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Acadia
[1]. Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. Evangeline A Tale of Acadie. T.C. Allen And Co. Halifax, N.S. No date(1890's). Cloth spine with
printed card covers. Pp.(3)-62. Half-Title. Map & black & white frontis. 7 x 4.75 inches (18 x 12.1 cm). 8vo. Covers soiled, edges worn,
previous owner's name to front endpaper. Progressive School Series. With Prefatory and Explanatory Notes. Signed and dated by previous
own on 1st fly leaf "'Class C'. 1898".
$25.00
[2]. Webster, Dr. J. C. (ed. & intro.). Trans. by Louise Manny. Memorial on Behalf of the Sieur de Boishebert Captain, Chevalier De
Saint-Louis, Former Commandant In Acadia. New Brunswick Museum. Saint John, N. B. 1942. Card covers. Pp.(8)-42. Frontis
portrait. 10 x 7 inches(26 x 18cm). 8vo. Vg. Historic Series No.4. publication of the New Brunswick Museum.
$60.00
"A Statement By M. Clos, Attorney, In Defence of M. Dr Boishebert At His Trial In Paris in 1763 For Alleged Misdemeanors During His
Military Career In Acadia".Title page.
[3]. Webster, John Clarence. Journals of Beausejour: Diary of John Thomas and Journal of Louis de Courville. Public Archives Nova
Scotia: Special Publication. The Tribune Press, Sackville, N.B. Halifax, N. S. 1937. Card covers. Pp.(10)-54. Map frontis & manuscript
facsimile. 10 x 7 inches(25 x 17cm). 8vo. Vg.( J.S.Martell's copy).
$75.00
New Brunswick
[4]. Annual Report of the Farmers' and Dairymen's Association of New Brunswick for the Year 1893. Authority of the Legislature.
Fredericton, NB. 1894. Blue paper wraps . Pp.66. 9.75 x 6.5 inches (24.8 x 16.5 cm). 8vo. Sl. wear to covers, generally vg. Errata slip
tipped in.
$25.00
[5]. Baird, William T. Seventy Years of New Brunswick Life Autobiographical Sketches. St.
Anne's Point Press. Fredericton, NB. 1978. Facsimile reprint of 1890 edition published by Geo E.
Day. Red cloth with gilt titles. Pp.xii,358,(2). B&w frontis. 7.25 x 5.5 inches (18.4 x 14 cm). 8vo.
Vg. Canadiana Reprint Series No.1. Limited edition of 500 this # 21.
$60.00
[6]. Bates, Walter. Henry More Smith The Mysterious Stranger. John A. Bowes. Printed at the
Strathmore Press, Saint John, N.B. Saint John, N. B. 1910. Sixth Edition. Printed wraps. Pp.(8)164,(2p. of publishers ads.). 9 x 6 inches (22.7 x 15.2 cm). 8vo. Paper wraps are in very good
condition with only minor wear to spine and lower edge front cover. A very nice copy.
$60.00
Title continues "Being an Authentic Account of the Numerous Arrests, Remarkable Doings and
Wonderful Escapes of the Most Noted Road Agent who ever Pestered the Authorities of New
Brenswick." [Sic]
[7]. Betts, E. Arthur. Bishop Black and His Preachers. Second and enlarged edition, carrying the
story of Maritime Methodism from its beginning to the Union of 1874. Maritime Conference
Archives. The Tribune Press, Sackville, N.B. Pine Hill Divinty Hall, Halifax, N.S. 1976. Second and
Enlarged Edition. Card covers. Pp.vi,166. Bibliography. 9 x 6 inches(22 x 15cm). 8vo. Vg.
Item # 10
$25.00
Item # 6
[8]. Blakeny, Dr. C. H. The Story of a Business and its Founders. Published by Author. Moncton, N. B.
1960. Decorated card covers bound with cloth strip spine. Pp.(13)-160. Photo illustrations. 8vo.
Slightly worn and sunned, otherwise very good. Signed copy. Genealogical chart of the Blakeny
family. History of various Blakeny family businesses in New Brunswick.
$25.00
[9]. Constitutions and General Regulations of the Grand Lodge of the Antient and Honourable
Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons of New Brunswick Together with A Preamble, The
Landmarks and the Antient Charges. Grand Lodge of New Brunswick. Saint John, NB. 1956.
Blue card covers. Pp.88. 9 x 6 inches (22.7 x 15.2 cm). 8vo. Covers sunned with previous owner's
name to front, interior vg.
$25.00
[10]. Constitutions and General Regulations of the Grand Lodge of the Antient and Honourable
Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons of New Brunswick Together with A Preamble, The
Landmarks and the Antient Charges. Grand Lodge of New Brunswick. Saint John, NB. 1948.
Blue card covers. Pp.82. 9 x 6 inches (22.7 x 15.2 cm). 8vo. Covers sunned, interior vg. Has two
pieces of masonic literature laid in.
$45.00
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[11]. Gesner, Abraham. New Brunswick; with Notes for Emigrants. Comprehending the Early History, an Account of the Indians,
Settlement, Topography, Statistics, Commerce, Timber, Manufactures, Agriculture, Fisheries, Geology, Natural History, Social
and Political State. Simmons and Ward. London. 1847. First Edition. In original cloth which has been rebacked with spine repaired &
small patch of lower spine cloth replaced. Endpapers have been repaired with rear endpaper cleaned. Pp.xvi,388,(3). Half-Title. Five
illustrations & vignette on title page. 9 x 5.5 inches (22.7 x 14 cm). 8vo. Cloth binding has been expertly repaired , some damp staining to
illustrations. Errata slip tipped in on page one apologizing that map supposed to be included was unavailable due to an accident to the
plate at the engraver's. Name "B.C(?).Gesner" handwritten on front endpaper. Sabin 27222. TPL2846.
$250.00
A native of Cornwallis, N. S., the author studied medicine in Britain. After practicing for a time in Nova Scotia, Gesner involved himself in
scientific investigation and was employed for five years by the Government of New Brunswick.
[12]. Gubbins, Lieutenant Colonel Joseph. Lieutenant
Colonel Joseph Gubbins Inspecting Field Officer of
Militia: New Brunswick Journals of 1811 & 1813. King's
Landing Corporation. Fredericton, N. B. 1980. Decorated
card covers. Pp.xxviii,92. 2 Folding maps and b&w. illus.
7.5 x 5 inches (19 x 12.7 cm). 8vo. Very good. Previous
owner's inscription on title page. Now first published from
original manuscript; edited with introduction and notes by
Howard Temperley. No. I in the New Brunswick Heritage
Publications.
$25.00
[13]. Hannay, James. History of New Brunswick (in 2 vols).
John A. Bowes. St. John, N.B. 1909. Rebound in brown
buckram with gilt to spine. Pp.xv,455 & (6),454. Index.
Numerous b.&w. photo illus. 9 x 6 inches(23 x15cm). 8vo.
Both volumes in very good condition.
$75.00
Item # 11
[14]. Hunter, Margaret M. Pioneer Settlers of the Bay Chaleur In The Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. The Chaleur Evening Stars.
Bathurst, New Brunswick. 1978. Illus. card covers. Pp.(4),219. Bibliography. Numerous b.&w. photo illus. 9 x 6 inches (22.7 x 15.2 cm).
8vo. Small stain to front cover and covers slightly soiled.
$40.00
[15]. Ingersol, L.K.(editor). The Grand Manan Historian No.XVI The Ships of Grand Manan 1784-1972. Grand Manan Historical
Society. Grand Manan,NB. 1972. Paper wraps. Pp.51. 8.5 x 6.5 inches (21.6 x 16.5 cm). 8vo. Covers sl. waterstained.
$20.00
[16]. Knowlton, Rev. I. C. Annals of Calais, Maine and St. Stephen, New Brunswick;
Including the Village of Milltown, Me., and the Present Town of Milltown, N.B. J. A.
Sears, Printer. Calais. 1875. Pressed red cloth boards, gilt title to front cover. Pp.(8)-208.
7 x 4.75 inches (18 x 12.1 cm). Sm. 8vo. Ex library, with small library label to front pastedown and perforation label to title page. Spine sunned.
$25.00
[17]. Larracey, Edward W. The First Hundred: A Story of the First 100 Years of
Moncton's Existence after the Arrival in 1766 of the Pioneer Settlers from
Philadelphia, PA. Moncton Publishing Co. Moncton, NB. 1970. Cloth in dj.
Pp.(12),306,(6). Index. Colour double-page frontis. plus illustrations throughout. 9.5 x 6.5
inches(24 x 17cm). 8vo. Vg. In dust jacket with a few nicks and small tears to edges.. With
a chapter on the earlier Acadian Period 1698 to 1758.
$35.00
[18]. Lawson, Jessie I. and Jean MacCallum Sweet. Our New Brunswick Story. Canada
Publishing Co. Toronto. nd (1940's). Dec. cloth. Pp.335. Illustrated. 8.5 x 5.75 inches
(21.6 x 14.5 cm). 8vo. Vg. Authorized for use in the schools of New Brunswick.$20.00
[19]. McAllister, George C. The Journal of Captain George McAllister January 1, 1831 to
July 27, 1833. Courier Press. St. Stephen, N. B. 1958. Printed card covers. Pp.(5)-121.
9.75 x 6.75 inches (24.8 x 17.2 cm). 8vo. Very good. Copied from original notebooks by
Mary Hill, January 1931. Introduction & notes by Evans Hill.
$25.00
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John McAllister, (1768-1842), came with his father to New
Brunswick and is listed in "The Loyalists of N.B" with a grant
of land in Charlotte County. He lived in Milltown, and was a
lumberman and shipowner. Among his other interests was a
grist mill with power rights bought in 1803 and which is still
in business today. George McAllister (1804-1842), the writer
of this journal, was the 7th son of John McAllister.
[20]. McFarlane, Samuel H. (ed). A Century of Service The
History of St. Paul's Church Fredericton 1832-1932.
(Fredericton). (1932). Card covers. Pp.99. Photo illus
throughout. 9 x 6 inches(23 x 15cm). 8vo. Vg.
$45.00
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[21]. McAvity & Sons. 1874 Price List T. McAvity & Sons,
Importers & Manufacturers of House and Ship-Builders
Hardware, Paints, Oil and Tar. Manufacturers Ships
Yellow Metal Castings. T. McAvity & Sons. St. John,
N.B. 1874. Paper wraps. Pp.23. Illustrated , price list for
patent
Roller laid in. 7 x 4.75 inches (18 x 12.1 cm). Sm.
8vo. Covers creased, otherwise very good.
$75.00
[22]. New Brunswick (Saint John). Broadside petition - Contributions Towards Relieving the Sufferers in Nova Scotia. Issued by the
County Council Chamber, January 30th, 1868. County Council. Saint John? 1868. 2 leaves measuring 13 x 8.25 inches (33 x 21 cm)
conjoined with lower half detached where folds were, last leaf blank. Printing in gold type with paragraphs at top with app. 90 signatures
below of people who pledged to contribute money. Paragraphs read "Moved by D. Matheson seconded by Mr. Pitt concern the destitution
existing in Nova Scotia because of the failure of the fisheries.
