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Rare and Interesting Books Canada, Arctic, Travel, Illustrated, Bindings, Antiquarian

Prices in Canadian Funds

1. Anonymous. (Various contributors). Pictures of Society. Grave and Gay. From the Pencils of

Celebrated Artists and the Pens of Popular Authors. NewYork. Hurd and Houghton & London. Sampson, Low, Sonand Marston. 1865. sm4to, 24.5cm, the First Edition,viii,226,[1]p., with 95 plates from wood engravings (someprinted on sepia background) by various artists includingWalter Crane, Cooper, Von Ramberg, C. Green, M.J.Lawless, T. Morten, F. Sandys, J.D. Watson, Printed byDalziel Brothers & others,

bound in full dark green morocco, blind ruled raisedbands, gilt titles, blind stamped borders and decorations in

the panels, blind ruled borders on the boards, giltdecorated block titles on the upper cover, bevelled boards,wide gilt inner dentelles, a.e.g., ink stains on the innergutters else a very good to fine copy attractively bound

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300.00Most reference located cited London, 1866 issue.

2. BANCROFT, Hubert Howe History of British Columbia, 1792-1887. San

Francisco. The History Company, Publishers. 1890.thick8vo, 23cm, first separate edition, xxxi,792p., with 20maps (including one folding map), bibliography, in theoriginal brown cloth, gilt spine titles, a fine bright copy . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150.00Lowther 731. Reprinted separately in 1890. There is an

extensive contents list in Lowther.

Historical Account of the First Settlement of Nova Scotia

3. BANKS, Sir T.C. Baronia Anglica Concentrata; or, A Concentrated

Account of All the Baronies Commonly Called Baronies inFee; Deriving their Origin from Writ of Summons, and Notfrom and Specific Limited Creation; Shewing the Descentand Line of Heirship as well of those Families mentionedby Sir William Dugdale, as of those whom that celebratedAuthor has omitted to notice, (Interspersed with interestingNotes, and explanatory remarks.). Whereto is added TheProofs of Parliamentary Sitting, From the Reign of Edw. I tothat of Queen Anne: also, A Glossary of Dormant English,Scotch, and Irish Peerage Titles, with reference to presumedexisting heirs.

Ripon. Printed for the Author by William Harrison.1844. 4to. 29cm, in 2 volumes, ix,474 & 249,53pp., appendix,

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in the original plumb/brown marbled cloth,paper spine labels, occasional light foxing,expertly restored, very good to fine soundset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325.00

A valuable genealogical reference.Volume two cont-ains a significant section:“Historical Account of the First Settlementof Nova Scotia, and the Foundation of theOrder of Nova Scotia Baronets.” WithAppendices: “Charter in Favour of SirWilliam Alexander, Knight, of the Lordshipand Barony of Nova Scotia, in America.”and “Charter of Novo-damus in favour ofSir William Alexander of Menstrie, Knight,of the Lands, Lordship and Barony of NovaScotia, in America.” Also the text of letters“From King James the Sixth, to the States ofScotland, Preliminary to the Foundation ofthe Colony of Nova Scotia”.

4. [BARROW, Sir John] The Eventful History of The Mutiny and

Piratical Seizure of H.M.S. Bounty; Its Cause andConsequences. Illustrated by Six Etchings from originaldrawings by Lieut-Colonel Batty.

London. John Murray. 1831. 16mo. 15cm, the firstedition, xi,356p., with 6 attractive steel engraved platesincluding frontis, in contemporary half black calf, gilt ruledraised bands, border and floral gilt decorated in the panels,leather label, marbled boards, endpapers and edges, smallchip from the bottom front corner of the spine panel, topedge of the spine worn, upper hinge started but holding elsea very good attractive copy.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250.00

Ferguson 1415.Published anon-ymously it wasmuch reprinted. Acollection of nar-ratives and officialdocuments, gath-ered to relate thestory of the mu-tiny and its after-math. The frontisis of George Young

and his wife Hannah Adams of Pitcairn Island from a sketch byLieut. Smith of H.M.S. Blossom.

5. BEARDSLEY, Aubrey The Story of Venus and Tannhauser. A Romantic

Novel. Now first printed from the Original Manuscript.London. For Private Circulation. 1907. sm4to. 25cm,

88p., limited edition of 250 numbered copies, this being #96,on hand-made paper, in the original grey paper over boardswith paper label on the upper cover, rebacked with newpaper label on the spine, some slight soiling on the boardselse very good internally fine copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150.00

Subtitled...”in which is set forth an exact account of the

manner of State held byMadam Venus, Goddess andMeretrix, under the famousHorestberg, and containingthe Adventures of Tannhaus-er in that Place, his Repent-ance, his Journeying to Romeand Return to the LovingMountain.” A completetranscript of the whole ofBeardsley’s manuscript, a portion of which hadappeared with the title“Under the Hill”.

6. BEYARD [BAYARD], Col. Nicholas & Lieut. Col.

Charles Lodowick Journal of the Late Actions of the French at Canada.

New York. Reprinted for Joseph Sabin. 1868. 8vo, 23cm,[4],55,[1]p., a limited edition of 150 copies, original greypaper over boards, paper spine title, uncut, some wear onthe board edges, freely loose else near fine .. . . . . . . 400.00

Sabin 4035. A very scarceaccount, in facsimile, of theoriginal 1693 London edit-ion. The account relates to aNew York militia expedit-ion against an French andIndian threat to Schenectady in 1692. The original title-page is sub-titled: “...TheManner of their beingRepuls’d, by His Excellency,Benjamin Fletcher, TheirMajesties Governour of NewYork..... I. An Account of the

present State and Strength of Canada, given by Two DutchMen, who have been along Time Prisoners there, and nowmade their Escape. II. The Examination of a FrenchPrisoner. III. His Excellency Benjamin Fletcher’s Speech tothe Indians. IV. An Address from the Corporation ofAlbany, to His Excellency, Returning Thanks for HisExcellency’s early Assistance for their Relief.

7. [BOOK CATALOGUE]. QUARITCH, Bernard A General Catalogue of Books, Arranged in Classes,

Offered for Sale by Bernard Quaritch. London. Bernard Quaritch. 1868. thick8vo, 21.5cm,

viii,1130p., printed in double-columns, in half crimsonmorocco, blind ruled raised bands, red cloth boards,marbled endpapers & edges, some slight edge wear, someexpert repairs, very good to fine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250.00

London bookseller and book collector, BernardQuaritch (1819-1899) published numerous book cataloguesfrom 1848 to 1888 and they are considered as having significant bibliographical value. Quaritch is noted forpublishing Edward Fitzgerald’s “Omar Khayyam” in 1859which is listed in this catalogue as number 9245 of 14,701entries.

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8. [BOOK CATALOGUE]. - WILLIS and SOTHERANA Catalogue of Upwards of Fifty Thousand Volumes,

of Ancient and Modern Books, English and Foreign, in AllClasses of Literature and the Fine Arts, including Rare andCurious Books, Manuscripts, etc. in Good LibraryCondition, Many in Neat and Elegant Bindings, now OnSale at the Very Reasonable Prices Affixed.

