Kathleen Norris was an American novelist, poet and newspaper columnist. She was one of the most widely read and highest paid female writers in the United States.

Collection contains 37 items dating from 1914 to 1944, specifically 3 Autographed Letters Signed (ALS), 1 Autographed Note Signed (ANS) and 1 Typed Letter Signed (TLS), 1 card with signature, 1 Custom postal cover signed, 4 B&w Photos and 6 Books with 10 items in total inserted inside books including 1 book written and by her husband, Charles G. Norris along with 3 ALS inserted inside...

the history of common folk mattered most and her works (fiction and non-fiction) most presented their stories about the rural Maine of her childhood. Carroll earned a Pulitzer Prize nomination for her 1933 work, ''As the Earth Turns,''

Collection consist of 34 items dating from 1933 to 1963, specifically, 8 Autographed Letters Signed and 2 cards, 4 Books and 21 Ephemera...

Jan Struther (Joyce Anstruther) was an English columnist, poet, hymn writer, and radio personality. Her book, Mrs. Miniver, was the basis of a patriotic, romantic film about the life of a British housewife in rural England during World War II. Starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon, the film won six Academy awards, including Best Picture.

The collection contains 11 items dating from 1939 to 1953, specifically, 1 signed letter, 5 Struther signed books, 3 photos, 1 cigarette card and 1 poster...

Frank Swinnerton was a prolific English novelist, critic, biographer, and essayist. He was a contemporary of H.G. Wells, John Galsworthy and Arnold Bennett.

The collection consists of 14 items dating from 1919 to 1949, specifically, 10 signed letters (9 Autographed Letters Signed (ALS); 2 Typed Letters Signed (TLS;), 1 signed note, 1 photo, and 1 book with 1 ALS inside...

William J. Locke was a British novelist, playwright, and short story writer. His works have been made into many motion pictures, the most recent of which was Ladies in Lavender (2004).

The collection consists of 20 items dating from 1907 to 1928, specifically, 9 Letters Signed (ALS), 1 book with 1 signed photo card, and 9 b&w photos....

First US [1853] edition, Complete in one volume. (blank), (2), (3)-359pp., 12.5cm x 19.5cm, (5" x 7 3/4"); Original elaborate gilt-stamped, decorated red cloth; some rubbing and age-toning to panels, bumping to corners, rubbing and age-toning to spine, some wear and 1/4 inch tearing to spine ends, more so on top one. One old library 1-1/4 inch diameter blind embossed stamp on front end paper. Pages 97 to p.129 and p.169 to 192 and 337 to 359 have heavy foxing else clean, tight copy. Overall condition would be good...

1873. London, T. Nelson and Sons

2nd UK edition. Original decorative blue cloth boards re-backed with new endpapers. Embossed border in black to the front board, surrounding a gilt design which contains the title. Gilt illustration of a Canadian Indian to spine along with gilt publication details.

Many b/w steel engravings as chapter headers, to text and as full page plates. Title page with vignette, 1 wood cut plate, 21 wood cut illustrations. Page 207 including a short list of Indian words.

Very Good condition...

First edition 1955. Good+ /Very Good-. 6 x 9 inches. Red cloth, pictorial dust jacket. xi, 292pp. Errata slip. Maps, drawings by A.W. Davey, illustrated endpapers,

The front blank bears an warm and heart felt inscription to close friend " To Dr. "Sandy" Robertson Saskatchewan's most recent acquisition in the field of Social Medicine from [signed] T. C. Douglas Premier of Sask. Sept 24th 1958"

Alexander “Sandy” Duff Robertson was born on April 28,1926, in Dunkfield, England. He received an M.B. from the University of Edinburgh in 1949, a D.P.H. from the University of London in 1955, and an M.D. from the University of Saskatchewan in 1961. In 1958, Robertson became head of the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan becoming one of the early supporters of Douglas and importantly Medicare [Social Medicine] as acknowledged by Douglas's inscription. Superb provenance making this a historically important book. Robertson later accepted the executive directorship of the Milbank Memorial Fund in New York City in 1962...

First edition, 1866. 4-1/8 x 6-3/4 inches, xvii, [1]poem, [19]-299pp., Actual photograph of Mr. Moodie affixed in inside front page by publisher as frontispiece portrait. Rebacked with new cloth spine and paper label and end papers preserving the original brown embossed cloth on front and back. Gilt type on front boards. Inside pages are very clean. Overall condition is near fine. Published by subscription. An excellent complete copy of an 1866 book about Susanna Moodie’s husband, John W.D. Moodie....

