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1978réf. 224j2333Cyprus: 1 PPCLI. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Published as a memento of the tour of 1 PPCLI as UN peacekeepers on Cyprus from April-October 1978. Commanding Officer of the Battalion was L Col LW Lewis MacKenzie who is featured in several photos and has provided a 'final Cyprus' message to his troops. MacKenzie went on to national prominence in later years due to his subsequent military writing and political endeavours. This hardcover volume consists primarily of eleven issues of the RIC-A-DAM-DOO the newspaper of First Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry a complete run from Vol. 3 No. 1 through Vol. 3 No. 11 May 3 1978 through September 15 1978. "Having seen all issues of the RIC-A-DAM-DOO since my arrival I know that the photographs and articles contained herein reflect the enthusiasm resourcefulness competence and comreadeship you have displayed here." - Commander Canadian Contingent BGEN J.A. Cotter CD. Laid-in are three programs for Battalion events in Calgary on August 11 12 and 13 1989. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear to attractively decorated white boards. A quality example of this wonderul piece of Canadian military history. ; Folio . 1 PPCLI hardcover
réf. 645h6101Nanaimo B.C.: Filmer's Ltd. Very Good. N.D. First Edition. Paperback. 15 pages featuring black and white photos on one side blank on back. Photos include: View looking over the downtown bowl area and over the inner harbour with the mainland mountains in the misty distance; Partial view of Nanaimo and Nanaimo Harbour from Protection Island; Dozens of fishboats tied up in Nanaimo Harbour with two ferries in the distance presumably headed to/from the terminal formerly located at what is now the Cameron Island condo development; Excellent view of downtown Nanaimo looking southwest from the intersection of Front and Commercial Streets; View of the Departure Bay beach loaded with swimmers and viewers looking north toward what is now the Sherwood Forest development; View of the Nanaimo Courthouse with Mount Benson in the background; and various other tourist spots located up-island. Stapled booklet in red textured covers. Undated but appears to be circa 1950s. Oblong 9.5" x 6.2". Clean and unmarked with light wear. A wonderful example of this rare piece of Nanaimo tourist ephemera.; 16mo . Filmer's Ltd. paperback
1945réf. 811j0776Deventer Netherlands: Nederlandsche Diepdruk Inrichting. Fair. 1945. First Edition. Paperback. Gift plate signed and inscribed by author mounted inside front cover. 119 pages. Many black and white reproductions of photos. Faint rubber stamp to bottom of front cover otherwise unmarked. Above-average external wear. Binding intact. A rare example of this informative history. Cooke 3rd Edn p.261 Dornbusch 465. ; 12mo; Signed by Author . Nederlandsche Diepdruk Inrichting paperback
1993réf. 654j3120Fairfield Washington: Ye Galleon Press. Very Good No dust jacket as issued. First Edition. Paperback. "This is the story of Sandon British Columbia from boom town to ghost town. It is the story of my life here - of the prospectors creatures and characters who have been my friends and companions." - Introduction. "Pelle Petersen 1916-1988 spent over 30 years in Sandon being the only person there. Many of the buildings there were kept standing because he shovelled the show off them." - page 1. 412 page paperback. Index. Black and white reproductions of archival photos and documents. 21" x 16" map of district land holdings in pocket at back. Suggested reading list. Tight clean square and unmarked with very light wear. A rare and high-quality example of this fascinating history.; 4to; History Silver Mines and Mining British Columbia Sandon Slocan Payne Discovery Carpenter-Seaton . 1993. 0877705151 . Ye Galleon Press paperback
1991réf. 872H3259Ponteix Saskatchewan: Ponteix History Book Committee 1991. Book. Illus. by Boisjoli Adele. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Total of 1426 pages in two volumes. Index. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos illustrations and documents. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrated red cloth-covered boards. "Records the successes and failures the trials and achievements of Ponteix Saskatchewan. The turning of prairie sod into wheatfields in the span of a generation and all the struggle entailed we believe have made us as westerners a special kind of people. What we are today has grown out of that pioneer past. Ours is a tradition of hard work and perseverance." - Foreword. Unmarked with moderate wear. Bindings intact. A sound copy of this wonderful local history and genealogical reference. Ponteix History Book Committee Hardcover
