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Under the Surface of Crime: The Autobiography of a Policeman of Canada and the Motherland -by Ex-Constable Jack Brown -a Signed Copy ( Behind the Scenes with a Police Officer ) by Brown, Jack (signed), Ex-Constable - 1934

by Brown, Jack (signed), Ex-Constable

Under the Surface of Crime:  The Autobiography of a Policeman of Canada and the Motherland -by Ex-Constable Jack Brown -a Signed Copy  ( Behind the Scenes with a Police Officer ) by Brown, Jack (signed), Ex-Constable - 1934

Under the Surface of Crime: The Autobiography of a Policeman of Canada and the Motherland -by Ex-Constable Jack Brown -a Signed Copy ( Behind the Scenes with a Police Officer )

by Brown, Jack (signed), Ex-Constable

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Gardenvale, Quebec : Gardenvale, PQ: The Garden City Press, 1934, 1st Edition, First Printing, 1934. ------------hardcover, about 5.5 x 7.75 inches, brown cloth, a solid Very Good+ copy, a bit of light edge wear, a bit of age toning to the edges of the boards, book is very slightly cocked, in the scarce dustjacket which has some chips and tears but overall looks very nice especially with a hi-quality mylar protector on the jacket, old newspaper clipping on verso of front board with offset to facing endpaper, signed and inscribed by the author "To G F W_____, Esq. with the best wishes of the author -Jack Brown, July 1934", 367 pages, NOT in WATTERS, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///. Signed (see description). First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ ( see Description )/Good (see description). Illus. by Text Cover. 5.5w x 7.5h Inches. Flap Not Clipped.
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  • Publisher Gardenvale, PQ: The Garden City Press, 1934, 1st Edition, First Printing
  • Place of Publication Gardenvale, Quebec
  • Date Published 1934
  • Keywords Under the Surface of Crime: The Autobiography of a Policeman of Canada and the Motherland -by Ex-Constable Jack Brown -a Signed Copy ( Behind the Scenes with a Police Officer )
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Hudson's Bay Company 1670-1870 (3 Volumes)

Hudson's Bay Company 1670-1870 (3 Volumes)

by Rich, E.E.

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Toronto: McClelland and Stewart 1960, 1st Trade Edition. (Hardcover set) 687,974pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. Map endpapers, frontispiece, folding maps, indices. The dust jacket on v. 1 has tears and some chipping, all are a bit darkened on the spine and the front inner hinge of v. 1 has been repaired carefully. Vol. 1 1670-1763. Vol. 2 1763-1820. Vol. 3 1821-1870. Foreword by Winston S. Churchill. Locale: Western Canada. (Western Canada, Fur Trade, Hudson's Bay Company).
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Lost Among The Fogs: Sketches of Life in Newfoundland England's Ancient Colony
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Lost Among The Fogs: Sketches of Life in Newfoundland England's Ancient Colony

by McCrea, R. B.

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London: Sampson Low, Son & Marston, 1869. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Printing of the First Edition. Very good, withwear to extremities, moderate soiling to covers, and "Arcade Library 1869 " on ffep.. colour frontis., and minor foxing. A solid copy.
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The Fur Trade of the Little North: Indians, Pedlars, and Englishmen East of Lake Winnipeg, 1760-1821

The Fur Trade of the Little North: Indians, Pedlars, and Englishmen East of Lake Winnipeg, 1760-1821

by Lytwyn, Victor P

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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: Rupert's Land Research Centre, 1986. 208 pages. Square and solid with color fading of the covers on the spine and along the spine on both covers and also along the top of the front cover. Small corner crease on top of the back cover, and otherwise the covers show light wear. The interior is clean and unmarked.. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Good- Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Reminiscences of the North-West Rebellions, with a Record of the Raising of Her Majesty's...
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Reminiscences of the North-West Rebellions, with a Record of the Raising of Her Majesty's 100th Regiment in Canada, and a Chapter on Canadian Social & Political Life

by Boulton, Major [Charles Arkell]

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Toronto: Grip Printing and Publishing Co. 1886. (Hardcover) 531pp. Very good, no dust jacket. Green cloth with bevelled edges, gilt lettering and illustration of a mounted soldier. Pale green patterned endpapers, 6 plates plus color folding map, appendix, list of officers and men. The covers are lightly worn, the spine is cocked and has a small stain, the back inner hinge is cracked, there is a previous owner's inscription in pencil inside, and the endpapers are tanned along the edges, otherwise the covers are bright. Book about Louis Riel. [Peel 884]. Locale: Prairie Provinces; Western Canada. (Western Canada, North West Rebellion).
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British Columbia Coast Names 1592 - 1906  to Which are Added a Few Names in Agjacent United...

