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General

Inventory #
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J-4
Planters, Paupers, and Pioneers
English Settlers in Atlantic Canada

Campey, Lucille H.


2010; Natural Heritage Books; soft cover; 470 pp including a number of appendices and an index. Black and white illustrations and many maps. The binding is solid and the contents appear to be clean.

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G-15
Acadiensis
Journal of the History of the Atlantic Region
Spring 1984

various authors

1984; softcover; 168 pp. Volume XIII No. 2. Articles include: Indian Land in New Brunswick: The Case of the Little South West Reserve by W.D Hamilton; The Emergence of Maritime Catholocism 1781-1830 by Terrence Murphy; The Politics of the New Brunswick and Prince Edward Railway 1872-1886 by Dean Jobb. Good condition.
$12.00
G-6
Rails to the Atlantic
Exploring The Railway Heritage of Quebec and the Atlantic Provinces

Brown, Ron

2015; Dundurn; softcover; 142 pp including index. Illustrated with b&w photos. Good condition, minor wear to front cover, contents appear to be clean.
$12.00
E-17
Mating and Marriage
in Early Acadia

Griffiths, N.E.S.

1988; stapled booklet; 21 pp including reference notes. The 1988 Florence Bird Lecture. Good condition, minor soiling to front cover, contents appear to be clean.

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E-17
Acadian to Cajun
Transformation of a People, 1803-1877

Brasseaux, Carl A.

1992; University Press of Mississippi; soft cover; 252 pp including index. Second printing 1999. Illustrated with b&w photos and charts. Good condition, contents appear to be clean.
$14.00
E-15
Jack in Port
sailortowns of eastern Canada

Fingard, Judith

1982; University of Toronto Press; hard cover; 292 pp including index. Reviewer's copy with instructions. Illustrated with b&w photos and charts. Good condition, minor soiling to front cover, contents appear to be clean.
$16.00
E-4
Fortune & La Tour
The Civil War in Acadia

MacDonald, M.A.

1983; Methuen; hard cover with dj; 228 pp including index. " Illustrated with b&w photos and maps. End papers are a map of Acadia and New England in the 1640s. Good condition, minor wear to dj, - there is some writing in pen on the half title and next page - otherwise the contents appear to be clean.
$16.00
C-6
The Atlantic Privateers
their story 1749-1815

Leefe, John

1978; Petheric Press; soft cover; 57 pp. Illustrated with b&w photos and drawings. Minor bumps to card covers - otherwise, the book appears to be in good condition.

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C-4
The Sea and Culture of Atlantic Canada

McCann, Larry and Carrie MacMillan eds.

1992; Centre for Canadian Studies, Mount Allison University; soft cover; 156 pp. Illustrated with photographs, documents ad maps. Minor bumps to card covers - otherwise, the book appears to be in good condition.
$12.00
B-19
"Scattered to the Wind"
Dispersal and Wanderings of the Acadians, 1755-1809

Brasseaux, Carl A.

1991; The Center for Louisiana Studies; stapled booklet; 84 pp, including index. Illustrated with maps and charts. Minor bumps to card covers; one dog-eared page - otherwise, the book appears to be in good condition.

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B-10
Recollections of the Crimean Campaign and the Expedition to Kinburn in 1855
Including also Sporting and Dramatic Incidents in Connection with Garrison Life in the Canadian Lower Provinces

Veith, Frederick Harris D.


1907; John Lovell and Son; hardcover; 309 pp. "... it aims to give a glimpse of social life in the garrison towns of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in the early "fifties," of theatricals, and the elder Sothern's dramatic ventures in Halifax as well as descriptions of hunts for big and small game, and fish and fishing in the wilds of these Provinces." Illustrated with b&w photos and a map of Sable Island shipwrecks. Spine is sun-faded - otherwise in good condition.
$38.00
L14-4
Atlantic Merchant-Apothecary
Letters of Joseph Cruttenden 1710-1717

Steele, I.K., ed.

1977; University of Toronto Press; hard cover; 135 pp including index. "The letters of Joseph Cruttenden, London merchant-apothecary, form a unique document in early modern economic, medical, and social history. ... In frank and engaging style, Cruttenden reveals a little about himself, a great deal about the drug and medicine trade and even more about the business practices of a small trader in England's Atlantic empire." Very good condition, contents are clean.
$12.00
lsb
The Nellie J. Banks

Robinson, Geoff and Dorothy

1988, third edition; trade paperback; 100 pp; The life history of a Nova Scotian schooner with a Newfoundland crew that helped Prince Edward Islanders cope with prohibition. Many illustrations. Good condition.
$8.00

New Brunswick

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Details
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K-4
Saint John N.B.
Canada's Winter Shipping Port

Issued Under the Direction of the Common Council of the City of Saint John


reprint, n.d.; soft cover; 138 pp. This is a reprint of the original 1914 publication. Well illustrated with b&w photographs. Some minor scuffing and wear to the card covers; the binding is solid and the contents appear to be clean.
$14.00
J-5
Historic St. Andrews

Rees, Ronald


2001; Nimbus Publishing Company; soft cover; 120 pp. Well illustrated with b&w photographs. Some minor scuffing and wear to the card covers; the binding is solid and the contents appear to be clean.
$12.00
J-5
New Brunswick's Early Roads
The Routes That Shaped the Province

Rees, Ronald


2012; Nimbus Publishing Company; soft cover; 190 pp. Well illustrated with b&w photographs. Some minor scuffing and wear to the card covers; the binding is solid and the contents appear to be clean.
$14.00
J-5
New Brunswick Canada
Its Natural Resources and Development

Thomas, L.O.


