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25843(Paris), 1789. (iii)-xxii (misnumbered xxiv), 112 (misnumbered 114) pp. 12mo. Modern half calf, marbled boards, spine gilt in compartments, gilt lettering. Echeverria & Wilkie 789/7; INED 218; no edition in Kress; no edition in Goldsmiths; no edition in Einaudi; not in Sabin. Final edition of this little collection of 102 maxims and reflections forming a perfect abridged statement of the philosophy of the Enlightenment.'Both signatures a and b have had the first leaf of each cancelled; no located copy still has them present' (Echeverria & Wilkie). After the half-title and title the numbering of the prelims is: vii-ix, verso of ix an unnumbered blank page, ix again, verso numbered xii, xv-xxiv. This is a copy with a5r numbered ix (see Echeverria & Wilkie). The dedication is 'A Monsieur B.F. (i.e. Benjamin Franklin). The first edition was published in 1774 and a second one was printed in 1782 in Paris on the press of Benjamin Franklin. Livingston (19) writes: 'It was again printed in 1789, a close copy, typographically, of Franklin's Passy press edition, and this is the only edition recorded in the Catalogue of the Bibliothèque Nationale (1914).' According to Quérard (I, 175), this edition 'est plus complète que les autres', and he adds 'ce petit traité renferme beaucoup d'idées sur le commerce maritime.' 'Éloge de la famille et du mariage, du travail, de la tolérance. Défense du droit de propriété et de l'impôt foncier. Idées agrariennes sur la population et l'agriculture' (INED). On page 87 these lines on the USA: 'La Pensylvanie est le premier pays policé de l'univers où la tolérance réciproque de tous les cultes religieux ait été garantie par une loi authentique.'The pages 89-90 are omitted in the numbering, page (91)-end contains notes to the various maxims. Jacques Barbeu-Dubourg (1709-1779) was doctor, professor, journalist and businessman: he was Diderot's doctor untill Barbeu died, and he created various commercial companies with the aim to help the American revolutionaries. - Small tear in outer blank margin of the title-page and a few unobtrusive spots, verso title-page and recto last page with strengthened inner margin.
Ca. 500 p. Without the engraved title page. 12 mo. Some old marginal ink and age stain. Worn contemporary French full leather binding. Marbled endpapers. Early manuscript ownerships, including: Pierre (and Joseph) Weilbrenner, possibly French Canadians. These charts were used to calculate interest, taxes, and the value of money. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! FR3
18827A Londres, et se vend à Paris, Chez Le Breton, Desaint, Pissot, Lambert, 1755. xxiv, 336 pp. 12mo. Modern marbled boards, red leather label with gilt lettering. Kress 5421; Higgs 1030; INED 884; Goldsmiths 9028 (without the preliminaries); not in Einaudi; Conlon 55:545; Sabin 9602; JFBL B635; Howes B.1049; Leclerc 241; Echeverria, pp. 15n and 19; not in Muller. First edition, second issue ('Italic type' as identified by Echeverria & Wilkie) and without the errata on page xxiv and with the errata corrected. Butel-Dumont argues that Great-Britain owes her power and wealth to the colonies. He analyses the commerce and trade as well as the population of the British colonies at the time of the Guerre du Canada. With the outbreak of the Seven Years War, many of whose battles were to be fought in the New World, considerable curiosity about the British colonies was excited. This was one of the books profiting from this curiosity. It emphasized the phenomenal growth and prosperity of the colonies. 'This is the first extensive French text on the British North American colonies and was occasioned by the heightened tensions preceding the Seven Years War. It gives accounts of the geography, history, religion, government, economics, trade, and products of the several colonies' (Echeverria & Wilkie). According to INED this work was also attributed to Véron de Forbonnais. - Tiny hole in half-title and title, modern ex-libris on the front paste-down.
