Publisher:
Toronto: Macmillan, 1927. First edition.
Seller ID: 57053
Burgundy cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Frontispiece. A bit marked on the front cover, a very good copy. Inscribed and signed by King to Mr. and Mrs. C.H. Thorburn on the front end paper, a Christmas inscription signed "Laurier House" Ottawa, December, 1927. A further inscription beneath it is from Charlotte Whitton (former Mayor of Ottawa), and describes how the book was given to her by Mrs. Thorburn in 1951, and that she is now [in 1966] passing it on to a new owner. Two newspaper clippings taped to the inner front cover contain an obituary and memorial of Charlotte Whitton. View More...
Publisher:
Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1940. First edition, Ukrainian version.
Seller ID: 50832
[32]pp. Orange & black printed wrappers, stapled. Some wear to edges, some soiling in margins, staples a bit rusty; generally very good otherwise. Issued as OXFORD PAMPHLETS ON WORLD AFFAIRS No. C.3. This text of this copy is entirely in Ukrainian, save for the Series info and price on the covers, and the imprint on the title page. Uncommon in this form. View More...
Magazine format, stapled. [112]pp. Pictorial wrappers, illustrated. Some erosion of covers, a very good copy. An uncommon book published by a group of Vancouver artists, Vancouver Art in the Sixties describes it: "The disappearing Victorian-era buildings were documented in a partly random manner, the search itself becoming a part of the text, revealing the economic forces at work in the production of culture and landscape." The Opportunities for Youth Program was a summer employment program for students funded by the federal government. A scarce book. View More...
Original printed wrappers, stapled. An 8-page booklet. Light wear to corners, a very good copy. The text of an Address by Marjorie Lamb to the Jarvis Street Collegiate Institute. Lamb was the head of The Alert Service, funded by the IODE, engaged in monitoring and reporting on Communism in Canada. A scarce pamphlet. View More...
Brown decorative cloth, spine and front cover stamped in gilt. Gray-green end papers. Many illustrations. A very clean and attractive copy. This is Volume 32 of the McGill University yearbooks. Quite a heavy book, this will incur some extra postage charges for international shipping. View More...
Publisher:
Québec: Charles Francois Langlois, 1892.
Seller ID: 56787
Self-wrappers. 40pp. Disbound, marks from an earlier binding on spine. Chip in rear wrapper, very good. Not illustrated. This is the French language edition; an English edition was published under the title: "Fruit culture in the province of Quebec: applying more particularly to the eastern portion thereof". View More...
Publisher:
Montreal: No. 1 Wireless School R.C.A.F., 1942.
Seller ID: 56978
Original pictorial wrappers, stapled. Very good condition. Five issues published in 1942, comprising Vol. 1 #1 / #3 / #6 / #7 / #9. Published by the No. 1 Wireless School R.C.A.F. Good content: news, photos, ads. View More...
Publisher:
Ottawa: Printed by C.H. Parmelee, 1909.
Seller ID: 57009
Original blue printed wrappers. 272pp. Back cover missing, spine and edges of front cover chipped, very good. Issued as Sessional Paper No 28. A fascinating account of crime and enforcement for the year 1908. Scarce. View More...
Publisher:
London: [Printed for R. Baldwin]/The London Magazine, 1760.
Seller ID: 57137
A copper-engraved view of Wolfe's attack on Quebec, the battle of the Plains of Abraham. Later hand-coloring, an expert job. The engraving is on a sheet measuring 10.5 x 8 inches, matted, the matte measuring 16 x 13.25 inches. Original fold-marks visible as always, the left margin trimmed to the plate line, the other margins larger. A clean and attractive copy with no damage. This engraving was issued in the June, 1760 issue of The London Magazine, to accompany a 3-page story entitled "Account of the glorious Raising of the Siege of Quebeck". The engraving is represented on the title page as "... View More...
Publisher:
Toronto: Macmillan, 1945. First edition.
Seller ID: 57021
Green cloth lettered in gilt. A nice clean copy in the pictorial dust jacket. Frontispiece and numerous illustrations. This copy has a clipped signature of Emily Murphy pasted to the front end paper, and is inscribed and signed in 1960 by Emily Murphy's daughter, Evelyn Gowan Murphy. Additionally, a short handwritten note from Evelyn Murphy, on her personalized stationery, is laid in. View More...
