1. HALIBURTON, Thomas Chandler [1796-1865]. Collection of works.vp: 1825 and later.                                                                                                               $20,000 

 

Collection consisting of some 80 different editions of his historical, fictional, and political works (only one title is not represented). Most editions are present in the original bindings, and there are a few binding variants. Highlights include the 'General Description of Nova Scotia' (Halifax: 1825), ‘An Historical And Statistical Account OfNova-Scotia’ (Halifax: 1829), 'The Clockmaker 1st Series' (Halifax: 1836), and 'Letter Bag of the Great Western' (Halifax: 1840). Also included are three autograph notes and some twenty-five items on Haliburton.  

Haliburton was the first Canadian author to acquire an international reputation in literature, and the first colonial writer to be awarded an honorary degree by Oxford (1858). Born and educated in Nova Scotia, he was called to the bar in 1820, practiced law in Annapolis, and in 1826 was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia. In 1829 he was appointed a judge of the Court of Common Pleas, and in 1841 he was promoted to the Supreme Court in Nova Scotia. He retired and moved to England in 1856.  

"Haliburton was the first writer who used the American dialect, and according to Artemus Ward, founded the American school of humour." (DNB) His fictional character Sam Slick, a talkative New England clockmaker and travelling salesman in Nova Scotia, was one of the most popular comic figures in the English language in the nineteenth century. "For a time at least in the mid-19th century, Haliburton and his work had a vogue on both sides of the Atlantic which rivalled that enjoyed by Charles Dickens." (Fred Cogswell, DCB IX p. 352). Further details are available upon request. 

 

2. GESNER, Abraham [1797-1864].Remarks OnThe Geology And Mineralogy Of Nova Scotia.8vo. pp. xl, 272, [1]. tipped-in slip, Explanation of the Maps. 2 lithographed plates (incl. folding frontis.): ParrsboroFromThe Water, 1836 and Cape Split, 1836. folding partly hand-coloured engraved map. modern bds. (some foxing & pencil scoring, outer margins of title clipped & repaired). Halifax: Printed By Gossip and Coade, Times Office, 1836.                                                                                  $900 

 

First Edition of the Gesner’s first published book, modelled on a paper by C.T.Thompson and F.Alger of Boston, but written in a more popular manner, and improving on the subdivisions of geological regions. It quickly established his reputation in the field, and led to his appointment as government geologist in New Brunswick (1838-43) - the first such appointment in a British colony - and his engagement in the preparation of geological surveys of that province, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia. Gesner laid the foundations of geological knowledge in the area, and his ‘Remarks’ later served as a guide-book for Sir Charles Lyell in his geological survey of Nova Scotia (1841). Gesner, who was born near Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, invented kerosene oil and, because of his patents for distilling bituminous material, was a founder of the modern Petroleum Industry. 

TPL 1957.Sabin 27225.Gagnon I 1501.Lande 269 (no mention of plates). Morgan p. 140. Story p. 313. DCB IX pp. 308-12. 

 

 

 

3. RICHARDSON, [John] [1796-1852]. War Of 1812. First Series.ContainingA Full And Detailed Narrative OfThe Operations OfThe Right Division, Of The Canadian Army. 8vo. pp. 3 p.l., 2, 182, [1 leaf].complete with final advert leaf. modern half chagrin, top edge gilt (trifle rubbed, hint of foxing). Presentation Copy: inscribed to 'Captain Chalmers With best Regards from The Author'.[Brockville]: 1842.                                                                                                                                    $2,000 

 

First Edition.An important work for the history of the War of 1812 from a Canadian viewpoint, especially the siege of Detroit and the war in the northwest. Richardson, who was born in Upper Canada probably at Fort George (Niagara-on-the Lake) was a participant in many of the events described. He enlisted when he was only fifteen; he fought in the campaigns of 1812-13 and was captured by the Americans and imprisoned in Kentucky. He wrote this history to counteract the biased accounts of American historians. It was originally intended to be the first of a series -- later volumes were to record the operations of the Centre and Left Divisions -- but Richardson was forced to abandon his plan due to lack of public support and almost negligible sales. According to Morley, A Bibliographic Study of Major John Richardson, this is a variant, and probably later, state of the first edition, containing an extra leaf bearing a copyright note on the recto. It is tipped-in after the title and before the dedication. The presence of this leaf is especially interesting, because according to Casselman and Morley, this was only the third book to be copyrighted in the province of Canada.  

Gagnon I 3018.Howes R-258.Lande 755.Morgan p. 319. Morley 75. Sabin 71045. Story p. 710. TPL 1006.Watters p. 567. 

 

 

4. (MACKENZIE, W[illiam] L[yon] [1795-1861]). UPPER CANADA. HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY.SELECT COMMITTEE ON GRIEVANCES.The Seventh Report FromThe Select Committee OfThe House Of Assembly Of Upper Canada On Grievances; to whom were referred Lord Viscount Goderich’s Despatch, to His Excellency Sir John Colborne, of the 8thNovember, 1832. To Which Is Added, The Report FromThe Same Committee, On The Petition Of William Forsyth, Late Proprietor OfThe Niagara Falls Pavilion. W.L.Mackenzie, Esq. Chairman. Ordered, by the House of Assembly, to be Printed, (2,000 copies) 10th April, 1835. 8vo. pp. 6 p.l., 76(index), 2(errata), li, [1], 372, vi, 26, A-I, K-Y. with half-title. original cloth-backed bds. (covers soiled & worn but binding solid, spine label chipped, scattered light foxing). Toronto: M.Reynolds, Printer to the Hon. the House of Assembly, 1835.                                                                                                                                                        $2,250 

 

First Edition of this famous report, an eloquent and forceful indictment of the Family Compact Government, inspired and largely written by Scottish-Canadian journalist and politician William Lyon Mackenzie. The grievances of the Reformers are listed in detail: concern regarding the excessive power of the executive branch in Upper Canada and the campaigning of government officials for Tory politicians during elections, criticism of companies like the Welland Canal Company that mismanaged funds given to them by the government and the salaries of officials who received patronage appointments. Demands are made for an elective legislative council and responsible government. A landmark document in the political history of Upper Canada.  

Mackenzie represented York County in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada and was elected the first mayor of Toronto in 1834. He led the rebels in the Upper Canada Rebellion, and after its defeat, he unsuccessfully rallied American support for an invasion of Upper Canada as part of the Patriot War against British imperialism. 

Fleming 892. Gagnon I 2196. Lande 859. Sabin 10577. TPL 1929.Watters p. 885.  

 

 

 

5. LOWER CANADA REBELLION TRIALS, 1838-39. Report OfThe State Trials, Before A General Court Martial Held At Montreal In 1838-9: Exhibiting A Complete History OfThe Late Rebellion In Lower Canada. 2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. 2 p.l., 376; 565, [1]blank, iii. complete with half-titles. modern quarter calf (library blindstamp in upper margin of first 4 leaves of each volume & small number rubberstamps on titles & in lower margin of 3rd leaf in each volume). Montreal: Armour and Ramsay, 1839.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          $5000 

 

First Edition. Sir John Colborne's handling of the second rebellionagainst British colonial rulein Lower Canada was quick, efficient and severe. He proclaimed martial law, took seven hundred and fifty-three prisoners within a week, of which one hundred and eight were promptly brought to trial before courts-martial, suspended three French-Canadian judges who challenged the suspension of habeas corpus, and refused to allow French-Canadian lawyers to defend the rebels. These two volumes contain the complete transcripts of the trials for high treason of the one hundred and eight ‘patriotes’, including Joseph Narcisse Cardinal, Chas. Huot, Guillaume Lévesque, Jos. Robert, J.-B.-H. Brien, Charles Hindelang, Pierre Rémi Narbonne, James Perigo, Louis Bourdon, Charles Guillaume Bouc, Benjamin Mott, Joseph Duquette, &c. Of these, twelve were executed (including Cardinal, Duquette, Narbonne, & Hindelang), fifty-eight were transported to the penal colony of New South Wales, two were banished and twenty-seven were freed on bond; the rest remained in prison for a year before being released.  