British Columbia Coast Names 1592 - 1906 to Which are Added a Few Names in Agjacent United States Territory Their Origin and History

by Walbran, John T.

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Ottawa: Government Printing Bureau, 1909. Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. First Printing of the First Edition. About fine but for some bumping to extremities, which has been nicely restored, and apparently recased in the osiginal covers. A very solid copy, complete with the folding map..
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Hudson's Bay Company 1670-1870 (3 Volumes)

Hudson's Bay Company 1670-1870 (3 Volumes)

by Rich, E.E.

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Toronto: McClelland and Stewart 1960, 1st Trade Edition. (Hardcover set) 687,974pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. Map endpapers, frontispiece, folding maps, indices. The dust jacket on v. 1 has tears and some chipping, all are a bit darkened on the spine and the front inner hinge of v. 1 has been repaired carefully. Vol. 1 1670-1763. Vol. 2 1763-1820. Vol. 3 1821-1870. Foreword by Winston S. Churchill. Locale: Western Canada. (Western Canada, Fur Trade, Hudson's Bay Company).
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Lost Among The Fogs: Sketches of Life in Newfoundland England's Ancient Colony
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Lost Among The Fogs: Sketches of Life in Newfoundland England's Ancient Colony

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London: Sampson Low, Son & Marston, 1869. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Printing of the First Edition. Very good, withwear to extremities, moderate soiling to covers, and "Arcade Library 1869 " on ffep.. colour frontis., and minor foxing. A solid copy.
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The Fur Trade of the Little North: Indians, Pedlars, and Englishmen East of Lake Winnipeg, 1760-1821

The Fur Trade of the Little North: Indians, Pedlars, and Englishmen East of Lake Winnipeg, 1760-1821

by Lytwyn, Victor P

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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: Rupert's Land Research Centre, 1986. 208 pages. Square and solid with color fading of the covers on the spine and along the spine on both covers and also along the top of the front cover. Small corner crease on top of the back cover, and otherwise the covers show light wear. The interior is clean and unmarked.. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Good- Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Reminiscences of the North-West Rebellions, with a Record of the Raising of Her Majesty's...
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Reminiscences of the North-West Rebellions, with a Record of the Raising of Her Majesty's 100th Regiment in Canada, and a Chapter on Canadian Social & Political Life

by Boulton, Major [Charles Arkell]

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Toronto: Grip Printing and Publishing Co. 1886. (Hardcover) 531pp. Very good, no dust jacket. Green cloth with bevelled edges, gilt lettering and illustration of a mounted soldier. Pale green patterned endpapers, 6 plates plus color folding map, appendix, list of officers and men. The covers are lightly worn, the spine is cocked and has a small stain, the back inner hinge is cracked, there is a previous owner's inscription in pencil inside, and the endpapers are tanned along the edges, otherwise the covers are bright. Book about Louis Riel. [Peel 884]. Locale: Prairie Provinces; Western Canada. (Western Canada, North West Rebellion).
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British Columbia Coast Names 1592 - 1906  to Which are Added a Few Names in Agjacent United...

British Columbia Coast Names 1592 - 1906 to Which are Added a Few Names in Agjacent United States Territory Their Origin and History

by Walbran, John T.

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Ottawa: Government Printing Bureau, 1909. Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. First Printing of the First Edition. About fine but for some bumping to extremities, which has been nicely restored, and apparently recased in the osiginal covers. A very solid copy, complete with the folding map..
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Planning for Freedom: 16 lectures on the CCF Its Policies and Program
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Planning for Freedom: 16 lectures on the CCF Its Policies and Program

by M. J. Coldwell, David Lewis, F. H. Underhill, Andrew Brewin, T. C. Douglas, Eugene Forsey and more

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Ontario CCF, Toronto, 1944, Very Good Softcover, 180 pages, 6" x 9", edgewear on cover and aged paper, otherwise clean and tight. See image for Contents.
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Goldrush Days With Mark Twain, Illustrated with Woodcuts By Henry J. Glintenkamp

Goldrush Days With Mark Twain, Illustrated with Woodcuts By Henry J. Glintenkamp

by William R. Gillis

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William R. Gillis. Goldrush Days with Mark Twain (H. Glintenkamp woodcuts). Copyright 1930. Albert & Charles Boni, NY. With an into by Cyril Clemens. RARE H. Glintenkamp WOODCUTS 6 woodcut illustrations included, Twain frontis (Three old friends), and 5 other historic and realistic woodcut illustrations. MEMOIRS. HISTORY OF NEVADA GOLDRUSH. Summary: Mr. Gillis was a friend of American author/humorist Mark Twain and was with him at Virginia, Nevada in the Goldrush days. In 1859 placer miners in the Great Basin discovered the largest gold and silver strike that had happened in the United States up until that time. RARE H. Glintenkamp WOODCUTS. Used. Good- Condition. 264 pages. Used. Good condition. First few pages are loose. Frontis is still affixed to binding. Green cloth boards gold titling. No titles left on spine. Spine is sunned.
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The Silence Of The North

