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		1. ADAM, G. Mercer and A. Ethelwyn Wetherald. An Algonquin Maiden A Romance of the Early Days of Upper Canada. Montreal: John Lovell & Son, Toronto: Williamson & Co., 1887. First edition. With a holograph note from Scottish-Canadian writer John Hunter Duvar on the title reading ‘Sent me by John Lovell, publisher. Hunter Duvar.’ 8vo., orig. dark blue cloth lettered in red, 240, (1)p. ads. Some light wear to the spine ends o/w a very nice copy of an uncommon work. In 1887 Adam collaborated with Agnes Ethelwyn Wetherald in producing a conventional romance, smoothly conceived and as smoothly executed, entitled An Algonquin maiden: a romance of the early days of Upper Canada (Montreal and Toronto); it was issued (as Adam himself modestly noted) “not only in Montreal, but in London and New York.” (DCB). John Hunter Duvar was a Scottish-born writer (the son of Agnes Strickland) who settled in P.E.I. ‘The reputation Hunter Duvar enjoys as a writer rests primarily on three of his larger works: The enamorado (Summerside, 1879), De Roberval, a drama (Saint John, 1888), which includes a poem called “The emigration of the fairies,” and Annals of the court of Oberon (London, [1895].’ (DCB). $300

		2. (ADVERTISING FAN) Garrett's Snuff. The Old Reliable. (Memphis): Garrett's Snuff, (1937). Card stock, bamboo (?) handle, colour illustration on one side, full size is 13" x 7 1/2", with the top panel being 7 1/2" x 9". Some edge wear, light crease from the middle to the right edge, crease to the bottom left corner, o/w near fine. Illustration is captioned "There Goes Your Old Hunting Coat". Advertising fan for Garrett's snuff. $85

		3. (ATOMIC BOMB) UREY, Harold. Cover-title: Atomic Terror Tomorrow. A warning in The Year Atom Bomb 1 (A.B.1) by ... as told to Michael Amrine in Collier’s for Jan. 5, 1946. (The piece itself is titled “I’m A Frightened Man.”) (New York: Crowell-Collier Publishing Company, 1946). Offprint, first separate edition of Urey’s piece that was originally published in Collier’s Magazine. Sm. 4 to., orig. stapled cream wrappers, 7pp. double columns. Spine splitting at top and bottom, some slight discoloration but still a very nice copy of a scarce item. OCLC notes 3 locs only. Harold Clayton Urey [1893 – 1981] was an American physical chemist whose pioneering work on isotopes earned him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1934 for the discovery of deuterium. He played a significant role in the development of the atom bomb, as well as contributing to theories on the development of organic life from non-living matter. In this piece, Urey expresses his fears about the era post-atomic bomb and urges people to heed the concerns and recommendations of the Federation of Atomic Scientists. $200

		4. BALL, Nelson. The Pre-Linguistic Heights. (Toronto): Coach House Press, 1970. First edition. Inscribed by Nelson Ball to Canadian poet John Newlove, with Newlove’s signature on the inner wrapper. 8vo., orig. grey wrappers, (40)pp. Mark on the e/paper o/w a very nice copy in the very good d/w designed by Barbara Caruso. $125

		5. (BROADSIDE). The Living Talking Canary Bird!!!! ... Birmingham: Phillips & Co., nd (circa 1839). One sheet measuring 18.5 x 12.5cm printed on recto only. Some browning to edges, one corner chipped but o/w a better than very good copy of this unrecorded broadside. OCLC shows a similar broadside (though larger) printed by S.G. Fairbrother, London. This broadside is an advertisement for the ‘talking canary', to be on exhibit at the East-Street House in Brighton. Admittance 1s., Children Half-Price. There are quotations from ‘Opinions of the Press' relating to the talents of the talking canary; ‘In addition to his gift of song, he has the singular power of uttering a variety of sentences, so completely articulate that the ear at once detects the division of the syllables....' A notice at the bottom states: ‘It may be interesting to state that this extraordinary Bird is a native of Brighton; was hatched four years ago, and taken from the nest at three days old.' $300