TPL 2305. Lande 752. Dionne III 364. Sabin 10588. Story p. 699. Sweet & Maxwell III 178. 

 

 

 

6. KANE, Paul [1810-1871]. Wanderings Of An Artist Among The Indians Of North America From Canada To Vancouver Island And Oregon Through The Hudson’s Bay Territory And Back Again. 8vo. pp. xvii, [1], 455, [1]blank, [8]appendix. with half-title. folding coloured engraved map. 8 chromolithographed plates with tissue guards. 13 wood-engraved text illus. contemporary dark green polished calf, spine richly gilt (joints & extremities rubbed, foxing to endpapers, half-title & final leaf). London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1859.                                                                                                                                                                  $6,500 

 

First Edition of this fascinating record of the western travels of one of the most famous nineteenth century Canadian painters. Kane emigrated to Canada at the age of nine from Ireland. Inspired by George Catlin, whom he met during a visit to Europe, Kane determined to sketch and paint a series of pictures illustrative of North American First Nations and western Canadian scenery. He set out in June of 1845, “with no companions but [his] portfolio and box of paints, [his] gun, and a stock of ammunition”, spending the season in the Lake Huron and Lake Michigan region, chiefly among the Ojibway. For the next three years, he travelled further westward, mostly in company with Hudson’s Bay Company fur trade brigades, through the territories of the Red River settlements and the valley of the Saskatchewan, across the Rocky Mountains, down the Columbia to Puget Sound, and north to Vancouver Island. 

Kane brought back hundreds of detailed sketches: portraits of First Nations chiefs, warriors, and medicine men, buffalo hunting and fishing scenes, portrayals of native dances and secret ceremonials, views of Hudson’s Bay Company posts. Of the paintings which he executed from his sketches, the most important was the series of one hundred canvases commissioned by prominent Canadian financier and politician, George William Allan of Toronto. Eight of these, which are now in the Royal Ontario Museum, are reproduced as chromolithographs in this narrative. 

Cowan pp. 126-27. Field 811.Graff 2262.Howes K-7.Jones 1412. Lande 1258. Peel 212. Sabin 37007. Smith 5392. Strathern & Edwards 290 (7 plates).Streeter VI 3727.TPL 2911. Wagner-Camp 332:1. DCB X pp. 389-393. Story p. 398. 

 

 

 

7. COPWAY, G[eorge] [1818-1863]. The Traditional History And Characteristic Sketches OfThe Ojibway Nation. 8vo. pp. 1 p.l., [v]-xi, [1]blank, 266, 6(ads). 2 tinted lithographs (incl. frontis.) by Richardson after Darly. several text illus. original blind-stamped cloth, rebacked, retaining endleaves (corners worn, light foxing to frontis. & title slightly darkened, dampmark to lower outer corner of last few leaves). Boston: Benjamin B.Mussey & Co., 1851.                                                                        $600 

 

First American Edition, and the first to contain the two plates. The London edition of the previous year was unillustrated. An Ojibway from Rice Lake, Canada West, Kahgegagahbowh (Copway) was educated in Illinois and became a Wesleyan missionary to his people. Included here are discussion of the language and writings of the Ojibway, their government, religious beliefs, traditions, and customs, as well as an account of their settlements in Canada West: Amherstburg, Thames River, Credit River, Rice and Mud Lake, &c. Copway’s writings “expressed pride in his nation, engaged with Victorian and Romantic literatures to challenge their racism, and offered non-Indigenous readers—in Canada and abroad—important insights into Mississauga spirituality, history, and culture.” (National Historic Persons, Government of Canada website).  

Field 365.Howes C-772.TPL 8123.Lande S544. Sabin 16722. 

 

8. (BROWN, George [1818-1880]). CARELESS, J.M.S. Brown of The Globe. Vol. One The Voice of Upper Canada & Vol. Two Statesman of Confederation.2 Volumes.8vo. pp. viii, [2], 354; ix, [1], 406.12 double-sided plates.text illus. indices. cloth. dws. (crease & short tear to lower edge of Vol. I dw. & stickers removed from lower spines of dws., else very good). George Brown Award 1968 school presentation bookplate laid in, Signed by the Author & William Davis, Minister of Education & future Premier of Ontario. Toronto: Macmillan Company of Canada Limited, [1966 & 1963].                                                                                                              $125 

 

Reprint of Vol I; First Edition of Vol. II.“In 1844, this future Father of Confederation founded The Globe, an influential newspaper that gave him a powerful platform for his political, social, and religious views. A fierce advocate of reform and liberalism, George Brown entered Parliament in 1851 and rose to head the reorganized “Clear Grit” party. In 1864 he was a key figure in the Great Coalition that made Confederation possible. He also played a central role in the Abolitionist movement, co-founding the Anti-Slavery Society of Canada. After leaving government in 1865, Brown remained a vital force in the emerging Liberal Party of Canada.” (Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, Plaque Inscription).  

 

 

 

9. GARNEAU, François-Xavier [1809-1866]. Histoire Du Canada DepuisSaDécouverteJusqu'à Nos Jours.TroisièmeÉdition Revue Et Corrigée. 3 Volumes.8vo. pp. xxii, 371; 457; 373.with half-titles. A nice set in contemporary roan, all edges gilt (marginal dampstains to endleaves in Vols. I-II). Quebec: P. Lamoureux, 1859.             $750 

 

Third Revised and Enlarged Edition of a "French-Canadian classic" by the “greatest French-Canadian author of the nineteenth century”,a vibrant response to Lord Durham’scategorization of French Canadians as a people “without history and without a literature”."In writing the history of the colony, Garneau looked beyond the civil, military, and religious leaders to base his work on the men and women who had pioneered and developed the country; in so doing he provided inspiration and themes for a generation of poets, novelists, folklorists, and writers of memoirs." (Story) The centenary of the book’s publication was marked by impressive celebrations in Montreal, Ottawa, and Quebec, and Garneau has been honoured by the naming after him of numerousschools, streets, parks, &c. The François-Xavier Garneau Medal is the highest award given by the Canadian Historical Association and is given once every five years for an outstanding Canadian contribution to historical research. 

TPL 2455.Dionne I 362n.Gagnon I p. 198.Sabin 26675. Story p. 309. cfLande 261. 

