Rules, Orders, and Forms of Proceeding of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, adopted by the House, in the First Session of the First Parliament. Including the British North America Act.

By: N/A

Price: $468.75

Publisher: Ottawa, Hunter, Rose and Co.: 1868

Seller ID: Books006269

Condition: Good

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138 pages. Includes the Rules, Orders, &c and Index to these (up to page 37). Thereafter follows The British North America Act, 1867, with Schedules [pp. 39-108] as well as the Index to the Act [pp. 109-138]. Now-faded mauve cloth over boards. Moisture stain from a beverage has lifted the cloth surrounding gilt titles on front cover though cloth remains affixed at circumference; chipping to spine; former owner's signature and soiling to front pastedown / endpapers; else ... View more info

Synoptic Report of the Proceedings of the House of Assembly of the Province of New Brunswick, for the Session of 1881

By: N/A

Price: $292.50

Publisher: St. John, Daily Telegraph Steam Job Print: 1881

Seller ID: Books006273

Condition: Very Good

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177 pages plus corrections, Index to Report, and List of Members and (their) Post Office Address. Reported by J.D. Hazen. Double-column format. Black cloth spine over marbled paper on thick card. Mild soiling to endpapers; else clean and unmarked in sturdy binding. View more info

Synoptic Report of the Proceedings of the House of Assembly of the Province of New Brunswick, for the Session of 1886

By: N/A

Price: $281.25

Publisher: Frederiction, New Brunswick, Canada, Maritime Farmer Office: 1886

Seller ID: Books006274

Condition: Very Good

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110 pages plus Index to Report. List of Members and their Post Office Addresses at front. Reported by M. McDade. Double-column format. Tawny cloth spine over marbled paper on thick card. Front endpaper has two small tears/holes where it was apparently affixed to pastedown. Signature of historian W. C. Milner at top of title page; else clean and unmarked in sturdy binding. View more info

Synoptic Report of the Proceedings of the House of Assembly of the Province of New Brunswick, for the Session of 1894

By: N/A

Price: $281.25

Publisher: St. John, Office of "Progress": 1895

Seller ID: Books006275

Condition: Good

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177 pages plus Index to Report. List of Members and their Post Office Addresses at front. Reported by M. McDade and Frank H. Risteen. Double-column format. Dusty black cloth spine over marbled paper on thick card. Endpapers tanned. Chipping to spine and splitting to front exterior hinge though binding remains sound; else clean and unmarked. View more info

Manual of Instructions for Sheriffs, Presiding Officers, ETC.

By: N/A

Price: $156.25

Publisher: Halifax, Commissioner of Public Works and Mines, Queen's Printer: 1890

Seller ID: Books006280

Condition: Fair

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32 pages. Scarce early publication on governing voting practice in Nova Scotia, with instructions involving polling divisions, list of electors, prevention of corrupt practices, Sheriff's court, candidate's agent, duties of Sheriff on demand of a poll, proceedings at polling place, qualification of voters - objections and challenges, return day - recount - declaration, offences and penalties, miscellaneous provisions, &c. Binding was originally side-sewn with wraps paste... View more info

1896 Easter Ham & Bacon LAING PACKING Montreal Meat Processing Advertisment

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Price: $65.00

Seller ID: Books006605

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A superb piece of butchery memorabilia from the early days of organized meat-processing in Canada. Advertising hams and bacon for the Easter trade, dated March 16th, 1896. Easter Sunday fell less than three weeks later, on the 5th of April. Laing Packing and Provision Co., Montreal: "Anchor Brand". For such a piece of ephemera to survive is uncommon; the high quality of printing, including the use of gold ink for the border and meats, is remarkable. Tipping the a... View more info

Advertising Bookplate 1940s VI-CO Chocolate Milk

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Price: $52.00

Seller ID: Books006606

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A great piece of dairy advertising in a 1940s hardcover copy of Shirley Temple and the Spirit of Dragonwood By Kathryn Heisenfelt, illustrated by Henry E. Vallely, published by Whitman. In fair to good condition with hinges split but holding, with dust jacket. The Vi-Co advertising bookplate is intriguing. The substance appears similar to modern-day wear-off tattoos applied with water and pressure: very thin and shiny. The bookplate would have been applied by rubbing. It... View more info

