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

Toronto: Thomas Allen, 1922. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. First Edition. 7-3/8 x 4-7/8 inches. pp. [10], 7-182ppSome light spotting on green covers and front and back end papers, otherwise, very good condition.Bookplate of Francis Mathweuson on front endpaper. Inscribed by author, JW Defoe to "Sir James Aikins with Season's Greetings Christmas 1922" on other front end paper. Sir James Albert Manning Aikins, K.C., was a lawyer, politician (Member of Parliament for Brandon 1911-1915) in Manitoba, Canada. He was the leader of the Manitoba Conservative Party in the provincial election of 1915, and later served as the province's ninth Lieutenant Governor.From preface on book: The four articles which make up this volume were originally published in successive issues of the Monthly Book Review of the Manitoba Free Press and are herewith assembled in book form in response to what appears to be a somewhat general request that they be made available in a more permanent form. J. W. D.I. LAURIER: A STUDY… Read More

ND. No binding. Cut signature of William Rufus Day on a 4-1/2 x 2-3/4 inch piece of paper. William Rufus Day was an American diplomat and jurist, who served for nineteen years as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Prior to his service on the Supreme Court, Day served as the 36th United States Secretary of State during the administration of President William McKinley and also served as a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the United States Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit.

[France]: chez Duchesne, libraire, rue Saint Jacques, au temple du Goût, 1756. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Good. [France] First edition, 12mo: xlvii, [1], 352pp. (p. 120 misnumbered 012). Errata: pp. xlv-xlvii. Also with several cancellanda and cancellantia. Undoubtedly printed in France and not in Amsterdam. Brown calf with rubbing and discolouration on both boards, ribbed back, leather label on spine, very small pieces missing at top and bottom of spine, speckled red edges. Good condition. Attributed by Quérard to Saintard (son of a landowner from Santo Domingo and trustee of the Compagnie des Indes), see NUC pre-1956 imprints; also Echeverria and Wilkie, French image of America, 756/40; Brown, Bibliotheca Americana, III: 1138; Chadenat 4121 ("Intéressant pour l'origine de la guerre du Canada"); Higgs 1501; INED 4034; James Ford Bell Library S61; Kress 5567; Conlon 56: 1257; and Sabin 75520. Saintard was also the author of: Essai sur les colonies françaises, ou Discours politiques sur la nature… Read More

ND. No binding. Good. 8 x 6 inches, Typed note, unsigned. Undated. interoffice note, to Joan Hollobun.Left paper edges ragged and missing some paper, agetoned, more so on the left side, old pad along the 8 inch horizontal, otherwise good condition.Note contents; Joan Holobun: Faith of Our Fathers Would you like to write a note on this for the Church page ? I don't want it for Book and Mr. Doyle thinks your department might take over such things. Thanks Bill Deacon. William Arthur Deacon was a Canadian literary critic and editor. He was the literary editor of Saturday Night (1922-8), the Mail and Empire (1928-36), and the Globe and Mail (1936-60). William Arthur Deacon (1890-1977) was Canada's best-known bookman. He aimed to create a readership for the appreciation of Canadian writers and for the purchase of Canadian books. William Arthur Deacon was the individual who was responsible for coming up with the idea of the Governor General's Literary Awards through his colleagues at the Canadian Authors… Read More

1950. No binding & hard cover. Good. Trained as a medical doctor at Cambridge University, Warwick Deeping served in the Royal Army Medical Corps during World War I. He abandoned medicine and became a full-time author. Seven of his novels were best-sellers, notably Sorrell and Son. During his career he published at least one or two novels annually as well as hundreds of short stories. His early work is dominated by historical romances. His later novels attempted to keep alive the spirit of the Edwardian age. The collection contains 38 items dating from 1908 to 1950, specifically, 35 Autographed Signed Letters, 1 book (signature laid in), 1 movie herald, 1 photo card, and 1 custom postal cover signed in ink.35 Autographed Signed Letters (ALS):• ALS to Arthur St. John Adcock (English novelist and poet), 4 October 1913, thanking him for the general notice in the Bookman. • ALS to Miss Moseley, 24 November 1926, sending thanks for her letter and replying: "Here is a photo [no longer present].  May… Read More

Philadelphia: Port Folio magazine, 1814. 1st Edition. No binding. Very Good. JAN-JUN 1814Four Views of a Sculptur'd (sic) Bone (supposed to be the Femur of an Elk) found in an ancient Indian grave, of barrow in the town of Cincinnati, on the river Ohio, 1801. Paper size 5 x 8-1/4 inches.Very faint spotting around images, otherwise very good+ condition.