		6. BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett. Sonnets From The Portuguese. New York: Dodge Publishing Company, nd (1907 to 1912 based on the publisher’s address). 12mo., orig. green cloth with elaborate decoration of oak leaves and acorns in gilt on the boards, 48pp. A near fine copy of a very pretty book in the original tan dustwrapper, which has the acorn/oak leaf pattern embossed on the upper panel. The dustwrapper has a chip at the head of the spine and a dampstain on the upper panel but is still a very nice example of a pre-1920 dustwrapper. $125

		7. BROWNING, Robert. The Pied Piper of Hamelin by... illustrated by Arthur C. Payne & Harry Payne. By permission of Messrs. Elder Smith & Co... New York: The Art Lithographic Publishing Co., / London: The Artistic Lithographic Company, nd. (189-?). Tall square 8vo., orig. dark green cloth with gilt lettering and a small pictorial gilt decoration on the upper board, bevelled edges, (24)pp. With full-page chromolithographs, smaller chromolithographs in the text, and two-tone illustrations in the text. Some browning to the perimeter of the heavy card pages, this is a perfect binding with the usual issues that are found with this type of binding-- some splitting in the interior gutter, the inner hinges have been reinforced with similar decorated paper, this is still a better than very good copy with striking illustrations. $165

		8. (CANADIANA/COLOUR PRINTING/GREETING CARD). Die-cut colour printed birthday card in the shape of a book (14.5 x 12.5cm) printed in mauve, green, and black, complete with a ribbon (simulating a bookmark), the interior with a printed verse and a ‘mirror’. (Toronto: Wm. E. Coutts Co. nd—circa 1925). In fine condition save for the signature of the person who gave the card. A lovely example. $100

		9. (CATALOGUE). Autumn & Winter Edition. Recent Arrivals & Other News. (Grimsby: Lyndsay Dobson Books, 1987). 1 of 280 copies. 8vo., orig. dec. card covers, (16)pp. with one page larger and folded. With a pocket at rear for price list, which is present). “The Winter Edition use handset Centaur, Arrighi & Century Expanded roman & italic. They were impressed on St. Louis Parchment and Krypton Parchment using a 10 x 15 Chandler & Price.’ The text is printed in red and green. Fine. With advertisements for upcoming books from several small presses: Mad-Ren Press, Columbus St. Press, Sug Press, Paisley Press, and Droplet Books. $50

		10. (CHAPBOOK/JUVENILE). (SHELLEY, Mary?) Mounseer Nongtongpaw: A New Version. (COVER-TITLE: Mounseer Nongtongpaw, Or, The Discoveries of John Bull In A Trip To Paris. Illustrated With Beautiful Copper Plates.) London: Printed for M. J. Godwin, At The Juvenile Library, 1815 (upper wrapper dated 1816.) Fourth edition, so stated. (First published by Godwin in 1808). 12mo., orig. brown paper spine, printed paper wrappers (it is unclear if the spine is original but it is contemporary), (40)pp., with 16 numbered pages of text and 12 full-page hand-coloured illustrations (verso only). Some browning to the edges of the leaves, stain on upper wrapper, spine chipped away, some rubbing and light wear to wrappers but this is still a very good copy of this delicate chapbook. Rare. One location in OCLC, Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books in the Toronto Public Library system. While it is not listed in the Osborne's printed catalogue, the Osborne does indeed hold a copy of this chapbook. OCLC only lists the Osborne copy. ‘This story about an English man refusing to learn French while in France had its beginnings in 1796 as a comic song by Charles Dibdin (1745-1814). Each time the man discusses anything with a French local or asks a question, the French-speaking citizens answer "Monsieur, je ne vous-entends pas" ("Sir, I do not understand you"). John Bull mistakenly thinks that each person is talking about a "Mounseer NongTongPaw" which he puts together phonetically due to his misunderstanding, and gets the idea that this person is so rich that he owns Versailles, and a beautiful woman. Near the end of the rhyme John Bull sees a hearse where once again he understands that it is Mounseer NongTongPaw who is deceased. For a long time this particular reworked version of Mounseer NongTongPaw was not attributed to Mary Godwin Shelley, rather to her father William Godwin. However, in the 1980 copy of Peter and Iona Opie's Nursery Companion where this work was present, for the first time Mary was given credit for her work. The evidence comes from a letter sent by William Godwin to his publisher on January 2, 1808: "… in small writing is the production of my daughter in her eleventh year, & is strictly modelled, as far as her infant talents would allow, on Dibdin's." It is not hard to imagine that Mary had such abilities at age eleven considering that only six years later she would write the novel that sparked an entire new genre, now known as science fiction. Although it is safe to assume that her father had reworked and edited some of her work, we have it in his own writing that Mary herself created this comical rhyme about John Bull's misunderstandings of the French language.' (https://osborneeighteenthcenturychildrensliterature.wordpress.com/2017/01/14/mounseer-nongtongpaw-by-mary-godwin-shelley/) $3,750