$375.00
Printed in gold type, the documents consists of three paragraphs, beginning: "Moved by D. Matheson, seconded by Mr. Pitt,-- Whereas
great destitution exists among a large number of the inhabitants of our Sister Province of Nova Scotia, caused by the failure of the
Fisheries, which in previous years have afforded employment, and given the only means of obtaining a livelihood to thousands of our
fellow subjects in the Province, who are now, owing to such failure in a state of want and starvation." After the printed paragraphs are
approximately 90 signatures of people who have pledged to contribute money (highest $2, lowest 25 cents) to the people of Nova Scotia in
need. The County Council Chamber may be that of Saint John in New Brunswick. In 1868 there was a severe depression in N. S. caused by
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late spring ice on the coast, a low price for fish, a late planting of crops, and a poor harvest. This document shows that in spite of Nova
Scotia's major qualms in confederation, other provinces were sympathetic, nonetheless, to the plight of Nova Scotians under duress and
privation. In confederation, the federal government was given authority over the fisheries. This led to the establishment of the Department
of Marine and Fisheries and the Dominion Fisheries Act of 1868.
[23]. Manny, Louise. Ships of Kent County New Brunswick. A Partial List of Vessels built in Kent County Compiled by Louise Manny.
Tribune Press Limited. Sackville, N.B. 1949. Card covers. Pp.(4)-62. Frontis and b&w. illus. 8.75 x 5.75 inches (22.2 x 14.5 cm). 8vo.
This copy has been heavily annotated in the margins with further information on the ships listed.
$45.00
[24]. Mills, Roger (edited by). Five Decades of Flying: the History of the Moncton Flying Club. The Moncton Flying Club. Moncton.
1979. Blue Cloth. Pp.157. Photos throughout. 10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm). Lg. 8vo. Vg. Inscribed on title page to former owners.
Published on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Moncton Flying Club (1929-1979).
$45.00
[25]. Milner, W. C. Early History of Dorchester and the Surrounding Area. (No publisher or place of publication). 1967. Reprint. Card
covers. Pp.37. 8.75 x 6 inches (22.2 x 15.2 cm). 8vo. Vg.
$20.00
[26]. Milner, W.C. History of Sackville New Brunswick. The Tribune Press Ltd. Sackville, N.B. 1970. Reprint. Decorative card covers.
Pp.(6)-172. 20 b.& w. illus. 8.5 x 6 inches(22 x 15cm). 8vo. Inner front hinge repaired with scotch tape. List of vessels built in Sackville.
$20.00
[27]. Mowat, Grace Helen. The Diverting History of a Loyalist
Town: A Portrait of St. Andrews, New Brunswick. Brunswick
Press. Fredericton, N. B. 1953. Second edition. Cloth in dust
jacket. Pp.(8)-152. 8.25 x 6.25 inches (21 x 15.9 cm). 8vo.
Previous owner's blind book stamp on half-title. Dust jacket is
worn and scuffed.
$20.00
Item # 29
[28]. Raymond, Rev. W. O. (ed. by Dr. J. C. Webster). The River
St. John: Its Physical Features, Legends and History from
1604 to 1784. Tribune Press Ltd. Sackville, N. B. 1950. Second
Edition. Green cloth boards with black lettering to spine & front
cover in dust jacket. Pp.(12),280,(6). Index. Numerous maps and
illustrations. 10 x 7.75 inches (25.4 x 19.7 cm). Large 8vo. Very
good. Dust jacket is sl. worn & sunned.
$45.00
This reprint of the 1910 work is the same as the original text with
the addition of an eight page appendix and notes by
Dr. J. Clarence Webster.
[29]. Ross, W.E.D. Magic Valley. Robert Hale & Company. London. 1970. Blue cloth in dust jacket. Pp.(8)-191. Photograph on dust jacket
by D'Amicis West. 7.5 x 5.5 inches (19 x 14 cm). Sm. 8vo. Very good. In lightly worn dust jacket. Author's presentation copy to front
endpaper. Not in Watters
$75.00
William Edward Daniel Ross (actor, writer, soldier, entrepreneur, and playwright) was born in Saint John 16 November 1912, where he
died 1 November 1995. Ross is considered to be Canada’s Most Prolific Writer (New Brunswick Consortium of Professional Writers) and
the fastest fiction writer that ever lived (Alden Nowlan). He is the author of an astounding 358 novels, 12 plays, and over 600 short stories.
His chosen genres are gothic, mystery, western, and romance.
Newfoundland
[30]. Bassler, Gerhard P. Alfred Valdmanis and the Politics of Survival. University of Toronto Press. Toronto. 2000. Black cloth in dust
jacket. Pp.xv,472. Half-Title. Index. Bibliography. 8vo. Vg. Dust jacket is very good.
$25.00
[31]. Borlase, Tim. The Labrador Inuit. Labrador East Integrated School Board. Labrador. 1993. Revised edition. Glossy illus. hardcovers.
Pp.(13)-374. Half-Title. B&w illus. and maps throughout. 9 x6 inches(23 x15cm). 8vo. Fine.
$65.00
[32]. Burnham, Dorothy K. To Please The Caribou. Painted Caribou-Skin Coats Worn By The Naskapi, Montagnais, And Cree
Hunters of The Quebec-Labrador Peninsula. University of Washington Press/ Royal Ontario Museum. Seattle. (1992). Card covers.
Pp.xiv,314. Half-Title. Numerous b&w ills, drawings, patterns, 1 map & 27 color ills. 11 x8.5 inches(28 x21cm). Quarto. Vg. With a
foreword by Adrian Tanner.
$35.00
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[33]. Byron, Reginald(ed). Retrenchment and Regeneration in Rural Newfoundland. University of
Toronto Press. Toronto. 2003. Blue cloth. Pp.viii,267. Half-Title. Index. Bibliography. 9 x 6
inches(23 x15cm). 8vo. Fine.
$25.00
[34]. Duncan, Norman. Dr. Grenfell's Parish The Deep Sea Fishermen. Fleming H. Revell. New York.
1905. Brown cloth with blue & black dec. & titles. Pp.155,(6). Half-Title. 16 ills including frontis
photo of Grenfell. 7.5 x 5.5 inches(20 x 14cm). 8vo. Vg.
$45.00
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[35]. Greene, William Howe. The Wooden Walls Among The Ice Floes: Telling The Romance Of
The Newfoundland Sea Fishery. Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Limited. The Mayflower Press,
Plymouth. London. 1933. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine and with gilt illus. of seal to spine and
steam ship to front cover. Pp.(xx),298. Half-Title. Frontis & 101 b&w. photo illus. by author and 2
maps. 10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm). Quarto. Cloth sl. worn along edges with some offsetting to
endpapers. 2 page "Sealing Glossary". O'Dea 2096
$150.00
This is one of the major works on the seal fishery off Newfoundland. It is also important for its
excellent photographs by the author of the ships and men involved in the seal hunt, and a
chronological list of the ships of the Newfoundland steam sealing fleets from 1863 to 1929.
[36]. Grenfell, Sir Wilfred. The Romance of Labrador. The MacMillan
Company. New York. 1934. Blue cloth with gilt to spine & front
cover. Pp.xiv,329. Half-Title. Illustrated with photos & drawings.
8.5 x 6 inches(22 x15cm). 8vo. Spine sunned and covers slightly
soiled. Author's presentation copy. Has pen & ink drawing & caption
by author on front end-paper; “ With Best Wishes Wilfred Grenfell A
fight for a dinner in Labrador1934 Wilfred T Grenfell with best
wishes to S.E. Flath(?)”
$125.00
[37]. Jackman, E. M. Budget Speech of Hon. E. M. Jackman, Minister
of Finance and Customs. On Ways and Means, March, 1904.
Evening Telegram Print. (1904). Printed wraps. Pp.29. 6 x 8.5
inches (15.25 x 21.5 cm ). 8vo. A few small nicks to edges. $75.00
Edward Michael Jackman, businessman and politician was born. 29
Feb. 1868 in St John’s. His father and uncles Arthur and William
were well-known sealing captains from Renews, Nfld. Educated in St
John’s by the Brothers of the Christian Schools of Ireland, Jackman in 1880 was apprenticed as a
tailor there, and he later worked in Boston and New York. Upon returning to St John’s in 1889 he
established a tailoring business, which had a workforce of ten the following year. According to an
1894 account of prominent city residents, Ned Jackman was a hustler, with boundless energy and
organizational skills. His company provided custom tailoring, sold imported gentlemen’s clothing
(after 1893), and operated a dry goods business. In the early 1900s it had approximately 50
employees and its own magazine, Jackman’s Review, which contained articles on issues of the day
and literary contributions. In 1900 Jackman successfully contested the district of Placentia and St
Mary’s as a Liberal and was appointed minister of finance and customs in the Bond government. He
presided over a period of economic prosperity, highlighted by a budget surplus of $125,000 in 1907 8. Jackman negotiated with the Canadian government to resolve tariff difficulties and arranged the
establishment of regulations to inspect steamers operating between the two countries. He was
defeated in the 1909 election by Francis J. Morris, brother of Sir Edward Patrick Morris, whose
People’s party won the election. (DCB)
Item # 37
[38]. Kahn, Alison. Listen While I Tell You A Story of the Jews of St. John's, Newfoundland.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. St. John's. 1987. Cloth in dust jacket. Pp.xii,205. Half-Title. photos. 9 x 6 inches(23 x15cm). 8vo.
Vg. Dust jacket is vg. Social and Economic Studies No. 35, Institute of Social and Economic Research.
$25.00
[39]. Kennedy, Rev. Fr. P.J. (ed). The Centenary of the Basilica-Cathedral of St. John the Baptist St. John's Newfoundland 1855-1955.
Robinson & Company. St. John's. (1955). Dec. card covers. Pp.275. Many illus throughout, adverts for local businesses in rear. 11.5 x 9
inches(29 x23cm). Quarto. Covers sl. scuffed; interior very good. Centenary Souvenir Book.
$40.00
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[40]. Lust, John. The Last Seal Pup. The Story of Canada's Seal Hunt. Harvest House. Montreal. March, 1967. First Harvest House
edition. Paperback. Pp.(13)-152. 6.5 x 4.25 inches (16.5 x 10.8 cm). Slight wear to edges. O'Dea 4112
$20.00
[41]. Marvin, Clive. Fogo Island. Dorrance & Company. Philadelphia. 1974. Gray cloth with dust jacket. Pp.(6),85. Frontis & numerous
b.&w. photo illus. 8.5 x5.5 inches(22 x14cm). 8vo. Vg. Dust jacket is sl. rubbed & worn.
$30.00
[42]. Ministere des Affairs Exterieures (ed.). Documents on Relations Between Canada and
Newfoundland Volume 1 1935-1949; Volume 2, Part I- 1940-1949 Confederation; Volume
2, Part II 1940-1949 Confederation (3 volumes). Department of External Affairs.
Newfoundland. 1974 & 1984. All three in blue cloth with gilt title to spine. Pp.lxxiv,1446;
(xviii)-li,(5),999; vii,2106. Half-Title. Volume I -2 fldg. maps and numerous b.&w. photo illus.
Volume II- Part 1 fldg. map in back plus numerous b.&w. photo illus. Volume II Part II -large
fldg. map in rear. 9 x 6 inches(23 x15cm). 8vo. All volumes in vg. to fine condition. O'Dea
2156 Published to 'mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the confederation of Newfoundland with
Canada.'
$175.00
Item #44
[43]. Pratt, Christopher. Christopher Pratt Personal Reflections on a Life in Art. Key Porter.
