Search Results: Canadiana from Granny Goose Books

Toronto: Copp, Clark & Co., 1871. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. The interior of the book is clean and tight. The paper has tanned slightly, there is a small bookseller's stamp (Henderson & Co., Ottawa) on the fixed front end paper, and a small water stain in the margin of the last 65 pages. The paper has tanned slightly. The brown embossed covers show surprisingly little wear for a school book. They have a bit of wear to tips, bumps to the top and bottom of the spine, a short (1/2") split at the top of the spine, and small light spots (2 front cover, 1 rear). The title page states that this is "Authorized by the Council of Public Instruction of Ontario", a phriase which may need a short explanation. In the earliest days of public education in Ontario, the supply of text books was inadequate. Scholars used whateve was available, in whatever numbers were available, even when the texts contained material considered inappropriate for little British children. To remedy this… Read More

Chesterville, ON: Record Print, 1936. Soft cover. Good +. This short (6 p.) report listing financial contributions of the the members of the Williamsburg and Colquhoun United Churches, expenditures on salary, wood, missionaries, etc. etc. The interior of the book is in good condition, but has creases on pages and covers.

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1983. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. This book looks new. The interior is clean and crisp, with no marks or wear. The blue cloth covers are fresh, with just a touch of wear at tips and corners. A very nice copy. Contents: -- Introduction: the essays of David Alexander / Eric W. Sager, Lewis R. Fischer & Stuart O. Pierson. -- David Alexander: a reminiscence / Stuart O. Pierson. -- 1. Development and dependence in Newfoundland, 1880-1970. -- 2. The political economy of fishing in Newfoundland. -- 3. Canadian regionalism: a central problem. -- 4. Economic growth in the Atlantic region, 1880-1940. -- 5. New notions of happiness: nationalism, regionalism, and Atlantic Canada. -- 6. Old and new money. -- 7. The erosion of social democarcy in Canada. -- 8. Literacy and development in nineteenth-century Newfoundland. -- 9. Convocation address, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1978. -- A check-list of publications by David G. Alexander

Toronto: Coles Publishing Company, 1971. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, showing no marks or wear. The brown covers are fresh, with minor wear only. This is a photographic reprint of the original edition published in London, England by Charles Knight in 1836, and is one of a uniform set of such reprints issued by the Coles Company in the 1960's and 1970's.

Ottawa: Sunnybrae Books, 1984. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, with no marks or wear. The author has signed the title page. The red paper covers are also in very good condition, with light wear, and one folded corner on the back cover. Synopsis: Mark Baldwin investigates the murder of an Ottawa health store owner during a package tour of China. The author was a prize-winning journalist with the Ottawa Journal.

Charlottetown, PEI: Printed for the Author, 1888. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. The interior of the book is clean and tight. The paper covering the front and back hinges has cracked, and the paper has darkened slightly. The frontispiece with accompanying tissue guard are present. The brown cloth covers show light handling, and wear and rubs to edges and corners, with small spots of cardboard showing in several places. A nice, tidy copy. Note: Whelan was a leading Prince Edward Island politician and newspaper editor. A Liberal, he broke ranks with his party to support Confederation in British North America, and he was defeated in the election of 1867 and died soon after.

London & Toronto: J. M. Dent & Sons, 1927. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, showing no marks or even signs of previous use. The long edge of the text block has brown foxing. The brown covers are fresh, with minor wear at tips and corners. The gilt spine lettering has dulled somewhat. The dust jacket is not price-clipped ($1.75), and has light wear only. The attached scan should give a better idea of appearance. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover.

