On this page we offer 82 titles about or related to Canada and Canadian history.  This list was posted January 31, 2008.  Enjoy browsing through, and you can place an order with Ray Boas, Bookseller, in Walpole, New Hampshire at any time. Thank you, RAY

1. Andrews, Lydia C., THREE TOWNS: NORTON & AVERILL, VERMONT - STANHOPE, QUEBEC -- A HISTORY OF THE NORTHEAST KINGDOM, Sherwin/Dodge Publishers, Littleton, NH, (1986) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 241pp, very good, green cloth (hardcover) slight cant to book block, (Order No: 46492 ), $50.00

2. Angell, Harold M., PROVINCIAL PARTY FINANCING IN QUEBEC, University Press of America, Lanham, MD, (1996), B&W tables, 113pp, very good+, blue cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0761801561 The main focus of this book is from the beginning of the new party financing system from 1963. Thanks to the Election Act, the book provides party and candidate reports of election spending from the 1966 election., (Order No: 38489 ), $20.00

3. Aronsen, Lawrence Robert, AMERICAN NATIONAL SECURITY AND ECONOMIC RELATIONS WITH CANADA, 1945-1954, Praeger, Westport, CT, (1997) 1st ptg, B&W maps and tables, 218pp, very good+, red cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0275958914 Contents include: The "Special Relationship with Canada," Approaches to Canadian-American Economic Relations; The State Department, Congress, and Trade Relations with Canada, 1945-1949; Continental Industrial Mobilization Planning and Production, 1947-1953; A "Have Not Nation": American National Security and Canadian Strategic Materials, 1947-1953; The Continental Integration of Transportation: American National Security and the St. Lawrence Seaway Issue, 1945-1954; Assessing Canada's Unique Role in Postwar American Foreign Economic Policy., (Order No: 38055 ), $20.00

4. Babcock, Robert H., GOMPERS IN CANADA: A STUDY IN AMERICAN CONTINENTALISM BEFORE THE FIRST WORLD WAR, University of Toronto Press, Toronto, (1974), B&W illustrations, 292pp, very good, wraps (softcover) small nick top of spine, ISBN 0802062423 This book is a significant addition to Canadian and American labour history and to the study of American expansion., (Order No: 48705 ), $7.50

5. Banks, R. D.; Mansbridge, P. D.; Drover, P. A.; Nichols, A. W.; Mullin, I.; Burt, T. W.; Cuthbertson, B.; Rees, R. E.; et al, FROM WHITE-CAPS TO CONTRAILS: A HISTORY OF A MODERN AIR FORMATION, n.p., (1981), B&W and color illustrations, 108pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), The exciting saga of Canadian Forces Base Shearwater and its air squadrons during World War II. Throughout this book prevails the sense of excitement and originality of the airmen who served in the squadrons, for this history was written by them., (Order No: 49635 ), $20.00

6. Barbeau, Marius (interpreted into English by Sir Harold Boulton and Sir Ernest MacMillan), JONGLEUR SONGS OF OLD QUEBEC, Rutgers Univ./Ryerson Press, New Brunswick,NJ/Toronto, (1962), ill. by Arthur Price, 202pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Marius Barbeau has collected here forty-two lively jongleur and voyageur songs which he recorded between 1916 and 1925 from folksingers along the St. Lawrence River., (Order No: 47483 ), $12.50

7. Bechard, Henri (inscribed by the author), THE ORIGINAL CAUGHNAWAGA INDIANS, International Publishers', Montreal, 1976, 258pp, good w/lightly chipped and worn dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0919366369 The Mission of St. Francis Xavier, today at Caughnawaga, P.Q., Canada, was founded in 1667. After years of research, it has been possible to bring to light the story of some twenty of the original Caughnawaga Indians, who lived in this village from its beginning to 1700., (Order No: 48704 ), $30.00

8. Beeching, William C., CANADIAN VOLUNTEERS: SPAIN 1936-1939, CPRC, Regina, Saskatchewan, 1989 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 212pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover) signed by voluteers, ISBN 0889770573 The story of the Canadians who fought in Spain in defence of democracy, during the Spainish civil war in the 1930s, is movingly retold by a man who was himself a volunteer. Signed by five of the volunteers on the half-title page., (Order No: 50937 ), $25.00

