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MURRAY, General James [1721-1794] & CRAMAHE, Hector Theophilus (1720-1788) & PANET, Jean-Claude (1719-1778)
WRITTEN ONLY THREE YEARS AFTER THE TAKING OF QUEBEC IN 1759.
The signature under the red seal and below General James Murray's signature on page four is Hector Theophilus Cramahé (1720-1788), an very important person in the early history of Québec.
Marriage contract (certified copy of), 3 ½ folio pages; Quebec, September 6, 1762. Seal of wax to the document. Near fine condition. Rare document drawn up in a few months of the transfer of New France to the English. Last marriage contract on August 3, 1747 between Jean Urbain Martel of Belleville (1708-Ca. 1764), director of the Forging mills of Saint-Maurice to Quebec, and young lady Elisabeth Gastin (she will die; the following year shortly after her first child), in the presence of Charles marquis de Beauharnois (1671-1749), "d' chief; squadron of the naval armies of its majesty...
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Price: $ 4,500 USD
#3625
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WHEELER, J.L. (James Love) (?-1870) & GUTCH, Dr. J.W.G. [John Wheeley Gough] (1808-1862)
4-3/8 x 7 inches. Autograph document signed, one page long. Dated London 20th Dec[ember] 1830. Attesting that W.G. Gutch had attended his courses in Materia Mediuca and Botany. With a red crested armorial (Wheeler?) seal. Top left corner missing not affecting any hand-written text, otherwise, very good condition.
James Love Wheeler was a professor at School of Anatomy and Medicine, Bartholomew's Hospital, London
Dr. J. W. G. Gutch was a member of the Royal College of Surgeons and later in 1851, a messenger for Queen Victoria where he also did photography.
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Price: $ 150 USD
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HEATH, James (1757-1834)
9-3/4 x 7-3/4 inches. Autograph letter signed, one page, Dated 12 April 1832. Age toned paper with a 1/2 open teat on left edge and small nick to bottom left paper edge, otherwise in good condition. To an unknown recipient "Dear Sir'' Sending news of the availability of prints (and prices) evidently sought after, that have been found in Italy, including Michelangelo and Pope Leo X....
James Heath was a historical engraver to King George Ill. Associate of the Royal Academy. Heath was articled to the engraver Joseph Collyer the younger...
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Price: $ 150 USD
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CARMAN, Bliss William [1861-1929]
8-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches on Hotel St. Francis San Francisco letterhead, dated 17, Feb. 1905. Letter to Miss Rothschild mentioning enclosing a photograph and autograph and thank her for her kind words of welcome.
Bliss Carman was a preeminent Canadian poet. He was born William Bliss Carman in Fredericton, in the Maritime province of New Brunswick.
Relocated to New York City Carman was influential as an editor and writer for the Independent, the Cosmopolitan, the Atlantic Monthly, the Chap Book and other literary journals.
Became a corresponding Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. In 1928, the Society awarded him its Lorne Pierce Medal...
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Price: $ 145 USD
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WASHBURN, Edward Abiel [1819-1881]
[1877]. 8 x 10 flat folded to 8 x 5 inches now. Autograph letters signed E.A. Washburn. Four pages, 8vo. Dated New York 14 July circa 1877 noted in pencil on page 1. Was folded smaller but now a a four page letter and a small piece of paper to glue to an autograph book on top of page four not affecting any handwriting, otherwise, very good.
Terrific content regarding receipt of hymns.
Edward Abiel Washburn was a Hymn writer, rector, professor. After Harvard, Washburn studied theology at Andover and New Haven, and entered the Congregational ministry...
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Price: $ 145 USD
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SOTHERN, Edward Askew (1826-1881)
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).
Dear Sir John I tried to change the date - but could not manage it - we had a most pleasant party - one you wd have enjoyed finum sans exquisitely - Lazarre played - and Russell and Col. Bench added much to the jollity of the evening...
Edward Askew Sothern (1826-1881). English actor known for his comic roles in Britain and America, particularly Lord Dundreary in Our American Cousin.
The recipient, Sir John Heron-Maxwell, 6th Baronet (1808-1885), was a captain in the Royal Navy. Captain Sir John Heron-Maxwell of Springkell, 6th Bt.
