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Atlantic Mirror. Vol. I, No. 2, April-June 1967

By: LIPSCHUTZ, Norman, (ed.) MacSWEEN, R.J. MacASKILL, Wallace R. MacLEOD, C.I.N.

Price: $7.00

Publisher: Atlantic Literary Alliance, Glace Bay, N.S., 1967,

Seller ID: 87882

(Atlantic Mirror). Atlantic Mirror. Vol. I, No. 2, April-June 1967. Glace Bay, N.S.: Atlantic Literary Alliance, 1967. Norman Lipschutz, Editor and A.L.A. chairman. Printed by Brodie Printing Service Ltd., Glace Bay. Pp (2),3-22,(2) including covers. Illustrated. Triple column. 4to, red trimmed stapled self wraps. Contents : Extensive editorial comment on local & world events; R.J.MacSween's "In The Park: A Story with a Moral" (pp.8-10); a section titled "With Our Maritime Poets" (Farley Mowat's "Balloon Song" as well as 8 women including Alice Bardsley, Rose Winters, &...
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Cape Breton Giant : A Truthful Memoir.

By: GILLIS, James D. MacASKILL, Angus

Price: $35.00

Publisher: 1926,

Seller ID: 4483

GILLIS, James D. The Cape Breton Giant : A Truthful Memoir. Halifax : T.C.Allen & Co., Printers, Publishers and Booksellers, n.d. (Copyright 1926). Pp(6),[vii]-x,11-92,(4), + double port.frontis. Sm.8vo, printed brown card c overs. Tennyson 837, Cape Bretoniana 1348, Watters p.504, NSIB 146, Rhodenizer p.981, Laugher p.203. One of many printings. Vg. 35.00
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Cape Breton Giant : A Truthful Memoir. wraps

By: GILLIS, James D. MacASKILL, Angus

Price: $35.00

Publisher: T.C. Allen, Halifax, 1914,

Seller ID: 14678

GILLIS, James D. The Cape Breton Giant : A Truthful Memoir. Halifax : Printed for the Author by T.C.Allen & Co., 1914. Pp [i]-x,11-95,(1),+ 2 plates. Sm.8vo, printed grey wraps. Tennyson 837, Tennyson, Cape Bretoniana 1348, Watters p.504, NSIB 146, Rhodenizer p.981, Laugher p.203. Gillis (1870-1965)"was born at Strathlorne, N.S. and although he taught school in Western Ca nada for several years, the greater part of his life was spent in his native Inverness County. [...] His biography of Angus MacAskill has done more than anything else to perpetuate the legend of the giant who lived in Cap...
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End of Ice. First Edition

By: CHOYCE, Lesley MacASKILL, Angus

Price: $6.00

Publisher: Goose Lane, Fredericton, 1985,

Seller ID: 6032

CHOYCE, Lesley. The End of Ice. (Fredericton): Goose Lane, (1985). Pp (6),7-67,(1). 8vo, trade paperback. Verse including "Inverness, Cape Breton", "The Imaginary Potato", "Angus (Giant) MacAskill Smiles North", "Thoughts While Watching an Oil Rig Adrift in Halifax Harbour", many others. Very good. 6.00
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Fast Living. First Edition

By: CHOYCE, Lesley MacASKILL, Angus

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Fiddlehead Poetry Books, Fredericton, 1982, ISBN:0864920261

Seller ID: 6499

CHOYCE, Lesley. Fast Living. (Fredericton : Fiddlehead Poetry Books, 1982).Pp (6),7-86,(2). 8vo, trade paperback. Verse including "My Bicycle Comes t o Nova Scotia to Die", "The Day Marshall McLuhan Died", "The Last Time I Saw Allen Ginsburg", "Canso, Straight", "In Newfoundland the Pillows Are VeryHeavy", "Driving a Rented Car in Newfoundland, Victoria Day, 1980" and man y others. Vg. 10.00
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Hie out of the heat with Harvey

By: MacKENZIE, Harvey SERVICE, Robert MacASKILL, Wallace

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Formac, Antigonish, 1974,

Seller ID: 70046

MacKENZIE, Harvey. "Hie out of the heat" with Harvey. Antigonish : Formac Limited, (copyright December 1974). Pp (3),4-59,(1). 8vo, illustrated blue trade paperback. Tennyson 1300. 117 poems by this St.Peter's, C.B. native. Includes "The Lure of the Sea", "Along Bras d'Or", "Bowery Derelict", "To Fifth Avenue", "Spring Fever in Manhattan", "Tribute to Wallace MacAskill", "Tribute to R.W.S." [Service], "Cape Breton Lures", "My Old Cape Breton Hills", "A Cape Breton Evening", "St.Peter's Bay", "Me...
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Illustrated Canadian Forest and Outdoors, Vol. 33, No. 7, July, 1937

By: Forest and Outdoors Magazine MACASKILL, W.R. ELLIOTT, A.W.G.

