Canada - Maritime Provinces from Capricorn Books

Halifax, N.S.: Review Publishing Co., 1934. Paging runs 265 - 404, i - xx. 10 1/8" H. Articles: Canada and a Foreign Policy, by H.F. Angus; Some Literary Titbits, by C.F. Lloyd; Song of a Queen, by Nell Hanson; Philosophy and Education, by R.C. Lodge; A Planned or a Humanist Economy, by D.H. Stewart; "Follow-Follow", by Louise Morey… Read more about this item

New York: George Sully 337 pp, 8 7/8" H, blue cloth with gilt lettering/banding on spine, blindstamped decoration on front board. No date, but previous owner has written "1926" on front free endpaper in fountain pen. 28 b&w plates (including frontispiece), several with two photographs per plate - all present. Chapter headings: The Dawn of British North American Shipping; The… Read more about this item

Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1907. 331 pp, 6 5/16" H, red cloth over card covers, gilt titling on spine and front board, blind stamping to spine and covers, text block edges marbled, two ribbon book marks. 13 maps (some fold-out) and 12 plans (all present). The introductory section includes: "The Constitution of Canada" by Sir J.G. Bourinot; "Geographical and Geological Sketch"… Read more about this item

Halifax, Nova Scotia: City of Halifax, Tourist and Travel Department,, 1949. 32 pp, 8 3/4" H - stapled in wraps. B&w photographs, drawings, blue & white illustrations on insides of covers. Inscribed on title page: "For Colonel C.P. Stacey / with many thanks for the / copy of the Halifax history / John P. Martin." (Colonel Charles Percy was… Read more about this item

Halifax, NS: Nimbus, 2015. 130 pp, 9" H. B&w and colour photographs, reproductions, maps. "On December 6, 1917, harbour pilot Francis Mackey was guiding 'Mont Blanc', a French munitions ship, into Bedford Basin to join a convoy across the Atlantic when it was rammed by Belgian Relief vessel 'Imo'. The resulting massive explosion destroyed Halifax's north end and left… Read more about this item

Canada: Neptune Publishing, 1985. 256 pp, 11 1/4" H. Pictorial endpapers, b&w and colour photographs, reproductions. Chapter headings: Saint John's early sporting history; Rowing and Harness Racing - 1870s; Speed Skating and Baseball - 1880's; Hockey, Bicycling and Boxing - 1890's; Curling Golf, Baseball and Bowling - 1900-1918; Speed Skating, Basketball and Baseball, Rowing and Track and Field -… Read more about this item

Saint John, NB: New Brunswick Museum, 2014. 40 pp, 9" H, stapled in wraps. Colour and b&w photographs. Bilingual text (English/French). "Published in conjunction with the exhibition held 6 April to 31 August 2014 at the New Brunswick Museum." "(B)etween 1970 and 1986, John Corey organized and funded the production of a group of quilts that were instrumental in… Read more about this item

Wreck Cove, Cape Breton Island: Breton Books, 1993. 249 pp, 9" H. B&w photographs. "These are the folk tales from Dr. Helen Creighton's life journey through the Maritime Provinces, collecting songs and ghost stories and old cures - and folk tales. Helen serves as our guide, introducing us to storytellers, setting the scene of the telling - and… Read more about this item

Ottawa: Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation, 1967. 180 pp, 11" H. B&w photographs, reproductions. A look at Canada's cities in its Centennial year. Contents include: St. John's by Harold Horwood; Charlottetown by Frank MacKinnon; Halifax by Hugh MacLennan, Fredericton by Esther Clark Wright; Charme de Quebec by Gerard Morisset; Trois-Rivieres by Mgr Albert Tessier; Montreal by Alain… Read more about this item

Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1922. 420 pp, 6 1/4" H, red cloth over card covers, gilt titling on spine and front board, blind stamping to spine and covers, text block edges marbled, two ribbon book marks. 14 maps (some fold-out) and 12 plans (all present). The fourth and final edition. A paper label pasted on the title page gives addresses… Read more about this item

