Search Results: Titles starting with E from Lord Durham Rare Books (IOBA)

Montreal: Eben Picken "Witness" Printing House, 1892. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. First edition. 4-3/4 x 7-1/4 inches. (4),[5]-140pp. Original faded red cloth showing very light spotting with inside pages very clean. Near-fine condition. A nice copy. Full title: The Early Bibliography of the Province of Ontario, Dominion of Canada, with Other Information : A Supplemental Chapter of Canadian Archaeology.

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, June 1999, 1999. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. First edition. xxiii,(1),[1]-629pp. 6 x 9 inches. Blue cloth with gilt type and decorations on spine and cover titles. Over 1,200 new entries. Signed by both Fleming and Alston on title page. Fine condition.Marie Tremaine's Bibliography was originally published by University of Toronto Press in 1952 and has been described as 'the cornerstone of bibliography and book history studies in Canada'. This supplement corrects the original book and adds considerably to its contents. Early Canadian Printings both an analytical bibliography of previously unrecorded eighteenth-century Canadian imprints and a source for the study of early print culture in the Maritimes, Quebec, and Ontario. In this volume the definition of imprint has been extended to encompass all the products of the press, from books and official documents to job printing such as handbills, commercial notices, licences for trade with the native peoples,… Read More

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1981. Later edition [1981]. 6-3/4 x 9-3/4 inches. xv,376pp. Orange cloth with gilt titles. Yellow endpapers. Internally very clean. Near-fine condition. Reprint of the 1970 first edition.

Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1833. 1st. Hard Cover. Poor. QUITE SCARCE FIRST US EDITION OF THIS NOVEL 1st US edition. 4-1/2 x 7-1/2 inches. Two volumes, complete. vi,220pp; 204pp. Quarter worn cloth with boards. Some bumping to edges both volumes. Ex library copy with various markings, no paper loss, but stains. Poor condition. 1,000 copies printed (The Cost Book of Carey and Lea, 1825-1838edited by David Kaser, p.125 Preface, pp. [v]-vi, dated ‘6th January, 1833', states: ‘This may be my last novel; for the latter part has been dictated from a bed of sickness, and the disease is not of a very equivocal kind'.

Various: Various, 1900. No binding & hard cover. Good. Edgar Fawcett was a prolific American novelist, essayist, and poet. His best-known novels were satirical studies of New York high society. Fawcett also wrote numerous works for children. Collection contains 6 items dating from 1888 to [1900], specifically 3 Autographed Signed Letters (ASL), 1 typescript (ts) of a play, 1 inscribed book and 1 signed note,3 Autographed Signed Letters (ASL)• ALS to Mr. Clemens (Samuel Clemens? i.e. Mark Twain?), 20 June [1898-1900], re Arthur T. Vance, editor of the Women's Home Companion, might publish one of his short stories ("Love, the Leveller") for $50, "Flowers on a Grave" considered to be too sombre. • ALS addressed "Dear Sir" (a publisher), 7 December [1898-1900], re publication of his poem, "Pride of Nations". • ALS addressed "Dear Sir", Monday, n.d., Union Club letterhead, asking for a copy of the journal published 4 years ago containing his biography. 1 Typescript (Ts)., • "The Unpardonable… Read More

1966. No binding & hard cover. INTERESTING EDITH SITWELL COLLECTION Dame Edith Sitwell was a British poet and critic and the eldest of the three literary Sitwells. She published poetry continuously from 1913, some of it abstract and set to music. With her dramatic style and exotic costumes, she was sometimes labelled a poseur, but her work was praised for its solid technique and painstaking craftsmanship. She never married, but in 1927 she allegedly fell in love with the gay Russian painter Pavel Tchelitchew (see the card below inviting Burnett to see his last portrait). The collection contains 30 items dating from 1937 to 1966 specifically, 28 letters, 1 typed statement and 1 autograph on note.• ALS to Charles Jasper Sisson (1885-1966); Shakespeare scholar), Sunday, [?28 October 1937], 4 pp., thanking him for his charming letter and saying how sorry she was that he could not come to her lectures because of his cold, "My colds are always like the San Francisco earthquake, so I can sympathise", and… Read More

