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1900128 pages including thirty-two magnificent pages of vintage Toronto ads at back. Black and white photographic plates. List of Officers. Roll of Honour. Music and words to the regimental march "Highland Laddie". Presents the origin and history of this regiment, and a short account of the Highland regiments from time to time stationed in Canada. Printed upon coated paper. Usual library markings. Average wear. Binding taped at front hinge and title page. A worthy reference copy of this important Canadian military history. Dornbusch 62, Cooke [3] p.132. Book
1899réf. 82100No place of publication indicated; February 1899. First separate edition of this translation. Lightly creased where folded with the tiniest losses at one intersection;an excellent example. About 16 x 11 inches. BAL21582 noting that this broadside was produced for Whitman in February 1899. For an earlier translation by William Sloane Kennedy see BAL 21605. Text in three columns. Translated from "La Nouvelle Revue" 1st of May 1888. unknown
réf. 39247np. Np. 1802. 46x 62cm 18" x 25" printed with hand-written entries vellum with large circular seal attached to deed with ribbon docket on verso mounted on stiff card backing and professionally framed with glass on both sides to display both the deed docket and both sides of the seal plain wooden frame 82x 94cm a fine example of an early Ontario land grant displayed in museum quality very rare. In my experience Lands Grants from this period with the seal intact are very scarce. In addition these documents prior to 1810 are very rare. I only remember seeing any of these once previously; about thirty five years ago in the offices of Joseph Patrick Books Toronto. The area in the Bay of Quinte was settled in the early spring of 1794 by disbanded soldiers of the 2nd Battalion Rogers' Corps. The grantee married the daughter of one of the officers Ensign David Fraser. Joshua Booth 1759-1813 a miller was one of first elected members of the Upper Canadian Parliament assembled in Newark in 1792 and served as a Captain in the Hastings Militia. "Died at Ernestown on Saturday Oct. 31 1813 suddenly Joshua Booth Esq. aged 54 years. He was one of the oldest settlers in that place and ever retained the character of a respectable citizen. Left a widow and ten children." Canniff: Settlement of Upper Canada 1869. The deed has been endorsed and signed by the Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada Peter Hunter who held the position from 1799 to 1805. His military responsibilities as commander-in-chief of the forces in Canada necessitated his often absence from York and government was left in the hands of executive councillors believed to be the origination of the "Family Compact". np. Np. 1802 unknown
1856réf. 0006091London: Longman Brown Green Longmans & Roberts 1856. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Commander S. Gurney Cresswell R. N. with four lithographs and a folding map . Octavo xix 405 ii 24pp. in blue embossed publisher's cloth leaf 13/14 has a repaired horizontal tear lacks preliminaries; rebacked in new quarler leather new endpapers and paper label. On this voyage in the "Investigator" the found the westward entrance to the desired Northwest Passage in the Prince of Wales Strait traveling in a route which is detailed in color on the folding map here. Due to unthawed pack ice -through several summers - they had to abandon the "Investigator" to her fate in the ice. M'Clure's name appears on at least eight geographical sites around Alaska and the Northwest Territory. Note: co-author Osborn also became an Admiral. Illustrated by Commander S. Gurney Cresswell R. N. with four lithographs and a folding map. Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts hardcover
1912réf. 73aa1986British Columbia: British Columbia Telephone Company 1912. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 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: Photo of new office in Victoria; Advances in rates; Increased Rates in Manitoba; Telephoning across the Atlantic; Exchanges ranked in order of per cent good toll calls November 1911; Statement of development - number of phones operating in each exchange as of 1 December 1911; Cover photo of Grand Forks Switchboard; Photo montage of underground work at Victoria; Birth of the Telephone - 3 page article; Mr. F.J. MacGougan; Photo of types of protected terminals; Vancouver Switchboard photos from 1908 and 1898; Great 2-page photo of the huge 'A' switchboard at Seymour; Load Curve Graph of Seymour Office; Cut-over of Victoria Plant - new epoch in phone history of B.C.'s capital; Vancouver Island Toll Rates; Special Victoria Issue - photo montage of city and district officials; Photo of New B.C. Office; Table showing # of phones in Victoria since 1880; Photos of underground work in Victoria; May 1880 list of Victoria subscribers; 1890 list of subscribers; cable-laying scenes from last September; Nanaimo and Sidny facilities; New Gulf Cable Ordered by William Farrell in England; Miss Mina Kerr; Record work at Highland; New Plant Department Building; How a Directory is Produced; Jolly moonlight excursion to Nanaimo aboard the steamer Princess Patricia; Great photo of 5 new auto wagons of the construction department in front