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Point Pleasant Park (1999)
EN PB US FEISBN: 9780968630808 bzw. 0968630804, in Englisch, Pleasant Point, Halifax, Taschenbuch, gebraucht, Erstausgabe.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Wagon Tongue Books [271230], Calgary, AB, Canada.
SUBTITLED `An Illustrated History '. As early as 1762, fortifications were created in the area that was to become Point Pleasant Park, to prevent enemy ships from entering Halifax harbour. Today it is a largely forested urban park for Haligonians. 174 paes of colour and historical b/w photographs as homage to the park's history. Includes. military, forestry and beaches. READ more about : Chain Rock Beach, Governor Cornwallis, Martello Tower, Purcell's Landing, Jonathan Sterns, Shilling Ceremony, and Cambridge Battery. Map verso front cover - some other maps (historical) within text. Cond : Paper wrapper is two wrap-around colour photos. Lettering is cream coloured. Front cover photo was taken on a late summer evening looking out to the Atlantic - ship on horizon. Very minor wear at some corners and edges. No names nor marks. Clean, no tears. Colours bright, binding tight. No bumps. Giftable !! Quote (p. 43) : " A public horsecar was available from Halifax as far as Freshwater. From there, a gentle walk along Pleasant Street beside Steele's Pond led to the park entrance. I twas also permissible to drive through the Park in a horse-drawn carriage . The favourite swimming place was below ._._._. .".
SUBTITLED `An Illustrated History '. As early as 1762, fortifications were created in the area that was to become Point Pleasant Park, to prevent enemy ships from entering Halifax harbour. Today it is a largely forested urban park for Haligonians. 174 paes of colour and historical b/w photographs as homage to the park's history. Includes. military, forestry and beaches. READ more about : Chain Rock Beach, Governor Cornwallis, Martello Tower, Purcell's Landing, Jonathan Sterns, Shilling Ceremony, and Cambridge Battery. Map verso front cover - some other maps (historical) within text. Cond : Paper wrapper is two wrap-around colour photos. Lettering is cream coloured. Front cover photo was taken on a late summer evening looking out to the Atlantic - ship on horizon. Very minor wear at some corners and edges. No names nor marks. Clean, no tears. Colours bright, binding tight. No bumps. Giftable !! Quote (p. 43) : " A public horsecar was available from Halifax as far as Freshwater. From there, a gentle walk along Pleasant Street beside Steele's Pond led to the park entrance. I twas also permissible to drive through the Park in a horse-drawn carriage . The favourite swimming place was below ._._._. .".
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Point Pleasant Park: An Illustrated History (1999)
EN PB USISBN: 9780968630808 bzw. 0968630804, in Englisch, Pleasant Point Publishing, Taschenbuch, gebraucht.
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, BOOX.
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada: Pleasant Point Publishing. Near fine white black color pictorial trade paperback. Previous owner name inside. (1999), 4to, [8], 9-173pp. [1], "This book tells of that time, and the fort-building, the founding of the park, the heather and the happenings, the summer houses, the ponds and beaches." Contains photographs an history of Fort Ogilvie. . Near Fine. Paperback. First Edition. 1999.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, BOOX.
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada: Pleasant Point Publishing. Near fine white black color pictorial trade paperback. Previous owner name inside. (1999), 4to, [8], 9-173pp. [1], "This book tells of that time, and the fort-building, the founding of the park, the heather and the happenings, the summer houses, the ponds and beaches." Contains photographs an history of Fort Ogilvie. . Near Fine. Paperback. First Edition. 1999.
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