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Edmonton, Alberta: Co-op Press Limited. Good. 1974. First Edition. Paperback. "The following recipes are favourites, collected from beekeeping families, who wish to share their enjoyment of foods prepared with honey, with their readers." - page 1. Pages 3 and 4 contain prize-winning recipes from 1969 through 1973. 32 stapled pages. Undated but appears to… Read more about this item

Bear Canyon, Alberta: Silver and Gold History Committee. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. 0889252610 . Presents the local history of Bear Canyon, Alberta, and vicinity, located a seven-hour drive northwest of Edmonton. "This history book is dedicated to the people who saw a future in a land that was untamed and… Read more about this item

Bow City, Alberta: Rainier-Bow City History Book Club. Good. 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. 0919212646 . Presents the local history of Bow City and Rainier, Alberta, located just over two hours southeast of Calgary. "The lives of those whose stories are here recorded, as well as those whose were inadvertantly omitted or impossible to trace, are the… Read more about this item

Calgary, Alberta: Glenbow Museum. Good. 1979. First Edition. Paperback. 0919224008 . Includes chapters on the following native peoples of Alberta: Blackfoot Nation; Blackfoot Tribe; Blood Indians; Peigan Indians; Sarcee Indians; Stoney Indians; Plains Cree; Woodland Cree; Chipewyan Indians; Beaver Indians; Slavey Indians. An online reviewer speaks most highly of this book saying it contains information… Read more about this item

Strathmore, Alberta: Town of Strathmore / PPG. Fine in Good dust jacket. 2012. Limited Edition Hardcover. Hardcover. 0987812629 . Signed and dated by author, without inscription, upon front free endpaper. Presents the local history of Strathmore, Alberta, located forty minutes east of Calgary on the Trans-Canada Highway. "The story moves from [the town's] early days as… Read more about this item

Leduc, Alberta: Leduc Rural Historical Association. Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. 1550562169 . Presents the local history of Leduc, Alberta and Area, located just south of Edmonton on Highway 2. viii, 448, 449-966 pages. Index. Family Name Index. Hundreds of black and white reproductions of archival photos. … Read more about this item

Edmonton, Alberta: Edmonton Moravian Church. Good. 1980. First Edition. Plastic Comb Binding. "It is our hope and prayer that as the recipes in this book are prepared for family and friends, God's love as shared with us in Jesus Christ and expressed in our relationships with one another will always be the 'key' ingredient." - inside front… Read more about this item

Seebe, Alberta: Ribbon Creek Publishing Company. Good. 1976. First Edition. Paperback. 0969171609 . Presents the history of the Kananaskis Valley, located an hour west of Calgary. Includes chapters on Indians, adventurers, industry, prisoners and pioneers, and more. [7], 141 pages. Many black and white reproductions of archival photos. Maps. Clean, tight and unmarked… Read more about this item

Alberta: Wheatsheaf Women's Institute History Committee. Good. 1971. First Edition. Paperback. Presents the local history of these Alberta communities located on the Saskatchewan border a four hour drive east north-east of Calgary. [4], 112 pages. Fold-out map of local landowners at back. Very generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of wonderful archival … Read more about this item

Calgary, Alberta: Glenbow-Alberta Institute. Good. 1980. Reprint. Paperback. "This anthropological paper surveys religious phenomena among the Plains Indians, with particular emphasis on the Blackfoot version of the Shaking Tent." - About Indians (4th Edn) 1224. "Blackfoot clairvoyance represents a local occurrence of the Shaking Tent rite, one of the most widely distributed religious observances of… Read more about this item

Alberta: The Hand Hills Book Committee. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Presents the local history of Hand Hills, Alberta and district, located a two hour drive east-northeast of Calgary. Includes biographies of local residents from 1903-1957 from the following districts: Alpha, Blair, Dalkeith, Elmer, Fish Lake, Hand Hills, Lawsonburg, Parr,… Read more about this item

Olds, Alberta: The Olds Old Timers Association. Good. 1968. First Edition. Paperback. Presents the early history of Olds, Alberta, located an hour north of Calgary. "This book is compiled of facts, figures, articles, and biographies sent in by pioneers of the district. We have tried to keep the records and events in this book between… Read more about this item

Edmonton: FTP. Very Good. 2013. First Edition. Paperback. 0991691806 . Signed and inscribed by author atop dedication page. "This easy-to-navigate book is divided by era and style: Victorian, Edwardian, Arts and Crafts, and Modernism. Each era is categorized according to rooms, followed by elements of style, so you can hone in on exactly what … Read more about this item

Canada: The Happy Cookers Publishing Ltd.. Good. 1979. Reprint. Plastic Comb Binding. "Entertaining CAN be rewarding fun. Between these covers you will find suggested menus, techniques for organizing your party, as well as many delicious recipes to select from. You will look forward to the arrival of your guests as much as they will enjoy… Read more about this item

Calgary, Alberta: Palm Dairies Ltd.. Good. 1986. First Edition. Paperback. "A collection of recipes from the Palm Dairies Dream Dinner Contest. Demonstrates the incredible versatility of dairy products in today's kitchen." - page ii. Prize-winning menus were submitted by Joan Warren of Saskatoon (cover photo) and Shelley Smith of Creston, B.C. iv, 91 pages.… Read more about this item

Spirit River, Alberta: United Church Women's Association. Good. 1971. Paperback. Presents the history of the United Church of Canada in Spirit River, Rycroft and Eaglesham, Alberta, with emphasis upon its women's organizations. This area is located an hour north of Grande Prairie. A "belated publication of a Centennial historical project based on old church… Read more about this item

Sidney, British Columbia: Gray's Publishing. Good. 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. 0888260253 . "Sarain Stump (1945-1974), Indigenous name Sock-a-jaw-wu, had little formal education and was encouraged to learn from his Shoshone-Cree elders. Moving to an Alberta ranch in 1964, he began the poems and drawings for [this book]. He promoted traditional Indigenous values and sought to… Read more about this item

Canada: CAHS Press. 2011. First Edition. Paperback. 0929123190 . Signed, without inscription, upon title page by Translator and Editor, Allen Ronaghan. "The scope of this book is the geography of the land of the Blackfoot people as recorded in the years before the Blackfoot Treaty of 1877. Jean L'Heureux lived and travelled with the Blackfoot… Read more about this item

Calgary, Alberta: Northern Star Communications Ltd.. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. 0969790937 . "In 1952, The Roughneck, full of fun and irreverence, set out to chronicle the Canadian oilpatch. Fifty years later, it is still going strong. (This book), neatly divided into five decades - from the nifty fifties, far-out sixties… Read more about this item

Claresholm, Alberta: Claresholm History Book Club. Good. 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. 0919212492 . Presents the local history of Claresholm, Alberta, located an hour and a half south of Calgary on highway 2. 549 pages, including over 350 pages of family histories. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions archival photos. Contents include: Early history… Read more about this item