Historia de Canadá

Ottawa: G.E. Desbarats 1869, 2nd edition. (Paper covers) 202pp. Good to very good. Includes folding map. The top and bottom of the spine are tape-stained and the top of the back cover has a corner crease (partially torn) with tape stains on the inside, a previous owner's name and stamp inside. This second edition replaces the first edition which was destroyed at the printer's. Written in 1868 with the intention to influence public opinion on the acquisition of Rupert's Land. [Peel 3 487] Locale: ; Hudson's Bay; Manitoba; Prairie Provinces; Western Canada. (Western Canada).

Toronto: William Briggs, 1890 Book. Illus. by Uncredited. Very Good. Hardcover. First ( No Additional printings). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original brown cloth on boards decorated in cattails. Minor shelf abrasion to foot. Previous owner's name (C.H. Brock) in pencil the only writing. No other damage. A provincial history centred on Portage la Prairie. Random subjects include: Conflict Between Trading Companies, Lord Selkirk Raises a Regiment to Defend His Colonists, Last Conflict between the Rival Companies, Hardships and Difficulties, Inception of the Portage Mission, John McLean, Death of Archdeacon Cochrane, First Episcopal Conference, First Act in the Rebellion of '70, Manitoba Act, Surveys, Increase in Population, Notes of Southern Manitoba, Manitoba's Educational System, Boissevain, North-West Mounted Police, In Memoriam Sketches, and many additional topics. Frontispiece of St. John's Cathedral, Red River, and 35 additional illustrations. 764 pp..

Hodder and Stoughton, 1916 and 1917. First edition-later impression. Hardcover. Good/No Dj cover. GC plus.Hodder and Stoughton,1916 and 1917.Three volume set.Volume I published in 1916(12th edition,1916), volume II and III published 1917(probably first editions).Red hardbacks(illustration on the front covers,gilt lettering to the spines,some marks on the front cover of vol I,nicks dents,ink marks on the cover and spines of all volumes) in good condition plus, no Dj covers.Illustrated with b/w maps,including a folded map inside the back cover of vol III.Clean pages with some foxing marks,aged and tainted on the outer edges,some creases,nicks and small foxing marks on the edges of the pages.The books are in GC for its age with some shelf wear.693pp (total) including appendices,Author's note,tables.A collectable and scarce 3 volume set.

Book has an errata sheet slipped in. It has 8 maps (8 plates) all perfect, all numbered, all protected by a tiussue in which is printed in red the plate number and title, and all dated betwen 1768 and 1792. The book has no writing inside, no dirt, no defects. It is in near fine condition for its age,but has a piece of paper strip missing from top of spine. I highlight that in one of the scans.
The author has signed "from C.F.Newcombe" at the top of the front cover, gifting the book. Newcombe as a noted naturalist and a volunteer at the Provincial Library.
Memoir # 1 by the Archives of B.C. Archives of B.C. published a number of Memoirs. This is #1. I have for sale #5 Menzies Journal of Vancouver's Voyages, #iv House of Assembly Correspondence. #vii Assay Office and Proposed Mint, #viii Colonial Postal System and Postage Stamps. and #ix Overlanders of '62. Some signed

London- UK: W. Faden, 1815. A TOPOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROVINCE OF LOWER CANADA WITH REMARKS UPON UPPER CANADA AND ON THE RELATIVE CONNEXION OF BOTH PROVINCES WITH THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA by Joseph Bouchette- Illustrated- W. Faden- London-UK- 1815- 1st Edition-1st Printing- Hardcover:-Small 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall- VG/no jacket as issued- later tan ribbed cloth with gilt titles on spine- tight and clean- 640pp + lxxxvi + plate list + errata. Frontis engraved plate of Bouchette- minimal scattered light foxing, clean pages, no writing or underlinging- All maps & plates present-Includes 8 maps (4 folding), 2 folding tables, 7 engraved plates.- SEE PHOTOS- Lt.-Colonel Joseph Bouchette (May 14, 1774 – April 8, 1841) was the Canadian Surveyor-General of British North America.- A major and important work-Scarce- Non-fcition-historical-geographical-topographical-Lower & Upper Canada-surveys-illustrated (4204). 1st Edition-1st Printing. Hard Cover. VG/No Jacket as… Leer más

Toronto: William Briggs, 1913. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Printing of the First Edition. About fine but for light superficial wear to extremities, and a minor foxing to prelims. Decorative cover still quite bright. Signed by Kelly on the title page..