Leipsic: Karl Baedeker, 1894. 254 pp, 6 1/4" H, red cloth over card covers, gilt titling on spine and front board, blind stamping to spine and covers, text block edges marbled. 10 maps (some fold-out) and 7 plans (all present, although the map listed as at page 33 is actually at page 60, opposite the appropriate text). The introductory section… Read more about this item

Toronto: M.F. Feheley, 1977. 156 pp, folio (13 1/4" H). Profusely illustrated with colour and b&w photographs. "The fine furniture tradition in Canada's eastern provinces was influenced by the arrival of the Loyalists in 1783. Among those who came were people of wealth and quality who transported, by sea, furnishings that were superior in craftsmanship and design. Accomplished cabinetmakers arriving… Read more about this item

Toronto: Ryerson Press 176 pp, 16mo (6 5/8" H), hard cover in dark blue cloth with gold lettering/decoration on spine, blindstamped border and facsimile signature on front board. Decorated title page and b&w portrait. Contents: Biographical; Anthology; Appreciation; Bibliography; Index. The Anthology section contains selections from 'The Clockmaker', 'The Old Judge', 'Sam Slick', 'The Attache', etc. Light edge wear,… Read more about this item

Ottawa: Canadian Historical Association, 1964. 163 pp, 9 3/4" H. Contents (two articles in French marked by *): *Discours du President, par Marcel Trudel; The Problem of Western Policy under Philippe de Rigaud de Vaudreuil 1703-1725, by Yves F. Zoltvany; Military Defenders of Prince Edward Island 1775-1864, by J. Mackay Hitsman; *Correspondence Laurier - Mme Joseph Lavergne 1891-1893, par… Read more about this item

Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1978. 64 pp, 11 1/4" H. A volume from 'The Canada Series". Pictorial boards. Profusely illustrated in colour and b&w with photographs, reproductions, maps. Contents: Land and Sea; The Ecosystem; Ile St. Jean; French and English; New Settlers; The Land Question; Confederation; Island Province; Ships and Foxes; The Economy; Farming; Spud Island; Forestry; Fishing; Aquaculture;… Read more about this item

Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1951. 191 pp, 8 1/4" H. Map endpapers, b&w photographs. "(W)itten in affectionate detail by one who knows the province intimately, a province with which her family has been identified for generations. This is an ideal way to see New Brunswick; these facts and legends are what you will want to carry away and remember."… Read more about this item

Belleville, Ontario: Mika, 1972. 224 pp, + contemporary advertisements, 9 1/8" H. Dark green cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Mika's Canadiana Reprint Series No. 44. A facsimile reproduction of the 1875 Bremner Brothers edition. **Note: pages 3 to 18 have been printed twice.** Faint erased pencil marks at top corner of… Read more about this item

Goshen, Connecticut: Angler's and Shooter's Press, 1973. (xxxvi), (xvi), 304 pp, 12 3/4" H. No. 115 of 250 copies, initialled on limitation page by both editors. Full dark blue leather with bevelled edges, five raised bands and gilt lettering/decoration on spine, gilt banding and illustration of bird of prey with salmon on front board. Top edge gilt,… Read more about this item

Toronto: The Champlain Society, 1994. 272 pp, 9 1/2" H - orange/red cloth with gilt lettering/medallion on spine. No.531 of an edition of 1250 copies. B&w reproductions and maps. "The Glasgow Colonial Society was a voluntary association of members of the Church of Scotland, founded in 1825 to provide clergy for Britain's North American colonies but dissolved about… Read more about this item

Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1985. 304 pp, 8 1/2" H. "Georges Bank, 20,000 square miles of turbulent shoal water off Nantucket, is one of the richest fishing grounds in the world, its depths populated by cod, haddock, flatfish, and scallops. Until recently it was a gathering place for immense fishing trawlers of all nations. Then the Bank… Read more about this item