2001réf. 553j2683Comox British Columbia: 407 Maritime Patrol Squadron Association. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 2001. Updated Edition. Paperback. "8th May 2001 marked the 60th anniversary of the formation of 407 "Demon" Squadron RCAF at Thorney Island Hampshire England. In WWII the Demons were credited with four U-boat kills and seven U-boats damaged plus many thousands of tons of enemy shipping sunk and damaged but at the cost of the lives of 240 members." paraphrased from Foreword. Part One deals with the wartime years 1941-1945 and is divided into anti-shipping operations and anti-submarine operations. Part Two deals with the post-war years 1952-2000 and includes these chapters: The Squadron Reformed The Lancaster Years The Neptune Years The Argus Years The Aurora Years plus ten informative appendices. 340 pages. Colour and black and white reproductions of photos. Rolls of Honour. Clean tight square and unmarked with light wear. A quality example of this very detailed and important history which includes 64 more pages than the 1996 edition.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 407 Demon Squadron History 1941 - 2000 Demons Maritime Patrol Anti-Shipping Anti-Submarine Operations RCAF WWII Coastal Command West Coast Canada Comox Vancouver Island Royal Canadian Air Force Canadian Armed Forces . 407 Maritime Patrol Squadron Association paperback
1936réf. 47186Chicago: Poole Bros. 1936. 1936. RAILROAD. First edition. Contains a pictorial full-color map 25 1/2" x 30 3/8" on a single sheet 26 3/4" x 31 1/2" that folds down to 9" x 4." The colorful map is in fine unused condition. Charming prewar pictorial map of America southern Canada and northern Mexico for the prospective European tourist to North America that features regional attractions and themes. Inset table of one way distances between a list of cities and New York Boston Montreal and Norfolk. Reverse contains brief descriptions of regions and sites. "America Invites You. The railroads of the United States Canada and Mexico -what we over here call America -extend to you the peoples of Europe a very cordial invitation to visit us to travel about among us -to learn at first hand something of our great development and to carry back to your homelands that real understanding of our land and our people that only travel can impart." Two minor rubs to the cover else a fine copy. Poole Bros., 1936]. unknown
1903réf. 731j2405London: Church Missionary Society. Fair with No dust jacket as issued. 1903. First Edition. Hardcover. "Describes visits to the Church of England/missions along the northern British Columbia coast and on the Nass Skeena and Stikine Rivers from 1879 to 1900." - Lowther 1515. viii192 p. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Gift greetings upon floral-decorated front free endpaper. Front inner joint starting. Somewhat above-average wear to original red cloth legibly lettered in gilt. A worthy example of this very wonderful compilation which provides precious information about the local native peoples. ; 12mo . Church Missionary Society hardcover
1906réf. 73ac5357Victoria: Province of British Columbia 1906. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 275 pages. Index. Many high-quality black and white photographic plates including an incredible shot of a long native-built bridge across the Bulkley River at Ahwillgate. Numerous diagrams. Above-average external wear and soiling. Sunning to spine. Hinges intact. Binding weak at page 275. Usual library markings. A worthy reference copy. Province of British Columbia Hardcover
1908réf. 73ac5358Victoria: Province of British Columbia 1908. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 235 pages. Index. Many wonderful high-quality black and white photographic plates including an incredible shot inside the home of native Chief Kodenaha at Klukwan Chilkat River. Also included is an excellent full-page photo of the Tyee Copper Company smelter on Ladysmith harbour. Numerous diagrams. Above-average external wear and soiling. Sunning to spine. Hinges intact. Usual library markings. A worthy reference copy. Province of British Columbia Hardcover
1916réf. 73ac5359Victoria: Province of British Columbia 1916. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 473 pages. Index. List of illustrations. Many fascinating black and white photographic plates. Diagrams and fold-outs. Above-average external wear. Sunning to spine. Hinges intact. Usual library markings. Contains a wealth of historical B.C. documentation. A worthy reference copy. Province of British Columbia Hardcover
1929réf. 845G0910Toronto Canada: Aviation League of Canada 1929. Book. Illus. by Wallace W. Gordon. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Splendid cover illustration of planes in spotlights by W. Gord. Wallace. 