Search Results: Canadiana & Canadian History from NEXUS BOOKS

Vancouver, B.C., Canada: The Alumni and The Friends of The University of British Columbia, 1966. Facsimile reprint of the Government Gazette Extraordinary of November 19th, 1866, plus a four-page historical pamphlet written by Margaret Ormsby. Both the facsimile and the pamphlet are in Fine condition, and are enclosed in the original mailing envelope (VG condition). Alcuin bibliography page twenty-seven. An uncommon item..

New York: E. P. Dutton and Company, 1908. First edition. Hardcover. A large, thick book bound in original burgundy cloth binding, gilt-lettered on spine and gilt decorated with a dog team and sled on the front board. A VG+ copy: firmly-bound, clean and bright. Both endpapers are present and undamaged. Archdeacon Douglas P. Watney's name and address on front endpaper. Gilt lettering and decoration are still bright, no cracking or loosening of binding, no fraying of cloth, no textual markings. The spine is NOT sunned or faded (it often is) and all illustrations are present. A very nice copy indeed, much better than commonly found..

Calgary, Alberta, Canada: Century Calgary Publications, 1975. 'Trade-size' softcover, 92 pages. In Very Good condition: a nice firmly-bound copy, clean and unmarked. Scarce..

New York: William Sloane Associates, 1961. First edition, hardcover, 287 pages. With sixteen pages of b.& w. photographs. Pioneer days in Western Canada described by a pioneer and lyrical storyteller. A clean, tight VG copy with a previous owner's name at top corner of the half-title page. In a price-clipped VG dustjacket which has several short edge-tears, light edge-creasing, and a little rubbing along folds. There are also some small tape ghosts (brown dried-out tape adhesive remnant) on pastedowns and flap folds. A sound copy with the dustjacket in a protective clear mylar cover..

New York: William Sloane Associates, 1961. First edition, hardcover, 287 pages. With sixteen pages of b.& w. photographs. Pioneer days in Western Canada described by a pioneer and lyrical storyteller. A clean, tight VG+ copy. In a price-clipped VG dustjacket which has very light edgewear (but no chips) and is a little faded along the spine. An attractive copy with the dustjacket in a protective clear mylar cover..

Burnaby, BC: Century Park Museum Association, 1976. First edition, the scarce hardcover binding. Slim hardcover in gilt lettered brown boards, 108 pages including 10 pages of illustrations from photos. Near Fine condition: clean, unmarked, and unworn; a very nice copy indeed.. As New.

Quebec, Canada: L'Evenement Press, 1924. First (and only) edition. Softcover: sewn binding in card covers, 196 pages (Centenary Volume) plus 110 pages (Unique Quebec). Frontispiece plate and fold-out facsimile way-bill. A Very Good copy, no inscription or book-plate, clean, unmarked text, firmly bound. Scarce..

Montreal: John Lovell & Son, Limited, Publishers, 1928. First edition. Hardcover in dustjacket, 175 pages, with frontispiece of Ephraim Scott. A Very Good copy bound in burgundy cloth, gilt lettered on front and spine. Cloth of back board has been damp-stained at some point but is now dry and clean. No inscription or book-plate and text is clean and unmarked. Laid in is the scarce sixteen-page booklet 'Postscript to "Church Union" and the Presbyterian Church in Canada', also by Ephraim Scott. In the very scarce dustjacket which is Fair to Good only, being heavily chipped along the top edge and now protected in a clear mylar sleeve. Scarce with both booklet and jacket..

London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1899. First edition. Hardcover. A small book bound in original dark blue cloth binding, gilt-lettered on spine. A VG+ copy: firmly-bound, clean and bright. Endpapers are present and undamaged (tiny name-stamp on front endpaper). No cracking or loosening of binding, no fraying of cloth, no textual markings. All illustrations present. A very nice copy indeed, much better than commonly found..

Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1990. First edition, hardcover in dustjacket. A Fine copy in new condition, in a Fine dustjacket..

Vancouver: UBC / University of British Columbia Press, 2002. First edition. Hardcover in pictorial boards (was not issued with a dustjacket), 328 pages. A social and institutional history of demography in Canada, focusing on the period from 1913 to 1995. It discusses the origins of demography in Europe and Canada from the 17th to the 19th centuries, and the development of demography in the French- and English-speaking regions of Canada. One corner tip slightly bumped else a Fine, brand new copy.. New.

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2010. First edition. Hardcover (glossy pictorial boards, was not issued with a dustjacket). A Fine, brand new copy.. New.