Burnstown, ON: General Store Publishing, 1996. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. This is a stated first printing of the first edition. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, showing no marks or wear. The paper covers are also in very good condition, with just a touch of edgewear. Synopsis: "From the birth of the Orange Lodge to the Battle of the Windmill, the eastern Ontario counties of Leeds-Grenville became notorious for political violence in the 1820s and 1830s. This book explores the political and social motivations of the warring political factions in this mostly rural, isolated community in the years leading up to the Rebellion of 1837. . Contents: -- 1. The system of government. -- 2. The people governed: the Loyalists, the Americans and the irish, or the good, the bad and the ugly. -- 3. The high church and Tory system. -- 4. The grievances. -- 5. Introduction to discord: Robert Gourlay. -- 6. Early events of the 1830s. -- 7. From political confrontation to mayyhem. --… Read More

Penumbra Press, 2002. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. This book looks new. The interior is crisp and clean, with no marks or wear. The lilac covers are fresh, and the jacket has not been clipped. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover.

Ottawa: National Historic Sites and Parks Branch, Indian and Northern Affairs, 1978. Soft cover. Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean. The illustrated paper covers are fresh, with minimal wear at tips and corners. Note: This book contains two monographs. The first is by Baker. The second is: "The construction and occupation of the barracks of the King's Bastion at Louisbourg", by Blaine Adams. Synopsis: "On the morning of May 11 1745, some 90 transport vessels under escort of a British naval squadron sailed into Gabarus (Gabarouse) Bay on Cape Breton Island. Abord the transports were nine regiments of hastily raised citizen soldiers from the colonies of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Connecticut. They had come to conquer the great French fortress of Louisbourg; in 47 days they were to do just that, and shatter the myth of invincibility that had begun to surround the fortress".

Ottawa: Organization for the History of Canada, 2003. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. This book looks almost new, with a crisp clean interior, and bright card covers with just a touch of corner wear. A very nice copy. Contents: This is a collection of papers first presented at the 6th Colloquium of the Organization for the History of Canada: -- 1. L'art canadien de 1900 a 1950: identité et universalisme Francois-Marc Gagnon. -- 2. The wholesome sea is at her gates ... Canada's selective and restrictive immigration policies in the first half of the twentieth century / Patricia Roy. -- 3. Creating the right impression: how English-Canadian journalists interpreted the immediate post-1945 world / Pat Brennan. -- 4. Le developpement economique du Canada, 1900-1950 / Jacques Rouillard. -- 5. The struggle at home: Canadian families and the Second World War / Jody Perrun. --6. Canada's military experience / Desmond Morton. -- 7. Canada's emergence as a naval power, 1910-1950 /… Read More

Toronto: Natural Heritage Books, 2004. Ist Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean. There is a gift inscription to a former owner on the inside of the cover, but no other marks or wear. The paper covers are in slightly less than very good condition, with one shallow fold on the bottom right hand corner, but no other wear. Synopsis: "The Canada Company, with its base in England, was responsible for settling over two million acres of land in Upper Canada ... The book focuses on the Huron Tract and on the dominant personalities (many of them Scottish-born) raning from John Galt and Tiger Dunlop to the Bishops Macdonnel and Strachan, who had an impact on the Company's operations. ... The founding of towns -- Guelph, Goderich, Stratford, St. Marys and others in the area -- is one of the legacies of the company.

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1968. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and fresh. There is a former owner's name on the top of the half title page, but no other marks or wear. The red cloth covers are fresh, with minor wear at edges and corner. The dust jacket is not price-clipped, and is in very good condition, with light edgewear and rubs. Synopsis: Horowitz examines socialism in Canada. By means of a comparison between the English-Canadian and the American political cultures, he accounts for the greater political importance of socialism in Canada and explains why the leadership of organized labour in Canada cast its lot with a minor socialist party (the New Democratic Party) rather than follow the American example of working within the major political parties. Louis Hartz's theory of "fragment" cultures is carried forward and applied to Canada. The remainder of the book follows the history of the labour movement and the… Read More

Edmonton, AB: University of Alberta Press, 2015. Soft cover. Near Fine. This book looks almost new. The half title page has the signatures of Gidney and Klausen, two of the editors, but there are no other marks or signs of use. The paper covers are fresh, again with no wear. A lovely copy. Synopsis: "As the South African War reached its grueling end in 1902, colonial interests at the highest levels of the British Empire hand-picked teachers from across the Commonwealth to teach the thousands of Boer children living in concentration camps. Highly educated, hard working, and often opinionated, E. Maud Graham joined the Canadian contingent of forty teachers. Her eyewitness account reveals the complexity of relations and tensions at a controversial period in the histories of both Britain and South Africa. Graham presents a lively historical travel memoir, and the editors have provided rich political and historical context to her narrative in the Introduction and generous annotations.

