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New York: C.W.Ames & Co, 1881. 1st Edition. No binding. Very Good. 6 folding plates from the book "Report On The Renewal Of Niagara Suspension Bridge, 1880" and published in 1881.Each 13 x 8 1/8 inches. Plates were folded now flat. Black printing one side only on light paper stock. Other than some brown staining on plate #1 at the far left edge and the right fold, all are in very good condition.Leffert L. Buck's professional achievements include the reconstruction of John A. Roebling's Niagara Railroad Suspension Bridge over the Niagara Gorge. In 1877, Buck undertook the reconstruction of the Niagara Railway Suspension Bridge. He developed unique methods which allowed the work to proceed without interruption of the railroad traffic using this bridge. During the following eight years, Buck ensured the cable anchors were repaired and reinforced. The wooden trusses were replaced with iron and steel. The stone towers were replaced with steel tower, leaving the cables as the only original element.In… Read More

Toronto: J. Carey, 1837. 1st Edition. No binding. Good. 2nd session was from 19 June 1837 to 11 July 1837. Journal of the Legislative Council of Upper Canada, second session of the thirteenth provincial Parliament Thursday, 22nd June, 1837.This is the original 71pp report of the select committee is referred to on p. 11 of the Journal of Legislative Council of Upper Canada, dated 23rd & 26th June 1837 (109pp) also referred to on p. 17: "Ordered that a Select Committee be appointed to examine into and report upon the measures which it may be most expedient for the Legislature to adopt in consequence of the present Commercial difficulties in this Province, with power to send for persons and papers; and that the Honorable Messieurs Markland, Gordon, Baldwin, Boswell, Kirby, Crooks and Macaulay, do compose the same, to report by bill or otherwise." Our separate and original 71 page report has the data included as part of Appendix A of the same Journal contains up to and including T. C. Patrick, Esquire… Read More

Albany, New York: The State of New York, 1921. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Good. First edition. 2 volumes. xvi,690pp. ; [ii], 693-1,423pp. Dark blue cloth hardcover with gilded letters at the spines, some scuffing and corners bumped. Inside pages age toned. Illustrated with black & white, colour illustrations and maps. Good condition.

Niagara Falls, ON: Published by Niagara Falls Bridge Commission, 1991. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. First Edition. xi,(1), 257pp. (3). 8-1/4 x 10-1/2 inches. Soft cover with slight crease on bottom left, otherwise book in very good condition. Many illustrations in black and white plus colour. With bibliography and index.

ND. 1st Edition. Photo. Good. CDV, Older Woman in full view seated pose, seated at table with book. Photographer is Thos Charles, St. Catharines, Ontario Street, ON Canada. In business from 1879-1882?M Elizabeth Charles - Mrs Thomas Charles his wife took over the business, ?-1884-1888-?

1849. 1st Edition. No binding. Very Good. 13-1/2 x 8-3/8 inches, was folded twice now flat, printed form with manuscript writing on both sides. faded seal on top right of one panel. Some agetoning of very light blue paper otherwise very good condition.First Welland Regiment Military Commission bestowed upon Thomas C. Street by the Governor General of British North America, Nova Scotia, PEI, etc. - James Bruce, Earl of Elgin and Kincardine & signed by him. - Thomas Clark Street, son of Samuel like his father was a ruthless land and mortgage accumulator and businessman with interests in grist, textile and sawmills. While independently minded he is generally considered a solid Family Compact Tory. He rose to Lieutenant-Colonel of the Welland Militia, was a trustee of Trinity College, President of the Niagara Falls Suspension Company, etc. When he died in 1872 he left an estate of between 3 to 4 million, regarded as the largest of his time in Ontario. In 1846, Lincoln County was divided and Welland… Read More

1911. 1st Edition. Photo. Good. Five Niagara Falls photos, all signed and or inscribed by Jennings Five Niagara Falls photos, all signed and or inscribed by Jennings at the reverse. Measurements: Each is 10" x 8". Condition: Very good, some losses and creasing.In this set there are three similar prints made of the foot of the American Falls. Three are prints of the same image each with different exposures and thus visual effects.Notes on the reverse of two of these prints give some details;1) made with 8 x 10 fixed focus Aero camera2) F11 speed 1500 f Sharp from 5ft to clouds 8 x 10 feetInteresting insight into the technical side of Jennings photography while at Niagara Falls. Only one of the photos of all in these has a date which appears to be 1911. Given is near disaster miss by not boarding the Titanic in 1912 and sea travels the Niagara Falls trip may have been earlier.Some uncommon photos taken by Jennings. The photos of Niagara Falls are excellent examples of Jennings photography beyond… Read More

Sharron Hill, PA: Philadelphia Print Shop Ltd, 1993. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. First edition. 10-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches oblong. v, [2] 198pp. Soft cover with 16 colour plates and black & many b&w images. Old sticker mark on top right front cover, otherwise, very good condition. Catalogue of the Charles Rand Penney collection of prints of Niagara Falls, dating from the late seventeenth to the early twentieth century. With introductory essay by Gloria Deak and analysis of the history of these images of Niagara Falls by Christopher W. Lane. Also including a documentary listing of the prints, bibliographical references (pages 190-192) and indexes and appendixes.Charles Rand Penney was an accomplished lawyer, seasoned traveler, and distinguished collector.

