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239810Norwalk CT: Easton Press 1997. Signed/Limited Collector's Editions. Full black leather decoratively gilt. All volumes fine still in publisher's shrinkwrap. VOICES OF THE SPACE AGE - SIGNED!<br /> <br /> A handsome six-volume leather-bound series issued by Easton Press The Astronaut’s Library gathers firsthand memoirs from the pioneers of the American space program. Written by members of the Mercury Gemini and Apollo missions—including moonwalkers and command module pilots—these works form the primary narrative record of the Space Race.<br /> <br /> Limited to 3000 copies and individually signed by eight astronauts Alan Shepard James Lovell Buzz Aldrin Frank Borman Walter Schirra Scott Carpenter Gordon Cooper and John Glenn. Additionally signed on laid in Certificates of Authenticity. Easton Press unknown
1633306616Paris: Societatis Typographic Librorum Officii Ecclesiastici . 1633. Engraved title numerous small and large engraved vignettes head-and tail-pieces one full-page engraving; text printed in black running headlines and chapter headings in red numerous large decorated initial capitals. 1 vols. Folio. Full red crushed morocco covers decorated with single black and gilt fillets including a central diamond in black and gilt with a gilt-rolled frame spine in six compartments with raised bands gilt lettered in two others with simple frame of black and gilt fillets wide gilt turn-ins with large gilt cornerpieces a.e.g. gilt-stamped on the turn-in of the inside front cover "French Binders Garden City NY" and on that of the rear cover "H. Hardy Relieur 1934 G. Pilon Doreur." Very slight rubbing to extremities still near fine with some toning to text. In a quarter morocco slipcase with chemise. Engraved title numerous small and large engraved vignettes head-and tail-pieces one full-page engraving; text printed in black running headlines and chapter headings in red numerous large decorated initial capitals. 1 vols. Folio. Bound by The French Binders 1934. Beautifully bound in full red morocco by The French Binders successors to The Club Bindery and signed on the rear turn in by two of the firm's most distinguished binders Henry Hardy and Gaston Pilon. <br/>The French Binders traces its lineage back to The Club Bindery founded in 1895 by members of the Grolier Club to provide exceptionally fine bindings for American collectors. The Club Bindery moved to Cleveland where it was successively renamed the Rowfant Bindery 1909-1913 the Booklover's Shop 1914-1917 and finally The French Binders 1918-1920s as in-house bindery to Doubelday in Garden City New York. Henry Hardy worked for all incarnations of the bindery starting with The Club Bindery; his brother-in-law Gaston Pilon worked with Chambolle-Duru in Paris and came over to America to join the Rowfant Bindery. Both Hardy and Pilon were named Officers of the French Academy in 1933 the highest recognition given by the French government to naturalized Americans see Martin Antonetti's essay in Bound to Be the Best: The Club Bindery. Provenance: Estelle Doheny red morocco booklabel; Carl C. Kalbfleisch brown morocco booklabel Societatis Typographic Librorum Officii Ecclesiastici .. unknown books
180631885London: Printed by Luke Hansford & Sons near Lincoln's-Inn Fields 1806. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Folios. Dark cloth covered boards with black leather spines and corners. Raised bands gilt decorations and gilt lettered titles on the spines. Reddish marbled end papers. Later bindings with reddish marbled end sheets and newer blank end sheets. A couple of tiny worm holes bottom edges in the text of volume 2. The first worm hole ends in the contents section. The second worm hole the size of a tiny pin head extends to page 80 lower margin. Another small worm hole located bottom edges of the appendix in back of volume 2. Volume 1 unaffected. Interior contents are clean both volumes. Small tear bottom corner of the Trinidad map volume 2. Leather sections are rubbed on the corners outer joints and spine of volume 2. Binding cords and thin cracks are visible in the hinges