Catalogue  274
Canada

|272.  BALLARD, Dr Robert D. «The Discovery of the Titanic». (New York), Viking/Madison Press Book, 1997. 238 p. (28 cm). Original cloth and pictorial dust jacket. Profusely illustrated.      20 $

273.  BANNERMAN, Jean. «Leading Ladies, Canada, 1639-1967». Dundas, The author, 1967. 333 p. (24 cm). Original binding. Illustrations. Deluxe edition inscribed and numbered by the author.      60 $

274.  BOUTILIER, James A. (editor). «The RCN in Retrospect, 1910-1968». Vancouver, University of British Columbia Press, 1982. XXX,373 p. (24 cm). Original cloth and dust jacket; with maps and plates. History of the Royal Canadian Navy from its inception in 1910 to its demise in 1968.             15 $

275.  DE CAZES, Paul. «Notes sur le Canada: aperçu général, résumé historique, population, productions, commerce, navigation, instruction publique, émigration, chemins de fer, malice, chronologie, renseignements divers, etc.». Québec, C. Darveau Imprimeur-Éditeur, 1882. VI,277 p. (16 cm). Édition nouvelle, revue et corrigée. Reliure ½ cuir à coins d’époque, cachet de biblio mais bon exemplaire.          25 $

276.  DESJARDINS, Lieutenant-Colonel L.G. «England, Canada and the Great War». Quebec, Chronicle Print, 1918. XVI,422 p. (23 cm). Original cloth; very small tear of the spine, nice copy. Author surveys numerous aspects of the War including Canada’s obligation to Great Britain and British imperialism.               35 $

277.  DESJARDINS, Louis-Georges. «L’Harmonie dans l’Union». Québec, Imprimerie du "Soleil", 1919. 182 p. (18 cm). Les relations interprovinciales.         20 $

278.  DESPRÉS, Jean-Pierre. «Le Canada et l’Organisation Internationale du Travail». Montréal, Fides, 1947. 273 p. (23 cm). Jolie reliure; exemplaire d’Antonio Barrette, ex-Premier Ministre du Québec dont on retrouve l’"Ex Libris" et une dédicace autographiée par l’auteur.       30 $

279.  (EXPO ’58; BRUSSELS WORLD’S FAIR). «Canada and Brussels, 1958». Ottawa, Edmond Cloutier, 1957. 83,(7) p. (25 cm). Beautiful album about Canada’s presence at Brussels. Folding coloured map. Profusely illustrated.    25 $

280.  FAIRCHILD, G.M. (editor). «Canadian Leaves : History, Art, Science, Literature, Commerce. A Series of New Papers read before the Canadian Club of New York». New York, Napoléon Thompson & Co. Publishers, 1887. VIII,288,(12) p. (23 cm). Half leather binding, library calling number on spine but a good copy illustrated by Thomas Willing.    65 $

281.  GIBBON, John Murray. «Canadian Mosaic. The Making of a Northern Nation». Toronto, Mc Clelland & Stewart Ltd., 1938. XIII,455 p. (24 cm). Many plates being photos and illustrations in colour by Canadian artists Kathleen Shackleton, W.J. Philllips, R.H. Palenske, Nicholas de Grandmaison, Ernest Neumann and James Crochart. Original blue cloth, good copy.                35 $

282.  HAMILTON, Ross (editor). «Prominent Men of Canada, 1931-32». Montreal, National Publishing Co. of Canada. (1931). 640 p. (19 cm). Original cloth. Biographies.       45 $

283.  HANNON, Leslie F. «Forts of Canada. The Conflicts, Sieges, and Battles that Forged a Great Nation». Toronto, Mc Clelland and Stewart Limited, 1969. 288 p. (31 cm). Original binding and pictorial dust jacket. Profusely illustrated with black & white and colour photographs, also reproductions of contemporary plans, prints, etc.               35 $

284.  LEWIS, Sénateur. «Mackenzie King, Premier Ministre du Canada. L'Homme et ses Idées par le Sénateur Lewis. Traduit de l'Anglais par D.J.H. avec une nouvelle préface». Montréal, Chez les éditeurs, 1929. 191 p. (22 cm). Il s'agit de l'un des 50 exemplaires hors commerce sur papier de Hollande, Van Gelder Zonen, numérotés de I à L. Bel état.         85 $

