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ATLANTIC PROVINCES HISTORY CATALOGUE 129

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Acadia 1. Photogravure of Charles Deschamps de Boishébert (1727-1797). Little,

Brown & Co. (New York). 1899. Plate - 6.25 x 4.5 inches (15.9 x 11.5 cm).

B&w. portrait of Charles Deschamps de Boishébert with tissue guard that has

name printed in red. Very good. Photographure was taken from a painting that

was executed by an unknown French artist in Quebec. McCord Museum's

examination of the painting under ultra-violet light reveals that area to be

overpainted, putting the painting's origin before 1758. $25.00 Charles Deschamps de Boishébert (also known as Courrier du Bois, Bois

Hebert) was a member of the Compagnies Franches de la Marine and was a

significant leader of the Acadian militia's resistance to the Expulsion of the

Acadians. He settled and tried to protect Acadians refugees along the rivers of

New Brunswick. At Beaubears National Park on Beaubears Island, New Brunswick, he settled refugee Acadians during the Expulsion of the Acadians.

2. LesCarbot, Marc. The History of New France (in 3 vols). The Champlain

Society, Toronto. 1907. #46 of a Ltd edition of 520. Red cloth with gold titles &

Champlain crest to spines. Pp.xxi,331;578,584,viii;xviii,555,viii. Half-Title. Lg

8vo. 9.75 x 7 inches (24.8 x 18.4 cm). Illus. and maps throughout, also folding

maps at rear of all 3 vols. Spine slightly sunned with light staining to boards

otherwise very good. Previous owner's bookplate on front paste-down. With an

English Translation, notes and Appendices by W.L. Grant and Introduction by

H.P. Biggar. $750.00 This edition is No VII of the Champlain Society. This copy is #46 of an

edition of 520 volumes printed for the Society's Members. The original edition

published in Paris in 1618 gives the full title as …Containing the Voyages,

Discoveries, and Settlements made by the French in the West Indies and New

France by commission …. Wherein is contained the Moral, Natural, and Geographical History of the Provinces described; with the requisite tables and

maps. LesCarbot was one of the original colonist that settled at Port Royal in

1607.

3. Rice, Edward E. Rice (music by); Text by Mr.J. Cheever Goodwin. The

Romantic Operatic Extravaganza or, American Opera Bouffe

Evangeline; or, the Belle of Acadia. In Three Acts with Original Music.

Boston Museum, Boston. 1876. Illustrated paper wraps string bound.

Pp.(24). Sm. 8vo. 5.75 x 4.5 inches (14.5 x 11.5 cm). Engraved vignette of

play scene on front cover; vignette portrait of Evangeline on back cover,

other Adverts for local Boston businesses throughout. Very good.

Programme for performances held every evening at Boston Museum

starting Monday July 10th 1876. Programme includes synopsis, cast

members, list of original music, etc. $50.00 Edward Rice (1847-1924) was an American Composer and pioneer of

Musical theatre. He was the manager of Rice's Star Burlesque Co. As a

Young man he was a clerk with Cunard Steamship Co. in New York before

getting into the Comic Opera business. "Evangeline” was the first American Production billed as a Musical Comedy and proved to be very

popular.

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4. Bonar Law-Bennett Library. Exhibition of the Beaverbrook Collection of

Paintings and Prints and Some Portraits from the Collection of Sir James Dunn,

Bart. Monday, November 8th - Saturday, November 20th, 1954. The Bonar Law-

Bennett Library. University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, N. B. 1954. Red covers.

Pp.(5)-26. Sm. 8vo. 8 x 5.25 inches (20.3 x 13.4 cm). Some light soiling along the

spine, condition in general is very good. List of 53 works. $20.00

5. Brooks, Gordon. Early Fredericton Postcards. New Ireland Press, Fredericton,

NB. 1998. Glossy card covers. Pp.53. Quarto. 11 x 8.5 inches (28 x 21.6 cm). Black

& white postcard illustrations throughout. Fine. $25.00

6. (Fredericton, N.B.). Picturesque Fredericton, New Brunswick

View from Cathedral Spire ( Foldout postcard). The

McMurray Book & Stationary Co. Ltd. Fredericton, N.B. Dec. 5th,

1905. B&w. postcard on heavy stock with a foldout window and

metal clasp. 3.5 x 5.75 inches (9 x 14.5 cm). Postcard is the view

from the Cathedral and the foldout strip has 10 b&w. images of

buildings, parks, streets, etc. Edges are worn and there is a small rust

stain from the clasp, interior images are very good. Mailed Sept.

