Ruth Barbara Rendell, Baroness Rendell of Babergh was a prolific English author of thrillers and psychological murder mysteries, best known for the recurring character of Chief Inspector Wexford. She also wrote more than a dozen novels under the pseudonym of Barbara Vine.

The collection is comprised 21 items dating from 1984 to 1992, specifically, 11 books, 3 letters, 4 commemorative envelopes, 1 note, 1 photo, and 1 typescript excerpt....

Bella and Samuel Spewack were an American husband-and-wife writing team of plays and screenplays. Their most successful production was Kiss Me Kate with music and lyrics by Cole Porter.

The collection includes 22 items dating from 1949 to 1965, specifically, 10 letters, 1 book, 6 theatre programs, 3 photos, 1 piece of sheet music, and 1 broadside...

Herbert Spencer was a British philosopher, biologist, anthropologist, sociologist, and political commentator, noted for his advocacy of evolution and social Darwinism theory of evolution, who achieved an influential synthesis of knowledge, advocating the preeminence of the individual over society and of science over religion.

The collection has 6 items dating from 1882 to 1893, specifically, three manuscript letters and three carte-de-visite card photos....

Box 9, 1785-1837

10 case files containing:

300 pieces most pertaining to people who were in the fur trade: 26 ALS, 273 documents, 1 written receipt

File 1 - [Mackenzie ] Mckenzie, Oldham & Co., 1798-1807

File 2 - Daniel Sutherland, 1798

File 3 - Fur trade general, 1798-1837

File 4 - Laroque family, 1785-1807

File 5 - François Trudeau trader, 1802-4

File 6 - King, Gregory & McCord papers, 1795-1802

File 7 - legal papers, letters, circa 1800-1825

File 8 - legal papers, letters, circa 1798-1806

File 9 - 63 photocopies of legal papers and letters, 1798-1807

File account books exam papers, 1795-1890...

Three (3) important and scarce Parliamentary Papers published between the nomination of Lord Durham as Governor General and High Commissioner to British North America after his resignation in September 1838; dealing with the Durham Report’s criticism and justification for their disagreement to this report. Lord Durham had a number of political enemies in both Great Britain and Canada They scrambled to respond to his report after the fact with Lord Durham not focus on these and his very large report submitted in February 1839 with the 5 appendices was being absorbed, understood and debated....

John Kendrick Bangs was an American author, humorist, editor, and satirist. and the creator of modern Bangsian fantasy the school of fantasy writing that sets the plot wholly or partially in the afterlife.

The collection 17 items dating from 1894 to 1921, specifically 13 letters, 2 books, 1 poster, and 1 note...

Dorothy Livesay is considered one of Canada’s pre-eminent poets and the winner of two Governor General’s Awards (1944, 1947). Following the publication of Green Pitcher (1928) when she was only nineteen years of age, she published Signpost (1932). This was followed by twenty-two other volumes of poetry and three memoirs.

This Dorothy Livesay collection material dating from 1928 to 1987, specifically, 1 manuscript poem "Fireweed", thirteen books and booklets of poetry, and three pieces of ephemera (a university convocation invitation 2 UofT programme booklets:). Most items are signed by Livesay. Many are association copies of other Canadian poets, especially Miriam Waddington. Some of these works are quite scarce. Practically all items are in very good or fine condition. ...

Rumer Godden was a poet, memoirist, an English author of more than 60 fiction and nonfiction and children’s books. She was born in Sussex, but grew up in India, in Narayanganj. Many of her 60 books are set in India. Nine of her works were made into films, most notably Black Narcissus in 1947.

The collection contains 14 items dating from 1936 to 1995, specifically, nine letters (one on a leaflet), three photos, a movie poster, and a first edition of her first published book-length work...

Booth Tarkington was an American novelist, dramatist, and Pulitzer Prize winner. During the 1910s and 1920s, he was considered America’s greatest living author. He is one of only three novelists to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once, along with William Faulkner and John Updike.

The collection consists of 24 items dating from 1909 to 1941, specifically 3 letters, 1 signed page, 5 photos, 2 books, and 13 ephemera (2 pieces of sheet music, 7 programs and playbills, 2 lobby cards, and 2 post cards). One of the playbills prints letters of appreciation from Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt to Alexandra Carlisle, an English actress and suffragist who settled in the United States....

William Wymark Jacobs was an English author of short stories and novels, best known for his farcical comedies and his horror story, “The Monkey's Paw”.

