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178822927Londres J.-P. Lyton 1788 -in-12 plein-veau 4 Tomes reliés en 2 volumes, reliure plein veau havane marbré in-douze (binding full calfskin in-12)(17,3 x 10 cm), RELIURE D'EPOQUE, dos long (spine without raised bands), décoré "or"et à froid (gilt and blind stamping decoration), titre frappé "or" avec un filet "or" en encadrement, tomaison frappée "or", pièce de tomaison sur fond maroquin vert olive avec un filet "or" en encadrement, entre nerfs à fleuron "or" dans un encadrement d'un filet "or" avec rinceaux "or" aux angles, roulette "or" en place des nerfs avec un filet "or" de part et d'autre et en tête et en pied, plats marbrés décorés à froid d'un filet à froid en encadrement, roulette "or" sur les coupes avec manques de dorure, toutes tranches lisses rouges, marque page en tissus, sans illustrations (no illustration) excepté une vignette au titre (différente à chaque fois) gravée sur bois en noir, en noir, (319) + (324) + (319) + (308) pages, 1788 Londres : J.-P. Lyton Editeur,
131869Halifax: A.W. Bowen & Co. 1916. Hardcover set 387 388-941 700pp. Very good. 3 / 4 leather with burgundy cloth boards. Complete in 3 volumes. All edges gilt historical indices appendices. The third volume edited by Clyde Tuck consists of biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of the old families including a biographical index photographs and portraits. The hinges are cracked with some minor attendant chipping there is a small previous owner's stamp on the front endpapers of the first 2 volumes. Internally the set is in fine condition. Locale: ; Maritime Provinces--Canada. Sets Canada Family Histories--Nova Scotia Sets. A.W. Bowen & Co. Hardcover
119762Ottawa: MacLean Roger & Co. 1880. Hardcover 482pp. Very good. Brown cloth with bevelled boards decorative borders in black with gilt titles. Yellow endpapers includes portrait and "Sketch of the Life of the Late Honorable Donald Gunn". Owner name on the front endpaper some wear at the corners and ends of the spine the inner hinges are cracked. "No attempt has been made to record the events of civil government . Since the formation of the Province. These things have been left for a second volume which it is the intention. To publish early next year."--Pref. Peel 3 847 Locale: Manitoba; Prairie Provinces; Western Canada. Manitoba. MacLean, Roger & Co. Hardcover
211267Amsterdam [Lyon], s.n. [Claude-André Faucheux et Geoffroy Regnault], 1772 6 vol. in-12, cartonnage d'attente de papier dominoté, étiquettes de titre aux dos.
18512020AG1851. London & New York J & F. Tallis 1851. Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Partly hand-coloured. Plate Size: 24.2 cm x 35.4 cm. Sheet Size: 27.4 cm x 37.5 cm. Vintage 19th century map in very good condition. John Tallis 7 November 1817 3 June 1876 was an English cartographic publisher. His company John Tallis and Company published views maps and atlases in London from roughly 1838 to 1851. Tallis set up as a publisher with Frederick Tallis in Cripplegate in 1842; the business moved to Smithfield in 1846 and was dissolved in 1849. From 1851 to 1854 Tallis operated as John Tallis and Company. He started The illustrated news of the world and national portrait gallery of eminent personages in 1858 selling it for £1370 in 1861; it folded in 1863. Wikipedia The most important project John Tallis undertook was the 'Illustrated Atlas' from 1851. The original map we offer here was part of this exceptional Atlas and all the maps it contained are still today considered as the last reminder of an era of lavish map production. Tallis worked the project together with John Rapkin 1815-1876 and it was Rapkin's style and talent that we have to thank for when we marvel at these maps today. What makes these maps so special is the detail of engraved vignettes that surround the map and often show indigenous scenes people in their environment and even more so historical buildings or historical views of towns and cities architecture and landscape. The project of 'The Illustrated Atlas' was designed to be finished just in time for the anxiously awaited "Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations" or The Great Exhibition sometimes referred to as the Crystal Palace Exhibition in reference to the temporary structure in which it was held was an international exhibition that took place in Hyde Park London from 1 May to 11 October 1851. It was the first in a series of World's Fairs exhibitions of culture and industry that became popular in the 19th century and it was a much anticipated event. The Great Exhibition was organized by Henry Cole and Prince Albert husband of the reigning monarch Queen Victoria. It was attended by numerous notable figures of the time including Charles Darwin Samuel Colt members of the Orléanist Royal Family and the writers Charlotte Brontë Charles Dickens Lewis Carroll George Eliot and Alfred Tennyson. Music for the opening was under the direction of Sir George Thomas Smart and the continuous music from the exhibited organs for the Queen's procession was "under the superintendence of William Sterndale Bennett". Wikipedia unknown