9. Bostwick, Frank J., SEPARATE BEACHHEADS: THE BOSTOCK CHRONICLES OF LOYALIST ADVENTURES II, Loyalist House, Stanhope, Canada, (1987), ill. & maps by the author, 142pp, very good, wraps (softcover) signed by the author, ISBN 0969229218, (Order No: 44602 ), $20.00

10. Bown, Addison, NEWFOUNDLAND JOURNEYS, Carlton Press, Inc., New York, (1971), 174pp, very good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover) owner inscip., "In 1961 the Norweigan explorer, Dr. Helge Ingstad, and his wife unearthened the remains of ancient Norse buildings located on the northern tip of Newfoundland. This major discovery offered conclusive proof that almost one thousand years ago Leif Eriksson and his Vikings had established the first white settlement in North America in this remote area now know as L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland and its northern dependency, Labrador.", (Order No: 45020 ), $40.00

11. Boyle, Terry, UNDER THIS ROOF: FAMILY HOMES OF SOUTHERN ONTARIO, Doubleday Canada Limited, Toronto, 1980, pen and ink drawings, 131pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0385156367 The sixty pen-and-ink drawings pay tribute to Ontario's diverse heritage showing a cross-section of architectural styles that reflected the needs and tastes of the people who came to the province to live and work and raise their families., (Order No: 9431 ), $12.00

12. Bracq, Jean Charlemagne, THE EVOLUTION OF FRENCH CANADA, The Macmillan Company, New York, 1924, 467pp, very good+, blue cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), The author, in writing this book, believes that the French Canadians ought to be better known, along with their merits, and recognized as a people., (Order No: 24345 ), $14.50

13. Brady, Alexander, DEMOCRACY IN THE DOMINIONS - A COMPARATIVE STUDY IN INSTITUTIONS - SECOND EDITION, University of Toronto Press, Toronto, Canada, 1952, 604pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover) some pencil marks, Revised and enlarged edition of Professor Brady's noted study of the nature and development of democratic institutions in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Some occasional pencil notes in the margins., (Order No: 50956 ), $7.50

14. Brebner, John Bartlet, NORTH ATLANTIC TRIANGLE: THE INTERPLAY OF CANADA, THE UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN, Yale Univ Pr/The Ryerson Pr, New Haven, CT/Toronto, (1946) 2nd ptg, B&W and color maps, 386pp, good, blue cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, The author's aim was to set forth the interplay between the United States and Canada--the Siamese Twins of North America who cannot separate and live. The United States attained nationhood by rebellion against Great Britain and Canada by gradual growth within the British Empire., (Order No: 51543 ), $7.50

15. Burnett, David, CINEPLEX ODEON - THE FIRST TEN YEARS - A CELEBRATION OF CONTEMPORARY CANADIAN ART, Cineplex Odeon Corporation, Toronto, Canada, 1989, B&W and color illustrations, 128pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0969383509 Richly illustrated reference to major works of art created by many of Canada's leading artists., (Order No: 41597 ), $8.00

16. Burt, Henry M., BURT'S ILLUSTRATED GUIDE OF THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY, New England Publishing Co., Northampton, MA, 1868 (1867) 2nd, B&W ill., fold-out map, 284pp, ads, good, salmon colored cloth w/light edgewear, "CONTAINING DESCRIPTIONS OF MOUNT HOLYOKE, MOUNT MANSFIELD, WHITE MOUNTAINS, LAKE MEMPHREMAGOG, LAKE WILLOUGHBY, MONTREAL, QUEBEC, &c." This guide follows the railroad routes (condensed time tables for 1867 on pages 8 to 18) throught the Connecticut Valley, to "assist the seeker after pleasure to obtain a more perfect knowledge of the grandeur and beauty of Connecticut Valley scenery and that bordering on it. Offered here is the second edition of this fascinating guide. This bookseller owns a First Edition in his own collection, and the First Edition has the copyright date of 1867 on both the title page and the copyright page. The first edition has 281 pages of text, followed by the same ads that appear in the Second Edition. In the first edition, page 281 discusses Brandon, Vermont, and Howe's Scales, pages 281 through 284 in this second edition discuss Missisquoi Springs in Vermont, and a few lines on The Weldon Spring at St. Albans, Vermont. A wonderful title for gaining an appreciation for the "vacation travels" in the Connecticut Valley in the late 1860s., (Order No: 21263 ), $225.00