Toronto. 1995. Black cloth with dust jacket. Pp.(7)-215. Half-Title. Index. Over 200 colour &
B&W reproductions of the Artist's work. 11.25 x 12 inches (28.5 x 30.5 cm). Oblong. Very
good. Signed by Pratt on title page. Very good dust jacket. Introduction by David P. Silcox.
$40.00
[44]. Smallwood, J. R. The New Newfoundland: An Account of the Revolutionary
Developments Which Are Transforming Britain's Oldest Colony from "The Cinderella of
the Empire" into One of the Great Small Nations of the World. Macmillan Company. New
York. 1931. Brown cloth boards in dust jacket. Pp.xvi,277. Index. Frontis, fldg. map and b&w.
photo illus. 8 x 5.75 inches (20.3 x 14.5 cm). 8vo. Very good . Very good dust O'Dea 2040
$45.00
Nova Scotia
Item # 45
[45]. Edith Jessie Archibald (1854-1936). Handwritten letter with letterhead ‘32, Inglis St.’ &
dated March 22nd (no year but likely 1898-99) from Edith Jessie Archibald to Miss
Mickle concerning a photo and letter of Sir John Inglis for insertion in a calendar Best
wishes to Miss Fitzgibbon is noted. nd (1899). Sheet heavy bond paper measuring 6 x 4
inches (15.2 x 10.2 cm) when folded once with writing on three sides. Very legible and clean.
$50.00
Edith Jessie Archibald was from a prominent Halifax family. As well as beibng a suffragist &
writer she was also head of the National Council of Women & VON. She was president of the
Local Council of Women from 1896-1906. Miss Mickle is likely Sara Mickle who was a noted
local historian in Toronto & who worked with Mary Agnes Fitzgibbon. One of her projects
was the preparation in 1899 of three calendars on historical themes. This is the calendar
Edith Archibald was referring to in her letter
[46]. Bell, Winthrop P. The 'Foreign Protestants' and the Settlement of Nova Scotia. The
History of a Piece of Arrested British Colonial Policy. Centre For Canadian Studies.
[Sackville, N.B.]. 1990. Reprint. Green cloth boards with illustrated endpapers & gilt title to
spine in dust jacket. Pp.xviii,673. Index. Bibliography. 9.25 x 6.25 inches (23.5 x 15.9 cm).
8vo. Vg. Dust jacket has some minor dampstaining to inside. Introduction by L.D. McCann.
$125.00
[47]. Black, Cyrus Esq. Historical Record of the Posterity of William Black, who settled in this
Country in the Year of Seventeen Hundred and Seventy-Five, Also a Sketch of 23 English Families and Some Early Settlers from
New England, who settled at the head of the Bay of Fundy. Amherst Gazette. Amherst, N. S. 1885. Brown pressed cloth boards, gilt
titles to front and spine. Pp.(5)-209. Index. 7.00 x 5.00 inches (18 x 12.5 cm). Sm. 8vo. Wear to edges and the top & bottom of spine are
frayed. Front hinge crack and some light toning to margins, condition good to very good.
$95.00
[48]. Bruce, Harry (essay by). MacAskill: Seascapes and Sailing Ships. Nimbus Publishing. Halifax. 1987. Blue cloth in dust jacket. Pp.(4)128. Half-Title. 115 black and white photo illus. 11 x 8.75 inches (28 x 22.2 cm). Quarto. Vg. Dust jacket is is slightly worn along edges
with minor tear. Foreword by Sherman Hines & preface by Thomas H. Raddall.
$25.00
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[49]. Cameron, James M. Ships and Seamen of New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. Hector Pub., New Glasgow. 1959. Card covers. Pp.45. 8 b&w.
photo illus. Some photos. 8.75 x 5.75 inches (22.2 x 14.5 cm). 8vo. Previous owners name in ink on front cover ow vg. List of ships built
in New Glasgow and a list of the Pictou County Captains.
$25.00
[50]. Coady, Howard. Sheet Harbour History. Lancelot Press Limited. Hantsport, N.S. 1989. Second printing. Trade paperback. Pp.116.
Maps and b&w. photo illustrations. 8 x 5.5inches(20 x 14cm). 8vo. Wear to edges and some light spotting to covers. Signed by the author
on the title page.
$25.00
[51]. Coady, M. M. Masters of Their Own Destiny.The Story of the Antigonish Movement of Adult Education Through Economic
Cooperation. Harper & Brothers Publishers. New York & London. 1939. First Edition. Blue cloth. Pp.x,(2),170. Half-Title. Index.
Frontis sketch map of Nova Scotia. 8.5 x 6 inches(22 x 14.5 cm). 8vo. Slight wear to bottom edges of binding, condition vg.
$25.00
[52]. Cowie, Frederick W. Report to The Honourable Frank Cochrane Minister of Railways and Canals On Halifax Harbour &
Development of a Project of Modern Ocean Terminals. Department of Railways & Canals of Canada. Ottawa. 1913. Red cloth with
gilt to front cover. Pp.96, (14 pages of plates), text & plates printed on single side only. 14 colour and black & white, maps, charts &
illustrations. 13 x 10 inches (33 x 24.5 cm). Quarto. Light wear to edges and some light soiling to covers. Signed by author and dated Dec.
25th, 1914 on title-page.
$375.00
The major early work done to catalogue the modernization of Halifax Harbour, highlighting the integration of the railways with 20th
century innovations in shipping technology. Detailed maps and plans contribute to an understanding of the evolution of the harbour from
the 19th century into the 20th century.
[53]. Dawson, Rankine (edited by). Fifty Years of Work in Canada Scientific and Educational Being Autobiographical Notes by Sir
William Dawson. Ballantyne, Hanson & Co. London and Edinburgh. 1901. Black cloth with red borders gilt vignette on front and gilt tile
to spine, top edge git. Pp.viii,308. Half-Title. Frontis portrait of J.W. Dawson. 7.75 x 5.5 inches (19.6 x 14 cm). 8vo. Cloth worn along
edge and a small split to edge of spine, 2nd blank leaf missing.
$95.00
John William Dawson (1820-1899) was born in Pictou, Nova Scotia, the son of James Dawson, he was educated at Pictou Academy and
the University of Edinburgh, in 1842 and in 1852 he was associated with Sir Charles Lyell investigating the geology and mineralogy of the
Maritime Provinces. In 1850 he was appointed superindentent of education for Nova Scotia and 1855 he became principal of McGill
University. This post he occupied until his retirement in 1893. He was a voluminous writer and in 1881 an C.M.G. and in 1884 Knight
Bachelor. In 1882 he became the first president of the Royal Society of Canada.
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[54]. Murray Dodd (1843-1905). Handwritten letter signed with Dodd's embossed initials at top. Dated Sydney CB Nov.13 1896
addressed to Miss Mickle ordering & sending payment for eight copies of the Cabot Calendar. 1896. Single sheet folded once.
Measures 7 x 4.5 inches (18 x 11.5 cm) when folded. 7 x 4.5 inches (18 x 11.5 cm). Very legible & clean.
$45.00
Murray Dodd (May 23, 1843 - August 25, 1905) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cape
Breton in the Canadian House of Commons from 1882 to 1887 as a Conservative member. He was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, the son of
judge Edmund Murray Dodd and Caroline Maria Ritchie, a granddaughter of David Mathews, the Loyalist Mayor of New York City
under the British during the American Revolution, and a descendant of the prominent Schuyler family of New York. He was educated in
Sydney and Sackville. He was called to the Nova Scotia bar in 1865 and practised in Sydney. In 1879, he married Laura Isabel Archibald.
The following year, Dodd was named Queen's Counsel. He was registrar for the county probate court from 1867 to 1872, when he was
named judge in the same court. He resigned in 1879 to run unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons. In 1888, he was named
County Court Judge for Division number 7 in Nova Scotia. He died in Sydney at the age of 61 while still serving as a judge. Miss Mickle is
Sara Mickle who was a noted local historian & writer in Toronto.One of her projects was the preparation in 1899 of three calendars on
historical themes. This is the calendar Murray Dodd is referring to.
Item # 54
[55]. Fergusson, C. Bruce (With an Introduction by). Place-Names
and Places of Nova Scotia. Public Archives of Nova Scotia.
Halifax. 1967. Red cloth. Pp.751. Fldg maps throughout. 9.50 x 6
inches(24 x15cm). 8vo. Very good. Nova Scotia Series III
$75.00
[56]. Fergusson, Donald A. (editor and publisher). Fad Air Falbh as
Innse Gall leis Comh-Chruinneachadh Cheap Breatuinn.
Beyond the Hebrides. Including the Cape Breton Collection.
Lawson Graphics Atlantic. Halifax, N. S. 1977. Blue cloth in dust
jacket. Pp.ix,343. Index. Bibliography. Illustrations and music.
8.15 x 10.75 inches (20.9 x 27.5 cm). Quarto. Vg. Errata slip laid in.
Dust jacket is scuffed. Vol.II -Collections of Gaelic songs and
Melodies.
$125.00
[57]. Flett, James A. The Story of St. Andrew's Presbyterian
Church Lunenburg, N.S. 1753-1970. (Lunenburg). 1970. Card
covers stapled. Pp.245. 11 x 8.5 inches (28 x 21.6 cm). Quarto. Covers badly foxed and stained, interior good. Written in commemoration
of the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the erection of the first Presbyterian Church building and the ordination of the first duly inducted
minister the Rev. Bruin Romkes Comingoe(from the author's preface).
$45.00
[58]. Gillespie, G. J. Bluenose Skipper (together with) a
letter from Angus J Walters to Gillespie on Lunenburg
Dairy letterhead. Brunswick Press. Fredericton, N. B.
(1955). First Edition. Green cloth in dj. Pp.vii,129.
Illustrated. 7.5 x 5 inches(19 x 13 cm). Sm. 8vo. Previous
owner's name & inscription on front endpaper ow vg. Dust
jacket is very good. The Angus Walters Story. Letter is
handwritten Dated Lunenburg Sept 22nd, 1951 & concerns
Walters' problems with the Author's & Publisher's contract
for this book wanting them to change the terms.
Single letter size sheet with envelope.
$100.00
[59]. Godwin, Catherine A. Immaculate Conception Parish.
Bridgeport, Nova Scotia. 1885-1985. Immaculate
Conception Parish. Bridgeport. 1985.
Card covers.
Pp.212,(6). Index. Photo illus. throughout. 9 x 6 inches(23
x 15cm). 8vo. Vg. "A century of Faith and Community"
(from the front cover).
$25.00
Item # 58
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[60]. Forbrigger, Lorena, Editor. Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia. A Glimpse of the Past. Port Hawkesbury Centennial Committee. Printed
by City Printers Ltd. Sydney, Nova Scotia. Port Hawkesbury, N. S. 1988. Blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and front cover and gilt design
of centennial seal on front cover. In dust jacket. Pp.(x),120. Map and numerous b&w. illus. 11.25 x 8.75 inches (28.5 x 22.2 cm). Quarto.
Very good. Dust jacket has some wear, nicks and small tears to edges.
$55.00
[61]. Halifax Ladies College. Recueil de Lectures Francaises a l'Usage du College des Dames,
Halifax, N.S. Nova Scotia Printing Company. Halifax NS Canada. 1890. Dark-blue cloth
boards. Pp.(4),(1)-108. 13 x 20 cm (5.25 x 8 inches). 8vo. Corners bumped, stains (water?) to
front and back covers, former owner's name and address front free endpaper, dated Ladies
College Halifax March 7, 1890.