Philadelphia: Port Folio magazine, 1814. 1st Edition. No binding. Good. Four 1814 engravings from from Port Folio Magazine of United States Navy officers during the War of 1812;#1) Oliver Hazard Perry Esqr. of the United States Navy engraving.#2) Wm. Henry Allen Esq. late of the United States Navy engraving.#3) Richard Dale Esq. late of the United States Navy engraving.#4) Alexander Murray Esq. of the United States Navy engraving.PERRY'S VICTORY SECURED THE GREAT LAKES REGION FOR USA. March 1814, p.204, Port Folio magazine black aquatint engraved print. Black stipple engraved oval portrait. Waldo print, engraved by [David] Edwin. Paper: 5-1/4 x 8-3/8 inches. Image: 3 x 3-3/4 inches. Very minor soiling and spot on top left and small edge tears along right side otherwise good condition. Oliver Hazard Perry's immortal dispatch to Major General William Henry Harrison after the Battle of Lake Erie, 10 September 1813, "We have met the enemy and they are ours two ships, two brigs, one schooner and one… Read More

ND. No binding. Near Fine. Paper size: 12-3/4 x 18 inches. Image size: 8-3/4 x 12-1/2 inches on light cream wove paper. Very good condition.Colour lithograph "Napoleon 1st Empereur 1810" print. Proably circa 1940's. Uncommon litho of Napoleon engraved by French artist Daniel Derveaux. Daniel Derveaux, was an artist and publisher of French art. Daniel Derveaux was the only artist to have really designed and engraved the old Saint-Malo as it was before the bombing of August 1944. His tests have also served, in the reconstruction of Saint-Malo, the attributions of war damage. He writes and illustrates many books on St Malo, Rennes and the Rance Valley. At the same time, he created lithographs of Breton portraits, costumes and sites, harbor views and numerous geographical or historical maps of France and all its regions, for example the map of Brittany with a coat of arms of several thousand. copies-, about Europe and the world. He was also advertising by creating many posters, leaflets, letterheads for… Read More

1964. No binding. Good. Thomas Edmund Dewey was an American lawyer, prosecutor, and politician. In addition to being the Governor of New York for three terms from 1943 to 1955, he was the Republican nominee for the Presidential elections in 1944 and 1948.The collection contains approximately 200 items, dating from Dewey's childhood days to 1964, specifically, 16 letters written by Dewey, 8 letters written by other people, 91 photos, 45 buttons, pins and jugates, 34 negatives, 2 cards/envelopes, a dinner program, and a pictorial campaign fan.  16 Letters:• 9 TLS to George T. Silver, a young man and sailor associated with the Bruce Engineering Company and the Young Israel party at Parkchester in the Bronx, New York. 1942-4. The correspondence includes: a letter from Dewey, 25 November 1942 and signed photo of Dewey; 2 letters from his secretaries (L.G. Rose, 4 September 1942; Paul E. Lockwood, 14 September 1943); a letter from the Republican National Committee (Archie O. Dawson), 29 October 1944; 2… Read More

[London]: Photographer unknown, 1960. 1st Edition. No binding. Very Good. INCLUDES ALL 11 COMMONWEALTH 1960 ATTENDEES SIGNATURES The 1960 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference was the tenth Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. It was held in the United Kingdom in May 3-13, 1960 hosted by Prime Minister Maurice Harold Macmillan in the UK. The 1960 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' meeting may well prove to have initiated a new stage in Commonwealth development. This was the first Commonwealth conference since Malayan independence in August 1957. At the meeting, Malaya's prime minister Tunku Abdul Rahman and his government vigorously opposed the apartheid policies of South Africa and, with the support of Pakistan, India and Ghana, demanded that the issue be addressed by the Commonwealth. However, Macmillan insisted that the final communique could only include matters on which the leaders were unanimous. For the first time the Prime Ministers declared publicly that they… Read More

