Aubry, Octave (1881-1946)

Vie Privée de Napoléon; [Cover Title Trans: The Private Life of Napoleon]

Paris, France, Flammarion, 1939. First Edition. Leather Bound. pp. 442. 8vo. measuring 5.5" x 8". Dark green half-leather over paper boards with gilt rules, lettering and illustration to the spine, top edge gilt. Four raised bands to spine, five compartments. Lovely marbled endpapers. Rubbing, edgewear to the paper boards, the leather spine in remarkable condition. Neat ink inscription to the ffep, a touch of occasional foxing confined to a rare few pages. Otherwise, the contents remain overwhelmingly clean, and unmarked with tight, sound binding; very good+. .

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Book number: 1250

Catalogue: History

Keywords: cuir; literature; french literature; french language; napoleon; waterloo; war; military history;

[No Author]

Canadian Expeditionary Force Discharge Certificate As Issued to Private Julius Henning of Winnipeg, Manitoba

Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1st Depot Battalion Manitoba Regiment, 1918. Clothbound. A discharge certificate issued by the 1st Depot Battalion, Manitoba Regiment to a Julius Henning of Winnipeg, Manitoba on the 3rd of May, 1918 and stamped and signed by the commanding officer. Printed on heavy cloth paper and measuring 12" x 11''. No detectable flaws, remains in remarkable condition; near fine. The certificate reads as follows: This is to Certify that No. 2382844 (Rank), Private Julius Henning enlisted in the 1st Depot Battalion Manitoba Regiment Canadian Expeditionary Force at Winnipeg, Canada on the 3rd day of May, 1918. He served in Canada and is now discharged from the service by reason of demobilization (draftee) etc.; followed by a physical description of the soldier (height, weight, hair and eye colour, complexion). .

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Book number: 434

Catalogue: Naval & Military History

Keywords: manitoba history; canadian history; canadianal

Various authors

Report of the Manitoba Volunteer Committee on the Status of Women; Submitted to: The Royal Commission on the Status of Women

Winnipeg, Manitoba, [Manitoba Volunteer Committee], March, 1968. First edition. Card Covers. pp. viii, 193. 8vo. Yellow stapled card covers. Small stamp to the top right corner of front cover, contents remain clean and unmarked with tight, sound binding; very good+. .

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Book number: 389

Catalogue: Manitoba History

Keywords: local history; law; women's studies; gender studies; history;

Awid, Richard Asmet; Huda Deeb

Through the Eyes of the Son: A Factual History About Canadian Arabs

[Edmonton, Alberta, Canada], ND [Circa 2000]. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. pp. 160. 4to. White buckram over boards with green lettering, and illustration to the front board and spine. Replete with many black-and-white photographs, portraits, illustrations. Rare in commerce with only a handful of known institutional holdings at time of cataloguing. No detectable flaws, contents remain bright, clean, and unmarked with tight, sound binding; fine. Fine A fascinating, and scarce history of the Canadian-Arab community from the earliest settlers until the new millenium. Complete with many biographies, histories and photographs.

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Book number: 2092

Catalogue: Canadian History

Keywords: canadian arab history; arab; religion; islam; muslim; canadiana; western canadian history; prairie; manitoba history; winnipeg; local history;

Marchildon, Gilles A.; Cécile Bahuaud et Hélène Blais

La Ligue Féminine Catholique Du Manitoba: 40 Ans Au Service de la Communauté ; L'histoire de la Ligue féminine catholique du Manitoba inc., depuis sa fondation en 1962; suivi des historiques des sections paroissiales préparés pas les femmes qui les animèrent

Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada, La Ligue Féminine Catholique Du Manitoba, Inc. | Comité du livre de la Lfc, 2003. First Edition, First Printing. Softcover. pp. 183. 4to. measuring 8" x 10.75". Illustrated stiff card covers. Rich with many black-and-white photographs, portraits, illustrations, facsimiles, charts, tables, et al. Bright, clean, and unmarked with firm, sound binding; near fine. Scarce in commerce with no extant copies available at time of cataloguing. Unrecorded in OCLC. Not found in Peel, BAC/LAC, University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections, et al. Scarce. Text entirely in French. [English Translation of Title: "The Catholic Women's League of Manitoba: 40 years in the service of the Community".].

