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By: Port Williams Women's Institute).
Price: $30.00
Publisher: Port Williams Womens's Institute, Port Williams, NS, 1976,: 1976
Seller ID: 75338
(Port Williams Women's Institute). "The Port" Remembers : The History of Port Williams and Its Century Homes. (Port Williams) : Port Williams Womens's Institute, (1976). First Edition. "Printed by Kentville Publishing Co. Ltd.". Pp. (4),[5]-256,(4) + 2 folding maps (opp. p. 16 and p. 146). Illustrated with b&w photos throughout. 8vo, photo-illustrated green and white cardcovers. Photography by Harold S. Bailey, Kentville. Sketches by Geoffrey Crosby, Port Williams. Contents: Introduction; 1. Early History; 2. Map and Business Directory of 1864; ... View more info
By: CORMIER, Michael. Canadian Geographic, Vol. 115, No. 4 BUTALA, Sharon GILLMORE, Don
Price: $5.00
Publisher: Canadian Geographic, Vanier, Ontario, 1995,:
Seller ID: 83342
CORMIER, Michael. "1-800-Moncton." An article on call centres in Canadian Geographic, Vol.115, No.4, July/August 1995, pp 24-34, with photos by André Gallant. Vanier, Ontario : Canadian Geographic, 1995. Pp [1]-82. Illustrated. Double column. Large 8vo, illustrated wrappers. Also, Sharon Butala's "Saskatchewan's Treasured Baadlands" (pp 36-44); Don Gillmore's "Promised Land" [Underground Railway] (pp 46-55); David F. Pelly's "Treasures of an Arctic Artist" [sketchbooks of explorer George Black] (pp 56-62). Very good to fine. For the issue 5.00 View more info
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Royce Publications, Toronto, 1984, ISBN:0774035366:
Seller ID: 98690
FITZSIMONS, Bernard. 150 Years of Canadian Railroads. (Toronto): Royce Publications, (1984). First Canadian Edition. Pp (6),[7]-155,(5). Large 8vo [240 x 310 mm], maroon cloth, gilt lettering to spine. "Behind the modern railways map of Canada, with its great transcontinental routes, its network of grain lines in the Prairies, its northern extensions tapping the mineral riches of Labrador and the Northwest Territories, lie 150 years of colourful and exciting history. The first short lines, built to bypass obstacles in the waterways that formed the natural routes of settlement, were followe... View more info
By: NOTMAN, William
Price: $35.00
Publisher: Valentine & Sons' Publishing, Montreal and Toronto , 1907,: 1907
Seller ID: 82340
(NOTMAN, William). 48 Specially Selected Views of the Canadian Rockies On the Line of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Photographed by Wm. Notman & Son. Montreal and Toronto : The Valentine & Sons' Publishing Coy., Ltd., (photographs copyright 1907). Pp (2) + 48 photographic reproductions. Oblong large 8vo (10½ x 9¼ inches), brown cardcovers, tied with string at spine, lettered in black & silver, with a pictorial onlay to front cover. Cover title : Wonderland of Canada : The Rocky Mountains. "William Notman (1826-1891) was a Canadian photographer and businessma... View more info
By: BROWN, C.G.
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Ian Allan, Shepperton, Surrey, 1991, ISBN:0711020167:
Seller ID: 95979
BROWN, C.G. 6024 King Edward I : a monarch restored. (Shepperton, Surrey) :Ian Allan, (1991). First Edition. Pp [1]-47,(1) including covers. Illustra ted. Triple Column. 4to, illustrated stapled card covers. The story of the passenger locomotive King Edward I. Contents : 1. Introduction. 2. Competition and improvement. 3. The development and building of the "Kings.” 4. Thebuilding of 6024 and its prewar work. 5. Postwar developments. 6. The end of steam and start of preservation. 7. At Barry scrapyard. 8. Restoration. 9. "King Edward I" restored. Very good. 15.00 View more info
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Cotton Belt News, Tyler, TX, 1957,:
Seller ID: 76323
(ANDERSON, Jacob E.). 80 Years of Transportation Progress : A History of the St. Louis Southwestern Railway . (Tyler, TX: Cotton Belt News, 1957). Pp.[1]-100, including covers. Illustrated. 8vo, illustrated stapled blue and black card covers. "This booklet is published in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the date when the first section of the St. Louis Southwestern(Cotton Belt) Railway began operations. Issued in lieu of the October 1957 edition of Cotton Belt News (Volume 13, Number 8), it presents, in concise form, the history and progressive development of the Cotton Belt." ... View more info
By: MURPHY, J. Elmer
Price: $30.00
Publisher: 1980,: 1980
Seller ID: 58502
MURPHY, J. Elmer. A Newspaperman Remembers : Tales of thirty-eight years of newspaper work and other reminiscences. by J. Elmer Murphy, Retired publisher of The Journal-Pioneer. Summerside, PEI : "Printed by Williams & Crue", [ca. 1980?]. First Edition. Pp. (6),1-126,(2). Illustrated with 13 b&w photos in the text. 8vo, tan photo-illustrated cardcovers, black lettering to front & spine. J. Elmer Murphy (b. January 27, 1914 - d. February 11, 2000) publisher of The Journal-Pioneer, the Summerside newspaper. Arranged in three sections: R... View more info
By: McKAY, K.D.