$75.00
[62]. Halifax Ballet Guild. Halifax Ballet Premiere (Programme). (Halifax Ballet Guild).
(Halifax, N.S.). (1950). Decorative card covers. Pp.(28). B&w. photo illus. Adverts for local
businesses throughout. 10 x 8 inches(25 x 20cm). Quarto. Covers slightly creased, generally vg.
Errata slip pasted in. Foreword by Dr. John Merritt, President Halifax Ballet Guild. $20.00
[63]. William Graham. Handwritten letter dated Halifax Nova Scotia 22 August 1806 from
William Graham to his brother who he hasn't corresponded with in a few years. Single
sheet measuring 9 x 6 inches (22.7 x 15.2 cm) with writing on both sides. Pp. 9 x 6 inches (22.7 x
15.2 cm).
$75.00
Letter talks about the high cost of living in Halifax because it is a garrison town and that he and
his family are moving to Boston to take work with Mr. James Wakefield who was an native of
Halifax and now lives in Boston. He also talks about 'the war being very disagreeable the French have been so successful in all parts
which makes Bonaparte carry his ambition beyond the bound of reason -I hope the wooden walls of my country will bring him to his
senses'. NS vital statistics show William Graham was married to a Hannah Fitzpatrick & James Wakefield was married to her sister
( according to letter)
Item # 63
[64]. Hardy, A. L. (Photographer). The Evangeline Land: Made
Famous by the Expulsion of the Acadian Farmers by the
British Government on account of their fidelity to their
French King, and afterward immortalized by Longfellow,
an American poet. A. L. Hardy, Photographer. The James
Bayne Company, Photographers, Engravers, Printers, Grand
Rapids, Michigan. Kentville, N. S. (1900?). Decorated blue
card covers with the title "The Evangeline Land Illustrated in
Halftone" within a dark blue table design. Pp.(40). Oval illus. of
Evangeline and A.L. Hardy on title-page, and 63 b&w photo
views. Oblong 8vo. Middle pages loose from the staples. $55.00
[65]. Hartlen, John. Gold The Wealth of Waverley. Lancelot Press. Hantsport, N.S. (1988). Trade
paperback. Pp.148. Half-Title. Index. Frontis map, numerous b.& w. illus. 8 x 5.5 inches (20.3 x 14
cm). 8vo. Very light wear to spine otherwise very good. Signed by author on half-title.
$25.00
"Gold! The Wealth of Waverley is the colorful history of gold mining and explosives making at
Waverley, N.S. From the first gold rush of the 1860s, gold has played a major role in the development
of this small community. Discussed in turn are the discoverers, the speculators and the miners. Many
of the incidents are bizarre, some of them are tragic; all contribute to a local history of a remarkable
phenomenon. The author has written widely on the Nova Scotian gold mining industry. The present
book is the product many years of research. "- from rear cover.
[66]. (Howe, Joseph) Beck, J. Murray. Joseph Howe [2 volumes] Conservative Reformer 1804-1848
[and] The Briton Becomes Canadian 1848-1873. McGill-Queen's University Press. Kingston and
Montreal. 1984. Decorative cloth covers ( Hardcovers). Pp.(x),(3)-387; (xvi),(3)-343. Half-Title.
Index. Bibliography. 2 frontis, map, b. & w. illus. 6.1 x 9.25 inches (15.8 x 23.5 cm). 8vo. Both
volumes vg.
$35.00
Item # 64
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[67]. Howe, Joseph. Letter To the Right Honorable William E. Gladstone, M.P., By The Hon.
Joseph Howe, Being A Review of the Debate on the Foreign Enlistment Bill, and Our
Relations With the United States. James Ridgway, Picadilly. London. 1856. Marbled card covers.
Pp.71. 8 x 5.5 inches (20.3 x 14 cm). 8vo. Front covers detached, interior very good.
Howe was one of Nova Scotia's most illustrious politicians. A wonderful orator and speech maker.
He led N. S. in to becoming the first British colony to win responsible government.
$150.00
Item # 67
[68]. Howe, Joseph. Speech Delivered by The Honorable Joseph Howe. House of Assembly
March 31, 1858. No publisher or place of publication. (Halifax, N.S.). 1858. Stitched with no
printed wraps. Pp.14,(2). 9 x 5.75 inches (22.7 x 14.5 cm). 8vo. Light stain to left top corner and
along the spine. Outer edges have darkened and there is a small tear to the margin of the top corner,
not affecting the text and which has been repaired.
$55.00
Between 1857 and 1858 Mr. Howe conducted a vigorous campaign against the administration.
In the House of Assembly in the session 1858 he made several speeches attacking the government,
this is one. It deals with the conflict between the Protestants and Catholics and education. His
speech continues into the next day where he deals with the controversy of the contract for building
the land office and the Lunatic Asylum. Howe was in the opposition from 1857 to 1860. In 1860 he
once again became provincial secretary in the administration formed by William Young and on the
elevation of Young to the bench later in the year, Howe became prime minister of Nova Scotia. This
speech is not in the Chisholm or Annand compilations
[69]. Lawson, J. Murray. Record Of The Shipping Of Yarmouth, N.S. Containing A List Of Vessels Owned In The County of
Yarmouth Since its Settlement In 1761, Chronologically Arranged [with] Appendix to the Record Of The Shipping Of Yarmouth,
N.S. From 1876 to 1884 [2 volumes]. J. & A. McMillan, Printers, St. John, N.B. Yarmouth. 1876 & 1884. Pressed brown cloth with gilt
to spine and front board. Pp.xi-299; (xi)-193. Illustrated ads in rear of Appendix. 8.5 x 5.75 inches (21.6 x 14.5 cm). 8vo. Both volumes
have some fraying to the top & bottom of the spine and some wear to edges. Also some light foxing to outer margins. Errata tipped in page
258 and pages 179 to 193 of Appendix are ads. The Appendix was printed in Yarmouth at the 'Herald" Office.
$200.00
"A list of vessels lost during the same period, giving the names of crews, amounts of insurance, cargoes, voyages, and other details; a list
of vessels owned in Yarmouth January 1st, 1876; and other information in reference to the mercantile marine of the county."
[70]. (Lawson, J. Murray). Index to Vessels in the Record of the Shipping of Yarmouth, N.S. and its Appendix and Yarmouth Past and
Present (Yarmouth Reminiscences) written in 1876, 1884 and 1902 by J. Murray Lawson, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. The
Yarmouth County Historical Society. (Yarmouth, N.S.). 1981. Card covers. Pp.(6),80. B&w. illus. 8.5 x 5.5 inches (21.6 x 14 cm). 8vo.
Vg.
$25.00
[71]. Letson, E. Marguerite (compiled and written by). PORT A Short History of Port
Medway, Nova Scotia. Duncan Harper. (Port Medway). 1985. 2nd. Ed. Card covers.
Pp.75, (addenda). Photos throughout. 10.5 x 8.25 inches (26.7 x 21 cm). Quarto. Very
good. New material added to the addenda was researched by the publisher. $30.00
[72]. Livesay, J. F. B. Peggy's Cove. The Ryerson Press. Toronto. October, 1944. First
Edition. Cream colour paper covered boards with dark brown lettering on front cover &
spine in dust jacket. Pp.viii,100. Half-Title. Frontis and 34 b. & w. photo illus. by
author, cover design by Thoreau MacDonald. 8.25 x 6.25 inches (21 x 15.9 cm). 8vo.
Vg, prevous owner's name whited out. Dust jacket is slightly darkened. Dust jacket and
title page designed by Thoreau MacDonald. Edison C69
$25.00
[73]. MacAskill, Wallace R. Out of Halifax: A Collection of Sea Pictures. Derrydale
Press,. New York. 1937. Limited to 950 copies for the US & 450 for Canada. This is
copy number 663. Blue cloth spine & light blue cloth boards, gilt titles to front and
spine. Pp.(204). Half-Title. Frontis & 99 plates with captions and text. 12.25 x 9.25
inches (31.1 x 23.5 cm). Quarto. All edges of the covers have wear and some light
browning. This is considered to be MacAskill's finest work in book form, and it truly
captures his genius as a photographer.
$175.00
Item # 72
[74]. Macdonald, Clyde F. Sunny Brae A Village Since 1802. Clyde F. Macdonald. New Glasgow. 2002. Trade paperback. Pp.405.
Illustrated. 8.75 x 5.75 inches (22.2 x 14.5 cm). 8vo. Signed by author. Vg.
$40.00
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[75]. MacIver, Iver Donald. The Vacant House and Other Verse. Davidson Bros. Wolfville, Nova Scotia. 1937. Card covers. Pp.(16). Sm.
8vo. Cover edges browned and small piece of the cover is missing front the top of spine. Signed presentation copy. Watters p.127 $45.00
[76]. MacLennan, Hugh. The Watch that Ends the Night. MacMillan. Toronto. 1959. Blue cloth in dust jacket. Pp.373. Half-Title. 8.5 x
5.5 inches (21.6 x 14 cm). 8vo. Some light foxing and scuffing to outer edges. Dust jacket is worn along edges but good. Author's
presentation copy to the photographer who took his photo for the back cover of the dust jacket.
$125.00
[77]. McAlpine. McAlpine's Halifax City Directory For 1875-76, Containing An Alphabetical Directory of Males Over 21 Years Old,
Street Directory of Householders, Business Directory Of Advertisers and Subscribers, Directory of Dartmouth, With An
Appendix Containing. Published by David McAlpine. Printed by The Lovell Printing and Publishing Company (Montreal). Halifax, N. S,
and St. John, N.B. (1875). Paper-covered boards with leather spine. Pp.579. Index. Illustrated adverts for local businesses throughout. 8.5
x 5.5 inches(16x23cm). 8vo. Small pieces missing from the worn edge and printed paper covered boards are stained. Some foxing and
browning to outer margins, no missing pages. An alphabetical list of citizens of Halifax, Dartmouth and smaller suburbs; classified
business directory; street directory and general information. Index for Advertisers.
$125.00
And a vast amount of useful information , including full details of the Customs and Post Office Departments
[78]. McInnes, Jennie Malcolm & Munro, Elda Beck. The History of Lyon's Brook Then and Now (1767-1992). Betsey Heritage Society.
(1992). Decorative card covers. Pp.50. Numerous b&w. photo illus. & map. 8.5 x 5.25 inches (21.6 x 13.4 cm). 8vo. Very light soiling to
covers otherwise very good. Lyon's Brook is in Pictou County,
N.S.
$25.00
[79]. Robert Murray(1832-1910). Handwritten letter with the
letterhead of the Presbyterian Witness 13 Prince Street
Halifax NS dated Nov.16 1902 to Mrs Neil commissioning
an article on Rev. John Pringle's story about Atlin. 2 single
sheets each measuring 8.25 x 5.25 inches (21 x 13.4 cm). 8.25
x 5.25 inches (21 x 13.4 cm). Writing on one side only of each
sheet.
$40.00
Robert Murray was a graduate of the Free Church Academy
& College in Halifax becoming a preacher for the Free Church
in Nova Scotia. He was also the editor of the Presbyterian
Witness and under his guidance it became a popular
publication throughout the Maritimes. He was a profic writer,
friend of George Munro Grant and a hymn writer.