but the covers are very secure and the text blocks sturdy. Collation as follows:<br /> <br /> Volume I: Commencing with the earliest Discovery of the South Sea by Europeans; and terminating with the Voyage of Francis Drake in 1579: 1 xii 8 pages contents errata directions for binder 391 pages. Illustrated with folding frontispiece titled "Chart of the Discoveries made in the South Sea or Pacific Ocean" and 4 more folding plans. <br /> <br /> Volume II - "From the Year 1579 to the Year 1620": 2 vi 10 pages contents errata 482 pages. Volume II illustrated with floding plates in text illustrations and the frontispiece. There is a binder's error in placement of the illustrations. The current frontispiece is supposed to face page 385. The instructions for placement of the original frontispiece now faces page 1. <br /> <br /> This set was expanded to five volumes with additional volumes published in 1813 1816 and 1817. James Burney 1750-1821 was an English Rear Admiral. He accompanied Captain Cook on his last two voyages. <br /> <br /> Reference Howes B 1002; Sabin 9387. Printed by Luke Hansford & Sons, near Lincoln's-Inn Fields hardcover
WN-38AW-UEKNLeather Bound. 2 Volumes Set. New. unknown
L3 box730 b1<p>A Catalogue of English Books Printed before 1801 Held by the University Library at Gottingen. Complete Set: Part 1 in 2 Volumes. Books Printed before 1701; Part 2 in 4 Volumes. Books Printed between 1701 and 1800. Compiled by Graham Jefcoate and Karen Kloth; Edited for the Library by Bernhard Fabian. Georg Olms AG Hildesheim 1987 Part 1 1988 Part 2. Blue cloth hardcover two parts in 6 volumes total 2638 pages.</p> Georg Olms AG, Hildesheim hardcover
1817306787London: Printed for the author by W. Bulmer and Co. Shakespeare Press 1817. First edition with half-titles and errata. Hundreds of engravings and examples of type etc. some tinted in red and blue. 3 vols. Imperial 8vo. Contemporary straight-grained red morocco by Charles Smith covers gilt ruled with gilt side-pieces along central panel spines in six compartments with elaborate gilt scrollwork gilt turn-ins blue silk doublures with gilt cornerpieces duplicated on silk free endpapers a.e.g. Foxed minor rubbing to boards an attractive copy. First edition with half-titles and errata. Hundreds of engravings and examples of type etc. some tinted in red and blue. 3 vols. Imperial 8vo. Bound by Charles Smith. Dibdin's lavish work in an ornate binding by Charles Smith one of the more active and competent binders in London of the 1810s-'30s with his "13 Church St Soho" ticket in volume 1. Windle & Pippin A28; Jackson no.40; Hart no.186; Bigmore and Wyman pp. 169-70. Provenance: R.P. Hooper bookplate Printed for the author by W. Bulmer and Co. Shakespeare Press unknown books
1858240889London: Published by W.S. Johnson & Co 1858. First edition. iv 328; iv 304; iv 320 pp. 3 vols. 8vo. Bound in contemporary presentation green pebbled morocco gilt extra a.e.g. by Leighton Son and Hodge. Spine faded else fine. First edition. iv 328; iv 304; iv 320 pp. 3 vols. 8vo. Presentation Binding Inscribed to His Daughter. Inscribed by the author 1814-1880 to his Daughter "To Violet Kate Egan/ from her father/ Pierce Egan/ with his tenderest love and/ affection/ March 8th 1870." Sadleir 811; Wolff 2045 Published by W.S. Johnson & Co unknown books
1858240889London: Published by W.S. Johnson & Co 1858. First edition. iv 328; iv 304; iv 320 pp. 3 vols. 8vo. Bound in contemporary presentation green pebbled morocco gilt extra a.e.g. by Leighton Son and Hodge. Spine faded else fine. First edition. iv 328; iv 304; iv 320 pp. 3 vols. 8vo. Inscribed by the author 1814-1880 to his Daughter "To Violet Kate Egan/ from her father/ Pierce Egan/ with his tenderest love and/ affection/ March 8th 1870." Sadleir 811; Wolff 2045 Published by W.S. Johnson & Co unknown
