Various: Henry Roxborough. Place Published: Various Publisher: Henry Roxborough Date Published: 1973-75 Edition: 1st Edition Binding: No binding Roxborough, Henry Hall’s original first tissue copy with title “ Sport in Days of Yore”,18pp. later revised edition copy with corrections and new tile ‘‘The Beginning of Organized Sport in Canada,’’ 13pp..... More
Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black. Place Published: Edinburgh Publisher: Adam and Charles Black Date Published: 1857 Edition: 1st Edition Binding: Hard Cover First edition. 5-1/4 x 8-1/2 inches. ((6),[1]-390 pp, Folding coloured engraved map (frontis.) and 8 smaller monochrome meteorological maps and charts at back. Original blind & gilt-stamped green..... More
Date Published: [1885] Binding: Hard Cover 4 1/2 x 3 inches, about 60 pages, A new leather spine and nice new tight binding. In very good+ condition. Owned by Kitty Scott of Toronto in the 1880's. Charming little autograph album with, inscriptions, a few poems, 2 mall coloured flower illustrations..... More
Date Published: ND Binding: No binding Three signed items: 1) Signed inside printed black and white magazine portrait, 3-1/2 x 4 inches. “Ephraim Scott” 2) Autograph card 3 x 1-1/2 inches. “E.Scott” 3) Signed in white border of printed portrait on paper with two old vertical folds, 7 x 4-1/2..... More
Ottawa: James Ashfield, photographer. Place Published: Ottawa Publisher: James Ashfield, photographer Date Published: [1885] Edition: 1st Edition Binding: No binding QUITE SCARCE SHAKESPEARE PHOTO ESPECIALLY SIGNED Quite scarce photo or profile of Noah Shakespeare. Taken in Ottawa when Noah Shakespeare was an MP for Victoria. It is also only photo..... More
Toronto: The Rose Publishing Company. Place Published: Toronto Publisher: The Rose Publishing Company Date Published: 1886 Edition: 1st Edition Binding: Hard Cover FIrst edition. 8.5 x 5.5 inches,. (5), [3]-135 pages, frontis of author, many b/w illustrations, text in two columns; brown cloth, beveled edges/gilt titles. Gilt decorate cover extremities..... More
Date Published: 1805 Binding: No binding SCARCE TO THE MARKET SIGNED JOHN GRAVES SIMCOE LETTER ALS signed “J. G. Simcoe, Lt. General,” one page, 6.75 x 9.5, June 27, 1805. Trimmed edges, and small areas of paper loss affecting one word of text, otherwise, in very good condition. Letter issued..... More
Toronto: The Copp, Clark Company, Limited. Place Published: Toronto Publisher: The Copp, Clark Company, Limited Date Published: 1890 Edition: 1st Binding: No binding 18, 4 p. 22 cm. Paper wraps. Disbound. Faint stain p. 16. Written by Lieut.-Governor Simcoe, in 1791, Prior to His Departure from England for the Purpose..... More
London: William Pickering. Place Published: London Publisher: William Pickering Date Published: 1841 Edition: 1st Edition Binding: Hard Cover First UK edition. xxiv, 110 p. ; 18 cm. Orig. cloth. From the Pickering Collection of Bernard Warrington, with his bookplate, believed only 500 copies of this printed and scarce. The letter..... More
Date Published: 1966 Binding: SMALLWOOD TSL ON PREMIER STATIONARY UNCOMMON 8 x 10 inches. Dated 19 January 1966 on Government letterhead with The Premier and St. John's printed at top. Old staple mark on top left corner, red pen handwritting on top of letter, two old fold marks, otherwise..... More
Toronto: Dufresne photography. Place Published: Toronto Publisher: Dufresne photography Date Published: [1876] Edition: 1st Edition Binding: No binding Cabinet Card circa 1876: 4 x 7-1/2 inches. Signed and inscribed on bak by John T. Smith; "to Bro? John Wood, Yours Truly John Smith 235-1/2 Queen Street East. Toronto. James Juard..... More
Toronto: Thomas MacLear, 45 Yonge Street. Place Published: Toronto Publisher: Thomas MacLear, 45 Yonge Street. Date Published: [1851] Edition: 1st Binding: Hard Cover Two Volumes, being a Historical, Geographical and Statistical Account of Canada West. Volume 1, cxxiv,[1]-288pp.plus 184 page Business Directory of Canada West. Volume 2 - xxiv, [1]-544pp..... More
