Search Results: Authors starting with C from Lord Durham Rare Books (IOBA)

London: Printed by J. Millan, near Whitehall, 1752. 1st Edition. Disbound. Very Good. SEVEN YEARS' WAR / FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR (1754-1763) BOOK First edition. 5 x 8 inches. viii, 68pp. Disbound lacking half-title. C. S. = Charles Sackville. A couple of very small holes on the title page otherwise, very good condition.ESTC T63541Full title A Treatise concerning the Militia, in four Sections. I. Of the Militia in general. II. Of the Roman Militia. III. The proper Plan of a Militia, for this Country. IV. Observations upon this Plan.The first edition of politician Charles Sackville, 2nd Duke of Dorset's analysis of the present state, and suggestions for the improvement of, the British Army in the mid eighteenth-century In 1751. Dorset had voted for a reduction of the standing army, his treatise elaborates upon this opinion, and makes recommendations for the composition and recruitment of a new national militia, with a general muster applied to every county. The Seven Years War was a global conflict… Read More

NP: NP, 1945. No binding. Beautiful floral groupings print probably circa 1940's reprint from the 1805 original painting and print. Titled: Roses Anemones Pensees . Neles Auricules, Jonquilles et Muget No. 2Paper size: 12-3/4 x 19 inchesImage size: 10-1/2 x 15 inchesSome edge tears with bottom edge missing some paper, otherwise very good condition. Jean Louis Prévost was a French still-life painter best known for his depictions of flower arrangements in both oil and watercolor..

1979. No binding. Good. Erskine Caldwell was an American novelist and short story writer best known for his novels such as Tobacco Road and God's Little Acre about social problems in the southern United States. Caldwell wrote 25 novels, 150 short stories, twelve nonfiction collections, two autobiographies, and two books for young readers.The collection consists of 12 items dating from 1933 to 1979, specifically 5 souvenir typescripts, 2 letters, 2 first-day issue envelopes, 1 tracing of his hand, 1 card, and 1 photo.5 souvenir typescripts (Tss):• Tss., "Balm of Gilead", 6 pp. • Tss., "Where the Girls Were Different", 9 pp. • Tss., "Tobacco Road", 1 p. blue paper. • Tss., "The Weather Shelter", 1 p. blue paper. • Tss., "Gold-Fever", 15 pp., chapter 1 of God's Little Acre (1933). 2 Typed Letters Signed (TLS):• TLS to David Gwinn, 28 November 1972, thanking Gwinn and hoping that he "can ride in your airplane with you up front one of these times." • TLS to Marshall Bean, 17 August 1977,… Read More

Albany: The Argus company, printers, 1873. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Good. First edition. 5-1/4 x 9 inches. [1]-69 p. Original booklet re-covered in flowered paper bound cover. Original paper wraps chipped missing some paper along borders, no type affected. Internally quite clean. Gift inscription of "Compliments of J.M. Patterson Jr. neatly written on the wrap cover. Overall good condition. Quite scarce.

[Ottawa]: Canadian Government, 1883. 1st Edition. No binding. Good. Official appointment document for the Militia Military in Canada.39cm x 29.5cm (15.25 x 10 inches) Soiled paper with a few edge tears not affecting any text. This document was appointing Duncan McLean as an Assistant Surgeon in the Active Militia from June 18, 1882 however the document is dated August 23, 1883. It is signed and witnessed by Governor General Marquess of Lorne as well as W. Powell, Colonel, Adjutant General of Militia.Condition good only.Likely adding medical staff to the Canadian Military given the Riel Rebellion. John George Edward Henry Campbell, Marquess of LORNE and 9th Duke of ARGYLL [1845-1914] At age 33, the Lord Lorne was Canada's youngest Governor General. He and Princess Louise made many lasting contributions to Canadian society especially in the arts and sciences. They encouraged the establishment of the Royal Society of Canada, the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts and the National Gallery of Canada, even… Read More

