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I Brought the Ages Home: The Autobiography of Charles Trick Currelly, First Curator of the Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology
by C. T. Currelly
- Seller
- Eric James
- Published
- 1967
- Condition
- Very Good -
- Edition
- First Thus
- ISBN
- 9780888541864
- Item Price
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$20.00
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Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1967. Trade paperback, xx + 312 pages, plus black-and white illustrations, spine creased and concaved, otherwise gently used, very clean and unmarked throughout.. First Thus. Soft Cover. Very Good -.
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Call Back Yesterdays
by Edgar Andrew Collard
- Seller
- Eric James
- Published
- 1965
- Condition
- Very Good -
- Edition
- First Edition
- Item Price
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$4.50
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Toronto: Longmans Canada, 1965. Hardcover with dust jacket, xiii + 243 pages, plus black-and-white illustrations; very gently used, several pale faded tiny (coffee?) drop stains to fore edge with penetration to the outer margins of about 20-25 pages, otherwise clean and unmarked; DJ has numerous tiny chips/tears, one long tear… Read more
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Call Back Yesterdays
by Edgar Andrew Collard
- Seller
- Eric James
- Published
- 1965
- Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Item Price
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$9.50
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Toronto: Longmans Canada, 1965. Hardcover with dust jacket, xiii + 243 pages, plus black-and-white illustrations; very gently read, if at all, not a trace of shelf or reading wear, tight in binding, covers remarkably bright yellow, very clean and unmarked throughout, pages exceptionally fresh and white (even the edges, no age toning); DJ … Read more
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The 1901 Editions of The T. Eaton Co. Limited Catalogues for Spring & Summer (46) and Fall & Winter (47)
by With an Introduction by Jack Stoddart
- Seller
- Eric James
- Published
- 1969
- Condition
- Very Good +
- ISBN
- 9780773710047
- Item Price
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$16.00
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Toronto: Musson Book Company, 1969. Oversized softcover, later prinitng of this facsimile combined reprint of the Eaton's catalogues, 248 pages including the original black-and-white illustrations; very gently used, tiny traces of shelf wear and rubbing to cover edges, vertical crease down centre of front cover, spine not creased, very clean and unmarked throughout. … Read more
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Dateline-Peking
by Nossal, Frederick
- Seller
- Eric James
- Published
- 1962
- Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Item Price
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$7.50
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Longmans Canada, 1962. Hardcover with dust jacket, 224 pages including black-and-white photographs; very gently read, if at all, not a trace of shelf or reading wear, very clean and unmarked throughout; DJ wraparound full colour photograph bright and vibrant, one chip to back top, three short tears.. First… Read more
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$7.50

Inside Las Vegas
by Puzo, Mario
- Seller
- Eric James
- Published
- 1977
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN
- 9780448124629
- Item Price
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$8.50
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New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1977. Oversized hardcover with unclipped dust jacket, second (1977) printing of the First Edition, 253 pages with "Over 150 completely new and original photographs - many in full color---"; book very gently read, if at all, tight in binding, not a trace of shelf wear, very clean and unmarked, text pages… Read more
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$8.50

Memoirs of a Cape Breton Doctor
by MacMillan, C. Lamont,
- Seller
- Eric James
- Published
- 1975
- Condition
- Very Good +
- ISBN
- 9780070777590
- Item Price
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$6.50
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1975. Hardcover with price clipped dust jacket, second printing, xiv + 177 pages including one-page map; bumps to spine ends and three cover corners, otherwise very gently used, tight in binding, not a trace of shelf wear, ink signature on free front endpaper, otherwise very clean and unmarked; DJ bumped… Read more
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For Better or For Worse? Rambles with Progress and Otherwise
by Kynett, Harold H.
- Seller
- Eric James
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Item Price
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$18.00
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Oversized hardcover without the issued slipcase, "privately printed, and issued by the Kynett family with the Season's Greetings at Christmas, 1949", 136 pages including full page illustrations; attractive book in bright yellow covers with blue spine and front cover lettering with circular motif of a sailing ship; very gently used, spine sun faded to browm, traces of… Read more
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The Scotiabank Story: A History of the Bank of Nova Scotia, 1832-1982
by Schull, Joseph; Gibson, J. Douglas
- Seller
- Eric James
- Published
- 1982
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN
- 9780771596094
- Item Price
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$7.50
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Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1982. Hardcover with dust jacket, second (1983) printing, xvi + 421 pages including many black-and-white illustrations throughout. [this copy priced low, priced to go to a good home as bookseller is nearing retirement, but extra S & H at cost will be requested] .… Read more
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Gully Farm: A Story of Homesteading on the Canadian Prairies
by Hiemstra, Mary
- Seller
- Eric James
- Published
- 1955
- Condition
- Very Good ++
- Edition
- First Edition
- Item Price
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$11.00
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Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1955. Hardcover with dust jacket, 311 pages including numerous drawings throughout; elegant book in forest green with very bright and clear gilt spine lettering, top edge in green, gentle bumps to spine ends but not a hint of shelf wear, very gently read, very clean and unmarked throughout, pages… Read more
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$11.00

