Combet, Denis (Ed.); Emmanuel Herique; Lise Gaboury-Diallo; Alan MacDonell (Trans.); Constance Cartmill (Trans.)

In Search of the Western Sea: Selected Journals of la Verendrye / a la Recherche de la Mer de L'Ouest: Memoires Choisis de la Verendrye

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Great Plains Publications, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. pp. 191. Oblong 4to. Naby blue boards with gilt lettering to the spine; map endpapers. Replete with black-and-white, and colour photographs, portraits, illustrations, fascimiles, charts, tables, et al. No detectable flaws, contents bright, clean, and unmarked; fine and housed in fine dustjacket. Appears unread; as new. As New .

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Book number: 6913

Catalogue: Manitoba History

Keywords: local history; canadian history; canadiana; fur trade; fort garry; forks; winnipeg history; indigenous studies; french-canadian history; francais; francaphone history; aboriginal studies; indian studies; first nations;

Combet, Denis (Ed.); Emmanuel Herique; Lise Gaboury-Diallo; Alan MacDonell (Trans.); Constance Cartmill (Trans.)

In Search of the Western Sea: Selected Journals of la Verendrye / a la Recherche de la Mer de L'Ouest: Memoires Choisis de la Verendrye

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Great Plains Publications, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. pp. 191. Oblong 4to. Naby blue boards with gilt lettering to the spine; map endpapers. Replete with black-and-white, and colour photographs, portraits, illustrations, fascimiles, charts, tables, et al. No detectable flaws, contents bright, clean, and unmarked; fine and housed in fine dustjacket. Appears unread; as new. As New .

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Book number: 6938

Catalogue: Manitoba History

Keywords: local history; canadian history; canadiana; fur trade; fort garry; forks; winnipeg history; indigenous studies; french-canadian history; francais; francaphone history; aboriginal studies; indian studies; first nations;

[Charles Mayer Election Comeittee]; Charles Mayer (1936-)

[Election Broadside] "Charlie Mayer: Representation and Leadership for Portage-Marquette

Winnipeg, Manitoba, [Charles Mayer Election Comeittee], N.D. [Circa 1979]. First Edition, First Printing. Card Covers. pp. 2. 12mo. measuring 4" x 7". Bi-folded election broadside printed on light-blue card stock, upon the occasion of Mayer's campaign for a federal seat in the 1979 federal election for the constituency of Portage-Marquette under the banner of the Progressive-Conservatives. Features a photograph of the candidate in black-and-white to the centre of the front cover, outlines their leadership positions, his family and background information, and various election promises. Faint crease to the centre where it has been folded, else, near fine. Unrecorded in OCLC. Does not appear amongst the holdings at Peel, University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections, BAC/LAC, et al. Charles Mayer would successfully win the election, and serve as the MP for Portage-Marqutte (later Lisgar-Marquette) from 1979 until his defeat in the defining general election of 1993. He would serve in the cabinet of Brian Mulroney as the Minister of State for the Canadian Wheat Board, Minister of State for Grains and Seedoils, and later as Minister of Western Economic Diversification and finally as the Minister of Agriculture.

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Book number: 4646

Catalogue: Manitoba History

Keywords: politics; ephemera; manitoba history; election; election campaign; canadian history; prairie; western canadian history; western canada

[Fergus Chamber of Commerce]; H. Templin (Text); R. Plyley (Illust.); J.G. Tweddle (Foreword); W.A. Maedal (Foreword); Willard Smith (Reeve)