Montreal: Adolphus Bourne. Place Published: Montreal Publisher: Adolphus Bourne Date Published: [1830] Edition: 1st Edition Binding: Framed SCARCE EARLY VIEW OF MONTREAL [1830]. Montreal, Adolphus Bourne 11-1/2 x 15 inches in frame. Early hand-coloured stipple and line copperplate engraving on wove paper, "The View Of Montreal, From Saint Helens Island"..... More
Date Published: 1919 Binding: No binding Typed Letter Signed (TLS), St-Johns, June 18, 1919 to Dean Saunders. Octavo, 2 pages. 2 punch holes in margin, one slightly into the last letter of the signature. On postal developments in Newfoundland, specifically on a trans-Atlantic airpost stamp and the delivery to London..... More
Ottawa. Place Published: Ottawa Date Published: 1954 Binding: No binding 5-1/4 x 4-1/4 inch empty envelope (no letter), fine condition. Prime Minister Louis St Laurent, initialled in lower left, Ottawa Oct 22, 1954 Ontario Canada "FREE" on Prime Minister's House, 24 Sussex Street, Ottawa envelope. This envelope was initialed by..... More
London: published by Morris & Co. 392 Strand W.C. Place Published: London Publisher: published by Morris & Co. 392 Strand W.C. Date Published: [1880] Edition: 1st Edition Binding: No binding WE CAN FIND NO OTHER COPIES OF THIS ENGRAVING. No date but probably circa 1880 when he would be about..... More
[Toronto]: Printed by order of the Commons House of Assembly. Place Published: [Toronto] Publisher: Printed by order of the Commons House of Assembly Date Published: [1836] Binding: DOCUMENT CONTRIBUTING TO THE 1837/38 UPPER CANADA REBELLIONS Quarto. 7 pages. Among the 27 rules included are: "Rule No. 5 : That..... More
Date Published: 1845 Binding: Hard & Soft cover UNCOMMON TRADE DETAILS INSIGHT FOR THE PORT OF TORONTO 1845 Customs in the Port of Toronto, sent to William Morris, Receiver General, Montreal. Folio, one page, Toronto to Montreal, “Too late” rated 2/3 overweight letter, located and dated Toronto 8 april 1845..... More
NP. Place Published: NP Date Published: ND Binding: No binding Signed F.H. Stayner black & white photo Cabinet Card with some pencil notation on reverse. Bottom right corner slight bend otherwise, fine condition. No date or place of publication. Photo image size: 3-7/8 x 5-1/2 inches. Card size: 4-1/2 x...... More
Date Published: 1816 Binding: No binding A CHARLES JAMES STEWART SIGNED LETTER IS SCARCE Charles James Stewart Autograph Letter Signed (ALS), Orton near Peterborough, England, 6 Nov. 1816. Acknowledging donation of money for the building of churches in Canada. Post Scriptum stating that he does not leave for America until..... More
Montreal: Gazette Printing and Publishing Co. Place Published: Montreal Publisher: Gazette Printing and Publishing Co. Date Published: 1902 Edition: 2nd Binding: Hard Cover 2nd Canadian edition. Octavo, 6” x 9”, ([8], 300pp, xci appendices). Original green cloth gilt titles, no owner names or other markings. Faint age toning to the..... More
Montreal: Gazette Printing and Publishing Co. Place Published: Montreal Publisher: Gazette Printing and Publishing Co. Date Published: 1902 Edition: 2nd Binding: Hard Cover 6 x 9 inches, ([8], 300pp, xci appendices). Original green cloth with gilt titles, spine lightly sunned. Six plates - Frontis Frances Stewart at 72, Old Letters..... More
Date Published: ND Binding: Framed Image size is 7 x 9 inches, overall paper size is 9 x 12 inches. Frame size is 17 x 20 inches. Steel engraving. Fine condition. Nothing on reverse of this high quality thick rag paper. Beautifully custom dark brown framed with museum quality glass..... More
Date Published: 1823 Binding: No binding RARE DOCUMENT WITH SIGNATURES OF KEMPT AND STEWART. 2pp. Manuscript, size each page, 7-7/8 x 12-3/4 inches. Stitched and with faded seal. Front page is the sworn statement of James Stewart regarding Gillam Pailer witnessing a document. Signed and dated at Nova Scotia, Halifax..... More
Toronto. Place Published: Toronto Date Published: 1888 Edition: 3rd Edition Binding: No binding SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY E.R. STIMSON 3rd edition, viii, [9]-201pp. 7-1/8 x 4-3/4 inches. viii, [9]-201pp. Red pictorial cloth with black and gilt type on spine and front boards. Backboard with stain, crushed spine ends. Internally very..... More