Louis N. Parker was an English dramatist, composer and translator. His 1911 Broadway play, Disraeli, was made into silent films in 1916 and 1921 and a talking film in 1929; the actor George Arliss won the Academy Award for best actor in a leading role in the 1929 film adaptation.

Jacobs and Parker collaborated together on a number dramatic projects, including the 1907 stage adaptation by Parker of “The Monkey's Paw”.

The collection contains 32 items dating from 1900 to 1942, specifically, 5 letters, 1 signed quotation, 2 books (ALS and laid in signature), 6 theatre programs, and 14 photo cards....

A collection of 6 items dating from 1961 to 2005, specifically, Atwood’s First book Double Persephone signed, Atwood letter signed, 3 other signed Atwood books and a colour photo.

Atwood’s First book signed:

Atwood, Margaret. Double Persephone. Toronto: Hawkshead Press, Toronto, 1961. First edition. [16] pp. in white illustrated card covers, wire-stitched. A very good copy but the third leaf is not original and is a cream-coloured facsimile. Signed by Atwood on a slip affixed to the title page (“For Marie | a golden | oldie! | xx |Margaret Atwood”....

1840-38. Quebec, Societe Litteraire et Historique De Quebec

First edition. 2 volumes in one: 155pp. & 207pp. Text in French. Rebacked 3/4 calf, original marbled boards, new eps. Title in gilt on spine. Bottom corners lightly worn. Book condition: Very Good + Edition....

1979. Victoria, BC, Oolichan Books

First Edition signed by Author and by Editor. 9 x 6 inches. (6), 7-288 pages. Clear brodart protecting illustrated dust jacket; light edgewear; creasing to corners. Dark green leather-look boards; stamped gilt lettering. Inscription on front endpaper: "To Betty with Best Wishes - Tommy Douglas" and "My you enjoy this - Dale [Lovick]" ...

1976. Toronto, McClelland & Stewart

2nd edition. 9 x 6 inches. (6),7-333pp. Signed By Tommy Douglas. Dedication on title page "To My Good Friend / Jimmy White/ With Best Wishes / Tommy Douglas". In protective Brodart dust jacket price clipped and marks and tear on back, good condition. Book is in near fine condition...

1876. London, T. Nelson and Sons

3rd edition. 4-1/2 x 6-3/4 inches. viii, [9]-207p. including 3pp. appendix. Illustrated. Green cloth covers with black decorative double border and gold gilt seal in center of cover high lighting the book title, gold gilt titles and decorative design on spine, some light edge wear to cover edges and corner slightly bumped...

[1846] & 1860. London, L. Hodson & Son

2 volumes in one. 9cm x 14cm, (3-5/8” x 5-5/8”), Backwoods circa 1846 iv,prelims,[1] illust.list, [9]-233pp., [1]blank, 235-242pp.; [Bound with] Oregon 1860, [6]prelims, [7]-237pp., [1]ad...

1866. Toronto, C. Blackett Robinson

First edition. 6-1/2 x 9-3/4 inches. (2),[93]-106pp. Self-cover string sewn bound. Very good+ condition. Contents: Home rule for Ireland, 1880.- Home rule resolutions, 1882.- The Orange incorporation bill, 1884.- Execution of Louis Riel, 1886.- Home rule debate, 1886. With an important section on the "Execution of Louis Riel", pp. 42-69.

Edward Blake was the second Premier of Ontario, from 1871 to 1872 and leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 1880 to 1887.

[1928]. Toronto, The Ryerson Press

5 x 7-3/8 inches. 31p. Original yellowish printed wrappers (with staples) . Lorne Pierce - series edition. Illustrated by Charles Jefferys.

Very good condition...

1965.Toronto, Macmillan of Canada

1st edition. 5-1/4 x 8-3/8 inches., hard cover (cloth spine, paper covered boards with a birchbark pattern), clear mylar dust jacket with text on flaps. Previous owner's gift inscription on half-title page. Near fine in a near fine printed mylar....

1897.Niagara, NHS Times and Job Print

First edition. 24pp., [4], 18 p., [2] leaves of plates plus light brown paper covers. 21.5 cm x 15cm (8.5” x 6”) Fair only condition.

• Centennial Poem by Mrs. Curzon

• Fort Niagara, NY, 1788-1796 by Rev. Canon George A. Bull

• Slave Rescue in Niagara, Sixty Years Ago story is included with this book...