1930; Department of the Interior, Ottawa, Canada, Natural Resources Intelligence Service; soft cover; 167 pp. Illustrated with b&w photographs, charts and maps. Tipped in map of the province at rear. Some scuffing and wear to the card covers; the binding is solid and the contents appear to be clean.
$16.00
J-1
New Brunswick Loyalists
A Bicentennial Tribute

Dubeau, Sharon

1983; Generation Press; soft cover; 173 pp including index. Minor wear to card covers; the contents appear to be clean. Illustrated with diagrams photos and maps.
$16.00
H-4
Both Sides of the Wire
The Fredericton Internment Camp
Volume One

Jones, Ted

1988; New Ireland Press; Softcover, 325 pp. Third printing, 1989. Illustrated with b&w sketches and photos at the centre. Minor wear and creasing to card covers and some of the pages; gift inscription inside the front cover. The contents appear to be clean. NOTE: Volume Two is listed further down the page with code number F-8.

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H-3
New Brunswick and Its People
The Biography of a Canadian Province

MacNutt, W. Stewart


n.d.; Issued by The New Brunswick Travel Bureau; stapled booklet; 46 pp plus index. Illustrated with b&w photos. Some wear and fading to paper wraps; previous owner's name on first page; the contents appear to be clean.
$8.00
H-3
The Irish Lumberman - Farmer
Fitzgeralds, Harrigans and Others

King, Joseph A.


1987; self published; plastic bound soft cover; curious pagination, explained in the foreword. Illustrated with b&w photos and maps. Ex-library with the usual stamps and stickers. Some wear to card covers, clear plastic cover on front is missing; the contents appear to be clean.
$14.00
H-1
We That are Left Remember
New Brunswickers in the Air Force

Evans, Valerie, ed.

2002; 250 RCAF (Saint John) Wing Air Force Association of Canada; large hard cover with dj; 568 pp. Illustrated with b&w and some colour photos. Minor wear to the dj; the contents appear to be clean. This is a heavy book which will affect postage.
$26.00
G-15
The North-West Miramichi
a History of the Locality with
Genealogies and History of the
Menzies, Sinclair, Curtis, and Mullin Families

Arbuckle, Doreen Menzies

1978; self published; hard cover with dj; 463 pp. Illustrated with b&w photos. Ex-library with the usual stamps and stickers. Signed and dated by the author on the title page. The dj is chipped in places; the contents appear to be clean.
$55.00
G-10
Islands of New Brunswick
Living Between the Tides

Mitcham, Allison

2013; Nimbus Publishing; softcover; 170 pp including bibliography. Illustrated with b&w sketches. Good condition, minor wear to front cover, contents appear to be clean.
$12.00
G-1
Railways of New Brunswick
A History

Soucoup, Dan

2010; Nimbus Publishing; softcover; 180 pp. B&W illustrations throughout. Good condition, minor curling to card covers; Gift inscription on the title page. Signed by the author. The contents appear to be clean.

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F-8
Both Sides of the Wire
The Fredericton Internment Camp
Volume Two

Jones, Ted

1989; New Ireland Press; soft cover; 759 pp including index. B&W illustrations at centre. Good condition, minor curling to card covers; the contents appear to be clean.This is a heavy book, which may affect postage.

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F-7
"Dangerous Enemy Sympathizers"
Canadian Internment Camp B, 1940-1945

Theobald, Andrew

2019; Goose Lane Editions and The Gregg Centre for the Study of War and Society; soft cover; 179 pp. New Brunswick Military Heritage Series, Volume 26. Camp B was in central New Brunswick. Good condition, minor curling to card covers; the contents appear to be clean.

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E-17
Old North Esk
On the Mirimichi

Hamilton, W.D.

1979; self published; soft cover; 479 pp including index. Northumberland County New Brunswick. Contains descriptions of settlers by family name with info on some descendants. The book has been well used but the binding is solid. There is about a 4 inch tear as well as some creasing to the front cover, and some markings to pages. A hard to find title at this price.
$55.00
E-14
The Nine Lives of Charlotte Taylor
The First Woman Settler of the Mirimichi

Armstrong, Sally

2007; Random House Canada; hard cover with dj; 397 pp. First edition. Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page. Good condition, minor wear to dj, contents appear to be clean.
$16.00
D-3
A Time There was
Petersville and Other Abandoned Settlements in Queens County, N.B.
1815-1953

Reicker, Marion Gilchrist

1984; Queens County Historical Society; soft cover; approx 230 pp including appendix: Camp Gagetown Properties Expropriated By Defence Department 1954-55. Good condition, signed by the author on the ffep, minor bumps to covers - the contents appear to be clean.

