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Welland: Printed by Welland Tribune Printing Office, 1887. 1st. Hard Cover. Very Good. vi, 591pp, errata. 9 1/2 by 7 inches. Book has numerous illustrations and information regarding Canada pioneers. Has original gilt stamped leather covers with marbled edges and re-backed original leather spine. New end papers. One small closed tear on title page. Overall now a very good copy of a rare county history., , The History of the County of Welland Ontario, Its Past and Present, Containing a condensed history of Canada, a complete history of Welland County: Its townships, towns, villages, schools, churches, societies, industries, statistics, etc., portraits of some of its prominent men, descriptions of its various historic and interesting localities, miscellaneous matter, biographies and histories of families, etc. Read More

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Camp Niagara NOTL, [1901]. 1st Edition. No binding. Very Good. Time frame JUNE 15-22 and contains information about days at Camp Niagara. On note a date of 1901., Probably notes from (Dr.) William Addison of Toronto and later University of Pennsylvania and Woods Hole., Mentions...Sentry Camp, Mr. Bird, Alln Adams, Jack BrantBilly Brant, Serge Knot, and Hogg Hollow Read More

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Washington: Printed at the National Intelligencer Office, 1841. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 9 3/4" x 6 5/8", 16pp. with back of title page and p.15 blank. Moderate foxing and soiling, else G. Ex-lib, with one small stamp on the front cover."A group of Canadian rebels, led by William Lyon Mackenzie, seeking a Canadian republic, had been forced to flee to the United States after leading the failed Upper Canada Rebellion in Upper Canada. They took refuge on Navy Island on the Canadian side of the Niagara River, which separates the two countries (between Ontario and New York) and declared themselves the Republic of Canada under MacKenzie's "general" Rensselaer Van Rensselaer (nephew of General Stephen Van Rensselaer). American sympathizers supplied them with money, provisions, and arms via the steamboat SS Caroline., , In 1837, a group of Canadians led by On December 29, Canadian loyalist Colonel Sir Allan MacNab, seized the American vessel, Caroline, set her afire and then adrift, until she plunged over Niagara Falls (incorrect). One American, Amos Durfee, was killed in the attack. Alexander McLeod was arrested in 1840 and charged with murder in the death of the American." quoted from Wikipedia Read More

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Toronto: William Briggs, 1914. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Good. Author signed. SIGNED and dated "Janet Carnochan Aug. 29, 1925", [8 months before she died] on front flyleaf, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. 8vo, With Fifty B/W Illustrations. Minor marks on original maroon cloth cover, front and back cover starting, corners bumped, otherwise a good to very good condition. , , A well illustrated history of our Niagara region's prominent historians. Janet Carnochan was born 14 November 1839 at Stamford, Ontario. She taught school in southern Ontario for many years. She is known mostly as a founder of the Niagara Historical Museum at Niagara-on-the-Lake, but she also was a library trustee in this community for many years. She died at Niagara on 1 April 1926. A provincial plaque situated on the Niagara Historical Museum grounds records her contributions. Read More

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London: [Rudolph] Ackermann & Co., 1857. No binding. Very Good. A now uncommon and desirable aquatint etching of Niagara Falls in 1857 18" Height x 25" Width. Framed - 22 1/2" Height x 29 1/4" Width. One scratch in image noted in tallest evergreen on right, some toning/browning to sky region.Otherwise very good condition.An aquatint etching of Niagara Falls titled "This General view from the English Ferry is by Special Permission Dedicated to Her Most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria". This image is taken from a drawing by Lt. Col. Cockburn, and was engraved by Edge and published in London in 1857 by Ackermann & Co., 96 Strand. Condition - These are the second edition of his prints, issued in 1857 and dedicated to Queen Victoria. The first edition prints were published in 1833 and were dedicated to King William IV Edge, John, engraver, active circa 1833-1857., "A very fine general view of the one of the greatest natural wonders of the world, taken from `amongst the finest depictions of [the Falls]‹ ever recorded'"(Spendlove)., "This excellent view includes both the Horse-shoe Falls and the American Falls, with Goat Island between. The print gives a true impression of the immense size of the falls, of the enormous power of the falling water, and also of the stupefying noise. The `noise of this cataract has often been the object of admiration. We heard it distinctly when crossing the ferry at the distance of eighteen miles; the wind blowing from the north-west almost at right angles with the direction of the sound. Two gentlemen who had lived sometime at York [Toronto], on the north side of Lake Ontario‹ informed me, that it was not unfrequently heard there. The distance is fifty miles." (E.A.Talbot Five Years Residence in the Canadas 1824).Cockburn, James Pattison, 1778-1847, a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Artillery, was posted to Canada from 1826 to 1836 during which time he made a number of drawing of North American scenes including of Niagara Falls. Six of Cockburn's images of the Falls were made into a superb set of large folio aquatints, first issued in 1833 and dedicated to King William IV. These prints were sold in England and North America, including being marketed as souvenirs at Niagara Falls itself. The prints were reissued in 1857, this time dedicated to Queen Victoria. Cockburn's prints are amongst the most desirable and well produced images of this famous scene. Aquatints. Hand color. Cf. Eland: 127; Seibel: 22a. Read More