40 pages. Features: Nice Fairchild ad with photos of their Wasp 21 and 41 models; Great photo ad for Canadian Vickers Limited showing their Vedette; Canadian Pacific Express photo ad shows packages beinng loaded into plane from a truck - super vintage ad for Canada's first air express service; Photo ad for Armstrong-Siddeley's Jaguar 455 H.P. air-cooled static radial engine; Great article with five photos discusses Industrial Photography in aviation - with aerial photos of American Falls at Niagara Industrial Hamilton General Motors of Canada's Oshawa Plant and Ontario Hospital at Hamilton; The National Aeronautic Association of the United States - article by Senator Hiram Bingham; Saskatoon Aero Club - article with two photos including R. Randall C. Yule R. Schwinghammer Dr. L. McConnell T. Sigsworth J.F. Bythell S. McClelland and R. Mayson; News from the flying clubs; Expansion announced by Canadian Vickers Limited; Photo of the inauguration of Canadian Pacific Express bi-weekly air service; Formation of the Canadian Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company; New metal Gipsy Moth passes strict government tests - article with photos; Helioplane developed by John E. Hess of New Westminster B.C. - article; Great full-page photo ad for the Gipsy Moth by De Havilland; Short-wave wireless transmitter devised by R.N. Johnston and Charles Ward two young engineers of the Ontario Forestry Branch; Ad for Montreal's Continental School of Flying with photo of Capt. J.H. St. Martein; Principles of Aeroplane Construction - article; Super vintage full-page photo ad for the rotary "Snow King" plow by J.S. Innes Limited; Full-page ad for the Wright Whirlwind engine; Nice full-page ad for the Woods Manufacturing Company of Ottawa shows their flying suits; Ad for the Monocoupe inside back cover; Rambler ad on back cover promotes their all-metal lighte aeroplanes. Average wear. Binding intact. One-inch opening to top of coverfold. A sound vintage copy of this excellent early issue. Aviation League of Canada Paperback
1986réf. 722j1544Toronto: The Canadian Bankers' Association. Fair with no dust jacket. 1986. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 0919227392 . "It is about sixty years since Adam Shortt completed his classic series of articles on Canadian banking history. They first appeared in the Journal of the Canadian Bankers' Association now known as the Canadian Banker. They may provide an interesting perspective on the continuing debate about the structure of our financial system." - Foreword. "Shortt built a very rich storehouse of information through which we can understand the practical origins of Canadian currency and the banking industry as well as gain some understanding of the background and intent of the nineteenth-century legislation regulating them." - Introduction. Author studied and taught at Queen's University in Kingston. xxiv 904 pages. Index. Frontis portrait of author. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear to publisher's pale blue cloth brightly lettered in silver. Moderate lean to spine. No dust jacket presumably as issued. A worthy reference example of this informative history.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; The Canadian Bankers' Association History of Banking - Canada Currency of Canada - history Adam Shortt . The Canadian Bankers' Association hardcover
1975réf. 132j0022Alberta Canada: Ukrainian Pioneers' Association of Alberta. Good. 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. "Immigration of Ukrainians to Alberta began around the turn of the century. The first years were hard but then came time when they could relax and look back on their achievements. They had fitted well into the Canadian way of life but they had also kept many of their old ways. It behooved some of them therefore to form an assocation which would in some way not only preserve their heritage but would also hand it down to their children." - Anton Chomlak President Ukrainian Pioneers' Association of Alberta. This book a project of the Association richly satisfies this aim as it documents relevant Educational Cultural Commercial and Religious Institutions followed by almost 300 pages of informative family histories. 4-564 pages. Illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Considerable ink annotations to the index otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear to original red cloth. Binding tight. A quality copy of this important history and invaluable genealogical reference.; 4to . Ukrainian Pioneers' Association of Alberta hardcover
1950réf. 422j2918Toronto: J.M. Dent & Sons Canada Limited. Good with no dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. "General Sir Arthur William Currie GCMG KCB 1875 – 1933 was a senior officer of the Canadian Army who fought during World War I. He had the unique distinction of starting his military career on the very bottom rung as a pre-war militia gunner before rising through the ranks to become the first Canadian commander of the Canadian Corps. His success was based on his ability to rapidly adapt brigade tactics to the exigencies of trench warfare using set piece operations and bite-and-hold tactics. He is generally considered to be one of the finest commanders in Canadian military history." - Wikipedia. "A worthy detailed record of Currie's service such as the future will wish to possess for remembrance and for imitation." - Foreword. xx 363 p. Index. Frontis photo-portrait of Currie with Sir Douglas Haig February 1918. Seven colour map plates. Four pages of black and white photographic plates. Four pages of facsimile reproductions of field notes from the Battle of Ypres 1915. Armorial bookplate upon front free endpaper otherwise tight and unmarked with moderate wear. No dust jacket although the back flap containing details of the author is laid-in. A sound example. Cooke 3rd Edn p.152; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Arthur Currie - The Biography of a Great Canadian Army Military WWI . 1950. J.M. Dent & Sons (Canada) Limited hardcover