Fergus, Ontario

Fergus, Ontario, Canada, Fergus Chamber of Commerce | Fergus News-Record, 1952. First Edition, First Printing. Card Covers. Unpaginated [pp. 16]. 8vo. measuring 6.5" x 9.25". Textured, twice-stapled, tan card covers with red-and-black lettering, and crest of the City of Fergus to the centre of the front cover. One in-text map, and one remarkably well-preserved fold-out map of the town affixed to verso rear cover (measuring 13.5" x 8.5"). Charming illustrated colour vignettes throughout. Booklet as produced by the Fergus Chamber of Commerce promoting the town and its various amenities to prospective businesses, individuals and families. Comprises of a brief historical sketch of the town, demographic data, its various industrial sites and town plans, details of its transportation and communication networks, a list of the various industries present in the town, an overview of the town's schools, churches, and public buildings, etc. Bright, clean, and unmarked. Rare in commerce. Unrecorded in OCLC. Not found in Fisher, BAC/LAC, etc. This brochure will supply much of the information about Fergus, which is being asked frequently nowadays, as this town becomes more widely known as "An Ideal Place to Live and Work".

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Book number: 6331

Catalogue: Canadian History

Keywords: ontario history; commerce; business history; travel; maps; illustrated works

[The Manitoba Power Commission]

The Manitoba Power Commission ; Part I: Manitoba Regulations 9-59, January 13, 1959 & Part II: Schedule Governing Permits and Fees

Winnipeg, Manitoba, [The Manitoba Power Commission], N.D. [Circa 1959]. First Edition, First Printing. Stapled Wraps. pp. 24. 12mo. measuring 4.25" x 6.5". Twice-stapled card covers. Comprises of an exhaustive list of regulations relating to the "standards governing the construction, installation, maintenance, repair, extension, or alteration, or works used, or to be used, as interior or exterior wiring or equipment for the use and consumption of power supplied by the Manitoba Power Commission". Part II includes a thorough list of fees in relation to permits, hardware, installation, etc. Bright, clean, and unmarked; near fine. .

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Book number: 4260

Catalogue: Manitoba History

Keywords: manitoba hydro; ephemera; canadian history; manitoba history; local history; winnipeg; dams; electrical dams; city hydro

[The Saskatchewan Power Commission]

The Saskatchewan Power Commission: The Electrical Inspection and Licensing Branch, Regina, Saskatchewan; Bulletin No. 1: Issued Under Section 5 of the Electrical Inspection and Licensing Act, 1935

Regina, Saskatchewan, The Saskatchewan Power Commission, February, 10, 1941. Stapled Wraps. pp. 19. Small stapled card covers. Lightest rubbing to the covers else contents clean and unmarked with tight, sound binding; very good+ to near fine. .

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Book number: 268

Catalogue: Canadian History

Keywords: local history; science and technology; manuals and guidelines; history;

[Alberta Publicity Commissioner, Department of Agriculture]

Alberta, Canada: A Booklet of Information on the Progress, the Resources and the Opportunities of the Province of Alberta, Canada ; 1927 Edition

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Alberta Publicity Commissioner, Department of Agriculture, 1927. First Edition. Card Covers. pp. [ii], 39, [1]. 12mo. measuring 5.75" x 8.75". Pictorial twice-stapled, card covers. Richly illustrated with dozens of striking period photographs (some panaromic) depicting a variety of natural and agricultural scenes (farms, livestock, farming infrastructure), mining activities, meat-packing facilities, natural wonders, notable Alberta landmarks and public buildings, and various maps. Remarkable period brochure as produced by the Alberta Department of Agriculture for the consumption of prospective farmers, business, and merchants highlighting the myriad economic possibilities available in this part of Western Canada. Compries of rich details including an analysis of the climate, statistics and demographic information relating to its overall economic output (production of wheat, oats, field crops, market value), modes of transport and marketing, a comparative analysis of its economic strength relative to other jurisdictions such as neighbouring provinces, and other centres of agricultural activity in the United States and the world, and much else. Lightest rubbing to the extremities, single, unobtrusive, institutional stamp the centre of the title page, else, contents without blemish with bright, clean, and unmarked pages. Overall, very good. Rare in commerce. Corresponds to OCLC #61598322. See also Peel Citation No. 4965. This offering being preceded by the similarly-titled, and illustrated edition of 1925. .

