Books for Sale

Sale list – June 2023

  • From Saddlebags to Seventy-five; A History of Newcastle United Church from 1824 to 1975, by Marion Rickard Farr
    • $25
  • The Townships of Darlington and Clarke by John Squair (1984 reprint of the original 1927 book). An in depth history of what is now known as The Municipality of Clarington.
    • new, $40 each.
  • The Townships of Darlington and Clarke by John Squair (rare 1st edition). An in depth history of what is now known as The Municipality of Clarington.
    • $100 each.
  • Clarke High School Yearbooks – 1989-90; 2000-01; 2004-05; 2005-06; 2006-2007; 2008-09
    • $10 each
  • Newcastle Celebrates 150 years – by Newcastle Village & District Historical Society. Photo book celebrating Newcastle’s Sesquicentennial in 2006
    • New, hardcover $5 or softcover, $2
  • Newcastle Sesquicentennial booklets
    • $2
  • Bible Christian Chapels of the Canadian Conference – by Sherrell Branton Leetooze. Stories of all the Chapels built by Bible Christians between 1833 and 1884.
    • New, $25
  • Heritage Buildings – Clarke Township – by Clarington Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (LCAC)-1993. Photos and short history of significant houses in the former Township of Clarke (now Clarington).
    • Used, $25
  • Heritage Buildings of Darlington
    • Used $25
  • Life at Lakeshore Public School – by Hazel Crago (2010). Small booklet – former teacher at the school tells stories about the school also called SS No. 2 Clarke Twp.
    • $5 each
  • Churches of Old Durham County – by Sherrell Branton Leetooze (2013). History of churches in the former Townships of Clarke and Darlington (now Clarington).
    • $40
  • From the Oak Plain to the Lakeshore – a Brief History of Clarke
    • $25
  • Homesteads – by Mary Byers and Margaret McBurney
    • $15
  • Shaw’s School History – booklet, rare
    • $25
  • Newcastle Community Hall Anniversary booklet
    • $5
  • Eldad United Church by Marguerite Fraser. Booklet, rare.
    • $25
  • St. George’s 150th Anniversary booklet
    • $20 ea
  • Belden’s Atlas – Northumberland and Durham, original edition
    • Very poor Condition, $75
  • Belden’s Atlas – Northumberland and Durham, Mica reprint
    • Excellent condition $400
  • Belden’s Atlas – Northumberland and Durham, Wilson reprint
    • Excellent condition $200
  • Rickards of Shaws – by Marion Rickard Farr. Very rare.
    • $75
  • 1793-1813 Settlers of Durham County – by Leslie Wilson
    • $40
  • The Rickards of Shaws by Marion Rickard Farr
    • $75
  • Out of the Mists by Schmidt and Rutherford
    • $35
  • Historical Sketch of Tyrone by Nancy Lambert. Booklet, rare.
    • $25
  • Clarke Township Eastern Section by Agnes Burley. Booklet, rare.
    • $25
  • Inventory of Clarke Township Cemeteries by Sher Leetooze. Booklet.
    • $2
  • Marriage Registers of Upper Canada – Vol 7, Part 2 – Newcastle District 1848-1855. Rare.
    • $25
  • Memories and Such by Pat Lake. Booklet.
    • $5
  • Happy Jack by Thornton Burgess (first edition)
    • $50
  • Buchanan’s Works – Rev. Claudius Buchanan 1812 – Researches in Asia (very rare, leatherbound)
    • $75
  • Lost in the Backwoods by Catherine Parr Traill (reprint from 1930s, hardcover, rare, very good condition)
    • $75
  • Books by or about the Massey family/business
    • $10-$45

Note: prices for books are if they are picked up at Newcastle Village & District Historical Society, 20 King Avenue West, Newcastle, ON. The Historical Room is open Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. to noon. Please contact the Society for prices regarding shipping.