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Testament of My Childhood.
By De Roquebrune, Robert.
Toronto, Canada.: University of Toronto Press.. Very Good. 1972. Soft Cover. 0802060226 . 8vo - 22 x 14 cm.; 160 pp. Translated from the French by Felix Walter. A vivid account of life in a Quebec manor-house at the turn of the twentieth century. Some staining on front cover, otherwise, a clean, sturdy copy. .
The Red Vineyard.
By Murdoch, Rev. B. J.
Bartibog Station, New Brunswick, Canada.: published by the author.. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1959. Hardcover. 12mo - 18.5 x 12.5 cm.; 238 pp. Maroon cloth over boards with gilt lettering on the spine and the front board. Known to be first published in 1923 though this particular edition states on the copyright page that it was first published in 1928 in Canada and this is the tenth printing. There is no publisher stated per se other than the title page saying that it is "Privately Printed by Robert MacLehose and Company Limited, the University Press, Glasgow. 1959". The back panel of the jacket states "order from the author. Rev. B. J. Murdoch, Bartibog Station, N.B., Canada". Black and white photographic frontis of the Reverend. Rev. Murdoch was a chaplain with the Canadian Expeditionary Forces in WWI. With regards condition, the book shows very little wear though the front free end paper has been removed. The dust jacket has moderate wear to the spine tips, the fold between the spine and the front panel is torn half way up from the tail end and the spine is tad darkened or sunned. .
A Time Apart: Letters of Love and War.
By Egener, Fred and Norah. (edited by Joan Barfoot).
Owen Sound, Ontario.: The Ginger Press.. Fine. 1995. Soft Cover. 092177334X . 8vo - 21.5 x 14 cm.; 214 pp. "Four years of letters (1941-1945) between a young Owen Sound housewife and her husband stationed overseas, published on the fiftieth anniversary of his return." Illustrated with 4 black and white photographs. An as-new and unused book. .
The Baldwins and the Great Experiment.
By Baldwin, R. M. and J.
Don Mills, Ontario.: Longmans.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1969. Hardcover. 8vo - 21.5 x 14 cm.; xiii - 269 pp. Story of three generations of the Balwin family which immigrated from Ireland to Canada in 1799, Robert the Emigrant, Robert the Honourable, and Dr. William Warren Baldwin. The Great Experiment "was the introduction of responsible government (by which Canada obtained self government) . . ." Bibliography, index. Black cloth-covered boards with white spine lettering and map endpapers. A clean, sturdy volume. Dust jacket has minor edgewear. .
Timothy Warren Anglin, 1822-96, Irish Catholic Canadian.
By Baker, William M.
Toronto, Canada.: University of Toronto Press.. Very Good. 1977. Hardcover. 0802053688 . 8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; xiv - 336 pp. Anglin was an Irish immigrant to New Brunswick and then later to Toronto, editor of the newspaper, The Freeman, and later of the Toronto Tribune. He was also a highly controversial member of Parliament as the very partisan Speaker of the House of Commons. Photos, footnotes, index. White cloth-covered boards with a pictorial front cover. Minor soiling on boards and text block fore-edge, former owner's name on front free endpaper; otherwise, a clean text and sturdy binding. A clear and removable archival cover has been fitted. .
George-Etienne Cartier, A Biography.
By Sweeny, Alastair.
Toronto, Canada.: McClelland and Stewart.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1976. Hardcover. 0771083637 . 8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; 352 pp. A major biography of an important Canadian politician and a Father of Confederation. Cartier (1814-1873) was a French Canadian rebel and member of the first federal government. Extensive bibliography, photos, index. A bit of soiling on text block fore-edge, otherwise, a clean, sturdy copy. Dust jacket has some light rubbing. .
I Found My Thrill on Parliament Hill.
By Chenier-Cullen, Nicole.
New York.: iUniverse Inc.. Very Good. 2009. Soft Cover. 9781440179402 . 8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; 379 pp. A sprightly biography of Bud Cullen (1927-2005), Canadian Liberal politician and Federal Court judge, member of Pierre Trudeau's government, outspoken, scandalously fell in love with his chief of staff and married her (the author of this book), and finally dying of Lewy Body, an Alzheimer related disease. A lifetime of success, humour and honest spirit. Photos, endnotes. A clean, sturdy volume. .
