Picturesque Canada ; the Country as it Was and is by Grant, George Munro ( Ed. ) - 1882

Newfoundland: Collected By VON, Victorian Order of Nurses - Corner Brook Branch, 1999 IN AS NEW CONDITION. SIGNED COPY. vi [2] 126pp, spiral bound, in original stiff wraps. Warmly inscriped "Dear Ann & Don, Hope you enjoy the reading. A few mistakes - our first attempt. Love and God Bless, Eileen (Powell)". Eileen provided the dedication, and numerous poems, along the occasional correction. Memories, experiences, short stories and poems, from the Senior population of Corner Brook, Bay of Islands and surrounding area of the West Coast of Newfoundland.

Toronto, Canada: Toronto Public Library, 1965. This is a fine hardcover 6 volume set (complete), with almost no wear. Uniformly bound in maroon cloth with green title labels on the spines, titles in gilt. Frances M. Staton and Marie Tremaine (eds) Volume 1: A Bibliography of Canadiana Being Items in the Public Library of Toronto, Canada, Relating to the Early History and Development of Canada, with an introduction by George H. Locke, 828 pages, reprinted 1965. Gertrude M. Boyle, assisted by Marjorie Colbeck (eds) Volume 2:, A Bibliography of Canadiana, First Supplement, Being Items in the Public Library of Toronto, Canada, Relating to the Early History and Development of Canada, with an introduction by Henry C. Campbell, 333 pages, reprinted 1969. Sandra Alston, assisted by Karen Evans. (eds.) Second Supplement, (in 4 volumes) volume 1, 1512- 1800, 353 pages, published in 1989. Volume 2, 1801- 1849, 839 pages, published in 1985. Volume 3, 1850- 1867, 910 pages, published in 1986. Volume 4, Index,… Read More

Quebec: P. Lamoureux, 1859. Third Revised Edition of a “French-Canadian classic”. “In writing the history of the colony, Garneau looked beyond the civil, military, and religious leaders to base his work on the men and women who had pioneered and developed the country; in so doing he provided inspiration and themes for a generation of poets, novelists, folklorists, and writers of memoirs.” (Story) TPL 2455. Dionne I 362n. Gagnon I p. 198. Sabin 26675. Story p. 309. cfLande 261. 3 Volumes. 8vo. pp. xxii, 371; 457; 373. with half-titles. A nice set in contemporary roan, all edges gilt (marginal dampstains to endleaves in Vols. I-II)

Toronto: Ryerson 1942, 1st Canadian Edition. (Hardcover) 396pp. Very good, no dust jacket. Blue cloth with yellow titles. Light wear at the tips of the corners and the top and bottom ends of the spine, a previous owner's inscription on the front endpaper, some stains on a few pages and edges, the untrimmed fore-edges show wear, a few pages have dog-ear creases, and on close inspection one can see that the back inner hinge has been repaired from the inside. In a mylar jacket. (Fiction, Canadian, Juvenile).

Toronto: McClelland, Goodchild & Stewart 1916, 1st edition. (Hardcover) 159pp. Good, no dust jacket. Olive green cloth with titles stamped in gilt. The covers are worn, the gilt mostly rubbed away, and there is a school bookplate on the front inner board. (Poetry--Canada, Poetry--Canada).

Calgary, Touchwood Press, 2003, trade paperback, 83 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Signed and inscribed by the Author on the title page "Ian Adam, For Vivian - fellow poet - all best wishes - IA", Fine condition, no dustjacket as issued. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings. The third collection of poetry from the Alberta poet and educator. Laid-in is an invitation to the book's launch on Nov. 12, 2003, at McNally Robinson Books in Calgary. ISBN 9780968786130

Newfoundland: Collected By VON, Victorian Order of Nurses - Corner Brook Branch, 1999 IN AS NEW CONDITION. SIGNED COPY. vi [2] 126pp, spiral bound, in original stiff wraps. Warmly inscriped "Dear Ann & Don, Hope you enjoy the reading. A few mistakes - our first attempt. Love and God Bless, Eileen (Powell)". Eileen provided the dedication, and numerous poems, along the occasional correction. Memories, experiences, short stories and poems, from the Senior population of Corner Brook, Bay of Islands and surrounding area of the West Coast of Newfoundland.

Toronto, Canada: Toronto Public Library, 1965. This is a fine hardcover 6 volume set (complete), with almost no wear. Uniformly bound in maroon cloth with green title labels on the spines, titles in gilt. Frances M. Staton and Marie Tremaine (eds) Volume 1: A Bibliography of Canadiana Being Items in the Public Library of Toronto, Canada, Relating to the Early History and Development of Canada, with an introduction by George H. Locke, 828 pages, reprinted 1965. Gertrude M. Boyle, assisted by Marjorie Colbeck (eds) Volume 2:, A Bibliography of Canadiana, First Supplement, Being Items in the Public Library of Toronto, Canada, Relating to the Early History and Development of Canada, with an introduction by Henry C. Campbell, 333 pages, reprinted 1969. Sandra Alston, assisted by Karen Evans. (eds.) Second Supplement, (in 4 volumes) volume 1, 1512- 1800, 353 pages, published in 1989. Volume 2, 1801- 1849, 839 pages, published in 1985. Volume 3, 1850- 1867, 910 pages, published in 1986. Volume 4, Index,… Read More

Quebec: P. Lamoureux, 1859. Third Revised Edition of a “French-Canadian classic”. “In writing the history of the colony, Garneau looked beyond the civil, military, and religious leaders to base his work on the men and women who had pioneered and developed the country; in so doing he provided inspiration and themes for a generation of poets, novelists, folklorists, and writers of memoirs.” (Story) TPL 2455. Dionne I 362n. Gagnon I p. 198. Sabin 26675. Story p. 309. cfLande 261. 3 Volumes. 8vo. pp. xxii, 371; 457; 373. with half-titles. A nice set in contemporary roan, all edges gilt (marginal dampstains to endleaves in Vols. I-II)

Toronto: McClelland, Goodchild & Stewart 1916, 1st edition. (Hardcover) 159pp. Good, no dust jacket. Olive green cloth with titles stamped in gilt. The covers are worn, the gilt mostly rubbed away, and there is a school bookplate on the front inner board. (Poetry--Canada, Poetry--Canada).