Item # 79
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[80]. Nash, Lilian Crewe. Memories of My Cape Breton Home and Other Poems. Published by author. Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. No date
(1930's?). Printed card covers. Pp.20. 6.5 x 4 inches (16.5 x 10.2 cm). 12mo. Covers creased and previous owner's name scribbled in pen
on 1st. fly leaf. Not in Watters
$45.00
[81]. Nicolson, Rev. A.W. Memories of James Bain Morrow. Methodist Book and Publishing House.
Toronto and Halifax. 1881. Gold & black stamped cloth. Pp.(viii),179. Sm. 8vo. A memoir of this
Halifax native which gives some insight into the social, religious and business scene in Halifax in the
latter half of the 19th century. Among the people mentioned are Samuel Cunard, Francis Johnson, John
S. MacLean, etc.
$45.00
[82]. O'Neal Barbara (Curator). Ernest Lawson 1873-1939: An Exhibition Organized by The
National Gallery of Canada. Queen's Printer and Controller of Stationary. Ottawa. 1967. Card covers.
Pp.59. Bibliography. 4 colour illus. with numerous b&w photo illus. 10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm).
Lg. 8vo. Vg. Foreword by Jean Sutherland Boggs.
$45.00
[83]. Powell, R. Baden. Scrap Book Digby Town and Municipality. Wallis Print Ltd. Digby, N. S.
1948. Decorated card covers. Pp.106. 8.5 x 5.5 inches (21.6 x 14 cm). 8vo. Very good, signed by
author. Published without title page.
$25.00
[84]. Raddall. Thomas H. Hangman's Beach (together with) single page typed letter from Thomas
Raddall signed with reference to McNab's Island where Hangman's Beach is set, bindstamped with Raddall's letterhead.
Doubleday & Company. Garden City New York. 1966. First Edition. Cloth with map endpapers in dust jacket. Pp.vi,421. Half-Title.
Map ills. on endpapers. 8.75 x 5.75 inches (22.2 x 14.5 cm). 8vo. Book & dust jacket are very good. Letter is in response to writer asking
his support to preserve McNab's Island in the face of commercial development. Single sheet typed on one side with signature of Raddall.
Dated March 10, 1967.
$100.00
[85]. Ryan, Nanette and Wright, Doreen. Garretts and the
Bluenose Rugs of Nova Scotia. Spruce Top Rug Hooking Studio.
Mahone Bay. 1995. Reprint. Illus. card covers with ring binding.
No pagination. B&w illus. throughout. 11 x 8.5 inches (28 x 21.6
cm). Quarto. Vg.
$45.00
[86].Shand, Gwendolyn Vaughn. Historic Hants County.
Published by author. McCurdy Printing Co. Ltd. Halifax, N.S. 1979.
First edition. Card covers. Pp.(6),167. Bibliography. Frontis. map
both sides and b &w. photo illus. 9 x 6 inches(22.5 x15cm). 8vo.
Vg.
$25.00
[87]. Sherwood, Roland H. Out Of The Past
Vignettes of
Historical Significance in Pictou County. Coastal Publishers Ltd.
Pictou Advocate Press. Pictou-Truro, N.S. (1954). First Edition.
Card covers. Pp.(14),120. Numerous photo & sketch illus. 9 x 6
inches(23 x 16cm). 8vo. Edges worn ow good.
$20.00
Item 84
[88]. (Stewiacke, Nova Scotia). Stewiacke 1780-1900. Mika Publishing. Belleville. 1973. Reprint.
Red cloth. Pp.166. 8vo. Very good. Facsimile edition of title; Stewiacke: The Centenary Celebration
of Dec. 31st, 1900. The Centennial Celebration of Oct.6th. 1880. Canadiana Reprint Series No.50.
$40.00
[89]. Theriault, Rev. N. A Mexican Martyr A Short Drama in Three Acts. Published by author.
Yarmouth, NS. (no date). Card covers. Pp.31. 6 x 4.5 inches (15.2 x 11.5 cm). 12mo. Covers
discolored, otherwise vg. Dedication reads To My Pastor, to the Officers of the 7th Yarmouth Troop
and to all who have done so much for the advancement of our Catholic Scout Movement, this little
Drama is humbly and gratefully dedicated. Not in Watters or Rhodenizer.
$55.00
[90]. Tratt, Gerturde E. N. A Survey and Listing of Nova Scotia Newspapers 1752-1957 with
particular reference to the period before 1867. (Dalhousie University). Halifax, N.S. 1979. Card
covers. Pp.(8),193. Index. 11 x 8.5 inches (28 x 21.6 cm). Quarto. Vg. Dalhousie University
Libraries and Dalhousie University School of Library Service Occasional Paper 21.
$25.00
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[91]. (Tupper, Sir Charles) Fishing license signed by Sir Charles Tupper. Fishing license issued to the vessel 'Joseph Story' with Charles
H. Owen as master and from Gloucester, Mass. signed by Charles Tupper and Vincent J. Wallace and dated the 9th of July 1886.
Large sheet folded with script & text on front page and text on back page. Two inner pages blank with blind stamp seal. Illustration of a
coat of arms at the top of first page. 12.5 x 8.25 inches (31.7 x 21 cm). Three folds with some light browning along folds and a light water
stain to the inner margin not into text. Enclosed printed 2 page "Warning. To all Whom It May Concern" describing the fishing rights
between Great Britain and the United States and with 'George E. Foster, Minister of Marine and Fisheries, Dept. of Fisheries, Ottawa, 5th
March, 1886'.
$675.00
The text reads 'Fishing License. The herein named Vessel "Joseph Story" of Gloucester, in the Sate of Massachusetts one of the United
States of America, Charles H. Owen Master, having a crew of 15 Men, and being of the tonnage of 55 tons; IS HEREBY LICENSED to
purse the DEEP SEA FISHERY during the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty (1866), on the Coasts and Harbors within the
jurisdiction of Nova Scotia, without being restricted to any distance from the Shore; and United States citizens on board of the said Vessel
are, in common with subjects of Her Majesty, permitted to land upon the Coasts of Nova Scotia for the purpose of drying nets and curling
fish; Sir Charles Tupper (1821- 1915) Prime Minister of Nova Scotia 1864 to 1867, Prime Minister of Canada in 1896 and Father of
Confederation.
Sir Charles Tupper was born in Amherst, Nova Scotia and obtained his diploma from the Royal College of Surgeons in 1843. From
1855 to 1867 he represented Cumberland in the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia and became the prime minister of Nova Scotia in
1864, which he held until 1867. He took a leading part in the Confederation movement and was a delegate to the Charlottetown, Quebec
and London Conferences. From 1879 to 1884 he was minister of railways and canals, and as such had supervision of the arrangements
for the building of the Canadian Pacific railways. He became the sixth Prime Minister of Canada in 1896, serving for less than a year.
[92]. Twining, J.T. (President). The Sixth Annual Report of the Committee of the Micmac Missionary Society, From September 30,
1854 to September 30, 1855. Micmac Missionary Society. James Bowes and Sons. Halifax. 1855. Blue paper wraps, front wrap missing.
Pp.36. 8 x 5 inches (20.3 x 12.7 cm). Sm. 8vo. Front wrap missing, badly foxed to title page & paper edges throughout. 6 page appendix
by S.T.Rand, Micmac Missionary. 16 page List of Contributors and contributions in rear.
$300.00
Silas Rand was a Baptist minister who was a native of Cornwallis, NS. As a young preacher he became interested in the Micmac
language and translated the Bible as well as compiling a Micmac dictionary. He was instrumental in forming the Micmac Missionary
Society in 1849 with branches throughout the Maritime provinces. In the appendix here he talks about the amount of time trying to raise
money to keep his work with the Micmacs going. Despite his efforts to provide a religious education to the Micmacs in their own
language, the society was dissolved in the 1870's.
[93]. Twining, J.T. (President). The Third Annual Report of the Committee of the Micmac Missionary Society, From September 30,
1851 to September 30, 1852. Micmac Missionary Society. James Bowes and Sons. Halifax. 1852. Paper wraps. Pp.16. 8 x 5 inches (20.3
x 12.7 cm). Sm. 8vo. Covers scuffed & water stained interior good. 4 page List of Contributors and contributions in rear.
$350.00
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Item # 94
[94]. Rand, Rev. S.T. The Ninth Annual Report of the Committee of the Micmac Missionary Society, From September 30, 1857 to
September 30, 1858 with an Original Poem by Rev. S. T. Rand. Micmac Missionary Society. Halifax. 1858. Printed card covers.
Pp.(8)-32. 8 x 5 inches (20.3 x 12.7 cm). Sm. 8vo. Lower half of front cover is missing, otherwise vg. This is the first edition of Rand's
poem "The Dying Indian's Dream". 7 page list of contributors & contrbutions at rear. Watters p.163
$300.00
[95]. Wallis, Ron. The Story of Pictou's Park Ships. Advocate Printing and Publishing. Pictou. 2004. Card covers. Pp.180. Index. Photo
illustrations. 11 x 8.5 inches (28 x 21.6 cm). Quarto. Vg.
$35.00
[96]. Williams, Scott (compiled by). Pipers of Nova Scotia Biographical
Sketches 1773-2000. Scott Williams Publishing. Antigonish,NS. 2000.
Card covers. Pp.257,(2). Bibliography. Photo illustrations. 10.75 x 8.25
inches (27.3 x 21 cm). Quarto. Covers sl. creased, generally vg. $30.00
[97]. Women's Institute Five Islands( comp & ed). The Story of Five
Islands, Colchester County, Nova Scotia. Tribune Press Ltd. Sackville, N.
B. 1969. Photo illustrated card covers. Pp.(8)-132. Map and photos. 9 x 6
inches(23 x15cm). 8vo. Good.
$25.00
Item # 98
[98]. Yarmouth View Book. Souvenir of the 150th Anniversary of the
Settlement of Yarmouth Nova Scotia Old Home Week, July 23-30,1911.
Herald Print. Yarmouth, N.S. 1911. Card covers. Pp.28. Photo illustrations,
with fldg double sided view in rear. 6 x 9 inches (15.2 x 22.7 cm). Oblong.
Covers are worn with some small holes on the front Some dampstaining.
Also has programme of week's event stapled in middle of pamphlet. $45.00
Prince Edward Island
[99]. Baglole, Harry. Exploring Island History A Guide to the Historical Resources of Prince Edward Island. Ragweed Press. Belfast,
PEI. 1977. Printed card covers. Pp.(xii),310. Half-Title. B&w illus. throughout. 9 x 6 inches(23.5 x 15.5 cm). 8vo. Vg with light wear to
covers.
$25.00
[100]. Bolger, Reverend Francis W. P. Prince Edward Island and Confederation 1863-1873. St. Dunstan's University Press. (Prince Edward
Island). 1964. Blue cloth in dust jacket. Pp.viii,308. Half-Title. Index. Bibliography. Map frontis and b&w photo illus. throughout. 9.5 x
6.5 inches (24 x 16.5 cm). 8vo. Vg. Dust jacket is slightly worn.
$25.00
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[101]. Brooks, Rev. Garland C. (editor). Challenged To Be the Church in Unity. An Historic review of The United Church of Canada on
Prince Edward Island 1925-1985. The P.E.I. United Church History Committee. Sherwood, P.E.I. 1988. Trade paperback. Pp.xiv,214.