1907 with stamp. $25.00

7. Hebb, Rev. Ross N. Quaco - St. Martins A Brief History The First Hundred

Years 1784-1884. Quaco/Springhill Press, Fredericton, NB. 1997. Trade paperback.

Pp.162. 8vo. 8.5 x 5.5 inches (21.6 x 14 cm). Bibliography. Illustrated. Fine. $25.00

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8. McIntyre, Barbara Miller. Trailblazers An Illustrated History of

Great Salmon River. R.& M. Printing and Publishing Ltd, Elgin, NB.

2002. Laminated card covers with plastic coil binding. Pp.70,(2).

Quarto. 11 x 9 inches(29 x 23cm). Bibliography. Illustrated with

drawings in pen & ink by Mary Fleming Hibbert. Very good. $30.00

9. Risteen, Frank H. The Celestial City. Fredericton, New

Brunswick, and the St. John River, for the Tourist and Sportsman.

Fredericton Tourist Association, Fredericton, N. B. 1909. 7th Edition, revised. Pictorial card covers. Pp.48. Oblong. 6.5 x 7.75inches(17

x20cm). 21 tinted photo illus. (1 double page), showing the buildings in

Fredericton and images of the surrounding towns and rivers. Covers

creased at the right bottom corner and some spotting to the back cover,

condition generally very good. $65.00

10. Ritchie, W.J. Observations of the Chief Justice of New Brunswick on A

Bill Entitled "An Act To Establish A Supreme Court For the Dominion of

Canada" presented to Parliament on 21st May 1869, by the Hon. Sir John

A. Macdonald, K.C.B. Minister of Justice, &c,&c,&c. G.E. Fenety,

Fredericton, NB. 1870. Original printed paper wraps. Pp.24. 8vo. 9.5 x 6.75

inches (24 x 17.2 cm). Very good. $100.00

11. Stephenson, Isaac. Recollections

of a Long Life 1829-1915. Privately

printed, Chicago. 1915. Blue cloth

with gilt titles to front & spine.

Pp.264. 8vo. 8 x 6 inches (20.3 x

15.2 cm). 6 illustrations including

frontispiece. Signed by author to

title page. Cloth is worn, endpapers

have been replaced. Generally good. The author (1829-1915) was born in Yorkton, near Fredericton, New

Brunswick. His father was a Lumber merchant in New Brunswick, working

at various locations along the St. John River, Oromocto, Hartland,

Maugerville. In the first two chapters he talks about his life in NB & the logging trade. The family moved to Maine

in about 1843. The author went on to become a US senator representing Wisconsin. $75.00




12. Stubs, P. The New-Brunswick Manual; A compilation of

Forms and Information, Designed For the Use of Justices of the

Peace, Merchants, Mechanics, &c. D. M'Millan, Saint John, NB.

1841. Modern rebinding in paper spine and marbled paper boards.

Pp.130,iv. 8vo. 9 x 5.5 inches (22.7 x 14 cm). Index. Rebound

with title page repaired and new endpapers. Title label pasted to

front board. TPL 7650. $275.00

13. Temperley, Howard (edited with an introduction and notes).

Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Gubbins Inspecting Field Officer of

Militia: New Brunswick Journals of 1811 & 1813. King's Landing Corporation, Fredericton, N. B. 1980. Reprint edition from the original

manuscript. Blue cloth in dust jacket. Pp.xxviii,92. Half-Title. 8vo. 7.5 x

5 inches (19 x 12.7 cm). Index. 2 Folding maps and b&w. illus. Very

good. Dust jacket is very good. Now first published from original

manuscript; edited with introduction and notes by Howard Temperley.

No. I in the New Brunswick Heritage Publications. $35.00 14. Trueman, Howard. The Chignecto Isthmus and its First Settlers.

Mika Publishing Co. Belleville, Ont. 1975. Facsimile of the 1902 Edition.

Red buckram gilt to spine. Pp.x-278. Half-Title. 8vo. 6.25 x 9.25 inches

(15.7 x 23.6 cm). Index. Frontis, map & 2 b.&w. illus. Very good. The

index has been added to this edition as the first edition had no index.

$45.00

15. Universite Saint-Joseph/Saint Joseph's University. Album Historique Publie a

l'occasiondes fetes du 75e anniversaire 13-14 Juin 1939/Historical album

published on the occasion of the 75th Anniversary June 13-14 1939. (Moncton).