17. Chadwick, St John, NEWFOUNDLAND: ISLAND INTO PROVINCE, Cambridge University Press, London, 1967, 268pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), A detailed and authoritative study of constitutional development in Newfoundland from the introduction of responsible government to federation with Canada., (Order No: 23405 ), $12.50

18. Chambers, Ernest J. (edited by), THE GREAT MACKENZIE BASIC - REPORTS OF THE SELECT COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE SESSIONS 1887 AND 1888, C. H. Parmelee, Printer, Ottawa, 1910, B&W illustrations, map, 80pp, good, wraps (softcover) tear along spine of front cover, Summary of the Reports of the "Schultz Committees" of the Senate of Canada (1887- 88) and of the Evidence heard before said Committees bearing upon the Natural Resources of that Portion of the Canadian Northwest which still remains unexploited., (Order No: 40096 ), $50.00

19. Clark, Ian Christie, INDIAN AND ESKIMO ART OF CANADA -- ARTE INDIO Y ESQUIMAL DEL CANADA, Ediciones Poligrafa, Barcelona, (1970), 120 plates follow text, 67pp text, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Text in four languages, (Order No: 6006 ), $15.00

20. Coatsworth, Emerson S. (from field notes and research by Robert C. Dailey), THE INDIANS OF QUETICO, University of Toronto Press, Toronto, Canada, 1957, B&W illustrations, 58pp, good++, tan cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 40211 ), $10.00

21. Collard, Elizabeth, THE POTTERS' VIEW OF CANADA: CANADIAN SCENES ON NINETEENTH-CENTURY EARTHENWARE, McGill-Queen's Univ. Press, Kingston, (1983), 148 B&W plates, 194pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0773504214 First book to be devoted exclusively to potters' view of Canada., (Order No: 2488 ), $25.00

22. Conrad, Margaret (edited by), INTIMATE RELATIONS: FAMILY AND COMMUNITY IN PLANTER NOVA SCOTIA, 1759-1800, Acadiensis Press, Fredericton, New Brunswick, 1995, 298pp, fine, wraps (softcover) owner's name, ISBN 0919107427 Individual chapters examine childhood, widowhood and family relationships, inheritance patterns and economic life, clothing, furniture, religious belief and cultural values., (Order No: 48801 ), $25.00

23. Cook, Ramsay, THE POLITICS OF JOHN W. DAFOE AND THE FREE PRESS, University of Toronto Press, Toronto, (1971), B&W illustrations, 305pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0802051197 First published in 1963. This book is a study at close quarters of Dafoe, the man of politics., (Order No: 48612 ), $14.50

24. Cook, Ramsey (edited by); Creighton, D. G.; Stacety, C. P.; Waite, P. B.; Ullmann, Walter; et al (essays by), CONFEDERATION - CANADIAN HISTORICAL READINGS, University of Toronto Press, Toronto, Canada, (1967), 118pp, very good+, yellow cloth (hardcover), A selection of articles from the Canadian Historical Review and other volumes., (Order No: 50518 ), $8.50

25. Cook, Ramsey (edited by); Mackintosh, W. A.; Lower, A. R. M.; Underhill, F. H.; Morton, W. L.; et al (essays by), APPROACHES TO CANADIAN HISTORY - CANADIAN HISTORICAL READINGS, University of Toronto Press, Toronto, Canada, (1970) 2nd ptg, 98pp, very good+, yellow cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0802014593 A selection of articles from the Canadian Historical Review and other volumes., (Order No: 50519 ), $8.50

26. Cox, David R. (chairman), GEORGEVILLE 200 1797-1997 - COPP'S LEGACY: A FAMILY HISTORY - L'HERITAGE DE MOSES COPP - L'HISTOIRE DES FAMILLES, Georgeville Bicentennial Com, Georgeville, Quebec, Canada, (1997), B&W illustrations, 227pp, fine, wraps (softcover) inscribed by David Cox, ISBN 0968189105 Text mainly in English, some occasional French translation., (Order No: 49546 ), $65.00

