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1851rif. 60651Quebec: P. Sinclair 1851. First Edition. Thin 16mo 165mm. Publisher's blindstamped cloth titled in gilt on front cover; patterned plaid endpapers; 76pp; folding map opens to ca. 14" x 19" on blue paper. Externally well preserved but textblock nearly detached from case: Good. The map titled "Plan of the City of Quebec and its Environs" is mildly toned at extremities with a brief P. Sinclair unknown
rif. 1343454972.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
194964 pages. Features: Funny cover illustration of ditzy blonde beating table of men at poker; Nice colour GWG (Great Western Garment) ad inside front cover for their Drillers Drill work clothes for men; One-page blue and black recruiting ad for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF); One-page colour ad for the 1949 'futuramic' Oldsmobile; One-page colour ad for Waterman's pens features the new Crusader Trioset; Are We Governed by Bureaucrats? - an examination of the brain trust alleged to run Canada from the back room; Seventeen Lotus Blossoms - early appearance of this Sax Rohmer story, illustrated by Oscar Cahen; Quebec City - photo-illustrated article; McCarthy's Last Affair - short story involving hockey; Television - The New Monster - 'a cultural bomb is being thrown into Canadian homes', by Morley Callaghan; Eyes in the Dark (short story); Canada's New Statesman - Louis St. Laurent; Champion spark plugs ad features illustration of man pouring sap from maple tree; Handsome colour centerfold Chevrolet ad features a 1949 Fleetline four-door sedan with Fisher Body; A Dime for God - photo-illustrated article about the good works of Frere (Brother) Sauvageau, the Quebec Brother who, by his beggin, has fed, clothed, and educated hundreds of boys, and cured souls by asking them to have faith; "Going Steady" and the Sex Problem; One-page colour-photo ad for Heinz canned soup, spaghetti and baked beans; Colour half-page Canada Dry ad; Canadian General Electric (CGE) ad for their radios, including the Models C122, C751 and C545; Quarter-page ad for the Thistle 'minipak' baby stroller and 'nibs' chariot; Rare one-page two-colour (red and black) Canadian Red Cross ad features illustration of plaintive woman (nurse?) at top; Fashion article on hats includes photos; Nice half-page colour Quick Quaker Oats ad features illustration of young boy dreaming of growing to be a basketball star; Housecleaning Can Be Fun (?); Half-page colour-photo ad for Sovereign Potters features Mornglo ware; Wabasso Cottons ad inside back cover features colour photo of two girls in bonnets feeding ducks; Nice back cover Coke ad features illustration of nervous young man visiting young girl's home; and more. Average wear. Four-inch opening to bottom of coverfold. Address hand-corrected on address label, otherwise unmarked. A nice copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
194944 pages. Features: Nice cover illustration of Quebec winter dance party; Nice half-page colour-photo ad for Sovereign Potters features their Pagoda design; 3/4-page RCAF recruits radio, radar and electronics trainees; 1/4-page ad for Canadian Pacific's White Empress; Canada Must Arm for Peace - Hanson W. Baldwin suggests Canada's role in the prevention of WW III - major photo-illustrated article; Fighter's Wife (boxing short story); George Drew and Louis St. Laurent Step into the political arena - photo-illustrated article; A Family for Pam (short story); If you want to be a Barbara Ann Scott (figures skater) - the rules that have helped her win five international titles, with photo of her trainer, Sheldon W. Galbraith; Outline of Good Intentions (short story); Schoolhouse in the Snow (short story); J.Arthur Rank ad features photo of actor John Mills; Bermuda on a Budget - photo-illustrated travel article on how Irene Marx and Maida Skene did it; Photo of soloist Frosia Gregory in ad for Campana's Italian Balm; Photo-illustrated interior design article; Classy one-page colour Heinz ad features painting by R. York Wilson of tomatoes being harvested by hand into bushel baskets for transit to Leamington for processing; Party recipes; Nice half-page colour Quick Quaker Oats ad features little boy dreaming of being a hockey player; World Sayings; O'Keefe's colour ad on back cover features painting by Rex Wood of old seaman telling tales to young boys; and more. Several middle leaves loose but present. Average wear. Unmarked. A quality copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
rif. 1142410978.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
rif. 0266242065.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
rif. 1331975468.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1998186 pages. "...Shows how the radicals from the French Canadian minority that is anchored in Quebec first invaded, then dominated, the Federal Government in Ottawa." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Bit of soiling to title page. Quality copy. Book
