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[H. Belden & Co.], 1881. 1st Edition. No binding. Four hand-coloured views of residences and street scenes in Arnprior (3) and (1) Lanark Ontario, Canada, from a circa 1881 Belden Co. County printed Atlas. Each image has been trimmed and mounted on a light white card. Hand coloured, some light foxing otherwise, very good condition. Sizes vary. Four ONTARIO;1) Arnprior Marble Works and Quarry, P. T. Sommerville, Proprietor, Arnprior, Ontario2) Res. & store of John Fumerton, Fallbrook, Lanark Co., Ont3) Res. of Richard Dulmage, Barrister at Law, Reeve of Arnprior, Renfrew Ontario4) The Arcade Wilson & Hartney Props., Arnprior, Ont.

National Education Association, 1891. No binding. 2 Ribbons: 1) N.E.A. Canada. 1891 gold cloth ribbon 2-1/4 x 5 inches.2) Canada blue cloth ribbon 1-3/4 x 3-1/8 inches.National Education Association Annual Meeting meet at 2:30 p.m., July 14, until 17th, 1891 held at Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in the Mutual Street Rink. The meeting was called to order by Inspector James L. Hughes, Chairman of the Local Executive Committee. "On a summer afternoon in 1857, 43 educators gathered in Philadelphia, answering a national call to unite as one voice in the cause of public education. At the time, learning to read and write was a luxury for most children - and for many children of color, it was actually a crime.But over 160 years later, the voice of the edgling Association has risen to represent over 2.7 million educators, and what was once a privilege for a fortunate few is now a rite of passage for every American child. Over the years, NEA has played an increasingly vital role in improving the conditions under… Read More

New York: Collins & Co. No. 189, Pearl-Street, 1813. Disbound. Good. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches, viii, [9]-48pp. Paper wraps missing and minor creasing on last couple of pages. Overall good condition."Extracted from a work, written by Erasmus, entitled Antipolemus, or The plea of reason, religion, and humanity, against war; translated and published in London 1794."-- Advertisement inside page [iii]. Translated From the Latin of Erasmus. First paragraph...If there is in the affairs of mortal men any one thing which it is proper uniformly to explode; which it is incumbent on every man, by every lawful means, to avoid, to deprecate, to oppose, that one thing is doubtless war. There is nothing more unnaturally wicked, more productive of misery, more extensively destructive, more obstinate in mischief, more unworthy of man as formed by nature, much more of man professing Christianity.Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus of Rotterdam, was a Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and a… Read More

Toronto: Canada Company, 1846. 1st Edition. No binding. Very Good. 15 x 19 inches, was folded now flat, typed and handwritten manuscript Canada Company land transfer document dated November 20, 1846 with docketing information handwritten on verso. Minor wrinkling from folds with much faded seal, otherwise very good condition. Some content and detail...We the Thomas Mercer Jones of the Town of Goderich in the County of Huron District and Province of Upper Canada and Frederick Widder of the City of Toronto and the County of York Home District and Province.... William Eyres of the Township of Manvers in the County of Durham Newcastle... The East Half of Lot Fifteen in the Tenth Consession of of the said Township of Manvers... 100 Acres... [50 pounds]Signed TWICE by: Donald MacDonald, Thomas Collier, Frederick Widder, Thomas Mercer Jones. Thomas Mercer Jones (1795-1868)A powerful Canada Company land magnate, Jones was born in England and acquired business training there. By virtue of his London… Read More