(1939). Card covers. Pp.56. (20). 8vo. 9.75 x 6.75 inches (24.8 x 17.2 cm). Many

photo illus. as well as adverts from local businesses throughout. Covers worn, pages

slightly buckled. Published on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the school

(1864-1939). 20 page program of events for celebration at rear. $25.00




16. Wallis, Wilson D. and Ruth Sawtell. The Malecite Indians of New Brunswick.

The Minister for Northern Affairs and National Resources, Ottawa. 1957. Card

covers with decorative endpapers. Pp.54. 8vo. 9.75 x 6.25 inches (24.8 x 15.9 cm).

Bibliography. Color frontis, some b&w illus. Very good. Bulletin No. 148,

Anthropological Series No. 40, National Museum of Canada. $25.00

17. Webster, J. Clarence. Catalogue of the John Clarence Webster

Canadiana Collection (Pictorial Section) New Brunswick Museum

(3 volumes). New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, N. B. 1939; 1946;

1949. Brown double card covers all three volumes. Pp.368;377;140.

Large 8vo. 9.75 x 7 inches (24.8 x 18.4 cm). Fine all three volumes.

This is the definitive catalogue of one of the premiere collections

of pictorial Canadiana ever assembled $75.00

18.. Webster, John Clarence. History of Shediac, New Brunswick. New

Brunswick Museum, Saint John, N. B. 1953. Reprint. Blue card covers.

Pp.(8),22,(2). 8vo. 8.25 x 6 inches (21 x 15.2 cm). Sketch maps and photo

illustrations. Covers slightly soiled and ink writing to one page. $25.00

19. Webster, John Clarence. Those Crowded Years 1863-1944 An

Octogenarian's Record of Work. Privately Printed for His

Family, Shediac, N.B. 1944. Card covers. Pp.(3)-51. 8vo. 10 x 7

inches (25.4 x 18 cm). Frontis. Near fine. Author's presentation

copy to previous owner’s top title page. $75.00




Newfoundland & Labrador

20.(Government House St. John's). Hand coloured wood

engraving of Government House St. John's, Nfd. Published in

the Canadian Illustrated News, Montreal. 1868. Wood engraving in

beige matt. Engraving - 3.5 x 4.5 inches (9 x 11.5 cm) and matt

7.25 x 10 inches (18.4 x 25.4 cm). Hand coloured wood engraving showing Government House in St. John's with horse and carriage

out front. Engraving appears to have some very light wear to the

center. $25.00

21. Kenny, Paul and Wentzell, Sim. On The Beat: A Pictorial and

Oral History of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary. Harry

Cuff Publications Ltd. St. John's. 1990. Card covers. Pp.(v)-x,132.

Oblong. 7 x 9.75 inches (18 x 25cm). B&w. illus. throughout. Light

wear to covers, otherwise very good. $20.00

22. (Two Newfoundland lithographs.) Major General Sir John Harvey, K.C.B. & K.C.L. Governor of Newfoundland [&] Part of St. John's Harbour, Newfoundland From Above the Long Bridge at River Head With Signal Hill and the Crown's Nest. Published by H. Colburn in the two-volume set 'Newfoundland

in 1842' by Sir Richard Henry Bonnycastle, London. 1842. Two pages printed on one side. 4.75 x 7.75 inches

(12.1 x 19.6 cm). The Part of St. John's Harbour litho has 'From Nature by Lt. A. Thompson, Royal Artillery on

Stone by W. L. Walton Printed Hutton, and et.' Part of St. John's Harbour litho has some light toning along the

edges not into image. The Sir John Harvey litho has light toning just into the image and a few small nicks to the

edges. $50.00 Lieutenant-General Sir John Harvey, KCB KCH (23 April 1778 – 22 March 1852) was a British Army officer and a lieutenant governor. He was commissioned into the 80th Foot in 1794 and served in several different locations, including France, Egypt, and India. He came to Canada in 1813 and served as a lieutenant colonel in the War of 1812, taking part in the British victories at the Battle of Stoney Creek and the Battle of Crysler's Farm in Ontario. From 1836 to 1837, he was the Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island. From 1837 to 1841, he was the Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick. From 1841 to 1846, he was the Civil Governor of Newfoundland. From 1846 to 1852, he was the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.




23. (Port Saunders, Newfoundland). Photo album from Port Saunders, Newfoundland 1914. No Photographer

identified, Date 1914 and title in ink on the inside cover. Photographs attached to heavy card stock bound in a

green cloth album with 'A. House from T.P.M.' in gilt on the front cover. Pp.(12). Oblong. 7.5 x 8.75 inches (19 x 22.2 cm). 13 b&w. photographs 8 are 5 x 4 inches (12.7 x 10.2 cm) and 5 are 4.25 x 2.5 inches (10.8 x 6.3 cm)].