 

10. HIND, H[enry] Y[oule] [1823-1908], T[homas] C[oltin] KEEFER Et Al. Eighty Years' Progress Of British North America; Showing The Wonderful Development Of Its Natural Resources...Giving...The Vast Improvements Made In Agriculture, Commerce, And Trade, Modes Of Travel And Transportation, Mining, And Educational Interests... 8vo. pp. 776 [i.e. 774; pp. 17-18 omitted in pagination]. engravedfrontis., 23 steel and wood-engraved plates. several text illus. & maps. original blind & gilt-stamped leather (bit rubbed, tissue guards browned). Toronto: L.Stebbins, 1863.                                                                                                                                  $350 

 

First Edition. The sections on physical features, agriculture, the North-West Territory, the parliament buildings in Ottawa, and trade and commerce were written by Henry Youle Hind, travel and transportation by Thomas Coltrin Keefer, mineral resources by Charles Robb, education in Upper and Lower Canada by J.George Hodgins, New Brunswick by Moses Henry Perley, and Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland by Rev. William Murray. The engraved plates include views of Niagara Falls, the Ottawa River, Lachine Rapids, Victoria Bridge, Toronto, St. John, Pictou, and Halifax.  

Gagnon I 1247 [vide title]. Sabin 31939.TPL 4237 [vide Title]. 

 

 

11. HIND, Henry Youle[1823-1908]. North-West Territory. Reports Of Progress; Together WithA Preliminary And General Report OnThe Assiniboine And Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition, Made Under Instructions FromThe Provincial Secretary, Canada...Printed By Order of the Legislative Assembly. folio. pp. xii, 201, [5].with half-title. 2 folding lithographed plates (1 coloured). 8 lithographed maps on 6 folding sheets (several coloured). 3 wood-engraved plates.numerous wood-engravings in the text. text in double columns. original half leather (spine recovered in cloth long ago, covers discoloured, corners worn, occasional light foxing). Toronto: Printed by John Lovell, 1859.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               $750 

 

First Edition.In 1857 and 1858, Hind was engaged by the Canadian government as geologist and commander respectively of surveying and scientific expeditions which explored the country between Lake Superior and the Red River, and between the Red River and the south branch of the Saskatchewan River. The exploration was primarily conducted with the view of assessing the land in the north-west for agricultural development and settlement, and the potential for coal mining in the Souris Valley, and resulted in Hind’s discovery of the Fertile Belt, which stretched from the Red River Settlement to the Saskatchewan River Valley and the Rocky Mountains. Hind’s surveys of the North-West produced the country’s first scientific information about the region, including the earliest photography and accurate maps. 

TPL 3912. Peel 211. Sabin 31937.Lande 1233.Morgan p. 188.cfGagnon I 1670. 

 

 

 

12. MACDONALD, Sir John Alexander [1815-1891] [First Prime Minister of Canada (1867-73 & 1878-90)]. Autograph Letter, Signed, on 'Crown Law Department, Upper Canada' crested stationery, dated 'Office of Minister of Justice', Ottawa, Feb. 3rd, 1868, to G.H.Ryland, Registrar, Montreal. 4to. pp. 1 with integral blank. (horizontal & vertical folds). with initialed free-franked cover. Ottawa: 1868.                                                                                                                                                                $3,500 

 

Reading: "I beg leave to state that in my opinion you, as Registrar of Montreal, are an officer of the Local Government, and that by such Local Government your securities are to be approved." Over the course of many years MacDonald supported George Herman Ryland, Registrar of Montreal and former Clerk of the Executive Council for the Province of Lower Canada, in his efforts to obtain financial compensation from the government. Ryland's claim was based on a promise made to him by Lord Sydenham, the first Governor-General of the United Province of Canada (1841). At the time of this letter Macdonald held the portfolio of Minister of Justice and was in the second year of his first term as Prime Minister. 

Macdonald, the dominant figure of Confederation, became the First Prime Minister of Canada in 1867, serving to 1873 and again from 1878 to 1891 (he was forced to resign in 1873 over the Pacific Railway Scandal). During his administration Canada acquired the vast territory of Rupert's Land from the Hudson's Bay Company for the equivalent of 1.5 million dollars in 1869-70. The territory encompassed the whole of the Hudson's Bay watershed, what is now northern Labrador and Quebec, northern and western Ontario, all of Manitoba, most of Saskatchewan, south and central Alberta, and parts of the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and the northwestern United States. Following the Riel Rebellion, the newly created province of Manitoba became part of Confederation along with the North West Territories. British Columbia joined in 1871. The North West Mounted Police was created to establish law and order in the frontier lands. The Macdonald administration was challenged by two western insurrections, the Red River Rebellion of 1869-70 and the North-West Rebellion of 1885, both led by Louis Riel. The treatment and execution of Riel for treason divided the country along religious, linguistic and racial grounds. Macdonald's government also implemented a 'National Policy' of high tariffs that would protect the small Canadian firms from American competition and completed the Intercolonial and the transcontinental Canadian Pacific Railways which were so essential to Canada's nationhood.  

 

13. (MACDONALD, Sir John Alexander [1815-1891]).ADAM, G[raeme] Mercer [1839-1912]. Canada’s Patriot Statesman: The Life And Career OfThe Right Honourable Sir John A. Macdonald. Based On The Work Of Edmund Collins, Revised, With Additions To Date. 8vo. pp. 1 p.l., xxiii, [3], [17]-613.with half-title. 24 illus. on 17 plates (incl. frontis. portrait).original black & gilt-stamped cloth (bit rubbed, gilt dull). Toronto: Rose Publishing Co. (Limited) et Al., [1891].                                 $175 

First Edition.  

 

 

 

14. GRANT, George M[onro] [1835-1902]. Ocean To Ocean. Sandford Fleming's Expedition Through Canada In 1872. Being Diary Kept During A Journey FromThe Atlantic ToThe Pacific WithThe Expedition of the Engineer-in-Chief of the Canadian Pacific and Intercolonial Railways. 8vo. pp. xiv, [1 leaf], 371.with half-title. 60 plates & maps (numbered 1-25, 27-61) (complete as issued). several text illus. A very nice copy in original blind & gilt-stamped cloth (extremities trifle frayed, a bit of light foxing). Toronto: James Campbell & Son & London: Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & Searle, 1873.                                                                                                            $350 

 

First Edition.Fleming’s 1872 exploratory expedition in search of a route for a transcontinental railway crossed the Rocky Mountains by the Yellow Head Pass, journeyed along the north Thompson River to Kamloops, and from there to Yale and the Pacific.  Most of the plates in Grant’s account are after photographs taken by Charles Horetzky. Completed in 1885, the Canadian Pacific Railway played a crucial role in the development of the nation.  

Lowther 431. Peel 642. 

 

15. FLEMING, Sir Sanford [1827-1915]. Reports And Documents With Reference ToThe Location OfThe Line AndA Western Terminal Harbour 1878. 8vo. pp. 104. 3 folding coloured maps. contemporary half chagrin (joints & extremities rubbed, covers stained & puckered). Ottawa: Printed By McLean, Roger & Co., 1878.        $800 

 

[BOUND WITH:] FLEMING, Sir Sanford. Report In Reference ToThe Canadian Pacific Railway 1879. 8vo. pp. 1 p.l., 142.folding coloured map. Ottawa: Printed By McLean, Roger & Co., 1879.  

 

First Editions.Fleming was engineer-in-chief of the C.P.R. surveys, 1871-80, across the Prairies and through the Rocky Mountains. The foremost railway surveyor and engineer of Canada in the 19th century,he was a charter member of the Royal Society of Canada in 1882 and its president in 1888-89, and was knighted in 1897. 

