Catalogue  29
Canada

|173.  ANON. «Canada: A Memorial Volume. – General reference book on Canada; describing the Dominion at large, and its various Provinces and Territories; with statistics relating to its commerce and the development of its resources. – Maps and Illustrations». Montreal, E.B. Biggar Publisher, 1889.  VIII,925 p.  (22 cm). Original red cloth slightly worn, library stamps , still a good copy; illustrations and folding maps in colour. The general sketch of the Province of Quebec by Hon. Honoré Mercier, Prime Minister.    65 $

174.  (ARCHIVES). «ARCHIVES. Miror of Canada Past. / ARCHIVES. Miroir du passé du Canada». Toronto, University of Toronto Press, 1974. 313 p. (26 cm). Reliure en toile illustrée d’origine. Fortement illustré de superbes pièces d’archives. Une citation d’Arthur G. Doughty se lit: "De tous les trésors d’un peuple, ses archives sont le plus précieux. Elles se lèguent de génération en génération et notre degré de civilisation peut se mesurer aux soins que nous apportons à les conserver".    45 $

175.  BATES, Stewart. «Histoire financière des gouvernements canadiens; étude préparée pour la Commission Royale des Relations entre le Dominion et les Provinces». Ottawa, 1939.  IV,321 p. (36 cm). Petit cachet de biblio mais bon exemplaire. Historique des finances publiques au Canada.    45 $

176.  CASEY, Magdalen. «Catalogue of Pamphlets in the Public Archives of Canada: 1493-1877 & 1878-1931. / Catalogue des Brochures aux Archives Publiques du Canada: 1493-1877 & 1878-1931» (2 volumes). Ottawa, F.A. Acland Printer, 1931-1932. 553 & 589 p. (24 cm). Original printed wraps. Very small wear to original wrappers, otherwise very good. About 10,000 entries, with an Index and subject Index. Uncommon.                                                                               185 $

177.  CHAUVEAU, Pierre-Joseph-Olivier. «L’Instruction Publique au Canada. Précis historique et statistique». Québec, Imprimerie Augustin Coté et Cie, 1876. XII,366 p.  Reliure ½ cuir d’époque. Historique pour chaque province.    35 $

178.   HEAD, Francis Bond. «The Emigrant». New York, Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1847. (2),282 p. (20 cm). Original cloth, good condition. Author’s travels in Canada comprising Quebec and his criticism of Lord Durham with account of the Rebellion. He considered radicalism as the work of demagogues. There is also a chapter about the bark canoe. Uncommon book.    125 $

179.    HIND, Henry Youle & al. «Eighty Years’ Progress of British North America; showing the wonderful development of its natural resources by the unbounded energy and enterprise of its inhabitants; giving, in a historical form, the vast improvements made in agriculture, commerce and trade, modes of travel and transportation, mining, and educational interests, etc., etc. With a large amount of statistical information, from the best and latest authorities». Toronto, Published by L. Nichols, 1865. 776 p. (22 cm). Original gilt decorated cloth, small trace of dirt on the spine; with 24 plates and 6 full-page text illustrations. Good general condition, light foxing, a scarce book.    125 $

180.    HIND, Henry Youle; KEEFER, T.C. et al. «The Dominion of Canada; containing a historical sketch of the preliminaries and organization of Confederation; also, the vast improvements made in agriculture, commerce and trade, modes of travel and transportation, mining, and educational interests, etc., etc. for the past eighty years under the Provincial names. With a large amount of statistical information, from the best and latest authorities». Toronto, Published by L. Stebbins, 1868.  XXXIII,776 p.  (23 cm). Original green cloth and gold titles, marbled endpapers. With 27 plates (engravings) and 2 maps.  Very interesting book and a great source of statistical information.    125 $

181.  MARQUIS, T.G. (editor). «Great Canadians from Cartier to Laurier». No place, 1905.  XVI,578 p.  (23 cm). Original red decorated cloth; library stamp but a good copy. Texts by Louis-Honoré Fréchette, Agnes Maule, David Creighton and others; book embellished with many appropriate engravings. Large group of biographies.    45 $

182.  (MC ARTHUR, D.A.). «Catalogue des Brochures, Journaux et Rapports déposes aux Archives Canadiennes, 1611-1867, suivi d’un Index». Ottawa, Imprimerie Nationale, 1911. 230 p. (25 cm). Bel exemplaire.    60 $

183.  TUCKER, William Bowman. «The Romance of the Palatine Millers. A Tale of Palatine Irish-Americans and United Empire Loyalists. Second edition of "The Camden Colony", revised and enlarged». Montreal, Published by the Author, 1929.  XXXIV,370 p.  (22 cm).  Original red cloth and gilt text; fine condition. With illustrations, portraits and a long genealogical part about the Miller family. This is a story of the United Empire Loyalists; they reached Canada from Germany by way of England, Ireland and United States.    75 $|

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