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Book number: 4414

Catalogue: Manitoba History

Keywords: franco-manitobaine; franco-manitoban history; manitoba history; local history; canadian history; women's studies; gender studies; catholic church; french-canadian history; francais; language; religion; community service; philanthropy

[The Royal Winnipeg Ballet]; Arnold Spohr (Director); Brian Macdonald (Choreographer); Carlos Rausch (Musical Director); Eugene Slavin (Ballet Master)

Paris Review Performances; the Royal Winnipeg Ballet [Programme Book] ; [held at the] Concert Hall, October 30, 31 & November 1, 1968

Winnipeg, Manitoba, The Royal Winnipeg Ballet, 1968. First Edition, First Printing. Stapled Wraps. pp. 24. 8vo. measuring 6" x 9". Illustrated, twice-stapled, card covers. Richly illustrated with many black-and-white advertisements by sponsoring local businesses and merchants. Comprises of a complete listing of the performers, synopsis, excerpts from Ballet-Hoo magazine, Jets game schedule, and much else. Also includes a complete list with the names of the Board of Directors, Women's Committee of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Committee Chairmen, Members At Large, etc. Bright, clean, and unmarked; fine. .

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Book number: 3458

Catalogue: Manitoba History

Keywords: dance; theatre; performance art; history; canadian history; winnipeg; plays

Bancroft, George W.; H.O. Barrett (Foreword0

They Came from Abroad: The Immigrant As Teacher in Ontario

Toronto, Guidance Centre, Faculty Of Education, University Of Toronto, 1979. Softcover. pp. ix, 105. Slim 8vo. Very light edgewear, contents bright, clean, and unmarked; very good+. .

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Book number: 3332

Catalogue: Canadian History

Keywords: education; immigration; normal schools; provincial normal schools; faculty of education; ontario history

Barnabé, Carole; Michel Verette; Luc Côté, et al.

Tradition, Innovation & Inspiration Since 1871: A Brief History of St. Boniface General Hospital ; Tradition, innovation et inspiration depuis 1871 : un bref historique de l'Hôpital général Saint-Boniface

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Hôpital général de Saint Boniface, [2008]. First Edition, First Printing. Card Covers. pp. 160. 8vo. measuring 23 cm. Pictorial stiff card covers. Richly illustrated with many black-and-white photographs, portraits, illustrations, charts, tables, facsimiles, etc. Bright, clean, and unmarked with firm, sound binding. Appears unread; as new. See OCLC #835665213. Based on research undertaken by Carole Barnabé in collaboration with Michel Verette and Luc Côté, commissioned by the hospital organizing committee.

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Book number: 6672

Catalogue: Manitoba History

Keywords: winnipeg; franco-manitoban history; french canadian history; medicine; canadian medical history; catholic church; religious organizations

Barrie, Ron; Ken Macpherson

Ships of Canada's Naval Forces: 1910-2002

St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, Vanwell Publishing Ltd. 2002. Third Edition. Hardcover. pp. 324. Square 4to. Navy-blue boards, gilt lettering to the spine. Richly illustrated with many black-and-white photographs, illustrations, charts, tables, et al. Bright, clean, and unmarked with tight, sound binding; fine and housed in fine dustjacket. Appears unread; as new. Ships of Canada's Naval Forces 1910-1993, predecessor to this new volume, was an extremely popular illustrated reference with over 10,000 copies sold. Now in its 3rd edition, this highly valued book has been totally redesigned and updated to provide an outstanding illustrated reference, a comprehensive historical record, and a tribute to the ships of Canada's naval heritage. The well remembered ships of both World Wars are here with their fascinating operational histories, as are the vessels employed to maintain the uneasy Cold War, and the more recent, state-of-the art destroyers, frigates and the Kingston Class MCDV. Complete with details of construction; dates of service; specifications, commanding officers, and narrative histories for each ship and accompanied by a photograph for each ship or type.

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Book number: 3441

Catalogue: Naval & Military History

Keywords: canadian history; naval history; naval; militaria; canadiana; world war one; ww1; world war two; ww1; great war; nautical; navy

Barris, Ted

Deadlock in Korea: Canadians at War, 1950-1953

Toronto, Macmillan, 1999. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. pp. x, 326. 8vo. Publisher's navy-blue boards, silver lettering to the spine. Black-and-white maps, photographs, portraits, illustrations, facsimiles, et al. Bright, clean, and unmarked; near fine and housed in near fine dustjacket. Between 1950 and 1953, nearly 30,000 Canadian volunteers joined the effort to contain communist incursions into South Korea and support the fledgling United Nations. All the services were there and all served with distinction. The Royal Canadian Navy led a daring rescue of troops from the port of Chinnampo in 1950; members of the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry won the highest US battle honour at Kap’yong in April 1951; the Vandoos turned the tide at Hill 355; and twice – at Hill 355 in October 1952 and Hill 187 in May 1953 – members of the Royal Canadian Regiment held firm against forces that greatly outnumbered them. The navy and the infantry were bolstered by the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery and Lord Strathcona’s Horse tanks, as well as members of the service, medical, engineers, provost, chaplain and intelligence corps. Still more, from the RCAF Thunderbird Squadron, took part in the Korean Airlift – three years of non-stop supply flights across the Pacific.