Brushwork Diary: Watercolors of Early Nevada
by Long, Walter S.; Broadhead, Michael J.; Mccormick, James C.
- Seller
- Eric James
- Published
- 1991
- Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780874171747
- Item Price
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$9.50
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Reno, Nevada: University of Nevada Press, 1991. Hardcover with dust jacket, xv + 118 pages including 64 colourful illustrations; very gently read, if at all, not a trace of shelf or reading wear, tiny remainder mark to bottom edge, otherwise very clean and unmarked throughout, pages fresh and white (I would blush to call a… Read more
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Born and Bred on "The Rock'' : Original Newfoundland Stories, Recitations and Poetry
by Ploughman, Ben J.
- Seller
- Eric James
- Published
- 1988
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN
- 9780920021484
- Item Price
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$4.95
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St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada: Creative Publishers, 1988. Trade paperback, second (1988) printing, viii + 134 pages including black-and-white illustrations; tiny traces of shelf wear, but very gently read, if at all, very clean and unmarked, pages fresh and white. See also our listings for other titles from Creative Publishers.. Soft Cover. Fine.
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Life in Ontario: A Social History
by Glazebrook, G. P. deT.
- Seller
- Eric James
- Published
- 1968
- Condition
- Very Good -
- ISBN
- 9780802061164
- Item Price
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$7.50
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada: University of Toronto Press, 1968. Oversized trade paperback, later (1975) printing, ix + 316 pages including two-page map, plus black-and-white full page drawings; book very gently read, if at all, spine and covers flat/uncreased, tight in binding, hardly a trace of shelf wear, tiny hand-printed Dewey library code label clear taped… Read more
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The Road Across Canada
by McCourt, Edward
- Seller
- Eric James
- Published
- 1965
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Edition
- First Edition
- Item Price
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$12.00
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Toronto: Macmillan Company of Canada, 1965. Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket, 199 pages including Hall's drawings; book very gently used, tight in binding, not a trace of shelf wear to rusty-orange and black covers, just a hint of dust speckling to top edge, otherwise very clean and unmarked throughout, pages fresh and white;… Read more
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$12.00

The Story of Toronto
by Glazebrook, G. P. deT.
- Seller
- Eric James
- Published
- 1971
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN
- 9780802062567
- Item Price
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$17.00
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada: University of Toronto Press, 1971. Oversized trade paperback, xi + 310 pages including black-and-white illustrations throughout, plus a two-page street plan of York; just a hint of dust speckling to top edge, otherwise in very clean and unmarked unread condition, pages fresh and white. … Read more
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The Great Canadian Road: A History of Yonge Street
by Myers, Jay
- Seller
- Eric James
- Published
- 1977
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780920178027
- Item Price
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$8.50
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Toronto: Red Rock Publishing, 1977. Hardcover with dust jacket, 159 pages including black-and-white illustrations;---signed by Myers on free front endpaper and dated by him "Feb 10/79";---book very gently used, tight in binding, not a trace of shelf wear, cream-coloured covers somewhat discoloured along bottom tenth or so, otherwise very clean and unmarked, pages fresh and white; DJ has… Read more
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This House of Sky: Landscapes of a Western Mind [First Edition, First Printing]
by Doig, Ivan
- Seller
- Eric James
- Published
- 1978
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780151900541
- Item Price
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$36.00
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New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1978. Hardcover with price clipped dust jacket, 314 pages; very gently used, tight in binding, not a trace of shelf waer other than gentle bumps to spine ends, page edges age toned, traces of dust speckling to top edge, otherwise very clean and… Read more
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The Picture Gallery of Canadian History, Vol. 3 1830 to 1900 [Volume III, Three]
by Jefferys, C. W.
- Seller
- Eric James
- Published
- 1950
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Item Price
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$18.00
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Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1950. Hardcover without dust jacket, sixth printing (1970), xxiv + 252 pages including hundreds of black-and-white illustrations; very gently used, tight in binding, spine faded and gently bumped at ends but not a trace of shelf wear, very clean and unmarked throughout, all text pages fresh, bright white, no age… Read more
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Discover Toronto : John Richmond's Illustrated Notebook
by Richmond, John
- Seller
- Eric James
- Published
- 1976
- Condition
- Very Good ++
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780385125727
- Item Price
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$7.50
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Toronto: Doubleday, 1976. Oversized hardcover with dust jacket, 122 pages; gentle bumps to spine ends and top corner of front cover, otherwise very gently used, very clean and unmarked; DJ has two short tears, one long diagonal tear across front, several tiny chips.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good ++/Fair. Illus. by John Richmond.
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Washington: The Nation's Capital
by Thomas G. Aylesworth; Virginia L. Aylesworth
- Seller
- Eric James
- Published
- 1986
- Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780831793074
- Item Price
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$7.50
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New York: Gallery Books, 1986. Oversized hardcover with dust jacket, 126 pages including full colour photographs on almost every page; very clean and unmarked throughout, very gently read, if at all, flawed only by a light crease to the four-page foldout at the title page.. See also our listings for … Read more
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