Second UK edition of Parry's 1819-20 Northwest passage expedition. Issued 1821 from same plates as first edition except for typographical corrections (see Arctic Bibliography #13145). Condition is good or better. 19th century full leather binding, marbled endpapers. The primary condition issue is that the front hinge is starting. Front corners of boards are rubbed; stain on back board. The interior is excellent, the only markings are pencil notes on the list of plates, complete with all plates, some foxing on early pages. Pagination: [8], xxix, half title, 310, half title appendix, clxxix, blanks. All 20 plates and maps present and accounted for. Hill 1311. This is Parry's first book but not his first voyage to the arctic which was 1818. Wonderful plates and maps. Please feel free to inquire. See images of the book you will receive.

London: John Murray, 1819. First Edition. Full-Leather. Fine. 4to. 4to. Contemporary calf binding with rebacked spine and raised bands. xxxix [1] tipped in errata slip, 252 p.p., cxliv. 15 colour plates [4 folding], 9 engravings [2 folding], 4 tables [2 folding] and 3 folding charts including frontispiece. Light scratches to front and rear board with rubbing to extremities, but otherwise in fine condition. Sir John Ross (1777-1856) was a member of the Royal Navy, British naval officer and explorer who was selected to lead an arctic expedition through David Strait and Baffin Bay in search of a Northwest passage. He commanded the ship Isabella, while William Edward Parry was in command of their second ship, Alexander. Captain Edward Sabine was chosen by the Royal Society to make scientific observations. Also onboard was Ross' nephew, James Clark Ross. During the expedition he met with several Inuit tribes which he records. Unfortunately, Ross made several critical errors, among them his false claim of… Leer más

London: Simpkin and Marshall, 1822. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Recently bound in period-style red half-morocco over paper-covered boards, with raised bands and gilt title-labels to spines. Edges toned and uncut (indeed the signatures are in the greater part unopened). Some mild intermittent foxing and staining to text in the main two volumes, with heavier staining and old (1823) owner's name to title-page in the General Introduction volume, but in all very bright and near fine. Otherwise clean, tight and unmarked. Very neat -- a sound and very handsome set. Large folding map in Volume I well-preserved and bright with just a short closed tear (1 cm.) near stub. Small map in Volume II fine and partially hand-coloured. Engraved title-pages in Volumes I & II; half-title present in General Introduction volume. All plates, plans and folding maps present and very fine: three maps (two folding), two engraved title-pages, and one plan. Collation: [Vol. I]xx[+iv, with errata &… Leer más

London: H. Whitridge, 1748. First Edition. Near Fine. 8vo [8x5.5in]; xxviii, 1-96, 89-96 (repeated in [ ]), 97-336, 344 pp., frontispiece folding map of North West Passage and track of ships from England to Hudson's Bay [7x17.5in], nine plates of illustrations with five folding, chapter heading and ending designs; Contemporary mottle calf binding rebacked with ribbed and ruled gilt spine with original spine label, all edges trimmed, head and tail bands; Some shelf wear to edges, covers and corners, overall nice patina and wear, no foxing to map, illustrations or text, folding map and illustrations are in fine condition, hinges repaired and reinforced, binding glue offset to end papers, armorial bookplate of John Lewis along with modern bookplate of Beekman Pool on front end paper, small ink signature of J. Lewis on title page, contemporary, likely John Lewis, handwritten list of illustrations on p. xxviii [did not list illustration on p. 36]. [Hill 540, NMM 798, Sabin 22312, Cooke p.462]. Henry… Leer más