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D-3
Gubbins' New Brunswick Journals
1811 & 1813

Temperley, Howard, ed.

1980; New Brunswick Heritage Publications; hard cover with dj; 92 pp. B&W illustrations and 2 fold-out maps. Good condition, gift inscription on ffep, minor wear to dj - the contents appear to be clean.

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C-16
From the Victorian Era to the Space Age

Slader, Lt-Col. E.M.

1973; New Brunswick Historical Society; soft cover; 212 pp plus index. Collections of the New Brunswick Historical Society No. 21. This personal memoir of Lt.-Col. Slader tells the story of his life in St John and his time in the military. He was the Chief of Police in Saint John and served in both World Wars. Card covers are creased and worn; previous owner's name and other markings on ffep - otherwise the book appears to be in good, solid condition.
$16.00
C-16
Early Loyalist Saint John
The Origin of New Brunswick Politics, 1783-1786

Bell, D.G.

1983; New Ireland Press; soft cover; 261 pp including index. Stated first edition. Card covers are creased and worn - the contents appear to be clean.

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C-16
Canada's First City
Saint John
The Charter of 1785 and Common Council Proceedings under Mayor G.G. Ludlow 1785-1795


1962; Lingley Printing Co.; hard cover; 213 pp. No dust jacket, minor wear at spine ends - otherwise, the book appears to be in good condition.

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C-11
Fit to Print
New Brunswick's Papers: 150 Years of the Comic, the Sad, the Odd, and the Forgotten

Grant, B.J.

1987; Fiddlehead Poetry Books & Goose Lane Editions Ltd.; soft cover; 259 pp including index. Minor bumps to card covers - otherwise, the book appears to be in good condition.
$12.00
C-6
The History of the United Baptist Church
at Penobsquis

LcLeod, Grace and Phyllis Hall

1981; A. Stiles Printing; soft cover; 82 pp plus 33 pp Appendix titled Missions. Illustrated with b&w photos. Minor bumps to card covers, spine reglued - the contents appear to be clean.
$12.00
B-5
More Up Country Memories
More Pictures and Stories about how it used to be along the Lower St. John River

Aiton, Linda and Diane Bormke, compilers


ca 2004; oblong softcover; 146 pp. Illustrated with many b&w photos. Signed and dated by Diane Bormke on the title page. Good condition, with minor bumps to cover corners.
$14.00
L14-19
In Their Very Own Words
First-person narratives about life in the 1900's in the Boiestown area on the Upper Southwest Miramichi


1977; Central New Brunswick Woodmen's Museum; soft cover; 238 pp. Minor curling to card covers - otherwise a tight, clean copy.
$22.00
L14-19
The Bamford Saga
1764-1989

Bamford, Louise M.

1989; Louise Bamford; soft cover; 409 pp including index. The history and genealogy of the Bamford family of Doaktown New Brunswick. Doaktown is located in the valley of the Upper Southwest Miramichi River. Signed by the author on the title page. Very good condition, contents are clean. This is a scarce book.
$22.00
L 4
A Place Called Pointe du Chene
An Informal History

Belliveau, John Edward

1974; stapled booklet with card covers; 42 pp. An area of New Brunswick, near Moncton where it is known simply as "The Point". Illustrated with b&w photos. Stain on lower front cover, otherwise, good condition.

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#L13-8
West Side Stories
People, History and Local Lore from West Saint John

Goss, David

2004; Nimbus Publishing; softcover; 252 pp. Illustrated with b&w photographs. Minor bumps to cover corners, otherwise very good condition.
$12.00

Nova Scotia

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K-4
The Irish in Cape Breton

MacKenzie, A.A.


1999; Breton Books; soft cover; 152 pp. Incldes an essay on Cape Breton's Irish music by Paul M. MacDonald. Some minor wear to the card covers; the binding is solid and the contents appear to be clean.
$12.00
K-4
Early Man in Nova Scotia

Hayward, Patricia


1973; The Nova Scotia Museum; stapled booklet; 36 pp. Well illustrated with b&w sketches. Some very minor wear to the card covers; the binding is solid and the contents appear to be clean.
$6.00
K-4
In the Wake of the Alderney
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, 1750-2000

Chapman, Henry


2001; Nimbus Publishing Company; soft cover; 562 pp including index. Signed by the author on the title page. Illustrated with b&w photographs. Some minor scuffing and wear to the card covers; the binding is solid and the contents appear to be clean. This is a heavy book which may affect postage costs.
$16.00
K-45
Mellville Prison Deadman's Island
American and French Prisoners of War in Halifax 1794-1816

Cuthbertson, Brian


2009; Formac Publishing; soft cover; 96 pp including index. Well illustrated with b&w and colour photographs. Signed by the author on the title page. Some minor scuffing and wear to the card covers; the binding is solid and the contents appear to be clean.
$12.00
J-5
Historic Bedford

Edwards, Tony


2007; Nimbus Publishing Company; soft cover; 176 pp. Well illustrated with b&w photographs. Some minor scuffing and wear to the card covers; the binding is solid and the contents appear to be clean.
$16.00
H-8
Starting Over
Acadians and New England Planters
In Nova Scotia in the 1760's

Ells, Glenn

2007; self published; soft cover; 179 pp. A fictional depiction of the Planter years betwen the expulsion of the Acadians and the influx of Loyalists. Card covers are a bit worn; the contents appear to be clean.
$10.00
H-7
Scotland Farewell
The People of the Hector

MacKay, Donald

1980; McGraw-Hill Ryerson; hard cover; 229 pp including index. Illustrated with a few b&w photos and maps. Minor wear to the dj - the contents appear to be clean.
$12.00
H-3
Irish Halifax:
The Immigrant Generation, 1815-1859

Punch, Terrence M.


