Quebec from Lord Durham Rare Books (IOBA)

London: printed for J. Dodsley in Pall Mall, 1769. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Good. Set in Canada, it is considered to be the first Canadian novel.First edition. 4 volumes. 12mo, pp. [vii], [1], 240; [2], 240; [4], 223, [1]; [4], 213, [1]. Lacking leaf L1 (pp. 217-8) in vol. 1 (but with a photocopy of the missing text… Read more about this item

London: Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Spottiswoode, Printers to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, 1838. 1st Edition. Disbound. Very Good. Anno primo, Victoriae reginae Cap. IX. [10th February 1838]4 pages [57]-60pp. Very good condition.Known as the "Lower Canada Government Act, 1838"Under this Act, the government of the Province of Lower Canada is to be handled by a… Read more about this item

London: Published by Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, Printers to the King's Most Excellent Majesty, 1831. 1st Edition. Disbound. Very Good. Gulielmi IV. Regis. Cap. LIII. [16th July 1830]First edition UK. 11-1/2 x 6-3/4 inches. 2 pages [485]-486pp. Very good condition.• Persons naturalized may sit in Assembly of Lower Canada, and in Legislative Council• Act of… Read more about this item

London: Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, Printers to the King's most Excellent Majesty, 1825. 1st Edition. Disbound. Very Good. First edition, rare. 11-1/2 x 6-3/4 inches. 10 pages [537]-546. Disbound. Very good condition.Anno sexto Georgii IV. Regis. Cap. LIX. Act to provide for the extinction of feudal and seigniorial rights Full title: An Act to provide… Read more about this item

London: House of Commons, 1848. 1st Edition. No binding. Very Good. THE FIRST LEGAL ACT FOR ENGLISH & FRENCH GOVERNMENT FOR CANADAFirst UK edition. 11-3/4 x 7-3/8 inches. 2 pages (2), [649]-650pp Disbound, Paper 1 x 1-1/2 inches missing on left border not affecting any type, otherwise, very good condition.Full title: Cap. LVI. "Act to Repeal So Much… Read more about this item

London: Bickers & Sons, 1906. 2nd Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. Beautiful custom made red leather covers for school prize with King's Hall Compton and Keep Troth - Make Good gilt embossed logo on the front cover. Some darker spots on spine and bottom left of front cover. Gilt edged paper edges. Inside a King's Hall Compton, PQ.… Read more about this item

1801. No binding. Very Good. F(rancis). Maseres cut signature dated July 13, 1801. Very good condition. Francis Maseres was an English lawyer. He is known as Attorney General of the Province of Quebec, judge, mathematician, historian, member of the Royal Society, and cursitor baron of the exchequer. On 4 March 1766, he was appointed Attorney General of the… Read more about this item

[Ottawa]: Department of Interior, Lithographic Office (A. P. Low, Surveyor, D. E. V Eaton, Cart.), 1896. 1st Edition. No binding. Good. SCARCE AND IMPORTANT QUEBEC & LABRADOR COLOURED MAP First edition. 29,3 x 90,7 cm on a folded sheet of 17 x 39 inches. Bar scale in miles. Shows rivers and lakes, trails, some geographical names between James… Read more about this item

[Paris], 1744. 1st, 2nd issue. No binding. Good. First edition, second state. Early copper engraved map of Quebec City. The map shows the area around the Quebec City basin, from Cap au Diamant in the west to Île d'Orléans in the east. Includes index and relief shown by hachures. With 7 specific locations identified by a key below… Read more about this item

1897. No binding. Very Good. Israel Tarte was a notary, journalist, newspaper owner, and politician. Tarte came to prominence as editor of several newspapers, Le Canadien, L'Evénement, La Patrie and the Quebec Daily Mercury. He was a Minister under Wilfrid Laurier. "The four elements that made him what he was - a francophone, Catholic, Canadian, and British subject… Read more about this item

1922. No binding. Good. Typed letter signed. One page, 8 x 10 inches. Henry Birks and Sons letterhead dated Montreal. June 22nd, 1922.Thanking Montreal journalist C. L. Sibley for the biographical sketch that has been written, of his family history, and requesting the special printing of 50 proofs. A couple of fold slits to letterhead otherwise good condition.… Read more about this item

