Montreal: Printed and published for the Windsor Hotel by the International Railway Publishing Co., Ltd, 1899. Hardcover. Fair. 158 p. 24 cm. B&w illustrations. Grey cloth spine with red cloth boards, gold print, bevelled edges. Spotting and discolouration to cloth. Bumped corners. Hinges cracking internally, endpapers browned and chipped. Ink inscription on a front page. Small ink marks and thumbing elsewhere. Chip to bottom of p. 17. A little red dye has bled onto pages. Description of Montreal, province of Quebec, side trips to adjacent cities and summer resorts (Boston, Saratoga, Ottawa, Toronto, Quebec, Upper Saguenay and Lake St. John, Thousand Islands). Much advertising, mainly from Montreal but a few other places in Ontario and surrounding states as well. Classified index.
Toronto: Congdon & Britnell, 1901. Hardcover. Fair. Edition limited to 500 copies, numbered and signed, of which this is no. 66. Originally published in Montreal by William Greig, 1839. 284 p. interspersed with plates. 20 cm. Fold-out map at beginning, frontispiece, title page vignette, 20 other illustrations, including another fold-out. Cloth hardcover with blank impressing. Some white marks to boards, fading of cloth. Corners bumped and small tears in spine tail. Frontispiece map has large tear. Many pages tore when cut, leading to a generally rough edge. One plate detached. Some pages remain uncut.Some thumbing inside and small chip to a front endpaper. Topics include: Jacques Cartier; Hochelaga; surrender to British; topography; churches; McGill College; etc.
Montreal: Published for David Waters, July 1899. Limited edition of 300 copies, of which this is no. 22.. Paperback. Very good. Copy of the original Montreal Directory published by Thomas Doige in 1819. 192 p. 18 cm. Brown paper covers in taped-on mylar cover. Label on lower front. Ink mark inside front cover. Contains description of Montreal in 1819 as well as listings of inhabitants and various businesses.
National Historic Parks and Sites Branch, Parks Canada, 1982. Softcover. Very good. 84 p. 24 cm. 47 b&w illustrations. Softcover. Light wear. Covers settlement, ethnic groups, life in the village, cultural and social life, Louis Saint-Laurent. Bibliography.
London: Printed for the Author, and Published by W. Faden, Geographer to His Majesty and the Prince Regent, 1815. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. xv, 640, lxxxvi, [2] p. 24 cm. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Bouchette. Half leather with marbled paper boards. Attractive gold and black impressing on spine. Scuffing to boards and small spot on spine. Front hinge cracked internally. Lacks plates. Small ink notation on front pastedown, ink stamp at top of title, tiny marks pp. 68-70 and ink marks on Errata page at rear. Early ink inscriptions on dedication page and opposite. Thumbing. Small hole in a front endpaper. Lt.-Col. Joseph Bouchette (1774 – 1841) was Surveyor-General of British North America. This book, written immediately after the War of 1812, contains the sum knowledge of what was known about the Canadas at that time.
London: Henry Colburn, 1846-7. Vol. I is second edition, revised and vol. III is third edition, revised. Hardcover. Good. 2 vols.: xiv, [2], 318; 368 p. 21 cm. First volume is half leather with marbled paper boards while vol. II is dark cloth with blank impressing. Corners worn, some edge wear, spine ends chipped on cloth volume, spine labels chipped on leather. Front endpapers detached in vol. I. Ink inscriptions on front endpapers.
Levis: Printed by Mercier & Co, 1891. Paperback. Good +. 246, [5] p. 17 cm. Grey paper covers. Small chips and tears to edges and tiny hole in top rear cover.
London: Printed by George Edward Eyre and Andrew Spottiswoode, Printers to the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, 17th August 1839. Disbound. Very good +. Victoriae Reginae Cap. LIII. Pages 577-580. 30 cm. Disbound. Special Council is to consist of not less than 20 members and no business is to be transacted unless 11 be present. Repeals a previous act preventing the making of permanent laws but all permanent laws are to be laid for 30 days before Parliament previous to being confirmed. No new tax to be levied except for public works and objects of municipal government. Laws are to be published in the Gazette before passing.
London: Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, Printers to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, 10th February 1838. Disbound. Very good +. Victoriae Reginae Cap. IX. Pages 57-60. 30 cm. Disbound. The powers of the Legislature of Lower Canada are suspended and Her Majesty may appoint a special Council for the province's affairs. Members of the Council are to take an oath, the Governor and Council may make laws or ordinances for the Government of Lower Canada, such laws to be proposed by the Governor with limited duration. The laws are not to affect the existing laws respecting rights of election, etc. and laws may be disallowed by Her Majesty in Council.