1817. No binding. Very Good. #1) 1808 pay document, by Deputy paymaster with his majesty's forces in Windward and Leeward Charibbee Islands for A. Campbell, Aide de Campe for General Dalrymple, 1808 signed by A. Campbell#2) 1808 partial pay document, by paymaster with his majesty's forces signed by Smith Detuty paymaster.Windward and Leeward Charibbee Islands (Windward and Leeward Caribbean Islands)When the British gained control of many of the Lesser Antilles, they designated Antigua, Montserrat and the islands to the north as the "Leeward Islands". Guadeloupe and the islands to the south were designated as the "Windward Islands". Later on, all islands north of Martinique became known as the Leeward Islands. The Leeward Islands became a British colony in 1671. In 1699, prior to the War of the Spanish Succession, Christopher Codrington became the governor of the Leeward Islands. The war lasted from 1701 to 1714. Daniel Parke II was the British governor of the Leeward Islands from 1706 to 1710. He… Read More

NO, 1877. No binding. Cut signature 2-1/2 x 1-3/8 inch paper mounted on a larger paper of Thomas Campbell from his memorandum book and a scrap of writing noted by A. Campbell stating date of 9 May, 1877 on a separate piece of paper. Thomas Campbell was a Scottish poet. He was a founder and the first President of the Clarence Club and a co-founder of the Literary Association of the Friends of Poland; he was also one of the initiators of a plan to found what became University College London. In 1799 he wrote "The Pleasures of Hope", a traditional 18th-century didactic poem in heroic couplets. He also produced several stirring patriotic war songs—"Ye Mariners of England", "The Soldier's Dream", "Hohenlinden" and, in 1801, "The Battle of the Baltic

Great Britan: Valentine & Sons Publishers, 1908. No binding. Very Good. Canada. ONTARIO, TORONTO Upper Canada College. Sports practice or game going on. Divided Back. Printed Souvenir Postcard. Valentine Publisher. Mailed 1908 Toronto to Dunnville. Condition; may have been trimmed; minor edge and corner wear.

1852. No binding. RARE DOCUMENT, NO COPY FOUNDFirst edition. [Caption title]. Population of Upper and Lower Canada according to returns (1851-52). Folded Table, 20-1/2 x 7 inches Disbound, small holes in margin, small repairs, otherwise good condition.Population for Lower Canada and Upper Canada by Counties, Towns and Villages, as well as Origins and Religions in 1851: Population in Lower Canada, 890,261; in Upper Canada, 952,004, for a total of 1,842,265 inhabitants. Population of Montreal City, 57,715; of Toronto City, 30,775.Rare document.In 1955, the Dominion Bureau of Statistics was authorized by the Public Records Committee to microfilm and destroy the original paper records of the full 1851 Census. As a result, only a microfilm copy of the census exists as an archival holding. The digitized images found on the Library and Archives Canada (LAC). Census of 1851.This census includes Canada East (Quebec), Canada West (Ontario), New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.How the Census Was Collected.The 1851… Read More

1967. No binding & hard cover. Twenty Canadian authors are represented in this collection dating from 1882 to 1967, containing 59 items specifically, 24 letters, 21 cards and post cards, 3 photos, 6 books, 1 movie herald, 1 issue of a journal, 1 printing block, 1 postcard and 1 leaflet. BARR, Robert (Scottish-Canadian short story writer and novelist). • TLS on letterhead of Idler Illustrated Monthly to the Corresponding Editor of the Youth's Companion, 10 March 1894, re praising the Youth's Companion and offering his hospitality in London. • TLS (tear and piece missing on left side affecting 2 words) to Nannie Manook, 21 April 1910, re her autograph book, was at Bad-Nauheim in Germany (no letters forwarded to him there), finally found her book after some searching, suggests that she not send her autograph book to others. • B&W photo from the Detroit Free Press, 10 June 1961, with reference to "Luke Sharpe", Barr's pseudonym when he was editor that newspaper. BEATTIE, Jessie L. (Canadian poet,… Read More