27. Creighton, Luella, THE ELEGANT CANADIANS, McClelland and Stewart, Ltd., Toronto, (1967), B&W illustrations, 176pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), The 1860s were a wonderful era in which to live in Canada. This is a book of nineteenth-century people and the lives of educated, cultivated, and sophisticated people., (Order No: 36837 ), $10.00

28. Crompton, F. C. B., GLIMPSES OF EARLY CANADIANS: LAHONTAN, Thomas Nelson & Sons, Ltd., Toronto, (1925), B&W illustrations, map, 101pp, good+, red cloth spine (hardcover) (dustjacket parts laid in), "Louis- Armand Lahontan, as an officer in the French army served in Canada from 1683 to 1692. To a relative in France he wrote entertaining accounts of his adventures in the new colony...One important feature of his letters...was his account of Monsieur La Barre's encounter with the Iroquois.", (Order No: 25094 ), $25.00

29. Dushnick, Stephan E., SILVER AND NICKEL DOLLARS OF CANADA - 1911 TO DATE, Brooks Publishing Company, Hicksville, NY, (1978) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 171pp, good++, white cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 48678 ), $10.00

30. Ferguson, Julie H., THROUGH A CANADIAN PERISCOPE: THE STORY OF THE CANADIAN SUBMARINE SERVICE, Dundurn Press, Toronto, Canada, (1995), B&W illustrations, 364pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0550022172 Colorful and thoroughly researched account of Canada's silent service from its unexpected inauguration in British Columbia in 1914., (Order No: 38036 ), $14.50

31. Glynn-Ward, H., THE GLAMOUR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, The Macmillan Company, Toronto, 1926, B&W illustrations, 238pp, very good, decorated blue cloth (hardcover), An account of travels in British Columbia which serves to enlighten the reader as to the size and possibilities of this unknown West., (Order No: 53400 ), $20.00

32. Gordon, R. L., THE LAND AND PEOPLE OF CANADA, The Macmillan Company, New York, (1959), 4 color and 11 B&W ill., 86pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), "The Land and Peoples Series" First published in 1953., (Order No: 38444 ), $10.00

33. Gray, John Morgan, LORD SELKIRK OF RED RIVER, The Macmillan Co. of Canada, Toronto, (1963), 20 B&W ill., 388pp, very good, green cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), (Order No: 10718 ), $7.50

34. Greenough, William Parker, CANADIAN FOLK-LIFE AND FOLK-LORE, George H. Richmond, New York, 1897 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 199pp, very good, decorated light green cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 3650 ), $20.00

35. Griffin, Anne, QUEBEC: THE CHALLENGE OF INDEPENDENCE, Fairleigh Dickinson Univ. Pr, Rutherford/Madison/Teaneck, (1984), 220pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0838631355 QUEBEC, with an introduction by Andrew M. Greeley, is the first work to probe the psycho-social basis of the independence movement in Quebec., (Order No: 48312 ), $12.00

36. Keenleyside, Hugh L., CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES: SOME ASPECTS OF THE HISTORY OF THE REPUBLIC AND THE DOMINION, Kennikat Press, Port Washington, NY, (1971), 396pp, index, very good+, green cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0804614296 First published in 1929., (Order No: 14006 ), $12.50

37. King, Maurice J., THE FIRST STEP, Southwest Quebec Publishing, Huntingdon, Quebec, Canada, (1993) 1st ptg, 276pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 189565601X The conflict between Quebec nationalism and Canadian values and the story of the appeal to the UN Human Rights Committee against the violation of freedom of expression., (Order No: 50109 ), $7.00

38. Knox, Olive, RED RIVER SHADOWS, Macmillan, Toronto, 1948, 303pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), A charming love story with a background of history. It throws welcome light on a fascinating period in the struggle to build Canada., (Order No: 35178 ), $7.50

39. Lawrence, R. D., THE NATURAL HISTORY OF CANADA, Key Porter Books, Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, (1988), color illustrations, 304pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1550130641 Story of the vast landscape, the rich plant life and the incredible range of wild creatures that comprise Canada's nine million square kilometers., (Order No: 53348 ), $10.00

