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1 Blanchet, M. Wylie The Curve of Time
Vancouver Whitecap Books 1991 0888260415 / 9780888260413 Trade Paperback Very Good to Fine 
"A sensitive, adventurous woman with a crew of five children share the excitement of a small boat in large waters. Mrs. Blanchet was the leader of a brave expedition which often followed the route taken by Captain George Vancouver one hundred and eighty years before." This is the 30th anniversary special edition in fine condition but for an address label on the flyleaf. 
Price: 15.00 CDN
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2 Bond, Courtney C. J. An Iron in Many a Fire
Ottawa ON University of Ottawa Press 1982 Pictorial Card Cover Very Good/Very Good+ 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Author
Dedicated and signed by the author on the half-title page. Includes laid-in signed illustrated invitation to Die Dreigroschenoper (3 Penny Opera), "an audio visual pastiche" by Courtney Bond, May 6, 1993. Covers slightly sunned, otherwise very good+. 
Price: 20.00 CDN
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3 Brooks, Reva; Friends of the Brooks Staff Reva Brooks : Photographer
Shanty Bay, ON, Canada Friends of the Brooks 1998 0968361900 / 9780968361900 Pictorial Card Cover Stapled Very Good Oblong 8 Mo 
A portrait of Reva Brooks by the Friends of Reva Brooks group. Includes background on her life and phil;osophy, as well as stunning black&white photographs by Brooks. 
Price: 35.00 CDN
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4 Clarke, Adèle Old Montreal; John Clarke: his Adventures, Friends and Family
Montreal The Herald Publishing Company 1906 Cloth Fair+ to Good 
The story of John Clarke, once chief factor of the Hudson's Bay Company, by his daughter. The Clarke family is one of Montreal's oldest. The book has lightly worn and soiled dark red boards with gilt title. The binding is loosening a bit but holding with the exception of the half title page which is half detached and one of the 5 B&W plates which is completely separated. All plates are present. 
Price: 60.00 CDN
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5 Cochrane, Nancy Joan J.R. Kidd, an International Legacy of Learning
Vancouver, BC Centre for Continuing Education, University of British Columbia in co-operation with the International Council for Adult Education 1986 0888431341 / 9780888431349 Hard Cover Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 
Scarce title. A fine, unmarked copy in fine dust jacket. 
Price: 75.00 CDN
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6 Collins, James One Man's Mile
Renfrew, ON, Canada General Store Publishing House 2004 1897113013 / 9781897113011 Trade Paperback Near Fine 
James Collins' "eye for the beauty and poetry of the North has created a lasting record of a time that is fading into memory." 
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7 Colwill-Maddock, Marion Frye Diary of Fanny Colwill Calvert : Portrait of an Artist 1848-1936
Guelph, Ont. 1981 Soft Cover Very Good 
A very good clean copy with light wear to the edges of the covers. 
Price: 30.00 CDN
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8 Cowley, Deborah;Vanier, Georges P. Georges Vanier: Soldier; the Wartime Letters and Diaries 1915-1919
Toronto, Ontario, Canada Dundurn Pr Ltd 2000 1550023438 / 9781550023435 Hard Cover Fine Fine 
The wartime writings of the man who would become one of Canada's greatest and best-loved Governors General. 
Price: 20.00 CDN
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9 Eckhardt, F. Director L.L. Fitzgerald 1890-1956 A Memorial Exhibition 1958
Winnipeg Winnipeg Gallery 1958 Pictorial Card Cover Fair to Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall L. L. Fitzgerald 
Covers show some wear, front hinge loose but holding. Slight age-toning to edges of text, otherwise in overall good condition. 
Price: 15.00 CDN
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10 Freiman, Lawrence Don't Fall Off the Rocking Horse, An Autobiography
Toronto McClelland & Stewart 1978 Hard Cover Very Good Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Author
Book is in very good condition in good DJ. DJ shows shelf wear on edges with minor creasing and a few tiny tears along top and bottom. Text block clean and tight. 198 pages. 
Price: 25.00 CDN
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11 Gundy, H. P., Kyte, E. C. Lorne Pierce: Friend and Benefactor" by H.P. Gundy, and "Bode a Gown O' Gowd- " by E.C. Kyte. Douglas Library Notes, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Winter, 1962, volume XI, number 1.
Kingston, ON Queen's University 1962 Stapled Soft Cover Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 
Some sunning to covers otherwise very good. Includes two newspaper death notices concerning Lorne Pierce. 16 pages. 
Price: 25.00 CDN
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12 Gurd, Fraser N.;Waugh, Douglas The Gurds, the Montreal General and McGill: A Family Saga
Burnstown, ON, Canada General Store Pub. House 1996 1896182054 / 9781896182056 Trade Paperback Fine 
"...a fascinating personal insight into Montreal's medical past based on the diaries and papers of one remarkable family." 
Price: 20.00 CDN
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13 Gwyn, Richard J. John a: The Man Who Made Us
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Random House of Canada Ltd 2008 0679314768 / 9780679314769 Hardcover As New As New 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 
A clean unmarked copy. 
Price: 20.00 CDN
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14 Hotson, Fred W. The De Havilland Canada Story
Toronto, Ontario, Canada Canav Books 1983 0-9690703-2-2 / 9780969070320 Hard Cover Near Fine Near Fine 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 
Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Inscription to front free end paper. 
Price: 27.50 CDN
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15 Keyser, Esther S.; Keyser, John S. Paddling My Own Canoe : The Story of Algonquin Park's First Female Guide
Whitney, ON, Canada Friends of Algonquin Park, The 2003 1895709830 / 9781895709834 Pictorial Card Cover Stapled As New 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 
A fine, unmarked copy. 
Price: 20.00 CDN
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16 MacDonald, Wilson J. Happy Times: My Life in Cornwall, Ontario 75 Years Ago
Cornwall, ON Privately Published 2008 0980991005 / 9780980991000 Fine Signed by Author
"The story covers the first 20 years of MacDonald's life..." in Cornwall, Ontario in the 30s and 40s. 
Price: 30.00 CDN
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17 Montabone, Linda Cinder King : The Life of Olympian Monty Montabone 1903-1999
Victoria, BC, Canada Trafford Publishing 2002 1553692691 / 9781553692690 Soft Cover Fine 

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18 Ottawa School of Art Robert S. Hyndman 1938-1988 Fifty Years of Painting
Ottawa ON Ottawa School of Art 1988 Stapled Illustrated Card Cover Very Good 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 
Catalogue of an exhibition mounted by the Ottawa School of Art, May 17 - June 4, 1988. Bilingual text (english/french) with black & white illustrations. In very good condition. 
Price: 15.00 CDN
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19 Paul-Carson, Patricia Into the Heart of India : Volunteering with Child Haven International - One Woman's Experience
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Patricia Paul-Carson 2000 096863740x / 9780968637401 Spiral Very Good 

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20 Pitman, Walter Elmer Iseler: Choral Visionary
Toronto, Ontario, Canada Dundurn Pr Ltd 2008 1550028154 / 9781550028157 Hard Cover As New As New 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Author
Signed and inscribed by the author on title page. In unread condition. 
Price: 25.00 CDN
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