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

Ottawa: Canadian Government, 1966. 1st Edition. 1966. Ottawa, Canadian Government. 19-1/8 x 15 inches flat, never folded Printed text, large embossed Great Seal of Canada and very light paper wrinkling along bottom edge, otherwise very good condition. Some content and detail...Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of the Commonwealth , Defender of the Faith. To Honourable James David Sutherland to be a local Judge of the High Court of Justice for Ontario Signed by Georges Vanier, Judy LaMarsh and Lucien Cardin George P. Vanier (1888-1967) was a Canadian soldier and diplomat who served as Governor General of Canada in September 15, 1959 - March 5, 1967, and the 19th since Canadian Confederation. His time in the Office of the Governor General saw the creation of a number of awards that reflected the Major-General's interests. He was an avid fan of sport and, though his favourite was hockey and specifically the Montreal Canadiens, Vanier instigated in 1965 the Governor… Read More

Ottawa: Canadian Government, 1966. 1st Edition. No binding. Near Fine. 19-1/8 x 15 inches flat, never folded Printed text, large embossed Great Seal of Canada and in near fine condition. Some content and detail...Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of the Commonwealth , Defender of the Faith. To Honourable James David Sutherland, a lawyer from Paris, Ontario, to be a Judge of the County Court for the County of Wellington.Signed by Georges Vanier, Judy LaMarsh and Lucien Cardin George P. Vanier (1888-1967) was a Canadian soldier and diplomat who served as Governor General of Canada in September 15, 1959 - March 5, 1967, and the 19th since Canadian Confederation. His time in the Office of the Governor General saw the creation of a number of awards that reflected the Major-General's interests. He was an avid fan of sport and, though his favourite was hockey and specifically the Montreal Canadiens, Vanier instigated in 1965 the Governor General's Fencing Award and the Vanier… Read More

Various: Various, 1996. No binding & hard cover. Good. The collection has original material pertaining to 22 American women poets, dating from 1842-1996 a total of 63 items, specifically 30 letters, 14 pieces of ephemera, 8 typescripts / manuscripts, 8 books, and 4 photos. Includes 2 pieces from Louise Glück, the winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature:BATES, Charlotte Fiske (signed Charlotte Rogé; American poet and associate of Longfellow). • ALS to Mrs. Swift, 10 June 1891. Thanks Mrs. Swift for the "very sweet and heartfelt poem written for my wedding". Signed ms., split in the center, "At Philadelphia", July 4, 1876. On the left margin, Bates has written: "This is coming out in the Cong. this week, but as you will be away I give you this MS I have." The words "June Missionary Church" are written in the upper right of the sheet of paper.  This is a famous, patriotic verse poem in six stanzas separated here by horizontal lines drawn by the poet.BROWN, Alice (American novelist, poet, and… Read More

1843. 1st Edition. Disbound. Poor. Includes years for 1804, 1807, 1818, 1830, 1834, 1837 and 1840. All text in German.Interesting witness of the early days of German-American inhabitants to Maryland and others to Pennsylvania. Illustrations show farmers at work and at rest. Damaged or incomplete and in poor condition.[German-American almanac], 1804[German-American almanac]. Reiche, J.F. Neue Nord-Americanische Stadt und Land Calender, Der. Auf das Jahr unsers Heilandes Jesu Christi, 1807. Welches ein gemein Jahr ist von 365 Tage (...). Hägerstaun [Maryland, USA], Jacob D. Dietrich, sewn, small quarto (20,5 x 15,9 cm.) - Poor copy, sold w.a.f. Cut short in outer margin (w. loss of text); some tears, etc. = "Zum fünftenmal herausgegeben". Interesting witness of the early days of German-American inhabitants to Maryland.[German-American almanac], 1818 [German-American almanac]. Egelmann, Carl F. Der Hoch-deutsche americanische Calender, auf das Jahr 1830 : ... Mit Fleiss nach den pennsylvanischen und… Read More

Toronto & Montreal, 1858. 1st Edition. No binding. Very Good. Rare broadside. 1) Caption Title. To the King's Most Excellent Majesty. Most Gracious Sovereign: No place, no publisher, no date (before 1837). 7-1/2 x 9-1/2 inches, 1 page. Disbound, small holes in margin, one tear, no loss of paper. Blank of a petition against the clergy reserves in Upper Canada. 2) No. 12. Bill. An Act to amend and extend certain provisions of "An Act to facilitate the Partition of Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments, in certain cases, in Lower Canada", At head of title: [No. 12]. . [Montréal] : Lovell and Gibson 2nd Session, 3rd Parliament, 12 Victoria, 1849. "Received and Read a first time, Monday, 22nd January, 1849. Second Reading, Wednesday, 24th Jan., 1849. (Proposed by Mr. Sol. Genl. Drummond). (Quebec), no publishers, 1849. 7-1/8 x 10-1/2 inches, 6 pages. Disbound, tiny holes in margin. Laid out procedure for advising heirs, rights and transparent administration.3) Bill. An Act to provide for the erection of… Read More

NP: NP, 1947. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. A WONDERFUL SELECTION OF SIGNATURES READY FOR DISCOVERY.6-1/2 x 8 inches unpaginated. New red leather spine with gilt type and new endpapers. Over 70 pages with one and up to 10 signatures per page - over 200 signatures. An autograph book covering over 50 years from 1894 to 1947. Very good condition. Numerous signatures, remembrances, comments predominately by ranking officials in the Church. Interesting entries from Bishops, Archdeacons, and many others from all over the world including Asia, Africa, New Guinea and many other fascinating origins, in excess of 200 signatures. A number of loose autographs, notes and newspaper clippings throughout are also included. Samples:J. W.Griswald, Bishop of Salvia August 20th 1913Walter S. Bromhead of Kenya, E Africa 7.7.28H.H.Montgomery (Bishop) August 12, 1906 - Quebec.