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Niagara: Printed at the "Mail" Office, 1859. 1st. Hard Cover. Very Good. 16mo., pp. 178, [1] (Errata). Small 8vo, Original blind-stamped redish brown blind stamped cloth, gilt lettering on sunned spine. Title-page vignette. Includes the final leaf of errata and imprint.Very good copy of a scarce piece of Canadiana. , , Kirby was the Niagara customs collector and editor of the`Niagara Mail.' Kirby's first literary work, preceded by a pamphlet of political invective in 1849. A lengthy narrative poem about the United Empire Loyalists of Canada, and described by Morgan as "the most thoroughly distinctive poem we possess." Kirby went on to become one of the best known Canadian authors of the last half of the 19th century perhaps best remembered for his historical novel, The Golden Dog (Montreal, 1877). Along with "The Golden Dog," "The U. E." is considered his other principal "literary work of note." (ELC)TPL 8731, Watters, page 105; Sabin 37962 (without the date). Read More

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Paris: Recueil Contenant Cartes Nouvelles, 1755c. 1st. No binding. Good. Condition: B Color: hand color Size: 19.5 x 24.3 inches, 49.6 x 61.8 cm There is a small, unobtrusive hole in a blank area near Cape Cod and some short tears in the margins and the centerfold. The map has been backed with 18th century paper, apparently for binding into a composite atlas. The backing repairs all the flaws., , This important map was issued at the outbreak of hostilities in the French and Indian War. The detailed map depicts the entire eastern seaboard from northern Florida to the Strait of Belle Isle, and the Great Lakes region up to Lake Michigan and eastern Lake Superior. The American interests of France, England and Spain are shown in great detail and color-coded. Fort Duquesne is shown in two different places on the map - according to D'Anville and also to Jefferys. A large inset shows the upper Mississippi River valley with the important frontier forts. A smaller inset shows the lower Mississippi and Gulf Coast. A small vignette of Niagara Falls adds further interest to this fascinating map. This is the first state of four. The later issues have revised titles.Ref: McCorkle #755.23; Sellers and Van Ee #33. Read More

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St. Catharines: Peninsula Press Ltd., 1955, 1955. 1st. Soft Cover. Good. Original yellow wraps softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7 " - 9 " A programme of events for the world-wide Boy Scout Jamboree, Niagara-on-the-Lake, 1955A NOTL pre-Confederation history, with landmarks of interest, and many illustrations in black and white. Fold out Niagara map at rear.for the world-wide Boy Scout Jamboree, Niagara-on-the-Lake., , Read More

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New York: Harper's Monthly Magazine, 1887. 1st Edition. Disbound. Very Good. 1887 International Park Niagara Falls Fort MissisaugaArticle contains: 17 pages, 15 illustrations. Approximate page size 6" x 9". Illustrations include: Old Fort Missisauga - Rapids above falls - Whirlpool Falls - the Whirlpool (full page) - Lewiston - the Brock Monument - pathway between Queenston & Niagara - Queenston & Niagara from Brock Monument - John Graves Simcoe - Niagara Falls from Goat Island (full page) - St Mark's Church - interior of St. Mark's Church - Miss Rye's Orphanage - Fort Niagara. Overall condition is very good., , Read More

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