1892. No binding & hard cover. Edward Bellamy was an American author, journalist, and political activist, best known for his utopian novel, Looking Backward, 2000-1887 (1888), in which a Boston gentleman is placed in a trance in 1887, awakens in the year 2000, and is transported from a world of war and want to one of peace and plenty. In his fictitious time-traveling story, Bellamy predicted shopping malls, credit cards, and cars. His socialist vision inspired the formation of numerous "Nationalist Clubs" dedicated to the propagation of his political ideals. The Nationalist, a monthly magazine for the nationalization of industry and the brotherhood of humanity, was produced in May 1889 by the Boston Club No. 1. This short-lived magazine was succeeded on 31 January 1891 by a weekly magazine, The New Nation, which attempted to reach a broader readership.The collection dates from 1888 to 1892, and contains 16 items, specifically, 1 letter, 1 book, and 14 issues of two magazines. 1 Autographed Letter… Read More

1917. No binding & hard cover. Edward Everett Hale American author, historian, editor, social reformer, and Unitarian minister. He was a long term member of the American Antiquarian Society. He is best remembered for his short story "The Man Without a Country."Collection includes 36 items dating from 1864 to 1917, specifically, 17 ALS, 2 partial ALS, 1 TLS, 1 ledger account book, 4 books with 1 ALS in one book, 3 photos and 7 Ephemera. 17 ALS and 2 partial ALS;6 ALS signed, "Edw. E. Hale", "Edward E. Hale" and "E. E. Hale", various places and dates, to his children's teacher, Miss Weston: - "Wednesday 8th...send the boys home at once", " - "Nov. 1, 1872...Much learning has made Edward's geography bad....", - "May 21, 1875...Can you let Bertie come home...at 12:30....", "- "Oct. 28, 1874... The children are not detained by their own fault. Please excuse them...." (in pencil), - "June 25, 1877...."...No boys are demonstrative. And, very likely, they have not told you how much they like you and the… Read More

1943. various. No binding & soft cover. A collection of 147 mostly unique ephemera items dating from 1892 to 1943, specifically approximately 70 leaflets and chapbooks, approximately 50 letters, 11 broadsides, 11 photos, 3 manuscripts/typescripts, 1 scrapbook, and 1 book.Edwin Markham (né Charles Edward Anson Markham, (1852-1940) was an American poet, Poet Laureate of Oregon, best remembered for his poems, "Lincoln, the Man of the People" (read by Markham at the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial in 1922) and "The Man with the Hoe" (inspired by Jean-François Millet's painting).Florence Hamilton (née Danforth, 1873-1968) was the lecture manager and secretary to Edwin Markham from 1920 until he suffered a debilitating stroke in 1936. After Markham's death, she made a donation of his manuscripts to the Library of Congress. Hamilton published several volumes of her own poetry, lectured on poetry herself, and was an active member of several organizations for poets. Lincoln & Other Poems. New York:… Read More

various: various, 1949. 1st Edition. No binding. Good. Circa 130 documents (letters, reports, etc.), mainly written in French, some in English, a few in German, some annotations in Arabic. Most documents are addressed to the Directeur Général, Musée Egyptien, in Cairo. This collection is a veritable who's who in Egyptology for the period during the British administration of Egypt when under the terms of the Entente Cordiale, French archeologists were in charge of the Egyptian Museum and French was the recognized lingua franca in that country. "There are, for example, 4 letters written by Gaston Maspero (Museum's Director, 1899-1914), many documents signed by Pierre Lacau (Director, 1914-36), and several signed by Reginald Engelbach (Director, 1931-1941). On 6 April 1908, Gaspero announces the death of Émile Galtier, the Museum's librarian, and the appointment of Lacau as his successor to the post. On 20 May 1908, Gaspero engages J. Zerkowitz for 11 months as the European secretary for le Service… Read More

