Search Results: Authors starting with B from Lord Durham Rare Books (IOBA)

Kingston: Province of Upper Canada, 1842. 1st Edition. No binding. Very Good. 17-1/2 x 11-1/2 inches, was folded now flat, typed and handwritten manuscript land transfer document with docketing information handwritten on verso. Wrinkled and heavy fold lines, seal faded and two small 1/8 inch holes in top left not affecting any text. Good condition. Some content and detail...Robert Sowter of the town of London in the county of Middlesex and the district of London. Land situated the town of London in the county of Middlesex and the district of London... half an acre... lot number nine on the South side of York Street in the said town of London.. 21st of March 1842... Signed by Bagot (and initialed), Drapper and M. Barrison? Secretary signed Sir Charles Bagot - An English diplomat and colonial administrator who served as Governor General of the Province of Canada 1841-1843). Bagot ordered the first criminal extradition of a fugitive slave to the United States from Canada West. This action led to a… Read More

1971. No binding & hard cover. Good. Faith Baldwin was a U.S. author of romance and fiction, publishing some 100 novels, often concentrating on women. The New York Times wrote that her books had "never a pretense at literary significance" and were popular because they "enabled lonely working people, young and old, to identify with her glamorous and wealthy characters.The collection has 17 item dating from 1913 to 1971, specifically 8 cards, 3 letters, 2 photos, 1 typescript, 1 designed custom postal order, and 2 books.3 Letters:• ALS to Gladys Balder (?), 6 January ?, re the Sea Island "is a dream of Beauty", cannot go there during the winter, Isaac Wick was there last year. • TLS from Maxwell Droke Publishers, 29 December 1937, re her favorite anecdote; ALS reply on verso from Baldwin re an amusing story about Fannie Hurst living in Brooklyn, having four children, and spending "money like a drunken sailor". 1 Signed Typescript:• Signed ts., "Any Village", 1 p., n.d. but circa 1971 when the… Read More

1811. No binding & hard cover. Good. Joel Barlow was a lawyer, diplomat, and Revolutionary War chaplain and pursued his writing ambitions after the war, joining the writers' group known as the Hartford Wits. He was an ardent proponent of American democracy. Granted French citizenship, he supported the French Revolution in spite of dedicating The Vision of Columbus to Louis XVI. Appointed US minister to France in 1811, he died in Poland on the way to a meeting with the French foreign minister. This collection includes 6 items dating from 1787 to 1811, specifically 4 books, 1 leaflet, and 1 letter.1 Letter:• ALS addressed "Dear Tom" (his seventeen-year old nephew, Thomas Paine Barlow), 3 November 1811, when Barlow was Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States to Emperor of the France and King of Italy, "I am going myself in the country this morning & the Ladies [Barlow's wife, Ruth, and her sister, Clara] will not dine at home. - If you & John have a mind for a walk this morning you can call &… 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 .

London: House of Commons, 1825. 1st Edition. No binding. Very Good. First UK edition. 14pp. Folio, 7-7/8 x 13 inches. Agetoned paper in very good condition. British Parliamentary Paper HL112. Ordered, by the House of Commons, to be printed, 15 April 1825 Proposals to create a Company to use Clergy reserves to increase settlement in Ontario. The Canada Company was Incorporated in July 1825 and continued in existence through to the 1950s. Parliamentary papers of this period are rare. It was not until 1836 that provision was made for their sale to the public. A clean copy.TPL ecopy Notes;Minutes of the intended arrangements -- A memorandum, containing the heads of the provisions to be introduced into the charter to be granted to the Canada Company -- A memorandum, containing the heads of the provisions of the bill, which Lord Bathurst proposes to bring into Parliament -- Commission to be to the Commissioners appointed to value the lands in Upper Canada -- Instructions to the Commissioners appointed to… Read More