1945réf. 713c7651Vancouver B.C.: Sun Publishing Co. Ltd. The Vancouver Sun. Good. 1945. First Edition. Plastic Comb. 152 pages. Large oblong book measuring 10" x 14.5". "Because war censorship forbade publicity there is a widespread lack of knowledge of the outstanding production job for the war effort done by British Columbia industry. Few British Columbians - certainly very few Eastern Canadians United States business men or British Empire industrialists - realize the extent of the accomplishments and the facilities that are now available here for manufacturing of all kinds. This survey has been prepared to place on record the information that is felt should be known. It is in two parts: First an illustrated news section graphically telling the story of leading manufacturing developments; second a concise factual compilation of statistics giving complete authoritative basic data." - from title page. The section on leading manufacturers is profusely illustrated with glorious black and white photos. Companies presented include: West Coast Shipbuilders Ltd.; Western Bridge and Steel Fabricators Ltd.; Vivian Engine Works Ltd.; Vivian Diesels and Munitions Ltd.; Arrow Transfer Co. Ltd.; Canada Western Cordage Co. Ltd.; Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd.; Boyles Bros. Drilling Company Ltd.; Canadian Mixermobile Company; United Distillers Ltd.; The H.R. Macmillan Export Company Limited; Industrial Engineering Ltd. power/chain saw manufacturer; British Columbia B.C. Packers; W.R. Carpenter Canada Ltd. - crushers of copra and oil seeds; Edward Lipsett Ltd - commercial fishing supplies; Vancouver Iron Works Limited; British Columbia Telephone Company The Canadian Fishing Company Ltd; British Columbia Distillery Company Limited; Hammond Furniture Company Ltd; American Can Company Limited; Empire Sheet Metal Works Ltd; Canada Chain and Forge Company; Vancouver Engineering Works Ltd; Dominion Bridge Company Limited - including a grand photo of their new Pattulo Bridge looking toward the barrens of Surrey plus a photo of the Hotel Vancouver's underlying steel structure during construction; Smith Bros. & Wilson Ltd - General Contractors; Heaps Engineering 1940 Limited; Marwell Construction Company; Canadian Sumner Iron Works; McDonnell Metal Manufacturing; Jones Tent and Awning Limited; Leek & Company Limited; McCarter & Nairne - Architects and Structural Engineers; Stewart-Lovick Ltd - Advertising; Terminal City Iron Works; Westland Foundries; British American Paint Co. Ltd; Bloedel Stewart & Welch Ltd.; Straits Towing and Salvage Co. Ltd.; Island Tug and Barge Ltd.; Standard Oil Company of British Columbia Limited; The Vancouver Sun; The Vancouver Daily Province; A-1 Steel and Iron Foundry Ltd.; A-1 Pattern Shop & Brass Foundry Ltd; Pacific Coast Terminals Co. Ltd.; Canadian Forest Products Limited; Alaska Pine Co. Ltd; Newcastle Ship Building Co. Ltd; Bennett & White Construction Co. Ltd; Evans Coleman & Evans Ltd; Falconer Marine Industries Limited; Yarrows Ltd.; Victoria Daily Times; The Daily Colonist; The Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada Limited. Also included in this section are photo illustrated features on power generation brewing the pulp industry technical education tourism mining highways mining printing the British Columbia Police Force New Westminster Victoria and Prince Rupert. A very uncommon and informative publication which proudly and abundantly presents the bold industrial might of Canada's pacific province in the immediate aftermath of the second world war. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this important record of British Columbia's industrial history.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Industrial History Vancouver British Columbia 1945 Vancouver Sun West Coast Shipbuilders Ltd.; Western Bridge and Steel Fabricators Ltd.; Vivian Engine Works Ltd.; Vivian Diesels and Munitions Ltd.; Arrow Transfer Co. Ltd.; Canada Western Cordage Co. Ltd. . Sun Publishing Co. Ltd. (The Vancouver Sun) unknown
1991réf. 347j2379Vancouver B.C.: Varty & Company Printers. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1991. Second Printing. Paperback. 1895560004 . "Quebec has announced its intention to hold a referendum which may deal with sovereignty. If Quebec declares independence it will not have the legal right to take with it two thirds of its present territory. An understanding of the legal status of the Ungava territory is aided by examining the legal principles of explicity and implied condition principal-agent relationship resulting trust and civil law." - page 1. viii 104 p. Bibliography. Maps. Author was Chairman of the Constitutional Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association British Columbia Branch. Tight and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound example of this critical reference if and when the issue of Quebec separatism rises again.; 4to . Varty & Company Printers paperback
