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1721réf. 13347Paris: de l'Imprimerie Royale 1721. Regulating the Transatlantic Fur Trade A French royal decree concerning the importation of Canadian beaver pelts into France. This is a variant of the issue listed by Wroth; OCLC locates only one copy at Harvard which appears to be Wroth 890. Not in EUROPEAN AMERICANA. Rare. From the library of Cardinal Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. 4pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Light soiling. Contemporary inscription. Very good. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 890 ref. MAGGS FRENCH COLONIZATION OF AMERICA 224 this copy. OCLC 70682396 ref. unknown books
réf. 515j113713 Canadian Field Regiment RCA. Good. N.D. First Edition. Hardcover. "This story is written with two objects in mind; first that of providing the men who have served in the regiment with a memento of their army days; second that of recording accurately a history which will be of use in the future and which will place the artillery branch of the service in its recognized place." - Introduction. "Approximately seven hundred men from all walks of life united in a common cause lived in perfect harmony for about five years. When the battle came and men died we found with somewhat of a shock that it is possible to love another man. From the early days the regiment was a happy one. It went through difficult times but on the 6th day of June 1944 when the final test came all those who remember are proud of the gallant skillful and efficient work of the unit. Until the 8th of May 1945 with the exception of a few days the regiment was continuously in action. Without fear of contradiction I say that the men of this unit had no superiors. No history of this regiment could be complete without reference to "C" Troop of the 69th Battery 4th LAA Regiment RCA. From the early days of the invasion until the final knockout blow they lived and deployed with us." - Foreword. 12-185 pages. Nominal Rolls. Numerous black and white photos maps and cartoons. Contents toned with age. Minimal markings. Rubber stamp to each free endpaper. Average wear to original black cloth with corners rubbed open. Binding intact. No dust jacket presumably as issued. A sound and rare example of the proud and precious history. 10.4" x 7.1". Dornbusch 477 Cooke 3rd Edn p. 219. ; Cartoons / Maps; Sm 4to . 13 Canadian Field Regiment, RCA hardcover
réf. elala6189Toronto: Robert Stanton 1843. The commissioners appointed to conduct the first revision of the Upper Canada statutes to include those in force at the time of the union of Upper and Lower Canada were John Beverley Robinson James Buchanan Macaulay William Henry Draper and John Hillyard Cameron. A second volume not present here dealt with Local and Private Acts. 4to. pp. 2 p.l.1096 lxxi. with half-title. modern buckram dampstain to first 4 leaves of index. contemporary signature on title of D.E.McIntyre probably Donald Eugene McIntyre 1812-96 who served as the Sheriff of Stormont Dundas and Glengarry for nearly half a century dated Glengarry 1844. elala6189 Toronto: Robert Stanton, [1843] hardcover
réf. elala4978Ottawa: 1867-1893. Thomas Wardlaw Taylor 1833-1917 came to Manitoba from Ontario in 1872 to practice law and was Master of Chancery from 1872 to 1883. From 1883 to 1887 he was Puisne Judge of the Court of Queens Bench during which time in the fall of 1885 he was responsible for handing down the decision against Métis leader Louis Riel's appeal of his death sentence: "Forced to wade through difficult constitutional points involving legal jurisdiction in the North-West Territories and the conduct of Riel's trial the full court relying mainly on Taylors judgment dismissed the leave to appeal and its decision was upheld by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council." Thomas H. Ferns in Dict. of Canadian Biography Vol. XIV p. 991 In 1887 he became Chief Justice of Manitoba serving until 1899. In 1892 he sided with Judge Bain against Judge Dubuc in endorsing the governments policy to abolish separate schools. As Chief Justice of Manitoba Tayor acted as administrator of the province in 1890 and 1893. He was created a QC in 1881 and knighted in 1897. The present volume was apparently presented to Taylor upon his appointment as administrator of Manitoba in 1893. It includes a description of uniforms to be worn by Lieutenant-Governors of the provinces of Canada with chromolithographed plates a list of Governors-General and Administrators of the Dominion of Canada since Confederation a list of Lieutenant-Governors and Administrators of the Province of Manitoba since entering Confederation Taylors name appears twice at the end of the list for 1890 and 1893 the second added and with date entered in manuscript chromolithographed plates of Canadian flags & ensigns and various Canadian acts documents instructions and reports including Draft of Letters-Patent appointing the Governor-General of the Dominion of Canada to be Governor of Ruperts Land and an 1870 Order-In-Council relating to Ruperts Land and the North-Western Territory &c. Sammelband of various printed acts documents & reports. folio. 15 chromolithographed plates. signature on title of John J.McGee Clerk of the Privy Council. contemporary red leather joints worn corners worn inner front hinge split Ottawa: [1867-1893] hardcover