Price: $50.00
Publisher: Brace Harvatt Associates / Gulf Oil Britain Limited, Haverfordwest, Dyfed, ISBN:0951521101: 1989
Seller ID: 113973
ISBN: 0951521101
McKAY, K.D., Wing-Commander, R.A.F., (Retd.). A Vision of Greatness : The History of Milford, 1790-1990. ( Haverfordwest, Dyfed) : Brace Harvatt Associates in association with Gulf Oil Britain Limited, (1989). First Edition. Pp (2),[iii]-xv,(3),[3]-397,(3). With maps and many b&w illustrations in the text. 8vo, black cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Wing-Commander Kenneth D. McKay. Foreword. Part I. A Grand Design 1790-1809. 1. The Complex Mixture : The Proprietary Town - The British Connection - The Quaker Connection - The French Connection - The ... View more info
Price: $30.00
Publisher: Acadia Metals Limited, Toronto, 1929,:
Seller ID: 106517
WINCHELL, William H., Jr. Acadia Gold. Extracts from Report by William H. Winchell, Jr. May, 23rd, 1929. Toronto : Acadia Metals Limited, (1929). Pp (12) including covers. Illustrated. 8vo, white stapled self-wraps, lettered in black. "The property of the Acadia Metals Limited is loated in the Oldham Gold District, in the northern part of Halifax County, three miles east of the Enfield Station on the main line of the Canadaaian National Railway, between Truro and Halifax." (p. [2]). Stain to lower margin of front cover,staples rusted, else very good. 30.00 View more info
By: JACK, David Russell, (ed.) GANONG, W.F. HOWE, Jonas BENT, G.O.
Price: $60.00
Publisher: Acadiensis, Saint John, N.B., 1907,:
Seller ID: 97601
JACK, David Russell (ed.). Acadiensis : A Quarterly Devoted to the Interests of the Maritime Provinces of Canada. Vol. VII, No. 1, January, 1907. St. John, N.B.: Acadiensis, 1907. Pp [1]-87,(1),273-400,+ 8 plates + 2 maps (one folding). 8vo, maroon card covers, black lettering to front cover. Contents : "To a Clam" (poem by Nell Murchie McAdam); A Plea for Remembrance (by Agnes Creighton); The History of Pokemouche (by W.F. Ganong, pp 9-26); Old Silver (by David Russell Jack); Major Ferguson's Riflemen (by Jonas Howe, pp 30-41); The First Railway Train (by A. Campbell, pp 42-45); Parso... View more info
By: PARENTEAU, Bill (ed.). FINGARD, Judith WEBB, Jeff A. LEWIS, Timothy D.
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Department of History, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, N.B., 2005,:
Seller ID: 116051
PARENTEAU, Bill (ed.). Acadiensis : Journal of the History of the Atlantic Region. Vol. XXXV, No. 1, Autumn 2005. Fredericton, N.B.: Department of History, University of New Brunswick, 2005. Pp [1]-196. Illustrated. Maps.. 8vo, blue and white card covers. Articles : Pérégrinations et conquête du sol(1755-1836) : l’implantation acadienne sur la rive nord de la Baie-des-Cha leurs (par Christian Blais); The Politics of Mental Health Care in Nova Scotia: The Case of the Halifax County Hospital, 1940-1976 (by Judith Fingard and John Rutherford); Defeating the Farmers’ Efforts to Help Themsel... View more info
By: Canaadian National - Grand Trunk Railway)
Price: $75.00
Publisher: Canaadian National - Grand Trunk, 1924,:
Seller ID: 105020
(Canaadian National - Grand Trunk Railway). Across Canada "The National Way" : Atlantic to Pacific. [Toronto?] : Canaadian National - Grand Trunk, n.d. [1924?]. Pp (4),[3]-155,(3), frontispiece + 9 plates. 8vo, maroon leatherette, gilt lettering to front board and spine. Contents : Canada—Its Attractions and Resources. Atlantic to the Pacific—Transcontinental Service: Halifax to Truro; Truro to Sackville; Sackville to Moxcton; Moncton to Montreal; Montreal to Winnipeg; Quebec to Winnipeg; Toronto to Winnipeg via Port Arthur and Fort William; Toronto to Winnipeg via North Bay and Co... View more info
By: Newfoundland General Assembly)
Price: $50.00
Publisher: 1927,:
Seller ID: 51776
(Newfoundland General Assembly). Acts of the General Assembly of Newfoundland Passed in the Eighteenth Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George V.St.John's : David R. Thistle, King's Printer, 1927. Pp (4),[1]-428. 8vo, b lack cloth spine, pale blue boards. O'Dea A298. 20 acts including the St.George's Coastal Mail Service Act, International Paper Company Act, Railway Act, Labrador Act, Whaling Act, and others. Inner hinges cracked and repaired with scotch tape, edgeworn, else vg. 50.00 View more info
By: TORY, James Cranswick, Hon.
