MacKay, Claire

Pay Cheques & Picket Lines; All About Unions in Canada

Toronto, Kids Can Press Ltd, 1987. Paperback. Square 4to. Black and white illustrations. Very good+. Signed by author on title page. .

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Book number: 051362

Catalogue: Canadian History

MacKay, Donald

The People's Railway; a History of Canadian National

Vancouver, Douglas & Mcintyre, 1992. Paperback. pp. 328. 8vo. Black and white photographs. Light shelfwear, residue to rear cover, discolouration to spine; very good+. .

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Book number: 092220

Catalogue: Canadian History

Mackenzie, Alexander

Voyages from Montreal, on the River St. Laurence, Through the Continent of North America, to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans; in the Years 1789 and 1793. With a Preliminary Account of the Rise, Progress, and Present State of the Fur Trade of That Country

London, T. Cadell, Jun. & W. Davies, 1801. First edition. Leather Bound. 4to. 20th century fine leather binding. Folding maps with expert repairs. Wagner-Camp notes that 'Mackenzie discovered the river that now bears his name, and descended it to the Arctic Ocean in 1789. In 1793, he became the first European to cross the North American continent north of Mexico'. Peel 55: "After the preface there follow 132 pages on the history of the fur trade in the North West. Some authorities think this was written by his cousin, Roderick MacKenzie. According to the Dictionary of National Biography , Voyages , 1801, was compiled by William Combe from Mackenzie's notes. Includes vocabularies of the Knisteneaux, Algonquin, Chepewyan, Nagailer, and Atnah Indian languages." Sabin 43414 calls this the "first and finest edition.

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Book number: 079699

Catalogue: Canadian History

Keywords: Canadiana; History; Fur Trade; Polar; Arctic;

Macoun, John

History of the Great North-West; the Field for Investment; the Home of the Emigrant; Being a Full and Complete History of the Country, Its Geography, Area, Situation and Boundaries; Its Early History and Progress; Incidents of the Settlement from the Earliest Period Up to the Present Time; Topography and General Character of the Country-Its Climate, Together, with Tables of Temperature and Climatic Changes; Fuel Supplies-Coal, Timber, Etc; the Soil-Its Wonderful Richness and Fertility; Natural Products-Grains, Fruits, Grasses, and Flowers; Natural History, with Enumerations of Its Mammals, Reptiles, Insects, Birds and Fishes; Stock Raising-Special Advantages and Adaptability; Mineral Resources and Prospects of Development; the Water Supply-Rivers, Lakes, Etc; Steamboat and Interprovincial Communication; the Railway System-Its Rise, Progress and Development; the Indians-Their Past History and Present Status; the Hudson's Bay Company and Its Relations with the Country-Its Past and Present History, Lands and Land Policy; the Government and Railway Lands-Mode of Survey and Laying out Townships, Land Regulations of Each; Advice to Immigrants and Settlers

Guelph, The World Publishing Company, 1882. Leather Bound. pp. (i-v) vi-xxii, 687. Large 8vo. Bound in brown leather with gilt lettering to spine. Profusely illustrated with lithographs and engravings, city and town plans, and maps, including a fold out bird's eye view of Winnipeg, as well as an appendix of statistics of the Dominion of Canada, and an encyclopedia of information in regard to the great north-west. Decorated page ends. Lightest shelfwear, ink inscription to front pastedown, some of the maps have been previously repaired with tape; otherwise, near fine. Includes "Educational and Religious History of Manitoba and the North-West" by George M. Grant, "History of the Roman Catholic Missions in St. Boniface" by Archbishop Tache's Secretary, "Montana and the Bow River District Compared for Grazing Purposes" by Alexander Begg, and "Sketch of the Rise and Progress of Winnipeg" by J.C. McLagan. .

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Book number: 083777

Catalogue: Canadian History

Keywords: Colonialism; progress; genocide; natural history; prairie ecosystem; geography; Hudson's Bay; exploration; settlers;

Macpherson, Mrs. Daniel [Charlotte Holt Gethings]

Reminiscences of Old Quebec. Subterranean Passages Under the Citadel - Account of the Old Convent of the Congregation of Notre Dame. That Does Not Now Exist. [Quebec and Its Vicinity]

Montreal, John Lovell & Son, 1890. Hardcover. pp. 128. Slim 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to front board, decorated endpapers. Ownership rubber stamps to front blank page and title page. Edges scuffed, text generally unmarked and clean, binding sound. With a note to subscribers at the end. Scarce. No history of copies on the market since a 1944 Dora Hood catalogue (when it was $1). OCLC 535348. .

