Rudyard Kipling's (*Medicine) Hat Trick

Medicine Hat, AB, Medicine Hat News, 1930. Wraps.Four folded sheets (eight pages) of printed paper - stapled, The story of how Rudyard Kipling, in 1910, persuaded the people of the city from changing their name from Medicine Hat. .

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Book number: 9900044297

Catalogue: Canadian History

Keywords: Alberta;;;;;;;;

The 'Rum' Jar 1940 Year Book of the Canadian Legion. B.E. S. L - Sask. Command

Saskatchewan, Canadian Legion, 1940. pp. 72. 4to. Bound in original still paper covers. Covers rubbed at edges and creased. Contents unmarked. No loose pages. A good, to good plus, copy of a scarce wartime magazine. Numerous articles, essays and poems; some reprinted from other sources, others original contributions, e.g. 'Canada at War' by [then Saskatchewan] Premier and Comrade, Hon. W. J. Patterson. Many interesting advertisements of the time - quite a few for alcohol. Ill.: black-&-white illustrations.

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Book number: 9900043157

Catalogue: Canadian History

Keywords: Canadian Legion;;;;;;;; black-&-white illustrations

Rupert's Land Research Centre Newsletter Volume 3 Number 2

Winnipeg, Manitoba, University of Winnipeg, 1988. Stapled Wraps. pp. 11. 4to. Red binding. Very good. .

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Book number: 082682

Catalogue: Manitoba History

Rupert's Land Research Centre Newsletter Volume 7 Number 1

Winnipeg, Manitoba, University of Winnipeg, 1991. Stapled Wraps. pp. 18. 4to. Red binding. Misprinted; very good. .

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Book number: 082683

Catalogue: Manitoba History

The Rupert's Land Newsletter No. 1 (Summer-Fall 1996)

Winnipeg, Manitoba, University of Winnipeg, 1996. Stapled Wraps. pp. 16. 4to. Stapled wraps. Very good. .

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Book number: 082684

Catalogue: Manitoba History

Rupert's Land Research Centre Newsletter Number 2, 1985

Winnipeg, Manitoba, University of Winnipeg, 1985. Stapled Wraps. Unpaginated. 4to. Papers held together with one staple; very good. .

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Book number: 082685

Catalogue: Manitoba History

The Rupert's Land Newsletter (No. 1-13); 1996-2002

Winnipeg, Manitoba, University of Winnipeg, 2002. Stapled Wraps. 4to. The first 13 issues of The Rupert's Land Newsletter, published by the Centre for Rupert's Land Studies at the University of Winnipeg. Very well preserved over the years; near fine. .

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Book number: 082881

Catalogue: Manitoba History

Saint-Boniface Manitoba Canada / Centennial Year / Annee Du Centenaire 1967

Winnipeg, MB, 1967. 1st printing. Wraps. pp. 80. 4to. Stapled covers slightly rubbed, else in very good condition. Published in conjunction with Canada's Centennial celebrations. The text is in English and French. Ill.: black-and-white photographs.

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Book number: 9900043780

Catalogue: Manitoba History

Keywords: St. Boniface;;;;;;;; black-and-white photographs

School Days, School Days / Stonewall Collegiate 1891 - 1961

NP (Stonewall, Manitoba), 1961. 1st printing. pp. 88.Small 8vo,,Very good to near fine condition in printed card covers, No editor, publisher, or place of publication stated. List of school trustees for 1882 to 1933 at end of book. Ill.: black-and-white photographs.

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Book number: 9900044541

Catalogue: Manitoba History

Keywords: Public school;Education;Local history;;;;;; black-and-white photographs

Sea-Port Dordrecht

1930. Wraps. pp. 43. 4to. Bound in illustrated stiff card covers. The text is in English. The covers are in very good condition, with only slight evidence of edge wear. However, they have detached from the sewn text block. The contents are tight, with just a little age-toning. Overall, in good plus condition. Scarce item: neither WorldCat, nor KVK, nor KNK lists any copies in institutional holdings. An illustrated promotional pamphlet on Dordrecht, Netherlands, which sits at the confluence of the Rivers Rhine and Meuse. Ill.: black-and-white photographs.

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Book number: 9900037019

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Holland;Merchant shipping;Netherlands;Rotterdam;Nautical;;;; black-and-white photographs

The Selkirk Journal / Selkirk, Man. , Thursday, July 13th, 1939

Selkirk, MB, The Selkirk Journal, 1939. pp. 4. A single issue of this independent weekly newspaper,The newsprint is a bit age-toned but perfectly readable. The paper is creased with edge-chipping, but is still quite intact. With local news, 'social and personal news', police court news, sports and 'sport gossip', and advertisments of local merchants. .

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Book number: 9900043863

Catalogue: Manitoba History

Keywords: Newspapers;;;;;;;;

The Sessional School Collection; Consisting of Religious and Moral Instructions; a Selection of Fables

Edinburgh, Oliver & Boyd, 1843. Eleventh edition. Leather Bound. pp. x, 276. 12mo. Bound in original old sheep. Inside the front board is a pastedown notice of new books and following the text is a 24 page publisher's catalogue. Early signature of 'Hugh Malcolmson / Hamilton / July 1854 / No. 28' at top of front front endpaper, below which is a small printed label which reads 'Hugh Malcolmson, M.D. / Winnipeg, Canada.' The boards are worn and the joints are starting but still intact. Uneven browning to text, and binding slightly sprung, but contents otherwise unmarked. Quite a scarce item in perfectly readable condition. First published in 1835, with authorship attributed to John Wood, this is the eleventh edition containing 'descriptions of animals, places, manners, &c. historical passages, and other instructive and entertaining information for early youth.'. .

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Book number: 9900040164

Catalogue: Religion

Keywords: Juvenile; Religious teaching; Winnipeg; poetry; theology; lessons; morals; teachings; history

Ships of Canada Heritage Stamp Collection

Ottawa, ON, Canada Post Corporation, 1978. 1st edition. pp. 96.Oblong 8vo,,Covers a bit rubbed & sl. soiled; else very good condition, Includes four mint blocks containing four Canadian postage stamps, all showing ship designs. Text in French and English. Ill.: colour, b&w illustrations.

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Book number: 9900009896

Catalogue: Antiques & Collectables

Keywords: Sailing ships;Naval;Merchant marine colour, b&w illustrations

Shorelines, Shorelands & Wetlands / a Guide to Riparian Ecosystem Protection at Manitoba Hydro Facilities

Winnipeg, MB, Manitoba Hydro, 1997. 1st edition. Comb binding. pp. 104. 4to. Very good condition. Ill.: maps, b&w illustrations.

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Book number: 9900042948

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: Hydro power;Electrical power;Technology;Ecology;;;;; maps, b&w illustrations

Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (Two Volumes in Slipcase); Volume I a-M; Volume II N-Z

Oxford, Oxford, [ND]. Hardcover. 4to. Navy blue binding. Still in original plastic wrapping; near fine. .

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Book number: 088798

Catalogue: Reference