1981; International Education Centre, St. Mary's University; stapled booklet; 86 pp including index. Ethnic Heritage Series, Volume V. Ex-library with the usual stamps and stickers. Some wear to card covers; the contents appear to be clean.

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G-15
St. Paul's
In the Grand Parade

Emsley, Sarah Baxter

1999; Formac Publishing Company; soft cover; 72 pp including index. The story of St. Paul's Church in Halifax. Illustrated with b&w and colour photos. Very good condition - clean and crisp.
$8.00
G-10
Rise Again
The Story of Cape Breton Island
Book One

Morgan, Robert J.

2008; Breton Books; softcover; 225 pp including index. Illustrated with b&w photos. Good condition, crease along front cover spine, previous owner's notation on title page, contents appear to be clean.

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G-10
Italian Lives
Cape Breton Memories

Migliore, Sam and A.. EVO Dipierro, eds

2017; Cape Breton University Press; large softcover; 467 pp including reference notes. Illustrated with b&w photos. "A strong and vibrant Italian presence on the island ... dates back more than 150 years." Good condition, minor wear to front cover, previous owner's notes written on the title page; contents appear to be clean.
$18.00
G-10
Dictionary of Cape Breton English

Davey, William J. and Richard Mackinnon

2016; University of Toronto Press; softcover; 275 pp. Good condition, minor markings to page ends, contents appear to be clean.
$16.00
G-7
Historic North End Halifax


2004; Nimbus Publishing Ltd; soft cover; 181 pp. Well illustrated with b&w photos. Minor wear to card covers. The contents appear to be clean.

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G-4
Newport, Nova Scotia
A Rhode Island Township


1985; Mika Publishing Company; Hardcover with dust jacket, 494 pp including index. Tipped in folded map at rear has a small tear. Illustrated with b&w maps, photos and contains many family charts. Scarce and hard to find. Minor wear to dj. The contents appear to be clean.
$100.00
G-1
Anecdotes of Queens County Nova Scotia
Volume III

Wigglesworth, Armand F.

1989; A.F. Wigglesworth and "Memory Lane"; softcover; 310 pp. B&W illustrations. Good condition, minor wear to card covers; signed by the author on the title page. The contents appear to be clean.
$16.00
F-4
Loyalists and Layabouts
The Rapid Rise and faster Fall of Shelburne, Nova Scotia
1783-1792

Kimber, Stephen

2008; Doubleday Canada; hard cover with dj; 335 pp including index. Good condition, contents appear to be clean.

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E-17
A People Highly Favoured of God
The Nova Scotia Yankees and the American Revolution

Stewart, Gordon and George Rawlyk

1972; MacMillan of Canada; hard cover with dj; 219 pp including index. Good condition, minor soiling and wear to dj, contents appear to be clean.
$20.00
E-17
Beneath the Clouds ... of the Promised Land
The Survival of Nova Scotia's Blacks
Volume I: 1600-1800

Pachai, Bridglal

1987; Black Educators Association of Nova Scotia; soft cover; 70 pp. Good condition, contents appear to be clean.
$12.00
E-17
Beneath the Clouds ... of the Promised Land
The Survival of Nova Scotia's Blacks
Volume II: 1800-1989

Pachai, Bridglal

1990; Black Educators Association of Nova Scotia; soft cover; 329 pp including index. Good condition, contents appear to be clean.
$18.00
E-17
The Diary of Sarah Clinch
A Spirited Socialite in Victorian Nova Scotia

Hallett, Meghan, ed.

2001; Nimbus Publishing; soft cover; 182 pp including index. Good condition, contents appear to be clean.

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E-17
The History of Cheticamp Hooked Rugs and their Artisans

Chiasson, Father Anselme

1988; Lescarbot Publications; soft cover; 183 pp plus notes and coloured illustrations. There is some underlining in the text.
$10.00
E-17
Black Nova Scotians

Grant, John N.

1980; Nova Scotia Museum; soft cover; 47 pp. Black & white illustrations. Good and solid, some soiling to card covers, pencil underlining throughout text.
$12.00
E-17
The Pictou Plantation

Beer, Henry R.

1967; self published; stapled booklet; 27 pp. Good condition, contents appear to be clean.
$12.00
E-17
A History of Everyday Things in Nova Scotia
1. Lumbering

Martin, J.L.

1969; Nova Scotia Museum; stapled booklet; unpaginated, approx 12 pp. Good condition, well illustrated, contents appear to be clean.

