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Reminiscences of the North-West Rebellion, With A Record of the Raising of Her Majesty's 100th Regiment in Canada. And A Chapter on Canadian Social & Political Life. Toronto: Printed by the Grip Printing and Publishing Co., 1886. First edition. 8vo., orig. green cloth with a pictorial decoration on the upper cover, bevelled edges, 531pp.
A quite fine copy not surprising given that it still has the dustwrapper. Considered one of the best books on the Riel Rebellion this book has never been particularly scarce but with the dustwrapper it could be called excessively rare. This is the second copy we have seen and queries of members of the trade seems to indicate that there may be four copies seen or recorded including this one. One colleague, a Canadian specialist, believes that this 1886 dustwrapper is the earliest known Canadian dustwrapper. Certainly in 40 years we have seen nothing earlier or even this early nor can we locate any references to an earlier one.
$1500 (CAD)
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Art Work On Toronto. Published in Twelve Parts. (Toronto): W.H. Carre, 1898. In twelve parts. First edition. Folio, orig. purple wrappers, (18)pp. text, 76 plates (over 100 views).
There is some fading to the spines and some light fading to the edges of some wrappers; the fading is most pronounced on the upper wrapper of the first part which has at some time been left in the light with d smaller book on top causing a band of fading around the perimeter approx. 2" in width. However, this is in fact a beautiful copy. We would call it the finest copy that we have seen except that we have never seen another copy in 40 years. Queries throughout the trade have resulted in knowledge of two other copies noted in the collective memory of the trade over the last 40-50 years, and only one of these was in wrappers. Only "Toronto In The Camera" (1868) would equal this rarity, although a copy of "Toronto In The Camera" would bring a much higher price, probably two to two and half times greater. Like "Toronto In The Camera" this book, "Art Work On Toronto" provides stunning views of the principal buildings in Toronto, many of which are now gone. There was a reprint done in 1984 and it is a beautiful book and can of course still be obtained. However, it is unlikely that one would ever be able to obtain a finer copy of the first edition in the rare original parts than the copy described above.
$6500.00 (CAD)
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Le Grand Silence Blanc.
Original front wrapper mounted and bound in.
Top and bottom left and right images.
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