Search Results: Canadian History from Bazaar of Books

"A National Crime": The Canadian Government and the Residential School System, 1879 to 1986 by John S. Milloy. (Manitoba Studies in Native History XI). [Winnipeg]: The University of Manitoba, [1999]. pp. 402. some b. & w. illus. Paperback (price sticker on back cover, slight wear at corners, red underlining throughout text). Very good condition.Size: 9" x 6" (23cm x 15cm).

"Atlantic Hearth: Early Homes and Families of Nova Scotia" by Mary Byers and Margaret McBurney. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, [1994]. pp. 364, Bibliography, Index. many b. & w. illus. Paperback (spine faded and lower front cover, some wear, small tear on front cover, corners bent, few pages creased, interior is clean & unmarked).Very good condition.Size: 10" x 6 3/4" (25.5cm x 17cm).

"A Bibliography of Canadian Theatre History 1583-1975" by John Ball and Richard Plant. General Editor: Anton Wagner. [Toronto: The Playwrights Co-op, 1976]. First printing: May 1976. pp. 160, Index. some b & w. illus. Paperback (corners & spine worn, soiled, spine faded, a few small pencil marks in margins, otherwise interior clean).Good+ condition.Size: 9" x 6" (23cm x 15.5cm).

"Bluenose" by Monica Graham. (Stories of our Past). [Halifax, NS]: Nimbus Publishing, [2010]. pp. 121, Bibliography, Index. many illus. (b.&w. and colour). Paperback (corners square, interior clean & unmarked).Near Fine condition.Size: 8" x 5 1/2" (20cm x 14cm).

"Camera in the Interior: 1858, H. L. Hime, Photographer The Assiniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition by Richard J. Huyda. Toronto: The Coach House Press, [1975]. Printed in an edition of 2000 copies. pp. 55, Bibliography. numerous illus. and 1 folding map. Hardcover, tan cloth with gilt title on spine (corners square, quite foxed on top edge, interior clean & unmarked, ex-library- 2 plates on front free endpaper, stain at top of front cover). d.j. (soiled, small mark on front, black number on front flap, 3/4- inch tear at top of spine, piece of front jacket missing, small tear on back cover). Very Good condition (dustjacket in Good condition).Size: 9" x 10 5/8" (23cm x 27cm).

"Canada One Hundred, 1867-1967". Prepared in the Canada Year Book, Handbook and Library Division, Dominion Bureau of Statistics. Ottawa: [Queen's Printer, 1967]. pp. 504. many b. & w. and colour illustrations. Paperback (some wear to edges & back, piece missing from back cover, gift card taped to front end paper, and previous owner's initials).
Size: 9" x 6 1/8" (23cm x 15.5cm).
Good condition.This handbook was published to commemorate Canada's centenary in 1967.

"Canada's Navy: The First Century" by Marc Milner. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, [1999]. pp. 356, Bibliography, Index. many b. & w. illus. Hardcover, blue cloth with silver title on spine (corners square, interior clean & unmarked). dj. (shelf wear).Near fine condition.Size: 9 1/2" x 6 3/4" (25cm x 17.5cm).

"Canada's Flowers: History of the Corvettes of Canada 1939-1945" by Thomas G. Lynch. (Military Journal Special 5). [Bennington, Vermont: International Graphics Corp., 1981]. pp. 100, Bibliography. numerous b. & w. illus. Paperback (toned on spine & front cover, corners worn, few marks on front cover and back cover soiled, interior is unmarked).Very good condition.Size: 10 3/4" x 8 3/8" (27.5cm x 21.5cm)

The Canadian Magazine Vol. LV, No. 3, July 1920. Toronto: The Ontario Publishing Company, Limited. Wrappers (covers tattered and chipped, cover missing at top of spine, couple of tears and missing margin to first few pages and the last page, covers toned and some foxing in margins, but text is clear). Size: 9 1/2" x 6 5/8" (24cm x 16.5cm).Good condition.Newton MacTavish was the editor of The Canadian Magazine. He also wrote "The Fine Arts in Canada," published in 1925. He was a trustee of The National Gallery of Canada. The magazine has a number of vintage consumer product advertisements (some in colour) as well as travel advertisements (see photos).

"Canadian Mosaic: Nova Scotia Volume." Compiled by Mrs. W. A. Turner. Drawings by Sandra A. Turner. n.p.: Women's Institutes of Nova Scotia, 1957. pp. 93. some b. & w. illus. Paperback (top & bottom of spine torn, address label on front cover, covers and margins are foxed, interior is unmarked).Very good condition.Size: 9 1/8" x 6" (23.5cm x 15.5cm).

"Canadians at War" by Jim Lotz. [London:] Bison Books Ltd., [1990]. pp. 192. 240 illus. (some in colour), and maps. Hardcover, black cloth with gilt title on spine (corners square, pages wrinkled probably from damp, interior unmarked). dw. (edges worn, small hole in front cover & a tear to lower front cover, sticker residue on cover, foxing to inside of jacket).Good condition.Size: 12 1/4" x 9 3/8 (31cm x 24cm).