London. Willis and Sotheran. 1862. 8vo, 21.5cm,594,46pp., title page printed in black and red, doublecolumn, index, bound in the original quarter dark greenroan and pebble green cloth boards, gilt spine title, edgesrubbed, former owner’s name on title page, small circulargilt institutional stamp on lower spine, very good soundcopy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200.00

Bound in Lacquered Real Wood Boards

9. [PRAYER BOOK]. The Book of Common Prayer, andAdministration of the Sacraments, and other Rites and

Ceremonies of the Church, according to the use of theUnited Church of England and Ireland: Together with theProper Lessons for Sundays and other Holy-Days, and theNew Version of the Psalms of David.

London. Charles Courtier and Sons. Printed at TheUniversity Press, Oxford. 1865. thick 32mo., 12cm, un-paginated, c.[400?]p., in the original brown morocco spine,raised bands, gilt titles, centre decorations in the panels, andlacquered wood boards, vignette & imprint on upper cover,gilt decorated inner dentelles, silk book-mark bound-in, afine copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200.00

An unusual 19th

century binding,the attractive lac-quered real woodboards with print-ed annotationsboth boards: "Partof the Large Treeof Kippenross(near Bridge ofAllan)... Age 440Years." With treedimensions onrear cover. The

Kippenross Tree was believed to have been planted in 1400and blew down in a severe storm in 1868. The book has thestamp of a Stirling bookseller, Alexander Miller; the book

may have been bound for him. The vignette on the front isof Stirling Castle.

An Iconic Study of Imperial Coins and Medals of the

Roman Empire by Michelangeloès Great Grand-nephew

10. BUONARROTI, Filippo Osservazioni Istoriche sopra alcuni MedaglioniAntichi all'altezza serenissima do Cosimo III, Grandduca diToscana.

Rome. Domenico Antonio Ercole in Parione. 1698. 4to.26cm, xxviii,495,(1)pp., engraved frontis plate & titlevignette and 41 engraved plates (3 folding), engraved head& tail piece decorations, index, in quarter polished browncalf backed marbled boards, gilt ruled raised bands, blindstamped decorations in the panels, crushed green moroccolabel, early bookplate, marble endpapers but lacking frontfree endpaper, near fine (dc1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,500.00

Text in Italian. "Historic Observations of someAncient Medals to his Serene Highness Cosimo III, GrandDuke of Tuscany." An iconic study of Imperial coins andmedals of the Roman Empire based on the collection ofCardinal Gasparo di Carpegna. Antiquary, FilippoBuonarroti (1661-1733), a great grand-nephew ofMichelangelo, had served as the Cardinal's secretary,conservator and librarian in Rome from 1684-1699 and wasa prominent Florentine antiquary and politician. Thethirty-eight medal plates were engraved by FrancescusAndreoni; the title-page, frontispiece and decorations byPietro Santo Bartoli. With a long dedication to Cosimo IIIde Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, who reigned theDuchy from, 1670 to 1723.

References: Bibliographie universele XVI, 274. Dekesel17th, B289. Lipsius 63. Brunet 29620. Cigcognara 2782.Ebert 3152. Graess I, 573.

11. BROWN, R. C. LundinKlatsassan, and Other Reminiscences of Missionary

Life in British Columbia. London. Society for PromotingChristian Knowledge. 1873. 12mo, 17cm, vi,199,4p., ads.,folding colour frontis map & 3 plates, in the original plumcloth, gilt spine titles, black and gilt pictorial illustrated onthe upper cover in black borders, expertly restored most ofthe spine cap replaced, a near fine copy thus, rare . 300.00


Lowther 414. “Mainlythe story of a ChilcotinIndian, Klatsassan,and his followers,who murdered sever-al white men. Theauthor tried to convertthe condemned Ind-ians to Christianity be-fore their execution”.Includes descriptionsof Klatsassan’s tribe;“Indian Ruffianism”;the native way of life; salmon; romantic sc-e n e r y ; a n d t h eaccount of their attackon the new immigra-nts in 19th century B.C.

12. CHAVE, Rose M. Youthful Canada. A Book for Boys and Girls.

Montreal. The St. Lawrence Press, Limited. 1913. 4to. 28cm,[32]p., with 10 line drawn plate illustrations, 5 photoillustrations, text margins decorated in one colour mapleleaf borders, in the original full brown cloth, pictorialillustration and title stamped in black and red on the frontand back boards, a near fine copy, not in Amicus . . . 100.00

A scarce early 20th century Canadian children’s bookfeaturing poetry and drawings on Canadian history,aboriginal peoples, McGill University, Marconi and Ottawa.All poems are of a patriotic vein with references to the BoerWar: “Will you hark to the call, England needs us all, Tocome and help her fight, With South Africa to gain what’sright...”.

13. [CHESTERFIELD]. By G. Gregory. The Elements of a Polite Education; carefully selected

from the Letters of the late Right Honorable Philip Dormer

Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, to his Son. London. Printed for Longman, Hurst, rees...1819.

12mo, 17.5cm, xii,452,4]p., ads., engraved frontis, incontemporary full tree calf, gilt decorations, borders andornaments in the panels, crushed crimson morocco label,marbled endpapers, title page, near fine copy . . . . . 150.00

An extensive collection of161 letters from the 4th Earlof Chesterfield (1694-1773)to his son, Philip Stanhope.The letters, originallypublished by Chesterfield’swidow in 1774, are notedfor elegance and wit andare considered a valuablereflection of the morality ofthe age.

14. COLEMAN, Arthur P. The Canadian Rockies, New and Old Trails. Toronto.

Henry Frowde. 1911. 22cm, first Canadian edition, (Britishsheets & binding), 383p. with 31 plates from photographsand 3 maps (including 2 large rear colour folding maps),original ribbed blue cloth, gilt spine and cover titles, with acolour illustration blocked in gilt borders on the uppercover, t.e.g., spine is somewhat dust worn (titles clear) avery good copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150.00

Neate 168 “One ofthe most interesting acc-ounts o f Canadianmountain explorationand climbing”.

Lowther 1589. "Anaccount of the author'svarious journeys in theRockies from 1884 to1908". One of the mostinteresting accounts ofCanadian mountain ex-ploration and climbing.Coleman was presidentof the Alpine Club of

Canada and Professor of Geology at the University ofToronto. He spent most summers in the Rockies sincecrossing them in advance of the Canadian Pacific Railwayin 1884.

15. COPWAY, G[eorge] (1818-1863).The Traditional History and Characteristic Sketches of

the Ojibway Nation. By G. Copway, or, Kah-Ge-Ga-Geh-Bowh, Chief of the Ojibway Nation. Illustrated by Darly.Boston. Benjamin B. Mussey & Co., 1851. 12mo, 19cm, firstUS edition, xii,[13]-266,6p., ads., litho frontis view, originalcloth, blind decorated on the boards, full gilt decoration onthe spine, most of the original spine relayed, text is dustworn, good to very good sound copy.. . . . . . . . . . . 250.00


T.P.L. 3069. 3/8123.Lande s544. Howes C-772. Field 365. Sabin16722. An Ojibwayfrom Rice Lake, Can-ada West, Copwayw a s e d u c a t e d i nIllinois and became aWesleyan missionaryto his people. This bo-ok covers the lang-uage and writings ofthe Ojibways, theirgovernment, religiousbeliefs, traditions andcustoms. Also includ-ed is an account of the

Obijway settlements in Canada West (Amherstburg,Thames River, Credit River, Mud Lake, etc.).

16. DESCARTES, Rene Discours de la Methode, pour bien conduire sa raison,

& chercher la verite dans les Sciences. Plus, La Dioptrique etles Meteores, Qui sont des effais de cette Methode. NouvelleEdition, revue & corrigee. En deux tomes.