1903réf. 027938Toronto: Printed for the Author By William Briggs 1903. 293 pages 17 plates. Decorated binding by John Innes. The subtitle of the book is: "Being a Record of Actual Facts and Conditions Relating to the Cattle Industry of the North-West Territories of Canada; and Comprising the Extraordinary Story of the Formation and Career of a Great Cattle Company." The story of Canada's Oxley ranch written from the standpoint of the manager of the ranch. A scarce title that is one of the most important books on cattle and ranching in Canada. Adams RAMPAGING HERD 598 Howes C842. Clean and tight in original green cloth--only minor rubbing of the white lettering and decoration. Name and date 1908 of early owner Rosa H. McLennan mother of historical romance writer Isabel McMeekin and later owner's bookplate on front endpapers. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectible-Very Good. Large 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book. Printed for the Author By William Briggs Hardcover
1920réf. 517H3277Halifax Nova Scotia: Royal Print and Litho Limited. Good. 1920. First Edition. Hardcover. 362 pages. Fold-out map inside back board indicates operations of the Battalion. Twenty-one black and white photographic plates including one at page 56 not included in List of Illustrations. Lists of: Service Dates; Engagements of the Battalion; Wastage in France; Casualties; Honours and Awards. Also includes Nominal Roll of Officers including name address and record of service and Nominal Roll Other Ranks including number name address and record of service. "Being a history of the justly famous 85th Canadian Infantry Battalion Nova Scotia Highlanders in the various theatres of the war WWI together with a Nominal Roll and synopsis of service of Officers Non-Commissioned Officers and Men who served with the Battalion in France." - subtitle. Gilt lettering and decoration upon forest green cloth-covered boards. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this important Canadian military history. Enser p. 88. Cooke p. 130. Dornbusch 426. Amtmann H523; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; The Eighty-Fifth 85th Canadian Infantry Battalion / Nova Scotia Highlanders in France and Flanders First World War I One C.E.F. Canadian Expeditionary Force Witley Camp Vimy Ridge Passchendaele Electric Light Station Ontario Trench Eleu Dit Leauvette Am . Royal Print and Litho Limited hardcover
1955réf. 617G1233Seattle WA: University of Washington 1955. Book. Illus. by Rumely John H.; Janish Jeanne R. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Uniform and handsome in beige cloth. Volume 5 printed in 1955 Volume 4 in 1959 Volume 3 in 1961 Volume 2 in 1964 and Volume 1 in 1969. Umarked with light wear and sound bindings. An excellent first edition example of this magnificent work. Please note: Very heavy. Special shipping considerations may apply. University of Washington Hardcover
1924réf. 73aa1980British Columbia: British Columbia Telephone Company. Fair. 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. Telephone Talk was the glossy bimonthly publication of the British Columbia Telephone Company. It was written by employees for employees to present information of interest to those engaged in the plant traffic commercial operating accounting and other departments of the service. Each issue is replete with black and white photos and information on topics such as: company industry and technological news traffic levels expansion plans personnel announcements publicity and social events deaths weddings lists of exchanges and more. As such these issues serve as a vital preserve of rare and fascinating British Columbia history. This volume covers topics including: Great cover photo of Duncan operating room; Several photos of new interior plant equipment at Duncan; Sensational 9-page feature on Duncan and district with great photos of the area including Duncan Station Maple Bay Genoa Bay and an aerial view; Fire deprives downtown Vancouver of service - photos and text; Grand Forks office and staff; Table showing "Exchanges in order of Per Cent Good Calls Out"; Statement of Development as of 1 January 1924 showing number of phones per community; Cover photo of steamer Jacques Cartier; Nice full-page showing two views of Vancouver Harbour with many ships in port; 7 page feature on the Port of Vancouver with several great photos; Possibilities of both radio and wire telephony; Exchanges in order of percent good out calls; Excellent full-page photo of Ballantyne pier Burrard Inlet; Take advantage of company's new savings plan; Fine addition to shipping facilities on Burrard Inlet - Ballantyne Pier - 5 great photos with text; Greater Vancouver will benefit by reduced telephone rate; Repair shop has greatly expanded in recent years - 6 pages with nice photos; nice full-page photo of the Empress