London: Simkin, Masrhall & Co, 1847. 2nd Edition. SCARCE EARLY SIR ISAAC BROCK BIOGRAPHYSecond UK edition. 4.5 by 7.25 Inches, xii, [1]-492pp. Original blind stamped cloth covers with original spine saved and professionally rebacked. Back cover cloth with top half and spine faded. Previous owners name and dated Toronto 1908 on top right inside front blank. Very little foxing present very clean text. Very good condition. Previous owners name on inside front cover end paper. Nice copy of a scarcer book than the first edition published two years prior in 1845 with only 468pp. Additional material in this volume amounts to about one third of the first edition.Major-General Sir Isaac Brock was the cousin of the author and editor, Ferdinand Brock Tupper. "Ferdinand Brock Tupper, the historian of Guernsey, was a far relative of Sir Charles, Canadian statesman. Presumed a special gift due to the Confederation of Canada in 1867. The first descended from John Tupper and the second from Thomas, two brothers of… Read More

London: Simkin, Masrhall & Co, 1847. 2nd. Hard Cover. Very Good. SCARCE EARLY SIR ISAAC BROCK BIOGRAPHYSecond UK edition. 4.5 by 7.25 Inches, xii, [1]-492pp. Original blind stamped professionally rebacked. Very little foxing present very clean text. Very good condition. Previous owners name and gift from a friend inscription March 6, 1884 on inside front cover end paper. Nice copy of a scarcer book than the first edition published two years prior in 1845 with only 468pp. Additional material in this volume amounts to about one third of the first edition.Major-General Sir Isaac Brock was the cousin of the author and editor, Ferdinand Brock Tupper. "Ferdinand Brock Tupper, the historian of Guernsey, was a far relative of Sir Charles, Canadian statesman. Presumed a special gift due to the Confederation of Canada in 1867. The first descended from John Tupper and the second from Thomas, two brothers of Chichester, England, with a German origin. F. B. Tupper was more approximate to Sir Charles Lewis… Read More

New York: Goupil, Vibert & Co, 1848. 1st Edition. No binding. Very Good. First edition. Paper Size: 17.25' x 12.25" Image Size: 11" x 7.5" Colour lithograph, with additional hand-colouring, printed by Cattier. Some foxing in outer border and border scuffing in a couple of places, otherwise overall very good condition. NIAGARA FALLS [printed at top]; Drawn from nature by Aug. Kollner [printed below image, left]; New-York & Paris, published by Goupil, Vibert & Co. | 20 | HORSESHOE FALL | (from the Canada side.) | Entered according to act of congress, in the year 1848, by Aug. Kollner, in the clerk's office of the district court for the southern district of New-York. [printed below image, center]; Lith. by Deroy. Printed by Cattier. [printed below image, right] This lovely lithograph of Horseshoe Fall, with Terrapin Tower in the distance at left. Goupil, Vibert & Co. published a set of 54 of Kollner's views of American cities, including eight prints of Niagara. A finely observed view of one of the… Read More

1938. Size each of the 4 photos: 5" x 7". Unknown photographer.Written in pencil on the back "January 30, 1938, just three days after the collapse.One photo has a 1/2" oval hole from being torn from the photo album it was mounted in.Condition Very Good. "The Collapse of the Honeymoon BridgeOn January 23rd 1938, a sudden wind storm on Lake Erie sent a deluge of ice down river and over the Falls. Within twelve hours the river below the Falls was jammed with ice of such enormous proportions that the ice pressure pushing against the bridge abutments and the hinge supports of the arch caused severe structural damage. It was only a matter of time until the bridge would collapse.The bridge remained intact for several days, drawing thousands of people who came to wait for the end of the bridge to come.The end of the Upper Steel Arch Bridge (Honeymoon Bridge) came at 4:20 p.m. on January 27th 1938, when the span broke free and fell into the gorge onto the ice on the river below. The ice had pushed the bridge… Read More

[London]: [George Virtue], 1838. 1st Edition. No binding. 1st edition. [1838]. Image 7 x 4-3/4 inches. Engraving hand-coloured depicting a view of Niagara Falls showing people in a small boat rowing towards the falls.Engraving matted and shrink wrapped, not examined outside of this wrapping. Very good or better condition.Published in American Scenery, and painted by W. H. Bartlett; engraved by J. Cousen. Published in London by George Virtue, c1838 .