of the Seymour Office horses having been recently displaced; Some Victoria cable troubles; Photo montage of the Royal visitors the Duke of Connaught the Duchess of Connaught and Princess Patricia; Training school for operators; interior and exterior views of the Royal trolley coach; 3-page Kamloops feature with photos; Functionalization of Plant - reorganization of the department; laying North Vancouver Cable; Photos of large buildings under construction in the Fairmont exchange - the Lee Building the hospital buildintgs Steel plant in G.N.R. yards; Fairmont feature - 4 pages with photos; Instructions for Operators; North Vancouver Cable Ready; Importance of Transmission; and more. Half-leather binding. Hinges tender but intact. Backstrip very rough. Ink stamp of company executive E.P. LaBelle upon top edge. Mr. LaBelle's signature upon front free endpaper and his initials are penned to top edge. He is mentioned on page 8 of the July issue as being the new Plant Engineer. Binding intact. Please note: small article clipped from page 18 of the December issue. British Columbia Telephone Company Hardcover
réf. 18722Paris, Chez L'Huilier, Delaunay, 1819. With engraved map. (4), xvi, 156 pp. 8vo. Modern boards, label with gilt lettering. Sabin 5568; Howes B.467; not in Streeter sale; not in Muller; not in Leclerc. The only French version. The name of the author is misspelled as Birkbecks on the title. Birckbeck purchased 6.000 acres of land on English Prairie, Illinois, in 1816, founding thereon the city of New Albion. The author did much to inspire and direct British emigrants into that area. The French translator considers the wealth of information supplied also of great interest for French people who might wish to emigrate to the United States. The work includes a wealth of information on economic and social conditions in that part of the United States. - One leaf (pp. 63/64) neatly repaired, without loss of text, and some small loss of paper in outer blank margin of half-title and title.
réf. ORD-20373Dressée au Dépost des Cartes et Plans de la Marine pour le Service des Vaisseaux du Roy Par Ordre de M. Berryer Ministre et Secrétaire d'Etat aiant le Département de la Marine par le S. Bellin Ingénieur de la Marine et du Dépost des Plans Censeur Royal de l'Académie de Marine et de la Société Royale de Londres. Ire Feuille Depuis Quebec jusqu'a Matane et Rivière des Outardes. Titres dans deux cartouches, accompagnés d'un petit panneau rectangulaire montrant la Vue de Terres du Sud pour passer la Traverse en remontant le Fleuve. Grande et belle carte à pleines marges (ca 900 x 620 mm). Pli vertical du milieu de feuille fendu sur 2 cm, quelques taches brunes d'humidité, bords des marges un peu brunis sinon bel exemplaire.
1896Signed and inscribed by author upon first blank leaf. viii, [9]-641 p. Index. Illustrated in black and white, including frontis portrait of author. "Close contact with our native tribes shows us the mistake we have been making in deciding that ignorance, superstition and cruelty belong to these people, and that there is no wisdom, truth or beauty in their belief and manner of life. A faithful study of the languages and customs compels us to acknowledge that there are deeper truths than facts, and under the blanket and coat of skin there beats a human heart, as there is beauty, sweetness and wisdom in their traditions and courage, liberty and devotion in their lives". - Preface. John Maclean [1851-1928] was a Methodist missionary. author, office holder, newspaper editor, archivist, and librarian." - Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Frontispiece protective tissue removed. Front free endpaper clipped. Hinges secured with yellowed tape. No dust jacket as issued. Above-average wear to publisher's red cloth decorated in black with rubbed gilt lettering. Beveled boards. A worthy signed copy of this engaging study. Peel (3) 2280, Wallace p.38. Book
réf. 9387"1908. Paysage, ferme, maisons, indiens, enfants, navigation, travaux des champs, village de campagne, campements indiens, chasse au phoque, défrichage, construction de bâtiments, bateaux, embouchure de la Grande Péribonka, vue prise en remontant la rivière. Album comprenant 176 tirages argentiques ou cartes postales. Images 8 x 10,5 cm environ; album de 25 x 31 cm. On joint 18 tirages argentiques montés sur cartons, légendés à l’encre au dos, 8 x 10,5 cm. Portrait de famille, «Canal dans les Basses-Terres», «Le Village vu de chez nous», «Mes appartements», «Pièces mises en tas pour être brûlées au Printemps», «Déchargement de bois de corde au nord de la rivière», «Grande Péribonka, «Arrivée au village», « Scierie et monastère provisoire des Frères», «Salle publique où ont lieu des réunions», etc…"
1975Signed and inscribed by Tommy Douglas upon title page. 333 pages. Index. Footnotes. "Few political leaders have earned the affection of their followers to the degree that Tommy Douglas has. And few politicians have accomplished so much while retaining their integrity, humanity, and principles so completely." - from dust jacket. A 2004 national vote of Canadians selected Mr. Douglas as the greatest Canadian of all time. Unmarked. Somewhat above-average overall wear. Binding intact. Moderate spine slant. Coffee stains to fore- and bottom edges. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A wonderful Tommy Douglas memento. Book