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E-15
History of Modern Louisbourg
1758-1958


1988; Louisbourg Branch of the Women's Institute of Nova Scotia; soft cover; 72 pp. Reprint of the 1958 publication. Good condition, minor wear to card covers, contents appear to be clean.
$12.00
E-15
Sails of Fundy
The Schooners and Square-riggers of the Parrsboro shore

Spicer, Stanley T.

1984; Lancelot Press; soft cover; 135 pp. First edition. Illustrated with b&w photos. Fair condition, card covers are creased and worn, but the contents appear to be solid and clean.

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E-15
Captain from Fundy
The Life and Times of George D. Spicer, Master of Square-Rigged Windjammers

Spicer, Stanley T.

1992; Lancelot Press; soft cover; 130 pp. Second printing. Signed by the author on the title page. Good condition, minor wear and some creasing to card covers, contents appear to be clean.
$8.00
E-14
The Acadians of Nova Scotia
Past and Present

Ross, Sally, and Alphonse Deveau

1992; Nimbus Publishing; soft cover; 214 pp including index. Illustrated with b&w photos and a few maps. Good condition, minor wear to card covers. Contents appear to be clean.
$14.00
E-14
Historic Black Nova Scotia

Pachai, Bridglal and Henry Bishop

2006; Nimbus Publishing; soft cover; 129 pp including index. One of the "Images of our Past" series. Good condition, minor wear to card covers, contents appear to be clean.

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E-12
King's Bounty
A History of Early Shelburne, Nova Scotia

Robertson, Marion

1983; Nova Scotia Museum; soft cover; 334 pp including index; Signed by the author on the title page. B&W illustrations. Wear and chipping to card covers - the contents appear to be clean.

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E-4
Rise Again!
The Story of Cape Breton Island
Book One

Morgan, Robert J.

2008; Breton Books; soft cover; 225 pp including index. "Book One takes the reader up to thetwentieth century as Cape Breton becomes home for Acadians, Irish and Scottish - the immigrant soul of Cape Breton - preparing the ground for the second economic boom in Book Two." Good condition, minor bumps to card covers - the contents appear to be clean.

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E-4
The Halifax Poor House Fire
A Victorian Tragedy

Laffoley, Steven

2016; Pottersfield Press; soft cover; 237 pp. A cold case investigation into the fire of November 6, 1882. Signed by the author on the title page. Good condition, minor wear to card covers, - the contents appear to be clean.
$12.00
D-3
Open Gangway
An Account of the Halifax Riots, 1945

Redman, Stanley R.

1981; Lancelot Press; soft cover; 167 pp. Good condition, minor bumps and wear to card covers - the contents appear to be clean.
$18.00
C-18
A Calendar of Official Correspondence and Legislative Papers
Nova Scotia 1802-15

Ells, Margaret, compiler

1936; Public Archives of Nova Scotia; soft cover; 354 pp. Minor wear to card covers; contents appear to be clean.

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C-17
Heritage Remembered
The Story of Bear River

Hall, E. Foster, ed.

1981; Bear River New Horizons Centre; soft cover; 173 pp. Stated first edition. Illustrated with many b&w photographs. Back card cover and a few back pages are creased - a few dog-eared pages as well; contents appear to be solid and clean.
$16.00
C-16
The Miner Family
1776
Horton Branch

Johnson, Thomas Miner

1932; Dr. Walter N. Miner; hard cover; 96+ pp. The family history of Dr. Walter N. Miner of Calais, Maine and Thomas Miner Johnson of Oxford, Nova Scotia. Illustrated with some b&w photos. Conents have been annotated/updated in pen by a later owner. Significant wear to back board.
$22.00
C-11
A Brief History of Pine Hill Divinity Hall
and the Theological Department at Mount Allison University

Falconer, Rev. Dr. J.W. and Rev. Dr. W.G. Watson

nd ca 1945; stapled booklet; 55 pp. Includes lists of graduates of the Presbyterian College Halifax, those trained at Mount Allison 1842-1925, and Graduates of Pine Hill Divinity College 1925-1945. Some wear and staining to paper wraps.
$16.00
C-6
The Royal Isle
When Cape Breton Was A Province

MacDonald, H.M.

1970; The Casket Printing and Publishing Company; soft cover; 97 pp. Map of Cape Breton on back cover. Minor bumps and markings to card covers - otherwise, the book appears to be in good condition.
$12.00
C-6
A Tale of Two Centuries
Truro Presbytery - Oldest in Canada
A Pictorial Supplement

Truro Presbytery Historical Committee

ca. 1991; The Tribune Press Ltd; stapled booklet; 72 pp. Illustrated with photos of various churches and ministers. Includes a listing of ministers and missionaries who served the Presbytery over the years. Bumps to card covers - otherwise, the book appears to be in good condition.
$14.00
C-5
A Pictorial History of St. Paul's Anglican Church
Halifax, Nova Scotia

McAleer, J. Philip

1993; Resource Centre Publications; soft cover; 160 pp including index. Illustrated with b&w photos and diagrams. Minor bumps, wear and creasing to card covers; otherwise, the contents appear to be clean.
$12.00
C-4
Thy Dwellings Fair
Churches of Nova Scotia, 1750-1830

Duffus, Allan, Edward MacFarlane, Elizabeth Pacey, George Rogers

1982; Lancelot Press; soft cover; 189 pp. Illustrated with many b&w photos. Minor bumps to card covers; otherwise, the book appears to be in good condition.
$14.00
C-4
The Peaceful Revolution
250 Years of Democracy in Nova Scotia

Boileau, John

2008; Nimbus Publishing; soft cover; 226 pp, including index. Illustrated with maps and charts. Minor bumps to card covers; otherwise, the book appears to be in good condition.