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Book number: 3730

Catalogue: Naval & Military History

Keywords: canadian history; canadiana

Barron, George

Mushrooms of Northeast North America: Midwest to New England

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Partners Publishing, 2014. New Edition. Softcover. pp. 336. Small 8vo. Laminated, pictorial covers. Richly illustrated with hundreds of vibrant colour photographs, diagrams, illustrations. Appears unread, as new. An authoritative and full-color photographic field guide to over 600 common and widespread mushrooms and fungi of the northern United States, from the Midwest to New England. Featured in USA Today, this must-have reference has over 700 spectacular photos and excellent species information.

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Book number: 5236

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: flora; food and drink; gastronomy; plants; animals

Barry, Bill; Doug Chisholm; Beth Parons

Age Shall Not Weary Them: Saskatchewan Remembers Its War Dead [Signed]

Regina, Saskatchewan, People Places Publishing Ltd. 2005. First Edition, First Printing. Softcover. pp. 512. 4to. Pictorial card covers. Replete with black-and-white maps, photographs, portraits, illustrations, fascimiles, et al. No detectable flaws, contents remain bright, clean, and unmarked with tight, sound binding; fine. SIGNED by Doug Chisholm to the title page. Tells the story of the almost 5,000 Saskatchewan men and women who gave their lives for Canada in WWII, in Korea and on peacetime operations since the war. Details are provided on each casualty's military service, on their families, and on the geographic features in Saskatchewan's north that have been named in their honour. Includes photos of approximately a third of the casualties." .

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Book number: 6103

Catalogue: Naval & Military History

Keywords: canadian history; western canadian history; priaire history; world war two; wwii; ww2; great war; memorial; remembrance day

Bayda, Bryan; [St. Vladimir's College Yearbook Committee]

Fifty Steps Forward; 50th Anniversary, Jan 1942 - 1992

Roblin, Manitoba, Canada, [St. Vladimir's College Yearbook Committee], 1992. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. pp. 224. 4to. measuring 29 cm. Navy blue pictorial boards, yellow lettering to the spine and front board. Coloured endpapers. Replete with many black-and-white, and colour photographs, portraits, and illustrations of the students, fathers, seminarians, staff, faculty, et al. Rich history of the College, along with many details of the names of students, dates attended, seminary leaders, etc. Text chiefly in English with some Ukrainian throughout. Light bump to tail of spine else extremities remain in near fine condition. Internally, contents remain bright, clean, and unmarked with tight, sound binding. Overall, near fine. Scarce in commerce in this condition. Limited institutional holdings of this title. Accompanying the book is a commemorative letter on St. Vladimir's College stationary authored and signed by Fr. Peter Stasiuk. .

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Book number: 2654

Catalogue: Manitoba History

Keywords: local history; canadian history; religious history; religious organizations; catholic church; seminary; theology; education

Bayda, Bryan; [St. Vladimir's College Yearbook Committee]

Fifty Steps Forward; 50th Anniversary, Jan 1942 - 1992

Roblin, Manitoba, Canada, [St. Vladimir's College Yearbook Committee], 1992. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. pp. 224. 4to. measuring 29 cm. Navy blue pictorial boards, yellow lettering to the spine and front board. Coloured endpapers. Replete with many black-and-white, and colour photographs, portraits, and illustrations of the students, fathers, seminarians, staff, faculty, et al. Rich history of the College, along with many details of the names of students, dates attended, seminary leaders, etc. Text chiefly in English with some Ukrainian throughout. Light bump to tail of spine else extremities remain in near fine condition. Internally, contents remain bright, clean, and unmarked with tight, sound binding. Overall, near fine. Scarce in commerce in this condition. Limited institutional holdings of this title. .

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Book number: 4935

Catalogue: Manitoba History

Keywords: local history; canadian history; religious history; religious organizations; catholic church; seminary; theology; education

Bayes, Shawn; Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver

Giving Voice: A Special Publication of the Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver on the Occasion of Its 65th Anniversary

New Westminster, B.C. Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver, 2004. First Edition, First Printing. Softcover. pp. 68. Oblong 8vo. Illustrated covers. Black-and-white, and colour photographs, portraits, illustrations, facsimiles, et al. Bright, clean, and unmarked with tight, sound binding. Appears unread; as new. As New .

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Book number: 4088

Catalogue: Canadian History

Keywords: british columbia history;