Lowther 523 & 556.Peel 871 (2nd item). 

 

 

 

16. BERRY, William R. Parliament Square, Ottawa, Ont. Departmental Buildings. (Western Block).The Parliament Building.Departmental Buildings.(Eastern Block).Entered According to the Act of Parliament of Canada, in the Year One thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy Nine by H. Belden & Co. W.R. Berry del. J.H. Windham. The Toronto Lithographing Co. 13” x 26” (entire sheet). lithograph.                                                                                                                                          $500 

 

Designed by Thomas Fuller, Chilion Jones, Thomas Stent and Augustus Laver, and completed in 1876, nine years after Confederation, the original parliament buildings represented one of the finest examples of Gothic Revival architecture in the British Empire. Fire would destroy the Centre Block, with the exception of the Library, in 1916. When it was rebuilt a few years later, the building was enlarged and the Peace Tower was completed in 1928. 

Toronto Public Library, Landmarks of Canada,406.deVolpi, Ottawa,Plate 97. 

 

 

 

17. DENT, John Charles [1841-1888]. The Canadian Portrait Gallery.4 Volumes. 4to. pp. 2 p.l., 256; 2 p.l., 224; iv, 256; viii, 223. text in double columns. 95 tinted lithographed portraits with tissue guards. A near fine tight bright set in original gilt, black & blind-stamped brown cloth, all edges gilt (small nick in rear joint of Vol. I & front free-endpaper detached). printed book label of Richard Miller. engraved bookplates of Frank B. Pidgeon, Omemee, by Leslie Victor Smith, dated 1946. Toronto: John B.Magurn, 1880-81.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    $650 

 

First Edition. Dent's most ambitious undertaking contains biographical sketches of 204 prominent figures in Canadian history, 185 of them written by Dent himself. Some had originally appeared in the Weekly Globe. The portraits were lithographed by Rolph, Smith & Co., Toronto, some after photographs by Notman. In his Bookplates of Leslie Victor Smith (1947), William Colgate suggests that among Canadian bookplate artists "probably no one is more widely recognized for the fine quality of his work than Leslie Victor Smith". 

 

18. MACOUN, John [1832-1920]. Manitoba And The Great North-West: The Field For Investment; The Home Of The Emigrant, Being A Full And Complete History of the Country…To Which Has Been Added The Educational & Religious History Of Manitoba & The North-West, by George M.Grant…Also Montana And The Bow River District Compared For Grazing Purposes, by Alexander Begg…Sketch Of The Rise And Progress Of Winnipeg, by J.C.McLagan… 8vo. pp. 1 p.l., xxii, [17]-687, [1]blank, [3]ads. with half-title. 3 tinted lithographs incl. folding frontis. birds-eye view of Winnipeg & birds-eye view of Emerson, coloured lithographed diagram, 2 large colour lithographed maps of Canada & the North-West Territory & Manitoba, large folding lithographed street map of Winnipeg, & 13 full-page illus. original black & gilt-stamped cloth, rebacked with spine mounted, endpapers preserved (inner hinges strengthened, few map tears – no loss). Guelph, Ont.: The World Publishing Company, 1882.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           $500 

 

First Edition of this encyclopedic propagandistic work on Manitoba and the north-west, including chapters on geography, climate, wheat, cereals and root crops, water supply, stock raising, timber supply, minerals, flora and fauna, cities and settlements, Winnipeg, native races, North-West Mounted Police, railroads, advice to immigrants, settlers and travellers, &c. Macoun, an Irish-born Canadian naturalist, was invited by Sandford Fleming, chief engineer of the Pacific Railway, to take part in a survey of its projected route westward. During the course of five separate surveys conducted between 1872 and 1881, he examined the agricultural potential of various western regions and incorrectly concluded that all of the northwest was ideally suited for agriculture, even the arid plains of southern Saskatchewan and Alberta. It was on the basis of his evaluation that the CPR was re-routed across the southern prairies. 

Peel 1081.  

 

 

 

19. TOPLEY, [William James] [1845-1930]. Views Of Ottawa, Canada [Cover Title]. 11 mounted photos on card in fold-out in original blind & gilt-stamped morocco case (short tears to upper joints, some light wear, 1 cloth tie lacking, small paper label on lower spine). Ottawa: [c1880's].                                                                           $750 

 

First Edition.The albumen print views include 1) Nepean Point, 2) Lumber District, Chaudières Falls in Distance, 3) Post Office and Custom House, Showing Dufferin & Sapper's Bridges, 4) Interior of Library, 5) Ottawa River & Government Buildings, 6) The Parliament Library, 7) Chaudière Falls, 8) Eastern Block (Departmental), 9) Government House - Residence of Governor-General, 10) Western Block (Departmental), 11) Houses of Parliament. Topley was the leading photographer in Ottawa in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. He apprenticed with William Notman in Montreal, and then was placed in charge of Notman’snew studio in Ottawa across from the new Parliament buildings. Topley bought the studio in 1872, and by the late 1870s, had become the official photographer to John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll during his time as Governor General of Canada. This position attracted the attention of numerous politicians and other prominent figures who visited his studio to have their portraits taken. Over the span of his career, Topley photographed every prime minister of Canada from John A. Macdonald to William Lyon Mackenzie King. 

 

20. RIEL, Louis [1844-1885].The Collected Writings Of Louis Riel. George F.G. Stanley, General Editor. 5 Volumes.8vo. pp. liii, [3], 546; l, [2], 482; lii, [2], 637; xlviii, [2], 544; xvi, 360.4 facsimiles, 10 maps & 18 portraits.cloth. original cloth slipcase. [Edmonton]: University Of Alberta Press, [1985].                                                   $250 

 

First Edition of the collected writings, 1861-1885, of the famous Métis leader and founder of the province of Manitoba.Riel led two insurrections against the Canadian government and its Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, the Red River Rebellion of 1869-70, and the North-West Rebellion of 1885. The treatment and execution of Riel for treason polarized the country along religious, linguistic and racial grounds. Riel is commemorated in the names of numerous streets, schools and neighbourhoods and by Louis Riel Day, a provincial holiday celebrated on the third Monday of February.  

 

21. MARTIN, Horace T[assie] [1895-1905?]. CastorologiaOrThe History And Traditions OfThe Canadian Beaver. 8vo. pp. xvi, 238.with half-title. numerous plates & text illus. original gilt-stamped cloth, t.e.g., others untrimmed (extremities starting to fray, some spotting on front cover, foxing to front blank & half-title). Signed Presentation Copy. Montreal: Wm. Drysdale Co. & London: Edward Stanford, 1892.                                                                                                                                             $350 

 

First Edition.The beaver became an official symbol of Canada on March 24, 1975, when the National Symbol of Canada Act received royal assent. The beaver had already been a part of Canadian identity before the Act was adopted, being used for clothing, tools and food by First Nations long before the arrival of Europeans and playing a central role in the exploration and commercial development of the country during the days of the fur trade from the 16th to the early 19th century. In 1851 the beaver was featured on the first Canadian postage stamp, the three penny beaver designed by Sandford Fleming, and on the Canadian nickel since 1937. National beaver day is celebrated on the last Friday of February.  

