Canada Railway News Co - Guidebook U.S.A.Livre Rare Book
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188517651885 Canada Railway News Co, Montreal, 1885. 8vo, pp. xvi, -400, [1], xvii-XXXII; 5 folding maps (Saratoga, Niagara Falls, Lower St. Lawrence River, and Boston and the White Mountains), and with the panorama of the St. Lawrence, 1 other wood-engraved map in the text (Chicago), plus numerous wood-engraved illustrations throughout, many full page; original blue and gilt pictorial wrappers
187028245Montreal, Canada Railway News Company, ca. 1870. 236 SS. 3 Bll., zahlr., teils ganzseitige Textabb., 7 mehrf. gefaltete Karten (1 kolor.) Halbleder der Zeit mit vergoldetem Rückentitel, 8°
188554657Montreal: Canada Railway News Co 1885. 8vo pp. xvi 208 10 209-400 1 xviii-xxiv; 4 folding maps Saratoga Niagara Falls Lower St. Lawrence River and Boston in place of the White Mountains and without the panorama of the St. Lawrence 1 other wood-engraved map in the text Chicago plus numerous wood-engraved illustrations throughout many full page; original blue and gilt pictorial wrappers bound in contemporary limp black cloth manuscript labels on upper cover and spine bookplate of John S. Emory Boston; very good and sound. A number of editions were published but only 2 of this one in OCLC both in Canada. <br/><br/> Canada Railway News Co hardcover books
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
184711439Paris, Lemercier, 1847. Stahlstich, altkoloriert. Blattgröße: 35,5 x 52,2 cm, Druckspiegel: 34 x 48,5 cm.
180145989London: Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan Printers to the King's Most Excellent Majesty 1801. First edition. Removed. A very good copy with some wear at the bottom edge. 3 pp 489-491. 4to. Caption title./ "27th June 1801."/ At head of title: Anno quadragesimo primo. Georgii III. Regis. Cap. LXXVII. "Salted salmon or salted dry cod fish may be imported from Newfoundland or the coast of Labrador by British subjects." Importation cost listed. Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, Printers to the King's Most Excellent Majesty unknown
1840WRCAM19322N.p. 1840. Watercolor on stiff paper. 27.2 x 20.8 cm. With a rather unobtrusive 7 cm. tear through the lower left quadrant. Contemporary manuscript title on verso "An American Cutter." Overall a fine image. A handsome unsigned watercolor depicting a single-horse sleigh pulling a clever-looking American trapper with hunting dog barely keeping up. A lively image probably a Canadian scene very displayable. unknown books
184611256070Fredericton New Brunswick: J.P.A. Phillips 1846. Book. Poor. Hardcover. 12 mo 18 cm. orig. cloth viii 186 pages covers are worn soiled spine label has long perished front endpaper is startingtitle page is toned edges darkened text toned with scattered foxing throught a poor copy of a rare pre-confederation Fredericton printing. "First published in London January 1701."First published in a collection entitled Discourses on several subjects: the first containing a new account of the rise and fall of the papacy . London A. Bell 1701; numerous later editions issued under the various titles viz. Apocalyptical key; A discourse on the rise and fall of papacy. Includes bibliographical references. ROBERT FLEMING the younger 1660-1716 presbyterian minister son of Robert Fleming the elder was born ay Cambuslang Lanarkshire about 1660. J.P.A. Phillips Hardcover
1892115506Government of Canada Department of Agriculture January 1892. Paperback. Fair. iv 94 p. 21 cm. Colour frontispiece with coats of arms. 3 b&w drawings. Fold-out map at rear. Brown paper covers are stained with chipped spine ends and tear in lower front cover. <br/><br/>Published with the approval of Her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies. Covers population religion justice system telegraphs newspapers social conditions climate Indians railways banking etc. Includes lists of types of immigrants wanted persons with capital and not wanted children workhouse inmates as well as advice for emigrants on ocean fares what to take etc. Government of Canada (Department of Agriculture) paperback
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
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 books
1803WRCAM31186London: Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan 1803. 3pp. Two folio leaves. Split at fold chipped around edges dampstain on lower edge tape- repair on center fold. Good only. This act of Parliament addresses the issue of crimes committed in the British-controlled Pacific Northwest and specifically in Indian Territories. It provides that those who commit offenses in Indian Territories should be tried in the same manner as if the crimes occurred in the provinces of Lower or Upper Canada. The act also allows the governor of Lower Canada to empower Justices for the Indian Territories. Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan unknown books
