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[London]: Vanity Fair Magazine, 1887. 1st Edition. Coals print Lord Durham Dec. 24th, 1887 spyVanity Fair Magazine John George Lampton, 1st earl of Durham, 1792-1840, British statesman. A stormy liberal career in Parliament (1813-32), which earned him the nickname Radical Jack, culminated in the important role he played in drafting the Reform Bill of 1832 and forcing it through the House of Lords. After the Canadian rebellion of 1837-38 he was appointed high commissioner and governor-general of Canada, with the mission of winning back disaffected Canadian opinion by recommending political reforms. Durham submitted (1839) the Report on the Affairs of British North America, which has been called the Magna Carta of the British colonies. Its chief proposal was for the creation of an executive council responsible to the colonial assembly, which would allow Canada self government within the British empire. Other recommendations included reform of the land laws, railroad building to unify the country, and… Read More

Toronto: The Globe" & "The Toronto Daily Mail" newspapers, 1885. 1st Edition. No binding. Fair to good. 8 EARLY TORONTO NEWSPAPER REPORTS ON THE RIEL REBELLION North-West Rebellion, also called North-West Resistance, Second Riel Rebellion, or Northwest Uprising, violent insurgency in 1885 fought between the Canadian government and the Métis and their aboriginal allies, in regions of Canada later known as Saskatchewan and Alberta. The North-West Rebellion was triggered by rising concern and insecurity among the Métis about their land rights and survival following an influx of white settlers and a decline in bison - a major food source for the Métis and indigenous peoples in west-central Canada. The North West Rebellion lasted less than three months in the spring of 1885. But the prairie uprising had an enduring effect on a nation. While the North-West Rebellion was ongoing, the American and British press took note of the actions of both the Métis and the Canadian Government. This is the… Read More

London: printed for D. Henry and R. Cave at St. John's Gate, 1759. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Good. First edition. Eight months only, from May 1759 to Dec. 1759. 5.5" x 9", (6), [199]-730pp. Contemporary covers make of heavy paper thus soft cover, soiled. Front cover with pieces missing to the cover edges more so on the bottom right. Contents overall about very good, Inside many pages are uncut (unopened) and all pages are untrimmed (deckled). All 17 plates as called for from May to Dec. 1759 are present. All are very good+ except the Chair for the Deaf and Have which has stains on it. Page 560 misprinted page 590.June 1759 64 pages text. Of note, p 204, Fort Frederick, at Crownspoint. p528-530 have Wolfe's instructions in 1755 landing article. p466-475 various letter regarding the taking of Quebec 1759 and p.555 & 620 more relating to Quebec Map and Plate contents: I. a map of the Country between Crown Point and Fort Edward, showing Ticonderoga and Lake George, (New York). p204 II. Folding Map of the… Read More

London: printed for D. Henry and R. Cave at St. John's Gate, 1759. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Good. Included are maps of the French Indian war at Quebec and Crown Point (New York). First edition. 8-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches, (6),[3]-643 pp. including the year-end supplement and 17pp. index. Original leather spine cracked at hinges, five raised bands with original red label present. Original marbled paper-covered boards with moderate to heavy edge wear, well worn especially at corners. Pages clean inside with age toned paper. Most folding plates with a tear near gutter as well as occasional unintended folds. January to December 1759, 12 monthly issues. Original 1759 accounts and maps of the French Indian war at Quebec and Crown Point (New York). Included are 3 maps relating to above topic ;1) the Island of Orleans with the Environs of Quebec [issued within a month of the surrender of Quebec] and 2) An Authentic Plan of the River St. Laurence from Sillery to the Falls of Montmorency. 3) The third map is of the… Read More

Harper's New Monthly Magazine, 1879. 1st. No binding. Good. Good + . Slightly yellowed from age and staple holes, and may be very minor tearing and/or wrinkling along the binding edge. Original 15 pages ( 7 double-sided) article from an 1879 copy of Harper's New Monthly Magazine.Page size: Approx 7" x 9" Illustrations Author H. M. Robinson examines the activities of the organisation known as "The Hudson Bay Company," in Canada, in the 1870's. Established in 1670 by a charter from King Charles II, "The Company of Adventurers from England trading with Hudson's Bay" had, for the past two hundred years, maintained an organized and systematic trade for fur with native Americans and European settlers and adventures from one coast of North America to the other. From the article:"Although the Hudson Bay Company is itself an entirely English corporation, its officers in the fur country are nearly all Scotsmen or natives of the Orkney Islands. Applicants are enlisted at an early age - from sixteen to eighteen… Read More