		11. COLGATE, William. Nahum Mower An Early Printer of Montreal. Toronto: (Privately Printed), 1964. First edition, 1 of 30 copies. This copy has been inscribed by Colgate to ‘Dora Hood’s Book Room, in grateful acknowledgement and with every good wish William Colgate, 21 November 1966.’ 4to., orig. green cloth with a printed paper label on the upper board, (27)pp. Some rubbing to the foot of the spine o/w a very nice copy. The American-born printer Nahum Mower (1779?-1830) immigrated to Montreal in 1807, where he became the owner and editor of the newspaper The Canadian Courant and Montreal Advertiser. In 1815 he became the publisher of another newspaper, The Canadian Inspector and in 1823 he started a monthly magazine, The Canadian Magazine. Mower also built up a fairly successful book printing business. $300

		12. (Colour printing/Canadiana) Two colour printed cards, one ‘baptism' and one ‘font roll remembrance' cards. The baptism card measures 19 x 14cm, while the smaller Font Roll card measures 12 x 10cm, both with elaborate colour printing rectos only, versos blank. The inscription on the baptismal card is ‘1914' while the other is undated but is of the same vintage. Each card is made out to a member of the ‘Killey' family (one to Kathaleen Alexandra Killey, the other to Margaret A. Killey', who were members of St. Monica's Church in Toronto. According to the Church's website, ‘St. Monica's Parish occupies a unique place in the history of the City of Toronto and in the life of the Church. It was established in 1906 through the generosity of Mr. Eugene O'Keefe. The name "Saint Monica" was given in honour of Eugene O'Keefe's wife, Helen, who had a great devotion and admiration for St. Monica. It was to be built in Eglinton, Ontario, in the "far northern suburbs" of Toronto, and was to serve the needs of all Catholics living north of St. Clair Avenue.' Roll card has a crease on one corner o/w these are very nice examples of colour printed cards used by the Church in Toronto at this time. $100 for both

		13. (COLOUR VIEWS). Post Folder. Greetings From Belleville. Np: no place, nd (circa 1907 to 1910). Folder size is 4 1/4" x 6 1/4". Accordion style, with 20 colour scenes printed on both sides. Near fine. A collection of various colour scenes in and around Belleville, Ontario including the wharf, the harbour, Market Square, various street scenes, the courthouse, the Hotel Quinte, and more. Not individual post cards but the folder itself was to be mailed, a mailable viewbook. Scarce. $200

		14. DEFOE, Daniel. The Life and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, nd (191-?). 8vo., orig. greenish blue pictorial decorated cloth, 356, (20)pp. ads. Ownership inscription o/w a fine bright copy of an attractive book in the original tan decorated d/w (the design mimics the cover). The d/w has some chipping to the spine ends and some tearing at the edges but is certainly very good. $125

		15. (DUSTWRAPPER) GAYLE, Newton (pseud. Lee, Muna and Maurice Guinness). Death in the Glass. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1937. First US Edition. Publisher's "A" on copyright page. 8vo., orig. cloth, 243pp. Name inside front cover, a bit of scuffing to the front cover, about fine in the scarce pictorial d/w, which has some wear to the spine ends and corners, and a few small tears to the front panel but is certainly very good. Hubin p.161. $600

		16. (DUSTWRAPPER) JACOBS, W.W. Ship's Company. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, Toronto: Reginald Saunders, 1934. Canadian issue, first thus. With the "Saunders" label affixed at the foot of the d/w spine. 8vo., cloth, 216pp. $100

