoyer Books

Edmonton: Hurtig, 1969. First Thus . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. 347 pgs. b/w illustrs. 2 folding maps. Text clean and bright. A classic journal on the Canadian Fur Trade.

Edmonton: Hurtig, 1968. Reprint Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. 1st Hurtig Edition. 388 pgs. b/w illustrs. Folding map. A very gently used copy, and an account of the Red River Expedition and other travels and adventures in Western Canada.

Edmonton: Hurtig, 1968. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. 329 pgs. Portrait frontis and illustrs. A gently used copy; no names or marks in text.

Edmonton: Hurtig, 1971. First Thus . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. 311 pgs. b/w illustrs. Folding map at end. A fine unmarked copy. A journal of the incredible trek by Cheadle,Fitzwilliam & Milton, over the uncharted Yellowhead route through the Rocky Mountains, in 1862.

Edmonton: Hurtig, 1969. First Thus . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. 326 pgs. b/w illustrs. A fine unmarked copy and dust jacket. Introduction to this edition by Hugh A.Dempsey. A classic reprint of Palliser's 1847-48 rambles in the wild North American West; first published in London, 1853.

Edmonton: Hurtig, 1969. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. 405 pgs. with page 309 poorly folded and creased along the foredge. Folding map and illustrs. The heroic voyage of the ship, 'Investigator' and her crew through perilous Arctic waters.

Mankotoa, Saskatchewan: Centennial Committee of the Rural Municipalities of Mankota, 1967. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 4to. 176 pgs. b/w photos. Compiled on behalf of the Centennial Committee of the Rural Municipalities of Mankota, No. 45; and Glen McPhearson, No. 46; and the local Improvement Districts Nos. 920 and 923 and a collection of stories and… Read more about this item

Calgary, Alberta: Glenbow-Alberta Institute, 1986. First Edition . Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo. 187 pgs. Bibliography. b/w photo illustrs. An excellent Western Canadian transportation history, highlighting many minor Alberta waterways and pioneer characters.

Saskatoon: Fifth House Publishers, 1993. First Edition . Soft cover. Fine. 8vo. 258 pgs. Bibliography. b/w photos. Outlines the history of Canadian Prairie farming from the 1880's to the 1980's and examines the evolution and technical innovations of farm equipment during that time. Many archival quality photos and advertising reproductions. A fine copy.

Kenton, Manitoba: Kenton Historical Book Club, 1981. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. 281 pgs. b/w photos. Map. Photo endpapers.Gently used copy; no names or marks. Updated to 1981 from the original edition of 1956.

Melfort, Saskatchewan: Thatch Creek Historical Society, 1981. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo. 242 pgs. b/w photos. Map.Very gently used. Name to front endpaper. Pioneer days of Thatch Creek, Saskatchewan, about 95 km southeast of Prince Albert, established in 1900 with the first school built in 1905.

Edmonton, Alberta: M.G. Hurtig Ltd, 1971. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Heavy 4to. A Hurtig facsimile publication.458 pgs. Maps and diagrams complete. A fine copy in like dust jacket and publishers slip case. No names or marks in text. A larger volume that will require additional shipping charges outside of Canada.

n.p.: Municipality of Blanshard, 1959. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 4to. The first volume (1959) of a three volume set.(Vols. 2 and 3 published later) Unpaginated & about 170 pages with b/w photos. Honor Roll for both World Wars at end. Top corner gently bumped. No names or marks in text. Uncommon outside of Provincial… Read more about this item

Alderwood Manor, Wash.: Raymond Thompson Company, 1967. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 4to. Scarce / uncommon autobiography of a trader - trapper's wife dealing with pioneer wilderness life in the community of Athabasca; about 145 km north of Edmonton, Alberta. Gently used, no names or marks. 58 pgs. b/w photos. Sketch map.

Edmonton: Applied Arts Products, 1953. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo. 143 pgs. Bibliography. b/w photos, maps. Alberta--Montana relationships and the common pioneer trail that linked the West, North and South.

Lethbridge, Alberta: Southern Printing Company Ltd., 1973. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo. 124 pgs. b/w photos & drawings. Very gently used copy; Inscribed and signed by the author on the front endpaper. Some biographies of the old timers of Alberta ranching and their growth.

Lethbridge, Alberta: Southern Printing Company Ltd., 1968. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo. 108 pgs. b/w photos & drawings. Very gently used copy; no names or marks. A vivid account of Alberta ranching from this veteran cowboy born 1888.

Ottawa: Thorburn & Abbott, 1913. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. Inscribed and signed by Oglivie's wife (?) "In Memory of the Author" O.P.R. Oglivie; who has also contributed the text of the preface. William Ogilvie had died in November,1912, before the publication of this work. 306 pgs. b/w photo illustrs. A gently used copy… Read more about this item

Dauphin, Manitoba: Dauphin Historical Society, 1970. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. 274 pgs. b/w illustrs. Endpaper maps. A fine, unmarked copy.

Toronto: William Briggs, 1902. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. Arthur Heming. 284 pgs. b/w illustrs. by Heming and others. A gently used copy in decorative cloth binding with light wear at the spine ends and corner tips. No names or marks in text.