 

22. LAURIER, Sir Wilfrid [1841-1919]). WILLISON, J[ohn] S[tephen] [1856-1927].Sir Wilfrid Laurier AndThe Liberal Party: A Political History. 2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. 4 p.l., 472; 3 p.l., 451, [1], 10. frontis. portrait. original cloth, gilt crest on upper covers, t.e.g., others untrimmed. Toronto: George N.MorangAnd Company Limited, 1903.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          $150 

 

Laurier was Canada's 7th and first francophone Prime Minister. "As leader of the Liberal Party, 1887–1919 and prime minister 1896–1911, Laurier was the dominant political figure of his era. A skilful and pragmatic politician with a charismatic personality, he unceasingly sought compromise. Above all, he was a fervent promoter of national unity at a time of radical change and worsening cultural conflict." (Canadian Encyclopedia) Although he refused to champion the education rights of the French Catholic minority in Manitoba, it was made possible to have religious instruction in the last half hour of the day in a language other than English. At Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897, Laurier diplomatically rejected British proposals for an imperial parliament and a common defence policy.When the country was sharply divided between English and French over participation in the South African War in 1899, Laurier agreed to provide funding for 1,000 volunteers to Canada's first military service overseas. Under Laurier's administration, Canada experienced a period of intense growth and prosperity, immigration to the West was aggressively encouraged, the Yukon territory was created, a second and third transcontinental railway by Grand Trunk Pacific and Canadian Northern Railway were built, two new provinces, Alberta and Saskatchewan, joined Confederation, and the Canadian Navy and Department of External Affairs were established.  

Willison became friends with Laurier, whom he advised extensively on questions of provincial rights and language policy. 

 

 

 

23. (LAURIER, Sir Wilfrid [1841-1919]). FALES, Douglas Allan [b. 1929]. W. Laurier 1901. signed & dated [19]94. 20” x 16” (50.6 x 40.7 cm).  graphite drawing (two horizontal folds).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          $500 

Macdonald, A Dictionary of Canadian Artists, Vol. 1, 708a-709a. 

 

 

24. (LAURIER, Sir Wilfrid [1841-1919]). CANADA. Photograph Album from the library of Canadian Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier, titled on upper cover 'Fifth Congress OfThe Chambers Of Commerce OfThe Empire: Souvenir of the Tour of the Overseas Delegates Through Canada August 22 to October 4, 1903'. 124 large albumen prints, 186 x 240 mm., with printed captions below, mounted on thick card plus 2 slightly smaller mounted on paste-downs. original leather (heavily rubbed, oxidized along joints & edges, tear to head of spine, fading to some of the photos). 1903.                                                                                                                    $3,000 

 

The delegates travelled by rail from Quebec to British Columbia and back to Nova Scotia. One hundred and twenty-four of the photographs, some by William Notman and Sons, depict cities and towns (Montreal, Ottawa, Kingston, Hamilton, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver, Victoria, Greenwood, Nelson, Quebec City, St. John, Halifax, Sydney), scenic views (Niagara Falls, the St. Lawrence River, Thousand Islands, North West Territories, Banff, Lake Louise, Canmore, AB, the Rockies and Selkirk Mountains, Vancouver Island, Nanaimo, Falls of Montmorency, &c.), scenes of the delegates enjoying themselves on an excursion to Muskoka, rural life in La Prairie and Brandon, Manitoba, cattle ranching in Woodpecker, AB, First Nations and a First Nations girls' school in Brandon, and the Grand Trunk and Canadian Pacific railways. The two smaller ones depict the members of the Canadian Committee of Arrangements and the delegates to the Congress. Provenance: Estate of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, thence by descent through the family.  

 

 

25. SERVICE, Robert W[illiam] [1874-1958]. Songs of a Sourdough.Author’s Edition. 12mo. pp. iv, 5-82.A very good copy in original green cloth (slight soiling to rear cover, former owner’s name with date 1907 partly erased from title).Toronto: William Briggs, 1907.                                                                                                  $4,000 

 

First Edition, First Impression of Service’s first book of poetry, of which only 500 copies were printed.Mostly written while Service was posted to Whitehorse in the employ of the Imperial Bank of Canada, the work was frequently reprinted and became an international best-seller of which more than three million copies were eventually sold. “The poems explore the rugged lives of gold seekers and adventurers in the Yukon, capturing the stark beauty of the landscape as well as the challenges faced by those drawn to its call. The book offers a vivid portrayal of life in the wilderness, highlighting themes of resilience, longing, and the relentless pursuit of dreams amidst a harsh and unforgiving environment. In "Songs of a Sourdough," Service's poems are imbued with the spirit of the North, depicting various characters who embody the struggle and triumph of human experience. The collection features distinct voices, including miners, adventurers, and contemplative souls, all of whom grapple with their inner demons and the lure of gold. Notable poems such as [“The Shooting of Dan McGrew”], "The Cremation of Sam McGee" and "The Law of the Yukon" mix humor with darker themes, while others like "The Lonely Trail" evoke a sense of nostalgia and yearning. Through vivid imagery and rhythmic verses, Service captures not only the physical struggles of life in the Yukon but also the emotional journey of those who dare to chase their fortunes in the wild.” (Project Gutenberg) Several schools have been named after Service and he was also honoured on a postage stamp in 1976. 

Mitham A1a.  

 

26. BERNIER, J[oseph]-E[lzéar] [1852-1934]. Report On The Dominion Of Canada Expedition ToThe Arctic Islands And Hudson Strait On Board D.G.S. ‘Arctic’.8vo. pp. xxix, [1], 529. 2 lithographed plates, 2 portraits (incl. frontis.), numerous text illus. incl. facsimiles, & 4 folding maps (2 in colour). original cloth (some puckering to cloth on upper front cover). armorial bookplate of Canadian geologist James Mackintosh Bell [1877-1934], who had worked in the arctic for the Geological survey of Canada with his uncle Sir Robert Bell who was the Director. rubberstamp compliments of Canadian MP William Thoburn. Ottawa: Government Printing Bureau, 1910.              $250 

 

First Edition.Between 1904 and 1925Bernier led no fewer than twelve patrolling expeditions into the Arctic, which were important in asserting Canada's claim to the northern archipelago. On the present expedition he managed to successfully retrieve important documents that had been stored in caches by earlier arctic explorers, and in 1909 placed a plaque on Melville Island that claimed Canadian sovereignty over not only the entire Arctic Archipelago but also a wedge of the Arctic Ocean "from longitude 60°W to 141°W up to latitude 90°N," all the way to the North Pole.  

Not in Arctic Bib.  

 

27. HARMON, Byron [1876-1942]. The Canadian Pacific Rockies.oblong folio. ff. 1.24 hand-colouredVandyck photogravures.wrs. with cord tie & mounted photogravure on front cover (chipping to edges of wrs. crease in front wr., foxing to title & front cover illus. [Banff]: Byron Harmon, [c192-].                                                            $150  

 

Harmon established his photography business in Banff, Alberta in 1903. He was a charter member of and the official photographer to the Alpine Club of Canada from its founding in 1906. Over the next 30 years Harmon became a leading citizen of Banff, founding the local Board of Trade, the Rotary Club, and serving in municipal government. His collection of 6500 pioneering photographs of the Canadian Rockies are now housed in the Whyte Museum in Banff.  