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Canadian Forestry Association, Montreal, 1937,

Seller ID: 83818

(Forest and Outdoors Magazine). Canadian Forest and Outdoors, Vol. 33, No. 7, July, 1937. Montreal : The Canadian Forestry Association, 1937. Pp 194-223. Illustrated. Advertisements. Double Column. 4to, illustrated stapled wrappers. In this issue : Bluenose [cover photograph by W.R. Macaskill]; Aerial Fire Patrol; New Zealand adds up her Accounts; The Green Gold of Sweden;Harvesters of the Sea [cod fishing, Bay des Chaleurs} (by A.W.G. Elliott, pp 213-214); and much more. Rubbed, corner of pp 197-198 torn (affecting text), else very good. 40.00
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Lure of the Sea : Leaves from My Pictorial Log.. in box.

By: MacASKILL, W.R. RADDALL, Thomas H., foreword

Price: $120.00

Publisher: Eastern Photo Engravers, 1951,

Seller ID: 75818

MacASKILL, W.R. Lure of the Sea : Leaves from My Pictorial Log. (Halifax : Eastern Photo Engravers, 1951). Pp (88). Illustrated. Sm 4to, blue cloth. Aselection of cruising photos chosen to show the sea in her many moods, aug mented by literary selections from Jack London, Rachel Carson, etc. Vg in poor, damaged box. 120.00
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MacAskill : Ships and the Sea

By: MacASKILL, Wallace R. MacASKILL, Wallace R.

Price: $30.00

Publisher: 0,

Seller ID: 66440

MacASKILL, Wallace R. MacAskill : Ships and the Sea . [N.pl.: N.pub., 1956?]. One double-sided folding leaf in six panels. Illustrated. Includes numerous examples of MacAskill prints. Bottom edge browned, else vg. 30.00
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Matthew's Quest

By: LAWRENCE, Dorothy Elderkin MACASKILL, M. Joyce

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Kilderkin Publishing, 1996,

Seller ID: 53039

LAWRENCE, Dorothy Elderkin. Matthew's Quest. Illustrated by M. Joyce MacAskill. (Halifax: Kilderkin Publishing, 1996). Pp. 126. Small 8vo, orange ill. card covers. The story by this Nova Scotia author about three teenagers from Canso who, in 1744, while digging for pirate treasure, accidently witness a murder. Gift inscription to title page, else vg. 5.00
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Nova Scotia: The Ocean Playground

By: Viewbook) MacASKILL, W.R.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: 0,

Seller ID: 11144

(Viewbook). Nova Scotia: The Ocean Playground. Halifax : N.S. Dept. of Information, n.d. Pp [1]-[40]. Illustrated. Map. 8vo, wrappers. Photographs (including 4 in colour) by W.R. MacAskill. Spine worn, else vg. 25.00
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Out of Halifax : A Collection of Sea Pictures. First Edition

By: MacASKILL, W.R. ADAMS, George Matthew, intro.

Price: $260.00

Publisher: Derrydale Press, New York, 1937, : 1937

Seller ID: 74677

MacASKILL, W.R. Out of Halifax : A Collection of Sea Pictures. With an Introduction by George Matthew Adams. New York: The Derrydale Press, 1937. First Edition. Pp (214). Illustrated. Large, tall 8vo (235 x 310 mm), blue and grey cloth, with gilt lettering to front board & spine. Limited to 950 numbered copies for the United States and 450 for Canada. Siegel, et al., The Derrydale Press : A Bibliography 123. Wallace Robinson MacAskill (b. 1887, St. Peter's, Richmond County, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia – d. January 25, 1956, Ferguson Cove, Halifax County). George Matthew Adams (b. Aug...
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Out of Halifax : A Collection of Sea Pictures. First Edition

By: MacASKILL, W.R.

Price: $250.00

Publisher: Derrydale Press : 1937

Seller ID: 73823

MacASKILL, W.R. Out of Halifax : A Collection of Sea Pictures. With an Introduction by George Matthew Adams. New York : The Derrydale Press, 1937. First Edition. "Printed in U.S.A." Pp (214). Illustrated. Large, tall 8vo (235 x 310 mm), blue and grey cloth, with gilt lettering to front board & spine. Limited to 950 numbered copies for the United States and 450 for Canada. Siegel, et al., The Derrydale Press : A Bibliography 123. Wallace Robinson MacAskill (b. 1887, St. Peter's, Richmond County, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia – d. January 25, 1956, Ferguson Cove, Halifax County). Ge...
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Pictorial Nova Scotia.

By: MacASKILL, Wallace R.).

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Halifax Herald, Halifax , 1932,

Seller ID: 86161

(MacASKILL, Wallace R.). Pictorial Nova Scotia. Halifax : The Halifax Herald, n.d. [1930s?]. Pp (1),1-23 including covers. Illustrated. Folio, illustrated brown stapled wrappers. Illustrated with 65 photographic reproductionsby renown Nova Scotia photographer Wallace R. MacKaskill, with 18 nautical scenes including the Bluenose. Light wear, else very good. 50.00
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Pictures of Ships and the Sea. catalogue in ill. wraps

By: MacASKILL, W.R. MacASKILL, W.R.