The Settlers in Canada is a children's novel written by Frederick Marryat, and published in 1844. The novel is set in the wilderness of Upper Canada in the 1790s. It describes the adventures of an immigrant family who settle near Lake Ontario, despite the threats from the native people and wild animals (see Wikipedia).
London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1844. Two volumes. small 8vo.Vol 1: pp. 356 + 32-page Publisher's Catalogue dated October 1845.Vol 2: pp. 374. First Edition, printed in London by J. & H. Cox, brothers, bound by Wesleys & Clark and sold by S. Clarke, Booksellers at No. 13, Pall Mall East. First owners name -Adele de la Rive- on both FEPs.Marryat, a British naval captain, visited Canada and the United States in 1837-38, publishing an account of the trip in three volumes in 1839.In the present work of juvenile fiction, "he showed that a family that had emigrated and settled near Kingston, Upper Canada, was delighted when the opportunity came to return to England to claim an… Leer más

Macmillan and Co. London. 1875. FIRST EDITION. Small 4to. (8.3 x 6.4 inches). Illustrated with a frontispiece, title page vignette and two other full page mono plates. Finely bound in late 19th/early 20th century arts and crafts style leather binding of full dark green Morocco. Spine with raised bands, each with three gilt dots. The compartments rule, lettered, and fully decorated with floral devices, all in gilt. Both boards with matching triple ruled borders and decorative floral, dot and ruled line design. Board edges with single gilt ruled lines. Turn-ins decorated with triple ruled lines, dots and floral devices, all in gilt. Plain green endpapers. All edges gilt. A lovely copy of this 19th century poem in a fine, highly attractive, but sadly unsigned by the binder, leather binding. Lorne was a Liberal politician, son in law of Queen Victoria, through his marriage to Princess Louise, and in 1878 was appointed Governor General of Canada by Disraeli. He wrote several books, including both travel… Leer más

Boulton, Major (Charles Arkell)Reminiscences of the North-West Rebellions With a record of the raising of her majesty's 100th Regiment in Canada and a chapter on Canadian social and political life.Toronto: Davis & Henderson/Grip Printing and Publishing, 1886Red buckram hardback with very nice gilt illustration and lettering upon red front board and gilt lettering upon spine.Floral front and end papers.- Frontispiece portrait (head to toe) of Major-General Fred Middleton with tissue guard - title page (with small repair to tear)- dedication - preface - reminiscences pp8-469appendixes; - official despatches pp471-498, - List of officers and Men pp499-531Condition; lacks pp 57-64 map and 1 illustration but appear never to have been bound in.Extra(!!); signed by the author Boulton.

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1899. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Very Good. [9x6.25in]; xxi, 940 pp., [4] advertisements, frontispiece images of Jackson and Harmsworth, 211 illustrations and images on plates, five colored fold out maps of Franz-Joseph Land, appendices and index; Re-cased with original Dark green-blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on front and spine, gilt bordered color arctic landscape on front, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed; Minimal shelf wear to covers, edges and corners with rubbing to edges. [Arctic Biblio 7943, Howgego III J1]. Frederick George Jackson (1860-1938) a British arctic explorer of Siberia and leader of the 1894-97 Jackson-Harmsworth expedition to explore Franz-Joseph Land (Royal Geographical Society). During that expedition, Jackson found Fridtjof Nansen, who was presumed lost and dead, and helped direct him to safety and home. This book is about the 1000 consecutive days spent in the remote Arctic from Jackson's journals and notes. From… Leer más

Waskatenau, Alberta, Canada : Waskatenau And Districts Historical Society, 1986. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/No Jacket ( as Issued ). As New, May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges And/Or Turned Corners. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. ~ No Additional Shipping Charges. ~ History Of The Waskatenau Area Of Alberta, Canada. Includes Brief Genealogies Of Early Families. The Index For Both Volumes Is In The Back Of The Second Volume, Page Count Is Continuous. The First Volume Ends On Page 669, The Second Volume Starts On Page 670 And Ends On Page 1352. Illustrated With Black And White Maps And Reproductions Of Archival Photos And Documents.