Paris. Chez Pierre Huet, (vol.1.), & La Compagnie desLibrairies. (Vol. 2.). 1724. 16mo, (in 8's), 16.6cm, in 2 volumes,470 & [8],479pp., with 26 folding plates (complete), in fullcontemporary calf, real raised bands, full gilt spine paneldecorations, both title labels wanting, volume labels present,spines chipped at the top and bottom edges, worn at theedges, both volumes have some slight damp staining alongthe top text edge, five of the plates are a bit tatty on theleading edge with text loss due to being over folded, a verygood attractive antique set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,500.00

This edition is un-common. Volume Ialso includes "Abr-ege' de la Mus-ique." Volume II issub-titled "Plus laDioptrique, lesMeteores, la Mech-anique, & la Mus-ique; qui sont desessai s de ce t teMethode. NouvelleEdition, revue, cor-rigee & augmenteedes Remarques du

P. Poisson, P.D.L." An interesting pre-French Revolutionedition of the great French philosophers most popularwritings: "Avec Approbation & Privilege du Roy".

The First Edition in English17. DIEREVILLE, Sieur De

Relation of the Voyage to Port Royal in Acadia or NewFrance. By Sieur De Diereville. Translated by Mrs. ClarenceWebster. Edited with Notes and Introduction by JohnClarence Webster. The Champlain Society, No. 20. Toronto.1933. 24cm, xv,324p. with 8 plates (2 folding) & 3 foldingmaps, limited to 550 copies, out of series, original crested

red cloth, t.e.g., spine slightly sunned (titles clear) else avery good to fine copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225.00

T.P.L. 126.Diereville, a sur-geon, was sent withgoods by a Frenchtrading firm to PortRoyal where he re-mained from Oct-ober 13, 1699 to Oc-tober 6, 1700. Thisaccount of his trip,of Indian life and ofthe flora and faunaof the district waswritten in verse, wi-th some prose pass-ages substituted lat-er. The third editionissued at Amster-dam, 1810, containsa seven page appen-dix on the attack ofthe Bastonnais onPort Royal, August,

1707. This edition, the first in English, is a translation of thetext of the third issue of the first Rouen edition, 1708,printed from a photostat copy in the Library of Parliament,Ottawa

18. DOUGLAS, George M. Lands Forlorn. The Story of an Expedition to Hearne's

Coppermine River. With an Introduction by JamesDouglas. New York and London. G.P. Putnam's Sons. TheKnickerbocker Press. 1914. 23cm, first edition, xv,285p. with180 plates and illustrations from photographs by theauthor, 2 rear folding maps, original dark blue cloth, giltblock titles and pictorial decorations on the spine andupper cover, t.e.g., a very good to fine copy . . . . . . . 600.00

A.B. 4070. Smith 2537. Descriptions of the routes...natural history, Indians and Eskimos; the hunting andgeological observations and prospecting especially in the


copper Mountains. "...one of the most charming narratives oftravel in Canada that has appeared for many years. Miltonand Cheadle, and Butler are the authors that occur to one fora comparison... one of the most notable features of the bookis its photographs. The author is an expert photographer andthe collection of photos. of the scenery is of itself a veryremarkable record. - Review Historical Publication Vol. XIX.p193-5.

19. DUNCAN, Francis Our Garrisons in the West, or Sketches in British North

America. London. Chapman & Hall. 1864. 12mo, 19.5cm, thefirst edition, viii,319p.,engraved folding map, in theoriginal pebbled brown cloth,blind stamped borders on theboards, gilt spine titles,restored, very good to fine .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250.00T.P.L. 4136. Sabin 21254. Notin O’Dea. Account of NovaScotia, New Brunswick andthe Canadas, where theauthor was on military dutybetween 1856-62. Containsalso a chapter on hunting andfishing, in Toronto and inNewfoundland.

20. FLINT, Sir William Russell Drawings. London. Collins. 1950. folio, 35.5cm, 188p., the first

edition limited to 500 numbered & signed copies, this being#166, signed by artist, with 134 sepia and tone plates andillustrations, bibliography, index of plates, half bound in tanfine grain book linen backed decorated paper over boards,ligth green leather label, original clear plastic wrapper,lacking the slip-case, fine copy

With signed mounted print of ballerina “NormaShearer”, in envelope laid in, Signed in the bottom marginin sepia brown conte drawing pencil, also fine . . . . 1,000.00

Lavishly illustrated with scenes of France and Spainand numerous female nudes, a form that the artist wasparticularly noted for. Flint provides a background anddescription of each of his 134 illustrations in which he usedcrayon, chalk, pen or pencil.

21. FLINT, W. Russell Models of Propriety. Occasional Caprices for the

Edification of Ladies and the Delight of Gentleman. London. Michael Joseph. 1951. 4to, 27.5cm, first tradeedition, 75p., with 31 sepia tone plates and illustrations, inthe original light orange cloth, a fine copy in very good tofine jacket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.00

A series of illustrations featuring numerous nudeswith the artist’s humorous , satirical descriptions.“Dedicated to all virtuous young ladies who poseunadorned for honest artists”.

22. FRANKLIN, John Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in 1819-20-

21-22: with A Brief Account of the Second Journey in 1825-26-27. London. John Murray. 1829. 24mo, 14cm, in 4volumes, . xx,[1],255 & vi,268 & vi,263 & [1],269pp. with 24engraved plates (including portraits and rear folding map),in the original plumb cloth, gilt spine titles, volumes oneand four expertly restored, some damp staining of theplates, complete with half titles, a very good set . . . 450.00

A.B. 5193. T.P.L. 7214. (wanting 1 plate). Not in Lande.The plates were drawn by G. Back, R. Hood, J. Jackson andT. Phillips. All plates engraved by Edward Finden. Allplates “Published 1828 by John Murray, London.” Foldmap engraved by J.& C. Walker. Published ... by J.Murray, London, Jan’y, 1829.

These small books were designed for the gentry’stravelling library; sometimes replicating the home library.The type is this edition is surprisingly legible. I once saw ainlay cabinet belonging to Lord Ramsay, who sailed underNelson. The front had four glass hour shaped doors alongthe top. It was about eight feet long, the doors were inlaymarquette in a topographical scene. It folded in the middle,(the middle hinge was not visible from the front) and withyoke handles, fitted on the back when closed, four mencould carry it on board ship. The books, mainly sets hadtheir own compartments and when the doors were closedthe books could not move. Each title replicated its superioredition in the home library. I was allowed to buy a few ofthe books which included a variant issue of the first editionof “Alice”. This was in the neophyte days when oneassumed a variant was sort of a defective book. It waspurchased from me by an well known Canadian illus-


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trator, whose son smiles sagely rye when I have suggestedby right he should sell it back to me.