Album is worn, and one page is cut in half with the bottom missing. One photo torn down the middle and taped,

another taped on the side. Photographs of rivers, one with fisherman fishing off a wooden break water. One

labelled 'The Best Guide in Newfoundland" and another with this guide and a woman fisher hold a large salmon.

Another one with two men sawing logs, one of the village of Port Saunders, the cabin cook and one of a man & a

woman with a small boy. $125.00 Port Saunders is located on the Western shore of Newfoundland's Northern Peninsula. It got its name when

three British war ships returned from Battle Harbour, Labrador. A ship under the command of Admiral Sir

Charles Saunders came here and Port Saunders bears his name to the present day.

24. Robertson, Alexander. Water Powered Sawmills in Newfoundland.

Robinson Blackmore, St John's, NL. 1979. Card covers. Pp.35. Oblong.

11 x 14 inches (28 x 35.6 cm). Illustrated by author. Very good. $55.00

Nova Scotia

25. Almon, Albert. Louisbourg. The Dream City Of America. (Pub. by author?),

(Glace Bay, N.S.). 1934. Card covers. Pp.(12)-85. Sm. 8vo. 8.5 x 5.5 inches(21 x

14cm). Frontis, large folding view, numerous maps, drawings and illustrations. Very

good. Signed by author. $45.00




26. Bray, Thomas E. A Cape Breton Fishing Village famous for its Lobsters,

Parties & Celebrations. Thomas E. Bray, Port Morien, NS. 2005. Colour illustrated

card covers. Pp.115. Quarto. 11 x 8.5 inches (28 x 21.6 cm) stapled at spine. B& W

photo illustrations throughout. Colour photo illustrations by Warren Gordon. Very

good. $25.00

27. Carter, Rose Sutherland. Unto the Hills. Lancelot Press, (Hantsport). 1985. Card

covers. Pp.125. 8vo. 8 x 5.5 inches (20.3 x 14 cm). some photo illustrations. Covers

slightly worn, interior vg." A partial history of the family and descendants of

Alexander Sutherland of Marshy Hope, Pictou Co, Nova Scotia"(from the

introduction). $45.00

28. Davis, Ralph Harold. The Davis Family of Connecticut, New York, Brier

Island and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia 1690-1997 A History and Genealogy. Ralph

Harold Davis, Halifax, NS. (1997). Illustrated card covers. Pp.204. 8vo. 9 x 7 inches

(22.7 x 18 cm). Bibliography. Illustrated. Some penciling to a few margins,

otherwise very good. $30.00

29. Fritz, Sherilyn M. "Yester Years At Port George" Port George, Annapolis

County Nova Scotia. (Author), 2002. Photo illustrated card cover. No pagination.

Quarto. 11 x 8.5 inches (28 x 21.6 cm). Photo illustrations. Fine. Previous owner’s

name on the 1st. fly leaf. $25.00




30. Heatherington, A. 1860-1870. The Gold Yield of Nova Scotia. Compiled from

Corrected Official Records. Sixth Year-Thirtieth Thousand. Trubner & Co. London.

1871. Printed yellow wraps. Pp.4. 8vo. Large single sheet tables folded as well as 4

pages of text. Very good. Presentation copy signed on front cover to Robert Bell,

of the Geological Survey of Canada with the author's compliments. $75.00

31. Ingalls, Sharon & Wayne. Sweet Suburb A History of Prince's Lodge, Birch

Cove & Rockingham. Glen Margaret, Tantallon. 2010. Cloth in dust jacket. Pp.272.

Half-Title. 8vo. 9.25 x 6.25 inches (23.5 x 15.9 cm). Index. Bibliography. Illustrated

throughout. Fine in fine dust jacket. $25.00

32. Legge, Ruth M. (Rumley). Sawdust & Sea Breezes A History of Liscomb Mills,

Guysborough County. Casket Printing, Antigonish. 2005. Card covers. Pp.iv,227.

Half-Title. 8vo. 9 x 6 inches (23 x15cm). Index. Bibliography. photo illus. Very good.

$25.00

33.Levy, George Edward. With the Pioneer Baptists In Nova Scotia: A Sketch of the

Life of David Nutter. Davidson Bros. Publishers, Wolfville, N.S. 1929. Card covers.

Pp.66. 8vo. 6.5 x 4.5 inches (16.5 x 11.5 cm). Very good. $40.00 One of the first Baptist Churches in Nova Scotia was organized in 1821. The leader

was Elder David Nutter. It was suggested that they build a church, but nothing was done

until 1829. The first Baptist Church was built at Shipyard Point in 1834. It served the

communities of Milton, Liverpool and Brooklyn. It was registered with the Association as

the Milton Baptist Church. The church was formally opened in 1837.




