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Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1953. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: xxvi [2] 3 - 521. FIRST EDITION. Green cloth covered boards. Lacks the dust jacket. The illustrations include three colour plates, four sections of black and white plates, and one folding map laid in. The map appears to represent the town as it was at the time of this publication. The book is a comprehensive history of Oakville, Ontario to the mid point of the twentieth century. Includes details of the port, the ebb and flow of commerce and trade over the years, and the rejuvenation as an the town benefited from its proximity to Toronto. A very good copy with moderate shelf wear and soiling. The binding is secure, and the text is free of markings and notes.
OAKVILLE AND THE SIXTEEN: THE HISTORY OF AN ONTARIO PORT. by Mathews, Hazel C - 1953
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N.P.: University of Toronto Press, 1953. 521 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H). B&w drawings, photographs, colour plates. "(T)races the development of a typical Ontario lake port and pictures social life at the various stages of the town's development. The history is complete, beginning with the earliest settlement and ending at a period in which Oakville has changed its character completely. (Mrs. Mathews) has given an intimate picture of the people, houses, and public buildings of Oakville, and of activities along 'The Sixteen', the creek which has been so important to its life. She places the development of the village and town in its proper setting in Ontario history, with the result that the reader learns not only about Oakville but about the social history of Southern Ontario over a long period." Previous owner's name in red ink on front free endpaper, light browning to edges of text block, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, very light edgewear. Dust jacket has chips and tears, surface paper loss at top of front panel, edgewear/creases, light fading to spine colour - now protected in removable mylar sleeve.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. Illus. by Juliet Chisholm, line drawings..
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- Keywords Oakville, Ontario, Local history, Ports, Lake Ontario, Social history, Settlers, Pioneers, Houses, Genealogy, Harbors, Mills, Timber, United Empire Loyalists, Chisholm, Inns, Taverns, Churches, Schools, Commerce, Shops, Industry, Sixteen Mile Creek, 19th
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Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1980. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Line Drawings By Juliet Chisholm. Type: Book xxiii pp., 521 pp., forest green cloth bdg. with gilt-stamped titling on front board and spine. ".traces the development of a typical Ontario lake port and pictures social life at the various stages of the town's development. The history is complet e, beginning with the earliest settlement and ending at a period in which Oakville has changed its character completely.(Mrs. Mathews) has given an intimate picture of the people, houses, and public buildings of Oakville, and of activities a long ' The Sixteen', the creek which has been so important to its life.She places the development of the village and town in its proper setting in Ontario history, with the result that the reader learns not only about Oakville but about the s oc ia l hi s tory of Southern Ontario over a long period." VG+…
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