London: Illustrated London News, 1867. 1st Edition. No binding. Very Good. EARLY IMAGE OF VISCOUNT MOCK - FIRST GOVERNOR GENERAL OF CANADA16 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches. Illustrated London News - February 9, 1867ORIGINAL newspaper journal full of large and smaller engravings from the  Industrial Revolution  era.Very good conditionCharles 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. ENGRAVINGSI. Full page (or double page or near full page) engravings (Title or subject/illustrator)The Main Street of Yokohama During the Great FireThe New Cabinet- Mr. Walpole- Duke of Buckingham- Viscount Monk page 141- Earl of Derby- General Peel- Earl of Malmesbury- Sir J. Pakington- Lord Naas- Lord Chelmsford- Mr. C. Hardy- Mr. D'Israeli- Viscount Cranborne- Earl of Carnarvon- Sr. S. Northcote- Lord J.… Read More

London: Printed for R. Baldwin, 1758. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. First edition. 8-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches with new cloth spine, paper label, beige paper covered boards and new endpaper. Internally text and plates soiled and water stain 2-1/2 x 1/2 inches on top page edges through out. 545p-600p. and pages 595-598 in facsimile. Overall condition is fair.Text article: An Authentic Account of the Reduction of Louisbourg (page 549 - 552) 4 Maps:#1) - A Plan of the Fort and Bay of Frontenac with the adjacent Counties 18 cm x 11 cm - page 552A detailed map of the Northeast portion of Lake Ontario near the Iroquois River and Bay of Niaoure, Fort Frontenac and published during the French & Indian War. Fort Frontenac was built by the French in 1673. Until the American Revolution, the fort languished since the British considered other places more important for defence and trade. However, at the end of the revolutionary war, interest increased. Not only was it's strategic importance growing, but also as a… Read More

New York: Peoples' Home Journal, 1901. 1st. Self-cover. Good. 16 x 11 inches, 22 page magazine . Condition; a fold in the center, soil and small edge tears and the front cover is torn in the center. Good condition only.Included is the short story called River-Lead Canon with an illustration and written by Isabella Valancy Crawford. The short story, River-Lead Canon first appeared October 31, 1874 in Frank Leslie's Chimney corner quoted from Winona; or The Foster sisters. This century old magazine contains a collection of stories by various other authors; Marguerite Aymar, Mary J. Holmes, Robert C.V. Meyers, Wm. C. Hudson, and Rhoda S. Regent. It also contains many ads for various medical 'cures' of the time period. .

Indianapolis: The Indianapolis Sentinel Newspaper, 1885. 1st Edition. No binding. Fair. EARLY 3 NEWSPAPER REPORTS ON THE RIEL REBELLION Three (3) May 1885 The Indianapolis Sentinel Newspapers, 8 page, 15-3/4 x 20-1/2 inches, with each issue reporting on The Riel Rebellion...• Dated May 14, 1885 p.2, Batouche via Clark's Crossing! "Riel Routed - Batouche captured by Middleton's men and rebels driven out"• Dated May 16, 1885 p.4 News That The Rebellion Has Been Broken "Northwestern troubles - It looks as if the back of the rebellion was broken, though bands of Indians carry on a guerrilla warfare".• Dated May 18, 1885 p.1 The News of Riel's Capture "The Northwest - Excited over Riel's capture - other prisoners going home"Brittle paper with tears and some missing pieces on edges but not affecting focus content text, otherwise fair to good condition. The North-West Rebellion of 1885 (also known as the Louis Riel Rebellion) was a rebellion by the Métis people under Louis Riel and an associated… Read More

Boston: The Weekly Messenger newspaper, 1812. 1st Edition. No binding. Very Good. VERY EARLY PRINTED COPY OF THE US DECLARING OF WAR ON BRITAIN This June 26, 1812 The Weekly Messenger newspaper contains a declaration of war by James Madison dated 18 June 1812, and a proclamation by Madison confirming war, dated 19 June 1812. The United States declared war on Britain on 18 June 1812. Very early published articles 7 days after the official declaration of War by USA on Great Britain. Content;Front cover, Col. 1-5, - DEBATE IN LEGISLATURE OF MASSACHUSETTS" discussing the War and relations with Great Britain. 5 columns, whole front page. P2, col 1,2&3, - IMPORTANT INTELLIGENCE" Washington, June 18, Much about the rationale for War. 41 col. inches. P.2, col.3,4&5 - "DECLARATION" long detail discussions on War. 43 col. inches. P.3 col.2, - "A PROCLAMATION" James Madison confirms a state of War with Great Britain as of June 18, 2014. 5 col. inches. P.3, col.2, - "YEAS and NAYS" Vote in the House and… Read More

Newport: The Newport Mercury, 1811. 1st Edition. No binding. Good. The Newport Mercury, October 12, 1811, four page newspaper. Approximately 40 column inches in length describing why USA should be at war with the Britain. 4 pages, 12.5" x 19" deep, folded to 12.5" x 9.5" approximately. The pages have be torn apart along the 20" height in the centre leaving a ragged edge. No type is affected. Otherwise condition is good. America officially delcared War on Great Britiain which included Canada, on June 18, 1812. This was 8 months after this newspaper was published. It was almost one year to the day after this article the Battle of Queenston Heights (Oct. 12, 1812) was fought.The casues of the War of 1812 is often discussed today however this is an American perspective printed in an American newspaper 8 months before the start of the War of 1812.