rif. 028259874X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1862rif. 36853Quebec: Printed at the "Mercury" Office 1862. First edition. 3 woodcut illustrations by John Henry Walker the eminent Canadian illustrator and engraver. Pp. 122 including frontispiece and 8 pages of advertisements dated May 22 1862 mostly for train or steamboat travel in the pagination folding map 9 1/2 x 5 inches creased soiling along outer edge trimming of lower margin affecting imprint. 1 vols. Sm. 8vo. Original rose cloth stamped in blind with all-over wavy pattern covers with ruled borders floral cornerpieces inset cloth label in upper cover with title within gilt ruled border. Some chipping of lower spine darkening or light discoloration a few stains on cloth endpapers browned else a very good copy with the signature of T. W. Baldwin Quebec '66. First edition. 3 woodcut illustrations by John Henry Walker the eminent Canadian illustrator and engraver. Pp. 122 including frontispiece and 8 pages of advertisements dated May 22 1862 mostly for train or steamboat travel in the pagination folding map 9 1/2 x 5 inches creased soiling along outer edge trimming of lower margin affecting imprint. 1 vols. Sm. 8vo. RARE. Contains G. T. Cary's "County Seats on the Shores of the St. Lawrence Round Quebec" and Sir James McPherson LeMoine's "the Legendary Lore of the St. Lawrence." Sir James MacPherson LeMoine 1825-1912 noted Canadian author published several works on Quebec and the lower St. Lawrence. He is best known for his publication "Maple Leaves" a series of miscellanies published from 1863-1906. The Cary family founded the Quebec "Mercury" in 1805 and it remained in the family for three generations. Not in Lande Printed at the "Mercury" Office unknown books
1862rif. 36853Quebec: Printed at the "Mercury" Office 1862. First edition. 3 woodcut illustrations by John Henry Walker the eminent Canadian illustrator and engraver. Pp. 122 including frontispiece and 8 pages of advertisements dated May 22 1862 mostly for train or steamboat travel in the pagination folding map 9 1/2 x 5 inches creased soiling along outer edge trimming of lower margin affecting imprint. 1 vols. Sm. 8vo. Original rose cloth stamped in blind with all-over wavy pattern covers with ruled borders floral cornerpieces inset cloth label in upper cover with title within gilt ruled border. Some chipping of lower spine darkening or light discoloration a few stains on cloth endpapers browned else a very good copy with the signature of T. W. Baldwin Quebec '66. First edition. 3 woodcut illustrations by John Henry Walker the eminent Canadian illustrator and engraver. Pp. 122 including frontispiece and 8 pages of advertisements dated May 22 1862 mostly for train or steamboat travel in the pagination folding map 9 1/2 x 5 inches creased soiling along outer edge trimming of lower margin affecting imprint. 1 vols. Sm. 8vo. RARE. Contains G. T. Cary's "County Seats on the Shores of the St. Lawrence Round Quebec" and Sir James McPherson LeMoine's "the Legendary Lore of the St. Lawrence." Sir James MacPherson LeMoine 1825-1912 noted Canadian author published several works on Quebec and the lower St. Lawrence. He is best known for his publication "Maple Leaves" a series of miscellanies published from 1863-1906. The Cary family founded the Quebec "Mercury" in 1805 and it remained in the family for three generations. Not in Lande Printed at the "Mercury" Office unknown
1975256 pages. Index. Bibliography. Profusely illustrated with colour photography. "...Displays the distinctive beauties of ancient and modern lighthouses. Harbour lights, beacons, massive boxes... there's an infinite variety of materials and designs, a striking integration of structure and landscape. Here are the outstanding lighthouses of the Atlantic coast, including the Cape Race lighthouse in Newfoundland, the light af Fother Point, Quebec, the tower at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, and the iron structure at Fowey Rocks, Florida.... Informative and enjoyable text compliments the illustrations, outling the history and architectural significance of the lighthouses... Early architectural plans, old photographs, and drawings add to the book's beauty and fascination." - from dust jacket. Price-clipped dust jacket shows excessive wear but is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. Book
rif. B9781013446443Hardback. New. hardcover
rif. 1341568695.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1976107 pages. Footnotes. Black and white photographic plates. Text in English and French. Features: Painting in Quebec in the Thirties; Building for Transportation in the Nineteenth Century; Surrealist Traits in the Heads of Alfred Pellan; Architectural Image for the Dominion; and more. Somewhat above-average external wear with short openings to ends of backstrip. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound reference copy. Book
