Search Results: Canadian History from Post Horizon Booksellers

Red Deer, AB, Canada: The Westerner Exposition Association, 1991. First Canadian Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 175pp. Illust w bw photos in text, 16pp colour photographs. Occasional yellow highlighting. Illustrated endpapers. White boards w blue lettering to cover and spine. Small dent to front fore edge. Binding square and sound. Quarto: 285 x 223mm.

Edmonton, AB, Canada: Legislative Assembly of Alberta, 2006. First Canadian Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 60pp. Illustrated throughout w colour photographs. Photo illustrated boards are clean and without wear. Binding square and sound. Library stamp on ffep; no other library markings and condition suggests this book did not see circulation. Supplementary booklet included: Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1905-2006. Quarto - 28.5 x 22cm A pictorial history of the Legislative Building of Alberta.

Strasbourg, France / Saint Boniface, MB, Canada,: Editions du Signe / Archidiocèse de Saint-Boniface Archdiocese, 2018. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Zvardon, Frantisek (Photography). 196pp. Illust. w contemporary colour photos and historical bw photographs. Cartographic endpapers. Illustrated boards are clean and without wear. Binding square and sound. Quarto: 30.5 x 21.5cm. French language text. A souvenir book celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Archdiocese of St. Boniface in Winnipeg, (Man.).

Regina, SK, Canada: Western Printers Association, 1953. First Canadian Edition . Soft cover. Fair. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. 132pp. Illust w photo reproductions, adverts. Moisture stain to top edge diminishing in size from title page to p12. Splatter and partial circle stain to back cover. General soiling and age toning to wrapper. Wear to corners. Stapled binding of text block is sound however wrapper has pulled through the staples on the front cover. 1.5cm loss to tail, 2cm tear to head. Folio: 300 x 227mm. A well-worn souvenir of Regina's 50th anniversary.

Endeavor, SK, Canada: St. James Mission / Anglican Church of Canada: Diocese of Saskatoon, 1981. First Canadian Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 236pp. Reproductions of bw photos, ports. Gift inscription inked to Table of Contents. Green-tone photo illustrated card covers show toning. White plastic coil binding. Octavo. pp1-136 community history; pp137-228 recipes; pp229-236 bland for notes/recipes (unmarked).

Regina, SK, Canada: Saskatchewan School Trustees' Association, 1985. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [vi], 186pp. Illustrated w historical bw photographs. Dark brown boards w gold lettering on cover and spine. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. A short history of the Saskatchewan School Trustees' Association, encompassing the years 1915 through 1985.

Swan River, MB, Canada: Swan River Valley History Book Committee, 1978. First Canadian Edition . Cloth. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. vi, 508pp. Historical bw photographs and maps. Cartographic endpapers. Dark blue cloth w stamped bronze figure and lettering which are dulled. Clean and without edgewear. Binding square and sound. Octavo.

Regina, SK, Canada: Saskatchewan Civil Defence Headquarters, 1951. Booklet. Near Fine. 24pp w appendix. Illustrated card wrap without wear, showing faint staining to back bottom corners, prev owner name inked top front corner. Stapled binding is sound. Reduced shipping may apply. A classic Cold War era publication in Civil Defence Training produced by the Saskatchewan Civil Defence Organization (J.H. Study, Minister of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation) to promote preparedness in the event of atomic, biological, or chemical attack in the province, with an appendix on Special Application of Incendiary Bombing in Saskatchewan. ("The possibility of firing crops by saboteurs inside the country must not be discounted.")

Yellow Springs, OH: Driveline Publishing, 2004. First U.S. Edition . Soft cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 151pp w appendix, notes and index. Illustrated throughout w archival bw photographs and reproductions of company advertising. Signed by author on author profile page. Colour photo illustrated wrapper is clean and without wear. Binding square and not creased. Quarto: 27 x 21cm. Written by the grandson of the founder and longtime employee of the company, About Cockshutt is the story of a Canadian company manufacturing tractors and farm implements in Canada and the United States

Milton, ON, Canada: Global Heritage Press, 1999. First Canadian Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. vi, 423pp. Liquid stain to fore edge w shallow penetration. No warping or adhesions. Illustrated wrapper is clean and without edgewear. Binding square and not creased. Ocatavo.