Paris: Charles de Montmorency, 1608. 1st Edition. No binding. Good. Charles de Montmorency, Duke of Damville (1537-1612). Document on vellum, Paris, 27 August 1608, 37 × 52 cm, 18 lines of text in a secretarial hand signed by Montmorency, folds, 4 holes affecting several lines, small split on the bottom right, otherwise good condition.Brevet de capitaine garde des côtes… Read more about this item

London: Official British Government Report [HMSO], 1839. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. A LANDMARK AND IMPORTANT BOOK IN CANADIAN HISTORY. First folio UK complete edition. 8-1/4 x 13-1/4 inches. House of Commons, London, 1839.  [11 Feb. 1839]. Inside pages uncut (deckled edges) and bound in new half tan calf, dark brown morocco label, raised bands new end… Read more about this item

Published by J. Smillie, 1827. 1st Edition. No binding. Good. French text. Plan of the Saguenay River. Lakes, Rivers & Streams, as well as the quality of the soil of the Terrein and the Woods located on either side of the said River of Saguenay, made according to an Esquise and Information given by Pascal Taché ecuier, Lord… Read more about this item

Toronto: Published by John Lovell, 1856. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. First edition, scarce. 20 x 14 in. 40 pages. Original leather spine and corners with gilt type on worn cloth cover. Inside pages are in very good condition with small pin holes old library name O.F.M. Québec on three of the 40 text pages. With a… Read more about this item

[Montreal]: [Notman], 1859. No binding. Good. SCARCE ALBUMEN PRINT OF VICTORIA BRIDGE DURING CONSTRUCTION 11-1/8 x 8 inches, Victoria Bridge from Point St. Charles, Montreal during construction, "Victoria Bridge...early in Feb. 1859" in ink manuscript on verso. Albumen photo on very thin paper, a little faded and wrinkling, some tears along folds, otherwise good condition.Quite scarce, early albumen… Read more about this item

Montreal: L.E. Desmarais photography, 1873. No binding. Very Good. SCARCE CDV OF SIR GEORGE-ETIENNE CARTIER2-1/2 x 4-1/8 inches Carte de Visite (CDV)Oval photo of Cartier.Printed on front - Sir Geo. Etienne Cartier, Baronet, Mort a Londres le 20 Mai 1873Printed on reverse - L.E. Desmarais - Photographe. Carre Chamboillez, 11, Montreal. Crease top left corner, pin hole bottom… Read more about this item

Montreal: Adolphus Bourne, 1830. 1st Edition. No binding. Very Good. SCARCE EARLY VIEW OF MONTREALFirst edition. Paper: 14-1/2 x 10-3/4 inches. Image: 13-1/2 x 9-1/8 inches. Early hand-coloured stipple and line copperplate engraving on wove paper, "The View Of Montreal, From Saint Helens Island". Inscribed in the plate, l.l.: R.A. Sproule. Delt; l.r.: W.L. Leney. Sc.; l.c.: VIEW… Read more about this item

Quebec: The Executive Council, Castle of St. Lewis, Quebec, 1823. 1st Edition. No binding. A RARE AND IMPORTANT QUEBEC ESCHEAT BROADSIDE DOCUMENT1 sheet ([1] p.) ; Was folded, now flat. Pieces and sections of 15-3/4 x 12-3/4 inches. paper missing but no text, otherwise condition is good. Broadside proclamation to have lands escheated. Printed in English and French in… Read more about this item

[Edinburg]: [Scots Magazine Sept. 1759], 1759. 1st. No binding. Good. QUITE SCARCE EDINBURG SEPTEMBER 1759 EDITION OF ST. LAWRENCE[1759]. Copper plate engraving. 7.5 x 10 inches. Was folded, now flat. Some small markings outside of border otherwise good condition.Map maker: Andrew Bell Sculpt: A. Bell In addition to the main map, which traces the river from Anticosti Island… Read more about this item