		17. (DUSTWRAPPER) LESTER, Vincent. Justice by Accident. London: Thornton Butterworth Ltd., 1937. "The Crime Circle Novels". First thus. 8vo., cloth, 254, (2)pp ads. Name on front pastedown, cheap paper tanned, o/w near fine in a d/w with some wear to the spine ends and extremities. Includes mail-in card from the Crime Circle Novels. Hubin p. 247. $250

		18. (DUSTWRAPPER) MEREZHKOVKY, Dmitri. Akhnaton. New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1927. First U.S. edition. Some bumps to the lower edges of the front board o/w a nice copy in the striking pictorial dustwrapper designed by R.S. George. The dustwrapper is price-clipped and has a small chip on the front flap fold but is o/w near fine. $225

		19. (DUSTWRAPPER) UNDERHILL, Clara. Theodora The Courtesan of Constantinople. New York: Sears Publishing Company, Inc., 1932. First edition. 8vo., cloth, 296pp. Bookplate o/w near fine in an about fine d/w. $575

		20. (DUSTWRAPPER) VAN DE WATER, Frederic. Alibi. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, c. 1930. Later edition, first published for the Crime Club by Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1930. 8vo., cloth, 281pp. Slight bump top right corner, o/w near fine in a d/w with a bit of wear to the extremities still about near fine. Dustwrapper designed by Clayton Rhight is the same design as on the first edition. Hubin p. 44. $275

		21. (DUSTWRAPPER) WELLS, Carolyn. The Affair at Flower Acres. Toronto: Doubleday, Doran & Company, c. 1923. First Canadian edition? 8vo., cloth, 284pp. Near fine in a near fine d/w, with corner clipped. $75

		22. ELLIS, Edward S. The Phantom Auto. Illustrated by Louis R. Dougherty. Philadelphia: John C. Winston Company, (1908). First edition. 8vo., orig. blue-grey cloth with a pictorial decoration in black and red depicting an automobile with ‘bat wings’ protruding from the wheels, pictorial endpapers, 321pp. With four black and white plates (including frontis). Small mark on the upper board o/w an about fine copy in the scarce pictorial d/w, which has some wear to the spine ends and a hole near the top of the spine but is still a much better than very good copy. It would appear that the publisher was unconcerned about the dustwrapper design reflecting the subject matter of the story as this d/w shows a picture of an indigenous boy with musket on the front-- it would seem that Winston used the design from one of the other series written by Ellis, most likely the ‘Deerfoot’ series. $275

		23. FROST, Robert. Christmas Trees A Christmas Circular Letter. The First Robert Frost Christmas Card. (Petershaw, MA: The Lone Oak Press & Abigail Rorer, 2009). 1 of 100 copies. ‘With the prospectus' (card printed on both sides) laid in. With the errata slip laid in. Sm. 8vo., orig. pictorial wrappers, (12)pp. With coloured endpapers. The cover is illustrated with a two-block colour engraving and complementing the text are 4 colour engravings, one with hand-colouring. Fine in the glassine envelope as issued-- the envelope has a tear along the flap. ‘... a fine press book commemorating the eightieth anniversary of the first Robert Frost Christmas card with engravings by Abigail Rorer and an afterword by Frost scholar and collector, Pat Alger. Printed on Zerkall Book with Deepdene type...’ $100

		24. GILLIS, James D. The Great Election. Halifax: T.C. Allen & Co., nd. First edition. With a warm presentation inscription from the author to Mrs. R. Hellyer’ on the half-title. 8vo., orig. tan wrappers, 12pp. About fine. $125

		25. GILLIS, James D. Modern English Leave The Old to Old. Halifax, N.S: T.C. Allen & Co., ..., (1925). A peculiar issue with copyright 1925 on the verso of the title but with ‘one thousand nine hundred and thirteen’ on the upper wrapper. 8vo., orig. salmon wrappers, 65pp. Ownership name on the title, name and title written in ink on the spine o/w near fine. $45

		26. HAGGARD, H. Rider. She. (IN): Harper’s Franklin Square Library. No. 558, December 24, 1886. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1886. First U.S. edition. 4to., issues 558-561 bound together with printed "INDEX" on front pastedown, cont. half leather, cloth. About fine. This was preceded by the English appearance in The Graphic, but the English edition in book form was not published until 1887 (although it was printed in 1886). Also bound with Haggard’s novel are "John Westcott" by James Baker; "The Girl In The Brown Habit" by Mrs. Edward Kennard; and "Dorothy Forster" by Walter Besant. $600