Ashbury College - Prize Binding23. GRAVES, Robert

Lawrence and The Arabs. Illustrations Edited byEric Kennington. Maps by Herry Perry. London. Jonathan

C ap e . 1 9 2 7 .20cm, 3rd prin-t i n g , 4 5 4 p . ,frontis portraits& 27 plates andillustrations,a p p e n d i x ,index, Prize Binding,Ashbury Coll-ege: in full pol-ished crimsoncalf, gilt decor-a t e d r a i s e dbands, gilt de-corations andborders in thepanels, crush-ed green mor-occo label, gilt

ruled borders and crest on the bards, crimson marbledendpapers and edges, prize bookplate, a fine bright copy

.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250.00

24. HANBURY, David T. Sport and Travel in the Northland of Canada. London.

Edward Arnold. 1904. 8vo, 22.5cm. The First Edition,xxxii,319,[8]p., ads., with 61 plates and illustrations fromphotographs, (including 5 coloured plates from paintings), 2rear folding maps, original dark blue cloth, gilt spine titles,gilt (Mush-ox) and gilt ruled borders on the upper cover, afine copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450.00

A . B . 6 5 5 0 .Narrative of theauthor's travels inthe Barren Lands;east from GreatSlave Lake to BakerLake; to DepotIsland on Hudson'sBay and into thecountry north ofChesterfield Inlet;westward alongthe Arctic coast tothe CoppermineRiver; then upstr-eam to the DeaseRiver and finallythe return to GreatBear Lake. The

work contains a great deal of information on the Eskimoswith whom the author spent some twenty months, 1901-1902. This work has been described as the classic BarrenGrounds narrative.

25. HERIOT, GeorgeTravels through the Canadas, containing a

Description of the Picturesque Scenery on some of theRivers and Lakes; with an account of the Productions,Commerce, and Inhabitants of those Provinces. To which issubjoined a Comparative View of Manners and Customsof several of the Indian Nations of North and SouthAmerica. Illustrated with a map and numerous engravings,from drawings made at the several places by the author.

London. Printed for Richard Phillips. 1807. 4to. 26cm,the first edition, xii,602,[ii]p.

With 27 aquatint plates by Stadler and Lewis afterHeriot (6 being double folding) and a folding colouredmap; an excellent copy with the orig. tissue guards andgood clear strikes, there are a few small embossedcontemporary library stamps on the margins, bound in halftan calf, raised gilt ruled bands, crushed red morocco label,gilt decorations in the panels, marbled boards, there is ashadow in the bottom left panel margin from a water stain, not affecting the text, otherwise a fine attractive copy. . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,500.00


There are seven copies on ABE, between $5,300.00 to$3,300.00 reflecting condition and binding. Restoration orrebinding costs on the poorer copies would start at fivehundred dollars.

T.P.L. 805. Lande 433. Sabin 31489. Hill p142/3. cf.Abbey 618, describing a later issue with coloured plateswithout text.

One of the most important books about Canada.Heriot's information is drawn from personal knowledgeand in the second part, which contains detaileddescriptions of American Indian cultures, from Lafitau,Lahonton, Mackenzie & Vancouver among others, as wellas from manuscripts he consulted for his 1804 history ofCanada at the Jesuit Library in Quebec. The final 31pp.contain Father Rasle's vocabulary of the Algonquinlanguage. Heriot's book contains important material onWestern Canada and is particularly detailed on the furtrade, voyages to the North, Eskimos and the cod fishery. Itis also "The Earliest And The Most Important Aquatint BookPublished On Canada" (Hill)... "Illustrated books on NorthAmerica are curiously few in the period with which wedeal. By far the most interesting is Heriot's Travels throughthe Canadas.... interesting for its aquatints..." [Prideaux,Aquatint Engravings. pp254-55]. Heriot was deputy PostMaster of Canada.

One of the Most Important

18th-century Cartographic Works on North America

26. JEFFERYS, ThomasThe Natural and Civil History of the French Domin-

ions in North and South America. Giving a particular Accountof the Climate, Soil, Minerals, Animals, Vegetables,Manufactures, Trade, Commerce, and Languages, together with

The Religion, Government, Genius, Character, Manners andCustoms of the Indians and other Inhabitants. Illustrations byMaps and Plans of the principal Places, collected from the bestauthorities, and engraved by T. Jeffreys, Geographer to his RoyalHighness the Prince of Wales.

Part I. Containing A Description of Canada and Louisiana.Part II. Containing Part of the Islands of St. Domingo and St.Martin, the Islands of St. Bartholomew, Guadaloupe, Martinico,La Greande, and The Island and Colony of Cayenne.

London. Printed for Thomas Jefferys. 1760. folio, 36.5 xcm,the First Edition, (title page printed in black and red), 2 Volumesin one, [8],168 & [4], 246p., (plus duplicated *pages 129-138 butnot the pasted on errata slip on p80, part 2), with 18 finelyengraved folding maps & plans,

full antique style modern calf, gilt ruled raised bands, giltdecorated dark maroon leather label, gilt decorated panel borderson the boards, normal slight offsetting or transfer, (light browning),two maps slightly over-folded, Montreal map with shortreinforcement along fold on the verso, New Orleans map withsmall tear at gutter without loss, fine,

an excellent attractive copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,500.00First Edition, corrected issue, with asterisked pages

*129-*138 in addition to the original leaves in the first part, thisaddition is often wanting. “Additional information concerning thecapture of Quebec, received after the printing Part I, necessitatedthe insertion of the starred duplicate pages”. (Howes). T.P.L. 319, Lande 471, Sabin 35964, Howes J-83, Streeter I- 128. Vlach 406.Field 775, Waldon p454, Gagnon I -1778. JCB. 1260

An important work by "one of the century’s most prolific andimportant English map publishers." (Tooley, Dictionary, p. 335).Streeter describes this as “A monumental geographical workimportant equally for its text as well as its maps”. As the leadingmap supplier of his day Jefferys was a principal figure in theemergence of London as an international centre of cartographicenterprise.

The Maps and Plans (nearly all of which are folding)include:--- Map of Canada and the North Part of Louisiana; Planof the City of Quebec; Plan of the Town and Fortifications ofMontreal; A New Map of Nova Scotia, and Cape Britain; Plan ofthe City and Harbour of Louisburg; Authentic Plan of the River St.Laurence, etc.; North America from the French of Mr. D’Anville,Improved with the Back Settlements of Virginia and Course ofOhio; Plan of New Orleans, the Capital of Louisiana.

The West Indies [general map]; Guadaloupe, one of theCaribbée Islands..; The Island of Hispaniola; An Authentic Plan ofthe Town and Harbour of Cap-François; Plan of the Town ofBasse Terre; Martinico, one of the Caribbee Islands; Plan of theTown and Citadel of Fort Royal; Plan of the Town and Fort ofGrenada; The Island and Colony of Cayenne; Plan of the Town ofCayenne.

These finely detailed & attractive maps are of particularinterest and importance.

27. [KELMSCOTT PRESS]. William Morris[THORNTON, Robert] Ellis, F.S., edited by The Romance of Sir Degrevant. Hammersmith.

Printed by William Morris at the Kelmscott Press. 8vo,20.6x 14.3cm, 81,[1]p., limited edition of 350 copies, onhand-made paper, with double-page decorative woodcutborder to frontis illustration and title page afterBurne-Jones, decorated first letters, margin sub-titles in red,in middle English script, printer's woodcut device at the


end, in the original tan linen backed blue grey paper overboards, printed title on the upper cover, top and bottomspine edges worn, boards slightly dust worn, a very good tofine (internally fine) copy, rare .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,500.00

A scarce mediaeval English romance story of love andbattle written in the early 15th century by Yorkshirelandowner, Robert Thornton (d. 1460). Edited from the twoextant copies: from the Cambridge University Librarymanuscript with some additions from that in the Library ofLincoln Cathedral. Printed in 15th century style by WilliamMorris, with his Kelmscott Press logo on rear colophon.With his close association with Morris and the KelmscottPress, the frontispiece is probably by Edward Burne-Jones.

