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British Power and Thought: A Historical Inquiry

By: Canning, Hon. Albert S.G.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: London, Smith, Elder, and Co.: 1901

Seller ID: 004434

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

Original brown cloth on boards. The author seems to be a generalist, with several related volumes to his credit in religion, political history, and language. This book was covered with MacTac, partly removed. Hinges weak but holding. Fabric bookmark. 308 pp. plus catalog of author's other works.
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The Great Intendant; Vol. 6 , Chronicles of Canada, Edited By George M. Wrong and H.H. Langton

By: Chapais, Thomas

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Glasgow, Brook & Company: 1921

Seller ID: 010008

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good to Very Good

Maroon cloth on boards. Previous owner's name. Part II, continued. Iroquois subdued, Talon and the clergy, Signeurial system, Talon returns to France. 139 pp.
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The Great Intendant; A Chronicle of Jean Talon in Canada 1665-1672

By: Chapais, Thomas

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Glasgow, Brook & Company: 1914

Seller ID: 010141

Binding: Full Leather

Condition: Good to Very Good

Blue leather on flexible board. Chronicles of Canada No. 6. No writing. A more luxurious binding than the red cloth ones (listed separately). After 10 years as intendant for the Province of Hainault, Talon was elected to serve in that capacity for the struggling Province of New France, beginning in 1665. He looked after workers and soldiers in connection with five or more new forts, rode herd on the West India Company, and planned a new settlement in the vicinity of Quebec. 139 pp. with index.
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Indian Unrest: A Reprint, Revised and Enlarged, from "The Times"

By: Chirol, Valentine

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: London, Macmillan and Co., Limited: 1910

Seller ID: 005689

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

Original maroon cloth on boards. Centers on "The enterprise of ruling and civilizing a great Asiatic population." - p. VIII. Library stamps and envelope. Front hinge cracked. 371 pp.
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The Canadian Album; Men of Canada; or Success By Example (Maritimes, Manitoba, and Northwest) Vol. III

By: Cochrane, Rev. Wm. (Ed.)

Price: $135.00 USD

Publisher: Brantford, Ont., Bradley, Garretson, and Co.: 1894

Seller ID: 002385

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Original gold cloth lavishly decorated in dark brown and gilt on bevelled boards. NOTE: "This is a Maritime Province volume, as well as of Manitoba and the North-West, reaching as far west as British Columbia." - Introduction. Portraits and backgrounds of 483 men, one to a page. 488 pp. plus index.
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The Founder of New France, A Chronicle of Champlain; Vol. 3, Chronicles of Canada, Edited By George M. Wrong and H.H. Langton

By: Colby, Charles W.

Price: $18.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Glasgow, Brook & Company: 1921

Seller ID: 010006

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good to Very Good

Maroon cloth on boards. Previous owner's name. Acadia. Quebec. Death of Champlain. 158 pp. Part II, The Rise of New France, concluded in Vol. 7, listed separately.
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The Fighting Governor; Vol. 7 of Chronicles of Canada, Edited By George M. Wrong and H.H. Langton

By: Colby, Charles W.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Glasgow, Brook & Company: 1921

Seller ID: 010009

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

Maroon cloth on boards. Previous owner's name. Pp. 23-26 re-attached. Part II concluded. Francois Hertel. Massacre at Lachine. Death of Frontenac. 161 pp.
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The Fathers of Confederation; A Chronicle of the Birth of the Dominion

By: Colquhoun, A. H. U.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Glasgow, Brook & Company: 1916

Seller ID: 010148

Binding: Full Leather

Condition: Good Plus

Blue leather on flexible boards. No. 28 in the Chronicles of Canada Series. Top edges gilt. Some cracked gutters glued. Meetings at Charlottetown and Quebec. George Brown. John A. Macdonald. Charles Tupper. Samuel Leonard Tilley. The questionable value of the Senate. 200 pp. with index.
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The Fathers of Confederation; Vol. 28, Chronicles of Canada, Edited By George M. Wrong and H.H. Langton

By: Colquhoun, A.H.U.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Glasgow, Brook & Company: 1921

Seller ID: 010025

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

Maroon cloth on boards. Part VIII, The Growth of Nationality. Frontispiece re-attached. Previous owner's name. Macdonald. Tupper. Tache. 200 pp.
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New Brunswick Blue Book and Encyclopedia/Nova Scotia Blue Book and Encyclopedia

By: Conwell, James/Russell, Hon. Benjamin

Price: $55.00 USD

Publisher: Historical Publishers Association: 1932

Seller ID: 007098

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good Plus to Very Good

Original black blindstamped cloth on boards, heavily embellished in gold. Just 31 pp. are given to the history of New Brunswick. Only 12 pp. deal generally with Prince Edward Island, while 127 pp. are given to the history of Nova Scotia. The section on Biographies includes information on businesses large and small as well as a few individuals of prominence, and totals 63 pp. Large book might need extra postage.
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Col. Henry Bouquet and His Campaigns of 1763 and 1764 / Memorial of Enoch Brown and Eleven Scholars