The Canadian Magazine Vol. LV, No. 2. Toronto, June, 1920. Toronto: The Ontario Publishing Company, Limited. Wrappers (covers tattered and chipped. cover missing at top and bottom of spine. covers are toned and some staining. foxing to margins, but text and illustrations are clear, outer margins to first few pages deteriorated and partly missing). Size: 9 1/2" x 6 5/8" (24cm x 16.5cm)Good condition.
Newton MacTavish was the editor of The Canadian Magazine. He also wrote "The Fine Arts in Canada," published in 1925. He was a trustee of The National Gallery of Canada. The magazine has a number of vintage consumer product advertisements (some in colour) as well as travel advertisements (see photos).

"A Century Ago: Halifax 1871- A Picture Album." (Originally published as Rogers' Photographic Advertising Album in Halifax, NS by Joseph S. Rogers, Photography, 1871). [Halifax, NS: The Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia, 1970]. pp. 108, numerous b. & w. illus. The photographs in this album are reproduced in their actual size, approximately 6 1/4 inches by 5 1/4 inches. The originals are brown, gold-toned collodion prints pasted on heavy card. Spiralbound (edges foxed & spine also, few marks on front cover, couple of nicks on back cover, interior is clean & unmarked).Very Good condition.Size: 9 1/4" x 7 1/8" (23.5cm x 18cm).

"The Civil War of 1812: American Citizens, British Subjects, Irish Rebels, & Indian Allies." by Alan Taylor. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2010. pp. 623. 77 illus. and 2 maps. Hardcover, quarter cream cloth and grey boards (corners square, one corner worn, top of cover worn, spine bumped, couple marks on top edge, interior clean and unmarked). dw., unclipped (back flap creased, top a bit wrinkled).Size: 9 1/2" x 6 1/2" (24cm x 16.5cm).Very good condition.

"Deadly Allies: Canada's Secret War, 1937-1947" by John Bryden. [Toronto:] McClelland & Stewart Inc., [1989]. pp. 314, Index. 16 b. & w. illus. Hardcover, red cloth with gilt title on spine (corners square, all edges foxed, spine bumped, some water stains to covers). dw., unclipped (bit worn but no tears, water stain to inside front cover, dust jacket edges foxed, sticker residue to front cover).Very good condition, (Dust jacket is Good condition).Size: 9 1/4" x 6 1/4" (23.5cm x 16cm).

"Down To The Sea Again With Tales Told Under The Old Town Clock" by William C. Borrett. Halifax, Nova Scotia: The Imperial Publishing Company Limited, 1947. pp. 221. numerous line drawings in the text by Bob Chambers. Signed by the author, on title page. Hardcover, navy blue cloth, gilt title on spine (spine bumped, few stains to edges, interior clean & unmarked). No dust jacket.
Very Good condition.
Size: 8 7/8"" x 6 1/8"" (22.5cm x 15.5cm).

On the title page: "A series of broadcast talks designed to make us familiar with our City and Province, and to revive memories of bygone days and events which have made Nova Scotia, Canada's most storied Province." These books were apparently a written record of radio broadcasts about the history of Nova Scotia. There are at least five or more similar books.

"East Coast Port and Other Tales Told Under the Old Town Clock" by William C. Borrett. Halifax, Nova Scotia: The Imperial Publishing Company Limited, 1944. pp. 237. a few b. & w. illus. Hardcover, brown cloth with gold title on spine (corners bent, a few stains in text and some foxing to margins). d.w. (tattered and chipped, especially missing pieces of back cover, lower piece of spine missing, front cover partly split, also spine darkened). Very good condition, dust jacket in good condition.Size: 8 7/8" x 6 1/8" (23cm x 15.5cm) "A series of broadcast talks designed to make us familiar with our City and Province, and to revive memories of bygone days and events which have made Nova Scotia, Canada's most storied Province." These books were apparently a written record of radio broadcasts about the history of Nova Scotia. There are at least five or more similar books. (from the title page)

"Gideon White Loyalist." by Mary Archibald. [Shelburne, Nova Scotia: The Shelburne Historical Society, 1975]. First edition. pp. 67. 10 b. & w. illus. and map. Paperback (few marks on cover, interior clean and unmarked).Very good condition.Size: 9" x 6" (23cm x 15cm).

"Guides of the North Woods: Hunting and Fishing Tales from Nova Scotia, 1860-1960" by Mike Parker. [Halifax, N.S.]: Nimbus Publishing, [1990]. pp. 240, Bibliography. many b. & w. illus. Paperback (front cover soiled, corners a bit worn, foxing to edges, and price sticker on free, front endpaper). Very good condition.Size: 10" x 7 1/4" (25.5cm x 18.5cm).

"Heritage Houses of Nova Scotia" by Stephen Archibald and Sheila Stevenson. Photography by Gary Castle. Halifax: Formac Publishing Company Limited, [2003]. pp. 128, Bibliography, Index. numerous colour illus. Paperback (some wear, tiny tear to bottom of spine, couple marks on half-title page, otherwise interior is unmarked).Very good condition.Size: 8 1/4" x 10 5/8" (21cm x 27cm).