Vernon, British Columbia, Canada: Okanagan Historical Society, 1945. Hardcover edition (scarce thus). 114 pages. Bound in blue cloth, lettered in gilt on front board, numbered '11' on spine. Tiny inkstamp at top corner of front endpaper else a Fine, bright, unblemished copy. A tribute volume to the Society's recently deceased Secretary and Treasurer, Leonard Norris, who would not be lauded today for such views as: "the North American Indians of Canada are a superior people. Too often they are classed by ignorant people with such races as the Japanese, Chinese, Negros and Hindus. These are inferior races . . ." (page 71)..

Sidney, British Columbia: Gray's Publishing, 1963. First edition, hardcover, 302 pages. With sixteen pages of b.& w. photographs. Pioneer days in Western Canada described by a pioneer and lyrical storyteller. A clean, firmly-bound VG+ copy with previous owner's name written on half-title page and verso of contents page. The cheap paper is a little age-browned as usual and there are a couple of old tape stains on front and rear endpapers. In a lovely Near Fine dustjacket which is extremely bright and attractive (and is now protected in a clear mylar sleeve). A very nice copy of a quite elusive book..

Sidney, British Columbia: Gray's Publishing, 1963. First edition, hardcover, 302 pages. With sixteen pages of b.& w. photographs. Pioneer days in Western Canada described by a pioneer and lyrical storyteller. A clean, firmly-bound Very Good copy. The cheap paper is a little age-browned as usual. In a VG- dustjacket which has small pieces of clear tape at head and heel of spine (jacket is now protected in a mylar sleeve). One of this author's more elusive books..

Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada: First Presbyterian Church, Pictou, Nova Scotia, 1979. Stapled booklet, sixteen pages. A short history, with some photographs. A VG+ copy: clean and unmarked..

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: University of British Columbia Press, 1982. First edition, second printing, hardcover, 257 pages. A clean, bright Fine copy (i.e. in virtually brand new condition), in a VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket (very slight edgewear when examined closely) which is now protected in a clear mylar cover. A lovely copy. The photographs in this book include one of a poster distributed during the period, attempting to persuade young British women to emigrate to the Canadian West with the text: "URGENT! Thousands of nice girls are wanted in The Canadian West. Over 20,000 Men are sighing for what they cannot get -- WIVES! Shame! Don't hesitate -- COME AT ONCE. If you cannot come, send your sisters. So great is the demand that anything in skirts stands a chance. No reasonable offer refused. They are all shy but willing. All Prizes! No Blanks. Hustle up now Girls and don't miss this chance. Some of you will never get another.".

Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 1979. First edition, hardcover, 359 pages. Edited and with an Introduction by W.L. Morton, with a Preface by R.D. Symons. Frontier life in Western Canada, as lived by the delicately reared missionary daughter of the Dean of Rochester Cathedral. A Near Fine (i.e. nearly new condition) copy: bright and clean with no inscription or book-plate, in a VG+ dustjacket with just a few short edge tears (but no missing chips). Jacket is now in a protective mylar sleeve. An excellent, attractive copy..

Vancouver, B.C.: UBC / University of British Columbia Press, 1979. First edition, hardcover in dustjacket, 359 pages. Edited and with an Introduction by W.L. Morton, with a Preface by R.D. Symons. Frontier life in Western Canada, as lived by the delicately reared missionary daughter of the Dean of Rochester Cathedral. A VG+ copy: bright and clean with no inscription or book-plate, in a VG+ dustjacket with just a couple of short edge tears (but no missing chips). Jacket is now in a protective mylar sleeve. An excellent, attractive copy..

Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2001. First edition. Hardcover, 343 pages. Strongly influenced by the arts and crafts movement, the New England artist Jessie Luther was recruited by Wilfred Grenfell to teach weaving to the women at St. Anthony, whose hooked mats went on to become famous for their strong designs and meticulous craftsmanship. An annotated edition of a travel journal that Luther wrote from 1906 to 1910, 'Jessie Luther at the Grenfell Mission' describes the local customs of St. Anthony, provides an unusually intimate account of Wilfred Grenfell, and brings to life the Newfoundlanders with whom he worked. "I loved reading this book and am totally in awe of Jessie Luther" - Mary Pratt. "I really enjoyed this book" - Jane Jacobs. "A wonderful read" - Stephen Loring, Arctic Studies Center, NMNH - Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution. Includes maps, endnotes, bibliography and index. A Fine brand new copy in original light blue… Read More