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Yorkshire Customs: Traditions and Folk Lore of Old Yorkshire

Yorkshire Customs: Traditions and Folk Lore of Old Yorkshire

by Crowther, Arnold

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Published
1977
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9780852062500
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Clapham, North Yorkshire, U.K.: Dalesman Paperback, 1977. Light edgewear, small reading crease, no marks. Reprint of original dated 1974. Yorkshire has an almost inexhaustible store of cusoms, traditions and folk lore stemming from alsmost every town, village, mountain, dale and moor. Indeed one wonders if every house not more than a few decades old has not a story hidden somewhere… Read more about this item
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This is Peggy's Cove Nova Scotia

This is Peggy's Cove Nova Scotia

by Degarthe, W. E

Condition
Used - Very Good+
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Published
1984
Binding
Trade Paperback
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Halifax, N.S.: Halcraft Printing, 1984. Some history of Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada. Soft Cover. Mint/No Jacket. 6x9". History/genealogy.
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Memories of a Cape Breton Childhood

Memories of a Cape Breton Childhood

by Peach, Leroy Payne

Condition
Used - Mint
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Published
1990
Binding
Trade Paperback
ISBN
9780921054412
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A$21.29

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Halifax, N.S.: Nimbus Publishing, 1990. Retired teacher has detailed characters from his life including a coal miner; an aria-singing skater, etc. Most of Peach's neighbours were relatives, and their eccentricities, prejudices, and individual talents provide Peach with many entertaining anecdotes... New book!. Soft Cover. Mint/No Jacket. 6x9". History/genealogy.
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The Memoirs of Myrtle

The Memoirs of Myrtle

by Smith, Myrtle

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Published
1960
Binding
Trade Paperback
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Self -Published My name is Myrtle Rushton-Smith. I was born Oct 1 1897. The purpose of the book is to tell the life of a typical farmer's daughter, later a farmer's wife and now a farmer's mother. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 6x9". Autobiography/biography. No date shown for publication so approximate date shown.
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The Westray Tragedy: a Miner's Story

The Westray Tragedy: a Miner's Story

by Comish, Shaun

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Published
1993
Binding
Trade Paperback
ISBN
9781895686265
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Halifax, N.S.: Fernwood Publishing, 1993. This is a story of the Westray coal mine in Pictou County, Nova Scotia. In a miner's own words we are told of the atrocious conditions under which the miners worked. We hear about rock studies, cave-ins and explosively high levels of methane gas which if ignited would cause the knee-high levels of coal dust… Read more about this item
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History of Deerfield and Pleasant Valley

History of Deerfield and Pleasant Valley

by Mockett, John T

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Published
1976
Binding
Trade Paperback
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Yarmouth, NS: Sentinel Printing Ltd., 1976. A brief history of these two communities gathered information by Women's Institute of Nova Scotia Deefield and Pleasant Valley Branch. Nice green cover with previous owner's inscription on inside cover, pages intact and clean. Some contents include: Soft Soap; Indians; Industries; charcoal Manufacture; Horse Breeding Industry; churches; schools; War records; Organizations; Tragedies; Fires; Accidents;… Read more about this item
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Cape Breton Harbour

Cape Breton Harbour

by Staebler, Edna

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1972
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9780771082894
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Toronto, On: McClelland and Stewart Limited, 1972. The spell of the sea will be on you as you read this finely illustrated story; discovery of a fishing village on the Cabot Trail. The author lived with the people of Ingonish and area to learn how they lived, and experience a little of what they experience. She listened to the codfishermen,… Read more about this item
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The Highland Heart in Nova Scotia

The Highland Heart in Nova Scotia

by MacNeil, Neil

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Published
1980
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9780887800016
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Antigonish, N.S.: Formac Publishing Company, 1980. Reading crease near spine and small crease bottom front cover, pages tight to spine, book square, blue cover. Fourteen chapters in book with such titles as: MacNeil's and MacLean's; One winter night; A Free and Hardy People; The Ghosts Cross the atlantic; Three Boys in the Country; the girl from Philadelphia; The… Read more about this item
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Rise Again! The Story of Cape Breton Island (Book One)

Rise Again! The Story of Cape Breton Island (Book One)

by Morgan, Robert J

Condition
Used - Mint
Edition
First Edition
Published
2008
Binding
Trade Paperback
ISBN
9781895415810
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A$60.83

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Wreck Cove, Cape Breton: Breton Books, 2008. New book! the first full-scale history of cape Breton Island in nearly 150 years!. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Mint/No Jacket. 10x7". History/genealogy.
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A$60.83
The Little Immigrants
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The Little Immigrants

by Bagnell, Kenneth

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Published
1987
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9780771592669
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Toronto, On: MacMillan and Company, 1987. This book is about the 80,000 orphan children from the U.K. who were shipped off to farms in Western Canada and were treated in most cases very cruelly. This book must be read to truly be appreciated.... Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. History/genealogy.
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The Irish in Cape Breton

