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TORONTO STREET NAMES: AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO THEIR ORIGINS.
by Wise, Leonard and Gould, Allan.
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- 2000
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- 9781552093863
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Willowdale, Ontario: Firefly, 2000. 244 pp, 10" H. Map endpapers, profusely illustrated in b&w with photoraphs, reproductions. Arranged alphabetically. "Some street names commemorate faraway places where Canadians died fighting. Others commemorate the lives of brewers, politicians, architects, royalty, explorers and farmers. Still others echo the names of villages, towns and grand homes sadly left behind, as well as the… Read more about this item Item Price
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TOM ROBERTS: PERSPECTIVES ON A CANADIAN ARTIST.
by Roberts, Celia. Foreword by A.J. Casson.
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- 2000
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Erin, Ontario: Boston Mills Press, 2000. 238 pp, oblong (8 1/4" H x 9 1/4" D). B&w photographs, b&w and colour reproductions. "Tom Roberts chose to be a painter at the age of eight and never strayed from his chosen path. He dedicated his life to painting scenes that capture the natural beauty and the history of Canada. Today,… Read more about this item Item Price
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TORONTO BETWEEN THE WARS: LIFE IN THE CITY 1919-1939.
by Cotter, Charis.
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- 2004
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- 9781552978993
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Richmond Hill, Ontario: Firefly, 2004. 223 pp, square (10" x 10"). Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs. "In the two decades between the First and Second World wars, Toronto was finding its place in the swiftly changing world of the twentieth-century. In the 1920s the city was expanding, the automobile replaced the horse, and radio, movies and mass advertising began… Read more about this item Item Price
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OLD TORONTO HOUSES.
by Cruickshank, Tom. Foreword by Stephen Otto.
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- 2003
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- 9781552977316
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Toronto: Firefly, 2003. 304 pp, square (10 7/8" H x 10 7/8" D). Profusely illustrated with colour photographs, 2 maps. "(O)utlines the signature architectural styles that left their mark on Toronto's ordered streets and discusses how they contributed to the unique neighbourhoods that developed across the city. Starting with Henry Scadding's simple log house built in 1794 near the… Read more about this item Item Price
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OLD TORONTO HOUSES.
by Cruickshank, Tom. Foreword by Stephen Otto.
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- 2003
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Toronto: Firefly, 2003. 304 pp, square (10 7/8" H x 10 7/8" D). Profusely illustrated with colour photographs, 2 maps. "(O)utlines the signature architectural styles that left their mark on Toronto's ordered streets and discusses how they contributed to the unique neighbourhoods that developed across the city. Starting with Henry Scadding's simple log house built in 1794 near the… Read more about this item Item Price
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HUMBER RIVER: THE CARRYING PLACE.
by Mowat, Justin, foreword.
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- 2009
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- 9780981110738
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Downsview, Ontario: Toronto And Region Conservation Authority, 2009. 117 pp, square (11 1/2" H x 11 1/2" D). Profusely illustrated with colour and b&w photographs, maps, charts. "On September 25, 1999, the Humber River was officially designated a Canadian Heritage River. This designation acknowledges the Humber's outstanding human heritage and the significant contribution it has made to the development… Read more about this item Item Price
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STROLL: PSYCHOGEOGRAPHIC WALKING TOURS OF TORONTO.
by Micallef, Shawn. Foreword By John Bentley Mays.
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- Second Printing.
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- 2010
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- 9781552452264
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Toronto: Coach House / EYE WEEKLY, 2010. 310 pp, 8 1/2" H. B&w photographs, drawings, maps, colour fold-out map at rear. "What is the 'Toronto' look? Glass skyscrapers rise beside Victorian homes, and Brutalist apartment buildings mark the edge of leafy ravines, creating a city of contrasts whose architectural look can only be defined by telling the story of… Read more about this item Item Price
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A TORONTO ALBUM 2: MORE GLIMPSES OF THE CITY THAT WAS.
by Filey, Mike.
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- 2002
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- 9781550023930
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Toronto: Dundurn, 2002. 116 pp, square (10" H x 10" D). Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, reproductions. ""(A) photographic journey through bustling Toronto from the late 1930s to the early 1970s. Among the 100-plus photographs is a quartet that shows the remarkable changes to Toronto's skyline over a half-century. Others capture the 1939 royal visit, steam trains in their… Read more about this item Item Price
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TORONTO: THE PLACE OF MEETING.
by Armstrong, Frederick H. Foreword by J.M.S. Careless. "Partners in Progress" by Gordon Pitts, assisted by Geoffrey Simmins.
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- 1983
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- 9780897810777
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Canada: Windsor Publications / Ontario Historical Society, 1983. 304 pp, 11 1/4" H. Profusely illustrated in b&w and colour with photographs, reproductions, maps. "(P)aints a panoramic view of Toronto's history as it progressed from a French trading post and British Imperial garrison to the largest metropolis in Canada. With penetrating insight and compelling narrative, (the author) weaves the many… Read more about this item Item Price
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HARVEST TRIUMPHANT: THE STORY OF MASSEY-HARRIS. A FOOTNOTE TO CANADIAN HISTORY.
by Denison, Merrill.
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- 1949
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Toronto: Collins / White Circle Pocket Edition, 1949. 320 pp, 7" H, mass market paperback. B&w drawings, photographs. "The story of a brilliant human achievement related by an accomplished storyteller. It is rich in the romance of farm life in the last century (1800s), the early days of the industrial era, and the beginnings of a new country. It… Read more about this item Item Price
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BOMB GIRLS: TRADING APRONS FOR AMMO.
by Dickson, Barbara. (Inscribed.)