C. D., The Life and Times of Clarence Decatur Howe.
By Roberts, Leslie.
Toronto, Canada.: Clarke, Irwin & Company.. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1957. Hardcover. 8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; 246 pp. Biography of Canadian Liberal politician who served in the cabinets of Mackenzie King and Louis St. Laurent. Howe (1886-1960) is credited with transforming the Canada into an industrial-based economy. Some photos, index. Red cloth-covered boards with gilt spine lettering. Bit of underlining on three pages, otherwise, a clean, sturdy copy. Dust jacket has some edgewear and closed tears. .
C. D. Howe: A Biography.
By Bothwell, Robert and William Kilbourn.
Toronto, Ontario: Mcclelland and Stewart. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1979. Hardcover. 0771045379 . 8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; 397 pp. Faux leather cloth (a mottled red and dark brown) over boards with gilt lettering on spine. Oft times called the Minister of Everything, C. D. Howe served for over 25 years in federal politics and brought Canada into and onto the world stage in the post war period of the 1950's. Illustrated with eight pages of black and white photographs. Minor shelf wear on boards, previous owner's inscription on front free endpaper, otherwise, a clean, sturdy copy. Perhaps Howe is most remembered for his quick reply to a question in the House of Commons about his financial 'estimates' with regards post war reconstruction: "What's a million?". He never meant that remark as a question nor was it taken as one. .
Big Daddy, Frederick G. Gardiner and the Building of Metropolitan Toronto.
By Colton, Timothy J.
Toronto, Canada.: University of Toronto Press.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1980. Hardcover. 0802023932 . 8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; 216 pp. This biography of Gardiner (1895-1983) mainly focuses on his time as the "founding boss" of Metro Toronto advocating for expansion, with little public consultation, deserving of the name "political bulldozer". Photos, footnotes, index. A clean, tight copy with a dust jackey in very good condition. Only fault is a price stamped on half-title page. .
And Now Here's Max.
By Ferguson, Max.
New York / Toronto.: McGraw-Hill Company of Canada.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1967. Hardcover. 8vo - 20.5 x 13 cm.; 167 pp. Ferguson (1924-2013) was a popular CBC radio broadcaster famous for his comic and controversial Rawhide radio series. This book won the 1968 Stephen Leacock Award for humour. Lime green cloth-covered boards with red spine lettering. Minor wear on boards, former owner's name and brief notation on front free endpaper and half-title page; text is otherwise clean and binding sturdy. Dust jacket is rubbed with light edgewear. .
Expatriate.
By Minifie, James M.
Toronto, Ontario.: Macmillan. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1976. Hardcover. 0770513239 . 8vo - 22.5 x 15 cm.; x - 214 pp. Brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine. This is Minifie's second volume of memoirs continuing on after "Homesteader". The book was finished by his wife, Gilliam Minifie as James died before doing so himself. Illustrated with eight pages of black and white photographs. Introduction by Leland Stowe with an afterword (L'Envoi) by Hugh Keenleyside. Brown cloth-covered boards with gilt spine lettering. Light soiling to text block fore-edge; otherwise, pages clean, binding sturdy. Dust jacket has light edgewear. .
A Boy from Burnstown: My Life's Story.
By Richardson, George.
Ontario.: Privately published.. Very Good. 1998. Soft Cover. 8vo - 22 x 14 cm.; (6) - 324 - (2) pp. Bound with a black plastic coil in card stock covers with mylar overlays. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Born on a farm outside of Burnstown in Renfrew County, Richardson served as a United Church minister, eventually retiring in Perth, Ontario. Signed by the author on the title page. The clear mylar sheets are scuffed a tad and show some yellowing with age. Otherwise very clean with a sound binding. .
Woodsworth, Social Pioneer (Authorized Sketch).
By Ziegler, Olive.