		27. HUNTER-DUVAR, John. The Stone Bronze and Iron Ages. A Popular Treatise on Early Archaeology. London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co., 1892. First edition. 8vo., orig. green cloth with a small pictorial decoration on the upper board, xvi, 285pp. With illustrations. Some light rubbing to the spine ends o/w near fine. ‘This work traces the story of man from early post-tertiary times, through the drift and cave periods in Europe, and the neolithic, bronze, and iron ages. There are special chapters on lake-dwellers, fossil man, myths, pottery, sculpture, and art, and one on the mound builders of the Ohio valley.’ (Science: 15, July 1892, p.39) $250

		28. JOHNSTONE, Annie Fellows. The Giant Scissors. Illustrated by Etheldred B. Barry. Boston: L.C. Page and Company, (1908). ‘Cosy Corner Series’, Fourteenth Impression (so stated). 8vo., orig. decorated blue cloth, 187, (4)pp. ads. Illustrated. A fine copy of a pretty book in the original decorative dustwrapper (the design mimics the cover) that has chipping to the spine ends but is o/w very nice. Scarce in d/w. $150

		29. KOBERGER, A. Original Woodcut from the "Nuremberg Chronicle". Pasadena, CA: Roy Vernon Sowers, (ca. 1980's). Incunabulum woodcut is 2 x 2 inches with contemporary hand-coloring and mounted on a Christmas greeting card measuring 5 x 6 inches. Some darkening along the edges and the folds of the card, signed in pen, o/w near fine. One of the various woodcuts from the Nuremberg Chronicle issued by Roy Vernon Sowers Fine Prints and Rare Books of Pasadena, California in the 1980s. $125

		30. LETTERS BOOKSHOP. Letters ABCDEF... (Toronto: Letters Bookshop, 1988). 1 of 26 lettered copies. With a printed errata slip laid in, which has two corrections and states ‘in memory for bp.’ Tall square 8vo., orig. cream card wrappers with printed paper panel on upper wrapper, unpaginated. Near fine. Contains 26 letters by Nicky Drumbolis, the proprietor of Letters Bookshop, collected and printed in memory of bp nichol. Includes a 6pp. letter to Robert Lowry. $200

		31. LOWRY, Robert. an american writer at the end of his life. Toronto: Letters Bookshop, 1988. 1 of 99 copies. Square 8vo., orig. printed wrappers, sewn, (28)pp. Near fine. $200

		32. LOWRY, Robert. Celebrities. (Toronto: Letters Bookshop, 1990). 1 of 72 copies. Tall 8vo., orig. tan wrappers sewn with a printed panel wrapping around the wrappers, (12)pp. Short recollections by Lowry of celebrities such as William Saroyan, Carson McCullers, Henry Miller, Anais Nin, Gore Vidal, Tennessee Williams, and others. Most of the recollections are a paragraph long, but some are longer. $175

		33. MORGAN, Lorne T. The Permanent War or Homo the Sap. (Toronto): Workers’ Educational Association, (1943). First edition. 8vo., orig. yellow wrappers with an outline of a skull in red and lettered in black on the upper wrapper, 64pp. Upper wrapper split at the bottom, wrappers soiled, ownership signatures on the upper wrapper o/w just about very good. This satire concerning fascism and the economy was written by Morgan, who was an Associate Professor of Political Economy at the University of Toronto. Morgan also published a work on the origins of fascism. $250


		34. (NONESUCH LIBRARY) BLAKE, William. Poetry and Prose of... Edited by Geoffrey Keynes. Complete in One Volume. London: Nonesuch Press, 1946. Later issue. 8vo., original blue buckram, bevelled edges, xi, (2), 936pp. Spine has offsetting from dustwrapper otherwise near fine in a dustwrapper with some chipping and light wear to extremities, but certainly a very nice copy. $75

		35. (NONESUCH LIBRARY) DONNE, John. Complete Poetry and Selected Prose. Edited by John Hayward. London: Nonesuch Press, 1949. Later issue. 8vo., original reddish brown buckram, bevelled edges, xxii, 795pp. Name, spine ends faded, otherwise a nice copy in a chipped dustwrapper. $65

