Quebec from Attic Books

Quebec City: Les Editions GID, 2011. Hardcover. Fine. 190 p. 29 cm. Beautiful colour photography.

Toronto, nd. ca. 1950. Softcover. Good. 21 cm. Red card covers. Fold-out map. Some wear and marks to covers.

Montreal: Armchair Academic Publications/Concordia, 2001. Softcover. Near fine. vi, 210 p. 23 cm. B&w illustrations. Paperback.

New York: George H. Richmond, 1897. Hardcover. Good. xii, 199 p. 22 cm. B&w plates and line drawings. Green cloth. Some stins to exterior. Corners and spine ends a bit bumped. Roughened text block edges.

Montreal: Canadian Messenger, 1874/5. Good. Annual Supplement to the "Canadian Messenger." 24 cm folded. 46 x 61 cm when unfolded. Chips to edges. Some holes along folds. A little foxing. Most interesting feature likely the advertisement for Tees Bro's. Splended New Hearse, complete with illustration by Walker & Wiseman.

Montreal: Legislative Assembly, 1845. 8 Victoriae. Appendix (L.L.) A. 1844-5. Good. [18 p.]. 35 cm. Disbound. Small tears and creases. Select Committee on the petition of M. F. Valois and others, inhabitants of Lachine and other parishes, relating to roads on the Island of Montreal. Roads are the Longueuil and Chambly Turnpike Road and the Plank Road… Read more about this item

Montreal, 1847. 11 Victoriae. Appendix (D.D.) . Very good. Unpaginated. 35 cm. Disbound. Lac Saint-Pierre is a lake in Quebec, a widening of the Saint Lawrence between Sorel-Tracy and Trois-Rivières. Its shallow depth imposed limits on the tonnage of boats crossing it and strong winds there caused many shipwrecks. The route of the waterway developed at this… Read more about this item

Montreal, 1845. 8 Victoriae. Appendix (AAA.) A. 1844-5. Very good. [14 p.]. 35 cm. Disbound.

Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2001. Hardcover. Very good. xi, 308 p. 24 cm. 4 maps. Some b&w illustrations. Tan cloth. A little soiling to cloth and thumbing to text block edge.

Les Editions de L'Homme, 1994. Hardcover. Near fine/Fine. 335 p. 29 cm. Mainly colour illustrations. Pictorial hardcover in matching mylar-covered dustjacket. Covers on upside down (or, another way to look at it, text block upside down). Marks inside covers at hinges. French text.

Les Editions de L'Homme, 2007. Hardcover. Near fine. 1103 p. 28 cm. Mainly colour illustrations. Tiny nick in edge of front board. French text. A beautiful book.

1929. Hardcover. Good. 874 p. 23 cm. Fold out map at rear. Other maps and illustrations throughout. Blue cloth with gold lettering. Spine a bit faded, spine ends worn, corners bumped. Bookplate on front free endpaper.

Toronto: The Toronto Star, 1977. Reprinted from The Toronto Star with additional material. Softcover. Good. Originally published May 14-20, 1977 in the Star and other papers. Stapled. Light wear. Paper browning.

[London]: Day & Haghe , nd. Fine. 29 cm colour illustration taped inside a 36 cm cardboard frame. Neat and clean. Bouchette was the son of Lieut Col. Joseph Bouchette, Surveyor-General for Lower Canada. William Day (1797-1845) & Louis Haghe (1806-95) were partners in an early Victorian firm of lithographers who printed a wide range of… Read more about this item

[London]: Day & Haghe , nd. ca. 1833-6. Fine. 29 cm colour illustration taped inside a 39 cm cardboard frame. Neat and clean. Illustration of the oldest monument in Quebec City and the second-oldest war monument in Canada. One of the few world monuments dedicated to both victor and defeated. The monument now looks a little different… Read more about this item

Montreal, 1894. Hardcover. Fair. 218, [3] p. 33 cm. B&w illustrations. Leather with blank impressing, gold print. All edges gilt. Spine missing. Boards, front endpapers and title page detached. Chipped front endpaper. Some light soiling to early pages but most are clean and bright. French text. "Avec portraits et biographies de quelques-uns de nos canadiens-français distingués."

Montreal: Desbarats & Cie., 1888-90. Hardcover. Good. 85, [2] leaves printed on one side only. B&w illustrations. 29 x 38 cm. Leather binding with gold impressing. All edges gilt. Spine is much deteriorated with both ends chipped, boards are loosening, edges worn. Pages are bright and clean. French text.

Montreal: Desbarats & Cie., 1888-90. Hardcover. Fair. 85, [2] leaves printed on one side only. B&w illustrations. 29 x 38 cm. Leather binding. Front board missing. Most pages are bright and clean. A few pages at end have slightly stained edges. French text.

Bic, Que., nd. ca. 1900s. Booklet. Good. [20 p.]. 15 x 21 cm. B&w photos. Stapled grey covers. Last 4 leaves have large tears. Faint vertical crease. Some small stains to rear cover. Village is now part of Rimouski, Quebec. Features photos of the church, nearby islands, bridge, port, ships, street scenes, hotels, train station, stores.

Lennoxville, QC: ETRC/CRCE, 1996. No. 9 Fall 1996. Softcover. Near fine. 159 p. 23 cm. B&w illustrations. Paperback. Light soiling to white cover. Articles by various authors about the Canadian poet and Bishop's U. professor.