40. Leacock, Stephen and Roberts, Leslie, CANADA'S WAR AT SEA - IN TWO VOLUMES: VOLUME I: CANADA AND THE SEA; VOLUME II: CANADA AND THE WAR AT SEA A - TWO VOLUMES IN ONE, Alvah M. Beatty Publisher, Montreal, 1944, B&W illustrations, 158pp, ads, very good, blue cloth (hardcover), Published in a single volume: Volume I: CANADA AND THE SEA; Volume II: CANADA AND THE WAR AT SEA - Part I - THE FIGHTING NAVY, Part - THE CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY AT WAY, Part III - OF SHIPS AND SHIPBUILDING. 100 great pages of ads follow the text., (Order No: 20859 ), $20.00

41. Leitch, Adelaide, FLOODTIDES OF FORTUNE: THE STORY OF STRATFORD AND THE PROGRESS OF THE CITY THROUGH TWO CENTURIES, Corp. The City of Stratford, Stratford, Ontario, Canada, (1980), B&W illustrations, 310pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0969004702 The first major history of southern Ontario life., (Order No: 46433 ), $10.00

42. Lessard, Michel (text by) (translated by Elisabeth Abbott), COMPLETE GUIDE TO FRENCH-CANADIAN ANTIQUES, Hart Publishing Company, Inc, New York, (1974), ill. by Huguette Marquis, 255pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0805511164 A definitive guide to everything the serious antiquarian might want to know about the furniture, silver, glass, lamps, money, stamps, papers, books, and other antiquities of old Quebec., (Order No: 35251 ), $30.00

43. Lisee, Jean-Francois, IN THE EYE OF THE EAGLE - SECRET FILES REVEAL WASHINGTON'S PLANS FOR CANADA AND QUEBEC, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Ontario, (1990), 353pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0006376363 This is the book that shocked English Canada and became a bestseller in Quebec, revealing the American government's plans for a divided Canada and its connections to Rene Levesque and the Parti Quebecois., (Order No: 48706 ), $7.50

44. Lochhead, Douglas (compiled by) (index compiled by Peter E. Greig), BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CANADIAN BIBLIOGRAPHIES - BIBLIOGRAPHIE DES BIBLIOGRAPHIES CANADIENNES - SECOND EDITION REVISED & ENLARGED, University of Toronto Press, Toronto, (1972) 2nd ed, 312pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0802018653 SECOND EDITION REVISED AND ENLARGED. This new edition incorporates the contents of the supplements as well as indormation about bibliographies compiled up to June, 1970., (Order No: 48314 ), $7.50

45. Lodge, Tom, BEYOND THE GREAT SLAVE LAKE, E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., New York, 1959, photographs and a map, 198pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), "Fascinating and often hair-raising are the extraordinary adventures of this young Englishman in the frozen wilds of the Canadian Northwest.", (Order No: 49992 ), $6.50

46. McNeer, May and Ward, Lynd, THE CANADIAN STORY, Ariel Books, New York, (1958), lithographs by Lynd Ward, 96pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), May McNeer's text and Lynd Ward's illustrations provide a vivid introduction to this world of forests, rivers and lakes, with a unique story of its own., (Order No: 42678 ), $20.00

47. Middleton, Jesse Edgar, SEA DOGS AND MEN AT ARMS: A CANADIAN BOOK OF SONGS, G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1918 1st ed, color frontis, 104pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 25137 ), $20.00

48. Newman, Peter C., THE DISTEMPER OF OUR TIMES - CANADIAN POLITICS IN TRANSITION: 1963-1968, McClelland and Stewart, Ltd., Toronto, Canada, (1968), 558pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 49393 ), $5.00

49. Nixon, Larry, SEE CANADA NEXT, Little, Brown and Company, Boston, MA, 1940 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 287pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 38446 ), $7.50

50. Nykor, Lynda Musson and Musson, Patricia D., MENNONITE FURNITURE: THE ONTARIO TRADITION IN YORK COUNTY, James Lorimer & Company, Toronto, 1977, B&W illustrations, 95pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0888621485 Authors concentrate on the furniture of the York County area, and draw parallels and contrasts with the predominant styles in other Ontario communities. Also discussed are the homes, farms, and churches of the Mennonite community., (Order No: 37059 ), $45.00