 

 

 

28. [KERTLAND, Douglas Edwin] [1888-1982](Attributed to). Perspective View [Automotive Building, Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto]. [c1928-29]. 16 ¾” x 28 ½” (within borders; 42.3 x 72.6 cm). 45.6 x 75 cm (sheet, including title;18” x 29 ½”). pencil, ink & grey wash. framed.                                                                             $3,500 

 

Kertland won the competition to design the new Automotive Building at Exhibition Place in March 1929. This view, or a similar drawing, is illustrated in The Journal, Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, Vol. VI, No. 11, Nov. 1929, p. 401. The drawing is unsigned, but, it appears to bethe Canadian architect’s perspective view for the competition. 

The fine Art Deco building has two important design elements: “…the first is the general impression one gathers of classical dignity and almost Grecian restraint; the other, paradoxically enough, is the effect of modernity. The architect skillfully, or rather, spontaneously, has harmonized these two principles to a far greater extent than we have yet seen in work that can be classed as “Modern.” “(p. 405) 

 

 

29. HOLGATE, Edwin H[eadley] (Illus.) & CHOQUETTE, Robert [Guy] (Text). Metropolitan Museum Poème par Robert Choquette avec Bois de Edwin H.Holgate. 4to. pp. 5 p.l. (inc. 1 blank), 29, [2], [7]blank. with half-title. 13 woodcut text illus. (incl. title).loose uncut gatherings in original wrs. (wrs. with a few short tears along spine & fore-edges, contents fine & crisp). slipcase with mounted Holgate title woodcut. Signed Presentation Copy from Choquette to Mr. & Mrs. Sherman P[ost] Haight (American collectors). Montreal: [Printed by Herald Press for Robert Choquette & Edwin Holgate], 1931.                                                                                    $2,000 

 

First Edition, limited to 450 numbered copies on Medway paper (+ 25 hors commerce), this being number 229.  

Choquette was an American-born Canadian poet, novelist, and diplomat, “whose work was regarded as revolutionary. He influenced an entire younger generation of poets and contributed greatly to the development of radio and television in Quebec.” (Britannica) A member of several literary societies, including the Académiecanadienne-française from its founding, he won many awards for his poetry and novels, including 3 Prix David (1926, 1932 for the present work, 1956), the poetry prize of the Académiefrançaise (1954), the Prix Duvernay (1954), the Prix Edgar Poe (1956) and the Prix international des amitiésfrançaises (1962).  

Edwin Holgatewas a central figure in the development of modern art in Canada. His artistic career began at the Art Associaztion of Montreal where he studied under William Brymner and Maurice Cullen. He was instrumental in the formation of theMontreal Beaver Hall Groupin 1920. In March 1929 he was invited to join the Group of Seven as its eighth member and showed with them in 1930 and 1931. He was a founding member of the Canadian Group of Painters, worked as a war artist during the second world war, and was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. An influential teacher at the École des beaux-arts de Montréal, he taught Paul-Emile Borduas and Jean Paul Lemieux, among others. Holgate was also instrumental in the revival of woodblock printing, of which the illustrations in the present work are a fine example.  

Hould & Laramée 53. Thom, The Prints of Edwin Holgate, 45.  

  

 

 

30. BETHUNE, Norman Henry[1890-1939]). “Dr. Norman helped others, full of passion for work, good and gentle with co-workers. Every Chinese person learns  from him and thinks of him as a model.” (Chinese title transcribed). colour offset print on paper showing Dr. Bethune in mountains leading a convoy of people. 30 ¼ x 20 ½ inches.Tian Jing: Ren Ming Art Publishers, February,1968.                                                                                                                                                                  $350 

 

Bethune advanced tuberculosis care in Canada through thoracic technique improvements and invention and modification of 12 medical and surgical instruments. He also was an early advocate for universal health care in Canada. His international medical contributions included developing a mobile blood-transfusion service for the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War and surgical work with the 8th Route Army in the Shanxi-Hobei region of China. “His accidental death from septicemia evoked Mao Zedong's essay "In Memory of Norman Bethune," which urged all communists to emulate his spirit of internationalism, his sense of responsibility and his devotion to others. One of three prescribed articles during the Cultural Revolution, the essay made Bethune's name almost synonymous with Canada in China.” (Hilary Russell, ‘Historica Canada’ website) 

 

 

 

31. BANTING, Sir Frederick Grant [1891-1941]). JACKSON, A[lexander] Y[oung] [1882-1974].Banting AsAn Artist. With a Memoir by Frederick W.W. Hipwell.12mo. pp. 37, [2].17 b/w illus. (incl. frontis. portrait).wrs. (coversdiscoloured & spine chipped, small stain to front blank & half-title). Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1943.             $300 

 

First Edition.The discoverer of insulin was also one of Canada’s most accomplished amateur painters. He went on frequent painting excusions together with Group of Seven painter A.Y. Jackson. Included here areHipwell’s brief memoir of Banting’s life and scientific career (pp. 7-10), Jackson’s account of his sketching expeditions and artistic activities (pp. 11-30) and a catalogue of his paintings, drawings and woodcuts (pp. 31-37). “The idea of painting in our own country without looking always to Europe for precedent appealed to him. He could understand the feelings of a painter like Tom Thomson, his fervour and the love he had for his country, the hard struggle and the careless disregard he showed for fame or fortune.” (Jackson p. 12) 

 

32. (AVRO). MILBERRY, Larry. The Avro CF-100 Colour Profile Illustrations by Peter Mossman.4to. pp. 203, [1].with errata slip. index. numerous illus. (few colour). cloth. dw. (light wear to dw. with few short tears to upper edge). [Toronto]: Canav Books, [1981].                                                                                                                     $75 

 

First Edition.The Avro CF-100 “Canuck”, also known as the ‘Clunk’, was the largest and most successful aircraft project ever undertaken and completed by the Canadian aviation industry. This aircraft, which first flew in 1950, was the only jet fighter conceived, designed, tested and manufactured for operational RCAF service entirely in Canada. A total of 692 were built. As an all-weather interceptor with a long range and powerful radar it was originally intended to defend Canada and the United States by intercepting Soviet long-range strategic bombers attacking over the Arctic. The jet entered service in the RCAF in April 1953 and flew in NORAD and NATO squadrons until the early 1960s. The Canuck served in training and reconnaissance, away from the front lines (most notably by NORAD), until 1981 when it was retired from service. 

 

33. FRYE, Northrop. Anatomy of Criticism Four Essays.8vo. pp. x, 383.index. cloth. A good copy (lacking front flyleaf) in fair dw. (edges of dw. & 1 fold chipped, spine sunned, stains on front, price-clipped). Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1957.                                                                                                     $150 

 

First Edition of "one of the most important works of literary theory published in the twentieth century." (Wikipedia)Frye was elected to the Royal Society of Canada in 1951 and awarded the Royal Society's Lorne Pierce Medal (1958) and itsPierre Chauveau Medal (1970). He won the Canada Council Molson Prize in 1971, and the Royal Bank Award in 1978. In 1987 he received the Governor General's Literary Award and the Toronto Arts Lifetime Achievement Award. He was an Honorary Fellow or Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Merton College, Oxford, British Academy, American Philosophical Society and American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters.  In 1972 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada, and in 2000, he was honoured by the government of Canada with his image on a postage stamp.  