1855164387Quebec: Stewart Derbishire & George Desbarats 1855. Hardcover. Good-/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Several pages unopened. Unpaginated. One folding table "A Return of the Business of the WELLAND ST. LAWRENCE CHAMBLY AND BURLINGTON BAY CANALS ST. OURS and ST. ANN'S LOCKS.". The lower 6 inches of the exterior of the 1/2 leather binding has split but the binding is secure; there is moderate wear to the extremities but this uis otherwise a good copy. Due to the size/weight of this book an extra shipping charge will apply. <br/> <br/> Stewart Derbishire & George Desbarats hardcover
1856000049Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Canada 1856. Book. Fair. Cloth. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Appendix to the Fourteenth Volume of the Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from the 15th February to the 1st July 1856 Both Days incluseive 2nd Session of the 5th Provincial Parliament of Canada. Fair condition good for its age. Legislative journals of this era typicall have loose bindings or boards chipped spines etc. This one has half the spine loose half missing binding is good though inside pages holding well in signatures clean and unmarked. The appendices to legislative journals in all the pre-Confederation provinces are full of valuable social economic cultural history and even genealogical information. This Volume which is the first of several Appendix volumes for this year includes the following returns and reports: Appendix 1 26pp plus tables. Accounts of the Trinity House of Quebec for the year ending 31st December 1855. Appendix 2 14pp plus tables. A Return shewing in detail the amount paid to the Receiver General in the years 1851 1852 1853 1854 and 1855 by each Municipality in Upper Canada under . An Act to provide funds for defrayng the cost of the erection of the Lunatic Asylum and other Public Buildings in Upper Canada. Appendix 3 11pp plus tables Returns of Fees and Emoluments received by Registrars of Counties in Upper Canada for the year 1855. Appendix 4 38p plus tables Annual Report of L'Hospice St. Joseph de la Maternité de Québec for 1855; Disbursements of the Kingston General Hospital; Land Disposed of by the Toronto General Hospital; Returns and Expenditures of the Toronto General Hospital; Reports of Diseases and their Result at the Toronto General Hospital. Appendix 5 27pp Returns from Chartered Banks Savings Banks and Insurance Companies. Bank of British North America Bank of Montreal Bank of Upper Canada City Bank Montreal Commercial Bank of the Midland District Gore Bank La Banque du Peuple Molson's Bank Quebec Bank Zimmerman Bank Caisse d'Economie Hamilton and Gore District Savings Bank Montreal City and District Savings Bank Montreal Provident and Savings Bank Northumberland and Durham Savings Bank Quebec Provident and Savings Bank Toronto Savings Bank Canada Life Assurance Company Canada West Farmers' Mutual and Stock Insurance Company. Appendix 6 4pp Report of the Senate of the University of Toronto Upon the Complaints preferred against the Principal and Mathematical Master of Upper Canada College Appendix 7 and 8 13pp. Not printed in full by order Return to an Address from the Legislative Assembly . concerning correspondence and other documents having reference to the withdrawl from sale of certain lands situate in the County of Grey and Bruce also the report of the Superintendent of Indian Affairs. Appendix 9 26pp. Accounts for Montreal Turnpike Roads Upper Lachine Road Lower Lachine Road St. Antoine and St Luc Road Abord à Plouffe Road St. Catherines Road St. Laurent Road Victoria Road Quebec Road. Appendix 10 75pp plus tables The Annual Report of the Inspectors of the Provincial Penitentiary for the year 1855. Includes returns of Convicts admitted into the pen in 1855 giving full names "calling" country of origin crime county or district convicted; all valuable genealogical information. Also tables of prisoners who died while incarcerated were pardoned released etc. Appendix 11 143pp plus tables Annual Report of the Senate of the University of Toronto upon Upper Canada College. Includes class and graduate lists etc. Appendix 12. 41pp Detailed Statement of Bonds and Securities which have been registered. Appendix 13 180pp Accounts and Statements of the Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada. Appendix 14 7pp Return for a statement of sums obtained by Municipalities in Upper and Lower Canada under Municipal Loan Fund Act. Appendix 15 17pp plus tables Statement Respecting the Jesuit Estates. Legislative Assembly of Canada Hardcover
1855000050Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Canada 1855. Book. Good. Cloth. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Binding good book has typical wear for Legislative volumes of this age and spine panel is almost detached. Else clean undamaged and in typically good condition; this was printed pre-acidic wood-fibre paper that plagues later 19th-century official records in Canada. Contains: Appendix ZZ Approx. 350pp including tables and index. Tables of the Trade and Navigation of the Province of Canada for the Year 1854 compiled from Official Returns. General Statement of Imports Being a Detailed Account of the Principal Articles of British and Foreign Merchandise Enetered for Consumption in Canada During the year ending the 5th January 1855 shewing the quantity and value of each article imported at each port and indicating from what country imported. General Statement of Exports being a detailed account of the Principal Articles of Canadian Produce and Manufacture shipped during the year ending January 5th 1855 Shewing the Quantity and Value of each article shipped at each port and indicating to what country exported. Appendix AAA Approx. 