MORSE, William Inglis.
The Land of New Adventure (The Georgian Era In Nova Scotia).
London: Bernard Quaritch, 1932. First edition. 1 of 350 copies. Tall 8vo., cloth, 159 plus several pages of illustration in the rear. Fine in d/w.
London: Bernard Quaritch, 1932. First edition. 1 of 350 copies. Tall 8vo., cloth, 159 plus several pages of illustration in the rear. Fine in d/w.
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MORTON, Desmond.
The Last War Drum. The North West Campaign of 1885. Toronto: Hakkert, 1972. First edition. Cloth, 193pp. With illustrations. Fine in d/w.
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MULVANEY, Charles.
The History of the North-West Rebellion.....
Toronto: Published by A.H. Hovey & Co., 1885. Publishers dummy. 8vo., orig. dec. rust cloth, ii, (17-80pp. Sample of the leather spine tipped on front pastedown, with stamping for the cloth spine displayed on the rear board. Name on e/paper, some rubbing but still a very good copy of a scarce item.
Toronto: Published by A.H. Hovey & Co., 1885. Publishers dummy. 8vo., orig. dec. rust cloth, ii, (17-80pp. Sample of the leather spine tipped on front pastedown, with stamping for the cloth spine displayed on the rear board. Name on e/paper, some rubbing but still a very good copy of a scarce item.
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MUNN, Captain Henry Toke.
Prairie Trails and Arctic By-Ways.
London: Hurst and Blackett, (1932). First edition. With an inscription from the author. 8vo., orig. black cloth, 288pp. A fine copy.
London: Hurst and Blackett, (1932). First edition. With an inscription from the author. 8vo., orig. black cloth, 288pp. A fine copy.
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MURRAY, Hugh.
Historical Account Of Discoveries and Travels In North America; Including The United States, Canada, The Shores of the Polar Sea, and the Voyages In Search of A North-West Passage; WIth Observations on Emigration.
London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green.... 1829. In two volumes. First edition. Tall 8vo., cont. half calf, marble boards, raised bands, gilt compartments, leather spine labels, (xii), 530; (x), 556pp. Bookplate, some rubbing but o/w a near fine set.
London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green.... 1829. In two volumes. First edition. Tall 8vo., cont. half calf, marble boards, raised bands, gilt compartments, leather spine labels, (xii), 530; (x), 556pp. Bookplate, some rubbing but o/w a near fine set.
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MURRAY, Norman.
Murray's Eye Openers No. 6 Freak Reformers And Marplots Fads, Fakes, Follies and Hobby Fiends........
Montreal: Norman Murray, 1917. 8vo., orig. printed wrappers, 13, (1)p.ads. Cheap paper browned, some chipping but still a very good copy of this delicate pamphlet.
Montreal: Norman Murray, 1917. 8vo., orig. printed wrappers, 13, (1)p.ads. Cheap paper browned, some chipping but still a very good copy of this delicate pamphlet.
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NANSEN, Fridtjof.
"Farthest North" Being The Record Of A Voyage Of Exploration Of The Ship Fram 1893-96 And Of A Fifteen Months' Sleigh Journey By Dr. Nansen And Lieut. Johansen With An Appendix By Otto Sverdrup Captain Of The Fram.
Westminster: Archibald And Company, 1897. In two volumes. First edition. Sm.4to., orig. blue green cloth with a small pictorial decoration on the upper board, (xvi), 510; (xvi), 671pp. A slight trace of rubbing to spine ends o/w a fine, bright copy.
Westminster: Archibald And Company, 1897. In two volumes. First edition. Sm.4to., orig. blue green cloth with a small pictorial decoration on the upper board, (xvi), 510; (xvi), 671pp. A slight trace of rubbing to spine ends o/w a fine, bright copy.
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NANSEN, Fridtjof.
"Farthest North" Being The Record Of A Voyage Of Exploration Of The Ship Fram 1893-96 And Of A Fifteen Months' Sleigh Journey By Dr. Nansen And Lieut. Johansen With An Appendix By Otto Sverdrup Captain Of The Fram.
London: George Newnes, 1898. In two volumes. Sm.4to., contemporary half calf, cloth, raised bands, leather spine labels, (xvi), 510; (xvi), 671pp. With one plate in colour, several full page plates and illustrations in the text. With a folding map at the rear of volume one. Short tear to the map which is also foxed, some foxing to the colour plate o/w a near fine copy.
London: George Newnes, 1898. In two volumes. Sm.4to., contemporary half calf, cloth, raised bands, leather spine labels, (xvi), 510; (xvi), 671pp. With one plate in colour, several full page plates and illustrations in the text. With a folding map at the rear of volume one. Short tear to the map which is also foxed, some foxing to the colour plate o/w a near fine copy.
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(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).
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 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).
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).
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 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).
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NORTON, C.L. and John Habberton.
Canoeing In Kanuckia Or Haps And Mishaps Afloat And Ashore Of The Statesman, The Editor, The Artist, And The Scribbler. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1878. 8vo., rebound with a cloth spine, marble boards, 254pp. Some wear to spine ends, corners and upper spine gutter, a very good copy.
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NOTMAN). SMALL, H.B. (compiler) and J. Taylor. (editor).