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- Third Printing
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- 2015
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- 9781459731165
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Toronto: Dundurn, 2015. 286 pp, 9" H. B&w and colour photographs, reproductions. Laid in at front: b&w plan of General Engineering Company (Canada) Litd. (GECO) complex, Scarboro, Ontario, circa 1942. Inscribed on title page: "To C____, / Peace! / Barbara Dickson". "What was it like to work in a Canadian Second World War munitions factory? What were working conditions… Read more about this item Item Price
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WINDSWEPT.
by Bonis, Robert R. Inscribed.
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- 1980
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West Hill, Ontario: Highlands Press, 1980. 202 pp,10 1/4" H. Inscribed on front free endpaper: "To L__ W___ / With the best wishes / of the members of the Fellowship / Club of St. Timothy's Church, / Agincourt, and a Scarborough / historian. / Robert R. Bonis / April 7th, / 1990." - also signed by author on title… Read more about this item Item Price
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HABITAT. VOLUME X, NUMBERS 3-6. CENTENNIAL ISSUE.
by Lester B. Pearson, Hugh MacLennan, Leslie Roberts, Raymond Souster, A.W. Purdy, Marjorie Freeman Campbell, Clare Bice, Grant MacEwen, J.G. MacGregor, Ethel Wilson, Eric Nicol, Harry Boyle, John G. Diefenbaker, Harold Horwood, Alain Grandbois, et al.
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- 1967
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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 Item Price
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A HISTORY OF THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE. WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE OTHER BANKS WHICH NOW FORM PART OF ITS ORGANIZATION. VOLUME III. 1919-1930.
by Trigge, A. St. L.
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- 1934
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Toronto: The Canadian Bank of Commerce, 1934. 576 pp, 9 3/4" H. Red cloth with gilt lettering on spine, gilt emblems on spine/front board, blind stamped Greek key pattern on boards. Volume III only. 67 plates in total (66 b&w), including tissue-covered frontispiece, and 1 fold-out colour map showing the branches of the Western (Ontario) Bank… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE DOMINION OF CANADA WITH NEWFOUNDLAND AND AN EXCURSION TO ALASKA. HANDBOOK FOR TRAVELLERS. FOURTH REVISED AND AUGMENTED EDITION. (BAEDEKER'S CANADA.)
by Baedeker, Karl.
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- Fourth Revised and Augmented Edition.
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- 1922
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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 Item Price
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THE DOMINION OF CANADA WITH NEWFOUNDLAND AND AN EXCURSION TO ALASKA. HANDBOOK FOR TRAVELLERS. (BAEDEKER'S CANADA.) FIRST EDITION.
by Baedeker, Karl.
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- 1894
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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 Item Price
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PRIDE IN THE PAST...CONFIDENCE IN THE FUTURE. ADVERTISING PRINTING BLOCK WITH AERIAL VIEW OF DOWNTOWN TORONTO LOOKING TOWARDS THE ISLANDS.
by Toronto-Dominion Bank
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- 1959
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Toronto: Toronto-Dominion Bank, 1959. Copper printing block, mounted on wood - 7" wide by 10 1/8" H x approx. 7/8" deep, comprising an aerial view of downtown Toronto looking towards the islands (5" x 7") and promotional text by The Toronto-Dominion Bank, referencing the 125th birthday of Toronto (1959). Approx. weight 2.2 kg (4 1/2 lbs). Some scattered non-active… Read more about this item Item Price
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ADDRESSES DELIVERED BEFORE THE CANADIAN CLUB OF TORONTO. SEASON 1908-09. (PROCEEDINGS OF THE CANADIAN CLUB, TORONTO FOR THE YEAR 1908-1909). VOLUME VI.
by Northcliffe, Lord; Milner, Viscount; Fernow, B.E., Prof.; James, C.C.; Leonard, J.A., Dr.; Spence, F.S.; Muensterberg, Hugh, Prof.; Miller, W.G., Prof.; Sexton, Frederick H., Dr.; Lawrence, Fred S.; Knight, J.P.; Whitney, James P., Sir; et al.
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- 1909
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Toronto: Warwick Bro's and Rutter, 1909. 153 pp, 8 5/8" H. Contents: Our Business Partner, John Bull; The Imperial Question; The Truth as to the Timber Situation; The Agricultural Problems of Ontario; The Reformatory Idea; Some Suggestions as to Toronto's Street Railway Problem; Moral Bi-Metallism; The Right and Wrong of the Prohibition Movement; The Mineral Resources of Canada;… Read more about this item Item Price
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TORONTO SKETCHES 6. "THE WAY WE WERE" COLUMNS FROM THE TORONTO SUNDAY SUN.
by Filey, Mike.
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- 2000
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Toronto: Dundurn, 2000. 294 pp, 9" H. B&w photographs, reproductions. "This time around, Mike takes us to a performance at the Royal Alexandra Theatre by Al Jolson, the opening of Sunnybrook Hospital, a game between the baseball Leafs and the Havana Sugar Kings - with Fidel Castro throwing out the first pitch - and many more famous, notorious,… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE TOUR THROUGH CANADA OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES, AUGUST-OCTOBER: 1919. EMBRACING THAT PORTION OF THE GRAND TRUNK SYSTEM IN THE PROVINCES OF ONTARIO AND QUEBEC TRAVERSED BY HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS. ANNOTATED TIMETABLE.
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- 1919
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Montreal: Grand Trunk Railway, 1919. 63, (3) pp + b&w plates and folding map at rear, 9 1/2" H. White spine with gilt lettering, brown paper-covered board with gilt lettering/decoration, black & gilt crest on front board, brown endpapers. 27 b&w plates with tissueguards bearing captions in red. An annotated timetable of the route taken by the… Read more about this item Item Price
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