		36. (NONESUCH LIBRARY) SWIFT, Jonathan. Gulliver's Travels and Selected Writings in Prose & Verse. Edited by John Hayward. London: Nonesuch Press, 1939. Second impression. 8vo., original brown buckram, bevelled edges, xxvii, (2), 860pp. Name on half-title page, a near fine copy in a dustwrapper with some light wear to the extremities that is better than very good but not quite near fine. $75

		37. (NORTHWEST COMPANY). Report of The Proceedings Connected With The Disputes Between The Earl of Selkirk, And The North-West Company, At The Assizes Held At York In Upper Canada; October 1818. From Minutes Taken In Court. Montreal: Printed By James Lane and Nahum Mower, 1819. First edition (there was a London reprint the same year). From the library of Sydney Bellingham with his signature ‘Bellingham 1840' on the title-page and his bookplate. Tall 8vo., original tan paper spine, greyish blue paper boards, (xxviii), (1)-300, (1)-218, (2)blank, (1)-(56), 1-4, xlviii pp. Some foxing throughout, damp in the margins of a few leaves, 2" piece out at the foot of the spine, some chipping to the head, boards lightly worn but this is still a very good copy in original boards of this uncommon work, this copy with interesting provenance. The first edition, which has the Montreal imprint, is much less common than the London reprint (which has completely different pagination). TPL 7036 (with TPL 1146 citing the later London reprint). An account of the controversial ‘Selkirk trials' following the attack on the Red River settlement and massacre at Seven Oaks in 1816, which led to the deaths of Governor Semple and twenty of his men. As a result of the attack, Selkirk brought legal proceedings against the Northwest Company, who used their extensive influence to delay the trial, secure a favourable venue (York), with each of the accused being acquitted and released. The cost of the proceedings and the subsequent indictment brought against Selkirk and his supporters for ‘conspiracy to ruin the trade of the Northwest Company' destroyed Selkirk's fortune and most likely contributed to his early death. (DNB) Trials covered include those of John Siveright, Alexander Mackenzie, Hugh McGillis, John McDonald, John McLaughlin, and Simon Fraser. Lt.-Colonel The Hon. Sydney Robert Bellingham (1808-1900) Anglo-Irish businessman, lawyer, journalist, military and political figure in Canada East. When his father encountered financial difficulties in 1824, the young Sydney Bellingham (then age 15) set of to find his fortune in Canada. Bellingham travelled widely throughout Upper Canada until 1827 when he became involved in a timber business based in Montreal. In 1831 he married Arabella Holmes, a member of a wealthy and well-connected family, whose resources allowed Bellingham to enter Canadian politics. In 1834 he was an unsuccessful candidate for an Assembly seat in Lower Canada but was named a Justice of the Peace in 1837. During the Lower Canada Rebellion, he served as a captain with the Royal Montreal Cavalry and was aide-de- camp to Lt.-Col. George Wetherall. In 1840 he was called to the Bar in Lower Canada. Concurrently, he served as a editor of the Canada Times, a reform leaning newspaper which supported Durham's proposed reforms but opposed the union of Upper and Lower Canada. Bellingham and his wife settled on Mount Royal and in 1854 he was elected to the Legislative Assembly for the Province of Canada, despite several by-elections that resulted from charges of intimidation and bribery against Bellingham. He continued to serve in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec after Confederation. ‘Bellingham had collaborated on several newspapers over the years. In 1871 he became editor of the Daily News (Montreal), owned by his "devoted friend" and former comrade-in-arms John Lovell. Achintre considered Bellingham one of the best journalists in the province, asserting that his independence of mind as an editor in the treatment of political questions was never subordinate to his partisanship as a Conservative deputy. In 1877 he assumed the presidency of the Lovell Publishing Company. That year the journalist Nicholas Flood Davin wrote that "Bellingham was at one time a name of power in Montreal, and known throughout Canada" and that he had been one of the best known political writers . . . of Lower Canada."' In 1878 Bellingham resigned his seat and returned permanently to Ireland. (DNB). $7,000