199587985Chicago: The University of Chicago Press 1995. Special anniversary edition of Friedman's magnum opus. Octavo bound in full leather gilt titles to the spine front and rear panel all edges gilt silk bookmark bound in. Signed by Milton Friedman on the title page. In fine condition. Milton Friedman "is regarded as a giant within the economics profession and is one of the two or three most referenced and revered economics figures in the 20th century" Pressman 161. Capitalism and Freedom was selected by the Times Literary Supplement as one of the "hundred most influential books since the war." It also placed tenth on the list of the 100 best non-fiction books of the twentieth century compiled by National Review and on Time Magazine's top 100 non-fiction books written in English since 1923 and Modern Library 100 best non-fiction books of the twentieth century. The University of Chicago Press hardcover books
1962116467Chicago: University of Chicago Press 1962. First edition of Friedman's magnum opus. Octavo original blue cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light wear. An exceptional example. "Friedman a laissez-faire economist and professor at the University of Chicago is considered one of the leading modern exponents of liberalism in the 19th-century European sense. In Capitalism and Freedom he argued for a negative income tax or guaranteed income to supersede centralized bureaucratized social welfare services which in his view are inimical to the traditional values of individualism and useful work" Britannica. Selected by the Times Literary Supplement as one of the "hundred most influential books since the war". It also placed tenth on the list of the 100 best non-fiction books of the twentieth century compiled by National Review and on Time Magazine's top 100 non-fiction books written in English since 1923. University of Chicago Press hardcover books
1953311614NP: WAYNE FELLOWS PRODUCTIONS/WARNER BROS. Near Fine. 1953. First Edition. Script. Final Script. Dated: May 1 1953. 90pp. Near fine in peach-colored studio covers with bradbound blue mechanically produced sheets. White revision sheets are present as well. Pencilled notes on blank reverse of a few pages Directed by John Farrow starring John Wayne in one of his signature roles as Calvary scout Hondo Lane with actress Geraldine Page in her supporting Oscar nominated debut performance. Also features Ward Bond in the memorable part of Buffalo Baker. Originally released in the 3-D process. O . WAYNE FELLOWS PRODUCTIONS/WARNER BROS. unknown
1954147911New York: E.P. Dutton & Company 1954. First edition of this classic account of the first ascent of Mount Everest. Octavo original half cloth illustrated with 8 pages of photographs in full color and 48 pages in black and white maps sketches and drawings. Foreword by Prince Philip The Duke of Edinburgh. Boldly signed by signed by three expedition members on the front endpaper Edmund Hillary George Lowe and Charles Evans. Additionally inscribed by Evans above the signatures "To all the Edwards." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed by these mountaineering legends. The 1953 British Expedition to Mount Everest was the eighth in 30 years to attempt Everest. On May 29th 1953 Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay at last stood at the summit; it was a culminating moment in mountaineering history and one of the great achievements of human stamina and will. The Ascent of Everest was written by Sir John Hunt the leader of the expedition in one month to satisfy the great demand around the world for the story of the British team’s success. Chapter 16 is Sir Edmund Hillary’s stirring account of the final part of the climb and the appendices are by members of the expedition. E.P. Dutton & Company hardcover
L3 boxtemp355 nb<p>Bridge Magazine Volume LXIV Numbers 462-473 Complete 12 Issues of 1974 January-December Combined Binding in One Book. Incorporating The British Bridge World Edited by Eric C. Milnes. Printed and published in Great Britain by John Waddington Ltd. Professional custom hardcover bound complete 12 issues total 768 pages.</p> John Waddington Ltd. hardcover