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Price: $ 130 USD
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LEIGH, William, 2nd Baron Leigh of Stoneleigh Abbey (1824-1905) & BIDDULPH, Michael Anthony (1823-1904)
7 x 8-3/4 flat, folded to 7 x 4-3/8 inches. Autograph letter signed. Four pages. Dated Stoneleigh Abbey, 28th Jan[uary] 1900 (but actually the 26th probably) . To Murray Browne requesting admission for "a Lady to the House of Lords next Tuesday to hear the debate on the Queen's speech when the war in S. Africa is to be discussed...."
With a one page 8vo letter from Sir Michael Anthony Biddulph (1823-1904), general and colonel commandant royal artillery, declining Lord Leith's request for a pass to the House of Commons. Dated January 27th, 1900...
William Leigh, 2nd Baron Leigh of Stoneleigh Abbey. He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baron Leigh of Stoneleigh, co. Warwick [U.K., 1839] on 27 September 1850. An advocate of British imperialism and opponent of women's suffrage.
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Price: $ 145 USD
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LYONS, Richard Bickerton Pemell, 1st Viscount Lyons (1817-1887)
6-1/4 x 4-1/2 inches. Autograph letter signed. One page. Dated Norfolk House April 21st 1856. Sending a gift to "dear Caroline.".
Very good condition.
Richard Bickerton Pernell Lyons, 1st Viscount Lyons was a British diplomat with fifty years of service to the British Foreign Office. He was Ambassador to the United States (1858-1865) during the Civil War and was key in the "Trent affair", which established Lyons' lasting reputation...
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Price: $ 145 USD
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SMITH-STANLEY, Edward George Geoffrey, 14th Earl of Derby. (1799 -1869) & HERON-MAXWELL, Sir John, 6th Baronet (1808-1885)
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 address; the latter appears quite safe and unobjectionable. I need not say that I wish you every success; but Greenwich is not an easy seat for a Conservative to win.
Yours Sincerely, Derby...
Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby. (1799 -1869) English statesman, three times Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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Price: $ 125 USD
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JAMESON, Mrs. Anna Brownell, (née Murphy) [1794-1860]
Photo of an steel engraving circa 1875 mounted to card of the Irish art critic writer, Anna Brownell Jameson (1794-1860).
The CdV of Jameson size is:
card size: 2-1/2 wide x 3-1/2 inches high
image size: 1-1/8" x 1-1/8 inch
No back mark, some very light overall spotting otherwise in very good+ condition. Uncommon...
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Price: $ 75 USD
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GENTHE, Arnold (1869-1942) & BELASCO, David (1853-1931) subject & COFFIN, William Haskell (1877-1941) inscription to
1911-1912. Two silver gelatin photos, 19cm x20.5cm (7-1/2 x 8 inches) both signed by Arnold Genthe. Photos probably circa 1911 and the Belasco signed print is dated 1922?. Overall very good condition.
One with an inscription poem by the well know playwright impresario David Belasco, to important listed artist [William] Haskell Coffin [1877-1941] (famous WWI poster with Jeanne D'arc); a poem of revelatory nature. Belasco, inscription reacts to Haskell Coffins remark about him having bedroom eyes. (underneath the dedication says: a boy of terrible ideas...)
The other photo is signed in the bottom right by Genthe. Quite a nice Genthe silver gelatin signed photo with the incorporation of the Belasco inscription and Coffin ownership. Three very well known people all linked in this intriguing photo!
The other photo is signed in the bottom right by Genthe...
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Price: $ 1,500 USD
#4785
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DUVAL, Paul (1922-?) (editor) & CASSON, A.J. (Alfred Joseph) [1898-1992] (artist)
[1990] VOLUME 1 WITH 50 LIMITED EDITION SIGNED PLATES IN FINE CONDITION - RARE
First edition, first printing. Casson's Casson [volume one] Square Regal Format. 13 x 14 inches. Pagination (34), (4), (100), (1) pages. Limited edition book this being No. 18 of 300 .
This volume consists of 50 images (49 + "White Pine" frontis) with the last plate #50, [South Portage] lacking. Approved and signed in pencil in the white margin, the title and the artist name of each page. Each limited edition print has a heavy paper separator with gilt plate number printed on it and a separate tissue guard...
...editions of three hundred and some of Volume 1 & 2 (perhaps only 60 copies) were bound into a large coffee table book with full mahagony coloured leather binding and extensive text by Paul Duval. Each print was a plate in the book and had both a tissue in front of the print and cover page with a gold seal of Casson's head....