Contents include: (a) Age and sex, and (b) origin and sex, cross-classified with other population subjects. Characteristics of the immigrant population; results of the census of the blind and deaf. The 1951 census, held two years after Newfoundland became part of Canada, marked Canada's first census as a nation of ten provinces and two territories. The content of the population and household questionnaire covered name, sex, age, marital status, relationship to "head" of household, and the structural type and tenure of dwelling. This census also provided information for small areas such as counties, municipalities, cities, towns, etc. Multi-paginations. 11.25" x 9" x 2.2". 2.4 kg. Forest green buckram with gilt lettering upon backstrip. Usual library markings. Average wear. Binding sound. A quality copy. Book
Contents include: Housing data covering such characteristics as type of dwelling, number of rooms, tenure, rent, household facilities. Data on size and composition of family and characteristics of family heads. The 1951 census, held two years after Newfoundland became part of Canada, marked Canada's first census as a nation of ten provinces and two territories. The content of the population and household questionnaire covered name, sex, age, marital status, relationship to "head" of household, and the structural type and tenure of dwelling. This census also provided information for small areas such as counties, municipalities, cities, towns, etc. Multi-paginations. 11.25" x 9" x 2.4". 2.8 kg. Forest green buckram with gilt lettering upon backstrip. Usual library markings. Average wear. Binding sound. A quality copy. Book
Contents include: Retail trade establishments by geographic areas, kinds of business and type of operations, including such data as number of establishments, sales, employment, payrolls, inventories and commodities. The 1951 census, held two years after Newfoundland became part of Canada, marked Canada's first census as a nation of ten provinces and two territories. The content of the population and household questionnaire covered name, sex, age, marital status, relationship to "head" of household, and the structural type and tenure of dwelling. This census also provided information for small areas such as counties, municipalities, cities, towns, etc. Multi-paginations. 11.25" x 9" x 1.7". 2.0 kg. Forest green buckram with gilt lettering upon backstrip. Usual library markings. Average wear. Binding sound. Quality copy. Book
Contents include: Wholesale trade establishments and service establishments by geographic areas, kinds of business and type of operations including such data as number of establishments, sales, employment and payrolls, with inventories and commodities shown for the wholesale trade. The 1951 census, held two years after Newfoundland became part of Canada, marked Canada's first census as a nation of ten provinces and two territories. The content of the population and household questionnaire covered name, sex, age, marital status, relationship to "head" of household, and the structural type and tenure of dwelling. This census also provided information for small areas such as counties, municipalities, cities, towns, etc. Multi-paginations. 11.25" x 9" x 1.7". 2.0 kg. Forest green buckram with gilt lettering upon backstrip. Usual library markings. Average wear. Binding sound. Quality copy. Book
Contents include: Industry and occupation characteristics of the labour force as well as characteristics of age, birthplace, class of worker, immigration, marital status, origin, and years of schooling. The 1951 census, held two years after Newfoundland became part of Canada, marked Canada's first census as a nation of ten provinces and two territories. The content of the population and household questionnaire covered name, sex, age, marital status, relationship to "head" of household, and the structural type and tenure of dwelling. This census also provided information for small areas such as counties, municipalities, cities, towns, etc. Multi-paginations. 11.25" x 9" x 2.25". 2.6 kg. Forest green buckram with gilt lettering upon backstrip. Usual library markings. Average wear. Binding sound. A quality copy. Book
