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

NP: Lamb Knitting Machine Manufacturing Company, 1890. Early edition. No binding. Good. RARE EARLY TEXTILE EPHEMERA ON KNITTING MACHINE10pp. Flat size: 13-3/4 x 4-1/2 inches ; Folded size: 2-3/4 x 4-1/2 inches.Was folded, now flat. Light brown paper printed both sides with black ink. Some soiling and in good condition.H. Bailey was a Canadian dealer and distributor for the patented Lamb Knitting Machine located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His imprint is on front and back pages. Inside pages contain information on: Lamb Knitting Machine Manufacturing Company and the Knitting Machine ; Remarks on costs and profits for products made ; Price List ; Terms of Payment and Singer & Howe Sewing Machines also sold by Bailey.Brochure dates before 1893 and after 1873. Full title: "Lamb's Patent Knitting Machine for Manufacturers and Family use : knits the stocking in perfect form from top to toe without any seam, also Cardigan Jackets, Nubias, Caps. Gloves, Mittens, Shirts, Drawers, and any thing required for… Read More

1829. No binding. Near Fine. 7-3/4"x 5-1/4 inches paper size, image 5 x 3 1/4 inches.Lampton Hall Durham The Seat of Lord Durham. [London : Jones & Co., 1829]Steel line engraving on paper in near fine condition. Lambton Hall , Durham - the seat of Lord Durham Jones & Co, 1829 Originally produced for the "Views of the Seats, Mansions, Castles, etc. of Noblemen and Gentlemen" (London : 1829-1831). Lambton Castle stands above Chester-le-Street, County Durham and is a stately home, the ancestral seat of the Lambton family, the Earls of Durham. Largely constructed as it is between 1820 and 1828 by John Lambton, first Earl of Durham and one-time Governor General of Canada, it was built around Harraton Hall, a 17th-century mansion. The castle was designed by architects Joseph Bonomi the Elder and his son Ignatius and built in the style of a Norman castle, as was the fashion of the time.

London: Lucinda Douglas-Menzies, 2004. No binding. Fine. Photograph of poets Derek Walcott and Ben Okri Large silver gelatin photograph of Derek Walcott and Ben Okri by Lucinda Douglas-Menzies, three-quarter length, both seated, smiling at one another. Douglas-Menzies' label on verso with details of the shoot, 128 Kensington Church Street, 2004.Paper size: 15 x 13-1/2 inchesImage size: 10 x 10-1/2 inchesFine condition. Provenance: Lucinda Douglas-Menzies. The Roy Davids Collection (Bonhams).Derek Walcott was a Saint Lucia poet and playwright. The Nobel Prize in Literature 1992 was awarded to Derek Walcott. Some of his other honours also include a MacArthur Foundation "genius" award, a Royal Society of Literature Award, and, in 1988, the Queen's Medal for Poetry. He is an honorary member of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. He was recently named Knight Commander of the Order of St. Lucia.Ben Okri is a Nigerian novelist, poet, and essayist.His honors include an OBE, Italy's… Read More

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

1872. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 5-1/4 x 8-1/2 inches. Rustic green cloth book bound with rare two titles; Both titles, quite scarce to rare.#1) The Law of 1863 relating to Roman Catholic separate schools in Upper Canada : together with extracts from the Common School Acts, departmental regulations, &c., affecting the Roman Catholic separate schools. [John George Hodgins (1821-1912). 64pp. [1863. Toronto : Lovell and Gibson, Printed for the Department of Public Instruction for Upper Canada by Lovell and Gibson.] Title-page missing for the Law of 1863, instead there is a manuscript title and the signature of a previous owner, John Murphy in Ottawa. Local superintendent's school manual. The consolidated acts relating to common & separate schools in Upper Canada; together with a full digest of the decisions of the Superior Courts, relating to school cases, down to 1864; and forms, general regulations, and instructions for executing their provisions. Together with a copious analytical index to the… Read More

