Date Published: 1917 to 1935 Binding: No binding & hard cover Three interesting pieces of Stephen Leacock ephemera; Merry Christmas book ; The Junior League of Montreal ; B&w photo of Leacock #1) Merry Christmas. Courtesy of Hearst’s Magazine. New York: William Edwin Rudge, 1917. 200 copies printed in the..... More
Date Published: 1946 & 1964 Binding: No binding Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis 5 signed ephemera. One Xmas card [1964], signed by Alexander and and his wife, Margaret Alexander, flat 14 x 5-1/4 inches folded to 5-1/4 x 7 inches. Two cards, yellow one, 6 x 4 inches..... More
Date Published: 1886 Binding: No binding 5 x 8 inches. William McMaster ALS scarce to market. Ben W. Austin Esq. Secretary Northwestern Literary Historical Society, Sioux City, Iowa. 1886 Dear Sir, Absence from home must be ? apology for not sooner answering your letter of the 6th advising that the..... More
Date Published: 1936 Edition: 1st Edition Binding: Framed STRAIN OF ATTENDING THE WONDERFUL COMMEMORATIVE SERVICE AT VIMY Two page typed signed letter on 13th of Aug 1936 by Robert Borden mentions his visit to the unveiling of Walter Allward’s Vimy Memorial on 26 July 1936 by King Edward VIII, a...... More
Date Published: 1876-1883 Binding: Hard Cover ONE OF A KIND PERSONAL ITEM OF A TALENTED SCOTTISH EMIGRANT William Doughtie A.R.C.A. was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1846 Edinburgh and came to Canada in 1870. He was a draftsman, painter, bookbinder and designer of textiles and wallcoverings. Doughtie's sketch and scrap..... More
Kingsotn: Arnold Edinborough. Place Published: Kingsotn Publisher: Arnold Edinborough Date Published: 1947 to 1954 Binding: No binding Arnold Edinborough was a British-born Canadian who taught English at Queen's University and the Royal Military College in Kingston; edited the Kingston Whig-Standard and Saturday Night; been contributing editor on culture to the..... More
[London]: Photographer unknown. Place Published: [London] Publisher: Photographer unknown Date Published: 1960 Edition: 1st Edition Binding: No binding The 1960 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference was the tenth Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. It was held in the United Kingdom in May 3–13, 1960 hosted..... More
Date Published: 1875 to 1909 Binding: No binding Henry J. Morgan was a Canadian civil servant, lawyer, and author, best known for publishing collections of biographical sketches of notable Canadians such as Sketches of Celebrated Canadians, Bibliotheca Canadensis, and The Canadian Men and Women of the Time. He was a...... More
Date Published: 1851 Binding: No binding RARE EDWARD FEILD HOLOGRAPH LETTER 2pp. letter, 4-1/2 x 6-3/4 inches. Dated Oct. 28/(18)51 and from Trimont House (Hotel) Rev. Dear Sir, I regret very much that I was not in the hotel when you did me the favour of calling; and yet more..... More
Date Published: 1849 to 1893 Binding: No binding & hard cover Francis Parkman Jr. was an American historian, best known as the author of The California and Oregon Trail and his monumental seven-volume France and England in North America. The collection consists of 6 items dating from 1849 to 1893..... More
Fredericton: Rev. George Coster. Place Published: Fredericton Publisher: Rev. George Coster Date Published: 1848 Binding: No binding 3pp. letter, flat size 9-3/4 x 7-3/4 inches folded to 4-7/8 x 7-3/4 inches. Dated Fredericton N. Brunswick Feb 19, 1848. Right Reverend & Dear Sir. Mr. Roberts? a curate of Coster's is..... More
Halifax: David Honeyman. Place Published: Halifax Publisher: David Honeyman Date Published: 1877 Binding: No binding 1pp. holograph letter, 5 x 8 inches, had paper clip on top right now removed, with indents and 1 inch old fold tear on bottom edge of paper going between the D and H of..... More
Date Published: 1882 Binding: No binding James MacPherson Lemoine hand-written and initialed post card written to J.G. Dent, Toronto. 4-3/4 x 3 inches. Dated Québec 17 May 1882. Lemoine is confirming mailing a second copy of his new book "Picturesque Quebec" to the new address. Initialed J.M.L. at the bottom..... More
Date Published: 1887 Binding: No binding ROBERT BELL ALS SCARCE TO MARKET 2pp. letter, flat size 10-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches folded to 5-1/4 x 8-1/4 inches on Geological Survey of Canada Ottawa letterhead. Dated 1st March, 1887. Bell ALS scarce to market. Ben W. Austin Esq. Secry. Trinity Historical Society..... More
Toronto: Thomas Hodgins. Place Published: Toronto Publisher: Thomas Hodgins Date Published: 1904 Binding: No binding Each letter 4-1/2 x 7 inches dated 1904 letter, on The Exchequer Court of Canada In Admiralty letterhead. Letters to the editor of The North American Review (NAR), New York 1) 8th June 1904 returning..... More
Date Published: [1925] to [1977] Binding: No binding 1) Victoria and Island Touring Map. Circa 1925. Scarce. Victoria and Island Publicity Bureau (Publisher) Colonist Lithograph (Printer). Quite scarce promotional map, showing the roads and cruise ship lines in and around the Vancouver Island area. Promotional advertising on the verso. Shows..... More
[Montreal]: Canadian National Railways. Place Published: [Montreal] Publisher: Canadian National Railways Date Published: 1938 Edition: Very early edition Binding: No binding The map contains info about the main tourist destinations in Canada. Folded size: 4-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches Flat size: 18-1/2 x 32 inches. A couple of fold minor holes..... More