By: Cort, Rev. Cyrus

Price: $125.00 USD

Publisher: Lancaster, Pa., Steinman and Hensel: 1883

Seller ID: 001665

Binding: Original Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Original brown cloth on boards. No DJ. Two titles in one volume. The first is centred on a young Swiss, Bouquet, who fought first for the Dutch and then for Sardinia before being commissioned by the British to fight the French. The second is a memorial to twelve persons massacred in Antrim Township, Pa., during the Pontiac War of 1764. Apparently it was Bouquet's loyalty to King George III that obscured him from American history books. Memorial of Enoch Brown is dated 1886. Contains also The Bouquet Celebration on Bushy Run Battlefield of 1883. Roughly 250 pp. in all. Patterned endpap...
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The Background to Current Affairs

By: Crowley, D.W.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: London, Macmillan: 1970

Seller ID: 000852

Binding: Original Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Original orange cloth on boards, no DJ. British point of view of current developments in 1970. Minor underlining, P.O.N., pencil notes on EPs, OW very good. 392 pp.
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The Patriot's History of Ireland

By: Cusack, M.F.

Price: $50.00 USD

Publisher: Kenmare, Co. Kerry, Ireland, National Publication Office: 1869

Seller ID: 007123

Binding: Disbound

Condition: Disbound

Boards missing, but text block intact (in one piece). Laid in is a 6-page catalog from Benziger Bros. Author's date on Dedication page is May 6th, 1869. Previous owners' names. All readable. 320 pp. plus ads.
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Brampton Centennial Souvenir 1853-1953

By: Davidson, Miss True

Price: $75.00 USD

Publisher: Brampton, ON, Brampton Centennial Committee: 1953

Seller ID: 008221

Binding: Ribbon-tied Card Covers

Condition: Very Good

Original red card cover perfect and cord bound, lettered in gold. Her Majesty, Elizabeth II, introduces by her colour portrait this interesting, comprehensive review of Brampton history and activity. Many photos and local ads make this a memorable record for any citizen, past or present. Organized by topics, the reader gets a quick overall view of each subject while not distracted by others. 112 pp.
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Children of the Dawn (The Heritage of History, Book 1)

By: Davies, E. And Steel, J.H.

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: London, McDougall's Educational Co., Ltd.:

Seller ID: 012143

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

Grey cloth on boards. Front hinge cracked and glued. Light corner wear. Intended as a first level text. 120 pp. with exercises.
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A Pictorial History of the New World

By: Denison, John Ledyard (Ed.)

Price: $80.00 USD

Publisher: New York, Henry Bill: 1860

Seller ID: 013203

Binding: Full Embossed Leather

Condition: Very Good Minus

Black embossed leather on boards with gilt decorations and title on red on spine. Back cover is also embossed. Marbled endpapers and page edges. Previous owners' names. Minor foxing. 1" break in leather at bottom spine edge of front cover. Minor edge and corner wear. Colour illustration across from page 670 (foldout?) has been torn partially out. This massive book contains everything you wanted to know about the history of the United States including wars, presidents, etc. 771 pp. plus 4-page publisher's catalogue. Very heavy - will require extra postage.
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Southern Africa Since 1800

By: Denoon, Donald

Price: $30.00 USD

Publisher: N.Y., Praeger: 1973

Seller ID: 000294

Binding: Original Cloth

Condition: Good

Original rust cloth, no DJ. Ex-Lib. with usual evidences. Minor scribbling on upper margin of one page only. Ten maps and several b/w photos. 242 pp. with index.
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The Celtic Realms

By: Dillon, Myles and Chadwick, Nora

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: New York, New American Library: 1967

Seller ID: 011866

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Dark blue cloth boards. DJ missing small piece. A history of the Celts from prehistoric origins to 1066. Celtic Christianity and secular institutions. Art, literature, and language. 355 pp.
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Modern Jerusalem

By: Dr. Kitto

Price: $35.00 USD

Publisher: London, Religious Tract Society:

Seller ID: 011419

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Brown cloth on boards decorated in gilt. Estimated date 1846, since binding matches Blights of the Wheat in this same series. 192 pp.
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Clan Macdonald; Vol. XVIII, 1950

By: Ellis, Patricia (Ed.)

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Ste. Anne De Bellevue, P.Q., Student Body of Macdonald College: 1950

Seller ID: 000497

Binding: Decorative Cloth

Condition: Very Good

The School of Agriculture associated with McGill University, Montreal. Original dark green decorated cloth on boards. No DJ. Many b/w photos of student life, organizations, and indidvidual portraits. EP art by MAC. 123 pp.
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