NP: NP, 1960. Later edition. No binding. Near Fine. Coloured print, Paper: 29-3/4 x 22-1/2 inches. Image: 25 x 17 inches. Variation graphics reprint done probably the mid twentieth century (circa 1960) from the original 1756 engraving. Near fine condition. The Great Harry man-of-war, the largest ship in the world in the reign of Henry VIII.Full title: "This Print being the Exact Representation of that Capital Ship the Great Harry built at His Majesty's Dock Yard at Woolwich in the Reign of King Henry the 8th Anno 1514, and by Negligence burnt, Augt 27th 1553; in the first year of Queen Mary's Reign.~ Is most humbly Dedicated to all Virtuosi in General (but particularly) to Those in the Naval Architecture; By their most Obedient Humble Servant T. Allen."Drawn from an original of Hans Holbein by T. Allen. Engraved by P.C. Canot. 'Henry Grace a' Dieu' - With Henry and his courtiers from Greenwich as witness, the greatest Tudor ship was launched on June 13, 1514. Nicknamed 'Great Harry', at between… Read More

1793. No binding. Very Good. SIGNED GUY CARLETON MONEY RELATED DOCUMENT 4 pages, 8 x 12-1/4 inch and 1 page affixed to page three, of detailed accounts, dated, Quebec, October 28, 1793, giving an account of money that is owed from October 25th to December 14th 1793.Moderate soiling with tattered edges professionally repaired and minor browning, otherwise in very good condition. Exlibrary small stamp (W.C Putnam collection Davenport Public Museum) on p2, p4 and mounted insert page on p3. Sir Guy Carleton served in America beginning in 1758. He was governor of Quebec and commander of British forces in Canada (1775-77), during which time he repelled Montgomery and Benedict Arnold's attack on Quebec, defeated Arnold on Lake Champlain and re-took Crown Point. From 1782-83 he was Commander in Chief in Canada from 1791 to 1796.William Clement Putnam was born on June 26, 1862, in Davenport, Iowa, the city in which he spent his entire life. He was a voracious reader whose love of history was piqued early. At… Read More

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 1998. 7th Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 7th Edition, third printing. 5.25 x 8.25 inches. (6),[5]-223 pages. Light blue dustjacket near-fine condition. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt print on spine., illustrated end papers. Fine condition.With corrections, additions, and an introduction by Nicolas Barker. Revised and Expanded Edition. A reference of over 450 alphabetical entries ranging in length from a single line to several pages. Each entry consists of a definition and analysis of the technical terms of book collecting and bibliography, with comments on such subjects as auctions, fakes and pirated editions. John Waynflete Carter was an English writer, diplomat, bibliographer, book-collector, antiquarian bookseller and vice-president of the Bibliographical Society of London.

Legislature Assembly, 1856. 1st Edition. No binding. Very Good. 14pp. 6-1/4 x 9-1/2 inches, disbound, no coversFull title: RETURN: To an address from the Legislature Assembly to His Excellency The Governor General, dated the 19th instant, praying His Excellency to cause to be laid before the House, "copies of correspondence and other documents having reference "to withdraw from sale certain lands situated in the county of Grey and Bruce, which lands were advertised to be sold on 17th October last, also report of Superintendent of Indian Affairs. Sir George-Étienne Cartier, co-premier of the Province of Canada, lawyer, rebel, railway promoter, politician and a Father of Confederation. By "youthful folly," Cartier likely had in mind his prominent role in the Patriote rebellion of 1837. He fought at Saint Denis, where the Patriotes turned back a column of British regulars, and later fled to the United States with a price on his head. By coincidence, one of the students hearing him that June day was… Read More

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 left side, stain top right side otherwise, very good condition.Appears to be a copy of a 1871 Notman photograph held at McCord Museum suggesting that L.E. Desmarais perhaps obtained a copy and generated this CDV using it. Photographer Desmarais, of Carré Chabooulez in Montreal, who has just opened a branch in Saint-Hyacinthe. Carré Chaboillez, No. 11, Montréal is the name of a "square" in downtown Montreal; in fact, a well-known square that used to be twice its current size. It is located at the intersection of Saint Jacques Street and Peel Street in downtown Montreal and was larger than it is today.L. E. Desmarais was listed… Read More