of Australia in port; Greater Vancouver Inter-Exchange Telephone Service; Fold-out map of Vancouver area exchanges complet with great statistics; Telephone extenstion to Campbell River; 8 page feature on the flow of commerce through Canada's western port with many absolutely smashing photos; Cover photo of Glenburn office; 6-page feature on the B.C. Herring fishery with excellent photos re: sea lions contains the following quote "The government is undertaking to greatly lessen the numbers of this prey animal"; archival photo of laying the first underground cable in Vancouver; Statement of Development - # of phones operating in each community; Cover photo of Milner office; photo mosaic of 5 lower valley exchange offices; Wonderful 8 page feature on the great supply district i.e. the lower Fraser Valley of BC coastal cities - excellent photos including a shot of the only remaining original Hudson's Bay Company building at Langley; New Gordon Head Exchange cut over; New Point Grey office under way; new observation office aids efficiency; Electrical Communication Development; Full-page photo of sailors from the battleship H.M.S. Repulse marching through Vancouver; Multiple photos of British warships docked at Victoria; Article and photos of the visit of the Royal Navy to Vancouver; The Traffic Department and the Public it serves; Tennis Tournaments; Printing a phone directory; Great feature on Ship Salvors Salvagers with many photos; A motoring trip through the U.S. with photos; Biggest cable will cross False Creek; Oxygen Farms; Cornelius Vanderbilt writes of his long distance call from Alberni to Los Angeles; P.B.X. serves interesting purposes - 5 pages with photos; Early motor tourists to B.C. with photos; Full-page photo of the Empress of Canada; 5 page illustrated article on the reclamation of the Sumas; The switchboard as a newspaper; Health secrets of the telephone pole - 3 illustrated pages; new Victoria equipment; Bayview library proves popular; cover photo of a long-distance operator timing a call with a calculagraph; Billing toll and inter-exchange calls keeps eight clerks busy - 3 pages with photos; 7 page a; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Telus History British Columbia Telephone Company Telephony Telephone Talk Internal House Magazine Periodical and technological news traffic levels expansion plans personnel announcements publicity and social events deaths weddings lists of exc . British Columbia Telephone Company hardcover
réf. elala3565Ottawa: Printed By Order Of The Commission 1885. Between 1881 and 1884 approximately 17000 Chinese immigrants came to British Columbia to work as labourers on the Canadian Pacific Railway. They were paid just $1 a day half the wage of white labourers and had to pay their own expenses which saved the CPR an estimated $3-5 million in construction costs. They were often given the most dangerous jobs and many lost their lives to landslides dynamite blasts and other accidents. In 1885 the British Columbia section of the railway was completed and the the status of these immigrants became a pressing issue. While Europeans were being offered free land to come to Canada the Canadian government decided to create a $50 "head tax" to limit the number of Chinese coming to the country. That also meant that those already here would have great difficulty bringing family to Canada. ìBritish Columbia has repeatedly by her Legislature as well as by her representatives in Parliament solicited the Executive and Parliament of Canada to enact a law prohibiting the incoming of Chinese to British Columbia. Nothing was done in that direction until last session of Parliament when Sir John Macdonald speaking in answer to a motion asking Parliament to enact a law in the above sense pledged his Government to issue a Commission to look into the whole subject during the approaching session and to consider exhaustively its trade relations its social relations and all those moral considerations which it is alleged make Chinese immigration undesirableÖî. Preliminary The report was prepared by commissioners John Hamilton Gray 1814-1889 a British Columbia judge and Joseph Adolphe Chapleau 1840-1898 Canadian Secretary of State. 8vo. pp. 1 p.l. cxxxiv cii blank leaf 487. contemporary half calf worn joints cracked lower spine defective Ottawa: Printed By Order Of The Commission, 1885 unknown
réf. elala0004np: 1803. An early Upper Canada land grant complete with the original wax seal of the province imprinted with anchor crown and sword. The grantee George Chisholm was a United Empire Loyalist who was settled in the Township of Flamborough East near Hamilton. His son William Chisholm became a prominent Upper Canada politician and businessman who founded the town of Oakville. with wax seal np: 1803 unknown