34. MacLaughlan, W. G. photographer. Photograph of Saint Francis Xavier University 9th Field Hospital

Aldershot Camp [Nova Scotia]. W.G. MacLaughlan's Studio, Halifax, N. S. (1916?). Black & White small

panoramic photograph. 23 x 8 inches (58.5 x 20.3 cm). Photograph of medical tents, nurses, ambulance, officers,

and buildings in the background. Creases from the top and a small tear to the top edge. In white bottom left is

'Field Hospital Aldershot Camp' and on the bottom left 'Photo by MacLaughlan Halifax.' Note attached to the

photograph reads 'St. Francis Xavier Uni. 9th. Field Ambulance at Camp Aldreshot, N.S.' $125.00 W.G. MacLaughlan (d. 1935) was raised in Charlottetown and moved to Pugwash in 1895 where he opened a

photographic studio (he previously opened a studio in Boston, where he studied). He established the

MacLaughlan Studio at Barrington Street in 1914. He was the official military photographer for Halifax. (PANS)

St. Francis Xavier’s primary contribution to the war effort in 1916 was the recruiting and training of the

Canadian Stationary Hospital Unity, No. 9, financed by the Canadian government. St. FX supplied the personnel

— 12 doctors, 30 nurses, 150 men. Graduation came early so seniors could receive their degrees before

embarking on training in March. By late July, No. 9 was in England under the command of Col. R. C. MacLeod,

who became the first casualty of the unit, dying of anthrax in England. The unit went to France on December 1,

1917, and served at St. Omer, Etaples, and a general hospital at Camiens. It was the last hospital to received

patients in France and the second last to leave for England. Unit No. 9 arrived home on board the OLYMPIC on

July 8, 1919. (see Pat Walsh, 1989, The History of Antigonish, p. 178)

35. MacLeod Photograph. Soapstone Falls, Whycocomagh

(Cape Breton). MacLeod Photo Studio, Sydney, N.S. (1930s?).

Black & white photograph. Pp. 6.5 x 9.5 inches (16.5 x 24 cm). B&w. photograph showing the falls with three men on rocks.

Very good. $25.00

36. MacNab, Alexander M. The Pioneers of Malagash. Genealogical Records from

Early Days. Amherst, N.S. (1943). Card covers. Pp.68. 8vo. 9 x 6 inches (22.7 x 15.2

cm). Photo illustrations. Water stains to lower corners, otherwise very good. $55.00




37. Malcolm, W. Gold Fields of Nova Scotia. F. A. Acland King's Printer,

Ottawa. 1929. Red buckram with gilt to spine. Pp.iv,253. 8vo. 10 x 7 inches (25.4

x 18 cm). Index. 40 b&w. photo illus. 10 figures and 4 large folding maps in

pocket at rear. A very light stain to part of the front cover otherwise very good.

Geological Survey Memoir 156. Compiled largely from the results of

investigations by E.R. Faribault. $200.00

38. (Nova Scotia Bible Society). Forty-Fourth Report Of The Nova Scotia Bible

Society November 1872 Instituted 1813. Halifax. 1873. Paper wraps. Pp.83. Half-

Title. Sm. 8vo. 7 x 4.25 inches (18 x 10.8 cm). Covers torn with some staining to back

covers, interior is good. $25.00

39. (Nova Scotia Highways.) Nova Scotia Provincial Highway Map of the Province of

Nova Scotia showing all county boundaries, Public Highways, Trails, Railways, Cities,

Towns, Villages, Lakes, Streams and Harbors. Office of the Provincial Highway Board,

Halifax. 1924. Cloth with coloured vignette of moose inlaid to front cover. Pp.28,(6). Tall

oblong. 11 x 5.25 inches (28 x 13cm). 28 colour maps folded. Small white spots to the top

of spine, maps very good. $25.00

40. Ryan, Nanette & Doreen Wright. Garretts and The Bluenose Rugs of Nova

Scotia. (Authors), Halifax. 1990. Blue card covers. Pp.22 (plus section with

catalogue illustrations). Quarto. 11 x 8.25 inches (28 x 21 cm). Large section of

B&W photocopy illustrations of Bluenose Patterns taken from Garretts

Catalogues 1920's up to 1974. Very good with photocopy of pamphlet by Thomas Lackey on Image Sources for Bluenose Hooked Rugs originally in

Canadian Antiques & Art Review laid in. $35.00




41. Sinclair, J.H. Captain George McKenzie An Appreciation. James Hope &

Sons, Ottawa. (1920's). Card covers. Pp.(2)-24. 8vo. 9 x 6 inches (22.7 x 15.2 cm).