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B-19
Africa's Children
A History of Blacks in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

Robart-Johnson, Sharon

2009; Natural Heritage Books, Dundurn Press; soft cover; 236 pp, including index. Illustrated with b&w photos. Gift inscription on title page - otherwise, the book is in very good condition.
$16.00
B-19
An Island Parish
The 150th Anniversary of St. Hyacinth's, D'Escousse

Ross Moira, with Silver Donald Cameron

1995; St. Hyacinth's Parish, D'Escousse, Cape Breton Island; soft cover; 67 pp. A brief history of this parish, its buildings, its clergy and its people. The book shows some wear - bumps and creases to card covers - the contents appear clean.

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B-5
Historic Cumberland County South
Land of Promise

Brown, Roger David

2002, Nimbus Publishing; softcover; 159 pp. Illustrated with b&w photos and maps. Some curling to card covers and corner bumps, contents are clean.

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A-14
Cape Breton at 200
Historical Essays in Honour of the Island's Bicentennial 18785-1985

Donovan, Kevin ed.

1985; University College of Cape Breton Press; hardcover with dj; 260 pp. Inscribed on the ffep: "To: The Hon Flora MacDonald with Best Wishes! Manning MacDonald, Mayor - City of Sydney Dec/85". The book is in very good condition.
$12.00
A-14
North Bar Remembered
North Sydney's Centennial & Bicentennial 1785-1985

Sampson, Gordon H. and Donna Anderson Currie

ca. 1985; softcover; 82 pp. From the estate of Flora MacDonald. Inscription on title page has been scribbled out. Illustrated with b&w photos and local ads. The book is in good condition.
$9.00
A-14
Cape Breton Harbour

Staebler, Edna

1974 reprint; McClelland and Stewart Ltd; softcover; 176 pp including index. From the estate of Flora MacDonald. Inscribed "To Flora with love" and signed by many individuals. Illustrations by Tom Anthes. Wear to card covers - the contents are clean.

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A-14
To the Ends of the Earth
Norman McLeod and the Highlanders' Migration to Nova Scotia and New Zealand

Robinson, Neil

1999; Harper Collins; softcover; 260 pp including index. "In 1817 a fiery preacher called Norman McLeod left the Scottish Highlands for Nova Scotia with a band of devoted followers. So began one of the great migration stories of the nineteenth century. After 35 hard years in St. Ann's, McLeod, now in his seventies, set out again with 800 followers - this time to the infant colony of New Zealand, settling in Waipu, Northland." Appendix 1 contains a list of vessels that brought migrants from Nova Scotia to New Zealand,and includes the names of heads of families, the number in each family and the places they came from. Appendix 2 lists marriages of migrants. In good condition, contents are clean.

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A-14
Historic North Sydney
Images of our Past

Gillis, Rannie

2005; Nimbus Publishing; softcover; 142 pp. Illustrated with many b&w photgraphs. Good condition except for some curling of card covers. The contents are clean.

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A-14
The Well-Watered Garden
The Presbyterian Church in Cape Breton, 1798-1860

Stanley, Laurie

1983; University College of Cape Breton Press; softcover; 239 pp including index. Good condition except for some curling to card covers. The contents are clean.
$12.00
L14-4
The Spectator
Dartmouth High School Yearbook, 1960

1960; soft cover; unpaginated. Class photos plus individual photos of staff and graduating students. Many articles on school activities and approx 20 pages of local advertisements at the back. The book is a little curled and the yellow card covers a little soiled, contents are clean.
$17.00
#L13-12
So Obstinately Loyal
James Moody 1744-1809

Shenstone, Susan Burgess

2000; McGill-Queens University Press; hard cover with dj; 340 pp including index. "This is the biography of James Moody, the at one time famous, even infamous, partisan of Britain during the American Revolutionary War ... The story culminates in Weymouth, Nova Scotia, where,along with almost 40,000 other Loyalists, Moody had to make a life among the Acadians and earlier Yankee settlers." DJ slightly creased, previous owner's name on ffep; contents are clean.

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#L 48
Golden Jubilee
1911-1961 - 50th Anniversary of the Birthplace of Steel in Canada
(Trenton, Nova Scotia)

Kroeger, Arthur

ca. 1961; Sponsored by Trenton Lions' Club; softcover stapled booklet; unpaginated, approx 60 pp. Included are articles on the history of the town of Trenton, DOSCO Trenton Works, and Sports in Trenton. Illustrated with many b&w photos and many advertisements from local businesses. Good condition, card covers are creased and a little soiled; some pencil writing.
$16.00
#L 46
The River That Isn't
A Tale of Survival and Prosperity: River Bourgeois, Cape Breton, 1714-1994

Samson, Garvie

1995 reprint; softcover; 260 pp. Illustrated with many b&w photos. Crease to lower front cover corner; Library and Archives Canada surplus stamp inside back cover; contents are clean.