62 x 43.5 cm one-sided colour pictorial map reduces to 22.5 x 10 cm when folded inside original blue card cover lettered in black. Illustrates the route of the CNR's Triangle Tour of British Columbia which included "Jasper National Park, Mount Robson Park, the Canadian Rockies, and the scenic seas of the North Pacific coast." Without saying so, the right side of the map switches scales so as not to display Lake Louise, a prime tourist attraction of rival railway Canadian Pacific. Includes eight sepia-tone photos of sights of interest along the way. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A well-preserved copy of this excellent piece of vintage Western Canadian tourist ephemera. Reference: Cornell University Library, Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection 1219.01. Book
Pages 289-382, plus 16 pages of great ads. Features: When the Water Came Down - the author and his Gurkha orderly are fishing in the Himalayas when a sudden 'spate' rages down through the mountains; "Washing-Day" All Over the World - article with many fantastic photos of (mainly) woman washing their clothes in outdoor waters in many countries around the world; In Search of Adventure - Part 1 - the story of a chequered cruise to the South Sea Islands by "The Firm", "Freckles", and "The Spinster"; A Woman Alone in China - Part 3 - photo-illustrated travels of Mary Gaunt and her Peking cart travels in China - with photos; Adrift on a Raft - the crew of the sinking Liverpool barque "Cordillera" built a raft to survive; The Native Festivals of Java - article with many great photos; The Story of My Chinese God - how a collector finally got his God curio in China; The Forest Hermit - a Moose- Hunting Story - they camped on the shore of Lady Evelyn Lake in Canada - article with interesting photos; The Man Who Understood Natives - a story of the rinderpest epidemic in Pondoland in 1897; The "Wide World" (this publication) being read in unusual places; Amazing photo of men handling the minute hand of "Big Ben", the largest clock in the world; Emblem Motorcycle ad; Nice Red Cross Line ad inside back cover; Back cover features interesting B.V.D. men's underwear ad with illustration of scene in what appears to be the New York Yankee's dressing room. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality copy of this great vintage issue. Book
Wonderfully illustrated front cover by Rex Woods depicts two medieval musicians performing a Christmas tune. 96 pages. Features: Charming colour ad for Green Giant canned tomatoes inside front cover includes map of Essex County, Ontario, where "the swankiest tomatoes in Canada' are grown; Nice one-page ad for the 1937 Chevrolet; Christmas 1936-2000 - a thoughtful article on the the future of the church and those born in 1936; Gorgeous one-page colour ad for the new 1937 V-8 Ford cars, featuring a maroon sedan; Lucky Keyes - short story by A.D. Divine; Silver Legs - short story by Margaret Nyren Hoffman; Christmas poems; I Was A Stranger - a true Canadian story as told to Janet Erskine Scott; Santa Claus for a Quarter - short story by Emma-Lindsay Squier; The Transit of Venus - short story by Gertrude Macaulay Sutton; Fog Over Fundy - short story by Louis Arthur Cunningham; Marvelous one-page colour-illustrated Campbell's Soup ad features grocer talking to well-heeled lady; Teens and Twenties; Fulfill Wishes - by Eva Nagel Wolf; Nice one-page ad for Jane Seymour Beauty Preparations; Movie reviews of "The Charge of the Light Brigade", "The Gorgeous Hussy", "Craig's Wife", and "Seven Sinners"; A Peek at the Books - Margaret Lawrence reports on the Toronto Book Fair; One-page Carnation Milk ad features photos of the Dionne Quints; Lovely one-page colour ad for Five Roses flour features Christmas baking; Eight delicious-looking recipes by Mona Parr for Christmas puddings and sauces - Rich Plum, Plum, Simple Dark Fruit, Carrot, Fluffy Mocha, Chilled Moulded Plum, Hard Sauce, Brown Sugar Sauce; One-page Libby's baby food ad features photos of the Dionne Quints; Fashion ideas - 'Dresses for Dates'; Delightful page of illustrations to be cut out entitled "Mary Lou and Bobby's Christmas" by Lydia Fraser; and more. A quality copy of this heartwarming depression-era piece of Christmas Canadiana Book
