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London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd., 1956. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean. There is a gift inscription to a former owner (A Merry Christmas, 1957) on the front free end paper, but no other marks or wear. The blue cloth covers are fresh, with just a touch of wear at tips and corners. The dust jacket is price-clipped, but is otherwise in excellent condition, with very minor wear at the top and bottom of the spine. A very nice copy. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: Young Tommy Glover was given evidence of the terrible things that could happen at sea, when the sailor Billy Batt turned up 'out of the blue' at Mrs. Glover's shop and told a gruesome tale about how Captain Glover, Tommy's father, had been murdered at sea two years before by Black Benito, 'the blackest, boldest, baddest pirate since Captain Harry Morgan.' Yet there was something suspicious about the tale that did not seem to Tommy to…
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The Bluenose Pirate: A Story For Boys and Girls
by Knight, Frank // Illustrated By Patrick Jobson
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A Campaign of Amateurs: The Seige of Louisbourg, 1745 (Occasional Papers in Archaeology and History #18; Contributions from the Fortress of Louisbourg # 3)
by Baker, Raymond F.
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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".
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The Construction and Occupation of the Barracks of the King's Bastion at Louisbourg (Occasional Papers in Archaeology and History #18; Contributions from the Fortress of Louisbourg # 3)
by Adams, Blaine
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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 Adams.. The second is: "A Campaign of Amateurs: The Seige of Louisbourg, 1745", by Raymond F. Baker. Synopsis: This is a study of the construction and furnishing of the King's Bastion, at the Fortress of Louisbourg. The concept of barracks as housing for the military was relatively new, and this was one of the few in French America.
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The First Nova Scotian [the story of Sir William Alexander and His Lost clony of Charlesfort, Nova Scotia's First English-Speaking Settlement]
by Finnan, Mark
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Halifax, NS: Formac Publishing, 1997. Soft cover. Very Good -/No Jacket. The interior of the book is clean and tight. A former owner has put his initials on the title page, but there are no other marks. The paper covers are bright, with just a touch of wear at corners and tips. A very nice copy. Synopsis: This is the story of Sir William Alexander and his settlement of New Scotland, in what is now Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia.
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History of Nova Scotia, Vol. 1
by Allison, David
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Halifax, NS: A. W. Bowen & Co., 1916. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. The interior of the book is crisp and clean. There is one short black line on the front endpaper (presumably obscuring the name of a former owner) and a gift inscription (From Burton to Audrey, October 11, 1916), but no other marks or wear. The gilt page edges are still bright. The half-leather covers are in slightly less than very good condition, with light wear at corners, and short splits at the top and bottom of the spine. Please ask for a firm quote on shippig before placing your order. This is a heavy book, and may require extra postage, depending on the location of the buyer. Contents: -- 1. Acadia, 1604-1613. -- 2. Port Royal, 1605-1606. -- 3. Champlain's voyages and discoveries. -- 4. Extracts from Lescarbot's History. -- 5. Abandonment of Port Royal. -- 6. Treaty of Sainte Germaine-en-Laye. -- 7. Treaty of Breda. -- 8. Treaty of Riswick. -- 9. Treaty of Aix-La-Chappelle, surrender of Louisburg. --…
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Loyalist Dress in Nova Scotia, 1775-1800
by Archibald, Mary; Elizabeth deMolitor; & Cathy Holmes. Drawings By Finn Bower
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Halifax, NS: Shelburne County Museum / Nova Scotia Museum, 1982. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. This is a 67 page summary of research on the styles of dress common in Loyalist (post-American Revolutionary) Nova Scotia, and a description of "the making of four Loyalist costumes representing the clothing which would have been worn by the father, mother, small son and young daughter of an upper class Loyalist family." The report is in excellent condition, with an unmarked interior, and fresh yellow paper covers. There is a sticker ghost in the upper right corner of the front cover, but no condition problems aside from this.
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Nova Scotia's Massachusetts: A Study of Massachusetts-Nova Scotia Relations, 1630 to 1784
by Rawlyk, George A.
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Montreal and London: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1978. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and tight. There is a former owner's signature on the front free end paper, but no other marks, damage, or even signs of use. The black cloth covers are clean, with just a touch of rubbing at corners. The dust jacket is also in very good condition, with a price clip on the bottom corner of the front flap and moderate edge wear. The attached scan should give a better idea of general condition. Synopsis: "This book is primarily concerned with two facets of Massachusetts' relationship with Nova Scotia: the economic stranglehold over the neighbouring colony during most of the period from 1630 to 1784 and the various military thrusts sent from New England . Instead of seeing the expansion of New England into Nova Scotia as leading inevitably and naturally to the expulsion of the Acadians in 1755, Professor Rawlyk perceives Massachusetts'…
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Nova Scotia Down-Home Cooking
by Gill, Janice Murray
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Toronto: Mcgraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd, 1978. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. This is a first printing of the first edition, with a complete number line. The book looks almost new. The interior is clean and crisp, with no signatures or marks. The brown covers are fresh, with a bit of light wear at tips and corners. The just jacket is price-clipped, but is otherwise in excellent condition, with no tears or damage. Synopsis: This is a collection of recipes from the Scottish-Canadian kitchens of Pictou County, Nova Scotia. "Along with the recipes, there is a warm and lively narrative of the author's recollections of the cooking and eating habits of her youth: real cocoa, made with top milk, after skating parties; homemade root beer on summer verandahs; mushrooms and berries after a morning's picking session; oysters, clams and cornboils on the beach.