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Price: $ 5,900 USD
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JOHNSON, E.[Emily] Pauline (Tekahionwake) [1861-1913] & E.H.N. illustrated by & JOHNSON Allan Wawanosh (1858-1923)
EPJ SIGNATURE SCARCE, ESPECIALLY WITH FAMILY PROVENANCE
E.P. Johnson's signed brother's printed 3 x 1-1/2 inches calling card [Allan Wawanosh Johnson] and now laid in with The White Wampum - Tekahionwake book.
EPJ signed calling card:
Mr. A. Wawanosh Johnson (with Jan'y 16th - 1900 handwritten of front of card). Signed on the calling card back is "Yours Faithfuly E. Pauline Johnson Tekahionwake"
Allan Wawanosh Johnson (1858-1923) Teacher. Brother of Emily Pauline Johnson; Eva Johnson; Henry Beverly Johnson and Eliza Helen Johnson Son of Chief George Henry Johnson (1819-1884) and Emily Susanna Howells (1824-1898)
The White Wampum Book:
1895. First edition. 4-1/2 x 7-1/2 inches. viii, [1]-[88pp],16pp ads. Publisher's decorated brown cloth covered boards with tomahawk stamped in black decoration and the name Tekahion-wake and gold letters on spine (bright). Very good condition. Illustrated title page, viii, 88 pp. text, 16 pp. publisher's 1895 catalogue of the Bodley Head (List of Books in Belles Lettres), deckled edges, hand cut paper.
This is the first edition of this authors first book. An important book, generally regarded as the first work ever published by a Native American woman...
Price: $ 1,000 USD #0140
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CONANT, Thomas [1842-1905]
1898. Toronto, William Briggs
8vo., pp. [ii], i-viii, 9-243, with 27 plates, including frontis. - 6 - 9" tall Chromolithographs by E. Schrapnel with strong colours. Covers and spine with some soiling and wear. Internally occasional marks and light foxing, generally clean. Very good condition.
With Illustrations, Portraits and Map including 21 chromolith plates, 2 black and white portraits of the author and his wife; and 1 full-page colour map of Upper Canada (Ontario).
A few of the sketches: Mill in Devon, Eng, in 1897 and owned by Roger Conant previous to sailing to America with the Pilgrims in 1623. Mormon's attempt to raise the dead , hauling cannon in the War of 1812 and Sarah Terwilligars attempt to fly to heaven. The world to come to an end.
Price: $ 135 USD #1719
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GRANT, Ulysses S.
1885-86.
NEw York, Charles L. Webster & Co.
First edition. 8vo, 584pp.; 647pp. Deluxe full sheep binding rebacked with relaid spines and tan morocco; red and gold titles. Some soiling on spines otherwise, overall near fine condition. No foxing. Marbles endpapers and marbled edges. Index in Volume II, With 49 maps and illustrations, Two steel-engraved frontispiece portraits and two etched views, all with tissue-guards.
Included are war maps, a pull-out, steel-cut engravings, and a facsimile hand-scribed and signed copy of Lee's surrender . This facsimile is of the same size and color as the original document...
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Price: $ 350 USD
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JONES, Charles Henry (1837-1911) & JONES, Jehu Glancy (1811-1878)
1882.
Philadelphia, Porter & Coates.
9-1/2 x 6-1/8 inches, xiv, 234pp. including appendices and index. Original black cloth with gilt type on spine with a couple of stains on the front board and some minor bubbling of the cloth and an old library number blacked out on the spine. Insides are clean, short closed tear on the first contents page on right border, otherwise, in very good+ condition 8 single page engraved portrait plates as called for.....
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Price: $ 80 USD
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[HARRISON, Mr. James] author
1814.
London, Printed by Macdonald and Son, for Thomas Lovewell & Co.
TWO VOLUMES BOUND AS ONE
First edition. 5 x 8-1/4 inches. 273pp.; 264pp., Rebacked preserving period three-quarter leather with marbled boards and end papers. The greater part of this edition is said to have been bought up and destroyed. Scarce thus and even more so in this very good condition.....
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Price: $ 775 USD
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1902. Montreal, Gazette Printing and Publishing Co.
6 x 9 inches, ([8], 300pp, xci appendices). Original green cloth with gilt titles, spine lightly sunned. Six plates inserted - Frontis Frances Stewart at 72, Old Letters, Mr. Stewart, An early Sketch of Peterborough, Peterborough in Early Days and The Old Log House. A very attractive copy of an uncommon title. p34
Ephemera included: Two family photographs pasted to front pastedown dated Christmas 1914 (perhaps descendants of Frances Stewart?). Signed July 31, 1902 letter written by E.S. Dunlop (née Stewart), daughter of Frances and editor of this book...