Frontis portrait of McKenzie. Covers slightly stained, generally very good. This is the

history of the well-known Pictou County 19th Century ship builder and captain.

$25.00

42. (Stone & Webster.) Stone & Webster Electric Railway Electric Lighting

Gas and Water Power Properties. Securities of Public Service Corporations,

Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation, Stone & Webster Management

Association. Stone & Webster, Boston. 1914. Limp leather with gilt titles to front.

Pp.90. 8vo. 7.5 x 4.75 inches (19 x 12.1 cm). Maps of power and transmission lines

of their various properties are throughout (2 fldg). One map of the Sydney line

showing the ferry route between Sydney and North Sydney. Very good. Includes

information on both the Cape Breton Electric Company & the Sydney and Glace

Bay Railway Company. $75.00 Cape Breton Electric Company (1901 - 15 June 1931) Incorporated 30 March

1900 as Cape Breton Electric Tramway & Power Company. Name changed to

CBE 1901. Operated local street railway service in Sydney, and a disconnected 6

mi. (9.5 km) line from North Sydney to Sydney Mines. Company also operated ferry

service between Sydney and North Sydney (Due). For most of its existence the

company was a direct subsidiary of the American Stone & Webster traction empire.

Company went into receivership 23 March 1931.Sydney and Glace Bay Railway Company (October 1902 - 01 June 1911) Incorporated 27 March 1902 (NS). A joint ownership venture of the

Cape Breton Electric Company and the Dominion Coal Company. Operated from Sydney via Reserve Junction,

Glace Bay and Dominion to Reserve Junction. From 07 January 1908 operated local streetcar service in Glace

Bay (one car interleaved between interurban cars) which continued under successive operators until 1938.

Merged with the CBE in 1911, Dom. Coal taking CBE stock in exchange for its share of the S&GB. (ref: Wyatt,

David a. All-Time List of Canadian Transit Systems)

43. Storm, Alex. The History, Search, Discovery and Recovery of the

Treasure of the "Feversham" 1711. (author, unpublished), (Louisbourg, Cape

Breton. NS). 1968. Typewritten manuscript in duo tang covers. Pp.(48). 8vo.

11.5 x 9 inches (29.2 x 22.7 cm). Typed on one side page only. Some (coffee?)

staining to rear pages. $25.00

Bottom of title page author has typed (This story not to be used or

duplicated without consent in writing from the author). Alex Storm died on Aug.

12, 2018 in Cape Breton. An account of this Treasure of the Feversham was

included in Storm's Book "Seaweed and Gold" published in 2011




44. (Thorburn, N.S.) Centennial Book Committee (ed). Union Presbyterian Church

Thorburn, Nova Scotia 1876-1976. Union Presbyterian Church, Thorburn, Nova

Scotia. (1976). Card covers. Pp.78. Quarto. 10.5 x 8.25 inches (26.7 x 21 cm). photo

illustrations throughout. Covers dirtied, interior good. Minister's message by Rev.

John Finlayson. $25.00

45 . Trask, Gwen Guiou. Elias Trask, His Children and Their Succeeding Race. The

Trasks of Nova Scotia. Pub. by the author. Yarmouth. 1979. Card covers. Pp.(6),205.

8vo. 9 x 6 inches (22.7 x 15.2 cm). Photos & sketches. Handwritten title label taped to

spine otherwise very good. Signed by author. Index of Surnames other than Trask and

index of Christian Names of Born Trasks. $45.00

46. Wile, Jane (Currie) (researched and compiled by). The Putnam Family

England to Nova Scotia. Jane Wile, Belmont, NS. October 2002. Laminated card

covers with plastic comb binding. Pp.297. Quarto. 11 x 9 inches (28 x 22.7 cm).

Very good. $45.00

"This is not intended to represent a completed family history or genealogy

…and is an ongoing project"(from the author's preface)

47. Wile, Jane (Currie) (researched and compiled by). The Upham Family. Jane

Wile, Belmont, NS. This update July 2001 Laminated card covers with plastic

comb binding. Pp.176. Quarto. 11 x 9 inches (28 x 22.7 cm). Very good. $45.00

"This is not a finished work- research is ongoing. Updates will be done

periodically" (from the author's preface)




Prince Edward Island

48. Advertising cards for W. A. Brennan & Graves & Co. Printers and

Bookbinders of Summerside Prince Edward (1890s). Printed by both

companies (1890's). Advertising card printed on one side. Brennan - 3.5 x

5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) & Graves - 3.5 x 6 inches (9 x 15.2 cm). W. A.

