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189598940P., Letouzey et Ané, 1895-1896, 3 forts vol. in-8°, lxiv-488, 536 et 694 pp, 8 portraits gravés et 3 grandes cartes en couleurs dépliantes hors texte, pièces justificatives, reliures demi-basane brun-rouge, dos lisses avec titres et filets dorés (reliure de l'époque), dos passés et lég. frottés, bon état
1838217a7706London: Saunders and Otley 1838. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 356 pages plus advertisements. Marbled boards. Unmarked. Binding cracked at Table of Contents. Lettering upon spine worn but legible. Significant but not excessive external wear. Saunders and Otley Hardcover
1883000880OTTAWA ONTARIO CANADA 1883. On offer is a scarce interesting original handwritten manuscript Canadian land transfer document dated Ottawa 29 March 1883 on "Department of Indian Affairs Canada" letterhead. It is signed by an Acting Deputy of the Superintendent of Indian Affairs. G. . Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Manuscript. unknown
1829elala1104York: Published By E.Ryerson And F.Metcalf For The Methodist Episcopal Church In Canada 1829. 1829. 18mo. pp. 162. contemporary quarter sheep worn paper covering on sides gone some foxing & staining tears in title & 1 leaf the latter repaired no loss few leaves loose. old ownership entry of John Cowan recording that he bought the book from the Reverend Cyrus Allison. engraved bookplate of Sol Eisen. Regarded as the Methodists first imprint in Canada. Scarce. Fleming 441. TPL 1554. York: Published By E.Ryerson And F.Metcalf, For The Methodist Episcopal Church In Canada, 1829. unknown
1838elala1148Toronto: R.Stanton 1838. 1838. 8vo. pp. 63 16. original printed front wr. present disbound wrs. stained staining to upper margins through first gatherings. An investigation into "the causes which have led to the recent unnatural revolt in this portion of Her Majestys Dominions; the evils that have resulted from it; and the measures necessary to guard and protect us from the recurrence of a like calamity" p. 3 preceded by a short review of the political history of the Provinces since they became a part of the Dominions of the British Crown. The report is dated February 8 1838 and the appendix contains documents dating from December 13 1837 to January 26 1838. Fleming 1267 lacking title. TPL 2228. Casey I 1655. Gagnon I 2993. Lande 2249. [Toronto]: R.Stanton, 1838. unknown
189315504250Victoria BC: Queen's Printer. Very Good. 1893. First Edition. Paperback. 224 pages including index and the Terms of Union under which the Colony of British Columbia entered into union with the Dominion of Canada. Prior owner's details Oscar Bass Law Clerk 1904 written atop page 3. Occasional markings to contents. Lovely navy blue leather covers feature bright gilt lettering. Nice copy; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; Rules Orders and Forms of Proceeding of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia Adopted 19th April 1892 and as Amended Up to 1893 History . Queen's Printer paperback
1900115a8811Toronto: W.G. Macfarlane 1900. Book. Illus. by Notman William Wm. And Son. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Unpaginated. Circa 1900. Majestic black and white photographs throughout. William Notman 1826-91 was the most important Canadian photographer of his time. Oblong: Approximately 9" x 12". Above-average wear to grey covers which bear short tears and are missing a 2" chunk from one corner. Contents unmarked with moderate wear. Light beige stain affects upper edge of back cover and last few pages. W.G. Macfarlane Paperback
1872317g0451London: Hurst and Blackett 1872. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 347 pages. Three black and white plates including frontispiece. Two maps. Author's recollections of his mining adventures with the Queen Charlotte Mining Company at Skincuttle Inlet circa 1862. Attractive forest green three-quarter leather binding bears moderate wear. Gilt lettering legible upon backstrip which is moderately sunned. Library markings removed leaving occasional blemishes. Bits of clear tape residue near base of spine. Plate at page 120 loose but present. Hairline opening along front hinge. Lowther 401. Hurst and Blackett Hardcover
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
1848WRCAM47361London 1848. 171pp. Folio. Modern half morocco and red cloth spine gilt. Cloth bubbling. A bit of light soiling. Near fine. The late 1840s saw a major push for the colonization of Vancouver Island. This series of thirteen letters includes a document issued by the British Crown establishing the right of the Hudson's Bay Company to colonize the island. The report describes Vancouver Island and the prospects for colonization. One of the reports is by James Douglas a fur trader and Hudson's Bay Company official who in 1851 succeeded Richard Blanshard as governor of Vancouver Island. Considered the "father of British Columbia" Douglas became the first governor of the colony of British Columbia in 1858. The Hudson's Bay company controlled the development of Vancouver Island until 1866 when it was annexed to British Columbia. STREETER SALE 3399. GAGNON 3460 TPL 2908. LOWTHER 7. hardcover books
