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![MORE GLOOSCAP STORIES: LEGENDS OF THE WABANAKI INDIANS.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/766/692/1606692766.0.m.jpg)
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MORE GLOOSCAP STORIES: LEGENDS OF THE WABANAKI INDIANS.
by Hill, Kay. Inscribed.
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- Used - Very Good-
- Edition
- Reprint.
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- 1978
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- Paperback
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- 9780771040894
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- 1
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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SGD 34.32
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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1978. 178 pp, 7 3/4" H. B&w illustrations. Inscribed on half-title page: "Best wishes to Bruce - / Kay Hill / Apr 29/82". "Continuing the humour, excitement and charm which began with the stories in 'Glooscap and His Magic', this volume of Kay Hill's reworkings of Wabanaki Indian legends has achieved immense popularity among youngsters.… Read more about this item Item Price
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![THE HAUNTING OF VANCOUVER ISLAND: SUPERNATURAL ENCOUNTERS WITH THE OTHER SIDE.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/920/447/1605447920.0.m.jpg)
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THE HAUNTING OF VANCOUVER ISLAND: SUPERNATURAL ENCOUNTERS WITH THE OTHER SIDE.
by Sinn, Shanon. Inscribed.
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
- Published
- 2017
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- Paperback
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- 9781771512435
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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SGD 24.03
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British Columbia: TouchWood Editions, 2017. 367 pp, 8" H. B&w photographs, reproductions, maps. Inscribed by author on dedication page: "To R____ & B____ / Thank you for your / support! Hope you / enjoy these stories / from across Vancouver / Island! - Shanon", then signed again in full: "Shanon Sinn." "A compelling investigation into supernatural events and local… Read more about this item Item Price
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![LEGENDS OF VANCOUVER](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/036/499/1483499036.0.m.jpg)
LEGENDS OF VANCOUVER
by Johnson, E. Pauline. (Tekahionwake.) Introduction by Theodore Watts-Dunton.
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- Used - Fine
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- 100th Anniversary Edition.
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- 2014
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780988110113
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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Vancouver: Midtown Press, 2014. 136 pp, 8 1/2" H. B&w illustrations - photographs, drawings. "(P)ays tribute to Pauline Johnson's contribution to Vancouver's cultural heritage and her enduring legacy of sharing some of Canada's rich background of mythological stories. This collection of stories as told to Johnson by Squamish Chief Joe Capilano, represents one of her lasting achievements of cultural… Read more about this item Item Price
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![A FOLK TALE JOURNEY THROUGH THE MARITIMES.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/654/918/1480918654.0.m.jpg)
A FOLK TALE JOURNEY THROUGH THE MARITIMES.
by Creighton, Helen. Edited with an introduction by Michael Taft and Ronald Caplan.
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- Used - Very Good+
- Published
- 1993
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- Paperback
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- 9781895415285
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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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 Item Price
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![AGAINST THE GRAIN & OTHER STORIES.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/363/468/1182468363.0.m.jpg)
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AGAINST THE GRAIN & OTHER STORIES.
by Kennedy, C. Fairn.
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1979
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- Paperback
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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SGD 27.46
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Toronto: Second Story Graphics, 1979. 96 pp, 7 3/8" H. B&w drawings. A group of short stories on the themes of elves, stars, eagles, insects, princesses, etc. The author was born on Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Contents: Against the Grain; Thane and the Sheepdogs; A Dream of the Insect; The Boy and the Eagle; The Old… Read more about this item Item Price
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![CASTOROLOGIA, OR THE HISTORY AND TRADITIONS OF THE CANADIAN BEAVER. AN EXHAUSTIVE MONOGRAPH, POPULARLY WRITTEN AND FULLY ILLUSTRATED.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/693/044/1032044693.0.m.0.jpg)
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CASTOROLOGIA, OR THE HISTORY AND TRADITIONS OF THE CANADIAN BEAVER. AN EXHAUSTIVE MONOGRAPH, POPULARLY WRITTEN AND FULLY ILLUSTRATED.
by Martin, Horace T.
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- Used - Good
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1892
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- Hardcover
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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SGD 157.88
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Montreal: Wm. Drysdale, 1892. 238 pp, 9 1/4" H. Brown cloth, bevelled boards, gilt lettering/decoration on spine and front board, top edge gilt. Inscribed on verso of frontispiece by the publisher: "To John Irwin Esq / of St. Andrews / Que / Feb. 1st / William F. Drysdale." Over 50 b&w illustrations - all present. Contents:… Read more about this item Item Price
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![SPIRIT QUEST and TIME OF THE THUNDERBIRD. (KAYA AND TALA ADVENTURES.)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/215/670/944670215.0.m.jpg)
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SPIRIT QUEST and TIME OF THE THUNDERBIRD. (KAYA AND TALA ADVENTURES.)
by Silvey, Diane.