Québec: Published by Impr. de Jos.-G. Gingras et Cie, 1886. First edition. (4),[5]-100pp. 4/34 x 7-1/2 inches. Text in French. Leather bound with marble boards with front board loose. 5 bands with gilt decoration on spine and gilt type title. Original title page (no cover wrap) with paper repair and two tears on right bottom side of fragile paper. Complete booklet bound inside however, without the view of Winnipeg plate at the end of the volume. Handwritten 1989 previous owners' name on the first blank. At least 60 blank pages added to "fill-out the leather binding on this book. Otherwise in good condition. Account of the Métis Rebellion and Louis Riel. Includes a list of soldiers in the battalion.George Beauregard was a Private in Compagnie No. 3 of the 9th Voltigeurs de Quebec during the Saskatchewan Rebellion. Peel 1332.

Paris: Audot, libraire, éditeur, 1826. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Good. Première édition. Four volumes. 4-1/4 x 7-1/4 inches. viii, 331, [1] pp.; [4], 360 pp.; [4], 364, [2)] pp.; and [6], 330, 31, [1] pp. All text in French. In original paper wrappers (vol. 4 also has a glassine wrapper). Covers on vols. 1-3 are a bit dark, and the bottoms of the spines are a touch ragged. Embrowning on some leaves but otherwise in good condition. Many illustrations and tables. Former owner's name written on the front covers of the first three volumes. A labour of love dedicated to the pleasures one can have in the countryside, from games to gardening, from natural sciences, to astronomy, to sport, containing the description of all the games which can add to the enjoyment of gardens, family and village festivals. Including natural history, the things required by the aviary, the art of stuffing animals, gardening, fishing, the various hunts, leisure navigation, recreations in physics, notions of practical geometry,… 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

London: printed for T. Payne, the Corner of the Mews-Gate, in Castle-Street, St. Martin's-Lane, 1758. 1st Edition. Disbound. Good. SEVEN YEARS' WAR / FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR (1754-1763) BOOK First edition. 4-3/4 x 8 inches. (3),viii,37,[1]p. Disbound without a title-page. Title page loose but still attached otherwise good condition.Below imprint in square brackets: price One Shilling. Bligh's defence of his handling of the expedition to the coast of France.Purporting to be by Lieutenant-General Thomas Bligh, but in fact disclaimed by him in his pamphlet 'An examination of a letter ..'. ESTC T37940 The Seven Years War was a global conflict which ran from 1754 until 1763 and pitted a coalition of Great Britain and its allies against a coalition of France and its allies. The war escalated from a regional conflict between Great Britain and France in North America, known today as the French and Indian War.

London: printed for R. Griffiths, in Pater-Noster Row, 1757. Disbound. SEVEN YEARS' WAR / FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR (1754-1763) BOOK First edition. (4) 35pp 4-3/4 x 8 inches. Disbound with a half-title.Contains a letter inquiring into the misconduct of Lord Robert Bertie and his involvement in defeat after the British Navy failed to relieve Minorca from a French siege, Admiral Byng was executed on his own quarter deck for this defeat.ESTC T38153Robert Bertie of Chislehurst in Kent was the 5th son of the Duke of Ancaster The Seven Years War was a global conflict which ran from 1754 until 1763 and pitted a coalition of Great Britain and its allies against a coalition of France and its allies. The war escalated from a regional conflict between Great Britain and France in North America, known today as the French and Indian War.

London: printed for R May, in Pater-Noster-Row, 1757. 1st Edition. Disbound. Good. SEVEN YEARS' WAR / FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR (1754-1763) BOOK First edition. (4), 47p., (1) 5-1/8 x 8-3/4 inches. Unbound with a half-title. Uncut and page wrinkles. Page 47 with bottom half od page missing. Good condition otherwise. Anonymous. By Israel Mauduit. B----y = Blakeney - Baron William Blakeney, (1672-1761)ESTC T38412 The Seven Years War was a global conflict which ran from 1754 until 1763 and pitted a coalition of Great Britain and its allies against a coalition of France and its allies. The war escalated from a regional conflict between Great Britain and France in North America, known today as the French and Indian War.