1973Neatly signed, without inscription, upon half-title page by Robert Stanfield. viii, 279 pages. Index. "Revealed for the first time the man and the politician, what he was and what made him that way. Based on extensive original research, including lengthy interviews with Stanfield, his friends, his allies, and his enemies, this is the only comprehensive portrait of this fascinating and paradoxical national figure once described as the most liberal, humane, and civilized mind on our political landscape. Stanfield was the rarest of breeds; an honourable politician." - dust jacket. Book unmarked with light wear. Above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. SPADONI & DONNELLY 2494. Book
1918301 pages. Index. Thirty-two fascinating black and white photos. "I have tried to picture, from actual experience, something of the life in its early stages of the settler on the Canadian prairie." - page 5. Author spent two years on a homestead north of Radisson, Saskatchewan prior to the outbreak of WWI. Faint pencil erasure atop front free endpaper otherwise unmarked with somewhat above-average wear to publisher's tan cloth-covered boards. Narrow opening in binding at page 16. A worthy vintage copy of this fascinating account. PEEL [2e] 2649, ARTIBISE 619. Book
1919Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Behind the Scenes in Russia - Part VI - Robert Wilton, a British War Correspondent on the Eastern Front, recounts his experiences, tells the true story of the tragic end of Rasputin, and discusses claims that the Czar is alive - article with photos of the Czar, his family, and Rasputin; The Most Savage of Beasts - John A. Jordan describes the strange tactics and danger of hunting the African Buffalo; A Hero of the Soudan - How the first Civilian's Victoria Cross was won by Sergeant J.J. Farmer - article with photo; My Niggers - humorous account of the writer's experiences of Gyppies at a camp along the Suez Canal; My Wanderings in Little-Known Angola - interesting article with many excellent photos; The Mechanically-Minded Skipper - Tobias Meddling of the 8-thousand ton ship Peerless; Capturing Seventy-Nine Germans Single-Handed - Canadian officer Captain MacDowell tricked Germans into surrendering at Vimy Ridge; The Battle for the Lake - German warships are ousted from the great inland sea in Central Africa, Tanganyika; Our Grizzly Bear Record - Francis Dickie and his companion set a new world's record for killing Grizzly bears in the Canadian Rockies - article with photos; Pipe Town - where Brier pipes are made for the "Tommies" and the "Poilus" - article with excellent photos; A "Rice Wedding" in Java - fascinating photo-illustrated article; Some Strange Escapes From Germany - Part I - how prisoners of war escaped from the Germans in WWI; My Escape From Russia - Madame Semenoff describes her escape from Petrograd after the Bolsheviks took over; Canada's Water Miracle - The Bassano Dam, the world's longest, built in Alberta, Canada - article with excellent photos; The Zulu Love Medicine - Part I - a member of the Natal Mounted Police describes how an Englishman was murdered by a Zulu medicine-man and accomplices so a portion of the body could be used to make an effective love medicine; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [3], 268-352, 9-16 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Book
1776réf. 35605Londres Woollett, Boydell & Ryland s.d. [janvier 1776] gravure in-folio oblongue (47 x 61 cm) en feuille sous marie-louise et baguettes de bois noir et doré
1913réf. 2105060Toronto: William Briggs 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 1st edition. Maroon cloth with gilt-stamped titles & illustration. 468pp. Illus. Former owner's signature on the front paste down slightly offset on the ffep when the ink was not yet dry. I cannot make out the signature but it is very likely from the time of publication. This is one of the two or three most important books of the old cattle ranges of Western Canada. The noted Toronto bookseller Dora Hood in her wonderful 1956 book The Side Door about her bookselling career wrote "This is by far the most authentic book on cattle ranging sic and I was told by one of my western buyers that there is no other on either side of the border to compare with it." She further related that after the publisher published it the author disappeared. "After waiting for a suitable time the books were sold by the publisher at a substantial price and a good profit was realized." It reads welll in terms of accounts of interesting events and also has a lot of range industry information in term so of the growth of the Western Canadian cattle business. A very good copy. We do note a dark stain in the upper right quadrant of the back cover. It does not visually "take over" the appearance of the cover but it needs to be noted. A bit of the same at top of spine. Very scarce copy in descent condition and with the greatest part of the front cover illustration shoulder's up view of cowboy wearing cowboy hat circled by a gold rope with stirrups at the bottom present and not worn off. William Briggs hardcover
1958réf. 6163[Paris] Montréal, Éditions Erta, 1958. Grand in-8 en feuilles de 51-[5] p., couverture bleu rempliée.