Brennan card is printed in red, green, black and brown. The Graves & Co.

card is printed in blue. W. A. Brennan card has dark strip to the left side just

into the border. The Graves & Co. is in very good conditions. $45.00 The W. A. Brennan card reads 'W.A. Brennan, Editor and Proprietor of

The Summerside Journal, and The P. E. Island Agriculturist. Printer and

Bookbinder and Blank Book Manufacturer, Summerside and Charlottetown,

Prince Edward Island.' The Graves & Co. card reads "A L. Grant - W. A. Brennan Graves & Co. Plain and Fancy Book and Job

Printers & Book-binders and Publisher of The Summerside Journal,

Central Street, Summerside. - - - P. E. Island.'

49. Two small broadsides - Elocution Recital Market Hall Friday Evening

February 21st. – Proceedings in Aid of the Poor (1896) & Recital by Junior

Elocution Class Under Direction of Mrs. McKay Market Hall Tuesday Ev'g,

June 15th (1897). (Summerside, P.E.I.). Elocution Recital- 8.5 x 4 inches

(21.6 x 10.1 cm) & Junior Elocution 3 x 9 inches (7.6 x 22.9 cm). Some light

toning and creasing where folded otherwise both in very good condition.

Two broadsides of programmes listing the participants and title of their

recital and price of admission. $25.00

50. Cameron, Karl J. (drawn by). Map of the City of Charlottetown P. E. I. 1941 [&] Map of the Town of

Summerside P. E. I. 1942. Published by the City of Charlottetown and the Town of Summerside and The Prince

Edward Island Travel Bureau, Charlottetown & Summerside. 1941 & 1942. Folded maps printed on single side.

Charlottetown - 14 x 22 inches (35.6 x 55.92 cm) Summerside - 17 x 22 inches (43.2 x 55.9 cm). Charlottetown

map of city & harbour printed in blue. Map of the town of Summerside & harbour printed in green. Charlottetown

map has creases where folded, otherwise in very good condition. Summerside map has a few light pencil lines and

creases where fold otherwise very good. $50.00




51. Canadian Transcontinental Airways. 5 photographs of CF-ACY airplane & 6 photographs of G-Cats (Grumman Cats) airplane plus another 5 photographs of two unidentified airplanes, also 2 aerial views all from

Prince Edward Island photo album (1920's) 18 photographs. No photographer is identified, (1920's). Photographs

are 3.5 x 2.5 inches (9 x 6.3 cm). Black & white of airplanes, the 5 photographs (1 duplicate) of CF-ACY airplane

winter scenes with one showing being loaded with mail sacks. All photographs in very good condition. The 5

photographs of CF-ACY airplane and other are summer scenes taking on and off from a field of grass. One

photograph of a bi-plane We assume the photographs are from P.E.I. as other photographs and postcards were

from the island. Also a negative of a pilot with helmet and googles. $75.00 Canadian Transcontinental Airways was formed late in 1927 in Montreal. On 25 Dec1927, a Fairchild

aircraft flew along the north shore of the St. Lawrence from La Malbaie to Sept-Îles, Quebec. This was the first

official Post Office air mail delivery for the communities along the north shore of Quebec. Operating Dates:1927

- 1938.

52. Graham, Robert J.; Kennedy, Earle K. & Becker, J. Richard. The Currency

and Medals of Prince Edward Island. J. Douglas Ferguson Historical Research

Foundation and The Numismatic Education Society of Canada, Willowdale, Ont.

(1988). Brown cloth with dust jacket. Pp.(60,156,(4). Half- Title. Quarto. 11.25 x

8.75 inches (28.5 x 22.2 cm). Index. Numerous b&w. illus. Very good. in dust

jacket with wear and a few small nicks & tears to the edges. With contributions by

Ralph Dickieson & Gordon J. McCarville and signed by Gordon J. McCarville on

the top margin of the title page. $40.00

Canadian Military

53. (Canadian Bank of Commerce.) War service Records 1939-1945

An Account of the War Service of Members of the Staff during the

Second World War. Canadian Bank of Commerce, 1947. Limited

to 2,500 copies. Red cloth with gilt to spine & gilt emblem of the bank

on front cover. Pp.xx,(2),331. Half-Title. Lg. 8vo. 10 x 7 inches (25 x

17.5 cm). Index. Illus. & maps. Spine is faded and there is some light

toning to the outer edges. With original mailer. $45.00




54. CFS Shelburne Commissioned 1 April 1955

Decommissioned 30 September 1994. Jostens Canada Ltd. (1995). Limited edition of 140 of this CFS

Shelburne Commemorative Closure Book. Coloured glossy covered hard cover with illustrated endpapers.