185628013Philadelphia: Charles Desilver 1856. 17¼" X 13 3/4" image 15½" X 12¼". Hand colored. Very good. Light foxing and age toning. Quite clean and lovely example with sharp decorative border and large inset at lower right showing "Novia Scotia New Brunswick &c. Charles Desilver unknown
185628014Philadelphia: Charles Desilver 1856. 17¼" X 13 3/4" image 15 3/4" X 12½". Hand colored. Very good. Mild age toning and light bit of foxing. Clean and attractive this sharp example features a nice decorative border and insets at lower right of "Vicinity of The Falls of Niagara" and smaller "The City of Toronto and Its Environs. Charles Desilver unknown
a47661Ottawa 1944-1950. Volumes I-XI complete bound in twelve volumes. In English and French. Sm.4to. bound uniformly in red cloth. A few owner stamps on some front free blanks. VG light wear. Set of 11 volumes bound in 12. Pictures available on request. . hardcover
191023698n.p.: n.p. 1910. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Folding portfolio with flaps with two-tone brown cloth gilt titles and decorations. The upper inner board contains a listing of the plates which are held on the lower board by three cloth flaps. Twelve color photolithographic plates complete loose in portfolio comprising: Moonlight Fraser Canon; Giant CedarTrees Stanley Park Vancouver B.C.; Bow River Banff; Lake Louise near Laggan; Canadian National Park; Cathedral Peak; Mount Begbie Gold Range; Lake Agnes Rocky Mountains Near Laggan; Hope Peaks Fraser Cañon; Giant Cedar Stanley Park Vancouver; Cascade Mountain Canadian National Park Banff ; Ottertail Range Rocky Mountains. The plates measure 10 by 11½ inches. Some foxing to the borners of the photlithographs else In near fine condition with only light rubbing at the edges and corners of the portfolio.<br /> <p>. n.p. hardcover
190974475Montreal: Chemin de fer Grand-Tronc-Pacifique 1909. First edition thus Octavo. 24 pp. of text plus a 44 x 18 inch folding color map of the route. Publisher's printed brown wrappers. This copy issued by the J. M. Currie Company of Paris with their imprint on the front cover. A very good copy. (Chemin de fer Grand-Tronc-Pacifique) unknown
a576641981. In English and French. 4to. about 400pp. original printed wraps. A few University Library stamps and numbers. near Good lower quarter of front cover gone some soiling light wear. . paperback
1883334879Montreal: Dominion News Co 1883. Folding map/plate printed recto and verso. 171pp. Numerous ads. 12mo. Publisher's wallet-style morocco with pocket housing the folding plate repaired at one joint. Ads mounted to pastedowns as issued. Folding map/plate printed recto and verso. 171pp. Numerous ads. 12mo. The recto of the folding plate comprises maps of Montreal and Quebec; the verso with 17 woodcut vignette views. Dominion News Co unknown
182647476Montreal: Imprime´ chex James Lane 1826. 46 pp. with the errata slip. 1 vols. 8vo. Stitched in modern plain wrappers. A fine copy of a scarce and important Canadian pamphlet. 46 pp. with the errata slip. 1 vols. 8vo. Excerpts from a journal and letters written during a trip to the United States in 1819. This serves as a sequel to Viger's "Considerations sur les effets qu'ont produit en Canada la conservations des etablissemens du pays les mœurs l'education etc. de ses habitans." 1809. Sabin 10350; Gagnon I: 111; TPL 1190 Imprime´ chex James Lane unknown
1873240813London: Henry S. King & Co 1873. Engravings in text maps including one folding. xvi 333 32 pp. ads dated April 1873. 1 vols. 8vo. Original green cloth. Very good. Engravings in text maps including one folding. xvi 333 32 pp. ads dated April 1873. 1 vols. 8vo. <br/><br/> Henry S. King & Co hardcover
1873217996London: Henry S. King & Co 1873. First edition. Engravings in text maps including one folding. xvi 333 32 pp. ads dated April 1873. 1 vols. 8vo. Three-quarter green morocco marbled boards red spine label t.e.g. Extremities rubbed upper joint tender; Very Good. First edition. Engravings in text maps including one folding. xvi 333 32 pp. ads dated April 1873. 1 vols. 8vo. <br/><br/> Henry S. King & Co hardcover
3493Paris Bloud et Barral s.d (E.O. 1886) ,in-8 br. 505pp., non coupé, édition originale.,
1913234266Toronto: William Briggs 1913. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Original green cloth remainder binding with black lettering on front cover and spine. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. William Briggs unknown