William Morris (1834-1896), poet, social reformer, anda leading figure in the Pre-Raphaelite movement, foundedthe Kelmscott Press in 1891. Deeply influenced by the beautyand quality of fifteenth-century books, Morris emulatedthem at the Kelmscott Press, and issued a total of 65 volumesbetween the years 1891 and 1898.

28. LANDE, Lawrence The Lawrence Lande

Collection of Canadiana in theRedpath Library of McGillUniversity. A Bibliography.Collected, arranged and annotatedby Lawrence Lande, with anintroduction by E.A. Collard.

Montreal. 1965. folio. 34.5cm,xxxiii,301p. with 177repro-ductions and facsimiles, (manyfolding), bound in quarter pigskinand linen boards, limited to 950signed and numbered copies, thisbeing #904, in slip-case, a fine copy

.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250.00At the time this was the

finest book produced in Canada.On hand made paper withfacsimiles of printing and titlepages including many tipped inspecimens and some folding. It contains over twenty-threehundred books, pamphlets and broadsides of rare andunusual Canadiana.

This is the first book produced at the Richard

Pennington Printing Office of McGill University Press.Design and typography are by Robert R. Reid. The text wasprinted letterpress by Ib Kristensen. The type face inmonotype Bulmer. The negatives and plates for theillustrations were made by Klaus Unterberger, and wereprinted by offset lithography at Bopar Limited, Montreal.Text mould-made paper was produced to specification byL. Guarro Casas, Barcelona, and the insets are printed onhand-made papers from J. Barcham Green, England. Nextto the six volume T.P.L. bibliography this is the Canadianareference we use most.

29. LOCKWOOD, Anthony A Brief Description of Nova Scotia, with Plates of

the Principal Harbors; including a Particular Account of theIsland of Grand Manan.

London. Printed for the Author & sold by Cadell andDavies. 1818. 4to. 28.3cm, first edition, [i],134p., frontisfolding map & 7 maps, small stain at the bottom guttermargin to page eight, bound in half brown calf, gilt-ruledraised bands, crushed maroon morocco labels, gilt titles,marbled boards and endpapers, a fine attractively boundcopy, very rare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,000.00

T.P.L. 1118. Gagnon II-1238. Sabin 41747. Not inLande, Story; Davidson. We could locate only threeauction records back between 1900 - 2009; 1951, 1989 (7 of 8charts) & 1980 (damp stained), none in Canada.

“On 1 July 1807 Lockwood was appointed actingmaster attendant at the naval yard in Bridgetown,Barbados, by Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander Forrester InglisCochrane. He retained this position until the beginning of1814, when he commenced surveys on the coasts of BritishNorth America. During the next four years, sailing thesloop Examiner and based near Halifax, Lockwood made


extensive marine surveys of Nova Scotia and Grand MananIsland, N.B., in addition to producing a chart of the SaintJohn harbour. His last Admiralty chart was certified at theHydrographic Office in London on 25 March 1818. Seeking post-war preferment, in 1818 Lockwoodpublished in London, at his own expense, A brief descript-ion of Nova Scotia, with plates of the principal harbors,which contained fulsome dedications to the lieutenantgovernor of the colony, Lord Dalhousie [Ramsay*], andofficers of its government, especially Surveyor GeneralCharles Morris*, who had already employed Lockwood as amap-maker. On 25 Feb. 1819, with the written support ofCommander Charles Bullen, Lockwood petitioned thecolonial secretary, Lord Bathurst, for the position ofsurveyor general of New Brunswick. Seven weeks earlier,however, Lieutenant Governor George Stracey Smyth* hadrecommended George Shore, then acting surveyor general,for the appointment. Receiving no reply, Smyth confirmedhis recommendation by letter to Bathurst dated 25 March.This, too, Bathurst ignored, appointing Lockwood on 23April 1819 – a fact unknown to Smyth until Lockwoodpresented himself in Fredericton that July. While passing through Saint John en route, Lockwoodhad encountered a shipload of Welsh emigrants from theSnow Albion, for whom he issued location tickets on hisarrival in the capital. This action, taken even before he hadintroduced himself to Smyth and his Council, proved to be asignificant initiative in forming settlement policy in NewBrunswick. By August, Lockwood had assisted in foundingthe Cardigan Society, to aid the Welsh settlement of thatname; it was in turn quickly absorbed by the FrederictonEmigrant Society of which he became secretary”. From DCB.

Prepared from records in the office of the surveyor-general of Nova Scotia. The appendix, pp103-134, containsan excerpt from the Quarterly Review, Oct. 1817, a review ofArctic Exploration and plans for the expedition of Capt.John Ross, qv. to explore a northwest passage beyondDavis Strait, 1818. (TPL). A&E, cites only one record, 1951.

30. LORRAINE, M. J.The Columbia Unveiled. Being the story of a trip,

alone, in a rowboat from the Source to the mouth of theColumbia River. Together with a full description of thecountry traversed, and the rapids battled. Los Angeles. The

Times-Mirror Press. 1924.19.5cm, First Edition, 446p.,plus numerous plate illustrat-ions, rear folding colour map, inthe original pictorial decorateddark green cloth, very good tofine copy, scarce .. . . . . . 250.00 Account of a lone traveller byrowboat along the entire lengthof the Columbia River, with afull description of the country-side and rapids, written by anold voyager and white waterman". Lowther 2139. The journey wasmade in 1921. Note: Lowtherindicates 21cm tall.

31. MacCORMICK, Charles (Editor)The Secret History of the Court and Reign of Charles

the Second, by, A Member if His Privy Council: To whichare added, Introductory Sketches of the Preceding Periodfrom the Accession of James I. With Notes, and a Supple-ment Continuing the Narrative in a Summary Manner tothe Revolution, by the Editor. In Two Volumes.

London. Printed by T. Gillet for J. Bew. 1792. 8vo,21cm, in 2 volumes, li,467 & viii,379,131pp., incontemporary quarter calf and marbled boards, gilt ruleson the spine, wanting title label on volume one, edge wear,a very good tight sound set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200.00

"Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685)[3] wasKing of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Charles II's father,King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January1649, at the climax of the English Civil War. Although theParliament of Scotland proclaimed Charles II King of GreatBritain and Ireland in Edinburgh on 6 February 1649, theEnglish Parliament instead passed a statute that made anysuch proclamation unlawful. England entered the periodknown as the English Interregnum or the EnglishCommonwealth, and the country was a de facto republic,led by Oliver Cromwell. Cromwell defeated Charles at theBattle of Worcester on 3 September 1651, and Charles fledto mainland Europe. Cromwell became virtual dictator ofEngland, Scotland and Ireland. Charles spent the next nineyears in exile in France, the United Provinces and theSpanish Netherlands. - A political crisis that followed thedeath of Cromwell in 1658 resulted in the restoration of themonarchy, and Charles was invited to return to Britain. On29 May 1660, his 30th birthday, he was received in Londonto public acclaim. After 1660, all legal documents weredated as if Charles had succeeded his father as king in 1649....". (Wikipedia). ~ ESTC: cites Charles MacCormick as theeditor.

