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Thomas Allen Publishers, Toronto. 2004. 311 Pages. First Edition. Dust Jacket. Hard Cover. On June 6, 1944, nearly 15,000 Canadians - at sea, in the air, and on the ground - joined the long-anticipated D-Day invasion of Nazi occupied Europe on the Normandy beaches. This book is in a near fine condition. The text is clean and the binding is tight. The red cloth boards remain dark with no signs of fading. The dust jacket is undamaged and retains the shine of a new book. This is an excellent buy for anyone interested in military history or Canadian history.

Champlain Society, Toronto, 1959, xvi, 428 p. ill., plates, portraits, maps, plans (part folded) 25 cm. includes index. very good with red boards and gilt lettering on spine. Publications of the Champlain Society Vol. of the Ontario series. Documents about: early pioneer days,Carleton Island, the fore-runner of British settlement at Kingston, the Loyalists, Kingston township in the District of Mecklenburg. Part II : A thriving pioneer community became a commercial metropolis of Upper Canada, 1792-1812 with a Naval base and garrison town.The education and religion of the City.

Mika Publishing, Belleville, ON facsimile reprint Canadiana reprint series. no. 62 of original 1898. xiv, 608 p. ill. b/w sketches, plates and foldouts 24 cm includes general index. Full title of original "Robertson's Landmarks of Toronto : a collection of historical sketches of the old Town of York from 1792 until 1833 and of Toronto from 1834 to 1898 also nearly two hundred engravings of old houses, familar face and historic places, with maps and schedules connected with the local history of York and Toronto. (original republished from the Evening Telegram)

Champlain Society, Toronto, 2007, lxviii, 493 p. : ill. b/w, fold out maps ; 24 cm, includes index. Very good. Letters were sent by Hope (1813-1882) to his father in Scotland describing his passage over to the New World and his efforts to get settled in Upper Canada. These letters are described as being "vivid and detailed". Hope had a modestly successful life as a businessman (hardware stores) and was appointed to the Senate on the recommendation of Alexander Mackenzie. Will require extra postage.

Champlain Society, Toronto, two volume set, limited edition, includes index. Very good. Volume1. 1898-1900 and volume 2. 1901-1904.Correspondence on the issues with which Minto, Governor-General of Canada, was directly involved; as complete a picture as possible of both the issues and the functions of the G.G., 1898-1904. Heavy will require extra postage.

Champlain Society, Toronto, 1997, lxxxix, 438, xxii p. : ill., maps, port. ; includes index, very good/none, Publications of the Champlain Society ; Vol. 60. James Howley's memories of exploration in Newfoundland beginning in 1886 of the Avalon Peninsula; Placentia; St. Mary's Bay; Bonavista; Trinity Bay; Conception Bay; Notre Dame Bay; Gander; George IV Lake; Victoria River; mining; surveying; Codroy Valley; Beothuk; Bay of Exploits; Bay d'Espoir; Meelpaeg Lake; St. George's Bay; coal; Bay of Islands; Bluff Head.