London: Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, Printers to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, 16th August 1838. Disbound. Very good +. Victoriae Reginae. Cap. CXII. Pages 1025-1026 + blank leaf. 30 cm. Disbound. Proclaimed in Lower Canada and Bermuda.
London: Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, Printers to the King's Most Excellent Majesty, 16th July 1830. Disbound. Very good +. Gulielmi IV. Regis. Cap. LIII. Pages 485-486 + blank leaf. 30 cm. Disbound. Explains how naturalized persons may sit in the Assembly of Lower Canada and in the Legislative Council but that the Act of Naturalization does not have force or authority unless receiving His Majesty's assent.
Sherbrooke, Quebec: The Tourist Information Bureau, n.d.. Pamphlet. Very good. 12p. 23 cm. Includes foldout tourist map of Sherbrooke. Stapled paperback brochure. Bilingual publication. No publication date, appears to be a mid-twentieth century publication. Includes numerous black and white photographs promoting the region and tourist activities. Some soiling to paper cover. Pages clean. Text and images clear and unmarked. Very good condition. Historic ephemera that captures a moment in Sherbrooke, Quebec's history as a community and as a tourist destination. Subjects include: nature experiences; sports; historic buildings; country clubs; and seasonal options for summer and winter.
Ottawa: Surveyor General, 1948. Softcover. Good +. Unpaginated. 41 x 46 cm. 73 maps. Green cloth spine with paper covers. Spine ends chipped. Small tears and chips to edges. Some soiling to covers but maps clean and neat. Maps from Argenteuil Deux-Montagnes to Villeneuve + the Ile de Montreal.
Toronto: The Champlain Society, 1908. Limited Edition. Cloth. Very good. cxxiii, 380 p. 25 cm. Number 294 of 520 copies. The Publications of the Champlain Society III. Red cloth hardcover. Top edge gilt. A little soiling to covers. Spine slightly faded. Indexed.
Toronto: The Champlain Society, 1963, 1965. Cloth. Near fine. The Publications of the Champlain Society XLI-XLII. 725 sets printed; these are unnumbered. 2 vols.: lv, 295, xv; xli, 335, xix p. 25 cm. One portrait frontispiece. Red cloth hardcovers with top edges gilt. Spines sunned. Some pages uncut. Small stain on upper fore-edge in vol. II. Tiny dent on top edge of vol. I's rear board. William Smith left New York in 1783 at the end of the American Revolution in the company of Sir Guy Carleton and was named chief justice of Quebec in 1786. Volume I covers Smith’s time in London, with entries between January 24, 1784, to October 5, 1785. His diary illuminates a period of hesitation in British policy towards Canada, providing a wealth of information about personalities and influences behind the scenes. The second volume covers Smith's diary from October 6, 1785 to May 18, 1787, recounting his first few months in Quebec and providing a first-hand account of the political divisions within the province.
Grand Rapids, Mich: The James Bayne Company, nd. ca. 1900s. 64 p. 21 x 28 cm. 3 colour illustrations and 56 b&w illustrations, including two fold-out panorama shots. Card covers with multi-colour print. Tied with green cord. A little spotting to covers and first and last pages. "Pictorial album intended to refresh recollections of any visitors and to serve as an accurate guide while touring the city." Rear cover states booklet was published for The Wigwam, Ltd., Montreal. Photos of the New Victoria Jubilee Bridge, Lachine Rapids, harbour, Notre Dame, McGill, Mount Royal Park, etc.
New York City: Reciprocity Mining Co., 1864. Original wraps. Good. 34 p. 23 cm. Accompanying maps are mentioned, though not present. Includes geology report. Chips in spine, small chip in edge of front cover. Stamp to front cover as well. Claims property in the Townships of Whitton, Spaulding, Marston, Ware, Langevin, Liniere and Marlow, and in the Parish of St. Francis.
Montreal: Bernard Kleker & Co, 1910. Pamphlet. Good. 32 p. 17 cm. 71 b&w photos. Yellow paper covers. Staplebound booklet. Chipped bottom front corner, light damp staining, tear in rear at spine, one staple rusting internally. Photos include: La Presse office; Notre Dame; Laval University; harbour; Victoria Bridge; etc.
The Witness Press, 1919. Original wraps. Good +. [vi], 71 p. 17 cm. 5 b&w illustrations and 1 map. Grey card covers. Edges roughened. Tears at top front and spine ends. Five master evils described: cigarettes, drugs, gambling, drink, the "social evil." Contributories to vice are the police, bench, law, lack of reformative institutions, lack of proper recreational facilities for young women, movies, prevailing immodesty of female attire, the delinquent home, the want of a civic conscience.
Quebec: Imprimerie Dussault & Proulx, 1912. Original wraps. Very good. 61 p. 26 cm. Softcover. Small tears to head and heel of spine. Quebec -- Election Districts.