1875réf. 51587Montreal Toronto & London: George N. Tackabury Printed by the Burland-Desbarats Lithographic Co. 1875. Folio. 14.25 x 17.75 in. 251 1 pp. Colour lithograph illustrated title page showing the Parliament Building in Ottawa Canada from photograph by W. Notman 53 colour lithograph maps many double-page many tables. Publisher’s plum-coloured embossed cloth gilt decorative lettering on front cover marbled endpapers nicely rebacked in simulated black calf corners renewed some wear & rubbing to corners 1 leaf w/ repairs to creases minor tidemark to upper right corner not affecting maps still G copy. First edition of this fine atlas of Victorian-era Canada including maps of climatology possessions provinces prior to Alberta Saskatchewan & Newfoundland becoming provinces plat maps of counties Railways as well as maps of the United States and Europe. Of particular interest are the city maps of Quebec Ottawa London Hamilton Kingston Toronto and Montreal. This excellent reference work also provides a comprehensive list of railways in Canada steamships in use lists post offices railway stations cities and populations as well as business cards located by city and town. George N. Tackabury, [Printed by the Burland-Desbarats Lithographic Co.], hardcover
1860réf. 22667London: Longman Greene Longman and Roberts 1860. First Edition. Two volumes pp. xx 494 publisher's ads; xvi 472 with seven maps two folding and one folding profile -- all with hand coloring; 20 chromoxylographic plates; and many additional illustrations in the text. Later full leather with red spine labels marbled endpapers. Scuffing to extremities old restorations to half-title and title pages one map with some foxing and splits at folds some penciled annotations in the margins. Bindings sound plates clean and bright. Hind's exploration of the country between Lake Superior and the Rocky Mountains was prompted by the need for a land access to the gold fields of British Columbia as well as the possible establishment of a railway route to the Pacific Coast. His narrative provides a wealth of information about customs beliefs and condition of the native peoples. Sabin 31934 notes that he "lived almost constantly among the Crees and Chippeways whose habits and peculiarities he was most eager to study and prompt to record." Graff 1892; Streeter Sale 3730; TPL 3820; Wagner-Camp 360. Longman, Greene, Longman and Roberts unknown
1809réf. elala1145York: 1809. 1809. folio broadside 32.5 x 19.6 cm. Fleming 53. [York: 1809]. unknown
1838réf. elala1149Toronto: R.Stanton 1838. 1838. 8vo. pp. 91 60. old half chagrin spine & extremities worn retaining original printed wrs. wrs. soiled. imprint date found on fr. wr. The report dated Feb. 13 1838 is largely concerned with the Rebellion: "It cannot but be felt that this traitorous insurrection of a portion of the inhabitants of Upper Canada is an event much to be regretted It has entailed upon the public a very formidable expense the sufferings occasioned by an enterprise of so criminal and desperate a nature to the guilty actors can hardly fail to excite compassion." p. 9 Appended are numerous related documents including proclamations and handbills from William Lyon Mackenzie and from R.J.Sutherland of the Patriot Army the Militia General Order of Dec. 4 1837 official acts resolutions despatches and petitions communications from the American government regarding the capture of the steam-boat Caroline &c. Fleming 1271. TPL 2231. Casey I 1656. Gagnon I 2994. Lande 869. [Toronto]: R.Stanton, 1838. unknown
2006réf. SHEL2042Seattle: Marquand Books Inc 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First and only printing. I have seen and collected a lot of books on Northwest Coastal Indigeneous art over the years and this is the most sumptuous book I have ever seen on the subject. Limited to 500 copies signed by Brown the writer of the text and also by George Terasaki the collector who also took the atmospherically beautiful photographs. Huge oblong 4to black cloth 12 1/4" x 14 3/4". Decorated endpapers. Contents: Foreword by Edmund Carpenter Introduction The Collection-Plates and Commentary 93 plates Selected Bibliography Appendix of Historical Dating by Carbon-14 Method. Fine in fine dust jacket. A treasure to be treasured for a lifetime! Fine in fine dust jacket. Marquand Books Inc hardcover