The Canadian Handbook and Tourist's Guide. Giving a Description of Canadian Lake and River Scenery and Places of Historical Interest With the Best Spots for Fishing and Shooting. Montreal: M. Longmore, 1866. First edition. 8vo., orig. cloth, 196, 22pp. ads. A fine copy.
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O'LEARY, Peter.
Travels and Experiences In Canada, The Red River Territory, and The United States.
London: John B. Day, Printer and Publisher, (1877). First edition. 8vo., orig. green cloth, (viii), 226, (4)pp.ads. Some minor rubbing o/w near fine.
London: John B. Day, Printer and Publisher, (1877). First edition. 8vo., orig. green cloth, (viii), 226, (4)pp.ads. Some minor rubbing o/w near fine.
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O'RELL, Max.
A Frenchman In America. Recollections of Men and Things.
New York: Cassell, (1891). Tall 8vo., orig. dec. cloth, 365pp. A fine copy.
New York: Cassell, (1891). Tall 8vo., orig. dec. cloth, 365pp. A fine copy.
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OUIMET, Adolphe and B.A.T. de Montigny.
La Verite Sur La Question Metise Au Nord-Ouest Par Adolphe Ouimet. Biographie Et Recit De Gabriel Dumont Sur Les Evenements De 1885 Par......
Montreal: En Vente Cheq Tous Les Libraires Et Deports De Journaux, 1889. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. red cloth, 400pp. Ownership inscription, mark on the front pastedown from the removal of a bookplate, some light rubbing but in fact near fine.
Montreal: En Vente Cheq Tous Les Libraires Et Deports De Journaux, 1889. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. red cloth, 400pp. Ownership inscription, mark on the front pastedown from the removal of a bookplate, some light rubbing but in fact near fine.
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PARRY, William Edward.
Journal of a Second Voyage For The Discovery of a North-West Passage From The Atlantic to The Pacific; Performed in the Years 1821- 22-23, In His Majesty's Ships Fury and Hecla. London: John Murray, 1824. 4to., recently rebound with a brown calf spine, marble boards, raised bands, gilt compartments, leather spine label, [8],xxx,[2],571,[1]pp. With thirty plates (some folding) and nine maps (four folding). Foxing to the plates with offsetting on the facing page, some scattered foxing throughout o/w a very nice copy.
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PARRY, William Edward.
Journal of a Voyage For The Discovery of a North-West Passage From The Atlantic to The Pacific; Performed in the Years 1819--20, In His Majesty's Ships Hecla and Gripper, Under the Orders of.....With an Appendix, Containing the Scientific and Other Observations.
London: John Murray, 1821. 4to., recently rebound with a brown calf spine, marble boards, raised bands, gilt compartments, leather spine label, [8],xxix,[3],310,[2],clxxix,[1],[1, Errata] With six maps and fourteen plates . Some occasional foxing (mostly marginal), some offsetting on the pages facing the plates, which also have some foxing in the margins o/w a near fine copy.
London: John Murray, 1821. 4to., recently rebound with a brown calf spine, marble boards, raised bands, gilt compartments, leather spine label, [8],xxix,[3],310,[2],clxxix,[1],[1, Errata] With six maps and fourteen plates . Some occasional foxing (mostly marginal), some offsetting on the pages facing the plates, which also have some foxing in the margins o/w a near fine copy.
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PATTERSON, George.
A History Of The County of Pictou Nova Scotia.
Montreal: Dawson Brothers, 1877. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. rust cloth stamped in black and gilt, viii, 471, (8)pp.ads. A fine, bright copy, uncommon in this condition.
Montreal: Dawson Brothers, 1877. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. rust cloth stamped in black and gilt, viii, 471, (8)pp.ads. A fine, bright copy, uncommon in this condition.
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PERKINS BULL, Wm.
From Oxford To Ontario. A History of the Downsview Community.
Toronto: The Perkins Bull Foundation, (1941). First edition. Signed by Perkins Bull. Tall 8vo., orig. blue buckram spine and corners, grey cloth, paper spine label, 310, (4)pp. With illustrations. About fine.
Toronto: The Perkins Bull Foundation, (1941). First edition. Signed by Perkins Bull. Tall 8vo., orig. blue buckram spine and corners, grey cloth, paper spine label, 310, (4)pp. With illustrations. About fine.
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PETERSON, Lester R.
The Gibson's Landing Story. Ottawa: Peter Martin Books, 1962. First edition. 4to., cloth, 121pp. A nice copy.
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(PHILIPS, George).
Travels in North America. Dublin: Printed by Brett Smith, 1824. Later edition. First published 1822, two other editions were published in 1824 by P. Dixon Hardy, and John Jones; there were only Dublin editions. 12mo., recently rebound with a brown calf spine, marble boards, raised bands, gilt compartments, leather label, 180pp. Frontispiece and four full-page illustrations in the pagination. Some scattered light foxing o/w a fine copy. An early falsified narrative of the Lewis and Clark expedition?perhaps simply a plagiarism of published accounts?Travels in North America 'purports to narrate the experiences of one George Philips, an Irishman who left home for an extended tour in America. After visiting the West Indies and Mexico, he arrived in St. Louis, where he attached himself to the Lewis and Clark for the traverse of the continent. On the return he left the party at Fort Mandan to travel in Canada.' Curtright, History of the Journals of Lewis and Clark.
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