1961réf. 515j0883Canada: McClelland and Stewart Limited. Good in Good dust jacket. 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. "Documents the vital but unrecognized contribution of this important segment of Canada's army. From North Africa to Normandy from Germany to Korea Asia and the Middle East and from home training camps to the bush strips of the Arctic the story of the Corps with its unfailing service and bustling supply lines is told in lucid prose." - dust jacket. xl 413 pp. Index. Black and white photographic plates. Lists of recipients of Honours and Awards. Roll of Honour. List of Abbreviations. Map endpapers. Book clean tight and unmarked with moderate wear. Average wear to dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart protection. A quality copy. Dornbusch 178 Cooke 3e p.153 Spadoni & Donnelly 1599.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Royal Canadian Army Service Corps World War 1914-1918 World War 1939-1945 Trucks Truck Drivers Transportation Canadian Army - History CASC RCASC Supply . McClelland and Stewart Limited hardcover
1923réf. 758c6074Toronto: Western Canada Flour Mills Co. Limited. Fair. 1923. First Edition. Paperback. "Contains the best recipes of our last book to which have been added the carefully tested and selected recipes of experts adapted to the changes and improvements in culinary methods and apparatus. A book with valuable information on the preparation of a varied number of dishes and confections for all ordinary meals and special occasions. Invaluable to the new - and helpful to the experienced housewife." - title page. 183 pages. Heavy wear consistent with a much used - and loved - copy. Occasional markings to contents. Binding intact. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage Canadian cookbook. Driver O504.1. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; The New Purity Flour Cook Book Western Canada Flour Mills Co. Limited . Western Canada Flour Mills Co., Limited paperback
2008réf. 131j2780Canada: Maradadi Pacific. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed by April White upon title page. Also signed by editor Judi Tyabji upon title page. Presents the twenty-five year creative journey of a Haida Woman as represented through her art. "It is encouraging to see one who understands the beauty of our country and can depict it in her own unique way. Keep up the good work April the world needs to see through your eyes the beauty and spirit of the north coast and its people." - Roy Henry Vickers. 8-91 4 semi-glossy pages illustrated in colour. Index. Oblong 26 x 31cm. Book clean bright tight and unmarked with very light wear. Light wear to dust jacket now in glossy new archival-grade protection. A high-quality signed example.; 4to . 2008. 0980988802 . Maradadi Pacific hardcover
1952réf. 201G4699Montreal: Maclean Hunter / Key Publishers 1952. Book. Illus. by Hill James Cover Art; Winter William;. Very Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 64 pages. Features: This issue features for the first time cover art by James Hill of Hamilton featuring an actual scene of a snow sleigh being painted in Dundas Ontario during a light snow; Great colour ad for Allis-Chalmers Rumely Ltd. inside front cover features their equipment mining uranium ore ungerground; Household Finance ad features photo of Mr. S.B. Kelly Manager of the Richmond St. London Ontario office; One-page two-colour ad for Thor household appliances; Nothing Sacred About the Two-Party System Editorial; Column on B.C.'s Socred government; Nice colour ad for Canadian General Electric features six of their clocks; Canada's best-loved Governor-General Lord Alexander becomes Defense Minister of Great Britain - article with many photos; Benny's Happy Family - nearly four hundred veterans and their wives and fourteen hundred children live at Benny Farm a huge apartment development in Montreal's suburb of Notre Dame de Grace - article with five photos; Keep Away from Laura - fiction by Morley Callaghan; The Mysterious Kingdom of the Saguenay - photo-illustrated article including photo of Madame Gunder Olsen sitting outside her home; How Mackenzie King Won His Greatest Gamble - the fantastic events of 1926 showed him as a true political genius; They're Looting Our History - American collectors and tourists armed with shovels are carting away the story of Canada's dim past from Manitoulin Island - article with photos; When Sears Joins Up with Simpson's - great photo-illustrated article on this important Canadian department store merger; Why the Braden's Don't Come Home - Photo-illustrated article on Bernie and Barbara Braden once of Vancouver who now have jobs in British TV radio stage and movies; Colour Sweet Caps Caporal ad features puffing majorette; Colour centrefold ad for Westinghouse home appliances; Prest-O-Lite ad features photo of Boston Bruin Milt Schmidt in action; Interesting illustrated ad for film "Androcles and the Lion" with heading "Barbaric revelry to fire the senses of the world. in the story of history's most sin-swept era!"; Nice colour ad for Aylmer Golden Corn; Nice colour ad for Champion spark plugs features boy throwing snowball; Uncommon Stelco ad features photos of their new 673-foot ore unloading bridge at Hamilton their new blast furnace at Hamilton Works and their new Open Hearth Furnace at Hamilton; Nice two-page Buick ad; and more. Light wear. Unmarked. A high-quality copy of this lovely vintage issue. Maclean Hunter / Key Publishers Paperback