72 pages. Features: Crisis 1957 - four distinguished Canadian reporters and commentators take a long, hard look at four varying aspects of the world crisis; The Challenge of Soviet Education - which is turning out engineers, scientists, teachers, craftsmen, economists and farm experts faster than Western education can; The Hungarians and What They Mean to Canada - Special Maclean's Album - colour photos with article by Peter C. Newman; Little-known fables which reflect the heart of Hungary; How the Hungarian Crisis Saved Our Family - it gave Steve Szemeti a one-in-a-million chance to joing his father and stepmother in Canada; Our Daily Bread - a moving story from Hungary published here in English for the first time; Nice two-colour one-page ad for the 1957 Plymouth; One-page colour ad for the 1957 Pontiac entitled "Portrait of Perfection'; Vintage one-page colour-photo ad for the Toronto-Dominion (TD) Bank features young boy deliverying newspapers; Nice colour-illustrated ad for Dow ale features hockey scene; Maxwell House coffee ad features man taking a break from his woodshop work; Pilkington Glass ad features classy colour photo from the residence of E.C. Vandervoort of Kingston, Ontario; Canadian Club ad features colour photos of Bill Thompson iceboating on Lake Ontario; Cheery one-page colour-photo ad for Old Vienna beer features couple in kitchen with bowl of salad and box of brew; One-page colour-photo ad for the 1957 Ford features scene at ski resort; One-page ad for IBM's colour typewriters; One-page colour-illustrated Chevrolet ad features station wagon being loaded with skis outside chalet; Vintage Allied Van Lines ad features couple on phone arranging their move; Classy back cover colour Coke ad features painting by Robert Fawcett of social scene in exotic Acapulco; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A quality vintage copy of this special issue. Book
184711439Paris, Lemercier, 1847. Stahlstich, altkoloriert. Blattgröße: 35,5 x 52,2 cm, Druckspiegel: 34 x 48,5 cm.
504 pages including 38 pages of fascinating advertisements at back. Includes obituaries and index of names. Topics of particular note include the Pacific Railway question and a very full chapter on the Militia. Front board, front free endpaper and title page detached as one, but present. Back board and last two leafs detached as one. Page listing leaders of Canada's federal and provincial governments loose but present. Usual library markings. Average wear. Requires rebinding. A wonderful piece of Canadian history. Book
187 pages. "Documents the nearly sixty works in this exhibition... which reflect and elaborate on the spiritual aspects of Morrisseau's art... Greg hill provides an enlightening account of how Morrisseau's shamanistic practice and spiritual journey have shaped his art. Ruth Phillips offers a thoughtul analysis of the conditions in which this artist emerged as a major figure in Canadian art. Armand Ruffo provides an evocative description of Morrisseau's life and work that blends insight and biography from an Anishnaabe perspective. This exhibition marks the first time the National Gallery of Canada has had the privilege to present a solo exhibition by a First Nations artist." - Pierre Theberge, Director, National Gallery of Canada. 59 colour plates. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Unread. A superb copy. Book
Features: Sensational colour-photo ad for red International crawlers inside front cover; Secret Reef (fiction); The Facts about "Infantile Paralysis" - Panic, Publicity and "Polio" - article with photo of patients in iron lungs; Man of Action (fiction); Informative four-page photo feature illustrates all the jobs created by Canada's auto industry; A Show is Built - Canada's National Motor Show in Toronto, and J.L. Stewart, its mastermind; The Red Lake (Ontario) Marines - Gread photo-illustrated article explains how freight is delivered to this isolated mining community by marine railway and winter tractor; The Fur Masters (fiction); Seal Hunter - Captain Abraham Kean brought a million pelts from the Arctic icefields; Frank Calder - Hockey's Biggest Asset; Just So, Jitsu (fiction); Nice half-page illustrated ad for the Honderich Furniture Co. of Milverton, Ontario; Wonderful two-colour, two-page ad for the 1938 Chevrolet (yellow); Excellent two-colour, one-page ad for the 1938 Oldsmobile (red); Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) ad features champion cocker spaniel 'Max', owned by Mrs. Paul Armstrong of Montreal; Crossword completed in pencil. Please note: this copy missing pages 1-6, 33-44, and 53-54. Covers and pages 71-76 loose but present. Above-average wear. A worthy copy of this incomplete but hard-to-find issue. Book
1835PHO-1525Paris, chez Bellizard, Barthés, Dufour et Lowell ,1835, 2 volumes in-8, lxi-1fnch-456pp., 2ffnch-544pp., relié demi basane époque, dos lisse avec auteur et titre, tranches jaunes, petits frottements, coins usés, petites rousseurs carte et portrait.