London: House of Commons, 1825. 1st Edition. No binding. Very Good. First UK edition. 14pp. Folio, 7-7/8 x 13 inches. Agetoned paper in very good condition. British Parliamentary Paper HL112. Ordered, by the House of Commons, to be printed, 15 April 1825 Proposals to create a Company to use Clergy reserves to increase settlement in Ontario. The Canada Company was Incorporated in July 1825 and continued in existence through to the 1950s. Parliamentary papers of this period are rare. It was not until 1836 that provision was made for their sale to the public. A clean copy.TPL ecopy Notes;Minutes of the intended arrangements -- A memorandum, containing the heads of the provisions to be introduced into the charter to be granted to the Canada Company -- A memorandum, containing the heads of the provisions of the bill, which Lord Bathurst proposes to bring into Parliament -- Commission to be to the Commissioners appointed to value the lands in Upper Canada -- Instructions to the Commissioners appointed to… Read More

Québec: Published by Impr. de Jos.-G. Gingras et Cie, 1886. First edition. (4),[5]-100pp. 4/34 x 7-1/2 inches. Text in French. Leather bound with marble boards with front board loose. 5 bands with gilt decoration on spine and gilt type title. Original title page (no cover wrap) with paper repair and two tears on right bottom side of fragile paper. Complete booklet bound inside however, without the view of Winnipeg plate at the end of the volume. Handwritten 1989 previous owners' name on the first blank. At least 60 blank pages added to "fill-out the leather binding on this book. Otherwise in good condition. Account of the Métis Rebellion and Louis Riel. Includes a list of soldiers in the battalion.George Beauregard was a Private in Compagnie No. 3 of the 9th Voltigeurs de Quebec during the Saskatchewan Rebellion. Peel 1332.

Sydney: New South Wales Library, 1970. 2nd Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 2nd edition. 6 x 9-1/2 inches. xvi, 894pp. Original blue cloth covers with gilt text on front cover. Dustjacket mylar protected. Inside pages very clean. Previous owner's name on front endpaper and small bookstore late on other form endpaper. Near-fine condition.The most comprehensive bibliography on Captain James Cook. Catalogue of over 4800 titles described - with notes & references, authorities / abbreviations, errata, addenda, index. Includes Voyages, Biographies, Associates, Films, Plays, Music & much more "This second edition has been fully revised and enormously extended, to make it by far the outstanding guide to sources of information on the great navigator.

1915. No binding. Very Good. Typed letter signed, One page, 8 x 10 inches, dated The Senate, May 8th, 1915. To the Canadian poet Thomas O'Hagan, offering support for the recognition of Castell Hopkins at the University of Ottawa. Napoléon-Antoine Belcourt born in Toronto, was a Franco-Ontarian parliamentarian, lawyer and journalist, member of the Canadian Senate. He was elected to the House of Commons as the Liberal member for Ottawa in 1896, 1900 and 1904. He served as Speaker of the House in 1904 and was appointed to the Privy Council in 1905 and to the Senate in 1907. Belcourt was president of the Association canadienne-francaised'éducation de l'Ontario (1910-1912 and 1920-1930) and defended the cause of bilingual schools before the Privy Council in London, playing a key role in the Unity League, which succeeded in rallying English opinion to the Franco-Ontarian cause. In 1924, he was made an Officer of France's Légion d'honneur.

[Edinburg]: [Scots Magazine Sept. 1759], 1759. 1st. No binding. Good. QUITE SCARCE EDINBURG SEPTEMBER 1759 EDITION OF ST. LAWRENCE[1759]. Copper plate engraving. 7.5 x 10 inches. Was folded, now flat. Some small markings outside of border otherwise good condition.Map maker: Andrew Bell Sculpt: A. Bell In addition to the main map, which traces the river from Anticosti Island to the city of Quebec, there is an included extension, A Continuation of the River St. Lawrence from Quebec to Lake Ontario. There are three additional insets: one focusing on the Bay of the Seven Isles, another on Lake Champlain, and The Traverse or Passage from Cape Torment into the South Channel of Orleans Isle. The river is filled with soundings, anchorages, shoals, rocks, and islands. This is the region where the epic Battle of the Plains of Abraham (Battle of Quebec) was fought in Canada during the French & Indian War. Nice map of the French & Indian War region where the major battle of the War, the Taking of Québec was… Read More