London: Printed for J. Morgan in Pater noster Row, 1757. 1st Edition. Disbound. Good. SEVEN YEARS' WAR / FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR (1754-1763) BOOK First edition. 5 x 7-3/4 inches. (4),[1]-47pp.,(1) Disbound with half-title. D---- of N----e = Duke of Newcastle. Addressed to the Duke of Newcastle. Author attributed to John Shebbeare. Some spots otherwise good condition.ESTC T38137 The Seven Years War was a global conflict which ran from 1754 until 1763 and pitted a coalition of Great Britain and its allies against a coalition of France and its allies. The war escalated from a regional conflict between Great Britain and France in North America, known today as the French and Indian War.

Toronto: The Copp, Clark Company, Limited, 1890. 1st. No binding. Very Good. 18, 4 p. 22 cm. Paper wraps. Disbound. Faint stain p. 16. Written by Lieut.-Governor Simcoe, in 1791, Prior to His Departure from England for the Purpose of Organizing the New Province of Upper Canada; to Which is Added Five Official Speeches Delivered by Him at the Opening or Closing of Parliament in the Same Province, with a Prefatory Notice by the Rev. Dr. Scadding. TPL 633.

London: William Pickering, 1841. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. First UK edition. xxiv, 110 p. ; 18 cm. Orig. cloth. From the Pickering Collection of Bernard Warrington, with his bookplate, believed only 500 copies of this printed and scarce.The letter is addressed to the Marquis of Townshend who served under Wolfe in the Quebec Campaign. "The brigadier-general is Lord George Townshend, against whom the writer makes serious charges for incompetency in the campaigns in Canada. Written by Junius...."--Sabin, A dict. of books relating to America, no. 36903. Ascribed also to Charles Lee, and Henry Fox. cf. Dict. of nat. biog., v.57, p. 124. Full title: JUNIUS. "A letter to an honourable brigadier general, commander in chief of His Majesty's forces in Canada", London, 1760, now first ascribed to Junius, to which is added "A refutation of the letter, etc., by an officer", with incidental notices of Lords Townshend and Sackville, Sir Philip Francis and othersAuthor: Junius, 18th cent; Simons, N. W.… Read More

London: Printed for C. Bathurst, H. Woodfall, W. Strahan, J. Rivington, L. Davis and C. Reymers, W. Owen, R. Baldwin, T. Davies, W. Johnston, T. Longman, and J. Hardy, 1769. 3rd Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. Published from the originals; collected and revised by Deane Swift, Esq. of Goodrich, in Herefordshire. The third edition - Vol. VI (of Vol. 4-6)Third edition. Vol. 6 only. 4-1/4 x 6-3/4 inches. vii,(1),[1]-310 Worn full leather binding starting to split. A lot of inside pages foxed to various degrees. Previous owners bookplate. Overall condition fair. "Finis" at end of volume.Intended to accompany the small octavo editions of Swift's 'Works'. The three volumes are numbered as volumes IV-VI to continue the numbering of the first series of Letters, ... from the year 1703 to 1740 as published in 1766 with 'A New Edition' issued in the same year and reprinted (again as 'A New Edition') in 1769ESTC T140265 ; Teerink-Scouten, 90.

Toronto: Province of Ontario, 1947. 1st Edition. No binding. Very Good. INTERESTING HISTORICAL ONTARIO DOCUMENT MICHENER SIGNEDFirst edition. 7 pages. 14 x 9 inches. Nice document, Ontario Provincial red seal with blue ribbon on front page. "Province of Ontario by the Honourable Daniel Roland Michener. Provincial Secretary, To all to whom these Presents shall Come Greeting. 29th December 1947..."The purposes of the new Company being : "To manufacture, buy or otherwise acquire, hold, sell, exchange, mortgage and deal goods, wares and merchandise and other personal property of every kind and description". Signed by [Daniel Roland] Michener as he was at the time Provincial Secretary and Registrar of Ontario from 1946 to 1948 Daniel Roland Michener was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and diplomat who served as Governor General of Canada, from 1967 to 1974, the 20th since Canadian Confederation. On October 15, 1962, Michener was sworn into the Queen's Privy Council for Canada. He then served on the boards… Read More