Toronto: The Globe" & "The Toronto Daily Mail" newspapers, 1885. 1st Edition. No binding. Fair to good. 8 EARLY TORONTO NEWSPAPER REPORTS ON THE RIEL REBELLION North-West Rebellion, also called North-West Resistance, Second Riel Rebellion, or Northwest Uprising, violent insurgency in 1885 fought between the Canadian government and the Métis and their aboriginal allies, in regions of Canada later known as Saskatchewan and Alberta. The North-West Rebellion was triggered by rising concern and insecurity among the Métis about their land rights and survival following an influx of white settlers and a decline in bison - a major food source for the Métis and indigenous peoples in west-central Canada. The North West Rebellion lasted less than three months in the spring of 1885. But the prairie uprising had an enduring effect on a nation. While the North-West Rebellion was ongoing, the American and British press took note of the actions of both the Métis and the Canadian Government. This is the… Read More

Roma: E.N.I.T. (Italian National Tourist Board), 1930. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+. First edition. 4-1/2 x 6-1/4 inches. (6)- (128pp.) [Eight 16pp sections, one for each region - Pistoia - Lucca - Volterra - San Gimignano - Arezzo - Perugia - Gubbio - Aquila]. Each region 16 page B&W section with a map and numbers photos. Previous owners bookplate on front endpaper, Villa Collina Ridente, E.M. May. Some spotting on covers otherwise, very good+ condition.Quite scarce copy of an Italy art centres guidebook circa 1930 with only 3 copies found in WorldCat. Provenance:E.M. May taught at Dana Hall School in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and during the summers traveled in Europe. In 1904, she founded the Travel School for American Girls, based in Paris and Florence, which offered an eight-month educational program and which flourished until the outbreak of World War I. After the war, Edith May founded and directed the Villa Collina Ridente, Centre for European and International Studies, in Florence,… Read More

2009. Hard & Soft cover. THE QUEEN OF ROMANCE FICTION, A HOLLYWOOD ICON OF THE 1920s Elinor Glyn was an English author, journalist and screen writer and best known for Three Weeks (1907) a steamy romance novel which was shocking for its time. She specialised in romantic fiction which was considered scandalous for its time, although her works are relatively tame by modern standards. Her vibrant romances dealt with aristocracy and issues of morality in society. She popularized the concept of the It-girl and had tremendous influence on early 20th-century popular culture and, possibly, on the careers of notable Hollywood stars such as Rudolph Valentino, Gloria Swanson and, especially, Clara Bow.This large collection contains 168 items dating from 1902 to 2009, specifically, 60 Ephemera and archives, 103 Books and 5 Books about Elinor Glyn and related material. 60 Ephemera and archives:• Autograph page from a guest book signed by Glyn, Margot Glyn (her daughter), and others, 1-3 August 1912.• "The… 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

1934. No binding & hard cover. Good. Ellis Parker Butler was a prolific American humorist, short story writer, and poet, best known for his story Pigs Is Pigs. He was the author of more than 30 books and more than 2,000 stories and essays.The collection has 13 items dating from 1913 to 1934 specifically, 6 letters, 1 signed printed card, 1 undated signature, 1 custom designed postal cover, 1 leaflet, 1 book and Photo with negative.6 Letters:• ALS to Mr. Garrison at the Brooklyn Eagle, 18 January 1918 concerning an upcoming meeting there. "Since you ask me I will show up at the 'Eagle' office about noon Monday. I would like to come home after the reading. The days are so full of a number of things that I have to use all the minutes I can, even unto the twelfth hour of the PM." Tears at the corners but not affecting the text.• ALS to Miss Douglas, 8 May 1919, requests her to make a copy and carbon of a text, has been busy with Victory loan, expects to have more stories in the next week, she has… Read More