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Book number: 087691

Catalogue: Canadian History

Keywords: History;

Makie, John G.

The Silent Moccasins; Tootimah

Bloomington, 1st Book Library, 2004. Paperback. pp. 119. 8vo. Light shelfwear, author's gift inscription to title page; very good. SIGNED by Makie. .

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Book number: 091887

Catalogue: Canadian History

[MANITOBA]

Gazetteer of Canada Manitoba

Ottawa, Cdn Board Geographical Names, 1955. 1st ed. thus. Wraps. pp. 60. 8vo. Stiff card covers sunned, and a little rubbed & soiled; else gd+. Published by authority of the Canadian Board of Geographical Names. Ill.: Folding map.

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Book number: 9900007316

Catalogue: Canadian History

Keywords: Manitoba;Gazeteer;;;;;;; Folding map

[Map]

Canada-Labrador Boundary Prepared by James White, F.R. G.S. , Expressly for 'Canada and Its Provinces'

A three colour map measuring 8 x 10.5 inches (20 x 28 cm.). A bit of toning to extreme edges, and a little nick at the bottom, else in very good condition. Printed by John Valentine & Co. Shows northern Quebec and Newfoundland up to Ungava Bay and various boundary claimants. .

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Book number: 9900042479

Catalogue: Canadian History

Keywords: Newfoundland; Quebec

Marchildon, Gregory P. (ed.)

Immigration & Settlement, 1870-1939; History of the Prairie West Series Volume 2

Regina, Saskatchewan, Cprc/University of Regina, 2009. Hardcover. pp. 608. 8vo. Black binding with gilt lettering to spine. Lightest shelfwear; near fine in near fine dustjacket. .

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Book number: 093156

Catalogue: Canadian History

MARTIN, A. L. D., and JOHNSON, T. A.

The History of the Manitoba Branch of the Canadian Seed Growers Association

Winnipeg, MB, Published by the authors, 1970. 1st edition. Hardcover. pp. x, 214,8vo,,'Withdrawn' stamp on ffep, else vg in chipped, but o/w good dj. Ill.: black-and-white photographs.

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Book number: 9900004576

Catalogue: Canadian History

Keywords: Grain;Seed;Manitoba;Grain Growers;Wheat Board;Canada Wheat Board;;; black-and-white photographs

Martin, W. Steward

Outline History of the Lake of the Woods

Published by the author, 1972. First printing. Paperback. pp. 52. 4to. Pamphlet-style, bound in binder's tape. Black-and-white photographs. Stapled card covers a bit thumbed, slightly soiled; else very good condition. SIGNED by author with personalised inscription. A very scarce item: neither WorldCat nor AMICUS locating any copies. .

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Book number: 9900044433

Catalogue: Canadian History

Keywords: Kenora; Ontario; Autographed; canadiana; canadian history;

Marty, Sid

A Grand and Fabulous Notion; the First Century of Canada's Parks

Toronto, NC Press Limited, 1984. Paperback. Square 4to. Black and white and colour photographs and illustrations. Very good+. .

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Book number: 060935

Catalogue: Canadian History

McBRIDE, Patrick A.

Police, Politicians & Pioneers the History of the Matsqui Municipal Police 1905 - 1925 / 1955 - 1964

Abbotsford, BC, Bunbeg Books, 2003. 1st edition. pp. xiii, 738.Thick 4to,,Sl. shelf wear, else in very good to near fine condition, Inscribed by author with presentation bookplate to Chief Officer David Douglas. ISBN 1550569783. Ill.: black-and-white photographs.

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Book number: 9900041328

Catalogue: Canadian History

Keywords: Policing;British Columbia;Local history;;;;;; black-and-white photographs

McCaffery, Dan

Billy Bishop; Top Canadian Flying Ace

Toronto, James Lormier & Company Ltd, 2009. Paperback. 8vo. Black and white photographic reproductions. Very good+. .

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Book number: 049205

Catalogue: Canadian History

McDONALD, Elva (ed.)

Hazeldell in Review 1890 1960 Yesteryear

NP (Hazeldell, MB), Hazeldell Book Committee, 1960. 1st edition. pp. 100.Small 8vo,,Stapled card covers edge-worn & soiled, else very good condition, Rubber stamp of Hazeldell School District on first page. Scarce item: WorldCat shows only two institutional holdings. Ill.: black-and-white photographs.

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Book number: 9900036923

Catalogue: Canadian History

Keywords: ;;;;;;;; black-and-white photographs