Date Published: 1845 Binding: No binding A RARE AND IMPORTANT EARLY DOCUMENT FOR THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN CANADA Draft of Church Constitution Feb. 4th, 1845. Draft of A System of Management for the congregations under the inspection of the Missionary Synod of the United Secession Church in Canada. VII parts..... More
Date Published: 1819 Binding: Foolscap bifolium (Gater 1811 - Britannia watermark) Secretarial, marginal browning; signed by George Ramsay as 'Dalhousie'. Dated Halifax 15. September 1819 and addressed to the Judge Advocate General, presumably Sir John Beckett. Letter referring to lost papers re court martial of ensign 'Alain [?] Hutchinson..... More
Date Published: 1868 Binding: No binding 9 x 7 inches flat, folded to 7 x 4-1/2 inches. Autograph letter signed. Three pages, [addressee panel cut out]. Dated London April 14th 1868. One word with smudging, otherwise, good condition. To an unidentified "Madam" returning a manuscript submitted for publication. In April..... More
Date Published: 1912 Binding: No binding 7 x 9 inches flat, folded to 7 x 4-1/2 inches. Autograph letter signed. Two pages. Dated Backset Farm, Sussex, June 2nd, [19] 12. Arranging a visit with Sir Edward Bush. Elizabeth Robins was an American/English actress, playwright, prolific novelist and suffragette. Robins spent..... More
Date Published: 1930 Binding: No binding Autographed Signed Letter from Philippe Roy to Marshall Joffre. Four pages. 8vo Dated Legation du Canada en France. 15th January 1930 addressed to Mr. McIntrye. A long letter concerning the death of Marshall Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre, a French General during WW1. Roy recounts..... More
Date Published: 1898 Binding: No binding Autograph letter in French signed. Three pages. 8vo. Dated Levis 30 Mars, 1898. To historian George Wrong. Acknowledging the receipt of the Review of Historical Publications and mentioning the publication Claude-Charles Le Roy de lu Potherie. Very good condition. Joseph-Edmond Roy was a Quebec..... More
Date Published: 1886 Binding: No binding 6-3/4 x 8-1/2 inches flat folded to 6-3/4 x 4-1/2 inches (was fold again but now flat 4pp with page 1 and 3 with hand-written 2pp letter Tadeusz Rybkowski to Reverend George William Douglas in German. On Rybkowski letterhead and January 14, 1886. Manuscript..... More
Date Published: [1867] Binding: No binding VERY PERSONAL LETTER ABOUT THE ILLNESS ON HIS FIRST WIFE Autograph letter signed. One page, 8vo. No date, circa 1867 on his personal letterhead (blind embossed VS and Marly de Roi where he lived - same place as Alexandre Dumas.) The letter reads; I...... More
Date Published: 1910 Binding: No binding 2pp. Autograph letter signed, small 8vo, dated April 24, 1910 on letterhead of Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa to H.A. Kennedy. Letter deals with Kennedy's recent visit to Saunders and talks about Kennedy's family, in particular Kennedy's son. Saunders is suggesting the som attend the..... More
Date Published: 1901 Binding: No binding Autograph letter signed, one page, 4to Dated Normal School Toronto, MAy 14, 1901. Inviting Mrs. Thompson to speak to an assembly on the life of Laura Secord. William Scott, BA, educator, became fifth principal of Toronto Normal School from 1898-1918. Previously he was Model..... More
Date Published: ND Binding: No binding 5-5/8 x 4-1/2 inches. Autograph letter signed. One page. Dated March 19 [no year]. To Admiral Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons (1790-1858) British naval commander and diplomat who led a distinguished career in the Royal Navy culminating with the Crimean War and his appointment..... More
London: Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley. Place Published: London Publisher: Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley Date Published: 1865 Binding: No binding Autograph Letter Signed. One page, 5-1/2 x 4-1/2 inches, Dated St. James Square. June 29,1865. Very good condition. Reflecting on election matters. Dear Sir John I have received your letter and..... More