1931335063Dallas Texas: The Southwest Press 1931. First edition. Illustrations from photographs. 94 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Red cloth. Upper board stamped in gilt. Rubbed with some light smoke staining externally from act of arson in a bookshop light foxing. Good plus copy of a very scarce book. First edition. Illustrations from photographs. 94 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Privately distributed account of building a summer cabin on a small island in the Canadian wilderness in the early 1930s full of whimsy. The cabin remains in family ownership. The Southwest Press unknown
1908318308London: Cassell & Co 1908. With 57 full page plates from photos. 303 1pp. 8vo. Bound in full crimson polished Prize binding for Royal School for Daughters of Officers of the Army with their label. With 57 full page plates from photos. 303 1pp. 8vo. <br/><br/> Cassell & Co unknown
1855351958Montreal: John Lovell 1855. Two large folding maps. 106pp. 8vo. Publisher's blue cloth blocked in blind and lettered in gilt green endpapers. Minor foxing. Armorial bookplate. Two large folding maps. 106pp. 8vo. A very detailed description of every aspect of Canada accompanied by a "Map of the Province of Canada and the Lower Colonies showing the connection by steam navigation with New York Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana Illinois Michigan Wisconsin & Minnesota." and a map of "Mercators Projection. With the Great Circle Shortest Sailing or Air Lines. Illustrating the directness & capacity of the River St. Lawrence from Lake Erie to the Atlantic." According to a note in TPL the maps were apparently not issued with all copies. TPL 3557; Gagnon I:1696; Sabin 32422 John Lovell unknown
1866256569London: Hurst and Blackett Publishers 13 Great Marlborough Streeet 1866. First edition with tipped in errata slip. 6 chromolithographs and numerous text illustrations. xv 3 334 pp. Savill and Edwards Printer Chandos St. 1 vols. 8vo 26.5 x 18 cm. Original green cloth with gilt moose on upper cover. Fine. Signed "J.C. Cutting 1869. First edition with tipped in errata slip. 6 chromolithographs and numerous text illustrations. xv 3 334 pp. Savill and Edwards Printer Chandos St. 1 vols. 8vo 26.5 x 18 cm. A detailed and useful guide to Canadian sport. Four of the 12 chapters are devoted to fishing: "The Fisheries of Canada" concerning salmon rivers lakes and lesser waters; "The Salmon" its location size etc. includes data on trout and white fish; "The Canadian Shad" habitat etc. including other fish; and "The Tom Cod" annual arrival etc. including discussion of bass sturgeon and others. Rare in this condition. Bruns K-49; Gee p. 61; Lande 1886; Sabin 37857; TPL 6220 Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough Streeet unknown
1902316588Newark Valley NY; near Uffington Ontario and other sites 1902. Illustrated with a manuscript plan of the 1899 camp and a map accomplished in red ink and pencil for the 1901 hunt. 174 pp. as described serially in manuscript in an Excelsior Diary ignoring the printed dates approximately 10000 words. 1 vols. Narrow agenda 12mo. Original leather edged canvas wallet binding stamped Excelsior Diary on flap. Owner name in ink on back cover and on front flyleaf. Very good conition entirely legible. Illustrated with a manuscript plan of the 1899 camp and a map accomplished in red ink and pencil for the 1901 hunt. 174 pp. as described serially in manuscript in an Excelsior Diary ignoring the printed dates approximately 10000 words. 1 vols. Narrow agenda 12mo. An excellent series of accounts of seven three-week deer hunts in Canada late October to mid-November 1897-1902 with names of the members of the hunting parties and a table by hunter of the game bag.<br /> Livermore a resident of Newark Valley New York travelled to Canada each year with a group of friends to hunt deer at a camp near Uffington Ontario; his diaries 20-40 pages for each hunt provide a brief account for each day's activities without much of a narrative thread mostly devoted to the hunting with notes on deer seen shot at and bagged. Also included are extensive notes on transportation to and from the camp other wildlife encountered on the hunt anecdotes e.g. a hound returning to camp with a nose full of porcupine quills some expense accounting and camp life. Livermore and his ten or so comrades most of whom hailed from Ottawa or Toronto bagged an average of 20 deer a year over the six hunts with a high of 30 in 1899 and 1900 the kill including bucks does and fawns rather indiscriminately. <br /> From the 1897 trip: "A.E. Bradstreet shot a fine doe 2-year old in narrows from upper pine near Burnt lake. Called for me to dress it.