Catalogue  271
Cantons de l'Est / Eastern Townships (Québec)  ( M - Z )

|241.  MALTAIS, Mgr Roger. «Le Centre Médical de l’Université de Sherbrooke. Une esquisse de son histoire (1961-1979)». Sherbrooke, Université de Shebrooke, 1980. 319 p. (21 cm). Illustrations.          20 $

242.  MARTIN, Robert Montgomery. «History, Statistics, and Geography of Upper and Lower Canada». London, Whittaker & Co., 1838.  VIII,356 p.  (18 cm). Second edition. Cloth bound; with an engraved plate of Quebec and 4 folded coloured maps being map of British possessions in North America, map of Lower Canada, map of Upper Canada and map of the Eastern Townships.      150 $

243.  MC ALEER, George. «A Study in the Etymology of the Indian Place Name Missisquoi». Worcester, MA, The Blanchard Press, 1906. 102,(2) p. (23 cm).  ... Bound with ... MC ALEER, George. «The Etymology of Missisquoi - Addenda», Worcester, MA, George Mc Aleer M.D., 1910. 39 p. Good copy, original cloth binding. A very scarce set which was not well distributed in Canada. With maps; etymology of Missisquoi from the Abenakis language.              225 $

244.  MC GEE, Robert. «The Fenian Raids on the Huntingdon Frontier 1866 and 1870». No place, (1967). IV,66 p. (22 cm). With illustrations, portraits and folding map. Raids by American Fenians, a pro-Irish revolutionary group dedicated to the overthrow of Great Britain.        35 $

245.  MERCIER, Jean. «L’Estrie, ses limites, son onomastique». Montréal, 1956. XVIII,143 p. (28 cm). Thèse présentée à la Faculté des Lettres de l’Université de Montréal pour l’obtention du grade de Maître ès Arts (Histoire). Cartes.    60 $

246.  (MEURTRE DANS GRANTHAM). «Procès de Pierre Barbina dit Duval, pour l’empoisonnement de Julie Desilie, son épouse». Trois-Rivières, Imprimé par W. H. Rowen, propriétaire de l’Ere Nouvelle, 1863. 21 p. (20 cm). Reliure moderne en plein bougran, feuillets blancs ajoutés pour donner corps. Meurtre commis à St-Germain de Grantham, village voisin de Drummondville. L’accusé fut exécuté. Titre très rare.    175 $

247.  MILOT, Maurice. «"Fortem Posce Animum". La devise de Drummondville». Drummondville, Institut d’études socio-économiques du centre du Québec, 1990. 27 p. (22 cm). Illustrations.               12 $

248.  (MISSISQUOI COUNTY). «Then and Now in Missisquoi. Illustrated Articles of Missisquoi County History. By Various Writers». Granby, Published by Missisquoi County Historical Society, 1967. 149 p. (23 cm). Centennial Edition, Volume Ten. Portraits and illustrations.             25 $

249.  MISSISQUOI COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. «The First Report of the Missisquoi County Historical Society with Papers and Items of Local Interest. And Containing Portraits of Past and Present Officers». St. Johns, News Print, 1906. 61 p. (24 cm). Illustrations. Extremely scarce! Original leatherette binding with gilt text.              150 $

250.  MISSISQUOI COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. «The Second Report of the Missisquoi County Historical Society. With Papers and Items of Local Interest». St. Johns, News Typ., 1907. 60 p. (24 cm). Illustrations. Extremely scarce. Original leatherette binding with gilt text.            150 $

251.  MISSISQUOI COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. «Third Report of the Missisquoi County Historical Society». St. Johns, News Typ., 1908. 107,(2) p. (24 cm). Illustrations. Fine and extremely scarce. Original leatherette binding with gilt text.                150 $

252.  MISSISQUOI COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. «Fourth Annual Report of the Missisquoi County Historical Society, For 1908-1909». St. Johns, News Typ., (1909). 79 p. (24 cm). Illustrations. Extremely scarce. Original leatherette and gilt text.                150 $

253.  MONTGOMERY, George H. «Missisquoi Bay (Philipsburg, Que.)». Granby, Granby Printing and Publishing Co., 1950. 132,(2) p. (23,5 cm). Illustrations. Publisher's binding. Very scarce and in fine condition.            75 $

254.  MOORE, Ruby Glenice. «Historical Sketches of the Churches in the Cowansville-Dunham Pastoral Charge». (No place), 1962. 130 p. (23 cm). Signed presentation copy. Illustrations, maps and portraits; original wraps. Historical notes about the United Church at Cowansville & Dunham. Scarce item.           60 $