51. Oakley, Amy, KALEIDOSCOPIC QUEBEC, Longmans, Green and Co., New York, 1952, ill. by Thornton Oakley, 278pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), First published in 1947., (Order No: 38447 ), $5.00

52. Obee, Bruce, CANADIAN BIRDS, Whitecap Books, Vancouver, (1993), color illustrations, 154pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1551100908 A photographic portfolio of the avian wildlife found in a country still largely unscathed by human endeavours., (Order No: 22579 ), $20.00

53. Ormsby, Margaret A. (edited by), A PIONEER GENTLEWOMAN IN BRITISH COLUMBIA - THE RECOLLECTIONS OF SUSAN ALLISON, Univ. of British Columbia Pr, Vancouver, (1976), B&W illustrations, 210pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0774800399 A uniquely important source for the history of the Interior., (Order No: 48711 ), $12.50

54. Palardy, Jean (translated from the French by Eric McLean), THE EARLY FURNITURE OF FRENCH CANADA, Macmillan of Canada, Toronto, 1965, B&W illustrations, 412pp, very good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), First published in 1963, and the softcover first in 1971. Acclaimed as the definitive work on traditional French-Canadian furniture. A valuable sourcebook of basic information on the design and workmanship of French-Canadian furniture from the seventeenth to the first half of the nineteenth century. Offered here is the large hardcover edition., (Order No: 15899 ), $50.00

55. Parker, Douglas V., NO HORSECARS IN PARADISE: A HISTORY OF THE STREET RAILWAYS AND PUBLIC UTILITIES IN VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA BEFORE 1897, A Railfare/Whitecap Book, Toronto/Vancouver, (1981), B&W illustrations, 144pp, very good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0919130364 This volume takes a look at the problems faced by the pioneers in the field of gas, electric lighting, and urban transportation in Victoria, British Columbia in the years before the turn of the century., (Order No: 41074 ), $12.50

56. Peers, Frank W., THE POLITICS OF CANADIAN BROADCASTING, 1920-1951, University of Toronto Press, Toronto, (1969), 466pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0802062105 This volume traces the development of broadcasting policy in Canada up to the inception of television in 1952., (Order No: 48619 ), $12.50

57. Penniman, Howard R. (edited by), CANADA AT THE POLLS, 1979 AND 1980 - A STUDY OF THE GENERAL ELECTIONS, American Enterprise Inst., Washington, DC, (1981), 426pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0844734748 Describes the election of a minority Progressive Conservative party government in May 1979 and its replacement nine months later, when the Liberal Party under Pierre Elliott Trudeau was returned to office with a comfortable majority., (Order No: 50064 ), $75.00

58. Phillips, Alan, THE LIVING LEGEND: THE STORY OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE, Little, Brown and Company, Boston, (1957) 1st ed, 328pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 14042 ), $6.00

59. Pickler, Ron and Milberry, Larry, CANADAIR - THE FIRST 50 YEARS 1944-1994, CANAV Books, Toronto, Canada, (1995), B&W and color illustrations, 392pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0921022077 A story about people and products. It tells of a company that started as a "bucket shop" producing aircraft designed by other manufacturers and ended as a world leader in the design and manufacture of business jets and regional airliners., (Order No: 41695 ), $50.00

60. Prentice, Alison L. and Houston, Susan E. (edited by), FAMILY SCHOOL & SOCIETY IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY CANADA, Oxford University Press, Toronto, 1975 1st ptg, 294pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0195402464 This volume explores the history of Canadian education in a fascinating and formative period., (Order No: 48604 ), $15.00

61. Purdy, Sean (with a biographical sketch of Robert S. Kenny by Tom Reid), RADICALS AND REVOLUTIONARIES: THE HISTORY OF CANADIAN COMMUNISM FROM THE ROBERT S. KENNY COLLECTION, University of Toronto Press, Toronto, Canada, (1998), B&W and color illustrations, 68pp, very good+, wraps (softcover) few ink notes on half-title page, ISBN 0772760268 An Exhibition Held at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto, April 27, 1998 - July 10, 1998." RADICALS AND REVOLUTIONARIES explores a significant yet neglected area in Canadian history - the experiences of the radical workers' movement and the Communist Party of Canada. Labour historian Sean Purdy curated the exhibition, selecting items from the Robert S. Kenny collection. This collection contains extensive holdings of books, pamphlets, broadsides, and other printed ephemera, including buttons, ribbons, and posters, as well as non-print itmes such as photographs and manuscript material. The collection was donated to the Thomas Fisher Library by CPC member and avid collector, Robert S. Kenny (1905-1993)., (Order No: 31300 ), $20.00