 

 

 

 

34. ACORN, Milton. in love and anger. 8vo. pp. 20.numerous illus. by Robert Roussil. wrs. Signed by Milton & Roussil. Montreal: [The Author], 1956.             $1,500 

 

First Edition of Acorn’s first collection of poems.Acorn, the ‘People’s Poet’, was awarded the Canadian Poets Award in 1970 and the Governor General's Awardin 1976 for his collection of poems, The Island Means Minago. In 1987, the Milton Acorn People's Poetry Award was established in his memory by Ted Plantos. “A radical personality with strong left-wing views and working-class sentiments, he translated these elements into an aggressive and polemical quality in his writing which, in his own words, "without apology or embarrassment (made) use of Marxist and existentialist ideas."” (Canadian Encyclopedia) 

 

 

 

35. (DIEFENBAKER, John [1895-1979]). Election Poster: Two Great Conservatives Sir John A. [Macdonald] Rt. Hon. John D. [Diefenbaker]. Paris [Ontario]: Lithographed by Walker Press Limited, [c1960-62]. Amalgamated Lithographers of America Local No. 42 Hamilton.54 x 41.6 cm (image; 21 ¼” x 16 ¼”).lithograph. Framed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      $550 

 

Diefenbaker was Canada's 13th Prime Minister, serving from 1957 to 1963. He was the first Progressive Conservative party leader between 1930 and 1979 to win an election, which he did three times. Diefenbaker is noted to having appointed the first female minister in Canadian history to his Cabinet, as well as the first aboriginal member of the Senate. During his administration the Canada Bill of Rights was passed and the vote was granted to the First Nations and Inuit. He opposed apartheid which helped secure the departure of South Africa from the Commonwealth of Nations, but his government suffered defeat in 1963 because of his indecision on whether to accept nuclear-armed Bomarc missiles from the United States. 

 

 

 

36. (DIEFENBAKER, John [1895-1979]).Japanese Presentation Photography Album 'In Memory of the State Visit of His Excellency The Prime Minister of Canada and Mrs. John Diefenbaker', October 26th-31st, 1961', presented by the Government of Japan. 
oblong folio. 24 tipped-in 7 1/8 x 9 ¾ inch silver gelatin prints, each protected by a rice paper guard with legend. red & gold brocade, all edges gilt (short tear in first tissue guard -- no loss, otherwise in fine condition. [cTokyo: c1961].                                                                                                                                                               $1,500 

 

The album records various aspects of the five-day visit, and show the Diefenbakers in the company of Japanese and Canadian dignitaries including the Emperor and Empress of Japan, and the Japanese Prime Minister. Diefenbaker's visit followed one to Canada in June of 1961 by Hayato Ikeda, Prime Minister of Japan. "Canada's relations with Japan have been, as the house knows, particularly close in recent years. We have a similarity in approach to international problems; we have close and ever increasing mutual relations in trade. Indeed, during the past four years the increase in trade between our countries has amounted to 40 per cent. Last year the total trade between Canada and Japan was almost $290 million, and I believe it will continue to expand to the mutual benefit of both our countries." (welcoming address by Diefenbaker on Ikeda's visit to Canada) In his opening speech on his Japanese visit Diefenbaker pointed out that 26,000 Canadians of Japanese origin were making valuable contributions to life in Canada. Diefenbaker had strongly opposed Prime Minister Mackenzie King's decision to displace and intern Japanese Canadians during the Second World War, and led the House Committee on the Defence of Canada Regulations which investigated instances where arrests and detentions without a trial occurred. In 1960 his administration enacted the Canadian Bill of Rights, the country's first federal law to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms. 

 
37. COHEN, Leonard. Flowers For Hitler. 8vo. pp. ix, [1]-128.several text illus. cloth. dw. (former owner’s signature on front flyleaf, else a very good copy). Toronto & Montreal: McClelland and Stewart Limited, [1964].                                                                                                                                                                            $1,200 

 

First Edition.Flowers for Hitlercontains 95 rhymed and free-verse poems, avant-garde texts, and pictorial elements. It was the first of Cohen’s books to include his drawings. In the poems, Cohen explores the banality of evil, "using the Holocaust as the highest known point of human evil". Cohen was the recipient of many awards and honours including Governor General's Awards in 1968 and 1993, Companion of the Order of Canada in 2003, and one of the Prince of Asturias Awards for literature and the ninth Glenn Gould Prize in 2011. He was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.  

 

 

 

38. PEARSON, Lester Bowles [1897-1972]. 1965 sheet of 50 five cent stamps featuring the new Canadian flag, signed by Pearson in top border.mint condition. archivally matted & framed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                         $500 

 

‘Mike’ Pearson served as the 14th Prime Minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957 for organizing the United Nations Emergency Force to resolve the Suez Canal Crisis, and is considered to be a father of the modern concept of peacekeeping. His minority government launchedseveral important social programs: universal health care, the Canada Student Loan Program, and the Canada Pension Plan. Pearson also introduced the Order of Canada, the Royal Commission on the status of Women and the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism. He oversaw the creation of the Maple Leaf flag that was implemented in 1965, and instituted the 40-hour work week, two weeks vacation time, and a new minimum wage for workers in federally-regulated areas. In 1967 Canada became the first country in the world to implement a points-based immigration system.Pearson is generally considered among the most influential Canadians of the 20th century and is ranked among the greatest Canadian prime ministers. 

 

 

 

39. RICHARD, René [Jean] (Illus.) & ROY, Gabrielle (Text). La Montagne Secrète. folio. pp. 6 p.l., 147, [10].printed in 14 point Palatino by Caractéra de Québec, on lana royal vellum. 14 coloured lithographs & 3 b/w lithographs by René Richard. numerous other smaller illus. in the text after drawings by Richard. A fine copy in original stiff wrs.Justification page signed by Gabrielle Roy.Signed Presentation Copy from René Richard to his good friends Claire & Elizabeth Vanier & dear Madame Vanier, dated 17 October 1976. Housed in a custom walnut memory box with the title of the book carved on the lid, made by Canadian master-carver Dan Gallagher.[Montreal]: Éditions de La Frégate, [December 12, 1965].                                                                                                                                                                 $4,000 

 

First Edition Thus, Limited to 230 copies, this No. XXX of 30 copies with a separate portfolio containing 16 original lithographs (including 4 planches réfusées) printed at Ateliers Arachel Inc., each numbered & signed by the Artist. Also included are two sets of slightly reduced copies of the 12 plates & one set of the 4 planches réfusées.  

Gabrielle Roy, who was born in St. Boniface, Manitoba, won the Governor-General’s Award three times, the Prix David twice, the Prix Duvernay and the Molson Prize, and was made a Companion of the Order of Canada. She is considered to be one of the most important Francophone writers in Canadian history and one of the most influential Canadian authors. The present story is loosely based on the northern Canadian travels, trapping life, and artistic journey of Swiss-born Canadian artist René Jean Richard, who was a close friend of Roy’s.  

“Whereas Canadian landscape paintings rarely depict human figures, Richard’s are often populated with the silhouettes of trappers, hunters and First Nations or Inuit people, as well as their sled dogs, tents, and huts. These silhouettes enter the landscape to bear witness to a way of life that, from adolescence into his forties, Richard shared with the trappers and aboriginal peoples of northern Alberta and Yukon, Nunavut and the Beaufort Sea area. Richard’s highly personal and somewhat expressionistic style conveys the struggle for human survival amidst the harsh northern environment of polar deserts, vast forests and rivers.” (Encyclopedia of French Cultural Heritage in North America) 

Hould & Laramée 246.  