Regina, SK, Canada: Canadian Plains Research Center, University of Regina, 1988. First Canadian Edition . Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xx, 169pp w index. Khaki endpapers. Brown cloth w crisp silver lettering on spine. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. Colour illustrated DJ is clean and without wear. Octavo.

Toronto, ON, Canada: McClelland & Stewart Ltd, 1996. First Canadian Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 340pp. Black boards with bright silver lettering on spine. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. Photo illustrated DJ clean and without wear. Octavo. Edited by Gerard Pelletier. New translations by George Tombs. Includes bibliographic references and index.

Montreal, QC & Kingston, ON, Canada: Mcgill-Queen's University Press, 2006. First Canadian Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ix, 310pp w notes, bibliography and index. Black boards w crisp silver lettering on spine. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. Photo illustrated DJ clean and without wear, preserved in new BroDart cover. Octavo. Rory Leishman has exposed the chilling story of how Canadians are being held hostage to the ideologues who sit on our courts and human rights tribunals. It is a gripping tale well worth reading." - G. Gwendolyn Landolt.

Regina, SK, Canada: Centax Books & Distribution, 2005. First Canadian Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 512pp. Photo illustrated wrapper is clean and without wear. Binding square and not creased. Quarto: 28 x 21.5cm. First printing - September 2005, stated.

Saskatchewan Co-opertative Credit Society Limited, 1980. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. x, 293pp w appendices, bibliography and index. Full-wrap colour illustrated wrapper is clean and without wear. Binding square and not creased. A history of the credit union movement in Saskatchewan.

Regina, SK, Canada: Canadian Plains Research Center, University of Regina, 1997. First Edition Thus . Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xxviii, 147pp w bibliography and index. Wrapper is clean and without wear. Binding square and not creased. Octavo. First published 1948 by The University of Minnesota.

Toronto, ON, Canada: University of Toronto Press, 1956. Cloth. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. xi, 208pp w notes, appendices and index. Dark blue cloth w gold lettering on cover and spine. Moderate shelf wear to bottom edges, head and tail. Sunning to spine. Joints and hinges sound. Minimal library markings, pocket neatly removed Small quarto: 255 x 183mm. Before evaluating the economics of competition in the agricultural implements industry (Part III), the author explores the previous century of history in the industry for both Canada (Part I) and the United States (Part II).

Victoria, BC, Canada: Donald M. Stewart, 1987. First Canadian Edition . Hardcover. Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. xii, 262pp w appendix. Illust w prints of tokens. Blue boards w crest and dark blue lettering to cover, dark blue lettering to spine. Mild sunning to top front edge. Small dents to fore edges. Small scuff to tail. Binding square and sound. Quarto. Unrecognized ISBN: 096923730X

Ottawa, ON, Canada: Borealis Press Limited, 1997. First Canadian Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xiii, 197pp w appendices and bibliography. One paginated section of bw and colour photographs. Illustrated wrapper is clean and without wear. Binding square and not creased. Small octavo: 215 x 140mm A combination of historical and scientific information with personal anecdotes, this book tells the story of Canada's northernmost community. Illustrated with photographs and maps, the book also gives an introduction to the natural history of the area.

Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Canada: Christopher King, 1980. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Booklet. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Wing, Chris. 48pp. Illustrated throughout w black-line drawings. Illustrated card wrap is clean and without wear. Stapled binding sound. Reduced shipping may apply for this item. Alexander Graham Bell, teacher of the deaf, inventor of the telephone, and kite-flyer extraordinaire made his summer home at Baddeck, Nova Scotia, from 1885 until his death in 1922. Professor Bell's amazing and wonderful story is told here.