62. Raymond, Ethel T., TECUMSEH: A CHRONICLE OF THE LAST GREAT LEADER OF HIS PEOPLE, Brook & Company, Toronto, orig pub 1920, B&W map, 159pp, fine, black buckram cloth (hardcover), Contents include: The Boyhood Of Tecumseh; The Baptism Of Fire; A Leader Among His People; The Prophet; A Gifted Orator; The Battle Of Tippecanoe; Under The British Flag; Fighting On American Soil; The Battle Of Lake Erie; Tecumseh's Last Fight; Bibliographical Note; Index., (Order No: 46136 ), $12.50

63. Regan, John W., SKETCHES AND TRADITIONS OF THE NORTHWEST ARM (ILLUSTRATED) AND WITH PANORAMIC FOLDER OF THE ARM, McAlpine Publishing Company, Halifax, N.S., 1908, B&W illustrations, 191pp, ill., good, green cloth (hardcover) some marginalia, This book is designed to interest the public in the Northwest Arm, and indirectly in Halifax., (Order No: 52112 ), $45.00

64. Roland, Charles G. and Potter, Paul, AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CANADIAN MEDICAL PERIODICALS, 1826-1975, Hannah Inst History of Medic, n.p., (1979), B&W illustrations, 77pp, very good++, dark blue/black cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0772012431 This bibliography is the descendant of an earlier work entitled A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CANADIAN MEDICAL PERIODICALS, WITH ANNOTATIONS. The present work attempts to rectify errors and omissions present in the earlier book and to continue the bibliography from 1934 down to 1975., (Order No: 48591 ), $20.00

65. Rooke, Patricia T. and Schnell, R. L. (edited by), STUDIES IN CHILDHOOD HISTORY: A CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE, Detselig Enterprises Limited, Calgary, Alberta, (1982), 212pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0920490271 Contents include Theoretical Perspectives and Geo-Cultural Case Studies., (Order No: 48614 ), $30.00

66. Rushton, Gerald (introduction by Leonard G. McCann), ECHOES OF THE WHISTLE - AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY, Douglas & McIntyre, Vancouver, Canada, (1980), B&W illustrations, 143pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0888942869 This illustrated history of the company portrays the men and ships who maintained links between isolated Canadian communities along 4,000 miles of rugged coast from Vancouver to Victoria., (Order No: 50034 ), $15.00

67. Seibel, George A., ONTARIO'S NIAGARA PARKS 100 YEARS - A HISTORY, The Niagara Parks Commission, Ontario, Canada, 1985, B&W and color illustrations, 413pp, very good+, green cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0969108214 Excellantly done history of this summer resort tourist area., (Order No: 42011 ), $20.00

68. Shortt, S. E. D. (edited by), MEDICINE IN CANADIAN SOCIETY: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES, McGill-Queen's University Pr, Montreal, (1981), B&W illustrations, 506pp, good++, pictorial boards (hardcover), ISBN 0773503560 Selected to appeal to physicians, historians, and students in either discipline, the following essays deal with a mixture of social and medical history., (Order No: 48686 ), $20.00

69. Stanton, James B., HO FOR THE KLONDIKE: A WHIMSICAL LOOK AT THE YEARS 1897-1898, Hancock House Publishers, Saanichton, Canada, (1974), B&W illustrations, unpaginated, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0919654118 "A strange madness had gripped the world. To appreciate the people, places and events of the years 1897-1898, we will examine, in a whimsical manner, the individual in history.", (Order No: 51455 ), $5.00

70. Stefansson, Vilhjalmur, HUNTERS OF THE GREAT NORTH, Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York, (1922), B&W illustrations, 301pp, very good, blue cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket EX-LIB, EX-LIB from a small country library, with minimal markings, and circulated only twice., (Order No: 8515 ), $15.00