1920C3149<p>xiv188 pages with diagrams and tables. Small octavo 7 1/2" x 5 1/4" bound in original publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering to spine and blind-stamped ruled edges to cover. Signed and dated by the author. Betts 29-22 Slight difference in the Betts listing with no frontispiece and pages listed to 188. First edition.</p><p>The author traces the development of his chess ability in ten chronological chapters each marked by8 a particular milestone with thirty five annotated games. </p><p>This edition lacks the frontispiece portrait does not have the index of opponents and the Du Mont introduction. This is probably an advance revew edition.</p><p>José Raúl Capablanca y Graupera was a Cuban chess player who was the third world chess champion from 1921 to 1927. A chess prodigy he is widely renowned for his exceptional endgame skill and speed of play.</p><p>Capablanca beat Cuban champion Juan Corzo in a match on 17 November 1901 two days before his 13th birthday. His victory over Frank Marshall in a 1909 match earned him an invitation to the 1911 San Sebastián tournament which he won ahead of players such as Akiba Rubinstein Aron Nimzowitsch and Siegbert Tarrasch. Over the next several years Capablanca had a strong series of tournament results. After several unsuccessful attempts to arrange a match with then world champion Emanuel Lasker Capablanca finally won the world chess champion title from Lasker in 1921. Capablanca was undefeated from February 10 1916 to March 21 1924 a period that included the world championship match with Lasker.</p><p>Capablanca lost the title in 1927 to Alexander Alekhine who had never beaten Capablanca before the match. Following unsuccessful attempts to arrange a rematch over many years relations between them became bitter.</p><p>Condition: Signed and dated Chicago December 2 1926 on the half title page. Some soiling points gently rubbed else very good in a rare item.</p> MacMillan Company hardcover
192717429London: Jonathan Cape 1927. Book. About Fine. Leather and Buckram. 1st Limited Edition. Large Octavo. One Quarter dark brown pigskin over light brown buckram. Limited edition of 315 copies only of which this is #123. This is the abridged version of Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom which he did in order to pay the bills. Much tighter limitation than the limiteds of Seven Pillars done in 1935 it is rare thus. Other limiteds of Seven Pillars are either impossible to find or impossibly priced. Lacks the dust wrapper. Evidence of label removal from the ffep and half title but is otherwise fine but for slight edgewear. Jonathan Cape Hardcover
1823423251London: Printed by Ellerton and Henderson Gough Square 1823. Near Fine. Folio 21.5 x 33 cm / 8½" x 13â€. pp. 1 2-3 4 blank. Light vertical and horizontal center folds three short tears at the horizontal fold near fine with a contemporary drawing of a few survey lines and diagrams very lightly sketched in ink and pencil on the final blank page. The Society states its case against slavery in the Colonies of Great Britain where "there are at this moment upwards of 800000 human beings in a state of degrading personal slavery." It provides a brief but detailed description of "the immoral inhuman and unjust" nature of the slave trade and of the absolute power of slave owners. Printed by Ellerton and Henderson, Gough Square unknown
1857197Mayhew the Brothers <i>Paved With Gold or the Romance & Reality of the London Streets. An Unfashionable Novel. </i>London Chapman & Hall March 1857- March 1858 all 13 installments boxed. Illustrations by H. K. Browne Item 221 featuring the English painter and engraver Henry Thomas Alken also known as Ben Talley O. with his color portrait. Condition is generally good but Part XIII shows separation wear. All installments are present and complete housed in a hard folding cloth box. Chapman & Hall paperback books