Date Published: 1842 Binding: No binding Autograph letter signed, 3 pages 4-3/8 x 7 inches, dated Horse Guards, Oct[ober] 11, 1841 to Sir James Graham, British statesman and, in 1841, Secretary of the Home Department. Last page docketing information. Some paper agetoning and spotting otherwise, very good condition. A letter..... More
Date Published: [1862] Binding: No binding Autograph Letter Signed. Flat 20-1/2 x 6-1/2 inches and one fold to 5-1/4 x 6-1/2 inches. Two pages. Dated Jan(uar)y 22, 1862 (paper watermarked) A section 5-1/4 x 1-3/8 inches missing from second page and a hole 1 x 1 /12 inch at the..... More
Date Published: ND Binding: No binding 7-3/8 x 4-1/2 inches. Two horseshoe holes at bottom of page not affecting hand-writing, otherwise good condition. Autograph Letter Signed. Two pages. Dated Walton near Liverpool, Sept 4th (no year). To Reverend Dr. Raffles, seeking the submission of a note from Raffles concerning an..... More
London. Place Published: London Date Published: ND Binding: No binding Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby Autograph Letter Signed to Benjamin Disraeli. One page, 4-3/8 x 7-3/8 inches. Dated London, Tuesday. Dear D. Acknowledging a robbery, extending apologies, and ensuring immediate restitution. Signed S. Bottom with darker marks across..... 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
Date Published: 1823 Edition: 1st Edition 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..... More
Date Published: 1939 to 1985 Binding: No binding & hard cover Irving Stone was a prolific American author of biographical novels of historical personalities such as Lust for Life about Vincent van Gogh and The Agony and the Ecstasy about Michelangelo. In a century in which popular culture appropriated politics..... More
Stanford Rivers, UK: Isaac Taylor. Place Published: Stanford Rivers, UK Publisher: Isaac Taylor Date Published: [1835] Binding: No binding Two autograph letters signed: 1) Autograph letter signed. Two pages, 4to. Dated "Stanford Rivers, Monday morning, [no year]." A friendly letter, making a visiting arrangement. 2) Autograph letter signed. Three pages..... More
Date Published: 1878 Binding: No binding UNUSUAL EARLY "SECRET" TEMPLAR ORDER OF CANADA NOTE 4pp. handwritten 1878 Templar note on lined paper with subjects (S.) in light purple ink and response (R.) in black ink regarding modes of recognition in the Templar Order of Canada . Note written for George..... More
Date Published: 1835 Binding: No binding 7-1/4 x 8-3/4 inches flat, folded to 7-1/4 x 4-3/8 inches Autograph letter signed. Two pages, dated 1st January 1835. Rerouting his mail. This letter is believed to be written by Captain John Tod (from Greenock) who was an officer in Madras (india), paymaster..... More
Ottawa: Alpheus Todd. Place Published: Ottawa Publisher: Alpheus Todd Date Published: 1874 Edition: 1st Edition Binding: No binding 4 pages, flat size: 9 x 7-1/4 inches. Agetoned paper with black border on first page. Fold separations in a few places, otherwise, good condition. Dated Library of Parliament, Ottawa, 1874. Ottawa..... More
Date Published: 1899 Binding: No binding Autographed letter signed. Two pages. 4to. Dated Library of Parliament, Ottawa, 10 May 1899. Sending along copy of his father's first book, once owned by Robert Baldwin. With mention of other literary matters. Captain Alfred Hamlyn Todd was born in Toronto in 1851. In..... More
Nenana: Alaska. Place Published: Nenana Publisher: Alaska Date Published: 1917 Binding: No binding A RARE & IMPORTANT LETTER FROM AN ISOLATED ALASKA MISSION 8 pages. Folded size: 4 x 6 inches, flat size: 6 x 8 inches. middle foldmarks. Not written in traditional page sequence. Dated: St. Mark's School Nenana..... More