1838réf. 101145Toronto Canada 1838. Ephemera. Good. No Binding. Toronto: Printed at the Patriot Office 1838. pp. 133-160 2 161-167 1. Collation: 34-422. It's possible that this pamphlet was part of a larger work. Sewn gatherings the thread now gone no wrapper. Wove paper small pieces missing from the top right of the preliminary leaves and the last 2 leaves. Addressed to His Excellency Sir Francis Bond Head Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada the report was submitted by the Office of the Commissioners at Cornwall on 1 January 1838 by Jonas Jones the President of the Board. The report consists of the minutes of the Saint Lawrence Commission in 1837 with letters from engineers and contractors statement of expenditures 1834-7 and estimates of expenses for the completing the work on the Saint Lawrence Canals. Not recorded by Fleming's Upper Canadian Imprints 1801-1841. The only other copy of this imprint is located at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library University of Toronto. unknown
2013réf. SBBIH-UHYRRJFVV3CAPomegranate Communications IncU 2013. calendar. Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing fanning inscriptions margin notes yellowing staining on edge or cover or pages bumps scuffs etc etc sometimes multiple of these. It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Pomegranate Communications Inc,U unknown
1841réf. 4444951printed for the author by F. B. Penniman hinges cracked and weak but still holding title page coming loose black cloth worn remnants of spine label light foxing pages 145-148 missing from pagination no actual missing pages unmarked rare. self-published hardcover
1828réf. PHO-1669London, John Murray, 1828, 1 volume In-4, relié pleine toile orange, dos lisse avec pièce d’auteur et titre, date en pied, xxvi-320pp.cvii-1f., petites rousseurs, mouillure angulaire sur les planches au tome 2, petits frottements à la reliure. Édition originale, 31 planches, les cartes manquent, Cachet Émile Petitot, Ex-libris manuscrit, Ex-libris Jean-Pierre Legrand-Deloron. Avec une mention signée : "membre de l'Expédition arctique T.A. 23 , 1972-1973" .
1789réf. 10440A Londres et se trouve à Paris, Chez Le Jay fils et Maradan, 1789. In-8 de XVI-336 pp., veau havane marbré, dos lisse orné, pièce de titre en maroquin vert, tranches rouges (reliure de l'époque).
1979288 pages. Upon front free endpaper is hand-written in ink: "To David, With Best Wishes, From Tommy Douglas." In November 2004 a nation-wide vote by over one million Canadians selected Mr. Douglas as "The Greatest Canadian of all Time." "This collection of Tommy Douglas' speeches, anecdotes, and parables illustrates the essential features of the democratic left in Canada, the CCF/NDP." - from dust jacket. Black and white photographic plates. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Average wear to dust jacket which bears several short closed tears and is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Book
1916A most unusual and wonderful item. Appears to be a privately bound collection of early Calgary periodicals dated November 17th, 1916 through April 14th, 1920. Sturdily bound in red cloth with no external markings. Measures just over 2" thick, 11.5" high and 9" wide. Many issues included although we are not sure if a full run is contained. No table of contents or index. Contents tanned with age, otherwise sound. Captures an exceptional and vintage slice of early Calgary and Alberta history. Replete with contemporary advertisements. Book
1944Original Progressive Conservative Party of Canada Speakers' Handbook for use in the run-up to the Canadian federal election of 1945. Printing date not stated but was most likely 1944, possibly 1945. Unpaginated. Two inches thick. Provides the full spectrum of PC policies and points with which to attack the Liberal and C.C.F. parties. Contents divided into the following sections: Table of Contents; Leadership - with considerable biographical information on PC leader John Bracken; War Policy and Veterans; Agriculture; Labour; Reconstruction and Natural Resources; Transportation; International Problems; Liberal Policy; C.C.F. Policy. The sections on Liberal and C.C.F. policies extensively document the perceived weaknesses of these parties and were no-doubt intended to serve as the arsenal of attack ads and talking points to be used against these parties. Unmarked. Average wear and soiling. Due to wartime restrictions these handbooks were string-bound. Provides a comprehensive snapshot of the Canadian federal political scene prior to the election of 1945, as seen from the PC perspective. A unique and highly-informative WWII-era Canadian federal political memento. Book
1796réf. elala1784Quebec: William Vondenvelden 1796. 1796. 4to. pp. 2 p.l. 16 blank leaf. text in French & English on opposite pages. modern wrs. Order in council enforcing the terms of Jays Treaty 1794. The Treaty arranged reciprocal concessions regarding trade and commerce between the United States and British North America and provided for the appointment of a commission to settle the north-eastern boundary and for the withdrawal of British troops from American territory. Tremaine 994. Dionne I 40. Lande 552. TPL 692. Vlach 40. Vlach IP 66. Quebec: William Vondenvelden, 1796. unknown
réf. EXE00a2cParis, Éditions Mornay, 1933. Petit in-4° broché, couverture illustrée. 54 compositions en couleurs dans le texte. Tiré à 2080 exemplaires, celui-ci sur rives.