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Nova Scotia Historical Review, Volume 11, No. 1 (1991)
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Halifax, NS: Public Archives of Nova Scotia, 1991. Soft cover. Very Good +. The interior of the issue is crisp and clean, showing no marks or wear. The pictorial paper covers are also in excellent condition, with just a hint of wear to tips and corners. Contents: -- The art of remembering: the influence of Great Village, Nova Scotia, on the life and works of Elizabeth Bishop, by Sandra Barry; -- A Nova Scotian in West Africa: Lieutenant Clonard Keating, 1871-1920, by Bernard Pothier; -- The legal profession in late Victorian Nova Scotia, by Bernard F. Miller; -- The American influence on Nova Scotian apple producers, 1850-1920, by Jennifer E. Kressner; -- The importance of probate inventories in estimating the distribution of wealth, by Fazley Siddiq and Julian Gwyn; -- Bandmaster William Blackman, soldier of the Queen, by Robert Blackman; -- Stephen Blucke: the perils of being a "white Negro" in Loyalist Nova Scotia, by Barry Cahill; -- Tracing a family tree and other…
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Nova Scotia Historical Review, Volume 12, No. 2 (1992)
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Halifax, NS: Public Archives of Nova Scotia, 1992. Soft cover. Very Good +. The interior of the issue is crisp and clean, showing no marks or wear. The pictorial paper covers are also in excellent condition, with just a hint of wear to tips and corners. Contents: -- Some American influences on the law and lawcourts of Nova Scotia, 1749-1853, by Alan B. Sprague; -- Nova Scotia's forgotten boxing heroes: Roy mitchell and Terrence "Tiger" Warrington, by Brian Lennox; -- Halifax through Russian eyes: Fleet-Lieutenant Iurii Lisianskii's notes of 1794-96, by Glynn R. deV. Barratt; -- Halifax cabdrivers, 1939-1945, by Edward Sutton; -- Random recollections: Mather Abbott's boyhood, 1874 -1893, by A. B. deMille; -- Securing obedience to necessary laws: the criminal law in 18th century Nova Scotia, by Jim Phillips; -- The autobiography of Chief Justice Sir William Young; -- James Tory: a Scottish Loyalist and his descendants, by Raymond E. Torrey.
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Nova Scotia Historical Review, Volume 9, No. 2 (1989)
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Halifax, NS: Public Archives of Nova Scotia, 1989. Soft cover. Very Good +. The interior of the issue is crisp and clean, showing no marks or wear. The pictorial paper covers are also in excellent condition, with just a hint of wear to tips and corners. Contents: -- The Heritage Property Act: ten years old, by Brian Cuthbertson; -- Symbols of change: the legacy of two early 20th century Nova Scotian builders, by Peter Latta and Diane Tye; -- Nineteenth-century wealth transfers in Nova Scotia: the administration of probate, by Fazley K. Siddiq; -- The incredible Tinan: Louis F. Babine, the professional building mover of Yarmouth County, 1898-1938, by Peter Crowell; -- The Acadian seigneury of St Mathieu at Cobequid, by Joan Bourque Campbell; -- St Paul's Church, Halifax: the contracts for building the addition and new steeple, 1812-1813, by J. Philip McAleer; -- The Croscup family of Karsdale, Annapolis County and their "painted room", by Cora Greenaway
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Soil Survey of Halifax County, Nova Scotia (Nova Scotia Soil Survey. Report No. 13)
by MacDougall, J.I., D.B. Cann & J. D. Hilchey
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Ottawa: Supply & Services Canada / Agriculture Canada, 1963. Reprinted 1981 . Hardcover. Very Good. This is a hardcover folder containing the "Soil Survey" report, (53 pages) with its three accompanying maps laid in a pocket on the back cover. The cover, report and maps are in excellent condition, clean and tidy, with just a touch of wear at edges and corners. A very nice item.
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Streets of Gold
by Rawlyk, George A.; Illustrated By Leoung O'Young
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Toronto: PMA Books, 1980. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, showing light wear only. The laminated pictorial covers are bright, with just a touch of wear at tips and corners. A very nice little copy. Synopsis: A small-format picture-book about Johnathan Barble, a young New England boy, who lied about his age to enlist and be part of the seige and capture of Louisbourg., the 18th century French fortress in what is now Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
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Uncommon Obdurate: The Several Public Careers of J.F.W. Desbarres
by Evans, Geraint
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Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1969. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. The interior of the book is clean and fresh. but is missing its front free end paper and title page. The blue cloth covers are in very good condition, and sadly, there is no dust jacket. With these flaws, this is a nice reading copy only.
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The Wellington Dyke
by Whitelaw, Marjory
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Halifax, NS: Nimbus Publishing and the Nova Scotia Museum, 1997. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. This booklet (54 pages) looks new, with a crisp clean interior and fresh covers. A very nice copy. Synopsis: "This is the story of the Wellington Dyke, in what was the Cornwallis Township , King's County, Nova Scotia. for more than 160 years it has been a bastion against the waters of the Minas Basin, protecting the rich fertile marshlands of the Canard River system from invasion by the great surging tides that sweep up the Bay of Fundy into the basin." Contents: 1. Natural history of the Minas Basin; -- 2. Arrival of the Acadians; -- 3. The Planters learn their trade; -- 4. Building the Wellington Dyke. -- 5. As time goes by; -- 6. The Dyke today.
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