ND. No binding. Near Fine. Typescript poem titled "The Test" signed on 7-1/8 x 10-7/8 inch paper.Near fine condition. Alice Ann Dorey was a teacher, a writer, a poet, and the wife of United Church Moderator Very Rev. George Dorey. Alice Ann Dent was born in Cowansville, Quebec. She taught at a school for the deaf in Montreal and wrote poems which were published in Canada, the United States, England, Australia, and some which were translated into Hungarian and Italian. Her book, Light and Shadow, 25pp., was by Ryerson Press in 1949. She also wrote book reviews and occasional articles for The United Church Observer.

London: printed for J. Morgan, 1756. 1st Edition. Disbound. Good. SEVEN YEARS' WAR / FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR (1754-1763) BOOK First edition. Six letters from A-d B-r ... 5 x 8 inches. (2), 101pp., (1). Disbound lacking the half-title. Author of 'Six letters from A----d B----r ... ' = John Douglas, Bishop of Salisbury. Price Eighteen-pence. Six letters from A-d B-r to Father Sheldon' was an attack on Archibald Bower by Bishop John Douglas. In this tract Douglas proved the genuineness of the letters; showed that want of veracity was not the only defect in Bower's character, but that he was as little remarkable for his chastity as for his love of truth; and brought forward the attestation of Mrs. Hoyles.ESTC T86858 Bound with;Mr. Bower's Affidavit. 49pp., lacking the title page. [London : printed for W. Sandby, at the Ship, opposite St. Dunstan's Church, Fleet-Street, MDCCLVI. [1756]. No title-page containing content summary: Mr. Archibald Bower's affidavit in answer to the false accusation brought… Read More

Victoria, BC: Oolichan Books, 1979. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. SIGNED BY DOUGLAS & EDITOR WITH INTERESTING PROVENANCE First Edition signed by Author and by Editor. 9 x 6 inches. (6), 7-288 pages. Clear brodart protecting illustrated dust jacket; light edgewear; creasing to corners. Dark green leather-look boards; stamped gilt lettering. Inscription on front endpaper: "From one Scottish Printer's De'il [devil] to Another - With my Best Wishes - Tommy Douglas" and "My good wishes, too - Dale [Lovick]" Very clean, sound copy. Very Good/Very Good. Chronology of Main Events in Douglas' Political Life; Suggestions for Further Reading; illustrated with a number of black and white reproductions of photographs from Douglas' political career. A collection of Tommy Douglas' speeches, anecdotes, and parables. Illustrates the essential features of the democratic left in Canada, the CCF/NDP. Covers over forty years from 1935 when he was first elected to the House of Commons to his last major speech in… Read More

Victoria, BC: Oolichan Books, 1979. 1st. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition signed by Author and by Editor. 9 x 6 inches. (6), 7-288 pages. Clear brodart protecting illustrated dust jacket; light edgewear; creasing to corners. Dark green leather-look boards; stamped gilt lettering. Inscription on front endpaper: "To Betty with Best Wishes - Tommy Douglas" and "My hope you enjoy this - Dale [Lovick]" Very clean, sound copy. Very Good/Very Good. Chronology of Main Events in Douglas' Political Life; Suggestions for Further Reading; illustrated with a number of black and white reproductions of photographs from Douglas' political career. "A collection of Tommy Douglas' speeches, anecdotes, and parables. Illustrates the essential features of the democratic left in Canada, the CCF/NDP. Covers over forty years from 1935 when he was first elected to the House of Commons to his last major speech in the House in 1978." - from dust jacket. "Tommy Douglas was a great Canadian he had many roles: a… Read More