Limited and Number Frontis Portrait by Karsh

32. MASSEY, Governor-General VincentPHOTOGRAPH ALBUM. Governor-General Vincent

Massey. Government House. State Tours of Newfoundland, Quebec, North-West

Territories, Arctic, and Western Canada, 1955-1956.(Ottawa). Private collection. 1955-1956. Thick Folio. 40x32cm, over 200 pages, c.400 original black and whitephotographs, (including many full page, a few in colour,and several programs, cards, in full maroon morocco (un-titled), the heavier manilla paper tear-out leaves arebecoming fragile, many are loose, the images are all fine (asnew) - With the famous Karsh print of Massey, beingcopy No. 26, & Signed by Karsh, included as the frontis

Unique. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,500.00An impressive col-lection of originalphotographs relat-ing to Governor-General VincentMassey, in officeb u t m a i n l y o ftravel for 1955 and1956. Many of thephotographs are bythe National Film


Board. Numerous photographs of events and state visits toGovernment House. A significant and unique historic item.

Provenance: Almost certainly this album wascompiled by Governor-General’s Aide-de-Camp, EsmondButler.

33. [MAXWELL, William Hamilton]

Wild Sports of the West, [of Ireland], with LegendaryTales and Local Sketches. "New edition, revised andcorrected." London. Richard Bentley. 1833. 12mo, 19cm, 2ndLondon edition, in 2 volumes, xvi, 306 & ix, 323pp., with 5lithographed plates & 12 vignette text illustrations,appendix, in contemporary half black morocco, blind ruledraised bands, blind ruled panel borders with small cornergilt decorations, gilt titles, marbled boards, endpapers andedges, engraved armorial bookplates, a fine set attractivelybound, this issue is rare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 750.00

A classic. “... His most infl-uential work, is a com-pendium of hunting andfishing lore and melo-dramatic stories of them arr i age -by-cap t u r evariety, as wel l as anapology for the ‘li ttleknown and less regarded’peasantry of Connemara.Besides some sportingguides and military alman-acs - prepo st e r o u s lysupplying advice to soldiers

on campaign - he wrote a life of the Duke of Wellington(1839) and a History of the Irish Rebellion of 98, Welch. OxfCompanion. p361. - “Maxwell who wrote twenty novels inas many years, is credited with inventing two genres offiction; the dashing military novel and the novel ofrollicking Irish life. He was a witty conversational-ist and agreat raconteur. William Maginn said of him ‘he flings offhis tales as if they were so many tumblers of punch, hotand strong, pleasant and heart-cheering, hastily mixed, andhastily disposed of’.” - Loeber M328.

Limited Signed & Numbered Edition in Quarto

34. MENPES, Dorothy & Mortimer. Venice. illustrated by Mortimer Menpes. London. Adam & Charles Black. 1904. sm4to. 26.5cm,

x, 222p., plus 100 colour plates, Limited Edition of 500numbered copies, this being #336 and signed by artist, eachplate with captioned tissue guards, in the original off-whitecloth, elaborate border designs and decorations stamped indark blue and gold, beveled boards, t.e.g., some lightsoiling to covers including some dark ink staining to foreedge of the rear cover, expertly restored, a very good soundcopy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400.00

Inman 256. Withmagnificent water-colour illustrationa n d s i g ned byAustralian artist,Mortimer Menpeswith text by hisdaughter, Dorothy.One of the scarce“Limited Editions”from the A & CBlack 20 ShillingSeries. The coverdesign is partly thework of Menpes

and partly American designer, Albert Turbayne.

35. MERIGOT, JamesA Select Collection of Views and Ruins in Rome and

its Vicinity. Recently Executed from Drawings made uponthe sport.

London. Sold by Messrs. Robinson, Mr. White, Mr.Faulder and Mr. Evans. (With Imprint: Printed by Smith &Davy, Queen Street Seven Dials -the plates have the


imprint “London. Pub’d May 1st, 1798, by I. Meriget, No. 28Haymarket & R. Edward, No. 142, New Bond Street)”.London. Sold by Messrs. Robinsons, Mr. White, Mr. Faulderand Mr. Evands. Nd. [1815]? (paper is watermarked 1815),4to, 29.5x 23cm, [70]p., (inc. 2p ‘list of views’), with 62 tintedaquatint plates including frontis entitled Ruines de Rome,descriptive text in English and French, some transfer fromthe plates, in contemporary quarter mahogany russia, giltrules and title on the spine, engraved armorial contemp-orary bookplate, edges worn and expertly re-stained tomatch, surface and edge wear on the boards, upper covertitle plate wanting, a very good to fine copy . . . . . 1,500.00

Cf. Abbey Travel, 178, which does not locate this issue.I could not see the “J. Whatman / Turkey Mill” watermarkmentioned in Abbey. Watermark dating is in-conclusive. Idid not locate any copy with this imprint.

An attractive album of 62 aquatinted plates designedand engraved by J. Merigot (1760-1824), a French engraverwho settled in London because of the French Revolution.This work was originally published in 2 parts in 1797 and1799.

American Period Binding

36. MILTON, John Paradise Lost: A Poem, In Twelve Books. With a

Memoir of the Author. Hartford. Published by S. Andrus &Son. 1847. 12mo, 18cm, xiv,400p., with 12 plates fromengravings, in the original full crimson roan, decorated giltblock titles and pictorial decorations on the spine, gilt

pictorial decorations (cross& sword) on the upper &lower boards in blind ruledborders, gilt inner dentelles,gilt roll on the edges, somefoxing, all edges gilt, an fineexample of Americanper i o d bi ndi ng - thestamping is bright andclear, a fine copy . . . 250.00 American bindings fromthis area are usual foundonly in poor condition. Theillustrations were prepared

by Lossing and Company shortly after their formation in1846. Illustrators are noted as Clark and Maclees. “Andrus’Illustrated Edition” (spine).

37. MONTAIGNE, Michel de Les Essais de Michel Seigneur de Montaigne. Edition

Nouvelle. Corrigee & augmentee d’un tiers outre lespremieres Impressions: Plus la vie de l’Autheur, Extraictede ses propres escrits. Viresque acquirit eundo.

Paris. Chez Martin Collet. 1625. thick8vo, trimmed to21cm, [vii],[xxxii],1039,101,[5], [2]pp., title-page vignette,head & initial letter decorations, in early quarter tan calf,real raised bands, decorations in the panels, crushed leatherlabel, gilt titles, marbled boards, new endpapers, smallretangular chip from title page (2x 3.2cm [name removed?],early owner’s name on title-page (1663), trimmedoccasionally affecting page titles, all edges stained red, avery good attractive copy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,200.00

An early editionMontaigne’s “Essays”,first published in 1580and 1588, his seminalcollection of studies ofthe human mind in allits manifestations. Firsttranslated into Englishin 1603, Montaigne’s work is considered thefoundation of theEnglish essay.

38. [MORIN, Victor]. Book Auction Catalogue. The American Portion of the Historical Library of

Victor Morin, Montreal, Canada. New York. American ArtAssociation, Anderson Galleries Inc. Sale No. 3895 - March10, 1931. 8vo, 22cm, 72p., original decorated printed wraps,very good .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.00

Lists 337 items, many have price and other notations inthe margins. Included were Quebec Almanac’s, Cartwright,Champlain 1613 & 1632, Franchere signed by a partner,Indian language & manuscript material, Incunabula, manyJesuit Relations, Thevet, etc...

Sangorski & Sutcliffe 39. MORSE, William Inglis

Gravestones of Acadie, and other Essays on LocalHistory, Genealogy and Parish Records of AnnapolisCounty, Nova Scotia.