Toronto: Macmillan Canada, 1979. Soft cover. Very Good. The interior of the book is clean and tight -- no marks, not even the name of a previous owner. The paper has started to tan, but that is the only fault. The paper covers are also in excellent condition, with minimal wear. Synopsis: "The Canadian federal system ... is the product of the complex decision taken by the Fathers of Confederation in the 1860's. That decision, the political elite who took it, and the milieu in which it was taken are the focuses of this volume. As background, the authors provide coherent summaries of the historical antecedents of Confederation, and of the main theories of Canadian political development".

Oshawa, ON: G. Edmond Burrows, 1973. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. This is an ex-library copy, with all of the expected stamps, labels and additions. However, the text is clean and fresh, the dust jacket is present, and the book would make an excellent working copy. Contents: -- 1. Canada Clock Company and Hamilton Clock Company. -- 2. The Arthur Pequegnat Clock Company. -- 3. Seth Thomas in Ontario. -- 4. Other clockmakers in Ontario. -- 5. List of clock and watchmakers, repairmen, dealers, etc. in Ontario, listed by city. -- 6. The Twiss Brothers. -- 7. Other clockmakers in Quebec. -- 8. List of clock and watchmakers, repairmen, dealers, etc. in Quebec listed by city. -- 9. Moses Barrett. -- 10. Butler and Henderson. -- 11. Other clockmakers in Nova Scotia. -- 12. List of clock and watchmakers, repairmen, dealers, etc. in Nova Scotia listed by city. -- 13. Clockmakers in New Brunswick. -- 14. List of clock and watchmakers, repairmen, dealers, etc. in New Brunwick listed by… Read More

Toronto: Coles Publishing Company, 1974. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. This book looks almost new. The interior is crisp and clean, with no marks or signs of use. The two maps mounted in the front of the book are present. The dark brown covers are fresh, with just a hint of rubbing at edges and corners. The dust jacket spine has faded, but this is the only fault -- no rips or tears. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: "Jonathan Carver (1710 -1780) was born in Weymouth, Massachussets. After serving in the French and Indian War, Carver was sent by his Captain, Major Robert Rogers, to the West. One of the first explorers to venture west of the northern Mississippi River, this is his account of the attempt to reach the Pacific coast. Though lack of supplies for trade with the Indians prevented him from completing his journey, he explored further than almost anyone else had done, and he studied the regions he covered in greater deatil. He surveyed the bays and rivers of Lake… Read More

Guelph, ON: O.A.G. Students' Council, 1932. Soft cover. Very Good. This is a small (3.75 " x 6.25 ") pamphlet containing 63 "popular ditties" which was issued to incoming freshmen at the Ontario Agricutltural College to prepare them to join group singing and the yells used to cheer on sports teams. The interior is clean and fresh, showing just a bit of light wear. The brown paper covers show light wear and several folds, but no tears or marks. A nice little survival.

Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 1981. Second Printing . Soft cover. Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, showing no marks or wear. The paper covers have a small "2" printed in the top left hand corner, but are otherwise also in very good condition. Synopsis: This is a 15 page, small-format picture book containing illustrated poems for children. Contents: -- The toy store; -- Come to the parade; -- Carol of the beasts; -- Hanukkah lights.

Ottawa, ON: Historical Society of Ottawa, 1982. Soft cover. Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, with no marks or wear. The blue card covers are also in excellent condition, with just a touch of wear at corners. A very nice copy. Synopsis: This is a short (52 page) history of the Commissariat Building, built as an entrepot in 1827 by Thomas McKay beside the spot designated for the headlocks of the Rideau Canal in what is now Ottawa.