62pp and tables. Returns from Sheriffs of Counties in Upper Canada and Districts in Lower Canada and also from Police Magistrates in Cities and Towns in the Province received in pursuance of the order of the House of the 8th November 1854. Includes returns from the Districts or Counties of Quebec Ottawa Three Rivers Trois-Rivières Kamouraska Ontario Gaspé New Carlisle Gaspé Percé Perth Haldimand Hastings United Counties of Frontenac Lennox and Addington United Counties of Northumberland and Durham St. Francis Saint-François Montreal Carleton Norfolk Oxford Kent United Counties of Leeds and Grenville United Counties of Prescott and Russell United Counties of Huron Perth and Bruce County of Waterloo United Counties of Wentworth and Halton Prince Edward Middlesex Wellington Grey Lambton Toronto Montreal Kingston Hamilton County of Simcoe and United Counties of York and Peel. Many of the returns are nominal returns giving the full name of the jailed person and details of their residence nationality occupation and crime; a valuable source for genealogists and local historians. Jospeh Méthot in Gaspé did time for Maiming a Horse; Lydia Lambier in Haldimand for Keeping a House of Ill-fame; James Hyett in Kent for Sheep Stealing; Peter Wannamaker in Huron-Bruce an unspecified misdemeanor; 20 unnamed dastards were convicted in Toronto for "Infringement of the Sleigh Ordinance"; John Quay in Simcoe for "shooting at one M'Lilland"; Quebec had convictions for Sodomy Indecently Exposing the Person Molesting a Surveyor and Refusing to Give Statistical Information under the Census Act. Legislative Assembly of Canada Hardcover
19003145(Imprimeur du Roi) In-8 Demi-cuir Ottawa 1900
1886291931886 P., Reinwald, 1886, in 12 broché, X-334 pages ; rousseurs ; couverture fanée.
189715617Bruxelles, A. Lesigne, 1897. In-8 de 424 pages, demi-veau bordeaux, dos lisse avec titre et filets dorés.
1897vj1015Delhomme et Briguet Broché 1897 In-8 (16,5 x 25 cm), broché, VIII-305 pages, quelques figures en noir dans le texte ; volume rebroché, dos restauré muet, bords des plats pliés et fendillés, taches au premier plat, en l'état. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.
187835058London: January 14th 1878. 1878. Very good. - 17 words penned in black ink on a cream-colored 7 inch high by 4-3/8 inch wide sheet of his letterhead with his address printed at the top. The letter has been tipped onto a sheet of pink paper approximately 8-3/4 inches high by 7 inches wide. Signed "W. Morley Punshon". `The left edge of the mount is faded and both the letter & the pink paper are lightly rippled from the mounting. Very good. <p>Punshon writes to a Mr. Frendship: "I am quite unable to take any additional engagements. I am embarrased by the number I have".<p>William Morley Punshon 1824-1881 was an English nonconformist minister. Ordained in Manchester in 1849 he went to Chicago as the representative of the Wesleyan Methodist conference. He subsequently settled in Canada and did much to advance the cause of his denomination. His preaching and lectures drew great crowds both in Canada and the United States and he was five times president of the Canadian conference. He also restored the fortunes of the flagging Victoria college in Cobourg Ontario now Victoria University and created the great Metropolitan Methodist Church in downtown Toronto now Metropolitan United Church. London: January 14th, 1878. unknown
189950014Hachette & Cie 1899 In-8, reliure demi-chagrin rouge à coins, dos à 5 nerfs, auteur et titre dorés, tête dorée, 255 pp., frontispice sous serpente, nombreuses illustrations dans le texte et hors-texte sous serpente. Très bon état.
184494303Ripon, printed by Willialm Harrison / London, Simpken, Marshall, and C. 1844. [3] Bl., IX; 472 S. Mit zahlr. Stammbäumen. 29 cm. Schlichtes Ln d. Zeit.
1893007417Halifax Nova Scotia Canada: T.C. Allen & Co 1893. Book. Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Published posthumously.Born in Saint John New Brunswick DeMille was a professor at Dalhousie and Acadia University and published several novels. Tall burgundy boards with gilt lettering. Some white scuff marks on the top edge of the front cover. Inside is clean. Scarce book. T.C. Allen & Co Hardcover
1900659c9602Victoria B.C.: Hicks & Lovick 1900. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 75 pages. Intended for entry-level pianists this work begins with the rudiments of piano playing then leads readers through many pages of increasingly difficult songs. Binding tender but intact. Above-average wear. Some markings to contents. Pages tanned with age. A worthy copy of this vintage British Columbian piano text. Undated circa 1900. Hicks & Lovick Hardcover
187515604Paris, J. Rotschild, 1875 ; in-8 ; demi-basane marron, dos à nerfs, titre et auteur dorés (reliure de l'époque) ; VIII, 552 pp., 6 figures hors-texte (5 à double page et 1 dépliante).