1977. No binding. Very Good. 1) Victoria and Island Touring Map. Circa 1925. Scarce. Victoria and Island Publicity Bureau (Publisher) Colonist Lithograph (Printer). Quite scarce promotional map, showing the roads and cruise ship lines in and around the Vancouver Island area. Promotional advertising on the verso. Shows major highways and ferry routes on Vancouver Island, lower mainland B.C., and Washington state. Inset shows detail of Victoria and the Saanich Peninsula. Inset on verso shows major highways along coastal Washington, Oregon, and northern California. Also on verso: "Victoria : the outstanding capital city of British Columbia." Folded Size: 5-1/2 x 5-1/4 inchesFlat size: 11 x 19 inches 2) Provincial Parks on Vancouver Island [1977] ScarceFolded Size: 4 x 9 inchesFlat size: 27-3/4 x 18 inchesFree tourist brochure by Ministry of Lands, Parks, and HousingIncludes Gulf IslandsVancouver Island large full page map image with Vancouver Island Facts textThe reverse of the map is filled with… Read More

1883. No binding. 4 x 1-3/4 inch with name inked on card and dated (4/30/83) and Montreal (location). Henry George Vendoreologist was an ornithologist, and meteorologist and born in Montreal. From 1865 to 1880 he was on the staff of the Geological Survey of Canada. In 1877 he published the first of his Vennor almanacs, in which he ventured, with surprising success, to predict the weather. As an ornithologist, his chief work was Our birds of prey (Montreal, 1876). He died in Montreal on June 8, 1884.

1817. Hard & Soft cover. Very Good. Three early classic works on the Italian merchant Amerigo Vespucci, explorer, and navigator from the Republic of Florence who allegedly undertook several voyages to the "New World". In recognition of his explorations, the cartographer Martin Waldweemüller latinized his name as America in Cosmographiae Introductio (1507). • Girolamo Bartolommei già Smeducci (1584-1662). L'America poema eroico di Girolamo Bartolomei già Smeducci Al cristianissimo Luigi XIV. re di Francia e di Navarra. Roma: Nella stamperia di Lodouico Grignani, 1650. [20], 564, [12] pp. 4to, 300 × 215 mm. ² a-b A-4A 4B² 4C 4D². Allegorical engraving by Johann Friedric Greuter depicting Vespucci reaching the Americas. Lacking the engraved portrait frontispiece of the author but otherwise complete. Vellum binding, some browning but very nicely restored, handwritten title on the spine. Dedicated to Louis XIV, King of France and Navarre. First and only edition of this epic poem in forty… Read More

Tryon County, NY, 1783. 1st Edition. DS, 2pp, 7.75 x 12.75 in., Tryon Co., NY, 1783. Legal document relating to a debt; Matthew Visscher, Attny.Condition: Folds and toning otherwise very good condition. All mounted on larger sheet with cut-outs so both sides visible.Robert Adams had been known to Matthew Visscher before as Adams had to appear before three times before the Commissioners for Conspiracies in 1880 of which Visscher was one of four in judgment of Adams be a loyalist of not. Adams was discharged from confinement August 15th, 1780 by the Commissioners on 200 pounds bail. quoted from "Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York: Albany County Sessions, 1778-1781" 2007 Interesting that The Will of Sir William Johnson it states, "I leave to my faithful friend, Robert Adams, Esq., of Johnstown, the dwelling house, buildings, and lot of one acre where he now lives, and the Pot Ash Laboratory, and one acre of land with it; Also the farm which he… Read More

Various: Various, 1937. No binding & hard cover. The collection has 10 items dating from 1870 to 1937, specifically, 2 books, 4 letters, 2 post cards, 1 photo, 1 carte de visite, and 1 label with an address. The collection pertains to both von Arnim and her second husband, John Francis Stanley Russell, the 2nd Earl Russell (known as Frank Russell). Born in Sydney, Australia, Elizabeth von Arnim was an English novelist, a writer of semi-autobiographical memoirs, and a cousin of the writer Katherine Mansfield. In 1891 she married a German aristocrat, Count Henning August von Arnim Schlagenthin (1851-1910). The couple had five children together. Her literary career blossomed when she wrote Elizabeth and Her Garden in 1898. After her husband's death, she lived in England, Switzerland, France, and the United States. She was a mistress of H.G. Wells between 1910 and 1913 and married Frank Russell, the brother of Bertrand Russell, in 1916. A pre-cursor to Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca, her novel, Vera, is… Read More