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Book number: 6345

Catalogue: Canadian History

Keywords: agriculture; western canadian history; manitoba history; farming; immigration; canadiana; western canada; prairie; prairie provinces

[All Saints' Church Tour Book Committee]

All Saints' Church, English Choir Tour, 1982 ; [All Saints' Church England Tour]

Winnipeg, Manitoba, All Saints' Church (175 Colony St. Winnipeg), 1983. First Edition, First Printing. Card Covers. pp. 16. 4to. measuring 9" x 11". Light-blue, twice-stapled, card covers with gilt lettering and illustration to the front cover. Many black-and-white photographs, and portraits of leaders and members of the boys' choir affiliated with the Winnipeg-based All Saints' Church on their tour of England over the course of the summer of 1982. Comprises an account of the choir's tour, recollections of the city, and the experiences of the participants. A few light spots to the front cover, contents without blemish; very good+. Unrecorded in OCLC. Not found in Peel, BAC/LAC, University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections. Errata leaf laid-in, and accompanied with two large programmes from York Minster, and Durham Cathedral, advertising the choir's performances in their respective churches. .

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Book number: 6710

Catalogue: Manitoba History

Keywords: local history; canadian history; church music; litugry; western canadian history; ephemera; programme book

[Boissevain History Committee]

Beckoning Hills Revisited

Boissevain, Manitoba, Boissevain History Committee, 1981. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. pp. vi, 802. Thick 4to. measuring 29 cm tall. Light-blue cloth over boards with black lettering and borders to the spine, and front board; colour pictorial endpapers. Richly illustrated with many black-and-white maps, photographs, portraits, illustrations, facsimiles, etc. Lightest rubbing to the extremities, small split to the head of spine, slightly shaken, neat ink name and article affixed to the endpapers, contents without blemish with clean and unmarked pages and firm, sound binding; very good+. Corresponds to OCLC #15901709. .

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Book number: 6923

Catalogue: Manitoba History

Keywords: local history; canadian history; oral history; genealogy; manitoba history; rural manitoba; family history; pioneers; strathcona

[St. John Cantius Church Golden Jubilee Committee]; Rev. E.M. Hubicz; Bruce Barton

Building Project and Campaign Plan on the Golden Jubilee of St. John Cantius Church, Winnipeg, Manitoba: 1918-1968

Winnipeg, Manitoba, St. John Cantius Church Golden Jubilee Committee, 1968. First Edition, First Printing. Stapled Wraps. pp. 9. Oblong 8vo. measuring 9" x 11". Illustrated stapled covers. Booklet published on a proposed building plan for the erection of a new home for the community of St. John of Cantius, a Polish-Canadian Catholic Church based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Contents include a number of artist-rendered interior, and exterior perspectives of the Church, and various building plans, schematic/architectural drawings. Includes proposed costs, a complete listing of members of the Building, and Finance Committees, and a brief historical sketch of the founding of the church, and essays on the necessity of the proposed plans by the Rev. E.M. Hubicz and Bruce Barton. Unrecorded in commerce, and OCLC. We could not locate this title amongst the holdings of the University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections, BAC/LAC, Peel, Manitoba Legislative Library, et al.

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Book number: 2408

Catalogue: Manitoba History

Keywords: religion; western canadian history; canadiana; canadian history; manitoba history; local history; church history; family history; polish; polish church; architect; architecture

[The Canadian Heritage Festival Organizing Committee]

The Canadian Heritage Festival [Programme Booklet] ; Commemorating The Centennial of The Town of Selkirk [taking place at] The Selkirk Park, July 16, 1982

Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada, [The Canadian Heritage Festival Organizing Committee], 1982. First Edition, First Printing. Card Covers. pp. 2. 4to. measuring 11" x 8.3". Textured card covers bearing the City of Selkirk coat of arms to the centre of the front cover, navy-blue text and illustration. Comprises of a complete order of events for the Festival in the presence of Her Royal Highness The Princess Anne. Includes a short biography of the Princess to the verso of the front cover. Programme details include a list of dignitaries present for the arrival of Her Royal Highness, presenation of gifts, etc. Lightest rubbing to the extremities, else, bright, clean, and unmarked. Rare in commerce. We were unable to locate any institutional holdings of this title at time of cataloguing. Not in Peel, BAC/LAC, University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections, et al. Scarce. The Canadian Heritage Festival, sponsored by Multiculturalism Canada, is produced with the co-operation of the Manitoba Department of Cultural Affairs and Historical Resources and with the full participation of the Manitoba Heritage Folk Arts Council. An annual event since 1974, the festival features amateur, folkloric performing artists. The Canadian Heritage Festival is intended to foster national unity, further cultural awareness and encourage artistic expression. The 1982 Canadian Heritage Festival features more than 150 musicians, singers and dancers from across Canada. The Province of Manitoba will host the festival until July 27. Jacques Lemay, jazz director of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, has been retained as artistic director for the Canadian Heritage Festival.

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Book number: 3666

Catalogue: Manitoba History

Keywords: ephemera; canadian history; exhibition programme; canadiana; selkirk; manitobiana

West St. Paul Centennial Committee

The Changing Scene: A History of West St. Paul, Manitoba

West St. Paul, Manitoba, Canada, West St. Paul Centennial Committee, 1989. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. pp. iii, 156. 4to. measuring 8.5" x 11.25". Illustrated maroon cloth over boards, white lettering to the spine and front board; map endpapers. Rich with many black-and-white photographs, portraits, illustrations, facsimiles, charts, tables, et al. No detectable flaws to the extremities, contents equally without blemish with bright, clean, and unmarked pages and firm, sound binding; near fine. .

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Book number: 4437

Catalogue: Manitoba History

Keywords: local history; canadian history; manitoba history; winnipeg; agriculture; western canadian history; prairie

[Criddle / Vane Homestead Heritage Committee]

Criddle / Vane Homestead: Self-Guiding Interpretive Trail

Glenboro, Mantioba, [Criddle / Vane Homestead Heritage Committee], N.D. [Circa 2010?]. First Edition, First Printing. Stapled Wraps. pp. 25. 8vo. measuring 5.5" x 8.5". Illustrated, twice-stapled, self-wrappers. Rich with many black-and-white photographs, portraits, illustrations. Bright, clean, and unmarked; fine. Not found in Peel, BAC/LAC, University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections, et al. .

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Book number: 5448

Catalogue: Manitoba History

Keywords: manitoba history; local history; canadian history; prairie history; western canadian history; homesteaders; farming; agrciulture

Oakburn History Book Committee

Echoes: Oakburn, Manitoba 1870-1970

Oakburn, Manitoba, Canada, Oakburn Centennial Committee, 1970. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. pp. ix, 118. Slim 8vo. Bright red, illustrated boards. Richly illustrated with many black-and-white maps, photographs, portraits, illustrations, facsimiles, et al. Large fold-out map affixed to the rear pastedown. Extremities remain entirely without blemish, contents equally bright, clean, and unmarked with tight, sound binding. Appears unread; as new. .

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Book number: 3393

Catalogue: Manitoba History

Keywords: local history; western canadian history; canadiana; manitoba history; rural manitoba; prairie

[Elim Bible School Yearbook Committee]

Elim Bible School (for 1967-68 Academic Year)

Altona, Manitoba, [Elim Bible School Yearbook Committee], 1968. First printing. Card Covers. Unpaginated [pp. 76]. 4to. Textured cream card covers with gilt lettering and decoration to front cover. Glassine endpapers. Replete with many black and white portraits, photographs, illustrations. Contains a complete directory of all students accompanied with addresses. Many black and white advertisements by sponsoring local business and merchants, churches et al. No detectable flaws, contents bright, clean and unmarked; fine. Fine .

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Book number: 1122

Catalogue: Manitoba History

Keywords: yearbooks; manitoba history; local history; canadian history; canadiana; manitobiana; shool history; education; academics;