HAMILTON, RAPHAEL N.

Marquette's Explorations; The Narratives Reexamined

Madison, the University of Wisconsin Press. (ISBN: 0-299-05570-1). 1970, 1st edition, 1st printing. (hardcover) Near fine in good dust jacket. xv, [1], 275pp. 8vo. Brown cloth boards, lettering in gold to spine. Dust jacket with small spot of dampstaining at foot of spine; lightly dirtied from rubbing; lettering on spine sunned; price-clipped. From the library of noted Canadian historian Stephen Kenny, with his signature in blue ink at the head of the ffep. Else internally fine. Bright, tight, and clean.

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Book number: 123631

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Historiography, Exploration, History, Missionaries 0299055701

HARGRAVE, JOSEPH JAMES

Red River

Montreal, John Lovell for the Author. 1871. (Cloth) Near fine. 506pp. Professional and contemporary rebind, done tastefully in brown cloth with attractive maroon leather-gilt lettering pastedown to spine. Been Clean and tight. Peel(3) 505, "A valuable history based on the papers belonging to the author's father, a H.B.C. Employee, and written under the eye of his uncle, William McTavish, another old Company servant.".

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Book number: 105104

Catalogue: History

Keywords: History, Canada, Canadian Prairies, French, Fur Trade, Hudson's Bay Company, Metis, North American Indian

HARGRAVE, JOSEPH JAMES

Red River

Narol, Manitoba, Helen Doherty. 1977. (Cloth) Fine in fine dust jacket. 506pp. A reprint of the 1871 edition. Peel(3) 505, "A valuable history based on the papers belonging to the author's father, a H.B.C. Employee, and written under the eye of his uncle, William McTavish, another old Company servant.".

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Book number: 105105

Catalogue: History

Keywords: History, Canada, Canadian Prairies, French, Fur Trade, Hudson's Bay Company, Metis, North American Indian

HARMON, BYRON (PHOTOGRAPHED AND PUBLISHED BY)

16 Miniature Photographs of Indians of Western Canada

Banff, AB, Byron Harmon NONE. 1920. (Mass market paperback) Near fine. 16pp. Includes 16 miniature photographs, housed in original brown envelope that shows moderate wear. Byron Harmon (1876 - 1942) was an innovative photographer who took this particular batch of photographs of the Nakoda (Stoney) people of Western Canada in the early years of the 20th century. The images are warm toned, and in all likelihood, silver gelatin processed prints. They remain clean, clear, and sharp. Unyellowed. Sealed and stored in a small mylar archival bag.

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Book number: 130511

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Indigenous History, Byron Harmon, Collectibles, Indigenous History, Indigenous People - Canada, Nakoda, Photography - Canada, Stoney Nakoda Nation

HARRIS, JOSEPH; ANDERSON, SAMUEL; JACKSON, C. IAN (EDITOR)

Letters from the 49th Parallel, 1857-1873: Selected Correspondence of Joseph Harris and Samuel Anderson

Toronto, Champlain Society. 2000, 1st edition. (Cloth) As new. 477pp. Frontispiece, illustrations, maps - one folding. Gilt lettering and crest to spine. Pressed symbol to front cover. Publication LXIII. Numbered (blank) of 820.

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Book number: 105118

Catalogue: History

Keywords: History, Canada, Canadian Prairies, Exploration, United States

HEAD, GEORGE

Forest Scenes and Incidents, in the Wilds of North America; Being a Diary of a Winter's Route from Halifax to the Canadas, and During Four Month's Residence in the Woods on the Borders of Lakes Huron and Simcoe

Toronto, Coles Publishing Company. 1970, facsimile edition, reprinted. (Mass market paperback) Very good. 362pp. 8vo. Facsimile edition, reprinted. Originally published in 1829 by John Murray, Albermarle Street, London, England. Purple, illustrated cover shows moderate wear, but the book is internally clean and solid. Coles Canadiana Collection.

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Book number: 125353

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Canadian - History, Canadian - History, Diaries, Exploration

HEAD, GEORGE

Forest Scenes and Incidents, in the Wilds of North America; Being a Diary of a Winter's Route from Halifax to the Canadas, and During Four Month's Residence in the Woods on the Borders of Lakes Huron and Simcoe

Toronto, Coles Publishing Company. 1980, facsimile edition, reprinted. (Mass market paperback) Very good. 362pp. 8vo. Facsimile edition, reprinted. Originally published in 1829 by John Murray, Albermarle Street, London, England. Green, illustrated cover, clean, tight and solid. Coles Canadiana Collection.