Price: $60.00

Publisher: W.R.MacAskill, 0,

Seller ID: 4125

MacASKILL, W.R. Pictures of Ships and the Sea. Halifax : W.R.MacAskill, n.d. Pp (20). 8vo, self-wraps. Catalogue including 140 photos. Smudging to some pages, central crease, else vg. 60.00
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Rodman the Boatsteerer and Other Stories. Canadian edition

By: BECKE, Louis MacASKILL, W. R., association copy

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Thomas Allen, Toronto, 0,

Seller ID: 107289

BECKE, Louis. Rodman the Boatsteerer and Other Stories. Toronto : Thomas Allen, n.d. [1929?]. (Printed in Great Britain). Pp (6),1-330. 8vo, illustrated green cloth, black and gilt lettering to front board and spine. A collection of short nautical-tinged stories by the Australian-born author, who spent much of his life on the sea. Contents : Rodman the boatsteerer; A pointof theology on Ma¯duro?; A man of impulse; The trader; Mrs. Clinton; The c utting off of the "Queen Charlotte"; The slavers; A question of precedence;A touch of the tar brush; The trader's wife; Nina; The East Indian ...
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Schooner Bluenose. First Edition in dustjacket

By: MacASKILL, W.R.). MERKEL, Andrew MERKEL, Andrew MacASKILL, W.R. WALTERS, Angus

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Ryerson Press, Toronto / Halifax/ Vancouver , 1948,

Seller ID: 58450

(MacASKILL, W.R.). MERKEL, Andrew. Schooner Bluenose. Toronto / Halifax / Vancouver : The Ryerson Press, (October 1948). First Printing. Pp (4),v-viii,(2),1-70, frontispiece + 28 leaf centre section of 44 photos. 8vo, blue cloth. Photo end-papers. Toy 1652, Watters p.712, Rhodenizer p. 697, Laugher p.383. Andrew Doane Merkel (b. 1884, Morley, New York - d. June 25, 1954, Halifax) was a journalist and poet. "Text by Andrew Merkel. Photographs by W.R. MacAskill". Chapters : On the Banks; The Building of Bluenose; Elsie and Mayflower; Henry Ford; Columbia and Haligonian; Gertrude L. Theba...
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Schooner Bluenose. First Edition in dustjacket

By: MacASKILL, W.R.). MERKEL, Andrew MacASKILL, W.R. WALTERS, Angus

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Ryerson Press, Toronto / Halifax/ Vancouver , 1948,

Seller ID: 7393

(MacASKILL, W.R.). MERKEL, Andrew. Schooner Bluenose. Toronto / Halifax / Vancouver : The Ryerson Press, (October 1948). First Printing. Pp (4),v-viii,(2),1-70, frontispiece + 28 leaf centre section of 44 photos. 8vo [180 x 235 mm], blue cloth, silver lettering to spine, photo end-papers. Toy 1652, Watters p.712, Rhodenizer p. 697, Laugher p.383. Andrew Doane Merkel (b. 1884, Morley, New York - d. June 25, 1954, Halifax) was a journalist and poet. "Text by Andrew Merkel. Photographs by W.R. MacAskill". Chapters : On theBanks; The Building of Bluenose; Elsie and Mayflower; Henry Ford; Columbia ...
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Spirit of the Bluenose and Other Poems. First Edition

By: MacINTOSH, Claire Harris MAURA, Sister, foreword MacASKILL, W.H., cover photo.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Imperial Press , Halifax, 1951,

Seller ID: 13550

MacINTOSH, Claire Harris. The Spirit of The Bluenose and Other Poems. Foreword by Rev. Sister Maura. Halifax : Imperial Press Limited, 1951. Pp (8),1-[44]. 8vo, card covers. Cover illustrated with MacAskill photograph. Laugher p.343, Watters p.127, Rhodenizer p.917. Contents : The Spirit of the Bluenose; Nature Poems (including The Lullaby Song of the Sea, Blossoms in the Valley, Tantramar, and others); Light Verse; Serious; Children; Miscellaneous; Religious and Patriotic (including The Legend of the Christmas Rose, The Silver Cross, Abegweit or The Garden of the Gulf (P.E.I.), Nova Scotia – ...
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Spirit of the Bluenose and Other Poems. First Edition, Signed

By: MacINTOSH, Claire Harris MAURA, Sister, foreword MacASKILL, W.H., cover photo.

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Imperial Press , Halifax, 1951,

Seller ID: 37982

MacINTOSH, Claire Harris. The Spirit of The Bluenose and Other Poems. Foreword by Rev. Sister Maura. Halifax : Imperial Press Limited, 1951. Pp (8),1-[44]. 8vo, card covers. Cover illustrated with MacAskill photograph. Laugher p.343, Watters p.127, Rhodenizer p.917. Contents : The Spirit of the Bluenose; Nature Poems (including The Lullaby Song of the Sea, Blossoms in the Valley, Tantramar, and others); Light Verse; Serious; Children; Miscellaneous; Religious and Patriotic (including The Legend of the Christmas Rose, The Silver Cross, Abegweit or The Garden of the Gulf (P.E.I.), Nova Scotia – ...
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