1842151189Hamilton: Printed at Ruthven's Book and Job Office 1842. First edition in Mohawk. Hardcover. Very good. viii 456 p. 22 cm. Full leather. Respined with gilt impressing 5 raised bands and gilt-lettered label. Hinges repaired internally. New England Corporation bookplate on front pastedown. Ink presentation inscription on front free endpaper: "Presented to James Powles by his friend & minister The Rev. A Nelles 19 June 1842." Signature spelled James Powlass above. Mohawk inscription and signature on next leaf. Occasional stains and thumbing. <br/><br/>Rev. Abraham or Abram Nelles 1805-1884 was a Church of England clergyman and missionary to the Six Nations. Nelles was principal of the Mohawk Institute a day-school operated by the New England Company for "Indian" students. Nelles first used his knowledge of the Mohawk language to publish in 1839 a hymnal entitled "A collection of psalms and hymns in the Mohawk language for the use of the Six Nations Indians." This translation project also published in Hamilton dates to a few years later. He is buried in the graveyard of the Mohawk Church. Interestingly two individuls named "Powless" are also buried there so James was probably one of his parishioners. Printed at Ruthven's Book and Job Office hardcover
1873320709London: Tinsley Brothers 1873. Volume 1 of 2 only. 1 vols. 8vo. Blue morocco elaborately gilt with Cosway style miniature by Bayntun. Bookplate of Crawford Cooke. Volume 1 of 2 only. 1 vols. 8vo. Tinsley Brothers unknown
16364The Movement. San Francisco: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee of California and San Francisco: The Movement Press. Sept. 1965 Vol. 1 No. 9. October 1965 Vol. 1 No. 10 February 1966 Vol. 2 No. 2 December 1697 Vol. 3 No. 12. 1965-1966 issues are 8 pages; 1967 issue is 12 pages. Tabloid. Illustrated newsprint. An important underground paper of the civil rights movement which connected activists across the country with news on protests boycotts and organized actions. These issues cover topics such the Watts Riots student protests the Cesar Chavez's National Farm Workers Association which he described in the paper as "somewhere between a movement and an industrial union." An important publication which connected civil rights activists across the country and centered voices of those on the frontline of political action. <br/><br/>The Movement gave national and local leaders a platform to express their viewpoints and support each other in their struggles. Four crisp copies of one of the most significant underground Civil Rights-era newspapers of its time which was essential in connecting activists on a national level. Very good condition. Some light wear and minor tears along folds. unknown books
SONGCAVESET-01Song Cave. PAPERBACK. 2009. SONGCAVESET-01 :A set of the first thirteen books published by The Song Cave published between 2009-2010. Each chapbook is signed many of them are numbered and signed. All are either like new or near fine. See pictures for more details. This set includes #1: Cymbals by Ben Estes published in 2009 only 50 copies printed this one is not numbered but is signed. #2: Building Castles in Spain Getting Married by Amanda Nadelberg this is number 89 of 100 signed by the poet. #3: OK Tony by Cyrus Console this is number 3 of 100 signed by the poet. #4: Topekan Ethos by Ben Lerner this is number 16 of 100 signed by the poet. #5: Tonal Saw by Amaranth Borsuk this is number 64 of 100 signed by the poet. #6: Some Books by Jane Gregory this is number 2 of 100 signed by the poet. #7: Ode to Asparagus Peonies and Manet by Charles North this is number 91 of 100 signed by the poet. #8: How the Desert Did Me In by Jared Stanley this is number 1 of 100 signed by the poet. #9 Hesiod by Geoffrey G. O'Brien this is number 3 of 100 signed by the poet. #10 A Farm Boy by C.D. Wright this is number 31 of 100 signed by the poet. #11 The Archers by Macgregor Card this is number 26 of 100 signed by the poet. #12 To Graham Foust on the Morning of His Fortieth Birthday by Graham Foust this is number 100 of 100 signed by the poet who also wrote "c'est tout!". #13 Amedillin Cooperative Nosegay by Lisa Jarnot this is number 98 of 100 signed by the poet. From the personal collection of poet/publisher/astrologer/gourmet Thomas Meyer at Skywinding Farm Scaly Mountain North Carolina. <br /> . Near Fine or Like New. Song Cave paperback