Half-Title. Index. Numerous illus. 9 x 6 inches (22.7 x 15.2 cm). 8vo. Vg.
$20.00
[102]. (Hunter River, P.E.I.). The Story of Hunter River Prince Edward Island, Canada
1767-1967. Hunter River Women's Institute. Hunter River, P.E.I., Canada. December, 1966.
Card covers. Pp.(7)-107. Numerous b&w. illus. 9 x 6 inches (22.7 x 15.2 cm). 8vo. Vg.
Organized February 16, 1948; Compiling of this History Began February, 1961; Brought up
to date December, 1966.
$35.00
[103]. Harrington Women's Institute. The History of Harrington, Prince Edward Island,
Canada: 1800-1973. Harrington Women's Institute. Harrington, P.E.I. 1973. Photo
illustrated card covers. Pp.64. Photo illustrations. 9 x 6 inches (22.7 x 15.2 cm). 8vo. Very
good. Family History
$25.00
[104]. Marchbanks, Louise et al. Travellers Rest, Prince Edward Island, Canada: 1800-1973.
Maple Leaf Women's Institute. Travellers Rest, PEI. 1972. Card covers. Pp.83. Maps and
photo illustrations. 9.25 x 6 inches (23.5 x 15.2 cm). 8vo. Very good. Local history done as a
Centennial History Project by the Maple Leaf Women's Institute.
$20.00
[105]. Margate Women's Institute(compiled). The History of Margate, Prince Edward Island,
Canada 1800-1973. Williams & Crue, Ltd., Summerside, P.E.I. 1973. Photo illustrated card
covers. Pp.(5)-66. Maps and photo illustrations. 9.5 x 6.5 inches (24 x 16.5 cm). 8vo. Very
good. Done as a confederation centennial project by The Margate Women's Institute.
$25.00
Item # 105
[106]. Millman, Thomas Reagh. A History of the Parish of New London Prince Edward Island. (Published by the author). (Toronto, Ont.).
1959. Card covers with map end-papers. Pp.iv,71. Bibliography. B.&w. illus. 9 x 6 inches (22.7 x 15.2 cm). 8vo. Vg.
$35.00
[107]. Moase, M. Louise. The History of New Annan, Prince Edward Island, Canada: 1800-1971. New Annan Women's Institute.
Summerside, P.E.I. 1971. Card covers. Pp.(7)-94. Maps and photo illustrations. 9.5 x 6.75 inches (24 x 17.2 cm). 8vo. Very good.
$35.00
[108]. The Prince Edward Magazine Vol.III No.6 August 1901. Prince Edward Island
Magazine. Charlottetown. 1901. Decorated paper wraps with stapled binding. Pp.(8), (203)236,(16). Photo illus. 8 pages in front & 16 pages in rear & on back cover of adverts for local
businesses. 8.5 x 6 inches(22 x 15cm). Sm. 8vo. Covers sl.worn, ow vg. Little magazine
with articles on local history, biography poetry, correspondence, etc.
$25.00
[109]. Putnam, Ada MacLeod. The Selkirk Settlers and the Church They Built at Belfast.
Presbyterian Publications. Toronto. 1939. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to front. Pp.(8)-57.
Photo illustrations and drawings. 8 x 5.5 inches (20.3 x 14 cm). Sm. 8vo. Cloth sl. worn and
sunned, otherwise good.
$30.00
[110]. St. Eleanor's Women's Institute. Sketches of Old St. Eleanor's Prince Edward Island,
Canada. Provincial Board of the Prince Edward Island Women's Institute. (1973). Card
covers. Pp.46. Sketch map and 2 photo illus. 9.75 x 6.5 inches (25 x 16.5 cm). 8vo. Vg.
Done as a Centennial Project of 1973.
$25.00
[111]. Zonta Club of Charlottetown. Outstanding Women of Prince Edward Island.
Williams & Crue Limited. Summerside, P.E.I. 1981. Illustrated card covers. Pp.vii,163.
Sepia toned sketches and photographs. 8.5 x 5.5 inches(22 x 15cm). 8vo. Vg.
$20.00
Item # 106
Canadian Military
[112]. Coggon, Allan F. From Wings Parade to Mandalay An Autobiography. Trafford. Oxford, UK. 2005. Trade paperback. Pp.xii,299.
Illustrated. 8.75 x 6.5 inches (22.2 x 16.5 cm). 8vo. Very good. Signed by author.
$30.00
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[113]. Hayes, Geoffry, Andrew Iarocci & Mike Bechthold (edited by). Vimy Ridge A Canadian Reassessment. Wilfrid Laurier University
Press. Waterloo, ON. 2007. Black cloth in dust jacket. Pp.353. Half-Title. Index. Bibliography. Illustrated. 9.25 x 6 inches (23.5 x 15.2
cm). 8vo. Fine. Dust jacket is fine.
$20.00
[114]. Hayes, Joseph. The Eighty-Fifth in France and Flanders. Royal Print & Litho Ltd. Halifax, N.S. 1920. Green cloth boards gilt titles
to front and spine. Pp.(16)-362. Half-Title. Frontis & 21 b.&w. illus., fldg map in rear. 9.5 x 6.5 inches (24 x 16.5 cm). 8vo. Some wear to
cloth edges and corners, one signature partially loose otherwise very good.
$375.00
Being a history of the justly famous 85th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Nova Scotia Highlanders) in the various theatres of war, together
with a Nominal Roll and synopsis of service of Officers, Non-Commissioned Offices and Men who served with the Battalion in France.
Item # 114
[115]. Krentz, Herbert. To Hell in a Halifax The Story of an RCAF Pilot and His Fellow
POWS. Kent Publishing. Meaford ON. 2006. Trade paperback. Pp.140. Half-Title. Index.
Illustrated. 8.5 x 5.5 inches (21.6 x 14 cm). 8vo. Vg. Signed by author.
$20.00
[116]. Law, C. Anthony. White Plumes Astern. The Short, Daring Life of Canada's MTB
Flotilla (signed). Nimbus Puiblishing Company. Halifax, N.S. 1989. Blue cloth in dust jacket.
Pp.(5)-170. Half-Title. Frontis, numerous b&w. photo illus plus many line drawings by the author.
9.5 x 7.5 inches (24 x 19 cm). Quarto. Very good. in very good dust jacket. Signed by author on
title page.
The history of the 29th Motor Torpedo Boat Flotilla by its Senior Officer
$95.00
[117]. Londerville, Capt. J. D. The Pay Services of the Canadian Army Overseas in the
War of 1939-45. The Runge Press Limited. Ottawa. 1950. Blue cloth with title to front and spine,
map endpapers. Pp.(4)-315. B&w illus. throughout. 9 x 6 inches (22.7 x 15.2 cm). 8vo. Vg.
$45.00
[118]. MacPherson, Ken & Milner, Marc. Corvettes of the Royal Canadian Navy 1939-1945.
Vanwell Publishing Ltd. St. Catherines, Ont. (1993). White cloth with blue lettering to spine, map
end-papers in dust jacket. Pp.(6)-174. Half-Title. Index. Frontis, numerous b.&w. photo illus. and
3 fldg diagrams in rear. Corvette Plans by John McKay. 11 x 8.5 inches(28 x 22cm). Quarto. Vg.
Dust jacket is vg. Foreword by Louis C. Audette.
$45.00
[119. Winter, Charles F. Lieutenant-General The Hon. Sir Sam Hughes K.C.B. M.P., Canada's War Minister 1911-1916 Recollections
of Service as Military Secretary at Headquarters, Canadian Militia, prior to and during the early stages of the Great War. The
MacMillan Company of Canada, Limited. Toronto. 1931. Maroon cloth in dust jacket. Pp.(vii)-xvii,182. Half-Title. Index. B&w frontis,
b&w illus. throughout. 8.5 x 5.5 inches (21.6 x 14 cm). 8vo. Light wear to edges. Dust jacket is torn with small pieces missing. $45.00
[120]. Wise, S. F.;Douglas, W. A. B.; Greenhous, Brereton; etc.
The Official History of the Royal Canadian Air Force;
Vol 1: Canadian Airmen and the First World War; Vol 2:
The Creation of the National Air Force; Vol 3: The
Crucible of War 1939-1945 [3 volumes]. University of
Toronto Press. Toronto. 1980. Blue cloth covers with maps
on endpapers in dust jacket. Pp.Vol 1: (vi)-xx,(6),4-771; Vol
2:(vi)-xix,(2),2-797; Vol 3:(vi)-xxiv,(13)-1096. Half-Title.
Index. Numerous photo illus., maps [many folding] and
diagrams throughout all volumes. 10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.3
cm). 8vo. All three vols very good in very good dust jackets.
$75.00
Item # 120
War of 1812
[121]. Babcock, Louis L. The War of 1812 on the Niagara Frontier. Buffalo Historical Society. Buffalo, New York. 1917. Blue cloth with
gilt titles to spine. Pp.(6),(3)-385. Half-Title. Index. Frontis and 9 maps (4 fldg) and numerous b&w. illus. 9.25 x 6.5 inches (23.5 x 16.5
cm). 8vo. Some wear to edges otherwise very good. Volume Twenty-Nine of the Buffalo Society Publications.
$125.00
[122]. Hannay, James. History of The War of 1812, Between Great Britain and the United States of America. Morang & Co. Limited.
Toronto. 1905. Brown coth with gilt titles to spine and front cover. Pp.(xvi),372. Index. Map frontis and numerous b.&w. illus. and maps.
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9.75 x 6.75 inches (24.8 x 17.2 cm). 8vo. Wear to edges especially at the top bottom of the spine, corners bumped, inner hinge cracks
condition good only.
$45.00
[123]. Read, D.B. Life and Times of Major-General Sir Isaac Brock, K.B. William Briggs. Toronto. 1894. Dark brown cloth with gilt titles
to spine and front with the design of two gilt medallions to front cover. Pp.viii-266,(1). Frontis & 5 b&w. illus. 9 x 6.25 inches (22.7 x 15.9
cm). 8vo. Edges worn and 1st fly leaf taped with a small portion missing from the bottom edge.
$45.00
Sir Isaac Brock KB (6 October 1769 – 13 October 1812) was a British Army officer and administrator. Brock was assigned to Canada
in 1802. Despite facing desertions and near-mutinies, he commanded his regiment in Upper Canada (present-day Ontario) successfully
for many years. He was promoted to Major General, and became responsible for defending Upper Canada against the United States.
While many in Canada and Britain believed war could be averted, Brock began to ready the army and militia for what was to come. When
the War of 1812 broke out, the populace was prepared, and quick victories at Fort Mackinac and Detroit defeated American invasion
efforts.
Item # 123
[124]. Richardson, John. Richardson's War of 1812 with Notes and a Life of the
Author by Alexander Clark Casselman. Historical Publishing Co. Toronto.
1902. Red cloth with gilt titles to spine & front cover. Pp.lviii,(14),320. Half-Title.
Index. Frontis, and numerous maps, diagrams, facsimiles and b&w. illus. 9.5 x 6.75
inches (24 x 17.2 cm). 8vo. Covers worn and soiled, top & bottom of spine frayed,
inner hinge cracks, condition poor to good.
$55.00
[125]. Zaslow, Morris (edited by). The Defended Border Upper Canada and the War of 1812.
The MacMillan Company of Canada Limited. Toronto. 1964. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine.