New York: Charles Magnus & Co. 12 Frankfort St, 1860. 1st Edition. No binding. Good. Nice Illustrated Magnus letter sheet, showing Halifax, Image size: 7-1/4 x 4-3/4. inches on paper 8-3/4 x 10-1/2 inches.Edges chipped, otherwise good condition. A series of souvenir prints issued by the New York firm of Charles Magnus & Co. Beginning around the middle of the nineteenth century, regular and bird's-eye views of North American cities became very popular. These were originally issued in a large folio size, but publishers, such as Magnus, soon realized that there was a market for smaller versions of these prints. Magnus was perhaps the most prolific of these publishers and he issued his small engravings in different formats. Some were issued with black painted margins, some with plan margins, and some as illustrations on lettersheets. Such letter sheets preceded postcards as useful mementoes.

New York: Charles Magnus & Co. 12 Frankfort St, 1860. 1st Edition presumed. No binding. Good. Nice Illustrated Magnus letter sheet, showing Kingston, on Lake Ontario. Paper edges all chipping otherwise good.Image size: 4 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches on paper 8-3/4 x 10-1/2. A series of souvenir prints issued by the New York firm of Charles Magnus & Co. Beginning around the middle of the nineteenth century, regular and bird's-eye views of North American cities became very popular. These were originally issued in a large folio size, but publishers, such as Magnus, soon realized that there was a market for smaller versions of these prints. Magnus was perhaps the most prolific of these publishers and he issued his small engravings in different formats. Some were issued with black painted margins, some with plan margins, and some as illustrations on lettersheets. Such letter sheets preceded postcards as useful mementoes.

London: Simkin, Masrhall & Co, 1847. 2nd. Hard Cover. Very Good. SCARCE EARLY SIR ISAAC BROCK BIOGRAPHYSecond UK edition. 4.5 by 7.25 Inches, xii, [1]-492pp. Original blind stamped professionally rebacked. Very little foxing present very clean text. Very good condition. Previous owners name and gift from a friend inscription March 6, 1884 on inside front cover end paper. Nice copy of a scarcer book than the first edition published two years prior in 1845 with only 468pp. Additional material in this volume amounts to about one third of the first edition.Major-General Sir Isaac Brock was the cousin of the author and editor, Ferdinand Brock Tupper. "Ferdinand Brock Tupper, the historian of Guernsey, was a far relative of Sir Charles, Canadian statesman. Presumed a special gift due to the Confederation of Canada in 1867. The first descended from John Tupper and the second from Thomas, two brothers of Chichester, England, with a German origin. F. B. Tupper was more approximate to Sir Charles Lewis… Read More

London: Simkin, Masrhall & Co, 1847. 2nd Edition. SCARCE EARLY SIR ISAAC BROCK BIOGRAPHYSecond UK edition. 4.5 by 7.25 Inches, xii, [1]-492pp. Original blind stamped cloth covers with original spine saved and professionally rebacked. Back cover cloth with top half and spine faded. Previous owners name and dated Toronto 1908 on top right inside front blank. Very little foxing present very clean text. Very good condition. Previous owners name on inside front cover end paper. Nice copy of a scarcer book than the first edition published two years prior in 1845 with only 468pp. Additional material in this volume amounts to about one third of the first edition.Major-General Sir Isaac Brock was the cousin of the author and editor, Ferdinand Brock Tupper. "Ferdinand Brock Tupper, the historian of Guernsey, was a far relative of Sir Charles, Canadian statesman. Presumed a special gift due to the Confederation of Canada in 1867. The first descended from John Tupper and the second from Thomas, two brothers of… Read More