Second edition 1755. Text in french. 3-3/4 x 6-1/2 inches. (2),[i]-;xxii,25-40pp;[1]-383pp.(3),[i]-LXXXIXpp. Contemporary full leather with 5 bands and elaborate gilt decorations and dark red leather label with gilt type on spine and worn corners and spine ends. Contemporary marbled endpapers with previous owner's bookplate, Dr. Moriz Grolig in Wien...

Content are letters of a theologian to a bishop on this important issue if allowed to approve the Jesuits to preach and to confess increased again for a response to a prelate's refusal that Mr. Cardinal de Noailles made its powers to the Jesuits. Overall good condition....

First US edition. Measurement with Vine Border: 270 x 340 mm (10-5/8 x 13-3/8 inches) (Plus Margin). Copyright Date in Lower Margin: 1867...

The map was created and copyright in 1867, the same year present-day Canada was created, when the British North American Act united Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in the Dominion of Canada.

This map was then published in Philadelphia one year later, in 1868...

First US [1891] edition. 11 by 14 inches (about 28 by 36 cm.) A full color map of the Canadian Province of Manitoba. and is in Very good+ condition.

Lots of detail is shown including topographical features (mountains, lakes, rivers, etc.), latitude and longitude, counties, cities and villages, routes of old railways, and more. Probably even a number of ghost towns on this map, no longer in existence today..

Circa 1760 London. Very early edition. This hand-coloured engraving was trimmed to the edges, 11-1/2 x 17-3/8 inches and mounted to a dark card stock. The English only title was mounted on the reverse on the reverse of the dark mounted card. The trimmed mounted engraving has wear to the corners causing some minor rounding. There is surface dirt and soiling on the engraving more so on the sky area.

Good- condition....

Body copy Body copy Body copy Body copy Body Major-General Pierre Edouard Leclerc signatures plus black & white photo.

Signed both sides 3-1/2 x 2 inches white card plus 4-1/2 x 6-1/2 inch B&W photo.

Pierre Edouard Leclerc, CBE, MM, ED served in WWI with the engineers and the infantry, winning the Military Medal for bravery and a battlefield commission....

Five Niagara Falls circa 1911photos, all signed and or inscribed by Jennings at the reverse. Measurements: Each is 10" x 8". Condition: Very good, some losses and creasing.

In this set there are three similar prints made of the foot of the American Falls. Three are prints of the same image each with different exposures and thus visual effects.

Notes on the reverse of two of these prints give some details;...

Format: CDV or collectible card circa 1885

Original image of an early photo of Sir John A. Macdonald      

Width: 3 7/8 inches Height: 2 3/8 inches

Condition & Surface:  Very Good

Condition of Mount: Very Good,

Tonal Range 1-10 (5 being Average): 7...

This 1812 Baltimore newspaper was published a little more than 4 weeks after the surrender of Detroit! Complete in 16 pages, measures 6 x 9-1/2 inches, type small and overall, in very good condition.

The entire front page is taken up with a report headed: "From Canada" which begins: "We are happy to grafity our subscribers with a few official details of the capture of Detroit & General Hull by our little army under Major-General Brock..."

p.51 - Canada. Historical and geographical sketch of Canada - 1-1/2 columns. p.53 - Events of the War. William Hull Sept. 8/12 letter from Montreal to Hon. W. Eustis, Secty Dept of War, USA on his situation including commenting on getting his parole and returning to USA. p.53, 54 & 55 - William Hull August 26/12 letter from Fort George...

Signature along with letter from his secretary dated September 21, 1921 providing this signature.

Lord Lansdowne was Governor General during turbulent times in Canada. Sir John A. Macdonald's government was in its second term and facing allegations of scandal over the building of the railway (the Pacific scandal), and the economy was once again sliding into recession...

Letter on House of Commons letterhead, was sent on March 28, 1921 complaining of ill health and Hughes died 5 months later, August 24, 1921 (aged 68). Signature was a "stamp" Hughes often used to sign his letters.

Sir Samuel Hughes was a soldier, journalist and politician of no little reputation. Hughes was appointed Minister of Militia after the election of Robert Laird Borden in 1911 until 1916 when Canada took up arms in World War One. He resigned amid controversy with notable achievements to his name....

George Washington Goethals (1858-1928) Engineer. Goethals is best known for his supervision of construction and the opening of the Panama Canal. 4 ½”x 3 inch sheet of paper, signed and dated Nov. 16, 1923. Appointed by Theodore Roosevelt as chief engineer for the Panama Canal 1907; military governor of the Canal Zone 1914-1917. ..