Colour Litho Advertising Blotter Life-Buoy Rubbers Caoutchoucs Kaufman

By: N/A

Price: $45.50

Seller ID: Books006607

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Early and uncommon bi-lingual pictorial blotter advertising Life-Buoy Rubbers of the Kaufman company (established 1907 in Berlin / Kitchener, Ontario). Measures 6.1 x 3.4 inches.Condition very good, with minor edgewear. Original, unused. View more info

German Bible owned by Ferdinand Conrad Temme: Die Bibel, oder Die ganze Heilige Schrift des alten und neuen Testaments, nac der deutschen Uebersetzung D. Martin Luthers. Abgedruckt nac der hallischen Ausgabe 1813

By: N/A

Price: $3,185.00

Publisher: London, Großbritannischen und Ausländischen Bibel-Gesellschaft:

Seller ID: Books006714

Condition: Good

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[2], [1]-1189, [1], [1]-398 pages [lacking 2 leaves at rear]. Measures 22 x 14 cm; 8.75 x 5.5 inches. A well preserved and foundational memento of Ferdinand Conrad Temme's sojourn as the third pastor of the Lunenburg Lutheran congregation. With receipt for the purchase of this Bible: 5 schillings paid to Johann Nicolaus Kaulbach, signed and dated December 1819 on verso of title page. A distinguished career of pedagogy in his homeland was interrupted by Napoleonic invasio... View more info

Standing rules and regulations of the Legislative Council of Canada adopted in the first Session of the First Provincial Parliament. = Regles et reglements permanents du Conseil legislatif du Canada : adoptes dans la premiere Session du premier Parlement

By: N/A

Price: $7,150.00

Publisher: Kingston, ON., G. Desbarats & T. Cary: 1841

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: Books006719

Condition: Very Good

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xviii, [6]-69, xxxix, xii, xiii, [2], [1]-7, [1]-7. Title pages in English and French. Includes: Royal Instructions, Rules, Appendix, Index, Standing Orders on the subject of Divorce, and Prayers for the Parliament. Each section appears in English and in French. Very few copies apparently survive and none that we have traced mentions or includes in collation the two seven page Prayers / Prieres at rear. Original morocco, stamped in gilt on front with name Neilson / 1846 ... View more info

The Acts and Proceedings of the Thirty Fifth General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. Hamilton, Ont., June 2-10, 1909

By: N/A

Price: $65.00

Publisher: Toronto, Murray Printing Co.: 1909

Seller ID: Books006750

Condition: Good

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80, 601, vi pages. Copious statistics and reports, alphabetical list of ministers, index to minutes, etc. Cover fair only with chips, tears and stains. Last 50 pages lower corner dog-eared; else clean and unmarked in sound binding. View more info

The First Class Scout's Book

By: N/A

Price: $19.50

Publisher: Ottawa, Canadian General Council of the Boy Scouts Association: 1933

Edition: Twelfth

Seller ID: Books006775

Condition: Fair

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64 pages. illustrated. Chip off lower corner of front cover; most pages dampstained (but no mold or odor); pages tanned. Binding is sound with no loose pages. View more info

The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments and other rites and ceremonies of the Church : according to the use of the Lutheran Church of Nova Scotia.

By: N/A

Price: $1,625.00

Publisher: Halifax, Macnab & Shaffer: 1864

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: Books006856

Condition: Fair

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144 pages. On verso of title page: "Extract from the minutes of the council of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, held at Bridgewater, Lunenburg County, N.S., on 2nd January, 1864.: Whereas we, the council of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, feel the necessity of having a Liturgy of our Church suitable for a British congregation, therefore resolved That we empower the Pastors of the English Congregation in Lunenburg County to edit and publish a British ed... View more info

1955 Prize Meeting of the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association to be held at Connaught Rifle Ranges, Ottawa. Programme, Prize List, Regulations and General Instructions

By: N/A

Price: $71.50

Publisher: Ottawa, Dominion of Canada Rifle Association: 1955

Seller ID: Books006990

Condition: Very Good

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141 pages, plus ads. 6.75 x 4.75 inches. Very good condition: clean and unmarked in sound binding with sunning to spine and light soiling to rear cover Export ad as seen. The first 3 pink leaves are creased. View more info