History from Old Whitby Books

Detailed histories of the communities and the people around Lakes Simcoe & Couchiching in the early days. 173pp. Profusely illustrated with old photographs and maps

pp 368, small 8vo. Essays concerned mostly with the author's personal responses to Nova Scotia geography and history. Faded blue cloth binding, Spine ends worn and chipped. Good reading copy. Decorations, Titles and Endpapers designed by Thoreau MacDonald.

170 pp - The harrowing story of an Arctic exploration ship in the Canadian arctic in 1913. The ship was trapped in the ice and gradually drifted for many months westward until it sank near Wrangel island north of Siberia. The author was one of the survivors.Foreword by Magnus Magnusson

very good/near fine Friedman, a Pulitzer Prize winner New York Times journalist, unravels the global scene of the 21st century, translating complex foreign policy & economic issues. 488 pages.

very good/none Tight & clean text block. Slight yellowing on page edges. B & W photos throughout. The Canadian 'aristocracy' of 19th century Montreal with an emphasis on their homes. 224 pages including index.

good+/good Profusely illustrated (colour & b/w) book on the history of glassware from the Egyptians to the present. 80 pgs.

Very condition in original fitted box cover. Book consist primarily of photographs of and about Pierre Elliot Trudeau, Canada's Prime Minister from 1968-84.160 pgs

good+/good ex-lbrary - usual markings, interior pages clean & tight A comprehensive study of the history of animal domestication. The informative text is accompanied by numerous photographs and line drawings making it useful for scholars and general readers alike. Clutton-Brock presents archeological, historical and zoological evidence to trace the transitions in man's relationship to animals from the end of the last… Read more about this item

near fine / near fine Woodward takes us deep into the administrations of Presidents Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush and Clinton to describe how each discovered that Watergate had forever altered the office of the presidency due to new ethics laws and an emboldened Congress and the media. 593 pgs incl. index.

Good / good ex library with usual markings This is a history of European contacts with the Haida indian nation from first contact to modern times told from the perspective of the Haidas themselves. The author retells the oral traditions from the first arrival of Capt George Vancouver in 1775 to modern times. The book is illustrated by the renowned Haida… Read more about this item