London: Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough Streeet, 1866. First edition, with tipped in errata slip. A detailed and useful guide to Canadian sport. Four of the 12 chapters are devoted to fishing: “The Fisheries of Canada” (concerning salmon rivers, lakes and lesser waters); “The Salmon” (its location, size..... Read More about The Sportsman and Naturalist in Canada, or Notes on The Natural History of the Game, Game Birds,...

Toronto: William Briggs, 1908. First edition. Mair was a major Canadian poet and was secretary of the peace commission concluded the Peace River treaty with the Indians in 1899. Read More about Through the Mackenzie Basin. A Narrative of the Athabasca and Peace River Treaty Expedition of...

Halifax: James Barnes, 1865-1867; Halifax: Compton & Co, 1867. First edition of Murdoch's history, bound with the first Halifax edition of the British North America Act. Bound with the First Nova Scotia Printing of the British North America Act. The 1867 British North America Act united the three separate territories..... Read More about A History of Nova-Scotia, or Acadie ... [Bound with:] An Act for the Union of Canada, Nova...

Montreal: Imprime´ chex James Lane, 1826. Excerpts from a journal and letters written during a trip to the United States in 1819. This serves as a sequel to Viger's "Considerations sur les effets qu'ont produit en Canada, la conservations des etablissemens du pays, les mœurs, l'education, etc. de ses habitans..."..... Read More about Analyse d'un Entretien sur la Conservation des Établissements du Bas-Canada du Loix, des...

Montreal: Publié pour A. Bowman à L'Imprimerie de lane et Bowman, No. 7, Rue St. Francois Xavier, 1816. Imprimées sur la Quatrème édition d'Avignon revue et corrigée. Read More about Instructions Chretiennes pour les Jeunes Gens; Utiles à Toutes Sortes de Personnes; melées de...

Matapedia, P.Q., Canada: [Privately printed], 1963. RARE. “These little membership books, which were presumably issued every year, are rare as hen’s teeth” — Charles Wood, Bibliotheca Salmo salar. Wood records one example of a Ristigouche Salmon Club book from the late 1920s, then nothing further until 1950s; OCLC records just..... Read More about Charter, By-Laws, Officers and Members of the Ristigouche Salmon Club

New York: J. & J. Harper, 1833. First American Edition. Read More about A Subaltern's Furlough: Descriptive of scenes in Various Parts of the United States, Upper and...

London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1911]. First edition. Read More about The Golden Land. The True Story and Experiences of British Settlers in Canada

Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, [1977]. First edition. Presentation Copy. Inscribed on the title page: "Robertson Davies / For Pauline McGibbon / with Admiration / October 24: 1977." Pauline Mills McGibbon was the first female Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, serving from 1974-1980, and the first woman to serve as a viceregal..... Read More about One Half of Robertson Davies

New York: B. Frodsham, 548 Broadway, 1861. First edition, presentation copy, inscribed to Dr. E. Parmly from the author. Presentation Copy. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "Dr. E. Parmele [sic, Eleazar Parmly] / Presented by / The Author." Eleazar Parmly was a prominent 19th-century dentist. A rare presentation copy..... Read More about The Prince's Visit: A Humorous Description of the Tour of His Royal Highness, the Prince of...

New York: Harpers Magazine, 1871. First edition in parts. De Mille, a Canadian (1837-1880), was a very popular writer of the period covering the last quarter of the nineteenth century. One of his best known works, "The Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder," is rather reminiscent of Poe's "Narrative..... Read More about The American Baron

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1870. First edition. Canadian Novel. "This is a story of Quebec. Quebec is a wonderful city" is how this novel opens. Read More about The Lady of the Ice. A Novel