Anderson, David

Notes of the Flood at the Red River, 1852; by the Bishop of Rupert's Land

London, Hatchards, 1852. Hardcover. pp. 124. 12mo. Bound in the original patterned brown cloth, gilt titles on the spine and front cover. Black & white frontispiece of bishop's residence. Light edgewear, cloth worn at spine ends and split along joints, tear across spine (with old repairs). Occasional foxing, contents otherwise unmarked; good. Author's presentation copy. Front endpaper inscribed in ink as follows: "Miss Simcoe With the Bishop's Christian Regards March 8th, 1857. Isaiah XXXV.1". Also reads: " P. J. Simcoe 1866- ". Written in the form of a diary, by Bishop David Anderson (1814-1885), the narrative gives a detailed description of the great flood of 1852 at the Red River Settlement. A second edition appeared in 1873. Peel 286. Sabin 1393. .

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N° du livre: 054900

Catalogue: Manitoba History

Mots-clés: Association copy; inscribed; signed; manitoba; winnipeg; history

Anderson, Don

Tuning the Forks; a Celebration of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Don Anderson, 2007. Hardcover. pp. 268. Oblong 4to. Black and white photographs. Negligible shelfwear, ink inscription to ffep otherwise contens remain clean and unmarked with tight, sound binding. Overall, very good+. .

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N° du livre: 018393

Catalogue: Manitoba History

Mots-clés: Music; WSO; Local History; Orchestra; Canadiana; Winnipeg;

Anderson, Don

Tuning the Forks; a Celebration of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Don Anderson, 2007. Hardcover. pp. 268. Oblong 4to. Black and white photographs. Negligible shelfwear, ink inscription to ffep otherwise contens remain clean and unmarked with tight, sound binding. Overall, very good+. SIGNED by Anderson. .

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N° du livre: 088087

Catalogue: Manitoba History

Mots-clés: Music; WSO; Local History; Orchestra; Canadiana; Winnipeg;

Andrew, Christopher

Theophile Delcasse and the Making of the Entente Cordiale; a Reappraisal of French Foreign Policy 1898-1905

London, Macmillan, 1968. Hardcover. pp. xii, 330. 8vo. Bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Black and white photographic frontispiece, maps. Light general shelfwear, ink name to ffep, occasional light pencilling throughout; very good- in edgeworn, good dustjacket with a few chips and closed tears. .

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N° du livre: 077183

Catalogue: History

Andrlik, Todd

Reporting the Revolutionary War: Before It Was History, It Was News

Naperville, Illinois, Sourcebooks, 2012. Hardcover. pp. xiv, 384. Square 4to. Pictorial boards. Profusely illustrated with colour photographic reproductions. Near fine in near fine dustjacket. .

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N° du livre: 053509

Catalogue: Military History

[University of California at Los Angeles]

Southern Campus: 1935

Los Angeles, Associated Students of the University of California at Los Angeles, 1935. Hardcover. Unpaginated. Thick, heavy 4to. Bound in navy blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Black and white photographs. Scuffing to extremities with loss to edges, shaken, contents remain clean and unmarked; good+. .

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N° du livre: 063004

Catalogue: History

Mots-clés: yearbook; UCLA; academia;

CODERRE, Anita and John

Searching in French-Canadian Records

Ottawa, ON, Ont. Genealogical Society, 1977. pp. 15.4to,,Stapled card covers show light wear & soiling; else g/vg cond.

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N° du livre: 9900039819

Catalogue: History

Mots-clés: ;;;;;;;;

Annequin, Guy; et al.

Lost Civilizations Set (15 of 16)

Geneva, Ferni, 1979. Hardcover. 8vo. Uniformly bound in 1/4 black leatherette over gold boards with gilt and orange lettering and decoration to spines and front boards, top edges gilt, ribbon page markers. Books occasionally show light creasing along joints; very good+ overall. Titles are: Little-Known Civilizations of the Red Sea, Prehistoric Civilization, the Civilization of the Maya, The Civilization of the Celts, Black Empires of the Middle Ages, In Quest of the Bible, Civilization of the Germans and Vikings, The Civilization of the Steppes, the Civilization of Ancient China, Etruscan Civilization, Pompeii and Herculaneum, Facts and Enigmas in Archaeology, Easter Island, The Civilization of the Incas, the Palestine of the Crusaders. EARLY CHRISTIAN CIVILIZATION MISSING. .

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N° du livre: 068069

Catalogue: History

[Anon]

Western Canada Book of Lectures

1905. Leather Bound. Various pagination [pp. 52]. 4to. Burgundy leather with gilt lettering to front board. Some scuffing to extremities; very good. Five lectures, delivered in 1905, espousing the multivarious advantages of settling on the Canadian prairies. Section titles include the likes of: "Large Returns from Small Outlay"; "Land not All Taken Up"; "Settlement not Spasmodic"; "A Land of Opportunities"; "Everything Within Reach". Peel 2809. .

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N° du livre: 087007

Catalogue: Manitoba History

Mots-clés: Emigration; Immigration; Canadiana; History; Travel; Prairies; Manitoba; Saskatchewan; speeches

[Anonymous]

Who Discriminates Against Whom?; an Analysis - Liberally Documented - of the Bilingual and Bicultural, and Similar Phony Propaganda

[No publisher stated], 1965. Stapled Wraps. pp. 64. 8vo. Stiff card covers lightly creased and soiled, else g/vg cond. 'An analysis - liberally documented - of the bilingual and bicultural, and similar propaganda. Also, 'Separatism' Even in Income Tax Field - pages 43-50 / The Truth About Quebec in the Second World War pages 51-62.'. Ill.: black-&-white illustrations.

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N° du livre: 9900040787

Catalogue: Canadian History

Mots-clés: Quebec black-&-white illustrations

de San Antonio, Gabriel Quiroga

A Brief and Truthful Relation of Events in the Kingdom of Cambodia

Thailand, White Lotus Press, 1998. Paperback. pp. xxxiv, 186. 8vo. Light shelfwear; very good+. "Within the context of the geo-politics of the time, the author also describes other countries in which such trade rivalry was in progress, and their rulers, e.g. Siam, the Moluccas, the Kingdoms of Champa and Cochinchina and the Philippines. .

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N° du livre: 076147

Catalogue: History

Mots-clés: Missionary; Politics;;

Applebaum, Anne

Gulag; a History

New York, Anchor, 2003. Paperback. pp. xl, 677. 8vo. Black and white photographs. Light shelfwear, residue mark to upper rear cover, sizable tear to lower rear cover; very good. .

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N° du livre: 091923

Catalogue: History

Applebaum, Anne

Iron Curtain; the Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1945-1956

New York, Doubleday, 2013. Paperback. pp. xxxvi, 566. 8vo. Light shelfwear, some discoloured spotting to top edge, previous owner's name to ffep; very good+. .

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N° du livre: 091499

Catalogue: History

Appleby, M.A.

Winnie the Bear

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Dominion Street, 2011. Hardcover. pp. 137. Square 4to. Bound in blue cloth. Lightest shelfwear, author's signature; near fine in near fine dustjacket. Ill.: P.R. Hayes.

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N° du livre: 086645

Catalogue: Canadian History

Mots-clés: P.R. Hayes

Appleman, Roy E.

Escaping the Trap; the Us Army X Corps in Northeast Korea, 1950

College Station, Texas A&M University Press, 1990. Hardcover. pp. 411. 8vo. Red binding. Light edgewear. Dustjacket showing shelfwear and slight discolouration; very good+. .

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N° du livre: 079886

Catalogue: Military History