1949réf. 643j1147London: Eyre & Spottiswoode. Good in Good dust jacket. 1949. First British Edition. Hardcover. Third printing of the 1948 first edition. The dramatic autobiography of the man whose work led to the exposure of the atom bomb plot in Canada. "Igor Gouzenko 1919-1982 was a cypher clerk in the Soviet Union's Canadian embassy and a lieutenant of the GRU. He defected in 1945 with 109 documents describing the USSR's espionage activities in the West. He exposed Soviet intelligence's efforts to steal nuclear secrets as well as the technique of planting sleeper agents. The 'Gouzenko Affair' is often credited as a triggering event of the Cold War." - Wikipedia. "Of all those who have emerged from behind the Iron Curtain with frightening messages for the Western World Igor Gouzenko is the most impressive witness. Readers of this book will be in a position now to comprehend the reasons for the stiffening attitude of the Western Powers towards tthe Soviet Union. It is almost a duty of citizenship to read it." - The Church Times. x 324 pages. Prior owner's name inside front board otherwise contents clean and unmarked with average wear. Some foxing to edges. Binding intact. Moderate wear to the uncommon dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality example of this historic account. Amtmann 825 Constantinides p.215 Rocca & Dziak 91 Smith Vol I 2211. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . Eyre & Spottiswoode hardcover
1974réf. 166j1282Ottawa: Environment Canada Fisheries and Marine Service. Very Good. 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. "Dedicated to the salmons of the Pacific and the Atlantic and to all their friends in Canada and other countries who wish to protect them and restore or enhance their abundance." - copyright page. Uncommon hardcover edition in brownish-gray cloth. 79 pages profusely illustrated with colour photos. Clean tight and unmarked with light wear. A high-quality example of this lavishly-produced Haig-Brown memento. Please note that this offering consists of the book only i.e. no box slipcase etc. are included. Cave 185 a. ; 4to . Environment Canada, Fisheries and Marine Service hardcover
1950réf. 432c9910British Columbia: The British Columbia Regiment D.C.O. Very Good. 1950. First Edition. Paperback. Presents "certain episodes in the tale of our Regiment which occurred during the Second World War and which are now recounted for the entertainment of the lay reader rather than the critical analysis of the military historian." - Introduction. 86 pages. Includes many full-page black and white reproductions of photos and 28 Canadian Armoured Regiment BCR Casualty List. Minor blemish on back cover otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Tight and square. A quality copy of this important history. Edwards & Lort 1658 Dornbusch 15 Hale 1362. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Story of the British Columbia Regiment 1939-1945 WWII . The British Columbia Regiment (D.C.O.) paperback
1955réf. 215j2681Mission City B.C.: Fraser Valley Record Ltd. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed by Solomon Mussallem upon front free endpaper. Printed for private distribution. Solomon Mussallem 1881-1963 was born in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley and moved to Canada in 1897 not speaking a word of English. After a variety of stops including a successful fur-trading expedition in Northern Ontario he and his growing family settled in Maple Ridge British Columbia. He started the Haney Garage in 1919 became a Ford dealer in 1924 and in 1930 became a GM dealer for the twenty-five years. He served on Maple Ridge council for 23 years 21 of those as Mayor. His son George went on to serve as the local MLA for four terms. credits: Maple Ridge Museum Find a Grave This book was written by a friend and admirer so that future generations would understand the adventurous making of a Canadian in the first half of the 20th century. xiv 143 p. Black and white photographic plates. Map. Book clean tight and unmarked with moderate wear to original blue cloth decorated in gilt. Above-average wear to dust jacket now in glossy new archival-grade protection. A rare and signed example of this important and engaging British Columbia life story. ; 8vo; Signed by Subject . Fraser Valley Record Ltd. hardcover
