Canadiana

Toronto: Ontario Branch of Dominion Alliance 1919. (Hardcover) 624pp. Very good, no dust jacket. Signed by author. Frontispiece, graphs, maps, appendices, index. (Canada, Alcohol, Prohibition--Canada, Temperance Movement--Canada).

Newfoundland: Collected By VON, Victorian Order of Nurses - Corner Brook Branch, 1999 IN AS NEW CONDITION. SIGNED COPY. vi [2] 126pp, spiral bound, in original stiff wraps. Warmly inscriped "Dear Ann & Don, Hope you enjoy the reading. A few mistakes - our first attempt. Love and God Bless, Eileen (Powell)". Eileen provided the dedication, and numerous poems, along the occasional correction. Memories, experiences, short stories and poems, from the Senior population of Corner Brook, Bay of Islands and surrounding area of the West Coast of Newfoundland.

Toronto: Sotheby's, 2007. Book. Fine. Paperbound. pict. paper wraps, 188 pages, [1] folded page, index of artists, prices realized sheet tipped-in, as new copy Size: 4 to., (27cm).

Toronto, Canada: Toronto Public Library, 1965. This is a fine hardcover 6 volume set (complete), with almost no wear. Uniformly bound in maroon cloth with green title labels on the spines, titles in gilt. Frances M. Staton and Marie Tremaine (eds) Volume 1: A Bibliography of Canadiana Being Items in the Public Library of Toronto, Canada, Relating to the Early History and Development of Canada, with an introduction by George H. Locke, 828 pages, reprinted 1965. Gertrude M. Boyle, assisted by Marjorie Colbeck (eds) Volume 2:, A Bibliography of Canadiana, First Supplement, Being Items in the Public Library of Toronto, Canada, Relating to the Early History and Development of Canada, with an introduction by Henry C. Campbell, 333 pages, reprinted 1969. Sandra Alston, assisted by Karen Evans. (eds.) Second Supplement, (in 4 volumes) volume 1, 1512- 1800, 353 pages, published in 1989. Volume 2, 1801- 1849, 839 pages, published in 1985. Volume 3, 1850- 1867, 910 pages, published in 1986. Volume 4, Index,… Read More

Quebec: P. Lamoureux, 1859. Third Revised Edition of a “French-Canadian classic”. “In writing the history of the colony, Garneau looked beyond the civil, military, and religious leaders to base his work on the men and women who had pioneered and developed the country; in so doing he provided inspiration and themes for a generation of poets, novelists, folklorists, and writers of memoirs.” (Story) TPL 2455. Dionne I 362n. Gagnon I p. 198. Sabin 26675. Story p. 309. cfLande 261. 3 Volumes. 8vo. pp. xxii, 371; 457; 373. with half-titles. A nice set in contemporary roan, all edges gilt (marginal dampstains to endleaves in Vols. I-II)

Quebec: Des Presses de C. Darveau, 1863-1866. First Edition. TPL 9135. Gagnon I 3635 (incorrectly citing 1864 publication date for Vol. I). Sabin 98171n. 4 Volumes in 3. 8vo. pp. xxviii, 579; 2 p.l., 362, [2]blank, x, [2]blank, [4], [2]blank, 38; 2 p.l., 397, [1]blank, [4], [2]blank; 2 p.l., [397]-741, [1]blank, [2]. with half-titles in Vols. I, III & IV (none required in Vol. II). 2 portraits (incl. frontis.). contemporary gilt-stamped chagrin, all edges gilt (rubbed, last volume upper rear joint cracked & gouge in one compartment of spine)

Toronto: Ryerson 1942, 1st Canadian Edition. (Hardcover) 396pp. Very good, no dust jacket. Blue cloth with yellow titles. Light wear at the tips of the corners and the top and bottom ends of the spine, a previous owner's inscription on the front endpaper, some stains on a few pages and edges, the untrimmed fore-edges show wear, a few pages have dog-ear creases, and on close inspection one can see that the back inner hinge has been repaired from the inside. In a mylar jacket. (Fiction, Canadian, Juvenile).

FIRST EDITION, solidly bound in green with four-colour illistration to front and gilt to spine. Book probably grades Very Good for age but has a corner bump you see on scan. Top and bottom of spine have the usual wrinkles, but other wise the book has no substantial defects. The frontis still has the full tissue-protection. All 20 plates are presnt and correct with no defects. General mild toning. Overall dull looking

You get both volumes 1 and 2. Both in leather or leather-like binding as new and fresh as the day they were born. Maps diagrams layout of town of Granville, map of Vancouver fire. Privately published in 1932 by Major J.S. Matthews (City Archivist) "Copyright of Provincial Archives of British Columbia). A treasure of a survivor and in perfect gift quality. Some mystery exists over Matthews's work. Each of these volumes has a stereo-signed foreword by Matthews dated March, 1932. (He dies 1970) The foreword of volume 2 reads. "Early Vancouver" Volume Two. Its Reproduction--Five Copies "Early Vancouver, as in 1959.
Research indicates that Volume One was commenced in 1931 and consisted of two books, one in original typescript, which is in the city archives, a carbon copy was presented in 1932 to the Vancouver Public Library. Volume Two was commenced in 1933 and consists of an original typescript, also in the city archives, and two carbon copies....Inexperience was the cause of insufficient copies of "One"… Read More