Toronto, Canada.: Ontario Publishing Co.. Very Good-. 1934. Hardcover. 8vo - 21 x 13 cm.; xii - 202 pp. Frontis portrait plus six more illustrations, Foreword by Dr. Salem Bland. A biography of James S. Woodsworth (1874-1942), a believer in the social gospel and founder of the first socialist party in Canada, the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, the CCF, which evolved into today's New Democratic Party. Ziegler has inscribed this copy of the front free endpaper. Blue cloth-covered boards lightly soiled with minor edgewear, endpapers lightly foxed, former owner's name on front free endpaper, a few finger smudges in text; binding sturdy. A clear and removable archival cover has been fitted.; Signed by Author .
John P. Robarts: His Life and Government
By McDougall, A. K.
Toronto, Canada.: University of Toronto Press.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1986. Hardcover. 0802034268 . 8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; xiii, (18), 320 pp. Part of the Ontario Historical Studies Series. Robarts (1917-1982) was Premier of the Canadian province of Ontario from 1961-1971 and remembered "for his integrity and for the status and stability he gave Ontario . . ." Photos, appendices, footnotes, bibliography, index. A clean, sturdy volume. Dust jacket has very minor rubbing and a couple of small closed tears. .
A Man of Influence: Norman A. Robertson and Canadian Statecraft 1929-68.
By Granatstein, J. L.
Ottawa, Ontario.: Deneau Publishers. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1981. Hardcover. 0888790465 . 8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; xv - 488 pp. Dark maroon cloth over boards with gilt lettering on spine. Illustrated with sixteen pages of black and white photographs. A biography of one of Canada's well know civil servants. "Robertson played the central role in Canada's wartime policy to Japanese Canadians as well as in the Gouzenko spy case and the Bomarc missile crisis of 1963. He was deeply involved in the League of Nations, the founding of the United Nations and of NATO." He served under five prime ministers - Bennett, King, St. Laurent, Diefenbaker and Pearson. Bit of soiling on the tail edge of the text block; text is clean, binding sturdy. Dust jacket has a few small closed tears. .
A Woman with a Purpose, The Diaries of Elizabeth Smith 1872-1884.
By Smith, Elizabeth (edited by Veronica Strong-Boag).
Toront, Ontario.: University of Toronto Press.. Very Good. 1980. Soft Cover. 0802063977 . 8vo - 22 x 14 cm.; xxxviii - 298 pp. Footnotes in the extensive Introduction and photos. Smith was one of the first women doctors to be educated in Canada. The diary chronicles, among other life events, her battle for admission into the all-male medical school at Queen's University in Kingston. Of interest to those who want a first hand experience of a woman's life in southern Ontario in the late nineteenth century. Bit of minor soiling and edgewear; text is clean and binding sturdy. .
Mike: The Memoirs of the Rt. Hon. Lester B. Pearson. Volume 2, The International Years, 1948-1957.
By Pearson, Lester B. (edited by John A. Munro and Alex I. Inglis).
London, UK.: Victor Gollancz. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1974. Hardcover. 0575018232 . 8vo - 22.5 x 15 cm.; xi - 344 pp. Dark blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine. First UK edition. Illustrated with 12 pages of black and white photographs. The corners and spine tips show light bumping and a previous owner has a a line inked note on the top of the front free end paper. Otherwise, clean and tight. The unclipped dust jacket has light wear on the edges and most of the that is on the head edge. .
Antek's Odyssey: Journey from Orenburg to Canada.
By Miszkiel, Antek.
Ottawa, Ontario.: Privately published.. Very Good+. 2001. Softcover. 0968759300 . 8vo - 21 x 13.5 cm.; (12) - 276 pp. Minor wear to the covers. Signed and dated (2002) with an inscription by the author on the title page. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Six page index of names at the back.; Signed by Author .
Canadian Portraits: C.B.C. Broadcasts.
By Riddell, R. G.
Toronto, Ontario.: Oxford University Press.. Good with no dust jacket. 1940. Hardcover. 8vo - 19 x 13 cm.; xi - 154 pp. Green cloth over boards with brown lettering on the spine. Twenty-one brief biographies originally given as radio talks sponsored by the Canadian Historical Association. Illustrated with 8 black and white full page photogrpahs or reproductions. Usual library markings with the book showing moderate wear to the externals and having a soild and sound binding.; Ex-Library .