Ottawa: Imprimerie du Gouvernement, 1916. Pictorial printed wrappers. 16 photographic plates of mainly tools, ornaments and arrowheads found in Southern British Columbia. Spine partly chipped away, old stain to lower edge at rear, some wrinkling, very good. Text in French. Issued by the Musee de la Commission Geologique Canada. View More...
Publisher:
St. John: Daily Telegraph Steam Job Rooms, 1876.
Seller ID: 56913
Original pictorial wrappers. 80pp. Chipping to corners and edges, inner front hinge taped, very good generally. Many local ads, a couple are illustrated. A scarce and attractive little booklet. View More...
Publisher:
[Toronto]: Canadian Historical Review, 1949. & Ottawa: Canadian Historical Association, 1954.
Seller ID: 56697
The Gabriel Dumont work is an offprint in green printed wrappers, stapled. Reprinted from The Canadian Historical Review, September, 1949. Paginated 249 - 269. Very good condition. / Louis Riel Patriot or Rebel is published as The Canadian Historical Association Booklets No. 2, Ottawa, 1954. Very good condition. The second work is inscribed from the author on the title page. For the two works: View More...
An off-print in self-wrappers, stapled. Reprinted from Queen's Quarterly, Vol. LXI, No. 2, (Summer, 1954). Paginated [149] to 159. Near fine condition. Signed by Stanley at the top of the first leaf. View More...
Small printed wrappers, stapled. 16pp. Light edge wear, a nice copy. A scarce little booklet about Charles François Painchaud, 1782-1838. Text in French. View More...
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Victoria, BC: V.M.D. Social and Athletic Club, 1944 - 1947.
Seller ID: 56970
A broken run of 12 issues of this periodical (10 different issues - 2 are duplicates). Mostly 8 pages, a couple of covers loose, very good condition. Edited by Thomas K. Willis, published by the Victoria Machinery Depot Company. Illustrated. Articles and ads concerning technical and machinery issues in the Victoria area. Included are issues: Vol 3 #3 / Vol 3 #5 / Vol 4 #4 / Vol 4 #5 / Vol 5 #2 / Vol 5 #3 (2 copies) / Vol 5 #5 / Vol 5 #8 (2 copies) / Vol 6 #8 / Vol 6 #9, spanning August 1944 - Sept 1947. View More...
Publisher:
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1872.
Seller ID: 57023
Original plum cloth, U.S. official seal in blind on the front cover, spine lettered in gilt. 271pp. plus 16 folding maps. Chipped at spine ends and tips, inner rear hinge partly split, some maps have tears at folds; a very good copy. Ownership signature of Marcus Baker on title page. This is Volume 5 of a 6-Volume set published 1872-73. This volume deals with the water boundary between the USA and Canada, relating to the San Juan Islands Dispute, and the adoption of Haro Strait as the boundary (as opposed to Rosario Strait, the British choice, which would have placed the San Juan Islands withi... View More...
Publisher:
Toronto: Macmillan, 1932. First edition.
Seller ID: 57055
Burgundy cloth, designed and lettered in gilt. Frontispiece, many illustrations, and 15 maps (on 14 sheets). Some wear to spine and hinges, repair to inner hinges, a spot on the spine; a bright very good copy. Small ownership signature on the front end paper (of James R. Nicol, who has a relative listed in the Nominal Roll in this book). Laid in is the Addenda and Errata booklet by H.H. Oldaker, a rarely-seen 12-page booklet containing a page of errata, and many addenda to the 16th Battalion Nominal Roll. A scarce book, rarely seen with the errata booklet. View More...
Publisher:
Victoria: Hugh Wade / The Haunted Bookshop, 1979. First edition.
Seller ID: 57061
Red cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Frontispiece & numerous illustrations. Folding map at rear. This is copy #315 of 1000 numbered copies, signed by Eastick. A very nice, clean copy in a nearly fine dust jacket. "The Cariboo Road is a newly-found manuscript written in the 1920's and never before published". View More...
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