71. Stubbs, Roy S. George, FOUR RECORDERS OF RUPERT'S LAND: A BRIEF SURVEY OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY COURTS OF RUPERT'S LAND, Peguis Publishers, Winnipeg, Manitoba, (1967), B&W illustrations, 192pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover) signed by author, Contents include: Adam Thom; Sir Francis Godschall Johnson; Dr. John Bunn; and, John Black., (Order No: 25361 ), $10.00

72. Sutherland, Neil, CHILDREN IN ENGLISH-CANADIAN SOCIETY: FRAMING THE TWENTIETH-CENTURY CONSENSUS, University of Toronto Press, Toronto, (1978), B&W illustrations, 336pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0802063454 This volume examines the growth of the public health movement and its various efforts at improving the health of children., (Order No: 48603 ), $8.50

73. Thibault, Claude (compiler), BIBLIOGRAPHIA CANADIANA, Longman Canada Limited, Don Mills, Ontario, (1973), 796pp, very good, decorated red cloth (hardcover), A bibliographical guide to Canadian historical literature., (Order No: 48623 ), $15.00

74. Thomas, Lowell (with Rex Barton), SEEING CANADA WITH LOWELL THOMAS, Saalfield Publishing Company, Akron, OH, (1936), B&W illustrations, 108pp, good, green cloth spine w/pictorial boards (light edgewear), (Order No: 38443 ), $7.50

75. Towne, Charles Hanson, AMBLING THROUGH ACADIA, The Century Co., New York, 1923, ill. by W. Emerton Heitland, 250pp, very good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 51052 ), $15.00

76. Townsend, Charles W. (inscribed to Charles Livingston Bull), A LABRADOR SPRING, Dana Estes & Company, Boston, MA, 1910 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 262pp, very good, decorated gray cloth (hardcover) inscribed by author, A unique copy of this exploration of a section of Canada. This copy is very warmly inscribed on the front free endpaper for a Christmas 1929 gift to Charles Livingston Bull and his wife from the author. Bull (1874-1932) was a premier wildlife artist of his day, and a prolific illustrator of books., (Order No: 51608 ), $100.00

77. Tucker, Gilbert Norman, THE CANADIAN COMMERCIAL REVOLUTION 1845-1851, Archon Books, Hamden, CT, (1971), 258pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0208010262 Originally published in 1936 by Yale University Press. A study of the conditions and problems which prevailed, especially in upper Canada, during the transition period, 1845-1851. It was during this period that the distinctive political and economic design of the self-governing part of the British Empire was stamped upon Canada., (Order No: 13099 ), $10.00

78. Wallace, W. Stewart, THE MACMILLAN DICTIONARY OF CANADIAN BIOGRAPHY: THIRD EDITION REVISED AND ENLARGED, Macmillan, London, (1967) 3rd rev, 822pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Since it first appeared in 1926, this has been an invaluable Canadian reference work. This edition includes prominent Canadians who died before 1961., (Order No: 48681 ), $15.00

79. Watters, Reginald Eyre (editor-in-chief), BRITISH COLUMBIA: A CENTENNIAL ANTHOLOGY, McClelland and Stewart Ltd, Canada, 1958 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 576pp, good, blue cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket) foxing top edge, The five sections of this Centennial Anthology attempt to portray in words and pictures the varied life of British Columbia in both the past and present., (Order No: 23307 ), $5.00

80. Wayner, Robert J. (edited by), A CENTURY OF DE LUXE RAILWAY CARS IN CANADA, Wayner Publications, New York, (1983), 123pp, fine, wraps (softcover), An extensive listing, with contents including: Cars Acquired by Amalgamation; Cars Built New, 1919-1939; Rebuilt Cars, 1921-1944; Sleeping Cars Leased in 1927; and, twenty more fascinating chapters and lists., (Order No: 42415 ), $60.00

81. Willson, Beckles, CANADA: ROMANCE OF EMPIRE, T. C. & E. C. Jack, Ltd., Edinburgh, n.d. c1931, ill. by Henry Sandham, 305pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 32983 ), $14.50

82. Worthen, S. S., FAREWELL NUMBER 6218, Canadian Railroad Hist. Assn, Montreal, Canada, 1971, B&W illustrations, 36pp, very good, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 25496 ), $12.50