The Irish in Cape Breton

by MacKenzie, A. A

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Published
1979
Binding
Trade Paperback
ISBN
9780887800429
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Antigonish, N.S.: Formac Publishing Company, 1979. Clear, crisp white pages, book in collectible condition, no names or stamps. History and genealogy students might be very interested in this history of the Irish in Cape Breton.... Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 6x9". History/genealogy.
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A$18.25
Dear Reader: The History of Fall River and Windsor Junction

Dear Reader: The History of Fall River and Windsor Junction

by The Friendly Group Seniors History Club

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Edition
First Edition
Published
1989
Binding
Trade Paperback
ISBN
9780889994423
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Hantsport, N.S.: Lancelot Press, 1989. Previous owner's name on inside leaf, book in collectible condition. the members of the history club gathered the information contained within from the Nova scotia archives, newspaper clippings information lent to us from interested persons and interviews with former and present citizens of the two communities.... First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/ 6x9". History/genealogy.
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A$18.25
Talking Cape Breton Music: Conversations with People Who Love and Make the Music

Talking Cape Breton Music: Conversations with People Who Love and Make the Music

by Caplan, Ronald (editor)

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
2006
Binding
Trade Paperback
ISBN
9781895415674
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Wreck Cove, Cape Breton: Breton Books, 2006. Over 100 b/w photos. Interviews with fiddlers like Winston "Scotty" Fitzgerald and Johnny Wilmot, pianists marie MacLellan and Dougie MacPhee, piper alex Currie, John allan cameron and Mny others- deliver memories and rich insight into Cape Breton music that has won the world. Clear crisp white pages.... First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/Autobiographies… Read more about this item
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Memoirs of a Canadian Doctor
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Memoirs of a Canadian Doctor

by MacMillan, Dr. C. Lamont

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Published
1977
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9780770100193
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Markham, On: Paperjacks, 1977. Moderate tanning pages o/w collectible condition, no names or stamps, square book. Fine history account from a doctor who experienced the conditions of the early 1900s. Many people are mentioned from the Cape Breton area including Ingonish and Cape North. Other doctors mentioned as well including a North Sydney doctor (Dr. Meech). Mass Market Paperback. Near… Read more about this item
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The Unknown New Brunswicker

The Unknown New Brunswicker

by Scott, Ruth

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
1988
Binding
Trade paperback
ISBN
9780969326908
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New Brunswick, Canada: Capital Free Press Limited, 1988. Signed by author, March 1988 on inside leaf. No other marks or stamps. Book in collectible condition. Some b/w photos in book. Picture inside of Doctor Reverend Roscoe Heine 1928. Book might be of interest to genealogy and historical scholars.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 9x6". Autobiography/biography.
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Atlantic Harbors

by Sherwood, Roland H

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Published
1972
Binding
Paperback
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Windsor, N.S.: Lancelot Press, 1972. Pages white and tight to spine. Book signed by author. A number of topics are included in the contents that make enjoyable reading for the historian and genealogy collector. Stories of people, places and events on schooners, harbours and on land.... Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 6-1/4x4-1/4".
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A$12.17
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Arn! Narn!: Faces and Voices of Atlantic Inshore Fishers

by Roach, Thomas E

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
1997
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9780920336472
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Sydney N.S.: University College of Cape Breton, 1997. Pages white and tight to spine, many b/w sketches of people in this book that gave the author information on the cod fishery in particular. Suitable as a history or geneology collector. One sunny afternoon as Tom Roach sketched at Petty Harbour, Newfoundland, he heard a man on the wharf yell to… Read more about this item
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Memories of a Cape Breton Childhood
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Memories of a Cape Breton Childhood

by Peach, Earle

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Published
1990
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9780921054412
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Halifax, N.S.: Nimbus Publishing, 1990. Book appears unread! Collectible condition. The small community of Black Brook managed to retai its pioneer spirit well into the early part of this century. Most of Peach's neighbours were relatives, and their eccentricities, prejudices, and individual talents provide Peach with many entertaining anecdotes.... Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 9x6". History/genealogy.
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A$24.26
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In Search of the Newfoundland Soul

by Poole, Cyril F

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Published
1983
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9780919095229
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St. John's NF: Creative Publishers, 1983. A number of topics are covered about Newfoundland life in this second printing. Book is fine and collectible!. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Aileen Woolridge. History/genealogy.
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A$9.12
It's Devil Deep Down There

It's Devil Deep Down There

by Rusted, Nigel

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Published
1987
Binding
Trade Paperback
ISBN
9780889011014
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St. Johns, Newfoundland: Creative Publishers, 1987. Price sticker on book, no names or book stamps, no creases, nice collectible book. 50 years ago on the M.V. Lady Anderson, a mobile clinic on the S.W. coast of Newfoundland. The photographs in this book are from fifty year-old negatives taken by Dr. Nigel Rusted... historical record may well apply to the entire… Read more about this item
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