185823236Toronto: Stewart Derbishire & George Desbarats and John Lovell 1858. Hardcover. Very good. Two works bound together: 1 Hind Henry Youle. Report of a Topographical and Geological Exploration of the Canoe Route between Fort William Lake Superior and Fort Garry Red Rver; and also of the Valley of Red River North of the 49th Parallel during the Summer of 1857. Toronto: Stewart Derbishire & Geo. Desbarats1858. 16 pp. Peel 198. Bound with 2 Report on the Exploration of the Country between Lake Superior and the Red River Settlement. Toronto: Printed by order of the Legislative Assembly by John Lovell 1858. pp 50 6 Table of Heights and Distances of the Different Breaks which occur in the Hudson's Bay Canoe Route 14 4 Levels of the Kaministoquoia and Winipeg Rivers 178 with two folding maps: "Plan Shewing The Proposed Route From Lake Superior To Red River Settlement" and "Map of Part of the Valley of Red River North of the 49th Parallel." The former measures approximately 38 x 63 inches and is based on surveys by Simon James Dawson and William Napier. The expedition surveyed and explored the country between Lake Superior and the Red River and from Lake Winnipeg to the Saskatchewan River. Stewart Derbishire & George Desbarats [and] John Lovell hardcover
1860004537Toronto: Anson Green 1860. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Duodecimo xi 424 pages minor foxing short breaks at the folds of the brown embossed cloth. Lacks the lithographed portrait frontispiece no evidence that it was ever inserted. Ex libris William Binkley. Rare - The Frank T. Siebert Library of the North American Indian Sales of 1999 had three works by Jones but not this one. <br/><br/>Kehkewaguonaby was a Mississauga Ojibwa Chief British father Ojibwa mother who converted to Wesleyan Methodism and was ordained a minister. These are the first journals kept by a Canadian native. He became the first native missionary to the Ojibwa and with his brother John was the first translator of books of the Bible into Ojibwa and Chippewa. He was also photographed in his native regalia circa 1844-46 - thus the earliest known photograph of a North American Indian. Sabin 36591. This work includes his autobiography with an account of his conversion experience and the details of his ministries. Anson Green hardcover
18045120Charlestown MA: Samuel Etheridge Thomas and Andrews 1804. Second Revised Enlarged edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo; vi unpaginated; contemporary full roan cracking joints morocco spine label some foxing; lower right corner of the Chart of the Northwest Coast of America is chipped affecting below Queen Charlotte's Islands and far western Canada. <br/><br/>Enlarged including a last-minute annotation about Plymouth Mass. The Louisiana section is especially pertinent due to the Louisiana Purchase in December 1803. Howes M839 Samuel Etheridge, Thomas and Andrews hardcover
183347065London: Whittaker Treacher and Co 1833. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First British edition. 8vo. Pp. viii 434 2 p. ads. Rebound in half maroon leather over marbled boards with gilt decorated and lettered spine. Binding by Seamus McClafferty Yehuda Miklaf noted on a purchase record loosely inserted. Inscribed at the head of the title-page "A present From the Author" with ink underline and note presumably by the author on p. 217. An excellent copy inscribed by the author and bound by celebrated Canadian Book binder Yehuda Miklaf. Whittaker, Treacher, and Co hardcover
1870084076Montreal: G. E. Desbarats 1870. Third edition. Leather Bound. 8vo. 1/2 red leather over cloth boards. Gilt lettering to spine. Marbled endpapers. Eight folding plates and a map. Repairs to title page and p. 41. SIGNED by author to John C. Lang Esq. Uncommon. G. E. Desbarats unknown
1802PHO-2218Paris, Dentu, an X (1802), 4 volumes in-8 reliés demi cuir, dos lisses ornés avec titre et tomaison, XX + 409 + 420 + 388 pages illustrées d'un portrait de l'auteur, en frontispice, par Laurence gravé par Adam, et de 2 grandes cartes sur 3 (déchirures, mouillures), le tome I contient un vocabulaire Algonquin, Knisteneaux et Chipiouyane et le tome 4 contient les cartes. Tome 1 reliure différente (non rogné), plats frottés, coins usés, charnières usées, coiffe arasée, bords de la reliure du tome 1 abimés, rousseurs, petite mouillure.