		38. (ONDAATJE, Michael). KITTO, H.D.F. Greek Tragedy: Literary Study. Garden City: Doubleday Anchor, (1964). Anchor A38 First of this edition. Michael Ondaatje’s copy with his signature and ‘November 1964 Toronto’ on the half-title. Paperback with a cover design by Edward Gorey. Minor wear to the spine ends but still near fine. A small notation by Ondaatje on the last page reading, "How does Hercules contain the blood of the Hydra." $100

		39. (PRISONS) Rules for the Guidance of Prisoners. Department of Reform Institutions. Ontario. Np: Dept. of Reform Institutions, nd (ca. 1950s). 12 mo. (10 x 7.5 cms), wrappers, 10pp. Near fine. A short list of rules and regulations for reform institutions in Ontario. $125

		40. (PRISONS) LAWES, Lewis E. Strange Stories from Sing Sing! Np: Lewis E. Lawes, c. 1934. 12mo., die-cut wallet-edged wrappers, (36)pp. With illustrations and a few photos of the prison. Near fine with slight wear to extremities. A collection of short "strange" stories written and published by Sing Sing's prolific warden. $85

		41. (RAPHAEL TUCK ROCKING PAPER TOYS). ‘Naughty Neddy' (from FATHER TUCK'S NURSERY ROCKERS set.) London, Paris, Berlin, New York and Montreal: Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd., 190-?). Colour printed paper rocking toy (approx. 21.5 x 20cm at the largest points) depicting two children riding on an obstinate donkey, which is standing in water and surrounded by geese. With a verse by Norman Gale printed on the recto. Slight crease in the donkey's tail, a tiny bit of wear to the top of the children's heads but still a near fine example. $200

		42. RICHARDS, Laura E. Hildegarde’s Holiday A Sequel To Queen Hildegarde. Illustrated. Boston: Estes and Lauriat, (1891). First edition. 8vo., orig. red cloth with a decorative band (in black and red) running across the upper cover and spine, 370pp. Illustrated. A bit of mottling in the gutters o/w a near fine copy in the tan dustwrapper, which has the decorative band on the spine, with a bit of chipping to the spine ends and corners but certainly a better than very good d/w. Scarce in dustwrapper. $300

		43. (ROCKER BOOK). RUTLEY, Cecily M. and Louis Wain. The Teddy Rocker Naughty Teddy Bear. Written by Cecily M. Rutley Illustrations by Louis Wain. Dundee and London: Printed and Published by Valentine & Sons, nd (192-?). ‘Valentine’s Rocker Books’. Die-cut book (25 x 21cm) in the shape of a sitting teddy bear on a rocking base, colour pictorial heavy boards stapled, with 16pp. of text with full-page illustrations bound between the boards. The bear has eyes that move when the book rocks. Ownership name on verso of upper board, some wear to the edges, one eye moves more freely than the other, but certainly a very good copy of this ‘rocker’ book. $250

		44. (SCOTLAND). (GRAY, Henry C.) The Auld Toun O’ Ayr And Its History Since 1800, With Incidents & Anecdotes. Ayr: Sold by All Booksellers, 1872. First edition. Sm. 8vo., orig. green flexible cloth, 51pp. With a frontispiece. Some rubbing o/w very good. ‘A lecture given by Henry C. Gray ‘banker, was delivered to a crowded and influential audience in the Ayr Assembly Rooms... It appeared at length in the Ayr Advertiser... and a general desire having been expressed that it should be issued in a separate form, the author has revised it and made a few additions.’ $125

		45. SHAKESPEARE, William. Complete Works of William Shakespeare. Illustrated With Steel Engravings. The Text Edited by H.G. Clark and W. A. Wright. Philadelphia: David McKay, nd. circa 1900? In thirteen volumes. The ‘Handy Stratford Edition.’ 12mo., orig. flexible maroon cloth, t.e.g. Each volume with an engraved frontispiece. Ownership name in volume one, the odd notation in ink but o/w this is a fine set in the original publisher's cloth box with ‘Handy Stratford Edition’ and ‘Shakespeare’ in gilt on the lid, there is a printed list of the volumes and contents on the inner lid. The ribbon used to pull the books out of the books is broken in two, the box has some very minor wear but overall is very nice. $450