193719595Ec.1937. Original set of thirty-six drawings from the Hal Roach Studio for the ‘Topper Car’ which was custom-created for the classic screwball comedy film ‘Topper’ starring Cary Grant Constance Bennett Roland Young Billie Burke and Alan Mowbray. The drawings are on vellum sheets ranging in size from 13 3/4†x 8 1/4†to 13 3/4†x 16 1/2†and show aspects and lines of the car with various perspectives and details. With occasional notations including one presumably in the hand of Tony Gerrity one of the designers at Bohman & Schwartz which reads: “Walt - am going to look at Barker’s trucks this afternoon - be back around 3:30. Tony.†Includes an original illustrated brochure for the Cord automobile which was the initial inspiration for the car used in the film but after researching the matter determined that it wasn’t large enough to accommodate camera equipment and stunt drivers. With the original brown envelope 15†x 10 1/4†which has “F. 17 - Topper Automobile Sketches†written at the top right corner. The Cord brochure is in fine condition in printed wrappers and all of the drawings are in uniformly near fine only slightly used condition with creases from folding and occasional unobtrusive holes from removed staples. ‘Topper’ tells the delightful story of a fun-loving adventuresome couple George and Marion Kerby Cary Grant and Constance Bennett who are killed in an automobile accident. They return as ghosts and set about lightening up the rather conventional life of their friend bank president Cosmo Topper Roland Young much to the consternation of his wife Clara Billie Burke. The ‘Topper Car’ driven by the Kerbys was custom built by the Bohman & Schwartz Co. using a 1936 Buick Roadmaster chassis. hardcover books
193719595Ec.1937. Original set of thirty-six drawings from the Hal Roach Studio for the ‘Topper Car’ which was custom-created for the classic screwball comedy film ‘Topper’ starring Cary Grant Constance Bennett Roland Young Billie Burke and Alan Mowbray. The drawings are on vellum sheets ranging in size from 13 3/4†x 8 1/4†to 13 3/4†x 16 1/2†and show aspects and lines of the car with various perspectives and details. With occasional notations including one presumably in the hand of Tony Gerrity one of the designers at Bohman & Schwartz which reads: “Walt - am going to look at Barker’s trucks this afternoon - be back around 3:30. Tony.†Includes an original illustrated brochure for the Cord automobile which was the initial inspiration for the car used in the film but after researching the matter determined that it wasn’t large enough to accommodate camera equipment and stunt drivers. With the original brown envelope 15†x 10 1/4†which has “F. 17 - Topper Automobile Sketches†written at the top right corner. The Cord brochure is in fine condition in printed wrappers and all of the drawings are in uniformly near fine only slightly used condition with creases from folding and occasional unobtrusive holes from removed staples. ‘Topper’ tells the delightful story of a fun-loving adventuresome couple George and Marion Kerby Cary Grant and Constance Bennett who are killed in an automobile accident. They return as ghosts and set about lightening up the rather conventional life of their friend bank president Cosmo Topper Roland Young much to the consternation of his wife Clara Billie Burke. The ‘Topper Car’ driven by the Kerbys was custom built by the Bohman & Schwartz Co. using a 1936 Buick Roadmaster chassis. hardcover
181726835London: Printed by McMillan Sold By T. Egerton / John Murray Albemarle Street 1817. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition / Revised and Enlarged. Octavo. 2 Volumes bound in one: 1 A NARRATIVE OF OCCURRENCES IN THE INDIAN COUNTRIES OF NORTH AMERICA SINCE THE CONNEXION OF THE RIGHT HON. THE EARL OF SELKIRK WITH THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY AND HIS ATTEMPT TO ESTABLISH A COLONY ON THE RED RIVER; WITH A DETAILED ACCOUNT OF HIS LORDSHIP'S MILITARY EXPEDITION TO AND SUBSEQUENT PROCEEDINGS AT FORT WILLIAM IN UPPER CANADA. London: Printed by B. McMillan Sold by T. Egerton 1817. First Edition. Attributed to Samuel Hill Wilcocke - The Macmillan Dictionary of Canadian Biography / W. Stewart Wallace. Attributed also to Simon McGillivray or to Edward Ellice the elder - National Union Catalog pre-1956 imprints. Pp. xiv 152 iv 87 - Appendix. Volume 2 STATEMENT RESPECTING THE EARL OF SELKIRK'S SETTLEMENT UPON THE RED RIVER IN NORTH