Pp.(xiv)370. Half-Title. Index. 13 maps (1 double page), and numerous b&w. illus. 9.25 x 6.25
inches (23.5 x 15.9 cm). 8vo. Very good. A collection of writings giving a comprehensive picture
of the War of 1812 in Upper Canada: the military struggle, the effects.
$25.00
General Atlantic Provinces History
[126]. Arnell, J.C. Steam and the North Atlantic Mails.
The Impact of the Cunard Line and Subsequent
Steamship Companies On the Carriage of
Transatlantic Mails. The Unitrade Press. Toronto. 1986. Cloth with dust jacket . Pp.x-295.
Index. Bibliography. 4 maps, illus. and tables. 9 x 6 inches(23 x15cm). 8vo. Vg. in vg. dj.
$75.00
[127]. Bryce, T. A., M.A., LL.D. (Compiled by). Eaton & Frazee's Commercial Arithmetic for
Schools, Academies, Colleges, Bankers, Merchants and Mechanics Embracing An
Extensive Course of Theory and Practice. Published by Eaton & Frazee. Saint John, NB,
and Halifax, NS, Canada. 1874. Revised and
Corrected. Black leather spine with gilt title and
printed paper covered boards . Pp.(iii)-xii,(13)343,(1). . 14 x 21 cm (5.5 x 8.25 inches). 8vo. Paper
covered boards are lightly stained and the corners are
worn, preliminary leaves foxed, condition good to
very good. Revised and corrected by A. H. Eaton,
Principal of the Commercial College, St. John, N.B. and J. C. P. Frazee, Principal of the
Commercial College, Halifax, N. S.
$25.00
[128]. (Canadian Postmaster General). Annual Report of the Postmaster General. Year Ended
31st. March, 1856. Printed by Order of the Legislative Assembly. Printed by John Lovell.
Toronto. 1857. Printed wraps. Pp.(3)-205. 9.5 x 6 inches(24 x 16cm). 8vo. Edges foxed and worn,
front cover has a small stain to edge only.
$95.00
[129]. Delisle, Alexander Maurice. Rail Road Between Quebec, Montreal, Bytown, and
Georgian Bay. Great Public Demonstration. Presentation by A.M. Delisle of the Petition of
the Citizens of Montreal to the Common Council of Montreal, praying for aid towards said
Rail Road. W. Salter & Co., Printers. Montreal. 1853. Printed wraps . Pp.19. . 7 x 4.25 inches
(18 x 10.8 cm). Some light creasing & soiling to covers.
$95.00
Item # 129
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Title continues 'Speech of Alexander Maurice Delisle, Esq., in support of the Petition. Bridge on the St. Lawrence. Opinion of our engineer
on the practicability of bringing the Ottawa Rail Road directly into the heart of the city by the east side of Montreal Mountain. Extracted
from the Montreal Gazette and Minerve newspapers, and published by request of the citizens of Montreal.'
Item # 131
[130]. Gibbon, John Murray The Romance of the Canadian Canoe. The Ryerson Press.
Toronto. March, 1951. First edition. Yellow cloth with red lettering to spine
in dust jacket . Pp.xiv, 154. Half-Title. Colour frontis by Walter J. Phillips, 3 colour
plates & numerous b.&w. illus. by other artists. 9.25 x 6.75 inches (23.5 x 17.2 cm).
8vo. Vg. Dust jacket is sunned at spine & sl. worn.
$25.00
[131]. Haig Brown, Alan R. My Game-Book. Witherby and Co. (London). 1913. Green
cloth with gilt stamped dec. titles to front board & spine . Pp.xvi,239. With many
illustrations (280 photo illus.) 6 x 5 inches(16 x 12 cm). 12mo. Vg. Photo illus of
author with his son, five year old "Roddie" who went on to become the well known
writer Roderick Haig Brown.
$75.00
[132]. Hatheway, W. Frank. Why France Lost Canada and Other Essays and Poems.
William Briggs. Toronto. 1915. Green cloth . Pp.210. Photo illustrations of New
Brunswick scenes. 7.5 x 5.5 inches (19 x 14 cm). 8vo. Exlib with stamps on inside
front endpapers. Generally good.
$25.00
[133]. Hougham, Geo. S. Survey of the Development of The Cooperative Movement in Canada. The Canadian Retail Federation. Toronto.
July 17th, 1944. Card covers . Pp.(2)-22. 6 x 8.5 inches (15.25 x 21.5 cm ). 8vo. Vg.
$45.00
[134]. Langdon, John E. Guide to Marks on Early Canadian Silver 18th & 19th Centuries. The Ryerson Press. Toronto. (1968). Grey
cloth with silver lettering to spine & cover. Pp.viii,104. Half-Title. B&w. illus. 3.6 x 6.75 inches (9.3 x 17 cm). Oblong. Some wear to
edges and covers slightly bowed otherwise very good. A pocket guide of all the Canadian silver marks.
$55.00
[135]. Logan, Stanley (President). Minutes and Proceedings of the Twenty-Ninth Annual Meeting of the Holstein-Friesian Association
of Canada Held In Toronto on February 8th 1912, and Annual Meeting of Executive Committee Held in Toronto on February
7th, 1912. Holstein-Friesian Association Of Canada. Toronto. 1912. Card covers . Pp.59. . 8.5 x 5.75 inches (21.6 x 14.5 cm). 8vo.
Corner of covers and several pages damaged not affecting text.
$25.00
[136]. Smollett, T. The History of England From the Revolution to the Death of George The Second. Designed as a Continuation of
Hume. [Illustrated half title called "Death of General Wolfe" Engraved by Mr. R. Cooper, from a painting by B. West Esq. R. A.
Jones & Co. London. 1825. Complete in one volume with portraits. Full tree calf with marbled endpapers and bands with gilt design to
spine, labels to spine . Pp.(iv)-xvi,618. Half-Title. Index. Engraved portrait frontis, illustrated half title, 4 engraved plates. 8vo. Wear to
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edges of spine and small split to bottom edge of the spine, front hinge crack. Early bookplate from "Dartmouth Book Society" on front
pastedown..
$125.00
[137]. McDougall, Elizabeth Ann Kerr & Moir, John S. (ed. with an introduction by). Selected Correspondence of the Glasgow Colonial
Society 1825-1840. The Champlain Society,. Toronto. 1994. Pp.l,272,xxiii. Index. #0614 of a limited. edition of 1250 copies. Frontis
silhouette of Lord Dalhousie. Other illus. throughout. 8vo. Fine.
$40.00
[138]. Samuel, Sigmund. The Seven Years War in Canada 1756-1763. The Ryerson Press. Toronto. 1934. Blue cloth with orange titles to
spine and front cover. Pp.xiv,282. Half-Title. Index. Colour frontis, 106 b&w. illus. and 4 large folding maps in back pocket. 9.5 x 6.5
inches (24 x 16.5 cm). 8vo. Wear to the bottom edge of the binding and a presentation label on the 1st fly leaf from 'The Canadian War
Libraries Presented to our Canadian Forces through the co-operation of The Canadian War Services Library Council.'. 'Being a volume of
Records and Illustrations together with a Pictorial Travelogue showing the stage of development which America had reached seventy years
after the Seven Years War.'. .
$75.00
[139]. (Sotheby). Catalogue of Old Masters, Eighteen and Nineteenth Century. and A Collection of Manuscript maps of places relating
to General Sir Jeffrey Amherst, 1st. Lord Amherst's campaign in Canada, including maps of the capture and defence of Quebec.
Sotheby & Co. (London). 1967. Green paper covered boards with dust jacket . Pp.(8),188,(4). Numerous b&w. illus. 8.75 x 8.25 inches
(22.2 x 21 cm). 8vo. Very good. in very good dust jacket.
$25.00
Two maps of Louisburg, and many of Quebec with an assortment of other Canadian views
[140]. The Tuxis Boy's Own Book Containing Suggested Opening and
Initiation Ceremonies For the Use of Tuxis Squares, The Stories in the
Tuxis Emblem with Full Page Pictures, and the Tuxis Boys' Certificate of
Recognition. Canadian Standard Efficiency Training for Tuxis Boys. (1920's?).
Card covers with Tuxis Boys emblem on front cover . Pp.(22). 7.5 x 5inches(19
x 13cm). Sm. 8vo. Covers very worn, interior good. With a completed
certificate of recognition to Ralph Parker in the Up Streamers Tuxis Square of
the United Church in Shubenacadie, NS.
$40.00
[141]. Wallace, Frederick William. The Roving Fisherman an Autobiography
Recounting Personal Fishing Fleets and Fish Industry of Canada and the
United States 1911-1924. Canadian Fisherman. Gardenvale, Que. 1955. #705
of a Ltd. edition of 1000 copies. Cloth in dust jacket. Pp.xviii,512. Half-Title.
Photos throughout. 9.75 x 7.5 inches (24.8 x 19 cm). Lg. 8vo. Very good. Dust
jacketis chipped along edges. By the well known author of such titles as
Wooden Ships and Iron Men & In the
Wake of the Windships.
$175.00
Item # 141
[142]. Wallace, Frederick William. (Comp). Canadian Ports and Shipping Directory. A
Manual of Essential Information Respecting Canadian Ports and Shipping
Services for Ship Owners, Brokers, Charterers, and Shipmasters interested in
Trade with Canada. National Business Pub., Gardenvale, Que. 1938. Fourth Edition
(Revised to March 1938). Black cloth with gilt to spine & front cover. Pp.303. HalfTitle. Numerous b&w. photo illus. 9 x 6 inches (22.7 x 15.2 cm). 8vo. Boards slightly
bowed otherwise very good. A Manual of Essential Information Respecting Canadian
Ports and Shipping Services for Ship Owners.
$45.00
[143]. Wallace, Frederick William. (Comp). Canadian Ports and Shipping Directory. A
Manual of Essential Information Respecting Canadian Ports and Shipping
Services for Ship Owners, Brokers, Charterers, and Shipmasters interested in
Trade with Canada. National Business Pub. Gardenvale, Que. 1944. Seventh Edition
(Revised to May 1944). Blue cloth . Pp.308,(2). Half-Title. Some b.&w. photo illus. 9
x 6 inches (22.7 x 15.2 cm). 8vo. Vg. with worn edges. A Manual of Essential
Information Respecting Canadian Ports and Shipping Services for Ship Owners.
$25.00
Item # 145
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[144].Willson, Beckles. The Life of Lord Strathcona & Mount Royal G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O. (1820-1914). Cassell and Company. London,
New York, Toronto and Melbourne. 1915. Blue cloth in dust jacket. Pp.xv,631. Index. With sixteen full-page photogravures including
photo frontis portrait of Strathcona. 10 x 6.5 inches (25.4 x 16.5 cm). Lg. 8vo. Vg. Dust jacket is worn & chipped along edges with small
tears to lower right front covers.
$45.00
Vintage Photographs
[145]. Ambrotype of a adolescent boy. No photographer identified. (1860s). A boy in chair with an very unhappy look. Images 2 x 1.5
inches (5.1 x 3.8 cm) case 2.75 x 2.25 inches (7 x 5.7 cm). Missing one half of the case, two small imperfections in the image and a few
light spots. From a local Halifax, Nova Scotia estate.