		46. (SIMPSON, C.W.) From Rags to Writing Paper. Np: (Rolland Paper Company), nd (ca. 1930s). 4to., paper boards, paper (gold foil, lettered in black), label on upper board, unpaginated (64pp.). With illustrations. Book is in fine condition with original mailing box in about good condition only. "A series of twelve sketches by C.W. Simpson, R.C.A., reproduced with descriptive notes by the Rolland Paper Company Limited, at whose St. Jerome Mill [Quebec] the sketches were made." $125

		47. (TRADE CARD) Some of the Merits of Standard Screw Fastened Boots and Shoes. Ithica, NY: City Boot & Shoe Store, nd (ca. 1880s). Size 9 x 17cm. Verso text for a shoe store in Ithica, NY, advertising just received "Boots, Shoes and Rubbers" including "Standard Screw Fastened Boots and Shoes". Small scuffs on verso resulting in some loss of text, small nicks to the left side edge, still a better than very good example. $85

		48. WALES, Hubert. The Yoke. New York: The Stuyvesant Press, 1908. First U.S. edition. 8vo., orig. decorated red cloth, (314)pp. Slight crease on the upper board o/w near fine in the original printed d/w, which has some chipping to the edges but is certainly very good. Scarce in d/w. $175

		49. (GEORGE WALKER/BROADSIDE). The God Forsakes Antony. (Toronto): George Walker, 2014. Broadside measuring 22.5 x 30.5cm, printed on one side only with a woodcut of Cavafy by Walker. Signed by Walker. ‘This poem (translated by Keeley & Sherrard) inspired Leonard Cohen’s song ‘Alexandra Leaving’. Wood engraving of Cavafy by George Walker, MMXIV.’ Fine. $125

		50. (WALKER, George). JOHNSON, Richard. A New Sonnet of a Knight & a Faire Virgin. San Francisco: Bullnettle Press, 1998. 1 of 208 copies. Tall square 8vo., the broadside has been folded and issued in brown paper wrappers with a printed label on the upper cover. With three wood engravings by George Walker. Fine copy. The text is from 'A Crowne-Garland of Goulden Roses', London, 1612. This is the first printing of the Arthurian sonnet since that time. We have seen copies of the broadside issued as a broadside (not folded or in wrappers), but this was clearly issued by the printer/illustrator in this form. $125

		51. WILDE, Oscar. The Ballad of Reading Gaol. Conceptions by John Vassos. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1928. First edition. Inscribed by Vassos on the half-title. Sm. 4to., orig. black paper spine, grey/blue boards, 124pp. With 16 monochrome plates by Vassos. Perimeter of the boards faded o/w very good. $300

		52. WONS, Anthony. Tony’s Scrap Book. Compiled by... Combined Radio Editions of 1927-1928-1929. Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co., (1930). Inscription o/w a fine copy in the art deco dustwrapper, which is slightly browned on the spine and perimeter, with a touch of wear to spine ends, in fact near fine. $150

		NOTECARDS AND POSTCARDS

		53. (GOREY CARDS). GOREY, Edward. A Selection of 20 Notecards with 20 Envelopes. Rohnert Park, CA: Pomegranate Communications, no date (ca. early 2000s). 20 cards, 20 envelopes in box. Some wear to box, price label affixed. There are five different cards (four of each style). Cards haven't been used, with only the caption printed on the front. The captions are: "They got themselves up Killingly"; "The doorbell rang ominously"; "They searched the cellars Fruitlessly"; "She toyed with her beads Jadedly"; and "She danced on the sands Giddily". $85

		54. (PENGUIN). Postcards from Penguin Modern Classics. One Hundred Writers in One Box. Np: Penguin Modern Classics, (2011). Hard cover box, size is 16 cms x 11 cms x 6 cms, with 100 b/w postcards. Condition is near fine with a bit of scuffing to the box. "To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Penguin Modern Classics we are publishing an incredibly desirable and collectable postcard collection of 100 Modern Classics authors. Following the success of Postcards from Penguin this is a must-have box of beautifully produced postcards with memorable, often iconic photographs of writers such as Camus, Steinbeck, Orwell, Waugh, Nabokov. Each postcard is designed to evoke the iconic look of the Modern Classics series." $75


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