255.  NOËL, Françoise. «Competing for Souls : Missionary Activity and Settlement in the Eastern Townships, 1784-1851». Sherbrooke, Département d’histoire, Université de Sherbrooke, 1988. XL,286 p. (23 cm). With maps and tables; as new.    35 $

256.  (NOTRE-DAME-DES-BOIS). «Notre-Dame-des-Bois, 1877-1952; Programme-Souvenir». Sherbrooke, sans édieur, 1952. 96 p. (31 cm). Illustrations. Monographie dont le texte historique est de Mgr Albert Gravel.        35 $

257.  NOYES, Jonathan P. «Sketches of Some Early Shefford Pioneers». Montreal, Gazette Printing, 1905. 126 p. (22 cm). Original publisher’s cloth; portraits & illustrations. Signed presentation copy in nice condition. Biography of Hon. Lucius Seth Huntington, Hon. Asa Belknap Foster, Hon. Gardner Green Stevens, Ven. Archdeacon David Lindsay, Dr Stephen Sewell Foster, Charles Allen Esq., Major Hezekiah Luke Robinson, Dr Cornelius J.F.R. Phelan, Richard Woodbury Laing & Almus A. Knowlton.         125 $

258.  PARADIS, Alexandre. «Histoire Commerciale et Industrielle de Magog, Qué.». Magog, 1951. 60,(3) p. (23 cm). Illustré.             25 $

259.  PEARSON, Jane C.  «Story of Ascot, Sherbrooke County, Quebec. Parts of Ranges I-IX,1803-1948-1969». (Ascot, Ascot Women’s Institute, 1969?!).  105,(1) p. (27 cm). Illustrations. History of Ascot Women’s Institute, rural Eastern Townships.       45 $

260.  PHELPS, Marion Louise. (edited by). «Yesterdays of Brome County. Centennial Souvenir Edition 1867-1967. Volume One: Reminiscences, Old Time Records, Biographical Sketches, Eastern Townships History; edited and compiled by Marion L. Phelps, Museum Curator. LEGENDS of Brome County Being a Series of Illustrated Articles by Various Writers». Knowlton, Brome County Historical Society, 1967. 138 p. (23 cm). Profusely illustrated, folding map.                25 $

261.  PHELPS, Marion Louise. «Biography. Mrs Catherine Matilda (Townsend) Day, 1815-1899, Early Historian of the Eastern Townships, author of "Pioneers of the Eastern Townships" (1863), "History of the Eastern Townships" (1869)». Knowlton, the author, 1988. 78 p. (23 cm). Nice binding, beautiful illustrations; a very nice book comprising a family background.    45 $

262.  POULIN, Jean-Charles. «La Cité de l’Or Blanc : Thetford Mines, 1876-1976». Beauceville, 1975. 550 p. (25 cm). Illustrations nombreuses. "L’Or Blanc" étant l’amiante, sa valeur est très basse!             35 $

263.  PRICE, Bertha Weston. «Glimpses into the Past». (Sherbrooke, The Sherbrooke Daily Record, 1955). 152 p. (22 cm). Portraits and illustrations. Nice copy. Publication in book form of a series of articles about the Eastern Townships published in The Sherbrooke Daily Record from 1951 on.              45 $

264.  RANDALL, M. «The Canadian Reader, designed for the use of schools and families». Stanstead, L.C., Printed by Walton & Gaylord, 1834.  VII-308 p.  (18 cm).  Original full calf binding with the original label on spine; in very good condition, extremely rare for this book and a scarce imprint consisting of about seventy-five texts in prose. The actual copy is the best we have seen in 35 years!!        375 $

265.  (RICHMOND). «A Few Facts Concerning Richmond, Quebec, Canada». Richmond, Times-Guardian Print, c. 1920. 15,(1) p. (15 cm). Card cover title: «Richmond, Quebec, Canada»; map. Scarce & nice brochure about the economy of Richmond.        60 $

266.  RICHMOND COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. «The Tread of Pioneers. Annals of Richmond County and Vicinity» (2 vol). Richmond, 1966 & 1968. 206;237 p. (23 cm). First edition. County history. Illustrations.      60 $

267.  (SAINT-ALBERT DE WARWICK). «Album-Souvenir. Centenaire de Saint-Albert, 1877-1977». Sans lieu, Comité du Centenaire , 1977. 238 p. (28 cm). Illustrations et portraits. Historique d’une municipalité située près de Victoriaville.      45 $

268.  (SAINT-ROMAIN). «Centenaire de St-Romain, 1865-1965; Cinquantenaire du Couvent, 1915-1965». Sans lieu, 1965. environ 120 p. Illustrations.       30 $