$25.00
Item # 146
Item # 147
Item # 149
[146]. Ambrotype of a well dressed gentleman. No photographer identified. (1860s). A very clear image of a well dress gentleman with his
bandaged hand in his waist coat. Images 2.75 x 2.25 inches (7 x 5.7 cm) case 3.5 x 3 inches (9 x 8.5 cm). Missing one half of the case,
image in excellent to fine condition. From a local Halifax, Nova Scotia estate.
$45.00
[147]. Daguerreotype of a well dressed gentlman. No photographer identified.
(1850s). Tinted cheeks and the man shirt appears to be a light blue. One arm is resting
on a book (bible?). Images 2.75 x 2.25 inches (7 x 5.7 cm) case 3.5 x 3 inches (9 x 8.5
cm). Missing one half of the case, and there are a few spots to image and the copper
case. From a local Halifax, Nova Scotia estate.
$45.00
[148]. Daguerreotype of two youth boys. No photographer identified. (1850s).
Images 2.5 x 2 inches (6.3 x 5 cm) - case 3.75 x 3.25 inches (11.5 x 8.2 cm). Missing
one half of the case, oxidation around edges of image and some spotting. From a local
Halifax, Nova Scotia estate.
$55.00
[149]. Daguerreotype of young couple. No photographer identified. (1850s). The
couples cheeks are tinted and the young man’s shirt appears to be a light blue. Images
2.75 x 2.25 inches (7 x 5.7 cm). Copper plate shows crimps all along edges, no case.
Image has a few very light spots with some oxidation to edges. Medium to rich tonal
image, plate is clean with a few tiny spots and polishing scratches, touch of blue color
to the cloth. From a local Halifax, Nova Scotia estate.
$45.00
Item 148
[150]. Photograph of the sinking of the S/S Parisian in Halifax Harbour, March 1905. No photographer identified. (Halifax, N.S.). 1905.
Black and white photograph on glass with black tape. Photograph shows Parisian sinking at a dock in the Halifax Harbour with other
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vessels on one side and wharf on the other. Intercolonial Railway grain elevator in the back ground. 5 x 7 inches (12.7 x 18 cm). Small
crease to the bottom left corner and some toning to the upper left side.
$125.00
The S/S Parisian was built in 1881 for the Allan Line by R Napier & Sons in Glasgow as the first North Atlantic mail steamer built of
steel and the first with bilge keels. Her tonnage was 5,359 tons gross, 5,154 under deck and 3,445 net. There was accommodation for 150
first, 100 second , and 1000 passengers on steerage. In 1899 she was refitted with a triple-expansion engine delivering 774 nominal horse
power, the engine was delivered by Workman, Clark & Co in Belfast.
She was also refitted with one funnel, and pole masts without yards.
On July 20th 1899 she resumed Liverpool-Quebec-Montreal service.
In 1902 she was fitted with Marconi wireless telegraphy. On March
16th 1905 she made her last voyage on the Liverpool-Halifax-St.
John, New Brunswick route. On Monday, March 25th, 1905, the Allan
Liner, with 900 persons on board, was rammed at Halifax harbor
entrance by the Hamburg-American Steamer Albano. (The Parisian
had departed Liverpool March 16th 1905) The Parisian was at a
standstill, receiving Pilot Flemming. The Parisian was towed to pier
2, where she settled on the bottom. [she was repaired and re-floated]
On April 15 & 16, 1912 she took part in the search for victims after
the ill fated steamship Titanic struck an iceberg and sank. She arrived
at Halifax on April 17 with the news that she had not found any
survivors from the Titanic.
[Norway Heritage]
Item # 150
[151]. Wallace R. MacAskill (photographer). Start of the International Schooner Race 1922. Commercial Photo Services. Halifax, N.S.
1922. Black & white photograph mounted on light brown card stock with light brown mat in antique wooden frame. Photograph of the
Bluenose with the champion's number 'one' on her mainsail for the
first time, trailing the Henry Ford, number seven, off Gloucester,
October 1922. Photo - 10.5 x 13.5 inches (26.7 x 34.2 cm) frame 18.75 x 24.75 inches (47.6 x 62.8 cm). Photograph in very good to
fine condition. Frame and mats very good. Title and 'Commercial
Photo Service Halifax N.S.' in pencil on bottom margin. A very
early and well known MacAskill photograph. The Bluenose took
the series, the Henry Ford went to the bottom off Newfoundland
six years later. W.R. MacAskill
$575.00
In 1920, MacAskill became a photographer for the Commercial
Photo Service and by 1925 was the proprietor of this
establishment. It was probably during this period that he met Elva
Abriel, also a commercial photographer, who may have done
some work for the Commercial Photo Service (C.P.S.). They were
married in Enfield in 1926. Later MacAskill (1893-1956) became
a world renowned Nova Scotia photographer who illustrated the
romance of the sea as no one has done before or after. His
photographs have won hundreds of national and international
awards and may be found on walls throughout the world.
Item # 151
[152]. Wallace R. MacAskill (photographer). The Squall. MacAskill
Photography. Halifax, N.S. No date (1930s or 1940s). Black & white
photograph with beige mat and black line borders in wooden frame.
Photograph of a French fishing schooner, possibly the Capella, on the
Grand Banks. Photo - 10.5 x 13.5 inches (26.7 x 34.2 cm) frame - 16.5 x
20.5 inches (41.9 x 52.1 cm). Silver toning to the bottom edge of
photograph. Frame and mat very good. Title and signature of Wallace R.
MacAskill in pencil on bottom margin. A very rare photo with the actual
signature of MacAskill as the majority of has photographs are signed by
his wife.
$325.00
Item # 152
[153]. Photograph of the Woodburn Railway Station, Pictou County,
Nova Scotia. No photographer identified. June 7, 1921. Black & white
photograph of Woodburn Railway station with two railway employees and
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'Woodburn June 7 21' in white script on left margin. 2.25 x 3.5 inches (5.7 x 9 cm). Wear to edges and light soiling to right side.
$20.00
[154]. Parker MacDonald NHL player (2 photographs circa 19541955; one signed by Parker; one with King Clancy coach of the Maple
Leafs). 1954-55. both photos black & white glossy. Both photos vg. One
photo with ink signature by Parker.
$60.00
One photo of a young Parker sitting in his parent's living room(?) on
Townsend street in Sydney Cape Breton reading the Caper Breton Post with
the news that he had been drafted by the New York Rangers. The second
photo is of Parker as a Toronto Maple Leaf talking with Coach King Clancy.
Parker MacDonald was famous for being a left winger on the same line as
Gordie Howe playing for the legendary Detroit Red Wings. Born in Sydney,
CB in 1933 Parker went on to play for the NHL as a member of Maple Leafs,
NY Rangers and Detroit in career dating from 1952 -1969.
Item # 153
Item # 154
[155]. Photograph of a group of dragermen prepared to enter a mine. No photographer
identified. (Pictou County, N.S.). (1940's). Black & white with original mat. Photograph of a group
of dragerman in front of a bus with river and village in the back ground. 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4
cm). One scratch to bottom and a few very small nicks to image. Mat has water stains along edges.
Back of mat the rubber stamp reads 'Dennison & MacKenzie Commercial Photo Finishers, New
Glasgow, N.S.
$50.00
Roy MacKenzie, son of druggist Edward Sutherland MacKenzie (1881-1961) of New Glasgow, N.S.,
began his photographic career in 1941 in the former Rice Studio located near the Norfolk Hotel in
New Glasgow. In 1942 Reid Dennison joined the business and it was relocated to the Underwood
Building under the name, Dennison and MacKenzie, Commercial Photo Finishers. In 1947
MacKenzie bought Dennison's shares in the business and moved into the floor above his father's
new pharmacy at 131 Provost Street. The business operated as Roy MacKenzie's Photographic
Sales and Services and MacKenzie Studios, Photographic Studio and Suppliers. In 1976 he sold his
business to C. Barry MacKay, formerly of Pridham's Studios in New Glasgow, in order to run his
late father's company E.S. MacKenzie Ltd. In 1979 MacKay sold out to Robert Murray, who
continued studio work under the name of MacKay Photography Ltd. and photofinishing and sales
under Murray Photography Ltd. (P.A.N.S.)
Item # 156
Item # 155
[156]. Photograph of the Albions Baseball Team, Pictou County Nova Scotia 1953 (H&D League champs). No photographer identified.
1953. Black & white photograph on heavy card stock. Photograph of the 16 members of the Albions Baseball team with "Albion
Photographs 15 & 75 cents Albions 1953' outside the photograph on the card stock. 7.25 x 9.25 inches (18.4 x 23.5 cm). Photograph has
some very light wear and scratches. The Stellarton Albions were part of the Halifax And District (H&D) league which ran from 19531956. The Albions won the league title three years in a row from 1951-53. (See Young" Beyond Heroes a Sport History of Nova Scotia").
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According to A.J. "Sandy" Young, Stellarton dominated the league which was a "kind of " farm system for the American Major League
teams.
$30.00
[157]. Photograph of the Eureka Woolen Mill Company, Eureka,
Pictou County Nova Scotia. No photographer identified. (1890's).
Black and white photograph on heavy card stock. Photograph of a
large group and men and women on wooden walkway going into mill
(?). 4.75 x 7.75 inches (12.1 x 19.6 cm). The photo has been bent
resulting in a very light crease down the middle. 'Miller Eureka' in
white script to the bottom edge.
$45.00
The early history of Eureka is largely the history of the Eureka
Woolen Mill Company. In 1881 the company began construction of its
mill buildings and machinery for processing of wool powered by water
turbines in the Eureka a dam. The mill also operated a smithy, and in
1891 construction began on a 10-mile railway from the mill's blast
furnaces to the terminal on the East River. In 1915 the Eureka Woolen
Mills burned down.
Item # 157
[158]. Waldren's Studio. Eastern Car Company Limited, Trenton, Nova Scotia. Waldren's Studio. New Glasgow, N.S. No date (1910).
Black & white photograph with three 'Waldren's Studio' stamps on back. Photograph of the Eastern Car Company in back ground with an
Intercolonial train in the foreground. 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm). The image has some damage to the left edge. Eastern Car Company
Limited was a subsidiary of Nova Scotia Steel & Coal Company.
$25.00
George Richard Waldren operated out of New Glasgow, Nova Scotia for about forty-years; from the turn of the century until his death in
1940. In the 1890's Waldren purchased the studio of A.J. Rice which was established in 1870. Many of his photographs can be seen
online; Dalhouse University now owns his 45,000 glass plates and negatives that Waldren left behind. Waldren photos show coal mining,
shipbuilding and other local industries in action, and portraits of family groups, sports teams, social clubs and school all around Pictou &
Antigonish County. The studio was taken over by Carson MacKenzie and he was succeeded by his son William and closed on the death of
William in 2006.
Item # 158
Item # 159
[159]. Wheeler (Sydney photographer). St. Thomas Hockey Team Champions Sydney Hockey League 1926, Group photo with
individual portraits of players & coaches. Wheeler. (Sydney). (1926). Sepia photograph mounted on card matt which measures 14 x 17
inches (35.6 x 43.2 cm). 10.5 x 13.5 inches (26.7 x 34.2 cm). Photo has some minor offsetting and staining, chipped along edges,
otherwise very good. Mat has pieces missing from one side & is stained.
$75.00
Sydney St. Thomas was a team in the Cape Breton Senior Hockey League and was league champion in 1926, the first year of the league.
They went on to play in the Maritime Senior Playoffs. This league went on sporadically for a number of years until the end of 1964-65.
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