Pp.80. Quarto. 10.75 x 8 inches (27.3 x 20.3 cm).

Numerous colour and b&w. illus. Very good to fine.

Also enclosed are 2 letters describing the closure and

the limitation of the book. Also there are two pins, a

program for the ceremony, and some blank stationary

with a col9ur letterhead. $100.00

Canadian Forces Station Shelburne, also known as

CFS Shelburne, is a former Canadian Forces Station

located in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia. In September

1954 work commenced on a joint Royal Canadian

Navy/United States Navy Oceanographic Research station. HMCS Shelburne was re-commissioned and became

operational on April 1, 1955. Its mission was the detection, localization and tracking of submarine activity. On

November 1, 1959 the RCN assumed full responsibility for manning and operating the station. From 1964 to 1994

the Station assumed a secondary role in the operation and control of strategic refueling operations. CFS Shelburne ceased operations on July 31, 1994 and the final military ceremony and the striking of the colours was

held on Friday, 24 March 1995.

55. Feasby, W.R. Official History of the Canadian Medical Services

1939-1945. (2 Volumes) Vol. I: Organization and Campaigns. Vol. II:

Clinical Subjects. Illustrated with Paintings and Photographs by

Canadian War Artists and Photographers. Edmond Cloutier, Queen's

Printer, Ottawa, 1953 &1956. Red cloth with gilt crest to spine and front

cover, in dust jackets. Pp.xii,568 & (xvi),(1)-537. Half-Title. 8vo. 10 x 7

inches(35 x18cm). Index. Vol. I - Colour frontis, 4 colour plates, 12 maps

in colour & 7 b&w. plates. Vol. II - colour frontis, 4 colour plates & 7

b&w. illus. Both volumes very good in dust jackets with a few small nicks

& tears to the edges. Cooke p.169. $100.00

General Canadian History

56. Abell, Walter (editor). Maritime Art: The

Journal of the Maritime Art Association.

Vol.2 #2 Christmas Number December, 1941.

Maritime Art Association, Wolfville, N.S.

1941. Decorative card covers. Pp.(33)-72.

Quarto. 10 x 6.75 inches(25 x 17cm). 18 b&w.

illus. & an original tipped in wood engraving

signed in pencil on the bottom left corner by

Donald Cameron MacKay titled "Black Buck".

Covers have some wear to edges and light

toning otherwise very good. Article on Thoreau

MacDonald by E.R. Hunter with a printed

drawing titled 'Farmhouse-Autumn 1924)'.

$250.00




57. Leung, Felicity L. Direct Drive Waterpower in Canada: 1607-1910.

Presented to the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. November

1986. Restricted. (Government of Canada). Card covers with plastic comb

binding. Pp.242. Quarto. 11 x 8.5 inches (28 x 21.6 cm). Bibliography.

Photocopy illustrations. Very good. “Restricted" printed on front cover. Handwritten memo laid inside says this was an agenda paper presented to

the November 1986 meeting of this board $45.00

58. Mannion, John J. Irish Settlements in Eastern Canada: A Study of

Cultural Transfer and Adaptation. University of Toronto. Toronto, 1974. Green

and white illustrated card covers. Pp.vii,219. 8vo. 9 x 6 inches (22.7 x 15.2 cm).

30 sketches. Ver good. Department of Geography Research Publications. $35.00

59. (Trade Catalogue.) Dominion Rubber Footwear for 1928 Catalogue.

Dominion Rubber Company, Limited, (1928). Card covers stapled at spine,

with multi-colour illustration to front. Pp.62,(2). 8vo. 9 x 6.25 inches (22.7 x

15.9 cm). order blank at rear. Illustrations of different styles of boots throughout. Beautiful illustrated cover. Very good. With special section in

colour introducing the new line “Gaytees" for women as well as "Dominion Red

Tops" for men, & specialty boots. $45.00

60. Trueman, Howard. Early Agriculture in the Atlantic Provinces. The Time

Printing Company, Moncton, 1907. Illustrated cloth. Pp.131. 8vo. 9 x 6 inches (22.7

x 15.2 cm). Index. Portrait of Trueman as frontis, other photo portrait illustrations.

Inner hinges starting to separate, binding is shaky. Toning due to the poor paper

quality. Introduction by W.W. Andrews, Mt Allison University, Sackville, NB.

$75.00


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