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réf. Z1-S-028-02347Royal Society of Canada. Used - Good. Some wear and tear to cover. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. May contain underlining and/or highlighting. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Royal Society of Canada unknown
1847réf. List2609Quebec City and Brockton Canada 1847. Four letters approximately sixteen total pages: four 8 x 12.5 inches twelve 8 x 10 inches and smaller. Two letters dated 1846 one 1847 missing final pages and one without date missing initial and final pages. Very good. Edmund John Senkler 1802-1872 was born in Norfolk England educated at Cambridge and in 1827 ordained as an Anglican minister. Senkler his wife Eleanor and their children immigrated to Canada in 1843 to live in Quebec City Canada East now the province of Quebec. They then moved to Sorel also known as William Henry and finally to Brockville near Kingston Canada West now Ontario. Offered here is a set of four letters from Senkler to his friend G. W. Chad back in Norfolk describing the activities of Senkler and his family as they settle into life in Canada. The Senklers had first moved to Quebec City but did not enjoy their time "in that pestiferous cloaca . over which the destroying angel seems evermore to hover with his drawn sword in his hand" May 8 1846. On planning to leave the Bishop of Montreal offers Senkler an unpaid position in "Coteau du Lac a lonely place 40 or 50 miles above Montreal" whose previous missionary had "been enjoying for many years a handsome salary" and was now "on his return to England." Senkler turns down this meager offer and takes his family to Sorel. The move is providential as "Not fewer than 27 persons with whom we had some acquaintance have died there Quebec City since we left" September 10 1846. The family's acquaintances apparently died in a theater fire in Quebec City-probably the St. Louise Theater-which seemed to have turned into a crowd crush: "I knew some of the sufferers: some were very pious people . What shocked the feelings of all who witnessed the scene with some of whom I have conversed was that the misery was so easily approachable and yet so utterly beyond relief. . In the case of poor Mr. Scott mentioned in all the papers particularly the Illustrated London News of July 18 where there is a view of the place his brother could not only see him but talk with him - caress him petting his face weeping over him while the poor suffering man commended his wife family to his care; and yet no force could drag out his limbs from the entangled mass of human beings. They did pull at him until they pulled the ball of his shoulder out of the socket and he begged to be allowed to die." By 1847 the family had sold their property in Sorel and moved west to Brockville in what is now Ontario. The family are noticing the effects of England's Panic of 1847: "The great scarcity of money now felt in England will very shortly be felt here. The produce sent from hence home has not been paid for. Consequently our merchants must pay for the manufactures c. sent out by bills of exchange which must be in so much greater demand therefore fetch a higher premium." December 8 1847 And around the same time an epidemic of typhus breaks out in Canada from Irish immigrants fleeing the famine: "Probably you have learned from the papers what misery the unfortunate Irish emigrants have brought and are likely yet to bring to this country. They have spread a pestilence through the city of Montreal. Grosse Isle the quarantine station below Quebec has been crowded with fever patients to an alarming extent. . The emigrants as they recover are forwarded by the steam-boats from Grosse Isle to Montreal without touching at Quebec where they are received in miserable wooden sheds. Many suffer a relapse; others first shew symptoms of fever when there; and spread the infection though the town by begging. You can imagine what hotbeds of infection those steam-boats must be. Last week 3 passed Sorel without touching at the port one had 1000 emigrants on board the other two about 800 500 respectively. . These unhappy people are forwarded to their destination in the Western Country. For many of them doubtless that destination will be an untimely grave in a strange place." No Date. Nonetheless the Senkler family happily settles in the town of Brockville with "an orchard garden with plenty of pasture for a couple of cows and horses with ground for growing all the vegetables required for the family" December 8 1847. The land is rapidly developing with land prices increasing and a telegraph line from Toronto to Quebec running through it - which to Senkler is "surprising in a country in which 60 years ago there was only an Indian's hunting track for hundreds of miles." Overall the letters provide an intimate look at life for settlers in Canada in the middle period of its rule by the British. unknown