London. A. Smith & Co. 1929. 4to. 28cm, 110p.,with 25 illustrations, limited to 500 copies, this being#75, printed on rag paper,

in fine binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffein full dark brown crushed morocco, black and blindruled raised bands, gilt decorations & gilt decoratedborders in the panels, gilt titles, elaborate gilt and blackborders in panels on the boards including gilt titles anddecorations, inner gilt and blind ruled dentelles, giltrules on the edges of the boards, William Morrispatterned endpapers, all edges gilt, in clamshell paddedslipcase,


a fine example of this famous bindery . . . 5,000.00

40. OLIPHANT, Laurence Altiora Peto. In Two Volumes. Edinburgh and

London. William Blackwood and Sons. 1883. 20cm, firstedition, in 2 volumes, 286 & vi,270pp., frontis plates &illustrated litho half-title pages, in contemporary half darkgreen morocco, gilt ruled and decorated raised bands plusdouble blind rules, gilt spine titles, marbled boards, nearfine set attractively bound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250.00

S adl ier 18 4 1 .Wolff 5207. Anovel written inOliphant’s “Pic-cadilly” styleduring his sojo-urn at Hai fa.Considered oneof the author’scleverest works.

41. OLIPHANT, Laurence The Russian Shores of the Black Sea in the Autumn of

1852. With a Voyage down the Volga, and a Tour throughthe Country of the Don Cossacks.

Edinburgh. William Blackwood and Sons. 1854. 8vo,21cm, 3rd edition, revised and enlarged, xiv,[1],380p., tintedlitho frontis view, 33 text illustrations, 2 maps (1 folding), in

contemporary half calf, raised gilt decorated bands, blackleather label, marbled boards & edges, oval leather librarylabel on the bottom panel, stamp on the rear endpaper,edges worn, sound, a very good copy . . . . . . . . . . . 300.00

Oliphant’s account of atour through Russia in1852. The approach of theCrimean War gave aspecial contemporary in-terest in the book and itwent through four edit-ions. The third edition con-tains a new Preface and anadditional chapter to add-ress the “Eastern Quest-ion” and the advent ofwar.

With a Typed Letter Signed by Osler42. OSLER, William

Science and Immortality. (The Ingersoll Lecture, 1904).Boston & New York. Houghton, Mifflin & Co. 1904. 12mo,18cm, the first edition, [vi],54,p., original dark blue cloth,gilt spine titles, ex-library, library bookplate withpresentation label on the front endpaper, top and bottomspine edges worn, hinges shaken, good to very good

With: A printed tipped presentation card: With theCompliments of The Author.

Also with: Typed Letter Signed, (tipped in), from theAuthor, Signed “W Osler”. Date Sept. 3rd, 1904, Pointe aPic, Quebec. Cordial letter, 7 typed lines, 14x 18cm, foldedonce, addressed to Dear MacEachran. Thanks for your letter ofcongratulations. You are one of my oldest and best friends, and Iowe a great deal to you for your kind encouragement in my earlydays. I do not leave for Oxford until the spring. When do youreturn?, very good . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 750.00

Also with an interested de-accession invoice looselyinserted on official letter head.

First edition, first prin-ting. *** The scarcefirst printing of one ofO s l - e r ' s m a j o raddresses, whichC u s h i n g c h a r -acterized as an essayof "brilliant quality."In it, Osler refersbriefly to his study ofthe last sensations ofthe dying, based on astudy on the subjectthat he conducted atJ o h n s H o p k i n s .Cushing 1:638-39. GR964.

43. OTTAWA. - Photographs, 1898-1905.A series of 110 personal photographs of Ottawa and

vicinity taken from 1898 to 1905. Featuring buildings (bothprominent and ordinary) and events (the Fire of 1903, Visit


Ferry at Gatineau Point, 1903.

Commencement of Great Fire in Ottawa, May 1903. In Lumber Piles.

of Prince of Wales of 1901). Each photograph is mounted onstiff card backings most with hand-written inscriptions anddates on verso. Sizes average 8x 8cm & 6x 8cm. The earliestphotograph is dated 2 June 1898 and shows Lord Dufferinaddressing School Cadets. Numerous residences are dis-played including those of Sandford Fleming, JohnBourinot, George Cartier, Nicholas Sparks, John Thompson,Lord Strathcona, Joseph Howe, Charles Sangster, andAlexander Mackenzie. Three photographs show the Great Fire of 1903 and three show the visit of the Prince of Walesto Parliament Hill in 1901. Ottawa landmarks are displayed:Geological Survey of Canada building, National Gallery,Carleton Protestant Hospital, Chaudiere lumber mills,Normal School, Sappers' Bridge, Le Breton Flats, Lett'sVillage (?), the Cummings Bridge. A fascinating, unique look at Ottawa by an unknown but observant photographer.

[Ottawa]. 1898-1905. being 110 photographs, 8x 8cm & 6x 8cm, stiff-card backing, hand-written captions on verso,while all are good, interesting and well framed images, theywere printed on the light side, fine collection thus . 2,500.00

44. PENNANT, Thomas The View of Hindoostan. Vol. I. Western Hindoostan.

Vol. II. Eastern Hindoostan. London. Printed by HenryHughs. 1798. folio, 31cm, (uncut), The First Edition, in 2

volumes, v,,[ix, (inc errata page)],263,[10], & [viii],374,[xiii],with 2 large folding maps & 21 engraved plates (views &natural hisotry), 2 eng'd text illustrations, rebound in con-temporary style quarter dark brown calf and marbledboards, wide gilt decorated panel borders and floral giltcenter panel decorations, dark crimson leather labels gilt,the stamping skillfully applied in a contemporary style,some foxing occasionally heavy but a very good to fineattractive tall set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 200.00

T h o m a s P e n n a n t(1726-1798), travellerand naturalist, publish-ed many books on zoo-logy, ornithology andaccounts of his toursaround the British Islesand beyond. He wasdescribed by SamuelJohnson as having a"greater variety ofinquiry than almost anyman" (c f . Boswel l ,Journal of a Tour to theHebrides). These arevolumes 14 and 15 of anintended 14-volumeseries "Outlines of theGlobe." These twovolumes appeared in1798, and he gives duecredit to Rennell, Will-iam Jones and Maurice.They provide a compen-dium of information onthe East Indies at the

turn of the century, with emphasis on natural history. Onlytwo more volumes in the series, on China and Japan, werepublished posthumously. His reputation remains securetoday as one of the finest naturalists of the 18th century.Cox I, 307.

45. SHAW, Charles A Topographical and Historical Description of Boston,

from the First Settlement of the Town to the Present Day;with Some Account of Its Environs.

Boston. Printed andPublished by OliverSpeak. 1817. 12mo.16.5cm, 311,(1)pp.,engraved frontis viewand 5 plates, early halfcalf, gilt rules anddecorations in thepanels, double crushedc r i m s o n m o r o c c olabels, marbled boards,some slight wear on the

edges else very good to fine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250.00Sabin 79898. Howes 337. A very early history of

Boston by a member of the American Antiquarian Society.


York Imprint - by U.C. First Anglican Bishop46. STRACHAN, John

Church Fellowship. - A Sermon, Preached onWednesday, September 5, 1832, at the visitation of theHonourable and Right Rev. Charles James, Lord Bishop ofQuebec. - By the Venerable John Strachan, Archdeacon ofYork. Published at the request of the Clergy.