269.  SCOTT, Robert Balgarnie Young. «Georgeville, Quebec, 1797-1947. – A SKETCH of an Eastern Township Village through 150 years». (Georgeville), Georgeville Community Association, 1947. 15 p. (17 cm). Original card covers. Extremely scarce account of Georgeville on Lake Memphremagog. Mint!              75 $

270.  SELLAR, Robert. «The History of the County of Huntingdon and of the Seigniories of Chateauguay and Beauharnois from their first settlement to the year 1838». Huntingdon, The Canadian Gleaner, 1888. VIII,584 p. (23 cm). A good copy; original cloth. Comprises the history of each parish. Scarce title.                250 $

271.  SELLAR, Robert (series of scarce pamphlets). 1. (SELLAR, Robert et al). «Letters Relative to the Rights and Present Position of the Quebec Minority». (Huntingdon, 1890). (135 p.).  Content : "Pamphlet of the Equal Rights’ Association" / "Answer by Hon. H. Mercier" / "Rejoinder by Robert Sellar" / "The Payments under the Jesuit Estates Act" / "A Remonstrance against Clerical Dictation".  With very small ink marks in margin of eight leaves, paper flaw to the margin of one leaf with very little loss of text, scarce and always on fragile paper … BOUND WITH … 2. (SELLAR, Robert). «Shall the Quebec System Rule Canada?». Huntingdon, reprinted from the Gleaner of April 20, 1905. (15 p.). Tipped in at front endpapers … BOUND WITH … 3. SELLAR, Robert. «A Reply to Hon. Mr. Joly. In Defence of the Quebec Minority». Huntingdon, 1894. (12 p.). Reprinted from the Gleaner of March 1, 1894 … BOUND WITH … 4. NELSON, Murray. «The Trial of Sandy Wright, Farmer, for Treason». (Montreal, 1888). (15 p.). Tried for protesting and working against the Nationalist movement to change Quebec from a British into a French province. Publisher’s cloth entitled "The Quebec Minority", pamphlets published as a group, probably by Robert Sellar of the Gleaner at Huntingdon. (22 cm). Very scarce!              175 $

272.  SELLAR, Robert. «The Tragedy of Quebec. The Expulsion of its Protestant Farmers». Toronto, Ontario Press Limited, 1916. 374,IX p. (21,5 cm). Original boards and gilt text; 4^th edition. The anti-British feeling in Quebec as seen by author; first edition (1907) was not welcomed by Montreal booksellers, described as a fire-brand production. Nice copy.                45 $

273.  (SHERBROOKE). «Rapport des Fêtes Jubilaires du Séminaire St-Charles-Borromée, Sherbrooke, 19, 20 et 21 juin 1900». Sans lieu, 1900. 59 p. (27,5 cm). Illustré. Neuf!!              25 $

274.  (SHERBROOKE). «Brochure-Souvenir à l’occasion de la célébration des Noces d’Or de la Société St-Jean-Baptiste de Sherbrooke, les 24 et 25 juin 1908. Avec notes chronologiques des Paroisses du Diocèse». Sherbrooke, L.-A. Bélanger, 1908. VI,75 p. (22 cm). Portraits. Peu commun.          45 $

275.  SHUFELT, Harry Ball. «Along the Old Roads. Lore and Legend of Brome County». Knowlton, Brome County Hist. Soc., 1965. 104 p. (23 cm). Illustrations & map. Fine. Comprise the early history of the Village of Coldbrook (Knowlton), historical notes of some nearby places & the business career of Almas A. Knowlton, from blacksmith to dentist!          35 $

276.  SMITH, Clifford W. «Brome County Scenic and Historical Tours». Knowlton, Brome County Historical Society, 1973. 56 p. (24 cm). Illustrations and maps.                20 $

277.  TAYLOR, Ernest Manly. «History of Brome County, Quebec. From the Date of Grants of Land therein to the Present Time. With Records of Some Early Families» (2 volumes). Montreal, John Lovell & Son Ltd., 1908 & 1937.  X,(1),288 & X,(1),297 p. (23 cm). Original cloth and gilt lettering. With maps, portraits, facsimiles and illustrations. Very good condition; a scarce and complete set.          250 $

278.  THIBAULT, Charlotte. «Samuel Brooks, entrepreneur et homme politique de Sherbrooke, 1793-1849». Sherbrooke, Département d’histoire, Université de Sherbrooke, 1985. IV,168 p. (23 cm). À l’état neuf.           30 $

279.  THOMAS, Cyrus. «The History of Shefford, Civil, Ecclesiastical, Biographical and Statistical». Montreal, Printed by Lovell Printing and Publishing Co., 1877. 152 p. (18 cm). Modern buckram vellum binding, printed wrappers present. Numerous portraits. Scarce title.           250 $|

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