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Price: $ 550 USD
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WOOD, William Charles Henry [1864 - 1947] & DOUGHTY, Sir Arthur George [1860-1936]
1911. Ottawa, The Mortimer Company
4to, 10-1/4 x 8 inches, 2 vols. Original paper wraps. Beige card covers with black titles. Spine and covers worn and tears (1" and 3") on bottom of spines. Paper cover considered good- condition.
Vol 1: [16],[1]-p.166, 14 colour plates. Previous owner's inscription on half-title, . Vol 2: Previous owner's inscription on half-title, [4], p.167-p.388, [2 appendix]. 22 colour plates.
Insides are very good+ condition however a tear on one page not affecting text. map at end of volume one, Quebec Battlefield Park with one small 3/4 tear where it fold out at the far left edge not affecting border or text and one page uncut...
Previous owner had this set given to them by Arthur Doughty in 1912. A note stating this is in the front end papers of each volume.
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[CANADIAN Illustrated News Periodical]
Total of 7 volumes (of 14 in total - each 15-3/4 x 11 inches.
1) Volume II. January 5 at December 28, 1871. 632 pages.
2) Volume III. January 4 at December 26, 1872. 632 pages.
3) Volume IV. January 2 at December 25, 1873. 626 pages.
4) Volume V. January 1 at December 31, 1874. 648 pages.
5) Volume VI. January 7 at December 30, 1875. 624 pages.
6) Volume VII. January 6 at December 28, 1876. 600 pages. Absence of the two last pages.
7) Volume XII January 6 at December 29, 1881. 600 pages.
Hundreds of engravings full page, advertisers and authors of great reputation make of these periodicals a very graphic and informative French publication. Québécois equivalent of "Canadian Illustrated News", produced by the same editor.
Generally poor condition only. Needs rebinding. Some defects (folded pages, tears). Books not collated. Very heavy at 50lbs.
Price: $ 710 USD
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DAMON, William E.
1879. New York, D. Appleton and Company
8vo, Original pictorial cloth gilt, a gilt sea-horse on the spine. Pp. xv, 229, (ii), with text woodcuts throughout.
This book is complete with all plates, including the frontispiece. The front flyleaf is separated and loose otherwise, a very good+ copy.
This is an elegant little volume, profusely and beautifully illustrated, and abounding in descriptions of those curious creatures of the sea, most of which can be actually observed by the dwellers upon the shore...
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Price: $ 75 USD #1403
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Manitoba Government & BERTRAND, Theophane (1844-1921) (publisher)
1889. Winnipeg, Theophane Bertrand, Queen's Printer
Bound volume containing weekly Gazettes dated from January 5, 1889 to December 21, 1889 inclusive. Dark board cover.
Early Manitoba Government Gazettes are a scarce, useful and extremely fascinating resource for local, family and social historians and researchers in other fields throughout Canada.
As French declined in importance, English-speaking Manitobans increasingly objected to the maintenance of bilingualism in the Legislature and Courts of the province, on the grounds that it was irrelevant, cumbersome and expensive. The Liberal government of Premier Thomas Greenway, which took office after the general election of 1888, responded to this sentiment by sponsoring changes in the province's language laws...
Price: $ 750 USD #4379
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JAMESON, Mrs. Anna Brownell, (née Murphy) [1794-1860]
1835. London, Saunders and Otley, Conduit Street.
SCARCE 3 VOLUME 1835 (2ND UK) EDITION
2nd UK edition. 190cm x 120cm x, [2] 320pp; vi, [4], 310pp; 317pp. Original leather spine and corner tips and marbled paper over boards...
The story is a record of a continental trip taken in 1829. This work is a record of two trips to mainly European destinations in England and especially Germany in 1829 and 1833. Includes character sketches of famous or interesting people that Jameson met, including actress Fanny Kemble.
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Price: $ 350 USD #2148
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SMITH, Adam [1723-1790]
1816-17. Edinburgh, Oliphant, Waugh & Innes
4 volumes, each 8vo, 22cm x 14cm, (8.5" x 5.5"),
Vol.1, x, [1]-525pp.,
Vol.2, vii, [1]-542pp.,
Vol.3, vii, [1]-482pp.,index[53[,errata,
Vol.4, [6], xvi, [1]-316, appendix[1]-88pp., index [15].
