Search Results: Titles starting with J from Lord Durham Rare Books (IOBA)

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

1903. No binding. Typed signed letter (TLS) 8 x 10-1/2 inches dated Lynedoch, Ontario, Canada December 16th, 1903 to D.A. Monroe editor of the North American Review. He is submitting an article (not included) titled "Canada and Reciprosity".In fact his article was published in The North American Review , in Feb., 1904, Vol. 178, No. 567 (Feb., 1904), pp. 205-215 John M. Charlton was a farmer, businessman, politician, office holder, and social reformer. He was a Canadian Member of Parliament and businessman. By 1876 he was advocating an increase in duties to satisfy the party's protectionist wing. In the two years before the federal election of 1878, however, he was a tireless campaigner for reciprocity, the policy supported by party leaders. In its report of 1890 the commission called for an end to "commercial belligerency" between Canada and the United States. Politics in 19th-century Canada was about business and religion. John Charlton's career reflects that fact. Charlton was the Member of… Read More

1800. Hard Cover. Good. Dr. John Moore was a Scottish physician, travel author, novelist, and editor of the works of Tobias SmollettThis collection has 7 books (14 vols.), dating from 1781 to 1800 including copies of his three novels, a travel book about Italy, and his reflections on the French Revolution.7 Books (14 vols.):• A View of Society and Manners in Italy: with Anecdotes Relating to Some Eminent Characters. London: Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1781. 2 vols. First edition. xv, 518 pp.; xii, 502 plus final blank, 16 (ads) pp. Full brown leather, labels on the spine in gilt, minor cracking at the spine. Very good. "One of the most sober and well balanced views of Italy published in the eighteenth century" (Pine-Coffin). Moore's description of Venice includes a lengthy digression on the rise and fall of that powerful city state. There is an amusing account of the visit the duke and he paid to the pope. "At Florence they often saw Prince Charles Edward Stuart and his still attractive… Read More

Toronto: Dufresne photography, 1876. 1st Edition. No binding. Good. Cabinet Card circa 1876: 4 x 7-1/2 inches. Signed and inscribed on back by John T. Smith; "to Bro? John Wood, Yours Truly John Smith 235-1/2 Queen Street East. Toronto. James Juard? 218 Shevenson Lodge Jr. R CanadaPhotographer: [Philip H.] Dufresne 31 King St. W, Toronto, circa 1876Small tear at bottom right of photo and some spotting overall, otherwise good condition. Yorkville house, John T. Smith, Yonge st. Yorkville.Quoted from Toronto city directory for 1859-60:p.232John T. Smith was born in London, England, 1805. In 1826 he emigrated to Canada, and soon after his arrival in Toronto served the public in the capacity of mine host at the Masonic Arms Hotel, West Market Square, where his genial manner won for him hosts of friends, who later elected him to a seat in the Council Board for St. Lawrence Ward, which he held for several years [1851-54]. He was one of the first to assist in organizing the present Gas Company, in which he… Read More

Various: Various, 1993. No binding. Good. Josef  Å kvorecký was an acclaimed Czech-Canadian writer and publisher, who published and supported banned Czech literature during the communist era. The noted scholar and critic George Steiner in his 1994 book has called the Czech-Canadian author Josef Skvorecky ‘one of the major literary figures of our time. He was the recipient of many literary awards and humanitarian honors. Duffell (1922-2017) was a director and writer, known for BBC2 Playhouse (1973), The Avengers (1961), Man in a Suitcase (1967-8), and The Far Pavilions (1984). The correspondence concerns Duffell's unsuccessful attempt to adapt two stories by Å kvorecký, "The Swell Season" and "The Bass Saxophone," into a film with the working title "Danny and the High School Gang: The Life and Loves of Danny Smiricky, Amateur Jazz Musician and Would-be Casanova". The collection consists of 20+ items of correspondence (typed letters signed) exchanged between interested parties; and a… Read More

Ottawa: Canadian Government, 1966. 1st Edition. No binding. Near Fine. 19-1/8 x 15 inches flat, never folded Printed text, large embossed Great Seal of Canada and in near fine condition. Some content and detail...Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of the Commonwealth , Defender of the Faith. To Honourable James David Sutherland, a lawyer from Paris, Ontario, to be a Judge of the County Court for the County of Wellington.Signed by Georges Vanier, Judy LaMarsh and Lucien Cardin George P. Vanier (1888-1967) was a Canadian soldier and diplomat who served as Governor General of Canada in September 15, 1959 - March 5, 1967, and the 19th since Canadian Confederation. His time in the Office of the Governor General saw the creation of a number of awards that reflected the Major-General's interests. He was an avid fan of sport and, though his favourite was hockey and specifically the Montreal Canadiens, Vanier instigated in 1965 the Governor General's Fencing Award and the Vanier… Read More