The Silence Of The North

by Olive A. Fredrickson with Ben East

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By Olive A. Frederickson with Ben East. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. RARE. 1972 Crown Publishers Inc., NY. The Silence Of The North, The Incredible story of a woman's fight for survival in a merciless winter of the Canadian Wilderness during the 1940's. Adapted as a film in 1981 and directed by Allan King. VG/GOOD $5.95 unclipped dust jacket. USED. 5 ¾ X 8 ½. 209 pages. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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BLACK BERET: A HISTORY OF THE WINDSOR REGIMENT (RCAC) 1936 - 2006

by McNORGAN, Maj. (Ret'd) R. MICHAEL

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Windsor: The Windsor Regiment Association, 2006. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. pp: 260 [2]. Laminated pictorial boards. Issued without a dust jacket. Pictorial endpapers. A complete history of the Regiment that includes, a Roll of Honour and a nominal roll for the years 1936 to 2006. This is a particularly hard history to find. A very good copy. This copy is from a library and has a stamp on the top edge. There are some signs of use. No extra shipping within North America.
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The Withdrawing Room
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The Withdrawing Room

by Macleod, Charlotte

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The With-Drawing Room (1980, Doubleday 1st Ed. SIGNED W/DJ) THE WITH-DRAWING ROOM, A MYSTERY BY FAMED CANADIAN AUTHOR CHARLOTTE MACLEOD. Publisher: Doubleday & Co., Garden City, NY, 1980.Used. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. First or early printing thus. Good Condition/ Includes good condition unclipped $8.95 dust jacket. Features young Sarah Kelling. Will ship from United States.
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The Recycled Citizen

The Recycled Citizen

by Macleod, Charlotte

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016MacLeod, Charlotte. THE RECYCLED CITIZEN, by popular Canadian author Charlotte MacLeod. Mysterious Press ISBN 96187-2.1988. Published January 21, 1988. Softcover. Advance Uncorrected Proof. 199 numbered pages. Signed." The reigning queen of the whimsical whodunit brings back amateur sleuth Sarah Kelling and her art detective husband, Max Bittersohn, in this tasty mystery involving a black-tie charity auction, scandal, and more than one murder." Stated First Printing January, 1988. Number line 1090807060504030201 . Flat-Signed by the author on title page. Used VG Condition.
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Something The Cat Dragged In
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Something The Cat Dragged In

by Macleod, Charlotte

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SOMETHING THE CAT DRAGGED IN - A PETER SHANDY MYSTERY. SIGNED BY FAMED CANADIAN AUTHOR CHARLOTTE MACLEOD. Publisher: Doubleday & Co., Garden City, NY, 1983. Used First printing. Flat-signed by author on card affixed to title page. Dark-grey textured paper boards with light-grey imprinting on spine Price intact: $11.95. Good Condition/ Includes good condition unclipped $11.95 Blue and white dust jacket. Will ship from United States.
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Forty Years in Canada : Reminiscences of the Great North-West, with Some Account of His Service...
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Forty Years in Canada : Reminiscences of the Great North-West, with Some Account of His Service in South Africa

by Steele, S.B. (Colonel)

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London / Toronto: Herbert Jenkins / McClelland, Goodchild, Stewart, Ltd., 1918. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Second Printing ?. Very good, with a little wear to extremities, and somewhat faded spine. Front pastedown bears a bookplate of the Canadian Exhibition Commission, stating that this copy was part of an exhibition by the Commission in association with the Canadian Authors Association. Spine has the Herbert Jenkins imprint. Intro by Colmer. 17 plates..
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The Adventure of Wrangel Island

The Adventure of Wrangel Island

by Vilhjalmur Stefansson

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The Adventure of Wrangel Island, Alaska (1925 Macmillan 1st Edition) HISTORY OF ALASKA. EXLIB. Good Condition/ No DJ included. Fold-out map affixed to binding at the back of the book has never been opened. The story of the (unsuccessful) attempted colonization of Wrangel Island Alaska. 413 pages plus appendix, Index. Titling is still bright. A clean, solid copy. Scarce.
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The House
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The House

by Cormack, Barbara Villy

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Toronto, Ryerson Press, 1955, hardcover, 255 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket, Signed by the Author without inscription on the title page. Straight, tight and clean, short gift inscription (non-authorial) to half-title verso, corner and spine end bumps, a few tiny dents to front board. Dustjacket, light edge nicks, a few spots to rear panel. very pretty in new Brodart sleeve. The second novel by the Alberta-based poet, journalist, and early biographer of the women's suffrage movement.
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