1860.Montreal, Lovell; Kingston, Creighton

First edition. 7 x 4-1/2 inches. vii, [1], [9]-186,pp. [4pp. ads]. Newer brown cloth with new endpapers, previous owner name on title page and dedication page...

A collection of 75 poems ranging in time from “The Plains of Abraham” and “Death of Wolfe” to a “Song for Canada,” whose “Sons are living men, / [Her] daughters fond and fair.” “Brock,” written for the inauguration of the new monument to Sir Isaac Brock at Queenston Heights in 1859.

Circa 1885, about 50 pages, owned by Kitty Scott of Toronto, Ontario... 4 1/2 x 3 inches. A new leather spine and nice new tight binding. In very good+ condition. Owned by Kitty Scott of Toronto in the 1880's. Charming little autograph album with, inscriptions, a few poems, 2 small coloured flower illustrations and of course many autographs. One of the autographs is a formerly significant person, that of of Harry Cockshutt, Brantford, in 1885.

A remarkable series of 12 early autograph letters to his close friend, Douglas Eves ; 29-pages, approx. 5 x 7 inches and 60-pages 8 x 10 inches, dating from 1947 through to 1954:...

Arnold Edinborough was a British-born Canadian who taught English at Queen's University and the Royal Military College in Kingston; edited the Kingston Whig-Standard and Saturday Night; been contributing editor on culture to the Financial Post; and founded the Council for Business and the Arts. In the midst of a busy life he has served on the councils of the Anglican Church, as a columnist in its official journal, and as a delegate to the World Council of Churches....

A complete letter, 13 x 8 inches, folded to 6-1/4 x 3-1/4 inches, dated Nov. 11, 1841 signed SB Harrison. Secretary's office in Kingston to Daniel Lizars Esq. of Goderich.

The 1st Parliament of the Province of Canada was in session from June 15, 1841, to 1843 and Harrison, representing Kingston, Ontario was the joint Premier from Canada East thus this letter written while he held this position....

[1845]. Montreal, Matthews' Lith.

The 1842 Ashburton-Webster Treaty settled the New Brunswick - Maine boundary and described the boundary between British North America and the US from Lake Huron to Lake of the Woods.

Quite scarce set of 6 maps (MAP A TO MAP E) defining the Québec, New Brunswick and Maine Boundaries and showing the boundaries between 1773 and 1842....

SCARCE EARLY MAP OF NEWFOUNDLAND

1744.[Paris].

First edition. Paper flat size: 14-1/4 x 11-1/4 inches with left border no. 21 imprinted. Was folded, now flat and has been cleaned and de-acidified, very good condition. Ref: Kershaw 515, p.155 ;...

Detailed map of Newfoundland, with the neighboring Esquimaux Country and part of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

First edition. Flat size: 15 x 9-5/8 inches with right border trimmed half-way down but not touching neat-line. 19 imprinted sideways on the left side of border out side neat-line. Was folded, now flat and has been cleaned and de-acidified, with some old worm holes in bottom border repaired, otherwise, very good condition. Early map of the eastern half of North America and the Atlantic indicating Charlevoix' Voyage to and from North America...

Collection of 11 glass plate photos circa 1908, (plates measure 81mm x 100mm) in this collection with all in fine condition except "June Bug" with two cracks. They are housed in their original purpose built box with a leather strap and brass bands and each slide in a small white envelope . These standard 3.25 x 4 inch glass-mounted lantern slides had likely been used as lecture slides by Alexander Graham Bell’s Aerial Experiment Association group with some slides having applied labels with sequence numbers. These slides are from the estate of the first British subject to fly in a heavier than air powered aircraft, Casey Baldwin and stayed in his family (grandson) until 1995....

[1895][Ottawa], [Topley Photographers]

1 inch brown leather frame with gold 1/8 inch mat with a signed 5-1/4 x 3-3/4 inch black & white photo of Lord Aberdeen, Easel support on verso. Edwards & Sons of Regent Street London W.1. were the frame retailers. Photo of Lord Aberdeen probably by Topley photographers, Ottawa circa 1895. Photo not examined out of frame....

Circa 1859. 11-1/8 x 8 inches, Victoria Bridge from Point St. Charles, Montreal during construction, "Victoria Bridge...early in Feb. 1859" in ink manuscript on verso. Albumen photo on very thin paper, a little faded and wrinkling, some tears along folds, otherwise good condition.