Albany, New York: The State of New York, 1921. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Good. First edition. 2 volumes. xvi,690pp. ; [ii], 693-1,423pp. Dark blue cloth hardcover with gilded letters at the spines, some scuffing and corners bumped. Inside pages age toned. Illustrated with black & white, colour illustrations and maps. Good condition.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, The Nickerbocker Press, 1898. 1st Edition. Very Good+. UNCOMMON WITH DUST JACKET First edition. 5-1/4 x 7-7/8 inches, (3), [1]-12pp, card stock. Front cover inside with a 2 inch separation of endpaper, otherwise Fine book condition. 3 plates. With uncommon dust jacket in good condition having some holes and tears with both DJ flap separated. Overall condition very good+.Inscription neatly written to previous owner on front end paper.The Habitant press notice 1 page ad separate sheet at back end paper which is the same as the one printed on the back of the dust jacket. Sepia-toned illustrations title page with 4 attractive full page mezzotint illustrations and tissue guards. Illustrated by Frederick Simpson Coburn. William Henry Drummond was an Irish-born telegraphist, physician, poet, professor, public lecturer and Canadian poet whose humorous dialect poems made him "one of the most popular authors in the English-speaking world," and "one of the most widely-read and… Read More

1977. No binding & hard cover. Daphne du Maurier collection pertaining to two books: her novel, The Glass-Blowers (published 1963); and Myself When Young (published 1977).The collection consists of 8 items dating from 1977 to 1963, specifically;• Novel The Glass-Blowers 1 manuscript notebook, 1 letter from an American agent, and 2 books (one inscribed) plus 2 complete typescript of two books, • Novel Myself When Young 1 Typescript and 2 Final Galley Proofs of Myself When Young.The Glass-Blowers (published 1963) material:In her novel The Glass-Blowers, du Maurier recounts the tale of her forebears, the Busson family of master glass-blowers, leading up to and through the French Revolution. Sophie Duval reveals to her long-lost nephew the tragic story of a family of master craftsmen in eighteenth-century France. Drawing on her own family's tale of tradition and sorrow, du Maurier weaves an unforgettable saga of beauty, war, and family. 1 Manuscript Notebook:• "The Bussons". Ms. notebook, blue… Read More

A Paris: au Palais, par la Compagnie des libraires associez au privilege, 1670. 1st Edition. Good. 17TH CENTURY CICERO BOOKS ARE SCARCE Volume #10 only of 12 volumes originally published.6.5 x 4 inches. Pages: complete with all 499 pages in this Vol. X only; generally free from markings or foxing.Condition: Good, wear to the corners, edges, and spine ends; some rubbing and scuffing to the leather in places; attractive shelf appearance with gold gilt design. Binding: tight and secure leather binding. Publisher: A Paris, : au Palais, par la Compagnie des libraires associez au privilege., M.DC.LXX.. Imprint on t.p. verso: A Paris, chez Guillaume de Luyne, ... Iean Cochart, ... Estienne Loyson, ... Gabriel Quinet, ... Claude Barbin, ... et René Guignard ... Tusculanae Disputationes is a series of books originally written by Cicero, around 45 BC, attempting to popularise Stoic philosophy in Ancient Rome. In the sixty-second year of Cicero's age, his daughter, Tullia, died in childbed; and her loss… Read More

1880. No binding. Very Good. Collection of 6 items circa 1870 to 1880 of 6 ephemera items; 1 albumen Cabinet Card, 3 albumen CVD's, Dufferin cut signature with long salutation and Ontario's Farewell to the Earl of Dufferin 1878 booklet.• 1 Cabinet Card circa 1876, 4-1/4 x 6-1/2 inches with 4 x 5-3/4 inch photo mounted on card. Printed at bottom of card London Stereoscopic Compy Copyright. Reverse copy: London Stereoscopic Company 110, 106 & 106 Regent St. W. and at 54 Cheapside, E.C. Photographers to the Queen the Prince of Wales and the Royal Family. etcThe London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company was founded in 1854 by George C. Nottage, the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company was one of the most successful photographic companies of the nineteenth century. Selling photographic equipment and producing immense quantities of images, over 100,000 topographical photographs were advertised alone in 1858. Located at the following addresses: 1864-66: 54 & 53 Cheapside E.C. 1864: 110 Regent… Read More

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