1892. No binding & hard cover. Edward Bellamy was an American author, journalist, and political activist, best known for his utopian novel, Looking Backward, 2000-1887 (1888), in which a Boston gentleman is placed in a trance in 1887, awakens in the year 2000, and is transported from a world of war and want to one of peace and plenty. In his fictitious time-traveling story, Bellamy predicted shopping malls, credit cards, and cars. His socialist vision inspired the formation of numerous "Nationalist Clubs" dedicated to the propagation of his political ideals. The Nationalist, a monthly magazine for the nationalization of industry and the brotherhood of humanity, was produced in May 1889 by the Boston Club No. 1. This short-lived magazine was succeeded on 31 January 1891 by a weekly magazine, The New Nation, which attempted to reach a broader readership.The collection dates from 1888 to 1892, and contains 16 items, specifically, 1 letter, 1 book, and 14 issues of two magazines. 1 Autographed Letter… Read More

[Paris], 1744. 1st Edition. No binding. Good. First Edition. Paper flat size: 5-5/8 x 7-3/4 inches to the neat-line with right border having #7 sideways. Was folded, now flat and has been cleaned and deacidified, with 1/4 x 3-3/4 inch top right border lacking, otherwise, good condition. Engraver Desbruslins stated.Copper engraved map of the Richelieu River, Lake Champlain and Lake George, with a portion of the St. Lawrence River. Lake George is called Lac du S. Sacrament, and it has an odd, round second lake above it. The English renamed the lake after King George II in 1755. This waterway was an important route between Montreal and the Hudson River, and it was important tactically during the French and Indian War.Tooley, (MCC 96) #695 The map was produced for Charlevoix's 1744 Histoire et description générale de la Nouvelle France.Jacques Nicolas Bellin was one of the most important and proficient French cartographers of the mid-eighteenth century. He was appointed the first Ingenieur Hydrographe… Read More

[Paris], 1744. 1st Edition. No binding. Good. First edition. Map of the Bay, Harbour and Port of Placentia on the Island of Newfoundland.Paper flat size: 11-1/4 x 7-3/4 inches to the neat-line with right border having #2 sideways. Was folded, now flat and has been cleaned and deacidified, with some very light offsetting on the bottom and 3/8 x 5 inch top left border lacking, old holes in bottom order repaired, otherwise, good condition. Engraved by Dheulland. The map was produced for Charlevoix's 1744 Histoire et description générale de la Nouvelle France.Jacques Nicolas Bellin was one of the most important and proficient French cartographers of the mid-eighteenth century. He was appointed the first Ingenieur Hydrographe de la Marine, and also Official Hydrographer to the French King.Guillaume Dheulland was a French master engraver and draughtsman was most known for his large Plan of Paris in 1756. He also engraved for famous cartographers such as Charlevoix, Bellin, Cassini and Prevost.

[Paris], 1744. 1st Edition. No binding. Good. First Edition. Paper flat size: 5-5/8 x 7-3/4 inches to the neat-line with right border having #38 sideways. Was folded, now flat and has been cleaned and deacidified, with 1/4 x 3-3/4 inch top right border lacking, otherwise, good condition. Engraver Desbruslins stated.Copper engraved map. Covers area of James Bay, the southern appendage of Hudson's Bay, with Fort Rupert and the other rivers entering it. Scale 1:3,400,000 Echelle de Lieues Marines de France. The map was produced for Charlevoix's 1744 Histoire et description générale de la Nouvelle France.Jacques Nicolas Bellin was one of the most important and proficient French cartographers of the mid-eighteenth century. He was appointed the first Ingenieur Hydrographe de la Marine, and also Official Hydrographer to the French King.Desbruslins active 18th century, engraver.

France: (Histoire des Voyages), 1780. 1st, 2nd issue. No binding. Good. First edition, 2nd state. Paper size: 15-1/2 x 10 inches Image size: 14-1/4 x 8-3/4 inches. Copper-engraved map, hand colouring in outline. Gulf of Saint Lawrence area. Hand colored antique map of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence showing is the outlet of North America's Great Lakes via the Saint Lawrence river into the Atlantic Ocean. Gulf of Saint Lawrence / Newfoundland / Cape Breton / Anticosti / Prince Edward Island. Attractive cartouche. All copy in French.Two fold lines but otherwise in good condition. Plate nos. lower left and right: Tom XIII in 4°. No. 2; Tome 14 in 8°. First state is 1757 but this second state is circa 1780. (Kershaw, #590, p.218).