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#L9
Early History of Dorchester and the Surrounding Area

Milner, W.C.

1967 reprint of 1932 edition; stapled booklet, with green card covers; 37 pp. Includes short descriptions of some of the early families and businesses. In good condition, but some ink notations here and there.
$22.00

Prince Edward Island

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K-1
From the Ponds to Sea View

Sea View Historical Society

n.d.; Sea View Historical Society; soft cover; 231 pp. Illustrated with many b&w photos and documents. Front cover is worn and stained, the binding is solid and the contents appear to be clean.
$16.00
J-1
"A Very Fine Class of Immigrants"
Prince Edward Island's Scottish Pioneers
1770-1850

Campey, Lucille H.

2001; Natural Heritage Books; soft cover; 184 pp including index. Illustrated with b&w photos, diagrams and maps and includes a number of ships' lists. Previous owner's impressed stamp on ffep, and there is some yellow highlighting throughout.
$10.00
H-4
New London:
The Lost Dream
The Quaker Settlement on P.E.I.'s North Shore
1773-1795

Cousins, John

2016; Island Studies Press; Softcover, 239 pp including notes and bibliography. Illustrated with b&w photos, sketches and maps. Minor wear and creasing to card covers. The contents appear to be clean.

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G-12
Everyday & Extraordinary
Almanac of the History of Prince Edward Island

Beck, Boyde & Edward MacDonald

1999; PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation; Softcover, 137 pp including index. Well illustrated with many b&w photos. Minor wear to card covers. The contents appear to be clean.
$14.00
G-6
A Photo History of the Prince Edward Island Railway

Graham, Allan

2001; large soft cover; 250 pp. Second Printing. Profusely illustrated with b&w photos. Signed by the author on the title page. Good condition, minor soiling and wear to card covers, contents appear to be clean.
$35.00
E-17
Journeys to the Island of St. John
Prince Edward Island

Harvey, D.C. ed.

1955; MacMillan Company of Canada; soft cover; 213 pp. Including "Voyage to the Island of St John's, Curtis 1775"; A series of letters DEscriptive of Prince EDward Island by Walter Johnstone; extracts from Travels in Prince Edward Island by the same author; and Emigration, Prince Edward Island by J.L. Lewellin. With reproductions of original title pages and and end paper map of Prince Edward Island in 1820. Some bumping and creasing to card covers, some dog-eared pages some pencil underlining to text. Contents appear to be clean.
$22.00
E-17
Westcountrymen in Prince Edward's Isle

Greenhill, Basil and Ann Giffard

1975; University of Toronto Press; soft cover; 248 pp including index. Illustrated with b&w photos. Some bumping and creasing to card covers and some dog-eared pages and a little soiling to page ends. Contents appear to be clean.
$16.00
E-17
Black Islanders

Hornby, Jim

1991; Institute of Island Studies; soft cover; 116 pp including index. Illustrated with b&w photos. Some bumping and creasing to card covers and some dog-eared pages and a little soiling to page ends. Contents appear to be clean.
$22.00
E-16
"A Very Fine Class of Immigrants"
Prince Edward Island's Scottish Pioneers
1770-1850

Campey, Lucille H.

2001; Natural Heritage Books; soft cover; 184 pp including index. Illustrated with b&w photos, drawings, tables and figures and includes a number of ship's lists. Some bumping and creasing to card covers and some dog-eared pages and a little soiling to page ends. Contents appear to be clean.

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E-15
Land of the Red Soil
A Popular History of Prince Edward Island

Baldwin, Douglas

2007; Nimbus Publishing; soft cover; 190 pp including index. Fourth printing, revised and updated edition. Illustrated with b&w photos. Good condition, contents appear to be clean.
$14.00
A-20
Dictionary of Prince Edward Island English

Pratt, T.K., ed.

1988; hardcover with dj; unpaginated, approx 200 pp. Alphabetic listing and explanations of words and phrases unique to PEI. The binding is a little skewed, previous owner's bookplate inside front cover. The contents are clean.
$18.00
A-17
Cradled in the Waves

Croteau, J.T.

1951; Ryerson Press; hardcover; 149 pp. "In the Maritime Provinces of Canada, in the 1930's small groups of people working and learning together, using the techniques of economic co-operation and adult education, came to grips with the economic stagnation that was threatening their very existence. ... This book is the story of what took place in Prince Edward Island." First edition in a worn, torn and chipped dj. End papers are maps of PEI. Contents are clean.
$12.00
14-16
The Myricks of Tignish 1853-1969

Myrick, Carolyn E.

1995; Carolyn Myrick; softcover; 140 pp. Stated first edition. History of the Myrick family in Tignish PEI. Tignish is a fishing community located in western Prince County, PEI. Includes a family tree and many black and white photographs. Good condition with minor cover scuffs and creases.