London: House of Commons, 1834. 1st Edition. No binding. Very Good. RARE COPY OF EARLY EMIGRATION AND DISPOSAL OF CROWN LAND First edtition. 8 x 13 inches. (2),[3]-47pp. "Ordered, by the House of Commons, to be Printed, 14 August 1834."Dated (p. [1]): Colonial Department, Downing-Street, 14 August 1834. John Lefevre.Original issued in series: [Parliamentary papers / Great Britain. Parliament (1833-1834). House of Commons] ; 616, 1834. Tables.Full title: Emigration : return to an address to His Majesty, dated 21 July 1834, for, Copies or extracts of any correspondence between the secretary of state and the governors of the British colonies, respecting emigration, and the disposal of Crown lands, not already presented to this House, also, So much of two despatches from Colonel Arthur to Viscount Goderich, dated 9 July 1831, and 28 June 1832, as relates to the consumption of rum in the colony of Van Diemen's Land, and to the difficulties experienced by the masters of assigned servants. John Lefevre… Read More

1951. No binding & hard cover. Emily Post was an American novelist, author, columnist, socialite, and an authority on etiquette. "Etiquette," she once said, "is the science of living. It embraces everything. It is the code of sportsmanship and of honor. It is ethics." More than half a century after her death, her name is still used in titles of etiquette books.The collection includes 40 items dating from 1925 to 1951 specifically, 3 letters, 24 mimeo radio transcripts, 2 books, 2 photos, 4 postcard/prints, 4 brochures/leaflets, and a card. 2 Typed Letters Signed (TLS):• TLS to Miss Hirschfeld, 30 July 1925, re Post's favourite books: in early youth, Alice in Wonderland, "which I knew by heart"; in early teens, The Ingoldsby Legends; later, Henry Sienkiewicz's Without Dogma.• TLS to addressed "Jeanne dear", 26 July 1948, re Jeanne's kindness, infringing on Life's copyright for Bell Syndicate publicity. 24 mimeo transcripts • Du Pont Company. "What Emily Post Said on the Du Pont Cellophane Radio… Read More

The Empress Hotel promotional brochure. ND, 1936. 1st. No binding. Very Good. Flat size 30 x 6.75 inches folds to 5 x 6.75 inches This 12pp folder is printed in two colours (light green and black with some soiling. Overall good condition.17 portraits of the wives of Canadian Governor General's. From Lady Durham to Roberte, Countess of Beesborough The inside page reads" This booklet has been prepared in response to the keen interest of visitors in the group of beautiful paintings on the walls of the stately dinning room at the Empress Hotel, Victoria, British Columbia - a Canadian Pacific hostelry. These paintings are portraits of the wives of Governor-Generals of Canada, who during the last century came to a brave new world from the Courts of Old England. Many of them have played important roles in the upbuilding of Canada. All have upheld the traditions of the Royal House, sharing with their husbands viceregal status and presiding with grace and dignity in the capital of Canada.".

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.

1940. No binding. Very Good. Ernest MacMlllan signature and inscription to Gordon Mcintyre, and dated October 31st 1940. On autograph 6 x 4-3/8 inch album page.Paper with two bent corners, otherwise, very good condition. Sir Ernest (Alexander Campbell) MacMlllan was a Conductor, organist, pianist, composer, educator, writer, administrator. A prodigy, MacMillan had composed several songs and played the organ publicly by age 10. During his teens he audited music classes at Edinburgh University and attained both an organ diploma and an Oxford baccalaureate in music. He held a professional position as an organist in Toronto at age 15. MacMillan's fame as a conductor grew rapidly after 1931, when he became conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. He led the TSO until 1956, and for the last 14 of those years was also conductor of the TORONTO MENDELSSOHN CHOIR. He was guest conductor with major orchestras in the US, Australia and Brazil, and conducted the first commercial recordings of his home… Read More