Book is GOOD plus in strict observance of grades without regard for age but this is over a century old and at least VERY GOOD for its age. Brown boards with black titling. Tissue-protected frontis. Title page as on scan. 12 photos on 8 plates, as published, and all fine condition.
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When Woodsmen of the West first appeared in 1908, most readers could not relate to its rendering of the rough edges of logging-camp life.QUOTE. . The accuracy of its detail makes it one of the finest examples of local realism in Canadian writing. It is also a fascinating chronicle of conflicting personalities, and of the genius of British Columbia hand-loggers, the culture of camp life, and the intrigues and corruption of the lumber business at the turn of the century. UNQUOTE
An excessively rare book. I can find no trace of a first edition like this is any library in the world although there ebooks and PODs.

Toronto: Mcclelland & Stewart, 1963 This Is A Very Nice Copy Inscribed And Dated Nov 6, 1970 By Pierre Berton. I Believe It To Be From The 1963 Edition. It Has Clean Green Boards With Just A Little Rubbing To The Extremities. There Is A Darker Green Vignette On The Front Board And The Spine Titling Is In Orange And Dark Green. It Is A Mcclelland & Stewart 8Vo Stating Copyright, Canada, 1961 And Is Illustrated By William Winter With147-156 Pages. The Seven Titles By Pierre Berton Listed On The Copyright Page Were All Published By 1961 Or Earlier. All That Remains Of The Dust Jacket Is The Back Panel, Showing Pierre And Janet Berton And Six Children On A Boat. The Sixth, An Infant, I Suspect Is Peggy Ann, Who Was Born In 1963 And Presumably Did Not Exist In 1961, When Og, Describing The Five Eldest Berton Children, Was Written.

London- UK: W. Faden, 1815. A TOPOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROVINCE OF LOWER CANADA WITH REMARKS UPON UPPER CANADA AND ON THE RELATIVE CONNEXION OF BOTH PROVINCES WITH THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA by Joseph Bouchette- Illustrated- W. Faden- London-UK- 1815- 1st Edition-1st Printing- Hardcover:-Small 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall- VG/no jacket as issued- later tan ribbed cloth with gilt titles on spine- tight and clean- 640pp + lxxxvi + plate list + errata. Frontis engraved plate of Bouchette- minimal scattered light foxing, clean pages, no writing or underlinging- All maps & plates present-Includes 8 maps (4 folding), 2 folding tables, 7 engraved plates.- SEE PHOTOS- Lt.-Colonel Joseph Bouchette (May 14, 1774 – April 8, 1841) was the Canadian Surveyor-General of British North America.- A major and important work-Scarce- Non-fcition-historical-geographical-topographical-Lower & Upper Canada-surveys-illustrated (4204). 1st Edition-1st Printing. Hard Cover. VG/No Jacket as… Read More

West Hartford: Countryman Press, 1945. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Carl Rungius. One of 1275 copies of which 1250 were numbered. This is one of the numbered copies. INSCRIBED, SIGNED and dated 1946 by Carl Rungius on the blank FFEP and SIGNED by Schaldach, the author, on the same page. Copies signed by Rungius are very uncommon. Very good condition with slight fraying spine ends, usual light browning of pages, very tips lower corners rubbed, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages other than the signed inscription and author signature. Original slipcase has 1cm deep loss of cover paper at spine ends, complete cover labels (front and back) that are not chipped, some splitting along one spine edge but connections holding well. The book measures 318mm tall x 245mm, and has 117 numbered pages of text (illustration leaves are not numbered), b/w sketch of bull moose frontispiece, b/w portrait painting of Rungius, 10 full-page color paintings, 18 b/w in-text illustrations… Read More

Rare Very Good+ First English Edition of this Window into late nineteenth Century Labrador and Quebec Wilderness, Salmon fishing, Lynx, Bear, Seals, hunting and fishing lore of the Montagnais and Algonkin architecture. Many b/w photos 440 pp. Clean condition, tight binding. Gilt stamping on cover. page toning and several pages creased slightly. tiny slit at upper extremity. NOT a library copy. No bookplates. NO numbers See our Three Geese in Flight Scans

The Case-book Of Sherlock Holmes. By Arthur Conan Doyle. Publisher: John Murray, 1929 Short story anthology. Detective fiction. Used. Clean and square. Protected in a mylar wrap. Good Condition/Good- ORIGINAL DUST JACKET illustrated by J. Abby. 1929 Cheaper Edition, first printing thus. published in 1929, Blue blind-stamped cloth. Some tanning as is typical of this edition. 320 pages. The RARE original, White, blue and red pictorial dust-wrapper is not sunned at spine. Priced at 2/- net to the bottom right of the front panel. Back panel of the jacket lists "New volumes in Murray's Fiction Library. The 12 Titles listed there are from Beau Geste to The Black Flemings. 320pp. 4 5/8 X 7. A great find. Adventures included here are: The illustrious Client; The Blanched Soldier, The Mazarin Stone, The Three Gables, The Sussex Vampire, The Three Garridebs, The Problem of Thor Bridge, The Creeping Man, The Lion's Mane, The Veiled Lodger, Shoscombe Old Place, The Retired Colourman.