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Newfoundland and Labrador

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J-5
Life at the "Crossroads of the World"
History of Gander, Newfoundland

Compiled by the Gander Seniors Club


1988; Gander Seniors Club; soft cover; 204 pp. Well illustrated with b&w photographs. Some minor scuffing and wear to the card covers; the binding is solid and the contents appear to be clean.
$12.00
J-5
Master Shipbuilders of Newfoundland and Labrador
Volumes One and Two

Evans, Calvin D.


2013 and 2014; Breakwater Books; soft covers; Volume One: 306 pp including index; Volume Two: 321 pp including index. Volume One: Cape Spear to Boyd's Cove; Volume Two: Notre Dame Bay to Petty Harbour. Some scuffing and wear to the card covers, gift inscription in Volume One; the bindings are solid and the contents appear to be clean.
$25.00
H-8
Light at Last
Triumph over Tuberculosis in Newfoundland and Labrador
1900-1975

House, Edgar

1981; Jesperson Press; soft cover; 242 pp including index. Illustrated with b&w photos, charts and diagrams. Card covers are quite worn - the contents appear to be clean.
$14.00
G-15
The Deserted Island
Newfoundland Verse and Paintings

Cooper, Georgiana

1979; Creative Printers and Publishers Ltd; stapled booklet; 65 pp. Illustrated with b&w images of paintings and photos of the author at various stages of her life. Good condition - some sun fading to card covers.

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G-12
"On The Goose"
The Story of Goose Bay
Them Days Vol. 12 No. 4


2005; THEM DAYS Archives & Publications; Softcover, 192 pp. Illustrated with many b&w photos. Some wear to card covers, contents appear to be clean.
$14.00
G-7
Marine Disasters and Shipwrecks
of Newfoundland and Labrador
Vol 1 1822-1938
Vol 2 1939-1989

Andrieux, J.P.

1992; O.T.C. Press; Softcover, Volume 1: 168 pp; Volume 2:188 pp; Both books are "Second Edition, revised and enlarged". Some wear to card covers, contents appear to be clean. Both books are illustrated with b&w photos. The contents appear to be clean.
$25.00
G-4
A History of Quidi Vidi

Stacey, Jean Edwards

2002; DRC Publishing; Softcover, 67 pp. Minor wear to card covers. Illustrated with b&w and colour photos. The contents appear to be clean.

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G-1
The Coast of Newfoundland
The Southwest Corner

Vautier, Clarence

2002; Flanker Press Ltd; soft cover; 122 pp plus index. B&W photos. A date and name are written on the ffep - otherwise good condition, minor curling to card covers; the contents appear to be clean.
$14.00
F-7
Forget-Me-Not
Fallen Boy Soldiers
Royal Newfoundland Regiment, World War One

Browne, Gary F.

2010; Gary Browne; soft cover; 215 pp. The author "takes a bold step into a little known part of the story of The Regiment as he takes us into the lives of children of Newfoundland who were in various ways encouraged to go to war as child soldiers". Illustrated with b&w photos. Minor curling to card covers; the contents appear to be clean.

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F-5
Where Once Our Mothers Stood We Stand
Women's Suffrage in Newfoundland
1890-1925

Duley, Margot I.

n.d.; Gynergy Books; soft cover; 159 pp. Inscribed and signed by the author inside front cover. Good condition, minor wear to card covers; contents appear to be clean.

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F-3
The History of Torbay

Codner, Bob

1996; Harry Cuff Publications Ltd; soft cover; 128 pp. Illustrated with b&w photos. Good condition, minor wear to card covers, contents appear to be clean.

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E-17
The Irish in Newfoundland
1623-1800

McCarthy, Michael J.

1982; Harry Cuff Publications; soft cover; 62 pp. Some sun fading to card covers. Contents appear to be clean.

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E-14
Soe longe as there comes noe women
Origins of English Settlement in Newfoundland

Handcock, W. Gordon

1989; Breakwater Press; soft cover; 343 pp including index. First edition. Newfoundland History Series No 6. Illustrated with maps and charts. Good condition, minor wear to card covers, contents appear to be clean.

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E-8
A History of the Church Lads' Brigade in Newfoundland
100th Anniversary

Pritchett, Captain Sterling D.

1991; Creative Publishers; large soft cover; 211 pp including index. Illustrated with b&w photos throughout. Connected with the Anglican Church of Newfoundland. Scuffing and wear to card covers - the contents appear to be clean.
$18.00
C-5
True Newfoundlanders
Early Homes and Families of Newfoundland and Labrador

McBurney, Margaret and Mary Byers

1997; Boston Mills Press; hard cover with dj; 240 pp including index. Illustrated with b&w and colour photos. Photography by John de Visser. The book appears to be in good condition.

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A-14
The Coldest Harbour of the Land
Simon Stock and Lord Baltimore's Colony in Newfoundland, 1621-1649

Codignola, Luca

1988; McGill-Queen's University Press; hard cover; 229 pp including index. Excellent condition and the contents are clean.

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The Miners of Wabana

Weir, Gail

1989; Breakwater Books; softcover; 142 pp. One of Canada's Atlantic Folklore - Folklife Series. The story of the iron ore miners of Bell Island. Illustrated with b&w photos. Very good condition.
$15.00

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