Price: $55.00
Publisher: Mortimer Company Limited, Ottawa, 1932,:
Seller ID: 1482
TORY, James Cranswick, Hon. Addresses. Ottawa, The Mortimer Company Limited, n.d. [1932]. Pp (6),v-vii,(1),291,(1) + portrat frontispiece. 8vo, half navy-blue leather, blue cloth bds, gilt lettering to spine. Spine reads: "Legislative and Other Addresses -- J.C. Tory". James Cranswick Tory (b. August 12, 1862, Port Shoreham, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia - d. October 16,1944, Halifax, Nova Scotia) was a Nova Scotian M.L.A. from 1911 to 1923 an d Lieutenant-Governor from 1925 to 1930. Topics included : Steam Trawling (pp.1-32), the Guysboro Railway (pp.57-119), the Halifax Tramway and... View more info
By: TORY, James Cranswick, Hon.
Price: $65.00
Publisher: Mortimer Company Limited, Ottawa, 1932,:
Seller ID: 107638
TORY, James Cranswick, Hon. Addresses. Ottawa, The Mortimer Company Limited, n.d. [1932]. Pp (6),v-vii,(1),291,(1) + portrat frontispiece. 8vo, half navy-blue leather, blue cloth bds, gilt lettering to spine. Spine reads: "Legislative and Other Addresses -- J.C. Tory". Watters p.643. James CranswickTory (b. August 12, 1862, Port Shoreham, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia - d. October 16, 1944, Halifax, Nova Scotia) was a Nova Scotian M.L.A. from 1911 to 1923 and Lieutenant-Governor from 1925 to 1930. Topics included : Steam Trawling (pp.1-32), the Guysboro Railway (pp.57-119), the Halif... View more info
By: METCALF, John
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Macmillan of Canada, Toronto, 1986, ISBN:0771598963:
Seller ID: 15710
METCALF, John. Adult Entertainment. Toronto : Macmillan of Canada (1986). First Edition. Pp (6),1-201,(1). 8vo, green cloth, gilt lettering to spine. "With Adult Entertainment, John Metcalf is sure to delight his admirers - and win new readers - with his characteristic blend of elegant prose, wry compassion, and mischievous comic vision." - rear dj panel. "The two novellasand three short stories that make up Adult Entertainment are vintage Metca lf. In the stories we meet a shy student exposed to a grotesque landlady and her horrific family ["Single Gents Only"], a teacher ... View more info
By: Quebec Bridge
Price: $200.00
Publisher: Quebec Morning Chronicle, Quebec, 1887,:
Seller ID: 94314
(Quebec Bridge). Advantages of a Bridge at Quebec. (To the Editor of the Quebec Morning Chronicle.) (Quebec : Quebec Morning Chronicle, 1887). Broadside (approx 7 by 18 inches), printed one side only on pale blue-grey paper. A broadside reproducing three letters to the Quebec Morning Chronicle, signed “M.” and dated 27th December 1886, 3rd January 1887, and 22nd February 1887, along with an excerpt from the Halifax Critic (undated). These lettersurge the building of a bridge across the St. Lawrence River between Levis and Quebec City. First proposed in 1852, the idea was periodically reviv... View more info
Price: $50.00
Publisher: 1926,:
Seller ID: 50541
(Northern Ohio Railway). The Akron, Canton & Youngstown Railway Company : Northern Ohio Railway : Rules and Regulations for the Government of the Operating Department. N.pl.: n.p., [1926?]. Pp. 239. Illustrated. Small 8vo, dark green cloth, gilt lettering to front, plain spine. Errata slip tipped inat p. 69. Bookplate to front paste-down indicating this to be no. 470. Fai nt band of sunning to lower front edge, else a very nice copy. 50.00 View more info
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Formac , 1974,:
Seller ID: 3320
CALDER, J.William. All Aboard. [Cover adds: The history and humour of a "forlorn" little train, and the people and commodities that it carried]. Antigonish, N.S.: Formac Limited, (1974). First Edition. Pp (2),3-139,(1). Illustrated. 8vo, grey and orange trade paperback with blank spine. Tennyson 712, Tennyson, Cape Bretoniana 1753. A discursive history of the Cape Breton Railway. Very good. 10.00 View more info
By: BAGGS, Bill
Price: $40.00
Publisher: 1990,:
Seller ID: 58979
BAGGS, Bill. All Aboard! N.pl.: n.p., [ca. 1990?]. Pp. (2),iii-vii,(1),1-110. Illustrated with over 100 b&w photos. 8vo, photo-illustrated cardcovers,no lettering on spine. Of railroad interest. Contents: The Reid Newfoundla nd Company; St. John's Subdivision, Newfoundland Railway and CNR; Lewisporte Branch, Carbonear and Argentia, St. John's Subdivision; Bonavista Subdivision; Bishop's Falls Subdivision; Clarenville Subdivision, Bridge; Old Seniority List; Harold Butler and John Wall; Closing of the Railway and My Book; From the Employees. Faint stain to pages 68-69, else very good. Signed &#... View more info