Montreal: William McFarlane Notman, 1895. Photo. Good+. Media: sepia photograph on paper8.75 x 7.5 x inches - 22.225 x 19.05 x cm. -Notes: artist's name, title and inscription '3307... Montreal' in plate lower left; titled along bottom; mounted on board; fading lower left; unframed. Good+ condition. William McFarlane, the eldest son of William Notman, was born November 1, 1857. He became a partner in the company in 1882 before inheriting it outright on the death of his father in 1891. He named his brother Charles (1870-1955) a partner in approximately 1894. William McFarlane died May 1, 1913.Reference: Notman #3307 at McCord Museum.

St. Catharines: Peninsula Press Ltd., 1955, 1955. 1st. Soft Cover. Very Good. First edition. Original yellow wraps softcover. 6 x 9 inches.A programme of events for the world-wide Boy Scout Jamboree, Niagara-on-the-Lake, 1955. Very good condition.A 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..

Tryon County: Walter Butler, 1775. 1st Edition. No binding. Very Good. WALTER BUTLER SIGNATURE(S) QUITE SCARCEAutograph Document Signed twice, once in the text and once at the end, by Walter Butler as attorney for the defendant in a case before the County of Tryon Inferior Court of Common Pleas, 8-1/2 x 7-1/2 inches. Walter studied law in Albany and was admitted to the bar in 1775 shortly before the start of the American Revolution in upper New York state. Very good condition. County of Tryon Inferior Courrts of Common Pleas. Hendrich Mathys, Harme Gornswont , Girvit Von Sant and Jane Von Derkiden Executors of the last will and testament of John Von DerkideninAnd the said Hindwich by Walter Butler his attorney comes and defends the force and injury when ?? and says that he is not instructed by his client Henderich Mathys to give any answer for him to the said Harme Garnworth, Gerrit Von Sant and Jane Von Derkidenin the friends nor doth in say anything in bar or irroclution of the action of him the… Read More

Tryon County, NY, 1783. 1st Edition. DS, 2pp, 7.75 x 12.75 in., Tryon Co., NY, 1783. Legal document relating to a debt; Matthew Visscher, Attny.Condition: Folds and toning otherwise very good condition. All mounted on larger sheet with cut-outs so both sides visible.Robert Adams had been known to Matthew Visscher before as Adams had to appear before three times before the Commissioners for Conspiracies in 1880 of which Visscher was one of four in judgment of Adams be a loyalist of not. Adams was discharged from confinement August 15th, 1780 by the Commissioners on 200 pounds bail. quoted from "Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York: Albany County Sessions, 1778-1781" 2007 Interesting that The Will of Sir William Johnson it states, "I leave to my faithful friend, Robert Adams, Esq., of Johnstown, the dwelling house, buildings, and lot of one acre where he now lives, and the Pot Ash Laboratory, and one acre of land with it; Also the farm which he… Read More

1910. No binding. Both prints are 15-1/4 x 12 inches approximately which is a nice size.Undated prints but I would think early 1900's. Although the prints look black and white there is faint colour in the background of both.Both prints have a red printed or stamped "title" and black code number.A) American Falls from Goat Island - Niagara Falls 14/25B) Horseshoe Falls from Goat Island - Niagara Falls 6127.

Curt Teich & Co, 1937. No binding. Good. INTERESTING OLD FORT NIAGARA POSTCARDPostally unused folder is linen Some wear on folder, corners, edges and folds of folder, views inside are in good condition. Crease on bottom corners of folder. 18 Views inside; 2 views on the outside Includes views of: De Lery's "Castle", Rush-Bagot Memorial in Background; Flags of Three Nations; Hot Shot Battery Overlooking Mouth of the Niagara; British Redoubt, French Barracks, Powder Magazine; Millet Cross and British Redoubt; Ancient Lombardy Poplar and the "Castle"; General View; Vestibule, French Castle; Council Chamber of Sir William Johnson, French Castle; "Corps de Garde", French Castle; Jesuit Chapel, French Castle; Adjutant's Quarters in the "Castle"; Commanding Officers' Room in the "Castle"; and other views.

St. Catharines, ON: Poole photo studio, 1900. No binding. Very Good. Width: 4.25 inches Height: 6.50 inches Card's text: Front: POOLE ST. CATHARINES. ONT.HONORABLE MENTION PARIS FRANCE 1878BRONZE MEDAL CHICAGO 1887 - GOLD MEDAL HAMILTON 1891Back: nothing on the back EDWIN POOLE - was a noted photographer who conducted a successful business in St. Catharines until his retirement in 1921. His work won several awards at photographic competitions around the world. In an advertisement c1878 he was closing his shop to attend the Paris picture exposition. For many years he was the superintendent of the Sunday school at the Lyman St. Baptist Church before becoming a faithful member of the Queen St. Baptist Church. For 44 years (1885-1929) he was secretary of the Upper Canada Bible Society. He was a prominent worker for the establishment of the YMCA in St. Catharines. He was one of the oldest members of Union Lodge I.O.O.F. Edwin's wife predeceased him by seven years and two children died young.Edwin died on… Read More