An early issue of this popular and long-lived publication. Pages 226-336. Features: The Adventures of Louis De Rougemont - part V; The Votaries of Eternal Silence - the Monastery of La Trappe; E.G. Henham is Saved by a Horse - an 1891 adventure in North-West Canada; A River of Red Lava - photo-illustrated Hawaiian story by Overend G. Rose; Abandoned - Morgan Andrews was left on a desolate island in Lake Winnipeg for 8 days; (Fantastic) Klondike Pictures supplemented by text; The Voyages of the "Mole Hill"; Curious Birds' Beaks; Pirate Hunting in China - Admiral J. Morseby describes the chasing of pirate junks, the queer incidents that happened, and the extraordinary method by which the pirates were smashed (includes photo of Moresby and illustration of the H.M.S. "Snake"); The Indian Child and His Toys - Ute child Capitano and photos of him, his complete outfit of toys, implements and dolls; Christmas in an African Desert - illustrated article by big-game hunter F.C. Selous; How the "Maid of the Mist" Shot the Niagara Rapids (with illustration of Joel R. Robinson); Parachuting adventure of Captain Bidmead (with photos); and more. Front cover loose but present. Few pencil markings. A worthy vintage copy. Book
ORD-19736Ouvrage traduit de l'Anglais, et enrichi d'une carte générale du pays et de onze planches, offrant les points de vue les plus remarquables et notamment le fameux saut de NIAGARA. Paris. Imprimerie de Munier. Chez Gérard. An XI. 3 volumes in-8 (138 x 215 mm) brochés, couvertures d'attente, tels que sortis de l'imprimerie, étiquettes de titre aux dos. Tome I: 2ff., 321 pages et 5 gravures. Tome II: 344 pages et 5 gravures. Tome III: 2ff., 294 pages et 1 gravures. Sans la carte, mais complet des gravures. Couvertures poussiéreuses et un peu abîmées, petits défauts sinon très bon état intérieur, pages non ébarbées.
64 page booklet with two pages of illustrations. Applies economic science to current problems: how to make money circulate; how to abolish usury; how to start consumer buying; how to extend markets; how to raise prices; how to terminate unemployment; how to increase wages; how to secure cheap money; how to reduce business overhead; how to do business on a spot cash basis; how to slash taxation; how to pay off public debts; how to nationalize natural resources; how to provide for old age. Unmarked with moderate wear. Toning to card covers. Binding intact. A sound copy of this fascinating work aimed at helping Canada escape the depths of the Great Depression. Book
154 pages including copies of black & white photos. Personal Memoirs of W.T. Burkitt (Theo), born in England, who immigrated to Canada early 1900's. Patriarch to Burkitt Family of Salt Spring Island, British Columbia. Depicts history of early Vancouver Island, military service, politics and family life from a personal point of view. Hand typed. Handwritten greetings on title page read "To Marjorie and Gerry With Best Wishes", presumably written by the author. A nice clean copy with sound binding. Book
535 pages. Provides a marvelous detailed overview of Canadian fashion and home life in the late 1950s. Approximately 30% in colour with balance black and white. Marvel at the prices... which include shipping! Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding tight. Would make a unique, entertaining and informative give for any Canadian born in 1957. Book
534 pages. Provides a wonderful overview of Canadian fashion, taste and home ife during the latter half of the 1950s. Approximately 40% in colour with the balance in black and white. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. A lovely copy. A wonderful gift for any Canadian born in 1958. Book