AMERICA; ITS DESTRUCTION IN 1815 AND 1816; AND THE MASSACRE OF GOVERNOR SEMPLE AND HIS PARTY. WITH OBSERVATIONS UPON A RECENT PUBLICATION ENTITLED "A Narrative of Occurrencies in the Indian Countries" &c. London: John Murray 1817. A new revised and enlarged edition with the added "Observations Upon a Recent Publication ." published the same year. Pp. viii 194 ii i - xcx - Appendix 4 - publ. adverts dated July 1817. With a frontispiece map of Part of Hudsons Bay Company's Territory. Drawn and engraved by A. Arrowsmith London 12th February 1817. Bound together in half red morocco and comb-marbled boards gilt titles direct to spine top edge gilt others deckled matching marbled endpapers with binders' ticket T.W. Taylor Winnipeg. Covers scuffed front free endpaper splitting near gutter some offsetting to text and map else very good copy. Printed by McMillan, Sold By T. Egerton / John Murray, Albemarle Street Hardcover
elala0003Fort Garry: 1872. An important letter to the Prime Minister discussing the arrest of Louis Riel and the issue of amnesty for the insurgents in the Red River Rebellion of 1869-70. Morris had just been appointed Dec. 2 Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba and the North West Territories. I wrote you on the 11th since which little has transpired. I have however ascertained that the deputation and the questions put were a plan devised at a meeting at which Riel was the central figure and they came from the meeting upon me without malice or warning. I found that Royal was aware of their coming but did not advise me. On reflection I feel that I could have taken no other course than I did. I gave them the amplest satisfaction as to the lands but when asked to promise that those who had taken part in the troubles should be inquieté troubled I felt it my duty at once to explain how the law stood as a warrant for Riels arrest may issue at any moment and it was right that they should know that they would resist the law if they attempted a rescue. I was then asked and this was part of the plan of the meeting if an amnesty had not been promised and to that I could only give the one reply that I knew of no such promises. It was an evident trap sprung upon me without malice but it has failed. Schmidt the spokesman admits their blunder and it may lead Riel to leave the country so Clarke and Royal think.Clarke asked me to.you about Blake and the Amnesty. I believe that Jetté and H would from here have been negotiating with Blake and McKenzie for the amnesty the aid of the French here to be given to bring over their compatriots in Quebec I am certain that such negotiations have been going on for some time. The Bishop called on me five days before the deputation on the same subject claiming promises and sent me a copy of a memorial for Mitchell .alleging promises from Lord Lisgar & Sir Clinton Murdoch addressed to the Queen. It was sent to Lord Lisgar but never acknowledged or replied to and the same fated attended the address of the House on the same subject last session. They talk now of sending a deputation to England. I dont think the Bishop has decided on his course but is searching for letters or I understand he considers the course of the deputation and explains my reply by my official oath etc. etc. & that I was not yet Governor & had not as I told them been instructed from Ottawa so long as Riel is in the country there will be agitation. He has a party of strong adherents and an arrest would probably lead to blood-shed. The Imperial Govt. ought to deal with the matter and declare either a special or general amnesty on their own responsibility. If Lord Lisgar & Sir C.Murdock gave pledges they should be fulfilled. Promises are also alleged from Cartier but I cannot reconcile this with a letter to Howe from Bishop Taché on the subject & a reply from the council. This transpired while you were in Washington for Howe wrote the reply I received it & Cartier gave it the finishing touches. You had better see it and send me a reply. I trust you will approve my action.. folio. pp. 3. horizontal & vertical folds tears along some folds no loss of text Fort Garry: 1872 unknown