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Book number: 125354

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Canadian - History, Canadian - History, Diaries, Exploration

HEENEY, HELEN (EDITOR)

Life Before Medicare; Canadian Experiences

1995, Ontario Coalition of Senior Citizens Organizations. (ISBN: 0-9699545-0-6). 1995. (Mass market paperback) Very good. 147pp. 8vo. Inscription to half-title page and a book plate to inside front cover, else clean and tight throughout. Includes the stories of Canadians about the history of Medicare, known to be one of finest health care systems in the world.

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Book number: 122694

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Canadian - History, Canadian - History, Canadiana, Health and Medicine, Health Care, Medical, Medicare 0969954506

HELM, JUNE

Prophecy and Power among the Dogrib Indians

Lincoln and London, University of Nebraska Press. (ISBN: 0-8032-2373-0). 1994. (hardcover) As new. xiii, [1], 172pp. 8vo. As new. Rust coloured cloth, black title to front and spine. The Dogrib are one of the Dene people of the Western Canadian Subarctic. An important work that documents the prophet movement among the Dene people in the late 20th century in the context of Dogrib traditional culture. Published by the University of Nebraska Press Lincoln and London. In cooperation with the American Indian Studies Research Institute, Indiana University, Bloomington.

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Book number: 129474

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Indigenous History, Cultural Anthropology, Folklore, Indiana University, Shamanism 0803223730

HENDERSON, CAPTAIN JOHN

Additional Report of the More Recent Improvements in the County of Sutherland, Drawn Up in Consequence of a New Survey by Captain John Henderson, in August, 1811

London, R. McMillan NONE. 1811. (hardcover) Very good. K, map, K2, 132 - 158pp. 8vo. Scarce. Quarter bound, burgundy Moroccan leather,marbled paper boards. Exquisite fold out map at front. Illustrated. Fold out diagram (Strata of coal shaft). Light wear. Age-toned, with only the markings that come with time.

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Book number: 129810

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Scotland - History, Coal Mining, Collectible Books, Land Surveys - Scotland, Scottish History

HENRY, ALEXANDER; GOUGH, BARRY M.

The Journal of Alexander Henry the Younger 1799-1814; Volume I, "Red River and the Journey to the Missouri"; Volume Two, "The Saskatchewan and Columbia Rivers".

Toronto, Champlain Society. 1988, 1992, limited edition. (Cloth) As new. lxxii, 328, xxv; 329-781, xxiii. Two volumes. Illus. maps. Some pages uncut. Gilt lettering and crest to spine. Publication of the Champlain Society Volume LVI and LVII. Numbered 1022 of 1200. Introduction by Gough.

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Book number: 105201

Catalogue: History

Keywords: History, Canada, Canadian Prairies, Champlain Society, Exploration, Fur Trade, Hudson's Bay Company, North, North American Indian

HENRY, ALEXANDER; GOUGH, BARRY M.

The Journal of Alexander Henry the Younger 1799-1814; Volume Two, "The Saskatchewan and Columbia Rivers".

Toronto, Champlain Society. 1992. (Cloth) Fine. 329-781pp. Maps, tables. Volume Two only, "The Saskatchewan and Columbia Rivers". Out of series. Un-numbered of 1250 printed. Volume LVII. (57) Introduction by Gough.

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Book number: 111307

Catalogue: History

Keywords: History

HERBIN, JOHN FREDERIC

The History of Grand-Pre

Saint John, Barnes. [no date], reprint. (12mo, wrappers) Near fine. 168pp. Frontispiece, illus. Previous owners name to ffep. By a descendant of Grand-Pre Acadians.

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Book number: 200855

Catalogue: History

Keywords: History, Canada, Maritimes-Canada

HERIOT, GEORGE

Travels Through the Canadas; Containing a Description of the Picturesque Scenery on Some of the Rivers and Lakes; With an Account of the Productions, Commerce, and Inhabitants of Those Provinces. To Which Is Subjoined a Comparative View of the Manners and Customs of Several of the Indian Nations of North and South America

Edmonton, M.G. Hurtig Ltd.. 1971, 1st thus. (4to, cloth) Fine in fine dust jacket. 602pp. Frontispiece, illus. folding map.

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Book number: 111774

Catalogue: History

Keywords: History, Canada, Exploration, Native North Americans

HERIOT, GEORGE

Travels Through the Canadas; Containing a Description of the Picturesque Scenery on Some of the Rivers and Lakes; With an Account of the Productions, Commerce, and Inhabitants of Those Provinces. To Which Is Subjoined a Comparative View of the Manners and Customs of Several of the Indian Nations of North and South America

Toronto, Coles Canadiana Collection. 1971, reprint. (Mass market paperback) Fine. 270, 271-602pp. Boxed. Collection palte to inside cover of volume one. Else a perfect set. Facsimile reprint of 1807 volumes.

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Book number: 124406

Catalogue: History

Keywords: History, Canada, Exploration, Native North Americans