York. Printed by Robert Stanton. 1832. 12mo, 19.5cm,26p., rebound in quarter calf and decorated boards, gilt titlesalong the spine, fine thus, rare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 900.00

Fleming 652. T.P.L. 1744. John Strachan, (1778-1867),first Anglican bishop of Toronto (1839-67), Upper Canada.... In 1812 he became rector of York (Toronto), and in 1813 heplayed a conspicuous part during the American occupationof York. ... he was one of the pillars of the “Family

Compact”. In particular,he distinguished himselfby his advocacy of theright of the Church ofEngland to sole enjoy-m e n t o f the C l e r g yReserves. ... Wallace. DCB.p720.

47. STUTFIELD, HughE.M. & J. Norman Collie

Climbs and Explorations in the Canadian Rockies.London, New York, Bombay. Longmans, Green and Co.1903. 22cm, first edition, xii,343p. +40p. ads., with 80 platesand illustrations, 2 maps (1 large rear fldg.), original greycloth, gilt titles, a very good to fine copy. . . . . . . . . . . 450.00

Edwards 3407. "Includes a 1900 expedition fromDonald to the Bush River Valley". One of the classics ofCanadian mountain exploration and climbing.

Contains First Appearance of “Civil Disobedience”

48. THOREAU, Henry DavidA Yankee in Canada, With Anti-Slavery and

Reform Papers. Boston. Ticknor and Fields. 1866. 12mo,18cm, the first edition, first printing, in the original diamondgrain blind decorated cloth, gilt spine title and borders,publisher’s presentation copy with their bookplate on thefront endpaper, presented to the Portland Institute andPublic Library, with their blind stamp on the title-page,wanting the second last blank free fly, title written in ink onthe rear blank fly, with the added note in pencil “1st ed”., expertly restored, fine thus .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,200.00

Contains the first book appearance of Thoreau's

widely influential "Civil Disobedience”, in part 2: Anti-Slavery and Reform Papers. The text of this lecture first

a p p e a r e d i n t h ejournal Aesthet icPapers as "Resistanceto Civil Government"in 1849; i t i s herecollected for the firsttime in book formu n d e r i t s n o w -famous title, "CivilDisobedience." Thor-eau's idea of passivebut firm resistance togovernment has had aprofound influence oncountless revolution-aries and reformers,Gandhi and MartinLuther King, Jr. amongthem. Many of the

other essays and speeches in Yankee in Canada expressThor-eau's increasingly str-ong support for the abolitionistcause, - BAL 20117. One of only 1500 copies printed.Lande 2248. T.P.L 9513. (rebound).

Newfoundland's First Native-Born Historian

A real rarity among Newfoundland books 49. TOCQUE, P(hilip). (1814-1899).

Wandering Thoughts, or, Solitary Hours. London.Thomas Richardson and Son. 1846. thick12mo, 19.5cm, theFirst Edition, 387p., with engraved frontis & plates, with theoriginal plain yellow endpaper preserved in the front, onsomewhat fragile paper, the preliminary leaves restoredalong the fore-edges, rebound in half dark green calf, widegilt decorated raised bands, full gilt decorations in thepanels, double crushed crimson morocco labels, green clothboards, new green endpapers, fine thus .. . . . . . . . 4,000.00

Ve r y R a r e ; N oauct ion or pricereferences locatedback to 1900.

O'Dea 511 . (onelocation). T.P.L. 5335.Lane 2252. Not inGagnon, nor Sabin.

This book has anunusual collation.Pagination is in 4'(4to) and the sewingis over stitched. Witha number of interest-ing plates. The hist-ory of Newfound-land from personalrecollections and the

best authorities. “The author was born in Newfoundland and ordain-

ed as Church of England clergyman in 1864. Contains


scattered items of Newfoundland history, including Churchhistory, natural history, and general description.” (O’Dea).

His first book ... a collection of essays on a variety oftopics, a few of which relate to Newfoundland. The bookwas noteworthy, however, for its condemnation of the sealfishery as ‘a nursery for moral and spiritual evils’. ... Tocquewent further than his predecessor Jukes by associating theseal fishery with moral turpitude” ... O’Flaherty. The RockObserved, pp71, 77-79, 84. .

Sermon on Wolfe’s Success in Canada50. TOWNLEY, (James)

A Sermon preached before the Right Honourable theLord-Mayor, the Court of Aldermen, and the Liveries of theseveral Companies of the City of London, in the CathedralChurch of St. Paul, on Thursday, November 29, 1759; beingthe Day appointed by Proclamation for a GeneralThanksgiving to God; for vouchsafing such signal Successesto his Majesty's Arms, both by Sea and Land, particularly bythe Defeat of the French Army in Canada, and the Taking ofQuebec.

London. Printed for H. Kent, in Finch-lane, near theRoyal Exchange; T. Field, in Cheapside; & J. Walter, atCharing-Cross. 1759. 4to, 22x 17cm, first (sole) edition, 19p., quarter maroon morocco and grey paper over boards, gilttitles along the spine, very good to fine.. . . . . . . . . . 1,750.00

Not in Lande, TPL, Gagnon, Streeter, Church,Amtmann STC, Brinley. - Waldon. Bibliography Canadianapublished in Great Britain, 1519-1763; p436. Casey 268. Sabin96373. WordCat & Amicus 3 copies each.

Seventeen Fifty Nine was the "Year of Victory" forGreat Britain with critical victories over the French inMinden, Quiberon Bay, and the Battle of the Plains ofAbraham. Quebec and General Wolfe are mentionedindirectly: ".. the Triumphs of the American Continent,obtained under the Disadvantages of Climate, Situation anddisproportionate Numbers, are great and astonishing.Every Man beholds those Wonders with Rapture andAmazement; though his Joy must feel a Check, at the Loss ofthe gallant Commander who fell in compleating the

wonderful Victory." James Townley (1714-1778), a LondonAnglican minister, was also noted for his great interest indrama, writing the farce "High Life below Stairs" (1759)and maintaining a close friendship with David Garrick. "Inthe pulpit he was admired for his impressive delivery andskill in adapting his remarks to his auditory." (D.N.B.). Thesermon was delivered less than three months after the fallof Quebec and the death of Wolfe. Very scarcecontemporary ephemera of ; a sermon given and publish-ed before the completion of the Seven Years' War.

Van Dieman’s Narratives51. WAIT, Benjamin. (1813-1895)

Letters from Van Dieman's Land, Written during FourYears Imprisonment for Political Offences committed inUpper Canada. Embodying Also, Letters Descriptive OfPersonal Appeals on behalf of her husband, and his fellowprisoners, to the Earl of Durham, Her Majesty, and theUnited Legislature of the Canadas. By Mrs. B. Wait.

Buffalo: A.W. Wilgus. 1843., 12mo, 17c,m, The FirstEdition, vi,[7]-356p., with wood-engraved frontis portraitview, and single folded maps (printed in white on black) ofVan Diemen's Land, in the original cross ribbed green clothboards, rebacked in quarter dark green calf, with theoriginal title label relayed, less than usual amount of foxing,some on the boards fore edges else a fine copy thus .600.00

Association copy with the following ink inscription onthe verso of the frontis this book was given to Mrs AliceHill by Mrs. B. Wait about 1843. Mrs Wait was an oldfriend of Mrs Hill.

TPL 2622. Lande 2283.Sabin 100969. Ferguson3762. There were nineCanadian exile narrativeswritten by participants inthe Rebellion of 1837-38 inUpper and Lower Canada.Wait was convicted of hightreason and condemned todeath, but his sentence waslater commuted to perma-nent exile to Van Diemen'sLand. He managed toescape to the United Statesbefore news reached himthat he had received a

pardon in 1842.

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