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Paperback
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- 9781550028317
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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SGD 30.89
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Toronto: Dundurn 58 pp, 86 pp - 2 volumes 9" H. Spirit Quest (ISBN 9781550028317 - second printing, 2009 - b&w illustrations by Joe Silvey) - "Told in the tradition of rich Coast Salish legend, Diane Silvey recounts the adventures of teenaged twins Kaya and Tala as they journey into the British Columbian wilderness confronting fish and fowl, beast… Read more about this item Item Price
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![CANADIAN FOLK-LIFE AND FOLK-LORE. (FOLKLORE)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/793/941/922941793.0.m.jpg)
CANADIAN FOLK-LIFE AND FOLK-LORE. (FOLKLORE)
by Greenough, William Parker. "G. De Mountauban."
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- Used - Very Good
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- Facsimile Edition.
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- 1971
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- Hardcover
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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Toronto: Coles, 1971. 199 pp, 8 1/2" H. Facsimile reprint of the George H. Richmond edition of 1897 - one of the Coles Canadiana Collection. Maroon boards with black title block, gold lettering/banding on spine, gold lettering/banding on front board. B&w illustrations, music notation. An affectionate look at Quebec and vicinity at the end of the… Read more about this item Item Price
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![TECUMSEH, A DRAMA and CANADIAN POEMS.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/078/298/870298078.0.m.0.jpg)
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TECUMSEH, A DRAMA and CANADIAN POEMS.
by Mair, Charles.
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- Used - Good+
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Published
- 1901
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- Hardcover
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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SGD 48.05
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Toronto: William Briggs, 1901. 276 pp, 7 11/16" H. Dark blue cloth with gold lettering/decoration on spine and front board. Tissue-covered b&w photographic frontispiece of author with facsimile signature, title page decorations by J.E. Laughlin, b&w portraits of Tecumseh and Brock. Contents: Part I. Tecumseh: A Drama; The Legend of Chileeli; A Ballad for Brave Women; The Last… Read more about this item Item Price
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![FOUR ANCESTORS: STORIES, SONGS, AND POEMS FROM NATIVE NORTH AMERICA.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/888/011/467011888.0.m.jpg)
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FOUR ANCESTORS: STORIES, SONGS, AND POEMS FROM NATIVE NORTH AMERICA.
by Bruchac, Joseph.
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- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1996
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780816738434
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- 1
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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N.P.: BridgeWater, 1996. 96 pp, small 4to (10 1/8" H). Wonderful colour illustrations and decoration throughout. "Just as we have four grandparents, and our lives come from their lives, so we might describe fire, earth, water, and air as our 'Four Ancestors'. From the giant who pulled the sun across the sky to the mighty elk who created the… Read more about this item Item Price
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![LEGENDS OF THE MISSISSAUGAS,](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/972/037/372037972.0.m.jpg)
LEGENDS OF THE MISSISSAUGAS,
by Mills, W. Gordon.
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- Used - Near Fine
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- 1992
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- Paperback
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- 9780969572909
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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Toronto: Altona / Natural Heritage, 1992. 48 pp, 11" H. "An epic retelling in poetic form of the creation myth of the Mississaugas. The author of the poem, W. Gordon Mills, was a businessman with the T. Eaton Company in Toronto in 1923 when he wrote the poem. He was later to serve as Deputy Minister of National Defence… Read more about this item Item Price
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![THE ARCTIC: ENIGMAS AND MYTHS.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/589/157/111157589.0.m.jpg)
THE ARCTIC: ENIGMAS AND MYTHS.
by Simpson-Housley, Paul.
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- Used - Near Fine
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- 1996
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- Paperback
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- 9781550022643
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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Toronto: Dundurn Press, 1996. 144 pp, 8vo (9" H). B&w maps. "(S)eeks to provide illustrations of Arctic mysteries and fictions which often occur as a result of misconceptions of Arctic geography. The chapters are extremely varied in subject matter, and conclusions are in the domain of speculation. The book begins with very early examples of northern travels starting with… Read more about this item Item Price
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![OLD FOOLISHNESS...OR FOLKLORE?](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/799/038/2038799.0.m.0.jpg)
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OLD FOOLISHNESS...OR FOLKLORE?
by Earle, George H. Signed.
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1987
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780921191124
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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SGD 16.47
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St. John's, Newfoundland: Harry Cuff, 1987. 89 pp, 8 3/8" H. Signed and dated by the author on front free endpaper. A collection of anecdotes, legends, folklore by a Newfoundland author. Previous owners' names on ffep, otherwise clean and tight. Minor edgewear to covers, spine flat and unceased.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Sylvia… Read more about this item Item Price
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![THE HOUSE OF ONTARIO.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/163/036/2036163.0.m.0.jpg)
THE HOUSE OF ONTARIO.
by MacGillivray, Royce. Edited by Vivian Webb.
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- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- First Printing.
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- 1983
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780920474310
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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SGD 17.16
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Toronto: Natural Heritage/Natural History Inc., 1983. 144 pp, 9" H. B&w silhouettes by Mark Grice. "A collection of satires, sketches and imaginary histories amounting to a mythical history of the premier province of Canada. It contains in shocking and sometimes unforgettable detail the whole history of Ontario except for the facts." Interior - clean and tight with no… Read more about this item Item Price
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