1785. No binding. Very Good. 40 X 23cm (16" X 9 1/2"), Folded (as issued) Some age toning, small old water stain marks along top 2 inches and foldings from the book. Good condition.Tilted "Isles de la reine charlotte. Der Konigin Charlotte Inseln" Jacques Nicolas Bellin was a French hydrographer, geographer, and member of the French intellectual group called the philosophes.

[Paris], 1744. 1st Edition. No binding. Good. SCARCE AND IMPORTANT PRE-FRENCH & INDIAN WAR MAP First edition. Scarce pre-French & Indian War map of Canada, from Newfoundland to Lake Ontario and including the Northern portion of New England. Size to neat-line: 22-1/4 x 16-1/2 inches. 35 rotted on it's side on the left side border outside the neat line confirming it is a first edition in good condition. "Debruslins Sculpsit" engraved below the neat-line at the bottom right.Reference: Kershaw 490. "of particular interest to Bellin's first state of the map in 1744, are some of the notations that adorn the map and inform the viewer. Bellin notes that this map is extremely different to all other maps that would have preceded it because of his access to manuscript material in the Dépôt des Carte, Plans et Journaux de la Marine as well as from firsthand accounts form Jesuit missionaries. In other words, Bellin, who sorted and compiled works from various sources, was better known as a "géographe de… Read More

[Paris], 1744. 1st, 2nd issue. No binding. Good. First edition, second state. Early copper engraved map of Quebec City. The map shows the area around the Quebec City basin, from Cap au Diamant in the west to Île d'Orléans in the east. Includes index and relief shown by hachures. With 7 specific locations identified by a key below distance scale found at top right, the top half of a large compass rose is seen at bottom edge, fleur-de-lys and rhumb lines adding a unique and dramatic visual appeal to the map.Paper flat size: 11 x 7-7/8 inches to neat-lines with right border imprint #13 sideways. Was folded, now flat and has been cleaned and deacidified but with some old light stains on the bottom 10% and 1/4 x 4 inch top left border lacking, otherwise, good condition. First state map is dated 1742References: Kershaw IV, #1046, p.43 ; The map was produced for Charlevoix's 1744 Histoire et description générale de la Nouvelle France.Jacques Nicolas Bellin was one of the most important and proficient… Read More

[Paris], 1744. 1st Edition. No binding. Good. First Edition. Paper flat size: 11-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches to the neat-line with right border having #3 sideways. Was folded, now flat and has been cleaned and deacidified, with 1/2 x 4-1/4 inch top left border lacking, four very small hole on bottom border repaired, otherwise, good condition. Engraved by Dheulland.Kershaw II, 423, p.81 The map was produced for Charlevoix's 1744 Histoire et description générale de la Nouvelle France.Jacques Nicolas Bellin was one of the most important and proficient French cartographers of the mid-eighteenth century. He was appointed the first Ingenieur Hydrographe de la Marine, and also Official Hydrographer to the French King.Guillaume Dheulland was a French master engraver and draughtsman was most known for his large Plan of Paris in 1756. He also engraved for famous cartographers such as Charlevoix, Bellin, Cassini and Prevost.

Paris: Chez Rolin, 1744. 1st Edition. No binding. Good. First edition. Copper engraved map. Image size to neat line: 6-1/4 x 8-7/8 inches. Small map of the strategic passage in the Upper Lakes system, which was so important to the colonial fur trade. Map details the region between Lake Superior and Lake Huron. Starting at Whitefish Bay & Point, the map locates Sault Ste Marie & the course of the St Mary's River down to Isle St. Joseph showing the portage & mission of Ste Marie, Fort Sauvage & Isle St. Georges.Shows the Passage des Canots (canoes) and Passage des Batimens (ships) on either side of Isle St.Joseph. Chart also depicts the Straits of Mackinac with the Bay and Cape of St. Ignace on the northern shore. Isle St.Helene in center of the straits and a fort & mission of St. Ignace on the southern shore. Also shows the Isle Ronde, I aux Bois Blancs. I.Michillimakinac, Isle du Detour and Isle de Tessalons. Includes a decorative compass rose. Engraver's imprint, Desbruslins Sculpsit at lower… Read More