Quite scarce, early albumen photo of Victoria Bridge during construction....

Large silver gelatin photograph of Brown's Hotel, Laugharne, Dylan Thomas' favourite pub by John Minihan inscribed and signed by the photographer 'Brown's Hotel, Laugharne where Dylan played cards with family and friends. John Minihan 2003'.

Paper size: 11-1/8 x 11 inches

Image size: 9-1/4 x 9-1/4 inches

Fine condition....

[1865] [Montreal], [William Notman]

Albumen cabinet-size 3-1/2 x 2-1/4 inch original portrait photograph mounted on 8-3/8 x 5-3/4 inch page. Spotting on page but not on mounted photo which is in very good condition

Charles Stanley Monck, 4th Viscount Monck was the last Governor-General of the Province of Canada and the first Governor General of Canada after Canadian Confederation. Prior to Confederation he was concurrently Lieutenant Governor of both Canada West and Canada East...

RARE - NO OTHER COPY FOUND.

Folio, 2 pages. Disbound, small holes in margin.

Sent by the Canada Trade Protection Society, against two bills noted above. Printed signature of James Alexander, Secretary, Canada Trade Protection Society.

Canada Trade Protection Society's Office,

Toronto, 13th April, 1859

1828.London, Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan

Act of parliament from 15th july 1828, Anno Nono Georgi. IV. Regis, small folio, cap li, 4pp [473]-476. Some very minor spotting and offsetting, otherwise Act is clean and in very good condition. Scarce.

The Canada Company was Incorporated in July 1825 and continued in existence through to the 1950s. It was not until 1836 that provision was made for their sale to the public...

1856.Toronto, Printed by John Lovell

Quarto, 2 pages, 1 sheet. No. 129]  [1856

Bill. An Act to repeal the Statute 16 Victoria, chap. 80, and to make better provision for preventing infractions of the Laws against Usury.

“…the lender shall only be entitled to recover the sum really lent with interest at the rate of 6 per cent”....

Quarto, 1 pages. Disbound, small holes in margin.

Hand-written ownership signature of R. Bell

Petition of Samuel Muckleston, and others Underwriters, Forwarders, Masters of Vessel, and others interested in the Navigation of Lake Ontario, for ascertaining the eligibility, as a “Harbour of Refuge”, of “Weller’s Bay”,

(Mr. Stevenson,)...

Folio 2pp. Ordered, by the House of Commons, to be printed, - [Parliamentary papers / House of Commons] ; no. 425 - 1836, London

"On the 28th of May Sir Francis dissolved the House, and immediately announced a general election to be held on the 20th of June. There is no doubt Sir Francis considered that the existence of Upper Canada as a part of the British Empire was at stake. In a dispatch to Lord Glenelg, sent from Toronto, written on the day of the dissolution of the Provincial Parliament, and advising the Colonial Secretary of the fact of dissolution, he said: "Of course, a most violent contest will take place, and I need hardly observe that it is one upon which our possession of the Canadas may almost be said to depend." quoted from 1900, The Lieutenant-Governors of Upper Canada and Ontario 1792-1899 Author: Read, David...

Quarto, 3 pages. Disbound, tiny holes in margin.

4th Session, 5th Parliament, 49 Victoria, 1886

Bill. An Act to amend the Several Acts relating to the Board of Trade of the City of Toronto

Received and read a first time on Monday, 8th March, 1885Second reading, Tuesday, 9th March, 1886 The Honorable Mr. Allan

Ottawa, printed by MacLean, Roger & Co. 1886...

1846.[Washington], House of Representatives

9 x 5-3/4 inches, 14pp. disbound. Near fine. Includes testimonies.

A petition to collect monies past due by the heirs of Francois Cazeau, Canadian fur trader and merchant from Montreal who backed the Americans during the Revolutionary wars, who was captured and imprisoned by the British on charges of assisting the enemy.

1846 – Cazeau, Francois (1734-1815). 29th Congress, 1st Session. Ho. of Reps. No. 694. Petition of the heirs of Francois Cazeau.

[United States Revolutionary War Claims – Canada – 1777 - 1778]...

1846.London, Eyre and Spottiswoode

Victoriae Reginae Anno Nono and Decimo Cap LXV. An act to continue until the first day of September one thousand eight hundred and forty seven certain provisions of an act of the fifth and sixth years of her present Majesty, for amending the Constitution of the Government of Newfoundland. (7th August 1846)...