285.  MACKAY, Robert W. Stuart. «A Supplement to the Canada Directory, containing the names of the professional and business men in the Cities, Towns, and Principal Villages of Canada, who have commenced business in each locality since the publication of that work: together with a List of New Post Offices & Postmasters, an abstract of the late census returns, a list of newspapers & periodicals published in the Province, and the useful statistical & commercial information, brought down to April, 1853, accompanied by a Map of Canada». Montreal, Published by Robert W. Stuart Mackay, 22 Great St. James Street, 1853. 374,(5) p. (22 cm). Original binding with publicity, back worn and repaired, library stamp. Some of the last pages (publicity) torn but complete, map missing as it happens so often. Still a very scarce item in acceptable condition.               350 $

286.  MAC KAY, Donald. «The Lumberjacks». Toronto, McGraw-Hill, 1978. 319 p. (26 cm). Publisher’s cloth & pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated. Very good copy. The story of logging and loggers in Canada from the birth of the industry in the early 1800s until the 1950s.               30 $

287.  (MILITARY). «Civil Defence. Technical Guidance on the Provision of Air Raid Shelter». Ottawa, Office of Civil Defence Co-ordinator, Department of National Defence, 1950.  (4),52,(23) p. (30 cm). With 23 plates. Uncommon!         25 $

288.  MORGAN, Henry James (ed.). «The Dominion Annual Register and Review for the seventeenth year of the Canadian Union, 1883». Toronto, Hunter, Rose & Company, 1884. 505 p. (22 cm). Original cloth and gilt text. Nice copy.             75 $

289.  MORGAN, Henry James (ed.). «The Dominion Annual Register and Review for the eighteenth year of the Canadian Union, 1884». Toronto, Hunter, Rose & Company, 1885. 501,XXXV p. (22 cm). Original cloth and gilt text. Nice copy.                75 $

290.  MORGAN, Henry James. «The Canadian Men and Women of the Time: A Hand-book of Canadian Biography of Living Characters». Toronto, William Briggs, 1912. XX,1218 p. (22 cm). Original cloth & gilt text. Illustrations & portraits. Nice copy.               90 $

291.  (NAUTICAL). «Catalogue of Official Canadian Government Publications of use to MARINERS. – Corrected to 1^st April, 1922». Ottawa, F.A. Acland, 1922. 37 p. (25 cm). With 3 large folding plans in color.        45 $

292.  PATTERSON, William J. «Proceedings of the Second Annual Meeting of the Dominion Board of Trade held at Ottawa, on 17th, 18th, 19th & 20th January, 1872». Montreal, Gazette Printing House, 1872. 111 p. (22 cm). Modern buckram vellum binding, printed wraps preserved. Multiple tables.          125 $

293.  ROSE, George Maclean. «A Cyclopaedia of Canadian Biography: being Chiefly Men of the Time. – A Collection of Persons Distinguished in Professional and Political Life: Leaders in the Commerce and Industry of Canada, and Successful Pioneers». Toronto, Rose Publishing Company, 1888.  XVI,816 p. (24 cm). Original blue cloth, gilt text and decorations. A good copy, being "Rose’s Biographical Series II" (... of 3, first volume in 1886 & the 3^rd in 1919).           65 $

294.  SCHULL, Joseph. «The Far Distant Ships. An Official Account of Canadian Naval Operations in the Second World War». Ottawa, Minister of National Defence, 1961. XIX,527 p. (22 cm), Publisher’s cloth, dust jacket missing. Illustrated.                 45 $

295.  WELSTEAD, W. Gordon. «Some Welstead Roots». St. Chatharines, ON, The author, 1981. 130 p. (23 cm). Original cloth. Limited numbered edition and a signed presentation copy. Portraits and illustrations, large folder in pocket showing 2 differing family trees. History of the Welstead family, with emphasis on Canadian members. Fine copy.            45 $

296.  WHITE, Andrew Dickson. «Fiat Money Inflation in France. How it came, what it brought and how it ended. To which is added an extract from Macaulay showing the results of tampering with the currency of England; also a summary by Emile Levasseur, Director of the College of France and Member of the French Institute, indicating the results of "Fiat Money" during the Colonial and Revolutionary Periods of the United States of America». Toronto, Printed for Private Circulation, not to be reprinted or published, 1914.  XI,76 p. (25 cm).  New edition, revised and enlarged by the author. Original green cloth. Small edition of White’s valuable account of the great currency-making experiment of the French Revolutionary Government. The actual work, revised and enlarged by the author for the purpose of the present issue, is of great interest to legislators, economic students and business. Scarce edition!               125 $|

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