 

40. NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA [Text by Bruce HUTCHINSON]. Canada a year of the land.oblong folio. unpaginated. profusely illus. (most colour). cloth. slipcase. laid in illustration list. [Ottawa]: [1967].                                                                                                                                                                                    $150 

 

First Edition.Issued to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, the work features the landscape photography of John De Visser, Freeman Patterson, Malak. EgonBork, & numerous others from all over the country.  

 

41. SMALLWOOD, J[oseph] R[oberts] (Editor). The Book Of Newfoundland. Volumes I-IV. 4to. pp. xv, [1], 486; viii, 531, [1]; 4 p.l., 602, [82]; 2 p.l., 599, [97]. numerous plates (some colour). & text illus. errata slip loosely inserted in Vol. I  indexes. original alligator skin patterned cloth (Vol. I slightly musty & lacking front flyleaf, light foxing to 2 frontis., slight wear to extremities of Vols. III-IV). St. John’s: Newfoundland Book Publishers, Ltd., [1937-37-67-67].                                                                 $750 

 

First Editions.The standard reference on Newfoundland edited by the self-described 'last father of Confederation'. Smallwood was the driving force behind Newfoundland's entry into Confederation in 1949, serving as its first Premier until 1972.  

Two more volumes, not present here, were published in 1975.  

 

 

 

42. (TRUDEAU, Pierre Elliott [1919-2000]). 1968 Election Poster: “Canada One Country Canada Un Pays”. signed ‘Fraser’ in screen. colour silkscreen. 28” x 22”. Toronto: Pop Posters Limited, 1968.                                                                                                                                                                                                       $450 

 

Trudeau was Canada's 15th Prime Minister, in office 1968-1979 and 1980-1984. The debonair intellectual, whose personal motto was 'reason before passion', was swept into office on an unprecedented wave of personal popularity known as 'Trudeaumania'. His administration's achievements included the implementation of official bilingualism, the patriation of the Constitution, and the establishment of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. He also strove to preserve national unity against the Quebec sovereignty movement, and controversially invoked the War Measures Act to deal with the FLQ crisis.  

 

  

 

43. (TRUDEAU, Pierre Elliott [1919-2000]). Gold-tone medal with silver-toned rim, 38.5 mm. in diameter, featuring Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, in profile facing left on the obverse, the reverse with inscription ‘Canada – Building a Just Society That All May Live in Brotherhood and Peace’ surrounding central globe and encircled by joined hands.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 $70 

 

44. LORD, Barry[1939-2017].The History Of Painting In Canada: Toward a people’s art. 4to. pp. 253, [3]. 13 colour illus. on 5 double-sided plates. numerous b/w text illus. wrs. Toronto: NC Press, 1974.                                                                                                                                                                                                            $50 

 

First Edition, Paperback Issue. “A complete history of painting in Canada, from the art of the native peoples right up to the 1970's. This outstanding work explodes many myths about Canadian and Quebecois art. In easy to understand language, it explains the effect on Canadian painting of the French, British, and U.S. imperialist regimes that have ruled Canada. This book shows how art has been part of the fight against that domination.” (Publisher's description) 

 

45. MORRISSEAU, Norval[1931-2007].Return ToThe House Of Invention. 4to. pp. 160.profusely illus. (most colour). biblio. index. cloth. dw. [Toronto]: Key Porter Books, [2005].                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           $150 

 

Second and Best Edition.Anishanaabe artist NorvalMorrisseauis “widely regarded as the grandfather of contemporary Indigenous art in Canada.” “Morrisseau created works depicting the legends of his people, the cultural and political tensions between native Canadian and European traditions, his existential struggles, and his deep spirituality and mysticism. His style is characterized by thick black outlines and bright colors. He founded the Woodlands School of Canadian art and was a prominent member of the ‘Indian Group of Seven.’” (Wikipedia) This new edition introduces numerous previously unpublished works to the book, as well as commentaries by collectors who have followed Morrisseau’s artistic development. It also includes Duke Redbird’s ‘The Ballad of NovalMorrisseau’, a deeply spiritual poem that personifies the power the artists paintings have for his people.  

 

46. ERICKSON, Arthur [1924-2009]. The Architecture Of Arthur Erickson. 4to. pp. 228.profusely illus. (many colour), incl architectural plans. index. bds. dw. Vancouver & Toronto: Douglas & McIntyre, [1988].                                                                                                                                                                                                $150 

 

First Edition.Erickson is known as Canada's most influential architect.“He first earned wide recognition with his plan for Simon Fraser University (1963–65), designed with Geoffrey Massey, which included an enormous skylit indoor plaza serving as a sensitive response to a cool, rainy climate. Robson Square, Vancouver (1978–79), a large civic centre, incorporated waterfalls, a roof garden, plazas, and stairs with integrated ramps. His other works include the University of British Columbia’s Museum of Anthropology (1976), with its succession of concrete piers and broad expanses of glass; the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C. (1989), a blend of contemporary and Neoclassical elements echoing its surroundings; and the Museum of Glass (2002) in Tacoma, Washington, featuring a 90-foot (27-metre) cone of stainless steel.” (Britannica)Over the years the Vancouver native has been honoured with numerous awards and degrees including best pavilion, Expo ’70, Architectural Institute of Japan, companion of the Order of Canada, the 1984 Gold Medal of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, and the 1984 Chicago Architecture Award. He was the only Canadian architect to win the American Institute of ArchitectsAIA Gold Medal which he did in 1986 for the Embassy of Canada in Washington, D.C. 

 

 

 

47. CHRÉTIEN, Jean) [b. 1934].Chrétien.[Campaign for leadership of Liberal Party, 1984].78.5 x 60.4 cm (31” x 23 ¾”).b/w silkscreen with red borders & maple leaf (some creasing with light spotting to lower portion below image).                                                                                                                                                            $400 

 

Chrétien was Canada's 20th Prime Minister, serving from 1993 to 2003. He is known for his strong opposition to the Quebec sovereignty movement and his support of official bilingualism and multiculturalism. He led the federal government to its first surplus in 30 years, but his administration also presided over a costly sponsorship program in Quebec that resulted in a major political scandal. The Liberal government retained the unpopular GST even though Chrétien had once promised to abolish it. His government established the Canadian Firearms Registry, revamped the youth justice laws, introduced key environmental policies, and introduced a bill to legalize same-sex marriage. In foreign policy, Chrétien ordered Canadian military intervention during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia and the War in Afghanistan but refused to participate in the Iraq War. 

 

48. SUZUKI, David (b. 1936]. David Suzuki: The Autobiography. 8vo. pp. 5 p.l., 405, [1].illus. cloth. dw. Fine copy.ALS on David Suzuki Foundation letterhead to a donor thanking him for his “steadfast & generous support”, “No doubt in the U.K. as in North America, the environment has emerged as the top issue in 2007…”. Vancouver, Toronto & Berkeley: Greystone Books, Douglas & McIntyre Publishing Group, [2006].                                                                                               $75 

 

First Edition.The acclaimed geneticist, science broadcaster and environmental activist has been named a Companion of the Order of Canada and holds eighteen honorary degrees from institutions in Canada, the United States, and Australia. He is the recipient of numerous medals and awards including Unesco’s Kalinga Prize for Science, the United Nations Environmental Medal, and UNEP’s Global 500 award