réf. 36998Quebec. Printed by Command of his Excellency the Governor; by William Vondenvelden. 1796. Hardcover. 4to. 26cm 16p. bilingual title pages and text rebound in later half calf black cloth boards double crimson and black leather labels gilt titles blanks library stamp on the front endpaper a fine copy thus. cdn Tremaine. Bibliography of Canadian Imprint 1751-1800. # 994 - T.P.L. 692. Added title page in French; English and French on opposite pages. Even numbers on recto. Odd numbers on verso. Another edition was published in the same year. Cf. T.P.L. 691. Quebec. Printed by Command of his Excellency the Governor; by William Vondenvelden. 1796 hardcover
1913réf. 14113Toronto: William Briggs 1913. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Printing of the First Edition. Very Good Copy With Light Rubbing Wear To Extremities And Insignificant Foxing To Front End Papers. Decorative Cover Still Quite Bright. Signed Without Inscription By Kelly On The Title Page. William Briggs Hardcover
réf. 36704Quebec. Printed under the Authority. by William Vondenvelden Printer at the New Printing Office. Mountain-Street. 1795. Hardcover. 4to. 26cm 2307p. text in English and French on opposite pages rebound in quarter calf gilt ruled raised bands crimson morocco label gilt titles marbled boards chip on title page expertly restored fine. cgc Tremaine 943. Odd numbers on verso even numbers on recto. This is the first volume in the serial publication of the provincial statutes of Lower Canada. The laws of 1792-93 and 1794 had been published previously in folio. . After 1795 each session's laws were printed and issued separately at the end of each session. . it is expedient that there should be further and more ample means of the Public having information of the Laws. Quebec. Printed under the Authority. by William Vondenvelden, Printer at the New Printing Office. Mountain-Street. 1795 hardcover
1823réf. PHO-1668London, John Murray, 1823, 1 volume In-4, relié pleine toile orange, dos lisse avec pièce d’auteur et titre, date en pied, xvi-768pp, tome 1, tâche sur les 5 premiers feuillets, petites rousseurs, petits frottements à la reliure. Édition originale, illustrée de 30 planches dont 11 en couleurs, les cartes manquent, Cachet Émile Petitot, Ex-libris manuscrit, Ex-libris Jean-Pierre Legrand-Deloron. Avec une mention signée : "membre de l'Expédition arctique T.A. 23 , 1972-1973" .
1978Signed "In Friendship" upon title page by the author in July 1982 in her home town of Noirmouton, Quebec. "Here at last the legendary Madame Benoit opens the door to the kitchen in her own home, at her sheep farm near Sutton in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. She tells about the joys of cooking at home with her family, and she shares recipes that are her own personal and family favorites from the many she has collected and developed over the years." - dust jacket. "Jehane Benoit is a remarkable woman, filled with exhuberance, warmth and love. Her cooking reflects these qualities. I couldn't wait to get my copy - and to use it." - Bruno Gerussi. xiii, 335 pages. Colour photos. Book clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in mylar. Surely a treasured addition for any serious Canadian cookbook collection. Book