rif. 0483587095.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1931Pages 60-108. Features: Bold red and black ad for C.I.L's Dominion Ammunition inside front cover; Wonderful full-page photo of a fashionable young couple in contemporary swimwear at the Radium Hot Springs drinking fountain; The Story of the Canadian Forestry Association; Photo of crowd at the Fairy Lake ski jump near Hull, Quebec; Winter Tenting has its compensations; Trees produce successive crops; Grey Owl's beloved beavers are killed; The Dogs of the Trails - sleigh dogs delight in hard work when well treated; Leaks in our Game Supply - Part 2 by Hamilton M. Laing; ; Doctor Forest - Wholesale Druggist - good medicine found in the forest - some of which is worth more than its weight in gold; This Game Warden has a Man's Job - Sergeant Rose enforces Canadian law over 190,000 square miles; Birds of the Bread Line - they bring drama and romance to the window sill; Stalking a Lynx - by Bonnycastle Dale, Jr.; The Tree Acrobat (the Squirrel) - part 2, by A. Brooker Klugh; Tree Shelter Belt in Manitoba; Tree Tips from Nature; The Relation of Wood and Bark - function of cambium in their origin and growth - trees as historians; When Winter Comes in the Woods; The Pioneer Fishermen of the North, by Mary Loretto Weekes; Forestry in Sweden - many valuable suggestions in forestry may be obtained; Fantastic photo ad inside front cover by Mussens Limited shows their Fordson tractor modified for winter logging; Wonderful colour ad on back cover for Victoria's Empress Hotel 'climate tempered by the Japan current'. Average wear and soiling. Binding intact. Minor nibbling to top of front cover - image unaffected. A sound vintage copy. Book
1985xxii, 122 pages. Footnotes. Bibliography. Black and white maps and reproductions of photos. Tables. Graphs. Text in English. "This volume is primarily for the Chibougamau Crees. The elders have agreed to tell their story, so that the youth will have something to look back on, and so that the group's existence will finally be recognized. This volume is also for the other Amerindian groups in the region, for when the specific history of the Chibougamau Crees is documented, something is invariably added to the cultural heritage of those bands as well." - Preface. School stamp and bit of writing upon title page, otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
rif. 0265778719.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
rif. 0260756687.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1985Mm 225x230 Brossura cucita, catalogo della mostra di antichità dal Museo egizio del Cairo presso Palais de la civilisation Montreal 1 giugno-29 settemmbre 1985. Tavole a colori e illustrazioni b/n nel testo. Segni d'uso.
2000rif. 199664London: Montcalm & The Cygnet Press 2000. Hardcover. vii 99p. frontis-portrait frontis-photo of original publication cover introduction key to real personages at rear fine first edition thus limited to 750 copies green cloth backstrip over decorative boards gilt titles on spine in fine unclipped dj. Originally privately printed in 1934 by Lord Berners under the pseudonym of Adela Quebec. Most copies were destroyed. The "girls" of the humorous tale are actually real male personages such as Cecil Beaton Oliver Messel Pavel Tchelitchew Peter Watson and the author himself Miss Carfax! Key to the characters at rear. Gay parody of "The Well of Loneliness Montcalm & The Cygnet Press hardcover books
2000rif. 199664London: Montcalm & The Cygnet Press 2000. Hardcover. vii 99p. frontis-portrait frontis-photo of original publication cover introduction key to real personages at rear fine first edition thus limited to 750 copies green cloth backstrip over decorative boards gilt titles on spine in fine unclipped dj. Originally privately printed in 1934 by Lord Berners under the pseudonym of Adela Quebec. Most copies were destroyed. The "girls" of the humorous tale are actually real male personages such as Cecil Beaton Oliver Messel Pavel Tchelitchew Peter Watson and the author himself Miss Carfax! Key to the characters at rear. Gay parody of "The Well of Loneliness Montcalm & The Cygnet Press hardcover
1984221 pages. Index. "Volume 2 of a lively and personal history of a father and son who left separate and lasting marks on the development of Canada." - from dust jacket. Book clean, unmarked and virtually as new. Minimal wear and touch of sunning to dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Beautiful copy. Book
1972Paperback. 233 pages. Sections include: The Origins of New France, 1534-1663; The Royal Regine; Intercolonial Rivalry, 1682-1713; The French Empire at its Height, 1713-1754; The Fall of New France, 1754-1760; The Beginnings of British Rule, 1763-1810. Prior owner's name upon front flyleaf. Writing atop back cover. Light wear. Clean. Nice working copy. Book