The Illustrated London News, London, 1934. ORIGINAL single color page from an illustrated newspaper, The Illustrated London News (England) dated Aug 11, 1934. Contains a 14" x 10" engraving of a 1546 map / view of the founding of CANADA by Jacques Cartier. The ILN was the premiere illustrated newspaper of the 1st half of the 20th Century !!! The newspaper was 14" x 10" and usually contained 32 pages or more. There are many many pages of gorgeous woodcut engravings (and in later issues photos), highly prized today for their detailed woodcut illustrations of events in World history. The ILN generally contained engravings in different sizes, from double page (20" x 15") to single page (15" x 10") to half page (10" x 7") and at times even quarter page. The Illustrated London News in the 20th Century was printed on high quality white glossy paper stock, quite durable and easy to handle without damage.

Ottawa: F.A. Acland, for the King's Printer, 1932. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Good. First edition. 6-1/4 x 9-1/2 inches. Two volumes. Vol. 1 covers 1493-1877 with Index. (8),[1]-553pp.Vol. 2 covers 1878-1931 with Index. (8),[1]-589pp.Preface by A.G. DoughtyEx-library copies with library hard covers rebound and some markings inside both. Good condition..

Wiarton, ON: Red House Press, 1999. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. SIGNED AND IN FINE CONDITION First Edition. 218p. 9-1/2 x 10 inches. Signed Ruth Cathcart, June 4, 2000Photography by Charles Ven den Ouden.This book includes photographs and brief historical sketches of historic houses of Bruce County. The author draws a connection between the architecture, a developing provincial community, and the circumstances and character of the families who built both. Table of contents:- Albemarle Twp- Amabel Twp- Arran Twp- Brant Twp- Bruce Twp including the village of Tiverton- Carrick Twp including Mildmay & Formosa- Chesley- Culross Twp including Teeswater- Eastnor Twp- Elderslie Twp- Greenock Twp including Pinkerton & Chepstow- Kincardine- Kincardine Twp- Lion's Head- Paisley- Port Elgin- Saugeen Twp- Southampton- St. Edmund's Twp- Tara- Walkerton- WiartonHouse names include:ViewfieldOmega PlaceBernhardtArdlochMillbankBellevueGawsworthGlen HuronFairbairnHillcrestThe White House.

Wiarton: Red House Press, 1996. 1st. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. SIGNED BY AUTHORFirst edition. Uncommon book. 9-1/4 x 10 inches. (4)-[5]-243pp. Signed by author, Ruth Cathcart, June 4th, 2000. Illustrations (some Colored), maps included. Descriptions and photos of historic houses in various Grey County townships as well as Clarksburg, Durham, Flesherton, Hanover, Markdale, Meaford, Owen Sound, etc. Includes bibliographical references on p. 240-243.Condition: Near fine / fine Ruth Cathcart, architectural historian.

[Montreal]: [William Notman], 1865. No binding. Albumen cabinet-size 3-1/2 x 2-1/4 inch original portrait photograph mounted on 8-3/8 x 5-3/4 inch page.Spotting on page but not on mounted photo which is in very good condition. Joseph-Édouard Cauchon was a journalist, businessman, and politician in the middle years of the nineteenth-century. He held a variety of portfolios at the federal, provincial and municipal levels. In 1877 to 1882, Cauchon was appointed the third Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba, replacing the retiring Alexander Morris.William Notman (1826-1891) was a Canadian photographer and businessman. Notman was born in Paisley, Scotland in 1826, the same year in which photography was born in France. William Notman moved to Montreal in 1856. An amateur photographer, he quickly established a flourishing professional photography studio on Bleury Street. Notman's reputation and business grew over the next three decades, the first Canadian photographer with an international reputation.