Full leather binding, quite worn and missing three of the four spine label names and all volume numbers on spine.
Smith's groundbreaking work on the individual's right to the free exercise of economic activity, "the first and greatest classic of modern economic thought" (PMM 221)...
PROVENANCE: Union Club; The Union Club of Boston, founded in 1863, is one of the oldest gentlemen's clubs in the United States. Bookplate of [John Lowell "Jack"] Gardner Jr (1837-1898), husband of Isabella Stewart Gardner (1840 - 1924), legendary queen of Boston society. She is quoted as saying, "Don't spoil a good story by telling the truth."
Price: $ 750 USD #2168
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SIMCOE, John Graves Lieut. Col. [1752 - 1806] & CHEWETT, D. P. & BIGLY, J. H.
1910. NP, J.H. Brigly
Originally folded, now flat and in very good condition. Lakes in light green. Large 30 x 48 inches.
Survey made following the Constitutional Act (1791), separating Canada into two parts - Upper and Lower Canada - along the Ottawa river.
made in January 1910 by J.H. Brigly from an original in the Colonial Office London. The notation on this copy reads "Endorsed. Canada Upper. Case 37 No. 53. [1793] Canada No. 59 [Dup.]"
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Price: $ 225 USD #1332
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SMALLWOOD, Joseph (Joey) Roberts [1900-1991]
SMALLWOOD TSL UNCOMMON
8 x 10 inches. Dated 19 January 1966 on Government letterhead with The Premier and St. John's printed at top.
Signed J.R. Smallwood.
This letter from Smallwood is to an Ontario bookdealer ordering two books referring to a cheque which is not with this item, only the letter.
Interesting to see what Joey Smallwood is adding to his library, two different copies of "History of Freemasonary".
Joseph "Joey" Roberts Smallwood was Companion of the Order of Canada (CC), journalist, politician, and premier of Newfoundland from 1949-72
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Price: $ 100 USD #7506
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Lamb Knitting Machine Manufacturing Company & LAMB, Isaac Wixom (1840-1906)
[c1890] 10pp. Flat size: 13-3/4 x 4-1/2 inches ; Folded size: 2-3/4 x 4-1/2 inches.
Was folded, now flat. Light brown paper printed both sides with black ink. Some soiling and in good condition.
Inside pages contain information on: Lamb Knitting Machine Manufacturing Company and the Knitting Machine ; Remarks on costs and profits for products made ; Price List ; Terms of Payment and Singer & Howe Sewing Machines also sold by Bailey.
Brochure dates before 1893 and after 1873.....
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Price: $ 125 USD #7513
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RICHARDSON, Sir John [1787-1865]
1851. London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans.
8 Plates in total included. Heavy paper size: 5-1/4 x 8-3/4 inches with images sizes each, approximately 4 x 6-1/2 inches. Some minor soiling on a few borders, otherwise, very good condition
W. H. Murray (Del T) and M & N Hanhart Litho.
8 PLATES.
1) Kutchin Warrior & His Wife
2) Kutchin Hunters
3) Kutchin Woman and Children
4) Kutcha-Kutchin Warrior
5) Saviah, Chief of the Kutcha-Kutchin
6) Dance of the Kutcha Kutchin
7 & 8) Fossil Leaves ( 2 separate plates)
Price: $ 750 USD #1007
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REMINGTON, Frederic Sackrider [1861-1909] & J.O. Davidson & Charles Graham & F. Barnard
1887. New York, Harper & Brothers
16 x 11 inches newspaper page with very early image 14 x 9.5 inch image of The Canadian Mounted Police on a "Musical Ride". Illustrated by Frederic Remington. Very good condition.
The stage was set in 1873 for a role that would intimately connect the Mounted Police and its members with the development of Canada as a great nation. From the beginning of its long history, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have served Canada and its people by establishing law and order in the frontier reaches of this vast nation...
Price: $ 75 USD #1297
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HARRISON, William Henry (1773-1841) (subject)
[1840]. Philadelphia, Watson's Lith. No. 62 Walnut St.
Paper: 8-3/8 x 5-1/2 inches, Image: 7 x 4 1/2 inches)
Also known as the Battle of Moraviantown; American victory in the War of 1812 which took place on October 5, 1813 in Ontario.
Depicting, left to right, Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, Colonel Charles Stewart Todd, Colonel Lewis Cass, General Harrison, and Colonel Richard Mentor Johnson,.
Water stains on border of page. Good condition otherwise...
Price: $ 115 USD #4550
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