1847réf. List2609Quebec City and Brockton Canada 1847. Four letters approximately sixteen total pages: four 8 x 12.5 inches twelve 8 x 10 inches and smaller. Two letters dated 1846 one 1847 missing final pages and one without date missing initial and final pages. Very good. Edmund John Senkler 1802-1872 was born in Norfolk England educated at Cambridge and in 1827 ordained as an Anglican minister. Senkler his wife Eleanor and their children immigrated to Canada in 1843 to live in Quebec City Canada East now the province of Quebec. They then moved to Sorel also known as William Henry and finally to Brockville near Kingston Canada West now Ontario. Offered here is a set of four letters from Senkler to his friend G. W. Chad back in Norfolk describing the activities of Senkler and his family as they settle into life in Canada. The Senklers had first moved to Quebec City but did not enjoy their time "in that pestiferous cloaca . over which the destroying angel seems evermore to hover with his drawn sword in his hand" May 8 1846. On planning to leave the Bishop of Montreal offers Senkler an unpaid position in "Coteau du Lac a lonely place 40 or 50 miles above Montreal" whose previous missionary had "been enjoying for many years a handsome salary" and was now "on his return to England." Senkler turns down this meager offer and takes his family to Sorel. The move is providential as "Not fewer than 27 persons with whom we had some acquaintance have died there Quebec City since we left" September 10 1846. The family's acquaintances apparently died in a theater fire in Quebec City-probably the St. Louise Theater-which seemed to have turned into a crowd crush: "I knew some of the sufferers: some were very pious people . What shocked the feelings of all who witnessed the scene with some of whom I have conversed was that the misery was so easily approachable and yet so utterly beyond relief. . In the case of poor Mr. Scott mentioned in all the papers particularly the Illustrated London News of July 18 where there is a view of the place his brother could not only see him but talk with him - caress him petting his face weeping over him while the poor suffering man commended his wife family to his care; and yet no force could drag out his limbs from the entangled mass of human beings. They did pull at him until they pulled the ball of his shoulder out of the socket and he begged to be allowed to die." By 1847 the family had sold their property in Sorel and moved west to Brockville in what is now Ontario. The family are noticing the effects of England's Panic of 1847: "The great scarcity of money now felt in England will very shortly be felt here. The produce sent from hence home has not been paid for. Consequently our merchants must pay for the manufactures c. sent out by bills of exchange which must be in so much greater demand therefore fetch a higher premium." December 8 1847 And around the same time an epidemic of typhus breaks out in Canada from Irish immigrants fleeing the famine: "Probably you have learned from the papers what misery the unfortunate Irish emigrants have brought and are likely yet to bring to this country. They have spread a pestilence through the city of Montreal. Grosse Isle the quarantine station below Quebec has been crowded with fever patients to an alarming extent. . The emigrants as they recover are forwarded by the steam-boats from Grosse Isle to Montreal without touching at Quebec where they are received in miserable wooden sheds. Many suffer a relapse; others first shew symptoms of fever when there; and spread the infection though the town by begging. You can imagine what hotbeds of infection those steam-boats must be. Last week 3 passed Sorel without touching at the port one had 1000 emigrants on board the other two about 800 500 respectively. . These unhappy people are forwarded to their destination in the Western Country. For many of them doubtless that destination will be an untimely grave in a strange place." No Date. Nonetheless the Senkler family happily settles in the town of Brockville with "an orchard garden with plenty of pasture for a couple of cows and horses with ground for growing all the vegetables required for the family" December 8 1847. The land is rapidly developing with land prices increasing and a telegraph line from Toronto to Quebec running through it - which to Senkler is "surprising in a country in which 60 years ago there was only an Indian's hunting track for hundreds of miles." Overall the letters provide an intimate look at life for settlers in Canada in the middle period of its rule by the British. unknown books