<br /> 1898: "I went with Mr. Miller North East of camp to a new watch & shot the first deer of the season at 8:30 & a fawn on same morning about 9:30." <br /> 1899: "Paddy Regan killed a very large buck yesterday in Rat lake weighed 240 pounds."<br /> 1900: "Weather very warm went bathing in lake today. Had plenty of fresh fish from lake perch bull heads chubs also some trout."<br /> 1901: "F. Smith shot a fine 5 i.e. 10 pt. buck at head of Jean Lake."<br /> 1902: "I went to pt. between watches on Jean Lake North side at 8:30 just landed I see a small Buck fawn 'fine one' crossing outlet of Jean went after him & made a finish at first watch on Stoney Creek." <br /> Though lacking a narrative thread this is a revealing manuscript giving the day to day details from a series of deer hunting trips to Canada at the turn of the 20th century. The first 60 days of the diary have entries in real time mostly devoted to Livernore's day job as a clerk in a shoe store and for example an 1892 visit to New York City; the manuscript is quite legible and very good throughout. unknown
1867345581Halifax: James Barnes 1867. First edition of Murdoch's history bound with the first Halifax edition of the British North America Act. Murdoch: xv 1 543; xiv 624; xxiii 613pp. Several leaves of the table of contents bound out of order. British North America Act: 47 1pp. 3 vols. 8vo. Contemporary half morocco and marbled paper covered board. First edition of Murdoch's history bound with the first Halifax edition of the British North America Act. Murdoch: xv 1 543; xiv 624; xxiii 613pp. Several leaves of the table of contents bound out of order. British North America Act: 47 1pp. 3 vols. 8vo. The 1867 British North America Act united the three separate territories of Canada Nova Scotia and New Brunswick into a single dominion called Canada. Murdoch: Sabin 51433; TPL 1447. British North America Act: Lande S386 James Barnes unknown
1876211717New York: Robert M. De Witt Publisher 1876. Two volumes complete in one. 224 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original printed wrappers. Spine perished some chipping to wrappers else Very Good. Two volumes complete in one. 224 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. <br/><br/> Robert M. De Witt, Publisher unknown
187073861Montreal: William Notman ca. 1870. Original cabinet card show a member of the Canadian Rifle Regiment in different poses. On William Notman mount with his gilt signage on the verso. Very good.The Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment came into being in 1840. The Colonel-in-Chief was Governor-General of Canada and its strength was 1078. The unit remained active until 1871 when the bulk of British troops left Canada.William Notman was born in Scotland but moved to Montreal and established himself as a photographer as early as 1856. "The first Canadian photographer with an international reputation Notman's status and business grew over the next three decades. He established branches throughout Canada and the United States including seasonal branches at Yale and Harvard universities to cater to the student trade. Notman was also an active member of the Montreal artistic community opening his studio for exhibitions by local painters; the studio also provided training for aspiring photographers and painters. Notman was highly regarded by his colleagues for his innovative photography and held patents for some of the techniques he developed to recreate winter within the studio walls. He won medals at exhibitions in Montreal London Paris and Australia" Wiki. William Notman unknown
1842248173London: Goerge Vertue 1842. First edition. Engraved vignette title-page to each volume portrait frontispiece to first engraved map and 116 engraved plates after drawings by Bartlett. 128; 166 pp. 2 vols. 4to. Full contemporary black calf gilt spine plain endpapers. A little rubbing at extremities labels chipped both vignette titles and title pages quite severely stained and inner margins of most plates in Vol. One. Bartlett W.H. First edition. Engraved vignette title-page to each volume portrait frontispiece to first engraved map and 116 engraved plates after drawings by Bartlett. 128; 166 pp. 2 vols. 4to. Sabin 3786; Lande 2310; Alston 7673; TPL 2424Mill/15/2 Goerge Vertue unknown
1290241686.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