18626192[Victoria], The Colonial governement, 1862. In-8 de [4]-63-[1]-18-[2]p., demi-maroquin rouge, dos à nerfs (reliure moderne).
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
1849WRCAM22323Montreal: Armour & Ramsay 1849. 21533pp. plus large folding map 36 x 19 1/4 inches. 12mo. Original green cloth stamped in blind and gilt. Map detached from book with tape reinforcements on verso along several folds. Else clean and very good. A rare anonymous Canadian guide book containing Edward Staveley's fine engraved map of Canada: "A Map of Canada Compiled from the latest Authorities. By Edward Staveley. Montreal 1848. Engraved by W. & A.K. Johnson Edinburgh for Armour & Ramsay Montreal." With inset maps of Montreal Quebec Niagara Kingston and Toronto. This map is well-known and first appeared separately in 1844. The text consists of interesting descriptions of tourist destinations historical essays a tariff schedule for all manner of produce and accounts of the primary Canadian cites and towns. This is the fourth issue of the map and the first edition of THE CANADIAN GUIDE BOOK. TPL 2975. GAGNON I:661. PHILLIPS MAPS p.197. DIONNE 565. SABIN 10627. Armour & Ramsay hardcover books
18726193London, Hurst & Blackett, 1872. In-8 de XIV-[2]-347p. + 16p. de catalogue, pleine percaline verte d'éditeur ornée de fleurons à froid. Rousseurs sur la page de titre et le frontispice uniquement (à cause de la serpente).
1843LBW-8309[Paris], Dépôt-Général de la Marine, 1843. 880 x 589 mm.
18781125564St. John New Brunswick: J. & A. McMillan 1878. Map. Very Good. No Binding. First Edition. 35 3/4 x 39 3/4" 90.7 x 101 cm. A large colored detailed map of New Brunswick showing parts of Maine Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Fredericton and the City of St. John are shown in insets. The map was originally issued in 1867 by Charles Gregory. Corrected by Henry F. Perley 1831-1897. Civil Engineer. No printer or publisher's attribution. Mounted on linen; 87 x 97 cm. Scale ca. 1:506880 Encased in original cloth boards with gilt title "McMillans Map of New Brunswick." case is dull corners worn wear along spine when folded in case fore edges are spotted map is very good bright no separation at folds. J. & A. McMillan, hardcover
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
181722895London: J. Brettell 1817. First Edition. True first edition issued prior to the John Murray trade edition and distributed only to Selkirk’s and Halkett’s close associates and certain highly-placed officials in the British Foreign Office. 8vo pp. 125 lxxxix with folding map by A. Arrowsmith titled "Sketch of a Part of the Hudson's Bay Company Territory" in a modern quarter-leather binding. Map has some offsetting and an old repair on the verso; binding sound text very clean. The Red River Settlement was an agricultural colony located in present-day Manitoba North Dakota and Minnesota established in 1811 by Thomas Douglas Fifth Earl of Selkirk on about 120000 square miles of land granted to him by the Hudson's Bay Company. Selkirk had become interested in settling the area after reading Alexander Mackenzie's 1801 book on his travels in the region. Poverty was on the rise in Scotland and Selkirk believed he could give settlers a chance at a better life in the new colony he called "Assiniboia." His chief opponents in this plan were the partisans of the Northwest Company who had long traded without interference in the territories now claimed by Selkirk and the Hudson's Bay Company. Although the colony was not very successful agriculturally the lure of free land added new settlers every year and scarce resources and disputes over land rights led to conflict with trappers and traders from the North West Company. This work written by Lord Selkirk’s brother-in-law defends Selkirk’s actions in response to aggressions instigated by the North West Company that ultimately culminated in the 1816 “Massacre at Seven Oaks†and the death of the colony’s governor Robert Semple. The Appendix contains legal documents in support of Selkirk’s case. Streeter 3672 opines that "The tone of the Statement is arrogant and was certainly poor 'public relations' as far as the Canadian public was concerned." TPL 1092; Sabin 20703. [J. Brettell] unknown
1847List2609Quebec 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.<br /> <br /> 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.<br /> <br /> 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:<br /> <br /> “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.â€<br /> <br /> 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:<br /> <br /> “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<br /> <br /> And around the same time an epidemic of typhus breaks out in Canada from Irish immigrants fleeing the famine:<br /> <br /> “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.<br /> <br /> 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.â€<br /> <br /> Overall the letters provide an intimate look at life for settlers in Canada in the middle period of its rule by the British. unknown
